I’m so glad you started doing documentaries instead of pranks nothing against pranks but you cover the TRUTH! And that’s what we need in the USA right now
We need to normalize a simple lifestyle and stop normalizing debt. Huge SUVs, huge houses and private universities are simply not necessary. I live within my budget and I sleep better at night knowing that if I lose my job tomorrow, ' be fine. I didn't buy the biggest house. I bought the one I could comfortably repay
Yeah can being frugal be sexy please? recently mentioned that I'm frugal to a young woman and she gave me the weirdest look... Being financially responsible is looked down on
I wish I could find it, but I remember reading a study once that claimed financially insolvent men had 1.5-2x more sexual partners than their financially solvent counterparts.
I think people should also seriously look into investing of some kind. Something that brings money back to your pocket, real estate, stocks, whatever can bring back value to their bank account rather than draining it. Obviously investing has its risks but so does just having money in depreciating assets or straight up liabilities.
Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge. Your coach was simple to discover online. I did my research on him before I wrote to him. He appears knowledgeable based on his online resume.
Found his website easily. It was like the first thing that came up when I searched his name. I'll surely touch basis with him to see what the best step is for me to take right now. THANK YOU!!!
THe guy who wants meth and heroine druggies shot and killed is a man after my own heart. If we had death sentences for drug dealers thirty to forty years ago, we wouldn't be having many oif the problems we have today.
Watching from the UK here. One thing that impresses me about these guys is how they don't seem bitter and don't seek to immediately blame someone or something else for the poverty they're experiencing
Christ looks like you can’t use ANY critical thinking or logic. How is watching a 15 MINUTE TH-cam video with EXTREMELY EDITED clips of some person talking…..you don’t know what ELSE they said….they probably a hour or more on each interview….anyways….but here’s you claiming you kno and all they stand for…..just insane ignorance…..
I was born and raised in eastern Ky. Unfortunately that’s the reason why I had to leave and move to Lexington Ky to give my family a good life. Tommy I appreciate you coming there and actually showing people how bad the issue is.
I'm from Hazard, Perry county. Just made the move to the 859 as well. Now I'm contracting for a major home builder. I'm seeing a lot of people from my home town moving to Richmond, Lexington, Georgetown area.
May I add that I commuted from Hazard to Lexington and back every morning with about 5 other guys. It's either hit the road or become a doctor/teacher/police officer around here. I thought my commute was the awful (4 hours round trip) until I found out my co-worker was driving from Wise, VA to Lexington every day
@@Johnsmith-nk3sn I did apoxy down there and it was crazy about how many people weren’t even living in there trailers due to the storms and are now living in sheds just lined down the road
My family is from harlan, my great grandfather was a coal miner and died from black lung. My grandfather had to move up to illinois to escape the poverty and go to school for trade. Its crazy seeing someone finally talk about this side of kentucky.
I'm from southeast Ohio and it's just like this. When Obama was in and they tightened up the epa regulations, they shut all the coal burners down in every little town that lived off the plants, and shut the mines down too. It's an economic drug infested wasteland now. Most everyone of my generation either drives 3 hrs a day to columbus or hits the road for construction work
Genuine salt of the earth guys you met there. Real people with no entitlement just living their lives and might I say, really polite and respectful. That Logan dude is a total winner at life. Wish more people could be like him. Awesome video! Makes me want to visit the south.
I’m from Alabama, the south is very beautiful and most people are kind and good but u still need to be careful and keep a gun. People go missing camping in the woods
I’m in KY about 2 hrs from McCreary Co. It’s beautiful in the South. I used to live further into the country, not so close to Louisville. I can’t wait to get back to where respect is honored & people are more friendly like most of KY is.
Grew up like this. If everyone is in the same boat, you don't feel poor. Friends, neighbors. It's only the wealthy putting you down that makes you feel like shit. F**k them!
You won’t regret it. Us southern folk are misunderstood. We don’t date cousins, sisters etc. Most of us are polite, hard working folks. We respect one another and take care of our own.
Thank you for covering this stuff Tommy, I feel like the people of Appalachian are often overlooked and certainly have been throughout history. A lot of them have been struggling to get by for generations but their plight mostly goes unnoticed because they're out in the mountains away from big cities, Appalachia is where you'll find many of the poorest people in the country. And that's not even mentioning the opioid epidemic which has crippled the whole region. It's a damn shame because the Appalachian mountains are gorgeous and many of these people are hard working Americans that have been shafted and forgotten by the government for decades.
Eastern Kentucky & West Virginia got the shit end of the stick as far as states go. Not only are they in Appalachia, but they're also in the South - the 2 poorest regions in the U.S. Not only is poverty an every day part of their lives, but they often get ridiculed and stereotyped by the rest of America.
@@007Hutchings 😂😂😂😂 Don’t cry now, black’s been trying to wake folks up but noooooooooooo you guys are just exaggerating they said, lift yourself up by your bootstraps they said! Now it’s oh you get sympathy if your black lol. Btw where are the black people in this town??? Geez
Exactly. I was born and raised in McCreary County. My family has been here generations. Everyone has had to struggle hard just to get by except the ones that moved off to other states for work. We're considered well off of we're making 30-40k a year here. And that takes getting a "good" job that pays 14+ an hour. Which compared to other states is way below average pay for the same job. I was a shift supervisor at the local factory and it's considered one of the top paying places to work here and I only made $12.50 an hour. When I found out the plant supervisor above me only made $16 an hour I quit. It's crazy, there are no opportunities here. Luckily my family has been spared the from the drug crisis for the most part. We have a couple that it has affected and that's the worst part of the county. They can get away paying us nothing because the druggies will work cheap, and the people not on drugs will settle for the crap part because they have no choice and have kids to feed. I once heard the man that owns the factory (and multiple other factors in the area) say that he loves having his factory here because he can pay us nothing and we can't do anything about it, we'll take it cause it's better than the $7.25 everywhere else. My husband is working an hour away just to make $16 an hour working contracts for the government. Which again, you go to any other state and government pay is way higher. Even the kid in this video who said he's working at Walmart? That means he's working in one of the surrounding counties because McCreary County doesn't even have one.
