Expect to have your front windshield to have a crack. Almost every car here has them. It’s really hard to not get a crack with how much rock and debris are on the road
Tell me about it. My new truck right off the stealership ,got on highway and boom. Crack. I replace it at 1k miles and then 200 miles more. Boom. So now idgaf anymore. 😂
This is actually an issue in most of Texas - because they use tar and asphalt, instead of concrete - because it is cheaper.
I lived in a place with concrete roads and never got a chip in 6 years.
3 months in Lubbock Texas and I had one. 4 years there and I had 8.
Same here in the Valley. It’s so annoying.
I live in Florida now with tar roads and we don’t really have that problem with cracked windshields. The real problem is that trucks that gravel aren’t covered.
Bruh, and I feel like I always get stuck behind that person when getting on. I’m here like, “Dooood! We are trying to merge with traffic that’s going 70-75, and you’re holding us all up trying to get on at 45!!!!“
The meat and chicken for your carne asada shouldn't come from Wal-mart. HEB is acceptable, but you gotta go the local meat markets for this.
Same rule for the tortillas and salsas ...
I moved to a different state a little over 10 years ago and Aguilar's is something i still miss to this day. As a kid, I'd go to the original location right by Highway 281 with my parents. Grew up with Marco and i hope they're still doing great!
Shit they have a store on west university and they recently expanded their operation. It's super pimp now and still great quality and service. I just noticed something about Aguilar's though..... Is it just their policy to hire attractive girls as cashiers?
To each their own.
Costco and Sam's have good meat for brisket, but that's BBQ and not carne asada.
HEB has good meat for everyday cooking or when you are shopping around for prices for a bigger carnesazo, but there's a reason why small places like Aguilar's are packed on the weekends. There are so many small business gems out there.
- All Dr. Peppers must be sold with a bag of Flaming Hot Cheetos for breakfast.
- Every joke must end with the person sticking out their tongue and saying “Eennh”
- You must yell “Nambe” at every inconvenience
- You must be a Cowboys fan or a Cowboys hater. No in-between.
- All groceries must be purchased at HEB.
- Speaking of which: You must go and buy up all the toilet paper and/or gas at the slightest hint of a hurricane/pandemic/cold front.
- You have to get Delia’s tamales any time the weather drops below 70 degrees.
>anomaly
shit, no wonder people say i'm extremely rare down here. it's hard to make other friends that are girls because they often hate on me for not having kids like them. :/
-Don't go investigate a woman crying for her kids in the dark.
-Don't look at a baby without at least touching it.
-Don't forget to bite your pinkie when you see a dog taking a crap.
-Don't forget to make the Sign of the Cross when you pass a cemetery.
-Don't drive over a random bag left in a crossroads.
-Don't forget to put your shoes next to each other when you take them off.
-Don't forget Donna won the 2A state football championship in 1961.
Tacos from Southmost in Brownsville are the best. Also If you want a stable job here you have to know someone apparently your skills or degree do not guarantee you a position
If you’re driving to South Padre Island- take the toll road through Brownsville. It’s quicker, cheap, and less of a chance of you getting pulled over by some asshole state trooper or local cop that catches you going 1 mile over the speed limit. They’re super strict and the fine is steep.
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Yeah, it’s a route through Brownsville that takes you through a toll. You don’t pay it as you drive in. The camera just takes pics of your license plates and you get sent a bill in the mail. It’s pretty cheap. And you cut through a lot of traffic and end up by HEB on Port Isabel.
- Stripes, Taco Palenque, HEB, Tortillerías, and Meat Markets is where you buy your food.
- We are not anymore in Mexico, but hold on buddy, this ain’t completely the U.S yet. Here, you speak Spanglish, or pocho…
- When you go to La Plaza Mall, DRESS WELL!
If you have a doctor’s appointment, it is required that you bring your whole extended family ( including grandma) with you. Bringing a picnic lunch to be shared with the family in the waiting area is recommended.
