I live in North Carolina
If you're here to work: Unless you're planning on moving to Raleigh, avoid the state like the plague. It's a nice place to visit, but not to live (or find a job in). Also, if you have school age children, avoid the state at all costs, education is one of the worst in the nation, and they're getting huge budget cuts.
If you're here to retire: The mountains are wonderful, but they get northern type snow in the winter. The coasts are also wonderful, except for the hurricanes. The middle is simply miserable in the summer and there's nothing to do there.
