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No. 1927980
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What do y'all like on y'all's biscuits? My fav is honey or orange marmalade
No. 1928005
>>1927980Butter and raspberry jam. There’s one takeout spot by me that does cinnamon sugar biscuits and they’re insanely good.
>>1927961I’ve been in central Texas for three years from the northeast. The best way I’ve found to work around it is to treat it inversely - the summer is really your winter. Try and get out and about the most you can in the “cold” months and concede that you can’t do shit in the summer.
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I hate a lot about our culture but Northerners are so fucking rude that i can't move up there even though they have better weather and politics (not that their version of white rich liberalism helps anyone but still). Went there on a trip and was shook by the attitude everyone gives you right off the rip no matter how friendly you are. Everyone has something up their ass there, it gave me anxiety to interact with anyone because they default to treating you like the plague. I still want to move though, this place is too hot and I want abortions and weed damnit. Picrel is how we're all gonna feel in a month kek
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>>1928039>The MAGAtards up here are significantly more bothersome and cringe than the MAGAtards from Texas it's strange.I can't see how that's possible. I'm sorry but I don't believe you. And Texas (and Florida) is like the libertarian and sovcit capital of the world
No. 1928096
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Non-burger here but I have a question.
Why do Americans in the south not build their houses with significant foundations or foundations at all when they live in an area susceptible to hurricanes and tornados? Is it just a general construction practice or is there a reason for it?
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I wish I could meet and befriend other Texanonnies, how many of us secretly live side by side unknown, when we could band together to overthrow the Texas state government, tell me nonnies
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>>1928141Go there all the time with family to get groceries and to get cheap meds when I can’t bother with US hospitals. I live in a poorfag area and go to other poorfag places in Mexico so it’s only a pain on your cars suspension because some residential areas don’t have actual paved asphalt just dirt roads. Driving around is also a bit crazy if you aren’t used to it because people are able to drive without lanes and go pretty fast on narrow roads.
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Anyone else from North Carolina? As an immigrant I think it’s neat but tbh I miss the snow.
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I grew up in South Louisiana and live up north now. Glad I left that hell hole but damn do I miss the food. I had to order my king cake abitas but I'm glad blue bell is still around me
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I don’t like redneck culture here, I saw something similar to picrel at a local nicknack shop and it freaked me out
No. 1928375
>>1928265me too
nonnie especially when you can get all that fake delta 8 stuff anywhere, what's the point? not like real weed is hard to get anyways so why isn't it just legal kek
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>>1928325southern belle nonnas get the best regional blue bell flavors, yankees btfo
No. 1929128
>>1928096This autism in construction also happens QUITE often on Long Island and along the Jersey Shore. The answer is money.
>>1928102God, the HEB Texas Campfire ice cream is fucking fire. Most of the HEB brand stuff is fire.
Central Market kicks the shit out of Whole Foods, too.
>>1928265The Abbott admin is so deep in with campaign donations from big pharma and other moralist bullshit that it won’t happen on his watch. Also, it’s legal in OK so it won’t be legal here for a lifetime out of spite.
>>1928375D9/D9 is ^fine^.
No. 1929139
>>1929128I'm waiting for another tree to fall on Abbott or for him to bite the dust I'm sorry. Either that or someone finally boots the rest of his gang out
Isn't the Lt governor or comptroller or whatever he is still on trial for defrauding a bunch of people and all the while was re elected at least once? I have no hope for the hicks in this state who'll automatically vote for any retard if an R is next to his name
No. 1929182
>>1929139Nothing to be sorry for when all this man does is jerk off about the border. Part of me hopes that he gets picked up for national politics just so he can lose his state-level authority and we don’t hear from him for a while.
I want to say you’re talking about AG Paxton. Before turning this thread into a political circle jerk, watching his trial last summer made me lose faith in either side of the isle when it comes to state level politics. I kind of hope we get Cruz out in November.
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This feels like the Texas thread so far, where my Floridanonnies at? Weather has been absolute hot garbage and I’m so happy it’s gonna be nice and cool on tomorrow and not in the 80s this week. The people who have tried to make small talk with me on the 85+ degree weather days about how they’re so happy the weather is “finally nice and warm” Jesus Christ I tried to be polite but I know daggers were flying from my eyes. 85 degrees is not nice.
No. 1930086
>>1929766Fuck Fiesta Marry HEB Kill Kroger
The only good Krogers are those gigantic superstore sized ones
No. 1930223
>>1928404Immigrating from where?
I'm a Texanon so I can't help you too much, but the Oklahomans I've met have been very similar to small-town Texans, but with inferiority complexes instead of narcissism.
