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9 Reasons Why Texas is DIFFERENT from the Rest of the South
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I emigrated from Switzerland to Texas in 2006. Texas was always more important to me than the USA. I was born in the wrong country and found my right place in Texas.
Glad you made it❤
Welcome👍
We welcome you. Plus Texans are Texans first. Then Americans
my mom was born in Louisiana, but raised in Houston. My brother was born in Louisiana and like me and our other two brothers we lived most of our life in Texas often on and we all call at home. Even though I’m in Oklahoma right now I still consider Texas my home.
If you fit in in Texas, I can understand why they kicked you out of Switzerland.
The stars at night, are big and bright 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 deep in the heart of Texas
You're missing a hand there...
Amen brotha!
@@akhagee4707 It's only 4 claps
👏👏👏👏
@@akhagee4707you sick man
Texas is big enough that it qualifies as its own region.
Texas entered the Union in 1845 with the expectation of dividing into five states, the way the Northwest Territory subdivided into Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Texas can subdivide any time its State Legislature decides, and gain 8 more Senators from its territory. So far, Texans have decided they'd rather stay Texans than be divided into five states that aren't Texas. Although Texas has a huge population of near 31 million, the five states subdivided from the Old (and Cold) Northwest have 48 million, on about the same land area.
It'll never be divided up. It's its own region. Anyone who disagrees is wrong lol
Texas Forever.
Like its Oklahoma neighbor Texas is a fusion of the Great Plains, the Deep South and the Western States, particularly the Mexican border.
Agreed, the whole state is a region in and of itself!
Texas would’ve been one of the largest nations on Earth if it had magically resisted American expansionism
I’m from Texas and I approve of this message.
Ha ha! Love it.
Dallas and Fort Worth, concrete jungle...
haha. I hate Texas in the summer but it is home.
@@CreativeMoments92 General Sherman: "If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent Texas and move to Hell." We are proud of our incredibly hot Summers, and enjoy complaining about it, especially when it's made worse by humidity in the Texas coastal plain. We like to say Texas has 3 seasons: one Spring, two Summers, and one pure Inferno. --You're welcome!. 😅
@@adrianjohnson7920 sounds accurate.
In Texas, we measure driving distances in hours. Like, Tourist: "How far is San Antonio from Houston?" Texan: "About a 4.5 hour drive."
I have a group of friends in other countries and they laugh when I tell them that! 😂 so true
Depends on what side of Houston too. It's massive. West side can get there in 3 hours. But I agree. We'll tell you how long because it's gonna take some time.
Truth. My northeasterner husband would ask how far to a place and I'd answer in hours. Drove him nuts. He wanted to know miles, which may vary depending on the route. But the time will basically be the same.
that's basically the southern thing to do. In Mississippi I never heard anyone give the miles, we only knew the hours.
On Roadtrips, the majority of the roadtrip is spent getting out of Texas lmao.
I had to pause after the “beach“ comment, as I feel the need to explain. Most do not know why the upper Texas coastal beaches are not comparable to most of the regions’ beaches in the world. The reason is the Gulf of Mexico currents run in a counterclockwise direction. The muddy sediment from the Mississippi river is deposited into the gulf and onto the shores along the coastline of Louisiana and the upper half of the coastline of Texas. When you get to Corpus Christi and further south along Island all the way to Mexico, the beaches ARE comparable to other beautiful regions. Geography lesson for those who didn’t know out there.
Yeah, I live in Corpus Christi. You have to go to multiple different beaches to get a good view of Texas and the egg I’ve been to Galveston. It’s obviously awful. But you can’t judge beaches, just on Galveston tbh
I live in Angleton about 15 minutes from the Gulf at Freeport. From time to time I've seen the water that beautiful blue green color but we have the Brazos River that has the red mud that flows into the Gulf when there is a lot of rain that stirs it up and makes it look bad for a while but the fishing is pretty good then... lol
Corpus christi beaches are better than any beach north of Savanah along the east coast.
@@lowbloodprsureI love corpus
The silt is from the many Texas rivers that empty into the gulf
Texas is more than a place, it is a State Of Mind! 71 years here.
Yep. 70 years here 😉
I hope I last that long here. 25 and counting
84 years, born & bred and very proud too
Dallas and Fort Worth, concrete jungle where dreams are made of!
jejeje yea, and some would have a diagnosis for that 'state of mind' I do love thems BBQ tho'!
i am 75 years old and born as a native son of Texas. First of all i want to tell you how wonderful your video was. You did a stellar job and if you aren't a native born Texan ... then you should be! Good work! Keep it up!
Second that motion. (I'm 79)
Y'all remember that old Texas tourism ad "Texas.....it's like a whole other country"?
It's still used.
Texans vacation to other cities in Texas. Lol
@@ryanhouk3560facts lol 😂 😂 😂
@@ryanhouk3560That’s true we do lol!
@@ryanhouk3560literally
As a four time Iraq 🇮🇶 war veteran, former Virginian, North Carolinian and Georgian I’m loving it here in Texas. On my last deployment in 2022 I fell in love with Texas when I saw the mountains in El Paso. I’m waiting to move into my house in Texarkana, Texas where I have 25 acres. I’m planning to explore as much of Texas that I can. I’m also expecting my first daughter who will be born in the great state of Texas and will be the first Texan in my family and I can’t wait to experience all of Texas
Glad to have you @SupaSargeakaQ. Now, it's quite a ways from Texarkana. But I would definitely suggest Big Bend. The national park was amazing. But the drive along 170. From Lajitas to Presidio. Though the state park, along the Mexico boarder was absolutely stunning. 41 years old from Texas. And I never knew we had such beautiful scenery. Hope you enjoy your acreage. And thank you for your service.
@@perrylykins5518 appreciate the greetings and I plan to visit as much of Texas that I can
Welcome to Texas! Thank you for your service. I'm in East Texas, in the pineywoods. Originally From Houston. Congratulations on the little one 😊
@@cheryllthompson5092 thank you. Can’t wait for my little girl to get here and I’m sure she will enjoy being in Texas
@@cheryllthompson5092 I'm in La. but feel right at home in E.Tex.. San Antonio is a really great city & I love the Woodlands & had plenty of fun in Dallas as well. I start to feel a little uncomfortable when the pine trees start thinning out & would probably be cooked in the desert. I always liked the Mesquite BBQ which used to be very popular but now everything is too sweet; honey, molasses, brown sugar. A slight taste is good but I don't want candy when I eat meat.
Told my Mom, when I was 7, that I was moving to Texas. Took me 14 years to get there, and I spent my entire adult life there, from San Antonio to El Paso to San Angelo to DFW. Loved it. Miss it. Job transferred me to Florida. My heart still belongs to Texas.
When someone speaks good on Texas, you will always know you were a part of what made it great 🫡🤠
I love my state of texas around to be a texan
You are still here with us in spirit brother. And you will always have a home and family here!!
Reminds me of Sandy's song from SpongeBob.
What made you love it so much just curious and draw you in so much at such a young age you a cowboy at heart?
Another fun fact. The Texas state capitol building is taller than any capitol building in the country, including the US capitol in Washington DC.
