Texan StereotypeFollow

Houston is a major proving ground for any new restaurant that wants to chain in the future. Reason being - Houston is so culturally and socioeconomically diverse, that if a restaurant fails in Houston, it will most likely fail anywhere else.

Also, see [link=http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/state/6996650.htm?1c]

As someone mentioned earlier about some of the stereotypes of Texas, it's true that it really depends on what part of the state you're in. Take Dallas (North Texas) vs. Hondo (West Texas), for example - it's like night and day.

EDIT: Fixed the link.

Edited, Thu Aug 12 14:22:13 2004 by Celebornag

Its also, one of the biggest driving nightmares in Texas. I would put it at #2 behind Austin in that area. Those people wouldn't know how to drive if their lives depended on it.

If you want a nice city, go to Seattle in Washingon. Houston isn't my idea of a great city.

Although I do have to admit that they have the best selection of computer stores in the whole bloody state. Fry's seems to have gone down hill alot over the last few years.

Well, thats why you didn't have any problems. I'm a PC user. That should say it all. ~grin~

Texas has a lack of trees?


Since when.....

Yes actually, I have been to other states. Seeing as how Texas is the second largest and could swallow most of your puney states whole, we have NO lack of trees. East Texas, and most of South Texas has many marsh lands, natural forests, and is quite diverse in its tree land. West texas, is what you think of when you think of Texas. West Texas is dry, hot, harsh, full of cattle and snakes. Texas has everything from desert to sea, to forest, to grass lands, and hills. Texas, while having only ONE natural formed lake has more than plenty of water readily at hand. Texas sits on some of the biggest underground aquaffers (sp) around. We only have to drill for it. Its not deep. Hell my water well was 100ft deep and was considered the deepest dug well for the area. We are also home to many fine rock quarries, some of the finest farm and ranch land were cows, sheep, and even Emu and Ostrich are raised. We really, REALLY dont need the rest of you yanks.

And what, exactly, would the rest of you pansies do about it?

The finest farms are in Texas is a joke, I have been throughout the state and have yet to see a real farm, plenty of ranches, but not a real farms.
Is that so, then can you explain why the Texas pan handle gets tax cuts from water conservation for being in permanent drought conditions? Funny how you look at the south east of Texas and you think it is the same through out the state, while it is not that way.

As far as Texas not needing the rest of the country that is the biggest joke I have ever heard. For one how many people would leave Texas to be part the US since they are Americans, quite a few actually. Texas industries would move to their us facilities since they will not make enough money from the state, and the Tariffs from the US would ensure they fail. Texas cant support it self, or else why would it buckle down to federal mandates to keep funding coming in. But then why worry about Texas splitting off, when it has already been pointed out the last time they spit they did stay split for long.

Lol, do you write for the Encyclopedia Britannica now, Joph?

No No No everyone has it all wrong.

Being a Texan isnt about having a cowboy hat and boots. Not about driving a pickup truck (although most of us do). Its not about having a gun rack, riding horses, waving the rebel flag. Not about rodeos, iced tea, chicken-fried steak. Its not about NASA, Austin as a hub of music and technology, the best damn hockey team in the NHL. Its not about nacho cheese, Whataburger, and great barbeque...


Its that we have all these things, plus all of the good stuff you have, none of the bad stuff yall have, and we're bigger, badder, and just plain better lookin.

And if you cant see past the ignorant minority of ****-kickin, skoal-spittin, racist bastards down here (and they are the minority) then we don't want you anyhow.

Posting from about 40 miles north of Dallas, TX. (We killed JFK!!!)

You act as if having rodeos, Rebel flag waving, gunracks, Austin music, etc is somehow sweetening the pot. You know, there's a reason they don't have rodeos throughout much of the country.

It's cute though how fanatical Texas folk get about their state and cite things to defend it that are the very things we're laughing at them for.