What do North Carolinians think of Virginians? (Charlotte, Jefferson: transplants, home)

[vasinger]

Friendly neighbors? or High faluting snobs?

Discuss.

[mariegirl]

I know lots of people that are from Virginia. Don't know of any snobs, though. I don't think the transplants (not that I know of many) are considered an "outsider" as much as someone from farther north.

[vasinger]

You mean the Virginians who live in North Carolina? I know myself, that as a Virginian, I'd feel a lot more at home in North Carolina than I would in New Jersey.

[chickenista]

As a NC'er who went to Richmond for 17 years or so.. (Hi vasinger) I found that I was kidded about learning the "three R's" in school. "readin', writin' and the road to Richmond" I had never heard of a such a thing till I got there and I heard it all the time. And they called me something, but I don't remember what it was. But I found that there were so many NC'ers living there that it was said in truth and jest. I think that the snob part may stem from when Richmond was the biggest city in the vicinity to NC; before Charlotte etc.. grew. If you wanted to do or be anything, Richmond was the ticket. More manufacturing, tobacco, the Port of Richmond. So they did look down on the scraggly Tarheel farmkids that sought a better existence in the big city, but those days are gone except for the ribbing.

[businessperson]

I'm a native North Carolinian back home now after having lived in VA for a few years. Yes, there are snobs just like there are snobs in Charlotte, and California, and New York, etc. But there are also some very nice people. I found VA to be very much like NC. People are people no matter where you go. Pick out the nice ones and avoid the snobs.

[vasinger]

Originally Posted by chickenista

As a NC'er who went to Richmond for 17 years or so.. (Hi vasinger) I found that I was kidded about learning the "three R's" in school. "readin', writin' and the road to Richmond" I had never heard of a such a thing till I got there and I heard it all the time. And they called me something, but I don't remember what it was. But I found that there were so many NC'ers living there that it was said in truth and jest. I think that the snob part may stem from when Richmond was the biggest city in the vicinity to NC; before Charlotte etc.. grew. If you wanted to do or be anything, Richmond was the ticket. More manufacturing, tobacco, the Port of Richmond. So they did look down on the scraggly Tarheel farmkids that sought a better existence in the big city, but those days are gone except for the ribbing.

That's funny. My parents (Richmonders) used to always tell me that same story too, whenever I asked about North Carolina. I realize this is not true anymore, but in comparison to Virginia and South Carolina, North Carolina was a relatively poorer state.

I think Wiliam Byrd even said back in the 18th Century: North Carolina was a humble valley in between two mountains of conceit (Va and SC)

[Richard Martin]

Originally Posted by vasinger

High faluting snobs?

Puh-leaze! Maybe those from Northern Virginia. The rest of Virginia looks just like NC.

[friendnc]

I have some in-laws from the VA mountains. They're the salt of the earth-type people.

[alice_61]

I lived many years in Charlottesville and some years in NC. The thing that I noticed is that the Charlottesville area seems much more intent on history, especially everything Jeffersonian, than NC. Also, the architecture and landscaping tends to imitate Williamsburg and old Virginia. I find much less of that in NC.

[vasinger]

Originally Posted by Richard Martin

Puh-leaze! Maybe those from Northern Virginia. The rest of Virginia looks just like NC.

I dont see what people from Northern Virginia would be snobby about. Most all of the people that live there aren't even from Virginia, originally.