Is Savannah Really that Bad? (assessor, college, allergies)

[mycomfortcorner]

Thunderbolt, check your mail.

[RBWDharma]

Hi there,
I was reading about Savannah's crime, and I kinda thought you were reacting a little too much to the fact that most of the criminals in Savannah are black. I don't think that has anything at all to do with prejudice either. Please don't be another Sharpton, even Obama has to go past that to succeed in being a president! I'm not prejudiced at all, but it was obvious how dangerous it is out of the tourist areas in Savannah immediately! It actually makes me rather mad to see how you can react simply because you're black to the fact that that's where the criminals are here! Hell, I'm an alcoholic sober for 15 years in A.A. but I can't justify what i did for years before I got sober as O.K. either! Just because I didn't know, and hung around with others who didn't know and did crime does not mean that I was a safe person to be around any more than 'forgive them for they do not understand' in the bible!

Now, let's talk about Savannah... It's gorgeous but there is no real backbone of any career oriented money to hold up the town! Even the Sugar plant blew up! Now everyone is kind of trying to keep up themselves and there's no money to make so you have to have brought it with you to live here. I haven't been to Charleston yet, and I was wondering if it was a dangerously 'sad' financially as Savannah?

[rjm1969]

Wow! That is rediculous. People are people, period! I am a white female that has lived around blacks, white, hispanics, you name it. I have dealt with more decent, family oriented, hard working loving NON-criminal black people than I can say of my own people. I have encountered many drug addicted, unemployed, dirty ass white people in my life, too. The connection with crime and any group of people it generally has to socio-economics, than anything else. Fact is if you live in poverty with the feeling that there is no way out and you get stuck in that rut, it's hard to see any other lifestyle other than crime. Our Country has been real good at keeping NON whites, especially blacks in a state of poverty. Not saying that we all don't have a chance to make better, but unless you've lived it don't sit in your comfy little suburbia home with a job that your dad or his "Clan Friends", helped you get and look down on those that life Experience only by the GRACE of GOD you have not had to life.

[rjm1969]

Wow! That is rediculous. People are people, period! I am a white female that has lived around blacks, white, hispanics, you name it. I have dealt with more decent, family oriented, hard working loving NON-criminal black people than I can say of my own people. I have encountered many drug addicted, unemployed, dirty ass white people in my life, too. The connection with crime and any group of people it generally has to socio-economics, than anything else. Fact is if you live in poverty with the feeling that there is no way out and you get stuck in that rut, it's hard to see any other lifestyle other than crime. Our Country has been real good at keeping NON whites, especially blacks in a state of poverty. Not saying that we all don't have a chance to make better, but unless you've lived it don't sit in your comfy little suburbia home with a job that your dad or his "Clan Friends", helped you get and look down on those that life Experience only by the GRACE of GOD you have not had to life.

[rjm1969]

Wow! That is rediculous. People are people, period! I am a white female that has lived around blacks, white, hispanics, you name it. I have dealt with more decent, family oriented, hard working loving NON-criminal black people than I can say of my own people. I have encountered many drug addicted, unemployed, dirty ass white people in my life, too. The connection with crime and any group of people it generally has to socio-economics, than anything else. Fact is if you live in poverty with the feeling that there is no way out and you get stuck in that rut, it's hard to see any other lifestyle other than crime. Our Country has been real good at keeping NON whites, especially blacks in a state of poverty. Not saying that we all don't have a chance to make better, but unless you've lived it don't sit in your comfy little suburbia home with a job that your dad or his "Clan Friends", helped you get and look down on those that life Experience only by the GRACE of GOD you have not had to life.

This was meant for jorhyne

[Bellejardin]

I had the hots for Savannah from the time I first came here from Atlanta in the mid-eighties. I had decided to move out of Atlanta in July 2001. I was going to move to Denver where I had spent my hippie years and still had a few old and hip friends, but I came to the beach and brought my sister and picked up a real estate magazine. I saw that if I could sell my house in Atlanta I would make a socking profit and if I bought a modest house in Savannah I would come out way ahead.

