I love North Carolina!
I know how you feel. I once felt the same way. We were looking to get out of NYC years ago but it was an act of God that kept us here. Here, more than ever, people need God, so we stayed to work in a church here. That is the only reason we are here and will remain here until and if God ever releases us. It saddens me to see such hatred towards the people of NY here on FR, because this place is a place that needs prayer before God Almighty condemns. Last I heard, that was not our place. (I'm not saying you are doing that, but others in these NY threads surely do.)
I guess I should stop before I find myself preaching. I hate the politics of this place, but their politics also reveal a great need for spiritual renewal. The liberal lie in this place is powerful but not more powerful than the love combined with the standards of God. okay, okay....I'm stopping! I just couldn't resist!