Do Charlotte Natives generally dislike Northerners? (Littleton: gated, taxes, places to live)

[Achurch]

I am a native to Charlotte, As a matter of fact my family has been here for seveal hundred years. Seeing all of the changes in Charlotte is exciting but scary at the same time. It makes me happy to see everyone loving Charlotte as much as I have. It is truly not the same place I grew up. That aside,
I try to always be polite to everyone no matter the acceent. I say Please, Thank You, yes Mame, No Sir and I shop with a Buggy. I always wave when someone lets me in in traffic and I do have a bit if a twang to my words. That's the way I was raised. I took my first trip out of the south when I was a teenager and I got made fun of everywhere I went. It wasn't malicous though, it made people smile and want to get to know me. I think we will all get along just fine. WELCOME TO CHARLOTTE EVERYONE!!!! Take good care of our city!!!

[NC man]

Originally Posted by XNYgirl

You make no sense Nacht, how are the majority of the people from NC if they are moving here from NY? IF I stand correct, NY is a bigger State then NC.

You can roll your eyes all you want, just don't forget to pick them up.

NY is bigger then NC? Lets see NY state is 47,213.79 Sq miles NC is 48,710.88 Sq miles that makes NC bigger. Also only 36% of the NC population is from other places(that 36% is including other countries)64 percent is Native NC born and raised. that is from the most recent population census report.With that information only a small percent is really even from the NE. And did you know that the poverty rate is higher in NY state then NC. NY is 14.5% while NC is 13.8.

[nyxmike]

Originally Posted by NC man

NY is bigger then NC? Lets see NY state is 47,213.79 Sq miles NC is 48,710.88 Sq miles that makes NC bigger. Also only 36% of the NC population is from other places(that 36% is including other countries)64 percent is Native NC born and raised. that is from the most recent population census report.With that information only a small percent is really even from the NE. And did you know that the poverty rate is higher in NY state then NC. NY is 14.5% while NC is 13.8.

Yeah but SC and NC have more mobile homes than any other state in the country. Yuck. They litter the potentially nice landscape.

[NC man]

Originally Posted by nyxmike

Yeah but SC and NC have more mobile homes than any other state in the country. Yuck. They litter the potentially nice landscape.

True but its their landscape.

[UpeoWaMacho]

Very good point. We get back to who wants to change things and what people's definitions of progress are.

It's their land, they get to do what they want with it. If a neighbor doesn't like it, they can plant really big trees to not have to look at it.

[stmaarten]

Originally Posted by Achurch

I am a native to Charlotte, As a matter of fact my family has been here for seveal hundred years. Seeing all of the changes in Charlotte is exciting but scary at the same time. It makes me happy to see everyone loving Charlotte as much as I have. It is truly not the same place I grew up. That aside,
I try to always be polite to everyone no matter the acceent. I say Please, Thank You, yes Mame, No Sir and I shop with a Buggy. I always wave when someone lets me in in traffic and I do have a bit if a twang to my words. That's the way I was raised. I took my first trip out of the south when I was a teenager and I got made fun of everywhere I went. It wasn't malicous though, it made people smile and want to get to know me. I think we will all get along just fine. WELCOME TO CHARLOTTE EVERYONE!!!! Take good care of our city!!!

Now THAT'S what I call Southern Hospitality! Thank you so much!

[SunnyKayak]

Originally Posted by nyxmike

Yeah but SC and NC have more mobile homes than any other state in the country. Yuck. They litter the potentially nice landscape.

This is invalid statement Florida and Texas have more mobile homes and I agree it is there landscape and does not really effect the quality of life for those who are not in those mobile homes in Huntersville one of the nicest subdivisions is across the street from a very large mobile home park so two different way of landscapes are coexisting together.

http://www.census.gov/apsd/www/statbrief/sb94_10.pdf

[nyxmike]

Originally Posted by SunnyKayak

This is invalid statement Florida and Texas have more mobile homes and I agree it is there landscape and does not really effect the quality of life for those who are not in those mobile homes in Huntersville one of the nicest subdivisions is across the street from a very large mobile home park so two different way of landscapes are coexisting together.

http://www.census.gov/apsd/www/statbrief/sb94_10.pdf

That is an old report. It was in the local news here somewhat recently - that SC and NC have the most mobile home units in the country. If the article is still available I will post it.

And they look like crap. I know this is all some people can afford, but I see no reason why they have to plop them down on the grass without driveways or roads or anything. I have seen subdivisions of mobile homes and that looks a lot nicer than just having them scattered all over the grass and the fields. I have driven through what many say are "good areas" here, such as up by the lake, in Huntersville like you said, and in Union County and they are everywhere. Lets face it, they have a stigma attached to them. When your driving around and you pass by them frequently how are you suppose to back up that where you live is beautiful? Excluding the mountains and coast of NC, the developed parts look nicer than the undeveloped. Otherwise, it looks rundown, sorry. Why would you buy a million dollar home next to a mobile home park?

[UpeoWaMacho]

Originally Posted by nyxmike

That is an old report. It was in the local news here somewhat recently - that SC and NC have the most mobile home units in the country. If the article is still available I will post it.

And they look like crap. I know this is all some people can afford, but I see no reason why they have to plop them down on the grass without driveways or roads or anything. I have seen subdivisions of mobile homes and that looks a lot nicer than just having them scattered all over the grass and the fields. I have driven through what many say are "good areas" here, such as up by the lake, in Huntersville like you said, and in Union County and they are everywhere. Lets face it, they have a stigma attached to them. When your driving around and you pass by them frequently how are you suppose to back up that where you live is beautiful? Excluding the mountains and coast of NC, the developed parts look nicer than the undeveloped. Otherwise, it looks rundown, sorry. Why would you buy a million dollar home next to a mobile home park?

It sounds like you wouldn't. And that's okay. But telling someone else how to go about living (and legislating what's acceptable in "design").....how can that be justified?

You don't have the right to "not see anything you don't want to see". That's definitely not one of the amendments to the constitution. I know, even I wish that one was in there at times, but hey--freedom is freedom, the good and the bad.

[nyxmike]

Originally Posted by UpeoWaMacho

It sounds like you wouldn't. And that's okay. But telling someone else how to go about living (and legislating what's acceptable in "design").....how can that be justified?

You don't have the right to "not see anything you don't want to see". That's definitely not one of the amendments to the constitution. I know, even I wish that one was in there at times, but hey--freedom is freedom, the good and the bad.

I can't change it and I won't. I just won't live there and laugh when people talk about how beautiful it is.