Austin city limits, Austin live music capital of the world, also my new idea Austin NHL, NBA, NFL team
LOUISIANA HAS THE TALLEST STATE CAPITAL BUILDING AT 405 FEET TALL !!!! THE TEXAS STATE BUILDING IS ONLY 302.64 FEET TALL !
CAJUN’S RULE 🎉
I misspoke. I should have said the Texas capitol building is the "largest" in terms of size, not the "tallest". But comparing the two, I would say the Texas building is by far the prettier one though. 🙂
@jeriddian6775 if you're into sand colored buildings
I’ve traveled internationally quite a bit, and no matter where I go everyone who finds out that I’m from Texas is fascinated and has a million questions. One time, a friend of mine from Minnesota and I were in England and Scotland on vacation. Everywhere we went people would ask us where we were from as soon as they heard our American accents. She would say Minnesota, which would get an “oh nice.”As soon as I said Texas, every single person wanted to talk to me about Texas. They wanted to ask me questions. They wanted to tell me if they’ve been here, they wanted to tell me how much they wanted to come. They asked me if things were really bigger. I think you can say that pretty much everybody in the world who has any access to the media is aware of Texas and fascinated by it.
I discovered the same when I visited in-laws in Limerick, Republic of Ireland!
@@loraweems8712!
DAMN RIGHT! TEXAS FOR LIFE! TEXAS FOREVER!😊
Facts 😂💯
I was born September 4,1954 in Buda ,Texas
And I left Texas in the spring of 1974
for Minnesota.
I can't take the 🔥 heat , the poisonous snake's, fire ant's, 🦂 scorpion, brown recluse, etc. in Texas.
Beside I hear that we are going to have a snowy winter.
I can hardy wait & to go ice fishing. 💦 🐠 I enjoy our 4 seasons.
I can hardly wait. ❄
Over the years, Texas should now just be considered TEXAS! It’s own region. We are definitely a unique and extremely diverse state with wonderfully diverse culture and food. One of the most diverse in the US. The amazing mix of indigenous, Mexican, Creole, African, German, Scottish, Irish, Czech, Indian, Vietnamese, Chinese, etc. Just drive around Houston and it’s like driving through countries around the world. Proud to be born and raised here! 🥰
Facts!
houston is the most diverse city on the planet, and also for me, one of the most friendly, its awesome and in my opinion one of the things we should be most proud of.
@@Bigman-hi2neno it's not the most diverse city is Jersey City 😂
Native Houstonian here. I barely recognize the place anymore. We could do with less diversity imo. The cultural cohesion we once enjoyed has been smothered by the incoming waves.
Edit: Don't get me wrong; the variety is cool. It's just so much, so quickly added that the nucleus has been buried.
@@8qk67acq5 @8qk67acq5 Well said. When you often feel like a stranger in your hometown, the influx is too great.
No matter where we live or go as Texans, Texas is in our hearts and minds. ❤
That is so true. No matter where we go as Texans, we will.make our way back to Texas. That feeling is infectious, and even people that visit for too long, end up staying. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’m transplanted from NY. Texas is it’s own region, unlike anywhere else, and Texas pride can’t be understood by those who aren’t Texan. I now consider myself 100% Texan, so I get it!
Well said Texan
We’re glad you got here!
You’re probably actively ruining it
@@Mai-sx3yfOnly if he votes blue
The popular image of Texas is almost completely false. There is great physical and cultural diversity (even among Whites).
Texas is Southern in part, western in parts and all Texas throughout!
Except Austin. Austin is where you live if you hate Texas but have to live here. It prides itself on not being the rest of Texas, and the feeling is broadly mutual.
@@russmitchellmovement That's because Austin was gentrified, of its founding population.
@@russmitchellmovementAustin doesn’t separate itself from Texas, the rest of Texas sets Austin aside because of gentrification + increase of out of state people moving to Austin
Not western but stupid
You sum this up perfectly
FYI - Calling Amarillo & the panhandle of Texas "Western Oklahoma" might get you shot in those areas. 🙂 Calling anything of Texas "Oklahoma" is fighting words to most Texans. Amarillo & Lubbock are "West Texas".
That part of the video was just dumb. Nobody calls the Texas panhandle "Western Oklahoma" except maybe someone from Oklahoma.
And then there's the old joke that goes along with that:
Why doesn't Texas slide into the Gulf of Mexico? Because Oklahoma sucks.
Agreed!
Don't provoke the species.
For real i got pissed and droped a comment on auto response. The disrespect wont be tolerated
I live in Kansas City. If I drove to Winnipeg, Canada it's only 42 miles farther than driving from Amarillo to Brownsville. That's how freaking big Texas is.
Kansas City Missouri or Kansas
@@BlakeAlexander12 Missouri.
Amarillo is still 143 miles from the Texas Oklahoma border.
Just saying.
El Paso is closer to Los Angeles than it is to Dallas.
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In the 1800's when railroads were the choice for long distance travel, there was a saying: "The Sun has riz and the Sun has set and here we is in Texas yet."
After living here about nine years, yes, Texas is its own thing. It blew my mind when I saw school children doing the pledge of allegiance to both the United States and Texas state flags!
@lizwisecarver1756 only state in the union we can fly our flag at the same height as ole glory
A seventh generation Texan here...we love saying "we're our own country", because it was once true. We were The Republic of Texas.
Same here. If I were any more Texan I'd probably be Mexican.
Wish we could be our own country now!!😢
We may have to become our own country.
@@redfields5070 here we go again.
We all wish you were your own, so we could close the borders on Texas and not have to pay for every emergency you never prepared for. Texas is just another Southern welfare state.
Proud Native Texan and really enjoyed you video. You presentation is the most pleasant of any UA-cam channel. Well done Mike!
Texas is not all that. 😂
Mike is the best
Couldn't have said it better.
That mans voice is near as smooth and dulcet as mine.
@@JohnLee-db9ztit’s definitely all that and much better than your state
I'm a Texan born and raised. You did an outstanding job covering The Lone Star State. It is one big chunk of this Great Country.
I’m an old born and bread Texan. I’m 70 years old. I’m still thankful I was raised in Texas.
Born & bred
"To be born Texan is to have won the lottery of Life."
I have always told people what makes you a Californian for Floridian (or any other state) is being born there, what makes you Texan is your attitude!
There's 2 kinds of Texans, those who were born here, and those who got here as soon as they could.
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Absolutely right! Some of the very best Texans came here -- many from Tennessee and a lot of those died at the Alamo and Goliad.
What makes you Texan is the bulshit
Ummm, no. Some of you Texans by attitude lean too far into TX stereotypes or preconceived ideas about TX.
That's a stretch....
In HEB there are Texas shaped tortilla chips, Texas shaped hamburger patties, Texas shaped UPC codes, etc. Hilarious!
@@zerozero9085 I love those chips
And don't forget the various places that you can find TX-shaped waffles. They just taste better with that shape!! LOL
I worked for H‑E‑B for almost 11 years
IIRC, recently HEB was one of the most popular grocery chains in the US, and it's only in Texas and MEXICO!😅
I own a Texas shaped cake pan. That got a lot of use when my kids were little!
