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Originally Posted by Sam Hill
Yes it is. Cowboy hats and the whole nine. Houston too (e.g. Urban Cowboy, starring John Travolta). It seems they're considered quintessentially western - even though Texas might actually be as much southern as western, culturally, (which I doubt it is). There's a lot I don't know about Dallas, TX, but I do know how it's perceived nationwide - whether or not that perception is completely fair or not - and it's considered western. When America thinks of Dallas' history, it thinks of cattle and oil. Its NFL team is "the Cowboys" for chrissakes.
Am I wrong?
Anyone from Dallas here? Does Dallas consider itself western? In my mind it very much is and TBH I'm a bit surprised to see someone argue it's not.
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Dallas and Houston have a southern drawl accent.
Houston is along the Gulf Coast and is certainly not a western city. Houston is tropical. Dallas is in the plains.
Reno, Cheyenne, Denver, Albuquerque, Tucson, Phoenix, Boise, Billings, Salt Lake, Sacramento are western cities. Dallas and Houston are not.
The NFL team name has nothing to do with whether or not it's in the west. There are cowboys in Nebraska. Cowboy culture is not specific to the western cities. It is specific to open range lands, some in the west like California, some in the Great Plains.