CamDawg Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 My wife Rudy is wrapping up her doctorate and we're currently considering options for her post-doc. We're considering two outstanding offers from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina and Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virgina. Has anyone lived or lives currently in these areas? Can you let us know what the climate/people/job situation/etc. is like? I've visitied both states, but only briefly, and it was many years ago. Link to comment
Grim Squeaker Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 There's a Durham in North Carolina? Do you yanks have to steal the names of all our cities? Link to comment
CamDawg Posted February 4, 2004 Author Share Posted February 4, 2004 Helpful, as always. Link to comment
BevH Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 My wife Rudy is wrapping up her doctorate and we're currently considering options for her post-doc. We're considering two outstanding offers from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina and Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virgina. Has anyone lived or lives currently in these areas? Can you let us know what the climate/people/job situation/etc. is like? I've visitied both states, but only briefly, and it was many years ago. I lived in Virginia Beach for 10 years - which is the opposite side of the state. I can't help with the job situation, but I do know the people are pretty friendly. The climate, at least on the coast, reminded me of the midwest - hot in the summer and too darn cold in the winter. I remember one winter we were blasted by two snowstorms within a week of each other, although that's a pretty rare occurance. However, Blacksburg is in the Smokey Mountains, so I'm sure there is snow on a regular basis. It's a beautiful area no matter the season, but especially so in the fall. At the time, the prices of things didn't seem to be outrageous, but we did quite a bit of our shopping on base - we lived at NAS Little Creek. Hope that helped a little. Link to comment
CamDawg Posted February 4, 2004 Author Share Posted February 4, 2004 Thanks Bev. We're spoiled with Northern California weather (I was in shorts and a t-shirt last weekend), so it's going to be a step down wherever we go. On the flipside, there's no way the cost of living or taxes could be higher than what it is here. Link to comment
BevH Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 ARGH! We're sitting here waiting for more snow tonight and tomorrow! And I agree the east coast is definitely more reasonable. We also lived in San Diego for 6 months. Just stay away from Norfolk where, when we were last there, the sales tax was 8% and the restaurant tax was even higher! Link to comment
Bri Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 There's a Durham in North Carolina? Do you yanks have to steal the names of all our cities? It's not our fault you guys are so lazy you stick with your old names, and not handing them down sooner ;-) Link to comment
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