The main reason (in my opinion) people are so much nicer in the south relative to up north that people seem to neglect is the
weather. The type of weather you experience has an unconscious effect on people's general disposition (look at Washington's inordinately high suicide rate, that can probably be attributed to all the rain they get over there).
It's generally warmer down south so the people are also generally warmer and more friendly. Up north we get cold weather and have developed a culture of simply trying to get where we're going, to be warm again. If you see someone in the street in the cold you're alot less likely to chop it up with them because you're trying to get indoors. I've noticed even up north, people are friendlier in the summer time, because of the warmer weather.
Difference I've noticed:
- Black people are definitely more color struck in the south, light skinned people are thought higher of than dark skinned people.
- People are alot more concerned with "keeping up appearances" in the south, acting as if things are ok with someone/people even when they're not; less honesty in public.
- Much slower pace down south, again probably attributed to the weather. You're more likely to take a leisurely stroll when its nice out than when its cold.
- Stronger connection to Christianity among the black community in the south, probably attributable to closer ties to slavery.
- I feel like any type of intellectuals from the south have a complex about the southern slow thing, and naturally over compensate.
- The easy accessibility of alcohol in the south also had me

at first lol.