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Oxford, AL vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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Oxford is a very Christian city, predominantly Baptist. If you're not Christian it may be hard to fit in here. (People are nice and friendly towards me, and adult.  More

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More