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my whole problem with someone claiming to be the friendliest state is they have nothing to back it up with, its jus something they desperately want to believe. i can say north korea is the friendliest country in the world.. wouldn't you want some proof?
i guess if anyone is friendly to another person it all depends on the individual. they may act very friendly to one person, and be unfriendly to another because of race, sex, religion, etc. are people of the south the friendliest to muslims? to african americans? not too great of a track record with "coloreds" is it just caucasians they're friendly to? are they friendly to people of latin heritage? are they friendly to homosexuals? what about people who are jewish? i'm not saying the north is accepting of everyone, or any friendlier then the southern u.s. so don't think that. i'm just saying, give proof or experiences with your claims.
i've lived in the south a great deal, and yes i've ran into a lot of friendly people. i've also ran into people that had their hearts set on making mine stop beating.
i still say its about the same no matter where ya find yourself, the only thing that changes is the accent. i do agree that the south can be very friendly under certain circumstances. they're not always friendly and can be very ignorant with their non-tolerance and unacceptance. i'll never forget walking around fort smith, arkansas. and having some redneck and his fat woman screaming at me and my chinese-american wife "why you yellow'n up your white roots?!"
sorry to keep on a rant about this topic but i had to get it out so i could give it a rest.
btw, gotta agree with ya on texas. lots of changing landscape.
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