I've been -through- Mississippi. And the majority of the continental U.S. minus a handful of states in the Midwest & Northwest, & a few in the Northeast.

I didn't find anything particularly enjoyable about MS. Or Alabama. My youngest cousin got a contract with a hospital down in Mobile (he's like a .. Doctor or Brain surgeon or something) that pays a pretty penny. I guess it's worth leaving Dayton, OH for? IDK. It's a toss up as to which one would be better...

My parents consider my home county "God's Country" 'cuz it's just soooo beautiful and they miss my hometown and blah blah blah. I'm like "Gag! You do realize that McMinn county at one point was #1 in the nation for Meth labs, right? If it's lost that title since then, anyway..." ... My dad was all "That's blasphemous!" and I'm like "Uh Hel-lo! Look at your meth mouth son & his cracked out wife, dog. For real." ... But I digress.