'Freddy' the German World Cup visitor to the US....famous for his pictures and experiences....wrote a piece yesterday....relating to the question...where was the best place to visit?
Answer? Texas, Tennessee and Alabama.
If you browse through the days that Freddy was in Alabama.....'FRIENDLINESS' seems pop up in a major way.
So, being from Alabama....I will relate why we Alabamians score high on this 'index'.
You see....we tend to be under some pressure....when out-and-about...traveling around. We each see ourselves as a state-ambassador, and under some obligation.
We might take a turn in the road and here lays Elvis in the ditch, or 'Coach-Bear' with a flat-tire, or Miss Parton out of gas, or some Apostle (of the 12) dehydrated, or Kenny Rogers broke down on the side of the road.
It is our obligation to act friendly....offer help.....give advice....and be a kind person.
To be honest.....it's probably a points thing, and we reckon that upon arrival at the gates of heaven....these 'acts' make up for our problems in the past.
So we see some German 'Freddy' and maybe he's shaking his head a bit, and we interrupt things....to help the guy out.
Maybe we guided him to a bar-b-q shack.....or pulled out a beer for him....or offered a New Testament verse for adverse conditions.
As for the competition thing with Tennessee and Texas? Well....simply put....they aren't in our league.
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