Best NC City

[BrisbanePanther]

Figured that I would place this here since a Stroud thread is basically turned into a Charlotte vs Raleigh discussion. My vote is for Charlotte and it's not even close...then again I prefer bigger cities.

Edited March 23, 2023 by BrisbanePanther

[Floppin]

My favorite small cities in the state are Boone, Asheville and Wilmington. As far as the large go, as I said in the other thread, they're all very generic imo. Raleigh and Charlotte are just ridiculous expanding sprawl with no soul but I think Raleigh has more character and life. I live on Lake Norman for what it's worth.

[Floppin]

Also, you'll notice I didn't list any in SC. That was intentional.

[Lame Duck]

Clearly Gastonia 

[LinvilleGorge]

Lumberton

[LinvilleGorge]

Holy poo. Did you actually unironically include Columbia in that poll?

 

[Floppin]

3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Lumberton

 I was gonna go with Kinston.

[jayboogieman]

10 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Lumberton

 

10 hours ago, Floppin said:

 I was gonna go with Kinston.

Either of those wins the thread

[Cullenator]

The Triad in particular Gboro/High Point.  Close enough to both Charlotte and RDU to enjoy all of it.

[OneBadCat]

1. I like Charleston the best because I love the architecture and the history there, and the food is also amazing. Also its near the water. So it kind of beats everything else.

2. Winston Salem- I like WS because it reminds me of Charlotte in the 90's. You can easily park downtown and walk anywhere worth seeing. Really interesting hole in the wall bars, and Old Salem is pretty neat. Its a little quieter and sleepier than CLT which I personally like.

3. Charlotte- I don't spend nearly as much time there as I used to the last few years. It has gotten so much bigger. Uptown is lacking in attractions for me though. But there are cool little subcultures.  French quarter is pretty cool, Noda, Southend, Plaza, were pretty fun still the last time I frequented there. 

One thing that sucks about CLT however is that it just seems to be overrun by the brewery scene. It's a drinker's town. And what's boring about it is that you pretty much do the same thing all over the city. Find a bar, drink, get food, go home, rinse and repeat. Also, traffic is awful and the design of the roads in uptown are insane and stupid.

Seeing a Knights game with the CLT skyline is fuging great though. Same with the Panthers. 

4. Greensboro- Sorta like WS but not as nice. Accessible and small downtown that can be fun to explore. Haven't really spent much time there outside of the downtown area though. 

 

Edited March 23, 2023 by OneBadCat

[Brooklyn 3.0]

Couldn't decide between Asheville and Charleston. Went with the one with more bikinis in the end.

[LinvilleGorge]

Asheville is basically just hillbilly Boulder. It has become a caricature of itself. Brevard is kinda becoming the new Asheville IMO. If you like Asheville of 25 years ago, Brevard is basically a smaller version of that. It's the Lyons to Boulder.

[Floppin]

14 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Asheville is basically just hillbilly Boulder. It has become a caricature of itself. Brevard is kinda becoming the new Asheville IMO. If you like Asheville of 25 years ago, Brevard is basically a smaller version of that. It's the Lyons to Boulder.

Although much smaller I'm a big fan of Highlands NC

[LinvilleGorge]

5 minutes ago, Floppin said:

Although much smaller I'm a big fan of Highlands NC

It's just too snooty for me. Sticking with the Colorado comps, it's Evergreen to me. There's a reason I cashed in my chips and bailed on Evergreen.