The Deep South.

[Ildecia]

man i live in georgia; and i'm a witch doctor living in the swamp on my giant mutant alligator. he breathes fire and has wings.
[sup] maybe thats a dragon.... [/sup]

and those stories are true. i was talking to my friend, (he's a redneck that has wild sex with his 14 year old daughter) and he asked me
"man; why can't they get anything right?!?"
"i know, its wierd, but at least they haven't found my secret underwater cave full of diamonds and meth."

 

[Judgement101]

I grew up a little in Louisiana. there was alot of swamps but the people were no less civilized or polite. In fact people there were more polite than people ive seen up north in places like Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Now I still live in the south but North Carolina is at the very top of it.

Yep New Jersey is really bad isn't it. Sadly I live in it :'-(

 

[Mr. Google]

My mom's from rural Texas (not sure how deep that is in the South), and it's a slower pace of life, but the folks tend to be lovely. I just don't discuss religion or politics with my relatives down there; instead, I just stuff myself with tasty fried food.

Good idea they'd kill a man if they didn't believe in something they did. And that fried food is SO good!!!!

 

[Macheteswordgun]

I live in the south. But i live in the supper south "SC" but i live in the upper half. In the upper half its all normal folks not to many "rednecks" etc. But once u get to the lower part thats where all the cousin lovin good time comes in etc. So its just where you live pretty much but its kinda true deeper you go the worse it gets <never heard a woman say that

 

[Julianking93]

If you're talking about America, no it's nothing like swamps and voodoo priests. That's just New Orleans.

I live in the hell hole known as Tennessee and the only thing we have here are culturally backward retards and it's always fucking hot down here.

 

[Mr. Google]

Number 10 in the following youtube clip is the relevant bit:

I had to look it up because it wasnt working on hear but that was pretty funny haha

 

[Erana]

Well, it depends. My family isn't in the Bayou kinda South, but we're definitely Southern. And there's two types of Southern, really- There's the modern "Southern" involving people with strong religious and political beliefs, who are just like everyone else in the country other than their accents, and then there's the kinds of people who, while sporting modern amenities and technologies, still exhude the same mentality from 100 years ago. White column manor homes in the rolling, forested hills, private country clubs, areas referred to as, "In town" that are smaller than a hospital lot.
Or iced tea on the porch on a lazy summer afternoon. The people are fickle in their own way, but with a sense of social etiquette. Those sorts of places do still exist, but no one seems to notice.

Just thinking about it gives me a haughty attitude and sense of entitlement...

 

[Worgen]

My mom's from rural Texas (not sure how deep that is in the South), and it's a slower pace of life, but the folks tend to be lovely. I just don't discuss religion or politics with my relatives down there; instead, I just stuff myself with tasty fried food.

and dont have dark skin, they hate that

 

[crazygator]

I grew up in northern Florida and mid-Georgia so I gotta debunk some rumors about the "Deep South" First of all notice that when you say "the South" you're talking about a huge place. North East and West are just directions (losers). The common idea of the "Deep South" is shown here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_map-The_South_Modern_.png as the dark red states. Are there swamps? Yes but not near cities or anyplace you'd visit as a tourist. Are there Rednecks? Well there are two types. Real red necks who pretty much fit the stereotype but are few in number, and wannabe rednecks who live in cities and drive around in nice F-350s wearing ball caps and sleeveless shirts who are riding the redneck fad coattails. These number in the tens of millions. Most of them are good people, but some are really annoying. Bigotry and Racism? Yes but, cultural difference and race relations are a difficult subject. It's not easily understood even if you lived through it. Inbreeding? You watch too many movies. It happens everywhere in the world occasionally.

Best way to learn about it is to go visit and walk amongst us. We are nice people, we do talk slow and some of us have crazy accents but it makes it all the more fun!

 

[tomtom94]

British people will probably know of this:

So yeah, I for one don't know any better.

 

[Dragon Zero]

My mom's from rural Texas (not sure how deep that is in the South), and it's a slower pace of life, but the folks tend to be lovely. I just don't discuss religion or politics with my relatives down there; instead, I just stuff myself with tasty fried food.

Well, Texas is more or less South Western, not really what I'd qualify as "Pure South" and you get a lot of variation here, especially from the weather where I've had my heater on at noon and the A/C blasting at Midnight! Most of the bigger parts of Texas like Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and my home here in Houston, actually have a good mix of culture from large Indian, Mexican, and even a very large Czech presence. Sure you'll find rednecks here and there (along with flying cockroaches big enough to carry off small dogs) but you'll find rednecks anywhere. As for places like Mississippi or Louisiana, I've only visited but found them quite enjoyable.

 

[paragon1]

Are there swamps? Yes, but not where a lot of people live. You won't find many practitioner's of voodoo outside of Louisiana. Inbreeding doesn't really happen around where I live, and I think it's pretty rare to encounter any at all. I know for a fact that it's illegal to marry closer than your 3rd cousin in South Carolina. I think most other states have similar laws.

 

[General Vagueness]

The rednecks you're thinking of are everywhere, they just have different terms applied to them, and are in different amounts of denial/acceptance over what they are. As for the other part, if what I've been reading is correct, there are people with a dad who's also their uncle etc. all over the place. >_>

 

[Midnight Crossroads]

I'm from the South.

The South is huge. The largest binding factor is its history and a family of cultures and the largest group of accents in the US, but it's not really all that different from the rest of the country. The place tends to vote Republican in Federal elections, but a lot of areas are actually dominated by Democrats in local and state elections. Georgia just recently elected in 2003 its first Republican governor since 1870.

You will find swamps if you look in the right places. That just comes with the territory of being a low lying, coastal area.

You will find rednecks, more so than the rest of the country, but you'll find them everywhere in the country. Especially more rural parts. The reason the South would have more is the South is more rural and generally poorer. There do exist, however, large urban areas. Some of the largest cities in the US are located in the South.

You may find a voodoo priest. I've spent time in New Orleans, but I never met one. Either they hide really well or just stick to the swamps.