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Questions about New Bern North Carolina?
Posted: July 31, 2008 1:10 am
by seanr
The agency I work for is about to advertise a job in New Bern NC and I am thinking about putting my name in the hat for it. I have never been there but have recently looked at some websites and it seems like a nice place to live. Can anyone tell me good, bad or other about this area? Thanks
Posted: July 31, 2008 1:30 am
by mason
a topic related to north carolina in general has come up recently in the ;ast few weeks. if you do a search, you might find it. some one had a link to a north carolina message board. good luck
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Re: Questions about New Bern North Carolina?
Posted: July 31, 2008 8:23 am
by Y-NO-9-O
seanr wrote:The agency I work for is about to advertise a job in New Bern NC and I am thinking about putting my name in the hat for it. I have never been there but have recently looked at some websites and it seems like a nice place to live. Can anyone tell me good, bad or other about this area? Thanks
I visited it once, seemed like a nice little town. It's the birthplace of Pepsi, has a tourist trolley, very convenient to visit the Outer Banks. Here is a website:
http://www.visitnewbern.com
Good luck!
Posted: July 31, 2008 9:50 am
by PackPhanGirl
Come on to NC!! We have some good BN'ers here!!! We'd love to have ya'!
I have been through New Bern but don't know enough to help you...sorry! There was a thread here just recently from someone else looking to move as well....do search it.....
Posted: July 31, 2008 10:19 am
by unclejohn
I live in New Bern NC, just moved here a year ago. (actually a year ago today) Incoming PM.
Posted: July 31, 2008 10:30 am
by pema
It’s a really beautiful place to visit. But it is Eastern North Carolina, not that that’s a bad thing. Most folks that live there have always lived there. So, it’s a distinct culture and atmosphere. Would say that the only way to know if you’ll like it there is to visit and experience it for yourself. Either you will feel comfortable there or you won’t.
Posted: July 31, 2008 10:44 pm
by bravedave
Posted: August 3, 2008 11:01 pm
by sunseeker
New Bern
On the Intercoastal waterway...great place if you have a boat...high military population (near Havelock, NC)...very small town....you may have a walmart...but that's about it. Not far from Raleigh though
Posted: August 5, 2008 3:53 pm
by unclejohn
sunseeker wrote:New Bern
On the Intercoastal waterway...great place if you have a boat...high military population (near Havelock, NC)...very small town....you may have a walmart...but that's about it. Not far from Raleigh though
Walmart, Target, Sears, Penneys, Lowes, Staples, 3 different grocery stores, several of the "chain" restaurants, and the better stuff is in the historic district. I think they all even have indoor plumbing.
Its not like we are in the sticks or something. I have lived in New Bern for the past year, moved here from Ohio, and love it here!
Posted: August 5, 2008 4:36 pm
by blackjack
unclejohn wrote:sunseeker wrote:New Bern
On the Intercoastal waterway...great place if you have a boat...high military population (near Havelock, NC)...very small town....you may have a walmart...but that's about it. Not far from Raleigh though
Walmart, Target, Sears, Penneys, Lowes, Staples, 3 different grocery stores, several of the "chain" restaurants, and the better stuff is in the historic district. I think they all even have indoor plumbing.
Its not like we are in the sticks or something. I have lived in New Bern for the past year, moved here from Ohio, and love it here!
...well compared to Ohio...
Posted: August 5, 2008 5:06 pm
by PartofthePhlock
pema wrote:It’s a really beautiful place to visit. But it is Eastern North Carolina, not that that’s a bad thing. Most folks that live there have always lived there. So, it’s a distinct culture and atmosphere. Would say that the only way to know if you’ll like it there is to visit and experience it for yourself. Either you will feel comfortable there or you won’t.
so there are moonshine stills and fueds??
Posted: August 5, 2008 6:16 pm
by Tarheel Tail-Gator
PartofthePhlock wrote:pema wrote:It’s a really beautiful place to visit. But it is Eastern North Carolina, not that that’s a bad thing. Most folks that live there have always lived there. So, it’s a distinct culture and atmosphere. Would say that the only way to know if you’ll like it there is to visit and experience it for yourself. Either you will feel comfortable there or you won’t.
so there are moonshine stills and fueds??
Gotta go west for the stills
Been through New Bern a few times and was impressed. Does have a small town atmosphere downtown. It's actually one of the coastal NC towns right now that is experiencing some housing growth.
You are two to three hours away from Raleigh and Wilmington, which offer the bigger city amenities.