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I agree with Pooh. You simply can't compare a rural county (Oconee) to a metropolitan one (Greenville). While the job prospects, culture and buzz appeals to many who wish to live in Greenville, many others come to Oconee for the peace, outstanding natural beauty, quality of life, schools and affordability. It really just depends what you are looking for. Like I mentioned above, we have many friends in Oconee who moved from Greenville noting that the area better suited their taste and lifestyle. Its up to the individual - but if you are interested in the attributes Oconee offers and you allow yourself time to settle in, you might just find yourself pleasantly satisfied with this wonderful place.
We spent a week in Oconee County in April, and it is one of the most beautiful, unspoiled places I've been. We own property in upper Greenville County, but I'd trade it in a minute for Oconee if I didn't have to worry about making a good living. Many rural areas are like that. I have a friend in western NC who builds high-end jazz guitars. Since he brought his own job with him, he lives very comfortably in an area with little employment opportunities. If I had a situation like his, I'd much rather live way out in the boonies. I just hope places like Oconee stay the way they are- some places don't need to be 'improved' with houses, shopping centers, and pavement.
Yeah, there's a big difference between Greenville and Oconee. But personally, I prefer Greenville but right now we're stationed in Oconee so to speak because of hubby's job. Eating out all the time and Wal-mart just isn't enough for me to love living here lol. But there are beautiful sights and I love to hike but don't usually get the chance to with a busy life of work and home. For me, Oconee is a great place to visit. I guess I'm not as much of a small town person as I thought I was when I first decided to move here.
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Not everywhere is going to be somewhere you like or can get a job. You did the research on Oconee before you moved here right? Why didn't you have a job lined up when you got here if you saw that the job market was difficult to get in to? What did you do in Michigan OP? Don't blame Oconee on your inabilities or bad fortune.
And please don't bad mouth Oconee or the people who live here (that you do not know) just because it doesn't suit your wants and needs. Just move.
You want to see backwoods redneck go to the upper peninsula of Michigan.. LOL
And you're right! I have family that live there and I'd definitely not EVER live there. You can know that just by visiting lol. Its beyond redneck, they're Yoopers!
I'm very misunderstood here. Its like I'm speaking another language and no matter how hard I try, I'm not understood. No one has ever said, "Hey, sorry you've met some bad experiences here, I hope it gets better and here, let it start with me with a smile." Or something nice. Ya know?
I say something to a local that's say lived here all their life and they give me a confused look and vice versa. People call me a Yankee (and no, I don't like being called a Yankee.) And never welcome me, instead, try to force me to be like them and not accept that where I'm from is a different culture. No one can see that and I guess its hard to if you've never experienced other areas before.
But this IS a very hard area to live in. Economy is bad in MI right now too, so its not any easier there now than it is here really. I'd move to Greenville if I could but I can't right now. It'd just be easier to make the best out of Oconee if people would just welcome me for a change and welcome my diffrences from them. I accept they are different than me but don't force me to be like YOU, ya know what I mean? Does that make sense?
In MI there's a lot of people from other countries that move there. And their ways of speaking and doing things are SO much different than we're used to. Personally, I always embraced it because different can be good! They'd feel like they have to change their ways to be like an American person but we always said, "no no! We like your accent and your differences." I always found it to be so exciting. But no one here finds my ways exciting. I'm always told,
"You'll have to do things OUR way if you're gonna live here."
Sometimes change is good, sometimes not. But there's a balance to be found.
That's what I believe.
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