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Lots of smog, so does DC High city taxes DC is higher High water prices DC is higher Bad traffic this maybe true Poor educational system, don't know about DC educational system Low reading rates/generally unintelligent populace? actually Atlanta ranks high in percentage of population with some form of a Degree. Poor transit system, did you live in clayton? Surrounded by neo- and paleoconservatives, actually Atlanta is a Liberal city the suburbs are conservative. In a state that observes "Confederate History Month", Actually that’s Virginia next to DC umm yeah Nothing to do on Fri/Sat/Sun, an Exaggeration Extremely racially balkanized, don't get me started on DC Very low fan support of local teams, honestly they need to win. Very hot summers, better than cold winters No liquor sales on Sunday this maybe be true in some places You're still in Georgia wow
Our smog comes from the flood of out-of-towners that came after 1996.
You live in DC, why should taxes be lower? You have to pay to have that address. Nation's capital, high taxes? Yes. Podunk town in a forest in an ignorant state? No.
I don't know about DC water.
Atlanta has some of America's widest and jammed freeways... (NORTH America, that is).
I was talking about MARTA rail which hasn't been expanded in 14 years, not Clayton; but what the county commissioners did there was just plain ugly.
ATLANTA IS NOT LIBERAL NOR PROGRESSIVE. Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Honolulu, SF/Oakland are liberal. Atlanta is definitely conservative. What, because there are blacks on board and streets named after blacks it's liberal? Give me a break.
DC is not a state; you must have been educated in Georgia. I would rather my political unit be fully liberal and touch a conservative state rather than be surrounded by conservatism thus voiding my presidential/electoral college vote.
Entertainment? Drive down any major thoroughfare at midnight. You can breakdance and moonwalk then do a handstand walk all the way across the street because no one is out and that's because there's nothing to do... except get shot at in College Park/Clayton County or get busted for DUI coming back from Chamblee/Tucker/Stone Mountain.
You think Atlanta isn't racially balkanized? Do you not remember the "yellow line" controversy? How many minorities live in NW or NE? How many whites live in SW and SE?
Liquor sales on Sunday are illegal in Georgia; go look it up in OCGA.
And Georgia is still a crappy state. It doesn't even produce the highest number of peaches; South Carolina does. Georgia produces more peanuts than peaches. There aren't even any peaches on Peachtree -- any of the 128 streets named Peachtree, that is.
And it's a one-newspaper town.
And the High Museum isn't that great. MoMA it is not.
Bad traffic is also true with DC. The Braves might not get as much support as they did in the 90's, but they still get more then Falcons, Hawks, and Thrashers. Living in Georgia is not necessarily a bad thing, but I don't care for their politics, which is part of the reason why its having problems now such as lack of efficient public transit.
What's the most dangerous time in Georgia? When the General Assembly is in session. They just come up with any kind of stupidity to make into a law. Guns at church? Classes before getting a divorce? How many state flags have we had? How about some better water management? How about some city planning? How about getting more than one international airport for the whole state? Georgia did not even put forth a plan to secure federal funding for improved mass transit. Even the Lt. Gov. did a presentation saying that because of Atlanta's traffic problems, three companies, Chiquita, KMart Holding Comp and MeadWestvaco, chose to relocate their headquarters elsewhere. With our 10% unemployment rate, that's tens of thousands of jobs that Georgia does not have and could use. And then you have Dummy Purdoo who hates Atlanta so much that he moved quite a few state offices to all sorts of remote locations where they don't help anyone. I can't respect a governor named "Sonny". I lived under Jesse "The Mind" Ventura and he was an Einstein compared to this nut.
And aren't the Thrashers and the Hawks doing good now? Where's the fan support? I've been going for the Hawks since they had the short shorts, played in the Omni and Mike Fratello was coach (that was when Detroit or Boston would annihilate them).
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Our smog comes from the flood of out-of-towners that came after 1996.
That's still smog, more than likely that not why smog is there in DC and I sure DC had smog before 96. The point is you can't say Atlanta has smog as if DC don't.
You live in DC, why should taxes be lower? You have to pay to have that address. Nation's capital, high taxes? Yes. Podunk town in a forest in an ignorant state? No.
umm You said Atlanta taxes are higher than DC which is beyond false, but from this point it oblivious to see you have a hate for Atlanta. That's why your going out your way to call places slurs, so noting you say will probably be taken seriously.
