North Carolina Isn't What You Think It Is Anymore

Is North Carolina as amazing as it sounds? Perhaps.
So the last time we talked about North Carolina, we learned a lot. We went through the state region by region and figured out who lives where and what it’s like in different parts of this state. We learned that the worst places to live in the state are all in the middle or southern parts of the state where it’s really poverty stricken and the crime is high. Other bad areas are Fayetteville, High Point and large neighborhoods in Winston Salem and Greensboro.
We also talked about where some of the best places are to live here. The Raleigh metro area has some of the best communities in the nation these days. Lots of the Charlotte metro area is also very nice and growing fast. Many of the coastal communities here are really nice and quiet, as well.
We went over the great mountain towns and how much of this state is still made up of a lotta rednecks, though the redneck culture here is slowly being diluted. It’s a great state. I think it’s the BEST state.
But there’s a lot more to North Carolina than that. We didn’t talk about some North Carolina history, interesting facts and the issues that people in North Carolina face today.
So that’s what we’re gonna do in this video. Kind of pick up where we left off in a more lighthearted way. We’re going to look at all of that stuff and even meet some people who LIVE in North Carolina who are gonna tell us what its like in their state and where you could move if you relocate here. It’s time for Cornerhouse Tales: North Carolina. The Best State??
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[@chrisf8855]

The problem is that once word gets out that a place is really good tons of people move there and ruin what was so good about that place. That's what happened to Florida many years ago and now NC is suffering the same fate. You interviewed yourself about NC, lmao 😄👍

[@TheOneTrueNoName]

That's a fact now I'm thinking of leaving cause all these mfs wanna flood it and bring they problems and attitudes with them

[@AIDAHAR210]

Austin is already ruined

[@tybarker5038]

It’s happened to basically all the good places. Now we wait a few years for all these overpopulated areas to get excited about Iowa or Kansas… lol

[@laurarabon1844]

No people from Florida and half backs from the north are currently causing an increase in prices and population growth.

[@teresaprado7472]

I don't intend to change anything. I just want to retire in a peaceful place. To live out the rest of my life in peace. That's all. California is such a miserable state. No manners, disrespectful people and a state that is run by idiots.

[@Zapruderfilm1963]

I was adopted. My biological mother lives in Franklin. Next year, 2023 I’ll be thru hiking the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Since Franklin is an Appalachian Trail town I’m going to meet her for the first time.

[@Nice-qi5cf]

👍💛🍀

[@AnnC....]

I'm really happy for you, meeting your biological Mother, that is Awesome.

[@BarbieSasquatch]

Please keep in touch, having a son that I placed up for adoption almost 20 years ago, this warms my heart.. ♡ much 💜 love and good vibes dear!

[@BarbieSasquatch]

and he is still here in the mtns, and can find me pretty quickly when he is ready. Now I just wait until he is ready.

[@Zapruderfilm1963]

@@BarbieSasquatch I understand completely. It’s a mental process one has to work through in order to meet someone who gave birth to you but for whatever reason had to give you up. I wish you nothing but love and great vibes in life and in connecting with him.🔥♥️👍

[@travelinggirl6681]

I lived in a bedroom community just north of Charlotte, NC, for 18 years. When we moved there in the late 80's, it was a lovely little town with farms and fields surrounding it. Our town had 4 police officers. We chose to move 18 years later when the sleepy little farm town became full of well-to-do, bratty rich people, the roads became clogged with road raging hot heads, and car jacking became an issue. The town of 2,000 grew to over 35,000 in the years we lived there! It lost its identity and personality and became merely another community built around an exit on I77. The crime grew along with the traffic and the entitled moved in to make life no longer resemble why we moved there. Too bad because it was nice in the beginning. I love your videos, Nick; they make me feel like I am not missing much elsewhere.

[@GenXfrom75]

That's happening rapidly in Charleston, SC, too.... We hate it now.

[@donalddees5503]

Yep. Too many transplants. I moved to MT last year. Way more laid back and quiet here

[@MeltinJohn]

I had to go where it was cold to try to avoid this issue. I did the warm climate route from FL to SC, checked out NC or looked into it. None of it was my cup of tea to be honest. Too many transplants, and the locals got mean as well.

[@user-xy7yf9kc3o]

@@MeltinJohn local are tired of the transplants!!!!!! You get what you give.

[@DRAGNET-pn5vf]

I CONCUR. PEOPLE MOVING HERE SHOULD RESPECT THE LOCALS ALREADY LIVING HERE. 🇺🇸✌️

[@BryantBaudelaire]

I love North Carolina. I live in North Raleigh but just built a house in the burbs. I close on it tomorrow morning 🙌🏽

[@NickJohnson]

Yay!! Congrats!!

[@diaryofamadman8879]

Congrats!! I hope it worked out for you

[@pippysplaytime1234]

Congratulations!!

[@TheJanieLynn]

Congratulations

[@JourneyWithJazz-]

🎉👏🏾👏🏾

[@NickJohnson]

Here's my entire North Carolina playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLq-_cmf3H6ypqFmmckN4kY1VMZDi23IsR And if you need help finding a place to move, I do consulting. I can help you pick where to move and get you a real estate agent, too. Email me! [e-mail]

[@BoilaFrog]

I lived in Asheville when I was a kid-it was fantastic....I always thought I would retire there...but the trust fund babies messed it up😧

[@davel7014]

Same thing happened to Portland Oregon. Now, it's full of woke, man-hating feminists and anti-white messages everywhere.

[@slyfox1971]

Amen! I grew up in Asheville too but it's nowhere near as good as it once was. My mother is still there and can't even go shopping because of the homeless camps near the mall. Disgusting!

[@DRAGNET-pn5vf]

I CONCUR, TRUST FUND BABIES AND HOMELESS HERE IN WILMINGTON, N.C. THE REAL ESTATE IS GOING OUT THE ROOF, NO PUN INTENDED. 🇺🇸👍🏻

[@haroldrenfro730]

I live close to Asheville....I work over there some .....I loved it in the early 70s and 80's......it's in my opinion one of the worst cities in the country now

[@MONEYAINTATHANG100]

Trust Fund Babies......lo siento❣

[@pichirisu]

Christ please don’t tell people to move here, it’s ridiculous the amount of disrespectful people coming here from other states over the past year. Super impolite and have driven up costs of living beyond what we are able to afford.

