Texas

[mandaleigh1981]

Yep. Smaller, close-knit communities always stare and talk about anyone new and/or different looking/acting. But that is anywhere, not just Texas.

Although Texas is a whole other country, which people don't always believe until they get here and then they get it.

I'm just surprised that someone would be shocked at the "gun culture". I've lived in other places and most people I ran into still thought that Texas was one big tumble weed-filled desert and that we still had shootouts between cowboys and Indians, and everyone had a horse. So having someone come to TX that DIDN'T expect things that may be considered more "western" or "farmy" these days, whatever you want to call it, is odd to me.

And, to make this chickeny....yes I do run outside with a shotgun when the dogs alert me that there is a coyote close by, cuz AH ain't running no buffet. (said with a really bad TX accent

I ain't neither

And yes I do sound that way sometimes!

 

[LBejaran]

Nope, tourists just give the local gossips more to chew the fat about.

Haha! I suppose now I know. Oh well, I'll still visit when I can. There's an Amish store there that sells the best cheese ever...mmmm.

 

[TexasLisa]

I'm just surprised that someone would be shocked at the "gun culture". I've lived in other places and most people I ran into still thought that Texas was one big tumble weed-filled desert and that we still had shootouts between cowboys and Indians, and everyone had a horse. So having someone come to TX that DIDN'T expect things that may be considered more "western" or "farmy" these days, whatever you want to call it, is odd to me.

I think the same holds true for Oklahoma. When my nieces and nephews came to visit, they thought the Indians still had bows and arrows. It didn't help when my husband greeted them with his full western attire on.

Lisa

 

[mandaleigh1981]

Don't forget to contact the post office to let them know they are coming in.

Lisa

Yup, already did, and will have to remind them again. Our post office is not exactly run by our town's best or brightest....

 

[bnjrob]

I ain't neither

And yes I do sound that way sometimes!

Me too. Sometimes I shock myself with the twangy-ness that comes out of my mouth. Wasn't as twangy when we lived out on the East Coast, but it is easier to lose the twang when you don't hear it all the time. Moved back to TX and the twang magically reappeared.

 

[mandaleigh1981]

I think the same holds true for Oklahoma. When my nieces and nephews came to visit, they thought the Indians still had bows and arrows. It didn't help when my husband greeted them with his full western attire on.

Lisa

Full western attire? Oh you mean everyday clothes!

 

[bnjrob]

Haha! I suppose now I know. Oh well, I'll still visit when I can. There's an Amish store there that sells the best cheese ever...mmmm.

Amish cheese.......lived in DE for a while. Would go to PA to farmer's markets and get Amish food....yum.

 

[bnjrob]

I think the same holds true for Oklahoma. When my nieces and nephews came to visit, they thought the Indians still had bows and arrows. It didn't help when my husband greeted them with his full western attire on.

Lisa

 

[mandaleigh1981]

Me too. Sometimes I shock myself with the twangy-ness that comes out of my mouth. Wasn't as twangy when we lived out on the East Coast, but it is easier to lose the twang when you don't hear it all the time. Moved back to TX and the twang magically reappeared.

Yup, we Texans are magical like that!

As to the guns, as I said way earlier, I grew up in a gun shop that my parents owned, was in diapers at gun shows, so I have been around em literally my whole life. I guess for us its not a "culture" its a way of life. And mine has saved my life before, so I am REAL partial to carrying it at all times.

 

[LBejaran]

Yep. Smaller, close-knit communities always stare and talk about anyone new and/or different looking/acting. But that is anywhere, not just Texas.

Although Texas is a whole other country, which people don't always believe until they get here and then they get it.

I'm just surprised that someone would be shocked at the "gun culture". I've lived in other places and most people I ran into still thought that Texas was one big tumble weed-filled desert and that we still had shootouts between cowboys and Indians, and everyone had a horse. So having someone come to TX that DIDN'T expect things that may be considered more "western" or "farmy" these days, whatever you want to call it, is odd to me.

And, to make this chickeny....yes I do run outside with a shotgun when the dogs alert me that there is a coyote close by, cuz AH ain't running no buffet. (said with a really bad TX accent)

I remember when I had a pen pal from Singapore. She was convinced that I owned a horse that I rode everywhere whilst wearing cowboy boots and a ten gallon hat. It was hilarious to hear how disappointed she was when I told her my mom drove an SUV, haha!

And in defense of gun culture shock, I can kinda understand. I grew up here and it took me years to understand that guns might be something that we need. Don't get me wrong, I always figured cops needed them and I didn't think that was odd. But when I heard about people owning them, I was worried all the time. It seemed so strange that people would need guns. Nowadays, I'm all for guns so long as they are used responsibly. In high school, I was a total hippie (without the fringe and feathers because this big girl couldn't pull it off). Now, I'm just a homesteader...without the yuppy attitude.