Memphis was worse before FedEx came to town and gave people jobs. It has improved a lot in the last 30 years. I like Nashville better also.
Yes, and no. It was decent for a long time until Tunica opened and all the employable, sane people went to the casinos for high paying jobs. Now, the previously unemployable, insane idiots are working in those jobs (i.e. low/no skill jobs) and things are far worse off.
When I was in college, I was getting $25/hour jobs in construction, and this was in the 80s. The Mexican workers moved in because many of the locals refused to take construction jobs -- I guess being in college and working on a degree in sociology makes more sense. I learned spanish, it was a great experience -- and then I left in '94.
