Calling all Southerners

[JennRN]

Oh, I vote for Raleigh, NC or it's suburb Cary, NC! We lived there for 3 years and I loved it!!

[Jimmy Choo]

Originally Posted by JennRN

Oh, I vote for Raleigh, NC or it's suburb Cary, NC! We lived there for 3 years and I loved it!!

I'm in Raleigh now and I LOVE it!

To the OP: This area (Raleigh/Cary) may not be as much of a culture shock b/c we have quite a few transplants here. I have heard from others that Nashville is an up-and-coming city. Charleston is amazing but I would think it would be a culture shock b/c it is a highly Southern city.

[JennRN]

Girl, I would be moving back to Cary in a heatbeat!!! I LOVED it there!!

[ComradesTrue]

I have lived in Texas, Tennessee and Virginia, and the best place I have ever lived was Nashville, hands-down. We lived in the area near Vanderbilt and could walk to everything. It was wonderful.

I would suggest that you look into Franklin, Tn, as well. It is about 30 minutes south of Nashville, and has a great small town southern feel, with the convenience of the city when you want it.

http://www.franklin-gov.com/

Now... there is a new surburbia creeping up near Franklin, but I am talking the older part of Franklin. There is just gorgeous countryside, and a very quaint old town square.

Oh, and someone else may have mentioned this too... but- no state income tax! Yea for that this time of year!

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Choo

This area (Raleigh/Cary) may not be as much of a culture shock b/c we have quite a few transplants here. I have heard from others that Nashville is an up-and-coming city. Charleston is amazing but I would think it would be a culture shock b/c it is a highly Southern city.

The culture shock thing is important - I'm still adjusting to the culture shock moving to Savannah from metro Atlanta.