[@marietteriedell1298]

Amen to that! These liberal yanks are destroying our way of life and southern culture. Send them elsewhere!

[@danieltongaww]

Yup !!!! Born and raised in Charlotte and it definitely has changed a lot !!

[@signedillonalbertson2180]

@@danieltongaww, I'm was born and raised in North Carolina. I moved; because, I HATED THE REGRESSIVE MINDSET, of the areas other than the larger cities...EXCEPT CHARLOTTE! Charlotte USED TO have all the bad things about big cities, such as, crappy traffic, with none of the good. (It was like a big city filled with small town, regressive minded people!🤮 Now, however, CHARLOTTE IS MUCH IMPROVED! Asheville is also BETTER THAN EVER: an AWESOME intellectual, artsy crowd, mixed with a luxury, upscale side. (BTW: "Hippies" are a POSITIVE THING; and, anyone who thinks differently is small minded, uneducated, and REGRESSIVE!) Modern North Carolina has the best of both worlds: it isn't too backward, Southern "redneck", or small town, and doesn’t consist of a bunch of people with a backward MINDSET, and is still beautiful! GREAT, restaurants, shopping, arts scene, winery's, brewerys, festivals, etc., and many areas are still, comparitively, affordable.

[@danieltongaww]

@@signedillonalbertson2180 I can definitely agree on that Charlotte in the 90s and early 00s had its rough parts but definitely the city has grown to be nicer more pleasant city to live in .

[@wrenchhead6840]

Hey hey hey….. i moved here 15 years ago and i am very polite to everyone and I fit in quite well….

[@donaldprice9230]

What up Nick? NC is definitely a very beautiful state from the mountains to the beaches!!!

[@Plznokamala]

... so much for the title ??

[@barbarawarren9443]

Dig deeper.

[@IronBallsMcNeese]

The Old North State. The Tarheel State. First in Flight. The Graveyard of the Atlantic. We've got the Smokies to the west (Appalachian Mts), and the Crystal Coast to the east. I grew up in NC, then lived all over, New York, Louisiana, California, others... ..but I always had "Carolina in My Mind." So I loaded up the truck, and headed back to my Carolina Home.

[@kitsachie.]

I moved to the RDU area last year and I'm currently leaving. This state has been ruined by the amount of rude entitled transplants that keep moving in and driving up costs. My rent increased dramatically, groceries keep going up, shelves are empty, gas is expensive. There's no sense of community anymore because all these new people come in and just keep to themselves. It's a gorgeous state filled with tons of things to do but it's just not what i need right now I'm my life, north Carolina has zero identity other than being a Californian'a dream and is going to continue to get worse.

[@gallen2101]

I noticed that in Wilmington as well

[@tacoman4786]

Bro how you gonna talk about people moving into NC and messing it up when you moved to NC literally last year 😂😂😅 you’re literally doing the same thing

[@fisher1484]

@@tacoman4786 self awareness I guess. Nothing wrong with that

[@acooksla]

Yup

[@tinymission7821]

Rents are climbing everywhere that has a robust economy. Groceries cost more everywhere. Gas prices went up everywhere.

[@arftejano2284]

The massive influx of transplants to the South is starting to become detrimental to the people here, I myself and a lot of people I know have been forced out of the places we grew up in northern Dallas like Collin County because the cost of living and rents have increased far faster than wages. For a part of the United States that is culturally looked down upon and written out of the National narrative, lots of people sure are moving here 🤔 Lots of our Republican leaders are so out-of-touch that they are actively praising and celebrating this phenomenon, what they fail to realize is that these people coming will eventually vote them out, and that the natives never wanted to sacrifice their culture and way of life for “economic growth”, that of which largely doesn’t make its way to the average native. I’ve become more poor not less thanks to Abbott trying to bring corporations and people who hate my way of life here. In a way, I think we are witnessing the final stages of Reconstruction, the total death of southern identity and history by replacement

[@NickJohnson]

Man oh man what a concept

[@Tripps2564]

Southern identity may partially transform, but will not likely die out completely. Also... what can anyone do? Change and industrialization are hard to stop. Every region is always going to be influx for better or worse.

[@kuja.3915]

Yeah, I can see where you are coming from. The south is getting expensive by the month it seems like. Texas is outta hand. Left to Oklahoma and it’s far more affordable and comfortable

[@deyoungyoung3059]

I live in Collin county and it’s indeed expensive

[@MeltinJohn]

Texan natives seem to be heading to Nebraska.

[@YoutubeSmokeFetish]

"Quickly becoming a movie making hub" North Carolina has been a leader in film production for decades Sir

[@wandam8642]

True, we even have major studios in Wilmington. I lived there for a few years & loved every minute of it. Major movie stars would come into my workplace lots of times.

[@TheOG_FesterHead]

Yep. They filmed a massive film at my high school a few years after I graduated. And it's just a random school not in a huge city or anything.

[@californiamade5608]

As a Californian. I see what everybody from these flyover states are starting to mean now. Their cities are being turned into LA, San Francisco, San Jose. It’s crazy.

[@hudsondean2812]

STOP Voting DEMOCRATS

[@danielobrien1]

NC isn't a flyover state, unless you are flying to europe then I guess it is.

[@danielobrien1]

@@rogersmith7396 if you look at it that way then I guess so. But the term flyover state is usually referred to as the midwest because it is mostly small towns and farmland. NC has alot of tourists because of the mountains so I guess anywhere between NC and NYC could be flyover as well but hell every state could be considered a flyover with that logic. Where I'm from in South Carolina is a big tourist destination so I guess any state that a plane flies over to reach Charleston would be considered flyover state including California. 😂🤠

[@lavenderoh]

@@rogersmith7396 tell me you've never flown over NC without telling me you've never flown over NC. 😂😂😂

[@danygurlgayle]

Nebraska is a flyover state, North Carolina never has been.

