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I grew up in the Nashville area. I've thought about moving back there from the West coast. I have nostalgia from my childhood, but I'm also hesitant to move bac

I grew up in the Nashville area. I've thought about moving back there from the West coast. I have nostalgia from my childhood, but I'm also hesitant to move back for a few reasons: 1. Weather 2. Transportation 3. Discrimination The climate in the Nashville area was very hot in the summer and damn cold in the winter. My family wasn't very well off. I had a Wal-Mart coat that wasn't so great. I remember freezing my ass standing at the bus stop every morning to get to school, and being a dumb kid, I thought that was "normal", as in, I didn't know that you can have warmer jackets or clothes to stay warm. Growing up in Nashville (K-12), I literally believed people of my skin color and origin were actually inferior to white people. The South can be hospitable, and I don't mean to generalize. Regardless, the folks who don't want to welcome you are very clear about that and have the loudest voices. One of my best friends in high school wasn't allowed to come over my house. I certainly won't accept my children having to deal with that non-sense. In grade school and middle school, I was bullied often and being the only non-white and non-black kid, it was sort of like being treated as a pariah. This was all back in the 90's to 2000's. I don't mind living in the West coast, and I think my current city is amazing except that housing is extremely expensive. Nashville and the surrounding areas are a beautiful place. I assume they've become more progressive in the past 25 years, but I don't know. Unfortunately, the "God fearing Christian/Real Americans terrify me.

nodesocket 6y ago
I moved to Nashville in 2018 from San Francisco and love it here. Yes, the weather and storms are absolutely insane and still shocking to me. Thunderstorms, sheets of rain, summer heat and the occasional tornado. However the people, southern culture and hospitality, outdoor activities and lifestyle are much better suited to me than SF. I own and run a DevOps consulting company, so the lower cost of living and zero state income tax is all just gravy. What area of Nashville did you grown up? I am in Germantown.
- tracer4201 6y ago
  I grew up near Old Hickory Blvd and Nolensville Pk close to Tusculum Rd. At least back when I was growing up, it was a lot of African Americans, Hispanic folks, and Iraqi Kurdish immigrants that lived in the area.
_throaway384 6y ago
I've lived in Nashville for the past 4 years and am from a smaller city also in the south. The summers can be pretty brutal if you're out strolling around however the winters have been relatively mild while I've been here - little to no snow not many sub zero days I can remember typically it stays in the 20-30s at the worst. The transportation system is pretty shitty, traffics pretty bad and theirs not any plan in place to improve it beyond making the roads bigger. The discrimination I'd say is still here honestly. Some areas are more diverse like east nash but on average I dont know if I could say its improved since you lived here, but than again I'm white and have only lived here for a few years. If ya got any questions about how its changed or what its like living here just lmk i'd be happy to answer

nodesocket 6y ago

I moved to Nashville in 2018 from San Francisco and love it here. Yes, the weather and storms are absolutely insane and still shocking to me. Thunderstorms, sheets of rain, summer heat and the occasional tornado. However the people, southern culture and hospitality, outdoor activities and lifestyle are much better suited to me than SF. I own and run a DevOps consulting company, so the lower cost of living and zero state income tax is all just gravy. What area of Nashville did you grown up? I am in Germantown.

tracer4201 6y ago
I grew up near Old Hickory Blvd and Nolensville Pk close to Tusculum Rd. At least back when I was growing up, it was a lot of African Americans, Hispanic folks, and Iraqi Kurdish immigrants that lived in the area.

_throaway384 6y ago

I've lived in Nashville for the past 4 years and am from a smaller city also in the south. The summers can be pretty brutal if you're out strolling around however the winters have been relatively mild while I've been here - little to no snow not many sub zero days I can remember typically it stays in the 20-30s at the worst. The transportation system is pretty shitty, traffics pretty bad and theirs not any plan in place to improve it beyond making the roads bigger. The discrimination I'd say is still here honestly. Some areas are more diverse like east nash but on average I dont know if I could say its improved since you lived here, but than again I'm white and have only lived here for a few years. If ya got any questions about how its changed or what its like living here just lmk i'd be happy to answer