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ausmerika - You say "Carolina" around here to natives or long-time residents and it means one thing - UNC-CH. No native would refer to the state as simply "Carolina" as it is always differentiated. It's North Carolina, or NC.
Perhaps new residents are calling it "Carolina"?
Then there's Greenville. As there is one in NC and SC, one always says Greenville South, or Greenville North. If you say Greenville, be prepared to explain which one
And to confuse you just a bit more -- there's BO-fort, and there's BUU-fort. Knowing which is NC, and which is SC, separates the natives from the newbies.
In Wilmington, folks still argue over how to pronounce 'Kerr,' but Wilmingtonians defer to the pronunciation of the Kerr family there for whom the thoroughfare was actually named.
And lastly, re: "Carolina." Of which was James Taylor singing when he penned in my mind, I'm going to Carolina?
I think the whole UNC-CH thing is more relevant within the state than outside of it. Most people from outside the state aren't usually aware that the consolidated University has many campuses that are distinguished by the -x designations. Within the state, it's safe to assume that if one doesn't say -CH, one is referring to the flagship in Chapel Hill. I hear UNC, UNC-Chapel Hill and just "Chapel Hill" being used interchangeably. The same is true for NC State. One hears State, NC State, NCSU and (sometimes by oldtimers) State College. Nobody from either school should be offended by any of the designations.
BTW, I call myself a State Alumnus.....and, yes, I am relevant.
Speaking of relevancy, did anyone notice what city was missing from the story?
He wrote of the "mint-fresh forests of towering pine" and that the air seemed scented with azaleas.
Was he on drugs? Pine trees smell like pine (not mint), and azaleas have no aroma.
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