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i don't have too many pics but here's a couple of the north carolina mountains
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well...i think austin is a cooler city but charlotte is in a prettier state. Texas may also be diverse but it's too big to get around it easily. I moved to the carolinas from dallas just about a year and a half ago and we've already been too so many cool places within a four hour drive from Charlotte...and living in dallas we could go to austin or to see my mom in okc but we didn't feel like we had a lot of options for feasible roadtrips....Austin has more then dallas, i guess but not more than charlotte...so i guess it just depends on what defines a cool city for you or what fits your particular iterests or stage of life.
What about homes? Wouldn't you get more for your money in housing in Dallas, Plano and Cedar Hill compared to Charlotte. Is seems the houses in Charlotte are plain and box looking, too many cookie cutters. Is there more to do in the city in Dallas versus Charlotte? What was your deciding factor moving from Dallas to Charlotte?
wow wow wow now who thinks charlotte area is nicer than the direct Austin.
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What you witness there is an attachment to the land probably found only in Southern states and rural areas once heavily dependent on agriculture. Many of us have had land in our families and when we look out at the land, that's what we see. Potential. It's a different kind of beauty. Those of us whose families have been here for a long time, no matter whether they came as immigrants or slaves or people seeking a new opportunity or were already here, are proud of our accomplishments. We've taken this land and made something out of nothing, through a combination of hard work and sheer luck. That's not to romanticize a very problematic past, but when I look back at when I was very young, standing on a dirt road (no lie, and I'm only in my early 30's!!!) in a small town in the middle of nowhere, and consider how far Texas has come since then, I am proud. Rather than sell out our state, native Texans remain loyal to Texas and continue to work hard to make it better. We are brainwashed from birth, you could say, but if we didn't believe in the future of Texas, who would? So many of you think it's ugly!
I appreciate someone who loves their state like that. I love mine of NC just the same. But I still think Charlotte is more city than Austin.
yes Charlotte is the Capital of Nascar which pumps millions into the local economy. Like it or not, Nascar brings all kinds of people(and their money) to the city every year. Nascar Hall of fame will be a great accomplishment for the city once it opens. And im not even a Nascar fan.
I could not have said it better myself. I actually plan on going to the NASCAR hall of fame when it opens. Got to keep an open mind ya know.
Also, based on skyline, economy, culture, urban core, education, etc. who really wins? Charlotte's gdp is higher than Austins, 114 to 71 billion respectively. Both run pretty close as far as skylines go, with Charlotte having 24 buildings over 90m built or under construction versus 21 for Austin. So skyline is in the eye of the beholder. I guess it really just depends. Charlotte also has a bigger metro area versus Austin. So, if you're from Texas you'll probably say Austin wins. If you're from NC you'll probably say Charlotte wins. Austins this debate by majority rules. But Charlotte gets a moral victory.
I gota go with Austin. Charlotte has ALOT of advantages such as light rail(which austin is getting) and pro sports teams, BUT Charlotte is a waaaaay larger metro then Austin. And beuty wise Austin hands down, everyone saw those Austin pics. The NC pics are nice to, BUT those NC pics were waay far out in western NC.
BUT Charlotte is a waaaaay larger metro then Austin.
It's a difference of less than 54k.
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