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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in this area and want to second PPs about Burlington. This is a very economically depressed area of NC, especially after the economic downturn, the furniture factories going off shore and lots of mills going through bankruptcy. There just isn't much there, or within an hour or so driving radius.  Kids who have grown up in the DC area (including the suburbs and exurbs) are going to have huge culture shock. [/quote]

This is interesting to me. I feel like Burlington has grown exponentially in the past ten years, along with the rest of Alamance county. This might not be an accurate description anymore. Granted, it is not DC, but it is not by any means culture shock. [/quote]

It may have grown, but it will still be culture shock to people used to the DC area. It's very provincial. Most people there are born, raised, and die in Burlington. I live near there, and everyone I meet is very friendly and nice, but overall, not anywhere near as sophisticated/educated/well-travelled as DC suburbanites. Having said all that, how much do college students really interact with the townies? To get away from campus, there is Greensboro/Winston-Salem or Raleigh/Durham - each about an hour away.  My husband went to Elon many years ago, and loved it. He is smart and successful. [/quote]

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