Friday, March 6, 2009

NashVegas: America's manliest city

Nashville likes to bill itself as Music City USA, and the home of the Grand Ole Opry now we have another name to add to the list; America's Manliest City.
Nashville came out on top in the study conducted by Sperling's BestPlaces. Mars Snackfood US and its Cmbos snack food brand commissioned the study. A well-respected research company that everyone has heard of.
The least manly city; New York.
Cities lost ranking points for "emasculating" characteristics like the abundance of home furnishing stores, high minivan sales and subscription rates to beauty magazines.

Nashville grabbed the top spot in the ranking thanks to its high number of NASCAR enthusiasts, popularity of hunting and fishing, and concentration of barbecue eateries.
Despite high ratings in the bowling category, New York City came in 50th because it apparently lacked in areas such as fishing, home improvement and drag racing.

As much as I agree with everything the study said about NashVegas, could we please, please have an IKEA here. If Austin can have one there certainly has to be a place for one here in Music City or Manly City.

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