The Southern United States

The Southern part of the US is in many ways the most primitive one. These states rely more on farming and other more natural ways of getting food on the table, than the other, more modern parts of the United States. The South consists of 15 states: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. The largest city in the southern US is Houston, Texas.

The South is full of stereotypes, and it's perhaps the most characteristic part of the United States. The common, stereotypical image that many have of a southern American, is a white, male, christian republican who lives on a farm with several guns in his possession. The stereotypical southerner may also be a bit racist, uneducated and not very intelligent. Another common stereotype is cousin marriage. This is not the complete reality, of course, even though it exists many southerners with that description. While the higher percentage of the South indeed counts for white, christian republicans, the rest of the stereotypes not as common as those.

The southerners have a very distinctive and recognizeable accent, which has become their most characteristic feature. Their accent can not be described as particularly elegant or "smooth", and it is often parodied in a satirical sense. The accent is not very hard to mimc, and the easiest trick is to drag your left cheek up, and use long, bended vocals. Follow this trick and you will speak like a redneck in no time!

The term "redneck" has developed itself as their nickname, and it is normally used to describe a white, racist, poor southerner with bad manners. The name itself comes from the 1900s, when poor, white farmers would spend hours upon hours working in their fields, while in the boiling heat. This caused major, red sunburns on their necks, and the name "redneck" was born. "Hick" and "Hillbilly" are also used as nicknames towards the southerners.

A large part of the South lies in an area known as the "Bible Belt". The area is called the Bible Belt because of the high percentage of christians. Atheism is very uncommon in many southern states, and in the most extreme christian environments, atheism may even be seen as offensive! The Bible Belt's inhabitants are also known for their far-right, conservative politics, and the dominating part of the southern states vote Republican.