Missionary
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That is true ^^^^^^^^^^ about most rural bred people. Hard working and take care of their own selves.
77 - 81What years were you down here in the real South ?
No doubt on the food. The idea of willingly putting food in my mouth that has been dosed with the same stuff we use in pepper spray is just not my thing. Some cultures go for hot and spicy foods, others for savory foods. I prefer savory, good food doesn't have to burn the lining of your mouth and throat!I should probably clarify "Yankee or Yankeism". They are not bad people, immoral people or in anyway an inferior culture. They are....well....just different. They talk funny and eat funny foods, at least in part. I consider them much like the Irish, English or Australians. They are somewhat like me, but different in some ways.
I have taken my lumps on this issue. During my years of Missionary service in Ecuador, I was the only Texas in a gaggle of expat folks. They called me Tex and mocked the way I spoke. It wore thin after a year or so, but I keep the peace and my mouth shut. I tried to take it all in stride and with good humor.
Texas food is not generally hot or spicy. It is mostly Southern cooking, influenced by German, Czech, Alsatian and other immigrant groups that came to early Texas. Texas-Mexican food can have some bite to it, but mostly not. We like food with robust flavor, but not hot or spicy.No doubt on the food. The idea of willingly putting food in my mouth that has been dosed with the same stuff we use in pepper spray is just not my thing. Some cultures go for hot and spicy foods, others for savory foods. I prefer savory, good food doesn't have to burn the lining of your mouth and throat!
I've spent an awful lot of time explaining to people that NY does not consist solely of NYC, that's it's a mostly rural, agricultural state. Nope, all people know is NY=NYC. Just like Pa=Philly, Ill= Chicago, Maryland=DC, Mich=Detroit or Flint, NJ=Newark, etc. Oddly, most people not from there think Vermont is like a 1950's postcard or Norman Rockwell painting. Wrong! Funny how these things hang on.
I would agree you are likely right. But you have to admit, Texas has done a darn good job at selling the "Cowboy" thing!!!!Texas food is not generally hot or spicy. It is mostly Southern cooking, influenced by German, Czech, Alsatian and other immigrant groups that came to early Texas. Texas-Mexican food can have some bite to it, but mostly not. We like food with robust flavor, but not hot or spicy.
Texas has always had a strong and influential Jewish population. During the Civil War a regiment of Jews from Galveston was raised for the Confederate Army.
Texas is a very diverse culture from all over the world. Folks think of us as cowboys and such, we that is one of those false stereotypes. Texas is so large and diverse, there are at least six different identifiable accents. I dare say there is as much mythology floating around about Texas as there is about NY/NYC. I will confess we are complicit in propagating some of it. We like being different.
Actually Rick, the Geometric Die Head is not meant for "chasing" threads. Mine and all the others I've seen are, like you say, for cutting the full thread. The threading inserts in the head are just typically referred to as "chasers".We didn't just chase them, we cut the finished threads in one pass.