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It looks like unless you agree with johnatl you are "biased". Lol...
Like rriojas I am not entirely clear in what way having hosted the Olympics 15 years ago constitutes an advantage. What is this "advantage"? Not to mention that the Atlanta Olympics is widely considered as one of the worst Olympics in living memory, particularly after the spectacular games organized by Barcelona.
I am also not sure that more diversity and better sports culture - even if it were true - are advantages. Many people don't care about either.
Better architecture in Atl than SF? Is this a joke??
Finally, weather and QOL is completely subjective.
It looks like unless you agree with johnatl you are "biased". Lol...
Like rriojas I am not entirely clear in what way having hosted the Olympics 15 years ago constitutes an advantage. What is this "advantage"? Not to mention that the Atlanta Olympics is widely considered as one of the worst Olympics in living memory, particularly after the spectacular games organized by Barcelona.
I am also not sure that more diversity and better sports culture - even if it were true - are advantages. Many people don't care about either.
Better architecture in Atl than SF? Is this a joke??
Finally, weather and QOL is completely subjective.
So what else you got?
How cute. You have proven before in countless threads that you are simply not qualified to even have an opinion about Atlanta. Get back to us when you have actually been here.
According to the 2010 Census stats... 92.4% of the population of Atlanta is of either Caucasian or Black/African descent and the suburbs are even less diverse... 7.6% does not equal diversity to me. That's not biased, that's a fact.
And I never said gated apartments... I said Gated Communities which all the newer suburbs are filled with. I will agree that this statement was biased and uncalled for. I'm human.
The Thrashers moved because of Poor Attendance and financial problems with Ownership. I read the story when it happened because I was glad Winnipeg got another team, so it's not like I'm blowing smoke. So if that's not the reason they moved, please tell me what you believe the real reason was.
Finally, how can you say I'm biased when you have never lived in SF? Living in and visiting a city are 2 totally different things. I lived in both cities and I know what they each have to offer so my bias in based on my personal experience. So who in this argument is truly biased?
I prefer SF... you prefer Atlanta... case closed. Just don't call me dishonest about my life experience.
I'm assuming you lived in some suburb of Atlanta, yet you are comparing it to the CITY of San Francisco. How special. And I don't give a flip about Government stats - I'm here on the ground every day, and the "only black and white" thing is pure BS. Period.
There are countless stories on the Thrashers leaving that you can access, so not going there. ESPN isn't fool-proof, and attendance was NOT the main issue. The East Coast League Gwinnett Gladiators are packing their arena, so yes - this is a town that supports hockey.
I'm calling you biased because you stated personal opinion as FACT. Loss of credibility from the get-go to me. And you know NOTHING about me. You have no idea how extensively I explored the Bay Area, a place I happen to LOVE. You also don't know that I prefer Atlanta - I would love to live in San Francisco, but I could never afford my Atlanta QOL there.
I'm calling you biased because you stated personal opinion as FACT. Loss of credibility from the get-go to me. And you know NOTHING about me. You have no idea how extensively I explored the Bay Area, a place I happen to LOVE. You also don't know that I prefer Atlanta - I would love to live in San Francisco, but I could never afford my Atlanta QOL there.
Ok you win. I'm biased against Atlanta.
Strange that you say I know NOTHING about you, but yet you make statements about me being dishonest and make speculations about my posts when you know nothing about me.
What about public transportation? Who has the better system?
MUNI + BART vs MARTA
IMO SF has a pretty overrated system, it is functional but not nearly as good as it is made out to be at times (though I know there are some projects that are in the works or maybe even under construction.) Bart is a great commuter service.
I have never been to Atlanta, but from what I have read here and online, MARTA is a pretty decent system, and Atlanta is one of the few cities in the US with a real heavy rail subway. It sounds like that Beltway project with a light rail line would be pretty incredible too.
And then there are buses too, who has a better bus system?
It would be great to hear from the locals about their public transit systems, I don't know much about either. (posting the system maps is strongly encouraged )
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