Reality Check
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5/12/2007
Hilton Head Island is one of the most beautiful places on earth. As a commercial pilot, having traveled the world, this is not my opinion, it is a fact. The schools are top-notch, and the government is the way our founding fathers intended it to be...small.
The people who inhabit the island are friendly and educated. The people range from the Gullas to industry magnates (the founder of Home Depot, Rock Stars, and various politically significant figures). Insofar as crime is concerned, violent crime is virtually non-existent. Due to the expansive wealth which is prevalent EVERYWHERE, property crime does take place. If you believe in things like welfare, and government handouts, it is likely that you will NOT enjoy living on HHI. There is a Wal-Mart (God Bless Sam and Bud Walton!), as well as a Subway. There are also the upscale french restuarants, and everything in-between. The summer tourists season brings throngs of families that increase the traffic to an almost obscene level. The rest of the year means that one can get around with expeditiously little effort. The island boasts "plantations" sich as Sea Pines and Indigo. These plantations have their own state certified and armed police forces that essentially protect residents in a way that most assume (or wish) their municipal police departments would or could (but do not). The Beaufort County Sheriff's Department along with the assistance of the US Marine Corps do the rest.
Thugs, scumbags and drug addicts will not find comfort on this island. The fact is this, there are very few places for these types to congregate. There is virtually NO "night life" in the form of loud thumping clubs with flashing lights. That said, this is a place of natural beauty and tranquility. If one does not enjoy Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, it is indicative of that person's character. I love it there, and will be relocating back to the island in the near future.
David | Hillsboro, OR