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You say that like it's a good thing. Articles like this just entice even higher rates of population explosions in NC - I esp hate the "best places to live" ones.
I'd much rather articles come out saying other states are great, NC stinks etc. My ego can easily withstand the criticism (esp as I consider those articles meaningless in their opinions anyway) and the fewer people moving here the better.
Why would you say such a thing? I guess living under a rock is better than experiencing the cultural diversity coming in from other areas of the nation/world? Hopefully you're half kidding...
Thanks for posting, MrsSteel! love the food culture here in Durham-Chapel Hill!
Thanks, dcgrl! I really enjoy the food scene here, too. The farmers markets are so much better than I expected from an area of this size. I love that I can get so many things that are produced locally - not just all the wonderful veggies, but also meats, eggs, milk, and even cheese. It's great!
No native ever says Raleigh-Durham. Some transplants could care less about the way things were before they arrived in the Research Triangle area. Many newcomers think natives are like sasquatch. Heard of them, but never seen them.
No native ever says Raleigh-Durham. Some transplants could care less about the way things were before they arrived in the Research Triangle area. Many newcomers think natives are like sasquatch. Heard of them, but never seen them.
And some people are so prideful and stuck in their ways that they just continue to wallow in a neverending vicious cycle while oozing negativity.
Ahhh, change is good and accepting others (even if they're not your cup of tea) is always good for the soul. I even look forward to meeting people like you, uncletupelo.
Yes, it gets on my nerves, and this IS my hobby, LOL.
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Originally Posted by lakefrontgirl
Having moved to NC recently from out of state, youd be surprised to see online when youre reviewing areas, looking up things, etc...how Raleigh is considered "Raleigh-Durham" all over the net. When we moved here my husbands job that he transferred with is at Duke University and Im wayyyy out of that direction being in Raleigh. But alot of sites online consider Durham/Cary/Apex and some others to be suburbs of Raleigh. In my oppinion, Id be happy to know they mentioned my town with no complaints. Does calling it Raleigh-Durham really get under your nerves this much? No offense but when little things bother people so drastically, its time to find a hobby! (ok ok, I will admit when I hear people calling 540 or 40 "the 540 or the 40" it bugs me) lol Laugh it off people and be glad they mentioned this area
I just read the article, big ha... Hurdle Mills is neither in Durham (City or County) or Chapel Hill, and the author didn't even go to Chapel Hill. How very, very odd a construction to call this an article about the even-more-fictitious-than-Raleigh-Durham Durham-Chapel Hill (which in my mind must be a small space nestled under the I-40 overpass on 15-501).
shoe- i only state facts. you feel free to call it Raleigh-Durham. Natives say Raleigh or Durham. Your idea that us natives should adopt the transplant culture is interesting. Raleigh has had a culture for over 200 years. I am glad that you like it here. How in the world am I stuck in my ways because I act the way natives act? You have a lot of nerve saying that. I have forgotten more about this area than you will ever know. Natives and transplants are different. One is not better than the other. Natives behave the way natives do in Buckhead, Mountain Brook, Riverview, Myers Park, Dilworth, Hayes Barton, Lookout Mountain, Fisher Park, The West End etc. These are old south hoods filled with native citizens that are as you call it stuck in their ways. I guess growing up in the same hood as your grandparents and having the same friends since childhood is stuck in the old ways. Thanks God for the old ways and traditions. My kids are keeping the old tired ways alive. What a stupid comment.
shoe- i only state facts. you feel free to call it Raleigh-Durham. Natives say Raleigh or Durham.
Natives never call Boston "Beantown" or "The Hub". I just laughed it off. I wouldn't really expect a publication like Bon Appetit, that is not local, to get it right.
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