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Deep South over Pacific NW. And I've never seen Vancouver included as a PNW city, mainly because it is Canada. But for the sake of the OP, I'll include it, but that means that Memphis, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Charlotte, and Arkansas should be included as well.
Economy: South is booming and I think has a lower unemployment rate
History: South is much older, has varied history from Indians, colonization, Civil War, Civil Rights Movement, ATL Olympics, so South wins here. PNW has Indians and Lewis & Clark but I'm not sure what else
Natural scenery: PNW wins, but South has good scenery too
Urbanness: PNW, the closest thing to Portland and Seattle is probably New Orleans
Education: Public schools, PNW. Higher education: slight edge to the South. Haven't heard of any exceptional universities in the PNW, but the schools in the South aren't only known for football, they are just good at it. Most of the SEC schools are top notch in research thanks to the recognition and money the athletic program brings in. Also, lots of great HBCUs.
Museums: idk, probably even. Don't know of any renowned musuems like they have in DC.
Public transportation: PNW. MARTA needs to service more of the Atlanta suburb, but Charlotte is starting to build up its transit.
Weather: Here's the kicker for me. I'd rather have hot and humid summers than cold/cool winters. I DESPISE COLD. Plus, I think the South has more sunny days on average, and it isn't as dreary or drizzly. I saw someone mention that Atlanta gets more rain than Seattle, but Atlanta gets it in short thunderstorms (like the one last night) whereas Seattle (as far as I know) gets light rain and drizzling.
Food: I give this to the South. The food might be bad for your health, but damn if it doesn't taste good.
Proximity to other regions: South. Since we can't include Texas or South Florida, then the proximity is really close. Nearest major cities to PNW is probably Salt Lake, SF, and Denver, all really far.
Weather alone makes me pick the South, and the food is amazing. I would like to visit Seattle and Vancouver, but I don't think I want to live in either.
Deep South: New Orleans, Houston, Baton Rouge, Jackson, Birmingham, Savannah, Charleston, Jacksonville, etc.
Pacific Northwest: Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, Tacoma, Spokane, Salem
For me, the PacNW is the clear winner in terms of scenery, but the Deep South takes the cake for cities. The people, the culture, the food, the weather, etc.
Deep South: New Orleans, Houston, Baton Rouge, Jackson, Birmingham, Savannah, Charleston, Jacksonville, etc.
Pacific Northwest: Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, Tacoma, Spokane, Salem
For me, the PacNW is the clear winner in terms of scenery, but the Deep South takes the cake for cities. The people, the culture, the food, the weather, etc.
Better be careful. They don't want you to include Houston haha.
Deep South: New Orleans, Houston, Baton Rouge, Jackson, Birmingham, Savannah, Charleston, Jacksonville, etc.
Pacific Northwest: Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, Tacoma, Spokane, Salem
For me, the PacNW is the clear winner in terms of scenery, but the Deep South takes the cake for cities. The people, the culture, the food, the weather, etc.
You didn't even list some of the more interesting Cities in the PNW. Don't forget about Victoria BC and Boise. and the people, food, and culture are definitely very opinionated topics
You didn't even list some of the more interesting Cities in the PNW. Don't forget about Victoria BC and Boise. and the people, food, and culture are definitely very opinionated topics
Well, we are just stating our opinions, right?
I forgot about Victoria and honestly didn't know that Boise is considered the PacNW.
Deep South over Pacific NW. And I've never seen Vancouver included as a PNW city, mainly because it is Canada. But for the sake of the OP, I'll include it, but that means that Memphis, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Charlotte, and Arkansas should be included as well.
Economy: South is booming and I think has a lower unemployment rate
History: South is much older, has varied history from Indians, colonization, Civil War, Civil Rights Movement, ATL Olympics, so South wins here. PNW has Indians and Lewis & Clark but I'm not sure what else
Natural scenery: PNW wins, but South has good scenery too
Urbanness: PNW, the closest thing to Portland and Seattle is probably New Orleans
Education: Public schools, PNW. Higher education: slight edge to the South. Haven't heard of any exceptional universities in the PNW, but the schools in the South aren't only known for football, they are just good at it. Most of the SEC schools are top notch in research thanks to the recognition and money the athletic program brings in. Also, lots of great HBCUs.
Museums: idk, probably even. Don't know of any renowned musuems like they have in DC.
Public transportation: PNW. MARTA needs to service more of the Atlanta suburb, but Charlotte is starting to build up its transit.
Weather: Here's the kicker for me. I'd rather have hot and humid summers than cold/cool winters. I DESPISE COLD. Plus, I think the South has more sunny days on average, and it isn't as dreary or drizzly. I saw someone mention that Atlanta gets more rain than Seattle, but Atlanta gets it in short thunderstorms (like the one last night) whereas Seattle (as far as I know) gets light rain and drizzling.
Food: I give this to the South. The food might be bad for your health, but damn if it doesn't taste good.
Proximity to other regions: South. Since we can't include Texas or South Florida, then the proximity is really close. Nearest major cities to PNW is probably Salt Lake, SF, and Denver, all really far.
Weather alone makes me pick the South, and the food is amazing. I would like to visit Seattle and Vancouver, but I don't think I want to live in either.
University of Washington and UBC are ranked higher then any college in the south. UW has a renowned medical program.
University of Washington been climbing in stature for quite some time now and is getting to the top now. There's many sources that place UW very highly.
University of Washington been climbing in stature for quite some time now and is getting to the top now. There's many sources that place UW very highly.
And of course, it also depends a lot on the programs. For example, UW Medical School is in the top 5 of the Med schools in the country.
In that second ranking, Duke and GA Tech rank above UW. And of course, the standard USNWR rankings list several Southern universities above UW. So you can't say definitively that UW ranks higher than any university in the South if you're bringing multiple rankings into the picture.
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