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re: Rank the SEC states in order of where you would most like to live
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:39 pm to WG_Dawg
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:39 pm to WG_Dawg
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my man
To be fair, was born at Northside and lived here the first 10 years of my life off Moores Mill Rd, so I'm not a new convert. However, my wife is (moved here 5 years ago post-grad school) as a very skeptical new resident. She loves it now and wants to stay forever.
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Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:42 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Growing up I wasn't ever "anti" Atlanta, it's just I had no desire to be there. Much like eveyrone on TD who craps on atlanta, I simply wasn't familiar enough with it. When I left gwinnett to go to Athnes I hoped I'd never leave Athens (still would be kinda nice). But now that I live itp I don't want to leave. Such a wonderful place to be.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:43 pm to GetCocky11
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I also think Edisto and Hunting Island are the best beaches in the state.
We vacation at Fripp every year. The drive from Savannah to Fripp through Beaufort and over Hunting Island may be my favorite drive in the US. I could stay there the rest of my life.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:45 pm to Lionnation1993
Impossible to rank entire states against each other. Instead I will list cities from most that I would deem to be enjoyably liveable.
Mississippi- Oxford, Madison
Alabama- Birmingham, Mobile, Tuscaloosa
Georgia- Atlanta, Athens, St. Simons
Texas- plenty of great places to live. Austin, Dallas
Florida- Jupiter, Naples, Tallahassee, Miami if you're into that sort of thing.
Tennessee- Nashville, Chatanooga
South Carolina- Hilton Head, Charleston, Greenville
Kentucky- Don't know, lexington?
Arkansas- don't know, Jonesboro, little rock?
Missouri- St. Louis
Louisiana- New Orleans
What did I great wrong? What am I missing?
Mississippi- Oxford, Madison
Alabama- Birmingham, Mobile, Tuscaloosa
Georgia- Atlanta, Athens, St. Simons
Texas- plenty of great places to live. Austin, Dallas
Florida- Jupiter, Naples, Tallahassee, Miami if you're into that sort of thing.
Tennessee- Nashville, Chatanooga
South Carolina- Hilton Head, Charleston, Greenville
Kentucky- Don't know, lexington?
Arkansas- don't know, Jonesboro, little rock?
Missouri- St. Louis
Louisiana- New Orleans
What did I great wrong? What am I missing?
This post was edited on 1/14/16 at 7:50 pm
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:46 pm to WG_Dawg
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Growing up I wasn't ever "anti" Atlanta, it's just I had no desire to be there. Much like eveyrone on TD who craps on atlanta, I simply wasn't familiar enough with it. When I left gwinnett to go to Athnes I hoped I'd never leave Athens (still would be kinda nice). But now that I live itp I don't want to leave. Such a wonderful place to be.
As I always explain when giving my "you need to come to Atlanta" pitch : When you look at it as an outsider it looks like a giant blob of suburbia, when you move here you realize it an incredibly unique place with 50 different old, historic neighborhoods and areas that each have their own unique aspects and restaurants/areas. Decatur, Buckhead, Midtown, Ansley, Kirkwood, Morningside, etc are all different in their own way. The only time we ever venture out to the suburbs is for work to see clients. And I don't say that as a nose in the air ITP snop, I just have everything I want here.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:49 pm to SummerOfGeorge
exactly, that's what people don't understand. Most people's vision of "Atlanta" is what they experience coming from out of town to go to the GA Dome for a football game. That ain't atlanta, that's the bad part just like every other major city in america has a bad part. But like you said, there are so many small, independent little nooks and neighborhoods that accommodate every walk of life that there's something here for everyone.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:49 pm to OMapologist
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What am I missing?
There's a bit of a pattern emerging... either Mississippians that cheer for OM hate mountains or OM won't say Knoxville because there's an SEC team there. I'm surprised you gave props to Chattanooga given what others were posting.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:50 pm to OMapologist
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What did I great wrong? What am I missing?
