I really should have clarified "the popular depictions of the people" but yeah, half of my family is from Georgia so I spent a lot of time in the south over the years. There's certainly no shortage of good people but stereotype unfortunately exists for a reason. That said, those same people are in rural Michigan, Indiana, Wyoming, New York...but I guess they don't have the slavery connotations
Funny you bring up Indian food....literally 10 minutes ago I was explaining the cuisine to a coworker who had never tried it and suggested she give Tikka Masala a spin. And then explained how it's Indian food but also probably British.