britex01

In my previous thread (my first) I mentioned that my US wife (currently in Texas) is looking to move to Tennessee next year to work (Knoxville). She doesn't know the ins and outs of that city yet and I plan to join her there for 3 - 6 months to help 'test the ground'.

Online Webs 'colour' all types of geographical landscapes, in which tourism plays a part (economy boost). Superficially, these are fine to some degree, as with practical pointers. Environmental benefits... Well, I guess that depends on the individual. I have already used Google Earth to Sat Nav the lay of the land.

Does anyone here live in Knoxville TN (or close by) or at any time, done so? I'd be interested to learn what appeals and what doesn't. In fact, anything useful in advance of my trip there, to assess things.

Mike

BritGuyTN

how old are you?

i think knoxville is great if you are a student at UT or if you want to find somewhere to live out the rest of your days (retire)

very boring otherwise

my in-laws (who I really like) live there, but we still spend far too much time there for my liking

if you are outdoorsy there is amazing natural beauty in the closeby smoky mountains

knoxville is also very white, conservative and baptist...

they are trying a downtown revitalisation but I think this is becoming derailed due to the housing market decline...

the airport is small and has limited and expensive flights

housing is cheap

lots of urban sprawl

basically it is missing most of the things that are fun about nashville... but i'm in my twenties (just), so different things could well appeal to you...

edit: just seen you are from lincoln - knoxville could be your cup of tea if you aren;t a fan of larger cities...

KentuckyYid

Tennessee is one of the few states still rising in value. I know this as three Realtors I work with have relocated there in the past 12 months from Florida. They all cited the same reasons that's it's an up and coming market and they wanted to be in on it at the start.

I'm sure there are some areas of it that aren't doing so well but by and large it's a good market to buy a property in right now.

Nashville is a great night out!!!!

BritGuyTN

its certainly one of the better places right now, but as of beginning of september, house sales in nashville have fallen off a cliff


in my zip code that is one of the trendiest areas to live (i've come to the conclusion I'm not trendy enough to live there now) closings on houses 200k upwards have gone from an average of 25-30 a month down to less than 10

the job market still seems to be decent however so if/when there is a storm I think we should be able to weather it fairly easily...

britex01

I'm older than you, BritGuy. Add another 30+ years - sunshine... ... Thereabouts, anyway.

I've lived cities and I've lived rural (still do). I prefer rural but I could cope with a cultural city, much like Lincoln here in the UK, or cities like Amsterdam (I lovee Amsterdam) which, of course, I wouldn't find anywhere in the States... ...

Outdoorsy? Yes, to some extent. I still ride horseback quite frequently, so I would enjoy exploring the smokies, trails and so on.

I know nothing of Nashville... What's 'fun' about Nashville? Is it far from Knoxville?

I like what you've revealed... Most helpful. You been there long?

Mike

Thydney

I've only passed through over the course of on day and thought it very run down. I to would love to live in the Smokys

britex01

Which 'city'? Nashville or Knoxville? ...

(Why on earth do they call little towns - cities? Gawd... )

What pics I've seen of the smokies make them look very inviting ...

M

Thydney

Knoxville

britex01

Oh, right.... Knoxville. Hmmm... You mean just short of a shanty town, bill boards quivering in the winds, smells galore, a town to avoid lest ye rot and pay the price at thy peril? Not really a cultural romantic sorta place then, eh? ...

Oh dear...

Mike

BritGuyTN

its certainly not that bad!

knoxville like any place has poorer areas and more 'upscale' areas... its easy to get a negative opinion of anywhere is one visit

to be fair i think the whole place has improved a lot - certainly better than when I first went there 5 years ago...

its a big plus if you like american football (i do) the university of tn stadium makes wembley look like a shack and is bigger than the nou camp in barcelona...

theres many rivers and lakes in the area that make for good fishing and boozy weekends...

one of the main reasons I don't particularly like knoxville is that its not very urban - i like dense cities. if this is a non issue then my main bug bear with the place is eliminated...

if you like a more relaxed way of life it could well be right up your alley

Thydney

No not that extreme more in need of a bloody good wash

another bloody yank

In TN those are cities!

Tootsie Frickensprinkles

This one still makes me laugh .. ya know how somethings just blend into the background but, like 'erbs, I just can't not notice this one. Yea, yea, double negatives

We went hiking in the Lake district and Scotland this year for our UK holiday and he would still ask so what's the next city as we approached say, Luss.

britex01

In Britain, 'cities' are London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, to name but a few... VAST urban sprawls. My wife, a Texan, lived in a small district of DFW, and called it a 'city'. When I first visited Texas a few years ago, I was confused until I learnt the difference between what you folk regard to be a city and what we regard to be a city.

It's just that I find it quite amusing, no more, no less...

Have a nice day ...

BritGuyTN

the population of the city limits of nashville is greater than atlanta, miami, st louis, portland, seattle and has a metro population of about 1.6 million...

we're also getting the tallest building outside of chicago and nyc being built in downtown (apparently)

so its not all shacks...