I've never been and i'm curious now????

6/17/2007 3:29:42 PM

Fucking awesome.

Great lake, nice people, and fun bar scene near campus.

6/17/2007 3:31:13 PM

never been there but I heard its cool only if you're a racist or an asshole.

[Edited on June 17, 2007 at 4:27 PM. Reason : !!!!]

6/17/2007 4:26:06 PM

Check out Five Points while you're there. Great restaurants, awesome bars, and the bums really make you feel at home. It's like a huge Hillsborough St.

6/17/2007 4:26:53 PM

I live in Columbia, and I like it. Parts of it remind me somewhat of Raleigh, but it's definitely not as as good of a city as Raleigh is. In regards to Dentaldamn's post, I'd say that racism is more on the surface here than in Raleigh. Seeing the confederate flag is a daily occurence, and it definitely feels more like "Old South".

With that said, there are actually numerous really good restaurants, a few great bars, and enough big-city ammenties without bad traffic. It's also very centrally located (2.5 hours from Asheville, 1.5 hours from Charleston, just over an hour to Charlotte, 3.5 hours to Raleigh, 3 hours to Atlanta, 2.5 hours to Savannah). You can't beat that.

6/17/2007 4:36:11 PM

^AKA, it's just far enough from everything to prevent a casual trip to a better city

6/17/2007 5:23:37 PM

I went to grad school in Columbia and am still working there now. Are you wanting to visit Columbia or move there? If you're visiting, 5 Points is fun, but more of the young college scene. The Vista (Gervais Street between the State House and the Gervais bridge) is really great for going out, but it's more of a young-professional scene (like Glenwood south-ish).

There is a great outdoors scene, if you like mountain biking Harbison State Forest is amazing. There's a new outdoor shopping area -Village at Sandhills - at Two Notch Road and Clemson Rd. It's like an outdoor mall with mostly chain stores and a few small stores. For boutique shopping there is great stuff off Devine St and in 5 Points.

Overall, I like Columbia a lot. The traffic is a breeze compared to Raleigh!

6/17/2007 5:26:14 PM

^^ actually, I've taken quite a few "casual" trips. Just yesterday, I drove to Charleston from Columbia at noon and returned at 9:30, and I had a nice, full day. Granted it's not like being able to go from Raleigh to Durham and Chapel Hill, but what else is near Raleigh besides those?

6/17/2007 6:58:26 PM

Quote :

"The traffic is a breeze compared to Raleigh!"

of course it is

why the hell would anyone want to live in South Carolina?

6/17/2007 7:34:20 PM

^ greenville has been really nice so far. i like downtown a lot. there are downsides to being small but in general its been very nice

6/17/2007 7:38:23 PM

we just built a school in greenville that has a f'in performing arts center

its friggin beautiful

6/17/2007 7:45:11 PM

HOT.... much much hotter than Raleigh

6/17/2007 7:49:45 PM

I like the zoo there.

6/17/2007 8:15:57 PM

I don't want to visit a city thats "not as nice as raleigh."

6/17/2007 8:46:41 PM

6/17/2007 10:51:42 PM

it's decent

6/17/2007 11:40:05 PM

Fort Jackson.

6/18/2007 12:26:51 AM

It's a decent little college town.

6/18/2007 12:53:27 AM