New York vs. North Carolina: Life, Fashion and Culture

For the past four years I have lived in North Carolina while attending Wake Forest University. In May I graduated and moved home to New York, where I have been living since then.

I’ve definitely made some notes over the years about similarities and differences between my home up north and my home at school. I have continued to make these observations now while I am living at home.

Obviously, these are all my opinions and may be a bit biased because I did live on a college campus for four years with kids mostly from the northeast, but still here are my observations based on the outside world from the bubble of campus.

 

New York	North Carolina
Everyone is always busy and, on the move	More relaxed pace of life
Bolder in my fashion looks	Very preppy and southern look
No one stares at you when you take pictures, they actually move out of the way when they see you are trying to take pictures. (Nothing phases New Yorkers)	People stare at you when you take pictures
Way more expensive	Expensive, but not as bad
Takes you longer to get places because there are more people and more traffic	No traffic and no honking, but everything takes longer because everyone moves slower
Dirty streets	Clean streets
I’m way more confident in New York, because no one is judging you	Friendlier and happier people
You are always meeting new people	Everyone knows someone from New York

 

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