Abstract
Southern Culture is many times understated because individuals believe that all southern states are the same. Consider the rest of the United States; are all the states similar? I believe that each state shares its unique traits, however, regions acquire similar traits. According to the Southern Culture article (2013), “The Southhas produced more unique, colorful, and influential people that have shaped America” (p. 1). The southern states all have one trait in common, which is southern hospitality. Parents teach their kids to be polite individuals and to give good first impressions. For my paper, I interviewed two people from Kentucky who have shared their understanding about the southern culture and how they live their everyday life. They were asked some stereotypical questions about the south, which helped identify if some stereotypes are true and if some are false. In a nutshell, the lifestyle of the south can be very different from the rest of the United States and even from the rest of the world.

Keywords: Southern Culture, southern hospitality, impressions, lifestyle, stereotypes

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