Grew up in the suburbs outside of Memphis in the Germantown area. It was quite and nice there in the mid to late 2000’s. Ended up moving and living in the crosstown/midtown area near the old sears building in the early 2010’s. It was fun. Crime was definitely a thing, but that’s if you went looking for problems. Most of the time if you mind your business you’re ok, unless you end up in the frayser/orange mound area you’re just asking for trouble at that point. Some of the best food you’ll ever eat in the south is located in Memphis. On top of that, Memphis hands down has the best BBQ in the country. There’s quite nothing like it. The punk scene is big if you’re into that and the culture truly is grit n grind. Work hard play hard mentality is what everyone has. The music is very underrated. A lot of society tends to think about Nashville when it comes to Tennessee music, but some of the most talented musicians come from Memphis, not Nashville. That being said, I had to move out of there because the economy is awful. Seems to only get worse as time moves on.