Review of Raleigh, North Carolina


City of the Future my ass...
Star Rating - 10/19/2006
I lived in Raleigh for 4 years and I just couldn't take it any longer. There is absolutely nothing to do other than argue about ACC basketball or which version of North Carolina BBQ is better. People are either narrowminded rednecks that left the farm in search of 'city livin' or high strung transplants from Pennsylvania or Ohio that are looking to buy a cookie cutter McMansion with their new money. There is no nightlife, no matter how hard people try to make 'Glenwood South' the new downtown. People in Raleigh are constantly comparing the city to places like Atlanta or Charlotte-PATHETIC. If you enjoy strip malls, suburban sprawl, yuppies, and computer geeks this town just might be for you. For those of you with more refined tastes: STAY CLEAR!
betty | San Diego, CA
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