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I'm reminded of Brain Burn's "Welcome to Texas": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPQHghD3Ddw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPQHghD3Ddw

dasil003 13y ago
Why are Texans so sensitive? I would never make fun of a Texan in Texas. I only do that when they're seen skiing in jeans in New Mexico.
- xradionut 13y ago
  If you're an older native Texan, you might remember the days when the majority of the residents were actually born in the state and also had parents born in the state. Fast forward a couple of score of years and if you're not a farmer and don't live in the sticks, odds are that you are surrounded by people from the surrounding states, from the coasts and around the world. So culturally and demographically the state has changed tremendously over the last two censuses. The urban sprawl and traffic is starting to remind people of California. And the people from California remind people constantly they are from California. And the neighborhoods could be from California. (Sans the climate since we have earthquakes here now, too...) Plus the growth is fueled by short-sighted policies of the modern slick version of the good-ole-boy, fake Christian, supposedly conservative state government. (Don't blame me, I didn't vote for them...) In the long run, lack of water resources, too many damn people and a stupid government will crash the state hard. The area around Austin is as flammable as SoCal, the traffic is DFW is becoming a monster and the social net is non-existent except for federal money. But hey, my house would be worth 9 times as much if it were in San Francisco. :)
  - JPKab 13y ago
    I've been considering moving to the Austin/New Braunfels/San Antonio region for a while now (I'm currently in Arlington, VA). Any reasons I should reconsider, other than what you just mentioned? The housing prices here are insane, and are only affordable if you work for a contractor. Hence my motivation to look for a more private sector fueled economic area with sane prices.
    - fsckin 13y ago
      Austin is OK. San Antonio is better. Definitely move there.
      - runamok 13y ago
        I rather disliked San Antonio. Not much culture. Not particularly well educated. Nothing to do but eat and drink. No one is athletic or particularly interesting. Go 2 miles away from the River Walk and you see just how poor the area is. Granted this was about 10 years ago. I much preferred Austin and even Houston.
      - JPKab 13y ago
        I recognized your username, but couldn't remember where I remembered it from. I then looked in your comment history. After seeing the medical malpractice comment you left, I don't think I want to live in Texas anymore. My wife and I were victims of malpractice in 2006. The result of it was our son was born 3 months early when otherwise he could have been born full term. We lucked out. He appears to have no complications from being so premature. But the emotional hell that dumb bitch doctor caused us I will never forget. (yeah, dumb bitch is a nasty term, but we were in a Christian hospital due to proximity, and she judged us for our hippy-like appearance and failed to do the most basic diagnostic activities before sending us on our way)
  - dasil003 13y ago
    Equal opportunity hate. Everyone in the rocky mountain west hates people from California. But why should Texas be upset people are settling there form elsewhere? After all that's the story of Texas for the last few hundred years. Maybe it slowed down a bit in the 20th century, but it was quite a hotly contested area preceding that.
- batbomb 13y ago
  Texans love Ruidoso.
aspensmonster 13y ago
> "...Just don't forget to go back home." Or at least, if you're staying, I hear Dallas is lovely. Or Fort Worth. Or Houston. Or San Antonio. Or Corpus Christi. Anywhere but Austin really. Austin sucks. Stay far away.

dasil003 13y ago

Why are Texans so sensitive? I would never make fun of a Texan in Texas. I only do that when they're seen skiing in jeans in New Mexico.

xradionut 13y ago
If you're an older native Texan, you might remember the days when the majority of the residents were actually born in the state and also had parents born in the state. Fast forward a couple of score of years and if you're not a farmer and don't live in the sticks, odds are that you are surrounded by people from the surrounding states, from the coasts and around the world. So culturally and demographically the state has changed tremendously over the last two censuses. The urban sprawl and traffic is starting to remind people of California. And the people from California remind people constantly they are from California. And the neighborhoods could be from California. (Sans the climate since we have earthquakes here now, too...) Plus the growth is fueled by short-sighted policies of the modern slick version of the good-ole-boy, fake Christian, supposedly conservative state government. (Don't blame me, I didn't vote for them...) In the long run, lack of water resources, too many damn people and a stupid government will crash the state hard. The area around Austin is as flammable as SoCal, the traffic is DFW is becoming a monster and the social net is non-existent except for federal money. But hey, my house would be worth 9 times as much if it were in San Francisco. :)
- JPKab 13y ago
  I've been considering moving to the Austin/New Braunfels/San Antonio region for a while now (I'm currently in Arlington, VA). Any reasons I should reconsider, other than what you just mentioned? The housing prices here are insane, and are only affordable if you work for a contractor. Hence my motivation to look for a more private sector fueled economic area with sane prices.
  - fsckin 13y ago
    Austin is OK. San Antonio is better. Definitely move there.
    - runamok 13y ago
      I rather disliked San Antonio. Not much culture. Not particularly well educated. Nothing to do but eat and drink. No one is athletic or particularly interesting. Go 2 miles away from the River Walk and you see just how poor the area is. Granted this was about 10 years ago. I much preferred Austin and even Houston.
    - JPKab 13y ago
      I recognized your username, but couldn't remember where I remembered it from. I then looked in your comment history. After seeing the medical malpractice comment you left, I don't think I want to live in Texas anymore. My wife and I were victims of malpractice in 2006. The result of it was our son was born 3 months early when otherwise he could have been born full term. We lucked out. He appears to have no complications from being so premature. But the emotional hell that dumb bitch doctor caused us I will never forget. (yeah, dumb bitch is a nasty term, but we were in a Christian hospital due to proximity, and she judged us for our hippy-like appearance and failed to do the most basic diagnostic activities before sending us on our way)
- dasil003 13y ago
  Equal opportunity hate. Everyone in the rocky mountain west hates people from California. But why should Texas be upset people are settling there form elsewhere? After all that's the story of Texas for the last few hundred years. Maybe it slowed down a bit in the 20th century, but it was quite a hotly contested area preceding that.
batbomb 13y ago
Texans love Ruidoso.

aspensmonster 13y ago

> "...Just don't forget to go back home." Or at least, if you're staying, I hear Dallas is lovely. Or Fort Worth. Or Houston. Or San Antonio. Or Corpus Christi. Anywhere but Austin really. Austin sucks. Stay far away.