If you\u2019ve lived in Lubbock long enough, you know our people love a good debate \u2014 especially about things that have absolutely no real-world consequences. We\u2019ll let a dust storm swallow us whole, but heaven forbid you question our favorite taco place or the \u201cright\u201d way to say Slide Road. I’m not even going to touch politics with this one. Lord knows we’re all exhausted from those arguments.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Photo by Vitaly Gariev<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n These are just a few of the great (and ridiculous) Lubbock arguments that mean nothing to outsiders\u2026 but around here, they might end friendships.<\/p>\n 1. Taco Villa vs. Rosa\u2019s Caf\u00e9 Photo by Jeswin Thomas<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n 2. The Best Chicken-Fried Steak in Town 3. Whether the Drive on the Loop Is \u201cFast\u201d or \u201cTherapeutic\u201d Photo by Vitaly Gariev<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n 4. What Counts as \u201cNorth Side\u201d 5. The Proper Way to Say \u201cMarsha Sharp Freeway\u201d Read More:\u00a0How To Ensure Your Tips Reach Servers In Lubbock<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a06. Whether Lubbock Is \u201cGrowing Too Fast\u201d or \u201cFinally Getting Cool Stuff\u201d Photo by Imagine Buddy<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n 7. Who Has the Best Queso Photo by Hybrid Storytellers<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n 8. The Correct Reaction to Rain Photo by Alex Dukhanov<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n 9. Whether Lubbock Is a \u201cCity\u201d or a \u201cTown\u201d Chrissy Covington<\/p>\n Chrissy Covington<\/p>\n 10. Whether Buddy Holly Would Still Recognize This Place At the end of the day, these arguments don\u2019t really matter \u2014 but they do remind us how much we care about this weird, wonderful city. Lubbock folks can debate anything, but we\u2019ll still hold the door for each other when it\u2019s over.<\/p>\n Because around here, it\u2019s never about being right\u2026 It\u2019s about being Lubbock right.<\/p>\n Keep scrolling for more Lubbock fun in the galleries below, and knock it off with all that dang arguing!<\/p>\n Bless Their Hearts: The Wildest Things Old Folks in West Texas Have Said<\/p>\n Sometimes, granny’s advice on the best way to get laid is NOT what you’re looking for. <\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n How To Tell A Lubbock Home is Haunted (Without Even Googling It)<\/p>\n Ghosts around here seem to have a sense of humor, at least that’s what I heard…<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019ve lived in Lubbock long enough, you know our people love a good debate \u2014 especially about…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36612,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169,223],"class_list":["post-36611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
There\u2019s no middle ground. You either think Taco Villa invented Mexican fast food perfection or you swear Rosa\u2019s queso could solve world peace. Families have been divided over this one since the \u201990s. I’m gonna go out on a limb and say, Rosa’s is king. Don’t come for me in the comments. Don’t you dare…<\/p>\n
Ask five people and you\u2019ll get five different answers \u2014 Orlando\u2019s, Cast Iron Grill, River Smith\u2019s, or that one cruddy lookin’ gas station your cousin swears by. Honestly, we just love that Lubbock has enough gravy to argue about for the rest of eternity.<\/p>\n
Half of us treat Loop 289 like NASCAR, while the rest treat it like a therapy session with a soundtrack of Turnpike Troubadours and mild road rage. I’m a big fan of slowing the F down, but I’ve yet to see anyone actually do it when I’m backseat driving.<\/p>\n
No one knows where the north side actually begins \u2014 we just start arguing around 34th Street and see who gets the loudest. This is true of many arguments in Lubbock. Volume is key.<\/p>\n
Is it Marsha Sharp, The Sharp, or just MSF? Doesn\u2019t matter. You\u2019ll say it wrong in front of someone, and they\u2019ll correct you like you insulted their mama. I’m from here, and I can tell you it’s MARSHA SHARP and nothing else…quit trying to make it cool here. Some things are just best left alone.<\/p>\n
One camp complains about traffic and rent. The other cheers every time a new chain restaurant opens. Both are valid. Both are loud. Both are getting on my friggin’ nerves. Go eat a snack, you hangry-ass mofos.<\/p>\n
This one could start a war. Triple J? Chuy\u2019s? Torchy\u2019s? Or that mysterious crockpot at your aunt\u2019s house that magically refills itself like some kind of perpetual stew? And, honestly, who cares as long as it’s on the table? Pfft.<\/p>\n
Lubbock sees actual precipitation maybe four times a year, and we\u2019ll text everyone we know about it. Half of us even run outside to watch like we’ve never seen rain before. The other half panics like it\u2019s the apocalypse and starts buying up all the toilet paper. Rude.<\/p>\n
We call it a city when we\u2019re proud, a town when we\u2019re mad, and The Hub when we\u2019re trying to sound fancy. It’s just “home” to me.<\/p>\n
Everyone\u2019s got an opinion, and all of them are somehow correct. But if he saw what the wind\u2019s done to his statue\u2019s glasses, he\u2019d probably just shake his head and say, \u201cYep. Still Lubbock.” But, really, what would he think about this place if he showed up tomorrow?<\/p>\n