Originally Posted By dshyates I lived in San Antonio for 3 years, I can't begin to explain how much I loathe Texas. I just don't get the arrogance of ignorance. I live in a state chocked full of ignorant rednecks. But they know they are ignorant. And are proud to elect the only college educated of them to be mayor. In Texas, they don't know they are ignorant. Arrogant beyond belief. And look down on education. A place where Joe the Plumber is a hero. Here they would say, "Son, go git yourself educated, or shut the hell up. Your ig'nernce is embarrassin' us." I feel sorry for a place that's to stupid to know its stupid.
Originally Posted By dshyates OK, Sorry that was a little harsh. I should add that there are many very cool places and people in Texas. Its just the "stereotypical" Texan irritates the crap out of me.
Originally Posted By danyoung Wow - in a thread that was having a little fun at the expense of a Texan's image of himself, you sure don't know how to play along, do you yates? >Tornadoes, humidity, water moccasins, ticks, married cousins, bible belts and dry counties, as well as prejudiced communities...< Yeah, we got the humidity. But so do many many other states. Ever go to WDW in the summer? And here in Dallas, we're well beyond the bible belt days, and I haven't seen cousins get married in at least 6 months or so. But I do live in a dry city, and have to drive all of about 4 miles to buy booze. We had an issue on the ballot about it, but I haven't heard yet if it passed or not.
Originally Posted By dshyates "you sure don't know how to play along, do you yates?" No, your right, that's why I already apologised. And I will do it again. I really didn't mean for the post to sound as harsh as it did. So I am sorry. I think I am suffering "Palin Frustration". I have very little tolerance in supporting ignorance. And I don't think ignorance is an American Virtue.
Originally Posted By danyoung Agreed. And Texas probably has its share of ingorant folks. But then again, so does every other state.
Originally Posted By MPierce Some very tacky post. Once again some folks have chosen to bring religion, and politics to the front of a very light hearted post. Shame on you. When I said what I did I very well knew we were in for a bombartment of insults headed our way, but I certainly expected them to be light hearted. I've seen a fair amount of our country, and I've sure seen a lot more good than bad. That goes for every State I've been to. I really never felt the need to personaly put down a person for where they, and their family lived, their religious affiliation or who their political party chose to run for an office. Once again a thread has turned sour for absolutely no reason.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo "Earthquakes, mudslides, fires." Indeed, which is the lesser evil? You also left out the Rattle Snakes in California. Another reason I like the UK (the weather is not great, but nothing too severe, and no real critters either). But yep Dan, I was kind of joshing, there are only a few states in the US where I like the weather sadly. But humidity really gets to me. Anywhere you get out of the shower and then feel sticky like you needs another shower within 10 mins is not to my liking. my comments were somewhat satirical, I probably should have included a wink ;-)
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 ^^I wasn't trying to be nasty, it's just that every area has it's good and bad parts. There are plenty of times when I'd like some e-moticons here.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Indeed, though our trip driving from California to Florida was a real eye opener in so many ways. It made me very thankful at the time for being a California native.
Originally Posted By carribean queen California to Florida, OUCH! I thought Massachusetts to Florida was a bad drive, had we driven any further there may have been a mass murder in the car.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo We thought it would be a great voyage of discovery. Voyage it was, discover we did, great it was not. I remember really enjoying the Grand Canyon and Painted Dessert, but once we got to New Mexico, it went from bad to worse, the South was scary to us, and WDW felt like a huge disappointment as we thought Disneyland was better (it was just the MK at the time). But yes, I experienced a Southern Baptist bible school in a dry county in Texas. Met cousins who were married and not much older than me at the time. And we experienced a tornado, a tick problem, learnt how to shoot before fishing because of the water moccasins, and even experienced a burning cross and KKK activity. Also, my mom (mainly cherokee and Sicilian blood - so she is dark) was treated very differently, and we experienced left over Jim Crow holdovers in Texas, Louissiana and Mississippi. I have travelled far and wide across the world since then (across 5 continents) and I can honestly say I have little desire to return. Maybe we were unlucky, but I seem to have a real problem with unlucky visits in the former confederacy.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Then again, to be fair, that was a very long time ago, and just as I have noticed California has changed dramatically (and not necessarily for the better), Texas and the South may have changed very much for the better. But my concerns about weather and critters won't have. I am like Dr Jones, I hate snakes. I am relieved the UK has very few indiginous snakes (I have seen one in 22 years - but many across the US, including being bitten by a rattler when I was 10).
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Also, we may have been unlucky with the towns we travelled to. In Texas I found Bowie and Austin to be of interest.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 I'm starting to understand why you don't like the South. Wow. Luckily I was 1 1/2 years old when I left my birth state, Arkansas, so have no bad memories of it at all. However, I'll take Florida winters over Massachusetts winters any day. Walking & driving don't mix well with ice. And I'm a coward when it comes to ice.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>However, I'll take Florida winters over Massachusetts winters any day. Walking & driving don't mix well with ice. And I'm a coward when it comes to ice.<<< Hmmm, yes, a Fla winter is preferable to most (except maybe California and Hawaii), but I would rather have a Massachusetts summer to a Floridian one.
Originally Posted By dshyates "Hmmm, yes, a Fla winter is preferable to most (except maybe California and Hawaii), but I would rather have a Massachusetts summer to a Floridian one." Thus the seasonal migration of retired new yorkers.
Originally Posted By dshyates Nope, except I'd be tempted to just live in FL and call it good. Its only really bad from about 11am-6pm for about a month and a half. You really do get used to the humidity. I lived in FL for three years, and I have to admit the fist summer I was impressed with how hot and humid it was. After that it really wasn't a big deal. I can tell you that I would spend more time outside playing in the heat of a FL summer than I will in the 10" of snow I have in my front yard right now. I am already sick of winter and its not even winter yet.
Originally Posted By carribean queen Dshyates I'm very jealous of the 10" of snow. I live right next to Boston we only get ice, sleet, rain and a whole lot of wind! I love the snow. My hair just can't handle the Florida summer actually the Massachusetts summer isn't exactley great for the hair either.
Originally Posted By danyoung >Its only really bad from about 11am-6pm for about a month and a half.< I've never lived in Florida, but based on my travels there I have to disagree with you a bit. I find that the humidity and heat are very unpleasant from around May through around mid-September or so. And even when the sun goes down, the humidity never does, and you might have a day with highs in the high 90's and lows in the high 80's. I try my best to NOT visit Florida from May through September. And I live in Dallas, where we have some knowledge of heat & humidity, but it just ain't anything like a Florida summer!
