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I'm from PA, moving soon to NC due to husband's job transfer. Liz2933 -- there are a lot of people from the Northeast who vacation & golf in Myrtle Beach. Some of the local airports even have direct flights. One thing I've observed in my travels, there are rednecks all over the USA. Doesn't matter where you live, they'll be there. Sounds like you were unhappy in other cities as well. Good luck on your quest for Utopia.
Oh, and the job market is great here. It is saturated with highly qualified individuals so maybe you're not one of those? Maybe you should have landed a job first before coming here just like anyone should.
And you obviously don't know that Charlotte is still in an economic boom despite the rest of the country's woes. You also have no idea of downtown projections and where the city is going in the next fews years. We're moving faster, not slower!
And as far as MB goes, it's hardly the only beach to visit. I hate MB and it is full of mostly white tr**sh...but guess what, there are plenty of yanks down there and from elsewhere. You will be hard pressed to find anyone from Charlotte there. There are way better beaches than MB, so why even mention it?
I really don't know why I just wasted my time feeding you, but alas, I can't wait for you to go back to your lack luster state with a failing economy. I guess you haven't noticed the cranes pulling away from all the high condos in Miami. We'll be much better now with one less griper.
Thanks, for the info. Because FL is AWEFUL!!!! I live here, and it is fallign apart. My company which HAD about 125 people in December, no has 45 people today. Sad right? I don't know what to do. I feel so stuck.
The worst vacation I've ever taken was spent in Fort Lauderdale. Go figure! I hated everything but the water and the sand. To each his own I guess.
Everyone's problem is the fantasy like picture they've painted of Charlotte in their head. To be a bit cheesy, think of the movie An American Tail. They come to America for no cats and streets paved with cheese. (Or real human immigrants coming to America in search of gold paved streets- I prefer cartoons ) Those are completely unrealistic expectations. Just as plentiful jobs, great weather and a low cost of living is unrealistic here. Well, the weather part is pretty good, but the rest is pretty much a myth. I like it here, but some people are in for a rude awakening. I am not sure how these crazy rumors get around anyway...
The worst vacation I've ever taken was spent in Fort Lauderdale. Go figure! I hated everything but the water and the sand. To each his own I guess.
Everyone's problem is the fantasy like picture they've painted of Charlotte in their head. To be a bit cheesy, think of the movie An American Tail. They come to America for no cats and streets paved with cheese. (Or real human immigrants coming to America in search of gold paved streets- I prefer cartoons ) Those are completely unrealistic expectations. Just as plentiful jobs, great weather and a low cost of living is unrealistic here. Well, the weather part is pretty good, but the rest is pretty much a myth. I like it here, but some people are in for a rude awakening. I am not sure how these crazy rumors get around anyway...
Magazines . . . news reports . . .that is how it gets started. Some editor at Forbes decides Charlotte is the best place to buy a home for a bargain . . . or some reporter at the Wall Street Journal decides to write about how the cost of living is supposedly lower here . . . or USA Today names Charlotte one of the best bargains of the South (whatever the heck that means). OH - and CNN - they like to report that we have one of the hot spots for finding jobs . . .
That is how it gets started. The city council, economics development people, chamber of commerce . . . they get positively giddy when they read this stuff. The problem is . . . the stories don't always match up w/ reality.
Oh yeah . . . ya'll remember the latest one . . . Charlotte is the only place in the nation where prices on homes are going up! All homes! Everybody's home is going up in price! Doesn't matter where you are located . . . doesn't matter how much you paid for your home . . .it's going UP- UP - UP!!!!! Whoo Hoo!!!
One little email gets everyone so riled up.......love it......Thank you... I needed a little entertainment as it is very boring in Charlotte as we do not have fun things to do like the SOBE Food and Wine Festival, Sony Ericson Tennis Tournament, etc etc!
Oh and by the way if you could read you would notice I wrote that I DO have a job and work at home so I am fortunate to be able to have the time to read about the economic status of Charlotte. Just wait 'till the bank layoffs happen which are anticipated this year...wonder what that will do to Charlotte.
Ciao!
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Happy Trails!!!!
Oh, and the job market is great here. It is saturated with highly qualified individuals so maybe you're not one of those? Maybe you should have landed a job first before coming here just like anyone should.
And you obviously don't know that Charlotte is still in an economic boom despite the rest of the country's woes. You also have no idea of downtown projections and where the city is going in the next fews years. We're moving faster, not slower!
And as far as MB goes, it's hardly the only beach to visit. I hate MB and it is full of mostly white tr**sh...but guess what, there are plenty of yanks down there and from elsewhere. You will be hard pressed to find anyone from Charlotte there. There are way better beaches than MB, so why even mention it?
I really don't know why I just wasted my time feeding you, but alas, I can't wait for you to go back to your lack luster state with a failing economy. I guess you haven't noticed the cranes pulling away from all the high condos in Miami. We'll be much better now with one less griper.
One little email gets everyone so riled up.......love it......Thank you... I needed a little entertainment as it is very boring in Charlotte as we do not have fun things to do like the SOBE Food and Wine Festival, Sony Ericson Tennis Tournament, etc etc!
Oh and by the way if you could read you would notice I wrote that I DO have a job and work at home so I am fortunate to be able to have the time to read about the economic status of Charlotte. Just wait 'till the bank layoffs happen which are anticipated this year...wonder what that will do to Charlotte.
Ciao!
Just curious...is it at all possible to state your case w/o being condescending? Or were you trying to get a rise out of people on this forum? Can't imagine the purpose of being rude.
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) Those are completely unrealistic expectations. Just as plentiful jobs, great weather and a low cost of living is unrealistic here. Well, the weather part is pretty good, but the rest is pretty much a myth. I like it here, but some people are in for a rude awakening. I am not sure how these crazy rumors get around anyway...
