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re: College Towns Better than BR
Posted on 12/19/09 at 10:57 am to ACL11190
Posted on 12/19/09 at 10:57 am to ACL11190
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've lived in Baton Rouge, Pensacola, Mountain Brook/Bham Alabama, and Pensacola.
@ACL11190
How was Pensacola. I've considered moving there for the lack of income tax (yes, property tax and ins. are high) and proximity to LA, but I don't know much about it. Curious any thoughts you have.
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Posted on 12/19/09 at 10:57 am to Tigertown in ATL
Baton Rouge isn't a college town.
Posted on 12/19/09 at 10:58 am to Shaka Zulu
I liked Pensacola alot. The beaches are nice, and there is alot to do. Alot of hawt girls too. 
Posted on 12/19/09 at 10:59 am to CunningLinguist
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NOLA isn't a college town. It's a city with colleges in it.
Fair enough. But it makes Tulane an interesting choice. Girl/Guy ratio at Tulane also a positive, but they're not exactly the hottest girls.
Posted on 12/19/09 at 11:01 am to ACL11190
I was at the Portofino resort this Summer and all of the cleaning crew were really hot Ukrainian imports. It was surreal. What looked like the Swedish bikini team (in housecleaning garb) was cleaning the place.
Posted on 12/19/09 at 11:05 am to Shaka Zulu
I don't see the big Athens attraction.
Posted on 12/19/09 at 11:06 am to Tigertown in ATL
I've been to Baton Rouge, Athens, Columbus, and Auburn. I honestly liked all of them. I like living in Tuscaloosa, but I couldn't stay there the rest of my life. It's fine to go to college, but after that I think most people want to leave.
Posted on 12/19/09 at 11:13 am to Ala Tide
I have to agree with the comments that BR is not a college town- it is a town that has the college in it. Go to towns with large universities which are not major cities. These are college towns. When I lived there (15 yrs ago), if you got a mile away from campus, you would not even know you were in a college town.
Posted on 12/19/09 at 11:16 am to Minnesota Tiger
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if you got a mile away from campus
I get your point, but if you get a mile away from the UGA campus, you are in the same boat.
Posted on 12/19/09 at 11:35 am to Tigertown in ATL
Can someone here define college town. If we are talking about cities with many things and a college, then we are listing Baton Rouge, Madison, New Orleans, Memphis, Talahasse, Austin, Madison, Mobile, and Pittsburg. If we are talking about towns WITH ONLY COLLEGES IN THEM, now we are listing cities like College Station, Auburn, Starkville, Tuscaloosa, Ruston, Oxford, and Gainsville. these cities would be dead without a college.
Posted on 12/19/09 at 11:48 am to Tigertown in ATL
baton rouge isn't a college town
Posted on 12/19/09 at 12:36 pm to Tigertown in ATL
Columbia, Missouri's a good college town, as well.
Posted on 12/19/09 at 12:40 pm to CRAZY 4 LSU
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Baton Rouge is not a college town. It's a town/Suburb like area with a major university and some college aspects. I like it because you can do things other than just the college scene.
/thread.
This.
College towns to me are towns where when school out of session, the town disappears into nothingness.
If you want to talk actual college towns, I much enjoyed Blacksburg (Va Tech). It's very clean and has good amount of college things to do right around campus.
Posted on 12/19/09 at 12:48 pm to ACL11190
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I've lived in both BR and Tuscaloosa and i can honestly say i'm happier here than i was in BR
Do you have dental problems? That could be why you're more comfortable in Gumpville.
Posted on 12/19/09 at 12:53 pm to MontanaTiger
shite how much time do you have,
ATL - GTech, much better city
SMU - Dallas, much better city
should I keep going....
lived in BR 20 plus years and other than "the people" the city physically is ugly and it's location is poor relative to humidity,climate, bugs,etc...
ATL - GTech, much better city
SMU - Dallas, much better city
should I keep going....
lived in BR 20 plus years and other than "the people" the city physically is ugly and it's location is poor relative to humidity,climate, bugs,etc...
Posted on 12/19/09 at 1:06 pm to Minnesota Tiger
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I have to agree with the comments that BR is not a college town- it is a town that has the college in it. Go to towns with large universities which are not major cities.
Yeah. I think large cities should automatically be eliminated from the conversation. A college town is a town that is dependent economically mostly on the college, and doesn't have much going for it outside of the college.
Posted on 12/19/09 at 1:08 pm to Buckeye Fan 19
Bozeman, MT - Montana State by far the nicest place I have ever lived.
Posted on 12/19/09 at 1:10 pm to lsudawg70
Athens in a much better college town than Baton Rouge. No question about it.
As far as a city, then Baton Rouge is up there. But you said College Towns.
As far as a city, then Baton Rouge is up there. But you said College Towns.
Posted on 12/19/09 at 1:13 pm to ACL11190
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I've lived in both BR and Tuscaloosa and i can honestly say i'm happier here than i was in BR.
Probly b/c you're a gump
Posted on 12/19/09 at 1:14 pm to Tigertown in ATL
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