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From those stats on the Twin Cities, that place looks lily white as can be....And Im sure there are allot of interracial couples, there is no one else for a minority to date other than a white person....lol
Location: Cleveland bound with MPLS in the rear-view
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And I have a feeling that thousands of former NWA employees were dragged there and forced to relocate (a.k.a. hostile takeover). It's not like NWA employees petitioned to relocate to ATL because of its awesomeness, the CEOs got scared and greedy and made a move to consolidate to become a global player, and ATL is more of a global city positioned to take on another airline. Do you study business or do you just spout things off?
And I have a feeling that thousands of former NWA employees were dragged there and forced to relocate (a.k.a. hostile takeover). It's not like NWA employees petitioned to relocate to ATL because of its awesomeness, the CEOs got scared and greedy and made a move to consolidate to become a global player, and ATL is more of a global city positioned to take on another airline. Do you study business or do you just spout things off?
I'm in the industry.
Do you honestly think they were dragged here, kicking and screaming the entire way? This place isn't the hellhole so many attempt to paint it as. Hellholes don't attract over a million people in less than 10 years.
Culture: Toss up
Economy: Atlanta
COL: Atlanta
Food: Toss up
Transportation: Atlanta
Housing styles: Toss up
Walkable neighborhoods: Slight edge to Twin Cities
Natural surroundings: Toss up, both have their own advantages.
I would choose Atlanta over the Twin cities for a variety of reasons.
Minneapolis: 390,131 in 58.4 sq mi (6,722/sq mi)
St Paul: 287,151 in 56.2 sq mi (5,438/sq mi ) Twin Cities: 677,282 in 114.6 sq mi (5910/sq mi)
^The Twin Cities are much more dense.
Minneapolis and St Paul (the cities themselves) are about 65% white while Atlanta is about 60% black. Neither is more diverse than the other, they just have different majority ethnicities.
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How would you like me to check those facts? Is there another reason Georgia's population is like 50% African American and has been for over 100 years? It's not like people willingly migrated there from Africa until maybe the past few decades. How do you think they got there? Was the South some secretive immigration mecca for low paid Africans seeking the American dream -- especially during the hostile 1700's and 1800's? Check YOUR facts!
The STATE is 85% white, the city of Minneapolis is closer to 50%. I am on vacation BTW and digging this conversation a lot because it's a great de-stresser -- so keep it coming....it's theraputic for me! JK, don't get too fussy about some of these jabs, I'm really just biding my time until I have to work out and don't really have any angst against ATL, just some of the overblown praise it gets for no great reason. Enjoy your day!
By the way, I think you meant "collar", not "color".
The city is 50% white??? Really??? The US Census seems to disagree.
"As of the 2005-2007 American Community Survey, the city's population was 68.1% White, 17.7% Black or African American, 1.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.1% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 4.7% from Some other race and 3.0% from Two or more races. 9.5% of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[10]"
There is a big difference between 50% and 70%.
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