Top 5 (Or More) Things You HATE Most About Living In Charleston? (Greenville: 2011, how much)

[SCBeaches]

Originally Posted by scjj

Money Man Pawn - Can you say GAUDY to the MAX!

You mean those "cute, quaint, historical, lemon-yellow" buildings?

[scjj]

Originally Posted by SCBeaches

You mean those "cute, quaint, historical, lemon-yellow" buildings?

Don't forget the lovely LIME! LOL

[Luvsdabeach]

Originally Posted by SCBeaches

You mean those "cute, quaint, historical, lemon-yellow" buildings?

Ugh! They are such an eyesore!

[SCBeaches]

Ah-h-h-h, yes!

[Tankernate]

1. the city is ridiculously slow in upgrading their roads. They are way behind the rate of expansion that existed 2 years ago and don't seem to mind. 45 min to drive 8 miles where I live so you have be careful where you buy.

2. There are no brick or stone houses. All vinyl siding. I'm sure if I found a brick or stone house, I couldn't afford it either.

3. Service. I have never witnessed such crappy service in my life and every time I mention it to a friend, they say "that's Charleston." Wow, what a great reputation to have. Try to get something fixed on your house, hire a plumber etc...

4. Yo, what's with this grass? If you are a yard enthusiast, you might be disappointed. SC Centipede is lame.

5. That's it for me. I actually enjoy living here overall. There ARE great people here. The beach is close. The weather is great. The golf is good.

[RangerDuke08]

Originally Posted by 83margaux

funny you say this. this is one of the large reasons why we'd like to leave richmond. it was great for about 5 years, but we have steadily felt that transplants from further up north are bringing the same problems that you describe. i'm originally from maryland.

I'm from Denver, CO and spent 2 months this year in Charleston, SC, was considering moving there and though I loved the scenary and hospitality ... I do apologize to say that it really didn't feel as "Southern" as I would've of like it, no disrespect to the homegrown Southern folks down in Charleston. But ...

1. The suburbs were really sprawling and cookie cutter homes were being built all around. A lot of the kids in the burbs there seemed like any other kids in burbs nowadays, insecure, materialistic, spoiled.
2. There were a lot of cops and I am a peace officer myself but I say this is a bad sense because when you have a better porportion of officers to area to cover, they tend to "fight" for tickets and I saw many instances of that including 3 posted speed traps within a one mile radius and three different departments patrolling a one mile radius.
3. Transplants are only a normal sense in our mobile society today, trust me everyone from Denver is from out of town, but it seemed as there was a good portion of 2nd homes, not as bad as Florida but Northeners do tend to like to bring their politics and social baggage wherever they go.

I then went up to Upstate South Carolina and it felt more Southern to me. Partly because of all the lil churches on every block, but it also felt as the transplants were from Atlanta and Charlotte, versus the North. There was a fair share of suburban sprawl in upstate as well but might be because it was away from the beach and ritsy area that it seemed a lil more down to earth.

[Frankie117]

Originally Posted by RangerDuke08

I'm from Denver, CO and spent 2 months this year in Charleston, SC, was considering moving there and though I loved the scenary and hospitality ... I do apologize to say that it really didn't feel as "Southern" as I would've of like it, no disrespect to the homegrown Southern folks down in Charleston. But ...

1. The suburbs were really sprawling and cookie cutter homes were being built all around. A lot of the kids in the burbs there seemed like any other kids in burbs nowadays, insecure, materialistic, spoiled.
2. There were a lot of cops and I am a peace officer myself but I say this is a bad sense because when you have a better porportion of officers to area to cover, they tend to "fight" for tickets and I saw many instances of that including 3 posted speed traps within a one mile radius and three different departments patrolling a one mile radius.
3. Transplants are only a normal sense in our mobile society today, trust me everyone from Denver is from out of town, but it seemed as there was a good portion of 2nd homes, not as bad as Florida but Northeners do tend to like to bring their politics and social baggage wherever they go.

I then went up to Upstate South Carolina and it felt more Southern to me. Partly because of all the lil churches on every block, but it also felt as the transplants were from Atlanta and Charlotte, versus the North. There was a fair share of suburban sprawl in upstate as well but might be because it was away from the beach and ritsy area that it seemed a lil more down to earth.

I'll agree with your post, it seems to make the most sense to me. What I've noticed in the upstate is a lot of Florida transplants as well, especially those who are actually native to the state, but do not have the financial resources to survive down there like their Northern counterparts. With the threats of urban sprawl in the Charlotte and Atlanta areas, most of the native Southerners must withdraw to the less populated areas where they can actually afford to live -- plus they probably don't feel comfortable living somewhere where every single person you meet is new to the area (new is under 20 years living here).

[Coasters]

A lot of this thread is petty nit-picking, mostly by dissatisfied transplants. Rangerduke is right. Now I understand why the natives get fed-up with those who whine about a very different culture, especially when they are in the very heart of it. Let the south be southern. Deal with it, as they say. Perhaps they should try Raleigh, NC where they would probably be deliriously happy.

[wordzgirl]

I'm searching for things to "hate" and came up with a few:

1. Those teeny, tiny little sugar ants that crawl around on my counters and in my dishwasher - yuck!!! I blast them with bleach, though, and they die instantly

2. The squirrels down here are much scrawnier than up North

3. Not wild about the vehicle tax thing, but you can write it off and there's not a state inspection system

4. I miss having a basement laundry room where I can stash all my dirty clothes out of sight

That's about it. I absolutely love everything else about Charleston.

[pokrplr]

Originally Posted by wordzgirl

3. Not wild about the vehicle tax thing, but you can write it off and there's not a state inspection system.

This one's easy to beat...When you get tax bill, take your car to dealership and have it "appraised" as if you were trading it in...Get letter from dealership stating the actual value...Send letter back to tax office...They will adjust bill, usually cut in 1/2...I do it every year and save a fortune!

IE: last yr tax bill $745, re-adjusted to $390 b/c of high mileage and wear/tear which neither one it had