Tuesday, September 24, 2013

The American Travel Guide Part V: Southwest

The American Travel Guide Part V: Southwest

The American Southwest has a distinctive cultural flair that helps it stand out from the rest of the nation.  Here are some useful tips if you wish to travel down to such a spicy area.


Oklahoma

Visit a Native American reservation and do your best to shed exactly one single tear.

To fully enjoy a trademark tornado, sit in a rocking chair next to a couple of cows.

Create a dust bowl ballad or a completely new dust bowl to fit in with the locals.


Texas

Remember the Alamo’s gift shop.  They have a delightful array of souvenirs to commemorate whatever happened at the Alamo.

Texans are a notoriously proud people.  Destroy that pride by recounting some facts about Texas.  That’ll teach them to be prideful for no reason.

John F. Kennedy was killed in Dallas, and last time I checked, you sir are no John F. Kennedy.  Hell, you’re not even Maria Shriver.  So I’d tread lightly if I were you.

Austin is a liberal city in a very red state.  Walk around Austin as if you are in the film Invasion of the Body Snatchers.


Arizona

When visiting the Grand Canyon, partake in the classic game of who can stand closest to the edge without dying.

 Mock the Hoover Dam for being named after such an awful president.

Ask people in Scottsdale what it’s like to live in the lamest named city in America.

The dry air is good for people with respiratory problems.  Make it a point to bring back as much air as possible for any hard breathing relatives back home.


New Mexico

Ask the locals where the name New Mexico comes from.  Tell them you understand the “new” part, but not the “Mexico” part.  Enjoy their befuddlement.  

Make sure not to make the same mistake as Bugs Bunny and turn left when approaching Albuquerque.


That chili pepper doesn’t look that hot.  I bet you can eat it all in just one bite.


more to come

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