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Yes, geographically AZ and NM are in the southern tier of the country. But they have nothing to do at all with "the South" as commonly understood in terms of history, culture, etc. Your best bet is to consider "Sunbelt" as the only connection, if one wants to include them in a region which is completely different from the interior southwest, which is "southern" only in the sense it is the southern West:
Favorite: (no particular order):
Asheville, NC
Charlotte, NC
Raleigh, NC
Charlottesville, VA
the entire Hampton Roads / Tidewater area
Nashville, TN
Charleston, SC
Greenville, SC
Savannah, GA
Dallas, TX
Austin, TX
Little Rock, AR
Huntsville, AL
Biloxi, MS
New Orleans, LA
Baton Rouge, LA
Chattanooga, TN
Least favorite: (no particular order)
Montgomery, AL
Mobile, AL
Jackson, MS
Memphis, TN
Atlanta, GA
Columbus, GA
Macon, GA
Columbia, SC
Fayetteville, NC
Lynchburg, VA
Most all Florida metros
Don't engage with him, this person is determined to exclude Kentucky and Virginia from the South, but then go include New Mexico and Arizona.
Don't worry, it was obvious that what you say is true from the first sentence the guy wrote. People like this don't bother me; I just let them ramble on
Could it possibly be that the basis of the slam comes down to that at one time the poster asked a Southern girl out for a date, and she turned him down, be the root of the hostility? Hmmmmm...
Destin, FL
Panama City, FL
Orlando, FL
Pensacola, FL
Jacksonville Beach, FL
Navarre, FL
Savannah, GA
Warner Robins, GA
Biloxi, MS
Gulfport, MS
Chattanooga, TN
Pigeon Forge, TN
Huntsville, AL
Tuscaloosa, AL
Muscle Shoals, AL
Monroeville, AL
Atmore, AL
Foley, AL
Daphne, AL
Least Favorite:
Birmingham, AL
Montgomery, AL
Auburn, AL
Atlanta, GA
Nashville, TN
Memphis, TN
Jackson, MS
New Orleans, LA
As a caveat I tend to favor cities that have some form of character and eye-pleasing aesthetics such as greenery/trees, cleanliness and nice architecture. My list would include in no particular order:
LOL Well, heck, it seems a little obvious, don't you think? No one seriously considers New Mexico or Arizona part of the "South" as generally understood; even in extreme examples...
What are your favorite and least favorite Southern & Southeastern cities & metros?
My Favorite Cities:
Atlanta, GA
Birmingham, AL
Charlotte, NC
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
Houston, TX
Savannah, GA
Charleston, SC
Columbia, SC
Wilmington, NC
Greenville, SC
Asheville, NC
Raliegh, NC
Richmond, VA
Norfolk-Hampton-Virginia Beach, VA
Louisville, KY
Memphis, TN
Knoxville, TN
Chattanooga, TN
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Orlando, FL
Jacksonville, FL
Tampa-St. Pete, FL
Nashville, TN
My Least Favorite Cities:
Jonesboro, AR
Betonville, AR Athens, GA
Dalton, GA
Dothan, AL
Auburn, AL
Anniston, AL
Lexington, KY
Meridian, MS Tupelo, MS
Winston-Salem-Greensboro-High Point, NC
Durham, NC
Chapel Hill, NC
Asheboro, NC
Wilson, NC
Amarillo, TX
Temple, TX
Abilene, TX
Tyler, TX
Athens, GA, really? This one I have to disagree with, since I always really liked Athens. Yes the outskirts of Athens have the typical suburban sprawl, but I'd still say it's downtown is great enough to put it in my favorites list.
Tupelo's downtown also looked surprisingly nice to me, when I street viewed it. And while I wouldn't say Wilson, NC is a favorite of mine(nor is it least favorite, and as I knew someone who moved there for a job), at least it's made some recent efforts to make it's downtown more interesting when I street viewed it not long ago.
Lexington kinda seemed like Athens, to me. A nice small city, but more sprawl on it's outskirts than I'd prefer. Btw if you're in Lexington for beer microbreweries, I really like Country Boy Brewing. I'm surprised he said Durham and Chapel Hill too, which I once visited.
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Originally Posted by jeromedot
FAVORITES:
Norfolk, Va Beach, VA (hampton roads)
charlotte, Nc
Atlanta, Ga
Orlando, fl
Jacksonville, fl
DISLIKE:
Greensboro, NC
Winston salem, NC
Miami, Fl
Savannah, Ga
Augusta, GA
Birmingham, Al
Norfolk is on my list of places, I want to street view much more closely. I've always wished looking back, that my family could've done a brief side trip(on a Williamsburg family reunion trip years ago), to do brief stops in Richmond and Norfolk. Sadly I never got that chance.
I have REALLY liked the neighborhoods I've street viewed in Richmond, myself. Now need to do the same, for Norfolk.
This thread is old enough to get a driver’s license. I’m sure the cities on here have changed significantly that IF—and I do mean if—the old posters came back that they’d change almost everything they said.
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Don't worry, it was obvious that what you say is true from the first sentence the guy wrote. People like this don't bother me; I just let them ramble on 
