Unboxing North Carolina: What It's Like To Live In North Carolina
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- Is North Carolina a bunch of country folks? Does everyone watch basketball?
And is there really pirate gold off the coast?
We’re gonna answer those questions and more. So get out your favorite bottle of barbecue sauce as we get ready to unbox the state of North Carolina.
Okay let's turn that off. So, North Carolina - a beautiful state. In fact, this is my home state. And I have to say of all the states I’ve been to, this state has it all. Cool mountains and awesome beaches, friendly people, and kinda clean modern cities.
Okay, so not all of em are clean and modern. In fact, not many are. North Carolina cities have some work to do. But they’re getting better!
But to get a big picture overview of the Tar Heel State, we need to look at a map and discover this state’s wonders.
North Carolina is pretty much comprised of six major areas. We’ll begin on the western side of the state, which is mostly mountains. The most well known of this part of the state is the city of Asheville, which has almost 100,000 people. And that number is growing every single day. Asheville is a pretty neat mountain town, where there’s a lot of breweries. Nearby is the Biltmore Hotel, which you’ve probably heard of. They do a big ta do at Christmas.
Also in these mountains are several mediocre ski resorts, here, along the Virginia and Tennessee state lines.
You have Charlotte, which is the 17th biggest city in America. It’s one of the fastest growing cities in the nation, and is growing so fast, the suburbs are actually now in South Carolina.
There are two other large metro areas in the state - and they kinda make up one longish giant metro area. The western side of this area is mostly made up of Winston Salem and Greensboro. They call this the Triad. Then, the other main metro area to the east is called The Triangle. You may have heard of this region.
The Triangle is the cities of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, and their suburbs. This region is pretty much the fastest growing area in the country outside of north Dallas. These three cities have major universities, hospitals and a growing number of tech companies. Hence, this is also called the Research Triangle.
We’ll talk about the universities here when we get into sports.
Now, on the eastern coast are two major regions. The Outer Banks makes up a series of island chains which stretch from the Virginia border all the way down to Cape Hatteras. This thin strip of land is made up mostly of vacation homes, beach rentals, sightseeing destinations, lighthouses, tacky beach shops and places to get ice cream.
That’s really it. It’s very quiet here and the water is warm. North Carolina beaches are far superior to those in California.
The other region of note is the lower outer banks. This is a different set of islands, which are far more populated. Especially in the middle, where there is a large population in the Wilmington metro area.
The further south down these island chains you get, the more rural it gets, until you get to the South Carolina border.
The best video on this topic!
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Me watching this whole video even though I’ve lived in North Carolina my whole life 👁👄👁
hey sarah. i've been here 5 years only. it's the best state :)
I’ve been in Raleigh once but my family moved to Charlotte
Same I grew up in Denton, NC but currently live in Lexington, NC
I watched it a second time to try to figure out why I watched it the first time. I have concluded it’s because I embrace inanity and mediocrity, especially when it celebrates the great modern American pastime of self-loathing.
After this thirty-one minute purge of brain cells, I feel this video is presented from a point of view biased towards contemporary urban experiences while ignoring history and demeaning the values and life styles common among rural and small town culture. Rather than unboxing, it seems to have dragged a lot of boxes out of our national psychological attic and some stereotype containers out of the closet and shoved a diverse and dynamic population into them on the way to a cultural dumping ground of cliches.
I’m going to fire it up again after I go pop some Yadkinville popcorn, cover it with some Ashe County butter and sprinkle on some Hatteras sea salt. Yum!
Same
I was born in NC and I think it's underrated. We have everything California has but cheaper and less pretentious.
yes sean yes
Amen
I'm from North Carolina and I've lived in California and I can tell you that California has way more than North Carolina way more to do
Im from India... i will be visiting North Carolina after pandemic(as soon as possible).... i love USA...
@@G-spookyk4zs I Really Like North Carolina 🌷 California Is Way To Overcrowded And Way More Crime I Think Than North Carolina.
NC stand ☝ hit like if u from NC 🏡💪✊
Charlotte
Greensboro
252 Rocky Mount
Goldsboro
Hendo
You left out a ton of info on Western NC including Black Bears, Bluegrass, Blue Ridge Parkway, Hillbillies, Hippies, Mt Biking, White water rafting, Hiking, Waterfalls etc but maybe that's a good thing.
It's a great thing we don't need people flocking somewhere and crowding the areas because they wrecked there's with there ideas of zin .
Shhhhh you'll make them want to move here
I love the blue ridge parkway
windsurfing
Alphabet people?
I've lived in North Carolina for 10 years, and wouldn't dream of living anywhere else! I absolutely love this incredible state!!
I'd love to get a job there and move, This state checks off just about every box for me, and having 4 seasons for once would be a nice change of pace. Having both beaches AND mountains is a giant bonus.
Where did you move from if you don't mind me asking ?
