I've had friends ask me for ideas on where to host Christmas and holiday parties in Tyler, TX. I have a few stock answers--places I love and with which I'm familiar. But anytime anyone asks that question:
I realized I really didn't have as many answers for them as I should, given that I've lived here for so many years.
Texas has a way about itself that only native Texans will understand. That's why we'll only understand these East Texanisms in our daily conversations.