South Carolinians of Reddit, how did they teach you about the existence of North Carolina when you were young?

South Carolinaian here, born and raised in South Carolina. A lot of good responses here on the sociopolitical perspective, so I will share some personal anecdotes on how the SC institution educates its people on NC. When I was in elementary school, the teachings were mostly on pity toward the North Carolina general population, especially the children. Every now and then we would be given assignments to write letters to our North Carolina peers. I remember writing one, and all I could write about was how I'd like to send them some of my favorite snacks, because I was taught in school that they were impoverished and shut off from the rest of the world. When I was in highschool, we learned more about the exploits of the regime, and the importance of democracy. The teachings became more about appreciating what we have in South Carolina and understanding the failed government in North Carolina. When I was a soldier in the Carolina Army (ROC Army), we were grilled day and night on the belligerent nature of the North Carolina government, and how the Duck Dynasty is slaving the NC people. Our shooting targets are still cut outs of NC soldiers. If you can tell, the nuance for pity and sympathy toward the general North Carolina public is constant throughout. South Carolina's institutional stance toward NC people still has a warm spot. Movies, TV shows, and other media portraying the sorrows of a divided people are still popular. To sum up, we are taught to feel sympathy toward the NC people and hate the dictatorship.

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