I am originally from the south myself but Korean and it is a big region, that's for sure. While I don't doubt that cities like Austin and Charleston are great for guys of all races, I am happy that I moved to Seattle. Getting out of the south and moving to Seattle really did wonders for me. I take part in the race and game part because I know from experience how much it can matter.
Moved to Seattle and immediately, it was huge for my own success, might start writing lay reports for you guys and at this point I might be able to get quick pics of the girls nude on my bed. The many IOIs in public from cute girls, good reception on online dating, seeing other Asian guys who weren't as good looking as me having success, and an overall good reception created this positive feedback loop in my head. Ever since then, I've been doing well but I know from personal experience how much location can matter.
It's funny because I meet younger Asian guys here who are in college or even high school, these guys are doing well in the game and dating girls of all races. To these guys, Asian being a "setback" in the game doesn't even occur to them. Throughout their lives they have seen Asian guys dating hot girls of all races to the point where they don't even think about race all that much. Most of these guys do not even think about being Asian as any disadvantage at all, they're proud, but it's because of that positive feedback loop.
As with fundamentals that people keep preaching, back down south I had a great body (gained a few pounds recently) and considered myself to be socially outgoing. Even after all I was doing, I found "country boys" and the rich frat bros getting almost all of the decent looking girls. After a while, the feeling of giving up just came over me, not even online dating was working out. In many parts of the region except for a few cities here and there, it is almost like people are stuck in the time of Puritans mixed with some racism.
I doubt even the new me who has had all this success could do well down there but I know one thing for sure on this thread from my own experience, you have to be a fool to think that with the state of mind the dude is in right now, he could all of a sudden start doing well down south. It doesn't work like that, you can't fake confidence or any of this. After all of the success I have had in Seattle, I feel somewhat different towards the game but that came because I moved to Seattle and had success.
You can't just make shit up in your head and the whole "you can do anything you set your mind to" mentality is bullshit, it doesn't work in game, and it gives the entire pickup industry a bad name. Social norms exist for a reason and if you want to game girls at a KKK rally while being a minority, be my guest, I'll stick to gaming fine hipster girls in the northwest.
No amount of attitude or "fundamentals" in the world are going to net you success in areas of the country that aren't made for you to have success in, if you want to live in your fantasy world then do so but don't tell struggling guys who clearly need some legitimate assistance its all about attitude and "fundamentals". They matter but I would argue that location matters just as much.