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Nah you can use Raleigh-Durham or the Triangle and no one will care.
Well, no, that's flat out wrong. OBVIOUSLY some people care. I don't like "Raleigh-Durham" as a moniker and I don't know anyone who does or anyone who uses it, certainly not anyone I know who is actually from North Carolina.
I will say that Raleigh/Durham is okay because the slash implies either/or and that they are separate cities. The hyphen implies a single entity like Fuquay-Varina or Winston-Salem or Julia Louis-Dreyfus or Olivia Newton-John or somebody.
Nah you can use Raleigh-Durham or the Triangle and no one will care. .
I think newcomers and the OP want to get it right so it's better to tell them the way the locals
refer to the area. Raleigh area works, but not Raleigh-Durham.
Raleigh/Durham is fine to everyone except locals who grew up here most likely.
Given that 90% of the people in RALEIGH DURHAM probably are from somewhere else, call it what you want and ignore what the anal retentive types say on here
I remember seeing that 43% of the state population was born outside of NC, and I imagine Wake, Durham, and Chatham counties to be much higher than that.
I am considering a move to the RDU area from Boston and was hoping to get some advice from the forum here.
I have done a fair amount of research on RDU. Generally, I am attracted to the area due to the warmer weather, friendlier/more relaxed vibe relative to the northeast, affordable housing, and friends in the area. My primary concern is that I have read multiple times that the Triangle is largely a “family friendly” area and perhaps not the greatest place for a 30 year old single guy? I am used to a relatively vibrant and dense city in Boston that is full of singles and single life, and I am wondering if it might be much more difficult to date and meet people in the Triangle area by comparison. If anyone has lived in a larger dense city (NYC, Chicago, Boston, Philly, etc) and moved to RDU as a single person, I would really appreciate any comparisons or insights you might have.
Any other advice on particular neighborhoods to focus on would also be great. From what I have read, it seems that downtown Raleigh is where I am most strongly considering – My budget is quite flexible and the area overall is far more affordable than Boston across the board. I am self-employed and work from home so commute is not a problem.
Thanks again for your time.
Depends on what you mean by "single life". There is a big music scene in both Durham and Raleigh, but Durham tends to be "hipper." There are also two major universities in the area, which means a lot of young people. In terms of "nightlife", well, it's not all that hopping late at night. Here's what there IS here -- a thriving Meetup scene. Whatever you're into, there's a meetup for it. If you're looking to meet girls (and if not please pardon my hetero assumption), there is an Activate Good meetup that does a lot of one-shot (or repeat, if you like) volunteer activities that attract a lot of women. There are meetups for ethnic food, for independent film, for geeks, for pretty much anything -- even a thriving Red Sox meetup. These are a good place to start building a social circle.
Downtown Durham also has spaces for work-from-home folks who want to have an office-type atmosphere. If you're looking for a "hot club scene", this area might not be for you (though Motorco, for example, is open till 2 AM on weekends. But if you're looking for good local music, friendly people, a thriving arts/culture/music/spiritual scene of all kinds, as well as milder winters, it's a great place to live.
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care. I don't like "Raleigh-Durham" as a moniker and I don't know anyone who does or anyone who uses it, certainly not anyone I know who is actually from North Carolina.
