Friendliness in Atlanta, GA vs. Columbia, SC

[Shakeesha]

Originally Posted by Need4Camaro

Generally smaller cities by nature tend to be more neighborly which add to the friendly factor. Atlanta is beyond the point where every neighbor knows each neighbor and their neighbors. It's more about the daily hustle, and to some decree - also image, which isn't so prominent in more 'lax'd' cities. I would say Atlanta is friendly in terms of comparing to cities its size and cities larger than itself but it like many cities would probably be hard pressed to compare to cities as small as Columbia SC on an overall average scale.

I do believe however there are neighborhoods and suburbs of Atlanta that can match Columbia however.

The suburbs are where Atlanta truly shines. I will agree with you there. It has some of the nicest areas, particularly in the northern burbs. You are right, compared to some peers, Atlanta is nicer. Some might argue that Atlanta has to be hard to thread the needles of social change.

[meep]

Originally Posted by Need4Camaro

I have to genuinely disagree. I would eagerly take College Park / East Point over some places you see in Chicago, D.C., Baltimore, St.Louis, New York. They may not be the best of suburbs but they are far from the armpit of the country and are in line for gentrification especially when the street car / BRT is built out that way.

Well, I’m comparing Atlanta to Columbia here. Those nothern hoods look worse because of grit, but College Park and East Point would be some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the nation if they were actually included in the city of Atlanta. Maybe edged by places in Bmore and St. Louis... maybe, not the other 3. Ny (even east NY) doesn’t have big gun culture like the south.

This college park seems not that bad to you?


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ktSzwbe5Ny8

East Point and College Park consistently have the highest murder rates in the nation. Lol

[Need4Camaro]

Originally Posted by meep

Well, I’m comparing Atlanta to Columbia here. Those nothern hoods look worse because of grit, but College Park and East Point would be some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the nation if they were actually included in the city of Atlanta. Maybe edged by places in Bmore and St. Louis... maybe, not the other 3. Ny (even east NY) doesn’t have big gun culture like the south.

This college park seems not that bad to you?


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ktSzwbe5Ny8

East Point and College Park consistently have the highest murder rates in the nation. Lol

Its an inner urban area so it cannot and will not compare to Columbia SC in any shape or form regardless of how good or bad it is.

We're ganna have to agree to disagree, you earlier made it sound as if these areas were the most dangerous in the nation. I won't deny that you can't play foolhardy in them but I've lived in East Point earlier in my life and have investment property in College Park. Is it my choice suburb? No, but I've dealt with much worse. I've comparatively also have lived in Tacoma WA (Hilltop area), Highland IN (near Gary) as well as Chicago IL. There are much worse places than EP / CP.

[meep]

Originally Posted by Need4Camaro

Its an inner urban area so it cannot and will not compare to Columbia SC in any shape or form regardless of how good or bad it is.

We're ganna have to agree to disagree, you earlier made it sound as if these areas were the most dangerous in the nation. I won't deny that you can't play foolhardy in them but I've lived in East Point earlier in my life and have investment property in College Park. Is it my choice suburb? No, but I've dealt with much worse. I've comparatively also have lived in Tacoma WA (Hilltop area), Highland IN (near Gary) as well as Chicago IL. There are much worse places than EP / CP.

We don’t know each other to know if we are comparing the same things. I will Atlanta’s suburbs have the largest concentration of “hood” you’ll find. East Point, College Park, Union City and Riverdale all exist in one area. I’ve never beeen to suburban Seattle, but I can not imagine it having anything like Atlanta on that scale. It sounds funny to mention, but I do understand everywhere has a ghetto.

But to your point about East Point, I have preppy friends that now reside in the part of East Point that’s a little polished by the Wal mart on Cleveland, they don’t think it’s that bad. But if I take these same people to East Point at the intersection of camp creek and Washington rd their perspective would change. Like 5 years ago there was a study that ranked East Point as the worst suburb in the nation. None of this is bragworthy, but you are downplaying how bad these places are I think. You originally mentioned New York as being worse, which is why I concluded you were going off how the area “looks” as opposed to actual violence.