Here's my entire North Carolina playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLq-_cmf3H6ypqFmmckN4kY1VMZDi23IsR.html
And if you need help finding a place to move, I do consulting. I can help you pick where to move and get you a real estate agent, too. Email me! NickJohnsonNC18@gmail.com
I’m a transplant from Massachusetts, moved here in 1970 b/c my USAF husband was stationed in Goldsboro. Stayed here alone when he was sent to Thailand during the Vietnam War? Moved to Ft. Worth, TX, where he retired after 21 years. When he retired, we could have moved anywhere in the US. We both loved NC and decided to move back there. That was in 1974. He died in 2016 and I still live here. I love NC, the food, the moderate climate ( no snow shovels), the mountains and the coast, but most of all the people. I didn’t stay here to try to change it but to embrace it. The difference between a Yankee and a Damned Yankee? A Yankee comes down here for a vacation and goes back up North, a Damned Yankee comes down here and stays! And it’s true. More and more people are migrating here, then piss and moan about how different things are here. I consider myself a Tar Heel and actually resent hearing it. I’ve told a couple of them to head back north where things are just like they like it. People like that are exactly why southerners don’t like northerners.
“Grow where you are planted.”
A perfect example of the kindness and generosity of the native Carolinians happened to me a few years ago. I had to move out of state for about five years and when I moved back, I had to set up an apartment. I loaded up a shopping cart with a full load of stuff: pillows, spices, dishes, bed linens, etc. I had just opened a checking account and knew that I had several thousand dollars in it. While I was waiting in line at the register, I struck up a conversation with the woman behind me. We never exchanged names but had a nice chat for those few minutes. When my turn to check out finally came, I unloaded my cart and the bill came to over $225. Well, my debit card was declined! I never carry that much cash so I had no choice but to start putting everything back into the cart. The lady that I had been talking to told the cashier to add my bill to hers! I hugged her and started to cry and she said to me, “Welcome back to North Carolina!” I never knew her name and when I asked her for it, she told me that it didn’t matter, she was my welcome back committee.
I taught middle school in a very poor county (Pamlico) for eight years and never got a Christmas gift. What teacher doesn’t have a collection of mugs? But every Spring, parents would bring me the fresh from their gardens the best fruits and vegetables-so much better than a mug!
I’ll be 80 in a couple of months and still live in my small apartment.
. I have family in Massachusetts who want me to move back. Why would I do that when I already live in the best place I’ve ever lived. My bones will be buried in North Carolina dirt.👩🏻🦳❤️
Happy 80th from a fellow teacher 👋
I loved your remarks. It seems you are a true soul sister to Nc. Yes, I was raised here along the coast and I believe we have everything a person needs. Than you for being a wonderful transplant.
I live in NC and the only thing bad I have to say about it is the weather. It’s insanely bipolar.
It's pretty reliable
Georgia weather is horrible and is extremely bipolar. One day it's hot then the next day is cold.
we hit 95 one day one week after its 55 here in charlotte
It's not reliable. The weather is BIPOLAR!!! You cannot get an accurate forecast to save your life!
One day in april it was snowing in the morning and it’s was almost 80 in the afternoon
This guy just said you don’t feel like you in the south when you in North Carolina... that’s definitely not true... and bbq culture is very serious
No it isn't
Fr it all depends on where you live too I’m
From the rdu area so it’s pretty city where I’m
From
Right? I’m reminded every time I hear someone from here talk lol
Obama's favorite BBQ place is 12 bones in best Carolina. BBQ culture is real here.
We have a barbecue festival every year in Lexington. Around here its referred to as the barbecue Capitol of the world. It's real.
Triad: Winston Salem, Greensboro & High Point- which is the capital of the world furniture market
Yes
And those cities are growing, maybe not a the rate that raleigh durham area is growing but its growing...
@@NickJohnson High Point wasn't even mentioned for being the furniture capital of world, Thomasville neither.
Im in thomasville
Lifetime NC resident here, great vid and it’s amazing how much you explained in a relatively short video. Thumbs up! 👍
Hi. I'm new - 5 years in NC :)
@@NickJohnson you fair in the in the video you were an NC native. Also there is so much incorrect information in this video that it should be flagged. The "tar heel" came from during the war. There's two versions. One is they had to put tar on the feet of the nc soldiers to keep them from running away during battle. The other version which is more popular in nc is that they stood their ground so well that it was like they have tar on their heels.
More incorrect things:
If you wanna move near Charlotte, only go to Davison if you like hippies and breweries. If you want to raise a family to 20 minutes south east to matthews, Weddington, marvin, Wesley chapel. Heck average household income in Weddington and in Marvin is over 120k! Weddington high school (I went there so I'm a bit biased but these are facts) and Marvin ridge high school gave graduation rates of over 98% this is the richest area of the state except for a small town that just had a lot of rich people living there where average income is like 250k. That's a lot for nc. You can get a 4000sq ft home in Weddington for 500k. 15 minutes from the interstate and without traffic 25-30 minutes from uptown. It's ok. I can tell by your accent you have no clue about north Carolina let alone be a native. You have zero accent.
