Oh yeah! East Texas. We love you and we mean it. And whether you’re catching a blizzard at DQ in Henderson, grocery shopping at Brookshire’s in Longview, or giving your fellow Tyers the middle finger on S. Broadway, Here are five sure signs you’re East Texan without saying it
For example, I don’t think anyone would have bet five years ago that mullets would come back into fashion. but thanks to Will RossHere in East Texas, they’re back, baby.
TikToker @harlibrent shared a video showing what appears to be a young man from East Texas wearing shorts, cowboy boots, and a mullet.
“Tell me you’re from ETX without telling me you’re from ETX.” She summed it up perfectly.
Next, we are the only place where you will see a ghost tractor driving down the highway. Now, is it really a ghost driving the tractor? This is debatable, but there is definitely a driverless tractor driving down the highway with traffic stopped in both directions and local officials on the scene.
Remember that time at the East Texas State Fair when a cow escaped and charged through the crowd while a man in jeans and boots chased her? “Only in East Texas does a cow come out at the fair.”
Next up: Has anyone else seen a man walking his pig along the side of the road? I believe there is a dog and a pig in this video. Only in East Texas.
And finally, you’ll definitely be back home in East Texas when you squeeze butter into your salsa at The Jalapeno Tree.
This Tiktok also has the apt caption: “POV: You are from ETX.”
What else would you add to the list?
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