Embarrassed of being from the south

Living in AL is no difference than living in KY, it's more to do with the company that you are keeping than the state that you are living in. I lived in WI once and I heard a lot of things there about the South that wasn't true but all in all my friends in WI were very good friends and they were good people.

I have met wonderful people in NY, CA and out of the country and I've never had a problem with any of them.