Cary, North Carolina

[YosemiteSam]

I'm one of the few. I grew up in Nebraska and moved to NY after high school. I was up in Westchester, though.

Westchester the Best Chester
We got all the honkies in the world!



Who remembers that line? :laugh2:

1. Don't eat chitlins. This is great advice. You'll thank me.
2. Almost everyone has to declare Duke Blue Devil or North Carolina Tarheel. Be prepared.
3. BBQ from that area uses vinegar and has a different taste than St. Louis or Texas BBQ which has a molasses base.
4. Folks in the Bible belt get serious about religion. Be aware so as not to offend.
5. Chicken is eaten at 10 of the 14 meals that are lunch or dinner in a given week. They make it every way imaginable.
6. Chicken is eaten at breakfast at least twice a week.
7. The Panthers belong to Charlotte, not the Carolinas.
8. "Cut the lights" means either turn them on or turn them off depending upon current state.
9. A poke is a sack, like a grocery bag.
10. "Fin to" means fixing to. You often hear it like "I'm fin to go."
11. Tobacco farms are their cash crop. Even though you don't smoke, don't bash tobacco farms.
12. The civil war may be over but hostilities linger from time to time.
13. Cole slaw is served with almost any meal you order.

1) Yeah, don't go there.
3) Vinegar sucks.
4) Make it a point to offend. They are freaking nuts! It's definitely good for a laugh! :laugh2:
13) Cole Slaw is Satan's Spawn! (anything with cabbage is Satan Spawn!)

Cole slaw uke:

Vinegar sauce uke: uke:

I'm with Yeags here. Both blow ***!

 

[jnday]

$3500 per year. Now that's funny.

My quarterly tax bill is higher than that...and I live on a 70 x 110 piece of property.

With no dock.

I can't believe these taxes that you guys have been paying . I own 5 acres on the edge of a 50 acre lake . I actually own a small portion of the lake . I have a nice 3 bedroom , 2 bath, brick home with a couple of storage buildings on my place . I pay less than $500 per year in property taxes . Say what you want about the South , but we are doing something right .

 

[Yeagermeister]

I'm with Yeags here. Both blow ***!

I might have to rethink my position

 

[Jammer]

What accent?

Hey..get this. I'm walking the dog there over the weekend. Guy comes up to me on the street and sez, "Hey, nice dawg ya got there"

Where was he from?

Long Island.

CARY..Containment Area for Relocated Yankees.

This is kind of funny. One of the engineers I work with is from that area and we were talking about him growing up there. When I metioned about a Cowboys fan moving there he said the same exact acronym for Cary.

He did say it was a very nice place to live.

 

[DFWJC]

Looks like it's going to be my new home town. House in NY will be going up for sale within the next month or so. I was in Cary this weekend doing some home shopping. Loved the city. Loved the homes I saw.

Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

I'm in Dallas and envy your new location.

You'll be right a home in Cary. There are a ton of New Yorkers that choose that town for some reason. I have a buddy who who relocated there--they jokingly call it Containment Area for Relocated Yankess....all in good fun, of course. When I was in school in Chapel Hill, a bunch of my classmates from the Northeast never left the area after graduation. They loved it.

Great little town in a wonderful location: the beaches and mountains are not too far of a drive either way and you get 4 seasons, but with a longer Spring and Fall.
If you're not a college hoops fan, you may have a change of heart after awhile too, as you are surrounded by greatness in that area.

Pro sports are lacking though, except for the Hurricanes.

 

[DFWJC]

What accent?

Hey..get this. I'm walking the dog there over the weekend. Guy comes up to me on the street and sez, "Hey, nice dawg ya got there"

Where was he from?

Long Island.

CARY..Containment Area for Relocated Yankees.

beat me to it.

 

[DFWJC]

Almost everyone has to declare Duke Blue Devil or North Carolina Tarheel. Be prepared.

He will be very close to NC State, so he will be welcome to hate both

 

[Juke99]

I'm in Dallas and envy your new location.

You'll be right a home in Cary. There are a ton of New Yorkers that choose that town for some reason. I have a buddy who who relocated there--they jokingly call it Containment Area for Relocated Yankess....all in good fun, of course. When I was in school in Chapel Hill, a bunch of my classmates from the Northeast never left the area after graduation. They loved it.

Great little town in a wonderful location: the beaches and mountains are not too far of a drive either way and you get 4 seasons, but with a longer Spring and Fall.
If you're not a college hoops fan, you may have a change of heart after awhile too, as you are surrounded by greatness in that area.

Pro sports are lacking though, except for the Hurricanes.

Thanks. Big move for me. I love reading stuff like this so that I know I am making the right choice. Thanks again.

 

[DFWJC]

I love Texas BBQ, but so is NC BBQ....it's exceptional, just different.

They can have a light vinegar base or a dry base where you add hot sauces. Either way, it's really good!

 

[Zaxor]

from my experience its not good to run around with underwear on your head in NC or anywhere else for that matter...keep that in mind.


Happy for ya John wish ya the best buddy