Comments on: An English point of view http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/242 For fans of everything ITP Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:05:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Joe http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/242#comment-856 Joe Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:03:47 +0000 http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/242#comment-856 Doesn't W understand that Atlanta and San Francisco will soon be merging? I mean, the sprawl has gotten so out of control that we're now referred to as part of the San Franlanta region! Doesn’t W understand that Atlanta and San Francisco will soon be merging? I mean, the sprawl has gotten so out of control that we’re now referred to as part of the San Franlanta region!

]]> By: Some Other Mike http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/242#comment-855 Some Other Mike Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:41:24 +0000 http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/242#comment-855 "...need to stop referring to our west coast cities (mainly my beloved San Francisco) in the same breath as Atlanta..." Humperdink! Humperdink! Humperdink! “…need to stop referring to our west coast cities (mainly my beloved San Francisco) in the same breath as Atlanta…”

Humperdink! Humperdink! Humperdink!

]]> By: W http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/242#comment-854 W Thu, 12 Oct 2006 22:42:53 +0000 http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/242#comment-854 That's a rather heady list of cities in which Atlanta is included, and leaves the rest of us dumbfoundedly scratching our heads. You mention the inability to purchase a bottle of wine there on Sundays as though this limitation is expected and accepted in ALL major cities. It simply proves that you can build a skyscraper in a truck stop, but it still is just a truck stop. Another thing: Atlantans who write for local or national publications need to stop referring to our west coast cities (mainly my beloved San Francisco) in the same breath as Atlanta, as though an attempt is being made to juxtapose the cities together culturally, thereby improving your national image. I've seen a fair amount of this, lately. Anyone who BEGINS to suggest that Atlanta has anything in common with SF, or any other major western metropolis, for that matter, simply reveals that they've either never been out here, or is utterly ignorant. The mere fact that the article you refer to can't come up with any better "inside tips" than foodies can't purchase wine 1/7 of the time, college football, sickly sweet tea, and traffic jams supports my point entirely. What you need is a "Useful Guide for Visitors from Macon", rather than constantly pretending that "international travelers" flock there for your fascinating "sightseeing". In other articles, you offhandedly talk about your museums, galleries, theatres, and restaurants as though you're under the impression that you live in Manhattan. I'm not saying that there's anything particularly wrong with your community; I simply object when you desperately attempt to lead others to believe that it's a sophisticated hotbed of cultural birthings, rather than a rather quiet, pleasant, southern collection of rooftops going about the business of conservative, simple living. W That’s a rather heady list of cities in which Atlanta is included, and leaves the rest of us dumbfoundedly scratching our heads. You mention the inability to purchase a bottle of wine there on Sundays as though this limitation is expected and accepted in ALL major cities. It simply proves that you can build a skyscraper in a truck stop, but it still is just a truck stop. Another thing: Atlantans who write for local or national publications need to stop referring to our west coast cities (mainly my beloved San Francisco) in the same breath as Atlanta, as though an attempt is being made to juxtapose the cities together culturally, thereby improving your national image. I’ve seen a fair amount of this, lately. Anyone who BEGINS to suggest that Atlanta has anything in common with SF, or any other major western metropolis, for that matter, simply reveals that they’ve either never been out here, or is utterly ignorant. The mere fact that the article you refer to can’t come up with any better “inside tips” than foodies can’t purchase wine 1/7 of the time, college football, sickly sweet tea, and traffic jams supports my point entirely. What you need is a “Useful Guide for Visitors from Macon”, rather than constantly pretending that “international travelers” flock there for your fascinating “sightseeing”. In other articles, you offhandedly talk about your museums, galleries, theatres, and restaurants as though you’re under the impression that you live in Manhattan. I’m not saying that there’s anything particularly wrong with your community; I simply object when you desperately attempt to lead others to believe that it’s a sophisticated hotbed of cultural birthings, rather than a rather quiet, pleasant, southern collection of rooftops going about the business of conservative, simple living.

W

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