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I hope I am not repeating a thread,but,as someone who is hoping to move to Charleston/Mt. Pleasant area with no family in the area is it a "clickish" city where,if you don't have roots in the area,you will be excluded? Please,honest answers.
I have visited many times and like the area,the culture and the people have been friendly but I know living in an area is different. Also, I'd be interested in volunteering or working in a library (I did that before) would it be hard to get this type of work in the area?
My husband and I "transplanted" from Southern California in 2007. Yes, we have discovered "cliquish" people, but do not let that keep you from the treasures of the Charleston area. Most strangers are friendly to your face, but are passive-aggressive behind your back. If you can transcend this attitude you will be happier. Old family names are popular, but as more of us "Transplants" come to Charleston we can motivate the culture to be more tolerant of all citizens. Volunteers are needed all over Charleston. I would recommend joining a church or other community program to meet people with similar interests
I'm sure there is some of this. I'm from Charleston and moved to a few other parts of the country in the past and thought that they were that way. I think it probably happens in most places because of human nature to stay in a comfort zone. You seem to be open to new experiences and putting yourselft out there, so you should be fine. Many people move from other places and fit in well. You should have no problem volunteering.
Snobbiest / clique'ish people I've met across the US bar none, when viewed as a whole.
What really suprised us is that this is across a wide age range, even very young people here.
But plenty of genuinely nice / unpretentious people too.
You will find that people ban together because they are related, anywhere you go. I've lived in 3 states and 6 towns.....have seen this in all of them. As Rggr stated, it's part of human nature to be closer to your family members. It takes awhile and a history together to become really close friends with someone. You will find this especially true in small towns - where I grew up, I was related to just about everyone in town in some way, so of course we were a tight-knit group. It didn't mean that we weren't friendly and welcoming to newcomers....but we shared weddings, funerals, birthdays, and holidays with family members - I guess it's true that blood is thicker than water. It's not just in Charleston.
Thank you for your answers. The small town I am in now is not friendly at all and very bad economically,drug infested,cliquish (even though I have lived here a long time). I need to move away from here. Seems like NOBODY really likes it here and moves if they can. I wonder if Florida would be better for a person to move to only because the state has had transplants for years and years. The only reasons I am here are 1. my parents (before they passed away) 2. Health issues--harder to pick up and move when this is a concern and 3. Money----I doubt even if I can sell the home where I am now living I will get much for it---it is quite old and needs repairs I can't afford to put into it.
I hope I am not repeating a thread,but,as someone who is hoping to move to Charleston/Mt. Pleasant area with no family in the area is it a "clickish" city where,if you don't have roots in the area,you will be excluded? Please,honest answers.
I have visited many times and like the area,the culture and the people have been friendly but I know living in an area is different. Also, I'd be interested in volunteering or working in a library (I did that before) would it be hard to get this type of work in the area?
Snobbish, racist, that's more the norm.
But remember people are from all over. If there are cliques, they are very specific to certain neighborhoods.
Even IF that's true- I don't think it is- that still equates to 75% of the population.
over 75% of the population isn't from here, so it sounds reasonable to me...
as many transplants that are here you would think you wouldn't even notice if someone was being snobbish because they are actually from here, but it isn't the locals that cause this... it's the newer people
after they've been here 10/20 yrs they think they have a "say" on who and what belongs where as if they now have some new found senority
the locals usually welcome anyone, we know it's not only more revenue but it's more people to learn different things from as long as they aren't bringing in gang bangers with them...
Charleston for most of it's life was a military town, anyone who's from here is well used to people moving in and out from other places in the nation... there isn't anything to be cliquish about unless you're trying to be someone you're not...
you will hear joking about "oh your not from here", but it's just a line for conversation more than anything... not an insult of some kind, just a way to find out where you are from or what it's like where you came from... or a mere observation that you haven't been here long enough to see the tranformation this city has constantly been in
be you and be a decent person and you'll find your home...
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