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The [[Deep South]] in a (usually) more positive light. The Rural South in the United States is a land of [[Good Ol' Boy|honest, down-to-earth folks]], unlike the pretentious [[City Slicker|City Slickers]] in New York or "New South" [[Atlanta]]. Some may have their little quirks, but everyone takes those in stride. When one wants to escape the morally bankrupt superficiality of city life and get in touch with one's true self, the South is the place to go to.
A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Arcadia]]. Frequently [[Internal Subtrope|features]] Southern Hospitality, a form of [[Sacred Hospitality]].
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== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Turn
** Ironically enough, Nochis (the town where the story begins) is placed in [[Joisey|New Jersey]] on official maps.
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* ''[[Forrest Gump]]''
* ''Fried Green Tomatoes''
* ''[[Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]]'': Both the (nonfiction) novel and the movie.
* ''Mystery Train''
* ''[[My Cousin Vinny]]'': plays it both ways. Some of the Southerners are portrayed as rednecks and somewhat dim but the rest are presented as decent folks. The Northerners act more like stereotypical New Yawkers. It's basically stereotype vs. stereotype and [[Hilarity Ensues|played for laughs]].
* The movie ''[[Film/Sweet Home Alabama|Sweet Home Alabama]]'' is about a Southern girl who thought for a moment that some New York yuppie could be her Mr. Right. Obviously not; her Mr. Right is her childhood sweetheart back home in Alabama.
* ''[[The Notebook]]''
* ''Steel Magnolias''
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* "Georgia on My Mind" by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell, made famous by [[Ray Charles]], which was made the official state song in 1979, although originally written about Carmichael's sister, Georgia Carmichael.
* Phil Harris' song "That's What I Like About The South" is filled to the brim (of the mint julep) with this.
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN86d0CdgHQ Take Me Home, Country Road]'' does for West Virginia the same thing that ''Sweet Home Alabama'' does for Alabama.
** Similarly, James Taylor's "Carolina In My Mind" is about Taylor's childhood in North Carolina, but it's also popular in South Carolina.
*** Not to be confused with "South Carolina On My Mind" by Hank Martin and Buzz Alredge, South Carolina's (second) state song.
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