You at least got the BBQ right
Nc state and unc are MAJOR rivals also not just unc and Duke
The flip in the voting was due to the parties pretty much flip flopping themselves. THIS IS NOT A VERY LIBERAL STATE! I can't believe you'd even say that. It's only because of Charlotte and all the Yankees that moved in and ruined everything
I've never met a Nationals fans in my life and I've been in nc for 28 years. It's either braves or Yankees (once again from the freaking Yankees coming down and ruining everything like that culture you say we lack.
@@Joshua-ev9uw
Exactly right on every point you made.
A couple additions.
1. Asheville. Not mountain folk. Put a big circle around Asheville and put “hippies and college kids”
2. The food scene was booming until COVID. Lots of new restaurants bringing ethnic cuisine and new concepts.
3. The Roanoke mystery has pretty much been solved by genetics.
4. BBQ culture is not going anywhere. JD’s Smokehouse in Connellys Springs.
5. Nobody is a Washington Nationals fan. Lots of NYG/NYM/Phillies fans due to northern transplants.
6. Bread, milk, and EGGS. And people’s bad driving starts with a moderate rain, not just snow.
7. Mexican restaurants??? Hickory has:
El Paso, El Sarape, Dos Amigos, Rancho Vallejo, Casa Azul, Mi Pueblita, Los Compadres, and probably a few more... you just have to ask the locals.
And you didn’t touch on the budding pre-COVID food truck scene.
@@Christackleberry I laughed the moment he said we get an average of 4 to 5 inches of snow all over the state and just discredited most of what he said. I’ve lived here for 20 years and it’s snowed 4 or 5 times..with not even an inch 😂.
@@andrewr3276 I have lived here all of my life. 53 years. It used to snow a lot more when I was a kid. You're right. It doesn't snow very much anymore and I live NW of Charlotte. It doesn't even snow in the mountains nearly as much as it use to.
Yes! The unboxing series is back. Keep em coming, and do all 50 states please!
if people click on em i will :)
@@NickJohnson Do Kansas next pls!
@@NickJohnson Will click on them! ;))
Hiii
I like western North Carolina the Appalachian mountain area is gorgeous. Other cities I do like are Charlotte, Matthews, Lake Norman and Hendersonville
Asheville and Black Mountain are nice
@William Stonehocker When I lived in South Carolina I used to go apple picking there
Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee is gorgeous, i'm a coastal flat lander though.
is Highlands NC a good place to visit it looks like it but I haven,t been there or heard much about compared to other cities in NC
@@johnathanballard1304 If you like golf and the mountains; there's not much else there.
...Biltmore “hotel”. Hahaha. Let’s correct that to Biltmore Estate; America’s largest home. I guess I could allow your oversimplification of everything and broad brush generalizations pass this time.
Yes, this video didn’t show all the great things NC has to offer. I’ve visited Biltmore Estate 5 times. I never get tired of it.
Hiiii
The Vanderbilts owns it. A very cool place in Asheville. As a kid we use to go to the Biltmore House and eat Ice cream there.
It's called the tarhill State due to the way soldiers fought in the revolutionary war. The British said it was like they had tar on their hills because they would stand their ground and would not move.
It’s HEELS honey, not “hills” lmao
Barbecue is still the most famous food in NC. People stand in lines outside of local restaurants for it. Some restaurants run out of barbecue regularly.
What bugged me more is saying there aren't enough Mexican restaurants. There is one on every corner, and quite frankly that is the predominant food in America - and it is sad - there are so many other "Spanish" foods that are neglected for Americanized Mexican food. All it is in the US is taco tuesday, forgetting about other fab foods like Cuban, Dominican, Peruvian, Salvadoran, Brazilian food. And some of the worst Chinese food in the country too.
JB Jacobs I totally agree. There are great Mexican restaurants everywhere as well as other international foods. People are narrow minded.
Only hillbillies and low income people stand in line for bbq
"It's not really a southern state, culture wise". Excuse me? I dont wanna associate my state with Mississippi but like wut?
The problem is... is that nc was one of the 1st in the south so you will see change here 1st... but get outside of the major metros here and you will feel the “old south”
Yeah this dude hasn't spent much time outside of Raleigh
It’s not that southern compared to other states thoe lol
@@Ishyabish1 if you've never been you've never been
@@Ishyabish1 (the Research Triangle and Charlotte are not very Southern at all due to ppl moving in from other areas and different industry from rest of South but the rest of the state is indistinguishable from other parts of the deep south).
Has he not been to Winston-Salem in the last few years? Omg! I do not even recognize it anymore because it has grown so much.
True!
I was thinking how Winston has tons of great breweries and shopping
True. Same with Greensboro...not sure why he thinks we’ve slowed down. Downtown has added a lot of cool places in the last few years
Exactly, Winston is amazing
Bruh I'm Winston born and raised it's crazy how much it'd grown
My family moved to NC in the early 80's and I call NC home. I live on the coast and you missed the major part of this region, the fishing. NC is a great fishing state and hosts the Big Rock fishing tournament which is one of the oldest and largest fishing tournaments in the country. To date it has donated over $6 million to charities for the homeless, children, arts and medical charities.
