ew. i hate them too... but living in SC, they are everywhere. we have our house sprayed for bugs quarterly because i almost died when i saw a black widow spider on my porch. i could only think of one biting my dog and called the bug guy right away. so no roaches in my house.
also in SC, if the bug is in your house it's called a "palmetto bug" but if it's in someone elses house it's a "roach" haha.
Bwahahahaha - that is true here too - palmetto bug or water bug - I refuse to pretty them up with another name - maybe it's because I don't own the place, I just rent - they are roaches roaches roaches and I hate them!