When people find out you’re from Texas, they usually react in one of three ways: 1) genuine interest, 2) saying something like “Sorry, that must suck” or 3) trying to get under your skin with stereotypical questions about the state. If you’ve ever encountered people from out-of-state, you’ve likely heard these questions a few too many times by now.
- Does everyone there ride a horse to school/work?
faungg/flickr Is this really still a question y’all? Somehow, I don’t think this would go over in the cities very well…
- Is Texas just a giant desert?
angi english/flickr Well, we have desert out west, but we also have trees, rivers, hills, valleys, beaches, canyons, mountains…I think you get the point.
- Is Texas just a giant field of grass?
robert nunnally/flickr See response to question 2.
- So, you own a gun, right?
starmama/flickr Okay, lots of us own guns, but you will come across some people who don’t.
- Does everyone drive trucks?
dan morales/flickr Well most of us do, when we’re not busy trotting around town on our horses, of course.
- Do you live on a farm?
texaseagle/flickr Lots of folks do in rural communities, but we do have these things called cities, where millions of us live and work.
- Is everything fried in Texas?
.imelda/flickr Not everything, just most things. Get it right.
- Do you own an oil business?
stuart rankin/flickr Do you? Exactly.
- So, you just drink beer, right?
justin miller/flickr Ummm, when I’m not drinking Dr Pepper or water…
- Is everyone in Texas obsessed with football?
dan morales/flickr Not all of us are diehard fans, but you’ll know when you see them.
- Are y’all really a bunch of dumb hillbillies/rednecks?
v’ron/flickr Do we have to go over this again?
- Do you have any cows?
roy montgomery/flickr People on farms usually do, but for the millions of us who live in cities, that’s kind of unfeasible..
- How do you stand the heat?!
aka hige/flickr Like everyone else does…ever heard of a swimming pool?
- Does it ever snow there?
texaseagle/flickr Yes, case in point Grapevine, Texas during the winter.
- Why does everyone in Texas act like their state is so much better than the rest?
drew tarvin/flickr Because it is, duh.
What other common questions do people ask when they figure out that you’re from Texas? Please share with us in the comments!
faungg/flickr
Is this really still a question y’all? Somehow, I don’t think this would go over in the cities very well…
angi english/flickr
Well, we have desert out west, but we also have trees, rivers, hills, valleys, beaches, canyons, mountains…I think you get the point.
robert nunnally/flickr
See response to question 2.
starmama/flickr
Okay, lots of us own guns, but you will come across some people who don’t.
dan morales/flickr
Well most of us do, when we’re not busy trotting around town on our horses, of course.
texaseagle/flickr
Lots of folks do in rural communities, but we do have these things called cities, where millions of us live and work.
.imelda/flickr
Not everything, just most things. Get it right.
stuart rankin/flickr
Do you? Exactly.
justin miller/flickr
Ummm, when I’m not drinking Dr Pepper or water…
Not all of us are diehard fans, but you’ll know when you see them.
v’ron/flickr
Do we have to go over this again?
roy montgomery/flickr
People on farms usually do, but for the millions of us who live in cities, that’s kind of unfeasible..
aka hige/flickr
Like everyone else does…ever heard of a swimming pool?
Yes, case in point Grapevine, Texas during the winter.
drew tarvin/flickr
Because it is, duh.
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