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10-12-2009, 08:31 PM
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Yes sir I had been here a few times and liked it as a tourist but living here is totally different, very homesick.
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10-12-2009, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by DeaconJ
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+1 in public since I can't rep you 
On this thread, how many times a week do we have to go through this?
For the OP:
Make some new friends, get over your homesickness, learn something about Atlanta, or move on. I assume you are an adult, right? |
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10-12-2009, 09:17 PM
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I'm from the Northwest and I just past my year here last week. The first 6 months? HATED IT!!! My boyfriend was transferred with his job so I thought it would be "fun". Had I done my research, I probably would have thought harder about it.
Fast forward, I have a new job making $11 grand more a year then my previous job, I made my boyfriend move because I'm still a northern "snob" (we live right by Lenox Mall now), and I joined some book clubs and I volunteer.
The final vote is still out on whether or not I see myself being in ATL for longer then 3 years, but I'm starting to like it more now. I think you just have to find your groove. Moving from the north to the south is such culture shock. I would come home from work some days litterally in tears because I hated it so much. But, I stuck it out and things are better.
I say if you don't like it, move, but trying to "get in where you fit in" is also worth trying!
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10-12-2009, 09:17 PM
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To the OP it takes time to adjust to a new place. Good luck to you and if your aren't still feeling it after a year or so just move. There are plenty of REALLY fabulous and good restaurants in Atlanta. Atlanta has some of the best food I've ever eaten (there are a lot of foodies) and I live in the bay area a place that is suppose to be known for the food.
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10-12-2009, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Boonieboy
We came here because of the cheaper cost of living but only to find out I can make about half of the money I could make in NY for doing the same thing. So really it's not cheaper to live here cause you make crap. (If you can get work).
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That depends somewhat on your field of work.
That said, however, comparative regional salary ranges are widely published, and the fact that both the east and west coasts tend to offer higher salaries for many positions (to help offset the higher expenses) is quite well known.
How could you have missed that before moving?
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Everything is miles apart. It's ridiculous how much you gotta drive. I can't even afford all that gas. Traffic is by far the worst I've ever seen.
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Where do you live in the Atlanta metro? We drive maybe five miles at the most for almost everything, though we sometimes drive further, but that isn't any different from the Twin Cities metro where we came from.
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Chain restaurants, what is it man? Do people really want that crap? They're everywhere. I still have not found a good private restaurant.
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Some chains are poor, some have excellent food. Check out some of the restaurants around Buckhead if you want to find good food in a non-chain environment. I think places like the Marietta Diner, Williamson Bros. BBQ, the Vinings Grill, Fortunato Pizzeria, Sea Breeze, and a number of other non-chain places in our local area are quite good as well as affordable, but I have no way of knowing how you measure food or restaurant quality.
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If you're thinking about moving here, think again. There's no old established town feeling at all here unlike NY, MA, CT...All strip malls and new soulless construction. This place is made out of plastic. I feel sorry I moved here. Really.
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So do we. :-) BTW, there are several suburbs with old town centers, and I know that parts of the City of Atlanta have older homes and a lot of personality. Atlanta simply isn't as old as the east coast, and it has a very different history. This is something which should have been obvious to you before you moved here, so I'm not particularly sympathetic.
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10-12-2009, 09:20 PM
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I suppose I should add something positive to this thread.
If you are looking for good, non-chain, places to eat then this website is your best resource for dining in Atlanta. Keep in mind the writer of this blog has only written reviews on just a few of the great places to go in the City.
The Blissful Glutton |
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10-12-2009, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by SGRLPS
I'm from the Northwest and I just past my year here last week. The first 6 months? HATED IT!!! My boyfriend was transferred with his job so I thought it would be "fun". Had I done my research, I probably would have thought harder about it.
Fast forward, I have a new job making $11 grand more a year then my previous job, I made my boyfriend move because I'm still a northern "snob" (we live right by Lenox Mall now), and I joined some book clubs and I volunteer.
The final vote is still out on whether or not I see myself being in ATL for longer then 3 years, but I'm starting to like it more now. I think you just have to find your groove. Moving from the north to the south is such culture shock. I would come home from work some days litterally in tears because I hated it so much. But, I stuck it out and things are better.
I say if you don't like it, move, but trying to "get in where you fit in" is also worth trying!
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Excellent post...I think it's pretty rare for someone to move to an unfamiliar city without knowing anyone and really like it right away. It takes some time to adjust, and it's easy for the homesick feeling to take over. I loved it here from the beginning, but I had already had a few friends here and I was young and cute back then.  But even though I loved it, I was still really homesick and missed all of my old friends.
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10-12-2009, 10:02 PM
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I also moved from the northwest and for the most part Love it here. I was of the mindset that I wanted to experience a new place, new things etc so I am sure that helped. Some people do better then others with new places I think. Atlanta is a fun place with always something new to check out.
This type of post is not just on the Atlanta board, you find it in all cities.
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Originally Posted by SGRLPS
I'm from the Northwest and I just past my year here last week. The first 6 months? HATED IT!!! My boyfriend was transferred with his job so I thought it would be "fun". Had I done my research, I probably would have thought harder about it.
Fast forward, I have a new job making $11 grand more a year then my previous job, I made my boyfriend move because I'm still a northern "snob" (we live right by Lenox Mall now), and I joined some book clubs and I volunteer.
The final vote is still out on whether or not I see myself being in ATL for longer then 3 years, but I'm starting to like it more now. I think you just have to find your groove. Moving from the north to the south is such culture shock. I would come home from work some days litterally in tears because I hated it so much. But, I stuck it out and things are better.
I say if you don't like it, move, but trying to "get in where you fit in" is also worth trying!
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10-12-2009, 10:09 PM
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Yes there are nice parts to Old Fourth Ward, the parts that I'm speaking of are clearly and obviously different. Why don't you post photos of Grant Park at nights with the drug dealings or the Popeyes with druggies and prostitutes hanging around all day and night. Do the math and look up the crime report for that area, its pretty bad. In the past year I've been in Midtown I don't know if the economy has something to do with it but you see more and more broken glasses from cars being robbed into overnight especially on piedmont. |
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10-12-2009, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Ebck120
Yes there are nice parts to Old Fourth Ward, the parts that I'm speaking of are clearly and obviously different. Why don't you post photos of Grant Park at nights with the drug dealings or the Popeyes with druggies and prostitutes hanging around all day and night. Do the math and look up the crime report for that area, its pretty bad. In the past year I've been in Midtown I don't know if the economy has something to do with it but you see more and more broken glasses from cars being robbed into overnight especially on piedmont.
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Grant Park is not 10 blocks from Midtown...the photos were in response to someone's assertion that there is a ghetto 10 blocks from Midtown - and that the ghetto is O4W. It's not a ghetto, and neither is Grant Park. I've been there in the evening, but I have no need to go there late at night so I have no idea what it's like...you are talking about Grant Park the Park, correct?
What is this about Popeye's? I will never be at a Popeye's anywhere in town, day or night. I doubt the dealers or the prostitutes make much money hanging there.
Oh my God! Broken car windows in a big city! Do you really think that this is unusual and that every big city doesn't experience things like car break-ins and thefts? Come on...
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