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Ok i'll go ahead & chime in here's my take on the situation, southerners if you wish to put a label on it flat out tell it like it is, no beating around the bush, they either like ya or don't no middle road.
But as a general rule people are people regaurdless were you go & there's always gonna be that a**hole just around the corner, just mark em down as another antisocial goofball since there will always be 2 nice ones for every ass.
My family and I are from the south and just like any other spot on this big beautiful earth, there are wonderful people here and not such shining examples of good behavior.
No region holds the market on being kind, neighborly, trustworthy, honest, or mannerly.
I'll also add some folks you just need to give a second chance, those that seem to come off as a total jerk when approched with a different attitude, on a different day, may turn out to be one of the nicest that would do anything for you given a chance, we all have bad days, attitudes & social skills, there are ways around a persons defensive barrier that they sometimes put out in front of you, all bark & no bite as they say, but as always there are those that certainly do bite unfortunatly.
I am someone that would say there are good and bad people everywhere. However, I did notice that the south leans a lot more towards ... certain traits (though they tend to pop up in underdeveloped parts of the country) of "fakeness" and "backstabbyness" or even "rumor spreadyness" per say. And yes...there were instances of "politeness" and civilness" but over all...the intention was of ill will. I find what is most important is to get a feel for the intentions. There are in fact some small cues that that reveal the difference, a lot of times in phrasing and undertone (for example, if a southerner tries to get information out of you, which can try to do through what appears to be casual conversasion...then that is a bad sign.)
Is this supposed to apply to Cajuns too?
A Cajun will happily invite you over for jambalaya, but if you do something dumb he is just as likely to tell you you're a couillon.
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