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Better weather
Nicer people - all around - you're in for a shock if you think anyone will welcome you into their store in NY, or ask if you found everything you need and actually care about the answer.
Nicer environment - thought about this several times yesterday in several different places, how neat and tidy the roads and parking lots are with well kept plantings etc
Everything newer (obviously can't last forever but when we go back to NY my kids always ask why everything looks so crappy LOL)
Less "keep up with the joneses" attitude
More heterogenous population
Benefits of three world class universities nearby (sorry, Long Island, Adelphi and Hofstra don't compare!) Service industry waaaaay easier to deal with here and we were shocked first time anyone came over and put booties over their shoes.
Living near a capital city is a different experience - I went to school in Albany, NY...it's funny how you hear about things living here that you wouldn't living in another city - the political landscape is always on the front burner, I think it provides a good learning opportunity for my kids that you don't get when you don't live near a capital.
I've often wondered if having a more laid-back attitude and a slower pace of life was going to equal worse service for things like plumbers, electricians, even the car garage. Has it been your experience that people actually show up when they say they're going to, and you don't get the run-around?
I've often wondered if having a more laid-back attitude and a slower pace of life was going to equal worse service for things like plumbers, electricians, even the car garage. Has it been your experience that people actually show up when they say they're going to, and you don't get the run-around?
More often than they did when we lived in Phoenix, AZ!
Other than that, I have nothing to add to this thread since (at this stage of my life) I'd be more likely to stand in front of a moving train than relocate to NY or DC.
My friends
Local art and music scene
What is becoming an excellent greenway system
The local breweries that are family and dog friendly during the day
The trees and just the look they give the area when you are driving around
And, last, but far from least, the sense of community here. There's some really good people here, many of them that do a lot of things trying to make the area a better place. You can get involved and actually make a difference.
I love this thread. I'm a native North Carolinian, but I'm a relative newbie to Raleigh. What I have found interesting as opposed to other southern towns in NC is that most of the people I meet in Raleigh aren't from here. So there's not this inner circle feeling in the triangle because no one is from here. So most people are open to meeting new people and making friends. Heck the only long time Raleigh natives I know are my husband and his high school friends. But all their parents were transplants in the 80s from New York and elsewhere. I get a kick out of the way that my in laws still have these strong New York accents and their kids have southern accents. And I love meeting people here from other areas of the country because it's cool to hear about where everyone is from. Plus I love New York so I can't get enough of hearing my in laws stories about growing up in Brooklyn. So I guess my point is, that I know it's hard to move away from family and friends to a new place but it's nice to have a diverse population in the triangle of people from all over the place.
Dogwoods
Azaleas
Mayberry reruns
Beach music and shagging
Pimento cheese
Oakwood
Harkers Island oysters
Duke Chapel
Blue fish from Capital Seafood
Barbecue
Bojangles
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