A personal question I'd like y'alls opinion on

[LouisianaJoe]

My father was working in Lawrence, KS during WWII when I was born there. We went back to his home in Hattiesburg, MS when I was 6 months old. At the age of 28, I moved to Louisiana, Married a local girl and put 2 kids through LSU. I have lived here for 40 years. I am from Louisiana now and I have been here longer.

You are where you settle.

 

[Mule Packer]

Hmmm...I dunno, Jack. I'd sure like to tell you that you are a Texan, but from what I've experienced over the years, there might be some question as to if that's really the case.

Y'see, my younger brother lived in Texas for over 30 years. His three daughters were born in Texas and Texans consider the girls real true Texans. My brother, on the other hand, even though he lived there for over three decades, is not considered a true Texan. He's a transplant. Although he considers himself a Texan at heart, he's not a real native.

So, sure, you can continue to call yourself a real Texan, but deep down in your heart, you know you're really an Okie.

 

[mc5aw]

I feel like I got screwed!

My father was born in New York City.
When he was a young boy his family moved to Los Angeles.

Here comes the screwed part...
He joined the Air Force and was first stationed in Texas. Then he got stationed at Griffiss AFB in Rome, NY.
He was still stationed there when he met my mother & got out of the Air Force.
You think he had the good sense to head back to Texas? Nope, he stayed right here in New York State.

To think.... I could've been a Texan!

But instead you're a Roman.

 

[pawncop]

You're a Texan. It is primarily a state of mind.

 

[Gunsnwater]

, "If the cat has kittens in the oven, we don't call them biscuits." .

Coarse not its muffins in the oven.
Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he is he will tell you. If he's not, you wouldn't want to hurt his feelings.
Seems to me no real Texan would care where some other fella drew the line. I believe everyman with good in his heart and gun in his hand has alittle Texas in him.
Stop questioning your father!

 

[tops]

If you can't trace back to the Old 300 you are just a johnny come lately. Larry

 

[walnutred]

According to an old girlfriend California used to be similar with talk of being a Native Son. She spent a few years of grade school there while her dad was in the Navy. Said that when the local kids would make too much about being a Native Son they would counter with a rhyme that went: The miners came in '49 and the whores in '51. When they got together them made a Native Son. I suspect a moderator from California will delete this shortly so I apologize in advance.

 

[gdnagle]

I agree that what you birth certificate states as where you were born, unless forged, is you birth state, the rest is where you were raised, lived, died. You breathed the air from Oklahoma ate food there deposited waste there, but your heart will and has always been in Texas.

It's a mind thing.

 

[LoadedRound]

Being a true Kentuckian, I won't vote in your poll unless you send me some Bourbon. How I vote will depend on how much you send.

 

[Harrison]

Sorry, but you are an Okie. by birth, and that's alright because Okies are great people. What you are is a Naturalized Texan, but don't feel bad. Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, and Stephen F. Austin were all Naturalized Texans. Just thank the Lord that you were not born a Y-word. Naturalized Texans are good, and loyal, people and you can still run for governor of Texas

 

[TACC1]

WJ, I've read your posts. I'll take your word for whatever...
TACC1

 

[wbraswell]

I feel your pain, and yes, you are genuine Texan. My parents lived in Texarkana, Texas, and when it was time for me to come in this world, the local hospital was in Texarkana,Arkansas. I have lived in Texas all my life. If you know anything about Texarkana, you know both sides of the city look down their noses at the other. The local high school rivalry is one of the biggest in the country, THS vs. AHS. I ain't no Arkie, period. I don't care what that damn birth certificate says. Even the hospital I was born in, moved to the Texas side.

 

[finesse_r]

Is John McCain American? He was born on a naval base outside the US, I believe. Yes, he was ruled a US citizen. You have equal claim to being Texan.

I would certainly vote for you being a Texan before I would vote for John McCain being an American. Actually I would vote for you being president before I would vote for any of the recent people on the ballot, even if you were born on the foreign soil of another state.

 

[jaykellogg]

Regarding being born abroad, I believe if you have one US parent you can claim US citizenship. Certainly US missionaries have children born abroad.

AFAIK, the USA is the only country that grants citizenship to people born here. It has created a cottage industry of fairly wealthy foreigners travelling to the USA to bear children who can later claim dual citizenship.

In my case, My mother was from the Jersey shore and Dad was from the hills of northern PA. I was born in NJ and moved to PA when less than a year old. I moved to NC in 1982 and to Iowa in 1986. I moved back to Asheville in 1996 and consider myself a transplant although to a lot of natives I am and always will be a yankee.

My family came to Plymouth, MA 40 years after the original pilgrim settlers.

 

[A10]

Oh, and I forgot to mention that, being half Southern, I am legally entitled to use the term "Y'all"....

 

[mtgianni]

It can get more complicated. Nicole Kidman's parents were vacationing in Hawaii when she was born. Her parents are Australian, so she is. But she was born here, so has dual citizenship in the USA.

I am not sure I trust those HI birth certificates.

 

[Lost Lake]

A texan KNOWS if he is a Texan or not.

It's in your heart, not on a piece of paper.

.

 

[GKC]

Being a Texan is not just about being born here...there are liberals infesting this great state who I don't consider true Texans. Being a Texan is about attitude and beliefs...in the same way that someone who immigrates to the USA (legally) and does everything possible to make himself an American (citizenship, language, working, etc) BECOMES a true American...and often, more true to America than many who just happen to be born here.

While some may quibble about the "native" status, I don't...as far as I can tell, you sir meet the criteria as a Texan. Real men are born in Texas, or try to get here as soon as they can.

 

[wbraswell]

You can bet we call Houston, Bowie, Crockett, Travis, Fannin, and all that served and died with them, TEXAN. Don't matter where you started at. It takes more than a hat and boots.

 

[Comrad]

Your proper use of " y'alls " is proof enough for me.