Chadbourne is no Tabor City.
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Oh, you mean metropolises of the likes of Whiteville and Chadbourne? Yeah, I've been there, too. Bladenboro and Snow Hill are noteworthy as well.
To me, Laurinburg and Lumberton are just innovative in the way that they suck.
To paraphrase an old Mac Davis song, Happiness is Lumberton in my rear view mirror.
My family rented a jeep in Aruba to go tour the island away from the resorts. Depressing in every way. Pretty much ruined the allure of the Caribbean as a vacation destination for me.
Laurinburg has an amazing array of fast food restaurants. Like all them, in a 5 square mile radius.
And not to be overlooked are the array of "internet cafes" throughout the city.
Laurinburg used to be a great place to live; not a whole lot to do but a pretty downtown & neighborhoods made up of hard-working folks and a healthy economy that was a good mix of farmers, small business owners and a thriving industrial base. When many of the manufacturers up and left, the town basically went with it; plus, St. Andrews College has been off/on life support for years. They do have a decent regional hospital system and Fighting Scots football, so there's that.
Ile de la Gonave, Ouest, Haiti
Spent 15 days there in the early 90's. At the time, relief organizations tagged it the poorest land mass in the western hemisphere.