Except that they do. Hospitals are few and far between, and a high percentage of the population is dependent on Medicare and public assistance. A country boy can survive, with the SNAP program
That's crazy because there's alot worse places out their in the world that get paid 10USD a month and they have a way harder time surviving. These fuckers still get paid roughly 7.5USD an hr. Americans are a joke.
Growing up in rural Kentucky I always always wanted to leave. Go to a big city, anywhere but where I was from. My parents always said they hated the city with a passion, they will never ever leave Eastern Kentucky. Until the last few years when my father got laid off and actually moved to a big city to start a business. Now they are saying they will never come back to Eastern Kentucky. I never thought I would see my parents leave before me. Never.
There's a great song "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" by Darrell Scott that basically describes this phenomenon, Harlan being the town in Eastern Kentucky. Very poor people who live and work their whole lives in one small area and never leave, just finding a way to get by. There's something honorable in that, even if tragic.
@@LemonLizard. When I was a boy in the 80's, as a Californian, I thought of Kentucky, when Kenny Rogers talked about his vast, blue grass horse farm. Even back then, it cost him $50,000 a month to maintain. "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous," The Kentucky Derby etc.
@@LemonLizard.It's strange to me how Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia are stereotyped for being trashy, white, uneducated, racist hillbillies when they were the only 2 Southern states that didn't join the Confederacy. Meanwhile, Virginia did join the Confederacy and it's never ridiculed like Kentucky & West Virginia are. West Virginians were so Anti-Confederate that they literally broke off from Virginia when they joined the Confederacy. Eastern Kentucky is noted as having some of the most Pro-Union support out of anywhere in the country (even Yankee states). The only reason that Kentucky stayed neutral was because Western Kentucky was Pro-Confederate. However, even Western Kentucky isn't ridiculed to the same level as Eastern Kentucky is. I'm from Western Kentucky and my ancestors were Confederate soldiers and Night Riders in the Black Patch Tobacco Wars. However, most Eastern Kentuckian's have ancestors who fought in the Union but today they are perceived as more racist than people from this side of the state. I don't believe they're given enough credit for how hard they fought to end slavery and to support the U.S. Eastern Kentucky was noted for it's lack of slavery, many year prior to the Civil War.
That’s most of the Appalachias for you. Most people here are poor but they don’t mind because they’re healthy and so is their family and that’s just how it is.
In my experience I'll tell ya Country folks & yes poor folks are the Realest people you'll ever meet Men are still MEN & protect their friends and family Give me a country Boy over these weak ass city bitches anyday
This exact lifestyle goes from WV/Kentucky, all the way down to the North Georgia/Northeast Alabama Appalachian mountains. I am from Whitfield county Georgia myself, and grew up very poor and country, so these people remind me so much of home that it’s crazy. I’m currently in the foothills of Appalachia in Hall County Georgia. Illegal Immigration has changed this county severely. Most country bumpkins have moved to Lumpkin county or Gilmer County GA.
Ich war vor kurzem als Tourist in den USA. Ich bin an so vielen unterschiedlichen Lebensweisen vorbei gefahren. Supervillen, Stadthäusern und Mobilhäusern. Was mich oft überrascht hat waren gerade die Mobilehomes. Das eine strahlend weiß mit gepflegtem Garten, Hecken, grünem Gras, Dekoration und zwei schönen Autos. Und gleich das nächste absolut heruntergerockt, kaputter Maschendrahtzaun, Plastiksperrmüll überall und drei kaputte Rostlauben auf dem Grundstück. Ich wäre oft gere mal angehalten und hätte einfach mal gefragt, wer die Bewohner sind, was sie so tun wie deren Geschichte ist. Schön, dass ich diese TH-cam-Filme gefunden habe. 👍
I moved to a remote town in northern Canada years ago. It was as definitely an eye opener for me. The people there were so happy and down to earth. Not measuring themselves against anyone else or ruled by money. I put that down to everyone knowing everyone and respecting each other. City people just weren’t the same way in Vancouver, BC. I loved living there and miss hearing people shout greetings to each other instead of road rage and the like.
Tommy, you have found your calling. You are hilarious and I love the prank videos but you are a real person with experience and are awake and worldly! This is amazing content. And, honestly, hanging out with these folks looks alot more fun than spending $200 to stand around a toronto club where you dont do anything but spend.
Despite living in the poorest county, it's good to see these dudes still have an optimistic view on life, plus they know how to make a fun time from scratch. Good video man, I enjoyed watching this. Educational in it's own way as well.
This might be the poorest county but it is not anywhere near to the poorest place. There are tons of places like this in America. Each city has something that resembles this. Go see Skid Row LA or Kensington in Philly. Or Baltimore and you’ll see worse places than this.