I also recently saw this cooking video by a bonger about the incredibly authentic and popular Oklahoma onion burger. Never heard of it, myself. Seems kind of like a small recent cooking trend fueled by Kenji alt Lopez.
No. 1930525
>>1930513Same nonna as above. I also forgot to mention how immigrants are everywhere here - I’m not fundamentally against them but a lot of the men are drunks. There’s high levels of domestic violence in the population. They can’t drive because they come from countries without much driver training or laws and cause accidents. My insurance is ridiculously high even though my car is old and I have a clean record, just because of where I live.
Trump lives not far from me and his cult is all over the place. You see a ton of cars with QAnon decals and stickers and the cultists hold demonstrations on street corners. They fly those retarded flags off of PVC poles, stuff like “TRUMP/JFK, JR” and “Let’s Go, Brandon!” They stand in front of his plane and fap in front of it. He invited them to Mar a Lago for breakfast once and they still cream themselves over it. I hope the mansion is sold out from under him so he will finally fucking leave.
No. 1930608
>>1930596lol, no. He rarely leaves his mansion when he’s here. He only goes out to play golf. I don’t even think he goes to any local restaurants. He lives on whatever his private chef prepares for him. In order to see him, you need to be a member of his club, which costs around $250k. He will sometimes crash weddings, too, if they are held at the club. It’s always crawling with Republicans now, though, since they all try to kiss his ass.
Ghislaine Maxwell used to procure girls for Jeffrey Epstein at the local high schools. All the girls, as far as I know, were white and attractive but came from poorer families. Some of them worked at Mar a Lago, too. There are a lot of billionaires around here, so probably a lot of sex trafficking. There are grown women here who go to certain restaurants and bars strictly to try to bag a rich man. A family member is one, married a polo player for husband #3. They live in a different world than me, essentially. Casey Anthony also lives in the area - she likes dating cops and got into a bar fight a few years back. I haven’t heard about her in a while, so she may have moved on.
Sorry to derail the thread. This is all very Florida trash. There are so many nice people here, but too many crazies. I miss the Florida I grew up in, but I think it’s gone forever now. I’d get a fortune for my place, but where else would I go?
No. 1930627
>>1930608are you rich,
nonnie? Last time I was visiting my grandma in law we saw Trump’s jet at the airport and they live in an affluent area of Florida.
No. 1931114
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My brother made green jambalaya for St Patrick's day. The sheer amount of green food coloring he had to use to go over the normal orange tomatoe sauce color was questionable but it tasted normal somehow
No. 1931168
>>1931141Lived in a big northern city for about ten years and moved to Austin in 2021. Your experience is going to vary based on living now and what your expectations are. I visited something like 5 times before deciding to make the move, both during high volume times (SXSW, ACL) and more calm shit (Thanksgiving).
There's no museums or anything that I liked about where I left (DFW is good for that, from visits I've had there), but I am closer to my "chosen family" of friends which is important to me. Austin is pretty fucking white, and I think lacks a lot of the stuff I was used to like solid public transport. Can't speak to Dallas, Houston or San Antonio but you definitely need a car in Austin.
I like being close to Hill Country for hiking and camping, but still have some city amenities like a large number of concert venues and shows that'll come through down. It's nice being the same distance from Houston and DFW.
I had a panic attack the first time I came here for an extended period of time (~2 weeks) for a "try out" to see how I liked it when I couldn't find my rental car in an HEB+ parking lot. It took about a year to acclimate.
The gun stuff is a little jarring at first but you get used to it. My COL is a fraction of what it was from where I came from, even though Austin is "expensive". I got to keep my job with the NE-based company I work for, and kept my NE salary with no adjustments. The tax differential makes my pay feel insanely better.
tl;dr
The four main cities are all very different
Figure out your priorities and pick the city that aligns with them the most
Consider renting an AirBNB or staying with friends for a week or two and see how you like it
Good luck. Sage for length.
No. 1931312
sorry for this long ass post
>>1931141My personal ranking of the places I've lived here-
Houston > San Antonio >>>> Dallas >>>>> the suburbs of any of the cities, it's all pretty homogeneous and boring
All have the problem of the huge busy roads. You have to get on the freeway to get anywhere (in Houston it's a common joke that everything is 30 minutes away) and multiple friends I've had come visit were genuinely too scared to drive on our freeways kek. If I wasn't lucky enough to live in walking distance of work and a grocery store I'd go insane but that's definitely not the norm here, 99% of people need a car.
Delicious food can be found anywhere from big cities to bumfuck nowhere, but food and harvest festivals is about all the small towns have going for them. imo rural texas is boring. Gorgeous nature though! If you get a chance to visit again check out Big Bend National Park, it's beautiful.
