flying out the boot of you car

[jimmyhorns]

Originally Posted by Mike A.

As a dislocated Texan I try to explain that to people here in Va, they don't understand.

http://www.selltexas.org/

[michael503]

Yknow, I drove across Texas twice last month, and I gotta be honest.
I just don't see what all the hubris is about.

[Maypole]

Originally Posted by michael503

Yknow, I drove across Texas twice last month, and I gotta be honest.
I just don't see what all the hubris is about.

Not everybody does.

Hubris might be a little harsher word than what is necessary to describe what a Texan feels. Although, being similar in definition to the word "pride", it carries connotations leaning more towards the arrogant side of said definition.

While we certainly have our share of arrogant tools (what state doesn't), being a "true" Texan is more a "state of mind" than anything else. We have a very heartfelt and wholesome pride in our state and what our "state of mind" represents.

A true Texan will be the first to lend a hand when needed, will respect what others feel and believe, open a door for a lady, say yes ma'am and no ma'am, please and thank you, and defend those ideals and standards to the very bone if needed without complaint.

So yeah, there is a lot of pride in being a Texan. A pride we feel well deserved and most of us truly understand that many of you that are not Texans don't comprehend our pride and you know what? That's just fine and dandy. Ya'll have your own pride and we respect that.

Oh yeah, Fun, Learning, Friendship and Mutual Respect is something we can definitely get behind.

[john.hopkins]

Originally Posted by Maypole

Not everybody does.

Hubris might be a little harsher word than what is necessary to describe what a Texan feels. Although, being similar in definition to the word "pride", it carries connotations leaning more towards the arrogant side of said definition.

While we certainly have our share of arrogant tools (what state doesn't), being a "true" Texan is more a "state of mind" than anything else. We have a very heartfelt and wholesome pride in our state and what our "state of mind" represents.

A true Texan will be the first to lend a hand when needed, will respect what others feel and believe, open a door for a lady, say yes ma'am and no ma'am, please and thank you, and defend those ideals and standards to the very bone if needed without complaint.

So yeah, there is a lot of pride in being a Texan. A pride we feel well deserved and most of us truly understand that many of you that are not Texans don't comprehend our pride and you know what? That's just fine and dandy. Ya'll have your own pride and we respect that.

Oh yeah, Fun, Learning, Friendship and Mutual Respect is something we can definitely get behind.

Sounds alot like my town. Here in FL....

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[755 robert]

Originally Posted by Maypole

Not everybody does.

So yeah, there is a lot of pride in being a Texan. A pride we feel well deserved and most of us truly understand that many of you that are not Texans don't comprehend our pride and you know what? That's just fine and dandy. Ya'll have your own pride and we respect that.

Oh yeah, Fun, Learning, Friendship and Mutual Respect is something we can definitely get behind.

Sounds like the rest of the country could learn a lot from you Texans....

[mamartin]

Texans do have a lot of state pride. Unfortunately even though I live here I cannot claim to be a native Texan as I've only lived here about half my life.

What I said before was all in good fun if I offended anyone I apologize. That was not my intent.

Those were facts that I was told to me by every person that I initially met here.

When you move here you learn fast it's a state of mind.

I wasn't born here but I got here as quick as I could

[Mike A.]

It's always in the back of my mind to move back to Texas. When I got out of the Air Force we landed in Md....quickly got out of there for Va! We really like it here but we do miss Texas. Both my wife and my families are in Houston and my extended family is all in the Dallas area.

I've always said that if I ever move back it will be to Austin, I spent a lot of time doing mtn bike trips and camping in the hill country when I lived in Houston. I would never move back to Houston though, waaaay to humid. It's funny, when it's 85* and 80% humidity around here people are about to die. I tell them I made money as a kid mowing yards in 95* and 95% humidity!

[Jem450R]

Originally Posted by Maypole

A true Texan will be the first to lend a hand when needed, will respect what others feel and believe, open a door for a lady, say yes ma'am and no ma'am, please and thank you, and defend those ideals and standards to the very bone if needed without complaint.

Not dissin the texas thing, imho its an ego thing like, im from texas so were better, or im from brooklyn so im tougher. The quote up there a "true texan" pssh thats just being a true gentleman and having respect for others. UNFORTUNATLY in this day in age its hard to find in any state.

[WillJames]

Originally Posted by Maypole

Not everybody does.

Hubris might be a little harsher word than what is necessary to describe what a Texan feels. Although, being similar in definition to the word "pride", it carries connotations leaning more towards the arrogant side of said definition.

While we certainly have our share of arrogant tools (what state doesn't), being a "true" Texan is more a "state of mind" than anything else. We have a very heartfelt and wholesome pride in our state and what our "state of mind" represents.

A true Texan will be the first to lend a hand when needed, will respect what others feel and believe, open a door for a lady, say yes ma'am and no ma'am, please and thank you, and defend those ideals and standards to the very bone if needed without complaint.

So yeah, there is a lot of pride in being a Texan. A pride we feel well deserved and most of us truly understand that many of you that are not Texans don't comprehend our pride and you know what? That's just fine and dandy. Ya'll have your own pride and we respect that.

Oh yeah, Fun, Learning, Friendship and Mutual Respect is something we can definitely get behind.

+1


One of the first days after I got to Baylor, I decided to drive to Houston to help a buddy I had just made pick up some stuff from his house. We went on some two lane back road to get there through a lot of hills. In Texas they have wide shoulders for the tractors I think and almost every time I came up behind someone fast they would move over in the shoulder so I could pass without having to go into the oncoming traffic lane. It almost scared me at first but my buddy said it was the norm and to to a toot toot on my horn as a "thank you" as I passed. I was shocked. After that I would move over when people came up behind me and they would do the thank you horn as well. It was pretty cool. The back road drive from Waco to Houston is very beautiful with huge ranches tons of cattle and as relaxing as it is interesting. I really enjoyed my time in Texas, this is only one example of how Texans handle themselves with pride and courtesy to others.