I don't know about DC water.
DC has a higher coast of living everything in DC is higher.
Atlanta has some of America's widest and jammed freeways... (NORTH America, that is).
I said that maybe true, but from what I hear DC isn't much better.
I was talking about MARTA rail which hasn't been expanded in 14 years, not Clayton; but what the county commissioners did there was just plain ugly.
If you lived in the city of Atlanta your be find. Then when I first move to Metro Atlanta I stay in Doraville marta was very convenient.
ATLANTA IS NOT LIBERAL NOR PROGRESSIVE. Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Honolulu, SF/Oakland are liberal. Atlanta is definitely conservative. What, because there are blacks on board and streets named after blacks it's liberal? Give me a break.
No because Atlanta has things like the 3rd highiest percatage of LGBT in city population, Hartsfield was one of the first mayors in south to support desegregation and because Atlanta was a major organizing center of the Civil Rights Movement. Atlanta is liberial city but the suburbs are conservative sorry.
DC is not a state; you must have been educated in Georgia. I would rather my political unit be fully liberal and touch a conservative state rather than be surrounded by conservatism thus voiding my presidential/electoral college vote.
Actually Obama slightly won metro Atlanta but not the state. But you said In a state (Georgia) that observes "Confederate History Month", and I said Actually that’s Virginia next to DC umm yeah, (never said DC is a state) but that Virginia and Confederate History thing is all over the news and there even a thread on this check it out. www.city-data.com/forum/general-u-s/942683-where-mid-atlantic-meets-south
Entertainment? Drive down any major thoroughfare at midnight. You can breakdance and moonwalk then do a handstand walk all the way across the street because no one is out and that's because there's nothing to do... except get shot at in College Park/Clayton County or get busted for DUI coming back from Chamblee/Tucker/Stone Mountain.
umm NO, Exaggeration nice poem though!
You think Atlanta isn't racially balkanized? Do you not remember the "yellow line" controversy? How many minorities live in NW or NE? How many whites live in SW and SE?
Yellow line controversy are you serious? your trying too hard. And then the metro area is mostly white there going to be areas that majority white like DC has, logic.
Liquor sales on Sunday are illegal in Georgia; go look it up in OCGA.
I could swear I bought liquor on sunday before.
And Georgia is still a crappy state. It doesn't even produce the highest number of peaches; South Carolina does. Georgia produces more peanuts than peaches. There aren't even any peaches on Peachtree -- any of the 128 streets named Peachtree, that is.
ummm OK? by the way "peach" came from 'Pitch tree" Atlanta is locate where standing peachtree once was a Native American village. Georgia being the Peach state has nothing to do with Peaches genius! And your throwing the kitchen sink to dislike now, you don’t like Georgia why because there no Peachtree, just sad.
And it's a one-newspaper town.
what you said sure why not
And the High Museum isn't that great. MoMA it is not.
umm yeah
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Our smog comes from the flood of out-of-towners that came after 1996.
That's still smog, more than likely that not why smog is there in DC and I sure DC had smog before 96. The point is you can't say Atlanta has smog as if DC don't.
You live in DC, why should taxes be lower? You have to pay to have that address. Nation's capital, high taxes? Yes. Podunk town in a forest in an ignorant state? No.
umm You said Atlanta taxes are higher than DC which is beyond false, but from this point it oblivious to see you have a hate for Atlanta. That's why your going out your way to call places slurs, so noting you say will probably be taken seriously.
I don't know about DC water.
DC has a higher coast of living everything in DC is higher.
Atlanta has some of America's widest and jammed freeways... (NORTH America, that is).
I said that maybe true, but from what I hear DC isn't much better.
I was talking about MARTA rail which hasn't been expanded in 14 years, not Clayton; but what the county commissioners did there was just plain ugly.
If you lived in the city of Atlanta your be find. Then when I first move to Metro Atlanta I stay in Doraville marta was very convenient.
ATLANTA IS NOT LIBERAL NOR PROGRESSIVE. Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Honolulu, SF/Oakland are liberal. Atlanta is definitely conservative. What, because there are blacks on board and streets named after blacks it's liberal? Give me a break.
