Unfortunately Tasha I too have noted the same kind of things. That you described it as a time warp to 1950 is almost exactly the same conclusion that I had come to on my own. Contrary to the individual that replied to your post, I have heard racial slurs used in public, perhaps not as overtly as it was in 1950 but don't fool yourself, the bigotry is deeply engrained in this part of Texas. The good ol' boy network will have the most frightfully incompetent tradespeople attempting to do contract work that they have absolutely no business at all doing and it will keep most 'outsiders' (anybody not born and raised here for at least a couple generations) forever struggling to advance. I wouldn't be as generous and suggest that many here are religious as much as they are into what's now being referred to as 'churchianity', a place to go see the spectacle and do the evangelical dance. If that's your thing, then have at it, but if you want authenticity and community, if you want the common sense notion of a meritocracy then you have come to the wrong town. Be very careful before making a commitment to this place. Don't make the mistake I did and buy off of the glossies.
J |
Tyler, TX |
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