Tell me about Tyler, Texas

[Nebor]

I haven't read the rest of the thread (multi quote broken) but as a Texan I'd like to put in some thoughts.
I would be considered fairly conservative, but not crazy. I live in a town a bit southeast of Dallas that is probably 70% more liberal and 30% more conservative. Dallas is the buisness liberal area, ft worth is the more right-handed of the two. Houston is considered the hick/liberal town and Austin is the druggie liberal no good college area. Tyler is a smallish, conservative town that has nice people, but northerns would consider them a bit odd. A lot of non-southerners take what they consider to be polite to be simple or slow. (You guys talk fast though. And don't hold doors for people. )

I'm a lifelong Dallasite, and I don't really feel what you're saying is accurate. Dallas is "Texas liberal" due to the concentration of the poor, ethnic & naive city-dwellers you'd find in any major city. The same is true for Houston. But both are, on the national scale, conservative power houses, raising more money for the RNC than any other cities in the world.

Austin is the only city in Texas that you might even consider calling liberal, but then again, it's only liberal for Texas. Compare it to Albany or San Jose and they might as well be flying confederate flags over their cotton plantations.

Tyler is pretty well "country." Lots of big trucks, rednecks and small-town USA attitudes. It's not exactly mired in the past, with all the hospitals and a fair sized University of Texas branch school. Still, you'll have to drive to Dallas for a lot of "big city" conveniences.

And for me, driving south of 30, west of loop 12 or north or east of 635 is pushing it. :biggrin:

 

[waggy]

Back off right now bitch boy.

am i missing what rudeguy did to get banned? telling alky to back off from hijacking yet another thread?

though there was to be mod notes or such in bans like this..

 

[Bubbleawsome]

Wait, perma-banned? If it's a suspension I don't see the big deal.
@nebor; I meant liberal for Texas. I would say Austin can be really weird, though that is their motto.

 

[slag]

am i missing what rudeguy did to get banned? telling alky to back off from hijacking yet another thread?

though there was to be mod notes or such in bans like this..

Those ladies didn't need to be discussing their relationship in this thread. This was a thread about tyler texas, not rudeguy and alkemyst and their drama. It had no place here as it was not on topic and had nothing to do with Texas. Both of them need a good beating.

 

[rednas]

Those ladies didn't need to be discussing their relationship in this thread. This was a thread about tyler texas, not rudeguy and alkemyst and their drama. It had no place here as it was not on topic and had nothing to do with Texas. Both of them need a good beating.

I was wondering what DUI's had to do with whether or not texas is a good place to live.

 

[SaurusX]

Tyler is the most hillbilly place you could ever imagine. Even in Texas it's commented on as being extremely backwards with every social problem magnified. You have the rich/poor divide and the race divide front and center everywhere in that town.

 

[BikeJunkie]

A lot of non-southerners take what they consider to be polite to be simple or slow. (You guys talk fast though. And don't hold doors for people. )

Since you quoted me, I'm assuming you're referring to people from Ohio.

You couldn't be more right. While I haven't spent much time outside the country, I've spent quite a bit of time in all regions of the US, and the midwest is by far my least favorite in terms of the people. Specifically, people in Ohio, Michigan, and Minnesota are just miserable SOB's looking for a target on which to take out their own personal misery. My own personal theory is that it's directly tied to the (lack of) physical conditioning and sedentary lifestyle that's so common in these areas.

We're a rude bunch. Anyone who talks slower than we do is an idiot. Anyone who talks faster is crazy. We don't hold doors open for people because we think we're the only ones in existence. Have you seen us drive?

I was blown away when I was in DFW last year. One of the "happiest" places I've ever been to. People were "content", happy, and perhaps not coincidentally, in much better physical shape.

I'm not saying I think Texas is the best place in the universe; it has its pitfalls (the heat, for instance). But it's a very well-rounded place in terms of weather, employment opportunities, and culture.

 

[rednas]

in much better physical shape.

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Before moving to Texas from California all the people at work were telling me that all the people in Texas were fat, out of shape, and spending all their free time at the Buffet. Now that I actually live here I find the people in Texas to be much skinnier and in better shape than the people in California. That was something I was not expecting.

 

[BikeJunkie]

Before moving to Texas from California all the people at work were telling me that all the people in Texas were fat, out of shape, and spending all their free time at the Buffet. Now that I actually live here I find the people in Texas to be much skinnier and in better shape than the people in California. That was something I was not expecting.

No kidding. I was reading an article just last week about some obesity problem in Dallas. I thought to myself "I was just there less than a year ago, and I have no friggin' idea what this article is talking about."

You wanna see obese? Head to any WalMart or fast food joint in Ohio. Brace yourself.

 

[rednas]

No kidding. I was reading an article just last week about some obesity problem in Dallas. I thought to myself "I was just there less than a year ago, and I have no friggin' idea what this article is talking about."

You wanna see obese? Head to any WalMart or fast food joint in Ohio. Brace yourself.

I too have seen the obesity map and now that I live and work here I wonder where it is. I just dont see it where I live and work.

 

[slag]

Tyler is the most hillbilly place you could ever imagine. Even in Texas it's commented on as being extremely backwards with every social problem magnified. You have the rich/poor divide and the race divide front and center everywhere in that town.

I have guns and like to shoot at stuff. I like to boat, fish, weld, build things, and smoke meat.

I might fit in just fine.

 

[kinev]

I have guns and like to shoot at stuff. I like to boat, fish, weld, build things, and smoke meat.

I might fit in just fine.

Shooooot, son. With those qualifications, you'll be mayor within a year...

 

[foxdark]

Texas is the worst place to live. Most stupid state ever.

 

[BikeJunkie]

Texas is the worst place to live. Most stupid state ever.

Is this where I get to say "RBM"?