Yay!!
My family moved to Carteret County (Morehead City) back in the early 90’s and also consider it home as well. Fishing was a huge part of the decision to move here.
My husband and I used to have a 36’ sport fisherman and we kept it at our now torn down cottage across from the marina. I can’t count the number of times we motored right over the spot where The Queen Ann’s Revenge was discovered! We were probably less than 20’ from it-above it. I laughed my butt off when it was found.
I've lived all over the country and I'm so proud to be from NC and call it my home.
why?
@@crazyvideoholic9380 It has decent weather, beautiful mountains, a nice sandy coastline and mostly nice people.
No youre not
I've lived in Europe for over 30 years but grew up in Asheville. Just a fantastic place to spend your childhood.
Asheville is for gays and artsy folks.
The mountains of NC is great, I rarely go even though it’s not far from Winston-Salem.
Not anymore! College towns have ruined it.
You left out Fayetteville/Fort Bragg, almost 300,000 residents mostly military people from all over the country. All you mention was crime. Who doesnt have it? We have Ft. Bragg largest military installation in the country.
I was going to say the same thing.
I mean I’m
From Durham and everyone knows our crime rate is high but Fayetteville is known to be called fayettenam
Largest in the world
Agreed. This dude claims to be from North Carolina but he talks about NC in a mad corny way like he is reading a Wikipedia page. Corny. Mad corny.
I live by Fort Bragg 👌
NICK!!!!!!!!!! You're bringing back the state unboxing videos!!! You've made my day, King!
i didnt know they were so well liked.
@@NickJohnson I personally love them. Its entertaining and informative. You've already done my state--New York but I used to drive cross country. I'd love to see them all.
Yeah really, we just need more Miiikes BBQ
@@NickJohnson Do Kansas next pls!
those are great
The song at the end is THE BEST!!! I sang it to my sister who lives in Weaverville NC and she was like ...huh??
NC has the best of everything. Beach, piedmont and mountains. Beautiful spring, lush summers, golden autumn and just enough winter to enjoy the snow.
High crime, low income, high property/gas taxes so much like most every other state except for the beaches/mountains. Lived there 20 years, it’s no utopia and yes their version of bbq sucks.
@@remoevans7847 agreed. Alot of prejudice people too
dude the stuff you said about people in North Carolina going into panic mode from 1 inch of snow might just be the most accurate thing I've ever heard
Watch the national news, you will see 50 and 100 car pile ups in the north / New England / Midwest!!! Not scared of the snow, scared of all the yankee madman drivers that have moved here, making our highways dangerous!!!
NC has been trending recently . Idk why it’s a super diverse state. Mountains , country , coastal . All different.
lots of folks looking to escape CA
@@nemesis656 They will probably go to either Charlotte or the Triangle.
@@ricardobarahona3939 Nope they are in Lincoln and Catawba county. I see their tags regularly.
I can't blame you California folks for wanting to come here and get out of California.
I was living in Kill Devil Hills for 3 months... Such a beautiful place, great beaches and very nice people
agreed
@@NickJohnson Do unboxing Kansas.
@@nicholas104 that would be a short video...lots of open fields, watching grass grow until a bunch of tornadoes come and blow your towns down and then you got to rebuild them only to sit and do nothing, watch grass grow and have another tornado blow your house down again before your done rebuilding it from the last tornado, and the occasional dust storm mixed with a tornado...then watching grass grow and doing nothing... Repeats cycle over and over...the end..
Please keep doing videos like this. It's helpful af
Most of my childhood was in NC. I lived in Jacksonville, Camp Lejeune, Newport, Havelock (Cherry Point is there and I lived on that base too), and Hubert Swansboro area. I got the opportunity to go to Charlotte to see my Panthers play, I loved New Bern so much. God I miss my childhood and I wasn't born there. Just a Florida boy who's childhood state home was NC. Miss ya Carolina 💔
From someone who has been born and raised in NC around the east coast I feel like there isn’t a lot of attention towards the beaches except Wilmington lol. Whenever I tell someone where I’m from they immediately think Wilmington even though I’m about and hour and a half north. The mountains are truly beautiful. Almost like a completely different state up there
i agree seth. i like wilmington.
You left out Pinehurst ,Southern Pines beautiful ranch’s and Some of the best golfing in the country. Oh yeah and lots of money.
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That is the problem - you have a place like that or Edenton, but then most of the state is dirt poor and has a terrible obesity rate. Lousy healthcare too outside of overly expensive Duke.
I detect a note of disdain in Nick's commentary. So please do not come here. Please stay away. NC sucks with it's genuine, sweet, wonderful people and beautiful beaches n mtns. Stay away.
Disdain?? AAaARE YOUU NOT ENTERTAINED??
Its awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
naw,nick loves nc
I’m from nc and I’m glad someone has finally said this.
@@NickJohnson vote out roy cooper!
