Texas: 10 Things That Shock Tourists about Texas

Are you heading to Texas and not sure what to expect? Well here we give you some of the fun cultural surprises tourists tend to find when they visit Texas, from everything shaped like Texas to Buc-ee's to their love affair with Football. Here are the most fun culture shocks you will have in Texas.
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[lionessg.]

The majority of children have exceptional manners, showing respect to females and their elders visibly, demonstrably, consistently, & genuinely.

[DixieBanjo]

Native Texan here. This entire video made me smile. I love my state!

[danbgt]

The wife and I are Native Texans. We do motorcycle tours and have ridden to all 49 states. Earlier this year we undertook riding in all the counties in Texas. All 254! It took forever and some 8, 000 miles! Great state. Y’all come for a visit! 👍

[Zipppstr]

I wasn't born in Texas, but as they say, I got here as soon as I could! I've lived here for over 25 years now and your depiction of the Great State of Texas is Spot-on! Keep up the good work!

[metajones]

Thanks for describing our great State of Texas so great and correct, we do love our great State Texas

[ChuckSnow]

When I was a Marine I was stationed (technically)in Fort Bliss but lived and worked in a tiny town on the border with no paved roads. It had about six buildings. Four were homes, one was a small store and was a school during the day and a bingo hall/dance hall at night. Being a fairly conservative guy from Boston I fell in love with Texas. People walked around with guns on their hips “for all the honest world to see”. I learned an armed society is a polite society. It is my dream to be able to move there. God bless Texas! (And save it from the Californians.)

[texastater]

I am a Texan, born and raised, and I certify this message!

[BK-qpzp]

I do miss my home state, EXCEPT for the humidity and bugs!! Side note. Once upon a time, I read a person's comment where they stated that they wished Americans loved America the way Texans love Texas. So true, and it has stayed with me.

[kristend]

Fun fact: the distance from Texarkana to El Paso, is longer than the distance from El Paso to LA.

My husband didn't understand Buckee's. . . My daughter (she lives in Texas) and I decided it was a Texas thing he just didn't understand.

[MiddleAgedRunaway]

I was born and raised in Ft. Worth and loved your vlog of my home state. So many clips in this video brought back a ton of great memories over an entire lifetime. Big "Texas-size" smile and two thumbs up for the accuracy and positives things you had to say.

[randalldean]

An area that you didn't seem to cover is east Texas. It is really a large area that starts just a little east of the metroplex and goes from the Red River to the coast. There is dense pine forest covering a fourth of the state.They get taller and taller as you go east and south. From Jacksonville to Beaumont they're over a hundred feet high.

[sammynella]

Thanks for loving on our amazing state! You’re not lying about how fast we drive, but we drive just as friendly as we speak…but pro tip…if you’re going to drive the speed limit stay in the right hand lane. Far left lane is for 15+ miles over the limit!😅

[reneehickman]

Thank you for your wonderful comments on the GREAT STATE OF TEXAS! I was born and raised in Texas. I'm now 62 y/o and I've never lived in another state. I seriously don't want to. Why would I when Texas has EVERYTHING! Some of my favorite places....Palo Duro Canyon, up by Amarillo, be sure to visit when the musical Texas is being performed at the ampitheater. The Big Bend Country, what beautiful mountains we have out there! You can't forget the beautiful town of Jefferson, in East Texas, where there are many antique shops and the home of Blackburn Jelly! Skip on over to Lake Fork for some great bass fishing. Waco has some really awesome places to visit, I think the Dr. Pepper museum is in Waco. Have you been to the Canton Flea Market? It's the biggest flea market in the world. Even tho its over the weekend - the first Monday of the month - it will take you DAYS to see it all! We are big on our Christmas Lights and Decorations also. Visit 6 Flags in Arlington during the Christmas season to see some very beautiful lights. Run over to Lindale and visit Santa Land, but be prepared to wait in line a couple of hours before ever entering the park. It's worth the wait. If you've never been to one of the Friday Night High School football games, you should really go. It's an experience like no other football game! And, as the old saying goes, if you don't like the weather, just wait 30 minutes or drive 30 minutes and it will in the summer. It doesn't change. It's just HOT everywhere! Worse than hot, it's scorching! The asphalt will melt on some roads because it is so hot! Oh, and we also LOVE BIG! Welcome to Texas, world!

[The_Dudester]

The biggest shock to me was The Alamo, it is smack dab in the middle of downtown. It is surrounded by kitschy shops, which are adjacent to high rise buildings. When you realize that a battle took place there it can be very deflating. Singer/musician Phil Collins believed that he was in the battle of The Alamo, which led him to buy one of the shops adjacent to The Alamo. He then did an archeological dig under the floor. He found belt buckles, knives and bullets (dead patriot bodies were gathered in burn piles by the Mexican soldiers after the battle) so, the shops are built on sacred ground. The items found by Phil are on display in The Alamo.

[ranger-]

In 1969 I got a speeding ticket for doing 130mph in a 60, racing an SS396 down I-45 with my Mustang Mach-1. We passed two DPS cars just south of Dickinson where the speed limit had been dropped, but quickly left them behind. Got to Galveston bridge and their radios has caught us, as the locals has us captured. The DPS who wrote me a ticket said he doesn't know how fast we were going, but he was doing 130 and not gaining so he wrote it for that speed. Cost me $150, which is about $1, 250 in today's money.

Later we lived in El Paso; I had a sister in West Covina, CA and a brother in Houston. From our house in EP, there was just 20 miles difference to drive to my brothers house (without leaving the state), or visit my sister by driving through New Mexico, Arizona and most of Southern California to get to her house. Welcome to Texas!!

[Baruch-Hashem]

Love Texas ! Born and raised here, lived all of the world. Better weather elsewhere, sure. The people, particularly outside the big cities, warm and friendly.

[jenniferb]

Grandfather was born in Dime Box, Texas. Texas is the Best. I moved away years ago but will always love Texas.

[mariohernandez]

Born and raised in Texas and still living here. Yes, we drive fast because the speed limit is ONLY a suggestion. 😉😄

[yesher]

As a Texan, just a quick correction, it's New Braunfols(our proununciation) not New BraunSfel. I've lived in every region of Texas except the Valley and El Paso and you were spot on for the most part but I have to say that Corpus Christi and Galveston have awful beaches. South Padre is the only really nice beach and it's a looong way down there. The tornadoes and storms are absolutely no joke in the panhandle and North Texas.
As a Tech Alum, thanks for the shout out!

[brianwinters]

There is a story about how hot it is in El Paso in the summer." I saw a coyote chasing a rabbit. and it was so hot they were walking."