Misconception: everybody in Alabama is uneducated and "red-neck" (whatever that's supposed to mean)
Believe me, there's plenty of intelligence down here - they just don't brag about it - and most of the time they are just happy to let you think whatever you want to think!
Just don't believe everything you hear - no matter who swears to it - Liars Clubs have a gazillion members here!
It's a big deal to get somebody to believe some outrageous tale - it's also fun to let somebody believe that YOU believe them....
Not everybody is poor as dirt and not everybody is rich...