I have an embarrassing amount of Texas pride tbh. It's not perfect, especially politically… and the weather can be a bitch. but I love living here. Also I only realized recently but isn't it kind of insane that the public school curriculum here has 2 full years of Texas history classes, are there any other states that do that?
>>1931195I love San Antonio so much, I constantly wish I could move back but job opportunities where I live right now are too strong. Tons of beautiful historic architecture (alamo is overrated though kek) and parks everywhere. The food is top notch too. I was a NEET in San Antonio for a while and made it my mission to go out and visit a different trail every day, was a blast and unironically saved my mental/physical health
>>1931187kek I made this thread! personally idc (oh noo jannies know I live in a state with 30 million other people, doxxx incoming) but you could always just not post if you're worried
No. 1931340
>>1931312I've got to go to Houston or back to San Antonio. I haven't been traveling much since I was younger- interstate or otherwise, only up to where I have relatives. I have grown to really love nature and one of the few childhood memories I retained was visiting Oklahoma's falls, and San Antonio was also nice that I remembered. Could benefit from visiting the state park once I've got enough $$$ and drive to do it. Thanks for the recs anon
Any anons who are considering visiting Dallas, it's expensive but it might be worth checking out the handful of art museums. The core museum collection at the DMA is free to view with tons of different types of art, there's always an add on special exhibit/s if you want to see them, and it's a nice way to waste a few hours. I could've sworn the other museums cost money but if you can afford it's worth it. there's an Asian art museum, there's a sculpture museum, and there's also some museums up in Fort Worth if you want to make the trip. Dallas also has good food and a diverse selection of it. Other than that it's kinda meh, people can be stuffy and holier than thou than other Texans around North Texas
No. 1931408
>>1928039Really? I’ve lived in Texas most of my life and the only city where people seem consistently shitty is Dallas/DFW. Everywhere else I’ve been, including big cities, tiny places, and college towns, the people have been genuinely friendly.
>>1929766People forget my city exists so we have none of those chains. Far (farthest!) West Texas is like its own little world.
>>1928153Going to Mexico for dentistry or any surgery really is nuts. I live on the border and have family on both sides and have heard constant horror stories. Infection control doesn’t seem up to modern standards in a lot of facilities and if you can’t afford dental work it’s a safer bet to go to a dental school or one associated with a federally certified health center.
I wouldn’t go there for medical care unless I had no other options but I absolutely take advantage of low cost medications. My insurance won’t cover Retin A/tretinoin so my dad brings me some when he comes back from work trips.
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>>1932402Sweet tea is generally too sweet for my taste and if I’m going to have that much sugar I’d rather have it in the form of candy lol. Turns out the brand Milo’s makes a sweet tea sweetened with sucralose and I’m now obsessed with it. I usually just brew my own at home and put a packet of Splenda in but this shit is so good.
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Any other Louisianonnies? I’ve tried so hard to make friends here I can connect with but it seems pretty hard here. I’m into gyaru and tried looking for a local gyarusa but it seems like only Californians have luck making friends with weeb adjacent hobbies.
No. 1935165
What American candy should I try when I get there?
>>1930223I'm immigrating from Ireland, it's ok if Oklahoma is shite tbh I'm used to living in rural arse-end places
>>1929102Star spangled sperg, I'm not in Oklahoma yet
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>>1935165What kind of flavors do you like? Me personally, I usually get a Kinder Bueno chocolate bar or watermelon Sour patches. But if you're coming somewhere to the south (although, idk if Oklahoma is the south..), you should go to a local southern or soul food restaurant and try some of our desserts instead. Banana pudding, sweet potato pie, peach cobbler, red velvet cake, pecan pie, etc…
Speaking of banana pudding, it's my favorite dessert and I've thought about making it with those biscoff cookies.
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>>1935165Our candy really is quite bad. Most good chocolate is foreign. Our very processed trashy sweets and food can be uniquely nice, but I think it's a bit of an acquired taste and one that you should not make an effort to acquire.
Actually good things:
Albanese brand gummy bears
Dr. Pepper or Root Beer float with Blue Bell Homemade vanilla ice cream. Blue Bell isn't top tier (for the price it's good), but it crystalizes in a nice way when added to soda.
organic knockoffs of trashy sweets. Health food versions of shitty treats can actually be much better than the originals, though a lot of brands are complete misses. I LOVE organic vegan hostess cupcake ripoffs, and I quite like organic chocolate covered malt balls as well. There's some brand they sell at whole foods that is even better than Maltesers.
Also seconding other anon's recommendation of dairy queen blizzards. We do have a pretty good ice cream scene generally, so be sure to also check out some local shops.
