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Originally Posted by uaarkson
I like Savannah way better than Charleston. Bigger historic core, more cosmopolitan, quick and easy access to fantastic beaches on Tybee and Hilton Head islands.
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Charleston has some great beach communities as well and are very close the Historic core. Even these beachside communities have incredible civil war/revolutionary war history.
Sullivans Island is located just off of Charleston Harbor on one side. It's 10 minutes away from downtown.
Isle of Palms is a great town. Half of it consists of Wild Dunes Resort. Private residences + golf resort.
Folly Beach on the other side of the harbor is a laid back small surf town, completely different feel from Sullivans and IoP.
Farther down the coast from Folly is Kiawah Island. Like Wild Dunes to the north, you'll find excellent accommodations and residences.
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Originally Posted by Crawford
But then New Orleans, which has like 5x the amount of "colonial architecture in a subtropical setting" as Charleston (or Savannah), is always near dead-last on those "best places to relocate" lists, while Charleston is always near the top. Both places are flat, swampy, not particularly diverse, large AA population, unique food & culture, bad beaches.
For whatever reason, northerners don't move to NOLA, but they're crazy for Charleston.
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Originally Posted by the urban politician
^ The reason is obvious.
Politically, NO is a "chocolate city" while Charleston is an "old south" style city with southern gentlemen hand in hand with southern belles and all that antebellum-style southern charm.
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Originally Posted by Crawford
Maybe you're right and it's all that Gone with the Wind marketing crap. New Orleans metro is 34% AA, Charleston metro is 28% AA, not a big difference. Far more plantation/antebellum stuff around NOLA.
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^Why some people are confused and can't seem to figure out why/how Charleston is different than a city 750 miles away is beyond me.
Totally different places, different culture, different history. Charleston attracts different people than N.O. because, surprise surprise, they're not in the same region of the U.S.
Fun Fact: New York is the same distance from Charleston, as Charleston is from New Orleans.