[@AnitaX0099]

Great job Nick. Love this part 2 video. Most people don’t realize how long NC is. Driving from OBX to Gorges State Park area takes 8.5 hrs or so. No joke.

[@NickJohnson]

I know! It takes forever!

[@wandam8642]

500 miles East to West!😀

[@Xurrah]

I've lived in Raleigh since 97 and I love it here. Problem is that gentrification has caused housing and lease prices to skyrocket. It's getting less and less affordable to live in the major NC metropolitan area (especially RDU).

[@AussieAdventures77]

And? Is there something wrong with gentrification? If we didn’t have it, you’d be complaining that there aren’t any restaurants or shopping…

[@SerErryk]

@@AussieAdventures77 God forbid a place gets rid of crime and trash. How evil!

[@diegoforest]

Just to set the video record straight, it was governor Pat McCrory who signed the bathroom bill not Cooper who was shown in this video. Other than that this is pretty good description of NC. This yankee has been here for 35 years and have been all over the state and would have crushed those dudes in trivia.

[@Pharos234]

Thanks for pointing that out. I was just about to say something when I saw your post. Not sure how he could get that one confused. Good catch!

[@joselopez5252]

I am a Republican from NY. 16 years here. Love NC.

[@jonicey8899]

was he being sarcastic when he said men had to use men's rest rooms I hope..

[@superwilcox9026]

Good ol Pat is a lib in disguise a rino. For those who are clueless

[@Notyouraveragewhiteguy]

@@joselopez5252 there are republicans in NY lol you must be from upstate then. I'm a LINY transplant love it here best move I've ever made. Been here 20 years also a republican lol

[@user-sz6kp1tn6c]

NC has always been such an underrated state. Never talked about much but it deserves way more credit for its californian like versatile nature and landscape (plenty of lush greenery & mountains) while still holding onto it's southern culture and roots. Very balanced weather/seasons as well with a usually slow paced lifestyle outside the triangle. America's best pickles (Mt. Olive) are made there and they also have an annual festival so that's a plus. The state is far more cooler than what people give it credit for. NC is a hidden gem.

[@acooksla]

Not

[@dannywearsthecrown567]

It ain’t hold on to it’s southern roots, the state sold itself out for transplants

[@jamesclark9992]

North Carolina looks nothing like California! California has huge mountain and rugged coastline. NC has some small mountains actually really tell hills in the western part and the middle part has some rolling hills and east has the ocean.

[@sicilyny5375]

If you're never ill, not disabled, have a career, not a job and can live in a Red state that refuses to believe average Joe ain't making it here..rents too high now, pay still too low even in career jobs. Very disappointed as I had no clue its lacking so much especially care for medical n psychiatric along with elderly care and for the disabled. Everyone coming, nobody acts. Speak up NC...we need a ton of help here.

[@sicilyny5375]

Instead of knocking NYers...try getting some culture here, knowledge of other cultures, stop banning books and teach Truth in schools instead of burying all the wrongs in history. You can only learn from bad unfair behaviors and not by hiding them. Banning books of historical value just shows the inborn ignorance y'all need to evolve from.

[@VeeShay1]

Dude, you are SORELY misinformed. I am a Wilmington native and I lived in Greensboro for 10 years and worked in Winston for 4. Wilmington is not untouched; we have a huge influx of northerners, mainly from NYC, Long Island and New Jersey. When I go out I meet more people from the north than I do from the south, let alone from the state. I am a true southerner (we will talk to anybody), so I have no problem asking people where they are from. The developers have gone nuts here and keep buying and buying and developing and buying. The developers aren't even located here. They were putting in houses with HOAs, but now they are putting up luxury apartments, condos all around the city The traffic has gotten steadily ridiculous over the last 25 years and the homeless situation is out of control. .The city has decided to clear an entire street of houses that are owned by people who have been there for decades (at least since the 60s) in order to build a ramp for raised roadway around the city. The people don't have a choice, but to sell. This is crazy! I have a relative who owns a house on that street. They priced out the houses about 3 years back, but now that the housing market is going nuts, do you think the city is going to give the home owners CURRENT market prices? Besides that, where are those home owners going to go? They will get piddence for their old, unrenovated homes and will not have enough to purchase a new home. Besides that the single family house inventory is horribly low. THAT is what is really going on in Wilmington. My brother just left High Point after teaching high school there for 17 years. Shall I tell you the real deal about that city and Greensboro, too?

[@frankrosenbloom]

Yes, please tell us.

[@Donotevengotherewithme]

Truth!

[@BeBeBraveSpirit]

He literally said Wilmington hasn’t seen the changes that RTP and Charlotte has is bogus. They’re not as industrious, technology or corporate business based but rely mostly on tourism and people who retired comfortably. But Wilmington is far from being a midsize southern city with lots of authentic southern charm. Seems like the places that try to display it in their businesses are kitschy or business propaganda.

[@dannywearsthecrown567]

I actually appreciate the fact you interviewed a true native…props to you Nick!

[@breakingthechainusa1007]

Blackbeard lived in Bath across from Governor Eden. He had a plantation there. All of us East Carolina Pirates know that. Arrrgh

[@charmainwilson8188]

The problem I have seen with all the growth is that some of the main reasons people move here from other places is making Charlotte become more like those places. Rising rents, traffic jams, crazy drivers, trash every where. Charlotte used to be one of the cleanest cities I knew back in the 80's and 90's. Now people throw their trash down everywhere. City workers can't keep up.

[@juliejensen7370]

It kills me that so many of us don't want more new neighbors, yet so many folks have more than two kids. Folks have to work and live somewhere. Cold weather sucks; have you tried it?

[@ccrider00]

When I was there during the winter's single diget, even hit 0+ much snow! Summers way too humid!🥳👾❗

[@johnson0618]

So I live in NC and when he said "we are going to interview a few people from North Carolina" I thought to myself... "I wonder if I'll be in the video" and then remembered that I didn't get interviewed

[@NickJohnson]

Haha next time

[@Notyouraveragewhiteguy]

What LoL I'm rolling

[@LoveinCarolina]

I love Carolina- I live in South Carolina we are all Carolinians! Carolina is NOT simply a place to live it's a way of life!! I prefer rural and old school Carolina!!

