Im an exchange student, from Australia, maybe going to Texas/Oklahoma Border?
Is it like the movies? Is there tumbleweed and cowboys and that really cool accent ? Are there modernized places with cities and that? Is it all farms? I sound like an idiot.. But im curious. lol Is the climate there different from Australia? Is it hot all the time? Any answers are good ones! Thanks! I should say, its North Texas. Also.. what are the schools like?
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I have some friends in Guymon, Oklahoma. It is very flat there, and dry! Yes, in a sense it is like the movies. There are also large cities and a good nightlife (in nearby Oklahoma City, or Amarillo, Texas. Also, Vegas isn't too far away!
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Everyone looks at TX thinking it's all cows and farms.. No! Thats sooo not true.. We have Houston, Dallas, and Austin. Major cities of the US. Don't get me wrong.. there are a few farming and crop growing areas but I mean.. thats a little everywhere you go, ya kno. Texas is a wonderful place, and I love it! Although.. I like choices and life expierence, soooo I'd like to move out of Texas one day.
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Umm no nothing over here is like the movies sorry to say but welcome to the states. Northern Texas and Oklahoma can get pretty cold in the winter time I spent some time in Central Texas when I was in the military a few years ago. I don't really know what the temperatures are like in Australia so I can't really say.
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i'm from ardmore,oklahoma. No not really cowboys. there are some people who wear cowboy hats and that stuff.i'm not really sure about the accents. we think we soundl like everyone else but when you go on vaction people ask if we're from the SOUTH. Theres no tumbleweed and it is pretty much modernized depending on what part of the location your at. YES it hot, well not really hot but VERRY HUMID> ANd we're very friendly. where i'm from there are a few farms. and soime car racing. AND LOTS OF LAND
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i moved to tulsa, oklahoma for college as well. im originally from california so there is a slight difference. the summers are extremely hot(100+) and its always humid(close to 100%) due to the numerous lakes in the state. its full of bible thumpers so be prepared to be judged. they're all hypocrites though, so don't take their crap. yes alot of people have the southern draw, but i never saw a tumble weed until i was about 5 minutes outta the sub burbs. lots of winding country roads and farms. great golf if thats your thing. winters are cold and bitter. its snow's but not to where you can enjoy it. gone in a day or two and usually slush shortly after it hits the ground. although the population density is vastly different from where i was from driving was more difficult. people there cannot drive for crap. everything there is SLOOOOOW. best of luck.
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Around there, it is pretty humid, at least compared to where I'm from, in Colorado. Texans definitely have a crazy accent, though not as dramatic as in the movies. There are tumbleweeds, but depending on the city or town, it is modernized. It's pretty hot there in the summer, but it can get rather cold in the winter. I'll be moving to the Missouri and Oklahoma border this fall for school. But that is on the other side of OK. lol. Also, cowboys aren't generally like they are in the movies. Also, don't be a hypocrite like the person before me. That person is judging the "Bible-thumpers" and obviously feels threatened by happy people.(I'm not speaking for all Christians...there are some who don't act the way they ought to) I'm just saying, if you don't want to be judged, don't judge anyone else.
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ok, im from texas so i know more or less what im talking about. there are tumble weeds in west texas mostly so probably not where you are going. cowboys, not so many, but alot of people really do have an accent. texas is really has SOME of the most modern cities in the US, but the farther west, the more farms. in east texas its really humid, but west is really really dry. in east texas the humidity makes everything alot hotter. and dont worry, everyone gets a little curious sometime
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I was up that way a couple weeks ago, and yes there are big cities, but also barren, dry areas in Texas and Oklahoma. The people are down home and friendly for the most part, but I don't know what it is like in your area of Australia, so this may not help. Good luck to you and hope you like the schools. Oh, it can be really hot in the summer, cold in winter, even snow in places, and watch out for the tornados.
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