Just for the record... we're not all living out in the sticks. Texas has quite a few cities... rather large cities at that.. with all kinds of races and dating/marriage between the different races. Indians (from India) have a rather strong presence in Texas... so they're not exactly unknown or untolerated by the typical city-dwelling Texan.
"The weakest soul, knowing its own weakness, and believing this truth that strength can only be developed by effort and practice, will, thus believing, at once begin to exert itself, and, adding effort to effort, patience to patience, and strength to strength, will never cease to develop, and will at last grow divinely strong."
- James Allen