charlie990 Posted August 6 Posted August 6 I've since moved to the west coast and I was wondering how do you say where you went to school? Obviously, in Texas everyone would know what you are talking about when you say "UT" but I usually get blank stares now. Texas? I feel like this is the best option but I almost feel like you gotta know ball UT Austin? This sounds like a community college University of Texas? Too long Quote
hookem1014 Posted August 6 Posted August 6 Establish dominance and say UT! Lol jokes aside I usually say UT Austin to those outside of Texas. I actually met someone who told me he went to UT only to find out later he was talking about University of Toronto😂 2 1 Quote
charlie990 Posted August 6 Author Posted August 6 2 minutes ago, hookem1014 said: Establish dominance and say UT! Lol jokes aside I usually say UT Austin to those outside of Texas. I actually met someone who told me he went to UT only to find out later he was talking about University of Toronto😂 that's UofT! Quote
Burnt Orange Horn Posted August 6 Posted August 6 7 minutes ago, charlie990 said: I've since moved to the west coast and I was wondering how do you say where you went to school? Obviously, in Texas everyone would know what you are talking about when you say "UT" but I usually get blank stares now. Texas? I feel like this is the best option but I almost feel like you gotta know ball UT Austin? This sounds like a community college University of Texas? Too long In my day we just said "The University" and everyone in Texas just knew. 🤘🏻🤘🏼🤘🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿 3 Quote
Tuco Ramirez Posted August 6 Posted August 6 Just say UT. If you get a blank stare, punch them in the throat for not knowing Texas. 1 5 Quote
hookem1014 Posted August 6 Posted August 6 6 minutes ago, Burnt Orange Horn said: In my day we just said "The University" and everyone in Texas just knew. 🤘🏻🤘🏼🤘🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿 This is what I tell my Aggie friends when they refer to us as TU 2 2 Quote
Alex Butler Posted August 6 Posted August 6 13 minutes ago, smokeyiii said: It's just Texas imo. Agree, I say Texas. If those west coasters don’t know that’s on them. We are Texas and damn proud of it!! Quote
Bobby Burton Posted August 6 Posted August 6 I lived in Nashville and I still always said UT. Sometimes I said the real UT if I thought they needed clarification. 8 1 Quote
Paul Jespersen Posted August 6 Posted August 6 I'm also on west coast now and usually go w/ Texas, but sometimes UT as well and they can sort it... That said because between my car and my wardrobe, etc., there usually isn't much question... 🤘 3 Quote
NBHorn64 Posted August 6 Posted August 6 If it is an Aggie just say the real Flagship school of Texas. 1 Quote
f1revo Posted August 6 Posted August 6 Only people around Tennessee refer to Tennessee as UT. Everyone on the West Coast will know exactly which school you are referring to. 2 Quote
horns96 Posted August 6 Posted August 6 When I lived on East Coast, I used "UT Austin" in professional settings. 1 Quote
HookedOnTF Posted August 6 Posted August 6 In California the UC schools tend to add the campus (though Berkley is more common than UC Berkley or Cal) so UT Austin doesnt sound out of place. In the SE I've run into UT meaning Tennessee, but otherwise Texas probably comes to mind first and in my experience people just use the name by default... Michigan, Northwestern, Florida, Georgia, Washington, Arkansas, not the abbreviation, except LSU, USC, and sometimes ASU. And people can guess who A&M is and definitely know its not The University! Quote
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