Too funny. The great thing about our country is you live where you want to live WITHOUT having to justify why.


If someone desires not to live in georgia, who cares. That is thier business for whatever reason.

All the money in the world could not keep me in Oklahoma.

"If someone desires not to live in georgia, who cares. That is thier business for whatever reason."

Sure it is, until they post it in a public forum. Then they open themself up to others to question their reasoning.

Come on ahnold, you're slipping.

snowrooster, offer me $20 million...I'll go where you tell me!

I live in rural Georgia and love it...would I want to live in Atlanta?...well, I would live there but rather not fight that traffic every day

...And they don't even need to give a reason snowrooster. Until we start to ship people off to the likes of siberia,no need to know why.

Ask me why I wouldn't live in Oklahoma.

I wouldn't live in Georgia or in Florida or in a great swatch of the US because it's too humid for me. Every time I get off the plane in some Eastern cities, I feel like someone just wrapped me in a warm, muggy blanket. It's too stifling. But that's just my choice - I hope I'm entitled to that opinion - ??

starrsville: if you can find that kind of food in Atlanta, all the more power to you! I can't. Maybe you can list some of the restaurants so that the next time I'm in Atlanta, I can sample Atlanta's international fare.

suze: I like your easygoing West Coast style!

I find that most cities that are in a Major college town are very tolerant. I grew up with Michigan State Univ. in my back door. I have been there since the 70's, and anything goes and always have.

I have since moved to the Metro Detroit area, but go home to my parents frequently and it is very liberal and tolerant.

ahhnold...why wouldn't you live in Oklahoma?

Because;-)

easytraveler,
Here's a sampling from last year's Best of Atlanta category winners -

Dim Sum - Canton - Buford Highway
Japanese - Soto - Piedmont Rd
Korean - Hae Woon Dae - Buford Hwy
Vietnamese - Nam - Monroe Drive
Chinese - Pung Mie - Buford Hwy
Thai - Nan - Spring St.
Mexican - Taqueria la Oaxaquera - Jonesboro
Cuban - Las Palmeras - 5h St.
Tapas - Pura Vida - heavily influenced by Puerto Rico - N. Highland
Indian - Madras Saravana Bhavan - Decatur
Middle Eastern - Olive Bistro (strong Israeli influence - Euclid Ave

Seafood - Kyma - Buckhead Life Rest. Group's homage to Greek cuisine with seafood flown in fresh from the Mediterreanean -

Soul Food - Red's Tasty Express - Sweet Auburn Curb Market
French - Joel - James Beard award nominee Joel Antunes - Northside Parkway
Best Expense Account Lunch - Brasserie le Coze (French) - Lenox Square

Thanks for being willing to consider we eat more than cracklin' cornbread in buttermilk or fried chicken!

Oh, Best Fried Chicken - Chef Scott Peacock, James Beard nominee @ Watershed, Decatur (fried chicken on Tuesday nights only)

Watershed is also "Best Sunday Brunch"

jeez! You guys can really go off on a tangent.
Shooshi - I can't imagine an asian female with a caucasian male being an issue ANYWHERE in the USA in this day and age. Just choose where you want to live, you'll be fine.

Given that Sooshi has already indicated that she has indeed experienced racial incidents in the US, it seems a little unreasonable to state that it wouldn't be a problem anywhere.

That said, I'd guess that most places would have similar tolerance levels to interracial couples/children. You will find bigotted idiots anywhere, and most people will be accepting.

Well I am truly sorry I got involved in this one past the original question. There are many states I enjoy, where I feel most at home, and others I have seen but do not appeal to me. Some people like the beach some people don't. Big deal.

When I first opened this thread I thought it was a troll for certain

Sooshi, sorry I didn't see this thread until now. My husband is half Philipino and half caucasian, and I am well, I am caucasian with all Italian ancestry.

