Voted4Dubya Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 tell me if anyone has noticed this, and tell me if it is not unique only to Tyler. But have you ever noticed that when your out and about in Tyler, no matter where (driving, shopping, eating, etc.), people act like they are the only ones that exist. For example, I observe a lot working at Target, and a big thing I have noticed is that there is almost no communication between other people. A person with a buggy (and maybe a kid) usually says nothing to anyone, nor do they even acknowledge that anyone else besides them is in the store. You should see how many times people's carts collide because most people dont look out for anything, because they think they are the only ones and that everyone else will get out of the way, and vice versa. And I notice this everywhere I go. Being from a small town, this was never the case, so maybe thats just the way it is in bigger cities like Tyler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOCCERBUFF Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 you are going to get that in a bigger town. Tyler has always been like that for years. You would be surprised how many people from small towns are in Tyler. I think they change when they cross the city limits:w00t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCUFrog05 Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 This is very true Soccer! When i moved he there was a signifigant change in the way the people acted in my old homestead to my new here in tyler! Some of them you have to talk to first to get anything out of them, they are scared, well atleast scared to talk to people they dont know! As most people would say, the ice just needs a little breaking and the people wont seem so bad! If not, just kill them with kindness, it always works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spirit! Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Tyler is great because im here! I am the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCUFrog05 Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 NOOOO IM THE BEST!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOCCERBUFF Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 That is so true TCU!! Â I catch myself forcing people to talk to me. It is hilarious because they are sooo shocked I talked to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spirit! Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Hey TCU Aint it bed time...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCUFrog05 Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Naw man, its close though!! Â Yeah, sometimes i make it a point to make people feel awkward, bc i will talk to just about anyone and its mostly the women that are like OMG and so shocked haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spirit! Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 IM outa here ...goodnight sweet dreams...:guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOCCERBUFF Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 I do it for a shocK value but they think you are trying to pick them up....which isn't bad but not the reason:whistle: Â RIGHT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCUFrog05 Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 RIIIIIGHT!!!! Also the best is old people, they think you are so nice when you talk to them, i love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshClub22 Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Tyler girls are stuck up....:coocoo::coocoo:but hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poisoned10 Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 True and true FreshClub. Â I don't really notice what V4D is talking about, but I notice something very similar though. I notice people who look like they think they stand higher than everyone. People who think all of their needs and/or wants come 1st before anyone else's. There is a guy that comes into Applebee's all the time that I can't stand because he thinks he's better than everyone. He never smiles or anything and is rude. The other day he was in there and someone put on some lotion by him and he could smell it. He got all p'oed about it and gets up and goes accross the restaurant because he didn't like it and was talking trash about whoever did it. He said that he should go blow cigar smoke right in her freakin' face. What a freakin' jerk!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Originally posted by Voted4Dubyatell me if anyone has noticed this, and tell me if it is not unique only to Tyler. But have you ever noticed that when your out and about in Tyler, no matter where (driving, shopping, eating, etc.), people act like they are the only ones that exist. For example, I observe a lot working at Target, and a big thing I have noticed is that there is almost no communication between other people. A person with a buggy (and maybe a kid) usually says nothing to anyone, nor do they even acknowledge that anyone else besides them is in the store. You should see how many times people's carts collide because most people dont look out for anything, because they think they are the only ones and that everyone else will get out of the way, and vice versa. And I notice this everywhere I go. Being from a small town, this was never the case, so maybe thats just the way it is in bigger cities like Tyler. Â Â AWH someone needs a hug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colligula Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Do yall ever notice that no matter what time of day it is, there is always traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOCCERBUFF Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Originally posted by ColligulaDo yall ever notice that no matter what time of day it is, there is always traffic. LOL.....I notice that all the time. Does anyone every work? There is always traffic...all day long. How many times are you walking down the mall and if you didn't move you would run right into people.......that makes me mad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Originally posted by Voted4Dubya have you ever noticed that when your out and about in Tyler, no matter where (driving, shopping, eating, etc.), people act like they are the only ones that exist. Â I have noticed that people tend to be this way in all larger cities, while in most small towns there is more interaction in public places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAPACK1 Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 I have a good friend (DPS officer) that went to work in Tyler a year or so ago. He absolutely loves Tyler now, says it is the most friendly city that he has ever lived in!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easton Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 One day last summer I actually tried to stop and talk to people on the street in downtown Fort Worth and I would say about 95% of the people completely ignored me. I lost $10 cause my buddy bet me the majority of people would ignore me. He was trying to act like a genius since he had just got his psych degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eizek Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Originally posted by SOCCERBUFF Originally posted by ColligulaDo yall ever notice that no matter what time of day it is, there is always traffic. LOL.....I notice that all the time. Does anyone every work? There is always traffic...all day long. How many times are you walking down the mall and if you didn't move you would run right into people.......that makes me mad!  That is expected. Tyler has an estimated 90,000 people inside its city limits and tens of thousands more in Smith County. Take into account that Tyler is actually smaller in area than Longview, which has just 73,000 people with far more overpasses and four- and five-lane north-south streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sppunk Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 The worst part of Tyler? Â The city planners were clueless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eizek Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 I heard that a certain area engineer from decades ago decided that he didn't want overpasses in Tyler, and that was that. Tyler desperately needs a north-south controlled access highway. I measured one day, and it took 14 minutes to drive from Cumberland Drive to Front Street on South Broadway. That's not good, considering it takes about six minutes to drive from Hewitt-Robinson to the Brazos River in Waco. The city of Tyler really isn't very big, area-wise, but it's just so densely populated and congested. Austin's biggest problem is that there is no alternative to I-35 and no real east-west freeways either. San Antonio's traffic is the best among Texas big cities because it was built for it, and there are several arteries. And by the way, Loop 49 is not going to alleviate traffic at 323 and Broadway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voted4Dubya Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 good post Eizek. I guess its just hard for me to adjust after going to school in Tatum. That Fina road is a deathtrap though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eizek Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Yeah, but there's nothing you can do about it. A traffic signal is needed at Crystal Farms Road and North Hill Street (Hwy. 149), but there hasn't been enough fatalities at the intersection. I wish Hwy. 149 was redone so that the gutters didn't scrap a car's undercarriage when entering/exiting nearby businesses. I also wish that Highway 43 east looked as nice as Highway 43 west, because the railroad underpass is hideous and the rows of trailers doesn't help. I knew a guy from Jefferson who one day told me, "Whenever I drove to Austin or Henderson, I always thought Tatum was the smallest, ugliest town in the world. But when I was driving from Carthage to Longview one day, I was shocked. It was night and day." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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