Moving to Texas, never lived in South before. What to expect?

lots of oil money, great Mexican food, very diverse population, the weather and traffic that others have noted, no state income tax, pretty flat topography

Colonel Sanders wrote:

Moreso than Maryland and as much as Florida or Missouri! Lots of Southern traditions can be found almost anywhere in Texas at any time. I say Texas is both.

Well...I guess you would call it the Southwest then. Many years ago there was football conference for most of the Texas schools and it was called the "Southwest conference." ?

I lived in Dallas before I moved to the Bay Area myself.

If Texas is still the same you’ll need to join a church and it will have the same impact on your social status as where you live, what car you drive, and what golf courses you play. You don’t have to have faith but you have to have a church.

The great republic of texxxas is not in the south.

It's the wild FUKKIN west

I live in SE Texas area. Yep, it's the south. The people here are great.

Texas is the good old American west. It's the wild western frontier.

Dontchu effin forget it you effin mother effer.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the great republic of texxxas. And to the republic, for which it stands. One nation. Indivisible. With liberty and justice for all.

Rockies transplant wrote:

Been here a little over a year.

Love:

Big city things to do (museums, restaurants, etc.)

People have been super nice

Lots of places to kayak (the outdoors are nothing like what you’re used to, but there’s lots of water).

Hate:

The heat

The humidity

The heat and the humidity

The humidity and the heat

I have bought a treadmill.

+1

The weather will kill a guy from U-jean, Orygun.

TMad wrote:

I live in SE Texas area. Yep, it's the south. The people here are great.

Any hot women down there, or are they all pear-shaped Wal-Mart queens in oversized jeans and cowboy hats.

Expect to be surrounded by people who display an astounding lack of interest in the world and who think that the humid wasteland of strip malls that they live in is the greatest place ever. Expect these people to constantly ask you to come to their church and not take no for an answer. Oh, yeah, and I agree that you should expect lots of racism and Republicans.

Pendejo 1 wrote:

The weather will kill a guy from U-jean, Orygun.

I believe it's pronounced Oregano.

CapnPerv wrote:

TMad wrote:

I live in SE Texas area. Yep, it's the south. The people here are great.

Any hot women down there, or are they all pear-shaped Wal-Mart queens in oversized jeans and cowboy hats.

I'd say above average percentage of hot women.

note: the directions to anywhere will contain "frontage road".

the stars at night wrote:

CapnPerv wrote:

Any hot women down there, or are they all pear-shaped Wal-Mart queens in oversized jeans and cowboy hats.

I'd say above average percentage of hot women.

note: the directions to anywhere will contain "frontage road".

The women are far prettier than vegan fair from where the OP is coming from.

When you see chicks in booty shorts and jean shorts, your Pure Instinct will burst forth. Contain yourself.

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Born and raised in Houston. Went to school in Chicago and NYC. Came back, happily. Genuinely good, down-to-earth people. Incredibly diverse with all the great food that comes with that. City isn’t scenic, but it’s gotten much better in recent years with the construction of nice new parks (Buffalo Bayou Park and Discovery Green) in the city center and miles of new running/biking trails. Great running scene and places to run and clubs for all levels of runners. Yes, it’s hot and humid as hell from May to September, but it’ll toughen you up for Fall races. The rest of the year is terrific running weather. Finally, Houston has its fair share of Republicans, but the big cities in Texas are largely liberal enclaves in a very red state. Houston elected and then re-elected (twice) a lesbian for mayor for crying out loud. Not many coastal cities can say the same. Good luck with your move, and enjoy the city even if it’s only for a while!

Houston is 'ight

These are the third words of Lord Stan who was born near Disney and ascended the Sea World Sky Tower.

Texas ain’t the south, boy. It’s its own unique beast.

the430miler wrote:

Texas is the good old American west. It's the wild western frontier.

Dontchu effin forget it you effin mother effer.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the great republic of texxxas. And to the republic, for which it stands. One nation. Indivisible. With liberty and justice for all.

Pardner, it is literally the second most southern state in the continental US... if you are correct, then we have exactly one southern state: Florida, home of our #GLORIOUS leader. Nobody AND I MEAN NOBODY insults my dear Southern Homestate of Texas! Nobody! I swear to f-in god I will defend this #BEAUTIFUL gem of the South known as Texas!

Our very own President and rightfullu elected #SUPREMEWITHCHEESE leader Trump has repeatedly referred to the beautiful Southern state of Texas with the pride born in him by his Southern heritage from his years in our sister state of Florida.

West? Its dead smack in the middle of the country from west to east... In fact, it is closer straigjt line distance to the #EAST COAST than to the west. It makes more sense to call it east than west. I #SHUDDER at the thought of anybody calling it East, and West is even more of a blasphemy!!!

Frontier? I dont think you understand what that word means. It means on the edge of civilization. Texas has been occupied for multiple centuries, so clearly that doesnt fit. What appears to be wild land now is just failed ranches from last century. You cant walk around there without walking on somebody's failed land. It was a series of #FAILURES in most cases with one group giving up and moving on and another moving in only to also give up.

If you think Texas is the "frontier west," it sounds like you are playing some sort of weird game of imagination in your head.

I'm not sure what you mean by "indivisible" either. Texas lost lots of LAND in wars with Mexico before the US finally stepped in and annexed them so they would stop #LOSING. It's quite a #SAD history of losing, really.

Btw, you spelled it "texxxas," which isnt right, it is spelled "TEXXXAS." The capital letters are important and #SACRED to a native Texan like me.

I'm not sure if you have just invented a history that doesnt exist or if somebody has sold you these lies. Was it a real estate agent who sold you these lies? It has happened before. As our president would say: #SAD.