I live in Texas (San Antonio, Tx) . If I travel south towards the rio Grande Valley coming back when I come up to the checkpoint when they ask me, " Are you a United States citizen " I kindly reply no " I'm a Texan"😂
😂 Same 😂
AMEN!! LOVE IT!!!!
amen fellow Texan
“Soy Tejano, putos!!” 😂
Good one!
As a recent Midwest transplant to the the Austin area. I've lived in the deep south, dirty south, Yankee mid-north.I lived in Denver. Grew up in Northern ,Mo.Texas is amazing. Don't let the politics fuel you. The people are amazing. I have been here for two years. I love thos place. The only undesirable people are on the news screen, and have political ambition.
As a Texan, I appreciate the blunt and honest description of Texas. I've noticed a lot of people hone in on the more exaggerated aspect of Texas, but you kept it straight and honest. Thank you.
... definitely got the new california section right! XD
It's painful to see man! I love my texas😭😭😭 I don't want to see people try to change it
I'm from East Texas, by the LA border and we say that's where the South begins.
Facts to me the south is and has always been everything east of Houston the southwest is everything west of Houston
It begins somewhere west of fort worth. Dallas fits in Arkansas nicely
Yep. Tyler is the edge. Everything west of that is not south.
I'm from Alabama and when I cross Louisiana I'm still in the south. It ain't till you cross Dallas or San Antonio till you leave.
@@UrbanOutlaw713The I35 corridor+Houston IS Texas. Not the south or southwest.
As a Tennessean, may I just say I love Texas!!!
Nice! From Texas, and have been to Tennessee multiple times and they have a lot in common actually.
Gimme ah T for Texas and a T for Tennessee - actually close states in brotherhood
Where did the volunteers volunteer to?
back atcha, volunteer
Im confused…..
Ive been to Texas….
Im from
chicago currently live in NYC .
Im not trying to be funny…..but what part exactly did you love??
I found Houston to be a flat unattractive city filled w strip malls. And no Museums, culture etc
Texas is Texas, as God intended
I've lived throughout the south for most of my life (Lexington, Atlanta, Raleigh-Durham, and DFW) with the last 28 years spent in the DFW area. I think one of the main reasons Texas is considered part of the south goes back to it being one of the Confederate States of America, aka, the Old South. It truly is the state where southern culture and southwestern culture collide and blend. The Hispanic influence here cannot be understated.
On the flip side of that, Maryland & Delaware wasn't Confederates, yet people try to force them onto the South. True southerners don't acknowledge the imaginary Mason-Dixon Line, only natural borders like the Ohio & Potomac rivers.
Most definitely this is true but what is not understood most of these Mexicans just came in the last 20 years from running across the border and then also come here and having a bunch of babies. This Mexican influence has not always been Dallas. When I was growing up Dallas was majority white and black. And Dallas is still mainly a segregated City segregated City with the majority of the blacks on the southern side of it. This is where you will find southern people and Southern Culture and food. Dallas is one of the fastest growing places in the country and when you have all of these people moving from all over the country is hard to keep your Southern Roots. As a matter of fact transplants outnumber native Dallas people. In my eyes Dallas is the South and will always be that because that's what I was raised up in and as I stated if you go to the southern parts of Dallas a lot of it is still Southern and the South
Also Texas is considered the south because if you go east of Dallas and north of Houston this area looks like and feels like anywhere else in the south which is the Deep South
@@labaroncharles1958 Yes that area does, but it's the smallest geographic portion of TX. Since the majority of TX has a southwest feel, that's the region it belongs to; majority rules.
@MoneyC225 if you cut off the eastern part of Texas that is southern it would be about the same size as south Carolina or Louisiana. Texas is a large state that transfers into a different region. The blood that made Texas is southern. My family comes out of East Texas from slavery. My mother and great grandmother picked cotton in in East Texas. As a matter of fact most of Texas native black population migrated out of East Texas into Dallas and Houston. We are Southerners. That's the culture we practiced and were raised up in. Dallas TX Houston TX and East Texas is the South. Can't nobody tell me anything different.
The "mountains" in the Texas Panhandle are mesas and canyons. I live in the Texas Panhandle where the elevation is 3,200ft, my son lives down by Austin at 500ft. We are the prairie and they have lakes, known to flood but everything is green. We get the weather coming off the mountains of Colorado and it can be brutally cold with a wind that cuts through your soul, down there they have mild winters. The weather is as diverse as the wonderful people that live here. We are the Texas Panhandle, I've never heard it called anything else.
It really baffles me because linguistically(or should I say "accentually"?).. people from Dallas are speaking more "southern" than the people from Nashville.. Also you'll hear the people from Dallas say "y'all" more often than the people from Nashville or Atlanta(even less in Charlotte).. So Dallas should be the capital of the South since linguistically the people are more southern than any other Southerners(also Florida isn't a southern state linguistically but central Florida it's like a blending of the Upper Midwest and the Deep South while southern Florida is like a blending of the Northeast, the Upper Midwest and the Deep South).. Many people from Nebraska, North-South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were being the transplants in central Florida at the same time where the Deep Southerners were spreading from the Florida's panhandle into the central parts of Florida(they also intermarried with each other and had kids with each other and that's why their accent sounds like it's a blending of the Upper Midwestern and the Deep Southern).. Also don't forget than New Yorkers, Pennsylvanians, New Jerseyans have been recently invading Florida's southernmost parts(at least starting from 1950s).. That's why they say "sneakers" around Miami areas instead of "tennis shoes"..
That's not Southern bud, That's Texan. We have our own way of talking. We do not sound like any of the other southern states.
