Review of Raleigh, North Carolina


the Myth of raleigh
Star Rating - 10/6/2008
Ok, I need to dispell some of these things that i've read about raleigh,
I grew up in raleigh, dont have a southern accent, dont use the word yankee unless im talking about the baseball team, and dont know hardly any uppity, stuck up raleigh people, and they talk about all the rude people there, telling them to go back from where they came. like one guy said on here,
raleigh was built up by northerners over the last 30 years. Starting with IBM. I know b/c my family moved here from long island new york in 1976, even then before i was born, my parents tell me mostly everyone here was always nice. and as far as things to do, theres plenty to do, there's frankies arcade and karting. the movie theaters, the IMAX, flea market on the weekend is fun, and free to boot. yes traffic is bad lately, but thats coz theres so many people moving here from everywhere else. If you run into someone who is rude, they not from round here...
James | Raleigh, NC
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I agree 100% with what you said. I am a native North Carolinian and have lived here about 16-17 years. With a 30% growth rate we are now getting people in from all over and they bring their attitudes with them. I have always said, if you get bored, you are lazy becuase there are tons of activities at the mudeums, universities and other locales. We have the local paper called Independent which advertises all the local activities each week and it is full. If you feel like Yankee--then stop acting like one. Traffic is a bitch becuase we have a larger population that enjoy being here and that has increased faster than our roadwork.
Preston | Raleigh, NC | Report Abuse
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