this was just on the news this week that Tennessee is the leading state in the U.S. for volunteering. So that stands true for Tennessee the Volunteer state, and we do have hillbilly's that live here, there are still backwoods people around but the southern hospitality is here in Tennessee.
I spent just under two years in Tennessee and I can vouch for the hillbillies, (good hearted, salt of the earth types) and have my own Tennessee volunteer story. One day a group of neighbors and I were all outside enjoying a BBQ, and I casually mentioned having to wait a couple days to put my car in the shop to get it tuned up. The next morning, at a little after eight, I awake to men’s voices outside my bedroom window. I peeked though the curtains to see three of the neighbor men, under the hood of my car. I grabbed my brush (I wake up with crazy hair) and my bathrobe, made coffee, and went out to see what they were doing. I will quote the answer. “Weren’t doin’ nuthin’ wrong, missy, just can’t see y’all wasting money when we could do the fix fer free.” Some of the most wonderful people I met on my travels, were in Tennessee.