[@oceanmermaid3700]

I love the Outer Banks near Corolla..would love to move there but afraid of hurricanes

[@DLTJR1959]

62 year old native North Carolinian. The largest demographic group in NC are native North Carolinians. The 2nd largest group are native New Yorkers. Let that sink in for a minute.

[@infoguy1978]

DLTJR1959- where in the state do most New Yorkers/ north easterners live?

[@DLTJR1959]

@@infoguy1978 Lots in Brunswick County. Lots in Catawba, Mecklinburg, Wake, etc. Larger metro areas. Good folk. Just more congestion.

[@SassyUnicorn86]

I grew up in a small town about 15 miles east of raleigh... my cute small town is changing. Some changes I'm ok with, but damn the housing prices are nuts.

[@2EmptynestersHomestead]

Born and Raised in Greensboro, NC and still live near Greensboro, just on the outskirts of it in a smaller town. We have always lived near the airport, so planes don't bother me. That's one thing to consider if you are moving to NC is that if you don't like the noise from the planes, don't live near the airport. Just Saying!

[@taino20]

It has always amazed me that people live next to the airport and then they complain about the noise of the planes. Didn't those people have a clue, when they only paid ten dollars for their house?

[@sadeeedwards5169]

Yes Greensboro has beautiful sights I lived there for just a few years and the winter season was nice!

[@Notyouraveragewhiteguy]

Finally someone mentioned Greensboro lol I'm on the southern out skirts

[@bryantc1701]

He said greensboro has some large bad parts....I'm not sure wat part he is talking bout

[@SassyUnicorn86]

My brother lives in oak ridge!

[@karenfunkfew2851]

I live in Fayetteville NC and it's turned into a shit hole. Homeless everywhere, not but one homeless women shelter and 5 for men but, they don't use them rather stay under bridges, and business sidewalks. Shameful to say I live here. Just Shameful.

[@nelsonribeirogomes1128]

I learn so much from watching your channel. You're awesome. Thank you for this video, good job. Greetings from Brazil. São Paulo. Nelson.

[@Mikeyboubley]

Stop moving to the Charlotte area please we are at full capacity please leave, the ones born and raised here can no longer survive. Please go back up north so we can afford to live at any level of decency

[@KFCe22956]

I fully agree

[@malcolmx61]

it's called capitalism, if you can't afford it, that means you aren't productive enough.

[@Blackdynasty123]

Same in Wilmington near Wrightsville beach

[@pippysplaytime1234]

That’s not how this works hun.

[@SouthParkMack]

Nick, I appreciated your insightful and balanced piece on North Carolina. My family and I relocated to Charlotte from Los Angeles eight months ago, primarily because we believed North Carolina offers a more fulfilling quality of life for retirees. However, I'm disheartened by the sentiments expressed in some comments that accuse newcomers like us of driving up costs and negatively affecting affordability. I find this line of thinking unfounded. The only drawback I've experienced since moving here is encountering people who are quick to blame others for their challenges. It's evident that this mindset has deeply influenced the local political climate as well.

[@colt1033]

We blame you for bringing your trash politics and policies that made your state the cesspool it is and not changing your voting habits and world view as well.

[@trevorbynum4891]

I have lived here all 34 years of my life. Born in eastern NC and I have lived in Raleigh and currently reside in Charlotte. When my family comes down from up north, they always talk about how clean the city is and they aren't lying. Go up north to cities like DC, Philly, and New York where you smell urine on the sidewalks and see rats the size of poodles and you will understand what the hype is about.

[@lolaz8115]

love this I am legit in Chapel Hill visiting to see if I want to move to the area .. raleigh or charlotte!!!

[@cdavis3586]

I live in Fayetteville NC I was born and raised here I used to love it here but now it's packed with so many people that drive like they can't wait to cause an accident.

[@Cervezadog]

You got that right. If they aren't in the middle or a road raging hissyfit then they shooting holes in each other. 6 people were shot a few weeks ago 3 blocks from my house. I always carry my 9 or 40 with me.

[@sashaa6175]

Yes! Been waiting for this one, thanks Nick

[@hillaryprevost4568]

For the love of God, please do not move to our state.. things have already changed so much in my lifetime and the fear of identity loss and the erosion of what makes us unique is happening with all these new influxes of people, transplants. I'm a local to Boone. It's heartbreaking to see our small mountain town become a second home or third home for somebody else when local folks can't afford to buy a house here. Traffic is horrible because the roads weren't meant for this many people. There is a huge divide between the college and the townies. The college is set on squishing as many students into the town as possible when our infrastructure cannot support it. Developers are taking mountainsides and turning them into apartments for students. There isn't proper maintenance of the runoff of these places so our rivers and forests are trashed. At this point, moving here perpetuates the problem.

[@dannywearsthecrown567]

The entries state belongs to transplants. They tell other people what North Carolina is and ain’t then they tell everyone to move here.

[@dawnmccall3400]

AMEN!!!

[@ccrider00]

Dint worry i'am never going back I promise🖕🏻👎🤜🐜🤛👾❗

[@radheykultura6994]

I love how in Mexico the mountain sides are covered with homes. I mean what’s wrong with that?

[@biglos9d]

That moment when you interview yourself...

[@Ekkis25]

South Carolina resident here, you can drive almost to the summit of Mt., Mitchell and it is a short walk to the top, easily accessible just off of the Blue Ridge Parkway which is a beautiful drive in itself! Rock Hill and mega rich Tega Cay in SC are 10 minutes from the NC state line and are an easy escape from the higher taxes and prices in NC! Nick there are neighborhoods in Charlotte that straddle the state line with different services depending on which side of the street you live on that would be a fun video drive don't you think?

[@MilesToGo78]

@@WhittyPics If they are tax friendly means not infrastructure/roads friendly. NC is the balanced state. I lived in both SC and NC

[@Spidermonkey260]

I went on spring break to nc and that was two weeks ago when there was a winter storm so mt. Mitchell was closed due to ice.