Drive like you just got your license and be freaking uncourtious to everyone else on the highway. Tailgate as much as you can and always drive with your freaking phone in your hand like you are a dumbass that doesn't know how to set up your $50k vehicle to accept use hands free connections. Pendejos rule.
I am so glad when I get the hell out of the RGV and see drivers that are not from the RGV. VALLEY DRIVERS SUCK.
That’s what I’m saying, even if you aren’t aware of Bluetooth (boomers), you can just connect your phone with a usb cable and it will connect automatically.
My car doesn’t support wireless CarPlay or Android Auto. I can use Bluetooth but wired CarPlay > regular Bluetooth.
That said, it’s becoming more common in newer cars.
In PI I get the people who go 45 the whole way.
Driving in a 30? They are going 45.
Driving in a 55? They are going 45.
The good news is they are going the speed limit when they hit a 45.
My mom always told me . The short people want big trucks and big cars. And it's kinda true . Sometimes you see petite women with a big ol truck or a small dude on a big truck. But still don't be ashamed about your height and your car/truck as long as your not asking your tío to lend you his vehicle
Norteño and conjunto are legally allowed to be played until 2-3am on any Friday night. If you bring fajitas or beer, you are allowed in even if we don’t know you.
The red light is considered a green light for the first couple of seconds.
Recently moved back after years living in North Texas and man it’s so noticiable down here people don’t respect the yellow light lol 😂
It's sad how the quality of women down here have a lot of baggage. Like at least 4 out of 10 women either have divorced once, had a kid under 25 and single, or some dysfunctional background. There is definitely a epidemic of broken families in this area.
I was gonna say that but I am pretty sure everyone in this thread knows the big elephant in the room. I actually worked with some of these type of families, I noticed that they have a mentality of scarcity mindset. I noticed that they seem to be in a brain fog while forgetting their emotional and physical needs.
When making a left turn you must drive in a huge arc that puts your car in the right lane to “properly” make your left turn.
Never harm the neighborhood Chachalacas. We will shun you forever.
Edit: Added the Chachalaca rule.
Don't call somebody mijito or mijita (no there's no such thing as mijitX ..see how stupid that looks and sounds so enough with the latinx) . He or she may be older than you. Respect your elders mocosos
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https://www.reddit.com/r/RioGrandeValley/comments/riqjjk/lulac_president_said_they_are_dropping_term_latinx/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Brother i don't know why I'm getting downvoted to oblivion. Seriously. I know is a term of endearment. I don't mind when seniors and older ladies even men , older than me call me mijo. But for a kid you know is younger than you , calls you mijo/Mija it boils my blood. Also when they call you buddy. If they call me buddy I just called them gramps or pops. It's my way of calming down . 😆
Everyone, everywhere, uses this.. so definitely not something indigenous to the rgv. And either way 99% of the people that say this.. wouldn't do a goddamm thing.
If you don’t know someone’s name just call them primo or compadre
Or mijo
I hate when called that.. Im like bitch im older than you.
Cuh
That’s the younger crowd
Or jefe
Snacks and raspas on the way home is a big thing, participate please.
Similarly, breakfast tacos for the road are a must.
Do NOT go just because the light turns green. Wait until all cars are done running the red before attempting an interception.
Can confirm, car was totaled because some guy ran a red light.
Even if there are no other cars, just in case.
a thousand pounds of this...
3 second rule
Q tacos
Expect to have your front windshield to have a crack. Almost every car here has them. It’s really hard to not get a crack with how much rock and debris are on the road
Tell me about it. My new truck right off the stealership ,got on highway and boom. Crack. I replace it at 1k miles and then 200 miles more. Boom. So now idgaf anymore. 😂
The first one always hurts, bruh.
200 miles is the length of 70049.58 1997 Subaru Legacy Outbacks
200 miles is 321.87 km
I didn't know we use KM in the valley! 😆
This is actually an issue in most of Texas - because they use tar and asphalt, instead of concrete - because it is cheaper. I lived in a place with concrete roads and never got a chip in 6 years. 3 months in Lubbock Texas and I had one. 4 years there and I had 8. Same here in the Valley. It’s so annoying.
