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View Poll Results: Would you rather live in Charlotte or Knoxville?
Knoxville 7 26.92%
Charlotte 19 73.08%
Voters: 26. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-20-2010, 09:34 PM
 
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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knoxville is more beautiful, but i'd rather live in charlotte

I understand this is personal preference, but any particular reason... Other then maby its size or the fact it's an "easy transition" to the south due to many transplants?
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Old 08-20-2010, 09:39 PM
 
Location: America
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I understand this is personal preference, but any particular reason... Other then maby its size or the fact it's an "easy transition" to the south due to many transplants?
well i'm from the south so there wouldn't be any real "transition" for me to make either way, but yes my answer is due to it being a larger city with more to offer
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Old 08-20-2010, 09:44 PM
 
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I've never been a big fan of Knoxville; I've found it to be a rather homely city in the middle of a beautiful area. You wouldn't think so since it's home to UT, but I find it to be one of the most unimpressive campuses I've seen...too much concrete.
i agree. i've only seen it online, but from what i can tell it's not a very nice looking campus
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Old 08-20-2010, 09:46 PM
 
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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well i'm from the south so there wouldn't be any real "transition" for me to make either way, but yes my answer is due to it being a larger city with more to offer

More to offer in the way of entertainment, attractions; things of this nature. Because it has a big downtown and thriving nightlife? These things are important to some, but not to others. If these are reasons, I suppose they are valid. To me they would just be superficial because I dont care if a city has a big downtown, nightlife (bars, clubs etc.), I dont care if there are 20 of everything and a big city "feel". So although I could see your reasons, it would not be any of mine. And apologies for the assumption that you were from elsewhere.
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Old 08-20-2010, 09:48 PM
 
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More to offer in the way of entertainment, attractions; things of this nature. Because it has a big downtown and thriving nightlife? These things are important to some, but not to others. If these are reasons, I suppose they are valid. To me they would just be superficial because I dont care if a city has a big downtown, nightlife (bars, clubs etc.), I dont care if there are 20 of everything and a big city "feel". So although I could see your reasons, it would not be any of mine. And apologies for the assumption that you were from elsewhere.
ok.
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Old 08-21-2010, 12:08 AM
 
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I couldn't afford S. Charlotte if I wanted too lol, I have been wondering however, what the crime is like in N. Charlotte. To me it seems the most affordable while still keeping most of its safety. Is this an accurate dipiction of this area?
Actually you could afford S. Charlotte. You just gotta know where to look. I stay near Southend and the rent is less than $700 for a 2 BR.

But if you must stay in N. Charlotte you should look at the University Area aka University City. It is a nice area in the North East part of town.
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Old 08-21-2010, 01:15 AM
 
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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Actually you could afford S. Charlotte. You just gotta know where to look. I stay near Southend and the rent is less than $700 for a 2 BR.

But if you must stay in N. Charlotte you should look at the University Area aka University City. It is a nice area in the North East part of town.

I was looking at NE area... but i was looking at Concord to avoid the crime. Doesn't University Area have a high crime rate.
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Old 08-24-2010, 02:03 PM
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I gotcha...I guess I was confused why you had my post quoted in your post. No biggie....and I agree. It's really hard to compare apples to oranges, but then again some of us have a hard time deciding between the two....I know... I've been there.

I think that people are getting confused and are automatically forgetting WHAT you are comparing. You already mentioned in your post that Knoxville is smaller than Charlotte. You're wanting to compared the "Southern feel" more than the "size" of the two cities. I don't think that it's an unfair comparison, based on what you're looking for.

Based on that "southern feel" that you're looking for, I think Knoxville will be your best bet between the two. Only based on the few times that I've been there, I noticed that "southern" vibe very quickly in Knoxville, not even being there for that long. Now if you're looking for the more "urban" feel and larger of the two, then I would definitely choose Charlotte. I grew up in this area and it has grown tremendously over the past 10 years and is still growing at a fast rate. A lot of it's "southern" feel has left over the the years, due to the tremendous amount of northerners that have moved to the area. Most of all of my friends have come from somewhere up north. Living here, you'll notice that there are very few natives here, compared to Charlotte's population as a whole. Even some of my friends that were born here were born a little after their parents moved down here from up north.

So based on what you're looking for (that "Southern" feel), I think Knoxville will fit that more. That's just based on what I know from visiting Knoxville those few times. I hope that this info helped a little with your search
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Old 08-24-2010, 02:15 PM
 
Location: Mooresville, NC
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I dont care if a city has a big downtown, nightlife (bars, clubs etc.), I dont care if there are 20 of everything and a big city "feel".
Knoxville for you. Definitely.
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Old 08-26-2010, 01:20 AM
 
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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Thanks for all the insight, I really think if I can I'm gonna try to get down to visit both for a couple days to really get the vibe of both. I suspect That I may like Knoxville better but would have an easier transition into Charlotte considering i'm comeing from the midwest and a city of similar size. Its just that i'm tired of the north and im tired of the "big city" so thats why i'm kinda leanin torward Knoxville seeing as how its in the south, its more "southern" and its smaller. But there is still somethin in me that says "you cant go wrong with Charlotte". Is this way of thinking right? "You cant go wrong with Charlotte", alot of people seem to have it lol
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