I live in a city now. I grew up in the poorest county of a Southern state and l lived there 20 years. This is 100% how things are in a poor area. But I promise people “like this” will outlive any one in a world war or apocalypse. I know so much that I just grew up in that had no idea every one didn’t know. When I moved to a city I would go basic things like plug a tire or make a fire and or clean a gun or sharpen a knife and people thought I was a Wizard. If I could do ANYTHING for my kids it would be to raise them in a poor wooded area. You have to rely on humans. Be a decent human. Learn the most basic things to live. And learn to spend your money to last. Awesome work Tommy. Praise the Lord
I also have no idea who your editor is, but the editing in this video is SPECTACULAR. Very on level with television editing I would say myself. It was awesome.
thats what i said even when he was driving up the different places it was like a movie or something this guys going yo be big instant subsacrasubsrceeber
I love the kid Logans mindset. Positive dude and the true definitely of what the American spirit embodies, at least in my mind that what the American spirit is. Smart kid that has a promising future regardless of financial circumstances.
@@javiercanoruvalcaba5070 “American spirit” to me doesn’t mean allowing two fulltime working parents to still languish below the poverty line, or food prices exploding 3x with no price control Sounds like this new America went from a monarchy back to corporate feudalism. So grim
Im originally from rural Tennessee, and i left at a young age. I live check to check, but am pretty well set and have no major conplaints but feel like a millionaire every time i go home to visit, i see these folks, talk with, and have a good time with these folks. Its very humbling every time. I love my family there. I love visiting, and honestly am grateful to leave knowing i have it pretty good. Seeing them gain a little more volume here for their voice is awesome. There are some truly great people throughout the region - keep up the work man.
I can relate to the kids, I grew up in a small southern town in Tennessee, the town was poor our family though was pretty well off, but I had very close friends who were poor and barely made it paycheck to paycheck, but we had the best of times, I lived on 60 acres of land and we'd all gather at my place on the weekends and create our own fun. Seeing this reminds me of the best times of my youth.
I'm from Kentucky myself, these people definitely know how to live life around here. We all basically treat each other like family in the country parts of KY. Used to live in Manchester, and I quite literally knew everyone there.
I live in one of the poorest counties in America and appreciate you doing these videos. There are great people here, and for such poverty there’s very little violent crime which shows the amount of respect people have for their neighbors. Some of the kindest souls in the country live here. There’s plenty of unique people with interests that don’t fit the stereotype, and beautiful neighborhoods and areas in these counties. A lot of what gets posted on TH-cam doesn’t fit the full reality and feeds more into stereotypes because that’s what gets clicks and makes money. Substance abuse is a real problem here, but it’s not everybody like people assume. Government sector jobs are all people have, and if you’re lucky you have a Walmart or factory to work at and that’s about it. We need the tech sector big time out here.
Agree! We get so caught up in worrying about $$ we lose sight of life to an extent. Fair play to these guys, genuine, real happiness is something you can't buy.
@@thesteveo1975The rat race we get caught up in this society sucks the life out of even the youngest of us! They’re making it work and they understand happiness is all you need! It’s inspiring that they can be so positive.
7/10ths of these people would prefer the rat race. I don’t think we are seeing the true scope of suffering associated with poverty in this video. Still enjoyed it though!
@anamegiven6204 Genuinely curious what those two have anything to do with these kids growing up in the sticks in a basically forgotten part of the country 😭
I don't live far from there and my towns not much different. People assume poor means dirty and dangerous. It's quiet the opposite. 4 out of 5 driveways you pull into people won't let you leave without feeding you and making sure your safe and happy, but in every county there is always that 5th driveway you wish you never pulled into, no matter where you go
This video showed LOTS of trash, which is DIRTY. When a person lives in filth, it says a lot about them. A person who wades through garbage on a daily basis put little to no effort into their day to day life.
In a world where superficiality often takes center stage, it's refreshing to witness the authenticity of these individuals. Thank you for reminding us to appreciate the simple things in life and to never underestimate the power of human connection. Keep up the fantastic work!
It’s not even impressing us as it is his willingness to put himself in dangerous situations only padded by his clout to keep him safe because he is telling those peoples stories.
@@whatevereyewant to be fair, he does pay people off for interviews. he doesn’t just waltz into dangerous hoods blindly and hope it goes well. He gets in contact with an individual/individuals there, builds rapport, and makes sure it’ll be a safe, friendly situation for everyone involved.
@sdsypher not disagreeing, what I mean by my comment is imagine trying to do this without having the essentially cloud based business card of having a large presence on TH-cam. It legitimizes him in a way on top of the compensation that probably keeps him safer, that and the fact they have cameras rolling.
@@Landino_tokes crazy that you have people from Ukraine watching how you live in Kentucky. Do you have a Facebook? I'd love to swing by sometime when I'm visiting my sister in Kentucky.
Young man explained „What’s rich to you?!“ in the best way of understanding the life ..having your own lifestyle and feel satisfied..Salute from Russia !!
Feels like home sweet home to me. One thing I've noticed living in a few different places like this is that struggle makes good people. The best people honestly
Had a neighbor with a bumper sticker that read "broke life builds". Couldn't stand my roommates and tried living solo for a while, never appreciated the words "broke life builds" more.
I bet many people different from you would consider you a slob. Slobs in every economic class but it could be because poor people can afford anything or they use drugs to help with the depression of it causing the slob activity too.@@faustinreeder1075
@@faustinreeder1075 Maslow's hierarchy of needs. They're stuck on level one with no time or energy to look at higher steps. Risk vs Reward. If you can't afford proper maintenance and are already living in dilapidated slums, you work some filthy disgusting manual labor and are already dirty all the time anyways and you come home exhausted, burnt out as heck what difference does scrubbing the toilet or picking up dirty laundry make? Might as well save that time and energy to try and enjoy what precious little down time you have. Then you have entire generations who were raised in filth and it's all they've ever known why would they bother to clean? "It's not like it makes my life any better, vs just being carefree". When your teeth are falling out and you can't afford a dentist, your neighbor is a crazy meth head, stray dogs running wild and your house is literally collapsing around you not giving a F brings a lot more benefit than clean floors. We can argue all day about who deserves what, but it's an objective fact- if you want to live in a good society you need to take care of the poor. If a bandage is left unchanged and a wound left to fester the whole body suffers. We need to stop focusing on helping the rich and maybe take a day to fix the poor or else our whole system is going to get sepsis. Regardless of "who deserves what". Dharma is doing the objectively right thing. Do dharma, society benefits.
