As I’m constantly on the lookout for interesting news and tidbits of information about the Rock Hill SC, Fort Mill SC, and Charlotte NC, I’ll occassionally come across articles or blog posts that really jump out at me. The one I came across today is one of them.
This article ranked the top 25 most over-rated ‘things’. There were things like crocs, Donald Trump, owning a car (uuuhhh, they’ve obviously never been to middle America!), and even owning a home. I think that right there should tell you how credible this list is, but the one that really jumped out at me was when they listed ‘Charlotte NC’ and then asked if it was the ‘worst city in America’. Excuse me!?!
Some of the reasons they listed were a rising crime rate, a weakening economy thanks to some big hits some of the local companies have been taking, namely Wachovia, Bank of America, and Lowes, and “driving to the beach or the mountains isn’t as easy as it once was, with rising gas prices, traffic and sprawl.” Uuuuhhh, did they suddenly demolish the interstates that lead to either the beach or the mountains?
Now I may be a bit biased, but I think the Charlotte area’s a fantastic place to live and I believe it will continue to be for many years to come. Are there some issues like rising crime and urban sprawl that need to be dealt with? Absolutely, but what city in America doesn’t have those issues?
Granted, the recent hits taken by Wachovia, Bank of America, and Lowes are certainly downers, but they’re not going anywhere any time soon. They’re all behemoths in their respective industries and there’s no way they’d decline to a point where it totally destroys the Charlotte economy like we’ve seen when local factories decimate small towns. Charlotte’s just too big and diverse for that to happen.
I guess overall I was a bit surprised by the ‘honor’, but when you consider they also listed amongst their things that are over-rated Angelina Jolie and the Nintendo Wii, and they suggest buying a mid-90’s Geo Metro instead of a Toyota Prius, you can draw your own conclusions.
So what’s your take? What do you think about Charlotte being ranked as one of the top 25 most over-rated ‘things’?
Go ahead and leave your comments below.
You can read the whole article on Charlotte HERE.