No because Atlanta has things like the 3rd highiest percatage of LGBT in city population, Hartsfield was one of the first mayors in south to support desegregation and because Atlanta was a major organizing center of the Civil Rights Movement. Atlanta is liberial city but the suburbs are conservative sorry.
DC is not a state; you must have been educated in Georgia. I would rather my political unit be fully liberal and touch a conservative state rather than be surrounded by conservatism thus voiding my presidential/electoral college vote.
Actually Obama slightly won metro Atlanta but not the state. But you said In a state (Georgia) that observes "Confederate History Month", and I said Actually that’s Virginia next to DC umm yeah, (never said DC is a state) but that Virginia and Confederate History thing is all over the news and there even a thread on this check it out. www.city-data.com/forum/general-u-s/942683-where-mid-atlantic-meets-south
Entertainment? Drive down any major thoroughfare at midnight. You can breakdance and moonwalk then do a handstand walk all the way across the street because no one is out and that's because there's nothing to do... except get shot at in College Park/Clayton County or get busted for DUI coming back from Chamblee/Tucker/Stone Mountain.
umm NO, Exaggeration nice poem though!
You think Atlanta isn't racially balkanized? Do you not remember the "yellow line" controversy? How many minorities live in NW or NE? How many whites live in SW and SE?
Yellow line controversy are you serious? your trying too hard. And then the metro area is mostly white there going to be areas that majority white like DC has, logic.
Liquor sales on Sunday are illegal in Georgia; go look it up in OCGA.
I could swear I bought liquor on sunday before.
And Georgia is still a crappy state. It doesn't even produce the highest number of peaches; South Carolina does. Georgia produces more peanuts than peaches. There aren't even any peaches on Peachtree -- any of the 128 streets named Peachtree, that is.
ummm OK? by the way "peach" came from 'Pitch tree" Atlanta is locate where standing peachtree once was a Native American village. Georgia being the Peach state has nothing to do with Peaches genius! And your throwing the kitchen sink to dislike now, you don’t like Georgia why because there no Peachtree, just sad.
And it's a one-newspaper town.
what you said sure why not
And the High Museum isn't that great. MoMA it is not.
umm yeah
LOL Good one, Chi...psssssssssst is that the sound of some big pompous balloon deflating?
Our smog comes from the flood of out-of-towners that came after 1996.
You live in DC, why should taxes be lower? You have to pay to have that address. Nation's capital, high taxes? Yes. Podunk town in a forest in an ignorant state? No.
I don't know about DC water.
Atlanta has some of America's widest and jammed freeways... (NORTH America, that is).
I was talking about MARTA rail which hasn't been expanded in 14 years, not Clayton; but what the county commissioners did there was just plain ugly.
ATLANTA IS NOT LIBERAL NOR PROGRESSIVE. Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Honolulu, SF/Oakland are liberal. Atlanta is definitely conservative. What, because there are blacks on board and streets named after blacks it's liberal? Give me a break.
DC is not a state; you must have been educated in Georgia. I would rather my political unit be fully liberal and touch a conservative state rather than be surrounded by conservatism thus voiding my presidential/electoral college vote.
Entertainment? Drive down any major thoroughfare at midnight. You can breakdance and moonwalk then do a handstand walk all the way across the street because no one is out and that's because there's nothing to do... except get shot at in College Park/Clayton County or get busted for DUI coming back from Chamblee/Tucker/Stone Mountain.
You think Atlanta isn't racially balkanized? Do you not remember the "yellow line" controversy? How many minorities live in NW or NE? How many whites live in SW and SE?
Liquor sales on Sunday are illegal in Georgia; go look it up in OCGA.
And Georgia is still a crappy state. It doesn't even produce the highest number of peaches; South Carolina does. Georgia produces more peanuts than peaches. There aren't even any peaches on Peachtree -- any of the 128 streets named Peachtree, that is.
And it's a one-newspaper town.
And the High Museum isn't that great. MoMA it is not.
And the High Museum isn't that great. MoMA it is not.[/quote]
Education wise, DC is ranked last. Check the stats.
