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Are we seriously comparing Charleston to Atlantic City?
Atlantic City has to be one of the homeliest cities I've ever visited...the boardwalk included. There were high hopes for AC when the casinos came in, but they were never realized...outside of them, it's the same old tired mess...sadly.
Historic Charleston, on the other hand, is a gem.
It's not to say that NJ doesn't have some lovely seaside towns...they do. JMO that Atlantic City isn't one of them.
I'll take King St. and the Battery over the Boardwalk in AC any day of the week. Good taste always wins out over bad.
Yes, I am comparing the beaches of Charleston to the beaches of Atlantic City. Also, I am comparing things to do afterwards concerning entertainment once done with the beach. Atlantic City has great casinos and nightlife after the beach too. A person can’t say the same for Charleston because that is the most boring and lamest nightlife scenes that I have ever been out in my entire life. Going out in Charleston SC is the equivalent of going out in Mobile Alabama. If you like the Charleston beaches better then that is your opinion, but I doubt the majority feel the same.
And Atlantic City is a low budget poor mans attempt at Vegas. It fails miserably!
Sorry. When I saw Hollywood, I automatically assumed it was California. LOL. But, why bring Florida's boardwalks into the duscussion when the thread is about NJ and SC?
Who could pass up such wonderful cities like Newark, Rahway, Perth Amboy, Asbury Park, Paterson and East Orange. All so nice and so very low on crime. You could leave your brand new benz open with your wallet on the dash there............... NOT!
Oh lets not forget the low low pollution in Jersey. Nothing like driving through the morning mist of gunk everyday!
But I do miss my White Castle... LOL
NJ does have bad towns and cities, which is the same as any state. However, stop to take a look at the state as a whole. Sc was voted third worst overall state for crime based on assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, rape and robbery. Do you have any other false assumptions because I would be glad to correct you again. Most Dangerous States - WalletPop
Yes, I am comparing the beaches of Charleston to the beaches of Atlantic City. Also, I am comparing things to do afterwards concerning entertainment once done with the beach. Atlantic City has great casinos and nightlife after the beach too. A person can’t say the same for Charleston because that is one of the boring and lame nightlife scenes that I have ever been out in my entire life. Going out in Charleston SC is the equivalent of going out in Mobile Alabama. If you like the Charleston beaches better then that is your opinion, but I doubt the majority feel the same.
I suppose it is a matter of preferences and taste. I'm not looking for a big nightclub scene, but rather access to good dining and shopping. Charleston certainly has that in abundance.
Since there are of couple of colleges there, I'm sure there is a scene for the "keggers for kiddies" crowd as well.
Yes, I am comparing the beaches of Charleston to the beaches of Atlantic City. Also, I am comparing things to do afterwards concerning entertainment once done with the beach. Atlantic City has great casinos and nightlife after the beach too. A person can’t say the same for Charleston because that is the most boring and lamest nightlife scenes that I have ever been out in my entire life. Going out in Charleston SC is the equivalent of going out in Mobile Alabama. If you like the Charleston beaches better then that is your opinion, but I doubt the majority feel the same.
The entertainment of Atlantic City is more comparable to that of Myrtle Beach. If you want entertainment that is more refined and cultured, you go to Charleston. The Mobile/Charleston comparison is ridiculous.
There are many, many parts of NJ that have much natural beauty. Mountains, farms, rolling hills, beaches (both the populous touristy versions and also peaceful, pristine beaches).
Like I said, nobody really lives in the handful of "dirty, overcrowded cities of NJ" except very poor people, in general. Most NJ residents live in peaceful suburbs.
Higher population density means there's not as much natural beauty overall because there's more developed land. Why is this concept so hard for NJ people to understand? Even if they live in peaceful suburbs, those suburbs tend to be dense in NJ (translation: a lot of buildings, not as much natural beauty)
I never said there is no natural beauty in NJ. I said SC has more natural beauty.
You think that SC has better natural beauty simply because it has a lower population density? What does a lower population density have to do with natural beauty? Natural beauty is mountains, forest, roads, etc. What do those things have to do with population density? And don’t tell me that you meant crime because many NJ supporters have already proved that SC is one of the 5 most dangerous states of all 50. Also, I have been to SC and there wasn't any natural beauty. Actually, quite the opposite.
You answered your own question. You said natural beauty includes forests. Think of all the forests that had to be cut down to build houses and apartments for the 8.8 million people in the small landmass of New Jersey.
You answered your own question. You said natural beauty includes forests. Think of all the forests that had to be cut down to build houses and apartments for the 8.8 million people in the small landmass of New Jersey.
There is still a sh*tload of undisturbed forest in NJ.
Im originally from huntington wv, lived in bethelham PA, and Surf Side SC. I would often visit both Atlantic City and Myrtle Beach as a teenager.I had great memories of both areas, especialy the women. If I had to choose I guess Myrtle Beach, dont like the prostitution in Atlantic City as much though.One think I hate about SC are the rednecks out side of the beach.
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