First of all, great work Tommy as always, amazing stuff. No bias, no agenda, no sensationalism, just showing real people and their stories. I always love seeing the youth like these young men here, despite all their troubles and the poverty and the poor economic conditions, they're still defiant, still full of energy, still laughing and having fun together. I hope those guys stay friends for a long time.
No bias and no agenda except for asking everyone of them if they have “white privilege” Might as well have asked them “do you want to be called a racist if you don’t admit you have white privilege?” But no agenda;)
As a Kentuckian i can not express how happy I am that you are visiting these places and giving these folks a voice. You are humble and open minded and this kind of journalism (or whatever you want to call it) is desperately needed on the internet today. Thakyou for your work- you can be assured that you're definitely aren't part of the social media problem you talked about :)
I'm actually from McCreary County, i know everyone in this video and graduated from the high school not that long ago. its actually insane to see such a popular video about what people have to go through everyday here. The absolute lack of opportunities for the youth other than drugs. Its no surprise a good chunk of the residents even those who are in high school are either addicted to meth, heroin, or some form of pill.
I have family in south east kentucky I frequently visit and its the same attitude there. There is a lot of poverty down there, but a lot of the people are humbled and are thankful for life.
I spent about half my life in a poor little route 66 town in northern Arizona. Went to junior high and high school there. The town almost died and became a ghost town, but the people living there managed to save it by rebuilding the train that takes people to the grand canyon. My family moved there right around the time the town was just starting to come back from near death. My dad, my brother and myself have all worked for the railway that saved the town. Many buildings on main Street were still in not the greatest shape when we got there, and survival was a tough business. During winter the whole town would basically shut down for months, you were lucky to get 30 hours a week at work. We lived in a small subdivision in the woods outside town and there were some super poor people out there. Living in RV'S, travel trailers, mobile homes that were falling apart, and whatever else they could park or build on their property. It was tough, but we had some great times. But also really bad times. The town is doing well now, especially with the renewed interest in route 66 and the towns along it that has been going on for awhile now. Winters are still fairly tough. My family still lives there and I go back and forth between living there and Phoenix. These people remind me of the people there, they just have a different accent.
As an American, one major issue i noticed is that people don’t live within their means. I lived in a big city making only $2k a month with a child, renting a $700 apt , I saved less than $300 a month, had no credit card debt and paid all my bills on time and had a used car that I paid cash. on the other hand this single person made $4k, complained she can’t afford rent and had to stay with her parents, wanted to eat out every day, drive the biggest car, shop always etc. Kids need to be taught money management so that they are more responsible adults!
I’d like this comment a thousand times if I could, KK! People have been so deceived by the world, thinking everything that glitters is gold. I was so glad to hear that young man say, that if you have what you need, people to love & that love you, and get to go fishing on the weekends, you’re rich! So many people live beyond their means. The indoctrination camps, I mean the public education system, will teach kids Geometry, but won’t teach them to budget money, or any financial management. It’s a shame that Parents don’t understand financial management, therefore, the cycle continues. It’s such a shame.
Is that the case for some people? Yes. Some people are simply irresponsible. But that's not the case for everyone, and I'm tired of yall pretending like it is. Personal responsibility ain't gonna make you come up with half a million dollars to pay for chemo. Or brain surgery, like I had. It ain't gonna stop corporations from buying up homes and raising the prices. You're incredibly lucky to have rent that cheap. Housing costs are sky rocketing. Inflation in general is making it harder for everyone, and wages haven't kept up for DECADES. Being responsible ain't gonna fix any of that, it's outside of your control.
I can see that making 2000 only paying 700. I am making 2400 and my rent went from 1450 to 1900 one bedroom no utilities includeded. Sometimes no water sometimes no hot water ceiling falling walls pealing etc. It was the only place I could get with not making 3x the amount of rent. Living in the hood. With 2 children and myself. I want to get a second job but can't because I would be basically paying for the childcare. I don't buy clothes for myself and ware my daughters hand me downs. I pay more in taxs than I get in food stamps and people are now steeling foodstamps which ours got stolen. I have went without a meal so my kids could eat. I have bought a car with money but everytime I ended up having to pay more to fix it. So went to carmax to get a more reliable used car with a warentee. I spend way to much money getting screwed paying for $2000 cars. So yes I have a car payment. Insurance for car is 140 no accidents and goes up each year. So i don't know how much under my means I could go. I guess I could give up the transportation that drives my kids to childcare me to work and to pick up kids from school. I guess I could stop paying the gas or the electric or the other utilities or I could go without food more. I guess I could stop buying my kids clothes hygiene and stuff for school., I already gave up buying stuff far myself. I am currently trying to find a cheaper area but hard to go to another crime ridden gang fulled area to one I am not familiar with instead of being in the one I am already aware of how it goes. So I am so glad you were able to do that. Some of us are not living beyond our means and still can't make ends meet. I have Even had programs tell me they don't know what to do about my situation. I littarally without help brought us out of living in motels into this crap hole of an apartment and probably going to have to go back because I can't go through any more rent hikes. Edit typo
This is where I was born and raised til I was 19. You showed the worse of the county and not the beautiful hiking trails and views of the county. We have very successful people who grew up here. The reason why it’s the poorest county is because businesses wasn’t allowed to come in. We wasn’t given the opportunity to grow as a community. I love my hometown and the people in it. You will not find more humble people then here. I’m proud of where I came from and I carry this with me.
