Charlotte:struggling to keep our identity (Greensboro, Jacksonville: hotel, townhouses, good schools)

[NYC1DAY]

Originally Posted by mullman

FWIW, 'MI' is Michigan and NOT Missouri.
Missouri is 'MO'.
Montana is 'MT'.

I would advise you to stay in school until you can happily skip and play in 10013

i apologize. In my MBA program i was not required to memorize all 50 state abbreviations.

maybe i should study up on those because it is really important to have all of those memorized

Now, I am wishing for a Charlotte zip. I want to put all of the natives in terror when they see another transplant moving into their city

maybe the jaws theme song will start playing when i am moving my things into my home?

[mullman]

Originally Posted by NYC1DAY

i apologize. In my MBA program i was not required to memorize all 50 state abbreviations.

Fair enough, but I would think state abbreviations would be learned in junior high, or the 9th grade at the latest.
Do they teach you proper capitalization in your MBA program?
My 2nd grader knows that.

But do not dispair, State abbreviations were also not covered when I was obtaining my Business, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering degrees. I do not have a Masters, but after three degrees just grew tired of "learnin' "

I just recall them from the 6th grade.

[NYC1DAY]

Originally Posted by mullman

Fair enough, but I would think state abbreviations would be learned in junior high, or the 9th grade at the latest.

But do not dispair, it was also not covered when I was obtaining my Business, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering degrees. I just recall them from 6th grade.

also, can you blame someone for moving out of michigan

i would want to get the hell out of that state so fast. lol

[mullman]

Originally Posted by NYC1DAY

also, can you blame someone for moving out of michigan

i would want to get the hell out of that state so fast. lol

I would never fault anyone for moving to what they perceive is a better life for themselves and their family.
What I do fault is someone moving to an area without knowing anything about it, and then complaining ad infinitum.

[NYC1DAY]

Originally Posted by mullman

I would never fault anyone for moving to what they perceive is a better life for themselves and their family. What I do fault is someone moving to an area without knowing anything about it.

this is why i am posting in this thread though

you might think like that but others are not coming off like that.

they act like if another transplant moves to charlotte that it will be the end of the world

[mullman]

Originally Posted by NYC1DAY

this is why i am posting in this thread though

you might think like that but others are not coming off like that.

they act like if another transplant moves to charlotte that it will be the end of the world

I do not think that is true.
Locals just lament others moving here and not respecting the culture and the history.
When I visit my inlaws in rural MA (wife) I get immersed in the local history, churches, graveyards, and museums.
I want to learn what is special and historical about the area.
Who lived there?
What did they do?
What are their traditions?

Many move around around the country and could care less as long as there is a McDonalds and Wal-Mart close by.
I think that is sad.

NYC1DAY, my advice to you would be to save a few grand and travel.
On a light budget one can tour the entire US or even Europe on a few thousand.
Take a summer and 'see the world'; see what you really like and dislike.

I have HS and college friends in NYC, some love it, some hated it and left ASAP.
I'm there pretty regularly (last week) and unless I could live pretty well (regular $400K+) would not enjoy it with a family.
I like my big yard, cheaper housing, and nice cars.
It really just depends on what makes you happy.

I love that I can be on the Blue Ridge Parkway in less than 100 miles from my driveway.
Many car and motorcycle peeps drive two days+ for that privilege.
I love that the beach is only a few hours away.
NC/SC can be great, you just have to find out what is important to you.
TRAVEL and decide.

[NYC1DAY]

Originally Posted by mullman

I do not think that is true.
Locals just lament others moving here and not respecting the culture and the history.
When I visit my inlaws in rural MA (wife) I get immersed in the local history, churches, graveyards, and museums.
I want to learn what is special and historical about the area.
Who lived there?
What did they do?
What are their traditions?

Many move around around the country and could care less as long as there is a McDonalds and Wal-Mart close by.
I think that is sad.

NYC1DAY, my advice to you would be to save a few grand and travel.
On a light budget one can tour the entire US or even Europe on a few thousand.
Take a summer and 'see the world'; see what you really like and dislike.

I have HS and college friends in NYC, some love it, some hated it and left ASAP.
I'm there pretty regularly (last week) and unless I could live pretty well (regular $400K+) would not enjoy it with a family.
I like my big yard, cheaper housing, and nice cars.
It really just depends on what makes you happy.

I love that I can be on the Blue Ridge Parkway in less than 100 miles from my driveway.
Many car and motorcycle peeps drive two days+ for that privilege.
I love that the beach is only a few hours away.
NC/SC can be great, you just have to find out what is important to you.
TRAVEL and decide.

transplants should not be forced to enjoy the southern culture though

maybe they are not interested in the southern culture? who knows?

i just got through telling you that my father was in the air force. i have lived/visted every region of the u.s.

i already know the cities that i want to live and i working on getting there right now

[carolinablue]

Originally Posted by NYC1DAY

actually, now i do know why i am in this thread

it is wondering why everyone in north carolina has a HATRED for a transplant that comes from another region of the u.s. that is not the south?

Honey, I could give a toot where people come from. I live in Charlotte, a city full of transplants, get along fine with plenty of people from all over the country. You, on the other hand, are known for your venom spewing comments about anything and everything Southern. I understand you don't like this part of the country and that is fine with me, you're fully entitled to your opinion. I just don't see the need for posting comments with no spine in a city to which you really have no connection to.

[NYC1DAY]

Originally Posted by carolinablue

Honey, I could give a toot where people come from. I live in Charlotte, a city full of transplants, get along fine with plenty of people from all over the country. You, on the other hand, are known for your venom spewing comments about anything and everything Southern. I understand you don't like this part of the country and that is fine with me, you're fully entitled to your opinion. I just don't see the need for posting comments with no spine in a city to which you really have no connection to.

i am not known for making rude comments about the south.

there is only 10 cities in the u.s. that i want to live and 3 of them are in the south

and i do have a connection to charlotte. i live in sc. if you are aware it is not to far..... a quick drive

[Tarheelhombre]

Overall NC is a lot more southern than Maryland/DC, a little more southern than VA and WV, a little less southern than TN and GA, and a lot less southern than SC, AL, and MS. The Triangle and northeastern NC are least southern parts of the state, and the southwest and southern third of the state is the most southern. Generally, the further south and west you go in NC, the more southern. Consequently, Charlotte is one of the most culturally southern areas of NC and will probably be one of the last places in NC to lose its southern identity.