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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 599992" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>I agree with-the others, especially that Savannah and Charleston are more touristy. But they're not bad ... not like Orlando (which is gorgeous but totally commercial).</p><p>I've lived through several hurricanes, and would add that if you buy property, check it out with-the neighbors before you sign. Ask them what sort of flooding there is during a hurricane, for example.</p><p>And I totally agree about the food. Fried, fried, fried. We were thrilled when the first sushi bar opened here.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>One thing that really got me was the cultural transition from North to South. Things have changed a lot in the past 25 yrs, to smooth the edges and differences, but there are still a lot. It's just a totally different experience. In our area of VA, for example, people take years to make a decision on whether to change doctors or grocery stores or even buy a painting. In Minn, in the Twin Cities, it was a speedier decision. Also, nobody in MN ever sat on their porch in a rocking chair all day, and there are people up and down the street in SE VA who do that every day. They don't sew while they're rocking. They don't read. They just sit there. I haven't figured that one out yet.</p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 599992, member: 3419"] I agree with-the others, especially that Savannah and Charleston are more touristy. But they're not bad ... not like Orlando (which is gorgeous but totally commercial). I've lived through several hurricanes, and would add that if you buy property, check it out with-the neighbors before you sign. Ask them what sort of flooding there is during a hurricane, for example. And I totally agree about the food. Fried, fried, fried. We were thrilled when the first sushi bar opened here.:) One thing that really got me was the cultural transition from North to South. Things have changed a lot in the past 25 yrs, to smooth the edges and differences, but there are still a lot. It's just a totally different experience. In our area of VA, for example, people take years to make a decision on whether to change doctors or grocery stores or even buy a painting. In Minn, in the Twin Cities, it was a speedier decision. Also, nobody in MN ever sat on their porch in a rocking chair all day, and there are people up and down the street in SE VA who do that every day. They don't sew while they're rocking. They don't read. They just sit there. I haven't figured that one out yet. :) [/QUOTE]
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