"Charlotte a crappy city"

[bLACKpANTHER]

Now I live in VA, was raised in M.D. I have family in Wilmington and love visiting. It's so friendly with people when I visit (compared to D.C. and va)

I have never been to Charlotte and never seen a home Panthers game. Plan on finally making the trip this season. Anyways. ..

This is what was said to me by a coworker the other day. They said there was not a lot going on in the heart of the city even on mid Saturday when they were there. Another coworker that lived there for a few years agreed that it was "crappy". People were unfriendly and didn't like her because she was a Yankee (even though she is from wva and MD)

All I have heard of the city is that it's one of the fastest growing cities in the country and very pretty. Who is correct? Do their statements have merit?

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[Hotsauce]

Ever been to Atlanta?

Now that's a crappy city.

Charlotte is not that bad. There are a hell of a lot more cities that are worse than Charlotte, like 75% of the north east

[cookinwithgas]

Moved from Boston 21 years ago no regrets whatsoever. Sorry downtown is not a beehive of activity 24/7 but we have 2 lakes and a lot of near little neighborhoods that are easier to get in and out of and not as expensive to hang out in.

[Chimera]

I wouldn't classify charlotte as anything incredible, but it is far from being crappy.

Uptown (not downtown) is pretty business oriented. There are things for tourists - museum, parks, performing arts, excellent restaurants - but 90% of uptown is there for tens of thousands of bank employees and it shows.

If you make a trip uptown and expect to see the San Diego Zoo or the Statue of Liberty, then you're just out of luck.

[Ja Rhule]

Charlotte is clean, neat and very laid back. Great for families.

[Crixtala]

correct

[Niner National]

Some people think any city that isn't NY, Boston, Chicago, or similar is a crappy city.

 

Charlotte is fun, but yeah, Uptown is not a beehive of activity as CWG put it 24 hours a day. It certainly isn't dead on a Saturday though. Hell, I walked up to the arena today to buy a Hornets shirt and there were quite a bit of people on the street walking, running, eating brunch, etc.

 

With a new baseball park in Uptown, a new park, and several new residential projects, Uptown is a lot more active today than it was even 2 years ago. With several more underway or planned, it'll only get even more active.

 

The White Water Center is unique to Charlotte and is an incredible way to spend evenings or weekends in the summer. The museums are cool, even if they're not huge. We get a fair number of culturally significant exhibits coming through the city, we have a lot of broadway shows because of all the money the banks dumped into two theaters in Uptown. We have an amphiteater in uptown that draws large national acts throughout the summer months, one of the largest BBQ festivals in the country, Speedstreet, and a number of other festivals.

 

For a city Charlotte's size, we have a good bit going on. I've found that the people that generally complain the most about Charlotte never really tried to experience Charlotte or they compared it to cities that it could never compare with. Winter kinda blows here (but where doesn't it?), but summer months have a lot going on.

[Mother Grabber]

boobs

[KendrickPanther]

Downtown is not really a great place to visit. There are a few things but not much. That doesn't make it a bad city, it's just not a great tourism capital. Charlotte and the surrounding area is a terrific place to live. Lake Norman is amazing if you have the money, Lake Wylie is ok too if you aren't rich. The beach is a few hours away, the mountains are a few hours away. I love the Charlotte area but I would only vacation here for a Panthers game.

 

TLDR: check the bold.

[Rise of The Hive]

Ever been toAtlanta?

Now that's a crappy city.

Charlotte is not that bad. There are a hell of a lot more cities that are worse than Charlotte, like 75% of the north east

 

You see bums and beggers all over the place in Atlanta, I can honeslty say I have never seen one in Charlotte.

[Doyle]

You see bums and beggers all over the place in Atlanta, I can honeslty say I have never seen one in Charlotte.

 

Once you pass I-277 headed N. on Tryon they are everywere.  It's like night and day.

[Captroop]

BlackPanther, as a Virginian, you will get this reference, Carolinians, correct me: but I always imagine Charlotte like Rosslyn Arlington. It's this big cityscape with tall buildings, stock tickers, restaurants, plazas, cabs everywhere. But at night it's friggin' deserted. There's not a soul there because no one actually lives there. It's just a city that's alive in the daytime when everyone comes there to work, and then after rush hour everything shuts down. It's not a 24/7 city like Washington D.C. or NY, or Chicago, etc. I imagine Charlotte the same way. Bankers and businessmen commute in during the day, and then back to the suburbs at night, leaving the few college students who actually live in the apartments in the city proper to wander the streets like lonely sentinels.

[4Corners]

Now I live in VA, was raised in M.D. I have family in Wilmington and love visiting. It's so friendly with people when I visit (compared to D.C. and va)

I have never been to Charlotte and never seen a home Panthers game. Plan on finally making the trip this season. Anyways. ..

This is what was said to me by a coworker the other day. They said there was not a lot going on in the heart of the city even on mid Saturday when they were there. Another coworker that lived there for a few years agreed that it was "crappy". People were unfriendly and didn't like her because she was a Yankee (even though she is from wva and MD)

All I have heard of the city is that it's one of the fastest growing cities in the country and very pretty. Who is correct? Do their statements have merit?

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I have a serious issue with yankees who come down here and immediately start whining and complaining about how much better it is in the north or how things are not properly done here in the south. Don't care for them and quite frankly I'd appreciate if they took their families and moved back to where ever they came from. 

[Jase]

BlackPanther, as a Virginian, you will get this reference, Carolinians, correct me: but I always imagine Charlotte like Rosslyn Arlington. It's this big cityscape with tall buildings, stock tickers, restaurants, plazas, cabs everywhere. But at night it's friggin' deserted. There's not a soul there because no one actually lives there. It's just a city that's alive in the daytime when everyone comes there to work, and then after rush hour everything shuts down. It's not a 24/7 city like Washington D.C. or NY, or Chicago, etc. I imagine Charlotte the same way. Bankers and businessmen commute in during the day, and then back to the suburbs at night, leaving the few college students who actually live in the apartments in the city proper to wander the streets like lonely sentinels.

 

College students don't live uptown.

 

IMO there is enough stuff to do around town.  Some of it is uptown.  A lot of it isn't.

 

Uptown has gotten better exponentially every year, though.