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Each of us have many perceptions in our head, which can be divided into two categories; perception of the way things are, or realities compared to the perception of  the way things should be or values.

Image of cowboy on a horse, or is it something else? I'll let you be the judge.

Whether your from Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, or Montana; I hope you can expect to find this type of attitude for hopefully the majority of cowboys in these locations.  Now I might be biased as I live in the country, I don’t see myself in the mirror as a real cowboy, just a country boy that loves the city!

However, that is all subjective and could be considered a matter of opinion. I have animals, but not a lot of them. I have a family but not too big. I have a truck but not new. I have cowboy boots and hat but always dirty. On those merits, does that make a person a cowboy? What about a country boy? Either way, this type of paradigm of a cowboy would shift depending on your own experiences, attitudes or perceptions.

We interpret everything we experience through these perceptions.  We seldom question thier accuracy;  we’re uaually even unaware that we have them.  We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be.

Through your own paradigm, feel free to ask if these are correct or incorrect perceptions/attitudes of a cowboy or country boy.    

1. Pull your pants up.. You look like an idiot.

2. Turn your cap right, your head ain’t crooked.

3. Let’s get this straight: it’s called a ‘gravel road.’ I drive a pickup truck because I want to. No matter how slow you drive, you’re gonna get dust on your Lexus. Drive it or get out of the way.

4. They are cattle. That’s why they smell like cattle. They smell like money to us. Get over it. Don’t like it? I-90 & I-94 go east and west, I-17 & I-15 goes north and south. Pick one and go.

5. So you have a $60,000 car. We’re impressed. We have $250,000 Combines that are driven only 3 weeks a year.

6. Every person in the Wild West waves. It’s called being friendly and personable. Try to understand the concept.

Image of cowboy stirrup and cowboy boots.

7. If that cell phone rings while a bunch of geese/pheasants/ducks/doves are comin’ in during a hunt, we WILL shoot it outta your hand. You better hope you don’t have it up to your ear at the time.

8. Yeah. We eat trout, salmon, deer, antelope and elk. You really want sushi and caviar? It’s available at the corner bait shop.

9. The ‘Opener’ refers to the first day of deer season. It’s a religious holiday held the closest Saturday to the first of November.

10. We open doors for women. That’s applied to all women, regardless of age.

11. No, there’s no ‘vegetarian special’ on the menu. Order steak, or you can order the Chef’s Salad and pick off the 2 pounds of ham and turkey.

12. When we fill out a table, there are three main dishes: meats, vegetables, and breads. We use three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup! Oh, yeah … We don’t care what you folks in Cincinnati call that stuff you eat … IT AIN’T REAL CHILI!!

13. You bring ‘Coke’ into my house, it better be brown, wet and served over ice. You bring ‘Mary Jane’ into my house, she better be cute, know how to shoot, drive a truck, and have long hair.

14. College and High School Football is as important here as the Giants, the Yankees, the Mets, the Lakers and the Knicks, and a dang site more fun to watch.

15. Yeah, we have golf courses. But don’t hit the water hazards – it spooks the fish.

16. Turn down that blasted car stereo!  That thumpity-thump ain’t music, anyway.  We don’t want to hear it anymore than we want to see your boxers! Refer back to #1

Food for thoutht!