12:50 That is a lie the weather here is bipolar you don’t know if it’s going to rain be sunny, cold, or hot in one day lmao
I was going to mention that. NC is the only place you can have all 4 seasons in one week. That's the one thing I don't like about NC, if it weren't for the crazy weather, it would almost be the perfect state...
That's the true.
Yes, I always tell people who complain about how hot or cold it is, “Welcome to North Carolina. If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes.”
Lately it's been doing nothing but raining! I live near Jordan Lake kinda and it's something like 12ft higher then normal right now.
PS - this comment served absolutely no purpose and in a week or two it will be completely obsolete.
@@timreagan777 ...I'm just outside Charlotte....it's been raining for like two weeks and it sucks!
I live in North Carolina and you did an awesome job of describing it!
“No Mexican restaurants”
Omg I think that’s sarcasm bc they are ENDLESS in the triad. Literally around every corner
They aren't good
@@NickJohnson Pancho Villa is great in Winston-Salem.
I've traveled to 30 countries including Mexico. The Mexican restaurants owned by Mexicans have pretty good food. Maybe you prefer Tex-Mex over Mexican.
Also, Biltmore Hotel? Come on man!
For real lol
And Carrboro/Chapel Hill. There's a large Latino population here and some amazing little hole in the wall restaurants, taco trucks, tiendas and pastelerias. You just gotta know where to go to get away from the usual Americanized "Mexican" food.
"If you do not like BBQ you have never tried home made NC BBQ. If you try it and don't like it, you are no longer welcome here."
-My Father
Your dad is sure as hell correct
I've lived in NC since 1982 and have been lucky enough to have a job that has given me an opportunity to see every corner of this place. I think Nick's take is mostly accurate but misses the mark in some key areas. First, Greensboro is growing and is attracting some high end companies, like Honda Jet. Granted, it hasn't grown like Raleigh or Charlotte. BBQ is alive and well (also delicious) and I don't see it dying. Lastly, the Outer Banks are far from boring as long as you appreciate history, both natural and human. One more, church is big here but probably less than 50% of the population goes on a regular basis.
Fair
Hello me and my family is moving to Charlotte next month what are some nice areas not from there do you recommend any towns
@@tiwhishaluster3972 Are you looking for a town near Charlotte to live or places to visit after you're there?. For a place to live, there are several small towns in Union County just Southeast of Charlotte which are nice. Also, several small towns around Lake Norman which is North of Charlotte. For places to visit, Davidson is a nice little town on Lake Norman. My top pick for a good day trip would be Brevard which is a little over two hours to the west.There is also Lake Lure and Chimney Rock in the same area. There are lots of great places if you get out and explore when you get here. There's some crappy places too. Disclaimer: I don't live in Charlotte so advice from a local may be more valuable.
@@tkreitler oh ok thank you so much
@@tiwhishaluster3972 I hear Steele Creek is a nice area in South Charlotte. Are in Charlotte now? How is it so far?
Great to see , u bring back the unboxing series........
I love NC. They have a nice balance of urban areas and nice rural areas.
People freaking over 3 inches of snow...
Rochester NY: 🤣😂
@L T i meant it more like a joke. Like sarcastic. Sorry if it sounded mean. Of course we couldn't handle a hurricane.
We do have heat waves though
@@SuV33358 In the summer of 2012, I drove up to Buffalo to do a 5K with some friends. It had been hovering in the 90s with extremely high humidity for quite a while at home, but down here, that's just something you kinda deal with. (I have lived in TN and NC for my whole life.)
So I'm registering for the 5K at the stadium, and everyone is super stressed for some reason. When I got to the front of the line for my t-shirt and bib number, the lady registering me said "PLEASE be extremely careful tomorrow!" And I'm thinking there's some sort of danger on the track, maybe a serial killer is loose....no clue. I asked what I needed to be careful of, and she said "haven't you heard, we're having a heat wave!" I asked what the expected weather was, and she said 85. I was very polite and didn't laugh, but I called my friends afterwards and told them. The race was starting at 7 in the morning, and it was totally comfortable...not even any humidity to speak of, but I will never forget that. It's just all in where you come from. :-)
@@hellokimmy68 lol, exactly... you're right. When I first posted it was supposed to be all in fun, kinda sarcastic. I guess the inflection was misunderstood. Thanks for the story!
@@SuV33358 Absolutely! I think all parts of the country kind of tease each other for various weather situations. The south can't handle much snow, because we rarely get any, the north doesn't typically get hurricane force storms and the long range oppressive heat and humidity we get down here. In the Pacific Northwest, many people don't have AC, so they've been left stranded in their heatwave, but down here, AC is pretty much a necessity. Everybody has something.
@kimberly guinn this is kinda unrelated but it might be interesting, certain parts of ohio around cincinnati and dayton are incredibly hot and humid in the same way or worse than NC is it’s kinda wild. And they still get hella snowz
As a native of Greensboro, I have to say that the Gate City is a fast growing small city as well. There is much improvement and charm in Greensboro. When I was growing up, yes this video would be accurate in stating that there wasn’t much going on in GSO. But now, the Triad is also one of the fastest growing areas in America. There is much growth to the Boro, especially downtown. No, we are not Raleigh or Charlotte (I have lived in both of those areas as well), yet I still prefer the wonderful of the beautiful Gate City.
