stuff that annoys me: Atlanta

My mother and I moved to Atlanta, GA when I was six and a half years old. At such a young age I didn't quite fully understand the idea of city versus suburb but the concept of a neighborhood full of houses and houses only--subdivisions--completely baffled me. Even to this day they still make me uneasy. But coming from Chicago, it wasn't just the urban/suburban split that jolted me; it was the horror that is the city of Atlanta.

12 years later this forsaken place still hasn't grown on me.

Just a quick rundown of why Atlanta sucks:

• Shitty public transit
• No natural lakes nearby
• Nothing interesting to do/see
• No under 21 nightlife
• No real culture
• Not enough people or opportunities
• Driving isn't taught in school but a car is pretty much a necessity
• There's only one major art museum and science museum  
• The only good schools are Emory, Tech, and Agnes Scott

And these were the good things I managed to pull out of my ass:

• Chick-fil-A
• Cheaper than many larger cities

Had things turned out a bit differently I would be in New York City right this second. But no, I was trying to make the most of my situation and wanted to find out what things my date and I could possibly do this lovely Friday night right here in town.

Come to realize practically nothing, since the city of Atlanta has passed a ban on people under 21 entering nightclubs.

In a city where you can't learn to drive in school but using public transit makes you want to shoot yourself for lack of a car, there's no waterfronts and nothing on the caliber of Navy Pier for any real entertainment, the last thing they could have done was force the 18- to 20-year-old populace into a choice between Stone Mountain or staying their asses at home and bitching on a blog every Friday night for the next three years of their lives.

Dear City of Atlanta: please go fuck yourself.