Reply #58: I've done a bit of traveling and all I can say is

[johnnie]

People are people no matter where you go. I have some good food in a lot of different places, I have been treated like shit in a lot of different places, I have been treated very good in a lot of different places, I have seen racism, sexism and just plain isms in a lot of different places. There are areas in Ohio that you would think you are in the middle of rednecksville, and there are places in some southern states that you would think you are in the middle of Pittsburgh.
Almost all the places I have been, there have been great places and not so great places to be. I have seen a few difference. Accents and weather being the main difference.
I guess it is part of our nature to take the imaginary lines that are drawn on a map to separate ourselves from each other and use them to label ourselves, but it's not really that different around the country.
If I drive an hour (or less) south of where I am, I will see just about every stereotype of a "redneck" that there is. That includes the accents and rebel flags. I am pretty far north.
From what I have observed, it is more about the city that you are in than the state. People are people.