Quote Originally Posted by foabi_wan_kenobi View Post
I don't consider NC part of the Deep South. I don't even really consider SC to be Deep South, nor northern GA. Southern GA and anything with a Gulf Coast is Deep South for me.

EDIT: Except Texas. Texas is Southwest.
I consider South Carolina part of the Deep South largely from a historical perspective. It and Georgia were the two major slave states post-Revolution which forced a bunch of pro-slavery compromises in the Constitution. South Carolina continued to be a major slave state and was the most radical pro-secession state leading up to the Civil War. It continues to be the state where you see the most Confederate flags, hence my facetious comment that "at least North Carolina has largely gotten over the Civil War." Except for the coastal areas (the only places I've been), it is my understanding that the state is still very culturally south, more similar to other Deep South states than states with a bit more northern influence like Virginia.