Texas is not the South but the South wants it to be (Houston: bars, food)

[Treasurevalley92]

Originally Posted by C24L

I did not know that the Panhandle was dominated by the church of Christ unless you count Lubbock.

I mean Amarillo has like over 10 Church of Christ churches, that is a lot.

[Treasurevalley92]

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

Maybe it’s just me but I feel like the argument is somewhat historical vs. modern. Historically Texas was part of the confederacy, a slave holding state and is full of cotton. In modern times your major cities are majority Hispanic and ties to Mexico are almost as deep as to the Deep South. Even having said this as diverse and Hispanic as Houston is, it still feels pretty Southern to me. Atlanta has tons of northern transplants and a large international community and it also feels Southern. Dallas honestly doesn’t really feel that Southern to me though. It feels more like big city Kansas (I don’t mean that as an insult. I like Kansas actually). Like Houston it’s full of Hispanics and diverse and like Atlanta it’s full of domestic transplants but it’s different to me.

I’m not trying to argue with people who say it is but it’s just my observation.

I like Kansas as well, but I don't think Dallas is really like that. Honestly, I don't think Dallas is really much like the great plains at all....too many trees, too much southern architecture, too much preppy southern culture, too diverse.

I think Dallas is solidly southern in the big city sort of way. I have family all over the great plains and midwest and they consider Dallas "Southern" when they visit.

I think you could make the argument Fort Worth is more like the great plains...It reminds me of OKC.

[Spade]

Originally Posted by Gaylord_Focker

Why do southerners want to classify DC as southern?

They didn't. They are saying Northern Virginia which absolutely has a deep history of it being Southern as opposed it be looked at as any other region.

[C24L]

Originally Posted by Treasurevalley92

I mean Amarillo has like over 10 Church of Christ churches, that is a lot.

Good point.your right that its a lot.

[KathrynAragon]

There's a locally owned restaurant here in Tyler called 1836 (does that date ring a bell with anyone?). I really like it and it has a uniquely Texas cuisine: It's a great mixture of Mexican, southwestern, and southern foods including Cajun and Gulf Coast foods. To me, it sort of personifies the cultural influences of this big, beautiful state.

[eddie gein]

Originally Posted by Treasurevalley92

Honestly, I don't think Dallas is really much like the great plains at all....too many trees,

I'm gonna disagree a bit here. Dallas is a lot like the plains as far as trees................cuz they all lean to the north.

But even coming from OKC, Dallas has always felt slightly more southern than OKC and maybe even more western than OKC through the decades. Less so now in Dallas because it isn't a city full of locals anymore. But as far as weather and terrain, Dallas still has SOME plains feel to it.

[Soonhun]

Change of the poll over time is interesting. It was overwhelmingly "The South" for some time but is now leaning towards the third option. I guess Texans have a slightly different view of the state's place in the US when compared to the rest of America.

[ipaper]

It's a huge state, so parts of it is in the southeast, and the rest is the southwest. It's entirely in the south, that's for sure, may it be southeast or southwest. But, it's most definitely not entirely a western state.

[ipaper]

Originally Posted by Oh Oh It's Magic

The ignorant south wants all the support it can get.

Talking about stereotyping, was it necessary to insult an entire region. I'm sure people from all over the country and the world lives in all parts of the south.

[DFWAg]

Originally Posted by KathrynAragon

There's a locally owned restaurant here in Tyler called 1836 (does that date ring a bell with anyone?). I really like it and it has a uniquely Texas cuisine: It's a great mixture of Mexican, southwestern, and southern foods including Cajun and Gulf Coast foods. To me, it sort of personifies the cultural influences of this big, beautiful state.

That sounds amazing!