• CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social
    142·
    10 months ago

    As someone who used to live in NC but no longer does because of the car dependence and horrible state politics, how the heck is it one of the highest ones? I didn’t think the other states even thought about NC very much outside of election season tbh.

    • wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io
      141·
      10 months ago
      • States north of it vacation in the OBX, famous lighthouses
      • Asheville
      • Highly rated beer
      • Highly rated universities
      • whole triangle area is fantastic place for nightlife, culture and raising a family
      • Basketball
      • Mountains - mount mitchell highest peak in the east, waterfalls
      • Great Smoky National Park, most visited in US
      • AT goes through it
      • Blue Ridge Parkway
      • National white water center
      • NASCAR HOF
      • Middle of the road politically, not too red, not too blue
      • lot of soldiers roll through Fort Liberty
      • a cacophony of “Carolina ___” songs.

      I’ve traveled a lot of places. This one’s home.

    • blarghly@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      10 months ago

      Known for naturaly beauty. Red enough for conservatives not to dislike it. But turning blue enough for liberals not to dislike it. Financially successful enough to not get a “Mississippi”/“Ohio” reputation. Hence, people tend to have nice thoughts about it.