# Should we move to South Carolina? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 9, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871 "2008-01-09T17:02:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/101 "2013-04-22T12:13:15Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > . . . I’ve been there several times and when you see half a dozen flags and your white, American cab driver uses the “N” word several times between the airport and your hotel, you’re just blind to it. . . ." You misunderstood. He was referring to all the niggards who run the state government. The flag? I guess you mean bumper stickers or something? Other than the one at the State House grounds, I might have seen five actual flags in my entire life. But. . . I’ll keep an eye out. This could be fun. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/102 "2013-04-22T12:29:07Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > We did move to Austin, TX (thanks JohnT; I had stopped following this thread!). > I like all of Austin except the weather. > I am VERY glad we didn’t move to South Carolina. > I still wish I lived in Southern California; miss it terribly. Seems like a good compromise though, considering. Culturally, Austin is similar to Southern California. State-wise, you get all the “benefits” of living in a back-assward conservative state 😃 Win win! ---
**Author:** ![Pixel\_Dent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Pixel\_Dent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixel_Dent)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/103 "2013-04-22T12:51:36Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > We too want not too expensive, but don’t care about mountains, and do care about climate: must not ever be cold! College town would be good. Must have Starbucks; would prefer Barnes & Noble, Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s (how in the world am I going to leave LA???). Some percent of liberal thinkers would help. (I lived for 2 very long years in a small town in Georgia and did not enjoy that experience…) Any suggestions? Anyone from Aikin or environs want to pitch in? Of course since I don’t really want to move I will be picky, but I am really trying to be open minded about this. All ideas greatly appreciated. If it literally can never be cold I don’t think anywhere on the East coast will be acceptable. I’ve been in Orlando, FL when it was in the low 20s and it’s not unprecedented for Miami to get down to 30 degrees. However, if you’re willing to have the temperature drop down to freezing for a week or two every year then I think Gainesville, FL where the University of Florida is located would give you everything on your list. We lived there for a decade and enjoyed our time there. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/104 "2013-04-22T14:22:22Z")
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**Author:** ![Khendrask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@Khendrask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khendrask)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/105 "2013-04-23T13:58:11Z")
I’m demonstrating that I am a southern gentleman, and not commenting on the snarks. SC is a beautiful state, with many different environments, but yes, it can get a bit on the warm side. Come visit sometime, drive around, explore. Nobody’s opinion but your own actually matters in your choice of a place to live after all. ---
**Author:** ![Deegeea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Deegeea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deegeea)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/106 "2013-04-23T22:34:47Z")
I live in NC, for nearly 20 years now. I moved here from Ohio (near Lake Erie). People here are nicer than the ones in Ohio, to overgeneralize wildly. No one, not one person, was ever rude to me about being from elsewhere or “up North” or anything like that. The area I live in is about politically the same as the one I was moving from. For a few months, fifteen years ago, while I consulted with a SC company I lived weekdays in Columbia. I liked SC just fine too. In Ohio, I got a lot more people calling me snobbish or stuck up than I did when I left Ohio and went to NC. Maybe I’d grown out of the snobbiness or maybe how I act (especially my posture - I don’t slump when I sit, and that was viewed askance in Ohio) reads more normal here than it did there. My friend from Arizona hates the weather here (too humid for her), but it’s agreeable weather for me. Allergies are terrible for everyone here - if you never in your life had seasonal allergies, if you move to NC they will start. Or, probably, to SC too. So watch out for that. ---
