Ninti, I let the origional comment go because there ARE some pretty bad attitudes in the "south"

I grew up in Kentucky, live very close to DC now. I've spent some time in California and a few other places throughout our country. It's the same every where you go. I used to get offended, but I'm so used to redneck jokes it doesn't really phase me anymore, funny how the mentallity that it's OK to stereotype certain groups of people work. For the record, I'm not racist, I'm very liberal, don't have an accent and yes wear shoes in public.