The South is known for Southern Hospitality and ingrained in that is friendliness. It’s just a way of life in many of the cities and towns we love. Especially in the Carolinas. So when I came across this list from Southern Living of the 15 Friendliest Cities in The South, I had a feeling I’d come across some familiar places on the list. And oh did I, not only were 5 North and South Carolina cities named friendliest cities in the South a beloved South Carolina city topped the list.
Yes, that’s correct it was a South Carolina city that topped this list. Not only that but of the 15 friendly places on this list 5 were in either North or South Carolina. That’s a third of the list. So congrats Carolinas you may just be the friendliest pair of states in the country.
It’s just the way most of us were raised. Yes mam and no mam. To help anyone who needs it. And the golden rule treat everyone the way you’d like to be treated. These things are just a part of life in the South.
And even with an influx of new residents, that hospitality and treating others like one of our own remains. According to Southern Living, the cities on this list “stand out as being extra gracious”.
To create the list Southern Living editors polled the ones who know the South best- it’s readers! They asked readers which Southern cities have made them “feel especially warm and fuzzy”.
This list is just cities. To be included on the list the city had to have a population of over 40,000. So if your favorite small town is missing, it may not be that it isn’t friendly. Just that it didn’t fit the criteria.
So here are the 5 North and South Carolina cities named friendliest cities in the South. You can read the full Southern Living list here.
The 5 North and South Carolina Cities Named Friendliest Cities In The South
