I loved Georgia Tech went I went to visit it as an undergrad. My only complaint was that it was hot as balls all the time. I changed my clothes probably 3 times each day when I visited it. That was enough for me to decide not to go there for undergrad or grad school. But, if you don't mind the heat (and humidity), you should really like it there.

@abge: I'm moving from Mumbai, so the weather hopefully won't be a problem. Did you do a term at Georgia Tech?

No, I only visited for a week when I was in HS.

There's an awesome Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta. They used to give free samples, not sure if they still do.

i hope you like southern cuisine. Can you say "where is the closest cracker barrel?" if so you will be fine.

but some nice places to go, get a hotdog at The Varsity. Good stuff. Also there is a chicken and waffle place i hear is good but i forget the name. some jazz singer owns it?

visit the coke factory at least once, best tasting coke you will ever get. Also the aquarium is neat with the whale shark.

It is rather hot though whenever i went down there, and traffic sucks like none other. But its a nice city with some good southern tradition.

also you have chikfila everywhere. the chikfila sauce= adicting. i work at one, and i decided i should give up the sauce or i'd gain like 20 pounds. i'm going through withdrawal i think

(oh and yes, free samples)

The traffic in Atlanta is terrible and the weather is bad most of the year (but winters and parts of spring and fall are really nice). I'm currently in Alabama in graduate school, and my friends from other parts of the country notice that the Deep South really only has two seasons: summer and not summer.

Are you into football, particularly college football? Atlanta is a good college football town, and Georgia Tech is currently a fun team to watch. If you like doing outdoorsy stuff in general, even downtown Atlanta has a number of good parks, and Georgia is a great place for camping etc. Chattanooga and the relatively cooler mountains of Tennessee are just a few hours up the interstate.

Go to the aquarium, it is awesome.

YOU DON'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT ATLANTA.
THEY SET OFF BOMBS IN PARKS DOWN THERE. DON'T FUCK WITH ME.

No,

YOU DON'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT ATLANTA.
THEY'RE FREAKING RACISTS DOWN THERE. DON'T FUCK WITH ME

Actually, Atlanta has some rather progressive pockets. Half-Indian friend of mine goes there all the time and doesn't ever get bothered. So KA is, as usual, being an uninformed fucktard.

You'll be fine in Atlanta, santosh! One of the better cities in the South. DJ basically covered it.

Never been in Atlanta outside of the airport, but I did spend a week in rural southern Georgia for work once. Nicest and politest people I've ever met, but the Mexican food really sucked there.

I've never been to Atlanta, but San Francisco and Vancouver are better. :p

Girls from Atlanta tend to represent well in pictorials.

The 3rd floor ladies bathroom in Tabernacle Hall is where the sluts go to bang randos because there is a wide cushioned bench in the back corner. Use this knowledge well.

Atlanta is like the North of the South. You can thank Sherman for that.

My sister lives in Hotlanta.

Mumbai? You'll be at home in Atlanta in the summer... may actually be cold for you in the summer.

The traffic is some of the worst in america as everyone down there drives like assholes.

Tech is a good school... and they have a good football program... I will expect tickets to a game if I end up down there during the season, k?

Yeah you won't mind the heat.

In Houston (which has very similar weather to Atlanta) lots of people immigrate there from South Asia and Southeast Asia because the climate is so similar.

It's a car town too, just like Houston, so try to figure some way to get rides or make nice with someone who owns a car..

Uhh.. yeah other than that, you're good. Can you understand people with thick southern accents? Not everyone you meet (actually probably rather few) will have this issue but you will certainly run into some who do.

Try listening to some country music to see if you can understand them. Lol sometimes I can't.