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Spring Break = Over
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TooFarTampa
SoWal Insider
Hi Bsmart! I love Charleston. It is one of my favorite cities. One thing I hear about Charleston though is if you weren't born there, it's hard to fit in. 
Before kids hubby and I loved to visit there. We stayed in a great bed and breakfast and wandered through a bunch of old houses-turned-museums. What an awesome town.
Before kids hubby and I loved to visit there. We stayed in a great bed and breakfast and wandered through a bunch of old houses-turned-museums. What an awesome town.
bsmart
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Hi Bsmart! I love Charleston. It is one of my favorite cities. One thing I hear about Charleston though is if you weren't born there, it's hard to fit in.
Before kids hubby and I loved to visit there. We stayed in a great bed and breakfast and wandered through a bunch of old houses-turned-museums. What an awesome town.
Kind of True. My mom was born there. Very thick Southern - almost English accents - my grandmother sounds like a Brit when she speaks sometimes. The native families stick to their southern roots, like they still have Debutante balls and such, which is something you do not really hear about anywhere else in the South anymore. I love the architecture, climate, and the fact that you can bike and walk most anywhere you need to be.
whiteyfunn
SoWal Staff
organicmama
Beach Fanatic
My best friend lives there. I got married there. I love it. Besides here, that's my heaven. It's amazing. Glad you had funn!
Beach Runner
beats on hood
Yes, they're pretty cliquish, especially the people who live S.O.B. (South of Broad) and are from old Charleston families. My S.O.B. friends pride themselves in the fact that they turned down Ted Turner, as you recall a former America's Cup sailor, for membership because he was "new money." They definitely know how to throw a party. And the coolest thing is after throwing a big dinner party, they don't have to do any cleanup -- there's always someone they know hanging around who needs work and who does all of the cleanup for them.Hi Bsmart! I love Charleston. It is one of my favorite cities. One thing I hear about Charleston though is if you weren't born there, it's hard to fit in.
Before kids hubby and I loved to visit there. We stayed in a great bed and breakfast and wandered through a bunch of old houses-turned-museums. What an awesome town.
What I like the best is all of the beautiful, inexpensive, fresh flowers being sold on the street corners. Our friends there always have fresh flowers in every room, especially in the springtime. What a luxury!
Glad you had fun, bsmart.
Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
Before moving here, I had narrowed down my list to two places to live, here or the outskirts of Charleston, eg- Sullivan's Island or Isle of Palms. There are enough people in the Charleston area that it really doesn't matter if I don't fit in to the old money of Charleston. Who really cares about doing that? If they are that stuck up, I don't know why anyone would care to seek to be a part of their snooty group.
Beach Runner
beats on hood
What I left out was that they turned down Ted Turner for membership in the Carolina Yacht Club because he was new money.
The people I'm talking about are really snobs. One night we were giving one of them an engagement party. They were so snooty that their brother-in-law and we just couldn't stand it anymore. So we started drinking beer and throwing the bottles on the lawn to gross them out. It worked. LOL. We have avoided being around them anymore except at weddings.
You're right, SJ, who wants to be friends with people like that?
GoodWitch58
Beach Fanatic
SJ, where did you move ffrom.....
I'm curious since SoWal and Charleston were your two places to move to
I'm curious since SoWal and Charleston were your two places to move to
Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
Asheville NC