I live 30 miles from Nashville. I am originally from San Diego, lived in hollywood and then in Hawaii for 7 years, and married a native Tennessean who lived in Nashville for almost 30 years, until we moved out to the country 5 years ago. The scary drivers and the humidity; yes! I'll give you that! The south is humid in the summer, the population of Nashville has grown quickly and many of the drivers don't seem to have adjusted to that change. The crime rate is about average for a city of it's size, and depends greatly on the particular district. Regarding poverty, conservatives, and low level of education; you are correctly describing much of tennessee, including the area in which I now live, but not Nashville. The city is well known for being a pocket of well-educated liberals from all over the world. There are a number of quality universities that attract an academic and intellectual population. The property values as well as the income level continue to grow at a rapid, steady rate. The biggest factor in moving to the area in which we live is that it is possible to commute to Nashville, which many people here do. I've spent considerable time in both Los Angeles and NYC, and I consider Nashville a smaller, greener, more humid version with a southern flair.
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