Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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Is there a preferred abbreviation that y'all are withholding from me till I'm in the club?
I haven't really found an acceptable abbreviation. I guess the Triangle would be the most accepted term although I'd be down with "The 919", yo.
As far as work environment, it is tough to say. This ain't New York, but outside of that I don't think one can generalize. Even at my company some people set their watch to beep at quitting time and some people come in to work on their vacation days.
Cree seems to be the 919's () version of Dell, maybe even worse from what I've heard.
Right--to the OP, nobody, I mean nobody (except you) refers to this area as "R/D". Raleigh is a city and Durham is a city, and the area in general is known as "The Triangle". "Raleigh/Durham" is an airport, like "Dallas/Ft Worth". I, too, saw "R/D" and thought you meant research and development.
That always has been one of my (and many Tarheels) pet peeves. I remember being at concert, one of those all day festivals with no bands you ever heard of. A band came out on the stage with a "make some noise RDU" and got booed
I work in the pharmaceutical industry here in the Raleigh/Durham area and I rarely work more than 40 hours a week. We get to wear t-shirts and jeans to work everyday as there is no dress code. In fact, we are even able to bring our dogs to work with us on a daily basis. Clearly, its an awesome place to work and I do not take it for granted.
And for the record, Dallas/Fort Worth is called DFW ALL the time, despite loud protests from the fine citizens of Ft. Worth.
When referring to the airport, generally "DFW" is used. When referring to the entire city area consisting of Dallas, Fort Worth, and surrounding cities, "Dallas/Ft Worth metroplex" is often used, or simply "Dallas/Ft Worth".
When referring to the airport, generally "DFW" is used. When referring to the entire city area consisting of Dallas, Fort Worth, and surrounding cities, "Dallas/Ft Worth metroplex" is often used, or simply "Dallas/Ft Worth".
Um, having lived in Texas almost my entire life, I promise that DFW is used with regularity throughout the state. 'The Metroplex' as well.
When referring to the airport, generally "DFW" is used. When referring to the entire city area consisting of Dallas, Fort Worth, and surrounding cities, "Dallas/Ft Worth metroplex" is often used, or simply "Dallas/Ft Worth".
As the one who first introduced that comparison, I now see that it might not have been the best one, because "Dallas/Ft Worth" is the name of the metroplex as referred to from elsewhere, because those two cities define the region. But Raleigh and Durham are only two of the cities that constitute "The Triangle". Saying "Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill" would be the more precisely way to refer to this whoe general area by city names. But now that Cary is larger than Chapel Hill, many Cary residents want to include Cary in the mix as well (see the forum name). And, to confuse it more, the "official" metropolitan areas have now been split, from the old "Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill" to "Raleigh/Cary" and "Durham/Chapel Hill".
Still, "The Triangle" is the most common and recognized way to define the whole metro--which then becomes problematic when you're using it outside this area, similar to when someone refers to their own "Tri-Cities area" and you don't, right off, know what they mean. When I'm at national meetings (conventions, etc) and make references to where my group is from, I will use "Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill".
This may be veering off-topic, but maybe not, because how a place refers to itself might indeed be considered an aspect of the "culture"
As the one who first introduced that comparison, I now see that it might not have been the best one, because "Dallas/Ft Worth" is the name of the metroplex as referred to from elsewhere, because those two cities define the region. But Raleigh and Durham are only two of the cities that constitute "The Triangle". Saying "Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill" would be the more precisely way to refer to this whoe general area by city names. But now that Cary is larger than Chapel Hill, many Cary residents want to include Cary in the mix as well (see the forum name). And, to confuse it more, the "official" metropolitan areas have now been split, from the old "Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill" to "Raleigh/Cary" and "Durham/Chapel Hill".
Still, "The Triangle" is the most common and recognized way to define the whole metro--which then becomes problematic when you're using it outside this area, similar to when someone refers to their own "Tri-Cities area" and you don't, right off, know what they mean. When I'm at national meetings (conventions, etc) and make references to where my group is from, I will use "Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill".
This may be veering off-topic, but maybe not, because how a place refers to itself might indeed be considered an aspect of the "culture"
I'd definitely call it culture. If not then what is?
The Triangle works for me, especially in context. Thanks for the additional input!
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