I was born in Middle Tennessee and spent a lot of my younger days there before we moved to Nebraska. I agree with the others. If you try to be nice most people think you are a jerk. I have had it happen in all sizes of towns, it doesn`t really matter. Some of the small country towns might be a bit better at being nice but forget the bigger cities. A few years ago I had some medical issues that left my ballance a little messed up so I started using a cane when I was out with my wife shopping. Some people look at that and give me a stupid look as to why are you using that, now I have it with me just so I can beat the smart mouth kids over the head or accidentally trip one of them. I come back to Tennessee every fall and enjoy every minute that I am there. Wife & I have talked about moving back but am tied down here with too many things. Enjoy the Southern way of life