Unboxing North Carolina: What It's Like To Live In North Carolina
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- čas přidán 27. 04. 2020
- 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!
#northcarolina
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.
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
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
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’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
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
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.
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.
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
The song at the end is THE BEST!!! I sang it to my sister who lives in Weaverville NC and she was like ...huh??
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.
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 💔
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
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.
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
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..
Love the video I live in NC love it here your video is hilarious and accurate especially the south Carolina part
...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.
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
I live in North Carolina and you did an awesome job of describing it!
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!!
So beautiful watching North Carolina is such a beautiful place Rylche
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
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.
Thank you, this is helpful. The ending song was pretty funny too
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.
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
Please keep doing videos like this. It's helpful af
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
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
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!!
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. .
Great to see , u bring back the unboxing series........
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!!!
I love NC. They have a nice balance of urban areas and nice rural areas.
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 :)
The songs at the end are the best part of these videos! Very informative too.
Trying here
@@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.
I love my state am definitely a carolina girl😊.Although i know each state has its own beauty.Thanks for the video.
Hey Maria :)
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.
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 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.
Moved here in April 2022 from NYC and I absolutely love it. Wife & son love it here too. It's a beautiful place.
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 👌
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.
Moving from Alaska to NC in December. Thanks for the post 😎
I'd like to check out that beach after checking out the barbeque. Your landscape has an interesting diaspora.
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.
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?
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'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!!
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
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 love living here. i truly believe it’s the best state. we have a mix of everything here
I grew up in the DC area and every summer was spent in Nags Head and the OBX. Also lived in Winston Salem for a few years eons ago. I am giving it serious consideration to move back to the Boone/Banner Elk area this year.
My home state
Always lived here, western NC
.the best
I wholeheartedly agree with his last basketball statement! #Heels!!!
i grew up in central VA, then moved to the pacific northwest in 2008, and in two weeks i'm moving to charlotte. missed the east coast bigtime. this video just randomly popped up in my recommendations, so thanks!
Ok Jennifer. It's not random. CZcams knows everything:)
Vinegar style bbq is the best!! And Let’s go Duke!!! I’m from the Bull City, City of Medicine, DURHAM! But now live in Raleigh! Love NC. You get some of everything...beaches, mountains, and little ATL Charlotte
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!
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?
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!
Lol, this channel is great. Love the music at the end.
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
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.
Bit late to comment. Just found your channel recently. Thanks for posting these. I’d love to visit the US but until then, I can live vicariously through you :)
It's great,people are great,and I miss the Tar heel state.👏👏👏👏👏
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
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.
This is the State I want to relocate to.. hopefully soon. Thnx for the info ✌🏽
Ok!
Love the video. Asheboro is spot on! Looking into moving out of here soon
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!
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
Well done for a brief overview. FYI Winston Salem and Greensboro have had a small facelift and renewal downtown and are clean and low crime. The benefit of these low key places that are not growing - first they don’t want to grow like Raleigh or Charlotte because we don’t have the traffic and high prices that come with that. We can get anywhere in ten minutes. If you golf NC is Heaven. I’d say the video is accurate.
Im from the country part of Statesville NC where every where you turn is tobacco or corn fields and i love it here
Shout out to all the Carolinians looking at this coming from Charlotte!!
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.
This was a huge help sense I'm moving from Michigan to Asheville next month
You'll like it way better I think
@@NickJohnson I'm super excited I hope so
Just got back from visiting family for 4th of July in NC for the 1st time. Definitely just trailer parks and open farms lol. Crazy.
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!
Hiiiii
Left out the great NC zoo near Asheboro.
I love your video.I live in Beaufort almost 30 years.I love it here.Yes Peace.
That person blowing through the red light at 1:00 was a real nice touch!
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!
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.
I've lived in NC since 1992, starting in Kinston. Went to high school in Clayton, but returned to Kinston!
I'm from Maryland but have lived in NC for almost 20 years. I'm right outside of Greensboro in Guilford county. I love it, right in the middle of the state equal distance from the Beach and the Mountains. Greensboro is alright and slowly growing and definitely safer than Winston Salem.
I have visited several coastal areas and stayed near Wilmington, and it was nice even 28 years ago.
If I get the chance, I would like to visit the western part of the state, especially the Smokey Mtns.
Ironically, I have been all over eastern Tennessee on the other side of the Smokies.
Sometime I would like to fly in to Charlotte or Raleigh and spend a week in that area. Not much for gargantuan drives these days, but I could take the 10 East from Tucson area to I-25 North and then take the 40 East from the Querq until I hit the NC state line, and by then I will be in Mountain Country, I assume. Then I might see a Miiiiike’s Barbecue in those parts.
Great Video, particularly when most people are grounded, literally and figuratively!!!!! Thumbs up 👍
It's the prettiest state of all I think
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.
I love Mappy, Me & my husband will visit N. Carolina soon , will visit my daughter, stationed there
Cookout was started in North Carolina too! Love the vids!
As a north carolinian since birth, I approve of this video!
Hey Gina you're one of a few NC natives I've met
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'm a North Carolina gal. I miss it.😉I grew up with ya'll, yonder ,youngins and presney...😁 some boy threw a tobacco worm on me when I was about 15. It gave me the creeps. Gardners barbecue was popular and we would be in competition with the Smithfield from Va. barbecue verses the one from Smithfield North Carolina.When we would all bundle up in the car to Virginia we thought we were going somewhere!! and I'm one of those of Native American heritage.Thanks for posting Nick
I like Lexington style BBQ and BBQ slaw. Who the hail came up with putting Cole slaw with BBQ? Some Yankee? I'm guessing you're Lumbee?
I think this state offers a lot. Mountains and amazing beaches!!!
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.
Unbox any state plz ;) Your content really helps me get through quarantine lol (plus its educational)
Ok!
Saw this in my recommended and I live here so I’m watching
We moved to the Triad from MD almost 3 years ago. And I really like it here. I love that there are urban areas fairly close to cities, so we can enjoy the best of both worlds. We will probably move to pilot mountain soon and its very close to hanging rock which I'm soo excited to visit!
I don't see my family and I moving out of here. But I can definitely see prices rising which is too bad.
Good areas!