Moving to Raleigh NC from Los Angeles CA

[twoisbetter]

Originally Posted by starla

I have no idea about jobs in your field, but I've put together a little LA-to-Triangle conversion chart to help you decide where to live.

If you like this part of LA ----> you might like this part of the Triangle (why they are similar)
Calabasas ---> Cary (snooty suburban enclave)
Santa Clarita ---> Wake Forest (far away suburban enclave, getting snootier every day)
Westwood/WLA ----> Downtown Raleigh (bars, restaurants, places to go)
Miracle Mile ----> Downtown Raleigh (museums)
South/West Valley ----> North Raleigh (bedroom community)
Downtown/Central LA ----> Downtown Durham (gritty, but getting better)
Historic West Adams ----> Trinity Park or Watts-Hillandale in Durham (historic neighborhoods, affordable due to location)
Venice ---> Carrboro (hippies and crazies, though Carrboro is more granola)
Hollywood or Beverly Hills ----> Forget it, stay in LA (we don't want any)

Hope this helps! If I missed the part of LA you like, let me know the area and I'll tell you what I think is the best Raleigh-Durham match.

I have another:

Cary = Irvine

[cynwldkat]

I'm also guilty of saying "the" before the interstate number. And I am from CA! Only thing I can say is many of the interstates (freeways) in CA also go by names---The Golden State Fwy...Interstate 5. The San Diego Fwy---Interstate 10. So maybe because they have the names on the freeways or interstates is the reason we use "the"??? And it is difficult not to say freeways here if you have grown up with freeways all around you!