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Saw that too... then again, I don't want to bury the person who sets up a topic to help us with negative press. Still though, is this the predominant view on campus about career services?
Peg wrote:What is Decatur like? Is it very Southern and "Gone With The Wind" - is it dotted with southern belles and southern gentlemen and the general slow, gracious, stereotypical Southern pace of life? Or does it have a more metro feel to it? And do people have Georgia accents or is it a mix? I ask because I want to know how "local" the atmosphere is at Emory, or if it's sort of an island of its own and separated from the local culture.
sophia.olive wrote:Peg wrote:What is Decatur like? Is it very Southern and "Gone With The Wind" - is it dotted with southern belles and southern gentlemen and the general slow, gracious, stereotypical Southern pace of life? Or does it have a more metro feel to it? And do people have Georgia accents or is it a mix? I ask because I want to know how "local" the atmosphere is at Emory, or if it's sort of an island of its own and separated from the local culture.
yankeecarpetbagger
what, are you writing an article for the NYT.sophia.olive wrote:Peg wrote:What is Decatur like? Is it very Southern and "Gone With The Wind" - is it dotted with southern belles and southern gentlemen and the general slow, gracious, stereotypical Southern pace of life? Or does it have a more metro feel to it? And do people have Georgia accents or is it a mix? I ask because I want to know how "local" the atmosphere is at Emory, or if it's sort of an island of its own and separated from the local culture.
yankee
Emory is in the Druid Hills area. It's not very stereotypical. In fact, it's actually quite trendy, in my opinion. I live in the area.Peg wrote:What is Decatur like? Is it very Southern and "Gone With The Wind" - is it dotted with southern belles and southern gentlemen and the general slow, gracious, stereotypical Southern pace of life? Or does it have a more metro feel to it? And do people have Georgia accents or is it a mix? I ask because I want to know how "local" the atmosphere is at Emory, or if it's sort of an island of its own and separated from the local culture.
Although I'm not an Emory 1L I am from the area and can answer this question. The answer is NO. People who haven't been to the South (especially Atlanta) have a very warped sense of what the South is actually like. Decatur has a very high African American population (Atlanta does in general) and it's a city (one of the biggest metro areas in the U.S). Atlanta is not "slow paced" compared to your average city, it is however slow paced compared to NYC. Also, keep in mind that Atlanta is the current hot bed of Hip Hop/rap culture so that permeates the city as well, especially Decatur. As far as people having Georgia accents, the sorts of people that you will be interacting with as a Emory law student will not. However, do not expect people to sound like they grew up in Beverly Hills or anything. For the most part people are accent neutral but may still use terms like "yall" etc. in casual speech. I highly suggest you visit Atlanta. Honestly, the bolded really doesn't exist in large quantities outside of places like Mississippi, Alabama, and smaller towns in the rest of the Southern states. That's basically an anachronism that non Southerners hold on to from watching too much TV. It definitely doesn't describe Atlanta.Peg wrote:What is Decatur like? Is it very Southern and "Gone With The Wind" - is it dotted with southern belles and southern gentlemen and the general slow, gracious, stereotypical Southern pace of life? Or does it have a more metro feel to it? And do people have Georgia accents or is it a mix? I ask because I want to know how "local" the atmosphere is at Emory, or if it's sort of an island of its own and separated from the local culture.
sophia.olive wrote:what, are you writing an article for the NYT.sophia.olive wrote:Peg wrote:What is Decatur like? Is it very Southern and "Gone With The Wind" - is it dotted with southern belles and southern gentlemen and the general slow, gracious, stereotypical Southern pace of life? Or does it have a more metro feel to it? And do people have Georgia accents or is it a mix? I ask because I want to know how "local" the atmosphere is at Emory, or if it's sort of an island of its own and separated from the local culture.
yankee
) I had wondered if Decatur was different because someone said it was quite separate from Atlanta proper.Haha RHOA.Peg wrote:Thanks for the info - sorry if this carpetbagger offended. I actually know Atlanta isn't that Old South. (I watched Real Housewives of Atlanta but don't admit this to people in real life.
