What is it like for an Englishman in Texas?

Question

I'm travelling to Texas in April for about a month and am wondering what it will be like for a 19 year old male from central london.
I'm staying at a university campus so i wonder if the girls are into Englishmen...?
I hear its quite conservative and i'm not entirely sure if thats a good thing. Will I get a culture shock?
And whats the weather like? I mean hot, obviously, but too hot to wear jeans??
Oh, and how should I take spending money? Cash? Travellers cheques? Or can i take money out using an ATM with my British card?
Thanks x

Answer 1

April is a good month to visit as it is not too hot yet. However the humidity will be around 60 to 80%. Casual wear is normally jeans or shorts and a shirt with a collar worn outside.(Baseball Cap optional) Sneakers are the norm for footwear unless you want to go "Cowboy". Then it's pressed and starched jeans, long sleeved Wrangler shirts, Boots, a big Belt Buckle, and a Stetson. You normally would not dress this way unless you are going to a western club like Billy-Bobs in Ft. Worth and want to play the "role". Jeans, boots, and a decent shirt is the norm for casual nightlife anywhere here. Texans are usually polite, respectful, and treat people as they like to be treated. If you act like an a/hole you will get your a/s/s whipped. Also remember, carrying a concealed handgun is legal in Texas. An armed society is a polite society. Just be normal and you'll be graciously accepted. Expect to get teased a bit about your accents though. This is harmless fun so PLEASE don't let it piss you off. The following are some standard rules to know when South of the Mason/Dixon Line. Please disregard those that are
non-applicable. Enjoy your stay and have fun….

All but #3 and #24 apply in TEXAS (mostly jokes, but not all.)

> > If you are going to live, or visit in the South, you need to know
> the rules. In an effort to help outsiders understand the rules of
> the Southerner's mind, the following list will be handed to each
> person as they enter a Southern State.
> >
> >
> > 1. That farm boy you see at the gas station did more work before
> breakfast than you do all week at the gym.
> >
> > 2. It's called a "gravel road." No matter how slow you drive,
> you're going to get dust on your Navigator. Drive it or get it out of the
way.
> >
> > 3. The red dirt - it's called clay. Red clay. If you like the
> color don't wash your car for a couple weeks - it'll be permanent.
> >
> > 4. We all started hunting and fishing when we were seven years
> old. Yeah, we saw Bambi. We got over it.
> >
> > 5. Go ahead and bring your $600 Orvis Fly Rod. Don't cry to us
> if a Flathead breaks it off at the handle. We have a name for those
> little 13-inch trout you fish for - bait.
> >
> > 7. Pull your pants up. You look like an idiot.
> >
> > 8. If that cell phone rings while a bunch of mallards are making
> their final approach, we will shoot it. You might want to ensure
> it's not up to your ear at the time.
> >
> > 9. No, there's no "Vegetarian Special" on the menu. Order steak.
> Order it rare. Or, you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the
> two pounds of ham and turkey.
> >
> > 10. Tea - yeah, we have tea. It comes in a glass over ice and is
> sweet. You want it hot - sit it in the sun. You want it unsweetened
> - add a lot of water.
> >
> > 11. You bring Coke into my house, it better be brown, wet, and
> served over ice.
> >
> > 12. So you have a sixty thousand-dollar car. We're real
> impressed. We have a quarter of a million-dollar combine that we
> only use two weeks a year.
> >
> > 13. Let's get this straight. We have one stoplight in town. We
> stop when it's red. We may even stop when it's yellow.
> >
> > 14. We eat dinner together with our families. We pray before we
> eat (yeah, even breakfast). We go to church on Wednesdays and
> Sundays and we go to high school football games on Friday nights. We
> still address our seniors with "yes, sir" and "yes, ma'am," and we
> sometimes still take Sunday drives around town to see friends and
neighbors.
> >
> > 15. We don't do "hurry up" well.
> >
> > 16. Greens - yeah, we have greens, but you don't put salt on
> them. You boil them with salty fatback, bacon or a ham hock.
> >
> > 17. Yeah, we eat catfish, bass, bream and carp. You really want
> sushi and caviar? It's available at the bait shop.
> >
> > 18. They are pigs. That's what they smell like. Get over it.
> Don't like it? Interstate 65 goes two ways - Interstate 40 goes the
> other two. Pick one.
> >
> > 19. Grits are corn. You put butter, salt, and maybe even some
> pepper on them. If you want to put milk and sugar on them, then you
> want cream of wheat - go to Kansas. That would be I-40 West.
> >
> > 20. The "Opener" refers to the first day of deer season or dove
> season. Both are holidays. You can get pancakes, cane syrup, and
> sausage before daylight at the church on either day.
> >
> > 21. So every person in every pickup waves? Yeah, it's called
> being friendly. Understand the concept?
> >
> > 22. Yeah, we have golf courses. Don't hit in the water hazards.
> It spooks the fish and bothers the gators. And if you hit it in the
> rough, we have these things called diamondbacks, and they're not
> baseball players.
> >
> > 23. That Highway Patrol Officer that just pulled you over for
> driving like an idiot - his name is "Sir," no matter how young he is.
> >
> > 24. We have lots of pine trees. They have sap. It drips from
> them. You park your Navigator under them, and they'll leave a logo
> on your hood.
> >
> > 25. You burn an American flag in our state you get beat up. No
> questions. The liberal contingent of our state legislature - all
> four of them enacted a measure to stop this. There is now a $2.50
> fine for beating up the flag burner. Just pass a hat and the fine is
> collected, with some money left over for the church.

Answer 2

I can help you a little bit. First, American women are really into English guys. My husband is from London and I get very tired of it! :-) College campuses are not all that conservative. I am sure you will get on just fine. It will be warm, though not beastly hot. Jeans should be fine. Its likely to be rainy, with some thunderstorms during April, so be prepared for that. You should be able to use your ATM, but there are international fees so be aware of that. Traveler's checks are good. Do have some cash. You are going to love the exchange rate! I hope you enjoy Texas. We see a lot of English here in April birdwatching on the Texas coast. Thats how my husband ended up here!

Answer 3

I reside within the Charlotte, NC field. Believe me, you can have definitely no issues in Greenville, SC so long as you'll be able to manage the truth that it is a small town. The speed of existence goes to be a lot slower than is a location like New York City or Atlanta.

Answer 4

what i like about texas is that it is warm, but it is dry, except right before it rains, so it is a comfortable warm. I was in Dallas in May of 2003 for, and it was comfortable to walk around in Dallas with a suit on, minus the jacket of course.