[@NickJohnson]

That would be a great video!

[@breckrichardson390]

Very true. SC has low taxes and bad roads.

[@bonnieclarkdixon2839]

I moved to Fayetteville November 21, 2021 from Maryland.. I find it is a culture all its own..in process of selling home moving back to MD!

[@majordolbyscat]

I learn so much from watching your channel, North Carolina makes for exceptionally fascinating viewing and I really don't mind the history lesson, and don't mind admitting that I am British and seem to know very little about European colonization of the Americas, what I did know was only enough to make a computer game sequel. So thanks Nick, long time subscriber and former drifter, your channel is like I am back on the road.

[@NickJohnson]

Ok I'm glad! Keep in touch! And it's never too late to get back on the road :)

[@dannyg5446]

From Georgia but I’ve been living in the Greensboro area for school. Overall I like North Carolina

[@Notyouraveragewhiteguy]

I live in Greensboro. Moved down from NY. I live on the southern out skirts loving it

[@leonation89]

What part of Georgia are you from?

[@Christian-vq8rd]

Really glad you're going to go to Lumberton, Scotland County, Whiteville, etc. WAY different. Robeson County can be rough, but lots of natives love it. Definitely a different world from the big cities.

[@irmakalember9403]

Lol I love when Nick is talking so we can see him. I am addicted to ur content. Love the beach so pretty. The songs of urs are so silly. 😂🤣🤣

[@user-pf9hj7tx5m]

I spent over 35 years of my life in North Carolina and consider it my home. Moved to Oregon for the last 5 and quite a difference. Polar opposites.

[@fofofofo3076]

So Oregon or north carolina ?

[@christophercolvin5353]

Nick, Stop telling all them lies.... This state is a horrible place to live. We have lod Retired Angry Veterans, Hurricanes, Sailors, Pirates, Dangerous Guns, loud low flying Aircraft all hours of the night, bombing ranges and lasers. We like it this way. We don't want you coming down here, wanting to change shit! So don't move here. Keep headed farther south, like Florida 👍... We are content here without You. Very Concerned Local!

[@guitarcomet5]

I got two out of five questions right. Hazel and Mt. Mitchell. Hurricanes have caused lots of damage and if you only go by monetary damage, Floyd, Florence, Irene and Fran were quite destructive. Bertha was the first big storm to hit the New Bern area in nearly a decade. Due to the overgrowth of all the trees, the amount of downed power lines was the worst I have ever experienced. Many areas were out of power for nearly a week!

[@KingTriton1837]

I'll have to give it another go. Maybe later in life. I experienced some of the worst people while I was stationed there.

[@NickJohnson]

Fayetteville or Jacksonville?

[@leebomccool8997]

@@NickJohnson Fayetteville of course. You know the Marines have the best manners of any of the services. First hand knowledge. 🙂

[@KingTriton1837]

@@leebomccool8997 except I wasn't in the Marines. I was in the Air Force. Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro. And the Marines were more civilized than the residents of that town.

[@emd5095]

We moved from NY to NC, landed in Clayton, it's become extremely expensive in 7 months. We are heading East to a more rural area. When a NYer leaves your town, it's too crowded.

[@willd2620]

Clayton done boomed the houses are ridiculously priced

[@wrenchhead6840]

@@willd2620 ALL of the small towns around the triangle are booming…. Wake forest, franklinton, fuquay varina, cary, youngsville…

[@kevinross7565]

My favorite part of NC is around the lake Fontana area. Great mountain biking over there.

[@beachlover1077]

Certainly not the state or even county I was born and raised in by far! I spoke to a lady at the grocery store and she said she was from NYC and that I was the first native she had spoken to in her 3 years here!! so sad!!

[@AzureWolfblood]

Sure shes spoken to more of us, most people dont go out of their way to advertise every single thing about them.

[@beachlover1077]

@@AzureWolfblood she asked where I was from because of my accent.

[@acooksla]

Oh, one more thing, nice climate? What? Super hot and unbearably humid from June through October, ac on 24/7- winters can be icy and snowy. First place we ever lived where we couldn’t enjoy the summer unless you go to the mountains. And bugs galore, poisonous snakes, chiggers, ugh. Climate is only nice there in the spring.

[@NickJohnson]

It's not that hot come on now

[@jameyabernathy710]

Dude we have awesome weather compared to most of the country

[@acooksla]

It wasn’t for me

[@Nice-qi5cf]

The spring only lasts 10-14 days too. You won't see that weather again, till fall. Again 10-14 days only.

[@jimellerman5686]

@@NickJohnson dude, I spent over 30 years there, in central Carolina. The humidity stays way up there. You must be used to it. Moved to Reno, Nevada. Is it hot? Sure, but it's dry heat, not sticky and uncomfortable.

[@RobRoane]

There are a ton of inaccuracies here. Off the the top of my head, your origin of the term “Tar Heels” is off. And it’s not the “intracoastal highway” it’s the “intracoastal waterway.”

[@cazsnap]

It’s definitely a state where I’d have to be picky where I live.

[@CescaQ]

I definitely wouldn't call the coast "unpopulated" especially in Wilmington. It's growing but definitely nothing like Myrtle or VA Beach. Lots of folks in the triangle/triad/Charlotte are leaving those cities and moving to quieter Beach towns instead

[@KCFromTheIE]

Great vid as always, Nick!

[@sciencenerd8428]

I live in Canton and I absolutely love it. It's a nice quiet farming town in the mountains. Lot's of people won't move here because of the paper mill. That's why we love the paper mill.

[@NickJohnson]

The smell keeps people away

[@sciencenerd8428]

@@NickJohnson Yes. Although we rarely smell it out on the farm. There are particular days when you certainly smell it when driving closer by it.

[@wandam8642]

🤣😂🤣

[@dawnmccall3400]

Oh, they moved there and they complained to the EPA until they now have gotten the paper mill shut down.

[@tharealmeplusfive]

I thought it was nice and clean and friendly my first couple of days moving here and then I realized it's crazy here too in certain parts and with certain people.

