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Houston native here. I still guffaw when I see a massively lifted truck (but with a pristine bed, no scratches - so not even a work truck). Everything's bigger
by hoten 2y ago
Houston native here. I still guffaw when I see a massively lifted truck (but with a pristine bed, no scratches - so not even a work truck).
Everything's bigger in Texas, including egos.
- psunavy03 2y agoThe best analogy I've heard for explaining Texas to non-Americans is that Americans view Texans the same way the rest of the world views Americans.
- hoten 2y agoI'll accept that. Somehow I forgot to mention truck nuts. Car culture is something else entirely in Texas.
- throwup238 2y agoTruck nuts? https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/driving/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/trucknuts-1.jpg https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/driving/wp-content/...
- hoten 2y agoYeah...
- skylurk 2y agoI prefer the xl hex nut version. https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8454/7977898649_342f5462ba.jpg https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8454/7977898649_342f5462ba.jp...
- rickydroll 2y agoSo you're telling me that these big macho guys from Texas did gender reassignment surgery on their vehicles?
- Slow_Hand 2y agoYup. If you add nuts to your truck and it didn't come out of the factory with them, then your truck is trans.
- fuzztester 2y ago>Americans view Texans the same way the rest of the world views Americans. Reversing some of the substrings in that string would also result in a very good analogy.
- fuzztester 2y agoLike: Texans view Americans the same way Americans view the rest of the world - derisively, but it is those viewers who should be derided, and often are, by the groups that they deride.
- Zircom 2y agoMy partner got me this shirt and I love wearing it, not because of any sort of state pride just because I think it's absurdly hilarious. https://hivemill.com/products/smbc-texas-shirt https://hivemill.com/products/smbc-texas-shirt
- jackstraw14 2y agothanks for wearing it ironically but it's not helping.
- gonzo 2y ago30 years ago I had one that said, “Fuck you, we’re from Texas.”
- dreamcompiler 2y agoEvery country has a Texas. In Canada it's Alberta. In Germany it's Bavaria.
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- deegles 2y agoTexas is the America of America.
- fooqux 2y agoFor me, this will always be Las Vegas. Walking the strip my first time while at a conference was enlightening. Seeing all the American tropes that I'd seen in foreign media within a square kilometer and with my own eyes left me speechless.
- thanksgiving 2y agoI wish we had free public transit everywhere like they do on the strip.
- kagevf 2y agoPublic transit isn’t free on the strip except during New Years Eve and possibly some other special occasions. The monorail from Mandalay Bay to Bellagio is free, but it isn’t public transit.
- LorenPechtel 2y agoNot only is it not free, but fares on the strip buses are higher than the fares everywhere else. I think this is a result of subsidies for public transit not going to the tourists.
- jimt1234 2y agoTo be clear, The Strip is nothing like living in Las Vegas. Nothing. Las Vegas, outside The Strip, is basically Phoenix, except there's video poker machines in the grocery stores.
- gonzo 2y ago… and the C-stores, and the bars (which are open 24/7).
- TrainedMonkey 2y ago> Everything's bigger in Texas, including egos. Crucially, Texans are highly aware of "everything is bigger in Texas" trope and take pride in it. My favorite example is that everyone knows that Texas State Capitol is taller than United States Capitol (92.24m vs 88m)... But nobody will ever tell you that Texas State Capitol is only 6th tallest state capitol. Source: lived in Austin for 2 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_State_Capitol# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_State_Capitol#
- anothername12 2y agoFun to ride on with motorcycle
- gonzo 2y agoUntil the wind blows you over the side. https://www.kxan.com/news/motorcyclist-killed-after-falling-100-ft-off-flyover-identified/amp/ https://www.kxan.com/news/motorcyclist-killed-after-falling-... She was nice. Worked at a local Taco Deli.
- anothername12 2y agoYes I remember that accident. I live and ride in that area. I wonder what happened.
- next_xibalba 2y agoTexan here. My experience has been quite different. I lived in Austin for 7 years and I had no idea about this fact. Whenever the whole "everything is bigger in Texas" comes up, everyone smiles and rolls their eyes. I now live in Houston and its the same. People here think its kind of a joke. Though Texans definitely do take pride in Texas. I just don't think they take themselves as seriously as your comment suggests.
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- crest 2y agoEverything except that shriveled little thing that drove the buying decision.
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- bravetraveler 2y agoState vehicle: pavement princess
- satiated_grue 2y agoWhat if Alaska were split in half, and Texas would become the third-largest state by area?
- geophph 2y agoWe call them gender affirming care. Or emotional support vehicles.