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re: Atlanta sucks arse
Posted on 6/4/18 at 4:42 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Posted on 6/4/18 at 4:42 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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the "smaller town" as a distinct entity is all but dead in this country - for better or worse.
This really isn't true outside of the South. The West, East Coast and Great Lakes area have amazing small towns.
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Posted on 6/4/18 at 4:43 pm to VinegarStrokes
You're right. I used to live right across the road from the North Springs station and it's only a 5 minute drive from the Dunwoody station, might as well be the same thing.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 4:43 pm to bamafan1001
You sound poor.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 4:49 pm to bamafan1001
I had a girlfriend who went to Oglethorpe and she took me to Fellini's in Little Five points. Good pizza and I thought the area was kinda cool. That was a while ago though.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 5:02 pm to LeClerc
seems to be a lot of really nice suburbs in Atlanta, also really close to some good lakes and the smoky mountains.
On the negative side (and this is coming from a Houston guy) - it might have the worst traffic in the country for a city not named LA.
On the negative side (and this is coming from a Houston guy) - it might have the worst traffic in the country for a city not named LA.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 5:05 pm to bamafan1001
If you’re in the corporate world and not in Oil and Gas or maritime, then Atlanta kicks arse. It’s topography and weather have it in spades over LA or east TX, if those are the comparisons. Nonstop flights to tons of places around the globe. Great restaurant and bar scene, close to the mountains. Sandy Springs wasn’t a great choice for a young single guy.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 5:05 pm to TailbackU
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There's more to do here than any city in the South.
Too bad you're stuck in traffic for 20 hours a week to partake in much of it.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 5:06 pm to bamafan1001
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Im not talking about Indian restaurants. Im talking about every type of restaurant. Example: every damn Dunkin Donuts is owned by an Indian here. The quality of service and food is bottom tier. Indians seem to be just culturally rude.
Wow...this explanation makes it even worse.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 5:12 pm to MAROON
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On the negative side (and this is coming from a Houston guy) - it might have the worst traffic in the country for a city not named LA.
DC gives that a run for its money. Only place I've ever been stuck in traffic at 2am on a Monday without a wreck or construction involved.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 5:17 pm to Displaced
Downtown sucks... No one here will dispute that with you.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 5:19 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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The West, East Coast and Great Lakes area have amazing small towns.
Those are the niches.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 5:26 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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Those are the niches.
That's over half the country.
I suppose charming is In the eye of the beholder. I think the interstate system destroyed much local charm and uniformity was the natural progression. Corporate mergers and acquisitions centralized things and pushed people to gather in massive temples to conformity. I also believe tech will enable people to decouple themselves from population centers and have careers anywhere they choose in the future which will again promote local "charm"
This post was edited on 6/4/18 at 5:29 pm
Posted on 6/4/18 at 5:26 pm to Donkeypunch
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she also brought up the fact that they were lesbians no less than three times in a very short conversation
At least she wasn't a vegan too.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 5:29 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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I also believe tech will enable people to decouple themselves from population centers and have careers anywhere they choose in the future which will again promote local "charm"
Yep. I can do 99% of my job remotely now.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 5:29 pm to bamafan1001
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This post was edited on 11/8/20 at 8:46 am
Posted on 6/4/18 at 5:32 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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I suppose charming is In the eye of the beholder. I think the interstate system destroyed much local charm and uniformity was the natural progression. Corporate mergers and acquisitions centralized things and pushed people to gather in massive temples to conformity. I also believe tech will enable people to decouple themselves from population centers and have careers anywhere they choose in the future which will again promote local "charm"
I'm not sure I agree with you on major cities being temples to conformity. I suspect there is more diversity of thought, ideology, religion, race, preferred hobbies etc. where I live than where you live.
That said, while there is a lot of diversity here, I don't really have a choice in where to live. I have to live in a big city to do my job. And as you say, that may be changing, which will hopefully revitalize the concept of the small town in the South. Being able to work as a professional but untethered from a major city is hopefully where we're heading.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 5:33 pm to Kraut Dawg
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You should've lived on the south side. I'd suggest you pack up & move to Stockbridge or Jonesboro or McDonough areas. So nice down there.
I think Riverdale is really the gem of the southern crescent
Posted on 6/4/18 at 5:33 pm to bamafan1001
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Example: every damn Dunkin Donuts is owned by an Indian here. The quality of service and food is bottom tier.
That has absolutely nothing to do with the owners being Indian. You went into a Dunkin Donuts, you get what you deserve. Awful chain.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 5:36 pm to fallguy_1978
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Yep. I can do 99% of my job remotely now.
The freedom people will have in 20 years from now will be unreal.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 5:42 pm to Pettifogger
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I'm not sure I agree with you on major cities being temples to conformity. I suspect there is more diversity of thought, ideology, religion, race, preferred hobbies etc. where I live than where you live.
Im a bit appalled at what I've seen happen to cities like Seattle. There's really nothing unique about it anymore. The urban core is a celebration of BigCorp concrete and steel and a mass of humanity. Sitting on a bench downtown you could be in any one of a couple dozen cities and not know the difference
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That said, while there is a lot of diversity here, I don't really have a choice in where to live. I have to live in a big city to do my job. And as you say, that may be changing, which will hopefully revitalize the concept of the small town in the South. Being able to work as a professional but untethered from a major city is hopefully where we're heading.
Im pretty sure it is. More freedom to associate with whom you choose and where you want is a fantastic thing.
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