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This board/forum is very PC. If you're not 'embracing diversity' every waking hour then there's supposed to be something wrong with you.
I don't think it is that. But some may think there is something wrong with you if you judge an entire town/city made up of 100's of thousands of people based on your experience at one gas station and pizza joint. A tad silly no?
Interesting responses for the most part. Yes, felt extremely uncomfortable - as though the person at the register had a major issue with the person buying gas. My biggest concern is the air of negativity felt in both the gas station and the pizza place. It seemed to me that there is a huge problem with race/social status conflicts, and it was pretty thick. Whether a white person is in a mainly black neighborhood, or vice versa, or a person with money walks into an area that is experiencing economic hardship - seemed that the attitude was negative versus more of a "love thy neighbor" mentality.
I am originally from NE, moved to Texas about 8 years ago, and we are excited to get back to the coast. However, the experience, again, was that of a bad element.
Apologies if anyone was upset with the reference - but the responses make me feel that my assumptions are accurate. Just hoping this isn't an issue throughout NC, and we'll find a good, unbiased place to settle.
I'm not certain I completely understand your post - please correct me if I'm wrong. It appears from your above post, that you are upset about a gas/store clerk being negative toward someone of a specific race and are concerned this may be a prevalent theme in Cary. I have not encountered anything like this in the 3.5 years we've lived here. I find Cary to be a very accepting place and also a very easy place to live.You cannot judge a town with a population of 135K by one encounter at a gas station.
You mentioned that you're from NE, and I've assuming you mean New England, NOT Nebraska since you mentioned being glad to be closer to the coast. As a fellow New Englander, I think you'll find the entire Triangle to be prettly liberal and accepting of all people. Chapel Hill is definitely the most liberal.
I've never felt that sort of vibe at all in Cary. In any event, I don't think chapel hill is the answer if you did feel that way in Cary? I feel like people are generally quite friendly and welcoming here.
I'm a little baffled. It sounds to me like the OP was referring to a person of color being rude to a white person??? that is how I interpreted it.
So perhaps the OP was thinking Chapel Hill would be more overall white?
There are parts of Cary that are very very white and parts that are much more diverse. I can see how they could have ended up in a diverse part of town and been surprised at maybe not receiving a warm welcome. I agree with those who said it isn't representative of the entire town and probably not a good reason to ditch Cary altogether.
lol, so you encountered a gas station clerk having a bad attitude day and that means the town of Cary doesn't like "your type"? I am so utterly confused by this post hahaha.
I've never felt that sort of vibe at all in Cary. In any event, I don't think chapel hill is the answer if you did feel that way in Cary? I feel like people are generally quite friendly and welcoming here.
This thread is totally bizarre. Cary is utterly harmless. I'm afraid the OP would freak out near any of our larger universities. Yikes.
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Trying not to stick my foot in my mouth...