You can find areas like this all over the south and Midwest . And you can find the opposite in the same areas , just depends if you want to work or meth your life away
The whole point was to interview people and show the underbelly that people won't normally see. I'm sure there are people covering the prettier side of things but that's just now the focus of this particular video.
Eh you left out drugs & how a majority of this beautiful place are drug addicts. I’m sure that can certainly effect people’s income, will to work, and laziness. It’s like they’re proud to stay stuck in poverty I get you have to make due with what ya got but drugs are damaging AMERICA right now & dressing problems up ain’t gon help pal.
The Editing on this video is insane! Thanks for always meeting eye to eye with everyone from the richest to the poorest from the classiest to the nastiest. S/O from Chicago man keep doing your thing hope you make it BIG you deserve it! Proud of what you stand for!
I’m so proud of where I’m from. 100% it’s a different way of life, but we are made of grit, guts,loyalty, we respect the land. Omg that’s Newtie!! Hey Newtie. It’s Dana Simpson. People think they know but they have no idea. We don’t care about money or material possessions we know what matters and it’s family. We know how to work hard and happy af to be working. We know how to party harder than most of the other states combined. I saw my childhood home in one of these videos. I wish more people knew how I was raised. Understand why I sound the way I do and not too shy to say we are some of the prettiest women you ever did see. I grew up on a mountain pretty close to the border. I never wanted to leave my family homestead but I got hitched and moved to Lexington. I’m not even 1% fancy and thank God I stand on something I can be proud of. I graduated from McCreary Central in 2000. I wouldn’t lie to yuns, it’s dangerous to some degree Jerry Springer said if you want to get away with murder go to McCreary Co. KY. It’s the damn truth it’s more of an eye for an eye, don’t ask don’t tell. Everyone can know who killed who and common knowledge and all but you’d have a helluva time making it stick. Most ppl couldn’t handle it. Personally I love country life and the longer I’m away from home the more I want to get back there.
You think no one is to blame for this? The USA is the richest country on earth and these people admit if they had the opportunity they would do better.
@@loriannrichardson764438% of welfare recipients are white, 39 percent of welfare recipients are black meaning that black people receive a whole lot more welfare proportionate to their population and they likely receive more money in total. How can you say a group is facing discrimination against it within a country that is giving that group more money than it gives its majority population.
9:11...Wow...That is surely one HELL of a view! Fellow Kentuckian here...sadly I'm in a more urban area. Though I DO live on a farm, and am constantly around the most beautiful of animals...🐎 The great Secretariat is buried not even a mile from my area. Those McCreary County folks may be poor monetarily...Hell, as are myself and MY Family; just scraping by from Month to Month...Having to rely on Credit Cards....but as Kenneth I believe He said His name was - He hit the nail on the head. Having little financial capital doesn't necessarily mean you and your Family are "POOR"...Yeah, money helps a LOT in life. Though if you have a loving Family, good Friends, pets you love and that love YOU, hobbies....and above all...FREEDOM...You're a wealthy man or woman. Love my fellow Kentuckians, my fellow Americans....and my fellow Humans. Lets all try to show one another more love and respect in this thing we call "Life"....❤
We feel the same way in the Ozarks. The village we live in has a pop.of 135. We had a guy that got shot two days ago. Nobody called the law, Nobody called an ambulance. Might have heard awhile back about a couple kidnapping a pregnant woman and cutting her baby out and burning her body. Or the Emergency Doctor that was murdered and found in the lake out of Casseville, Mo. A lot of crazy sht happens in the woods that nobody ever hears about. We are forgotten just like our Appalachian brothers.
I've bike toured most states, but never want to set foot in MO again. One small village seemed too quiet, even for a village, it was like the twilight zone staying near there overnight. Silence was broken around 2am by people cheering loudly and the sound of dogs fighting (pretty obvious what was going on). I couldn't wait to gtfo of that place in the morning.
That’s funny because the same exact thing happened in the Netflix series Ozarks. A baby was cut out of a pregnant woman to raise. Wonder if it was a copy cat. 😕
Im an old homeless guy living in a van near the river and I am very happy and at peace now. I am a man of faith and I have a wonderful group of friends that are n'y family. Life is very very good.
I’m so happy to hear that you are enjoying your life and are at peace. At the end of the day, that is what really matters! It’s not about how much money you have in your bank account, how nice your house or car are, or what kind of “stuff” you have-it is about surrounding yourself with people who genuinely care about you. I have been homeless and I was very happy during that time-it was a really carefree period of my life. Now, I have kids and responsibilities so my life has taken a much different path. I have dedicated my life to helping others and now work as a substance abuse counselor and a domestic violence counselor at a nonprofit agency that serves the low-income and homeless community. I am living a very fulfilling life. I live in low income housing because the pay is very low, despite my qualifications being high, but I am not doing it to be rich because money isn’t everything. I have enough to support my daughters; my daughter is in private school; and we are all very happy and thriving. I’m a single mom and had to leave her abusive dad last year, which was the best decision I’ve ever made. But, now that I’ve told you my life story😂 I just wanted to say-I wish you all the best ❤ love from Bay Area California
On point with this one. Has its pros and cons like everything else. Kids who grew up somewhere like this got a different experience on life that a lot of sheltered and/or privileged kids don’t understand until well into their 20s if even at all. Not all is good though some get stuck in the loop of what’s around bc bad habits, friends, etc. Glad this channel is diversifying to white hoods😂 people forget they exist too
Yeah, it would be even better without the drugs, seem like they should be growing fruits and vegetables for a living, drug slanging is for the big cities I thought...
