Comments on: Smug Californians on what life must be like in Texas

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 06:20:39 +0000

Born and raised in Texas. Lived in the Dallas area for 23 years. I don’t especially miss it.

Don’t get me wrong, the spring bluebonnets are charming and I will never turn down some artery clogging Texas cooking, but it’s an inhospitable wasteland barely suited to human habitation. It’s hot and humid and it stays that way from April until the end of October.

San Antonio and Austin are quite tolerable, but the stereotype of idiots and homophobes wouldn’t exist if it didn’t have a grain of truth. A lot of people voted for Perry and it wasn’t just his hair that won them over. Nobody likes to admit just how backward their neighbors can be.

It’s like Saudi Arabia with less camels and more Mexicans (nothing personal against people of a Hispanic persuasion). They say Allahu Akhbar, we say Praise th’ lawd!

By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable

Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 06:48:38 +0000

Don’t worry, we already know.

By: Brandy

Brandy — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:31:00 +0000

It warms my heart to see so many of you Californians hating Texas. There’s been this godawful trend of you guys coming here because everyone’s been telling y’all how wonderful Texas is.

For the record, we are a state full of ignorant, gun-carrying homophobes. San Francisco is so much lovelier as is the rest of California. Our state is dirty, inbred and just generally shitty. You really don’t even want to waste your money visiting here! Colorado is so much better, or Oregon, or even Nevada!

Tell your friends, tell your neighbors, blog it, facebook it, and tweet it. Texas SUCKS! It is a horrible, backward state that everyone should avoid at all costs! Yankees, Californians, politicians and flaming queers should definitely stay as far away as possible. It is too hot here and the people are extremely intolerant and ridiculously stupid.

Again, please be sure to pass this information along to everyone you know.

By: Brandy

Brandy — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:22:01 +0000

@Juarito…..you grew up in Austin and you don’t know where Barton Springs is?? It’s slap in the middle of the city! Ever heard of Zilker Park or does that sound like it’s “somewhere near Austin” also?

By: Tstar

Tstar — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 17:14:48 +0000

Interesting, I guess I never noticed that as being an issue when I lived there. I’m willing to bet that most Texans don’t even know about, or pay much attention to that law and that, like smoking weed, it’s just one of those things people somehow make work. Good to see that things are getting better though, haha!

By: George

George — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 15:42:18 +0000

The loudest guy in the coffee shop sets the local cultural standards. The skies are impressive…a turbulent canopy over a sea of banality.

By: Lillian Fleurs

Lillian Fleurs — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 01:25:53 +0000

Nope, but I’ll have to try it out now. I’ve been looking for something like that for a while. Thanks for the recommendation!

By: D. Jon Moutarde

D. Jon Moutarde — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 23:22:16 +0000

Fair enough, but it's been a very long time since you could get arrested for distributing sex toys in California, which is not the case in Texas. Although things appear to be getting better.

By: nonnie22

nonnie22 — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:07:51 +0000

They didn’t come willingly – they were deported!

By: nonnie22

nonnie22 — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:03:12 +0000

It’s easy to tell Juauito has NOT been to Austin … probably he’s been on I-35 and thinks that counts. You’re right, Barton Springs is lovely as is Zilker Park and Willie’s Backyard. Well, the Backyard isn’t lovely but you get what I mean.

By: Tstar

Tstar — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:31:20 +0000

I’m from Texas and happy to be here, and will probably remain here forever because I love SF that much. This doesn’t mean that I totally hate Texas, it just wasn’t for me (for various reasons.) Since I’ve actually lived there, I personally feel that I’m more entitled to criticize my state than someone who has never. It’s as simple as that. No matter the former Texan’s opinion on their home state, they’re typically going to be annoyed when someone scoffs at them for being from Texas. It feels offensive to me because scoffing at Texas is the same as scoffing at Texans, ie my friends and family. I understand we are all entitled to our opinions on any place in the world, but maybe it would be easier to take the criticism if people were just less douchey about it. To simply say “Texas is scary.” sigh, how about America is scary? We are all kinda messed up and imperfect here in this country. Quit placing blame on one state or one part of the country…esp if you’ve never stepped foot outside of your state, town, country, whatever for however long. Oh and finally, please pardon my horrible grammar. Texas schools are not the best.

By: Tstar

Tstar — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:57:26 +0000

Agreed! Fellow Texan here. I love Cajun too. It’s a hard thing to find done right out here. Have you been to Cedar Hill Kitchen? They’ve got the closest thing going to Texas inspired Cajun and BBQ I’ve had in SF. I’d actually go ahead and say, they have it down.

By: AttF

AttF — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:06:47 +0000

I was only counting people who are still alive, but if we bring in the dead then….Buddy Holly, Waylon Jennings (also a Cricket), Doug Sahm…..

By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable

Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 03:44:17 +0000

Hear, hear.

By: Cranky Old Mission Guy

Cranky Old Mission Guy — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:41:31 +0000

Yep. + Janis Joplin.