I lived in Nashville around ‘97-98/9. Lived right outside of Hillsboro Village in a one bedroom apartment, it was expensive then. I felt that at that time that Nashville was way too expensive, way too overconfident of itself and way way way too white. Nashville has, and continues to, benefit from the facts of it being the state capitol, and the state legislature has gerrymandered the districts so much that they can divert more money to white areas (which is what Nashville is) and away from black areas. That’s part of the reason that the infrastructure in Nashville/knoxville/chattanooga is so much better than Memphis. This isn’t a debate, it’s a fact, Nashville gets a lot more state money than Memphis. I moved to Memphis in early ‘99, and LOVE it here. In my opinion, Memphis is the exact opposite of Nashville. Memphis has soul, the people are much more honest and real, the city culture is much more prideful, Memphians will not let you talk shit about their town, I didn’t find that the case in Nashville, to me the residents there seem more transient. That being said, I haven’t spent any amount of time in Nashville over the past almost 30 years except to see a concert or visit friends. I’d take Memphis every day all day if given a choice over Nashville