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Atlanta and DC are similar in some ways but are way more different when considering lifestyle everyday. Many people I know from Atlanta come to DC and say its crowded, it's too busy, there's no parking, there are too many people living so close to each other, it's too expensive etc. etc. etc.
The major difference between these two cities is lifestyle. You can't find the lifestyle DC offers in Atlanta. This really can't be overstated. Now the suburbs in DC are very similar to Midtown and downtown Atlanta. For people who prefer a less intense living environment, DC's suburbs are just like Atlanta's urban area's. Now to find area's without sidewalks in the suburbs like Atlanta suburbs, you have to travel pretty far from DC.
Uh, yes it does. There are some exceptions like Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle, and Georgetown. However, most of the city shuts down when the workers go home. DC is anything but 24 hours. Atlanta is not a 24 hour city either. It is more geared toward entertainment.
Atlanta is country as hell. There's no denying that. It still manages to attract more middle and wealthy blacks though.
Not wrong at all. Government rules DC. Should the federal government ever shut down, DC would be crippled. Atlanta has more Fortune 500 companies than DC and a diverse private sector. On top of that Atlanta is a governmental center too. DC is old news. Just accept it.
Atlanta has one of the worst economies in the nation right now. Their housing market is one of the absolute worst in the nation. This is only going to continue to get worse because almost everybody is under water there. The region has seen it's personal income fall to where it was in 1990. You might want to catch up to 2012. This is not the year 2000.
it's just the trendy city of the day right now
because a lot of americans can't find work
elsewhere.
Couple things......
1. I brag about development
2. I only care about development and only if it's urban
3. DC proper is seeing major development much like many inner cities around the nation.
4. I hate the suburbs and can only deal with them if they are building like the inner city.
5. I don't care for low density cities at all due to the lifestyle they provide.
^2 well it was kind of under the radar before now.
DC will never go back to a crime infested war zone of blighted houses and crack dealers. It will not return as the murder capital again. The city hopefully will never burn to the ground again causing the city to decay and rot away. Now, investment is coming back into the city and it's safe to walk the streets at night. I know you don't understand the significance of all this but this is a major shift in this city. I'm just glad I can see it happening before my eyes. Many people are dead and gone and they only remember gun shots and sirens. It's a new day! By the way, DC is on pace to record less than 100 murders this year! Now that is an accomplishment!
I haven't been to Atlanta in a long time, but if someone lives there and has a family, are they stuck with the choice of either having to fork over for private school, or 500k+ for a home in a decent school district, whilst also removing themselves geographically from the attractions of the city? Because that's basically how it is in DC, and that might be a turn-off for people.
^ 2 actually, i understand and that's good. forget
all that other stuff you said tho as if it was to label
me. that doesn't matter. dc still has problems, even
if you want to paint it like it's sweet everywhere.
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