Well, I'm mad as heck. I have Spectrum Cable TV, Internet and Phone Service. There is a Spectrum news channel

[Freddie.B.Cocky]

that has weather as well as the news for NC. The Spectrum channel just displayed a graphic that has some interesting facts about NC. It said the state of NC is referred to as Carolina and in parenthesis ( sorry, South Carolina). Now that is untrue. In all of my travels I've never hear of the state of North Carolina referred to as Carolina.

 

[world famous 3rd base hecklers]

In all my life, South Carolina has always been Carolina... North Carolina??? Never heard of them... Some stupid state that belong somewhere north that should never been or heard from of ever..

 

[Elgringo]

Maybe we could ask the opinions of the millions of tourists who drove through North Carolina on their way to our beautiful South Carolina beaches to spend their hard-earned vacation money…

 

[GarnetBeamer]

No. The states are either referred to individually or generically as "The Carolinas."

Now, James Taylor did sing "Carolina in My Mind" about his time growing up in NC. That's about the reference to "Carolina" that I know of. In the context of basketball, "Carolina" is going to be understood by most to mean "UNC." Neither school has enough clout in football to go simply by "Carolina" outside of the state.

 

[bucketdad]

Its Carolina and North of Carolina.

 

[GamecockGoober]

that has weather as well as the news for NC. The Spectrum channel just displayed a graphic that has some interesting facts about NC. It said the state of NC is referred to as Carolina and in parenthesis ( sorry, South Carolina). Now that is untrue. In all of my travels I've never hear of the state of North Carolina referred to as Carolina.

I always say South Carolina, out of fear someone would mistake me from being from up there.

 

[Garnet chicken]

Before being divided it was one Carolina.

 

[Carolina Doc]

My Dad: "Son, there's only one Carolina and South Carolina ain't it."

(One of many points my father and I disagreed on.)

 

[TheReelEss]

that has weather as well as the news for NC. The Spectrum channel just displayed a graphic that has some interesting facts about NC. It said the state of NC is referred to as Carolina and in parenthesis ( sorry, South Carolina). Now that is untrue. In all of my travels I've never hear of the state of North Carolina referred to as Carolina.

I've met yankees that didn't realize until they carpetbagged that there are 2 Carolinas.

 

[chief2791]

USC - The real Carolina

UNC - The udder Carolina