I'm sorry you think that we're all dumb hicks in the south.
When I lived in California years ago, I was dating a young lady who was originally from Tennessee. Her mother came to visit. She asked me if the wrecks on the freeways were as bad as they showed on CHIPS. I asked her if the people in the South were as dumb as the ones on The Dukes Of Hazard. She replied, "I understand."
Ain't TV wonderful.