Nashville/Music City Sometimes it's just not meant for you (Cleveland: live, moving to)

[Frank Dux]

Just like everyone else, I too have travelled to different places, and enjoyed the adventure/experience of being someplace else. I always enjoy the positives each place has to bring into my life. Everyplace has positives and negatives. I recently visited Nashville on a business vacation kind of trip. Nashville is definatly a place to experience just so you have the experience of knowing what it is. Nashville has it's good points and bad points just like any other city does, but for me the hype of Nashville was just that...HYPE. I never got the feeling of making Nashville a place where I would live the rest of my days, but maybe you have. Who's to say what you think of the city. My opinion is that I would rather find another place to be stranded in when it's cold and friends are hard to come by. I'm not asking a question here, so don't play this thread like that. I never read the city-data rules where it said that every thread must be a question. This thread is an opinion on my visit to the city of Nashville. You can agree or disagree with it, but never try to tell me I'm wrong, or change my opinion, and I will respect you the same way.

[akm4]

Thanks for the seemingly pointless post about evaluating a city based on a business trip stay.

What an eye-opener!

[CountryGirl2b=]

I have done a lot of traveling as well. LOVED Hong Kong. Thought Belgium was boring. Vienna and I didn't click. Nor did me and Denver. Still miss Sydney and the Swiss Alps. Oddly enough, I liked Cleveland!

I don't mind that Nashville is not your cup of tea. Belgium isn't mine.

What is . . . annoying . . . about your post is that you seem to be saying that Nashville is the ONLY city on the planet that falls short of it's 'hype' and I don't believe that to be true.

Cities are like people - you love some, you tolerate some, some you find annoying . . . some grow on you after time. First impressions are important but not always accurate. I think I need to give Vienna another shot.

Whatever. What, really, is the purpose of your post?

(PS. Have a feeling you have itchy feet and no city will EVER be someplace you want to spend the rest of your days!)

[nashvols]

Hey, it's just an opinion. He's right, it clicks with some, it doesn't with others.

Just happy that he didn't move here based on "hype."

[groovamos]

And so space on this forum is better for a thread for this? Readers are supposed to ponder over some meaning here? Justin Beiber and The Backstreet Boys, seriously? (maybe not).

The OP mentioned no encounters with people, landmarks, culture, or business activity, did he actually visit?? But I'm on the verge of pondering so 'bye for now.

[BirdieBelle]

He's right. It ain't for err'body.

We are truly thankful for those who realize this ahead of time.

[CompSecurity]

The op's post was what I refer to as an attempt to troll.
Troll (Internet) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia at least that is my opinion solely based upon the fact that I do not know this person and would suspect they have done this on other forums as well.

The best way to deal, again my own opinion, is to not reply or acknowledge the post. (though i'm breaking that rule by replying myself) If I were a moderator, I would delete the post. It adds absolutely no value to anyone that is considering moving to the Nashville area. I would feel differently if there was at least some type of facts such as "traffic was horrible on such and such road at xxx time" or "the places that I visited, xxxx had a negative impact by xxxxx". This way it would have at least been informative or allow people to formulate their own opinion or share their own experiences.

then again, i could be wrong and someone now feels better by having to post something so that others could validate their feelings.

[BirdieBelle]

He's really not trolling. He posts in other forums. I think he just had a bad night in the back alley.

[nashvols]

The OP is certainly entitled to his opinion. Do I agree with it? No. But again, it's an opinion. Do I think he truly explored all Nashville has to offer? Again, no...but the OP also did not elaborate on where he went. I do think that this probably isn't the greatest time of the year to visit (because of recent gloomy weather)...and that could certainly have an effect on perception.

But we should remember that Nashville isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea. And I'm fine with that. He's certainly in the minority as far as travelers, as it would seem most enjoy their stays. My guess, though, is that his suggestion that we're over-hyped probably meant that he had expectations that weren't met (I'm not sure exactly what those would be -- but since we're not a huge bustling city like Hong Kong or a very old historic European city like Brussels, I can see how expectations might not be in line with reality).

I, for one, am not offended. I don't think the thread needs to be deleted. I can see why people are being defensive. But keep in mind that the OP did not provide any details about his visit. It's one thing if he had some bad misconceptions or provided outright false information...it's another if he just had a bad experience. I think CG2B's post is great, because it points out that sometimes we aren't enamored by cities that we might expect to like, but pleasantly surprised by others. This likely just falls into the category as Nashville was just not what the OP was looking for. And I'm fine with that.

[akm4]

For the record, I wasn't feeling defensive. I just fail to see the point. Now, back outside to enjoy this GORGEOUS day!