• CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social
    132·
    9 个月前

    As someone who used to live in NC but no longer does because of the car dependence and horrible state politics, how the heck is it one of the highest ones? I didn’t think the other states even thought about NC very much outside of election season tbh.

    • wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io
      131·
      9 个月前
      • States north of it vacation in the OBX, famous lighthouses
      • Asheville
      • Highly rated beer
      • Highly rated universities
      • whole triangle area is fantastic place for nightlife, culture and raising a family
      • Basketball
      • Mountains - mount mitchell highest peak in the east, waterfalls
      • Great Smoky National Park, most visited in US
      • AT goes through it
      • Blue Ridge Parkway
      • National white water center
      • NASCAR HOF
      • Middle of the road politically, not too red, not too blue
      • lot of soldiers roll through Fort Liberty
      • a cacophony of “Carolina ___” songs.

      I’ve traveled a lot of places. This one’s home.

      • KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world
        2·
        9 个月前

        Asheville

        Asheville was great 10 years ago, now its overridden by Florida retirees (and the builders who cater to them) who have driven home prices far past what most people can afford.

          • KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world
            1·
            9 个月前

            Other than parts by the river, Asheville survived for the most part. The cities really destroyed were the smaller towns around it like Chimney Rock.

              • KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world
                1·
                9 个月前

                I’m not living in Asheville currently but every time I have visited since the hurricane, it has been like normal with the exception of Biltmore Village and the River Arts District.

                The only time it was really bad was when I went there about a week after the hurricane.

    • blarghly@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      9 个月前

      Known for naturaly beauty. Red enough for conservatives not to dislike it. But turning blue enough for liberals not to dislike it. Financially successful enough to not get a “Mississippi”/“Ohio” reputation. Hence, people tend to have nice thoughts about it.