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“Most towns in East Texas close to the Louisiana border. They don’t want you there, and they’ll let you know it. I’m a white Texas native, and I don’t even feel welcome.”
“When you drive through, get gas, or walk into a store or restaurant, everyone stops and stares like you are an enemy.”
“TRUE.
The difference in vibes from the Texas border to the Louisiana border is night and day. During a long cross-country road trip, we stopped on the TX side of the TX/LA border, and we were so fucking creeped out by the hostility (from literally every person we encountered) that we got back in the car and kept driving, choosing to rest stop in LA instead.
Crossed over into LA, and it was a completely different thing, almost like we were in another country. Gone was the intense, unfiltered hostility, and in its place were smiling gas station attendants saying, ‘Hey baby, whatchu need today?’ and when getting food nearby, ‘Y’all ready to order? Okay, sugar, I’ll get that right out.’
People on the LA side were WAY friendlier, happier, and welcoming in the most wholesome, charming way.
When friends road trip to visit me, I always tell them to gas up in Texas and DO NOT STOP until they’re in LA.”
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