raleigh north carolina is the most amazingest most perfectest place on the face of the earth
okay that may not be entirely the truth so today we're gonna break it down for you and
give you the real facts on what's going on in raleigh north carolina
hi this is chris morton real estate broker with exp realty in raleigh north carolina and today
we're going to give you the real scoop what's going on behind the scenes it's not all lollipops
and rainbows here in raleigh and so we're going to break it all down for you right this minute but
first we want to thank all our subscribers and especially give a special shout out
to josh c one of our very first subscribers josh thanks for being there with us from the
beginning so now let's get on with the video so the first topic we want to talk about is the
changing culture in raleigh we've been getting a lot of comments under our videos from frustrated
raleigh locals so we're going to try to explain where this is likely coming from and what you can
do to help the situation with the explosive growth the raleigh area has experience we've seen a lot
of really amazing changes and improvements to our city but we're also seeing a lot of negative
changes in recent years raleigh has always had a reputation for southern hospitality and it's still
very much like that but we're starting to see more and more rude and inconsiderate behavior as well
honking for absolutely no valid reason and by the way honking is considered rude in the south people
leaving shopping carts all over parking lots huge increase in trash on the sides of the road
people not holding doors for other people people trying to cut in line in traffic and while people
in raleigh have generally have a perception of being really polite and friendly this has
really kind of changed things around here tanner my business partner and the co-owner of this
channel has noticed coming from california what a great big giant culture shock it was moving here
so if you're moving from a place like that it's going to be a shock for you too
so if you're coming from out of state realize people that live here may behave a little bit
differently than where you're coming from so what can we all do to help this situation
so try to assimilate and don't trash talk to people that are from here or that have been living
here for a long time when a traffic light goes from red to green and it's in that purple faze
please don't honk with people in front of you and if you're a raleigh native please remember
people come from all walks of life and are coming from all parts of the country and really all over
the world to come here and change and growth is inevitable so try to adapt and be patient and
everybody get along together there's definitely some resentment from some locals here and we're
going to talk about that later in this video the next thing we're going to talk about is you can't
buy liquor in grocery stores people are shocked when they get here and find you can't just go to
the grocery store and buy liquor off the shelves liquor is only sold in government-owned abc stores
and those stores are closed on sunday so if you're interested in buying liquor you have to buy it
monday through saturday sorry the next topic to tell you about is traffic is getting really bad
and yes it is all relative to where you're coming from but it's really a lot busier here traffic
wise than what most people are expecting it to be most of this increase in traffic is obviously
coming because our population is increasing on top of that we don't have the best drivers here in the
first place and our roads are a little confusing signs are confusing so you imagine that makes for
a really difficult mix shall we say as you're trying to get from point a to point b so the
next topic to tell you about is raleigh is crazy about certain foods don't come here and trash talk
krispy kreme it was started here in north carolina people love their dunkin donuts but for a lot of
people krispy kreme is the go-to donut we even have an event called the krispy kreme challenge
it takes place in downtown raleigh and basically you start at the nc state bell tower you run two
and a half miles to the krispy kreme location downtown raleigh you eat a dozen donuts
and then you run two and a half miles back or at least you try to some people and or their donuts
don't make it all the way back it's really a sight to see what's cool about it is it's been
going on for 17 years it's a charitable event it um donates money to the unc children's hospital
really great event and very memorable something definitely if you're not going to participate
it's definitely worth you going and checking out the next food i need to tell you about
is a restaurant called bojangles it's regional and they specialize in biscuits fried chicken
chicken tenders and breakfast all day and sweet tea so definitely something you want to try
it is a passion here and it's very addictive i don't know what they put in it but i'm ready to go
to bojangles right now just talking about it it's really cool the next food i need to tell you about
we've talked about before and that is sweet tea so if you are out at a restaurant and you ask for tea
please know nine times out of ten you're going to get sweet tea so if you're not prepared for super
syrupy sweet tea you might want to ask for unsweet or half and half which is half and half which is
the phrase for half sweet half unsweet and this also ties into bojangles who seems to have some
of the best tea around at least in my opinion and the last restaurant the last food i need to tell
you about is chick-fil-a i know they're all over everywhere but it is a passion here in raleigh
if you come from an area that has an in-n-out burger and you know about the long lines that's
pretty much what it's like here with chick-fil-a except instead of burgers it's chicken and the
limes stretch out just as long really good food definitely recommended the next thing we need
to tell you about is copperheads so wake county which is the county that raleigh is in has the
highest number of venomous snake bites in the country and those snakes are called copperheads
