What is the "Texas" of your country?

[Kramerman]

Originally posted by Spiffor
It is difficult to find an equivalent to Textas in France...

Let's see, we are looking for an area that is:
- obnoxious
- wealthy
- believes it's a separate country
- fiercely conservative

hmmm.... As a virtual native of Texas i can say that wealthy is DEFINATELY not a characteristic of Texas.

As for fiercely conservative? compared to the nation we probably lean a bit right, but Texas is a very diverse state. Its always the vocal extremes (ultra conservatives in this case) that are heard loudest

obnoxious? yes

believes its a seperate country... no. Texas is one of the more 'patriotic' states, which is just as bad in my opinion

[Bosh]

hmmmmm, maybe Cholla?

Its got the obnoxious regionalism thing down cold, but it doesn't really have the conservative thing so much, I think that's more in the Busan area IIRC.

[:) Smiley]

What is it with southern areas of every country being inferior?

[MrFun]

You mean as in being less economically developed, and/or having less of their nation's share of wealth/GDP??

[Tiamat]

Wealth is a state of mind here in Texas.........most of our Daddy's have the money

I will say that the "ole' boy" school of thought does reign supreme down here though.

[Kuciwalker]

France is the Texas of Germany

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Tiamat
Wealth is a state of mind here in Texas.........most of our Daddy's have the money

I will say that the "ole' boy" school of thought does reign supreme down here though.

Were you your daddy's little princess?

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by molly bloom


Manchester is a city: ergo, it is not England's Texas.

Had you spent any time in the ancient land of Kernow, you would know it is very much not England's Texas.

I stand by Yorkshire- they are the English equivalent of the Scots who paint their faces blue and mark it with the saltire every time they're just about to lose at football to the United Arab Emirates' Ladies team (reserves), and brag 'Wha's like us?'.

They have pockets of wealth and pockets of poverty (rural and inner city).

They have a loud obnoxious accent (see reruns of 'All Creatures Great and Small').

In former times they could bore Olympic style about how Yorkshire was the U.K.'s biggest county, the West Riding, the South Riding......zzzzz....zzzzzz....

They have people who believe that by virtue of being born there, they are god's gift to the human race- Geoff Boycott, William Hague.

They have a superabundance of self-satisfaction and smugness.

Ooooh, this means war! I am a Yorkshireman.

[Stefu]

I'd like to posit that USA is the Texas of the world.

[Paul Hanson]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison


Ooooh, this means war! I am a Yorkshireman.

Yeah, but not a very proud one, judging from your other thread.

[Drake Tungsten]

I'd like to posit that USA is the Texas of the world.

Shouldn't you be killing Russians right now?

You're probably right, though...

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

Originally posted by Stefu
I'd like to posit that USA is the Texas of the world.

I think thats one of the nicest compliments to America I've heard in the Off Topic forum.

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Paul Hanson


Yeah, but not a very proud one, judging from your other thread.

Yes, but every day I thank the Lord I am not from Lincolnshire or have to live there

[Stefu]

Shouldn't you be killing Russians right now?

I'm on a weekend leave. (That's the cue for a Finnish reserve old-time to start complaining how their every army weekend was spent slogging through three feet of snow with wolves coming after them.)

And not many Russians to kill, unless you count Corporal Ijäs.

[Odin]

The Texas of Minnesota is the suburbs of Minneapolis/Saint Paul.