Cracks me up when people consider themselves "experts" on places enough to make broad conclusions... with very little knowledge about those places. COMO is a college town similar to a lot of others. Pluses and minuses. MO as a state is the same way. There are great places and not so great places.cracks me up when posters on here defend other SEC towns.
this place rules, the other towns droolz.
Challenge them or ignore them. I doubt any of them will mind.There are a couple of posters on here who constantly and consistently act like they know everything about anything and in reality don’t know a damn thing about anything. It gets old.
Crime. Sex trade. Run down housing.What do you mean.
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Dig that…Challenge them or ignore them. I doubt any of them will mind.
I correct people about MO because I've lived here for over 20 years after growing up in WNC. I've lived in the ATL area, Charlotte area, Chicago area, and Seattle area. I "know" what I know... and try very hard not to speak in definite ways about things I don't know.
cracks me up when posters on here defend other SEC towns.
this place rules, the other towns droolz.
Every other state but the one I live in is a dump.
Every other school but the one I root for is cheating.
Every other coach but mine (unless he gone) is worse than Hitler.
Am I doing it right?
Lol.. definitely seems to be the way of thinking for some on here. I choose to enjoy some variety and visiting different places. Doing that doesn't mean I'm not loving my hometown, there's great college towns everywhere, just not what we have in Knoxville. But not everyone thinks that and that's their choice.
I've lived in 4 other SEC states. Tennessee is the one I moved back to. There you have it. Knoxville is special. It isn't our fault...we're just better.
Married three wives? Sure you’re not in Utah?I live in Oklahoma. It is objectively worse than Tennessee in just about every way (however, there are some beautiful women here—in fact, I’ve married three of them). I will say that northwest Arkansas is underrated, but still doesn’t hold a candle to East Tennessee. But most of the Midwest is the pits.
The western states are their own thing. Grand in a different way than Tennessee.
Now, hopefully Nwaneri is reading this thread and my posts help him see the light.
There's nothing wrong with being objective. I would personally choose Knoxville all day long but it's not for everyone. If you high profile celebrity type area or if you prefer the beach then Knoxville isn't for them. Tuscaloosa is a $hithole town, never been to Athens but being a Braves and Falcons fan I love the A. Auburn is a beautiful with a small town feel. I don't see how anyone could get in trouble down there. If you love the beach and sun then somewhere in Fla, Cali or Ariz is probably for them. Each person has their own taste and wants. No reason to knock other towns. That's the same as a person with a lack on confidence that puts down others to make themselves feel better. Absolutely no reason for it, Knoxville to me is as beautiful of a city as their is. Not a thing wrong with enjoying the history and beauty of other college towns, there's more nice and beautiful places to live in besides just Knoxville. JMO
My Dad married two from Chickasha. First was my Mom (she was an Army brat, met in Alaska) and the second one he met on the USS Alabama in Mobile Bay. Should have been on omen on the second...I live in Oklahoma. It is objectively worse than Tennessee in just about every way (however, there are some beautiful women here—in fact, I’ve married three of them). I will say that northwest Arkansas is underrated, but still doesn’t hold a candle to East Tennessee. But most of the Midwest is the pits.
The western states are their own thing. Grand in a different way than Tennessee.
Now, hopefully Nwaneri is reading this thread and my posts help him see the light.
Cracks me up when people consider themselves "experts" on places enough to make broad conclusions... with very little knowledge about those places. COMO is a college town similar to a lot of others. Pluses and minuses. MO as a state is the same way. There are great places and not so great places.
Crime. Sex trade. Run down housing.
That's not true "everywhere" but there are elements of it anywhere you have army bases. Fayetteville was particularly like that. Columbus, GA was like that too when I was there.
Sort of goes back to the origin of the label "hooker". During the Civil War one of the Union's main generals was Joe Hooker. When his army moved there was a train of prostitutes and other "entertainers" that followed them. Alcohol and drugs were sold. The prostitutes began to be called Hooker's Brigade. All armies had something like that. Hooker appears to have encouraged and rewarded it.
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