January 24, 2004, 07:19
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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
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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
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January 24, 2004, 12:12
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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.
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January 24, 2004, 15:18
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What is it with southern areas of every country being inferior?
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January 25, 2004, 00:16
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You mean as in being less economically developed, and/or having less of their nation's share of wealth/GDP??
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January 25, 2004, 02:29
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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.
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January 25, 2004, 03:08
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France is the Texas of Germany 
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January 25, 2004, 04:02
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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.
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Were you your daddy's little princess? 
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January 25, 2004, 08:09
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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.
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Ooooh, this means war!   I am a Yorkshireman.
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January 25, 2004, 08:32
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I'd like to posit that USA is the Texas of the world.
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January 25, 2004, 08:36
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Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Ooooh, this means war! I am a Yorkshireman.
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Yeah, but not a very proud one, judging from your other thread. 
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January 25, 2004, 09:12
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I'd like to posit that USA is the Texas of the world.
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Shouldn't you be killing Russians right now?
You're probably right, though...
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January 25, 2004, 10:29
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Originally posted by Stefu
I'd like to posit that USA is the Texas of the world.
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I think thats one of the nicest compliments to America I've heard in the Off Topic forum. 
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January 25, 2004, 11:34
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Originally posted by Paul Hanson
Yeah, but not a very proud one, judging from your other thread.
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Yes, but every day I thank the Lord I am not from Lincolnshire or have to live there
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January 25, 2004, 12:20
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Shouldn't you be killing Russians right now?
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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.
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"That’s the future of the Democratic Party: providing Republicans with a number of cute (but not that bright) comfort women." - Adam Yoshida, Canada's gift to the world
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January 25, 2004, 14:57
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The Texas of Minnesota is the suburbs of Minneapolis/Saint Paul.
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January 25, 2004, 15:00
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Originally posted by Stefu
slogging through three feet of snow with wolves coming after them
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Sounds like the Minnesota National Guard.
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February 24, 2004, 14:00
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No one ever answered my question. What's the "Texas" of Texas?
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February 24, 2004, 14:41
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anywhere outside the major cities, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, El Paso, Corpus Christi (actually most of the Gulf coast for that matter would not be considered Texas.... The Texas coastal region seems to have a lot in common with the Florida Gulf coastal region, actually) and a select few other towns and small cities. other words, out in the country would be considered 'texas' and in some uber-religious towns like San Angelo
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February 24, 2004, 17:07
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It's West Texas of course. 
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February 24, 2004, 17:15
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Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Ooooh, this means war! I am a Yorkshireman.
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Well, you know it was all in jest, except for the serious bits.
I have met some pleasant folks from Yorkshire- but then they didn't live there any more.
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February 25, 2004, 01:17
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Texas is a whole other country.
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February 25, 2004, 03:27
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Originally posted by chegitz guevara
No one ever answered my question. What's the "Texas" of Texas?
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wherever SlowwHand lives
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February 25, 2004, 05:04
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Originally posted by molly bloom
In Canada, my friends in B.C. regularly regale me with anecdotes about the square heads in 'texan' Alberta.
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You got things backwards. Texas is the Alberta of the US, except that Texas is smaller, uglier and has a
sh!t hockey team.
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February 25, 2004, 06:19
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hrm.... i dont keep up with hockey much, but last i heard the Dallas Stars werent too bad 
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February 25, 2004, 15:07
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For Greece, it's Crete.
They speak funny.
They wear funny clothes.
They are savage and conservative.
They bear arms.
They are chauvinistic, edging on separatist.
They don't respect central government very much.
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February 26, 2004, 19:31
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Mazarin: The Germans had more than one Austrian ruling them. 
In Austria, it's either Carinthia or Tyrol.
Carinthia is "Haider-Country". They're a mainly slavic people but have a complex because of it and thus try to be more Germanic than the Germans...
Tyroleans call their own country the "holy land", arch-catholic and reactionary, they are essentially mountain bavarians. But like sir Ralph said, they're still pinko-commies compared to Texans.
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