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Is Texas the most successful State under the Obama Administration?
I would say so.
I have only met a handful of people who could even be considered violent. As for the desert, there isn't even a whole lot of that here, unless you go out to the El Paso area.
I'd think so. Enough people here seem okay with it.
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Fun fact: my Arabic professor from Jordan once confused Kansas (my state) for Texas before he arrived to the states.
What would you consider the most 'defining' cuisines of the general area you personally live in, as in, what is the most 'Texas' thing to eat around there?.
This. I've lived here my whole life and have never even seen a desert.
Well, I live in the DFW Metroplex. The standard fare is Rib-eye steak, beef tacos, and barbeque sandwiches. If go to more to the center of the state, you'll start seeing more German food, like klobasnekis and bratwurst. Farther south than that, you'll get into decidedly Cajun and Mexican seafood. Boudin, Crawfish, pan-grilled tilapia, things like that. If there's a big party or meeting, expect catfish. If you go west, you'll start seeing more 50s diners and such.
^^ and of course all the "authentic" Mexican holes in the wall in corpus and other places close to the border.
Galveston has a place that's supposed to be one of the best seafood restaurants in the country (if not the most expensive), but I don't do seafood, so I can't really attest to that.
Galveston has a place that's supposed to be one of the best seafood restaurants in the country (if not the most expensive), but I don't do seafood, so I can't really attest to that.
Now, when I visited San Antonio in 2008 there were many more Hispanic people than there are in the bigger cities in Kansas. Is there coexistence between Hispanics and non-Hispanics, or is there a lot of "speak English in America" and "go back to Mexico" sentiment present?
Texas is a really diverse place. For the most part, the belief is that it doesn't really matter who you are and where you're from. It doesn't matter and it's not our business. As long as you work, you don't cause trouble, and you can make friends, you're fine. The only time you'll see racism might be in the smaller cities near the Panhandle. But I haven't seen much here.
To give some perspective, for every Mexican we have, we also have a Vietnamese, a German, a Ghanian, and a Louisianian. There's no point in being racist.
Co-existence? Eh. Probably about as much as there is between different racial demographics anywhere else, I wouldn't say the situation's really unique. Course, you've got that xenophobic conservative element that does its fair share of screaming, but the noise pollution is about the most that they accomplish. Can't say I have the data to prove it, but I think Texas and other border states that have this kind of ethnic make-up are more accommodating towards Hispanics and Spanish-speaking people both in terms of businesses and public services. In any given place in Texas, Hispanics tend to be the second largest ethnic demographic behind whites, except in areas around the border where they're far and away the most populous.Being really anti-integration can only hurt us and most people here, no matter what their politics, are sensible enough to understand that.
What are the Texas stereotypes you want to dispell the most? The cowboys, country music, ranchers? Kansas gets those stereotypes too. Hence my Jordanian Arabic professor confusing Kansas and Texas for each other.
Well, the stereotype that Texans are all ignorant white guys that carry guns everywhere and speak in drawls.
A few did. We don't like talking about it.
Fun fact. there's an obscure law in Dallas that states that it's illegal to own realistic looking dildos.
This is why Wolfen and I live underground
You can own up to six as long as they're not realistic (no head, no veins, etc). To get around it, adult stores sell dildos as "cake decorations".
