Bunch of wannabe yankees in this thread showing no respect for our (their) cultural heritage at all. You should embrace the Texas stereotype, not shun it. There is not a damn thing wrong with horses, or cowboy western culture.
I was born and raised in Texas. I've ridden a horse, own boots and a cowboy hat, and have been to a number of rodeos. But I haven't done (or worn) any of those things in about 10 years.
I was born in Pensacola, FL. Upon learning this, many ask, "Were your parents in the Navy, or the Air Force?" No. When I visit back there... the state of my birth, they treat me like I'm supposed to own a corral. I don't care at all though. It sure beats living in Northwest Florida all my life. Texas owns.
Born in Germany (Military kid). Raised in Texas. Now living in New York. When I moved to New York, I was asked all the time, "Where is your accent?" "Did you live on a farm?" "Where's your cowboy hat?" "Is everything really bigger in Texas?" (Actually had a teacher say that to me once...lol) "Do people ride horses like they do cars here?" "How could you live in a desert?, among a few. What's funny is that I'm proud to be a Texan even more now. What's even funnier is that there are more farms near me here in New York than there ever were in Texas.
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When I went to London, it was just like that. I had a middle eastern cab driver who thought downtown houston was just a giant ranch with cowboys and President Bush.
Texas Longhorns is portrayed as a souther,cowboy hat wearing college. Everytime College Gameday is down here they always show the people who make the cowboy hats or the pastures with Cowboys. Austin is probably the most liberal city down here, and ESPN should be portraying Texas A&M as the cowboy people
Yes, the stereotypes are silly and annoying. I've lived here all my life and I haven't been within 500 yards of a horse since I was 10 years old. I've never owned a cowboy hat or a pair of boots. The only cactus I've ever seen has been in a pot. I don't even know what a tumbleweed is. They don't really bother me anymore though. Seriously, I'd rather live in a state known for something rather than a state known for nothing. I mean, how do people stereotype people from New Mexico? EDIT: And the ironic thing is, as much as we hate people stereotyping us as cowboys, how many of us think everyone from New Jersey is in the mob? Or everyone from California drives a convertible and has had plastic surgery? Or everyone from North Dakota talks like they do in the movie Fargo? Or everyone in Minnesota plays hockey on a frozen lake? Or everyone in Utah has 12 wives and knows nothing about basketball? OK, that last one is actually true.
The only solution is to kill them. Plain and simple. Where's your accent? Oh it's erm, right here in my pocket... SHANK!
i agree with this post 100% take it as a compliment. what do you guess other people, unlucky to not be texan, think about say, indiana or kansas or... oklahoma? the answer is that they don't think about it at all. texas has a mythology that is larger than life, of course it is romanticized. europeans do think we are cowboys, but they admire us. when i tell people i'm from texas they inevitably tell me that i don't have a texas accent. that doesn't make me happy.
No wannabe Yankee here, I left a high profile position in New York to raise my family here in Houston. I am proud to be a Texan but am becoming increasingly frustrated with non-southerners associating every negative stereotype about the south with everyone from the south. I see comics all the time saying "they didn't like that joke in the south", or "they didn't get it in the Texas" as if the level of intelligence in the south is somehow subpar to the rest of the nation. The 'Texas cop' has been parodied in stand-up for years...I was a cop and never pulled anyone over and began my conversation with, "Look'ere boy..."
you see, they don't get it. why get bent out of shape about someone else's ignorance? when i'm in a contentious mood, rather than trying to correct misperceptions, i'll steer their ignorance to an exagerrated stereotype. it's like leading a horse to water.
It is odd that people have that stereotype. Sometimes, though, it can be fun to use that stereotype to your advantage. I had friend who was kind of tall, and going to all sorts of job interviews in NY. After a while he realized that he wasn't really making an impression. He wasn't doing bad at the interviews, he just wasn't standing out. He went and got himself some cowboy boots and a western style bolo tie. The boots made him extra tall, and he started standing out a lot more, and landed a job in no time. As a child I never wore cowboy boots except when I was 6 years old. It was only after leaving Texas that I felt like I wanted the connection, and have since bought boots and a cowboy hat which I wear occasionally. It can be kind of fun to have a reason to dress up.
. . but you did have the super dark glasses and pulled up ya holster before walkin to the window right Rocket River
When people ask, "So, is EVERYTHING really bigger in Texas? *wink nudge*," I like to tell them, "No ma'am, only our genitals."
I tell people I'm from central america, and they automatically ask me, are you communist. Can you make me some plantains? Stereotypes are something we all have to live with. The New Texas is something special and much improved, so many cultures and the variety of women is just insane. I also love how in Tx,we can take a culture's greasiest of foods and make it even greasier, and yummier and rename it Tex-mex. I Love Texas. So when do we part ways with the U.S? =) And would politicians try to invade us? This is important, because I don't have much faith in the Rangers being our army.
Uhhh, Gameday in College Station? Yeah, that will never happen in our lifetime. Oh, and I wear boots frequently have about 10 cowboy hats, have ridden horses most of my life, been in a couple rodeos, drive a truck, hunt, fish, and I'm damn proud of it. If it weren't for the Cowboy culture Texas would still be part of Mexico. If you're asked that question by some ignorant yankee just roll with it and tell them you came all the way there on horseback, it makes it much more fun.
