Has "the South" lost its slow-pace way of living? (transplants, suburbs)

[Rwarky]

Everyday, here in the South, I notice that the more people tend to be in a hurry. This is reflected through driving styles and general anxiousness that is commonly seen in Northern U.S. cities. Moreover, with the increased amount of transplants and immigrants, and even cell phones, the South has definitely changed alot within a few short years. Many people claim that southern cities are still nice, friendly, and laid-back, however, one must take into account that they are far less dense than their Northern counterparts. So, do you feel that the U.S. South has lost it slow-pace way of living (especially in the cities, from small, medium-sized to large)? Further, is this current trend good or bad?

[Nivalis]

I'm not helping the situation since I walk quickly. However, the South is still slow-paced (at least in my neck of the woods). I was in Columbus, OH for a while and when I came back, I instantly noticed how slower and calmer drivers were.

The bigger cities in the South, though, are seen as much fast-paced in my area as the cities in the Northeast. I personally wouldn't live in a bigger city down here because the combination of the fast-paced lifestyle and the Southern heat is something I'd never want to experience.

[BPerone201]

No...
Yes it may of sped up a little bit in a lot of places but the majority of the south still has a slow-pace lifestyle. for example, Mississippi, Alabama, most of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma don't have much growth besides it's on birth rates, and these states definitely keep a lot of their tradition which makes these states so slow-paced.

I might not be 100% correct on the theory, but it's just my thought.

Virginia, the Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee are on the rise, detaching themselves from the definition of slow paced.

[Akhenaton06]

Some have and are, some haven't and aren't. The South is too large and diverse a region to apply just one label to it.

[Rwarky]

Originally Posted by BPerone201

No...
Yes it may of sped up a little bit in a lot of places but the majority of the south still has a slow-pace lifestyle. for example, Mississippi, Alabama, most of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma don't have much growth besides it's on birth rates, and these states definitely keep a lot of their tradition which makes these states so slow-paced.

I might not be 100% correct on the theory, but it's just my thought.

Virginia, the Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee are on the rise, detaching themselves from the definition of slow paced.

You mean the Carolinas, right?

[Iconographer]

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The urban parts of the South? Absolutely.
The small towns have to date retained it, IMO. I live in a large Southern city part of the time, and a small Southern community the other. The difference between the two is palpable. Thank God I have the latter to run away to from time to time!

[grmasterb]

The reality, IMO, is the the south was probably never as slow as you perceived it to be, nor was the north as fast-paced as thought. Large cities allow one to go as fast or as slow as they wish. It's just that folks in general are busier today. In other words, it's not just the south that's changing.

[bizchick86]

Depends on your perspective, but even it's most "urban" metropolises (Atlanta, Houston) are slow compared to NYC. For a large city, Atlanta is slow-paced IMO.

[james229]

See you havent been to Staten Island, Long Island, the suburbs of Philly, DC, Bmore.....they are just as slow as North Dakota or any other area

[john_starks]

Originally Posted by james229

See you havent been to Staten Island, Long Island, the suburbs of Philly, DC, Bmore.....they are just as slow as North Dakota or any other area

thanks for the laugh