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oh and another thing, if you live in durham and work in rtp or raleigh- you
have a reverse commute so you are wizzing down the road while all the
people that live in raleigh are stuck in traffic.

> 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'
>>
>> Not exactly the ringing endorsement. When I lady at the grocery store
>> in Durham said that, we got nervous.
>>
>> Heard things like crime, corrupt police force, bad education system,
>> all sorts of things.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> -Gina
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