[@kuroe-chan5190]

Ah home :) I’m in the central part in Raleigh but I love to visit the mountains Sylvia, Boone Asheville areas, love charlotte and has the best beaches. The diversity is good to me wouldn’t choose to live any where else

[@user-jf6xn8xx2h]

"its january and im not wearing gloves right?" DAMN RIGHT BROTHER!!!

[@dawnmccall3400]

I was born and raised in NC and have lived in Henderson County, Transylvania County, and Haywood County. As a "local" who left my home state in May 2022, a "local" whose ancestors first settled in the Asheville area before it was established as Buncombe County, I can say I will never return. Why? People come from out of state to buy homes and live in NC because it is different, yet, they then get elected to the county boards and start changing things to make it like the areas they came from. The people who have lived there all their life have been reduced to service jobs that pay minimum wage and are pushed back into the outskirts where they barely manage to keep a roof over their heads and keep their electricity on. People whose families once held acreage have been forced to sell off family property to pay the never ending tax increases that are placed on them by these outsiders who come in and take over and then raise taxes to fund their changes. It is hell now. Where we once could fish our rivers, now we have had access closed off. And these outsiders complain about the drug issues? What do they expect? They came in and took over, closing our plants so that we had no jobs, raising our taxes so that we had to sell them our land, raising the rents to force people out so that the properties could be used as Air BnB's, and leaving us with nothing but service jobs. It has caused a hopelessness and so people drink more, turn to drugs, anything to feel better. The people who moved in and took over need to accept their part of the responsibility for what has happened in Western NC. If things were so good where you came from that you feel you must change the mountain communities of WNC, go the hell back to where you came from!!! What was that line in an old gospel song... "Let my people go..." PS... Asheville is a joke. I wouldn't even drive into Asheville the last couple of years I lived there because of the crime. Law enforcement is nearly nonexistent and at one point they didn't even have enough officers to keep the police de[department open if you needed to go there. Maybe google some stats about the number of overdoses in the town square, or how if your car is broken into, it isn't even considered a priority and LEO at one point would not even send anyone out to take a report.

[@hbridge2016]

I think it’s worth mentioning Wilmington, New Bern, and Morehead City. The coastal cities and towns in NC really are great places to not only visit but to live as well.

[@Antares_451]

I mean, he left out the entry military community as that's the zone we live. J-ville thru that area is all growing and decent place to live and raise a family..

[@randykhalaf553]

I'm in morehead, love it here . Born and raised

[@grimwrld7]

@@randykhalaf553 me too

[@Seert.l.]

Quiet New Bern 😌

[@t-ravisaurusrex6139]

Shhhh please, videos and comments like this are the exact reason places get overtaken with transplants

[@katiemeek985]

Pinehurst/Southern Pines area is definitely a nice and growing area! Still has the small town feel. Mainly an older population, a lot of retired couples who either go to the golf courses or the tennis courts. But a lot of young military families also live here since it’s not too far from Fort Bragg

[@jebril]

Its not growing its fucking maxed out man. Have you driven there on weekends?

[@Americanflagg]

Hey Nick I moved my family to Charlotte because of you. Life is great here. People are nice. Thank you.

[@saidm6784]

Loved the interview with Nick

[@dcla6003]

It's wild to see someone not from NC support gentrifying. The stereotypes he used to describe the areas are what I hear from the northerners moving here. I guess he would know what the other transplants are looking for. Hopefully native people aren't totally replaced but I guess that's the way it goes. I feel like I might end up moving to Alabama or GA to find a decent affordable house.

[@dannywearsthecrown567]

I’m 45 and was born and raised in North Carolina, I hate to say it but it’s gotten too expensive and traffic is awful. Only to have people who moved her talk shit and say it’s not expensive and traffic is nothing. I typically find that I am one of the only natives in any given group. My wife and her family are from Burgaw so that hasn’t grown near as much but it’s just a matter of time. Growth is good but when it’s to the point where transplanted folks tell you what your state is what the culture is like it is alarming. There are areas that were dense with African Americans and history that are now being gentrified to no end. What I experience and feel is there is no respect for the culture and history here when folks move in and they talk shit about it and describe a completely different North Carolina than I know but who am I …

[@dcla6003]

@@dannywearsthecrown567 It's frustrating

[@dannywearsthecrown567]

@@dcla6003 yes it is my brother. My sister came back to visit and said she felt outta place like “where’d all the accents go” lol

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

Lol GA is even worse man. If you have to choose between the two choose AL.

[@t-ravisaurusrex6139]

Preach

[@wandahall4435]

Hey Nick and Mappy Love 💘 ❤ 💕 ♥ 😘 💖 Y'all

[@janethill4365]

I bought a Mappy tee shirt.

[@NickJohnson]

Yay Janet no way that's awesome!!

[@tammyvincent9417]

How timely to release this video this week, with North Carolina vs. Duke in the Final Four this weekend; quintessential NC event there for sure. I was born in North Carolina and have lived most of my life here, and I'm living here in Rocky Mount taking care my elderly mother. I live in a town of decline, but I'm less than an hour from the fast growing Raleigh area, so I get to see both sides of the state on a regular basis. We might be the best state, I don't know. If you look at the beaches and mountains I'd say we are the best, because we're blessed with the best beaches and mountains on the east coast, but you've highlighted some of the declining areas as well.

[@ericae6611]

Rocky mount used to be a great place 30 years ago. I think all the flooding changed the demographics.

[@michaelboerio8835]

I don't where this guy is getting his information from , maybe the governor's office. That information is very misleading . Wake , Durham and Chatham counties underreport the criminal activity, the high cost of living in their county and poor commuting to and from work place . Fayetteville cumberland county relies solely on Goodyear tire plant and Fort Bragg .just recently Amazon has built a very large distribution center . The word is that amazon works their employees to death for the 15.00 an hour wage . So it you plan on moving to North Carolina do your own research , dont rely on state sponsored information

[@brucesmith3740]

Cotton mills were big in mooresville, gastonia, concord. The mills were converted to antique malls or condos. It was a huge part of the history but now mostly forgotten. Also I miss the southern accents and culture.

