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Culture Shock in Texas can be intense and is exacerbate by local rules of propriety that tell us to keep out mouths shut. But here in this book we are going to talk all about it with good old Yankee outspokenness. We'll clear the air, share experiences, orient newcomers, and have some good laughs.

Sophia Dembling was born and raised on the Upper West Side of New York City. In the early 1980s she decided to move to Dallas, just for an adventure, figuring she'd last about six months. Twenty years later Ms. Dembling remains in Texas where she has acquired a husband, a house, two dogs, a peculiar accent, and a writing career that started at The Dallas Morning News and has expanded to newspapers and magazines nationwide

Acknowledgments	p. vii
September 11, 2001	p. ix
Introduction: Yankee's Apology	p. xi
When Culture Shocks	p. 1
There's No Place Like Home	p. 13
Hot and Other Weather	p. 31
Texas Cuisine	p. 43
Courthouse Squares, Shriners, and You	p. 57
Workin' Hard or Hardly Workin'?	p. 79
Fixin' to Stop Making Sense	p. 97
Bless Your Heart, Aren't You Just the Most Precious Li'l Clod	p. 111
From Friendly to Friendship	p. 121
As a Matter of Fact, I Do Own the Road	p. 135
The Look	p. 149
I Am Woman Hear Me Jangle	p. 163
Underdressed, Overdressed, and In-Between	p. 179
Yes Ma'am, I would Like To Tear Your Clothes Off, If You Don't Mind	p. 187
B.Y.O.M. (Bring Your Own Meat)	p. 207
That Was Then, This Is Now	p. 225
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The Yankee Chick's Survival Guide to Texas

The Yankee Chick's Survival Guide to Texas

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