After recently launching down south, BuzzFeed Austin is already making friends in low places.
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Last Friday, the blog-related site posted an illustrated map of Texas:
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Hilariously accurate, and maybe an improvement from the other maps out there: the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex was left out entirely.
The map is also off on a few other things, including wrong locations of Six Flags Over Texas and the Alamo.
But tweets from BuzzFeed suggest there’s no quick hurry to make things right with the roughly 2 million people they inadvertently, or, as Houstonians secretly hope, purposefully, dissed:
Haha 👋🏻 guys! We know Texans take their geography v seriously but the lil map was just for fun. FWIW, this branch is headed by a native! https://t.co/QEZgWswDhQ
— BuzzFeed Austin (@BuzzFeedAustin) April 14, 2017
We would LOVE to see any Texan's illustrated maps of their favorite spots. You may find you have to sacrifice geography for space! 🌮
— BuzzFeed Austin (@BuzzFeedAustin) April 14, 2017
Texans’ responses were a little more acute:
Or, we could just roll with this: pic.twitter.com/aV1MYlMVLe
— Michael Hogue (@MichaelHogueDMN) April 16, 2017
Even if they are new ’round these here parts, BuzzFeed clearly knows where the important stuff is in Texas.
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Thanks for the love, BuzzFeed, even if it is shade! Take the hint, Dallas!