Mr_Scythe is somewhat right. West Virginia isn't that bad, but then again, neither is Kentucky. The rural parts of the Appalachian States have a stereotype for having rural pockets of weird people, from neo-nazis to anti-government types to the uber paranoid. It comes from popular images of Hillbillies and Moonshiners and has taken on more modern twists, meth users and neo-nazis often fitting the bill. One of the things to remember about the Appalachian States, which you might not know about being Russian and all, is that much of the economy in that region has depended on some very niche industries, mainly coal, lumber, and steel. They have a history of relying on them so heavily that they don't really diversify their economy, so when times go south for those industries, a lot of people suffer. Poverty has and will continue to be a big problem there, and with poverty comes drug abuse and extremist world views.