Originally posted by beet1e
Yes, I'm aware of the geographical entity being discussed in this thread. The discussion has sort of wandered onto a comparison between Texas and England
Well I can clear all that up for you then.
Texas/England comaprison 101
Texas = One of the states located in the U.S. The Lonestar state. Great place to live and visit with varied landscapes, weather patterns, cultures and a virtual who`s who of recreation, scenic interests and just about any activities that can possibly be named. My home for life because "we have it all". Even though Texas is just ONE single state in the U.S. it`s size is quite vast, sometimes refered to as ..Fricken Huge. Even though Texas is just ONE of the states located in the U.S. it`s Fricken Huge size is larger than some of the more boring, uninteresting countries such as England for Example. The Fricken Huge size of this state and the many different landscapes and travel opportunities gives almost unlimited, continuing opportunities to explore , learn and enjoy the different aspects of this Fricken Huge , vast large, massive, geat big ole state.
The Fricken Huge size of this ONE single state makes it near impossible for the average person to explore and experience everything it has to offer. The experiences offered by this .......ummmm.....Gigantic state are so virtualy unlimited that a person could travel it`s area for a lifetime and still not know but a percentage of everything Texas. Even lifelong residents , for the most part would not consider themselves experts on Texas. Certainly no foreign visitors who have visited Texas and viewed the limited area covered and the brevity of a tour on a "Hook A Furner" charter could lay claim to any mentionable knowledge of this Fricken Huge state. As a Texas resident I have visited the Alamo on a few occasions and it was always a very enjoyable experience. Even though I have been to the Alamo, I have never made the claim that I am Jim Bowie, Houston or even Santa Anna for that matter. I have only visited the Alamo. That in no way makes me an expert on the Alamo. For me to do so so could be compared to a person from England viewing a very few limited places of Texas from a "Point, there, now pay me and go home Sucka" tour, then claiming to have as much as a working knowledge of anything Texas. The state is too Fricken Huge for short time tour hoppers to even grasp the grandess of the vast Lone Star State. Even the driving distances that can be obtained on the vast area of this Fricken Huge state boggles the mind of most wannabe experts that have made short visits from such boring and uninteresting countries such as England, for example. Some of these escapees from hell have even tryed to compare the vastness of this One, single , Fricken Huge State by combining square mileages obtained from multiple countries. The humor of such statements and comparisons made by these poor uninformed and small thinking visitors are viewed by the good natured Texan as to be expected and only giggled at when in the company of
one or more U.S. citizens that actualy understands the vast grandness and uncomparable glory of this Fricken Huge state known as Texas. It is understood by the native Texan that people from such small countries usualy have to consider multiple countries when planning any driving trips of any size and interests. The concept of such vastness and varying interests of this state is a "road to far" to be expected of the poor unfortunate, small thinking escapes from across the pond. The pure Fricken Hugeness of this ONE state is just too much for them to grasp. For the most part, we are just proud that these less fortunate had the opportunity to visit such a large and interesting place such as our wonderfull and interesting state even if upon such a minute visit. The residents of Texas are blessed with the fact that there is so much to see and so many totaly different, exciting and interesting things to do in this Fricken Huge state that if one desired to do so you could experience a lifetime of travel and entertainment and never leave the boundaries of this ONE single state. For those who are forced to leave their small countries to even attempt experiencing a small fraction of what can be experienced in our ONE single state, we feel sorrow and sadness. It has been noticed that some of the above mentioned visitors , even upon seeing and witnessing such a microscopic portion of this great state has been so awed confused by it`s grandness that they have coped the only way possible and understandable to them. That being , when the subject of this state comes up in their presence they revert to thinly veiled jabs and jealousy to compensate for their knowledge and understanding of our way of life. Some of these poor misinformed souls have shown such a total lack of understanding of the many, varied things and experiences to be had here, within the borders of this Fricken Huge state that they have actualy suggested that you are an inferior, unexperienced, and untraveled human type unless you have numerous travel experiences in many countries. Some have even used a "I have been there, but you haven`t been here" line of logic to argue their lack of knowledge and understanding of such grandness. They seem to be not willing to, or unable to comprehend the fact that traveling to their homeland and surrounding areas offers absolutely nothing of interest to a great portion of Texas residents, or U.S. citizens in general, to the point of even vagueley considering a trip to these locations. There are so many interesting and exciting places to see here and experience that very, very few find a need to travel to a location simply to say " I have been there".
Traveling to uninteresting, boring places simply for the act of bragging rights are not found feasible by a great deal of people from around the world, including residents of Texas. It must be terribly sad to jump from one drab location to another trying to occupy your time and experience anything entertaining. Most of us here travel to locations that are exciting and interesting to us. We travel for enjoyment, not the collection of location tags to places of no interest. It has been noted that some simply cannot stand the subject of the grand nature of Texas to be discussed to the point that they will, when all else fails and smokescreens have been exhausted and shot down, will resort to the interjection of non-pertaining , non-relevant text of great porportions in an attempt to conceal their lack of true knowledge of this Fricken Huge state known as Texas. (Note: Some of these text walls have approached the size of the above educational and informative report
ENGLAND = Look under TEXAS. It is the briefly noted small place mentioned of no interest. It simply cannot be compared to Texas. In Texas "we have it all". This place is Fricken Huge. England can be located on a globe or world map with the assistance of a magnifying glass. But hey..why would you want to.
