Still, there are many who are not. Even though the crime rates are lower in Appalachia than in other areas, Appalachians commit the same crimes that are committed in cities. Unfortunately, the same drugs that are found in large metropolitan areas are also found in Appalachian. Appalachians are clannish. Family and friends are always first and most mountain people are wary of strangers.
Appalachian people do make friends quickly and are always hospitable.
While one may not invite you into their home, most people would stop an assist a stranded motorist along side a high way. Basically, to summarize the Appalachian people, we are not much different than any other areas. Every geographical area has its own characteristics, i.e., customs, practices, dialect, etc. In a sense, we are moving toward a world society and with the increasing usage of the Internet, that day may be in the not to distant future.