Welcome! I'm new here myself, but everybody is most welcoming and kind. I can only imagine the incredible culture shock you must have experienced after moving here from the Netherlands. I'm in Mississippi, which is as bad or worse than North Carolina, so I probably know some of the things you experienced there. Well, if you move back to the U.S., I'd suggest a different state if at all possible.
All of the states are not created equal.
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