@@DaBadGuyCR Really? Linguistic study said that it is "southern" when you combine the "twang", "drawl" and "panhandle" accents.. People from Houston are going through a neutralization while oddly people people Dallas are more "southern" than people from Nashville when they're talking.. Also people from Kentucky aren't truly Southerners because they speak with no southern accent at all.. So the "doubtful" Southernerns are Floridians and Kentuckians(also might be Virginians too).. While the younger whose accents are neutralized are Tennesseeans(especially those dwelling Nashville), North Carolinians(and South Carolinians too), Georgians(especially those dwelling Atlanta) and Texas(especially those dwelling Houston, Austin and San Antonio).. Also the settlement patterns were "unique" because people who came to Dallas areas were mostly from Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky while people who came to Houston areas were mostly from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.. And this is why the accents were derived from those settlers(also people who settled Oklahoma were mostly from Arkansas and Tennessee too).. While Oklahoma is a bit unique because it's a mix of Midwestern and Southern(nowadays people are talking neutral like those found in Kansas and Nebraska).. So Texas is like a mix of Southern & Mexico.. While these are three "doubtful" Southern states namely are Kentucky, Florida and Oklahoma.. Texas is Southern but mixed with Mexico.. So I hope Dallas would be the capital of the south though(not because they sound more southern than the people from Nashville or Atlanta).. but because culturally it was shaped by the Southerners from Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky.. Also economically it is the most thriving out of all major southern cities.. So yeah that was all my opinion bud.. and you guys say "y'all" more often than Tennesseeans right? Also you guys are saying "pin" instead of "pen" just like people from Arkansas or Louisiana.. that's why I believe the study because it is a southern accent.. Houston and Jacksonville(Florida) are going through the same thing.. yep.. neutralization.. but again even though they're speaking with a general American accent.. I still can guess where they are from because accentually sometimes their southern-ness comes out.. While you can't even tell if someone from Austin(the younger people) just like the case that you can't even tell if someone from Tennessee.. BUT! You also can! Even they're speaking neutral sometimes you can hear they're saying "pen" as "pin", "went" as "wint" and the word "literally" is more often pronounced as "litrally" instead of "liderally".. I watched "Kara and Nate" channel and at a glance of my hearing.. I didn't even know they're from Nashville but.. When they say "when" and "win".. I immediately checked their bio channel and yes they're from Tennessee(Nashville).. Also the study said that people from Nashville aged 25-45 are speaking neutral.. and yeah let's just consider that Austin is the same.. And this is wild because Nate's parrents sound REALLY southern while it's weird seeing their son(Nate) speaking neutral.. This is why you're going through a weird situation in Tennessee(Nashville) and Texas(Houston, Austin and San Antonio).. where the youngers are speaking neutral while the elders(aged 50+) are speaking southern.. this is called a neutralization.. While it is odd that Dallas seems like it's not going through a neutralization.. I don't know why even though it is the most populous city(the metro).. But many of the folks are stull speaking southern(you can even compare them with the people from Arkansas).. Also not only in the South though.. People from North Jersey, New York City and Long Island are losing their accents too! Also people from Boston nowadays started pronouncing their r's.. this is why many regional accents are dying due to neutralization.. I've read this.. "people from Georgia sound less 'southern', people from Texas sound less 'twangy' and people from Massachusetts start pronouncing their r's".. You do know what "southern twang" right? Texan isn't a southern drawl but rather a southern twang.. Also this feature is more commonly found in eastern pats of Texas like Dallas, Houston and Austin.. Less common in San Antonio.. while barely common in El Paso and Amarillo.. Also you guys have a large Hispanic community by why you guys can't pronounce "Llano" and "Amarillo" correctly? It's supposed to be "Yano" and "Amariyo" because the double L equates to Y sound.. So the pronunciation of those Spanish place names are Southernized/Americanized.. the main things why Texas is doubtfully a southern state are its size and its demographic.. but the way the speak isn't.. because it is a southern accent(according to linguistic study).. and it's mainly found in eastern half of Texas(note this that I say eastern half instead of ALL parts of Texas).. because it is where the settlement of the Southerners began.. they were bringing up their various accents too and implemented it on their next generations(their descendants).. while something has been changing since 1970s.. the neutralization that began in major cities.. Houston are still going through the process of it while I think Dallas may finish it more late.. Nashville, Atlanta, Charlotte and Jacksonville have finished the process though.. let's see how people from Dallas talk in the future.. And like I said even they're trying to hide their "original" accent.. I can still hear their Southern-ness when they're talking.. so yeah it's not that "general".. While it might be that southern folks will create their own "new" accents in the future where they all may speak a general American accent.. but it is a general American accent from the South(or they might even call it "general Southern")..
@@DaBadGuyCROne thing to add.. He adds Maryland and Delaware.. Geographically.. those can be southern but culturally and accentually.. those are Mid-Atlantic(Virginia too).. Here's my opinion.. Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey are all Mid-Atlantic.. Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin are all Eastern Midwest.. Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and and Nebraska are all Central Midwest.. Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota are all Upper Midwest.. While Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi are all East Southern.. Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma are Central Southern.. While Florida on its own.. Also Texas is a hybrid Mexican-Southern(culturally) and Oklahoma is a hybrid Native-Southern(culturally).. And I grouped them by their speech/accents, culture and geography.. Also Washington DC is a "specialized" Maryland basically..
That's becuase texas is southern. They were part of the confederacy. They fought to have slaves and even went to war against Mexico to be allowed to bring slaves before it join the union
@@DaBadGuyCR
We literally sound like Tennessee, Arkansas, and Kentucky people. We have Upland South roots and linguistics. East Texas is Deep Southern drawls.
Sure we have variations, but so does other Southern states. USA is diverse
Great video.
Texas has a rich, interesting history.
I'm a native Texan but lived in North Carolina and Maryland for a brief time in the 70s.
I came back to Texas and never left again.
This is the first one of these types of videos I've watched from start to finish and completed appreciated. The content was relevant. The presentation was nicely paced. Great voice. BTW - I've lived in Texas for the vast majority of my 57 years and learned SEVERAL facts from you. Nice work, sir.
Well said
I was driving with a friend from Alabama going to see my parents on the Texas gulf coast and he noticed how cars would get on the shoulder and let traffic behind them pass. He asked what they were doing and I told him letting faster traffic pass. I even did this later in our trip and he was losing his mind yelling we were going to get a ticket! I couldn’t help but to laugh. I took for granted that in other states that doing this was illegal. Technically it’s illegal in Texas but it’s not really enforced. After all we are the friendly state!
Its funny how the basic consideration of not forcing people to stack up behind you and grind their gears is something other folks are actually afraid to do. That's some bassackward thinking to me. It's just so natural around washington county that it never occured to me it could be illegal. I mean the fm roads are a single lane in each direction, speed limit is 70 and there's hills and curves obscured by trees. Are you seriously going to force a fellow motorist to pass in oncoming traffic under those conditions?
@@CtrlAltRetreat I have relatives in TN. They do the same in a lot of the state.
Maybe somebody can correct me, but I was told that in Texas it is legal to drive on the shoulder as long as the shoulder has a white line painted along its left side. Can anyone confirm this?
@@randykelso4079 I’ve lived in Texas my whole life and I always thought driving on the shoulder to let others pass was legal. However, I was pulled over once for doing this for a cop and imagine my surprise when the red and blues went on. I didn’t get a ticket but I was informed that it actually is illegal and that most law enforcement kind of look the other way when people do it.
Never forget, REMEBER THE ALAMO. Being a good person and loving your neighbor. Independent of government hand outs, and hard working. That’s any Texan I know
pure fiction mate, pure fiction.
The Texans always remember the Alamo, but it was a slaughter because of poor leadership. William Travis was responsible for all of the deaths and loss at the Alamo. They were ordered to leave the indefensible position but chose to stay and die. Why don't Texans celebrate the battle of San Jacinto more? San Jacinto was one of the greatest military victories in history which was the culmination of one of the most successful military campaigns of all time led by Sam Houston. Why not REMEMBER SAN JACINTO?
@@aaronkcmoshort answer is because we won only 9 Texans were killed at San Jacinto where as 189 were killed defending the Alamo.its A lot easier to rally behind the defense than the offense therefore we have remember the Alamo and remember the goliad
@@ZacharySinha appreciate it. my wife's family is from Texas, or New Lower (or Lesser) Oklahoma as i like to call it. I give them crap about it all the time. this is the best answer i've heard so far.
@@aaronkcmo Right on.
When my family was briefed on living in another country, we were not to say we were Americans but to call ourselves Texans because of the attitudes toward Americans and Texans was so different.
