I Have A Friend Who ...

Likes ...

But Dislikes ...
PAILIN   HILARY
PASCAL   NEWTON
SCALAR   VECTOR
INVADE   DEFEND
MARINE   SEAMAN
ALMOND   CASHEW
ARCADE   SPORTS
CANDOR   MALICE
VANDAL   MUGGER
ORDEAL   COMBAT
CANDID   HONEST
MODEMS   ROUTER
NECTAR   PLANTS
DECADE   MONTHS
DERIDE   PRAISE

Can you figure out why my friend likes certain things and not others?

Yes, I know that PAILIN, the governor, is spelled incorrectly, but there is a city in China that is spelled Pailin.

Solution to the Problem:

My friend likes six letter words that are formed by three state abbreviations.
 
What is funny is that I thought this problem would be unfair to the gentleman from India, but he was the only one to solve it!

Likes ...

But Dislikes ...
PA IL IN   HILARY
PA SC AL   NEWTON
SC AL AR   VECTOR
IN VA DE   DEFEND
MA RI NE   SEAMAN
AL MO ND   CASHEW
AR CA DE   SPORTS
CA ND OR   MALICE
VA ND AL   MUGGER
OR DE AL   COMBAT
CA ND ID   HONEST
MO DE MS   ROUTER
NE CT AR   PLANTS
DE CA DE   MONTHS
DE RI DE   PRAISE

Correctly solved by:

1. K. Sengupta Calcutta, India