My son lives in Nashville and it does have those problems. Nashville just isn't as open about it as Memphis is. They have an image to protect.
Things to do in Memphis in December
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My son lives in Nashville and it does have those problems. Nashville just isn't as open about it as Memphis is. They have an image to protect.
There are plenty of things to do in Memphis to have fun, but I would prefer another city to host our bowl game. Does that make people from Memphis feel better?
I’ve been to Memphis many many times and I just don’t prefer the city. I’ve never been afraid of getting shot, I’m just not a big fan of Memphis. If I’m going to be freezing my *** off watching the dawgs whip some poor team, I’d rather do that in Nashville.
I’ve been to Memphis many many times and I just don’t prefer the city. I’ve never been afraid of getting shot, I’m just not a big fan of Memphis. If I’m going to be freezing my *** off watching the dawgs whip some poor team, I’d rather do that in Nashville.
Not sure if CatVet still posts around here but I'd be curious to read his Memphis analogy.
I grew up in Memphis proper and visit a few times a year, its a great place and will probably retire there. Those talking **** about it don't know what they are talking about.
I grew up in Memphis proper and visit a few times a year, its a great place and will probably retire there. Those talking **** about it don't know what they are talking about.
I live 60 miles from Memphis.... in 2016 it was 3rd most dangerous city in US and was short 500 police because Memphis City Council requires Memphis Police to live in city limits...I actually lived and worked in Memphis during the early 90’s in the Hickory Hill area, I would invite anyone to take a stroll thru there now to see what it looks like now....Memphis was once a good place to work, live and raise your children..but unless you can send your kids to private schools and live in gated compound...community then good luck...
Literally no one outside of Memphis would take up for it.
And certainly wouldn’t take up for it over Nashville. How many interstate shootings have happened in Nashville? 3 happened in a 1 week span in Memphis just last month. Had nothing to do with the “bad neighborhoods to stay away from”. This happened on the freaking interstate that everyone uses. One of my close friends was robbed last year at gun point in Overton square leaving Lafayette’s. But I’m sure someone is about to tell us what a safe entertainment meca midtown is.
And certainly wouldn’t take up for it over Nashville. How many interstate shootings have happened in Nashville? 3 happened in a 1 week span in Memphis just last month. Had nothing to do with the “bad neighborhoods to stay away from”. This happened on the freaking interstate that everyone uses. One of my close friends was robbed last year at gun point in Overton square leaving Lafayette’s. But I’m sure someone is about to tell us what a safe entertainment meca midtown is.
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******* if it’s so great why don’t you still live there? Again let me know how many interstate shootings have happened in Nashville lately.
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Or you could just love out in Germantown or Collierville where the public school system is really good and it is as safe as it can be. Especially in Germantown.
This thread has been pretty comical. Some of you act like Memphis I just am absolute war zone which is so goofy
This thread has been pretty comical. Some of you act like Memphis I just am absolute war zone which is so goofy
If you’re talking only about hickory hill, it’s hard to argue with you. But while that area isn’t very nice or an area I’d recommend, not all of Memphis is like that. I live in a neighborhood in Memphis that isn’t gated and send my kids to public school and have never had any issues with crime or their education. Like any city, there are good and bad areas and generally if you avoid the bad areas at night, the odds of anything bad happening are very slim.
Or it could be that you don’t know anyone personally who’s been involved in violent crime there. Might change your attitude. And your response on the Germantown school district shows how little you are involved. Collierville, yes it’s a fantastic school system. But this isn’t 1993 in Germantown anymore.
Oh I am plenty involved. The Germantown municipal school district has won awards over the last few years and just a couple of weeks ago it came out that Houston high had the best ACT scores in the state. Or at least one of the top
And there are people involved in violent crime in every city in the country. Sure it happens in some more than others, but just because violent crime happen doesn’t mKe the entire city a war zone
Man we’re all dawgs here. I don’t want to argue about Memphis
Or the perceptions that surround it. My opinion is personally connected but doesn’t mean the whole area is terrible.
Or the perceptions that surround it. My opinion is personally connected but doesn’t mean the whole area is terrible.
What I have seen here is that the people defending Memphis tend to suggest that you stay away from the bad areas and don’t hang out around mid-town, then suggest there are great areas “especially out in the suburbs”. And they describe Nashville as having the same issues.
But this is about a bowl trip. Going for a couple of days and hanging out, eating and yes, partying and drinking with other State fans on game day close to the arena. That is much easier to do in Nashville because of the Stadium proximity to the downtown thriving city area. Even Houston doesn’t have this because the main “ entertainment areas are not even close to the arena where the game is played.
