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I moved away from the south because: 1. Few job prospects 2. Terrible transit 3. Disagreeable politics 4. Hot In that order. I moved to Seattle (which didn
by crowbahr 9y ago
I moved away from the south because:
1. Few job prospects
2. Terrible transit
3. Disagreeable politics
4. Hot
In that order. I moved to Seattle (which didn't really fix #2) and much preferred it. Born and raised in Atlanta but no desire to stay. Off to NYC in a few months to see what I think!
- umanwizard 9y agoNYC has terrible transit but still better than anywhere else in the US. Welcome!
- someguydave 9y agoDo you help reduce polarization by speaking well about the people of Georgia?
- saosebastiao 9y agoI do, though I'm not from there. I went to Shaky Knees on a whim with a friend last year, and I loved the city and everybody I met. It makes me want to move there. I loved going to bars and actually talking to people I didn't know, something that feels foreign and improper in Seattle. I'm of the opinion that liberal western US cities hate southern politics so much that they quickly jump to the conclusion that everything in the south sucks. Terrible mistake.
- someguydave 9y agoGood to hear this. I see many comments on HN where midwesterners or southerners living on the coasts are dumping on their friends and neighbors back home, and I think that behavior isn't helpful.
- crowbahr 9y agoAbsolutely. My experience with Georgia was that everyone was lovely and friendly my entire life. I didn't love the politics but I could see that people were for the most part coming from a good place in their beliefs on the matter. There will always be a part of my heart in Georgia.