Texas - what do you think?

I think of the heat there that you'll have like we do here in Florida but it's worser there.

My husband worked with a wonderful couple from texas. The only thing I found funny was his interpretation of their accent. He has his own "funny" accent, so him trying to do a Texan accent was hilarious. I think there are stereotypes from all states. New Yorkers are expected to be rude, and talk like Rocky. Californians walk around saying "duuuuuuuuude" Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama are all backwoods. You get the picture. There are very few states that don't have some sort of sterotype associated with them.

When I read Texas, I instantly thought of dry barron ranches and cowboys., and dirt roads.

My daughter had pen friends in texas. They were quite religeous and hubby said it was because texas is known as the 'bible belt'.
I think of texas as being quite a dry and hot place because it isnt all that far from mexico.
We have a few pictures in our minds I suppose that have been planted there by media.
A character in a comic when I was young was called 'texas ted (big hat big head)' which probably wouldn't be allowed in todays comics because it infers he was boastful but at the time was mostly about a cowboy who liked everything big.
Then there is 'king of the hill' on TV about Hank hill who sells propane and propane accessories LOL
Distance is definitely seen differently there.
We were writing to the pen friends parents and they quite casually mentioned driving hundreds of miles to see relatives as a common occurence.
The only time we drive hundreds of miles is for a holiday.

People always ask me if I live on a ranch (I'm in TX), raise cattle, dress like a cowboy, I think they think I live in a western movie lol. I do see western clothing here (mostly in stores in the mall), but I've never seen a cow in the town I live in! It's all stripmalls and subdivisions;) The only thing that reminds me I'm in TX is walking outside during the heat and already needing to take a shower because my clothes are sticking to me!

I am from texas, i recently moved to georgia. I think that texas is very stereotyped, people here ask me about cactus and cowboys its funny. However when i think of texas i do think of cowboys and country music, its just something i'm fond of.

I live in Texas and have most of my life, most people seem to think we have cows and sheep in our backyard and all our houses are miles apart from one another. I live in Houston where it is very rare to see much vacant land without an apartment building, office building or subdivision on it.

It's funny how most people believe we all have an oil well and a stable full of horses too. Somehow we all live out on a ranch with cows and we all wear 10-gallon hats.

How funny.

OK before I answer that- let me tell you I'm from NY- what does that make you think of-- So yes I say it happens to alot of states- Not all states though- When I hear a southern state I think people automatically think slower- a slower way of life- I think warm!!!
When I hear texas- I can't lie I think cowboys! I always said I want to visit texas to see real cowboys! lol although it was just a joke- And Dallas Texas, Dallas Cowboys- I don't think country music though-
I associate country music with Tennessee. See even I do it!
Now what did you think of NY?

i know what you mean. i live in a so called third world country. i beg to differ but people will stereotype south africa as people struggling to live. ha ha ha. most who work hard can easily live in luxury here. but to your subject... here in sa, they have reruns on tv of dallas, and they constantly show Walker,texas ranger. its the media that stereotypes texas. i really did think that things were like that. the wild west is long gone