Quote Originally Posted by Pork Chop View Post
we're not all hicks and we don't all wear 10 gallon hats.
i wouldn't say we're "macho", because that implies a false sense of bravado.
i liken it more to a fierce streak of independence and an unwillingness to back down when challenged.
The unwillingness to back down comes from the cultural influence of machismo.

The irony of cowboy culture is that it comes from South of the border; only the color of its adherants is different North of it.

But I digress, Texans are interesting, but some of them are walking stereotypes, not independent free thinkers who take no guff. Every group has it's db's.