Charleston's Long Lost Twin!!! (Beaufort, York: homes, movies, school)

[charlottePA]

Wilmington, NC

or Morehead City/Beaufort, NC (on a smaller scale)

[GoBuckeyes]

I agree with Wilmington, NC!

[Luvsdabeach]

Wilmington and Savannah remind me a lot of Charleston.

[madbbqer]

Originally Posted by Charleston Class

Lol, low blow about Savannah, but it does seem like an imitation city. I thought I was the only one that noticed the similarity b/w Boston and Charleston. During my visits to the Boston area, I often felt that way. I would also add New Orleans to the list as there are STRIKING similarities between the cultures which are enhanced by their locations along the coast. Bayou vs. Lowcountry. Examples include: Geechee vs. Creole dialect in the AA's communities and the food delicacy choices-Gumbo vs. "Beaufort Stew", not to mention the immense pride residents take in both cities.

Ugh! Comparing Chas & New Orleans is a slap in the face to Charleston! I cannot see ANY resemblance between the two, aside from being Southern coastal cities. The two dialects metioned are dervied from completely different sources, gumbo & "Beaufort Stew" (I thought this was called Frogmore Stew or Lowcountry boil, but whatever...I guess we get this when non-natives try to play local ) cannot be compared, and a bayou is actually a river or creek , whereas the Lowcountry is a distinct geographic area.

Now one could make comparisons based on high black on black crime rates, and heavy industry making each place smell. But the largest STARK contrast would be the people in Charleston, on the whole, seem to want to work hard & do right, whereas those in nawlins prefer to be shiftless & live off of the "gubmint teet".

Savannah is Charleston's sister city, or non-identical twin, to be more precise. The only real difference would be Chas has the battery, and Savannah has her squares.

[steelers01055]

Charleston reminds me of a 3rd world country. Lots of ghettos, crime, poverty, low wages, high cost of living, uneducated people, bad drivers, bad schools, and swamp/jungle like enviroment. Im moving out of this hell hole in 28 days...cant wait. The south in general.. but esp. SC is what i would call the a** crack of America.

[SCBeaches]

Enjoy your trip home - drive safely.

[steelers01055]

I will! Once you get out of SC people can actually drive, and the roads are much more safe.

[Luvsdabeach]

Originally Posted by steelers01055

I will! Once you get out of SC people can actually drive, and the roads are much more safe.

Not everyone with SC tag's are natives so don't blame all of the bad driving on us.

[appalachiangirl]

Savannah is a lot like Charleston. I can see some similarities in St. Augustine (but it has been 6 years since I was there).

[Charleston Class]

Originally Posted by madbbqer

Ugh! Comparing Chas & New Orleans is a slap in the face to Charleston! I cannot see ANY resemblance between the two, aside from being Southern coastal cities. The two dialects metioned are dervied from completely different sources, gumbo & "Beaufort Stew" (I thought this was called Frogmore Stew or Lowcountry boil, but whatever...I guess we get this when non-natives try to play local ) cannot be compared, and a bayou is actually a river or creek , whereas the Lowcountry is a distinct geographic area.

Now one could make comparisons based on high black on black crime rates, and heavy industry making each place smell. But the largest STARK contrast would be the people in Charleston, on the whole, seem to want to work hard & do right, whereas those in nawlins prefer to be shiftless & live off of the "gubmint teet".
Savannah is Charleston's sister city, or non-identical twin, to be more precise. The only real difference would be Chas has the battery, and Savannah has her squares.

I trust that you intended for your post to be insightful, but it provided information that I already knew. My post was not meant to be historically accurate and I was speaking in general terms of course. Similarities that I noted in my post are those of my experiences and travels to the region, between NO and Chas. Yes in pictures and from the "touristry" standpoint, Savannah and Charleston look similar, but they are so not twins. Let's be clear, a true native knows there is only one Charleston. Agreed? I don't find Chas and Sav comparable for the same reasons you don't get the NO and Chas comparison. But I will give you that both cities do have dismal Black on Black high crime rates and no shortage of laughable 40K aristocrats. Just so you know, part of Lower LA is frequently referred to as Bayou Country by those native to the state. Also, many long-time locals call the "Frogmore Stew" Beaufort Stew as well, so no real difference there.