Is Atlanta a nice city to live in?
I have the opportunity to move to Atlanta for 6 Months because of my job. I live in Germnay (born and raised) and asked myself, what it's like to live in ATL. I'm at the age of 29 and like sports and music and some good beers ;)
I live in Atlanta. It’s alright. I’d say it’s a strong, second tier American city. This is to say I would consider New York, Chicago, L.A., Seattle, etc., to be in the first.
I’ll start with the positives. The weather is mostly quite good. I have no use for cold weather and it usually doesn’t get too cold here. Housing is relatively affordable, at least compared to the first tier cities I mentioned. There’s a lot of cultural diversity. There’s some interesting history. There are a fair number of interesting dining and nightlife options, too.
Negative – traffic sucks. The public transit system is just something you should outright avoid. The pro sports scene tends to suck because in the South, college football is huge, and Atlanta has a lot of transplants who maintain their loyalty to their hometown teams.
I’m getting a bit old to look for new bands and live music, but in Little 5 Points, East Atlanta, Virginia Highlands, you can definitely find a bunch of fun stuff.
Beer-wise, well, you’re German. We have some odd alcohol laws we have to follow over here. A German guy I once knew called our beer “piss water” (in German).
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thank you so far. i meant, i like to go out on the weekends sometime by "having some good beers". what about shopping and the nature around atlanta? what do you guys do in your free time? so what's a typical weekend in atlanta?
Do you like coke or pepsi?
definetely coke!
Then you'll fit in fine.
tell me why
Atlanta is the birthplace of Coca-Cola, and still the home of its global headquarters, as well as The World of Coke.
some more opinions?
My late grandparents lived there, so I've been several, several, several times. It's definitely got its ups and downs, and I think traffic/navigation is the worst problem. I would also say--as I would say of most big cities--it's better suited to single- or couples-living than to families, at least if you're talking about really living IN the city, just due to space(s) available and sometimes housing costs, depending on the area. Atlanta is pretty fucking huge, and the "metro Atlanta area" is goddamn enormous. What NYC has in height and compact spacial saturation, ATL has in surface area. However, what NYC has in navigational logic and simplicity (what with so many grid-like streets), ATL trades for scenery and geometric variety. So basically, there are TONS AND TONS of things to do in and around the city, and lots of cool stuff to see, but it may take you a damn long while to get from one place to another. All this to say, if it's just you or you and an SO moving and you're in the city, awesome. Alternatively, with a family, living near the city can be really cool, too. Obviously, there are plenty of families living in the city and singles and couples living near. There's an exception to every rule, and this is really more my personal preference than a rule anyway. Up to you, but these are my thoughts on the matter. In any case, good luck to you.