>>2701923i lived most my life in the PNW but recently spent a little over a month in NC, mostly Charlotte and Wilmington so I didn't get super /out/ but I actually really liked it there.
PNW wilderness is far superior - still lots of beauty in Appalachia but people on the trails are a lot shittier and darker. cities have less homeless people. I could live in either place and would prefer to have a family in Appalachia but that's not gonna happen so I'm sticking with the new