At least for me, in MS I would add Desoto County. But then I grew up in Memphis, so have great love for that area, and obviously, the BBQ.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:51 pm to WG_Dawg
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exactly, that's what people don't understand. Most people's vision of "Atlanta" is what they experience coming from out of town to go to the GA Dome for a football game. That ain't atlanta, that's the bad part just like every other major city in america has a bad part. But like you said, there are so many small, independent little nooks and neighborhoods that accommodate every walk of life that there's something here for everyone.
Yep, and now the area around the Dome is light years better than it was even 7 years ago when I moved back here. We were in Decatur, are now temporarily in Morningside with a family friend as a house gets finished in Brookhaven. It's just a great place. Still southern enough, but cosmopolitan/international and has enough outsiders that you can get away from some things that it is impossible to get away from in most areas of the region.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:51 pm to Prof
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gave props to Chattanoog
Chattanooga is a fantastic place to visit and hang out. Hidden gem.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:52 pm to Prof
I actually love the mountains, just chose Chattanooga over Knoxville, though I'm sure both are great places to live
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:53 pm to WG_Dawg
I won't say Atlanta is not a great place to live. I know next to nothing about the area. Its just too big of a city for me. Memphis and New Orleans are about the largest cities I would want to live in.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:53 pm to OMapologist
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just chose Chattanooga over Knoxville,
Yea, agree very much with this. Knoxville is fine, and I'm jaded, but Chattanooga is a great little spot.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:54 pm to SummerOfGeorge
I love Chattanooga. A really beautiful area.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:55 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Chattanooga is a fantastic place to visit and hang out. Hidden gem.
It's not as hidden as it used to be but it's definitely nice.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:58 pm to Lionnation1993
1. Florida
2. Alabama
3. Tennessee
4. Mississippi
5. Arkansas
6. Texas
7. South Carolina
8. Kentucky
9. Missouri
10. Louisiana
11. Georgia
2. Alabama
3. Tennessee
4. Mississippi
5. Arkansas
6. Texas
7. South Carolina
8. Kentucky
9. Missouri
10. Louisiana
11. Georgia
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:59 pm to OMapologist
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I actually love the mountains, just chose Chattanooga over Knoxville, though I'm sure both are great places to live
I didn't mean you in particular there was just a noticeable absence of East, TN from OM posters while Memphis and Nashville were getting mentioned. I found that odd because while I agree that Memphis and Nashville (especially Nashville) are great cities most all of the people I've met from out of state rave about how beautiful East, TN is and many dream of retiring here.
This post was edited on 1/14/16 at 8:00 pm
Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:59 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Atlanta definitely gets a bad wrap as having no character, but I don't think that's really true at all. It's just that the city plays home to so many people from so many different parts of the country and world that it's character is hard to define.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 8:01 pm to OMapologist
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Atlanta definitely gets a bad wrap as having no character, but I don't think that's really true at all. It's just that the city plays home to so many people from so many different parts of the country and world that it's character is hard to define.
Most people just come to town for a weekend and : goes to a Braves game, World of Coke, Six Flags, the Varsity and Lenox Mall. If that is your trip then you don't see anything on the East side of downtown. That's fine, it isn't a big deal, but it definitely leads to this idea that Atlanta is only those areas and where those visitors "friends live in Alpharetta".
Posted on 1/14/16 at 8:02 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Yep, and now the area around the Dome is light years better than it was even 7 years ago when I moved back here. We were in Decatur, are now temporarily in Morningside with a family friend as a house gets finished in Brookhaven. It's just a great place. Still southern enough, but cosmopolitan/international and has enough outsiders that you can get away from some things that it is impossible to get away from in most areas of the region.
this is why I'm in Charlotte and not the upstate. I'm a couple hours from anywhere I'd like to go in the Palmetto state, a short trip to the mountains, and the city has all of the amenities I need to do what I need to do in my career.
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