When tourists in the Lone Star State interact with us natives, one of three things might happen. Either they’ll seem genuinely interested (and maybe use “y’all” a few too many times to try and fit in), start talking really slow because they assume you’re stupid, or ask you a bunch of stereotypical questions to get under your skin. If you’ve encountered someone from out-of-state, chances are you’ve heard these 11 questions one too many times by now.
- “Do you really ride your horse to work?”
Flickr/abqtrucker Yeah, and we ride them to the drive-thru, too.
- “Do you live on a farm?”
Flickr/faungg Some of us do. My mom grew up on one and woke up at 4 am to help my grandma milk the cows, churn the butter, etc. But have you ever heard of cities? We have those too, believe it or not - in fact, the 4th largest in the country is located in Texas.
- “You like to go hunting, right? And you own lots of guns?”
Flickr/pocketwiley While it is true that many of us spend the better part of our winters at deer leases, that doesn’t apply to ALL of us. You’ll find plenty of Texas-folk who have never gone hunting a day in their life. And, surprisingly, you’ll find people who don’t own a single firearm, either.
- “Do you see tumble weeds on the road?”
Flickr/denise_rowlands Yep. And armadillos galore, too. We see them when we’re driving our covered wagon through the desert to meet Bonnie and Clyde at the saloon for a little duel at high noon.
- “Is everything fried in Texas?”
Flickr/davehensley Nope, just ALMOST everything. Get it right.
- “Do you own an oil business?”
Flickr/melindo No, Mr. Arizona, I don’t. Do you own a mining business? That’s what I thought.
- “Do you wear a 10 gallon hat?”
Flickr/puuikibeach Uh…do you wear a sombrero or an Abe Lincoln top hat on a daily basis?
- “Why do you think your state is so much better than all the others?”
Flickr/drewtarvin Because it is. Duh.
- “Have you ever seen snow in your entire life?”
Flickr/omayas Believe it or not, it snows somewhere in Texas every single winter. It isn’t a fiery inferno year-round…just most of the year.
- “Are you all just a bunch of dumb hillbillies?”
Flickr/D.Fajio Even if we were, it’s still better than being a Yankee. But we’re not.
- “Does everyone wear cowboy boots?”
Flickr/Claudia Daggett Yes. Absolutely yes.
Have you ever been asked any of these questions? What else have tourists in Texas asked you?
Flickr/abqtrucker
Yeah, and we ride them to the drive-thru, too.
Flickr/faungg
Some of us do. My mom grew up on one and woke up at 4 am to help my grandma milk the cows, churn the butter, etc. But have you ever heard of cities? We have those too, believe it or not - in fact, the 4th largest in the country is located in Texas.
Flickr/pocketwiley
While it is true that many of us spend the better part of our winters at deer leases, that doesn’t apply to ALL of us. You’ll find plenty of Texas-folk who have never gone hunting a day in their life. And, surprisingly, you’ll find people who don’t own a single firearm, either.
Flickr/denise_rowlands
Yep. And armadillos galore, too. We see them when we’re driving our covered wagon through the desert to meet Bonnie and Clyde at the saloon for a little duel at high noon.
Flickr/davehensley
Nope, just ALMOST everything. Get it right.
Flickr/melindo
No, Mr. Arizona, I don’t. Do you own a mining business? That’s what I thought.
Flickr/puuikibeach
Uh…do you wear a sombrero or an Abe Lincoln top hat on a daily basis?
Flickr/drewtarvin
Because it is. Duh.
Flickr/omayas
Believe it or not, it snows somewhere in Texas every single winter. It isn’t a fiery inferno year-round…just most of the year.
Flickr/D.Fajio
Even if we were, it’s still better than being a Yankee. But we’re not.
Flickr/Claudia Daggett
Yes. Absolutely yes.
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