Looking for majority white areas of the Metro (Atlanta, Sandy Springs: hairstylists, chapel)

[compelled to reply]

Originally Posted by BornInFL

Whats wrong with Cumming Ga?

Too many Hispanics.

[BornInFL]

I have friends there and they said it was too rural. They are getting us to possibly take a look up that way in a few yrs. It is beautiful up there, reminds me of NC a bit.

[johnatl]

Originally Posted by compelled to reply

Too many Hispanics.

What!? Are we talking about the same Cumming?

BornInFL - Parts of the County are still rural, especially the far Northern reaches of it. The Southern third of the County is basically new sprawl spilling over from North Fulton.

[BornInFL]

Thanks johnatl, we will check it out. we have friends there and they like the roswell area, said cumming, canton was too rural. but living in orlando, i can get used to more rural. as many of you are probably from florida and know what i mean. thx.
ps - i used to live in asheville and really overlooked how nice and friendly ppl were, low in crime (compared to orlando), and i miss seeing rolling hills and mtns rather than concrete and strip malls here in orlando, and took it for granted.

[johnatl]

LOL! I totally understand. I moved here from Orlando 22 years ago. Back then it was still considered pretty nice, but I never missed it.

Good luck!

[BornInFL]

LOL! Man, the guy I am responding to is actually from Orlando. (How about that Compelled to Reply?) That is interesting! Well, if you didnt like it in Orlando yrs ago, you are in for a real treat now! But your right, back then it was nice, I heard it was a lot nicer in Orlando even 10 yrs ago. This aint the same Orlando though. I have relatives here who have been here for yrs (originally from Miami) and they say they feel like they are back in Miami again! Now that's scary!

[compelled to reply]

Originally Posted by johnatl

What!? Are we talking about the same Cumming?

# Hispanic (16.7%)

I don't really care either way, but there might be too many Hispanics for someone looking to avoid them. Also, a lot of the Hispanics in Cumming are illegal. I am talking about chiefly the incorporated part, not the unincorporated areas that are also sometimes considered Cumming.

[BornInFL]

The illegals are usually nicer and are hard workers. I work around many of them, and most of them are great guys.

[johnatl]

I pretty much agree. I live near the Buford Hwy corridor, and I actually love all the great food we have because of it.

[shawtylb]

When I first saw this I was so shocked! When I was able to read the person's message I felt a little better. I am Black. We are almost always THE minority. I wanted to be rude and say "welcome to our world," but it is definitely a wierd feeling being the "only chip in the cookie." After reading the NOLA person's post I can understand thier problem. Since I have only lived here a year I can't offer that many good suggestions. I just say take a drive and take a look. I just moved from Stone Mountain to Sandy Springs (literally just got all of my stuff today) and am pleased with the DIVERSITY that I see. In "other people's" minds that means your typical White majority with others thrown in. I just had to put in my 2 cents on this post. I didn't like the negativity that I saw from both sides.