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Well I don't know about you, but I dastardly twirl my mustache every chance I get!
Oh, and don't forget the chin rubbing and the evil mwhuhahahaha laugh
As for the original poster, if you want to avoid "elements", you'll need to move into a super expensive neighborhood (try Weston), send your kids to a super expensive private school (try Cary Academy), and ask your neighbors/other parents at the school which country club to join and which church to go to. You may need to hire help to do the shopping, cleaning, and gardening, but non-elemental help will cost you more.
I say that tongue in cheek of course. In reality, most of this area is incredibly diverse, and it is possible to sort of isolate yourself and only expose yourself and your children to people just like yourself, but you would be living in a bubble, and IMO, cheating your children out of valuable experiences in getting along with all types of people.
This compares Chapel Hill to NC. It would be nice to compare side by side to other Triangle cities.
For race based only diversity, Durham is head and shoulders above the rest, then Raleigh. Then Garner, Morrisville and Fuquay.
Wow, Fuquay is more racially diverse than Cary? Interesting. Are we going purely black white or all races blended in?
When you say Durham is head and shoulders above the rest, what do you attribute that to? The hospitals? Duke? Socio-economic programs?
This is a very interesting thread. I think the OP might be onto something with posting such ambiguous info, and causing us all to really interact.
I'm using the info provided on the City Data page.
I'm using lower percentage of white, along with more of other ethnicities as being more racially diverse. More white being less racially diverse. Of course as I said, diversity involves more than just race.
I'm trying to provide the most detail for the OP, but honestly I don't know if they want more diversity or if they are trying to hide from it.
It sure would be a whole lot easier if the OP would say specifically what happened.
Did someone get called the N word or the H word? Just tell us already. How can we help you if you keep being vague?
Love this thread. We've been in Chapel Hill for more than a year and have been very comfortable. Conservatives are allowed to shop at Whole Foods. The area is more diverse than I had expected. No one bats an eyelid at us..an Indian family. I have heard some blatant anti big corporation sentiment at some stores but when I said my money is earned from a big bad corporation,they were still happy to take it. Racism exist everywhere..sadly! Wish I could raise my kids in a place free from it.
Population percentage that does not self-identify as white:
Raleigh: 42%
Durham: 58%
Chapel Hill: 27%
Wake Forest: 23%
Cary: 27%
Apex: 20%
Hillsborough: 37%
Carrboro: 29%
Fuquay-Varina: 28%
Holly Springs: 20%
Knightdale: 50%
Garner: 42%
I would have never guessed Garner or Knightdale to be that high!
Population percentage that self-identify as hispanic or Latino:
Raleigh: 11%
Durham: 14%
Chapel Hill: 6%
Wake Forest: 5%
Cary: 8%
Apex: 7%
Hillsborough: 7%
Carrboro: 14%
Fuquay-Varina: 10%
Holly Springs: 6%
Knightdale: 11%
Garner: 9%
And now you know and knowing is half the battle
Wow, what I do see is an area way more diverse than where I live now. Off to load the U-Haul! See y'all soon!
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