Would you rather live in Atlanta or Des Moines?

[TDAS04]

Des Moines by far.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Des Moines by a lot. 

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Des Moines because I love the Midwest and I hate the Braves. Bring back the Thrashers, though.

[dead0man]

Des Moines by a lot. 

I've lived in Atlanta and Omaha (Des Moines, only bigger/better) and it's not a contest.  Des Moines by a long shot.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Reported thread for trolling - no one in their right mind would pick Atlanta.

[Torie]

Reno, NV, used to call itself the "biggest" little town in America. Conversely, Des Moines, after perhaps the Quad Cities, strikes me as one of the "smallest" bigger metro areas in the US. Despite having perhaps a half million folks in the metro area, there really isn't much there, and the downtown is somnolent and drab. Even finding a decent restaurant there has proven to be a bit of a challenge (ended up going to a Russian restaurant, which ended up being something of a disaster). Kind of cruel to say this, but Iowa is just an incredibly frumpy place; it seems most of the folks with energy and creativity, have split the place over the decades. None of my clan is still encamped there for example, not even a measly distant cousin for example. There seems to be more action in Hudson, NY, with a "metro area" of about 15,000 or so - a lot more action. So Atlanta.

[Torie]

Reported thread for trolling - no one in their right mind would pick Atlanta.

Liar, liar pants on fire. Which is a good thing, because even if otherwise you have no redeeming virtues, your personal Pandora's Box long ago having been opened, still left in it is the fact that you are not a "reporting" type.

[Bacon King]

Reported thread for trolling - no one in their right mind would pick Atlanta.

Liar, liar pants on fire. Which is a good thing, because even if otherwise you have no redeeming virtues, your personal Pandora's Box long ago having been opened, still left in it is the fact that you are not a "reporting" type.

fortunate for him because the mod who would have responded to the report is a proud Atlanta patriot

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Reported thread for trolling - no one in their right mind would pick Atlanta.

Liar, liar pants on fire. Which is a good thing, because even if otherwise you have no redeeming virtues, your personal Pandora's Box long ago having been opened, still left in it is the fact that you are not a "reporting" type.

Well, I reported a lot of stuff for Gustaf just to piss him off,  same with Gully and Oakvale, but you're right.  Take awy those and there's not many.

[Boris]

I'm sure Atlanta sucks, but Des Moines is a boring sh**thole. If you wanna do Iowa right, Iowa City is the way to go.

[Goldwater]

Atlanta, by far.

[Kushahontas]

Des Moines by far.

[J-Mann]

Des Moines by a lot. 

[Badger]

I've heard mixed things about Des Moines. Some along the lines that Des Moines has a number of amenities and culture for a city of only 200k, plus good schools and relatively low crime. Others, similar to what Torie has said.

My wife lived and worked in the Atlanta arts community for a number of years before we left. Yes, definite downsides with its sprawl, traffic, crime, but all in all I know we'd probably sooner move there for offering so much more than Des Moines. That said, the older we and the kids get, the less important things like a wide variety of restaurants, museums, band venues, microbreweries, etc. all become. Anymore we rarely make use of the ones we have near us as it is. So long as they kept pro hockey (albeit AHL level) there....

Advantage to Atlanta, they'd have a better chance of growing up around and becoming friends with people from other ethnicities (yes, Forum, not all Republicans consider "diversity" a bad thing ). On the other hand living in Des Moines would make it possible for even minor local politicos like me to have US Senators, governors, and even future presidents come to my house even to pitch to a handful of neighbors.

[TDAS04]

Reno, NV, used to call itself the "biggest" little town in America. Conversely, Des Moines, after perhaps the Quad Cities, strikes me as one of the "smallest" bigger metro areas in the US. Despite having perhaps a half million folks in the metro area, there really isn't much there, and the downtown is somnolent and drab. Even finding a decent restaurant there has proven to be a bit of a challenge (ended up going to a Russian restaurant, which ended up being something of a disaster). Kind of cruel to say this, but Iowa is just an incredibly frumpy place; it seems most of the folks with energy and creativity, have split the place over the decades. None of my clan is still encamped there for example, not even a measly distant cousin for example. There seems to be more action in Hudson, NY, with a "metro area" of about 15,000 or so - a lot more action. So Atlanta.

Uh, no.  Des Moines is actually more of solid, hip, cultured city than you'd expect from a city its size. It has a decent downtown with some tall buildings.  I like that that the city combines the best of both worlds, in that it has several big city aspects and activities, but still small enough to be friendly and comfortable.

[TDAS04]

Some along the lines that Des Moines has a number of amenities and culture for a city of only 200k, plus good schools and relatively low crime.

That is a good description.

My wife lived and worked in the Atlanta arts community for a number of years before we left. Yes, definite downsides with its sprawl, traffic, crime, but all in all I know we'd probably sooner move there for offering so much more than Des Moines. That said, the older we and the kids get, the less important things like a wide variety of restaurants, museums, band venues, microbreweries, etc. all become. Anymore we rarely make use of the ones we have near us as it is. So long as they kept pro hockey (albeit AHL level) there....

Des Moines has all those. 

[ElectionsGuy]

Atlanta, by far.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Des Moines, but I wouldn't dislike Atlanta.

[Vosem]

Des Moines for the weather.

[Miles]

Atlanta because I've lived relatively close to it most of my life.

[Clarko95 📚💰📈]

Atlanta.


Outside of Chicago, the Midwest isn't really that great.

[TDAS04]

Des Moines for the weather.

Better than Atlanta, but the weather isn't really one of the positives about Des Moines either.  Neither is cold enough. 

[ilikeverin]

Atlanta for the universities.  Drake doesn't cut it, although the universities of Atlanta are notably language-science-poor.  If, for some reason, I'm forced out of academia, either seems fine to me; maybe Des Moines because of less sprawl, but I've always really enjoyed Atlanta whenever I've visited.  Based on the discussion so far, I seem to be one of the only people who'd find this a difficult but pleasant choice to make!

[Flake]

I'd move to Atlanta

[Goldwater]

Des Moines for the weather.

Better than Atlanta, but the weather isn't really one of the positives about Des Moines either.  Neither is cold enough. 

You people are insane.