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Old Sat Apr 22, 2006, 10:48am
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
"Texas is best" attitude...
As a non-native who lived in TX for 8 years, I learned a couple of things...

... this attitude is real and everywhere, but mostly couched in good humor
... you have to learn to take it in good humor, too
... you can ignore the occasional rednecks who actually believe it
... it is actually not much different from any other regional "we are better than you" stuff. As a non-native Minnesotan, it is pretty insufferable here, too.
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