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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (26735)	7/31/2000 3:40:40 PM
From: TigerPaw	Respond to of 769667

Texas seemed shockingly violent to me, and this was the Austin area You must have been driving on our freeways ;-). I'm not sure what to compare it to, since I know the good and bad parts of towns in most Texas cities, but only visit the the good parts or tourist traps in other states. I did visit someone who lived in East LA in a house constructed entirely of tires and every building was covered with graffiti. I had no trouble there but it sure gave me the creeps. Compared to Iowa and S.Dakota where I spend some time, Texas is certainly a lot more agressive. I think a lot has to do with the growth rate. Texas is full of people who have not lived here long and have come from all parts of this country and south of here. There are no local customs anymore, just a mix, so people don't always know when they are insulting each other. (You only find real cowboys anymore in West Tx). The long term residents may have a few oil barrons, but are generally a downwardly mobile lot quickly being displaced by the high prices offered by the new industries. I know that most of my old friends who did not get into high-tech have drifted off to cheaper locales like Corpus Christi or Louisiana or Alabama. Now you're making me homesick for the good-ol-days. TP