re: If you had to choose: Charlotte vs Birmingham vs Nola

Charlotte by a large margin for me.

I'm an outdoors guy:
Mountains are close
World-class facilities for paddling, mountainbiking, climbing, hiking.
Several places to go rock crawling in 4x4.
Nantahala Outdoor Center is pretty close.

Asheville is close and supercool.

I'm a car guy...never seen so many hot rods and otherwise cool rides. Lots of car events obviously.

Lots of jobs w fortune 500 companies.

Lots of young people move there.

Helluva lot cleaner place than NOLA, sorry.

Short plane ride from a hub airport to most major cities.

Weather is milder than NOLA.

Got a nice redneck feel that fits me better, good mix of Southerners. And as a Tiger fan you'd stick out in a good way. Lotsa young babes with real southern drawl.

Downside: traffic, so watch where you live.

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I would live in New Orleans until I had a family. Then I would GTFO and not look back

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This is the only post needed in this thread

Bham
Charlotte
Nola

Charlotte easily #1

NOLA lags pretty far behind at #2, gets a good bump because most of my family lives there.

Birmingham is on my hope to god I never have to live there list. I live close enough to Alabama as it is... Much rather stay in Chatty or even better move back to the outskirts of Knoxville.

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if only three years why not Charlotte? it's a nice place, anywhere but Hellabama

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Hard to argue this rational.