Nah what we have here is history being hijacked by yankees and their beans!

Chili was invented here. Kinda. Specifically in the Alamo City, San Antonio so yeah you're on point there.
Chili here is short for chili con carne. Originally coming from Mexico the name translates to chilis with meat. Mexicans brought the recipe up here and around the late 1800s were selling it in San Antonio giving American tourists it's first taste of chili.
Early 1900s chili parlors began opening in cities outside of Texas and that's where the recipe began to change. Beans were beginning to enter into the recipe back then so today people believe beans in chili is normal and accepted. Maybe so but not in Texas.
However, in 1999 The Chili Appreciation Society International drew the line in the sand declaring that beans would not be allowed in chili competitions. Also included in that was meat could not be marinated and tomatoes could not be used.
That 3rd one is often overlooked even by purists like me but should probably be worse than chili with beans considering some white dude invented that recipe and called it 2 alarm chili and it's still a huge seller for home cooks with the ready made and measured seasoning packs.
So yeah after that beans in chili is pretty much fighting words around here.
I say that but you know...It's pretty much a long time running joke we like to have fun with non-Texans and is inserted into things like when a girl introduces her new boyfriend to the parents the first question dads ask is beans or no beans in chili. We are serious but it's fun seriousness.
Now the idea of "chili beans" is a marketing ploy. Kinda like Hallmark inventing holidays to sell cards, same thing with chili beans. At least when you do it you don't fall for that trap.
We do love our beans down here though. Refried beans are my fave and we also do BBQ beans. A refried bean and cheese taco with a little red salsa on a fresh flour tortilla for breakfast with strong coffee is about as good as it gets in the morning. We just don't put beans in our chili.
So as I die on this hill everybody should know I'm having fun and fucking with Y'all. I'm not serious about it and enjoy the banter. However if any of Y'all were my guests and I'm doing a chili...If you ask me to put beans in it I will politely ask you to leave. And by politely I mean Mr. Mossberg doing the talking
Moe aint wrong about German food...An old army buddy of mine was stationed there and he tuned me into using mayo as a dip for french fries. I like it but I dump a lot of black pepper in it but yeah, fries dipped in mayo Bro!
My wife also dips fries in Wendy's Frostys too which aint too bad either.
My keys to success on massive weight gain as I rock this 6' tall, 250lb meat suit...Become a long time smoker and quit cold turkey to kick it in gear, eat a ton of tacos, become a BBQ pitmaster, and develop an appreciation for fine bourbons. Smoke pot that gives you the munchies and you too can have all this glory!