So Many Moving to Tennessee WHATS THE EFFECT? (Knoxville, Johnson City: construction jobs, buying)

[Beretta]

Originally Posted by gemthornton

AMAZING! Most Yankees who move to Tennessee are not Yankees anymore! They are Tennesseans.

I agree that we aren't all the same ilk. I have to say though, once a yankee always a yankee and it is the same for southerners. If a southerner moves up north they are still a southerner; they may also be a "New Yorker"; but they will never not be a southerner. Yankees that move here may be Tennesseans, but a southerner a yankee transplant is not. Just my humble .02.

[gemkeeper]

Originally Posted by SmokyMtnGal

I agree that we aren't all the same ilk. I have to say though, once a yankee always a yankee and it is the same for southerners. If a southerner moves up north they are still a southerner; they may also be a "New Yorker"; but they will never not be a southerner. Yankees that move here may be Tennesseans, but a southerner a yankee transplant is not. Just my humble .02.

That is exactly the point. Instead of ruminating over who is a Yankee and who is a southerner, we should all consider ourselves citizens of the place we hold dear in our hearts.

It is disheartening to have someone from north of the Mason-Dixon line diss all southerners because of their one bad experience that happened to involve someplace or someone from the South. Just as it is equally hurtful to have someone from the South rag on northerners because of their dislike of the way they were treated by someone from the North or in a particular state.

People are individuals, they have local mores, customs and habits that distinquish them from other locales. But, one isn't right or good and the other is wrong or bad.

Someone from the northern tier of states might never be a "southerner", but he/she can certainly be a Tennessean and all that the title implies.

[Starwalker Fallen Angel]

Seems like TN is getting pretty desirable. I cant believe how low the prop. taxes and insurance are! Seriously only $385 a year for a $130k house? Thats less than 1/3 percent a year! Even in the northeast the insurers want like 1%, I have a friend paying $400 a year on a $40k house, no way would I pay that much insurance, ill just self insure if they want too much but $385 a year is very reasonable! Is prop. taxes really just 1%? Wow I could probably afford more than $50k of house with such low taxes/insurance!

Even in Oil city where I got my sight set, a $50k house carries $1500 a year prop taxes and a nice $100k house would be $3000 a year! Plus TN has no state income tax and mild winters(albet miserable summers) I would save like $3000 a year living in TN over Oil city, PA due to no state income tax and lower prop. taxes. A $50k mortgage costs $316.03 a month, a $100k mortgage double that. If I save $3000 a year living in TN, thats $250 a month therefore I could afford a $90k house in TN for the same cost as a $50k house in Oil city!

We pay 50.00 on 30 acres of nice land for 1 property, 75,000.00 amount offered to purchase if the old man would sell.
The second has a 1680 ft Manufactured home on almost an acre (250.00)89,000.00 appraised value.
The third is 3496 sf brick home with a full walk out basement on apprx 3 acres (750.00) 300,000.00 appraised value.
The fourth is a 1200 sf 2 BR home on 10 acres (60.00) Each year. 60,000.00 appraised value.

I am not from here. I married a local up in Michigan. We moved down home when we had our kids 17 years ago. I think I'm more of a southerner than he is now. More of the old folks and born here resident Tennesseans know me more than him. He goes somewhere with me and the folks wanna know who he is. I explain to them ...He's Boyd's grandson. I'm his wife. I'm Therma's (Thelmer's) daughter in law and thats the same as blood family with them.Maybe more so because they never remember who he is. He doesn't go into town a lot with me. He's an Owner Operator and is gone most all day.

[hiknapster]

I was reading an article about a development called "Three Sisters" at knoxnews.com, and was stunned by the comments made after the article. The locals really, really, really hate Yankees.

Rooms with exclusive views: Three Sisters project will be closely aligned with Blackberry Farm : Business : Knoxville News Sentinel

[alleycat]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

I was reading an article about a development called "Three Sisters" at knoxnews.com, and was stunned by the comments made after the article. The locals really, really, really hate Yankees.

Yeah, but we still love you.

;-)

Remember, there is more than one definition of "Yankee" . . . it doesn't always mean "everyone from up north".

[hiknapster]

Well, there you go. If y'all love me, then what do I care?

[AlisonL]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

I was reading an article about a development called "Three Sisters" at knoxnews.com, and was stunned by the comments made after the article. The locals really, really, really hate Yankees.

Rooms with exclusive views: Three Sisters project will be closely aligned with Blackberry Farm : Business : Knoxville News Sentinel

I read those comments and Ouch. I'm not worried, as I am a poor yankee.

[gemkeeper]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

I was reading an article about a development called "Three Sisters" at knoxnews.com, and was stunned by the comments made after the article. The locals really, really, really hate Yankees.

Rooms with exclusive views: Three Sisters project will be closely aligned with Blackberry Farm : Business : Knoxville News Sentinel

One of the most telling things about this news is that it is local rich people who bought the land for "low-density" castles. I noticed only one after-article comment noting this fact. Who is looking to get rich here and who wants to preserve the land?

I've met plenty of unkind, rude, local people from every region of the country, and I have met wonderful, friendly, kind folks born everywhere around the world. There is always going to be a jerk from Someplace, USA, but they aren't all born in the North.

I don't consider myself a damnyankee and never will. If someone wants to refer to me as one, so be it.

I would never kill a skunk as mentioned in a comment in the article!! And, my dog, 3 times sprayed will attest to that.

[JEANNE61]

Originally Posted by JMT

Yeah that's true, and I thought about that. However, since I used to live in both Memphis and Nashville I check out those subforums, and believe me, there are precious few people in the Memphis forum who are moving there because they really want to. Most of the posts seem to be from people whose jobs are requiring them to move to Memphis, and they are scared to death of the crime and lousy schools that await them. And you hardly see any posts from people moving elsewhere in West Tennessee.

i'll be moving to 'west tenn. next yr . when i retire , (here in fla)
to adamsville tenn . . pop 1983 .. make that 1988 ..... with me and my family . .)
couldnt' believe the 'rush' hr traffic on 64 one day recently ,, when i visited there . .not a single car on the road other than mine . .
now , for a former new yorker, and soon to be a former floridian, THAT is a perfect place to live )
see ya's soon ...

[bailey19782000]

the meth and prescription drug abuse is terrible in this area