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I disagree with that. Coming from a country where multiple languages are present. Language is a massive barrier and an international border is a massive barrier as well. Now the border cities probably have more in common with Nuevo Laredo, Cuidad Juarez and Matamoros. But a place like Kleberg County where only 40% of the population speaks Spanish while a much larger percent 80-90%+ speaks English, I find it hard to believe the connections are deeper to Mexico than the rest of Texas. About the only place where I would believe it is would be counties where 75%+ of the population spoke Spanish, because that means a supermajority speak that language. But even then 25% speak only English. Only a few counties in Texas do you get 90% speaking Spanish (and possibly English but we don't collect easy to access stats on those), and 10% speaking English only. Those counties it's easy to see how the connection to Mexico is stronger as depending on the bilingual number of students their might be more Spanish speakers than English Speakers.
Right. Just because someone is bilingual doesn't mean they're indistinguishable from someone in Mexico
Most US born bilingual people heavily lean towards English anyway.
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My daughter attended college in Odessa, which some would say is not 'southern' compared to other parts of Texas.
She came back to Nevada using y'all, ma'am and sir liberally in speaking, wears cowboy boots and listens to country music. All of Texas is very 'southern' compared to the Mountain West.
My daughter attended college in Odessa, which some would say is not 'southern' compared to other parts of Texas.
She came back to Nevada using y'all, ma'am and sir liberally in speaking, wears cowboy boots and listens to country music. All of Texas is very 'southern' compared to the Mountain West.
People on here take terrain too seriously. They won't call Odessa or Lubbock the South because they are too brown and empty.
Yet won't include Brownsville with the South, even though it has a Southeastern lushness to it.
Maybe among 2nd generation and beyond Mexicans. It is not common at all among Mexican immigrants and their children (1st generation).
Obviously not Mexican immigrants but their kids yes. Ever hear of rapper Kap G from College Park, Georgia? He is 2nd gen (children of immigrants) and he obviously has a Southern accent.
I still think San Antonio is pushing the term Southern pretty far. Seems far more Southwestern than say Southern like Georgia or Alabama.
San Antonio is Southwestern if your definition of "Southwest" begins and ends with "Mexicans". Otherwise, no.
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