how long?
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how long?
i am just curious. how long will i have to live in Texas before i can consider myself a Texan?
because i am moving to Austin in 4 days and need to know these things...
thanks.
because i am moving to Austin in 4 days and need to know these things...
thanks.
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That all depends on where you are moving from...
If moving from louisiana then I'd say give it a month or two and you could be a texan.
oregon or california on the other hand might be just a skosh longer
If moving from louisiana then I'd say give it a month or two and you could be a texan.
oregon or california on the other hand might be just a skosh longer
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I bet there's a really good story behind your jasper/beamont experience...and I bet I want to hear it
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Sorry, it won't be in your lifetime. It will be your grandchildren that can be Texans. The only way you can shortcut this is with a full blown membership to the Texas Cattlemens Association.
My Great Granddad came to Texas in 1882, and I'm the first generation that can legitimately be called a Texan.
Just kidding of course. Austin is a great city if you like city life. I live so far out in the country that my TV runs on propane, so I don't care for the city at all. I've spent way too much of my life working in the Dallas area and commuting to the boonies of NorthEast Texas on the Red River. My kids both left home to go to Austin when it came time for college. They both love Austin.
Austin is clearly the most liberal of Texas cities, but a really neat place.
Welcome to Texas,
Doc
My Great Granddad came to Texas in 1882, and I'm the first generation that can legitimately be called a Texan.
Just kidding of course. Austin is a great city if you like city life. I live so far out in the country that my TV runs on propane, so I don't care for the city at all. I've spent way too much of my life working in the Dallas area and commuting to the boonies of NorthEast Texas on the Red River. My kids both left home to go to Austin when it came time for college. They both love Austin.
Austin is clearly the most liberal of Texas cities, but a really neat place.
Welcome to Texas,
Doc
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well, uh.. i have family that went to Texas in 1880's as well.. i am in the American Cattlemans assoc. though..i do realize that that is NOT the same.. the rest of America and Texas arent the same..
i am going to have to stick to the stupid louisiana redneck thing i guess.. i was hoping to get rid of all that..hahaha
cant wait to get there...
i am going to have to stick to the stupid louisiana redneck thing i guess.. i was hoping to get rid of all that..hahaha
cant wait to get there...
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Isn't that the truth? Southern Louisiana probably should be considered a different country. After all, they even speak a different language. Of course, Texas, by the same definition, is rapidly falling into the same category. At the rate we're going, I expect Spanish to be the most commonly used language in Texas within about six months.
Both of my kids (21 and 25) have learned to speak Spanish fluently and it is a big advantage for them.
Enjoy Austin,
Doc
Both of my kids (21 and 25) have learned to speak Spanish fluently and it is a big advantage for them.
Enjoy Austin,
Doc
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perhaps i am a bit hard headed.. but i refuse to learn spanish. i just dont see where i should have to.. if i want to learn another language it should be because i want to, not because i need to to communicate with other people in my own country..
borders, language, culture....
anyway.. i will not make this political.. i just feel like in America, you need to know english..
anyway.. y'all seem so friendly.. i am ready to go now.. hate that i have to wait till tuesday..
borders, language, culture....
anyway.. i will not make this political.. i just feel like in America, you need to know english..
anyway.. y'all seem so friendly.. i am ready to go now.. hate that i have to wait till tuesday..
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Redneckin,
I agree totally. In the last couple of centuries, millions and millions of non English speaking people have migrated to this country and immediately started learning the language. When in Rome, er, America, do as the Americans do.
Have a great day,
Doc
I agree totally. In the last couple of centuries, millions and millions of non English speaking people have migrated to this country and immediately started learning the language. When in Rome, er, America, do as the Americans do.
Have a great day,
Doc
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well i was listenin' to the radio the other day, and this feller called in a said he was just moved from NY, or NJ or some other yankee state. and asked how long till he was a Texan, the DJ said "Well I been here since 1962, and I reckon I'm gittin' close"
if that give you any idea.
if that give you any idea.