I just realized that I've now lived in the rural South longer than I lived in Hawaii (19 years) and Southern California (27 years). Which made me scratch my head when I stumbled upon this map the other day.
Apparently I live in the "Could be Deep South" part of Virginia. Okaaaaay. Tell that to the people you meet at Bojangles. But what really piqued my interest was the fact that Hawaii is designated as "Not Southern." Say what? Even a brief glance at a world map will show that I was born and raised in the southernmost state in the union, meaning that I am from the DEEP DEEP SOUTH.
Man. Can't trust anything on the internet these days.