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bu, bu, bu, but you can't be joking Lamplight and Nashvols... those things are always true about TN aren't they?
Sorry, couldn't help myself. Love TN, spent quite a bit of time down there a few years back and just really liked the people and some really beautiful countryside. Plus your Bass fishing is better than ours for the most part, and your Catfish really kick's our butts.
Well, you know what they say...stereotypes are based on reality.
in response to kidphilly, i fail to understand many of these individuals, groups, forecasters, demographics specialists, schools of urban studies, and particularly, the u.s. census bureau and how they seem to come in at a "dollar in and a dime short" on their forecasting. to me, i have seen wild numbers for some cities and regions, and they never seem to be challenged, even when their region or city (i.e. las vegas and nevada) have experienced dramatic losses in population, foreclosures, out migration, and the like. these circumstances began in mid-2007, and yet, through june 30, 2010, the counting by the census bureau stopped, and these wild growth numbers were still reported, w/out accounting for the obvious losses in these particular areas, as well as other national regions. and, as philly said, philadelphia seems to have been branded w/ losses---real or imagined---and, you can bet the city is going to come in low-balled or losing population, altogether. i am able to point out specific areas off the cuff, which show a bona fide growth of no less than 52% through 2009, and forecasters still want to minimize or marginalize the area or the areas around it, by low-balling the numbers. and, if you go back and look at the patterns, you begin to see a pattern and rhythm to the counting. some of these patterns have gone one for 30 to 40 years, even though you know the number of registered voters has significantly increased, you know the number of public school children, private school-aged children, homeschooled, etc. nevertheless, if your city has been determined to have an estimated growth of .6%, the city could show obvious growth of 150,000 residents, and the official outcome would be, ultimately, something near a .5% point. consequently, i think there are significant problems w/ the census bureau, its methods, and the outcomes and implications for many of these cities. i have seen some cities that show almost a growth of 70,000 residents in a years time, over the last three years. however, visiting the city, you see nothing in infrastructure improvements, housing, etc., to support any numbers near that.
portland's description sounds a good deal like that of nashville, tn. however, besides some of the things listed about portland, "smells like **** diown town" wasn't one of them. as the list seemed so accurate, i wanted to include the scope on down town. western culinary is a pretty good culinary school. i had a former sous chef working for me, who graduated from there. he was pretty talented before he went, and he came out doing a pretty good job.
Sarasota, Florida.......people think it is lush/rainy and tropical. When in fact it's really a dry desert....with little rainfall but with high heat and humidity most of the year!
Myth: Everyone lives on a farm.
Fact: The state has one of the highest numbers of urban areas.
Myth: Everyone is crazy about Ohio State football.
Fact: Many, and possibly most (unless you live in Columbus) could care less about Ohio State football.
Myth: It snows constantly.
Fact: That is only on the east side of Cleveland during the winter. Cincinnati and Columbus get far less snow.
Myth: People in Ohio are poor due to the decline of manufacturing.
Fact: Ohio's median incomes are average in comparison to other states and it is not nearly as dependent on manufacturing as it was in the past.
1. There are no trees.
Houston is actually pretty forested and lies in the Piney Woods region.
2. Houston is totally reliant on oil and gas.
Only 50% of Houston's economy is in the energy sector. The rest of it is in the medical, distribution, and aerospace sectors.
3. There is no large body of water in Houston.
Houston has Galveston Bay nearby and is only 50 miles from the Gulf of Mexico.
4. There is no diversity in Houston.
Houston has one of the largest numbers of foreign consulates in the US and has one of the largest Nigerian, Indian, Pakistani, Chinese, Vietnamese, Mexican, Salvadorean, Honduran, Venezuelan, and Colombian populations in the US along with alot of other nationalities represented. It also has one of the largest immigrant populations in the US.
5. Everyone there is a bible thumping conservative.
Houston was the first large city to elect a gay/lesbian mayor and in the 2008 elections the city voted for Obama.
Here is a misconception about some place I visited.
I was recently in Seattle for five nights. I had never been there.
My misconception was that people would be judgmental, aloof, and annoying. In reality, everyone I met was extremely very friendly and accepting. On my train ride from the airport, a local saw me looking at a tourist brochure and engaged me in a lengthy discussion of good places to go, how to take the bus, etc. Everyone I chatted up in bars was very warm and interested in conversation.
Sarasota, Florida.......people think it is lush/rainy and tropical. When in fact it's really a dry desert....with little rainfall but with high heat and humidity most of the year!
Uh I don't think so, Tim. Annual rainfall is around 54 inches. Not exactly desert.
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