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Fixin' To Be Texan
You don't just move here and immediately become a Texan; it takes training. This delightfully witty book takes you through the process of understanding our conversation, why and how we dress the way we do, why pickups are a fact of life, and how you can acquire the necessary big hair.
Fixin' to Be Texan pokes gentle fun at the Texas mystique. Residents of the state will get a big kick out of Bryant's clever way of identifying our predominant characteristics. Newcomers will use it as a tool for understanding the wonderful and sometimes incomprehensible behavior of our fine native population.
Fixin' to Be Texan pokes gentle fun at the Texas mystique. Residents of the state will get a big kick out of Bryant's clever way of identifying our predominant characteristics. Newcomers will use it as a tool for understanding the wonderful and sometimes incomprehensible behavior of our fine native population.
- GenresHumor
236 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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August 15, 2014
Our real estate agent gave this book to my husband when we moved to Texas. He's never lived in the state and she thought it would be a great way to introduce him to Texas culture. As he was reading, he kept telling me how much this book reminds him of me. Of course, now my curiosity was piqued and I had to know what he was talking about.
This book was great. It made me proud to be Texan and at the same time laugh about the absurdity of what is considered Texan. It's a humorous book that puts it all out there. I didn't even realize that half the things I would consider second nature come from being raised in Texas. (Doesn't everyone know what fixin' really means?) Hard core Texans would probably be offended by this book, and that's ok. It's pretty funny and completely accurate.
Y'all really should read it.
This book was great. It made me proud to be Texan and at the same time laugh about the absurdity of what is considered Texan. It's a humorous book that puts it all out there. I didn't even realize that half the things I would consider second nature come from being raised in Texas. (Doesn't everyone know what fixin' really means?) Hard core Texans would probably be offended by this book, and that's ok. It's pretty funny and completely accurate.
Y'all really should read it.
October 23, 2022
Bravo. I've been reading books on Texas culture for a project. I have found most of them lacking in authenticity in spite of the fact that the majority have been written by Texans. This author doesn't claim to be from Texas but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I was born and raised in Texas, And have lived here most of my adult life. I haven't put my finger on the difference but this writer really understands Texans. How we think, what's important, why it's important. I would definitely recommend this book.
September 20, 2022
Cute, tongue-in-cheek humorous guide to being Texan. it made me laugh out loud.
February 7, 2020
One of the funniest books I've read in a while. Was using it for research, and ended up buying it for all my friends. It's a hoot!
May 7, 2015
Fun book. Humorous but informative. Helpful as I become more of a Texan.
A quick and enjoyable read, with plenty of both jokes and humorous observations. But also filled with good information about things as diverse as accents (yawn yoan) to big hair, you get a quick feel for Texas both in big cities (Dallas/Houston) and in the rest of the state (the real Texas).
Only reason I gave it four stars was the (in my estimation) excessive time it spent on women's hair. But maybe I'd have felt different were I a woman, as is the author.
A quick and enjoyable read, with plenty of both jokes and humorous observations. But also filled with good information about things as diverse as accents (yawn yoan) to big hair, you get a quick feel for Texas both in big cities (Dallas/Houston) and in the rest of the state (the real Texas).
Only reason I gave it four stars was the (in my estimation) excessive time it spent on women's hair. But maybe I'd have felt different were I a woman, as is the author.
January 24, 2013
I'm a native Texan and bought this book for my husband to prep him before his moving to the Lone Star state...but I had to read it first. It's quite funny and I learned a few things about my state too.
Bryant herself isn't a native (her husband is) but it works to have someone who was fixin' to be Texan at one point school others who find themselves in the same predicament.
Bryant herself isn't a native (her husband is) but it works to have someone who was fixin' to be Texan at one point school others who find themselves in the same predicament.
February 24, 2008
Read this when we first moved to Texas and thought it was darn funny.
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September 22, 2014
This book is quite funny! Native Texans and Not-From-Around-Here's will all enjoy it!
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