Looking for majority white areas of the Metro (Atlanta, Sandy Springs: low crime, neighborhoods)

[GF72]

You're right, the residential towers in Buckhead are not old money, I was referring to the residential neighborhoods like Tuxedo Park, and I was simplifying it for the sake of the OP, I know currently a lot of transplants have moved into the old wealthy neighborhoods in Buckhead, but it's easier to describe it that way to new people. And there's still certainly more old money left in Buckhead than anywhere else in Atlanta, but yeah it's definitely going down. I was just trying to convey to him that Buckhead is the old established area where the big historic estates are, as opposed to, say, the country clubs all over Alpharetta and Johns Creek which are also big estates but in a completely different, newer, more suburban way.

[SouthernExplorer]

GF72, thank you very much for your extremely helpful replies.

Look, to everyone else, I did not mean to offend anyone. I thought by being honest I could get what I wanted. Without having to drive all over the metro looking for it. Also, you may not be aware that real estate agents are not allowed to steer people of certian ethnicities/races to certian areas. This forum was the only way to find what I was looking for without wasting a huge amount of gasoline.

If Atlanta is not for us, we will find out ourselves. One thing to respond to is Crazy Virgo Child, I have a hard time beleiving that wealthy people in Atlanta dress like hip-hop culture.

Thanks for all the responses, it has really made this transition a lot easier. I am flying in to Atlanta this Friday for the weekend. I will be sure to update everyone on what area I choose.

[Crazy Virgo Child]

In response to the OP, just don’t move here, it’s obvious you have a problem with being around people who look different than you, so to make it short and sweet there are no majority white areas in Atlanta, just areas that have fewer blacks than others. I could care less on why you feel the way you do, this is America, you are entitled to be a bigot if you so choose, but I’m trying to save you the time and trouble, because you will be very upset if you move here to Atlanta. JUST DONT COME!!!

[RoslynHolcomb]

I have a hard time beleiving that wealthy people in Atlanta dress like hip-hop culture.

Are you kidding me? Have you priced that crap? You have to have money to buy it. Nobody has more discretionary income than well-to-do teens. It's definitely not for poor people. Hip-hop is the predominant culture, especially with young people. Not dressing or listening to hip-hop is considered ultra uncool. Hip-hop language, dress and mannerisms have been adopted by every socio-economic group in this country. I don't know of anywhere in this country or for that matter the world where hip-hop has not made its presence known.

[SouthernExplorer]

Originally Posted by Crazy Virgo Child

In response to the OP, just don’t move here, it’s obvious you have a problem with being around people who look different than you, so to make it short and sweet there are no majority white areas in Atlanta, just areas that have fewer blacks than others. I could care less on why you feel the way you do, this is America, you are entitled to be a bigot if you so choose, but I’m trying to save you the time and trouble, because you will be very upset if you move here to Atlanta. JUST DONT COME!!!

You do not know me, and I am not sure where you get off calling me a bigot. We want to be around our own kind, and it is quite pathetic that you cannot handle that. Frankly, I am getting tired of you judging me.

And many others seem to disagree that there are "no majority white areas in Atlanta", which proves your ignorance, and makes you the last person I would ever listen to.

By the way, majority = greater than 50%.

[GF72]

Originally Posted by SouthernExplorer

One thing to respond to is Crazy Virgo Child, I have a hard time beleiving that wealthy people in Atlanta dress like hip-hop culture.

Well, the children of wealthy people, in fact the younger generation as a whole, tend to love hip-hop and they are influenced by it to varying extents.

However, you better believe there are plenty of wealthy people here that "dress like hip-hop culture" as you put it. Because in Atlanta you won't just find the hip-hop followers, you find the actual hip-hop celebrities. They live here. You will see rappers riding around in their limos, not just rappers but NFL and NBA stars, wealthy black people are all over Atlanta.

[Merin]

Originally Posted by RoslynHolcomb

Are you kidding me? Have you priced that crap? You have to have money to buy it. Nobody has more discretionary income than well-to-do teens. It's definitely not for poor people. Hip-hop is the predominant culture, especially with young people. Not dressing or listening to hip-hop is considered ultra uncool. Hip-hop language, dress and mannerisms have been adopted by every socio-economic group in this country. I don't know of anywhere in this country or for that matter the world where hip-hop has not made its presence known.