When I worked in Nigeria, complete strangers would ask if I was from America. I simply replied “no, Texas”. That always would bring a huge smile to their face and they were always eager to engage in conversation with me. They said that “people from Texas were more nice that the rest of America”. I can agree with that. I went to a shop in the Lagos International airport. The shop owner made his friend get out of the chair he was in and insisted that I sit there with him and talk. We had an interesting conversation for quite a while.
Best birthday gift. A video drop from mileage Mike about Texas.
If the country drawl is the primary language, grits are the preffered breakfast food and you see rebel flags daily, Yes no doubt about it!, you are in the south.
Great video bro. Im a native new yorker but have lived in GA (south) and AZ (west) and my bro lives in TX and its def got its own unique vibe.
Georgia is east on the Atlantic , southeastern to be precise. How is Arizona “west “ but is on the same parallel as GA, but GA is south 🤡.
New Yorkers logic, “nothing south of the state is on the East coast”. This is coming from a DC/MD native now in GA
@@neox9369 dude look at a map... its something you may not have gone over yet in school but its called "geography" you should really look into it.
@@neox9369because it’s both the one in the same point(s) that it’s referring to north vs south states around confederacy and the states out west or on west coast weren’t states yet or were most brand new and also / and so, weren’t apart of confederacy- and that the first states of U.S. were along the east coast - and Virginia was the separating line between north vs south states in those original states along the east coast .. every state that came after, was quite literally ‘west’ of that
No doubt
When my daughter and I visited the Republic of Ireland, ( in 2021) we noticed several things that are mentioned in this video.
First; we went on a couple of group tours, and whenever someone asked the group where folks were from, you would hear, "Greece", or "Germany", or even, "The US". Without even thinking, Carolyn and I said,"Texas!"
The response to this would usually be, "Oh, I love Texas! I want to visit Austin!" And at this point, we'd usually say, "Austin is the LEAST 'Texas' of all Texas!
I live in a small town up near Wichita Falls, in Texoma.
Although born in Austin (her dad was stationed there), Carolyn currently lives in New Braunfels, just south of San Antonio.
And here's another list for you: although Texas has many lakes, only one, Caddo Lake, is natural (not man-made). And 5 of the largest surface-area lakes in the US are in Texas (or on the border): Toledo Bend, Sam Rayburn, Texoma, Falcon, and Livingston. (Lake Amistad is #53).
You can fit 10 European Countries within the borders of Texas.
It's a shorter distance between London, England and Paris, France (295 miles) than London and Paris, TX (363 miles)!
Thanks for this list!
I grew up in Georgia and Houston so I always recognized Texas as the South because the areas I was in always resembled closer to the Deep South than any other part of Texas. Now when you go West of Houston then it definitely doesn’t resemble the South at all
@@KVZY713 thank I’m arguing with people from Dallas trying to tell them that’s not the south only the eastern half of Texas is actually southern
It's not called Oklahoma, it's called the Texas panhandle.
It also doesn't look like Oklahoma. Way flatter and more arid than even western Oklahoma. And Oklahoma doesn't really have anything resembling the canyon country. The only place in Oklahoma that looks like the Texas panhandle... is the Oklahoma panhandle.
Oh yeah that map hurt to look at, and he entirely forgot about the hill country just to make a california joke with Austin
Lived in Amarillo since 1974 - I've never heard the phrase "West Oklahoma"! North West Texas (yes, that is north of north Texas) and the Texas High Plains are synonymous with the Texas Panhandle.
@@jsverner LOL you’re right, I live in the D/FW area, which is north Texas. Didn’t realize y’all called the Panhandle North West Texas. That’s cool.
Excellent video! Great narration. I am a Texan and though we love our southern brothers and sisters, we are not southern. There are many southern influences here as there should be but the only way to describe this very unique State, region and people are TEXAN! God Bless Texas.
You cannot speak for everyone in the state if you are from the East part of Texas you are Southern but if you are speaking on the state as a whole then noit is a mix of things
I am a fourth generation Texan and am so proud of it. Born in Dallas in 1947 and all 6 of my 7 children were born in Dallas with my oldest being born in Irving. I would not be happy living anywhere else. I am TEXAN until the day I die and then will rest in Texas soil in the town my great-grandparents helped to found and settle…..Irving. I love Texas!
We moved to Utah for 3 years back in the early 90s. Not a bad place, but I was so glad to get home where people understood me.
Baylor Hospital, that’s my hospital too
Born in Texas, lived here currently 50 years. My daddy is Oklahoman and my mama is Okie. I respect my past that grew up in hard times. There are lines that tie us together ❤️
@@kriztenhogue7932 -- At 72, I'm a fourth-generation Texan. My paternal-great- grandmother was born in Chappell Hill, Washington County, Texas in 1841.
Moved to Texas from New York 18 years ago, and I love it here!
Im from Louisiana i always did love Texas
Texas' land diversity means it's all of them. South, southwest, plains, Piney woods of East Texas and coastal. We have it all. Our history is reflected in the six flags of Texas. Our food is a blend of Mexican and Texas influences with some German food and Louisiana gumbo. Our economy is very diverse too. Not just oil, gas and beef but technology, manufacturing too. Texas exports more goods out of its ports than any other US port. We are the leading exporter of goods to other nations. Our taxes are low so many companies move here. It's a business friendly state. Texas' official motto is "Friendship". And football in Texas ....it's a religion on Friday nights. Great video Mike! Really enjoy your youtube channel.
Port status varies between 3rd and 1st with 3rd being a little more common. 2022 was record breaking. My dad worked at the Port Terminal RR. As a kid, pre-hyper security, we often visited the Port. Pretty cool place, though my dad always said the rats at night were the size of a small dog. At the Manchester office, they would shoot at them.
Fun fact about the lone star. It became a symbol of justice and pride when it was first worn by the famed Texas Rangers. The original Ranger badges were stamped on a cinco peso coin, hence the name cinco peso badge. The lone star symbolized the enduring fight Texans had to be free and a beacon to other states as the lone state in the fight against Mexico for its freedom.
When your in Texas look behind you
Cause that's
Where the rangers
Gonna be
* during the Civil War,...soldiers would carve a "star" on the bottom of their wooden boot heels to let federal troops know they were there...
You did a good job describing my great state. Thank You. We are not Southern. WE ARE TEXAS!
Texas was part of the confederacy and it’s the reason Juneteenth exist. It’s the south the end.
Texas fought With the South, not For the South.
“Texas. It’s a whole ‘nother Country.” Several years ago we were flying back to Austin from the east coast and at the Orlando airport we met a couple from NYC (newly retired) also flying to Austin just to visit Chip and Joanna Gains sites in Waco. When we deplaned in Austin I was the first to proudly welcome them to “The Republic of Texas!” Don’t Mess with Texas.
A proud native Austinite and Texan.
Austin ain’t Texas. Sorry bud, but you’re in the cesspool of the motherland.
We may have to eject Austin to New York or California.
Great video! We lived in Texas several years. Had to leave to help family. I really miss it. I think about it every day.
From Texas but I live in SC currently. Really enjoying your content Mr. Mike. Thank you for the work you did in you career as well helping to build the infrastructure in our great country!!!
edit: Oklahoma is just North Texas, we gotta re-annex it!!!
