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You'd be compairing apples to oranges. Both cities are large, but Philly has way more suburbs. As far as dining and nightlife goes, both about the same, you can find grreat pizza in both places.
Where do you recommend for pizza... I will be visiting both cities soon.
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You'd be compairing apples to oranges. Both cities are large, but Philly has way more suburbs. As far as dining and nightlife goes, both about the same, you can find grreat pizza in both places.
Where do you recommend for pizza... I will be visiting both cities soon.
You both are way off the mark You should be comparing the merits of hoagies and cheesesteaks, not pizza!
Grew up in Philly and have lived in Charlotte for about a year. We looked to move to Philly 'burbs b/c all our family is there, but it was just too cost prohibitive. Love both places and agree with many of the previous comments about the pros and cons. Personally, tho, if $$ was no object, we'd head back to Philly b/c all our family is there. But I haven't struck the lottery yet. So I'm happy to stay here!
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You both are way off the mark You should be comparing the merits of hoagies and cheesesteaks, not pizza!
Grew up in Philly and have lived in Charlotte for about a year. We looked to move to Philly 'burbs b/c all our family is there, but it was just too cost prohibitive. Love both places and agree with many of the previous comments about the pros and cons. Personally, tho, if $$ was no object, we'd head back to Philly b/c all our family is there. But I haven't struck the lottery yet. So I'm happy to stay here!
The OP asked for pzza, so I gave her two long established pizza places. I don't live in Charlotte, I'm outside it, so someone else can provide Charlotte pizza locations.
I have no inclination to try to explain hoagies to someone from another part of the country. I've done that over the years with friends & family in Michigan, & until they encounter them, they do not understand. (especially the bread) I make my own here. I just get some Vierra rolls from Ingles or some bread from Lowes Foods & I'm just fine.
I love Philly, but Jersey has gone to pot & my friends & family are all looking to bail from South Jersey. I miss certain things, especially the historic atmosphere, but I'm just fine here.
You can't compare Philly to Charlotte by looking at census metro area stats. The 2 million that was listed earlier for Charlotte sounds like a big city until one realizes this this spread over 6000 sq miles. Much of this metro consists of small rural areas consisting of people who shun Charlotte and don't have anything to do with it. From a purely urban perspective, there are only a few blocks in Charlotte that resemble a city and these are missing most of the elements needed for day to day living.
The vast majority of the city of Charlotte consists of detached homes on single family lots, cul de sac neighborhoods, big box retail and roads. My advice before making any decisions is to visit Charlotte and then decide if you would like this sort of change.
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You can't compare Philly to Charlotte by looking at census metro area stats. The 2 million that was listed earlier for Charlotte sounds like a big city until one realizes this this spread over 6000 sq miles. Much of this metro consists of small rural areas consisting of people who shun Charlotte and don't have anything to do with it. From a purely urban perspective, there are only a few blocks in Charlotte that resemble a city and these are missing most of the elements needed for day to day living.
The vast majority of the city of Charlotte consists of detached homes on single family lots, cul de sac neighborhoods, big box retail and roads. My advice before making any decisions is to visit Charlotte and then decide if you would like this sort of change.
Oddly enough, you will find the same in the Philly metro.
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Where do you recommend for pizza... I will be visiting both cities soon.
You should be comparing the merits of hoagies and cheesesteaks, not pizza!