Jacksonville has some things close to the arena but it is also very spread out with regards to entertainment. Atlanta has everything very close proximity to the arena. New Orleans has really made Poydras and the areas between downtown and the dome more entertainment friendly. Heck, even Mobile has a more friendly downtown entertainment district within a few blocks of the football stadium. Now I haven’t been to Liberty Bowl Stadium since the Rice game, and we had a decent time on Beale for the parade. But I don’t remember a major upgrade in fan friendly entertainment immediately around the Stadium.
But this is about a bowl trip. Going for a couple of days and hanging out, eating and yes, partying and drinking with other State fans on game day close to the arena. That is much easier to do in Nashville because of the Stadium proximity to the downtown thriving city area. Even Houston doesn’t have this because the main “ entertainment areas are not even close to the arena where the game is played.
Jacksonville has some things close to the arena but it is also very spread out with regards to entertainment. Atlanta has everything very close proximity to the arena. New Orleans has really made Poydras and the areas between downtown and the dome more entertainment friendly. Heck, even Mobile has a more friendly downtown entertainment district within a few blocks of the football stadium. Now I haven’t been to Liberty Bowl Stadium since the Rice game, and we had a decent time on Beale for the parade. But I don’t remember a major upgrade in fan friendly entertainment immediately around the Stadium.
I personally have never said stay away from midtown. In fact I think the Madison Avenue area is awesome and a fun place to hang out. As is downtown
Wow and hot off the press we have this at the zoo.
https://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/mpd-woman-gets-shot-in-traffic-while-taking-kids-to-see-zoo-lights/878014834
https://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/mpd-woman-gets-shot-in-traffic-while-taking-kids-to-see-zoo-lights/878014834
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It’s every damn day there. I guess no one read the link to the article about the President of the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Welcome to Memphis!) getting gunned down on Main Street 90 days ago. Not is a bad neighborhood, not late at night, not in Hickory Hill or Orange Mound. 17’ng MAIN STREET.
Some idiots in a truck were literally just riding around looking for someone to murder and rob. Just walked up behind him and shot him. No questions asked. That does NOT happen in every city in America.
It’s out of control.
Define irony. Guy gets gunned down by the very people he was trying to help.
At the end of the day I admire his cause, but the guy lacked the essential recognition of reality, that could have prevented his death (maybe). Walking around alone in a suit and tie on Front Street was never a good idea. However, conceal carry and an acute awareness of surroundings, may have prevented this too. Surveillance video showed him on his phone, and the thugs pull over on the road about 500' in front of him. Seems like he could have seen them and been able to draw his gun had he had one.
People aren't inherently 'good', and the sooner society wakes up to that fact, the safer we'll all be.
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Yeah, New Orleans comes to mind. I went down there in spring 2017 for the first time since the 90s and if you listen to the people I talked to, you would have thought I couldn't walk down the damn street. I walked all over the place and had no problems anywhere.
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Sorry, your race card has been declined. (HONKY, really?). Do you have another form of race baiting?
The fact that 8 sixpackers liked that is alarming. Probably more alarming is that it's allowed to stay.
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Taco Bell & "Homeless" Offensive Tackles...& HS school coaches who are all-in, regardless of circumstance.*
Can we go ahead and lock this? The original post was dumb and it has no connection to MSU sports whatsoever.
In fairness he lived right around the corner and probably walked down the street a million times in a suit. Doesn't make it necessarily a smart thing to do. I'm with you. The sooner people realize that not everyone is a nice person and to always stand guard, the safer we'll be.
SEC Bowl Destinations
New Orleans > Memphis
Orlando > Memphis
Atlanta > Memphis
Nashville > Memphis
Charlotte > Memphis
Houston > Memphis
Dallas > Memphis
Tampa > Memphis
Jacksonville > Memphis
Birmingham > Memphis
Memphis > Shreveport
If Jackson had a bowl: Memphis > Jackson
New Orleans > Memphis
Orlando > Memphis
Atlanta > Memphis
Nashville > Memphis
Charlotte > Memphis
Houston > Memphis
Dallas > Memphis
Tampa > Memphis
Jacksonville > Memphis
Birmingham > Memphis
Memphis > Shreveport
If Jackson had a bowl: Memphis > Jackson
Memphis is better than Birmingham, as far as the bowl game and things to do around it. It’s on a different level.
As far as livability? Yeah B’ham likely wins that one.
They tried to mug him, he fought back and they shot him out of panic. You bet that happens in major cities. This was highly publicized due to who he is.
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