Why Some Locals Hate Greenville South Carolina!
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- Looking to make a move to Greenville SC? Have you heard a lot of good things about Greenville? What about the not so good things? No place is perfect right? In today's video we talk about what some locals consider to be downfalls of Greenville SC.
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We moved here 3 years ago and love it! Very cosmopolitan area with a healthy mix of viewpoints. If my political views differ from another person's, I just don't talk politics. The people are the very definition of Southern Hospitality! The mountains and pleathera of waterfalls make it wonderful for hiking and getting outdoors.
“Healthy mix” Couldn’t have said it better! Glad to hear you’re still enjoying the area! Love seeing comments like these 😁
Lived in Greenville most my life. Some cons. There were a lot of racists when I lived there and you'd see a ton of trucks with a confederate flag on them. The nword was used a lot behind closed doors. The snow in the winter can get really bad. I lost control of my 4x4 and almost crashed because my suv was just sliding across the icy road. Harsh marijuana laws. Growing one plant can land you 5 years in prison. Some pros. There wasn't much crime there compared to a lot of places I lived. A lot of woods if you like hiking and nature. Some areas in Greenville are really peaceful to live at and you usually get a lot of land with a property compared to somewhere like California. There's a lot of religious people here mainly Christians, so a lot of people here have morals and values that a lot of people from different cities don't have.
I'm in the process of moving to Greenville from Houston and have been surprised to see just how expensive the restaurants are there in Greenville. Perhaps they are passing down the cost of that liquor liability insurance. But ouch! I will definitely be cooking more!
You mean "Greenville has come a very long way..." How about the stagnant air quality and the constant weather modification and stratospheric spraying in Greenville?
Bro that’s climate change anywhere. Stupid statement/question. What I will say is, he’s out of his mind if he thinks the humidity there is worse than down here in Charleston/Bluffton in the low county.
Climate change is cause theres not enough trees
Are you a flat earther conspiracy theorist?
😂😂😂that humidity level soooo funny
Hello, wonderful video. I love Greenville.
Hopefully it isn't too liberal? What trends are you seeing regarding folks moving out there? Are most conservative to moderate?
My wife and I are looking to escape the northeast and considering it down there. We want to escape the woke garbage and assimilate to a conservative area, one that shares our values.
Thanks for the video!
Thank you for the kind words, glad you enjoyed the video! I believe you’ll find Greenville itself to be SOMEWHAT of a mix of views on politics and religion.
However Greenville and especially it’s suburbs do tend to be occupied by a more conservative population.
Some trends I’m seeing for folks moving to Greenville involve, seeking a lower cost of living and job opportunities. A lot of families from Texas and California looking here. New York is a close third. If you have any other questions I’d be happy to answer! Thanks for watching!
@@upstatescliving , thank you for sharing this insight and taking time to respond! 🙌
My wife and I will be making a decision by April, as we travel between Greenville and some other city to decide. Thank you!
Will be in touch, all the best!
@@bryang3044 You’re more than welcome! I love being a resource anytime it’s needed! Best of luck with the decision making process and safe travels!
Feel free to utilize my email or number that’s posted here on the channel. Take care!
Ha! The same thing brought me to this video. Looking to escape New Jersey. Need to get to a more traditional, patriotic, common-sense area.
This is a very conservative area but some of those moving here a Liberals. Some are conservatives too.
Considering moving from Tampa, FL. I wonder what the traffic and cost of living is like comparatively 🤭 feels like it can’t get any worse than we have it now
Great question! Greenville’s cost of living specifically, is 10% lower than the national average while Tampa is 4% lower than the national average! As far as traffic goes, Greenville has expanded some of it’s highways but still has some issues with congestion. Pros and cons for sure but if you ask MOST locals, the pros heavily outweigh the cons!
I’m debating on St Pete or Greenville!
@@ryisworld Greenville all the way!!! 😁 lol
@@upstatescliving I’m from Portland, Maine living in Lowell, Mass and so much of Greenville resonates with me. The mills, the breweries, the whole food scene, NICE people!
Florida was nothing like extreme opposite of everything I want lol but most of my family is moving there for some strange and odd reason!
