Kakdiesel......
Kak I used to live in the Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky tri state area and there were plenty of rednecks. I lived in Evansville, a town of about 145,000 in Southern Indiana. We had rednecks but far fewer than Kentucky. Once you cross the bridge to Kentucky you see so much more red. Its crazy. Of course, people were much friendlier in Kentucky for some reason. That is the same way here in Florida.
There are alot of little things i've noticed about the south. It seems people here have a warmer heart. Another thing, I notice that like a friend or family memeber will offer you a sip of their drink like its no big deal or like they don't know germs exist. I thought that was very odd. I know it sounds stupid but its little tings like that that I have noticed. Also, even though mexicans are hard to understand if you know little spanish....they all seem very helpful and friendly. It seems like all people of spanish decent are generally less hostile and more laid back than most others.