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Originally Posted by BnaBreaker
I'd agree that there isn't really a "California Narrative" in Nashville, but if part of that narrative in your book is hipster coffee shops, music festivals, and artsy murals then perhaps your perception of Nashville needs a refresher, because for better or for worse, it has all of those things in droves, and that 'vibe' is pretty ubiquitous there these days, and has been for quite a few years. But it is a bit more approachable and down to earth there, if that's what you mean by "honkytonk."
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I never said those things didn't exist elsewhere. Read what I wrote again. Anyway it's really a matter of degree. We're not talking absolutes here. Culture is hard to quantify in that way, but Texans themselves often remark on the West Coast leanings of Austin. It's nothing new. Nobody says that about Memphis.
And there's really two different questions here that people are confusing. If you asked me to name the cities that most closely resemble Austin, LA would not be on top of my list. There are other cities like Nashville and Columbus that are more similar. But if you asked me to name the cities (outside of CA) that most closely resemble LA, Austin and Denver would be near the top of the list. Of course, the other alpha cities plus maybe Miami and Houston would be on the list as well, but those aren't really "scaled-down" versions of anything, so I'm not counting those. Think about it, what other cities really resemble LA?