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Texas culture
I'm currently staying in San Antonio, Texas with my parents before I leave for Miami on Tuesday. Aside from packing, I've mostly been taking it easy and trying to make sure I've got everything together, however, I have gotten the opportunity to experience some of Texas prior to my departure.
Last night I went to a rodeo for the first time. I can't say that this is something I would want to do all the time, but it was interesting to say the least. I can't understand why someone would want to ride a bull that is trying desparately to throw them off and then, when it does, it sometimes will chase the person and try to maim him with its horns. The crowd, adorned in a sea of cowboy hats, seemed to enjoy it though and I can't say I wasn't entertained.
In addition to the rodeo, I went to a Mexican restaurant with my parents where they paid a Mexican dressed in traditional garb to sing me a song in Spanish. Not at all embarrassing, really. We also ate at the Tower of the Americas restaurant- the same type of structure as Seattle's space needle- where we had a rotating view of the whole city. A lot of places have random live music. It's really hot. There are bbq, steak, and Mexican restaurants everywhere and, at a minimum, 5-10 pickups and SUV's are parked in every parking lot, many with Bush, Long Horn, or 'Don't Mess with Texas' stickers on them. This is Texas. I don't think I'd ever want to live here, but it's definitely an interesting piece of the American culture.
Posted by katie on September 3, 2006 05:35 PM | Permalink
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