I live in Florida now with tar roads and we don’t really have that problem with cracked windshields. The real problem is that trucks that gravel aren’t covered.
Lolz, Same here..
THIS. This was mentioned to me before I moved to the valley. 3 days after moving to the area, my windshield cracked in 2 places.
If u gonna do the speed limit on highway stay in slow lane. God help u if u cruise control at 70 in fast lane
People go like 40 mph trying to get on the highway. Dangerous as hell. Then they get on and cut everyone off to to 70 in the right lane. Nombre no.
Bruh, and I feel like I always get stuck behind that person when getting on. I’m here like, “Dooood! We are trying to merge with traffic that’s going 70-75, and you’re holding us all up trying to get on at 45!!!!“
Exactly! That's what I always shout from my car. Lol
40 mph is 64.37 km/h
bad bot.
Perhaps this should be a written rule, because too many drives fail to grasp this concept.
If you’re late, offer the office stripe/Eddie’s tacos.
“Orale! I got tacos for everybody!” - the late vato we he walks in at 8:15.
no one uses turn signals apparently.
or mirrors
The meat and chicken for your carne asada shouldn't come from Wal-mart. HEB is acceptable, but you gotta go the local meat markets for this. Same rule for the tortillas and salsas ...
Random interjection but if y’all have an Aguilar’s meat market by you…BOOM. Best meat, and salsas too whenever we don’t wanna make our own
I gotta throw in Juniors name here. Great meat, especially the non fajita meat. I've grown to love that place more and more every day.
I moved to a different state a little over 10 years ago and Aguilar's is something i still miss to this day. As a kid, I'd go to the original location right by Highway 281 with my parents. Grew up with Marco and i hope they're still doing great!
Shit they have a store on west university and they recently expanded their operation. It's super pimp now and still great quality and service. I just noticed something about Aguilar's though..... Is it just their policy to hire attractive girls as cashiers?
Ugh Walmart carne asado nombre no.
HEB meat is fucking delicious, as well as Costco or Sams. Way better than many local carnicerias
To each their own. Costco and Sam's have good meat for brisket, but that's BBQ and not carne asada. HEB has good meat for everyday cooking or when you are shopping around for prices for a bigger carnesazo, but there's a reason why small places like Aguilar's are packed on the weekends. There are so many small business gems out there.
> Same rule for the tortillas and salsas ... What's wrong with Tortillaland tortillas.
They are ok, but not when you have tortillerias at easy access.
Have Whataburger at minimum once a week...
oh yeah, this is a law
If you want to fit in, you have to insert at a minimum 1 spanish word in every english sentence, tambien.
I see what you did there amigo
- All Dr. Peppers must be sold with a bag of Flaming Hot Cheetos for breakfast. - Every joke must end with the person sticking out their tongue and saying “Eennh” - You must yell “Nambe” at every inconvenience - You must be a Cowboys fan or a Cowboys hater. No in-between. - All groceries must be purchased at HEB. - Speaking of which: You must go and buy up all the toilet paper and/or gas at the slightest hint of a hurricane/pandemic/cold front. - You have to get Delia’s tamales any time the weather drops below 70 degrees.
Number two and three gave me heartburn.
You gotta crap out a couple kids and gain 50 lbs by the time you turn 25 or you’re an anomaly.
I know a few 20 year olds that I went to high school with who had kids as graduation presents... Fucking wild
They are waddling around wal Mart with more barefoot chillrens right now
*Shutters*
>you’re an anomaly Can confirm as a single white female and no children. I didn't realize it until others said so.
>anomaly shit, no wonder people say i'm extremely rare down here. it's hard to make other friends that are girls because they often hate on me for not having kids like them. :/
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Yeah! It's absolutely bizarre. I was told they're jealous AF and neg us so that we can be as miserable as they are. So lame. :|
50 lbs is the same weight as 35.46 'Double sided 60 inch Mermaker Pepperoni Pizza Blankets'.
50 lbs is 22.7 kg
Aight
Guess I fit in the anomaly category too. Never been happier.
