what does wearing cowboy boots say about
a person now I was talking with will
Roman of Chisos boots and you guys
probably seen that interview and he said
something that really struck me during
that interview is like people who are
cowboy boots are a little bit different
than the rest of society at large you
know and it's a little bit like pulling
on the uniform you know like you know
that you're standing out a little bit
and you know that you have a
responsibility behave a certain way and
I think that what I've seen is that
people who were drawn to boots you know
who either come from Texas or outside of
Texas there is this there's almost like
an ethos that comes with it that these
are the types of people that look out
for their neighbors and it got me
thinking you know what does wearing
cowboy boots say about a person so
that's what we're gonna talk about today
let's get into it
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so I have a little bit of note cards but
I also asked you guys for your opinions
today on Instagram and Facebook and
thank you to all of you who responded
but first I think it's important to get
one type of person who wears cowboy
boots out of the way and that is the
person who wears cowboy boots to country
concerts and other stereotypical events
but never wears them anywhere else are
you kidding me it's really disappointing
to me when I see these comments on
Twitter where it's like I'm going to a
country concert can I borrow anybody's
cowboy boots it's like you should have
cowboy boots to begin with those people
are posers and you shouldn't trust them
at all here's the thing though there's a
caveat to what one thing if they own up
to it and they say yeah I'm just wearing
these boots just so I fit in like
whatever it's cool like this is just
part of the thing then they have some
potential so now that we have that
person out of the way what about the
regular boot wearers you know maybe
maybe not everyday boot wearers but you
know a few times a week what about those
folks
what does wearing cowboy boots say about
them well for me it comes down to five
things a person who likes cowboy boots
appreciates quality not only in the
products that they use and wear
throughout their life but also in the
people that they associate themselves
with if we think about why the cowboy
boot is such a high quality product we
think about the history of it and why it
was created that way so I know a lot of
folks like to say that the cowboy boots
started around like the Civil War but
the Civil War boot wasn't very well
built at all so when folks started to
move West after the Civil War they
needed better boots so boot makers in
Kansas
and Texas and along those lines before
you get way out west they created a very
high-quality boot so that people can
explore the new frontiers so this is
another thing that I think about when I
see somebody who wears boots and what it
says about that person is that they are
comfortable exploring new frontiers now
I'm not talking about like outdoor
frontiers because as far as the u.s. is
concerned like the West was the last
time but maybe Alaska but what other
frontiers are there now there's lots of
frontiers
there's frontiers in business there's
frontiers in education there's frontiers
online there's frontiers everywhere and
the people who wear cowboy boots are not
afraid to explore new frontiers because
they associate themselves with a piece
of clothing a piece of footwear that was
made to handle new frontiers you know
what I'm saying and then on top of that
we're getting into the third thing that
I think about I think it says that they
are respectful and considerate of others
but at the same time they're not ones to
take from people you know what I'm
saying so we can be respectful and
considerate and have empathy for
somebody else's situation not judge them
right off the bat part of being
respectful is not generalizing as well
so all of these things appreciating
quality taking advantage of new
frontiers being respectful and
considerate of others that then leads
into my last two points about what it
says to wear cowboy boots as a person
your uniqueness and individuality so
maybe not down in Texas and some of you
folks who are watching these are just
normal things to you right but in the
north and on the coasts you know it's
not so popular to wear cowboy boots so
it shows your
uniqueness and your individualist
approach towards your style and towards
the way that you want to live your life
but finally it shows that you have
confidence and having each one of those
things appreciating quality taking
advantage of new frontiers and by also
that I mean you know you're not afraid
to put yourself out there and learn new
things you're being respectful you're
unique you're not afraid to live life
that's where the confidence comes from
that's where the confidence comes from
those are my five things that's what it
that's what it says to wear cowboy boots
as a person I'm talking about both men
and women here because wearing cowboy
boots is all the same when you're a
human being what do you guys think open
up some of the comments that you guys
gave me on Instagram and then I'll go
into the Facebook group so big Lippe on
Instagram says it's someone who is
confident in their identity of
masculinity or femininity by wearing
boots exactly so true we have Jeff is
jacked saying they're hard-working so
that means they're probably going to be
my friend yeah exactly they're so easy
to approach to people wearing boots they
can be friends right off the bat Colin
says country either from the country
like country music or wish they lived in
the country now this is this is a good
point because that's the Association
right that we were talking about just
because somebody was wearing cowboy
boots doesn't mean they are country or
that they like country music
altogether I mean it is it's a popular
thing too it's a popular generalization
to make right it makes sense it's a
stereotype but it's not always
necessarily true there's plenty of
people in the city who love cowboy boots
and wear them on a daily basis
and I mean they are very happy in the
city they are happy with what they do
and maybe they don't even like country
music oh and cowboy boots and Coldplay
that sounds like a t-shirt or a mug or
something
boots mean respect confidence and
uniqueness when there's a job to be done
we see it through to the finish
why let's see is something that we like
to witness so we get out and show up all
over the cynics yeah all right
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what it means to wear cowboy boots what
it says about a person