[joeyo]

I think it's because of the airport code (Raleigh-Durham/RDU). Because of that, people who aren't from the area think that the two cities are a lot closer than they actually are.

As a former Durham native, I've always said Durham-Raleigh. :-)

[brh_jr]

Well for techies it seems it should be Durham-Raleigh, because most of the jobs are there. I don't consider RTP to be a real place it is really just Durham.