The Deep South in a (usually) more positive light. The Rural South in the United States is a land of honest, down-to-earth folks, unlike the pretentious City Slickers in New York or "New South" Atlanta. Some may have their little quirks, but everyone takes those in stride. When one wants to escape the morally bankrupt superficiality of city life and get in touch with one's true self, the South is the place to go to. A Sub-Trope of Arcadia. Frequently features Southern Hospitality, a form of Sacred Hospitality. Minnesota Nice is the equivalent above the Mason-Dixon. Whether white or black, the churches are usually Baptist or Pentecostal, which is to say this trope usually averts Christianity is Catholic (with the exception of parts of Louisiana and Kentucky which have Catholic majorities). Named after the song by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Not to be confused with the 2002 film Sweet Home Alabama, . Also has nothing to do with the internet's favorite memetic incest joke.