[alabama1987]

Lower Alabama in Monroe county

[bawac34618]

Originally Posted by Threestep

Pick up trucks are fancier, beer is more expensive,WalMart is the same.

And weaker. Alabama has real beer while Oklahoma has watered down 3.2% ABV beer.

Otherwise, replace Roll Tide with Boomer Sooner and I think you'll find Oklahoma to be pretty similar to Alabama culturally. No coast or anything like Gulf Shores however, and most of Oklahoma isn't as green as Alabama.

[Oklahomagirl74]

Originally Posted by bawac34618

And weaker. Alabama has real beer while Oklahoma has watered down 3.2% ABV beer.

Otherwise, replace Roll Tide with Boomer Sooner and I think you'll find Oklahoma to be pretty similar to Alabama culturally. No coast or anything like Gulf Shores however, and most of Oklahoma isn't as green as Alabama.

Not that this is the topic of this thread, but the beer issue is incorrect. Its a myth, its really only a very insignificant difference in content.


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[Bass&Catfish2008]

Originally Posted by grampaTom

Well. Not everyone in line at was-Mart says "Roll Tide" when they check out.

Yeh, that's right. Check the Bama gear at the State line. It's all Sooner Country over here.

[Bass&Catfish2008]

Originally Posted by Oklahomagirl74

I think for the most part Alabama and Oklahoma are very similar. I consider Oklahoma still part of the south, so I think culturally its going to be a lot alike. What part of Alabama are you coming from?

[Bass&Catfish2008]

Originally Posted by alabama1987

How different is the culture from Alabama different from Oklahoma?

It will be different, but not a world away different.

Obviously, Alabama is in the heart of the Deep South. Oklahoma is on the periphery of the South and West and so those are the dominate cultural indicators that make Oklahoma a very unique blend of South and West. Throw in the Native culture and you've got yourself something special we all call Oklahoma. Many of us still call it the Indian Nations.

Think North/West Texas without all the over-the-top Texan pride. Okies are a very proud people too.

If you make the journey out here, I hope it works out for you. Blessings.

[bawac34618]

Originally Posted by Oklahomagirl74

Not that this is the topic of this thread, but the beer issue is incorrect. Its a myth, its really only a very insignificant difference in content.


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Maybe if you are drinking Bud Light, but if you drink any full-flavored beer, there is a noticeable difference between the Oklahoma version and the version in other states. The OK version tastes watered down.

[eddie gein]

Originally Posted by bawac34618

Maybe if you are drinking Bud Light, but if you drink any full-flavored beer, there is a noticeable difference between the Oklahoma version and the version in other states. The OK version tastes watered down.

What is an example of a "full flavored" beer and we can do the calculations on the volume vs weight issue.

[eddie gein]

Oh, and my mother just came back from Anniston, AL and she said that some people's accent was so thick that she could hardly understand them.

In my experience (living in North Florida) there was some notable difference between Oklahoma and the deep south. Oklahoma's "southerness" is pretty watered down compared to down there.

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by bawac34618

And weaker. Alabama has real beer while Oklahoma has watered down 3.2% ABV beer.

Otherwise, replace Roll Tide with Boomer Sooner and I think you'll find Oklahoma to be pretty similar to Alabama culturally. No coast or anything like Gulf Shores however, and most of Oklahoma isn't as green as Alabama.

Oklahoma is working on getting rid of 3.2% beer in Nov. when there might be a question about it at the polls. If that happens, and if you commonly drink 3.2% beer, then look for the price of beer to go up noticeably, since sales of it will be subject to the much higher Oklahoma liquor tax. But that's the price you pay for getting rid of 3.2% beer. As if the price of a beer in OKC bars isn't high enough already at around $3.50.