Just got back from North Carolina....

[G-Mac]

I drove down to North Carolina for my nieces wedding. I have some BAD news for you guys....I THINK YOU'VE BEEN INFILTRATED BY YANKEES!!!!

I can honestly say that I didn't hear one Southern accent the whole time I was there. I was disappointed. It was sort of like being in New York, but with nicer weather.

 

[rwsmith]

Ya think????

If it weren't for the snow a lot of us would move north of the Mason-Dixon Line because it's wide open since everybody has moved down here.

 

[1morethan8]

We're starting to get a lot of "halfbacks"!

They move to Florida.. then move half way back North!
One way to tell is the Florida plates on their vehicle and they can't drive worth a hoot in the mountains!

 

[dmar]

I drove down to North Carolina for my nieces wedding. I have some BAD news for you guys....I THINK YOU'VE BEEN INFILTRATED BY YANKEES!!!!

I can honestly say that I didn't hear one Southern accent the whole time I was there. I was disappointed. It was sort of like being in New York, but with nicer weather.

You must have been in Cary (just outside of Raleigh), or around the South Park section of Charlotte...

 

[Cpo1944]

Actually, we do not have accents here. We talk right! It`s all the rest of the country has speech impediments!

 

[ColbyBruce]

Gun prices are high in N.C. I try to hit several shops around the Franklin, N.C. area every few months.

 

[Brian41]

It's been ten years since I was last in NC but I was the damn Yankee there. I always did like the people there but maybe I was just in the right places too. Might have to get back there too one of these days.

 

[m1gunner]

If it is a city you recognize by name, it is likely full of Yankees. Visit the ones you never heard of, and you will find some real NC accents.

Ever been to Bat Cave NC?

 

[Collo Rosso]

Please keep in mind here in South Carolina we are full of our quota of damn Yankees and you will be turned back at the border. Thank you for your cooperation.

 

[41collector]

Cary, NC - Concentrated Area of Relocated Yankees
Clayton, NC - Cary Like Area Yankees Taking Over Now.

 

[ladder13]

Cary, NC - Concentrated Area of Relocated Yankees
Clayton, NC - Cary Like Area Yankees Taking Over Now.

You left out Wake Forest, Morrisville, Apex, Fuquay- Varina, Rolesville, Garner, and Holly Springs, just to name a few.

 

[Chuck24]

I live in the Hampton Roads area of Va near NC line. Around here the natives refer to it just as Carolina. If they use the North they are the tourists and move ins.

 

[G-Mac]

You must have been in Cary (just outside of Raleigh), or around the South Park section of Charlotte...

Not too far from there....Apex, Holly Springs.

My brother-in-law told me that if I wanted to hear the Southern accent, I'd have to go out to the tobacco fields.

 

[Cooter Brown]

they can't drive worth a hoot in the mountains!

That's a fact...I worked on a habitat project in Rabun county this Friday and on the way there I got behind some cat who rode his brakes like he owned stock in Raybestos.

In my lifetime I've seen those mountain areas go from extreme poverty to some areas with a good deal of prosperity. That's a good thing but it's a bit jarring to see chain restaurants and big box retailers in what used to be quiet little mountain towns with mom and pop stores.

 

[Hillbilly77]

Just got back from North Carolina....

You came back?!

 

[1morethan8]

That's a fact...I worked on a habitat project in Rabun county this Friday and on the way there I got behind some cat who rode his brakes like he owned stock in Raybestos.

In my lifetime I've seen those mountain areas go from extreme poverty to some areas with a good deal of prosperity. That's a good thing but it's a bit jarring to see chain restaurants and big box retailers in what used to be quiet little mountain towns with mom and pop stores.

Did you stop by and say "hello" to Billy Redden.. he did live in Clayton?
Rabun County has more National Forest than any county in Georgia.. I've prospected many areas there for both gold and other minerals.

Billy at 15 when he played in Deliverance... oh, he really can't play the banjo!

 

[jarhead1178]

Please keep in mind here in South Carolina we are full of our quota of damn Yankees and you will be turned back at the border. Thank you for your cooperation.

Boy, I'm glad I got here before you locked the door.

 

[Cooter Brown]

Did you stop by and say "hello" to Billy Redden.. he did live in Clayton?
Rabun County has more National Forest than any county in Georgia.. I've prospected many areas there for both gold and other minerals.

Billy at 15 when he played in Deliverance... oh, he really can't play the banjo!

Didn't see Billy...

Rabun county at one time probably had more stills than any other county. I found a busted up one when I was grouse hunting one time. It actually had ax-shaped holes in it. I wish I could have taken a picture but I didn't have camera on me at the time. This was a good while before digital cameras and I didn't have a small film camera.

Thankfully I never found a still in operation...

 

[G-Mac]

You came back?!

Yeah, drove down Friday....got there about 3:30AM Saturday morning. Niece got married 3:00 Saturday afternoon. Slept over til Sunday. Left 1:30 Sunday afternoon and got home at 12:30AM. 13 hours to get there, 11 to get home (took a different route....bypassed D.C.). Wife is staying down there for the week with her sisters, they rented a beach house on the ocean. She's got the week off. I have to work.

I got to drive my wife's new Nissan Altima down and back. Very comfortable ride, no problem keeping up with traffic, and awesome gas mileage!

 

[Aticus]

The simple answer to your complaint is that North Carolina is just that: NORTH Carolina.