It is. The wife and I are planning to make our way out there in early summer.

My distain for NC is most concentrated to the "suburban hellscape of Raleigh/Durham".

I wasn't trying to start beef, but I will not apologize for saying that Virginia is better than North Carolina. It is.

Iinaytanii is right (and so are you). The mountains are nice, and North Carolina isn't the worst, but Virginia is much better.

I'm from Richmond (hence my being in this sub), and it's my preferred mid-sized city.

Raleigh/Durham is a vast suburban hellscape that will seemingly never stop growing. The people here are largely transplants because of the biotech industry. This causes it to feel very southern-in-name-only to me.

It's for lovers.

I got yanked down to the Triangle, and am desperately trying to make my way back.

North Carolina is only good for beaches. I hate it here... Send weed.