Here is an alternative perspective. For the past 15 years I have been mostly working in NYC and around 6-7 years ago I had the fortune to work remotely on-and-

Here is an alternative perspective. For the past 15 years I have been mostly working in NYC and around 6-7 years ago I had the fortune to work remotely on-and-off in Nashville for 6 month in total. So my personal anecdotal experience in Nashville was all positive, actually. Racism wasn't a big issue at least for me in the tightly knit tech startup community there in Nashville (12th South/Green Hills Mall area). My boss and teammates were smart and respectful. In fact the Southern hospitality made me feel right at home from the beginning. I missed those days. And yes I come from an immigrant family as well. PS: TN is not a midwestern state.[1] It is considered as a Southern state though.[2] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwestern_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwestern_United_States