We live in Las Vegas and are very happy here. We've never experienced any racial comments and it never crossed my mind for years until we ate at a restaurant in a small town in FL and realized my spouse was the only person in the whole place that wasn't caucasian.

There is a large asian community that has moved here from CA. Any questions you can ask, either on this board or through my email. Housing has gone up, a starter home would be about 200k now bur still affordable. Good luck on your decision.

starrsville: thanks for your generosity in sharing Atlanta's best!

Sooshi: maybe it's not so much the open or closed mind of an entire city, but the ethnic composition that you are looking for. As travelinwifey has indicated maybe you wouldn't feel like a sore thumb sticking out if you find a community that has more Asians in it. Just a thought.

Wow, I didn't realize that there was a lively discussion going on here. Fodorites have strong opinions!

easytraveler, do you live in Sacramento? You make me want to move to where you are just so that I can taste the food you mentioned! starrsville, I should keep your restaurant list for my next visit to Atlanta.

Anyway, I didn't mean to create a stir with my question. I know that some people on this board have lived in different parts of the country and was just curious if they've noticed a noticeable difference in the residents' attitude toward things that are not mainstream such as inter-racial marriage.

We've got a couple cities in mind now, so we'll visit them soon and then finally pack it up. I am excited about what the future holds!

Thank you and peace to all~

Atlswan, you posted ...

"Xbt, I have a question for you. Do you live in Atlanta or have you ever lived here? Did your friend personally experience this hostility you're talking about? What exactly happened? I would truly like to know because that disturbs me. What city would you nominate for Sooshi?"...

I don't know if my niece or her partner personally experienced this hostility, but it seems to be a common perception that African-Americans are assumed to be impoverished.

As for the Northwestern Atlanta suburbs rejecting the expansion of MARTA, that is well documented. The racial connotation is obvious, although no one will openly admit it.

Where should Sooshi and her husand live? In all fairness, Atlanta is as good a place as any... every city in America has its ethnic problems, maybe less so in the Pacific Northwest with its more homogenous populations.

Bear in mind that "Asian" is not a race... The continent contains people of every race. Describing someone as "Asian" is not a clue to their physical appearance.

<maybe less so in the Pacific Northwest with its more homogenous populations>

The cities here have a more diverse ethnic mix than the countryside. As do locations west vs. east "of the mountains" in both states.

Sooshi,

Good luck with your choice. Moving is always a difficult decision. All I ask is you let us know what you decide. As you can see by the number of posts, we all are interested.

Xtb, thank you for answering my questions. I appreciate that.

Concerning the MARTA issue, you're right that both Cobb and Gwinnett have refused it. I tend to agree that they probably did it for the reasons you gave. The thing is, people of many different ethnic backgrounds (including minorities) have come into those two counties regardless of MARTA. So both Cobb and Gwinnett had to come up with some type of public transportation (buses) anyway.

As for having MARTA come into these counties now, I think the argument would be more due to the fact MARTA is clearly poorly managed. They are constantly in the red and raise fares often. They've cut bus service in some neighborhoods that have had it for years, too. Meanwhile, from what I've read, at least the Cobb bus system seems to be run pretty well and is not in the red. It adds more routes every year.

HI, Sooshi:

I live in the South Bay, but went to school at UC Davis for awhile (long ago!).

If you are looking at Sacramento, I'd suggest looking at other nearby towns instead. LoveItaly's Vacaville is a possibility. Closer to SF are the communities of Benicia, Vallejo, Crockett, etc. where real estate has not yet skyrocketed to the stratosphere.

Or east of Sacramento in the foothills are many lovely communities.

I wouldn't live in Sacramento or anywhere in the Central Valley because of the heat, although you could grow your own cantaloupes in your own backyard and any number of other wonderful produce!

If you do visit the Bay Area during your search, email me and I'll take you to any local cuisine of your choice:

[email protected]

Good luck on your search and, as LDLee has indicated, curous Fodorites would want to know what your final choice will be!