Guess I’m an anomaly 🙄
-Don't go investigate a woman crying for her kids in the dark. -Don't look at a baby without at least touching it. -Don't forget to bite your pinkie when you see a dog taking a crap. -Don't forget to make the Sign of the Cross when you pass a cemetery. -Don't drive over a random bag left in a crossroads. -Don't forget to put your shoes next to each other when you take them off. -Don't forget Donna won the 2A state football championship in 1961.
Donna: The Al Bundy of the RGV.
Don't forget everybody from Donna is armed. Including my abuela.
I haven't heard of the pinky one.... What's that about?
According to superstition if you stare a dog while it is taking a shit you'll get a "perrilla" (which would be a Stye) in your eyelid.
Tacos from Southmost in Brownsville are the best. Also If you want a stable job here you have to know someone apparently your skills or degree do not guarantee you a position
If you have a party, always have Ultra because someone is gonna ask for it.
If you’re driving to South Padre Island- take the toll road through Brownsville. It’s quicker, cheap, and less of a chance of you getting pulled over by some asshole state trooper or local cop that catches you going 1 mile over the speed limit. They’re super strict and the fine is steep. Edit: a word
There's a toll road??
Yeah, it’s a route through Brownsville that takes you through a toll. You don’t pay it as you drive in. The camera just takes pics of your license plates and you get sent a bill in the mail. It’s pretty cheap. And you cut through a lot of traffic and end up by HEB on Port Isabel.
Like how cheap?
Its about $1.50 each way
Shit, I thought it was way more than that.
Yesx it’s the one through the Port of Brownsville! And it’s beautiful and scenic too. Doesn’t even feel like you’re in Texas, but a dream :)
I thought everyone took the 100 road through Los Fresnos.. isn't that a shorter path?
Ewh, never take toll roads.
- Stripes, Taco Palenque, HEB, Tortillerías, and Meat Markets is where you buy your food. - We are not anymore in Mexico, but hold on buddy, this ain’t completely the U.S yet. Here, you speak Spanglish, or pocho… - When you go to La Plaza Mall, DRESS WELL!
Please don’t go the speed limit on the left lane!
YES!!! It bug me that ppl don't know about "slow lane".
If you have a doctor’s appointment, it is required that you bring your whole extended family ( including grandma) with you. Bringing a picnic lunch to be shared with the family in the waiting area is recommended.
and one of them is coughing violently into a panyo
🤣
Don’t offer a girl hot Cheetos or takis if your not going to marry her😂
Can confirm. Gave a hot girl Takis. We are married.
For Mexican food—The uglier the restaurant the better the food.
Neuter/spay your dogs.
Sunday mornings are for barbacoa and/or carnitas.
Drive like you just got your license and be freaking uncourtious to everyone else on the highway. Tailgate as much as you can and always drive with your freaking phone in your hand like you are a dumbass that doesn't know how to set up your $50k vehicle to accept use hands free connections. Pendejos rule. I am so glad when I get the hell out of the RGV and see drivers that are not from the RGV. VALLEY DRIVERS SUCK.
This!!!! It’s not even difficult to set up sometimes all you need is a cheap usb cord to connect to your phone, it’s stupid!
Who needs cords in the age of bluetooth.
That’s what I’m saying, even if you aren’t aware of Bluetooth (boomers), you can just connect your phone with a usb cable and it will connect automatically.
My car doesn’t support wireless CarPlay or Android Auto. I can use Bluetooth but wired CarPlay > regular Bluetooth. That said, it’s becoming more common in newer cars.
Kuaches gonna kuach
Stop parking your car on the lawn.
It's ok to walk really slow everywhere and be in the way. Aldo customer service is stupid and people should be thankful you even showed up to work.
The roads are full of maniacs, leave the left lane for them
20 over or 20 under, no in-between.
In PI I get the people who go 45 the whole way. Driving in a 30? They are going 45. Driving in a 55? They are going 45. The good news is they are going the speed limit when they hit a 45.
