(Ex) New Yorkers Loving Atlanta? (Washington: buying, living in, architecture)

[mjtinmemphis]

Originally Posted by virgomom2010

- A lot of people are not 'with it'. By that I mean they do not have a lot of common sense. I have to give step by step instructions when ordering coffee or food, often at the supermarket they will not bag all of my things up and I have to go back..things like that. How hard is it to bag groceries or make a cup of coffee??!!! The people at work cannot even spell simple things like 'arctic', 'sleigh', ect.. everything there is a major production b/c they are not very bright (I want to say 'what are you THINKING?!' to these people).. so I find that to be very frustrating. Food is okay.. but I do miss delis, diners, pizzerias, bakeries. it is just different. I would rather make the sacrifice and have a beautiful home to come back to each day then come back to a tiny, dark apartment in a basement! So in that regard, it is SOOO worth it, if you have the patience.
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wow!!!

[HappyEndings]

Originally Posted by virgomom2010

I am from Long Island and here is what I have found are the pros and cons of life in the ATL:

Pros
- I can afford to live in a HUGE, beautiful apartment with a lake and woods in my backyard!! In NY I paid the same amount for a studio basement apartment.
- Food is cheaper, as well as other things like car insurance, ect..
- Winter is much milder..no more digging my way to my car through mounds of snow!
- Not as 'busy' and populated as some places have become on LI.. (I live in North ATL-Dunwoody)

Cons:
-BAD drivers..I mean..you want to rip your hair out with frustration!! Hardly anyone indicates, lots of people are talking on their cell phones, not even doing the speed limit, completely oblivious to the fact there are other people on the road!!
- A lot of people are not 'with it'. By that I mean they do not have a lot of common sense. I have to give step by step instructions when ordering coffee or food, often at the supermarket they will not bag all of my things up and I have to go back..things like that. How hard is it to bag groceries or make a cup of coffee??!!! The people at work cannot even spell simple things like 'arctic', 'sleigh', ect.. everything there is a major production b/c they are not very bright (I want to say 'what are you THINKING?!' to these people).. so I find that to be very frustrating. Food is okay.. but I do miss delis, diners, pizzerias, bakeries. it is just different. I would rather make the sacrifice and have a beautiful home to come back to each day then come back to a tiny, dark apartment in a basement! So in that regard, it is SOOO worth it, if you have the patience.
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Yep, sounds like Atlanta to me. I always had a delay when ordering food or other services. And the people aren't so bright either. It's ridiculous really. We don't have all day to wait.

[ATLHRLGUY]

Well it is frustrating when people aren't doing their job or don't seem to have much common sense, but that's everywhere.

[darkone]

At least down here the store clerks tend to acknowledge you, greet you and maybe even .... smile. You'd be lucky to get even a grunt in NY.

I do agree about the drivers however, but live long enough in any urban area, and you will have encounters everywhere ...

As for commenting on brightness, that is a generalization for sure and needs to be qualified. There are many fine institutions and companies in the area in which one would be surrounded by bright, highly-skilled people.

[Archan]

Slow and polite or quick and rude/abrasive? Tough choice, but I'll take the polite person.

[mjtinmemphis]

Originally Posted by Archan

Slow and polite or quick and rude/abrasive? Tough choice, but I'll take the polite person.

I personally have found new yorkers to be very nice people while visitng. Too many southerners think that moving slow means that you are nice and that isn't true.

[Archan]

Originally Posted by mjtinmemphis

I personally have found new yorkers to be very nice people while visitng. Too many southerners think that moving slow means that you are nice and that isn't true.

I know, I have many friends up there. I just didn't like the poster who said that people in Atlanta were not very bright, like everyone in New York are so on top of it.

I'm not even originally from here, but I still didn't like it.

[Iconographer]

Originally Posted by Archan

I know, I have many friends up there. I just didn't like the poster who said that people in Atlanta were not very bright, like everyone in New York are so on top of it.

I'm not even originally from here, but I still didn't like it.

They can pound sand where the Sun don't shine for all I care. I'm sure they can do that faster than Southerners, too.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by LovinDecatur

They can pound sand where the Sun don't shine for all I care. I'm sure they can do that faster than Southerners, too.

Amen.

[PKCorey]

BAD drivers..I mean..you want to rip your hair out with frustration!! Hardly anyone indicates, lots of people are talking on their cell phones, not even doing the speed limit, completely oblivious to the fact there are other people on the road!!

Dare I say, it may be your old buddies from NY.

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At least down here the store clerks tend to acknowledge you, greet you and maybe even .... smile. You'd be lucky to get even a grunt in NY.

Ain't that the truth. It's not so bad in NYC but Baltimore? Goodness...the rudeness and coldness just have me ready to come back home...

Originally Posted by LovinDecatur

They can pound sand where the Sun don't shine for all I care. I'm sure they can do that faster than Southerners, too.

LMAO....

Tell 'em why you're mad, LovinDecatur