NORTH GA vs SOUTH GA

[Valerie-Lydie]

Oops
ok, in another life

[sbrown146]

By far, South Georgia is way better. Atlanta is a hellhole in an otherwise fabulous state...I'm embarassed to have it as my state capital :-0. I grew up in Darien, Georgia, and I must say it's one of the finest towns in the state. Right on the coast, beautiful marshes, beaches, rivers, palm trees, and not too far from the conveniences of Savannah and Brunswick. At the same time, it is extremely affordable considering its coastal location. In general, I've found that South Georgia surpasses N Georgia in many ways:
- winters are actually bearable
- people much friendlier (drivers still wave at each other)
- close to the coast & closer to the great state of FLORIDA!
- no gruesome hills to walk & bike up and down and ruin your gas mileage!
- no snobby rich elite suburban-Atlantans
- not as crowded.

What's not to love?

[PeteyNice]

South Georgia? You mean like near the airport?

[southgeorgia]

+1 for south georgia from me.


I've spent summers in north georgia and always had a great time, but it was on the very edge of metro atlanta. where "country folk" still live.

I find atlanta to be a fascinating place. I'm the kind of guy that is still in awe of the massive construction achievements of the area, but prefer the slower pace that south georgia offers.

I have clients from atlanta, and after listening to them describe their daily schedule living in the city, couldn't imagine myself in such an environment.

I think native atlantans are very nice people; its the attitudes of the transplants that I dislike. Part of me likes to think that they're not so nasty, its just their particular nature that gives me that impression. We have them in the south as well, just not as many. Probably hundreds of thousands less.

I've never felt hindered living in the south. I don't see that I'm missing out on anything that atlanta offers. If I want to go to a "big city", its 2 hours to jacksonville. tallahassee is an hour away. Valdosta has enough in the way of amenities to keep me occupied and satisfied.

And north georgia is just too far away from saltwater, for me. I can be sitting on the gulf in an hour and have a cozy little place at the beach where its nice and quiet. We visit the atlantic quite a bit (SSI) and its only 2 hours away. Perfect for weekend trips. I slip out on early weekday mornings sometimes and spend the day there, back in time for dinner.

And I don't know anyone in atlanta that can literally walk out their back door and hunt deer, turkey, quail, dove, etc. . . A large spread is more easily affordable in the south. Here, your "next door neighbor" can be several miles down the road.

While some people may not like it, actually knowing every person in town and having deep roots in an area can be extremely beneficial. I think you city folks call that the "good ole boy" network. If you come from out of town and act like you're family, you'll be treated like family.

Different strokes for different folks, i guess.

[King_X]

I don't like how several people in metro Atlanta act like the state of Georgia = The big, thriving metropolis of Atlanta and the rest of the state is a bunch of 2 stop light towns.

While of course not anywhere up to scale with Atlanta, there are several other metropolitan CITIES in the state.

I do not HAVE to go to Atlanta to see busy highways, multiple shopping/entertainment/eating choices, or pretty much anything else related to being in a "city."

The thing that particularly gets to me about this attitude is that outside of the city itself, many parts of metropolitan Atlanta have a similar feel to that of being in Macon, Augusta, Savannah, etc. or even less urban.

When I'm in Clayton, Henry, and even certain parts of Dekalb, I see several areas that seem of similar "speed" and look of the 2nd tier cities, yet the locals act like it's night and day difference.

A girl I met at a club up in Atlanta that stayed in McDonough used to call me country all of the time, and always made remarks about Macon as if people used horses for the main source of transportation here. This was very funny because most of Macon is more urban than the area she stayed in out in Mcdonough/Henry.

As a matter of fact, a good number (not all) of the areas in metropolitan Atlanta compare more with the second tier cities of Georgia, than they do with other large urban centers like DC, Baltimore, Boston, New Jersey, Philadelphia , etc. in terms of density, build, atmosphere, yet the way many of the residents talk you'd think they lived in Manhattan while everyone outside of ATL lives on farms.

[King_X]

I'm not really a fan of extremely small towns, but I'm also not a big fan of extremely large cities.

The reason I prefer South GA (and NON-ATLANTA parts of Georgia) is because:

1. I can enjoy the amenities of living in a metropolitan city (Macon, Augusta, Savannah, etc.) without having to deal with the hassle of being in an extraordinary large urban area, like Atlanta.

2. Beaches.

3. We ARE actually Georgians.

[neil0311]

Originally Posted by sbrown146

By far, South Georgia is way better. Atlanta is a hellhole in an otherwise fabulous state.

HAHAHA.......that was a good one. Puh-leeeeeze. Give me a break.

[LovinDecatur]

Originally Posted by sbrown146

By far, South Georgia is way better. Atlanta is a hellhole in an otherwise fabulous state...I'm embarassed to have it as my state capital :-0. I grew up in Darien, Georgia, and I must say it's one of the finest towns in the state. Right on the coast, beautiful marshes, beaches, rivers, palm trees, and not too far from the conveniences of Savannah and Brunswick. At the same time, it is extremely affordable considering its coastal location. In general, I've found that South Georgia surpasses N Georgia in many ways:
- winters are actually bearable
- people much friendlier (drivers still wave at each other)
- close to the coast & closer to the great state of FLORIDA!
- no gruesome hills to walk & bike up and down and ruin your gas mileage!
- no snobby rich elite suburban-Atlantans
- not as crowded.

What's not to love?

Very entertaining. Give my regards to McIntosh, GA's most impoverished county.

[johnatl]

Originally Posted by sbrown146

Atlanta is a hellhole in an otherwise fabulous state...I'm embarassed to have it as my state capital :-0.

And some of us are embarrassed that we have to share it with you.........

[johnatl]

Originally Posted by King_X

I don't like how several people in metro Atlanta act like the state of Georgia = The big, thriving metropolis of Atlanta and the rest of the state is a bunch of 2 stop light towns.

While of course not anywhere up to scale with Atlanta, there are several other metropolitan CITIES in the state.

I do not HAVE to go to Atlanta to see busy highways, multiple shopping/entertainment/eating choices, or pretty much anything else related to being in a "city."

The thing that particularly gets to me about this attitude is that outside of the city itself, many parts of metropolitan Atlanta have a similar feel to that of being in Macon, Augusta, Savannah, etc. or even less urban.

When I'm in Clayton, Henry, and even certain parts of Dekalb, I see several areas that seem of similar "speed" and look of the 2nd tier cities, yet the locals act like it's night and day difference.

A girl I met at a club up in Atlanta that stayed in McDonough used to call me country all of the time, and always made remarks about Macon as if people used horses for the main source of transportation here. This was very funny because most of Macon is more urban than the area she stayed in out in Mcdonough/Henry.

As a matter of fact, a good number (not all) of the areas in metropolitan Atlanta compare more with the second tier cities of Georgia, than they do with other large urban centers like DC, Baltimore, Boston, New Jersey, Philadelphia , etc. in terms of density, build, atmosphere, yet the way many of the residents talk you'd think they lived in Manhattan while everyone outside of ATL lives on farms.

Wishful thinking.