And the food. Let me not describe it to you other than to say that the entire state is a vegetarian and cardiac surgeons' worst nightmare. Maybe in California, but not in Alabama. I had hickory-smoked pork every day. I already miss it.
People are polite.
There is an enforced civility that is not apparent where I am from. They must teach courtesy and manners when still in-vitro. I got an insiders look at the place. The accents were very hard for me to understand, even though I am from the same country, I think. At times, I found myself understanding a rapidly diminishing percentage of what was said.