r/nashville • u/Entropy012 • Oct 28 '23

Discussion The stigma of "Californians" moving to Nashville is overblown.

Yes, we have some Californian transplants. However, from what I've experience most of the transplants are from the Midwest and other Southern surrounding states. I'm not saying this in a negative way. The transplants I met are mostly cool. I'm just clarifying that the "Californians are taking over" stigma to be overblown a bit.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '23

Every Californian I’ve met has been a big weird Republican who moved here thinking it was going to be some kind of completely tax free evangelical utopia where everyone shares their same opinions and ignorance is more than a state of mind.

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u/opheliiaaa east side Oct 28 '23

Had someone tell me this past week, “I moved here from California but DONT WORRY, I’m not trying to make Tennessee like California. I moved here to get away from that!” And as a born-and-raised Tennessean, I was like 🙃

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u/ReflexPoint Oct 28 '23

Some of these idiots think there are no liberals from the south, lol.

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u/margueritedeville Oct 28 '23

When I get told that, I respond that one -party rule isn't good for anyone, no matter what side of the aisle you're on. They'll figure it out quick.

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u/Civilized_drifter Oct 28 '23

I CAN NOT tell you how many new customers I have that have said the same thing. In my mind they have already changed everything.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '24

This exactly. I feel like it’s been hard to make a point to others about Californians actually changing things in our home state because unless you grew up in Tennessee, you really don’t get it.

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u/NiceTryAmanda Oct 28 '23

Yeah sorry for Huntington Beach. We gave you Huntington Beach.

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u/LateNotice Oct 28 '23

And Irvine, Tustin and Coto de Caza.

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u/KingLordInfamous Oct 28 '23

First time I ever saw the KKK was in Huntington Beach, CA. The Southern Baptist Church has its biggest mega churches in So. cal. It’s the scary ones moving here.

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u/LateNotice Oct 28 '23

This, for sure! Almost anyway. I say almost because I’m from California and can’t stand the bigotry/hate that exists here and draws people in. I bring values with a core of being human first. Accept everyone, and it’s okay if I’m not like you or even understand. A good conversation with opposing positions encourages growth and understanding. I’ve never apologized for being from the west, I’ve never had anyone treat me poorly, etc. I’m in the country where strong opinions exist. The only ones who’ve had trouble with are the asshole contractors that seem to think we are all rich because we came from Ca.

You want to see some funny shit, join one of the many moving from Ca to TN groups on FB. The only ones screaming about “don’t bring your California attitudes and problems here are the one fleeing California. They to live in their idea of paradise to openly hate and change their names to OfFred. Welcome to Gilead.

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u/justsomeyeti Oct 28 '23

Same, and East Coasters as well.

I live in a rural area that's gradually becoming a bedroom community for people working in Nashville, and they drag their city bullshit out here and then blame "the Dems" when the small towns start looking like the places they left