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I lived in Texas and other states for quite a few years, I do know what I'm discussing so I'd refrain from making assumptions like that in the future.

enraged_camel 10y ago
Wait, you think Texas is green? Hahaha. Good one.
- tradersam 10y ago
  You've obviously never been.
  - jldugger 10y ago
    It's not, compared to the pacific northwest. I recall taking photos on my first visit to an Oregon university because they _obviously_ were watering their lawn in the winter to keep it that green instead of letting it go dormant.
    - soundwave106 10y ago
      A large sliver of the PNW is temperate rainforest, so yes. When you have areas that get 100-170 inches of rain a year (e.g. Olympic peninsula area), it's probably going to be very green at that point.
  - enraged_camel 10y ago
    I live in Austin. I do know what I'm discussing so if I were you I'd refrain from making assumptions like that in the future.
  - usefulcat 10y ago
    Other than during the spring, most of TX is not particularly green (to put it charitably), even by the coast where it rains more. Source: have lived there for a long time
- btilly 10y ago
  Texas is a large state, with many different climates. The Eastern part of it is classified as humid subtropical. It is indeed very green. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Texas#Piney_Woods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Texas#Piney_Woods for verification and https://www.pinterest.com/CollyBlackSheep/east-texas-piney-woods/ https://www.pinterest.com/CollyBlackSheep/east-texas-piney-w... for plenty of acceptably green pictures.
  - foota 10y ago
    Cool picture from the Texas climate page, showcasing the darkening affect of rainfall. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rain-Darkened_Texas.jpg#mw-jump-to-license https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rain-Darkened_Texa...
PhilWright 10y ago
Try visiting Ireland for a holiday. Your eyes will bleed green.
- tradersam 10y ago
  It's on the list for next year, trust me.
- Filligree 10y ago
  I live in Ireland. It's not that green; there's lots of thorny, hardy plants that honestly look more brown/yellowish. Lots of greenery, yes. :) Visit Norway sometime, and you'll know what a truly green country looks like. (Can we get another few links on this chain, I wonder?)
  - Swizec 10y ago
    Since we're dick measuring: come to Slovenia some time. 60% of the country covered in forests. NatGeo just voted us the most sustainable country in the world. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/features/2017-best-in-sustainable-tourism/sustainable-slovenia/ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/features/2017-best-... /micdrop
    - TheSpiceIsLife 10y ago
      You should see my cousin's green. But anyway, come to Tasmania in June through August, go for a hike in the temperate rainforests and see some of the tallest flowering trees in the solar system. Also we do artisan coffee (or just coffee if you're not in to that wank) out of a trailer we hand-built from the ground up.
      - Swizec 10y ago
        Bucketlisted.
    - stevekemp 10y ago
      Come to Finland! Forests cover 75 percent of Finland's land area. For every Finn, there is around 4,2 hectares of forest. In Finland, land area is classified according to its use. 86 percent of land area is forestry land. It is very green, unless it is winter in which case it is either white (due to snow) or bleak and miserable due to darkness.

enraged_camel 10y ago

Wait, you think Texas is green? Hahaha. Good one.

tradersam 10y ago
You've obviously never been.
- jldugger 10y ago
  It's not, compared to the pacific northwest. I recall taking photos on my first visit to an Oregon university because they _obviously_ were watering their lawn in the winter to keep it that green instead of letting it go dormant.
  - soundwave106 10y ago
    A large sliver of the PNW is temperate rainforest, so yes. When you have areas that get 100-170 inches of rain a year (e.g. Olympic peninsula area), it's probably going to be very green at that point.
- enraged_camel 10y ago
  I live in Austin. I do know what I'm discussing so if I were you I'd refrain from making assumptions like that in the future.
- usefulcat 10y ago
  Other than during the spring, most of TX is not particularly green (to put it charitably), even by the coast where it rains more. Source: have lived there for a long time
btilly 10y ago
Texas is a large state, with many different climates. The Eastern part of it is classified as humid subtropical. It is indeed very green. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Texas#Piney_Woods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Texas#Piney_Woods for verification and https://www.pinterest.com/CollyBlackSheep/east-texas-piney-woods/ https://www.pinterest.com/CollyBlackSheep/east-texas-piney-w... for plenty of acceptably green pictures.
- foota 10y ago
  Cool picture from the Texas climate page, showcasing the darkening affect of rainfall. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rain-Darkened_Texas.jpg#mw-jump-to-license https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rain-Darkened_Texa...

PhilWright 10y ago

Try visiting Ireland for a holiday. Your eyes will bleed green.

tradersam 10y ago
It's on the list for next year, trust me.
Filligree 10y ago
I live in Ireland. It's not that green; there's lots of thorny, hardy plants that honestly look more brown/yellowish. Lots of greenery, yes. :) Visit Norway sometime, and you'll know what a truly green country looks like. (Can we get another few links on this chain, I wonder?)
- Swizec 10y ago
  Since we're dick measuring: come to Slovenia some time. 60% of the country covered in forests. NatGeo just voted us the most sustainable country in the world. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/features/2017-best-in-sustainable-tourism/sustainable-slovenia/ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/features/2017-best-... /micdrop
  - TheSpiceIsLife 10y ago
    You should see my cousin's green. But anyway, come to Tasmania in June through August, go for a hike in the temperate rainforests and see some of the tallest flowering trees in the solar system. Also we do artisan coffee (or just coffee if you're not in to that wank) out of a trailer we hand-built from the ground up.
    - Swizec 10y ago
      Bucketlisted.
  - stevekemp 10y ago
    Come to Finland! Forests cover 75 percent of Finland's land area. For every Finn, there is around 4,2 hectares of forest. In Finland, land area is classified according to its use. 86 percent of land area is forestry land. It is very green, unless it is winter in which case it is either white (due to snow) or bleak and miserable due to darkness.