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I lived in Atlanta for 10 years (went to school at Georgia Tech). I moved there when the population just hit 2MM; now its 5.5MM!!...back in the day when you wo

I lived in Atlanta for 10 years (went to school at Georgia Tech). I moved there when the population just hit 2MM; now its 5.5MM!!...back in the day when you would expect it to be _more_ racist. I am now married to a Chinese lady. I've lived in Shanghai the last 9 years. I wouldn't worry at all abut moving my wife and 4-year-old "hybrid" son to Atlanta. Neither would I worry about moving them to my very small home town in south Georgia.

lacker 18y ago
It makes sense that someone who has lived in Georgia wouldn't mind moving back there. What about the Chinese people you have met in Shanghai? Would they move to Atlanta? Those are the people that must be convinced in order to make Atlanta into the next Silicon Valley.
- jhancock 18y ago
  I don't think shanghai folk would be happy anywhere but shanghai ;). I do not feel that Atlanta has all the requirements of a Silicon Valley. Atlanta does lack diversity on that level. But as for racism and for the ability for someone to be an entrepreneur? I think its ok if your the type to go out and find the people that you fit in with. I started my first company in Atlanta during college and did well. I'm not moving back to Atlanta because its too big for me; as are Shanghai and Silicon Valley. I've decided I like small towns: fresh air, less than 5 minute commute to anywhere in town, etc... If you are a small internet company, self funded, and don't expect to ever be able to get VC, small towns may have the stability and peace required to go the distance. But thats all off topic ;). fyi, I'm in Tepoztlan, Mexico at the moment, arrived 3 days ago. I needed a few months out of Shanghai after all those years. So I'm sitting in a quite garden next the mountain and getting more quality work done than I have in quite some time...peace ;)
catch23 18y ago
I lived in Atlanta for 7 years. (went to school at Georgia Tech too). I moved there when the population hit 3M. Honestly, I did not like the startup scene there, I moved out and now live in the Bay Area. I'm an Asian American and there really is no diversity unless you live on Buford Hwy... at least nothing compared to living in SF/Bay Area. You don't notice the racism there until you move out. People here in the bay area don't really care where you're from or what's your background. It's incredibly refreshing! If you're white, you probably don't notice the racism. If you're not white, I'm sure you'd notice it. The African American population in Atlanta often think that all Asians living there came from oversees.

lacker 18y ago

It makes sense that someone who has lived in Georgia wouldn't mind moving back there. What about the Chinese people you have met in Shanghai? Would they move to Atlanta? Those are the people that must be convinced in order to make Atlanta into the next Silicon Valley.

jhancock 18y ago
I don't think shanghai folk would be happy anywhere but shanghai ;). I do not feel that Atlanta has all the requirements of a Silicon Valley. Atlanta does lack diversity on that level. But as for racism and for the ability for someone to be an entrepreneur? I think its ok if your the type to go out and find the people that you fit in with. I started my first company in Atlanta during college and did well. I'm not moving back to Atlanta because its too big for me; as are Shanghai and Silicon Valley. I've decided I like small towns: fresh air, less than 5 minute commute to anywhere in town, etc... If you are a small internet company, self funded, and don't expect to ever be able to get VC, small towns may have the stability and peace required to go the distance. But thats all off topic ;). fyi, I'm in Tepoztlan, Mexico at the moment, arrived 3 days ago. I needed a few months out of Shanghai after all those years. So I'm sitting in a quite garden next the mountain and getting more quality work done than I have in quite some time...peace ;)

catch23 18y ago

I lived in Atlanta for 7 years. (went to school at Georgia Tech too). I moved there when the population hit 3M. Honestly, I did not like the startup scene there, I moved out and now live in the Bay Area. I'm an Asian American and there really is no diversity unless you live on Buford Hwy... at least nothing compared to living in SF/Bay Area. You don't notice the racism there until you move out. People here in the bay area don't really care where you're from or what's your background. It's incredibly refreshing! If you're white, you probably don't notice the racism. If you're not white, I'm sure you'd notice it. The African American population in Atlanta often think that all Asians living there came from oversees.