names

If you're from North Carolina, most people would agree: you're a North Carolinian.

But what do you call someone from High Point or Boone? What about Winston-Salem? In our latest installment of Carolina Curious, we found that the answers are all over the map.

As a parent, I can tell you that naming a child can be a drawn-out exercise in creativity and diplomacy. So with that said, why does my mom still call me by my aunt’s name? I always took this as a character flaw. But recently, when I called my 6-year-old son for dinner - using the dog’s name -  I concluded that this must be science!  And it seems I was right.