With new owners to the Nashville Sounds, it obviously brings in new everything from an updated stadium to new personalities in the front office, to new ideas on how to bring a change to get people to start coming back to support minor league baseball.After visiting a few times this week, I think it may take a bit more time and a few more changes to make this a place the Nashville community feels comfortable with. After all, when you come from the northern states and try to fit into the south...there certainly is a difference in attitude and the way you do things.
What I noticed first was that there seem to be more staff and security walking around than fans. Not a great first impression to have. Is there trouble brewing? Few banners of our great local businesses were around and few local vendors pushing their products. One thing that seems to have remained the same was that when I went to purchase certain food and drink items that were posted...they didn't have them. That felt right. A few of the older staff are still on hand...that felt right. The younger new ones are just like we expect of young ones... they don't smile and they don't act like they like their job. Some of the seats were new...but I guess they couldn't afford cup holders to go with them. Balancing a dog and beer on your lap is really hard to do. The bathrooms were clean. That's a nice change. The sound system seems to be a bit clearer...but I wish they would turn it up just a bit more. I still couldn't hear at times.
When I went to the game Wednesday, there were a group of kids that had come from schools. Young kids...like really young....seems like someone in charge of the music thought a song about someone's a-- was appropriate to play. Nice. I heard that loud and clear.
As I was trying to watch the game last night, I had about 3 or 4 staff members standing behind me and giving their opinions to each other about the players and game in fairly loud voices. Not really great information either. Seems like they don't have much respect for their team. I had to move to another seat.
Yes...new everything. Hope they learn that this is the south. It's not all about money down here. It's about building community. Building relationships. Becoming...well, southern.
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So which way is the best, the Northern or Southern way? I know there is a huge difference between the two, especially during this difficult economical times. Since I'm from the North, I can understand how clinical we can be and if you do not preform and win, your gone. I'm experiencing this daily in my work at the hospital, in fact, we are calling ourselves "I Robot", because that is what they think of us.
Mark, I myself prefer the Southern method myself!!!! Looking forward to becoming a Southerner sometime soon.
Having to become a southerner 25 years ago...I remember it was a big change for me. There's a big difference in attitude and how you relate to each other. Northerners tend to be a little brash and whether they mean to or not, sound like they are talking down to you. Like "you poor southern folks...you're still living in the dark ages and you're uneducated to real life".
Now midwest folks like you Ruth...that's another story!!!!
It has changed Mark, the Midwest is no more, so us "Minnesota Nice" people must go elsewhere.
This discussion reminds me of a trip Marie & I made to Kroger recently. The young lady at the register was polite, but with few words and no smile! As we left the store we said to each other "she's not from around here".
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