Why is fayetteville called fayettenam

Now I am, hey and they ask and they ask and they ask and I tell them , it's the Fayettenam hey -J Cole. Located in Eastern North Carolina , Fayettenam is a major military area. Fayettenam is the real and the crunkest city in the state of NC.

It was located in downtown Fayetteville on Hay Street. Many of the sexually oriented businesses had all Asian girl staffs. Fayetteville was nicknamed Fayettenam because the sex shops resembled the red light district in Saigon. Hay Street was talked about by soldiers all over the world.

Illegal drug use, hookers, strippers and pimps were present when young men nervously awaited their futures as soldiers fighting in Vietnam. Soldier 1: Man, training at Ft. Bragg sucks! Violators will be banned from commenting. Report a comment that violates the guidelines to contact fayettevilleflyer.

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To talk about becoming a sponsor, call or email us. Hate those guys. Okay, so: the prevalence of a military community mixed with a lack of other culture and the association with a war that ended nearly 40 years ago justfy a negative nickname? Bragg is one of the world's largest military organizations.

Should we penalize the city of Fayetteville unfairly for being next door? Or should we be grateful to the good citizens of that city for supporting the defense of freedom? Yes, Jane Fonda made headlines. She had a right to protest the war, and the vets that came home from that war deserve fair treatment.

Our world is not black and white. The people of Fayetteville did not cause or perpetuate the Vietnam war, or any of the other conflicts since. I lived in Fayetteville from We led an ordinary suburban existence with swim lessons, neighborhood halloween parades, school events, Scouts. We participated in community theater, orchestra, volunteer opportunities.

There was no lack of culture for our ordinary family. Yes, the turnover rate in our schools was high A lot of those kids led very interesting lives and made friends quickly and were an asset to the community. Their parents were my role models. Frankly, I felt safer knowing that those parents were watching over us all. Originally Posted by 20yrsinBranson. When I lived at Ft. Bragg in the late s it referred to the fact that there was a lot of violence being purpetrated by the military that was living on base.

Lots of fights, shootings, etc. It also referred to a very high crime rate at that time, particularly crime against the miliatary by the residents. It was literally a "battle zone".