Yeah that is a funny coincidence.

I think I've never really realized the whole rich side / poor side thing before because in the city I live in (Springfield) everyone is either lower class, middle class, or upper middle class. I go to a privet, catholic school, and in my school, Springfield is considered one of the "poor cities." All the "popular kids" or the "spoiled rich kids" as I like to call them, live in towns like "East Longmeadow", "Agawam", "West Springfield", and "Belchertown." The only reason why people think Springfield is so poor is because most of the people that live here are just average people with average jobs, unlike the "Doctors", "Lawyers", "Dentists", and such in the forementioned towns.

Oh, as for the "Southern Charm" thing I've actually heard that people of the South are really polite too.