they're less venomous than most other venomous snakes but they do need to be taken seriously
they can be found anywhere including residential areas however you're most likely going to see them
on the greenway or near woods or near water it's extremely unlikely for their bites to be fatal and
your pets are really more likely to be bit than you are you hear all the time about people who
have dogs that have been bit by copperheads but dogs tend to handle the bites better than humans
do usually a dose of benadryl is all they need the next topic to tell you about is cable versus
fiber internet so in raleigh we have pretty slow internet it's the cable kind the dsl kind but
luckily we're moving towards fiber google fiber is here we're one of the few cities in the country
that they're that they're in att fibers here and we also have ting so things are getting much
better depending on where you live but be aware that internet can be slow in a good bit of the
areas until they get it established everywhere the next topic to talk about is the homeless problem
we're in no way trying to disrespect the homeless population but you need to know what the situation
is like here in raleigh the homeless population is visibly increasing we're starting to see
more and more people camped out and on street corners it's nothing like what you're seeing
in other parts of the country like california but it's still an issue here studies show that
the homeless population is increasing by eight percent year-over-year so just be aware of it be
aware that they're here the next topic you need to know about is college sports so college sports is
a really big deal in the raleigh area so we have three major teams nc state in raleigh called state
duke university in durham duke and unc chapel hill in chapel hill which is called carolina so
when you get here you need to pick a team you need to pick a tribe and know that in some time of the
year basketball season especially carolina duke it's like the hatfields and mccoys you're going to
have good friends that are duke fans you probably aren't going to talk to them for a week or two
if you're a carolina fan it's a really big deal so be prepared for it we still have
people who like their pro teams but it's these three college teams that are the really big deal
around here i personally went to unc chapel hill and i can tell you from personal experience it's
a really big deal when the basketball team or the football team wins a big game basketball team wins
a national championship or beats duke the student population and the locals usually run out onto
franklin street which is the main street in chapel hill bonfires street's blocked off it's a big
giant party it's a big big deal same thing happens at duke when they win nc state as well hillsboro
street gets blocked off the next topic we need to talk about is the resentment from locals you
may have heard the term don't california my north carolina or don't california my florida or don't
california my texas and if you spend any amount of time reading the comments under our videos
here you probably know what this phrase is talking about it's basically coming from some people that
are frustrated that they feel that people are coming here to turn raleigh into the city that
they left a lot of this sentiment is coming from cultural changes we mentioned earlier but a lot
of it is based on economic reasons as well people that were born and raised here are starting to get
priced out of areas because so many people are moving here and driving up home prices
it doesn't mean you shouldn't come here but just be sensitive that if you've sold your house in new
york city and made a ton of money and you've come here and paid cash for something most people don't
want to hear you bragging about it most people here are very friendly and are welcoming to most
everybody no matter where they come from but if you want to make friends it's probably a good idea
not to come here and brag about the state you came from and the city you came from and how awesome it
was and all that sort of thing so don't come to raleigh and tell everybody about what a great
deal you got here and how much you sold your house for in the city you came from it's generally going
to be considered rude and people are not going to want to hear it the next topic to tell you about
is the crazy things that happen when we could potentially be getting snow around here so the
raleigh durham chapel hill area is in the middle of the state and there's this mysterious snow line
ice line that happens where the northern part of the triangle durham chapel hill roxboro gets
ice and snow and the lower part raleigh on down fuquay-varina clayton garner holly springs apex
gets just rain or maybe a little bit of ice so it's this really hard line it's hard to tell
what you're going to get and it shifts sometimes we all get snow sometimes only the northern parts
of the area get snow but you very very rarely ever are going to see apex holly springs the lower part
of the triangle get ice and snow and roxboro durham in the northern part of the triangle
get nothing it will very rarely happen that way the next topic we need to talk about is our home
prices and we've talked about this a little bit in some previous videos but just be aware
our population is increasing and it's driving up demand for homes and it is very very difficult
to find somewhere to live you have to be very competitive and our next topic beer culture so
beer has gotten to be a really big thing in the triangle we have tons of breweries sprouting up
in the triangle and in raleigh and people really really love their beer we even have this festival
called brewgaloo with over 110 craft breweries that present their beers it happens in downtown
raleigh in the summer it's a really really cool event they shut down the streets and it's the
largest craft beer festival in the entire state of north carolina so if you're into beer raleigh is
really a great place for you so there you have it some things about raleigh north carolina you may
not have known about like and subscribe below we'll see you on the next video thanks a lot