Things People From Dallas Don’t Understand About East Texas

It's hilarious to me how people from East Texas, myself included, love to point out that we are not from Dallas or the Metroplex area. We are from East Texas, it's a completely different vibe. And sure there are some people that love the big city, and love to be vocal about that on social media. But I love living here in East Texas. So, I thought it would be fun to come up with a list of things that people from Dallas don't understand about East Texas.

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Traffic Is a Completely Different Experience

Of course, I plan on talking about the difference in traffic and commute times. While we can all agree that being on the loop in Tyler or Longview can be annoying at times, especially at 5:00 p.m. when everyone is trying to get home after work. But it's nothing like having to navigate getting over 5 lanes of traffic on the interstate in Dallas.

Both locations can deal with serious traffic issues but in East Texas it's more common to be stuck behind a tractor instead of 3 accidents that are slowing everyone down in the Metroplex.

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East Texas Has Its Own Pace

Okay, instead of listing them all right here it's time I put the actual list together. Here is a look at things that people from Dallas will never understand about East Texas.

I'm sure that you are more creative than I am. So, if you want to add to my list, I would love to hear your ideas. You can send them my way by sending an email, my email address is billy.jenkins@townsquaremedia.com.