Yes indeed! That is because Texas was once an independent country--from 1836 to 1844. They have never gotten over it. ------ Robert Handy Brazoria County Historical Museum 100 East Cedar Angleton, Texas 77515 (409) 864-1208 museum_bob [log in to unmask] http://www.bchm.org ---------- From: James Tichgelaar[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 1:12 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: "Just another state in the Union" I once had an English friend who was convinced that Texas was an independent country. When he met Americans in London, the majority would identify themselves as Americans, but Texans always said they were from Texas. Robert Handy wrote: > > For crying out loud, folks. Texans are different from New Englanders > too. I am a native Oregonian. I have been in Texas twenty-seven years > and I am constantly reminded that I'm not really a Texan--both verbally > and by what are still, strange and unusual customs. > > And just for the record, Canadians are Americans. They are simply not > U.S.ians. > -- James H Tichgelaar Registrar, Arkansas State University Museum http://museum.astate.edu "All we ever wanted was everything. All we ever got was cold."