How is that different from any other suburban area? Do other states paint the grass different colors or something? :)
Atlanta is quite unique in respect to the amount of municipalities that make up just the inner portion of the 285 perimeter. No, you don’t really see that anywhere else. The inner perimeter is dotted by what, 12-15 different “cities”? I remember an article back after 9/11 talking about what a challenge it was for Atlanta area LE to get on the same page because there were so many different LE entities in such a small area due to the positioning of Atlanta proper right in the very corner of Fulton Co. and so many small towns like Kennesaw, Smyrna, and Marietta maintaining seperate governments. I really fail to see where you are taking offense. When someone says they are from Atlanta, odds are that one in two don’t even live in Fulton Co. much less the actual city of Atlanta.