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In reply to the discussion: 10 reasons why so many people are moving to Texas [View all]KatyMan
(4,246 posts)349. Well, being stationed here as a GI
is a lot different than living here.
The friends that I made off-base were very close ones, yet with them I discovered that the only level of welcome that non-Texas residents could ever achieve there was merely a mild degree of tolerance. And that was allowed, only if, they diminished their own degree of non-Texaness, to be supplanted by an adopted Texas-like persona.
Again, this sounds like something you brought with you, especially if you were a young person. Young people take everything personally. I work and have worked with many many people from out of state and from out of the country and you know what? Nobody cares where you're from. You might get some good natured ribbing about being from out of state, but if anyone says the same thing doesn't happen in their state they're lying. Texas is different than Michigan. The climate is different, social interactions are different. If you can't adapt positively to a new environment, don't blame the new environment.
Nobody "makes" you adopt a Texan like persona. I don't even know what that is other than some fake cowboy image the rest of the country wants to foster on us (altho teabaggers here dig the image too, it's true).
And your friend from OK knew what was coming to him when he came here. I suspect he was given a hard time because he probably was an OU guy in the land of UT and Texas A&M. It's a football rivalry. It's fun. It's not mean spirited. The very same treatment an Okie gets in Texas happens to a Texan in OK.
And seriously, have you paid attention to what's gone on in Michigan in the past few years? That state is redder than Alabama judging by the actions of the governor and legislature. You might argue that the state is gerrymandered, but why does that argument work for you and not for Texas?
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Also don't murder anyone in TX; you are quite likely to get the death penalty. :silly: nt
raccoon
May 2013
#3
Or get arrested for it, even if you didn't do it, because you *still* might get the death penalty.
IdaBriggs
May 2013
#6
The funny things is, after opening day, the Bush's seats at MInuteMaid have been empty.
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#188
I guess that would explain why El Supremo is not a Rangers fan anymore!!
madinmaryland
May 2013
#284
I lived in Corpus Christi for 15 years and I can't figure out why they are so red still.
alarimer
May 2013
#295
Even my cats are afraid of "waterbugs." I love how that is code word for what they really are.
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#167
Grew up with fall colors, and winter snow wipes any pretty that they are from memory.
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#161
I think the other thing about fall colors is that it's in my head what comes after:
kentauros
May 2013
#171
I have to say the people are nicer, on average. The corner store is for stopping to chat
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#162
Ha! My joke is that everyone in Houston is so very nice, until they get behind the wheel of a car!
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#170
You may wish to share that with DU's Public Transportation and Smart Growth group
KamaAina
May 2013
#149
The Metro station (it's huge) is right around the corner from me on Kuykendahl.
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#164
I think the "find a bus stop" thing is messed up... because there are bus stops
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#173
Here's something, too, about the diversity of Houston and the surrounding areas:
kentauros
May 2013
#70
Howdy, Neighbor!!!! I'm here in Dallas. Maybe will relocate to Houston in the future.
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#335
Yep...it's Big Tex! And yes, he burned, poor thing. But a new one is being built.
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#343
He was born in New Haven, as I was...in the same hospital. But about 31 years apart.
Jennicut
May 2013
#289
The truly sad part about Shrub's stupidity is that it wasn't the worst thing about him
Major Nikon
May 2013
#357
God, me too. I'm originally from Texas & you couldn't pay me enough to move back.
Booster
May 2013
#41
The places I've been in Texas have been super flat. (But I guess Austin is hilly.)
Arugula Latte
May 2013
#65
Someone told me about a jolly club called the Texas Gay Rodeo Association
Nimajneb Nilknarf
May 2013
#16
And a major shareholder/director of Haliburton before her demise just a few years ago.
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2013
#269
There will still be liberal Democratic gun owners in Texas once it turns blue
derby378
May 2013
#368
Hillary will turn Texas blue in 2016, blue Gov., Texas house in 2016,and 2020 re-gerrymander it back
graham4anything
May 2013
#29
You're very welcome. I'm in a red county of Florida, so I understand completely nt
steve2470
May 2013
#34
They are for the animals that are forced to participate in their own abuse.
Arugula Latte
May 2013
#345
Well, my entire state is named after one of the founding fathers of the state.
Sheldon Cooper
May 2013
#73
Excuse me, but isn't Montgomery County named after Richard Montgomery,
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2013
#275
Yes, I take seriously this article which pictures JR, rodeo and the Dallas Cowboys
CreekDog
May 2013
#74
I was born in Texas and I still live there and I just have one thing to say...
Lunacee_2013
May 2013
#77
Well, my son's a loyal Lions fan, even if he likes living in Houston more...
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#186
the entrenched and irrational Texas hate seems to be keeping the rec's at quite the low
Puzzledtraveller
May 2013
#85
I'm guessing that most of the negative comments are from those who have never been here
Major Nikon
May 2013
#317
It is California, where since you got snarky, it is not legal to discriminate against LGBT
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#305
Fewer Rules & Jobs= Dangerous living conditions & crappy wages with little protection.
KittyWampus
May 2013
#136
It has retained some of its weird charm... but SXSW was ruined by greed and marketing years ago.
redqueen
May 2013
#175
The wingers on my local newspaper's BB website are forever saying they are moving to AZ or TX, but I
Tikki
May 2013
#204
Being from PA, I can't knock Texas. Stupid people here voted in an ignorant teabagger governor,
AlinPA
May 2013
#224
Texas has the lowest health insurance rate in the country (and it will stay that way)
JPZenger
May 2013
#260
Considering Rucho's insane plan, McCrory does sound somewhat reasonable...
WorseBeforeBetter
Jun 2013
#378
I've spent most of the first thirty years of my life in Texas, probably mostly because
last_texas_dem
May 2013
#303
Fewer rules? Texas has lots of terrible rules against medical marijuana, and yet it is
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#304
He feels people weren't all that nice to him in Texas, wages were low where he moved to,
Zorra
May 2013
#356
Yeah, people are people everywhere, true. I know there are good people in Texas.
Zorra
May 2013
#367
I know there are some good people in Texas, but I won't be going back.
liberal_at_heart
May 2013
#342