New Jersey vs South Carolina (living, best, cost, state) - Page 40 - City-Data Forum

Newarkbomb · 05-12-2009, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by decafdave

Hmmm...apparently you're having some difficulties understanding what I'm saying here. People moved to NJ 100 years ago for the SAME reason they move to SC today and that is to have a BETTER life. Obviously the employment climates and whatnot are going to differ. Jeeez.

You said it yourself: NJ was cheaper than NYC. And that same expensive-less expensive dynamic is one of the major factors behind Northerners migrations to SC today.

Oh and saying SC is more dangerous than NJ is meaningless. Both states have cities and neighborhoods you would be a fool to go in at night (sometimes during the day). See bad parts of Newark and North Charleston. If you have the income and common sense in either state then crime will probably not be an issue. Face it, a state vs state population statistic is about as meaningless as a city-proper population statistic.

P.S. My apologies to the rational people on this thread for digging it up. But just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in...

Mhmm, i don't think you got what i said
People move to SC from the north for the most part because it's cheaper and it's place to get away from it all, PERIOD.
People moved to NJ because of top universities, job opportunities, and it's relatively closer to and cheaper than NYC and or Philly.
All different reasons for the most part.

And again, the state of SC is a lot worst than NJ... NJ major cities may be worst, but when it comes to comparing state crime.. SC takes the lead..... In being worst

And the comment about "pulling me back in"... well you got "pulled back" about 2 weeks ago... why bring it back up again?

O84today · 09-24-2009, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nauticadon

I'm originally from NJ but I've been in SC for almost 10 years so I won't beat it up too bad but to be honest the only thing SC has over NJ is the cost of living. As for everything else it's not even close. Food, culture, diversity, nightlife, fashion, education, it's not even fair how far ahead NJ is of SC.

Totally agree with you. I used to hate NJ because of the high cost of living. Now I am in SC (Columbia) for a short term job. What a shock when I first arrived here. The city is completely different from what some people on the SC board described. I don't feel this is a city, it looks like a deserted small town, so old, nothing attractive.

Melchior6 · 09-24-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Steelers115

New Jersey... Better jobs, better schools, close to NY and Philly, gambling, not a red state, higher income, less crime, not poverty struck ect ect.

Better beaches too, nothing like the Jersey shore

Nah I used to live in Willingboro when I was a kid. A lot of obnoxious people in Jersey. And the weather sucks. But South Carolina..Sweet smelling magnolias, azalea gardens, spanish moss hanging off large oak trees, nice anteblleum style mansions with veranda porches, genteel people, the delicious food.. Heck, I'll take a nice day at the beach at the Isle of Palms over the Jersey shore any day of the week.

DailyJournalist · 09-24-2009, 02:58 PM

New Jersey all the way.

cdw1084 · 09-24-2009, 05:42 PM

South Carolina by far....New Jersey is New York's dump.

DailyJournalist · 09-24-2009, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Jlock2513

South Carolina by far....New Jersey is New York's dump.

South Carolina is a nuclear waste dump for 37 states,lol. You southern guys kill me.

Waste Site Becomes a Toxic Battlefield - The New York Times

cdw1084 · 09-24-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DailyJournalist

South Carolina is a nuclear waste dump for 37 states,lol. You southern guys kill me.

Waste Site Becomes a Toxic Battlefield - The New York Times

NJ wouldn't even be a state if New York didn't exist.

cdw1084 · 09-24-2009, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DailyJournalist

South Carolina is a nuclear waste dump for 37 states,lol. You southern guys kill me.

Waste Site Becomes a Toxic Battlefield - The New York Times

Also, all of the cities in NJ are dirty......

cdw1084 · 09-24-2009, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DailyJournalist

Exactly, how can you compare an irrelevant state like South Carolina to a powerhouse like New Jersey.

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LOL....the only reason NJ has money is because of NY...It's similar to Virginia, probably around 70% of the money in the state comes from the DC area.

You should move down south and buy you a house or you rather stay in your compact building up north and catch a bus everywhere!

nycricanpapi · 09-25-2009, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Jlock2513

LOL....the only reason NJ has money is because of NY...It's similar to Virginia, probably around 70% of the money in the state comes from the DC area.

You should move down south and buy you a house or you rather stay in your compact building up north and catch a bus everywhere!

NJ does not have money because of NY. NJ is a state of its own and its capable providing for its state. I take it that you have never been to NJ.