The lo-down on Savannah (Jersey: house, school, living in)

[Just Plain Al]

Originally Posted by FFG3

Don't let these crazies scare you away. There are plenty of good neighborhoods and good schools around Savannah. In fact some of the top 10 schools in the state are within 20 minutes of downtown.

Do you own research, come and visit. Don't make your decisions off of some person that plays on the internet all the time.

[elephant08]

Originally Posted by ellie

If you go to the trouble to read the past year's posts about Savannah you'll get the lo-down. Capiche?

[Just Plain Al]

Originally Posted by elephant08

You, and Adam'smom, really need to get a life.
Bumping up old threads gets real old, real quick.
The last post in this thread was in January, and here it is again?

[Just Plain Al]

Originally Posted by ellie

With your charming attitude you'll love living here. I'm sure you'll fit right in.

And I'm sorry. I can't help resist matching attitude with attitude. Ask nicely and we'll go out of our way to help you in a civil manner. Otherwise, make do with what you get.

Considering I am a native and have lived here a long time, I'm probably one of about five regular posters who can tell you what you're asking for. The rest of them are probably just laughing at the two of us go at it.

[offthefence1]

Oh, and drop the dumb foreign language slang.[/quote]

Amen. Completely annoying. GO back to 4th grade English class

[musicchick581]

I want to be your neighbor!!!!!

Originally Posted by damiana00

Hiya,

I want to get the lo-down on Savannah before I consider buying a home there. I live in Northern California(Bay Area) now and phew....despite the market crash it's still bloody expensive here.
I have lived in various areas in my life and always find something to kvetch about so I know half of finding Shangri-la is up to the individual(moi) and I'm working on that, until then... I need to get a honest but fair opinion of Savannah.

I don't need a gated community where people don't talk and desperate housewives plot against each other(live near that or a poorer version of that..hahah), nor do I want to live where drug dealers sell on my lawn(had that in Venice Beach-LA) and you live in fear as you goto sleep at night. Just regular folks who are unpretentious and NOT yuppified, or gentrified or plastified with cells stuck to their heads, but still real and down to earth...friendly and still got some smarts to share over a cup of something.
So here goes:
1) So how bad is the crime and is it all over, what population does it affect or is it just criminals hating on other criminals?? Is it safe on the streets in most areas, can one walk around at night or during the day without worry or need to be paranoid!?
2) Since it's a tourist town and the jobs are limited, how is it to live there and making a decent living despite this?? What is the average population like in terms of people who rent homes?? are there a lot of renters, responsible at that? ( I am planning on renting part of the home to renters and roommates.
3) How are the race relations?? I was there only one day but it SEEMED to be mellow and friendly there, unlike Charleston(where I was there 4 days and it seemed to still be living on the lifeblood of former slavery(history, tours etc...). It felt very tense in Charleston. How are things honestly?? I am dying to be some where where there really is very little angst and tension and some goshdarn cohesion amongst the people. IS that too much to ask the universe!? I don't think so. Hoping it agrees.

Anything else anyone can tell me without hype or hyperbole is helpful.
Hank you.
-Gypsy looking for her next home.

P.s.And hold your quippy snippy comments....I'm an idealist and still hope that somewhere in America there are some fricckking civilized people who can mostly get along once in awhile and share a bloody lo-country boil and a smile together and not give a damn if they came from the same background or bloodline etc..... Capishe?

[gaflsc]

Just understand we don't say "bloody" or "capishe" here. This is Savannah, not England or Italy.

[Just Plain Al]

Originally Posted by gaflsc

Just understand we don't say "bloody" or "capishe" here. This is Savannah, not England or Italy.

Beg to differ.
More transplants <like me> are showing up every day.
More diversity in everything.
Language included.
And I for one think that's a good thing.
Capisca?

[gaflsc]

...and I for one think it's a terrible thing, as it only serves to dilute the native tongue.

Who comes to Savannah & wants to hear that kind of talk? No me, and I'm sure our tourists don't either!

[Just Plain Al]

Originally Posted by gaflsc

...and I for one think it's a terrible thing, as it only serves to dilute the native tongue.

Who comes to Savannah & wants to hear that kind of talk? No me, and I'm sure our tourists don't either!

How will it dilute the native tongue?
Born and rasied local folks <Georgia/Savannah/etc.> are not gonna change the way they speak, are they?
They will speak as they always have.
And I love to hear them speak.

And where do you think tourists/transplants come from?
Not all of them come from down heah.
Sometimes it's comforting to hear a familiar accent/tongue.
Then you don't feel totally alone in a different kinda world.
And most of us do assimilate eventually anyway.

Just sayin', is all.