It's certainly not an all encompassing list but I thought I'd share a few of the things I've learned over the past year.
- People look at you funny if you’re walking anywhere.
- People drive everywhere.
- Wear a hat with a Texas flag and you’re welcomed like a native.
- Wildflowers are everywhere in the summer.
- The state pride truly is crazy (in an awesome way).
- There’s no state income tax.
- When it gets below freezing, most people lose their mind. That and public works is completely unprepared.
- People can’t handle driving in the rain either.
- There’s a lot of restaurants that claim to have the best chicken fried steak.
- Texas shaped waffles at the hotel taste pretty darn good.
- There are cheap do-it-yourself car washes everywhere and coming from the DC metro area, this is a big deal.
- There are tons of small parks all over the place and if you like to run outside, you'll soon be rating them based on shade amount.
- Everyone’s car has 1 of 2 speeds; 7mph exactly or 25mph over the speed limit.
- Texas is big. Like drive all day and you're still in it kind of big.
- There are some seriously awesome sunsets that take up your entire view.