And I do love Savannah. I acclimated to its horrors as well as its beauties, as New Yorkers must in NYC.

But the face that Savannah shows tourists is not the real Savannah. Racial prejudice is defiantly here, and this town is not gay-friendly. I don't know how any one got that idea if they read 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'. There are 2 gay bars and, although I am not gay, I have a friend that visits who is, and both bars are very clique-y, no one talks to him except the bar tender that he is tipping. I have known people with exemplary work experience who could not pull down a decent pay check, and food prices are out of this world. You have to really love the town, but more than that you have to really love the county. My family seat is about an two hours away down the coast and inward towards the Okefenokee Swamp and I was born in Jacksonville. I never had a home town and chose this one because of some sense of deja vu.

I would advise that you need an ace in the hole, a variety of job skills, and very good credit to take you thru the lean times. But don't come expecting to change the place and don't come expecting to live in a extremely metropolitan place where everything is available. The first time you can't find an acorn squash for a holiday recipe, or a vegetarian restaurant open on Sunday night you will be shocked.

Remember that the town was only re-invented in the 1980s. It isn't a rich place. More like a hooker without a date at 10 minutes to closing time.

[mycomfortcorner]

Okay, so my son and I having been living here for about a year now (moved down here from Chicago). And I'll say this to anyone who plans on coming here.

1. Don't move down here without money.

2. Don't move down here without a having a job lined up.

3. If you're black and from the north, don't move down here with the expectation that all people here are liberated.

3. If you're white and from the north, don't move down here with the expectation that all people here are liberated.

4. If you have school age children, understand that Savannah doesn't offer much for them to pass the time.

5. If you are an interacial couple (white man/black woman), don't anticipate to see other's like yourself.

6. If you're moving from a big city to Savannah (Chicago/Indy/New York), you'll be happy to know that in comparison, Savannah's crime doesn't match up to them.

My son and I went back to Chicago for vacation a few weeks ago, and surprisingly enough, we were ready to come back to Savannah after 3 days.

[Vigilaunty]

Yes, someone from New York would love Savannah! It has all the cons you already know how to live with, and all the pros you could never experience in NY! A perfect transition Here's why:

The crime - Crime doens't scare NYers.
The high rent - NYers will think it is low rent.
Jobs - eh...I don't know. Don't have personal exp w/ jobs in NY.

Ok - here's what Sav can offer that NY never could:
The lovely flora and fauna.
A beach that is clean and warm.
Southern hospitality! (Can't beat it.) And you'll LOVE the accent. (Unless you hate it. But don't worry, you talk funny to us so we'll just agree to both be laughing on the inside.)
Warmth! Sun! Plants! Grass!
Elbow room when you walk down the street.
The opportunity to own a vehicle.
GA peaches, and I ain't talkin fruit

Do it man, you'll love it!

[Just Plain Al]

to Vigilaunty
You about covered it all.

[Kwaite]

I applied with Aerotek job agency and CareerBuilder as they have electronic technician jobs there in Savannah. Haven't heard anything back, but I've only been working on this for a week now. It will take longer than that ! I just hope I won't be in a position where it's Atlanta or nothing. Atlanta's just too big for us, and we don't want an hour commute either, wimps that we are.

Does anyone have suggestions on job-searching on-line for out of state jobs? This is the first time I've attempted to get a job on-line that wasn't in my area. I know I can look up tips on the web for this, and I'll do that too. But personal experiences are more valuable to me than some Human Resources bullet point list........

Sometimes I think about changing careers but how many wine-tasters can a city support?!! I thought about prostitution but my wife says I wouldn't make any money at it. I don't know why?!

Besides the necessity of finding a job first, I need money to buy Just Plain Al beer if we ever met His posts don't make MY head hurt- what a rude thing for people to write!
He along with others like Padgett2 & the secret agent have been so so helpful in understanding a little more about the Savannah area through their posts. Thanks all! You know for a couple days here lately I've nearly become addicted reading the City-Data postings. It is just so fascinating to read what others think about an area.

This post is an excellent example of what happens when one is up past their bedtime & already drank too much coffee. Don't do it, kids.