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Hi I’m looking to relocate from the north east. I want to raise my kids with good southern manners. Here most kids are rude to adults and don’t really care. It’s extremely fast paced and people are aggressive and rude. I was brought up in Arkansas where my husband will not move and it was amazing. I’m looking for that friendly sweet atmosphere again. Additionally I need good schools that have special ed accommodations and fair housing prices for cost of living. For example here making over $200,000 we have a small 4 bedroom 1.5 bath house with high taxes and a crazy mortgage. It’s just insane. So we want more for our money and to be able to live more comfortably not have all our paychecks go to bills. Can you let me know if that is realistic in this area? Also are there seasons? Or is it just hot all the time.
Did you ever watch the Andy Griffith Show on TV? Just keep in mind Mayberry was a fictional town. Over the past 10-20 years, the character of all of coastal SC, along with most larger cities, has been significantly and irreversibly changed, primarily as the result of influx from the NE. That's not a slam, just a simple fact. These areas may still look Southern, but looks are deceiving. The style of living you are imagining can still be found in some smaller towns, Greenwood, Newberry and Spartanburg are a few that come to mind. Folks in small-town SC, just like small-town Arkansas often tend to be cliquish and suspicious of outsiders. It can take awhile, sometimes a long while, to fit in and feel like home. If you'll search these forums for comments on special ed, it's not hard to find people who have moved here from the NE, only to find services are not up to their expectations. And yes, our taxes are lower, but gov't services will also be less. It's a trade-off. I don't mean to discourage you, just don't set your expectations too high. South Carolina may be almost heaven, but it ain't the answer to everybody's dreams. Good luck.
There are seasons in SC...no worries! Winter is generally NOT as long as in other place north, and only once in a while will you have snow....but even 1 inch will shut EVERYTHING down...they have NO equipment for snow removal!
As far as "southern manners"....it's more of a culture thing....and it's up to parents to teach those manners!
OP, you've posted this on multiple forums. You need to do more research on your own instead of relying on others. Plus multiple posts on multiple forums is bad netiquette and shows you may not be serious about your queries.
The majority of people living in myrtle beach are transplants, so you won't find much original southern culture, you would have to move way inland for that. The majority of my neighbors are from PA and NJ
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