Otherwise know as the 'Bible Belt'; it's home to
the American Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement,
the birthplace of blues, jazz and rock and roll, but
its greatest boast is that good old Southern hospitality,
only found in the Deep South & Southern
USA.
The Deep South folk are conservative, fundamentalist
and dominated by Southern Baptists. Here, God has
a real personal presence in many people's lives. It
is also snake country and some people believe
that the snake is the embodiment of the devil. Down
here, the life seems simplified; the big-hearted folks
of the Deep South seem genuinely pleased to see you.
The beer is cold, the food comes piled high on your
plate. The region is a little at odds with time and
life seems to have slowed down. The Deep South is
like a jammed little juke box bursting with the sounds
of times gone by. It is the place that North America
left behind in the wake of its whirlwind of progress
and business, and the pulsing heart at the Mississippi
River's end.
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