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Ericvol2096 said:
I live in Mount Pleasant, which is right over the Ravenel bridge from Downtown. It is pricey but worth it, the schools are fantastic and we are 15 minutes from DT and 10 minutes to both IOP and Sullivans.

Real Estate is getting crazy, I would say I live in what would be considered "kind of far out" Mount Pleasant and a house in our neighborhood that was built in the mid 90's and is only 1500 sq ft just went North of 300K.
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Mount Pleasant is stunning!
 
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triadvolfan said:
From my experience with New Yorkers they're outgoing like southerners but there's a harshness to them that southerners don't have. If someone in the south snaps at you you're usually about 3 seconds from a fist fight. If a New Yorker does it they don't mean anything by it. Once I got used to this I kind of liked it. You never have to wonder what they're thinking.
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Depends on what you mean by harsh. If you mean they can be cold to people that have treated them wrong (we do tend to forgive after a while whereas they hold grudges and like bad grudges) or that they're more blunt, prone to cursing etc., then I totally agree. I also agree that we're far more polite and careful with words that could start fights.

Also, when it comes to work or certain situations *some* though not all can be harsh but I've realized they don't really mean it from knowing more New Yorkers and don't expect you to take all that seriously.

I know we're generalizing but that's been my experience with a lot of New Yorkers. Once I grew to understand them more, I realized they didn't mean anything by being gruff or blunt so I write that off to cultural differences. Also, many (again not all) will cool that kinda thing with you once they know how it is in the South and how stuff like that can be fighting words or at the very least put us in very foul moods.

JMO and experience so YMMV. :toast:
 
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triadvolfan said:
From my experience with New Yorkers they're outgoing like southerners but there's a harshness to them that southerners don't have. If someone in the south snaps at you you're usually about 3 seconds from a fist fight. If a New Yorker does it they don't mean anything by it. Once I got used to this I kind of liked it. You never have to wonder what they're thinking.
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Dammit. Mea Culpa.

This Migraine is messing with me. Ugh. I don't know how I simply focused on harshness, southerners being but missed the rest. I just wrote a whole post parroting a lot of what you said without realizing you'd already said it.

And yeah - I def. agree about enjoying the bluntness once you're used to it. I love our politeness but sometimes (ok a lotta times) I think we're too fearful or trained by our culture for several reasons not to step on toes and too often that means we barely criticize when it needs to done. I mean you don't have to be New York style to say, "Look this needs to change/It's wrong" and that happens too much.

I've seen small towns overlook corruption and other awful things to avoid being perceived as rude just for pointing it out. It's become a shield for bad things to continue unabated.

There's a balance we need to find, imo.

(Oh and I've about given up an checking my errors this afternoon. lol. Forgive me, y'all).
 
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Ericvol2096 said:
I live in Mount Pleasant, which is right over the Ravenel bridge from Downtown. It is pricey but worth it, the schools are fantastic and we are 15 minutes from DT and 10 minutes to both IOP and Sullivans.

Real Estate is getting crazy, I would say I live in what would be considered "kind of far out" Mount Pleasant and a house in our neighborhood that was built in the mid 90's and is only 1500 sq ft just went North of 300K.
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I love Charleston and used to go there every year in the 90's to run the Cooper River bridge run. My wife and I looked to relocate there in 2002 but there just were not enough tech jobs that paid enough for the cost of housing at the time. Besides Blackbaud and Benefitfocus it was mostly military contract work that required you to already have a security clearance.

Also, if I recall there was a Mayor back then that tried to turn the downtown area into just a tourist destination and didn't really provide much for people who lived there or nearby. I realize that Charleston can and should be touristy, but it seemed to only be for tourists for awhile there. Drove through in 2010 and seems like it might have improved a bit.
 
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UTProf said:
Dammit. Mea Culpa.

This Migraine is messing with me. Ugh. I don't know how I simply focused on harshness, southerners being but missed the rest. I just wrote a whole post parroting a lot of what you said without realizing you'd already said it.

And yeah - I def. agree about enjoying the bluntness once you're used to it. I love our politeness but sometimes (ok a lotta times) I think we're too fearful or trained by our culture for several reasons not to step on toes and too often that means we barely criticize when it needs to done. I mean you don't have to be New York style to say, "Look this needs to change/It's wrong" and that happens too much.

I've seen small towns overlook corruption and other awful things to avoid being perceived as rude just for pointing it out. It's become a shield for bad things to continue unabated.

There's a balance we need to find, imo.