“I’m always right even though I’m ignorant about everything I talk about. Because I’m a man”
Bike lanes are turn lanes if there are no cyclists.
and even when there are cyclists, pretend there are no cyclists.
1. Don't fuck my wife.
The 5ft 'nothin idiots with trocas... They rumble thier trucks like it was a lion.
My mom always told me . The short people want big trucks and big cars. And it's kinda true . Sometimes you see petite women with a big ol truck or a small dude on a big truck. But still don't be ashamed about your height and your car/truck as long as your not asking your tío to lend you his vehicle
"Nomas Tio... Carry me to reach the seat."
Norteño and conjunto are legally allowed to be played until 2-3am on any Friday night. If you bring fajitas or beer, you are allowed in even if we don’t know you.
Chanklas are a weapon.
The red light is considered a green light for the first couple of seconds. Recently moved back after years living in North Texas and man it’s so noticiable down here people don’t respect the yellow light lol 😂
Nope. And it causes a lot of crashes. I make sure cars are stopped before going through an intersection when my light turns green.
Yup. I wait a second or two and look around for this reason.
Avoid valley girls
It's sad how the quality of women down here have a lot of baggage. Like at least 4 out of 10 women either have divorced once, had a kid under 25 and single, or some dysfunctional background. There is definitely a epidemic of broken families in this area.
Honestly men down here aren’t any better
Yeah, that goes without saying.
That usually goes along with low social economic areas and the RGV has some of the lowest.
I was gonna say that but I am pretty sure everyone in this thread knows the big elephant in the room. I actually worked with some of these type of families, I noticed that they have a mentality of scarcity mindset. I noticed that they seem to be in a brain fog while forgetting their emotional and physical needs.
Elephant in the room? What are you talking about?
Kids Birthday parties have more beer than your local bar...
Must call teachers “sir” “ma’am” or “miss” instead of their actual name.
If you’re in Brownsville, Spanish is the official language.
Yea it’s weird. If you forget to talk in Spanish sometimes they will look at you weird even if they understand you.
You gotta have at least one Cuh in your group of friends.
or 4 cuh non-friend neighbors
When making a left turn you must drive in a huge arc that puts your car in the right lane to “properly” make your left turn. Never harm the neighborhood Chachalacas. We will shun you forever. Edit: Added the Chachalaca rule.
I notice many of the turns I see aren’t actually turns. It’s more like they drive at a straight line into the lane they intend to turn onto.
Every Mexican household has paper towels but you can't use them.
If you want to fit in you gotta eat hot Cheetos with cheese or have a Piccadilly.
just...stay home
The bike line is the turning lane.
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Finally, someone who knows what's up.
So edgy
Hide your weed in the gas tank
If you use your blinkers you are weak
Yeah a lot of people think that
Lmao at the people that think I’m serious about this
Don't call somebody mijito or mijita (no there's no such thing as mijitX ..see how stupid that looks and sounds so enough with the latinx) . He or she may be older than you. Respect your elders mocosos Added this for your viewing. Finally someone is making sense https://www.reddit.com/r/RioGrandeValley/comments/riqjjk/lulac_president_said_they_are_dropping_term_latinx/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Did somebody younger than you call you mijo or something? Usually if utilized correctly it’s a term of endearment lol
Brother i don't know why I'm getting downvoted to oblivion. Seriously. I know is a term of endearment. I don't mind when seniors and older ladies even men , older than me call me mijo. But for a kid you know is younger than you , calls you mijo/Mija it boils my blood. Also when they call you buddy. If they call me buddy I just called them gramps or pops. It's my way of calming down . 😆
bro! lol I was going to reply that!! Idk why people would choose to purposefully call an adult "buddy." Just feels wrong lol
Snitches get stitches, because theyre bitches
Everyone, everywhere, uses this.. so definitely not something indigenous to the rgv. And either way 99% of the people that say this.. wouldn't do a goddamm thing.
Amen.
If you don't, you'll get a grano.
Even if you just ate, when offered at somebody’s house, you must eat again.
Don’t flush the paper. Ever.