I'm from Alabama.
Traits of Alabama:
It's not as redneck as Hollywood would make you think, as there are several cities that are fully developed and all that. Though there are the backwater sections as well. And not everyone has a southern accent. I've lived in this state my whole life, and people from outside the state frequently think I'm lying when I tell them I'm from Alabama.
Not everyone drives a truck, though many of them do, and yes (sighs), they fly rebel flags on them from time to time, and/or have rebel flag bumper stickers.
Not everyone here is a conservative republican bible thumper, though they are here, and in decent force.
The city I live in Huntsville, is one of the key cities in the space race, and Werner Von Braun worked here for many years to develop the propulsion systems the US used to get to space.
Uh, what else. It's annoying to live here as an atheist, because people will happily try and convert you if you mention you don't believe as they do. And you can't walk 20 fucking feet without running into a street. Seriously, you know all the jokes about how Starbucks used to have so many shops? Like that, but with churches.
What do I like about the place? Not much really, there isn't anything unique to the place that I'm aware of. It's just a city to live in.