Texan StereotypeFollow

Not too while ago I enlisted in the US Air Force. I have sense completed BMT and currently attending Tech school. As you can figure people from all over the country are put together and stereotyping makes itself apparent.

I never realized what people really thought about Texas until recently. Some people were somewhat jealous it seems. They complained alot about the fact that Texas was once its own nation and that is the only state that flies the state flag even with the U.S. flag. Also, many people honestly thought that everyone in Texas rides horses.... I mean dam, please. Its 2004 there is more in Texas than cattle and horses. Not not everyone owns a horse, wears a cowboy hat, and drives a beatup Ford pickup that has seen better days. Some people have gone as far as to say they have the state and most of the people in it. Being a Texas Native I cant really understand them.

I just wanted to ask yall on you thoughts on "Texans"





(Stereotyping a bad thing? Im guilty of each of the things I listed. I live on a ranch, and have a 1988 F250 pushing 300k miles....)

But there are many texans that step up and fill in for those that do not fit into the stereotypes. I have seen too many coots driving around small cities in a beat up truck with a shot gun in the back window.

go french army go!

haha I know what you mean! I live in Houston, TX. This place is extremely diverse when it comes to people. Yet when I talk to people that have never been here they seem to think that we are country bumpkins. I have also ran across people that thought we had old western bars, tumbleweed, and rode on horses with carriages.

Once I have friends come down and visit me they are pretty shocked and their stereotypes go out the window. I can't speak for all parts of Texas but Dallas, Austin, and Houston is nothing like what people speak of who have never been here.

I moved here because of a job offer and I expected the worst. I was pleasantly suprised at how friendly everyone was and I can't see myself living anywhere else.

Edited, Fri Jul 30 10:45:01 2004 by Pulseczar

Edited, Fri Jul 30 10:49:44 2004 by Pulseczar

Aside from Austin, I think I'd be pretty ok with it if we gave Texas back to Mexico.

Oh, and Plano I guess, since my internet bluegrass station is there.

Oh, and Plano I guess, since my internet bluegrass station is there.

Where? The three places I have lived near Dallas are pretty much all around Plano.

There are some of the nicest people you will ever meet in your life here in Texas. There are also some of the meanest, nastiest, bigotted, physically imposing individuals you will ever have the displeasure to meet here in Texas.

I think the same is true of almost every other state.

I tend to think you shouldn't hate people you don't know.

I would have to disagree with the person saying we are all racists

I have lived in Houston my whole life (except two years in Victoria)...Houston is by far the most diverse major metropolitian area in the country (fact based as well, with regards to percentages regarding social and economic areas compared with the other major cities in the US)

Also I travel for my job quite often and I have noticed that people in Texas (I am talking about the cites not rural area) are much more nicer than people in other states. Just take an elevator ride in New York then come to Houston and take one ...you will see the difference.

But what it all boils down to is that every city, state, county (parish, for those of you in Louisiana) and country no matter where, will have all sorts of people....from the nicest to the rudist and racist.

errr hate not have lol



hmmm, a true Texan would have to say "Aww hell no!" hehe



bah fake, too much punction heh.






(spelling error, would ya believe that?)


Edited, Fri Jul 30 19:06:01 2004 by Donuil

Dude if you are not over the age of 6 I would recommend getting some tutoring in English. Most of us don't speak Texan. Here in the "Yankee" states we use things like punctuation and proper sentence structure. LOL No offense bro but you post gave me a headache.

Who in God's holy name would be jealous of Texas? I could see your average guy on the street being jealous of someone who lives in New York or California because they have stereotypical fantasy notions of it. Or Florida maybe. Hell, maybe even Washington state if you like big evergreen trees and rain... but Texas?

That just means you have no respect for America. Damn hippies. Probably a bunch of Al'Qaeda members waiting to happen.

Really? So the various Native American nations absorbed (to say it tactfully) into the United States don't count?

Whatever, hippy. Go back to France you America hating pansy!

And I guess Hawaii was empty before we found it too.

Hawaii wasn't a nation. They were a random assemblage of dirt-eating savages.

White man's burden, y'all!