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going from one of the most liberal areas in the county to the heart of the deep south is not going to be a huge culture shock.
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I repeat…there is no culture shock. And southern Calif is not one of the most liberal areas in the country.
But that said, the US representative of the area that includes UAlabama is a liberal female democrat.
Seriously, you have to visit. There is no culture shock. NONE, nada. However, if you were from the NE, the “shock” that you would experience would be how friendly people are. Southern Californians are already used to friendly people, so that aspect would be “just like home.”