Some of my family married Southerners, people who "never know a stranger." I agree they are very friendly people. Some country folk are that way too. I live in a rural part of Oregon. When my friend/neighbor's house burned several years ago, people showed up from all over to help them tear out the burned sections and start rebuilding. They didn't have any house insurance. A lot of the people who showed up didn't even know my friends. They just came with their tools and asked what they could do, and started doing it. They donated things. It was very heart warming.