If they serve grits and sweet tea, it’s the south :-) If the entire area shuts down with a forecast of snow arriving, it’s the south!
Where I live in NC (south of Asheville) it has totally been invaded by northerners. Asheville cannot even be considered a southern city and I avoid it like the plague. Hubby wants to move out west to Montana or Wyoming after we retire in about 12 years to get away from the yankees (no disrespect to northern freepers) but I don’t know if I can handle the snow/cold.
The Missouri and Arkansas Ozarks have been invaded by Chicagoland yankees.
Two minutes around these disgusting types is more than enough time to decide to avoid them at all costs.