Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee SperlingViews

I have to agree with much of what Lance has said...although I don't "hate it"...yet.

There is blatant racism here. I can't tell you how many times I've heard people loudly and openly profess their disrespect for blacks/African-Americans. I find it offensive and shocking and it seems some assume that just because I'm white I'd agree with them...an assumption they soon find out is way off base. A couple of native Nashvillians even tried to convince me that prior to their emancipation, slaves LOVED being slaves and didn't want to be freed. And, they weren't kidding!

I'm not saying there aren't positives to Nashville. It's slower paced than some cities. There are several very good hospitals and a top-tier private institution - Vanderbilt. The music grows on you, but no more than I've heard in other cities. Aside from honky-tonks (which are can be fun), there's virtually NO night life here. Much different from Atlanta where I lived for years.

There's much less rat race here. But that leads to the country's most timid, terrible drivers you've ever seen. They think it's fine to enter a 70-MPH highway at 40 MPH. Then they seem spellbound and confused when accidents happen all around them.

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