What state is North Carolina's closest peer (Charlotte: best, metro area)

[hey_guy]

What state is NC's best friend? Like NY and NJ are friends.

I assume it's either South Carolina or Virginia

I say Virginia

[BC1960]

A state's best friend? Huh? I don't get it...

[hey_guy]

Originally Posted by BC1960

A state's best friend? Huh? I don't get it...

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state shares most in common with

has the closest relationship

one might say texas and louisiana

the 2 dakotas

alabama and mississppi

California and oregon

wisconsin and minnesota


essentially i'm just asking if NC is closer to SC or VA (culturally mostly)

[CLT4]

Originally Posted by hey_guy

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essentially i'm just asking if NC is closer to SC or VA (culturally mostly)

Charlotte area is culturally closer to South Carolina (the metro area includes South Carolina). The Triad and Triangle are culturally closer to Virginia. Parts of Western NC are culturally closer to Tennessee and South Carolina.

[thebermudatriad]

I would say Georgia if we didn't have to compete with them so much.

[poppydog]

I think Georgia too. VA can't be divorced from D.C. And we just don't have that here. Our coast is more like GA's too.

[roadpony]

Why does it matter? Like many other topics on C-D, this type of question seems to beg for generalizations that don't always hold true.

[Sue at the Rock]

I want to be besties with New Mexico.

[muslim12]

I say Georgia, or maybe Tennessee

[muslim12]

Originally Posted by Sue at the Rock

I want to be besties with New Mexico.

Lets become besties with Mexico. Why stop at New Mexico?