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["Virginia Ingram" <virginia AT virginiaingram.com>]

thanks you, gina!  i also live in durham and found a lot of the comments
yesterday offensive and a little on the ignorant side.  yes, there are
terrible places in durham, but guess what, there are terrible places in
lots of cities and YOU DONT HAVE TO LIVE THERE.  instead pick on of the
really nice neighborhoods and get a total deal on your house.  durham has a
heck of a lot more character than other places in the triangle.  and as a
young female, i never been scared in durham.  those tobacco warehouses that
someone else talked about are gorgeous and have appreciated in value every
year since they have existed.

virginia


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> When we were looking for a place to live before moving out here, the
> first word out of almost all of the people, strangers to co-workers was
> 'Don't live in Durham'
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> Not exactly the ringing endorsement. When I lady at the grocery store
> in Durham said that, we got nervous.
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> Heard things like crime, corrupt police force, bad education system,
> all sorts of things.
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> Yes, Durham has an interesting "reputation," spread mainly, I imagine,
> by people who've never lived there or perhaps even visited there.
> FWIW, I lived in Raleigh for about 15 years, Carrboro for three and
> Durham for, gosh, it must be going on 17 now... the one crime I've ever
> had committed against me (and it was a doozy) was in Raleigh, and
> "inside the beltline" at that.  Though I realize one person's
> experience is not statistically significant, from my perspective it's
> much more meaningful than any pile of numbers.  That being said, I've
> got friends in each of the major cities in the Triangle (and most of
> the little ones too), and each place has its own character.
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> It's interesting to me because my mother (who has lived in Raleigh for
> 35+ years now) thinks Durham and Chapel Hill are like foreign
> countries, even though she works in the park!  I'll say "Let's go to
> Pops for dinner" and Mom'll say "All the way to Durham?!" like it's
> some expedition she should pack spare water and a sleeping bag for (and
> maybe malaria pills).  I think Mom's "localized" attitude
> (Raleigh-centric?) is not uncommon amongst Raleighites, and that was
> one of the reasons I didn't really want to live there.  I wanted to be
> "in the middle" (see point above about friends all over Triangle), so
> South Durham was perfect for me.
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> I guess I would echo what other's have said:  I'd not want to be making
> a decision about where to live on rumors and accusations without first
> checking it out for myself, but I'm sure everyone's MMV.
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> -Gina
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