Surprised all Americans don't go down South

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Hear ya. Frankly, if I was living elsewhere and a bunch of folks from So Cal moved there, I wouldn’t care for it one bit.

Just like anywhere though, we have the good with the bad. I’d like to think that if the wife & I would move into your neck of the woods, initially it would be a wtf, get the hell out type of moment. But, after a while, maybe we wouldn’t seem quite so bad.

Honestly, you probably wouldn't hear a peep out of anyone out in my area unless you needed a hand or had a question. Yes, most folks are Republicans, but like me most are a hybrid and have a large Libertarian streak. As long as you aren't telling others how to live or mistreating your family, you would get little to no backlash.

Most folks keep to themselves unless they need a hand or someone hears that so and so is in the hospital or had a death in the family and then people will drop off food or cut the family's grass or take care of their livestock, keep an eye on their property for them, etc. Doesn't matter if they're white, Native American, black, or multi-ethnic. I'm being totally straight up when I say as long as your respect others, you get respect. I honestly have neighbors of each ethnicity I mentioned above. I will say my Native American neighbors ( full Cherokee) are some of the most interesting, hospitable, caring, empathetic, and genuine people you would ever meet. By neighbors, I don't mean most neighbors are next door. A neighbor can be a few miles up the road, they may be just 1100 meters up the road, or their land may adjoin yours.

If you want to say.....sit outside and drink wine and eat cheese around your firepit, more power to you. Neighbors may fire up a joint and sit on their porch and talk about nature or school their grandchildren on different animals, herbs, etc., or they may be tinkering on something.

Despite how the South is depicted, rural South is very different from the stereotype of Bubba drinking a 12 pack, beating his wife, and worshipping Nascar.

However, we have a low tolerance for domestic violence, crackheads, meth heads, thieves, and those that treat the elderly or handicapped poorly.

Side note, in case you ever get confused about who is a crackhead and who is a meth head, a meth head will steal your shit and come back to help you look for it. A crack head will steal your shit and bounce.

The only other caveat would be contact someone before you wander on their property. It's kind of a courtesy down here.