Can I fit in Nashville?

[Mike in TN]

No

[ariesjow]

Originally Posted by yank283

Like many people have said on similar posts on this site, the closer to the core of Nashville you are the more you will find people with similiar views. there's plenty of people in East Nashville, Hillsboro Village, Sylvan Park/Heights, 12th south, Belmont Area, Germantown, Downtown who will have socially liberal views. The further you venture from downtown, the more socially consertvative views you will find. I'm sure there's plenty of liberals in say Williamson County/Franklin area, but they would be more likely living in a neighborhood dominated by social conservatives and would be spread out. As far as people pushing their religious views on you, it does happen some (invitation to a mega church) but it can't be as bad as people think that live outside the South and/or Bible Belt tend to think. Most people, conservative and liberal, are very tolerant and polite in Middle TN as a whole. You will get the wack-jobs on both sides that bark loud and make a ruckus (Just read the comments left on articles on the Tennessean website). But they are the exception rather than the rule.

Well said. And you're right about the comments on the Tennessean articles. Those people are SCARY!

[ThirdCoaster]

I'm also from NY and I think that your bad attitude is the reason why so many people from the South think that all New Yorkers are snobbish, pushy, loud, and obnoxious bullies.

The people here are not stupid. Although I have to agree with you that life here is slower-paced. Yes, I doubt if many of them could keep up with the faster NY pace and lifestyle but they don't have to or do they choose to. They are some of the most serene people I've ever met. Yes, I've also met a few who prefer not to deal with Yanks from up North but then again look at you! There are close-minded people everywhere.

I do agree that the drivers here are the worst drivers! I am nervous whenever I have to drive because they don't use signal lights and will plow right through you if you get in their way.
The police are always pulling people over and the road signs here are confusing. I think that New Yorkers are better defensive drivers and we are used to driving in heavy traffic.

Having said that, I have to agree that life here can be tough for an outsider, especially NY transplants. I don't hate it here as you do but I am experiencing culture shock and feel like a fish out of water sometimes. Places like Charlotte--with plenty of NY transplants will probably be better places for a New Yorker to move to.

[rossc]

Originally Posted by ThirdCoaster

I'm also from NY and I think that your bad attitude is the reason why so many people from the South think that all New Yorkers are snobbish, pushy, loud, and obnoxious bullies.

My mother is a classic New England snob. Very rude to people of a lower social class than she is. Her behavior is so embarrassing I will rarely admit to even knowing her out in public. My wife couldn't understand why I had a two day rule when visiting my mother. After we visited, she understood perfectly.

[BP300]

Originally Posted by rossc

My mother is a classic New England snob. Very rude to people of a lower social class than she is. Her behavior is so embarrassing I will rarely admit to even knowing her out in public. My wife couldn't understand why I had a two day rule when visiting my mother. After we visited, she understood perfectly.

Sounds more the like a Southern belle / debutante to me...

[groovamos]

Originally Posted by ThirdCoaster

Although I have to agree with you that life here is slower-paced. Yes, I doubt if many of them could keep up with the faster NY pace and lifestyle but they don't have to or do they choose to.

I've known lots of people who moved from Nashville to New York, mainly for career reasons, everything from advertising, insurance, finance, to even flight attendant. Many Vanderbilt graduates do so, and I stayed with a couple subsequently when I was there on work related matters.

When I was 18 in '68 my family moved from Nashville to the NW 'burbs of Chicago, which was my Christmas & summer vacation base for the next 4 years. Nobody in my family ever mentioned anything about "keep(ing) up with the faster... pace". My 10 year old brother didn't like having a back yard measured in square feet rather than acres (1.2) with a baseball diamond on it like we had in West Meade.

The first couple of times I drove from Arlington Heights into the city, I experienced just a tiny bit of trepidation being in a strange place, but the fascination of the experience dominated. I really thrived on my experience in Chicagoland, had a girlfriend in the city, and loved the bodaceous hippy scene there, being of college age myself.