What’s up? How’s it going? Bonjour. Hola. Hey. Hello. Umpendeve. I got back from a trip to New York attending my brother’s graduation in New Jersey. Trip was about a 14.5 hour drive from Marietta, GA.
All the states we traveled had a distinct atmosphere or even culture about them. Tennessee looked country; even more country than Georgia. D.C. was a strange place. D.C. had two sides to it. On one hand D.C. had the federal buildings with beautiful construction. And on the other it had run down poor looking side of town. The run down was just 20 minutes away from the federal building, allowing me to easily compare and contrast. Philadelphia looked pretty gutter. But the traffic we experienced was reminiscent of Atlanta.
However the biggest change didn’t take place until I got into the state of New York. As soon as I got there people were trying to cut me off. There was a lot of honking a lot of swearing behind the wheel. People seemed in a rush all the time and had to let you know. You have to hustle in Atlanta, but not like this. I have been living in Georgia for almost 20 years. After New York I realized I’d been taking the Southern hospitality thing for granted. Yeah this is a cold world but at least in the South the people are somewhat cordial and polite with you. Drivers aren’t so short-tempered. It isn’t as smelly as New York City. To be fair I was only there for a few days. And I didn’t get to see it all, however, I felt like I’ve seen enough. There looked like even more ‘racial/ethnic diversity‘ than I’ve seen in Atlanta(and that means a lot). I liked the mass transit system there much better than the one in Atlanta. But, I’m still gonna have to go with the A(ATLANTA for those who don’t know). No knock against NYC (NEW YORK), but this has been my home away from home for years. Maybe I’ll go back there and we can continue this compare and contrast. Until then, take care. Love & Peace. And I especially love you Georgia. ha ha
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