r/nashville • u/Impossible-Pomelo-85 • Sep 16 '24
Leaving Nashville Discussion
Have you been living here for a while now and are you wanting to move either because of the traffic, politics, home prices, jobs, culture or religion etc ? Please share your opinions because I have plenty and want to hear other's! Thank you!
Oh and where are you moving to?
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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24
I’m leaving the country not just the state. I’ve lived in several cities across the US and have spent considerable amount of time in all 50 states because of my job. I can assure that not much changes from state to state other than some minor variables like the local education system and taxes.
Don’t get me wrong, I love this county and I love TN and all the states I’ve lived in. I’m just tired of the division, the economy, the home prices, and what our culture has become. In the past few years I’ve seen friendships and families fall apart because of political views (both Rep and Dems are terrible about this). I’ve seen friends successful businesses close because of inflation and I’ve seen my own suffer but I’ve somehow managed to hold it together and I’ve watched the chance of being able to own a home slip further and further away as the days go by. I could go on and on about the issues at hand that all of us probably agree are issues, but I don’t see anyone actively trying to fix it. I just see this Us vs Them bullshit. What I don’t see is Americans working together as a community and sorting our bullshit out.
I am lucky enough to have a significant other from another country that I met stateside. I visited their country and fell in love with it. For once in my life I experienced peace. It’s not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but there’s peace. There’s economic opportunity and stability, there’s affordable food and housing, and theres a strong sense of community that we don’t have here anymore. I currently live there part time and am planning to have my permanent residence visa by early 2026.