In all seriousness I don't know how anyone could have the image of Atlanta asked about earlier after having seen even one episode of RHOA. Honestly, there are definitely things about Atlanta's culture that I don't like (as are exhibited in that show) but none of them relate to the stereotypes mentioned earlier in this thread. For better or worse, RHOA does portray a good deal of what Atlanta culture is like (though not all of it).rad law wrote:Haha RHOA.Peg wrote:Thanks for the info - sorry if this carpetbagger offended. I actually know Atlanta isn't that Old South. (I watched Real Housewives of Atlanta but don't admit this to people in real life.
Decatur's pretty trendy, too. Fun bars in their downtown. Good food, too. Nice little town, but not really a "Southern" vibe.
Downtown Decatur is awesome! (minus the stuck up AS chicks)rad law wrote:Haha RHOA.Peg wrote:Thanks for the info - sorry if this carpetbagger offended. I actually know Atlanta isn't that Old South. (I watched Real Housewives of Atlanta but don't admit this to people in real life.
Decatur's pretty trendy, too. Fun bars in their downtown. Good food, too. Nice little town, but not really a "Southern" vibe.
Because I assumed those women are completely out of sync with reality, of course!BruceWayne wrote: In all seriousness I don't know how anyone could have the image of Atlanta asked about earlier after having seen even one episode of RHOA. Honestly, there are definitely things about Atlanta's culture that I don't like (as are exhibited in that show) but none of them relate to the stereotypes mentioned earlier in this thread. For better or worse, RHOA does portray a good deal of what Atlanta culture is like (though not all of it).
However, that's interesting that the show actually portrays what Atlanta culture is like.Only somewhat. Most upper crust whites I have come across don't act like that.Peg wrote:Because I assumed those women are completely out of sync with reality, of course!BruceWayne wrote: In all seriousness I don't know how anyone could have the image of Atlanta asked about earlier after having seen even one episode of RHOA. Honestly, there are definitely things about Atlanta's culture that I don't like (as are exhibited in that show) but none of them relate to the stereotypes mentioned earlier in this thread. For better or worse, RHOA does portray a good deal of what Atlanta culture is like (though not all of it).
Loud talking black women, white chicks in wigs, big cars, tall buildings, and alcohol is an accurate portrayal. I love my city.Peg wrote:Because I assumed those women are completely out of sync with reality, of course!BruceWayne wrote: In all seriousness I don't know how anyone could have the image of Atlanta asked about earlier after having seen even one episode of RHOA. Honestly, there are definitely things about Atlanta's culture that I don't like (as are exhibited in that show) but none of them relate to the stereotypes mentioned earlier in this thread. For better or worse, RHOA does portray a good deal of what Atlanta culture is like (though not all of it).
Stop name dropping.rad law wrote:Only somewhat. Most upper crust whites I have come across don't act like that.Peg wrote:Because I assumed those women are completely out of sync with reality, of course!BruceWayne wrote: In all seriousness I don't know how anyone could have the image of Atlanta asked about earlier after having seen even one episode of RHOA. Honestly, there are definitely things about Atlanta's culture that I don't like (as are exhibited in that show) but none of them relate to the stereotypes mentioned earlier in this thread. For better or worse, RHOA does portray a good deal of what Atlanta culture is like (though not all of it).
racistDukeCornell wrote:Loud talking black women, white chicks in wigs, big cars, tall buildings, and alcohol is an accurate portrayal. I love my city.Peg wrote:Because I assumed those women are completely out of sync with reality, of course!BruceWayne wrote: In all seriousness I don't know how anyone could have the image of Atlanta asked about earlier after having seen even one episode of RHOA. Honestly, there are definitely things about Atlanta's culture that I don't like (as are exhibited in that show) but none of them relate to the stereotypes mentioned earlier in this thread. For better or worse, RHOA does portray a good deal of what Atlanta culture is like (though not all of it).
rad law wrote:Only somewhat. Most upper crust whites I have come across don't act like that.Peg wrote:Because I assumed those women are completely out of sync with reality, of course!BruceWayne wrote: In all seriousness I don't know how anyone could have the image of Atlanta asked about earlier after having seen even one episode of RHOA. Honestly, there are definitely things about Atlanta's culture that I don't like (as are exhibited in that show) but none of them relate to the stereotypes mentioned earlier in this thread. For better or worse, RHOA does portray a good deal of what Atlanta culture is like (though not all of it).
Thank you. The idea that most people have on here of the South is really more like Mississippi, Bama, and "towns" in the rest of the Southern states.NonTradHealthLaw wrote:Emory and much of Atlanta is as southern as Long Island.