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[tom77falcons]

Gay man moving into the deep south of GA. Think again my friend and choose SE FL or Fort Lauderdale specifically. I feel right at home there full of transplants from my region. Savannah is beautiful, but the culture is too religious and way too socially conservative no matter what you hear from locals. There isn't even one decent gay bar in the town.

[Adamson865]

Originally Posted by tom77falcons

There isn't even one decent gay bar in the town.

LOL - I'm way too old for bars! That's about 448th on my criteria list.

Anyhow, to put a neat little bow on this discussion and wrap it up - at this point I am in Oregon. If everything holds, I'll be starting a new job in Phoenix towards the end of June/early July. The hiring paperwork was actually in process in mid-March but the company clamped down on new hiring, and my foot was not yet in the door. I would much rather have moved to Phoenix in March than July, but I can take it!
I'm used to desert heat having lived for a few years in Palm Springs and then Tucson. One-teens with 4% humidity doesn't faze me one bit.

Phoenix is kinda large for me, but a job is a job - and those are hard to come by these days. I'll have to put my city fantasy aside for a few years... maybe I can retire to Sedona!

Sorry to have wasted all yall's time. Bye everyone.

[WanderingImport]

Originally Posted by Adamson520

I had a co-worker in AZ (originally from the Savannah-Charleston region) who offered to help me job-wise if I managed to find a way to relocate there, but she took off from our toxic office environment, and disappeared.

Then, I left that bad job situation as well last October, moved home to PDX, and promptly became unemployed the minute the coronavirus started hitting in March.

Now, there are millions of fellow unemployed and no compelling reason for an employer across the country to hire someone so far away when there are probably hundreds of applicants right there banging on the front door.

(...if that wasn't enough dreck and drama, Bobby Deen had twins, which eliminated my last hope he'd come to his senses, ditch the wife, change teams, and invite me to Savannah.)



[Yeah yeah... TMI.]

Wow, sorry to hear all that, but glad you secured a job in Arizona. Best of luck to you!

[Atlanta-Kid]

Originally Posted by tom77falcons

Gay man moving into the deep south of GA. Think again my friend and choose SE FL or Fort Lauderdale specifically. I feel right at home there full of transplants from my region. Savannah is beautiful, but the culture is too religious and way too socially conservative no matter what you hear from locals. There isn't even one decent gay bar in the town.

I agree
Atlanta is probably the most superior LGBTQ+ city in Georgia
Specifically midtown

[JMatl]

Originally Posted by tom77falcons

Gay man moving into the deep south of GA. Think again my friend and choose SE FL or Fort Lauderdale specifically. I feel right at home there full of transplants from my region. Savannah is beautiful, but the culture is too religious and way too socially conservative no matter what you hear from locals. There isn't even one decent gay bar in the town.

Good God, are you still pushing this anti-Southern garbage?

Savannah has urbanism, character and soul that runs circles around anything in Broward County. It doesn't matter how many gay bars exist in your little ticky-tacky bubble of Wilton Manors, Savannah produced the likes of Lady Chablis - enough said.

Stick to what you know, Filthadelphia and an echo chamber of it with palm trees in South Florida.

[CleverOne]

Originally Posted by tom77falcons

Gay man moving into the deep south of GA. Think again my friend and choose SE FL or Fort Lauderdale specifically. I feel right at home there full of transplants from my region. Savannah is beautiful, but the culture is too religious and way too socially conservative no matter what you hear from locals. There isn't even one decent gay bar in the town.

This just not true at all. For a small city its surprising gay friendly.Ever hear of the movie Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil?Im not a local either but have family there and been there many times.
There is a Club One that is a gay bar and been there for years.

[CleverOne]

Originally Posted by Adamson520

LOL - I'm way too old for bars! That's about 448th on my criteria list.

Anyhow, to put a neat little bow on this discussion and wrap it up - at this point I am in Oregon. If everything holds, I'll be starting a new job in Phoenix towards the end of June/early July. The hiring paperwork was actually in process in mid-March but the company clamped down on new hiring, and my foot was not yet in the door. I would much rather have moved to Phoenix in March than July, but I can take it!
I'm used to desert heat having lived for a few years in Palm Springs and then Tucson. One-teens with 4% humidity doesn't faze me one bit.

Phoenix is kinda large for me, but a job is a job - and those are hard to come by these days. I'll have to put my city fantasy aside for a few years... maybe I can retire to Sedona!

Sorry to have wasted all yall's time. Bye everyone.

Phoenix is big but you can find an area in the metro where it wont feel so big. Its a great compromise.Good luck to you

[SavannahLife]

Savannah is more progressive and cosmopolitan than a lot of cities other small to mid size c cities down here and I would welcome you here. Good luck to the poster who moved to PHX.

[Adamson865]

Originally Posted by CleverOne

Phoenix is big but you can find an area in the metro where it wont feel so big. Its a great compromise.Good luck to you

I didn't realize the conversation kept on going after I left! Anyhow, I followed this suggestion to the letter, even though I didn't know about it. I'm near my job way out on the north side of town. The only downside is if I want to head to the central part of the city for socializing or anything (not that that's happening right now anyway) it's a 20 mile drive... but I'm old and don't do that sort of thing much anyway!