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I notice that people who aren't from the south speak very poorly about southern cities and people. Please tell me why no one likes the south. We got major metropolitan areas, great food, and great vacation destinations. So why do people hate us so much?
Ignorance, perception, history.
I like the south (the real south, not Maryland and DC).
But there are remnants of the old south everywhere though mostly.
Life is very slow in the south, whether its Atlanta, GA or Tupelo, MS.
I'd hardly consider Atlanta to be slow. It may not be as fast as NY or LA but its deff not slow.
I'm not saying that D.C., where I'm from is the fastest place in the country, but compared to Atlanta it is much faster. Atlanta is laid back and relaxing, thats what I like about it.
It may be the fastest city in the south, but compared to the BosWash corridor, Chicago, LA and SF it is slow.
I'm not saying that D.C., where I'm from is the fastest place in the country, but compared to Atlanta it is much faster. Atlanta is laid back and relaxing, thats what I like about it.
It may be the fastest city in the south, but compared to the BosWash corridor, Chicago, LA and SF it is slow.
Los Angeles isn't a fast paced city, unless you include driving fast at rush hour.
I wouldn't exactly call it slow neither though.
Its fast enough so where things are always moving.
It's not slow but I think Atlanta is faster than it for its size. For one, Downtown Los Angeles might have activity but look at its population, its 18 million it has no creditability of a metropolis of 18 million when it comes to speed. It should have 1.3 million people using its rail lines everyday and should easily be tops that of Chicago and Washington but its not. It should have the second most vibrant downtown, it has the population around it to make that happen but it doesn't.
It slows down at rush hour, you literally can get a sandwich and sit and wait in the car for 15 minutes before you move an inch on the worst days for commuting. Now I'm not hating on Los Angeles but the "laid back" and "easy going life" is what it's known for and from my trips there it delivers it whether it wants to or not. The fast paced and "move b*tch" sidewalk mentality doesn't exist in Los Angeles at all, its go at your own speed but don't be too late. Its why I like Los Angeles and would live there over anything in the Northeast with the exception of Washington but fast paced is something that it wont be until it gets its downtown jam packed, its rail lines clustered, its cars in garages and more street traffic!
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