Ask me your questions of Texas

[Shadowstalker]

Wanted to try this.


Ask me any question about Texas. Can be something random, or you could ask if a stereotype is true, etc., anything!

[Whitedove]

Hey! Is it true that texans like to barbecue?

(I've watched too much King of the Hill)

[Foxy]

Umm... Is everything bigger in Texas? Couldn't resist

[Willowleaf]

How dis you know about purslane grew where you were at and that it was edible? (Sorry, I remember this from a while back.)

[Shadowstalker]

Whitedove: Newbie. Or at least, to me.
To answer your question, YES. That rumor is absolutely true. We love BBQ, we love to cook BBQ, and that's because Texas has the best. Which probably sounds bias and us just being prideful, but ask any outsider who's had Texas BBQ and they'll tell you the truth.


@fox: Heck yeah! That saying is for a reason. Like we went pumpkin diving the other day to get carving pumpkins for halloween, and we had a choice pick between 8 huge pumpkins. If you put both arms around them, they'd barely touch fingertips.


@willow: You remember that? //blinks// Well, my mum use to be a "Master Gardener", which was basically a club for really smart gardeners. Naturally, my mom knows a lot about plants. We had this patio with flagstone by our pool, and purslane use to grow through the cracks. At first we just pulled it up, but then my mom pointed out it was actually an edible plant. It's actually kinda tasty, it's got this slightly nutty, lettuce flavor. So I ate some and after liking the taste, kept eating it.
There's not really any down here in Austin, though. Unfortunately. So I eat turkscap flowers instead (neighbors look at me weirdly, idk why).

[Ripplestream]

Do y'all talk with that southern accent?

[Snowfeather]

Oct 31, 2013 15:32:40 GMT -5 Ripplestream said:

Do y'all talk with that southern accent?

*giggle*

[Shadowstalker]

Well DUH. Texas is about as southern as you can get, right there with Louisiana (whom we share a mutual respect with). So yeah, we've got a southern accent.
HOWEVER...it does depend on your definition of "southern accent". If you mean redneck/country hillbilly talk, then absolutely not. I've heard very few people talk like that. And most southern accents don't sound like Paula Dean's, either. It's not super noticeable like you would expect; you notice it, but it's not like a brick wall in your face. More notably Texas accents are like this deep, brass burr, and we pronounce stuff a bit differently.

[Dawnsky]

Are there a lot of cattle ranches still?

[Shadowstalker]

Nov 1, 2013 13:35:51 GMT -5 Dawnsky said:

Are there a lot of cattle ranches still?

Indeed! Not so much in the city, but in between, 50% of the land along the highway is cattle pastures (the other half being farmland). We don't really have many dairy cows like up north, so most of our cows are bred for meat. Texas has some of the best angus in the US.

[Dawnsky]

Ever seen snow down there?

[Shadowstalker]

That's a stereotype question I expect sooner or later.

It really depends where you live in Texas. See, up in Amarillo, they get LOTS of snow. (For those who don't know, Amarillo is in the pan handle). Like up to two feet. When I lived in Dallas, we got some occasionally, usually once a winter (or twice a winter if we were lucky). There, it was usually never deeper than a few inches. But a few years ago, we had a white christmas (aka that-never-happens-in-texas)it was nearly 9 inches (unheard of).
However, since I moved to Austin, I haven't seen any snow (granted, we've only been here for one winter). Although I know they've gotten some before.

So, in answer to your question, yes, I have, and it's not nearly as uncommon as people think.
The problem isn't that it doesn't get cold enough (because it does), it's just a matter of those coldest days crossing with a rainy ones. And Texas is pretty dry.

[Dawnsky]

Interesting, because I lived in Georgia for four years, and we saw snow exactly once, and it was less than an inch. Kinda surprising Texas gets that much snow.

[Willowleaf]

*lives in snowless California*
Although there's been hail once or twice, weirdly enough.

[Shadowstalker]

We got lots of hail.

But yeah, like I said, depends where you live and just how cold/wet the winter is. Sometimes we'll have snowless winters, once we had it snow four times.

[Snowfeather]

Nov 1, 2013 23:52:43 GMT -5 Willowleaf said:

*lives in snowless California*
Although there's been hail once or twice, weirdly enough.

You don't get snow in that high state?

I live in Texas to so I can't really ask anything cool, But what about Texas do you not like? 

[Willowleaf]

Nov 2, 2013 19:42:44 GMT -5 Snowfeather said:

Nov 1, 2013 23:52:43 GMT -5 Willowleaf said:

*lives in snowless California*
Although there's been hail once or twice, weirdly enough.

You don't get snow in that high state?

I live in Texas to so I can't really ask anything cool, But what about Texas do you not like? 

I live in a south part of it, almost at the border.

[Shadowstalker]

snowfeather: They get snow further up, like the northern most side, but most of California never gets any.

And really? Nothing. I love Texas, and yeah, I'm proud to be a Texan. If there's one stereotype that's true, its Texas Pride.
But seriously, I can't think of anything. Besides people like Wendy Davis that just embarrass us >_>

[Snowfeather]

Nov 3, 2013 10:56:12 GMT -5 Shadowstalker said:

snowfeather: They get snow further up, like the northern most side, but most of California never gets any.

And really? Nothing. I love Texas, and yeah, I'm proud to be a Texan. If there's one stereotype that's true, its Texas Pride.
But seriously, I can't think of anything. Besides people like Wendy Davis that just embarrass us >_>

I do too, Lived here forever but I always hear certain complaints about it, Like how it never rains (at least in Fort worth's area) or how hot it gets, Honestly hate when in gets in the triples *never got how anyone stood it) thats about all I don't like.

[Dawnsky]

Do some people wear cowboy hats down there?