You can have death. And yes the culture does have its allure such as southern hospitality being a real thing. Whenever I see it, however, I can't help but think how differently I would be treated if I wasn't pasty white.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell