They’ve got a bunch of folding chairs and tables, telecomm equipment, and no company name. Found them using our guest Wifi to access a bunch of scam sites and banks in other countries.

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    No, no. Didn’t you hear? The Internet is just the US.

    Hell, I grew up in and currently live in Texas and even I know better than that.

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      If there’s one thing I’ve learned from working with Texans, it is that they’re Texan first, american second.

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        I mean, you’re not wrong. And at one time I felt like it meant something. It meant we didn’t push our religion on others. They were free to do what they wanted. If someone was doing something we didn’t like but wasn’t hurting anyone we just minded our fucking business (usually said about LGBTQIA+ folks). It probably wasn’t nearly as true as I felt, but that’s the kind of thing I was taught growing up. And everyone wonders why I grew up to be progressive, respecting other people’s rights and mistrusting the government as it stands and corporations.

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          Might be true there as well. I’ve only met, like, two french people who may or may not be from Paris.

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          No, no, parisians are pretty rural. They won’t have much interaction that you can find. You’ve got to get the suburbs (because the urban areas are generally cool) of dallas, houston, san antonio, or austin to really find the people desperate to show how texas comes first.

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        Have you worked with many Texans? My office employs half a dozen remotely and they’re exceptional team players.

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      I’ve never even crossed the Atlantic, yet I identify as a purebred texan

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      There’s no need to be hostile toward Americans. They didn’t do anything to you.