I don't know why you would be bitter. I said you sound bitter. You began your parent comment with what basically amounts to an ad hominem attack against the peo

I don't know why you would be bitter. I said you sound bitter. You began your parent comment with what basically amounts to an ad hominem attack against the people of the area by implying that they are hostile to the open exchange of ideas and insulting their collective intelligence. Your initial comment seems as if you had fallen in to the trap of conflating different with wrong. However, I do agree that working in Chattanooga (and the south in general) will be a bit of culture shock for those used to other, more cosmopolitan, areas of the country. I try not to fall into the trap of conflating different with wrong. And having worked in Germany for several years (many years ago) I have warned people of possible cultural mismatch issues.