<p>I find this “hillbilly” stereotype of Nashville annoying and tiring as it is so unfounded. I moved to Nashville at age 13 from NY in the 70’s and never thought of Nashville as “hillbilly”. I moved away in the 90’s and am always amazed at the growth of the city each time I return.
There is the Green Hills Mall just a few miles from Vanderbilt that has evolved to hold stores like Louis Vuitton, Jimmy Choo, Tiffany, Coach, David Yurman…I don’t think these stores could exist if Nashville was full of “hillbilly’s”. You have the Gultch area that’s full of hipster type restaurants. Belle-Meade is a neighborhood not far from Vanderbilt that is full of beautiful million $ homes. I could go on but my point is, please do your homework and research Nashville before applying the old “Hee Haw” stereotypes. Tennessee is a mid-sized state and does have some towns in it that can be thought of as “hillbilly” but Nashville is a city that definitely doesn’t fit that bill.</p>