Columbia or Greenville? (Spartanburg, Anderson, Clemson: tenants, quality of life, restaurants)

[sandlapper]

Originally Posted by motonenterprises

When looking at regions as whole the upstate is the economic hotbed of this state, which Greenville is the center of. Good try though.

Really? Based on what exactly? Feelings, assumptions?

[g-man430]

Originally Posted by sandlapper

Really? Based on what exactly? Feelings, assumptions?

Well, it sure as heck ain't Columbia. Columbia the economic hotbed of this state? BAHAHAHA. The only thing hot in Columbia is the weather.

[sandlapper]

Originally Posted by g-man430

BAHAHAHA.

So are you actually ready to debate (with evidence) or do you amuse yourself that easily?

[g-man430]

Originally Posted by sandlapper

So are you actually ready to debate or do you amuse yourself that easily?

Debate. Let's start with Columbia: SCANA, home to state government, and USC.

[sandlapper]

Originally Posted by g-man430

Debate. Let's start with Columbia: SCANA, home to state government, and USC.

Yeah debate, the way the rest of the globe does (outside of Greenville I guess?) you know with facts and figures

[g-man430]

Originally Posted by sandlapper

Yeah debate, the way the rest of the globe does (outside of Greenville I guess?) you know with facts and figures

Those are facts. Are you trying to tell me Columbia doesn't have the state government, USC, or SCANA? It is also the largest MSA in the state or are you going to call that a lie too. I don't know why you hate Columbia so much Sandlapper. I find it to be a pretty nice city myself.

[sandlapper]

Originally Posted by g-man430

Those are facts. Are you trying to tell me Columbia doesn't have the state government, USC, or SCANA? It is also the largest MSA in the state or are you going to call that a lie too. I don't know why you hate Columbia so much Sandlapper. I find it to be a pretty nice city myself.

Again, what are you talking about?

[g-man430]

Originally Posted by sandlapper

Again, what are you talking about?

You said to debate with facts and figures. I'm giving you facts and figures. Columbia is the largest MSA: FACT. Columbia has USC, SCANA, and the state government: FACT. Do you want to discuss the state's largest zoo too? How about the largest arena?

[sandlapper]

I mean debating with facts to back up claims as who is the states true economic engine. What does being the largest metro, having the only fortune 500 company, home to USC, or zoo have anything to do with? Well except fortune 500 company maybe? Im thinking jobs created in the past decade, Gross Domestic Product, employment rates, etc...

[waccamatt]

Originally Posted by gvillesc

Maybe that's why the community has to be so organized in Columbia?

Quite the opposite; BECAUSE the community is so organized here, law enforcement recognizes what constitutes a hate crime while in Greenville a perpetrator of a hate crime that resulted in a murder gets a mere 18 month suspended sentence. BTW, when did Greenville County rescind their homophobic resolution from 1997? Can't find the date? There's a good reason for that - it's never been rescinded.