**Author:** ![TheFriendlyBadger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@TheFriendlyBadger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFriendlyBadger)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/107 "2014-01-21T07:07:34Z")
I came on here to read about NC and SC and all I found was a bunch of ppm bickering about who is more rude. Wow, get a life. There are rude ppm in every state, North and South. There is good and bad everywhere and each state has its own unique characteristics. We are like fingers on a hand, we all may look different, sound different, and have different views but we are one America! We have fought hard together and apart. We have worked to make this the best country in the world. Anywhere you live in the US is a dream compared to so many other places. So can we please stop the hatred and welcome others into our communities far and wide. If you don’t like where you live then move on, but to me using the word Yankee is like using the N word. Its so out dated and disrespectful. Just as is saying all southerners are rude, that simply is not the case. So move on and tell me about the beauty of North and South Carolina. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/108 "2014-01-21T08:06:53Z")
You love L.A. Tell him you’re not leaving. Sometimes, at some point in our lives, where you’re “at” is more important than who you’re with. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/109 "2014-01-21T13:47:15Z")
First post: 01-09-2008, 12:02 PM First zombied: 04-21-2013, 12:51 PM And I just realized that I posted after the first resurrection. FW(little)IW, I’m loving SC. I’m avoiding the politics as best I can 😛 ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/110 "2014-01-21T13:59:31Z")
> [@TheFriendlyBadger](#): > > If you don’t like where you live then move on, but to me using the word Yankee is like using the N word. Its so out dated and disrespectful. Just as is saying all southerners are rude, that simply is not the case. So move on and tell me about the beauty of North and South Carolina. :smack: As I said I currently live in SC, spent the previous 10 yrs in TN. I was born and raised in CT, went to college in New England, and I am a Yankee at heart despite a large chunk of years spent living in the Midwest and South. The word Yankee is not a slur, certainly not even close to N\_\_\_\_. Not remotely the same thing. As for beauty, every state has beauty, every state has its problems. It’s up to the individual to find it for themselves because not everyone needs mountains or big cities in their lives. ---
**Author:** ![RichieBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b5e925/32.png) [@RichieBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RichieBoy)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/111 "2014-01-21T16:14:40Z")
> [@Sprockets](#): > > . . . ’ Some percent of liberal thinkers would help. (I lived for 2 very long years in a small town in Georgia and did not enjoy that experience…) " > > Then you don’t want to move to South Carolina. Let me tell you a story. > > I was raised outside Washington, D.C. Lots of culture, etc. My husband is English. We were living outside London for a few years and his company, which has a branch in Charlotte, NC, asked if we wanted to be transferred there. I was tired of the constant rain and chill, the lack of sunlight, the high prices, etc. In short, the charm of Merry Olde had worn off. > > In addition to DC, I have lived in Michigan, Ohio, California (born there), and I’ve visited many places around the world. I’d also been through the south on vacations, and I thought “Sure, why not? People are people, right?” > > Wrong. After we had moved into a very nice (and ultra cheap!) huge house on an acre in SC just south of Charlotte, I realized I was in hell. The natives, almost without exception, were hostile and rude. I was calleed a “Yankee” in what was obviously an insulting tone so many times I can’t tell you. I got so sick of seeing yahoos driving around with t heir dogs nearly spilling out the backs of pickups. The accent drove me crazy, and I’m someone who’s used to accents. The bouffy 80s hairdos, the long fake nails, the complete and utter moronic attitudes. . . .this is the Bible belt. These are republicans who will always be republicans but who don’t have a clue what it means to be a republican. > > South Carolina is consistently one of the lowest scorers in educational testing, and I believe NC isn’t far behind. Since most people don’t leave the state they’re born in, you see what you end up with. Charlotte has all the stores you mentioned, but the people in them will drive you crazy. > > I’ve travelled all over South Carolina, from Greenville to the coast. Believe me when I tell you if you want intelligent conversation, people who know how to get things done, and good old fashioned politeness, you do not want to move there. > > [The above is just my opinion.] > > The most horrendous bumper sticker I saw when I was down there (plastered between rebel flag stickers): “Teach a Yankee to drive and point him north.” > > Southerners are still fighting the civil war, which no one told them they already lost. The south will never “rise again” because it never stood up in the first place. > > Oh, and the reason I have this attitude? Southerners gave it to me. It sounds like you had a rough time in Charlotte, NC and for that matter the Carolina’s period. I was born and raised in The Bronx, NY and lived in the NY Metro area all my life so I know about living with different cultures and not only getting along with them, but sometimes misunderstanding each other. I now live in what’s known as Coastal Carolina which is along Carolina’s