@@ryisworld Maybe you can be the pioneer! Move to Gville, let your family know how great it is and get them to move to you! 😂
The problem im seeing as a 50 yo native is the influx of people outpacing the ability to keep up. Yes the roads are congested but thats anywhere. We don't have enough goods to service all the people. Need a haircut or a doctor ? Good luck maybe in a couple months. Need gas? Wait in line. Groceries? Lots of empty shelves. Are you hungry? Plan ahead youre going to wait for 2 hours. As far the roads they are laughable but as a native im used to that. But with all the new people that crowd the roads are more wrecks. Im on I85 20 miles twice a day. Theres at least 10 to 20 cars involved in a wreck. Every day. Thats 50 to 100 cars a week. Eh whatever until its you. My wife got rear ended started calling body shops. 3 months out. Can you live without your car for 3 months? If not this might not be the place for you. There's a bunch of parks here that are super nice. Dont forget most of these UA-cam channels are real estate agents selling Greenville to up their commissions. This is a nice a place to live but the US is full of nice places. Theres good and bad in everything. Do i miss old Greenville? A little yes but mostly no. Its much nicer now with more to do. But its still not crazy active. Its definitely an odd mix of new with old. I like it here but i dont think i would move here from somewhere else.
Greenville is losing it's southern charm. I moved here 33 years ago. It was a very nice place to live. Slower pace, Alot more nature. Now it's just mostly Yankees coming down here (by the way I'm originally from New York) driving up the cost of living trying to make it just like Yankee town. If you don't like it down here go back home. We don't need you. Everywhere I look now they're tearing down every last tree to put up apartments. It's sad. Used to be a beautiful slower paced southern city. Now it just a cut and paste Yankee town. Sad, very sad.
Thank you for your video. I found it informative and helpful, as I'm planning to relocate soon.
P.S. I love your pup! : )
You’re very welcome! If there’s anything I can do to help, feel free to reach out! josh@dreamhomeswithjosh.com
Dempsey will be excited to know he has a fan!
@@upstatescliving I appreciate it. I'm planning to rent an apartment for now most likely in the Greenville area.
Oh, good!
Yes, I'm a fan. I love dogs and he's a cutie! Go, Dempsey!
: )
Great idea on your part to rent first. Let me know if you need recommendations on where to rent.
What would we do without our dogs right?
@@upstatescliving Thank you. I appreciate it. Affordability is definitely a factor and having never lived there, I'm hoping it will be a good fit.
I would like to get your opinion on some things. Perhaps we could speak on the phone.
And, yes . . . dogs are the best!
Hey there Jo-Ann, you tube didn’t alert me about your most recent comment. I’d be happy to have a call with you. Feel free to text/call or email me to set up a time and day. josh@dreamhomeswithjosh.com or 864-642-5782.
Ton & love.
Is greenville, SC uber friendly? Can someone moving to greenville get around by uber?
Greenville is definitely Uber friendly! You’ll see plenty of Lyft drivers as well. With Greenville having an airport nearby, there’s no shortage.
Yes. I use Uber a lot!
We spent 10 days in the area during December to see if this was a place to move to. 8 of the 10 days were cloudy and/or rainy. We reeeally missed seeing the sun. Is this typical? Whenever I check the weather in TR, it seems like there are days of rain with little sunshine in between. This is making us rethink moving there. Thanks
While we do get rain throughout the year, no sunshine for 8 out of 10 days is a lot even for us. Usually the warmer months are when we see a slight increase in chance of rain (may-august). I’ve personally noticed an increase in rain during this past cold season. Not to defend the upstate THAT much but I’d say it’s not typical. I hate to hear the sun was absent for your trip!
Greenville was a nice place to live 10 years ago. These days, you get all of the big city problems with none of the big city perks.
What changes would you like to see? What are some big city perks that you feel would improve the city?
@@upstatescliving I don't think there's anything that can be done at this point unless you could invent a time machine, go back 10-15 years, and stop all these magazines from publishing all these "one of the best small cities in the country" articles, thus enticing half of California, Colorado, and the Midwest to move here.
@@josefdrawdy9660 Yeah and all these Yankees coming down here. That noob isn't a Native up in the video, I'm a real Native and lived my whole life here and am 50! These real estate people need to get a life and quit ruining our City.
Traffic has tripled. No one obeys traffic laws. Interstate 85 has become a parking lot in afternoons. Housing prices have sky rocketed.