Texas needs a new reputation

Much to my husband's dismay, I'm from Texas and proud of it.  But living in France and being a Texan is kinda funny.  

First people ask me if I'm British.  Nope, American I respond.
Where in America?  Texas, I respond.
I kid you not, two people, at two different occassions, upon hearing this made their hands in the shape of guns, put them at their hips then drew them like pistols and went "pow-pow"
Another said, "Texas!  Oh! JR, Dallas!" (man, Europe really has to get up to speed with our new TV shows)
The final time someone tipped his pretend cowboy hat at me then pointed to my shoes and asked where my boots are.

Dear god, really???