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From what I can gather, North Carolina seems to have somewhat Californish qualities. Great university system in Raleigh/Triangle (mini Silicon valley/San Francisco), nice larger city in Charlotte (more LA style), beautiful western country with Asheville (San Luis Obispo/Big Sur) & the outer banks (California Beaches). I know that this is of course not going to be a one to one comparison, but is this somewhat accurate? What do the transplants think of North Carolina after being there? Was it worth it?
I'm asking because I am looking at other regions of the US and it seems that North Carolina has a rare mixture of many of the things that people want. I hear great things about Austin, but it really seems to be an island rather than the norm of the state. In comparison North Carolina seems to me that the norm is much better. (Environment, jobs, potential quality of life etc.)
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From what I can gather, North Carolina seems to have somewhat Californish qualities. Great university system in Raleigh/Triangle (mini Silicon valley/San Francisco), nice larger city in Charlotte (more LA style), beautiful western country with Asheville (San Luis Obispo/Big Sur) & the outer banks (California Beaches). I know that this is of course not going to be a one to one comparison, but is this somewhat accurate? What do the transplants think of North Carolina after being there? Was it worth it?
I'm asking because I am looking at other regions of the US and it seems that North Carolina has a rare mixture of many of the things that people want. I hear great things about Austin, but it really seems to be an island rather than the norm of the state. In comparison North Carolina seems to me that the norm is much better. (Environment, jobs, potential quality of life etc.)
You make some interesting comparisons, but California's much better climate is too big a factor to ignore.
People are going to give you different answers depending on their reasons for relocating. We retired here from Silver Spring, Maryland for a lower cost of living, and less crowded surroundings. We have that, and I generally enjoy my coastal new home. However, I find I miss many of the urban amenities: libraries, museums, the variety of good restaurants and food.
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From what I can gather, North Carolina seems to have somewhat Californish qualities. Great university system in Raleigh/Triangle (mini Silicon valley/San Francisco), nice larger city in Charlotte (more LA style), beautiful western country with Asheville (San Luis Obispo/Big Sur) & the outer banks (California Beaches). I know that this is of course not going to be a one to one comparison, but is this somewhat accurate? What do the transplants think of North Carolina after being there? Was it worth it?
I'm asking because I am looking at other regions of the US and it seems that North Carolina has a rare mixture of many of the things that people want. I hear great things about Austin, but it really seems to be an island rather than the norm of the state. In comparison North Carolina seems to me that the norm is much better. (Environment, jobs, potential quality of life etc.)
You almost lost me in the first sentence. I see the comparisons your making I wouldn't say the two states are similar versions on opposite coasts. In fact I'd consider them great examples of how 2 places can sound alike on paper but in reality are very different ,especially in scale. Culturally it is like night and day, which effects your life more then any physical landscape.
I see where the OP is coming from. I used to live in CA, and NC reminds me of it a bit. The two states are not similar at all, but they both have mountains/beaches, pretty good weather, and a wide variety of cities. If you had to pick a East Coast California, then North Carolina would be it. They are similar on the surface, but culturally and in other areas? No way.
I don't think the OP is actually expecting NC to be like CA, just that it has a good mixture of all the things one could want...much like California does. Just having mountains is going to be awesome for me, because I haven't been that close to mountains since I lived in CA...so naturally I'd compare NC to CA visually.
In kindness friend you're not going to have a good time here if you're looking for a "place like Cali" that's not Cali.
Just stay in cali
^This - All day long.
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