Harris County is a goddamn disgrace, in terms of governance, but even there, most people are in “leave me the fuck alone mode.” That might express itself in liberal ways, but the sentiment is largely and widely shared amongst locals.
We have shitty local governance thanks to corruption, the last “straight ticket” voting scam that accidentally ousted an insanely popular county judge, and places like the Fifth Ward.
I can’t speak for Austin. That place is just insane.
I’m originally from a Four Corners state, so I grew up in a part of America that didn’t participate in the Civil War. Like, at all. But I can say that there is nothing more irritating here in Texas than Yankee carpetbaggers. That is, people from New England who think they have some kind of mandate to teach the ignorant unwashed masses of Texans how things “should be.” I know some of them personally and it is fucking irritating.
But cowboy hats? Ehh, you kind of need a hat and a pair of cowboy boots for parties and the rodeo and stuff so I don’t see that as a big deal.
As a northerner who’s never been to Texas, but has it on the list of good places to move, this upsets me quite a bit. I would be the guy that goes down there and wants to soak up everything Texas has to teach me. But when people find out I’m from New England and California, they’re probably gonna eyeroll because they think I’m there to teach them.
Like nooo take me on a hog hunt, let’s jam some gears, I’ll help you fix your fence, I’ll work with you on the hunting cabin you’re building! I wanna clean a deer and put it in the freezer and have meat for months! Teach me your ways!
They’re in-laws, not friends (husband is libertarian but most of his family is hard left). And a couple of co-workers who drive me up the fucking wall.
Interestingly, one of the biggest carpetbaggers at my office has recently started noticing that his side of the aisle is weaponizing the Internet. And he doesn’t like that at all.
Harris County is a goddamn disgrace, in terms of governance, but even there, most people are in “leave me the fuck alone mode.” That might express itself in liberal ways, but the sentiment is largely and widely shared amongst locals.
We have shitty local governance thanks to corruption, the last “straight ticket” voting scam that accidentally ousted an insanely popular county judge, and places like the Fifth Ward.
I can’t speak for Austin. That place is just insane.
I’m originally from a Four Corners state, so I grew up in a part of America that didn’t participate in the Civil War. Like, at all. But I can say that there is nothing more irritating here in Texas than Yankee carpetbaggers. That is, people from New England who think they have some kind of mandate to teach the ignorant unwashed masses of Texans how things “should be.” I know some of them personally and it is fucking irritating.
But cowboy hats? Ehh, you kind of need a hat and a pair of cowboy boots for parties and the rodeo and stuff so I don’t see that as a big deal.
As a northerner who’s never been to Texas, but has it on the list of good places to move, this upsets me quite a bit. I would be the guy that goes down there and wants to soak up everything Texas has to teach me. But when people find out I’m from New England and California, they’re probably gonna eyeroll because they think I’m there to teach them.
Like nooo take me on a hog hunt, let’s jam some gears, I’ll help you fix your fence, I’ll work with you on the hunting cabin you’re building! I wanna clean a deer and put it in the freezer and have meat for months! Teach me your ways!
you know a few.........Show me who your friends are and I can tell you who you are.
They’re in-laws, not friends (husband is libertarian but most of his family is hard left). And a couple of co-workers who drive me up the fucking wall.
Interestingly, one of the biggest carpetbaggers at my office has recently started noticing that his side of the aisle is weaponizing the Internet. And he doesn’t like that at all.