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I don't honestly believe that Nashville is truly a more well-liked city than Austin. I definitely believe there's a pervasive anti-Texas attitude here.
Austin has been on the "cool" charts for a while. I think people have gotten tired of it. Nashville is just entering the ranks of "cool." People like different. I think Austin is played out in some people's minds.
What hurts Austin in this poll is the same thing that hurts Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, and Charlotte: overexposure.
I'm sure Nashville will join them when they get played out on a lot of these trendy lists/articles.
Austin has been on the "cool" charts for a while. I think people have gotten tired of it. Nashville is just entering the ranks of "cool." People like different. I think Austin is played out in some people's minds.
What hurts Austin in this poll is the same thing that hurts Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, and Charlotte: overexposure.
I'm sure Nashville will join them when they get played out on a lot of these trendy lists/articles.
It's not a knock against the cities themselves, but in the past 15-20 years, those cities have gotten tons of press. Some people just have a thing against the popular kids.
I'm not picking sides here, btw...I'm just giving my perspective.
Well, to be honest, we're not really looking for validation from Atlanta.
Atlanta is much more exciting then Nashville is. Nashville is a dot compared to Atlanta is on the map and status in the world. What is Nashville? Seriously....I don't like Atlanta, but come on. Nashville seems like a country wasteland where a bunch of rednecks congregate.
Atlanta is much more exciting then Nashville is. Nashville is a dot compared to Atlanta is on the map and status in the world. What is Nashville? Seriously....I don't like Atlanta, but come on. Nashville seems like a country wasteland where a bunch of rednecks congregate.
It should be noted there is no such thing as a "traditional southern city" excepting New Orleans.
In 1860, on the eve of the Civil War, here were the populations of the ten largest southern cities:
5 - New Orleans, LA - 168,675
12 - Louisville, KY - 68,033
22 - Charleston, SC - 40,522
25 - Richmond, VA - 37,910
27 - Mobile, AL - 29,258
38 - Memphis, TN - 22,623
41 - Savanna, GA - 22,292
50 - Petersburg, VA - 18,266
54 - Nashville, TN - 16,988
56 - Covington, KY - 16,741
New Orleans and Louisville were the only things that counted for major U.S. metropolises. Still, most cities were small, and the south had ten cities in the top 60, which wasn't bad.
Although, Charleston was one of the largest and most important cities at the time of the Revolution. It just didn't attract immigrants at the same level as the rest of the country.
Actually no. Austin is scoring between Dallas - Forth and Houston, in spite of being considerably smaller than both of them. That would indicate that Austin has some special qualities among Texas cities that city-lovers tend to like.
Qualities like what? Houston and Dallas offer anything a city lover could want. Austin doesn't offer any amenity any more urban than what can be found in Houston and Dallas. No scenary is a diffirent story.
Actually no. Austin is scoring between Dallas -Fort Worth and Houston, in spite of being considerably smaller than both of them. That would indicate that Austin has some special qualities among Texas cities that city-lovers tend to like.
Actually, ALL the "Big 6" (and about 2 or 3 other) major cities in Texas have unique, special qualities about them.
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