Trust me. There are some real idiots up here. Serial killers, child abusers and yes, incest does happen. They will shoot you over a dog and kill you if you are hiking and find their patch of weed. We have lots of crazies.
But on Memorial Day, the cemeteries are filled with flags because a lot of men left the hills to join the military.
No doubt there are some loony loons up in the mountains. I know that incest occurs, I know that they breed a particularly violent set sometimes and God forbid you do stumble on their weed which is the modern day version of moonshiners. However I would still trust them over a liberal city democrat anyday. At least with the hillbillies, I know what I’m dealing with. Most city slicker libs I’ve met are liars and cons.
I have lived both in urban areas and Appalachia and at a rough guess I would say that the per capita rate of idiots, serial killers and crazies is about half, maybe less, in Appalachia. I think they stand out more obviously in the pastoral context.
I once forgot to lock my front door (here in Appalachia) when leaving for a four-day weekend. When I returned, nothing had been disturbed. An urban-dwelling friend left her door unlocked for four hours and returned to find her camera and jewelry had walked out the door. Of course, it is a matter of odds — you can get burgled in the hinterlands — but I’ll take the odds out here any day.
True. However I love every chance I get to go there. The wife and I have a place near Brownsville. BTW, good to see you around!