I think we can all agree that Texas is far from “normal,” (whatever that means) but the things that make us a little strange are also the things that make us incredibly unique. The other states might not understand, but we don’t have a history of caring too much about their opinions anyway. Here are 13 reasons why Texas is weird…and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
- Our pride is bigger than Texas itself.
Flickr/BrandonLord We might greet people with, “Hi, I’m from Texas. What country are you from?” but it’s not our fault - our state is just that awesome.
- We measure distance in hours, not miles.
Flickr/dgoomany Texas is nearly 900 miles across, so we’d rather know how long it’ll take us to get somewhere rather than how many miles away it is.
- If the ice cream isn’t Blue Bell, we won’t go near it with a 10-foot pole (and we’ll eat it during recalls).
Flickr/criminalintent If listeria is the way I go, at least I’ll be going with a tummy full of deliciousness.
- Tacos are a breakfast food for us.
Flickr/James And we wouldn’t have it any other way.
- We come off as overly friendly sometimes.
Flickr/stuseeger It’s a little thing called Southern hospitality, but y’all northerners wouldn’t know anything about that considering you can’t even hold doors open for people.
- We have our own language.
Flickr/Gregory Morris We’ll speak Texan to you and won’t care if you don’t understand.
- Our chili doesn’t have beans.
Flickr/jamiepetra But we invented chili anyway, so it’s our way or the highway.
- We all drive huge trucks.
Flickr/pnoeric You might be intimidated, but we don’t care.
- We have an…interesting homecoming tradition.
Flickr/henry_huey Nobody knows for sure why our high school girls cover up their beautiful dresses with these atrocities, but they’ll probably keep doing it for the rest of eternity.
- Our everyday footwear of choice is cowboy boots.
Flickr/Claudia Daggett Out to eat? Boots. Shopping trip? Boots. Getting married? Boots.
- High school football isn’t just a sport…it’s a lifestyle.
Flickr/lafayettekiwanis Our Friday night lights are dear to our hearts - even more so than college and professional games.
- We always have to do the most.
Flickr/stevenm_61 You know the saying, “Everything’s bigger in Texas.” It couldn’t be more true, so don’t even think about trying to upstage us.
- Our obsession with Whataburger is borderline unhealthy.
Flickr/minhimalism Sometimes, we even steal our table numbers. We just can’t help it.
Why else is Texas awesomely weird? What quirks about our state make you even prouder to live here?
Flickr/BrandonLord
We might greet people with, “Hi, I’m from Texas. What country are you from?” but it’s not our fault - our state is just that awesome.
Flickr/dgoomany
Texas is nearly 900 miles across, so we’d rather know how long it’ll take us to get somewhere rather than how many miles away it is.
Flickr/criminalintent
If listeria is the way I go, at least I’ll be going with a tummy full of deliciousness.
Flickr/James
And we wouldn’t have it any other way.
Flickr/stuseeger
It’s a little thing called Southern hospitality, but y’all northerners wouldn’t know anything about that considering you can’t even hold doors open for people.
Flickr/Gregory Morris
We’ll speak Texan to you and won’t care if you don’t understand.
Flickr/jamiepetra
But we invented chili anyway, so it’s our way or the highway.
Flickr/pnoeric
You might be intimidated, but we don’t care.
Flickr/henry_huey
Nobody knows for sure why our high school girls cover up their beautiful dresses with these atrocities, but they’ll probably keep doing it for the rest of eternity.
Flickr/Claudia Daggett
Out to eat? Boots. Shopping trip? Boots. Getting married? Boots.
Flickr/lafayettekiwanis
Our Friday night lights are dear to our hearts - even more so than college and professional games.
Flickr/stevenm_61
You know the saying, “Everything’s bigger in Texas.” It couldn’t be more true, so don’t even think about trying to upstage us.
Flickr/minhimalism
Sometimes, we even steal our table numbers. We just can’t help it.
For more state pride, check out 12 Reasons Why Texas Is The BEST State.
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