Best city between these two?

kal, you took the words right outta my mouth! ;~)

seriously, i couldn't tolerate either city because i can't stand hot humid weather. lots in both places. if i were forced to choose, i'd go for atlanta because its geography is a *lot* more interesting, imo - not completely flat, w/only tropical vegetation. also, it's a tad less humid & wet on a year-round basis. and, there's actually some semblence of seasons, w/some leaves changing colors in the fall & coming off the trees in the winter, etc.

ymmv, doug s.

Hi, Bradz: I wish you the best on this one. I lived in Europe (mainly Germany) for 5 years, and in the western Pacific (Tokyo, Seoul, Okinawa, etc.) for 4 years, and I can only sympathize with your fiance. When you mention cities like London and Paris, the only large cities that come close in the US are Boston, New York, Chicago, and maybe a handful of runners-up such as St. Louis and San Diego -- forget LA, much less Miami and Atlanta. At one time, my list would have included San Francisco, but this once-fabulous city has slid badly in recent years. KR4 hit the nail on the head: there are no larger cities between Atlanta and Miami that one could recommend. If I were going away from Seattle (which I don't recommend anymore as a place to relocate) and wanted to stay in the Pacific NW, I'd probably go to Portland, OR -- a medium sized, very liveable city. If I were to move to the east coast again (I was raised in the Maryland suburbs to the west of Washington, DC), I would be looking hard at North Carolina for its quality of life. No major cities, but it has a lot of other things to offer: beautiful geography, pleasant climate, reasonable housing prices, good quality and available healthcare, sound technology-based industries, and some excellent universities (Duke, UNC, etc.)

I would take traffic into consideration. Dont know about Miami, but traffic problems in Atlanta might put you off.
Good luck.

I disagree, I live in Clearwater, FL, in the Tampa St Pete area, it's pretty good, especially for shopping, sorry, pretty weak for stereos, those the reason I visit this site so much. I grew up outside of NYC and have lived in Atlanta, there's enough here to keep me happy, and I can live on the beach.... Try that in Atlanta!

Go to Atlanta, great city, great food, great culture. The NYC of the south. Not quite as hot as Miami, not so far from the ocean that you can't get there, mountains(go to "On the Viranda" in Lakewood NC, incredible cuisine) are just a couple of hours away to the north. Yes its busy and has traffic, name a city that has grown as fast and offers much that doesn't have these problems. Is it London, Chicago, Paris, or New York? Of course not, its Atlanta. And think a little bit about what you can bring to the city, not what all you want to take from it.
And no, I don't live there now, but have, my best friend does live there, owns a restaurant with her husband called Fuego(tapas, Spanish foods) which I did supply the sound system for. And I am from Chicago and lived many years in many places, Boston, Seattle, DFW, all great cities and Atlanta is one of them.