Pittsburgh or Atlanta?? (airport, best, neighborhoods)
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If I had the choice, I would choose Atlanta. Pittsburgh is more aesthetically pleasing, but as a black person I would choose Atlanta. I'm not a race baiter by any means, but I feel like I would be able to progress my career further and achieve more general life satisfaction in Atlanta than in Pittsburgh. If I'm not mistaken, Pgh is one of the "whitest" major metropolitan area in the U.S, and I've heard from other minorities who have resided there that it is not really a good place for minorities (especially blacks). With that being said, if I were white, I would probably choose Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh, by a mile (and this from someone who hates, despises and outright loathes the Steelers).
Two miles, actually.
Atlanta is the very definition of generic plastic. If you love 16-lane interstates, Atlanta is for you.
True just like you can name intown Atlanta neighborhoods ) for this to be taken seriously.
Allegheny County has only a page more of national register historic places than Fulton. Allegheny County is also a larger county by population and area. So there pretty equal in national land marks.
Pittsburgh is the very definition of a once great place stuck in a time warp. If you love provincial, close-minded Yinzers Pittsburgh is for you.
Yeah, I get a weird vibe from Pittsburgh. I can't quite place what it is, but that place always feel weird to me. I don't know if it stems from the city being nestled in the rugged Appalachian landscape or what, but it feels very foreign to me.
Yeah, I get a weird vibe from Pittsburgh. I can't quite place what it is, but that place always feel weird to me. I don't know if it stems from the city being nestled in the rugged Appalachian landscape or what, but it feels very foreign to me.
I didn't mean to be as harsh as I was with Pittsburgh.
That being said, Pittsburgh is similar in ways to how you describe Cincy. Not much domestic migration really makes the place feel insular to me. They also tend to not be interested in "new people" there, as most seem to be from the area and have their established circle of friends and relations. I do think it is a much, much more provincial place than Atlanta by a long shot.
It's also one of the most beautiful and dramatic urban settings we have in the U.S.
Last edited by CaseyB; 02-05-2012 at 07:59 AM..
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As a notorious critic on these boards of Atlanta... I'd actually pick Atlanta on this, it largely overshadows Pittsburgh on just about all metrics, and while Pittsburgh might have a distinct "scene". Atlanta has just about all the scenes you could look for in a city of it's size. I would be a transplant to either place, and would feel much more comfortable as a transplant to Atlanta. Pittsburgh from my analysis, seems kind of provincial and closed off.
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If I'm not mistaken, Pgh is one of the "whitest" major metropolitan area in the U.S, and I've heard from other minorities who have resided there that it is not really a good place for minorities (especially blacks). With that being said, if I were white, I would probably choose Pittsburgh.
When I lived in Charlotte, I worked with a Black guy who was a native of Pittsburgh and he mentioned moving back there at one point and never said anything about it being bad for Blacks. I also had a cousin (Black) who was a native Southerner who had lived in Pittsburgh for several years.
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) for this to be taken seriously.
