[F32Fleet]

WNC is nice. Everyone love Califorinia, but I'd rather not have to deal with the taxes and nutso regulations.

[WishBone33]

It's what you make of it. Everywhere would get old after awhile but with good friends you can still manage to have a decent time anywhere.

[Topless 335i]

[Noc57]

Originally Posted by Nikkahtropolis

Come down to FL man.

Amen, it's all good down here son.

I had to spend some time up north in corn town. Hated it.

I'd move to Chicago or NYC though, even if I do freeze my ass off.

[TiAg335i]

Florida is just OK

Everything is sooo spread out, ridiculously hot in the summer, and humid. You have to drive MILES to get anywhere remotely interesting. There's also no real feeling of diversity or culture, at least in Orlando.

But most of the year the weather is just right, a lot of new infrastructure, good shopping places, nice living areas, etc.

[kyleb350]

Originally Posted by TiAg335i

Florida is just OK

I thought Oklahoma was OK.

[ragingclue]

Well it's no secret that the West Coast is the place to go (in the Corps specifically). As superficial and fucked up as California is, I would take it a thousand times over before considering Lejeune. But it has nothing to do with the state itself; just its proximity to civilization. When you get monstrous military bases home to so many grunt units (read: even more dudes) in the middle of f'n nowhere, you get all kinds of payday loan shacks, used car dealers offering 20% APR, and strip clubs where the average tooth count is below 20 per stripper. That's just what an isolated military town will be, only slightly affected by what state you're in. Pendleton would be the exact same thing, except for the weather, if it was somewhere as rural as Lejeune. In fact, I think I saw more people trying to be cowboys and trying to speak with a fake southern drawl in SoCal than I did in North Carolina. One of the most annoying things about SoCal to me was how so many people tried so hard to come off as hard core hicks. It was mostly a bit inland where this was so rampant, and I do understand there are plenty of ranches out there and whatnot, but wayyy wayyy too many people walking around with their dinner plate belt buckles and 10-gallon hats.

Back on topic, I'm not sure it's the state that you should hate; rather the location of that particular base, and the makeup of its inhabitants.

[dasReaper]

I agree that majority of NC is God's cleveland steamer on the US's chest! I have family that live in Sanford aka "Scumford" NC cause they are stationed at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville aka "FayetteNam" NC. The only enjoyable area of NC is Raleigh, but just as a decent place to spend a day then GTFO of there. I personally enough the weather/seasons in the north so I prefer cities like Chicago, NYC, Cleveland, and Seattle. I will admit every time I've visited L.A. i had a blasty blast! Just seems like a nice place to get away to not live year round in.

[ianthegreat]

Originally Posted by Accord

I hate this damn state, I feel like i'm living in a post-apocolyptic America, except instead of biologically altered zombies running around, it's a bunch of ignorant, bible thumping, rednecks. I look outside my window at trees with no leaves on it, I drive down enless country roads through corn fields on the way to work which is located in a city that is literally the armpit of this country and I just get depressed. I spent almost a year in a hellhole called Afghanistan and despite seeing horrible things and getting shot at every day, i'd rather spend another year in Afghanistan than another year in North Carolina. I try finding things to do like going to some of the decently sized cities like Raleigh or Charlotte, but still there is just nothing there. When I place an internet order for blacked out grills for my M3 from JLEVISW.com and I put in "North Carolina" under the shipping information, it depresses me. Mabye I feel this way because my home town is Miami and I know that the grass is infact greener on the other side. The only reason I live here is because the United States government is forcing me to, and it is beyond me why anyone would ever decide to live here by choice unless they were either A) born here and don't know any different, or B) make a lot of money by living here. When I turn my local news on, I want to hear real news, not about the prize winning 350 pound hamlet named Jenny who won the contest for fattest pig at the farmers auction. When I went home to Miami for the first time in more than a year I actually cried when I stepped off the plane and saw my first palm tree and felt the 100% humidity touch my skin for the first time. People were actually walking around in shorts and lightly colored pastel shirts, not dungaree's, 25 year old timberland boots, plaid flannel shirts, and neon orange hunting hats. It was beautiful, just beautiful and at that very moment was the first time i've ever appreciated being... alive. The only thing more depressing? The closest state in relation to where I am right now is South Carolina.

Any fellow North Carolinian's (*barf*) feel the same way?

I know how you feel. I do the same when I fly back in to Texas everytime. Ahh home.

[mpimping]

Nc white trash rednecks and tristate garbage mostly

[ideliver]

I love the Carolinas...low country is my planned retirement home...Fripp Island is the best....real close to Paris Island

[fdsasdasdf]

As a North Carolinian, I don't feel like I'm around a bunch of bible thumpers, but GOD I HATE FUCKING REDNECKS.

