People can't drive
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11/25/2009
I moved to Pine Bluff from Memphis about 6 months ago (June 2009) for a promotion.
The Cons:
There really aren't any quality restaurants. There's no significant entertainment; they have a movie theater that is really old and doesn't have any of the modern conviences (stadium seating?). There aren't any coffee shops. There is way too much junk food: McDonald's, Wendy's, etc..... There's no whole food stores like World Market. The mall is like Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is the epicenter of the town (any time Wal-Mart is the main focus/business of your town, you are in some trouble). The roads have a ridiculous amount of pot holes.
The Pros:
The people are genuinely nice. I've been invited to people's homes for dinner, and I barely knew them. Everybody that I have encountered have shown the highest in Southern Hospitality. It's very refreshing. I have noisy neighbors, but that's always the case in an apartment building.
Verdict:
Although the people are really nice, I don't expect to be in Pine Bluff more than a year to 18 months because I miss the convenience of big cities. I find it weird that for a city of 55K people, they don't have a decent coffee shop; no starbucks or anything!?!?
Mo | Pine Bluff, AR