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I don't know where you moved from and where you moved to in NC.
North Carolina is much like Virginia in that it has it all--from great beaches to incredible mountains. The state has great large cities and great medium size cities. Healthcare is simply as good as it gets in the larger cities. And you have fabulous universities with culture and especially great basketball.
North Carolina has some of the finest golf courses in the world--simply put. It also has luxurious resort properties along the South Carolina border--in the Blue Ridge Mountains--with an incredibly high standard of living.
If you have any doubts about North Carolina, you didn't move to where you really needed to be. Like I said earlier, North Carolina has it all.
What are some reasons why I should move back, although not immediately but in 2-3 years from now?
I just want to make sure that this is not homesick me that wants to do this.
Give it some time. YOu may like NC better with lower cost of living, nicer friendly people, good BBQ. The food scene in NC is underrated. You have all the major sports except boring baseball.
I would wait it out and reassess in a few years before returning. NJ seems to be changing and not for the better. Crime is increasing and our towns are not as safe as they used to be. Cars are constantly being stolen and broken into. Car jackings in Northern Bergen County. Shootings in towns like Waldwick, Hasbrouck Heights and Fair Lawn. It’s nuts!
Taxes are way too high here to deal with that mess.
Northern Bergen County is where all the parents spoil their kids with Maseratis as their first car. Ok that is an exaggeration but the nicer cars are usually in the wealthier areas.
Northern Bergen County is where all the parents spoil their kids with Maseratis as their first car. Ok that is an exaggeration but the nicer cars are usually in the wealthier areas.
LMAO, my Northern NJ parents never bought any of us a car, let alone a Maserati. And I wouldn't want one to begin with because someone once gave me a ride in a Maserati, and my face was in the windshield. It's not a car made for tall people.
This Northern NJ parent also did not buy her daughter a car, but when she was in college, I sold her my 2001 Jetta for a thousand bucks (which she borrowed from her grandmother who never made her pay it back, but hey, that was HER decision).
With all the transplants down there, good bagels, and pizza should not be hard to find.
This is so not true. Fortunately for me, living in MD affords me the opportunity to drive up toNJ or Philly and return home the same day during daylight hours.
I agree with NJmamadude. I moved away in 2005, but not to the deep south. I will say that the northeast USA is laid out much different than the rest of the country. If you have money, it offers more comfort. But if you want to try something different, and you are natively from the northeast, I can say it could be more challenging, initially, at the beginning. For me the greatest obstacle where I moved to was poverty. However, 18 years later I can say I am very happy and used to where I live now. I will also say utopia is not for this world. There's going to be no perfect place. There can be shortfalls that can be pointed out almost anywhere you choose to live.
So, were you in poverty when you moved there or was the area or surrounding area you moved to was in poverty?
I didn't think anyone from anywhere moved to or back toNJ
I mean…. There are plenty of New Yorkers here
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