Is that ever the truth. My husband bought a jacket and a couple shirts by this label shown in Hip Hop videos, I almost had a heart attack when I saw the receipt!!!! Then he reminded me how picky I am about vacations and how much we spend then.LOL!! I had to shut up

[RoslynHolcomb]

I have a relative who teaches at Phillips Exeter in New Hampshire. Folks spend almost $40k a year to send their kids to this school. It's strictly for the richest of the rich. What do the kids listen to? Hip-hop. What do they wear when they can? Hip-hop clothing.

@ the OP, have you ever considered Utah? Granted, it's a bit of a haul to NOLA, but it may well be the only place in the country that isn't dominated by hip-hop.

[Crazy Virgo Child]

Originally Posted by SouthernExplorer

GF72, thank you very much for your extremely helpful replies.

Look, to everyone else, I did not mean to offend anyone. I thought by being honest I could get what I wanted. Without having to drive all over the metro looking for it. Also, you may not be aware that real estate agents are not allowed to steer people of certian ethnicities/races to certian areas. This forum was the only way to find what I was looking for without wasting a huge amount of gasoline.

If Atlanta is not for us, we will find out ourselves. One thing to respond to is Crazy Virgo Child, I have a hard time beleiving that wealthy people in Atlanta dress like hip-hop culture.

Thanks for all the responses, it has really made this transition a lot easier. I am flying in to Atlanta this Friday for the weekend. I will be sure to update everyone on what area I choose.

^^^^

My point was your insinuating that because someone dresses in a hip hop fashion that something is wrong with that??? Just because someone is wearing some old school Nikes, a graphic t-shirt with a fitted baseball hat does not make them a thug/ gangster/ drug dealer. And here in Atlanta for someone like you who obviously has a hard time when dealing with people different than yourself, you will have a heart attack trying to draw a clear distinction between the real thugs/gangster/ drug dealers and just normal urban youth. And yes some wealthy people here in Atlanta do dress like that, just because you dress like that does not make you a thug. Im 25, a black male and my parents were not rich by any means, but we had more than most, I grew up in Buckhead and I grew up around all types of people. With that said I dressed in what you would call hip hop, and when Im not at work, I still dress like that to this day. Here in Atlanta there are a number of wealthy Blacks, and if you saw them or their children you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between them or a “real thug”. Not to mention that sadly some Blacks here have children that act just as bad if not worse than the worst of the worst children of the ghetto. I went to school with the sons and daughters of Atlanta’s Black elite, and you would be surprised at how many of those aforementioned children got sent to prison for dealing drugs, armed robbery, and even murder. Like I said in my post earlier-- this is Atlanta, home of the middle class gangster. Furthermore, with the way hip hop style is now you really cant tell the difference between the two- urban skater kids, hip hop kids, and suburban white kids pretty much all dress the same now. The days of baggy jeans and a 6x white tee are long gone. Nowadays its normal to see kids from Roswell and Bankhead shopping at the same American Eagle or Hollister store, or even the same boutique in Little 5

[afonega1]

Originally Posted by SouthernExplorer

GF72, thank you very much for your extremely helpful replies.

Look, to everyone else, I did not mean to offend anyone. I thought by being honest I could get what I wanted. Without having to drive all over the metro looking for it. Also, you may not be aware that real estate agents are not allowed to steer people of certian ethnicities/races to certian areas. This forum was the only way to find what I was looking for without wasting a huge amount of gasoline.

If Atlanta is not for us, we will find out ourselves. One thing to respond to is Crazy Virgo Child, I have a hard time beleiving that wealthy people in Atlanta dress like hip-hop culture.

Thanks for all the responses, it has really made this transition a lot easier. I am flying in to Atlanta this Friday for the weekend. I will be sure to update everyone on what area I choose.

Atlanta has a big Hip hop and R and B music scene.Most of the kids are college educated living in exspensive condos.They are not drug dealers.No more than the average white kid in the suburbs that listen to hip hop.They are producers,A and R reps,stylist,choreographers,singers ,writers,stagehands,etc.I know some myself and all of them are college educated from Howard ,Morehouse to Harvard and UPenn.This is what i meant by your lack of knowledge.Hip Hop and ghetto are not bedfellows all the time.Its not just about profanity and fowl things either.