[@dannywearsthecrown567]

Yeah man the accent is disappearing.

[@zachsplawn9131]

Nick. Thank you for bringing attention to our beautiful State. If and when you get the opportunity...come on down to New Bern. I have yet to see or hear any commentary in the New Bern area.

[@NickJohnson]

I know

[@Seert.l.]

I live in and love New Bern!!

[@lindaconley9969]

NC is my home state. Grew up in mountains and graduated from North Carolina. Everything has grown so much. I like it. Not a fan of the coastal area or anything until you get to Raleigh and places west.

[@marksayers3721]

I was born and raised in Kentucky and I think it’s a beautiful state to live in a course there’s bad parts in Louisville And Lexington yes we got our hillbillies in eastern Kentucky and western Kentucky but in general Kentucky is a good state it was the 15th state

[@johngarbarini1048]

NC is 9th in population, and in 10 years, might be 6th or 7th. I like the mountain region.

[@jeffsea6490]

*Enjoyed watching beautiful scenery , the interesting facts and, insightful interviews with Stowe n Nick, Thanks for sharing Cornerhouse's Nick n Sage* 🍀🌴💚

[@NickJohnson]

What about Scooter??

[@jeffsea6490]

@@NickJohnson can't forget Scooter and the beautiful .North Carolina back woods scenery.. Was also quite surprised Mappy has a Christmas Tree farm. 😁

[@flair4crafts894]

NC is such a beautiful state, is incredible how is growing, every where they are building new neighborhoods/ apartment buildings the rents are high though, even the motels same as paying rent. The jobs hiring mostly are fast chain foods and retailers. Low paying jobs

[@CatsNCadillacs]

I'm just curious, exactly what did you think? I lived in Fayetteville for 23 years, I'm an Army brat but grew up in the hood. Everyone from Fayetteville is 100% honest about how sketchy and wild that place is. We don't, nor have we ever, pretended to be some place we are not. I moved to Wilmington 10 years ago and it was the best idea ever! Been living downtown on Water St for the last 4 years and it's great. I ONLY go to Fayetteville to see my Family and a few friends. Ain't nothin good for me back there, however it is home, and made me the confused white boy I am today LoL Wilmington is downtown, Wrightsville, and Carolina Beach. All 3 are tight communities, not to mention annoying at times like a High School.for Adults. Downtown and Wrightsville Beach are cool places...Carolina Beach has 1 too many Rebel Flags for me. But just like Fayetteville, you already know that before you go. Say what you want about people from NC, but as a whole, we ain't fake, we don't lie, and we damn sure don't pretend 2 be something we aren't to please other people....EXCEPT in Raleigh! That's the worst part of the state LoL Durham is Fayetteville's crime clone and lord knows if you blink you'll drive right thru Chapel Hill. Raleigh is nothing more than a rest stop for people going from ECU to Charlotte 😆 🤣 😂 😹 lots of pretentious dudes pretending they made the big city but they are actually surrounded by God damn Cows and Corn Fields. Nc State is the farmers College, but as I said, Raleigh loves to pretend being something it isn't. Moral of the story, North Carolina has its flaws as does any state, but once you hit i-95 south smh....now your REALLY headed to the south!! Bunch of Bible thumpers and racists. NC is your last stop before the Civil Rights Era seems to have not stopped, no, not existed on any level at all. So good luck and don't forget...We got some great Strips Clubs in the bigger cities!! LoL

[@epicipodmodz]

Hey bro! I currently live in California, I’m Middle Eastern, so I grew up with conservative view points and I feel like I just don’t fit in here at all. I was thinking about moving to NC because I feel like the schools there won’t be talking about transgenders as much and (especially around kids). Anyways, what do you think about a middle eastern going out there 😂. Ps: my first name is Miller haha

[@tammiepulley7167]

@@epicipodmodz yikes!!! Stay near the cities. Appreciate your desire to be around more conservative folks. But you are a minority so be very careful where you move to in the south.

[@ShesHereForTheMusic]

Wrong. You said that there weren’t any major issues with homelessness but obviously you have not stayed inside the down town area of Asheville around Patton Ave or along the French broad River where all of the tents are. It’s all you see and it’s right there in your face. Raleigh as well has a huge homeless community. Yes this is a major problem in our state of NC. Our state has one of the highest living costs in the country. People who’ve lived here their whole lives and work two jobs are now finding themselves not able to pay rent . It’s very sad.

[@acooksla]

Yup

[@jamesclark9992]

He's a real estate agent. Asheville looks like a ghetto and full of homeless drug addicts. It's scary. It get worse every year.

[@Brian-zg9ff]

The only thing wrong with North Carolina is all the Northerners that keep moving here

[@justchuy]

As a third generation Charlotte native I can assure you we hate all the new transplants. Jacked up the housing and rent prices and tear down fixtures in the community for more cheap houses and apartments.

[@kb_704]

Move to Gastonia that's probably more your type of people anyway

[@justchuy]

@@kb_704What do you mean “my type of people”?

[@justchuy]

@@kb_704 nvm u all up and down this comment section dissin nc callin us hicks lol. Ur probably one of them transplants sorry u took It personal tho

[@kb_704]

@@justchuy rednecks lol you been there before ..def not a transplant was born in NC.. so what you got to say now..

[@kb_704]

@@justchuy most of America is hick towns lol none of them help the economy but the people always got so much to say haha amazing right

[@Eagles7sjn]

I’m from Fayetteville and I completely agree, I’m feeling the Super Mario intro too lol

[@carmenwaldron6236]

NC is pretty cool. Having lived in the Triad area for a considerable period I can say that it’s beautiful. Incredible trails, beautiful mountains including parts of the Appalachian mountains,which is actually located in one of our beautiful national parks, Nantahala National Forest 🌳 always something fun to do. We also have 1 of the top 7 wineries in the U.S. out side of California!

[@willasage23240]

This is a great video. I can’t wait to watch the next one!

[@WilliamtheWorst]

You and Mappy better visit when y'all come back to Wilmington!

