Tennessee
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Tennessee can be a pretty good place to live. It's where I grew up. I've spent 14 years of my life in Jackson, TN. To me the best city in TN. is Nashville. Most people who don't know too much about Nashville might think it's all countryfide. Well, it's not. Nashville has something to offer to everyone, all nationalities. The music scene is top notch with a good variety of rock, country, folk, ect... There's all kinds of clubs and restaurants and things to do and see. What makes Nashville so nice for a big city is it's cleanliness. very clean. I recommend this city to any first timers coming to or through TN.
Memphis and Chattanooga on the other hand are very dirty and filthy. There's some great music in Memphis, like Mayfest Blues & Rock Festival every May. Alot of crime in these two cities, but if your more on the grungy side or into cheap prostitutes and strip clubs then you may enjoy these cities. Not my thing though. The Memphis Pyramid right next to the Memphis River has a lot of great concerts, but besides the music I recommend staying away from it. Germantown is home to the wealthy in Memphis. It is better than Chattanooga, but only because of the music.
Jackson is where I'm from. It's been growing rapidly for over 2 decades now. When I moved there in 83, the pop. was 30,000 or so, now its over a 100,000. The schools there are decent compared with the rest of the south. About 42% white, 42% black, and 16% hispanic. There are plenty of jobs, with the best of both the country and city. Mostly Suburbs, some yuppies, but mostly locals. The worst part about Jackson are the racists, both black and white. In my opinion, from growing up there the blacks tend to instigate their own fated judgement. Many of them there show class, and you can't say nothing bad about them, but they shortchange the rest by acting like sub-humans. There's a lot of white people there that aren't any better. If people would at least pretend to have some sense of self-worth, then the world would be a better place for us all. About Mexicans, they're taking a lot of jobs from us blue-collar workers by coming over here illegally and working for lesser wages, benefits, and working conditions. Politics are the major blame for this and greedy corporate America. It sucks for me, but I don't blame them, because I would probably do the same if I were in there shoes.
Most people don't know that TN. is made up of 3 different parts. East, Middle, and West. East TN. to me is too much like North Georgia. Not a great place for the intellectual or educated. Visit it and enjoy it's magical scenery during October. It's very beautiful because of the color patterns and mountains. Middle TN. is more hilly than West but not mountainous like East. Again, very beautiful countryside, lots of lakes and rivers. West TN. which is where I'm from is mostly flat but small hills are here and there. Very pretty countryside, with many lakes and rivers. Go to the TN. river during the summer is tradition, whether you like to fish, swim, sail, boat, camp, or check out top-less babes with your binoculars.