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I'll admit that hearing a few arrogant people who confuse Loud Boasting with Pride tend to turn me off to whatever region they are gloating about as Best in the Universe.
i've never been there, thats why i hate it ;)
by ABC on Tue Jun 27, 06 8:37am
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too much religion with too little sprituality!
by MO_ on Tue Jun 27, 06 8:40am
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Texas throws up the worst kind of americans. Brash arrogant loud and impotent. its a heady mixture.
I grew up in the heart of Massachusetts liberalism. I now live in Texas and have been here for 7 years. Texans are some of the nicest people you'll meet. I love Austin and have no desire to move back to Ma. I"d be willing to bet that people who make broad sweeping generalizations of Texas have never set foot in this state. You can find loud, arrogant, my state, my country is the best in the world anywhere. It's not limited to the US.
^ I think you will find it is.
I don't have a problem with Texas, I used to go there a lot on vacations. Yeah all places have arrogant loud people anyplace on the planet and it's arrogant to believe otherwise. IMO
A lot of it could be the Bush factor as to why some people seem to hate it.
Its certainly not limited to America Mindy, of that you can be certain. Having traveled quite extensively, you find that sort of hyper-patriotism in all lands. Just look at what the World Cup has shown the world. In America we do tend to have, not more patriotism, but more visual and vocal displays. England matches us for that, believe me.
As for Texas, I would dare say that some on here commenting have never been to the state and most probably, have not met many people from Texas. Its called "talking out of your arse."
There are a whole lot of good folks in Texas. Just like anywhere, a few rotten eggs give the rest a bad name.
Me, too, Chris13. We live in the greatest state in the USA. You will see a lot of Texas-bashing on this site.
^ kind of observer to prove my point, dont you think?
I don't think it did. Could the same be said for the English Footbal fans who were carrying on that England was the greatest country in the world? Could we say the same for Germany? Italy? Or any other supposedly non-patriotic displaying countries we all watched during the World Cup?
^ yes it could. but they were drunk.
Many Texans announce that they are from Texas as if we should all get up and salute. It's like someone announcing they are HIV positive and waiting for the applause.
Texans believe that living in Texas is a good thing. This tells you everything you need to know about their sanity. @:>)
I'm a native New Yorker, transplanted many years ago to the Houston area. I can tell you tht most people from the northeast (blue state territory) think Texans are a bunch of dumb redneck cowboys. They mistake politeness and being slow to anger, a weakness. Let's not forget that Texas was a country before I was a state and as a former republic, Texas will always have the option to proclaim independence from the U.S.A. Therefore Texans are the only residents in the country that enjoy the liberty, freedom and power to choose their allegence. If push came to shove, I would choose the "Republic of Texas"
Convenient to always be able to explain it away, or at least attempt to. So they were all drunk? Every single fan? I've been to Europe many times and believe me, they were not all drunk. Unless of course you're saying that Europeans, particularly the English, have a severe alcohol problem?
Sorry, not buying it.
Ok, fair enough. but it doesn't change the fact that most people dislike texans for this very reason. Although certainly there is a case in europe for disliking English people. But thankfully the USA is doing its best to replace us.
Most B&W dislike mobsie666, but are civil about it.
I don't know why some people hate Texas. Some of it probably has to do with George W. Bush, but people forget that Texas also gave us LBJ who certainly was a liberal in every sense of the word.
Yes Observer, whatever you say observer. Like the civil little messages that your going to deny that you private me with. As if I care what anyone who converses with you thinks of me. Get a grip of yourself woman.
Yeah, LBJ was real liberal at sending kids off to die for no good reason.
Kind of reminds you of somebody.
No knock on Texas. Pennsylvanis has... umm... Philadelphia?
I don't hate Texas. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that people look at Texas as the #1 representative of the South and conservatism, and therefore impose all of their prejudices and stereotypes upon it. (Sure, there is a kernel of truth to those stereotypes.) Also, W's from Texas.
I've seen a certain amount of that with regards to California, where I live -- particularly the San Francisco bay area. San Francisco is regarded--probably fairly accurately--as the epicenter of liberalism.
It's not just that a few arrogant Texans spoil it for everyone, it's that there are some who actually let that arrogant few influence the way they think.
And like Applerod said above. ^
Voted : I actually like TX
Texas was also home of President LBJ and home of rockandroller Buddy Holly.
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