20 Apr '04 - + 0 - 0 North vs South
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| Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison | Texas State Capitol in Austin |
| Madison everybody says the letter "O" funny | In Austin everybody says Y'all |
| The Badgers are the college mascot with Red and White | The Longhorns with Burnt Orange. (takes a while to get used to, but its actually not that bad. Subsequently it is also the color of burnt nacho-cheese) |
| "Heavy Traffic" day means it takes 20 minutes to get across town | "Heavy Traffic" is normal and it means 2 hours for the same distance. |
| Music goes into hibernation in Winter | The Music never stops |
| January means exposed skin becomes solid | January means they bring out the patio warmer and sip warm drinks |
| February means "Kites on Ice" when everybody walks onto the lakes and flies a kite | February means putting up the jackets and getting ready for spring |
| People are friendly if they know you | Everybody thinks they know you (I was waved at a half dozen times and that was just he second block |
| A rain storm means spitty/misty stuff | Austin storms mean run for cover and unplug your valuables |
Now for some Similarities
Tons of Rainbow Stickers
Both are islands of liberals surrounded by a sea of conservatives
Every restaurant has a vegetarian option
I have lived in both :)
two stones, bouncing:
I love this post. It is great…so you are admitting there IS a difference??? :)
Oh, and we did get struck by lightning…remember? Speaking of misty, it’s doing that right now…as is it 48 here and 84 there!
sis () - 22 April '04 - 09:56
One more thing…and you alreayd have green leaves on your trees! I can see them in the picture!!!!!!!
sis () - 22 April '04 - 09:58