North Carolina: More like South Carolina or Virginia? (versus, approval)

[adriftinthebay]

VA and SC have that exploratory colonial feel which NC doesn't. Richmond and Charleston seem more similar than any two cities between VA and NC.

[Heel82]

Charleston and Richmond don’t feel anything alike though.

[Charlotte485]

Originally Posted by Heel82

Charleston and Richmond don’t feel anything alike though.

Charleston feels more GA/LA to me. Augusta, Savannah.

[arbyunc]

Originally Posted by adriftinthebay

VA and SC have that exploratory colonial feel which NC doesn't. Richmond and Charleston seem more similar than any two cities between VA and NC.

Just curious what you mean by "exploratory colonial feel". If it's colonial history you want, NC has plenty of that. Old Salem, Bath, Edenton, Manteo/Ft Raleigh, Beaufort, Tryon Palace, plantations, and more.

[adriftinthebay]

Originally Posted by arbyunc

Just curious what you mean by "exploratory colonial feel". If it's colonial history you want, NC has plenty of that. Old Salem, Bath, Edenton, Manteo/Ft Raleigh, Beaufort, Tryon Palace, plantations, and more.

Captain John Smith in the Chesapeake. There is the failed Roanoke colony in NC, so there is some there too but more in VA.

[Big John NC]

Originally Posted by adriftinthebay

Captain John Smith in the Chesapeake. There is the failed Roanoke colony in NC, so there is some there too but more in VA.

Perhaps, but I think your research/knowledge is incomplete.

[Tyler_Jolie-Pitt]

I wish a poll had been included with this thread - it would be neat to see the overall results.

[arbyunc]

Originally Posted by adriftinthebay

Captain John Smith in the Chesapeake. There is the failed Roanoke colony in NC, so there is some there too but more in VA.

I see your John Smith, and raise you an Edward Teach.

[gsoboi78]

Culturally and economically North Carolina is closer to Virginia. South Carolina to me seems like a cross between Georgia and Alabama

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by gsoboi78

Culturally and economically North Carolina is closer to Virginia. South Carolina to me seems like a cross between Georgia and Alabama

SC and AL do have some similar characteristics like populations, GDPs, signature industries, distribution of metro areas, etc but no way is SC more like AL than NC. It's a cross between GA and NC--the only two states it directly borders.