BigGuy YaBB Administrator Let's get on the road! Posts: 775 Gender:	The view I like in Texarkana 07/13/10 at 20:40:07   New Blog. Click photo to see New Blog. Click photo to see
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sahara Full Member Aidan's & Iris' MayMay Posts: 142 Gender:	Re: The view I like in Texarkana Reply #1 - 07/13/10 at 22:10:52   I honestly believe that most places in Texas are as friendly as this entry in your blog portrayed.  People helping people because there was a need, and not worrying about who was who, but genuine concern for others. Thanks for sharing. I left a comment there as well.
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Re: The view I like in Texarkana Reply #2 - 07/14/10 at 08:48:57   Thanks Sahara. I think you're probably right about Texas. The places where it's not true are probably selected spots in the more urban areas. There are places in Dallas, San Antonio, and Huston where I would be surprised to see something like that. Being a Southerner, I used to think that civility was a Southern trait. I no longer hold that belief. Anecdotal observations now lead me to think that most people will be decent and civil, given a chance. Even in Texarkana, there are areas where I wouldn't have stopped. My civility would still be there, just suppressed by survival instinct. In retrospect, most of the places where survival mode would supersede civility are places where population density exceeds available resources by an ill defined margin. This is most obvious in urban areas such as the inner cities. But it is also true of some remote rural areas. I'm told that there are parts of Appalachia where strangers are not welcome and would be well advised to stay out of. I know of places, well off the beaten path, in southeast Arkansas where that is true. I'm just grateful that I've lived most of my life in the civilized part of the world and that I've got such great folks like you and other "bikers" on this board as friends.

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