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re: MidSouth pissing match: Memphis vs Birmingham
Posted on 5/29/14 at 8:53 am to MagicCityBlazer
Posted on 5/29/14 at 8:53 am to MagicCityBlazer
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and the beach
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 8:54 am to TDsngumbo
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classier
kind of a stretch to use class and anything from AL in the same sentence
Posted on 5/29/14 at 8:54 am to CadesCove
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Midtown and East Memphis have a LOT more old money & class than anywhere in Bham, Mountain Brook included
Bham has no old money. (old money = cotton money). Bham only sprouted after the war and exploded, hence the name, magic city.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 8:55 am to DrunkPachyderm
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you would be met with delicious fried chicken and ribs, cold beer, and good music
You can find good food, beer, and music in pretty much any city. That's not really a good reason to move there.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 8:55 am to MagicCityBlazer
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and the beach
This is a huge plus for Bham. I like being able to take a long weekend at the beach. Thinking about getting a bay boat again.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 8:56 am to lowspark12
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memphis also has a pro sports team, which is cool... even though they're a disfunctional mess right now.
They fixed that. Grizz are back on track. They gonna be wrecking shop.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 8:56 am to CaptainBrannigan
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Damn there are places that are worse than B'ham? I find that hard to believe.
Its kind of a thing in Alabama to shite on Bham.
I don't understand why.
If we want to take a shite on a city that needs it we would be talking about some of the backwoods craziness in Walker County.
For everyone thinking about moving to Bham, the sweet spot in Birmingham * is absolutely amazing for young professionals and raising a family.
*(Alabaster-Pelham-Hoover-Vestavia-Homewood)
Posted on 5/29/14 at 8:57 am to Elephino
Birmingham is very nice (at least in the areas safe enough to go), but a very boring place in terms of people. I wanted to like it but just couldn't.
Memphis seems a bit more fun, but a place lost in time, so to speak. I got the feeling that it used to be a lot cooler and lost its edge.
Memphis seems a bit more fun, but a place lost in time, so to speak. I got the feeling that it used to be a lot cooler and lost its edge.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 8:59 am to OceanMan
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I got the feeling that it used to be a lot cooler and lost its edge.
about the time that "E" started wearing jumpsuits
Posted on 5/29/14 at 8:59 am to Fishwater
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Bham has no old money.
The people here who act like they are aristocracy because their grandparents made a lot of money make me chuckle. "No, I'm not impressed by your tanning bed and Mustang GT. Your wife's bolt-ons are nice to look at though."
Posted on 5/29/14 at 9:00 am to 777Tiger
Flaming aside, Birmingham has a lot more to offer than it gets credit for. Memphis may be fun to visit and eat at, but for having a good life I'd take Birmingham.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 9:02 am to CadesCove
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The people here who act like they are aristocracy because their grandparents made a lot of money make me chuckle. "No, I'm not impressed by your tanning bed and Mustang GT. Your wife's bolt-ons are nice to look at though."
I get alot of that in my hood. county stay at home MILFs who think they are the Kardashians because their husbands are junior partners at the firm and make 150k.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 9:04 am to MagicCityBlazer
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*(Alabaster
Raising a family? Sure. Amazing for young professionals? No. The only big plus for a single young bachelor in alabaster is "it's not really that far from other stuff to do".
Posted on 5/29/14 at 9:04 am to Robin Masters
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150k.
that's baller $ in B'ham?
Posted on 5/29/14 at 9:06 am to WG_Dawg
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You can find good food, beer, and music in pretty much any city. That's not really a good reason to move there.
Fair point, either you are the type of person that will have fun in either city or you will probably be miserable in both.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 9:07 am to Feral
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traffic is a nightmare
I can say a lot of bad things about the Memphis metro, but traffic is not one of them......and I take Poplar in Germantown and east Memphis every day.
I think Birmingham has better Tex/Mex and nicer terrain IMO.
Memphis has slightly colder winters....but local authorities actually salt and brine the roads. That's a plus.
Memphis might more Fortune 500 companies and probably a smaller proportion of Alabama fans. That's a serious plus.
Both have some serious issues with crime and politics but lots of medical jobs. I think Birmingham may have the edge in the medical field.
I think Memphis has a couple of nicer, more established suburbs but Birmingham has some nice areas too. The two cities are surprisingly comparable.
Birmingham to me feels more like a tiny Atlanta. Memphis feels like a cross between Birmingham and St Louis.
There's no state income tax in Tennessee, but I think Birmingham metro has lower property taxes.
This post was edited on 5/29/14 at 9:18 am
Posted on 5/29/14 at 9:07 am to MagicCityBlazer
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For everyone thinking about moving to Bham, the sweet spot in Birmingham * is absolutely amazing for young professionals and raising a family.
*(Alabaster-Pelham-Hoover-Vestavia-Homewood)
I grew up in Alabaster, before the recent explosion in population and Commerce. I currently live in Auburn. I'd take B'ham area over Auburn any day. Plan on moving to Chattanooga at the beginning of next year.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 9:08 am to 777Tiger
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that's baller $ in B'ham?
I would say the point of my post was that it is NOT legit baller money but that some people act like it is... Obviously to hide their insecurity.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 9:09 am to CaptainBrannigan
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I grew up in Alabaster, before the recent explosion in population and Commerce.
Alabaster Bro
I moved there before the Promenade and everything opened up. I remember having to go to Pelham for wal mart
. Its surreal how different the place is now.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 9:11 am to Robin Masters
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Obviously to hide their insecurity.
gotcha, there is an abundance of pretense in that state
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