Oklahoma can have little-d, but Fort Worth stays in Texas. Poor Fort Worth; having its name tarnished by being lumped in with little-d. I know many from Fort Worth who refuse to call it dFW because they're furious with being liked with a horrible city. Their words. Not mine. However, I agree. The most overrated city in the country, if not the continent, is little-d.
Yall better check yourselves - Last time Oklahoma and Texas fought a battle it ended in a loss
Agree that 90% of Okies would rather be Texans. Notice any Okie or New Mexican always mentions having having lived in TX?
To be frank, you can draw a line north from El Paso to the CO border and 80% of territory east of that line is inhabited by Texans too. There's also a streak of Texas up the CO/OK and CO/KS border.
They may get their nose out of joint at seeing these truths in print, but hide and watch who comes knockin on our door if TEXIT occurs. 😮😊
@@bbqbros3648Oklahoma stands no chance against Texas
Naw, man, they got them some problems up there. We have enough goin' on in Dallas without taking on Oklahoma's meth issues, schools, and the rezzes.
Great video. Texas is its own state with no other labels attached. I believe it takes a knowledge of being in Texas and the other southern states to really grasp why Texas is it’s own.
Texas is its own country. We are Texans first.
🎉Remember the Alamo from Florida!😎
The FBI is watching you 😂
@@parthn-musicforwork4789the FBI is watching all of us, including you.
Texan first, Remember the Alamo
Remember the Alamo and Remember Goliad.
I'm a Texan.... Texas happens to be part of the US, but I am a Texan first. My wife is from New Zealand, and she didn't know what I meant by that when we first met, but after 7 years of marriage....she is happy to be called a Texan now lol
We should create passports !
I 2nd that lol!! @bryancooper1502
True that brother…how Texas goes, I go….if she chooses to stand alone, then so be it
@@atexascabron7328 yessir! My family has been in Texas since before it joined the union. They came over on the Mayflower and then a few generations later they made their way to southeast Texas.
I am from Texas. This was a very thorough video. Good job!!
As a consultant I traveled many place in the USA. I also worked in Canada, England and Mexico. The only place where I was never asked questions about Texas was in Mexico.
Living in DFW, it’s really crazy how two separate urban areas sprawled so large they’ve combined to become (as we now refer to the total area) a metroplex. It’s kind of funny going from the Dallas side into the Fort Worth side, there is a notable difference between the sides, honestly. It takes over two hours to cross the edges of DFW from furthest points in either direction.
Dallas and Ft. Worth get along like two distant cousins. Close but very distinct.
@@firstnamerequiredlastnameo3473 I agree! It’s just funny to see the change cross like Irving, Grand Prairie or the HEB area
@@Ce13stialBunny Weatherford to Rockwall is about an hour and a half with no traffic. And you are still in DFW.
@@BrendenFriers I’d say more like Weathford to Terrell and Waxahachie to Denison for DFW proper, and then even after that there’s cities close enough to either you get still get to them within a reasonable amount of time. Like Mineral Wells, Celeste, all those suburbs of suburbs still in the huge area. It’s a long drive with heavy traffic.
I love the tension between Dallas and Fort Worth LOL especially with the Fort Worth mascot, the panther being originated from a bitter Dallas resident
Coming from Los Angeles, I absolutely love everything that Texas is
What’s funny about Texas is I’m actually a Missouri (the “southern” part) transplant and my driveway in Texas to my mom’s is 800 miles ENE, but I can drive due SSE for 800 miles and still be in Texas.
So true! Sounds like you're probably familiar with US 83 which runs 906.5 miles and is actually the longest stretch of one highway in the state.
@@boomerbear7596 I’ve actually been pretty much all the way across US 83 starting at I-94 near Sterling, North Dakota and ending at Carrizo Springs, Texas. Didn’t quite make it all the way to Laredo.
zoinks, Scoob! crazy
Your user name is actually funny 😂😂😂. I’m curious to know why you hate Cali?
@@FitBabe
The same reason EVERYONE hates CA…Americans are ashamed of that wicked, libtard state.
I moved to TX over 30 years ago. I planned on traveling across the U.S. but there was something about Texas…I found home. And I married a 5th generation Texan. God bless Texas ❤
Lol I’m 4th generation and was so happy when Jesus sent me a wonderful Idahoan man to marry. Almost broke his mama’s heart, though, because she knew after he married a Texan he’d probably never move back to Idaho.
@@makeminetexas3494that’s hilarious! 😂
Texas used to be its own country from 1836 to 1846. And it still acts like it is. There’s even a class titled Texas history where 7th graders have to take and pass a state test to pass to 8th grade.
I remember Texas history lol I found out my family was a part of it. But the founders originated from the South. My family migrated from North Carolina and Tennessee into Texas in the 1830s.
1845
Great timing for this video. I’m moving from PA to Texas next month.
Welcome to Texas Jerry. If you are moving to the Houston area, me and my real estate team would be honored to help you find a place to live. Let me know and "GET TO KNOW PERRENOT!"
Welcome! My best friend that lived in Houston for a while is from PA & returned there several years ago to take over his dad's job. There are many people that moved here from PA during the economic recession of 2008 & during the shutdown of 2020. So you'll find some people with things in common with you here.
Welcome to Texas!
@@UTHookEmHorns73How does you being from the same state, have anything to do with being kindred or having “things in common “…..the stupidity
Welcome to Texas. So many positives. I Moved here a year ago, still friendly people here. Most of my neighbors in this 10ish year old subdivision are from other states. Traffic, but nothing like the west coast. One difference is: Texas spends multi-millions improving the roads that everyone will use, California wastes millions on a train few will use. Unless you want to travel from Merced to Bakersfield...Yet they continue.
That's really good. The burgeoning Asian population *also* means that not only does the average Texan mix and match words and slang in ways that folks from other regions often don't (excepting official Spanglish in the American SW), but the food culture has a LOT of fusion and hybrids running along. One local favorite until Covid closed its doors near here in DFW was "Taco Naan." With lots of South Asian, Korean, and Vietnamese in the blend along with Tex-Mex, bbq, and soul food, it's stupid-common to find some random Mom-and-Pop with totally unexpected hybrid cuisines running around -- not hipster cafes, but real legit Mom'n'Pops in any random neighborhood gas station.
I can definitely attest to this. There are plenty of asian fusion mom & Pops here in Houston as well. There is a large Chinese, and Vietnamese population here. We even have our own little china town close to Bellaire.
@@brandondaugherty1620
And a substantial Korean population.
Houstonian here with Pacific Islander in-laws, on top of our already mix mashed food cultures. Our Thanksgivings do not dissappont!
Found a Japanese Ramen joint that had a chicken fajita Ramen, that had a roasted corn topping. It was pretty good.
@@texmex8220
One of our local Vietnamese phó restaurants is serving smoked brisket phó.
If this video were to be an hour I would still love it! Great video. I am a Texan born and raised. As I traveled while in the Army overseas, believe it or not those folks know about Texas. They always asked me do you ride a horse everywhere you go? I still laughed when I think of my time stationed overseas. Great information. I look forward to more states.
Glad you mentioned our concrete. Few realize this!
As a native life long Texan I think you did a great job on this video. The whole time I’m sitting here (in the Piney Woods) saying “East of Big Sandy is the south brother!!” And finally you showed that division very accurately. 👍🏼
Gilmer here, He did a great job on this video for sure!!
