My parents lived outside of Spartanburg and I traveled those roads effectively for years. When my mom finally left my piece of shit father she moved to Tennessee with my sister so I had to drive those roads again. When mom moved to Florida for awhile it was the same thing.
It never really bothered me until the last few years. I get more nervous walking around in a white militia neighborhood out south than I do walking through a Chicago drug den to score some excellent fried chicken with all the fixins at home.
I'm kind of upset because I used to love Florida but even people who live there now are calling to tell me that they need out. Same way with Texas but I don't know a lot of people there like I do in FL. Tennessee is beautiful but it's getting wrecked now too. Fortunately my mom is past her prime and is well taken care of so I don't need to pull the alarm but somedays I worry for her because she has that big Chicago mouth and is not afraid to voice her opinion..