I hiked the sheltowee trace and made it a point to take a break in whitley city. I had a great time mingling with the locals and visiting the shops and eating at the Mexican restaurant and staying in the hotel. Everyone was just so real and not fake. These folks are very lucky to have such robust natural resources all throughout the area and I'm glad that I got to enjoy it! I wanna go back to explore more as my trail only took me past so much.
I’m glad I found this page awhile back and have had the pleasure of watching Tommy G grow. Couldn’t have happened to a more curious and genuine person. Keep it up because big dogs gotta eat.
A like how you talk to people with respect. A lot of these channels condescend to the people they are speaking to. You ask real questions, and get real answers. A chance to see what it's really like. You give people a voice, and a chance for us to see the real America. Thank you .
I haven't made it all the way through the video, but I already feel a lot better about it than the last one. This place is poor and there are lots of people here who are on drugs, but we're not bad, stupid, or lazy just because of where we were born or choose to live.
Man sometimes I just need to be grateful for what I got and realized am not the only one struggling am over here complaining about a 18$ hr job when they get 7.25🤦🏽♂️I got mad respect for y’all barely scrapping by
Can tell these folks are humble this was a great video G just seeing these guys charisma and just making the best of they’re situations keep going Tommy 🤞🏾pray you get everything you deserve
I’m from NY and I moved to KY in 2014, I’ve travel through all of KY because of work and I’m glad you’re bringing awareness to this issue in Eastern Kentucky. Me being Hispanic I was wary about being to these places but surprisingly I didn’t face any racism or harassment, these are good people that are in a bad environment. Currently live in Lexington, KY which is one of the major cities in Kentucky.
i hope those young guys stay focused and dont lose track all the best wishes they can pull themselves out of poverty, its nice to see they stay so happy despite there surroundings at least
Tommy man , your content is so spontaneous. Everything about what you present comes of so easy without even trying hard. Looking forward to seeing you with 20mil subscribers and more. The sky is the limit bro🙌
It's always just money. Most of all of these problems would go away if they had more money. We have billionaires that could fix this but they choose not to.
Damn you just took me back to my high school years. I grew up in Pulaski, VA. We weren’t AS poor of a county, but probably pretty darn close. Bonfires and Bloomer’s Mountain were about all there was to do. Well that and drugs, but the ones to got involved with that, most never got back out. 😢
tommy, youre channel deserves millions. not enough people know about you and the things you do for your channel. love yoy and love ur vids keep it up man!
One thing I can say about this video is that you got some amazing footage of the beautiful countryside... If only it didn't get so cold that it snows... I can't deal with extremely cold weather... I would have to barricade myself inside until Springtime comes around again... Buy a little bit extra and stockpile for winter so I can become a recluse throughout the Winter... Or I would have to have a house somewhere in the South to escape the cold weather...
You realize that Kentucky is literally in the South, right? It's geographically and culturally Southern. The winters here are very mild and subfreezing days are rare, especially here in Western KY. It's not unusual for 70° weather in the winter. We sometimes BBQ outside in short sleeve shirts for Christmas. Snow is almost always very light and is gone within a day because the temperature is never cold for very long. The vast majority of Kentucky is in Growing Zone 7, the same as all of Tennessee, Northern Mississippi, Northern Alabama and Northern Georgia. We literally have a Subtropical climate, just like all of the Southern states. Also, Tennessee is only 5 mins from my house so I promise it's not magically warmer there lmao. Arkansas is 1.5 hours away, Mississippi is less than 2.5 hours away and Alabama is less than 3 hours away. The average temperatures where I live are comparable to Memphis, TN. Also, it snows in every Southern state occasionally, even Florida.
@@DrannonMoore00 .... Nah, I was thinking it was in the middle of the desert.... My point is the fact that not every area has a picturesque environment... It seems like Tommy was lucky enough to get some nice shots... As a Amateur Cameraman, I would have shoot a lot of B-Roll... I decided to comment on the video because it was a nice change of scenery, considering most of his content is from the Hood...
@SeanNyte I agree that it's a nice change of scenery from many of his other videos. I was just correcting your statements about Kentucky being cold. We don't have harsh winters here. Sure, parts of mountainous Eastern Kentucky, where Tommy was, is probably much colder than where I live in the swampy bayous of the Lower Mississippi River basin but, in general, Kentucky isn't cold. There's no circumstance where you would have to barricade throughout the whole winter. Many winter days are hot and you'll be changing into T-shirts rather than putting on coats. It's crazy to me that you would describe it as "extreme cold." It's currently hotter where I live in Kentucky than it is in Death Valley, California (the hottest place on Earth).
This is my favorite video of all the ones you’ve posted because everyone on it is good, down to earth people. I live in Somerville , Alabama and it’s a lot of that here. ❤the South .
You should come to Fremont, CA! It's been rated as the happiest city in America! I'd be interesting to understand why and hoe the lifestyle of Fremont residents differs from others in America!
These people are honest and know what being content is. They have time to enjoy one another and their surroundings because they keep it simple. The more you have the more you have to worry about. Amidst their modest conditions they aren't bitter or miserable. Beautiful 🌺
@@crimsonJerom They certainly surprised me by acknowledging white privilege that's for sure. We truly can't believe nor trust everything the media puts in our faces. Most people are not hate filled. But live & let live actually. I was pleasantly surprised by them, yet have known personally beautiful people like them who are more so innocently ignorant than hateful.
