What is with all of the negativity lately?

[NoodlesKnowles]

Originally Posted by christina923

i realize all areas have them, i realize all areas have their "less then desirable" but i found greenville to have higher then what i expected from the talk about the area. we spent time in summerville, easley, travelers rest, greer(cute) but no "area" grabbed me. my goal was never to live in the city of greenville...but a surrounding area...didn't find it.

so back to the orginial plan...aiken fits the bill a lot more for what we are looking for!

Aiken is a cute city, love "The Alley" and all the antique shops, lived there for a month because of work, considered it, but it doesn't have everything I found in Greenville, and the population is completely different from this area. I can understand why you didn't like this area if that is more what you were looking for, hope you enjoy it!

[christina923]

leavingNJ...good luck with your move! where in NJ ?


noodles...thank you.

[gsupstate]

Originally Posted by christina923

so back to the orginial plan...aiken fits the bill a lot more for what we are looking for!

Aiken is adorable (the town, not the burbs). You'll love it. Much nicer than Torrington, CT (though most places are). I've been through Torrington....eeeh.....not nice.

Good luck on your move.

[JViello]

Originally Posted by Diablo0

I thought I read him saying



Granted he didn't say he spent 7 years in Greenville so I don't know where he was staying during those years. Could have been Commerce, Hartwell, Anderson, Spartanburg, Gaffney... and just came to Greenville one weekend out of the month.. who knows.

Yep, lots of miles in the S.E.

Originally Posted by Mjames

Way back in December he posted in a thread about his visit to Greenville.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/6388010-post8.html

Yes I did, and I would encourage anyone to read those posts. I think I was fair, kind and objective. Course I was "poo poo'd" then as well.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/south...ml#post6388010

Originally Posted by IamIam

Excuse me, but did this comment just turn this thread into a negative one????? Stop attacking people for their opinions! Opinions are just that....a persons own views!

Rep points:

Originally Posted by myrc60

You are going to be looking very far and wide if you think you are going to find "what I'm used to" anywhere besides where you live. You aren't "used to" Greenville like you are where you live; it couldn't possibly live up to your expectations. You cut your trip here short and I think that means you didn't give it a chance. You've also stated that its hot here in July and August; duh? Some people want the heat but since you don't why were you looking south? If you are confused about what you want you need to take more time to figure it out before you go around taking trips putting everything you've got into them and coming home disappointed.

I will ask again; if you have decided Greenville is not for you why are you still in our forum?

This is pretty easy. I do not expect it to be "exactly" like here. That's not possible anymore then expecting here to be like there. I said what I'm used too...and that would be what ISN'T there, much of what christina923 alluded too as well. It's not just what I have here in New England, but what I experienced in other areas of the Southeast.

Life is about give and take. You give up some things to gain others. For me, I was wiling to put up with hotter Summers to potentially gain in other areas. But in the end, the scales on the Greenville side came up short and I feel I would be going backwards.

I explained why I'm posting here enough times. If you don't understand by now, I can't help you.

Originally Posted by christina923

i think what i found disappointing was all the "hype" about greenville and surrounding areas....
my daughter lived on north main for a number of years and loved the city.... i went to look this past april as a possiblity for relocation, i was disappointed overall.

why do i stay in this forum?? to share my experience with others who are biting hook, line and sinker. greenville is not "just" the pictures....

Same here. It's that simple.

Originally Posted by myrc60

Strip malls, at least those that are occupied, create jobs which this area badly needs. They are everywhere, I find it hard to believe that there is an area where they do not exist but I hope you find what you are looking for.

This can be a thread and subject of it's own! See, where I currently am, we don't rely on strip malls for everything from a coffee shop to a burger joint. We have them, yes, but they are not the only solution outside of downtown.

That's simply due to history and how the nation grew. It's an old area with lots of established things for decades.

I personally do not wish to have my local economy driven by strip malls. If you drove around here and saw all the businesses here in downtown and/or business parks, you would probably be shocked.

I think you are selling yourself short thinking that strip malls are good for the economy. Maybe if you are 16, but not for serious jobs.

Originally Posted by LeavingNJ

See, it's all a matter of perspective and desires. My wife and I looked at Aiken seriously and were nearly convinced that was where we would buy a home, relocating from NJ. Then we stumbled upon Greenville. We realized that for us, we would soon grow bored of the little that Aiken had to offer by comparison. It's a very nice place, but the vitality of Greenville, with it's numerous options for dining, entertainment, activities and access to shopping appealed to us much more. The areas immediately surrounding Aiken seemed far less attractive than those nearby Greenville.

So to perhaps inject a little positive thinking into this forum, in the next two weeks we will be back in Greenville, not to visit but to buy. The opinions of Jviello and others are duly noted (ad nauseum in JViello's case), but Greenville seems like the right fit for us. No place is perfect, and I'm sure that applies equally to Greenville, but don't see why we can't be very happy there. I hope so, because by the end of July, we will be living there.

Depending on where you are from in NJ, you might find yourself right at home as I know many parts of NJ are driven by multi-lane blvds (and no left hand turns. ) and lots of subdivision living. Then again, you might find it's not for you. I think a lot depends on your mindset. If you want it to work, it will.

After a few interstate moves myself, I'm now pretty set on what I'm willing to accept and what I'm not.

I know you said you visited SC and then "stumbled" upon Greenville, but have you been to the city yet or are you just going by online information? Honestly, I'm just curious. Either way, best of luck to you in your move...it's a big step!

Originally Posted by gsupstate

Aiken is adorable (the town, not the burbs). You'll love it. Much nicer than Torrington, CT (though most places are). I've been through Torrington....eeeh.....not nice.

Good luck on your move.

How can you judge a place just by "going through"? Just sayin.

Torrington is a bit of a "lost" city here. BUT they have this great plan for revitalization...and so long as the plans are in the works, it doesn't really matter what currently is, and I should recommend people move there. No? Sound familiar?

[christina923]

Originally Posted by gsupstate

Aiken is adorable (the town, not the burbs). You'll love it. Much nicer than Torrington, CT (though most places are). I've been through Torrington....eeeh.....not nice.

Good luck on your move.

if i only could have gotten the CT forum to believe me about torrington...perhaps you should tell them!
when did you pass thru??? recently? if not, you're missing a lot more downhill slide

perhaps a better understanding gsupstate of why some areas of greenville just "freaked me"....
and to clarify...when i say greenville , that includes surrounding areas...its all the same to me.