They bug me SO much. They're stupid, ignorant, and think trucks are the shit. They think American-made products are the best and refuse to listen to anything. Also, that accent drives me nuts.

Also, people in NC can't drive for shit. Go on I-40 when it rains; I dare you.

Oh, and the Triangle region is boring. Raleigh is boring. There's nothing fun to do here. The only places that kick ass in NC are Boone, Asheville, Wake Forest, and the UNC-W area, where there aren't rednecks and people are chill. At least in Boone there is shit to do. Mountains rule.

I can't wait to graduate and move the fuck out of here to Colorado.

[WishBone33]

UNCW?? what's there? I think there's more stuff to do around the chapel hill/nc state area.

[Year's_End]

Originally Posted by TiAg335i

Florida is just OK

Everything is sooo spread out, ridiculously hot in the summer, and humid. You have to drive MILES to get anywhere remotely interesting. There's also no real feeling of diversity or culture, at least in Orlando.

But most of the year the weather is just right, a lot of new infrastructure, good shopping places, nice living areas, etc.

Eh, I think there's a decent amount of diversity here. I don't spend much time in Orlando. I basically go there to hang with my buds at UCF. I like the Tampa/St Pete area, but I'd def be down to check out the West Coast like SoCal and the Valley.

[Alexander]

Has anyone ever been to Asheville? F'ing awesome town. WNC kicks ass, that's were I moved to two years ago and love it!

BTW

0311/0331 here did the Lejuene thing and the Pendleton thing, well Cali was so much cooler, but being from Atlanta I hated not being on the east coast. I personally would love ending up in Maryland or near DC.

[Amir87]

Just like any other state, it has it's pros and cons. Don't hate on NC just because of typical stereotypical BS.

Originally Posted by Zell

As a North Carolinian, I don't feel like I'm around a bunch of bible thumpers, but GOD I HATE FUCKING REDNECKS.

They bug me SO much. They're stupid, ignorant, and think trucks are the shit. They think American-made products are the best and refuse to listen to anything. Also, that accent drives me nuts.

Also, people in NC can't drive for shit. Go on I-40 when it rains; I dare you.

Oh, and the Triangle region is boring. Raleigh is boring. There's nothing fun to do here. The only places that kick ass in NC are Boone, Asheville, Wake Forest, and the UNC-W area, where there aren't rednecks and people are chill. At least in Boone there is shit to do. Mountains rule.

I can't wait to graduate and move the fuck out of here to Colorado.

I agree somewhat with the first part of your post

But are you F'ing serious dude, no way those places are "kickass" places in NC.

Charlotte>Raleigh

I presume your from Colorado and prefer the "outdoors".

/Rant

[mpimping]

Originally Posted by Aonarch

Has anyone ever been to Asheville? F'ing awesome town. WNC kicks ass, that's were I moved to two years ago and love it!

BTW

0311/0331 here did the Lejuene thing and the Pendleton thing, well Cali was so much cooler, but being from Atlanta I hated not being on the east coast. I personally would love ending up in Maryland or near DC.

Lots it weed n hippies in ashville

[F32Fleet]

Originally Posted by mpimping

Lots it weed n hippies in ashville

They all moved in from Atlanta. I grew up in WNC and it's has changed a lot in the past 20 years.

[Scorpion]

And I thought Delaware was the most boring place lol.

[Kroy]

Originally Posted by Socom

WNC is nice. Everyone love Califorinia, but I'd rather not have to deal with the taxes and nutso regulations.

The weather could be better on some days. Saying that, I can't believe I used to live in Utah. Thankfully I lived there only for a couple years in middle school. I'd probably hate it there now. I can't remember there being much to do except drive 30 minutes to Nevada. There was a cool shopping outlet in St. George too, but I was too young to appreciate it.

[ianthegreat]

Originally Posted by Accord

People ask me what the blue and white circle thing is on the hood of my car. "Bet that thang won't beat a Hemi"

God took a shit, and it was the state of North Carolina.

I fucking hate this place.

hahaha this remind me.. I was sitting in the stands before running at this po-dunk 1/4 mile track outside san antonio and this lady comes up to me.. "you see that there charger, my sons driving it and it's got a hemi." As if I'm supposed to be impressed or something. I think red necks just love to say the word hemi. Needless to say, he ran a 14.4

[ragingclue]

Originally Posted by ideliver

I love the Carolinas...low country is my planned retirement home...Fripp Island is the best....real close to Paris Island

Ugh Parris Island. Sand fleas. Lots of sand fleas. And lots of yelling. And lots of getting choked out.

Good times....