Atlanta is hell

[kellinator]

I have got to get out of this damned city. It's sucking my brain out through my nostrils like an ancient Egyptian embalmer.

All I know is, when I got to Atlanta I was a bright, intelligent, kind, confident young woman starting out on a grand adventure and now I'm a bitter, cranky, cynical, pissed-off shell.

I should have packed up and gone home when I had the chance.

Comments

[girlfromsouth.livejournal.com]

Girl, I could say the exact same thing about DC. It's weird. I wonder if this is an "any big city" syndrome, becasue I think living in places like these makes people heartless.

I'll admit to still holding a soft spot in my heart for good ole ATL, but I haven't been there in about four years, so that is probably part of it.

the truth

[pxlboy.livejournal.com]

atlanta will do that to you...

[cnfsdyoie.livejournal.com]

i'm surprised to hear this. i always thought of atlanta as a friendly city that was waaaaay better than jackson or murfreesboro... maybe living in a small town for most of my life makes me think that all big cities are better though. also i might be a little naive about atl since i've never been there without my parents.

[morven.livejournal.com]

The Traffic alone is enough to cause overload.

Be careful what you wish for

[satia.livejournal.com]

My ex used to blame where he lived on his problems and his problems followed him wherever he went. But it was never his fault.

It is natural, as we get older, to become more cynical. However, that is also a choice. We make choices every day to do things which are not natural simply because we choose something different and "better."

I am not terribly happy here in GA and would happily leave if I did not have obligations tieing me to this city.

I just want to caution you that it may not be Atlanta. It may be cities in general. Or it may be the South in particular. Or it may simply be maturing into something and someone else.