Heather you can not possibly be the antichrist having rescued so many critters.
So many of the south are still quite closed minded but believe me when I say they have come a long way esp in the last 15 yrs. Maybe not far enough but alot farther than I had ever imagined. Yes in this general area people are quite clannish & have been for generations. Dating back to moonshining days & feuds between families.
But given the poverty levels that still exist here many in the very rural areas are still very untrusting of outside people. Heck I was born & raised here there are areas I won't be in after dark cause I don't belong there.
Some will never be completely accepting of new things, new ideas, new ways of thinking, but as the kids grow up new things are coming around much faster. I just wish education was taken more seriously than it is currently. In many areas it is still very acceptable to have babies while you are still a child but I guess this is everywhere really. My in-laws tell me southern hospitality lives in me willing to help , be nice to everyone no matter who ya are. Although when I visit up there northern Indiana talk about funny looks, what did you say lady phrases, last but not least where do you live.
Someday we may catch up to rest of the world but in the mean time we ain't all that bad really . I ain't no nascar fan, don't drink shine, not real sure about religion other than I believe in God, I love my sweet tea though just not so much sugar.