What’s Big Sandy?
@@MySiamesedreams TINY town Texas.. 🤣🤣... next door to Gilmer. (Same county as Gilmer, which is is the county seat of Upshur County.) ***Gilmer is also: TINY town Texas 🤣🤣
~edit: We have approx. 5 red lights on the one main "hwy" that runs through Gilmer...
I haven't been to BS in a while, but my bestie is a Sgt. at the P.D. there.... I THINK they have 2, maybe 3 red lights.... but they are closer to an Interstate than I am 🤦♀️🤣~
@@MySiamesedreamsit's a town NE of Tyler.
I would have gone with Marshall.
As a Texan, i consider texas as both south and its own culture with a lot of people having a southern accent and culture with its own texan twist, making it more unique in my opinion
El paso is closer to L.A. than Houston right ?
I'd say you might be ok saying that for SE Texas, but not really there either. I'm a native Houstonian, & have traveled the South tons to times. Even Houston isn't Southern anymore. It's the most diverse city in the USA, & as such, it's got a different feel to ot than the South.
Texas ain't the real South
@@UTHookEmHorns73Atlanta is the same and it’s the same
there's no such thing as the real south. Either is the South or it's not. Texas is not the Deep South or should I say Dallas and Houston but they are the South. If you go east of Dallas in north of Houston you are in the Deep South
Texas is Texas! In Texas people speak their mind in the South people hold their peace. I think that's the biggest difference
That's why they say, "everything is big in Texas, even our attitude.
Southerners may hold their "peace", but we Texans hold our "piece".
No matter where you go, you can always tell a Texan. You just can't tell us much!😂
Lol I just got back from Virginia and trust me people knew immediately! We are definitely a proud people lol
Generational Texan here. Love the video! ❤ But we don't BBQ with ANY sauce! We're Texas!😂 We let the beef "speak." Dry Rub Country, Baby!
Latino influence cannot be overstated. I grew up eating enchiladas, tamales, and raspas in the Summer (snowcones). Around Easter, our moms would be pissed because of us breaking cascarones (confetti eggs) with glitter over each other's heads. 😂Most of our families are mixed with White and Latino or Black and Latino from at least the past 2 generations. So, my kid down. My husband is TexMexican❤. We're San Antonians, where Mexicans make up the majority.
You're both right about the BBQ, but you're more right. Central Texas BBQ is all about the meat and generally only uses simple dry rub, and it's the greatest BBQ in the world. But East Texas BBQ does use a sweet tomato-based sauce. It's not bad, but it's nothing special. And of course, with your TexMexican husband, I don't have to tell you about South Texas BBQ (it's great stuff...)
@@SongySan debatable on the meat claim, its absolutely the greatest bbq in the world and i am 100% proud of that as someone from the austin area, but i do love to slather my brisket or pork in some stubbs to just get that full meal experience
@@kiyoraka3537 Central Texas BBQ doesn't use sauce as a glaze while cooking the meat. Not the brisket. Not the chicken or turkey. Not the beef or pork ribs. Not the sausage. None of it. It's simply not a feature of the style, and that's not debatable, it's a fact. Some places like Smitty's in Lockhart don't even offer sauce on the side. But most places do offer sauce on the side, and some of it is really good. But proper Central Texas BBQ doesn't need sauce to be enjoyed.
@@SongySanFACTS
Tamales for Christmas!
North , South, East, West
It's Texas. Tornados are destructive💔Floods💔Frozen Freeze💔Wild Fires💔 it's Hurricane,It's Cold, it's Hot, it's Windy, it's Eagles, It's Rainy,it's
Bluebonnets, Wild Life, It's Texas. The Lone Star State.
It's TEXAS❤.
It isn't for everyone...only the tough can live here and be tempered by the summer heat.
@@davidslone9776 you're calling me tough for being born here? XD
Texas: Wear a t-shirt and carry a jacket and umbrella with you. In the Texas pan handle winter, you can get hit by blowing snow and sand at the same time. In parts of west Texas, rain has to be imported.
@@firstnamerequiredlastnameo3473 So many floody days in Houston, I wanna send y'all rain. Honestly, those empty old pipelines should be put to use to redistribute some of the excess.
@@davidslone9776 it helps to be stupid. You'll swallow whatever your governor says, even as he gets rich from corruption and you die from lack of services
Another Fun fact. USA power grid is split 3 ways. East, West, and Texas.
Good job mike. Texans in public schools also have two years of Texas History (4th & 7th grade)
And college degrees require Texas government and in some cases, Texas history.
You’re damn right we do.
I don't know about y'all but I grew up in a very conservative school district and never said a "Texas" pledge of allegiance.
Born and raised Texan til moving out of state couple of years ago, and I still remember my Texas history classes. Loved it. So I thought my son would learn about CO state history his 7th grade year. Nope. I was a bit shocked and disappointed. I don't think other states have a state history year like TX.
Can take the girl out of Texas but can't take Texas out of her heart. Texas Proud!!
Great video. I was born in Virginia , but lived in TEXAS for nine years. Living there was great ... REALLY LOVE TEXAS !!! 😎😎😎
This was amazing. Thank you! I am a proud Texan and you captured the state incredibly well sir. Bravo.
I'm from San Antonio, my husband's from Austin. We lived in Corpus Christi for a few years, and now we live in Grapeland, Texas. We've traveled some and still love our home state.
As someone born and raised in Texas, these are all things we just learn and inherently know growing up in Texas. Texans are just as patriotic about being Texans as they are about being American.
Edit: Those throwaway lines about "Western Oklahoma" and "New California" were hilarious. Nicely done, sir. And although it doesn't make sense looking at the state as a whole, most of us refer to the DFW area and north to the Oklahoma border as "North Texas", mostly what you called "The Great Plains" at 13:48. But I think we call it "North Texas" because it's generally the most northern of all the major population areas in the state. And you're absolutely right about Fort Worth being "where the West begins," and although that culture remains an integral part of the persona for the tourism draw, it's certainly dwindling in everyday life for the residents. However, it's still extremely common to see men in business suits with cowboy boots and cowboy hats, even in the courtroom (sans the hat indoors). The Panhandle region is also call the "Southern High Plains" but yes, it definitely resembles Oklahoma, although as a Texan, we would say that Oklahoma resembles the Texas Panhandle! 🤣
Also, you did such a great job as a non-Texan highlighting all of these points that I'm a new subscriber to your channel. I look forward to seeing more of your well-researched and informative videos.
I'm a native Texan in Ft Worth. I was talking with a new California transplant who lives just outside on Austin a few months ago. I explained to him that Austin isn't Texas. Of course, being from Ft Worth, I don't consider Dallas Texas either. LOL
Very much enjoyed your dialogue on Texas. I'm a naturalized Texan, brought here initially by way of my US Army assignments. As the saying goes, got here soon as I could 48 years ago at age 32. Have seen all of the areas you spoke about, yet still found it very interesting. We are neither Southern or Southwestern, were just Texan. If we had to feel kinship with another or other state, would likely be Oklahoma.
