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Originally Posted by Tuckerman
The relocation of Cobb county to Alabama.
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Why Cobb? It's certainly one of the more wealthy counties going and both Marietta and Vinings are attractive communities. Too suburban but not as snooty as the Gwinnetians, I'd say.
Though this does bring to mind something highlighted during the first Snowpocalypse of the year - Far too many counties in this state. Almost 3x the number as New York. I would love to see the number in GA cut in half.
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Originally Posted by TarHeelJ
It's obviously an opinion, but I believe we have all (or at least most) of what you listed.
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Atlanta has those things but arguably to a much lighter degree than other comparable places. New Orleans is Mardy Gras, Cajun culture and the French Quarter. Dallas is "Big D" and everything Texas, Miami has South Beach, Little Havana and the cruise ports. Atlanta, meanwhile, is not known as much for its culture or as a destination, as embodied by the whole "Atlanta is a lousy sports town!" debate. In other words, there isn't anything that we're so passionate about that it resonates with the nation. (Except our desire to name streets Peachtree!)
Doesn't mean ATL doesn't have anything or that not having such a reputation is bad, but it would be nice to have something more to rally around and to make the city unique. Based on my travels Atlanta is an enigma to folks elsewhere, neither bad nor great.