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I chose Greenville since Charlotte wasn't an option, but I definitely think of the Charlotte suburbs first.
So I know people often confuse the Carolinas and whatnot, but do you actually believe Charlotte is associated with SC more than cities that are actually within the state?
I think for most people, it's Charleston then Columbia. After that it's either Greenville or Myrtle Beach.
Greenville for me. Charleston is obviously more famous but my brain thinks of it as more of its own thing than part of SC
If your idea of Charleston is restricted to the lower peninsula, IOP, and Folly Beach, I can see why you'd think that. But in reality, it's very much part of SC.
The only city in the state I do tend to think of as its own thing is Hilton Head.
So I know people often confuse the Carolinas and whatnot, but do you actually believe Charlotte is associated with SC more than cities that are actually within the state?
I think for most people, it's Charleston then Columbia. After that it's either Greenville or Myrtle Beach.
I can't speak for everyone else, but if I'm being perfectly honest, I really don't think of SC at all. That's in part because I'm a major city type of person.
I'm only attracted to York and Lancaster Counties in SC because of their ties to Charlotte.
I can't speak for everyone else, but if I'm being perfectly honest, I really don't think of SC at all. That's in part because I'm a major city type of person.
I'm only attracted to York and Lancaster Counties in SC because of their ties to Charlotte.
I get that, but even then it would seem that Charleston would come to mind first for at least having been a major city historically, its old school urban layout in the core, and its overall uniqueness. It has a few major city characteristics without being a major city itself.
I can't speak for everyone else, but if I'm being perfectly honest, I really don't think of SC at all. That's in part because I'm a major city type of person.
I'm only attracted to York and Lancaster Counties in SC because of their ties to Charlotte.
I only think of SC during college football and that's mostly Clemson lately.
-The coastal/touristy brand (Horry County/Myrtle Beach in particular)
-The historic coastal, old south brand (Charleston)
-The modern, "new south" Piedmont corridor (Greenville)
-The "deep south" lowcountry (Florence, Santee)
However, Charleston remains the most popular city nationwide, and of course Fort Sumter, a 1920s dance craze, the cuisine (one of Baltimore's most elusive restaurants is called the Charleston), and it basically combines the coastal, historic, touristy, and lowcountry cultures into one of the region's most unique cities, with Savannah and New Orleans often mentioned in the same sentence.
Columbia just seems like your typical midsized capital southern city in the vein of Montgomery, Jackson MS, or Little Rock.
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