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Yesterdays News & Observer had a whole section dedicated to giving advice to people who are new to North Carolina.
See it at newsobserver.com/news/q
I thought it'd be an interesting read for many of the people here.
Funniest part was that in NC, "barbecue is a noun, not a verb"! LOL
There's also a section with quotes from newcomers about things about NC they were surprised at.
I particularly laughed at the comment about why NC drivers never use their turn signal. In all my life, I've never figured that one out.
The absolute BEST quote from that article:
John Shelton Reed (Writer on Southern culture and humor, retired sociology professor, lives in Chapel Hill):
"Don't assume that the part of North Carolina you're in is typical, because I'm not sure anywhere is. It very much depends on where in North Carolina you are. The state is varied from east to west, from rural to urban.
Good advice for people in Smithfield might not be good advice for people in Charlotte. And if you live in Cary you might not need any advice about North Carolina, because you might as well be living in New Jersey."
My daughter explains that "CARY" is an aycronym for: Citizens Are Relocated Yankees.
My daugter just like to rub it in because she grew up in the south and I am a relocated yankee.
The absolute BEST quote from that article:
John Shelton Reed (Writer on Southern culture and humor, retired sociology professor, lives in Chapel Hill):
"Don't assume that the part of North Carolina you're in is typical, because I'm not sure anywhere is. It very much depends on where in North Carolina you are. The state is varied from east to west, from rural to urban.
Good advice for people in Smithfield might not be good advice for people in Charlotte. And if you live in Cary you might not need any advice about North Carolina, because you might as well be living in New Jersey."
No, not a chance. If they were resourcefull they wouldn't live in Cary!
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