In reflecting on my stay in West Texas these past summer months, I’ve made several observations about the culture of this part of the country. Instead of boring you with a simple list, I decided to display my observations in the form of a short quiz. Feel free to take the quiz if you like and then post your score in the comments section.
1. You drive a Truck. (+5 points)
+ 2 points if it’s a Chevy or a Ford F150
- 2 points if it’s a foreign make
2. You have one wall in your home or office adorned solely by decorative crosses. This alone identifies you as a Christian.
(+1 point for every cross)
3. There are more Mexican restaurants in your town than non-Mexican restaurants. (+3 points)
- 1 point for every Taco Bell
4. You use words like “ya’ll” and “fixin to” on a regular basis.
(+2 points)
5. You do not think twice about driving 6+ hours for a sporting event or concert and driving home during the night. (+3 points)
6. You or someone you know works in the oil industry. (+3 points)
+5 points if you call it the “ohhl” industry
7. The local sheriff in your town wears a cowboy hat and badge and drives a pickup truck. (+10 points)
+ 5 points if he has a deputy
8. You call fountain drinks “cokes”. (+2 points)
9. You frequent restaurants that have a roll of paper towels on the table instead of napkins. (+2 points)
10. You’ve seen the movie Friday Night Lights and consider it an accurate representation of your community’s attitude toward High School Football. (+5 points)
+8 points if someone you know was in the movie.
11. You own a gun. (+2 points for every gun you own)
+ 3 points if you’ve used the gun to shoot something in your yard
12. Your patriotism for the state of Texas is as great, if not greater, than your patriotism for the United States of America. (+3 points)
+5 points if you don’t see any problem with that
Scoring:
0-20 – Are you sure you’re from West Texas? Maybe you were born and raised somewhere else and just THINK you’re a West Texan cause you like it there so much…
21-50 – You may have some West Texan tendencies, but chances are you’ve spent too much of your life in the Texan cities to really become acquainted with what it really means to be a West Texan.
51-75 – Most likely you grew up in West Texas and have many close friends who did the same. Your pride and respect for the culture of the area is great but outsiders have to get to know you before they can see that you are, indeed, a West Texan.
76+ You are a true West Texan. You’ve lived there your whole life and have no plans of changing that. You may come off as a bit of a hick to the rest of the world, but you don’t care because you’re gonna be true to your roots til the day you die.
9 comments:
ok that is a super ugly jacket-thingy you are wearing in the picture, but this quiz is hysterical!
paper towels on the restaurant tables? that's actually pretty practical ;o)
norma used to be involved with the rodeo.
hhahahhahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
ok, THAT is truly funny!!!!
and btw...that hat i'm wearing...it's worth about $700.
what???? no.
I mistakenly read toilet paper on the tables instead of paper towels....how west texan is that?
This quiz is hysterical!!!!!
Do West Texans know that they're typecast by the rest of the country?
And are you bringing any cowboy gear home?
west texans often get the impression that people think they ride horses to work and school. while this would not be surprising for some, most people in the town are quite normal and drive cars like the rest of the world.
and yes that hat is worth $700. why you ask? that is a great question.
and no i'm not bringing cowboy gear home. it's too expensive for me to buy and never wear again...
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