@@crimsonJerom My first "love" was a country boy & from there I met his family & a whole new world 😅 Maybe you will meet like ones if you wish. Rough around the edges but beautiful souls🌺
@@wallowsecho9538I was about to say that when we see this poverty in another country everyone's so quick to point out what's wrong, but when it's poor mountain folk suddenly the empathy pours out. Just feels like conservatives co opt Appalachian identity. I'm from Texas and I feel like Mexicans and Appalachian folk are very similar. Poverty shaping our lives but trying not to be bitter about it. Work, drink, laugh live. Lots of drugs, crime, love. People always talking about you like your a different species. One of the best people I knew was a guy from east Tennessee who moved to South padre. Idk just something I noticed. Most white people who get offended at the notion of white privilege are rich folks who don't understand it just means "your race doesn't come first".
Thank you Tommy for all your time&dedication put into these videos! My hubby& I both agree & say it every single time you drop another video for us.. that you deserve your own tv show or docuseries but really you deserve your very own tv channnel!! 💯🥇🏆🔝👏🏁🎉🔊👌‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
I don’t live far from McCreary. My small town is a lot like this. They are spot on when they say wealth and riches to county folk isn’t materials and money. It’s your lifestyle. We have the best community…people will give you their last penny even if they don’t know you. We live a slow pace simple lifestyle, we’re self-sufficient, and family and God are the central focus of our lives. We’re just happy. I wish city folks we could experience our way of living and see how fulfilling life is out here.
That is bullshit most of Eastern Kentucky has one of the highest overdose rates in the country and they spend all there's pennies on meth that region also ranks horrible for everything
The poorest, people with the least to give, are the ones who will share a plate of food with you. Sit and talk out and try to find a solution. No judgement! I've mixed with all sorts of people in life, and those who dont have much are 99% of the people who will try to help you without humiliating you. Really enjoyed wayching this
![ILLSLICK - KILLSHOT REMIX [FULL VERSION]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/RIK8RrqIAzE/mqdefault.jpg)
I’m so glad you started doing documentaries instead of pranks nothing against pranks but you cover the TRUTH! And that’s what we need in the USA right now
That's why his channel made a comeback; He realized what the people wanted. They wanted pranks then, but it was time for change.
Deadass 180 in the right direction
Everything against pranks, fuck all that playing shit, it’s too much of it, life real bruh fr
Nah pranks suck lol
Pranks are bottom barrel content homie
We need to normalize a simple lifestyle and stop normalizing debt. Huge SUVs, huge houses and private universities are simply not necessary. I live within my budget and I sleep better at night knowing that if I lose my job tomorrow, ' be fine. I didn't buy the biggest house. I bought the one I could comfortably repay
Yeah can being frugal be sexy please? recently mentioned that I'm frugal to a young woman and she gave me the weirdest look... Being financially responsible is looked down on
I wish I could find it, but I remember reading a study once that claimed financially insolvent men had 1.5-2x more sexual partners than their financially solvent counterparts.
I think people should also seriously look into investing of some kind. Something that brings money back to your pocket, real estate, stocks, whatever can bring back value to their bank account rather than draining it. Obviously investing has its risks but so does just having money in depreciating assets or straight up liabilities.
Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge. Your coach was simple to discover online. I did my research on him before I wrote to him. He appears knowledgeable based on his online resume.
Found his website easily. It was like the first thing that came up when I searched his name. I'll surely touch basis with him to see what the best step is for me to take right now. THANK YOU!!!
Much respect to all of the people in this video! They all seem very genuine and good hearted people!
Respect is earned not just given these people are Pale.
THe guy who wants meth and heroine druggies shot and killed is a man after my own heart. If we had death sentences for drug dealers thirty to forty years ago, we wouldn't be having many oif the problems we have today.
@Greenneeedledrug dealers he said
4:51-4:56 "So what could be done to help people that are living paycheck to paycheck?" "Bigger paycheck."
My man's spittin'
Worker solidarity is the key
@@corpsefoot758the key is proper financial education in schools
OMG!! IT'S A FUCKING FORD RANGER!!! I KNOW HIS TRUCK!!!!
@@michaelfolino8414bro they still make Rangers what are u on
Shit made me laugh
Watching from the UK here. One thing that impresses me about these guys is how they don't seem bitter and don't seek to immediately blame someone or something else for the poverty they're experiencing
Yeah unlike so many in the UK. Because they treat racist tabloids, as a life bible
Yeah unlike so many in the UK. Because they treat racist tabloids, as a life bible
Yeah unlike so many in the UK. Because they treat racist tabloids, as a life bible
Unlike the Brits that do whine about their poverty
Christ looks like you can’t use ANY critical thinking or logic. How is watching a 15 MINUTE TH-cam video with EXTREMELY EDITED clips of some person talking…..you don’t know what ELSE they said….they probably a hour or more on each interview….anyways….but here’s you claiming you kno and all they stand for…..just insane ignorance…..
Those kids seemed genuinely stoked to show you a good time lol, they're some real ones
Thats the country way. Even through all the heartbreak of being poor, country folk always find a way to find happiness.
We can skin a buck and run a trout line yall know the rest😊
@Cutlas yeap, one of my all time favorites.
Watching this video was like reliving my childhood and teens. I love these people and their outlook on life.
The county votes 97% Republican. I'm seeing a pattern here. Vote Blue across your ballot.
I was born and raised in eastern Ky. Unfortunately that’s the reason why I had to leave and move to Lexington Ky to give my family a good life. Tommy I appreciate you coming there and actually showing people how bad the issue is.
I'm from Hazard, Perry county. Just made the move to the 859 as well. Now I'm contracting for a major home builder. I'm seeing a lot of people from my home town moving to Richmond, Lexington, Georgetown area.
