I hail from Colorado and now live in the Pacific Northwest. But what's with all the Texas hate?
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But there is nowhere, no state across the country that is more hated than Texas. I grew up hating Texas "because they all come here and don't know how to drive in the snow" (which is true). I don't "hate" it nor anyone, but it remains the one state that I have no desire to visit. Perhaps it is the fact the "Dallas Cowboys" are called "America's Team". Perhaps it is perceived bombastic attitudes that come from Texans. But I've gone through all the states to hate and I can name only one. Texas.
Does anyone hate neighboring New Mexico? Does anyone hate Iowa? Minnesota? Colorado? Louisiana? Illinois? Etc.
I just can't think of any state that is hated with such fervor than Texas. Possibly Massachusetts. But Texas. Everybody hates that place. Why?
Funny story. One time I was in Chicago and some random guy was out in the street flying and waving around a huge Texas flag -- just out there inexplicably flying a flag with some strange sense of pride. I knew exactly what the flag was. It was the Texas state flag. Just for shits and grins I went up to him and asked what the flag was.
Dude says, "TEXAS!"
I looked him in the eye and said "Oh, I see. The second biggest state." It was totally off the cuff and it just came to me spontaneously.
Fuck, did that dude get pissed while everyone around me just laughed their asses off. There is no other "state" that wants be the biggest dick than Texas. Texas prides itself on being "big". And it's some sort of psychosis.
Why is this? Why does a state have it built within it some weird pride that's set apart from everything else? Why won't fucking Texas grow the fuck up? You can talk all the shit you want about Mississippi and Alabama, yet they remain endearing. Everybody that lives in a city (at least) loves NYC, Chicago, pans on LA but isn't annoyed by it. But the idea of Texas makes everyone else bristle and then when they know what they're talking about say "Austin's great though". I don't doubt this.
However, it does seem to me that all of the worst stereotypes of America come out of Texas -- only out of Texas.
Why?