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I have a young family member with a possible job offer in Raleigh. They currently live in northern Michigan. I was hoping to get thoughts and opinions on adjustments to a move like this as well as good areas to live around Raleigh. Thanks
I have a young family member with a possible job offer in Raleigh. They currently live in northern Michigan. I was hoping to get thoughts and opinions on adjustments to a move like this as well as good areas to live around Raleigh. Thanks
We probably need more Yoopers.
Is the job in downtown Raleigh?
It matters for the commute.
Climate is significantly different. We get little to no snow, and it was in the mid-60's the last couple of days.
I have paid my lifetime show dues, and I love it, but that may just be me.
The winters are much less brutal. LOL. I was born in Michigan and spent my first 9 years there before moving to the snowbelt of Ohio and living there until I was 16.
It will depend on whether they want to live in a bit more rural area, or if they want to be smack dab in the middle of things. Do they live in a small township or a larger city now? Where is the job offer?
So long as they realize and respect the fact that they are in ACC country and not B1G land anymore.....they should be fine
In all seriousness; the biggest differences once would most likely notice in Northern Michigan (especially if they are actually a "Yooper"; and not just northern lower-peninsula) vs the Triangle is climate and demographics/population density.
Compared to much of MI; the Triangle area will feel much more "big city" and transient. The population of this region is largely made up of folks who have come from other parts of the country and other parts of the world. This IMO makes it easier to meet new people because you aren't the only "newbie in town" but I could see it potentially being overwhelming to someone who is used to living in an area where everyone knows everyone going back generations.
We get snow one or twice a year here and 1 inch shuts everything down for a day. 6 inches shuts everything down for a week. We stay home and make cookies and sled/build snowmen binge netflix. Some transplants from snowier locales like to believe they are pros and can brave the roads that they assume will be as quickly re-mediated as they were "back home"...you can often spot them sitting outside of their sedan after it has slid into a ditch.
Summer is longer and hotter here than someone from the great lakes will be used to. Mid-may through mid September the majority of days will be Hot, Hazy, and humid and it can drag on. We had 100 degree temps in October this year.
Originally from northern Michigan here! Everyone already made great and accurate posts.
In general, if you truly mean they are from northern Michigan then moving to the Raleigh area is moving to the big city. Most of Raleighs suburb and satellite town's will feel larger then a majority of Northern Michigan. So though that will be different, it's not a very difficult transition to make vs moving to a truly big city like Chicago or even Detroit.
Biggest difference will be the weather as already mentioned. I talk to my family back in Michigan regularly and even after all these years it's surprising how different our weather can be on any given day of the year. I don't like the long hot summers but it's a worthy tradeoff over the long snowy winters.
More information about their situation would be needed for more advice on where to live but in general I would recommend to pick one of the burbs as it will be less of an overwhelming change.
I was born and raised in Detroit. Came to Wake Forest NC area, via Boulder Co. and Kansas City MO about 7 years ago. Love it here. 4 seasons, yet a mild winter. Leave your skis in Michigan--you won't need them, unless you go West to the mountains.
Look into meetup groups here and join before you even move, to help get to know some people.
We get snow one or twice a year here and 1 inch shuts everything down for a day. 6 inches shuts everything down for a week. We stay home and make cookies and sled/build snowmen binge netflix. Some transplants from snowier locales like to believe they are pros and can brave the roads that they assume will be as quickly re-mediated as they were "back home"...you can often spot them sitting outside of their sedan after it has slid into a ditch.
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Funny the 3 people in my office tasked with deciding whether or not to keep the office open on snow days are all native Raleigh-ites and I've yet to experience an office closure here.
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