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**MipRippoomamn** · 08-04-2006, 08:02 AM

Hi im into just nice clubs like you would get here with nice atmosphere and good drink! lol

Have you heard of Okolona? That is where my boyfriend grew up but moved to Bowling Green, KY when he was 9 and other states, got a list lol

Is Mississippi not a poor state though, i.e education, way of life and healthcare?

Mississippi is a "poor state" generally speaking. The education system is not stellar on a state-wide scale, but there are some good schools. The cost of living there is pretty low, even by southern standards. They have a state income tax (unlike Tennessee and Florida, for example). Overall, it's a rural state with a long history of farming (which is still pretty true today), which is why it carries the reputation it does. Mississippians DO wear shoes (I promise).

Jackson, MS is as much a "big city" (with everything that comes with that) as an Orlando, FL or a Nashville, TN or a Charlotte, NC. You spoke of Tupelo earlier --- it has HUGE hospitals there and some very good services, although, they sometimes will send some patients to Memphis for some things. (I forget what the main hospital in Tupelo's speciality is)...

So... "way of life" in Mississippi just depends on where you go. Olive Branch and Southaven are pretty small towns only 15-20 mins away from BIG ASS MEMPHIS... You're just as likely to find $300,000 homes there as Memphis (although $300,000 there will get you almost twice as much house as you can get in Memphis).

08-04-2006, 08:02 AM	#29
MipRippoomamn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 369 Senior Member	Hi im into just nice clubs like you would get here with nice atmosphere and good drink! lol Have you heard of Okolona? That is where my boyfriend grew up but moved to Bowling Green, KY when he was 9 and other states, got a list lol Is Mississippi not a poor state though, i.e education, way of life and healthcare? Mississippi is a "poor state" generally speaking. The education system is not stellar on a state-wide scale, but there are some good schools. The cost of living there is pretty low, even by southern standards. They have a state income tax (unlike Tennessee and Florida, for example). Overall, it's a rural state with a long history of farming (which is still pretty true today), which is why it carries the reputation it does. Mississippians DO wear shoes (I promise). Jackson, MS is as much a "big city" (with everything that comes with that) as an Orlando, FL or a Nashville, TN or a Charlotte, NC. You spoke of Tupelo earlier --- it has HUGE hospitals there and some very good services, although, they sometimes will send some patients to Memphis for some things. (I forget what the main hospital in Tupelo's speciality is)... So... "way of life" in Mississippi just depends on where you go. Olive Branch and Southaven are pretty small towns only 15-20 mins away from BIG ASS MEMPHIS... You're just as likely to find $300,000 homes there as Memphis (although $300,000 there will get you almost twice as much house as you can get in Memphis).
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