[@TimZ007]

I think Cookout is the best value for what you get anywhere. Maybe you got a bad one. They are usually pretty good. have about 5 near me.

[@GeraldM_inNC]

I love Cookout

[@lindacha1991]

When family lived in the Charlotte area, we traveled there several times a year. Each time we visited, there was a new shopping Center. Plus the super highways kept expanding in rings around the city. A lot of cement! And, family was born and raised there. But, when a job opportunity came up in Connecticut, they took it. They have a beautiful home on 60 acres next to a national forest and lots of lakes…reverse migration, but a happy family.

[@debbiemiller4992]

Did you not go check out the surrounding areas of Charlotte? Lol. Lots more to our state than Charlotte 😅

[@broskibear9666]

Hi Nick, you have a great channel. I moved from the Philly area to Charlotte almost 9 years ago and I really do like the very great state of North Carolina. Mountains, beaches, two metropolitan areas with hot job markets and still relatively affordable to live. Blue Ridge mountains are beautiful and I enjoy the clean mostly peaceful and not too crowded beaches. I have jobs to choose from in Charlotte. Oh yeah, the weather here is great and overall the people are great too. I won't ever move back to the Northeast.

[@willd2620]

Hell I moved from philly too back in the 90’s it’s a war zone

[@anonymousanonymous9680]

@@willd2620 Go home. Back to Philly. You're not welcome herr.

[@willd2620]

@@anonymousanonymous9680 your a lame I’m welcomed and if I weren’t I’d tell them make me go back same thing I’m telling your lame azz troll self

[@carolynetter8046]

​@@anonymousanonymous9680 They are really from California and Texas and they are hateful.

[@stephenpowstinger733]

I vacation in Highlands, a 4,000 ft elevation small town on a plateau deep in the mountains. Beautiful area but driving around is hazardous in places. The downtown is quaint but somewhat touristy. Big box stores and chain restaurants are kept out, which unfortunately makes it more expensive. Everything cheap is located down the mountain of winding 2-lane roads 10 miles or more.

[@PraveenSrJ01]

I live in one of the best places in the United States 🇺🇸 which is Cary, NC! So blessed to live in Cary the utopia of America!

[@whisperstv2888]

I want to move to NC so bad!! One of my top fav states!! So gorgeous!🥰 It doesn’t get much better than this state. Awesome vid!❤️☺️👍💯

[@ozzy7109]

Where do you live now? I'm looking to move out of NC... Just because I like to travel

[@karenfunkfew2851]

Don't move near Fayetteville, Raleigh, Durham, crime bad I live Fayetteville worse mistake ever.

[@jencbrown19]

Since we have tons of growth, we should focus on changing zoning laws so that there isn’t so much urban sprawl, instead, allowing multi family homes to be built, a neighborhood corner store, more sidewalks, more pedestrian friendly neighborhoods and less car centric communities. Also, highways don’t just need to be expanded but public transportation should be added too. Communities would feel more communal if we didn’t have to drive everywhere. There aren’t many neighborhoods that have a good walk score. The YT channel notjustbikes offers a way better explanation on being able to walk in your neighborhood and an ideal way of urban planning.

[@tylersortia292]

The Scooter trivia had me dying ngl lol

[@kimberly6243]

Great video ❤ I've lived in Raleigh NC for 2 years now, no regrets on moving to NC. I do make a lot of day trips to wrightsville beach/Carolina beach during summer. Great way to spend my Saturdays.

[@NickJohnson]

Maybe I'll see ya around Kimberly

[@michelleosborne1431]

Been in Stanly county NC since 1993 and lived in 8 other states. I'd say I've never had any issues raising my 2 kids here. I feel pretty safe. Thankful for the kind people here. The main issues is low pay and schools could be better but, the cost of living is really low. Also if Christianity is a problem, you may want to go somewhere else. This is a fairly conservative area, at least more so than other places I've lived.

[@anthonyonautos]

I’m thinking of moving to NC in 2023. Don’t worry, I’m not a disrespectful individual. Just someone who wants to get out of the midwest.

[@jackhenrystelling7186]

Durham nc has gotten so much worse honestly when here that there is a shooting I’m just so used to it.

[@teamayala4478]

Love the songs you make up off the top of your head 😂

[@teresaprado7472]

My dream is to move there. I've visited several times. My youngest son moved there to raise his family in a safer environment. He lives in Raeford and works at Fort Bragg. I also have a good friend that lived in Caswell county but moved to the coast of Newport N.C. hoping to visit this summer. I have some decisions to make when I retire in 3 years. By the way I live in California. Always have hated it. Carolina is such a beautiful state. Very nice people too.

[@NickJohnson]

Email me when you're ready I can help you find a home Teresa - NickJohnsonNC18@gmail

[@Notyouraveragewhiteguy]

It is an absolutely amazing state cost of living is so much cheaper. I was from NY I've been down here for 20yrs. Your more than welcome but leave your Californian was in California please. With the influx of people moving her I hope it doesn't change

[@acooksla]

Lol, now I get it, Nick lives there no wonder he wrote all this about the place. Completely biased. California on the other hand is the best place I ever lived in America. If I had to move back, which I won’t, I would only consider California - the state that has it all. NC is nothing compared. But here in Spain, we hit the jackpot. Thank you universe.

[@t-ravisaurusrex6139]

Lol Newport? That's where all the sex offenders and drug addicts live. Not a joke, I'm from near there, it's a dump and one of the least desirable places I can think of. Just look up the registry online. You're probably used to that being from Cali though. But please stay where you are, NC has enough transplants diluting the culture and making it a worse place to live already. Lie in the mess you made and leave us alone

[@jamesclark9992]

California is alot prettier than North Carolina.

[@danmathis1696]

Im from the costal area, and they have many issues from opiate crisis and income inequality...then again that's America in general. I have a love hate relationship with coastal nc

[@ernestojr.acosta972]

I’m moving to Winston-Salem soon. I’m excited for what to come.

[@mellozappa583]

At least we now know what Nick loves. Petey Pablo approves of this video 🤣🤣🤣