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You know, I love the South.

I'm from the South, so while I personally find it impossible to live there, I still have a fondness for it as a geographical region.

Driving through much of the southern part of the U.S. reminds me of where I grew up in Canada. The trees, homes, sense of community... I love the South.

While I've said that there are plenty of things I dislike about the South, I can be clear that there are things I love about the South.

I had been to the South many times and I thought I knew what the South was, but not until you live with people and live through their lives do you know what it's really about.

I grew up in southwestern Virginia. I was born in South Carolina, but only because my parents had a vacation cabin or something there on the beach. I was like a summer baby. But I did grow up in the South. I grew up in serious, serious Appalachia, in a very small town.

I also grew up on a farm in east Tennessee, so my roots are just naturally super southern, so I've always had that southern country lifestyle.

I'm from the South - I love to eat, and that's why I have to exercise.

Anything to do with the South resonates with me, because I'm Southern.

I'm a Southerner.