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Originally posted by Turtlegirl:
I'm not sure what your image of our state is but a lot of people tend to focus on the wild west or small town image.
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Thank you to everyone who replied.....now I have MORE questions!
(Also, I would love to hear what TxTechChiO has to say, being that she must be a Texan!)
I don't really have the "Wild West" image so much in my mind, which is probably surprising. I've asked some Canadians who've been to or lived in Texas for a while, so that has helped my perceptions out a bit. Also, about 10 years ago, I was reading SEVENTEEN magazine and they had a profile on U of Texas at Austin, and oh, how I wish I could have gone there! It looked like such a fun school to go to, with amazing amenities and social activities going on!
I guess my image of Texas is that it is kind of old fashioned in that "the men are men, and the women are women". I've heard this can be good or bad, in some ways I have heard that the attitudes can be kind of sexist against women and I should expect to be called "little lady" or something like that. At the same time, when I think of Texas, I also think of glamour, beauty pageants, big Greek life (along with the Big Hair! LOL!), but also people who are very charming and endearing. Whenever I have met Texans on vacation, I've found them to be so charming!
In any case, I would sure to be curious to live there, if only for a few months.
Also, how would Canadians be received when I say "Hi, I moved here from Canada?"
Would I be thought of as a "Yankee" (being that Canada is north), or just as a Canadian (i.e. igloos, hockey, Mounties, etc.). Just wondering!
[This message has been edited by CutiePie2000 (edited April 12, 2001).]