(quoted from hallman02 on previous page )
"Despite leadership issues, the area has a lot going for it. That, Addy says, "makes you marvel and wonder what Birmingham could achieve if it had the right ingredients."
Yeah, yeah, yeah

SORE LOSERS, well they haven't lost yet, but they will
"Since the 1980s, the city and county have forged a wide range of partnerships, including a combined jail and other programs in departments that work side by -side in Government Plaza."
That is VERY unique. I think this does have a lot to do with the big deals we've been landing.
"Home to people representing 90 nationalities, the city also hosts an annual international festival that draws big crowds.
ThyssenKrupp executive and recent Mobile transplant Thomas Woelker said he and his family have been warmly welcomed to the city, where he's noticed a growing global community.
"It might be a little small right now, but it's coming up," he said, adding that he's befriended Ethiopians, French and fellow Germans since his arrival last year. "When I talk with people, they say, `Oh, my grandpa was a German, or my grandpa was a British guy.' You find many, many international roots here."
Imagine Mobile with a China Town!

I think the growth in international population is good for the city, it adds some spice. Personally, Mobile's the friendliest city in Alabama, that I have ever been to anyways. Everyon talks about southern hospitality, but there are places that you go and never find it. The first day I was here, I was in a Wal-Mart and realized that I had lost my wallet. The coupke behind me paid for my $25 worth of groceries! And, after talking to me and realizing I was new in town, invited me to their home for dinner!! PEOPLE this DOES NOT happen anywhere else in this COUNTRY! At least not where I've ever been. It's funny, everyone talks about the "crime in Mobile" but I think the friendliness of the city is WAY too downplayed.