Oklahoma STARTED in 1907. No Southern roots at all like Texas. Most Okies are political conservatives like Texas. Oklahoma has the Indian element...which Texas does not. Oklahoma and Texas share a love of the oil and gas markets. And Southern Baptist churches lol. Louisiana has more common history with Texas than Oklahoma does.
@@JGldmn333Texas has Indians you fool!
Oklahoma isn't is own state! That's just North Texas with a fancy name 😂
Oklahoma and Texas are like kin,
And much like kin sometimes they hate each other 😂
@ 6:27 In true Tex-Mex cooking, a Burrito or Enchilada is always served on a hot plate from the oven, smoothered in a sauce and covered in grated American Cheese. The Sauces are usually made of chilis, red, green or both along with other sauces like Chili Con Carne, Chili Con Queso, Salsa Verde, Tomatillo, Ranchero, Suizas, and others. Carne Guisada is a wonderful stewed beef dish eaten on tacos for breakfast, or lunch, and as a plate with beans & rice at supper. It somehow made its way into the Tex-Mex food lexicon from Puerto Rican cuisine. Fajitas are a Tex-Mex dish, but it's truly just a twist on Mexican Carne Asada.
Cheese enchiladas are my favorite and whenever we go to a new tex mex restaurant, the first thing I ask them is "what kind of cheese do you use in your enchiladas". If they say American, I know they're a keeper. Cheddar cheese in enchiladas is a travesty.
I’m a natural born Texan & your description of Texas is spot on. I really enjoyed this. Thank you. 👍
Damn, you had to bring up BBQ. Now my mouth is watering. Was fortunate to have enjoyed it in Austin, Lockhart, St. Louis, & Nashville.
Excellent and proud to be a Texan for 60yrs!
Texas is dry rub, not sauced up like Memphis and North Carolina. Also, pinto beans are used in Texas. Black beans are not popular. Texmex isn’t really popular along the border either. San Antonio and north is where you start seeing more texmex than Mex. Great video, check out the rgv sometime💯
Agreed. The closer to the to the border you get, the more authentic or Mexican the food gets. Out of the big cities, San Antonio has the best Mexican food, but that doesn’t compare to RGV. And completely agree, anything north of San Antonio is basically Tex mex. It’s hard to find truly good Mexican food in Austin and Dallas.
@@snakejuice4300 in Houston you can easily find both. There's plenty of taco stands that sell tacos al vapor, trompo, estillo D.F, barbacoa o carnitas estillo Guerrero. Then there's plenty of Tex-Mex like Pappasitos, El Tiempo Cantina, Ninfas, and other lesser known chains.
@@misaelfraga8196 From what I know, you are correct my friend. Houston is a bit of a wildcard because unlike San Antonio, a lot of the Mexican food there comes straight from the immigrants within southern and central Mexico/DF, not from homegrown Tejanos like San Antonio. I tend to have a preference for norteño style food which is common on the border in Tamaulipas and spills over into the Rio Grande Valley. Funny enough though, I think my favorite all-time favorite Mexican dish is my grandmother’s aporreado. She came straight from Michoacán to Houston. I think this dish may be common in Guerrero as well but I’m not too familiar with what they like. Food is very very regional, in the US and Mex, but Houston is super diverse you can find food from anywhere there, much like Los Angeles.
@@snakejuice4300 forgot to mention the strong asian presence there. Especially Vietnamese food.
@@misaelfraga8196 Yeah, driving through south/southwest Houston, so many Asian food joints it feels impossible to try them all. Houston is easily the most diverse city in Texas. Dallas is somewhat diverse but Houston has wayyyy more from what I have seen.
Born & raised. Visited many states and counties but my heart ♥️ is in Texas.
Good video! I live in Houston. When I was a kid, most older folks considered Houston as part of the South. But since the Urban Cowboy era, now a lot of people would say it's Southwestern.
No way texas is the south. If you been to real southern states it’s so much different .
@@bns434The Two largest Cities in Texas would be considered Southern that's for sure.
@@johnbhughes3419Houston and San Antonio are the largest Cities in Texas. San Antonio is more Southwest than Southern.
@@cyclingtexas1670 I should of been more specific I should of said Metroplex. The two largest metroplexes.
@@johnbhughes3419 Dallas is not that southern as most of its transplants come from New Jersey, Michigan or California.
Ft Worth is more of a western city than southern
Great video!!! I pray every time I leave Texas and thank the Lord every time I come back. There is no place like Texas!!!
Roger that!
Excellent video! One other factor that distinguishes Texas from the rest of the South is the large number of central Europeans (Germans, Czechs, Poles, etc) settlers that established rural communities primarily in central Texas and the large impact on our state's character and cuisine.
Yep, this is exactly right. Lived my first 22 years in TX, and then had stints in NJ, GA, FL, and SC. In no other state I know of are there: A. Students who have an entire year of their middle school curriculum devoted to the history of their state, and B. A large portion of its citizens who can sing their state song (or even know that such a thing as a “state song” exists.)
"Texas, Our Texas" -- ua-cam.com/video/wCxKVpaAI_g/v-deo.html
Great video. The only points I would add is that Texas was part of the Confederacy (Southern) and the split between ranching and farming (East Texas).
The only place i disagree is, the panhandle isnt west oklahoma, rather oklahoma is north texas!
I was born in Indiana but reared in Georgia. I've been in Texas for almost half of my life and can't think of any other place to work, live and rear a family. I may not have been born in Texas but I'll only leave kicking and screaming. God bless the USA and God bless TEXAS !
We also have a large Vietnamese population here. I was surprised when I learned that, and was surprised it wasn't mentioned here. There's also a large population of Austiners, who are completely different than the rest of Texas, which is definitely different than the rest of the country lol.
Who you think owns the nail salons .
I've lived in the "proper South" all my life minus about three years in Texas, which is its own thing. Concur with the major points of the video. Plus I like the soothing, deep voice of Mileage Mike.
As a Texan who came from California 30 years ago, I approve of this video.
Also being a west coast transplant, it took me 32 years to get educated on their craziness enough to move to Texas. The wacko environmentalists have destroyed California, ( laws and regulations ) and they have their sights set on Texas. Don’t believe their claims. They always “improve” things with other peoples money and then it doesn’t work out. (Raging wildfires..) etc. Farmers in the Central valley are being regulated out if existence. ( Victor Davis Hanson will tell you.)
Let me guess, Austin.
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As a native Austinite I wish you well on your travels back to California, don't forget to stock up on some BBQ on your way out
As A native Texan, you are welcome here. ... People don't realize that most of the migrants from California aren't trying to "California our Texas" they're fleeing our baby sister state.
While I was in Kansas, I spoke to a lady talking about how much she loved Texas and Texans for their Midwest culture.
Maybe Kansas is partly Texas
Born in Dallas. Raised in S Texas. Been to Kansas many times. Texas isnt Kansas or the midwest. Nor does it resemble it in any way, outside of friendliness. Texas is Texas. She was obviously mistaken.
She must have been up in Amarillo or somewhere in that area to have felt that it was Midwestern .Texas have regions thar are Southern regions that are Midwestern and regions that are Mexican. She couldn't have been in Dallas saying she like Texas for its Midwest
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