Want real rednecks? Come out to western Kentucky. In the void between Owensboro (on the Ohio River) and Bowling Green (near Tenn.), lies the most backwards area I've ever seen or could imagine. When I moved here, I instantly understood where ALL of those stereotypes come from. These people exist, in great numbers here. Outside of the cities, they are the majority. It still weirds me out. I'm from "the country" in Ohio, but the hicks there are nothing. What's really scary, is it's supposed to be twice as bad in the hills of eastern Kentucky.