Man.... Dissing on southern folks? Be careful! I always thought southerners were viewed kind of like a hornets nest: Don't mess with them, they won't mess with you.
I am a born/bred/raised upstate New Yorker. Now, I'm living in VA. My folks retired years ago and live down in GA/SC border near Lake Hartwell. I remember going down there for the first time. I didn't piss anyone off. I went down there to check it all out. I met a lot of people and everybody was friendly. I even had a side order of grits for breakfast at a restaurant.
Southern people: Y'all are pretty cool!
Butch