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Originally Posted by silviodante
I just have a general question for everyone who dislikes NC and wants to go back to CT. Are you generally middle-age or older? Because for my generation (21-35) I know a ton of people who moved from CT to NC, and they all would never go back. In fact, the only people I know that regret the move are older people who grew up in CT and moved because it was too expensive. For people my age- unless you need the real hardcore lifestyle of NYC and live in Stamford or Greenwich- there is just so much more to do in NC. It has so much more outdoors activities, new cool stuff, nightlife, JOBS, and, most importantly, a future. I can foresee starting my career here, having an awesome house, and maybe even finding a nice Southern belle. A future in CT looks bleak at best. ....... Unfortunately, the Northeast (outside of Manhattan isle) is no place for a young person to start their life, and the grass is greener down South- in all aspects. Neither me nor anyone I know who moved can think of one thing they would want to go back to CT for- except family pressures, and maybe the slightly better proximity to skiing... that's it!
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SilvioDante, when the extremes of your post are trimmed, you're making some very valid points.
I started in northern New England. First stop, MA. Second stop, CT. Then got on the toboggan and slid all the way down to the deep, deep South, against the advice of almost every single person I know. As a young person, I too saw a bleak future. Worked for an outfit in the capital city. Saw absolutely no future and decided that I had to get outta CT and find a life. I think I'd now be gray and still struggling at the margins had I stayed in CT. Who'd ever think the answer for this Yankee would be the deep South? Moving south was liberating. Low cost of living. Making not much less than I was making in CT (in fact, making more now than I'd be making if I had stayed in CT, as is evident from the incomes I see on the Web of people in my line of work). Able to put kids through ultra-expensive Northeastern private schools almost without the financial stress I would have experienced in CT (please, not bragging, just stating a plain fact to illustrate my point). Laidback deep South lifestyle which at first was a culture shock has since proved to be a psychological balm.
If you want to move south as a young person, please do. It's not bad at all. There are many opportunities to make a decent living, contrary to some of what has been bandied about around here.
The South has provided me the enablement I need to finally return to CT and enjoy this beautiful state. Not sure exactly when, but I'm headed back. Back in CT, once the morning rush hour is out of the way, I plan to hit the road, whiz by JViello and his Harley as I cruise the state to enjoy its beauty. I don't think I'd be where I am now, if I'd stayed in CT. Just one guy's saga, but that's the way I see it.
SilvioDante, you, like me, will be back. It doesn't look that way now, but you'll be back.
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05-07-2007, 10:41 PM
South Mountain has 51 miles of primary trails
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