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Honestly I'm from rural Tennessee. They aren't worried about you being an "outsider" they're most likely wondering if you're rich so they can overcharge you for

by zeku 5y ago

Honestly I'm from rural Tennessee. They aren't worried about you being an "outsider" they're most likely wondering if you're rich so they can overcharge you for work on your property.

ethbr0 5y ago
I've got family in Athens, TN and from parts more easterly. That's generally true now and previously, but I wonder about the next decade+ as relocation shifts into higher gear. My historical impression has been that locals are usually okay with a few outsiders... but when it turns into a deluge, and everyone who moves there is wealthier than them... Well, better to be nondescript than driving around east TN or KY with a CA or NY plate.
- jermaustin1 5y ago
  I have family in Nashville, friends in Austin, and former co-workers in Toledo and Columbus. They've all experienced the great migration from California, and they all feel very negatively about it. I live in Houston, TX now (and grew up here), and couldn't tell you whether we have any Californians here since we've always been a super diverse city.
  - Jerrrry 5y ago
    Nashville and Knoxville have tripled in operational and pragmatic density in the last 5 years. Having drove to Knoxville last week, the stroads have too many cars.
    - jermaustin1 5y ago
      Only having been to Knoxville on purpose twice, it definitely felt way too busy for how small it was. I-40 was stopped basically on a random friday at noon. Same happens in Nashville, but Nashville is sooooo much bigger, it is expected.
      - gregors 5y ago
        Basically anyone and everyone in the North from Ohio to New York who is driving to Florida is going to pass through that that section of interstate. The I640 bypass doesn't really help - it merges back into mainline city traffic before were most people locally are traveling. Poorly executed. The Great Smoky Mountains are nearby and is the most visited national park adding to it all. That being said, check out Market Square for a bite to eat or KnoxDevs for a pretty cool dev community.
  - zeku 5y ago
    Yes in the Nashville area we are very aware of it. Most of Nashville Metro and surrounding counties are actually transplants or children of transplants. Once you go to a county that doesn't border metro Nashville the culture and accent change tremendously. Everyone in the area is aware of "outsiders" and resents it to some degree. I'm a young SWE from TN. I can't compete with SWE's from the coasts who have immense savings up on me and they're buying up all the homes. SWE's who are 40+ in the area immediately bought brick 4 bed homes in the burbs in the nicest part of town when they got hired 10+ years ago. SWE's closer to 30 who are local are just able to buy an apartment if single income. However it's a huge tide, this money coming in, the issue is most locals don't have ships to ride it.

by zeku 5y ago

Honestly I'm from rural Tennessee. They aren't worried about you being an "outsider" they're most likely wondering if you're rich so they can overcharge you for work on your property.

ethbr0 5y ago

I've got family in Athens, TN and from parts more easterly. That's generally true now and previously, but I wonder about the next decade+ as relocation shifts into higher gear. My historical impression has been that locals are usually okay with a few outsiders... but when it turns into a deluge, and everyone who moves there is wealthier than them... Well, better to be nondescript than driving around east TN or KY with a CA or NY plate.

jermaustin1 5y ago
I have family in Nashville, friends in Austin, and former co-workers in Toledo and Columbus. They've all experienced the great migration from California, and they all feel very negatively about it. I live in Houston, TX now (and grew up here), and couldn't tell you whether we have any Californians here since we've always been a super diverse city.
- Jerrrry 5y ago
  Nashville and Knoxville have tripled in operational and pragmatic density in the last 5 years. Having drove to Knoxville last week, the stroads have too many cars.
  - jermaustin1 5y ago
    Only having been to Knoxville on purpose twice, it definitely felt way too busy for how small it was. I-40 was stopped basically on a random friday at noon. Same happens in Nashville, but Nashville is sooooo much bigger, it is expected.
    - gregors 5y ago
      Basically anyone and everyone in the North from Ohio to New York who is driving to Florida is going to pass through that that section of interstate. The I640 bypass doesn't really help - it merges back into mainline city traffic before were most people locally are traveling. Poorly executed. The Great Smoky Mountains are nearby and is the most visited national park adding to it all. That being said, check out Market Square for a bite to eat or KnoxDevs for a pretty cool dev community.
- zeku 5y ago
  Yes in the Nashville area we are very aware of it. Most of Nashville Metro and surrounding counties are actually transplants or children of transplants. Once you go to a county that doesn't border metro Nashville the culture and accent change tremendously. Everyone in the area is aware of "outsiders" and resents it to some degree. I'm a young SWE from TN. I can't compete with SWE's from the coasts who have immense savings up on me and they're buying up all the homes. SWE's who are 40+ in the area immediately bought brick 4 bed homes in the burbs in the nicest part of town when they got hired 10+ years ago. SWE's closer to 30 who are local are just able to buy an apartment if single income. However it's a huge tide, this money coming in, the issue is most locals don't have ships to ride it.