should have listened
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12/8/2013
My husband and I moved to Raleigh about 4 months agao, I graduated college in IT and we tohught it would be a great place to start a new life.Ny husband had heard about the friendly and laid back life style couples with a lower cost of living, we envisioned building a little house and living a happy less stressed life. The reality is entirely different. The people are so far from friendly it is amazing. We smile and say hello to everyone, excited to make new friends, and once they hear you are not from here they barely look at you and forget a smile.even the businesses are like this as well. I have cashiers walk away from us when we are paying for things, or better yet they take your money and almost toss the bag at you, dont say thank you, or have a nice day or anything. we are constantly asked what church we belong to, and if you dont answer they wont continue to talk to you, so I guess religion here means if someone is not in your church, then dont be nice and dont be polite!.The taxes are not cheap and the change in tax law starts this january, there is no literature apprecation at all, and nothing of any social value here.The way people interact is also different talk about racial tensions, i never had this kind of tension anywhere else I lived, and I have lived in the midwest as wella s the east coast. i would not reccomend thsi place to anyone and if you want your kids to have an education, then raise them elsewhere maybe the colleges are ok, but the schools are a loss.And if you look for a job here, well you better hope the hiring manager is from elsewhere because if they are from here forget it, they are rude and nasty I was amazed and so was my husband we had no idea it was this bad. We are leaving this place as soon as we can, it won be fast enough, they just want your money thats it.Stay away from Durham, there is a shooting everyday, i am not kidding.everyday.
Birdie | Garner, NC