Norwegians Use the Word “Texas” as Slang to Mean “Crazy”
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Norwegians Use the Word “Texas” as Slang to Mean “Crazy”
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Re: Norwegians Use the Word “Texas” as Slang to Mean “Crazy”
#2And Texans use the word "European" to mean limp wristed and weak.
Re: Norwegians Use the Word “Texas” as Slang to Mean “Crazy”
#3Reminds me of something I read once in an excellent article about the making of the film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" -- that the New York film reviewers seemed to think the scariest world in the title wasn't chainsaw or massacre but "Texas." :)
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#4Anders Breivik was certainly texas.
Re: Norwegians Use the Word “Texas” as Slang to Mean “Crazy”
#5I live on the far west edge of Europe, unfortunately a lot of the population have a screwed stereotype vision of Americans and the US.
Some of it might be deserved (the Bush years done incredible damage to the reputation of the US) a lot of it is not, and this is coming from my multiple experiences over the years of visiting almost every one of the lower 48 states.
As for Texas its probably one of my more favourite locations in US (behind Arizona, Utah and Georgia), these Norwegians should stereotype less and travel a bit more they be in for a pleasant surprise and the place aint that crazy ;)
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#6Somewhat related: As an (northern, not southern) American tourist, I was visiting Scotland when I left my car in a parking deck after hours. I buzzed the gate-keeper to unlock the gate, and upon hearing my accent he said, "What? Do you not read signs? Ah, you're from Texas; the lone-star state. We don't have guns here. We're much more civilized." I had not mentioned anything related to Texas. Speaks a lot of his thought process, however.
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#7"like the “wild west,” and at least back when the expression was coined, the “wild west” held very strong Texas associations" - I think that's the key before anyone gets upset. Sounds like it's a holdover/modification of the way Americans use/d "wild west"
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#8I live on the far west edge of Europe, unfortunately a lot of the population have a screwed stereotype vision of Americans and the US. Some of it might be deserved (the Bush years done incredible damage to the reputation of the US) a lot of it is not, and this is coming from my multiple experiences over the years of visiting almost every one of the lower 48 states. As for Texas its probably one of my more favourite l…
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Re: Norwegians Use the Word “Texas” as Slang to Mean “Crazy”
#9Reminds me of something I read once in an excellent article about the making of the film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" -- that the New York film reviewers seemed to think the scariest world in the title wasn't chainsaw or massacre but "Texas." :)
Ironic given that movie came out in the 70s, the "Fear City" era of New York.
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#10Anders Breivik was certainly texas.
Sentencing him to 21 years in a prison where about $1 million was spent by designers on paintings, photography and light installations, and where authorities hire "friends" so that Breyvik has someone to play hockey and chess with - that seems completely texas to me!