A Tale of Two Cities

Things That Nashville Has That NY Needs (in no particular order)

A COUNTRY RADIO STATION
an outpost of The Bluebird Cafe
an outpost of The Listening Room
a Pancake Pantry
a Loveless Cafe
honkey tonks on lower Broadway (instead of brokerage houses)
a large lake like Percy Priest
people who smile at you on the street for no particular reason (Here, we call them crazy)
people who say "Bless your heart" instead of "F*** YOU, MF"
nice hotels for $60 a night on Priceline
crisp clean air
affordable housing
real front lawns
real back yards
more pick-up trucks
fan-friendly celebrities
antebellum mansions
the option of ordering sweet or unsweet tea (it's strictly add your own sweetener here)
free drink refills in every restaurant
Wal-Mart (though some would disagree)
more bar-b-que joints
meat and 3's
The Grand Ole Opry
Brown's Diner
Pei Wei
big green tractors
few people walking around with their pants on the ground
cowboy hat wearing people who don't get stared at
wide open spaces (excluding Central and Prospect Parks)
rolling green hills (ditto above)
something akin to Nashville Shores
a comfortable airport
more unpretentious people
more "real, live, women" if you know what I mean
more cheap parking
snow days for public schools with an inch on the ground (spoken like a true teacher)

I reserve the right to add to this list at any time!