Sweet Hope Tejas

As many of you know I have been attending college in Texas and I have to say the South is a completely different world. I now understand why Texas acts its own country. For those curious about moving to the South I decided to comply a list of things I like and dislike about being a part time Southern.

LIKES

1. Chick-fil-A
Now when I discovered this little slice of heaven during my first visits to the South and it has become a little slice of my heaven. A fast food joint...with ONLY CHICKEN. It's a Puerto Rican's dream come true. The food never tastes greasy or uber processed and is actually fairly healthy. They also have damn good milkshakes. This little gem HAS ONE location in the entire state of New York while there is one for every Mexican here in Tejas. LOVE IT

2. Sweet Tea
I love iced tea. Its no secret but the awful thing about the dastardly North is that sometimes you order iced tea and expect it to be sweetened but ALAS A BITTER TASTE FLOODS YOUR SENSES INSTEAD. Here in the lovely South I say one phrase and my worries go away "SWEET TEA PLEASE." Like a lightning bolt from heaven a cup o' deliciousness is delivered to me. All major chains have it, so it is never a stretch to quench my thirst. Also, most times it tastes freshly brewed and not overly sugared like Brisk.

3. Southern Gents
A young man in the South really is groomed to have great manners and it is evident. Young men will literally increase their pace of walking just to hold open a door for girls. The guys here are very sweet and well mannered. I really enjoy not holding open my own door most days.

4. Fried Chicken
I am not a big fried person BUT damn the fried chicken here is goooood,

5. The Malls
The malls in Texas are all HUGE. They are also very spread out and they never feel crowded.

6. The Weather
It was 70 degrees some days IN DECEMBER. I no longer felt like I was in an eternal hibernation. I love how sunny it is all the time and the weather has done wonders to my skin.

DISLIKES

7. YA'LL
One phrase drives me nuts. Ya'll this Ya'll that STFU. I can't help but think it is absolutely ridiculous and horribly cliche. I stick firmly by my "you guys".

8. The Rain
It doesn't rain in Texas, they have TORRENTIAL downpours. There is no drizzling. I firmly believe Texas precipitation is controlled by Poseidon myself. I never really understood the purpose of rain boots until I came to Texas where everytime it rains there is a flood warning.

9. Gun Fever
Legally Texans have no sense of tact. The solution to everything is SHOOT EM. I am fearful of jaywalking.

10. Texas Pride
Texans automatically believe everything is better because its from Texas. If you want to get on a Texan's good side talk about how much you love Texas. They will agree with you IMMEDIATELY. In New York I could talk about its flaws openly. Here I feel like laser eyes are searing my skull. The Texas flag is EQUAL to the American flag. They are Texans before Americans. Its kinda alarming

11. Bitches hating on my swag
People always hating on my flava

12. Public Transportation
Simply awful. No stops are actually adjacent to where you want to be.


The South gets a 7/10 rating with me. Not perfect but not unbearable and a place I can almost comfortably call home.