I have only lived in Greensboro for 2 years, but I love it, great mid-size city with plenty to do and if you ever want a big city experience, Charlotte & Raleigh are less than 90 minutes away, usually after 1 day in C/R, I am ready to go back to Greensboro.
that's fair marcus okay you're right.
Winston Salem is a growing city as well. They have done an insane amount of work to revitalize downtown. Ten year difference is insane. Also he said there wasn't a lot of Mexican restaurants... Idk if he was being sarcastic or not, but they're all over in Winston. And they're actually good. BBQ spots are good in ws too. The triad is on the up. High point is dragging a little, but they're coming around
I totally agree, Marcus. I grew up in Greensboro many years ago and this video describes what I remember as a kid and young adult. I haven’t lived there in many years, but I did visit a few years ago and am aware that a great deal of revitalization has gone on in recent years in the downtown area. The city is really flourishing now.
Agree. I grew up in Winston and live in Greensboro. The pictures used to represent the triad are NOT a clear representation. Being 1 of the 3 metropolitan areas in the state, it’s disappointing it was so poorly misrepresented.
The video he used to show the outer banks was actually from Kure Beach on pleasure island right below Wilmington, so not anywhere close to the outer banks at all.
As a north carolinian since birth, I approve of this video!
Hey Gina you're one of a few NC natives I've met
I live in Greensboro and it is my favorite place to live. I have lived up and down the east coast, as well as, a couple of cities on the west coast. It is not a giant city, nor is it a small town, it's perfect
Agreed
Hi Nick, it would be fun if you did a video on how you ended up in North Carolina from your hometown of San Bernardino. It was San Bernardino, right?
do you think people would care?
@@NickJohnson yes, we love u bro 😅
@@NickJohnson Actually Nick---I'm sure many of us would like to hear about your move, the reasons for it, etc. That would be very interesting!
Hmm well maybe I'll tell that story some day then
You have well over 100,000 subscribers that faithfully watch your videos. Of course we care to know!
Amazing video Nick! I wanted to see same videos from all states! I like you using a map to show areas !!
Hey Jason I'll try :)
I love living in this state I live in the middle of it I was born n raised up north moved here almost 4 years ago truly love it
Great video! I have traveled internationally for 20 years. I recently moved to NC. I through the years I have come to see culture like having a dialectic. People never think they have one, but we all do. From you perspective of culture, what ever particular elements you identify. (Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts.) Every place has a culture look and embrace it can be found. It might not look like something you expect. There are many small town events where local culture can been seen. .
I'd like to check out that beach after checking out the barbeque. Your landscape has an interesting diaspora.
Shout out to all the Carolinians looking at this coming from Charlotte!!
Im not from NC but ive lived here since i was 18 because of the military and i love it here and definitely call it my home now
Left out the great NC zoo near Asheboro.
I lived in Charlotte 2005-2007,seemed like a big forest with all the trees,didn't rain often,but came down in buckets when it did! Was surprised it had alot of big city problems,saw some southern hospitality. Streets seemed strange,not a grid like I am used to. Only place I lived where I saw the four seasons,too cold?,too hot? ,won't be long before you see spring or fall!!
I love my state am definitely a carolina girl😊.Although i know each state has its own beauty.Thanks for the video.
Hey Maria :)
Nick, I love your content. Binge watching your videos while I work from home. They are so interesting! And I love the $25,000 Pyramid gameshow theme song!!
I love North Carolina I have lived In Winston Salem for 10 years. I have also lived in Santa Barbara county in California, International Falls MN, Cusco Peru, Tampa FL and Houston TX and I can honestly say it is my favorite place! It is just such a great middle ground of city life, close proximity to great beaches, mountains and many big cities on the east coast!
PA has all of that, too, and is one of the most beautiful states (southeastern PA, esp Bucks Cty, can be as little as 50 minutes to the beach in NJ), but N.C. does seem to have much to offer as well -- and those mountains!
Thanks for this. I’m looking at moving there for the reasons you mentioned, plus cost of living and proximity to the other cities in the state. But he doesn’t seem to like WS based on this video and others, so I was getting nervous.
I was born in Houston TX raised there. I took a contract job in Cherokee NC that was for three years. While working i experienced little towns such as weaverville and Asheville also experienced Charlotte and Wimbleton of the coast. Traveled the blue ridge parkway.. Needless to say i fell in love with NC and made a bold move to relocate here in Asheville. I love NC and been here since 2007 and hopefully I'll die here.
Thats why i love it here you can live about anyway you wanna live here you can city country beach an even rural areas
Don't "hope for death", that is capricious.
The songs at the end are the best part of these videos! Very informative too.
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@@NickJohnson You're doing great! I've been binging your videos and I really love the songs. They make me smile, and that's not easy lately. Thank you.