Grand Strand which runs from Myrtle Beach, SC to Wilmington, N.C. It is Light Years away from the People that you experienced in the Charlotte area. Yes, there are Red Necks here but you got to realize that they were here first. However, there is a large population of people from the North especially the North East as there are developments going up all the time with gated communities and most are from the North. This has all happened in the past 10 to 15 years. Northerners now own many Business here. The Natives here are a lot more friendly then they are if you go further inland. Even the natives here realize that with all the so called Yankees living here now they know where their Bread is Buttered. It wasn’t always like that but the Carolina’s are slowly but surely becoming the new Florida because yes it’s very hot in the summer, but we do get cold at times in the winter which doesn’t last long. So there is always a break in the weather! ---
**Author:** ![rbroome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/112 "2014-01-22T15:50:34Z")
> [@tremorviolet](#): > > Shoot, I’m from North Florida; _everyone_ is “up north” to me. 😉 (except, paradoxically, those Yankees that live down in South Florida.) Anyway, Publix is a [oooold](http://www.publix.com/about/PublixHistory.do) Florida chain and properly pronounced like “public” with an “X”. (or at least it has been ever since anyone in my family can remember, 60+ years) well, it depends. Do you live north or south of the I-10? That is what defines a real southerner around here. 🙂 Seriously, this whole thread has been very illustrative of the northerner/southerner divide. Both are just people. Both react poorly to someone who has a low opinion/unease about them. Both react well to someone who comes across as friendly. We see that in these posts. Geography doesn’t have much to do with it. And you are correct about publix. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/113 "2014-01-22T16:22:16Z")
> [@TheFriendlyBadger](#): > > I came on here to read about NC and SC and all I found was a bunch of ppm bickering about who is more rude. Wow, get a life. > > There are rude ppm in every state, North and South. There is good and bad everywhere and each state has its own unique characteristics. Parts per million? Peters, Pauls and Marys? Perl Package Managers? ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/114 "2014-01-22T17:22:03Z")
Publix’ Produce Porn ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/115 "2014-01-22T18:02:31Z")
> [@Becky2844](#): > > You love L.A. Tell him you’re not leaving. > > Sometimes, at some point in our lives, where you’re “at” is more important than who you’re with. I think the ship has sailed on that particular discussion. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/116 "2014-01-22T18:15:26Z")
The biggest advantage moving from LA to most rural areas is the difference in value. That 650k house in LA may be a simple wood frame 3 bedroom,1200 sq ft, home . Sell that house and you can get an equivalent one in Little Rock for 100k. Or buy 6 acres and a house out in the countryside for a 100k. Roll your savings into your retirement investments. You may prefer city life. Little Rock and Texarkana are good choices in my state. Louisiana you might consider Ruston. It’s a college town for Louisiana Tech. I had relatives there and it’s a great little town. Baton Rouge is bigger (similar size as Little Rock) and very nice. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/117 "2014-01-22T18:41:53Z")
I’d suggest selling the house and put most of your things in storage. Take the most basic essentials with you. Look at your list and rent an apartment in your first choice. Give yourself time to explore and learn the restaurants, theatres, museums and so on. Don’t like the city after a few months? Move to your 2nd choice and rent an apartment. You’ll find your dream location after a few tries. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/118 "2014-01-22T19:42:11Z")
ZOMBIE Just so y’all stop giving advice to the OP, who in fact moved to Austin, TX. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/119 "2014-01-22T23:26:57Z")
Nice try, but people read the OP and then add their thoughts without apparently even skimming the other thee page’s worth of posts to see if there’s any new info, let alone look at the date of the OP. ---
**Author:** ![MDick\_2328](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@MDick\_2328](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MDick_2328)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871/120 "2014-05-24T17:07:20Z")
My name is Michael i was born and raised in western Arkansas and 22 years old my family life is not great and jobs suck around here and I want a change i have no family or wife. I have my CDL A Class i would love to know what Charleston, SC is about ? (jobs,living,weather,economy,taxes) the norm of things ? My dads side lives in Florida and i love the beach and slow life style and dont care about hot summers because in arkansas it gets about 110 degrees in the summer with humid air 🙂 thanks for yall’s help [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-move-to-south-carolina/432871.md?page=5)