It’s no secret that there are quite a few stereotypes associated with Texas. Most of them, however, are completely unfounded and were started by out-of-staters who just don’t understand how we do things here. These 11 things are normal to us Texans, but seem totally absurd to foreigners.
- Our undying love for Whataburger.
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- How deep our obsession with the Friday Night Lights of high school football is…
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- …And why girls wear these at one of those games every year.
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- Why we’re so particular about where we get our barbecue from (and why we’ll wait in absurdly long lines for it).
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- Why we measure distance in hours instead of miles…
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- …and, consequently, why this place is like an oasis in the desert to us.
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- Why it’s perfectly acceptable to eat tacos for breakfast.
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- Why March is one of the best months of the year.
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- Oh yeah, and let’s not forget about October.
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- Why we have our own language.
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- And why we’re so darn proud of our home state and let that be evident in everything we do.
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How do you feel about this list? What other everyday Texas things do people from out of state judge us for?
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