Remember it ain’t NYC so much much patience needed with the locals til you get it...
Left SoCal for Prescott almost 2 yrs ago
Mostly positive , Weather I swings are
extreme.
Best of luck to you.
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A good friend of mine moved to South Carolina nd loves it.She comes north in the summer and we get together.
She recommends that my wife and I move down there.
Life should be an adventure—and you’re living one.
Run, run fast.
Welcome to SC buddy. I fled Ct to live here. It’s paradise.
Take a breath and slow down. There’s no rush. Learn to enjoy the pleasantries. Commenting on the weather is a door opener. Learn to say, yes ma’am and no sir. Try the shrimp and grits. It’s awesome. Get a subscription to Guns and Gardens
Definitely the right decision. You will hate the humid summers and mosquitoes, but the freedom will be worth every bit of that and you will soon learn when it is time to lock yourself in the house under the AC until the humidity returns to normal and the mosquitoes disappear until next summer.
People for the most part are nice and friendly so get to know your neighbors and let them know you might not have been born southern but you got here as soon as you could!
Best of luck. 🍀
It’s a big decision, if you have spent the time doing the research on the area you should be fine. I just moved from Pennsylvania to Texas last week but the wife and I have been planning this for more than three years; researching the area, planning the trip, getting the house sold - it was a major undertaking for us.
Here’s to Tin Pan Alley,
A Yankee Rally,
A show like “Sally,”
And notwithstanding Rand McNally,
There’s only one Broadway
On the map of the U.S.A.
Let’s tell the gang we’re coming
Back to old-fashioned kisses and modern plumbing,
I’ve got those I’m-so-homesick blues.
I miss Marilyn Miller in “Sunny,”
Jolson down on one knee,
Mary Garden and Gatti-Casazza,
Lovely evenings at the Plaza,
Watching a fighter like Dundy,
Cheering for May Bundy,
Nora Bayes in a bill at the Palace,
Teddy Roosevelt’s daughter Alice,
Theda Bara,
Fiske O’Hara,
Palais Royal,
Standard Oil,
Man O’ War,
Barrymore,
Fritzi Scheff,
Mutt and Jeff.
Belmont Track,
Cracker Jack.
We’ve stayed away too long
From gals like Sophie Tucker.
Texas Guinan won’t be wrong
With that greeting: “Hello, sucker!”
Here’s to Valentino,
The Park Casino,
The big Bambino,
The cigarettes called Melachrino,
Give me that old mainstem
And a song by the great George M.
I feel my heart beat faster
Anywhere in the neighborhood of the Astor,
I’ve got those I’m-so-homesick blues. Last Update: Jun
You’re leaving a leftist, illegal immigrant infested, police-hating, leftist craphole. Of course you’re making the right decision. The only way it could be wrong is if you were moving to Chicago, SF, St. Louis, or any other democrat run dump.
Be prepared for culture shock.
When I got married and we moved from Buffalo to a small town in CNY, it was like getting off a fast moving train into a wall of jello. Just relax and learn to slow down.
Going from city to country is a whole different mentality and that was still in NYS.
Right on!
Good luck 👍🏻 great idea
I don’t blame you for leaving New York City. I wouldn’t be caught dead in that commie hell!
I left in 2004. The hardest part was not being able to get around on foot. There weren’t even any sidewalks where I moved to.
Oh, and no decent Chinese or Italian food anywhere. But where you’re going, the barbecue will make up for it to some extent.
If you’re leaving NYC, it’s the right decision!
!!!!!HOORAY!!!!!!
What wonderful news. I am so genuinely happy for you!
I was a lifelong NYer, from Rockland County to Saratoga and the Hudson Valley is my heart, but I’ve been in SW Virginia for 2 years now and I don’t miss it one bit.
A little culture shock and you better learn how to make bagels (I’ll send you the recipe if you want it), but there is no looking back at that wretched mess of dirty politics and insanity all around.
You will be better off no matter what.
Congratulations on your wonderful blessing :) <3