Love the video I live in NC love it here your video is hilarious and accurate especially the south Carolina part
I'm from the mountains of NC (I work in Asheville) and yes we have a favorite college basket ball team even if you don't watch. Biltmore is not a hotel it is a privately owned house. We like thick BBQ sauce. Everyone has a nickname. And all regions (flat, foothills, and mountains) are COMPLETELY different worlds.
Hi Kristina!
Do the Vanderbilts still own Biltmore Estates? They use to own Biltmore Ice Cream. Not sure now. Do you know Kristina Frady?
My home state
Always lived here, western NC
.the best
i love living here. i truly believe it’s the best state. we have a mix of everything here
So beautiful watching North Carolina is such a beautiful place Rylche
North Carolina is one of those States that I just can't figure out, and I don't know why. I guess because the big cities, which are big and has stuff to do, just doesnt have much name recognition and the beaches, which are beautiful, are just very quiet. And you're right about that not feeling like an East Coast place. Unless if I'm right next to the beach it just doesn't feel like a coastal state to me like Florida or South Carolina
I was born just south of NC, my father is from NC. I've currently lived in Charlotte for the past five years. The way I see NC is three areas: you have the mountains with Asheville, Charlotte and it's metro, and then Raliegh and the eastern areas. And none of these three areas want to have anything to do with the other areas. They're all separate states of mind.
Mountains, Foothills, Piedmont and Coast! All different.
Lol, this channel is great. Love the music at the end.
Thanks Nick for the video. I have been there a few times. Mostly in the Outerbanks!! I would like to go to Raleigh maybe next year.
I grew up in Eastern North Carolina, on a tobacco farm. Some of the nicest people live there. I went to college at UNC in Chapel Hill. I have lived in Raleigh, Wilmington, and Greensboro. All those are great places, but you can't beat Greensboro for quality of life and raising a family. It's a great small city with great amenities. Don't overlook the Triad area if anyone is moving to NC.
I agree, Laura. I grew up in Greensboro and have fond memories with my family. The quality of life was wonderful and I am glad the city is thriving.
Didn’t you get the memo Laura? According to Nick, here, you’re a trailer park dwelling redneck!
Regarding the culinary scene, Raleigh has the reigning James Beard national chef of the year, so there's that. Certainly it's no California, but the food scene isn't that dismal.
I went to Cali, it is NOT all that. Even with all the growth, NC has cleaner beaches.
James Beard? Never heard of her
I mean this same guy said “unless you’re rich you’ll probabaly want to live in a place like Cary” - Cary being consistently ranked one of the best places to live in the country and insanely expensive.
Thank you, this is helpful. The ending song was pretty funny too
Thanks Nick for the sharing. How is the commute if living in South Carolina like Fort Mill and working in Charlotte?
Love it dude, I live in Raleigh. Used to live in Charlotte. Pirates gold, yes!
hey shane! I just moved away from raleigh.
@@NickJohnson I'm loving Raleigh so far. I tend to like change though, so who knows!
Hiiiii hun
They're in the process of extending I-87 and I42 to the coast passing Greenville right now, So Greenville and the surrounding areas to the coast line might experience significant growth in the years to come. Just visited Greenville for a few days with my fiancee, absolutely beautiful city.
Cool!
Hi! My husband and I are planning to move to NC and since we don't know anybody who knows the state we have to look online for advice, your videos have been very helpful so far, I've made a map and marked with a sharpie the places that are "ok" to consider and the "don't even look here", your other video about 10 worst places to live was really informative; for us is very important to find a safe place to start a family...Thanks a lot for sharing and God bless you!
Me and my wife moving soon over there from Indiana can’t wait
I wholeheartedly agree with his last basketball statement! #Heels!!!
I was born and raised in Chicago and spent many years as an adult living in Wisconsin. The mountains of North Carolina beat crowded and corrupt Chicago by a mile. And while Wisconsin is a beautiful state with great people, it is run by far-left politicians. As a result, the cost of living in Wisconsin is double what my cost of living is in the Blue Ridge Mountains. So, North Carolina wins hands down.
Use to be much better than this. Hang around, you'll feel right at home with the taxes and such.
Wait what?? Only recently did a Democrat finally beat the former right wing governor Scott Walker, the state assembly is usually always dominated by Republicans?
@@Jwtrucking15 goes to show ppl will say anything!
Go home. NC is closed. Thanks for stopping by!
NomadGamer you mean Pat McCrory? Scott Walker was never governor
I’ve lived right outside of Boston in Cambridge, MA and in Druid Hills (Atlanta) and I think the only superior thing about NC is the cost of living (and the more mild winters compared to the winters in MA). Aside from that, I’m personally not a huge fan. Everyone says “oh NC is so great because you’re 3 hours from the beach and mountains”....In MA, you’re never more than 30 min from the beach and mountains...
Maybe I’m just a medium-sized city gal, at heart. I agree that there’s not much of an east coast vibe here.
It's great,people are great,and I miss the Tar heel state.👏👏👏👏👏
Love the video. Asheboro is spot on! Looking into moving out of here soon
Couple of things I'd like to mention.