Promised Land brand whole chocolate milk. There might be better local brands, but Promised Land is hands-down the best widely available brand.
Various s'mores candies (Fanny May S'mores snacks mix from Costco is good)
Canned coffee (I like high brew double espresso and capuccino)
Trendy desserts. Most cities will have frozen yogurt, gourmet donuts, boba, and probably lots of other stupid bullshit. Some of these places are really good.
No. 1935669
>>1935165The really silly sugary ones kek like nerds, fun dip, sour patch kids, the sour watermelons, cotton candy, sweet tarts rope (I like the texture I don't know), really whatever seems fun.
These are my once in a blue moon guilty pleasures.
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>two perfectly good windows on this side the wall
>cuts a hole inbetween for the AC
If that's not the most southern US thing I've ever seen
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I love the desert Southwest! Mexican food, lovely cacti that will be flowering soon, and spectacular mountains make life worth living. We’re hardly the south but am included on your map so here I am! I would love to visit the actual Deep South sometime! I lived in Louisiana as a toddler and went to Arkansas in 2013 but that’s the only southern experience I have.
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Why the fuck every fucking time I try and cook jambalaya it burns and never properly cooks! This one didn't get to boil before it burnt the bottom! I cooked this bitch on the setting 3 out of 10!
And don't tell me to use a rice cooker, they work on magnets and heat so they snap up too quick to cook rice in tomato sauce becasue the temperature it hard wired to water.
I was able to move it to another pan, it'll stay on simmer this time.
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>be in area where eclipse is gonna be like 90-80%
>pic related
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I got the Sonic solar eclipse float thing and it tastes like grape wtf. I think they ran out of cotton candy + dragon fruit or whatever the fuck; there isn't even any sprinkles and no sunglasses since they ran out. My college was passing out glasses but mine bent so hopefully it won't be too wonky the area I'm in is 89% so I'm excited.
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>>1980030I was googling pics to celebrate blackberry season with you nona but this actually looks so good, I wanna bake this now
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>>1980454I’m not sure if it’s because it’s a legitimately beautiful place or because I’m homesick, but I cried thinking about cypress trees of all things the other day. I’m with you 100% though. It’s a shithole and not likely to change anytime soon, unfortunately. I make my own gumbo and sweet tea these days. The few “Cajun” restaurants I’ve tried in Denver were so awful, I’ll never spend money at those places again. They damn sure don’t have boudin kolaches here.
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I’m being so serious right now, why do Californians have such a stick up their asses? I know Southerners like to talk our shit about Northerners and vice versa, but I’d take Northern bluntness over Californian smugness any day. Maybe because my hometown is still in the East Coast, but I appreciate people who actually mean what they say. Don’t even get me started on wokeness competitions Californians have to instigate in every conversation. Genuinely some of the most out of touch people I have ever had the misfortune of meeting. A blight on the nation, even. God bless
>t. Virginian
No. 1980923
>>1980847They
do make a convenient scapegoat for conservatives that want one specific group to blame for all the state’s social ills (if we’re talking about the same city), but the annoying Californian stereotype definitely exists for a reason ime.
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>>1980030I made cobbler with blackberries from the yard today. not the perfect cobbler, it’s more blackberry tbh
No. 1981201
>>1981180>>1981051since when is being “country” some sort of indicator of the south? have y’all ever
been to the midwest? it’s not all chicago. I lived in iowa for 4 years and it’s wayyy more country than my home state in the south. that being said, I think oklahoma is pretty southern kek
>>1981190looks good, nonna!
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>>1981190They're already berries for you?? I'm in VA and mine haven't even bloomed. The closest ones are my blueberry bushes where the bells are turning blue.
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>>1981295VAnonna! Glad to see a compatriot here kek. I’ll be driving through the countryside this weekend to visit my friend in a different city. Maybe I’ll see some berries in bloom. Spring in Virginia hits different
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>>1981301Oh wow! I'm pretty jealous you guys get berries for longer.
>>1981315Hi fellow VAnonna! I love the highways near the Appalachian or other mountains; it's so captivating to drive while seeing them in the distance. I HATE when the road is spiraling them though it's terrifying. I saw, the state flower, Dogwood in the woods a few days ago it was very pretty. I need to savor spring before it becomes tirelessly humid. Hope you have a safe and captivating trip!
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I hate Houston id rather be in Austin right now.so many gay ass stuck up chuntaros with their ugly ,loud pick up trucks.its so ghetto up in here I also hate the wannabe black chicanas who smell like rotten pork with their ugly bratty booger eating kids.Ill probably get banned for race bait but IDC Mexican isn't a race sooooo.and I'm not even white
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>>1983969we have the best edgars here in san antonio