HIV, DC is ranked #1 in Aids in America...check the stats
Last call in DC is 1:45am on the weekday...lol
DC has no skyline
DC traffic is worse, check the states on last year
DC is more racist. Check out all the middle class black homes that were burned down in the suburbs of DC.
DC has a lot more murders each year
Everything is too expensive in DC
DC is a nice to visit but a HORRIBLE place to live
This Thread will be closed afterwhile too much bickering. K-sol is all over the place with these exxagerated claims let the 12 year old have his fun
^^Lol i agree...and some of the things being argued over kinda don't make sense in regards to someone's livelihood...but I'll address some kinda irrelevant things from a purely DC standpoint
1) Sport Team Support-Nationals Games (if it's not opening day) aren't all that stellar in attendance either since they've lost so much previously, same with the Mystics...we have long-term fans with the redskins, and Caps is our most popular team due to their extraordinary Hockey Record, but I would think people NOT showing up to games would be a good thing since ticket prices would be cheaper and you deal with less drunk jerks lol
2) Taxes-OK-ONCE and for all, taxes in DC...prices in DC in general are higher than ATL...there should be no argument over that one
3) Water-In a sense DC water prices could be higher than ATl not only because of the taxes but because it's an unsaid thing that DC tap water is not really safe for drinking...we've had past scares due to that so people honestly just pay extra for bottled regardless of which is "Greener"
4) Buying Liquor on a Sunday......alot of DC liquor stores (aka the cheap cornerstore ones and not the wine shops and grocery stores) are closed on Sunday or even Mondays (hey everyone needs a break)...quick solution is to buy the cheaper stuff on Friday/Saturday like most everyone else
5) Votes...DC has one electoral Presidential vote due to how small we are, but that's it in terms of what we affect politically on a national scale. We pay very high taxes yet don't have representation in the House or State of Representatives...we are nearly 600,000 people strong (about 400,000 away from rhode island's pop) paying higher taxes than most states and our voice is not heard on issues. Do you know how that feels? ....please count your stars you have at least SOME sayso with your representatives and not have to suffer as much as we do financially...hence why DC license tags have the slogan "Taxation without representation"
Entertainment-DC is not NYC...and yes I've been in NYC...our establishments actually close pretty early for me (usually 2 AM or at latest 3 AM)...and (correct me If I'm wrong) when I was in downtown ATL I saw more places that were open later and some 24 hour places as well. 24 Hour places in DC is scare, maybe a rogue 7-11 or Ben's Chili Bowl which is just about 24 hour lol
Either way...since the user isn't going to NYC and I think DC/ATL are both ok cities I say just go where the money takes you? You'll find bad things with all cities but being able to live comfortably in your city should be the biggest factor
You think Atlanta isn't racially balkanized? Do you not remember the "yellow line" controversy? How many minorities live in NW or NE? How many whites live in SW and SE?
Yellow line controversy are you serious? your trying too hard. And then the metro area is mostly white there going to be areas that majority white like DC has, logic.
WHAT!? Atlanta is 60% BLACK. The Yellow Line was MARTA's line in Chamblee/Doraville where the population is highly Asian. That's why it was a problem. You can't call the Asian area "the yellow area". SW and SE are predominately BLACK. NW and especially NE are WHITE. You obviously know nothing of my city (or English grammar).
Like many native Atlantans, this is why I hate out-of-towners. How many of you here are natives -- born here with a Social Security number starting with 252 through 259? You all think you know everything when you really don't know anything about our city. You all don't respect our local culture; I can tell an out-of-towner by the language they use. You're all our guests and thanks to the economy tanking, hopefully you'll all be gone soon. Atlanta was much better when it was smaller.
Moving somewhere without a job is a bad idea, unless you've got some money saved up. I've lived in both Atlanta and DC. DC has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country right now, Atlanta's unemployment rate is near or above the national average, so keep that in mind, it will may be much harder to find a job.
DC has a better night life in my opinion also. They have several centralized party areas which I like more. Everything in Atlanta is scattered out. The bad, is that DC has a very high cost of living. I had a friend move there unemployed who could not find a job and she had to return to Atlanta. Its very hard to live comfortably in DC and make less thank 30k a year, unless you have a roomate. Even if you make more, many people there have roomates. A cheap one bed room apartment, in a not so good area will run you $1000/month easily.
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