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Originally posted by PurdueGirlie
I'm seriously considering moving to Dallas for grad school. Well, Dallas (SMU) or Denton (UNT).... and I think it's funny because whenever I tell people that, they are shocked. All my friends are like, "But you're a yankee! They'll chew you up and spit you out!"
Just one problem. I am afraid the humidity is going to kill me... and my hair! I hate when my naturally straight hair decides to get a little wavy in really humid weather.
Are there any northerners turned Texans on here? What do you guys think? Was it a big adjustment moving there?
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You've got nothing to worry about.
Mr Adrienne (from the Purdue KA chapter years back) is a converted Boilermaker-now-Texan and he's doing fine. As long as you like the place and the people, you're in.
Re: "Yankee" cracks--I nipped those in the bud years ago. You see, I was born in New Jersey, so we're considered more "Yankeeish" than midwesterners. I politely informed a few naysayers that New Jersey citizens came to Travis' aid at the Alamo seige, and the state flag is on display at the Alamo today for that. Now, if the support and comaraderie of New Jerseyans was good enough for that Texas hero, then it's good enough for any other Texan today. That comment squashes any "Yankee" comments on the spot.
Re: humidity--Dallas is easy, try Houston humidity. I use Sebastian's Molding Mud to keep the frizz under control. NBD.
There is a bit of a culture shock when you move South, but it isn't as much for a Midwesterner as it was for a kid from Sopranos' country. You'll be fine--and you wont' miss the snow nearly as much as you think you will.
Adrienne