5:13 The old Charlotte Coliseum, the one where the "original" Charlotte Hornets played, used to sell Marlboro products. You couldn't smoke inside the arena but they did sell dip IIRC and Marlboro was one of the teams old corporate sponsors. Probably the only NBA team to be sponsored by tobacco.
6:37 I think there's a better music scene than some people might think. There's plenty of music festivals throughout the state, in particular Hopscotch, Moogfest, Dreamville, and Wide-Open Bluegrass in the Triangle. It's not Austin or Nashville but you can find something you like within the state.
11:58 I'd like to take this time to mention that the Hurricanes are a 'Bunch of Jerks' and they are fun.
YES!
I like the video but I feel like there is SO much more-low key, maybe that’s good, keep the rest of the treasures to yourselves as the residents! Shores to mountain tops it will always be my favorite place!
Mine too Brandy
Thank you , a lots to learn.
I grew up on Goose Creek Island NC. It's about an hour outside of New Bern.
Growing up there, it was a booming Island of farming, and fishermen. The waterfronts were dock after dock of fisherman's boats, including my dads. For a small Island , we also had/ have, six churches that I can remember. Growing up there in the 70's, 80's and early 90's, the only way on or off the Island was by draw bridge. If you got caught by the bridge opening , you can plan to sit there for at least an extra 15 minutes , sometimes longer. Now, they have replaced it with a highrise bridge. This bridge gives you beautiful views of the intercoastal waterway. You can catch some of the most beautiful sunrises or sunsets along the waterfronts there.
Awesome!
The summer is hot as balls and high humidity! It will make you tough!
i have lived in texas and florida, both make raleigh summers seem pretty mild
nemesis656 Ive lived in Biloxi, MS, and ive spent a lot of time in Jacksonville FL. The humidity in those places is identical to coastal N.C. Raleigh isn’t quite as bad because the elevation helps
Unbox any state plz ;) Your content really helps me get through quarantine lol (plus its educational)
Ok!
Absolutely marvelous.
Saw this in my recommended and I live here so I’m watching
I have lived in North Carolina all my life. Been to other states traveling I'll pick NC over any other.
I don't blame you Im stuck in Massachusetts for now Love to visit Mt. Airy
Home prices are rapidly rising here in the Triangle. We are also becoming a major foodie destination, the restaurant scene here is diverse and booming.
Sweet map & review. Thanks haha
High Point in the house!!
Very nice video just came here last week from Minneapolis, haven't totally relocated however I plan to stay for a couple months.
Minneapolis is pretty good i miss it there.
My neighbors are from Minnesota! They love it here in N.C. and have been here for many years. Good people! They fit right into our southern neighborhood.
Lived in NC my whole life. It's cool being able to drive 4 hours one way and be at the ocean or 1.5 hours and be at the mountains. I find NC doesn't really have a stereotype as the areas that compose it have so many. I'm outside of Charlotte. I can go one way and be around a lot of hicks or another and be in the "city" in under 30 minutes. Then you have the hipsters in Asheville (part of Boone). The triangle is a super underrated area of education as well. TBH, I feel higher education in NC is underrated in general. I got away almost debt free with my bachelors degree and I honestly felt the education was top notch.
What city would you say is better, Raleigh or Charlotte...looking to move to either one as I have decided that I'm moving to NC.
@@football4ever605 What type of stuff are you into?
@@football4ever605 If you fit in with man buns and birkenstocks and hate america, Chapel Hill will be a nice fit. Raleigh is real close. Durham has a crime problem. North Charlotte is not bad.
@@football4ever605 it really depends on what you do for a living. Raleigh area is high tech and Charlotte is more finance. Both having good medical fields. Winston Salem and Greensboro area have a slurry of it all, just at a small cheaper scale.
@@zachm7595 I like getting outdoors but having a downtown close to me. I also would like to have an urban feel but be in a huge city
That person blowing through the red light at 1:00 was a real nice touch!
Moved here in April 2022 from NYC and I absolutely love it. Wife & son love it here too. It's a beautiful place.
I was stationed there at Cherry Point for 2 years. I so miss living there.
dave johnson I used to live in River Bluffs, just a couple of miles away on route 70. Loved it there!
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I lived in Charlotte were I worked as an engineer. It's a great place to live. Charlotte is not too big and not too small. Just about the right size. Then the pandemic hit and I had to move back to Toronto to stay with my mom because I lost my job.
I think this state offers a lot. Mountains and amazing beaches!!!
I've been down to North Carolina quite a few times now for vacations, I've been around the Charlotte area 3 times for the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and twice for the race shops and the Charlotte Motor Speedway, I'm a big NASCAR fan. Also, my two friends and I are coming down to the Outer Banks in September for a week vacation, we're super excited!! I absolutely love North Carolina, I want to move down there in the future! Friendly people, southern charm, NASCAR, the mountains in the West, beaches on the East Coast, and typical flat farmland with trees throughout the rest of the state, I love it!!