(Oh and I've about given up an checking my errors this afternoon. lol. Forgive me, y'all).
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No problem. Bluntness is probably a better word than harsh, it captures what I'm getting at. The ones I've worked with tell you what they're thinking.

If you get a chance read the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. I pasted in a link to a segment below on a study that was performed comparing northerners (not specifically New Yorkers) to southerners.

Harlan Kentucky
 
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Watching Finebaum, guy from Bleacher Report was discussing Spurrier.

He essentially said it's over because of the teams they play.

"Tennessee is building a monster"
 
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volatil said:
Watching Finebaum, guy from Bleacher Report was discussing Spurrier.

He essentially said it's over because of the teams they play.

"Tennessee is building a monster"
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Barrett Sallee? He's been really high on the Vols. We should definitely make it three in a row against the Cocks this fall.
 
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Aesius said:
Barrett Sallee? He's been really high on the Vols. We should definitely make it three in a row against the Cocks this fall.
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Yes. He definitely likes the Vols.

Barnhart said Tennessee has to "prove it". He's such a Georgia homer. Has to be killing his soul watching Butch load up.
 
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UTProf said:
Are you in the city proper? I'd LOOOOVE to live there but I think it would be cost prohibitive to find a good living space in Charleston. I have a cousin who lives in Summerville which is just a spit away from the city proper and she and her entire family love it there.

Although, I've been to Charleston several times since and had already been there once before when I was even younger, I can still remember a field trip there (I think it might've been a Jr. Beta Club trip but I'm not sure). I was blown away by the old buildings, loved what they'd done with fountains/land that had been reclaimed, cleaned up, and turned into something awesome people could use, and the Spoleto Festival just that happened to be going on, although we hadn't planned for that (turned out to be a real treat to experience some of it). The whole city seemed to be into it so it gave off a very cool vibe to be there at that time.

A lot of other sights stand out too but this would be a loong post.

I fell in love with the city on that trip as it was the first time I was old enough to really appreciate it. Every time I've been there it's been great but that trip was the one and I haven't looked back since.
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It can be quite expensive living downtown, but there are plenty of affordable options in West Ashley, James Island, and Johns Island. All of those are approx. 15 mins from downtown.
 
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Ericvol2096 said:
I live in Mount Pleasant, which is right over the Ravenel bridge from Downtown. It is pricey but worth it, the schools are fantastic and we are 15 minutes from DT and 10 minutes to both IOP and Sullivans.

Real Estate is getting crazy, I would say I live in what would be considered "kind of far out" Mount Pleasant and a house in our neighborhood that was built in the mid 90's and is only 1500 sq ft just went North of 300K.
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EricVol, myself and another poster live on Johns Island, and the real estate is getting crazy even out here. There is constant development of new neighborhoods/apartments. They really need to do something about the roads in the Charleston area IMO, because more and more people are moving here.
 
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volatil said:
Yes. He definitely likes the Vols.

Barnhart said Tennessee has to "prove it". He's such a Georgia homer. Has to be killing his soul watching Butch load up.
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I boldly predict this to be the year we start a decade plus streak of dominance against UGA and Missouri. Time to retake our rightful place at the top for the SEC East.
 
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I can understand Barnhart. I need to see Butch beat a FL, UGA, Arky, Missou team before we can say we are back. No excuse to lose to FL this year. NONE.
 
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Catbone said:
I can understand Barnhart. I need to see Butch beat a FL, UGA, Arky, Missou team before we can say we are back. No excuse to lose to FL this year. NONE.
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You edited your post Catbone, I was gonna say what if we went 7-1 in the SEC and only lost to FL, lol.
 
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tomq_123 said:
I boldly predict this to be the year we start a decade plus streak of dominance against UGA and Missouri. Time to retake our rightful place at the top for the SEC East.
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I really believe you can never count out Missouri, just for the simple fact that they are well coached, as good as any in the conference. Granted, they've had some good draftable talent in places the past few years, but by no means UGA talent down the board. Definitely get the most out of what they have IMO.
 
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Mike4Vols said:
Darth ... Where is that? Looks like the Pacific.

Beautiful.
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I work on the Izu Islands about 60 miles from Tokyo. The big mountain on the far right in the distance is Mt Fuji. The people who live here take the view for granted. I can't help stopping and staring across the sea to the Izu Peninsula on nice days.
 
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Wickman said:
It's terrible. Half the time they're not even talking about sports
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Clay made it entertaining even when they went off-topic.

I remember they went on a 2 hour rant about central time/daylight savings time a couple years ago and it was comedy gold. Now it's just a slog to listen to.
 
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