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I find Columbus to be fairly underrated. The downtown IMO is a good deal better than Nashville's and overall I just prefer Columbus. Nashville is as a whole a pretty good city but it has some problems that make Columbus the easy winner.
When I said the two were comparable, I was talking about factors that you don't get a feel for by just driving around a bunch or even visiting occasionally. I was talking about size (Columbus is larger, but both cities are generally in the same tier), size of economy, status as state capitals/college cities/river cities, crime, demographics, amenities, sports (1 major league pro team for each with minor league teams and college sports making up the rest of the sports scene), mass transit (Nashville has a commuter line, but it's nothing major), educational attainment, etc. Pretty much the general livability stuff. Now the two cities definitely give off different vibes, but I'm not really in agreement with the comparisons you made, but I'm not sure if you're referring to built environment or what. I think Nashville wears more hats than Columbus (country music capital, "Athens of the South," "Protestant Vatican," etc.), but I get a Southern musical vibe from Nashville and get a really big college town vibe from Columbus.
Excellent post. Nashville and Columbus are most definitely in the same league. To suggest that Nashville is more on the level of Winston-Salem is absurd.
One minor correction: Nashville has two professional sports teams: NFL's Titans and NHL's Predators.
Excellent post. Nashville and Columbus are most definitely in the same league. To suggest that Nashville is more on the level of Winston-Salem is absurd.
One minor correction: Nashville has two professional sports teams: NFL's Titans and NHL's Predators.
One minor correction: Nashville has more than two "professional" teams, but only two "major league" teams...(small, minor thing. The Sounds' professionalism may have been questioned at times...)
Excellent post. Nashville and Columbus are most definitely in the same league. To suggest that Nashville is more on the level of Winston-Salem is absurd.
One minor correction: Nashville has two professional sports teams: NFL's Titans and NHL's Predators.
Oh no...someone really said that Nashville is more similar to Winston-Salem??? That is way off. Winston-Salem is a nice city, but nowhere near the size of Nashville. Several downtown Winston-Salems would fit into downtown Nashville.
Excellent post. Nashville and Columbus are most definitely in the same league. To suggest that Nashville is more on the level of Winston-Salem is absurd.
One minor correction: Nashville has two professional sports teams: NFL's Titans and NHL's Predators.
Cool, didn't know Nashville had an NHL team. I don't really follow hockey, but it seems that NHL is found in more markets than I thought.
as you see from the same few posters and cheerleaders, studies assimilate as they do, in part, because of those who have inferiority complexes. the best discourse is the truth, and much of the time it is disappointing and tests the reality of those around you.
by the way, american idol, as a relative just called to say, chose a girl from metro nashville to represent the country singer section of their show. i'm sure she will represent nashville well. good luck to her.
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as you see from the same few posters and cheerleaders, studies assimilate as they do, in part, because of those who have inferiority complexes. the best discourse is the truth, and much of the time it is disappointing and tests the reality of those around you.
. by the way, american idol, as a relative just called to say, chose a girl from metro nashville to represent the country singer section of their show. i'm sure she will represent nashville well. good luck to her.
I really didn't think I had anything to add to this post. But...let me just say...Nashville and Columbus are statistically very similar...but to me, nothing alike. I wouldn't expect everyone to like Nashville any more than I would expect everyone to like Columbus. Both are fine cities. The cheerleader and inferiority complex statement is starting to get old though. I'm perfectly aware of things that could be improved in Nashville...does that make me feel inferior to anyone else? No.
I hope Nashville will strive to be the best Nashville....nothing else. Same with Columbus.
I think it will be interesting to see the future of both.. we really have no idea what the future of each city will look like...
So it makes for interesting discussion, but I think responses to questions like this should focus mostly the historical and present culture of the cities... and there is a definite difference. That culture and history will define a lot of the future internal growth patterns as well. I still think that for most urbanites Columbus is a head above (and will continue to be)... for many reasons.
Both are nice, progressive cities ... although I don't see too many similarities between them. Columbus is definitely more urbanized and larger, and is arguably a bit more historical ... or has
retained more historical elements.
I've been to Nashville, I discovered a friendly, growing and pleasant city to visit.
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