So i was reading through this thread and couldn't believe how many people were talking about the stereotypes that Texas has. Especially for a big city like Dallas. So my question is, do people really believe in all the stereotypes Texas has, even in 2009, in Dallas?
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Do people really believe in Texas' Stereotypes?
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Eh, sometimes as a joke, sure. I dont think that this was appropriate. I know he was joking, but its pretty mean.
Am I to understand not all Texans wear ten-gallon hats, chew tobacco, and wear belt buckles the size of an airplane wing?If you want to blend in, you should get a big-ass gun and shoot a person with Downs Syndrome. I bet they'd love you.
While I haven't been to Texas, and won't ever go- I'll take what I hear from Texans themselves. It doesn't sound like a place I want to live. It sounds a lot like Ohio.
Stereotypes in general are just hyperbole's of truth... not all the time but probably 90% of them. So while I doubt everybody fits 100% of the Texas stereotype or any stereotype applied to an individual, they usually will fulfill some of the stereotype in a small capacity.
That's not to say all stereotypes are true. But they usually originate from somewhere... I take them with a grain of salt.
That's not to say all stereotypes are true. But they usually originate from somewhere... I take them with a grain of salt.
While I haven't been to Texas, and won't ever go- I'll take what I hear from Texans themselves. It doesn't sound like a place I want to live. It sounds a lot like Ohio.
I actually loved living in Texas ... after I got used to it. When I first got there (from Chicagoland) I was like WTF!
Funny you mention Ohio. I lived there before I moved to Chicagoland, but haven't been there for an extended period of time other than a college reunion. It def looked very different that what I thought of it as.
I bet. I don't think someone like me would like it though. It would be terribly frustrating- too many cowboy hats and too much Jesus.
I grew up there. The only way you'd get me back there is in a casket.
How much time have you spent outside of DFW?
From my perspective of DFW, there's a kernel of truth to most stereotypes. The one stereotype that I feel most people miss about Dallas is how corporate it is. In fact, I have a tough time thinking of another city in the US that has less soul.
To some extent. People forget the just gigantic-size of Texas and the diversity that the creates within itself.
While Dallas and Houston often times don't seem to embody a lot of the common stereotypes, when you get in the middle of Texas, some of them are present.
While Dallas and Houston often times don't seem to embody a lot of the common stereotypes, when you get in the middle of Texas, some of them are present.
That's a correct statement. One also has to realize that Dallas is not really that old. Also, Dallas is very different then Fort Worth, the latter definitely has a character that is unique.
Scem0 was from Texas, and we dated for two years after meeting on this site. But I'm not tellin'.
Suffice to say that I was very happy for most of those two years. 
no.... that is wrong... they DO wear big hats, spit tobacco goo and wear big-arse buckles!
(unless you are lance armstrong... then you are skinny and ride a bike!)
If you want stereotypes, you should see some of the ones I get when I tell people I'm from Mississippi. It blows my mind that people actually believe some of that stuff.
Atlanta. I can't stand Atlanta. I agree about Dallas for the most part. Fort Worth is decent in that they have embraced their cow town heritage, but Dallas proper is kind of bland. I personally prefer San Antonio or Austin.
And DFW is freakin' huge. Coming from a state where the largest metro area has around 200k people, DFW seems like a state unto itself. My brother lives in Arlington, and it always blows my mind when I'm driving to see him. Seeing signs like "Dallas: 40, Fort Worth: 70" amaze me, since they are both part of the same metro area. If I drive 30 miles from my house, most of the time, I will be in forest or farmland. It really hit me a while back, when I was looking to take a class in Plano. I thought I would save some money by staying with my brother while in the class. Then I looked it up on Google maps, and it was 40+ miles from his house to the training facility. Ouch.
Atlanta. I can't stand Atlanta. I agree about Dallas for the most part. Fort Worth is decent in that they have embraced their cow town heritage, but Dallas proper is kind of bland. I personally prefer San Antonio or Austin.
And DFW is freakin' huge. Coming from a state where the largest metro area has around 200k people, DFW seems like a state unto itself. My brother lives in Arlington, and it always blows my mind when I'm driving to see him. Seeing signs like "Dallas: 40, Fort Worth: 70" amaze me, since they are both part of the same metro area. If I drive 30 miles from my house, most of the time, I will be in forest or farmland. It really hit me a while back, when I was looking to take a class in Plano. I thought I would save some money by staying with my brother while in the class. Then I looked it up on Google maps, and it was 40+ miles from his house to the training facility. Ouch.
I want to wear leather pants, boots, a giant hat and drive a big pink Cadillac with horns strapped to the grille.
You'd love Austin. Not much Jesus yet plenty of good looking cowboys wearing cowboy hats. Even living in NY I want to go back for a visit. lol