<p>Hey I am an international student.
I don't know much about the US geography.
Is the city a pleasant place to live?
weather?climate?</p>
<p>I suppose it depends on what you are used to and expecting. Atlanta has moderate temperatures (winters mild, summers not too bad although we did have a couple of weeks recently with 100 degree temps - that was very unusual. Winter rarely sees any ice or snow. You can expect 70's - 80's weather most of the time...with summers in the 90's..and winters in the 60's. </p>
<p>Different parts of Atlanta vary widely. Be careful where you explore - some parts of town are not very good and caution especially should be used after dark. The Emory area, however, is a nicer part of the city, so is the city of Decatur (around the square which has over 30 restaurants, shops, a courthouse, postoffice, library, and much more) - The city of Decatur is only a few miles from Emory's campus and The Cliff (Emory's shuttle) goes there from something like 6am - 8pm Monday - Friday every 20 minutes. You can access the Marta rail line in the city of Decatur which will take you to many places in Atlanta. The state of Georgia has a lot of trees - and the Emory area has retained this green environment. Since the campus has a medical and law school and hospital, CDC, and other professional buildings around it - you will see a lot of professionals in the area (and a lot of traffic).</p>
<p>Wow, winters in the 60's? I've been in Atlanta for 20 years, and that is not an accurate portrayal. I've seen single digits, teens, and a LOT of 20's and 30's every winter. 60 would be a balmy day for winter. December, January and February all have averages in the 50's, with very cold nights. Pearl is correct on the Emory area, very nice and relatively safe.</p>
<p>true. I suppose I'm going by last winter's temps - it stayed warm for a long time with very little cold weather (to me), but that is correct - we certainly have had below 30's .</p>
<p>what means 60,30,70,80?
We don't use that to describe temperature here.
Here winter is about-20 centigrade.
Summer is about +20 centigrade.</p>