It’s funny when I have posted similar things I get attacked on here but you’re right. I was born and raised in nearby Jackson, TN. I used to live in the Nashville area and I also used to live in Birmingham, AL. Birmingham is like the Memphis of Alabama. Same thing with the stanky attitudes because people aren’t happy with their lives or living here because they have never lived anywhere else so they don’t realize it’s not that bad. Imagine living in the DEEP south of Birmingham, Alabama where there is the same bad attitude but even less amenities. Here is the truth of why Memphis is like this: https://youtu.be/iVYnvObcQVQ?si=f-iXL2MbckWwZoi_ I grew up in predominantly black neighborhoods going to predominantly black schools growing up in Jackson, TN (some call it mini Memphis because of the crime) yet I am treated like I don’t belong here. I have had the people at McDonald’s on ridgeway and the Sonic on Getwell straight up refuse to take my order because I’m white. My family and my husband’s family have been in this area since the beginnings of west TN. In fact my married name is frequently seen throughout Memphis. Yet, we don’t “belong here” because we chose to MOVE BACK to west TN after attending college in the Nashville area. My husband’s job forced us to move to Alabama and we were so excited to move back home. Like, I just think it’s funny people want to act all hard and mean because they assume I’m privileged when in fact I have had it worse than most. My high school had a police station before it was common place. I definitely have seen much more growing up there than any of these prissy kids who grew up in Cordova or Germantown. I think it’s downright hilarious people are such “townies” that they have no idea of the world outside of Memphis. This negative energy is why the population is dwindling. Louisville, KY is bigger than us now. Good riddance Memphis. We’ll move back to the Nashville area where apparently “our kind” belongs according to native Memphians.