May I add that I commuted from Hazard to Lexington and back every morning with about 5 other guys. It's either hit the road or become a doctor/teacher/police officer around here. I thought my commute was the awful (4 hours round trip) until I found out my co-worker was driving from Wise, VA to Lexington every day
@@Johnsmith-nk3sn I did apoxy down there and it was crazy about how many people weren’t even living in there trailers due to the storms and are now living in sheds just lined down the road
My family is from harlan, my great grandfather was a coal miner and died from black lung. My grandfather had to move up to illinois to escape the poverty and go to school for trade. Its crazy seeing someone finally talk about this side of kentucky.
I'm from southeast Ohio and it's just like this. When Obama was in and they tightened up the epa regulations, they shut all the coal burners down in every little town that lived off the plants, and shut the mines down too. It's an economic drug infested wasteland now. Most everyone of my generation either drives 3 hrs a day to columbus or hits the road for construction work
Genuine salt of the earth guys you met there. Real people with no entitlement just living their lives and might I say, really polite and respectful. That Logan dude is a total winner at life. Wish more people could be like him. Awesome video! Makes me want to visit the south.
I’m from Alabama, the south is very beautiful and most people are kind and good but u still need to be careful and keep a gun. People go missing camping in the woods
I’m in KY about 2 hrs from McCreary Co. It’s beautiful in the South. I used to live further into the country, not so close to Louisville. I can’t wait to get back to where respect is honored & people are more friendly like most of KY is.
Grew up like this. If everyone is in the same boat, you don't feel poor. Friends, neighbors. It's only the wealthy putting you down that makes you feel like shit. F**k them!
is kentucky the south?
You won’t regret it. Us southern folk are misunderstood. We don’t date cousins, sisters etc. Most of us are polite, hard working folks. We respect one another and take care of our own.
My great uncle once said, “ You can still be poor and have a clean house.”
And he is right ❤
Sorry but needed to be said I'm poor as shit but can afford bleach and trash bags over beer, I still buy beer but still 😂
Lol I like the saying but let's be real you ain't got a house of you're poor these days
@@toedrag-release yeah that’s the truth
😜@@dollydagger165
My entire family is from rural Kentucky. Thank you for shedding some light on the situation.
igaf
@@omarfs.11 wow
We shed to much light and we'd see dad hittin grandma
Yikes
Sweet home Alabama!
Thank you for covering this stuff Tommy, I feel like the people of Appalachian are often overlooked and certainly have been throughout history. A lot of them have been struggling to get by for generations but their plight mostly goes unnoticed because they're out in the mountains away from big cities, Appalachia is where you'll find many of the poorest people in the country. And that's not even mentioning the opioid epidemic which has crippled the whole region. It's a damn shame because the Appalachian mountains are gorgeous and many of these people are hard working Americans that have been shafted and forgotten by the government for decades.
Wicked
Eastern Kentucky & West Virginia got the shit end of the stick as far as states go. Not only are they in Appalachia, but they're also in the South - the 2 poorest regions in the U.S. Not only is poverty an every day part of their lives, but they often get ridiculed and stereotyped by the rest of America.
You get more sympathy if you are black and poor makes sense why no one knows about this area.
@@007Hutchings 😂😂😂😂 Don’t cry now, black’s been trying to wake folks up but noooooooooooo you guys are just exaggerating they said, lift yourself up by your bootstraps they said! Now it’s oh you get sympathy if your black lol. Btw where are the black people in this town??? Geez
Exactly. I was born and raised in McCreary County. My family has been here generations. Everyone has had to struggle hard just to get by except the ones that moved off to other states for work. We're considered well off of we're making 30-40k a year here. And that takes getting a "good" job that pays 14+ an hour. Which compared to other states is way below average pay for the same job. I was a shift supervisor at the local factory and it's considered one of the top paying places to work here and I only made $12.50 an hour. When I found out the plant supervisor above me only made $16 an hour I quit. It's crazy, there are no opportunities here. Luckily my family has been spared the from the drug crisis for the most part. We have a couple that it has affected and that's the worst part of the county. They can get away paying us nothing because the druggies will work cheap, and the people not on drugs will settle for the crap part because they have no choice and have kids to feed. I once heard the man that owns the factory (and multiple other factors in the area) say that he loves having his factory here because he can pay us nothing and we can't do anything about it, we'll take it cause it's better than the $7.25 everywhere else. My husband is working an hour away just to make $16 an hour working contracts for the government. Which again, you go to any other state and government pay is way higher. Even the kid in this video who said he's working at Walmart? That means he's working in one of the surrounding counties because McCreary County doesn't even have one.
This is what we need, truthful no bs reporting/interviews. Those guys are awesome.
I grew up with people like this and I can tell you they are some of the strongest people and need no one for anything.
Except that they do. Hospitals are few and far between, and a high percentage of the population is dependent on Medicare and public assistance. A country boy can survive, with the SNAP program
@@Yesthatsmedanny well I can promise you this if our economy was to completely tank mountain folk would be just fine.
@@YesthatsmedannyI'm glad you cleared that up.
We sure don’t lmao one thing ab us if the world losing power we gonna keep rockin 😭💞
That's crazy because there's alot worse places out their in the world that get paid 10USD a month and they have a way harder time surviving. These fuckers still get paid roughly 7.5USD an hr. Americans are a joke.
Growing up in rural Kentucky I always always wanted to leave. Go to a big city, anywhere but where I was from. My parents always said they hated the city with a passion, they will never ever leave Eastern Kentucky. Until the last few years when my father got laid off and actually moved to a big city to start a business. Now they are saying they will never come back to Eastern Kentucky. I never thought I would see my parents leave before me. Never.
This video is why I tell people I’m from Louisville not Kentucky. Most people associate Kentucky with shoeless bush people lmao same with WV
There's a great song "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" by Darrell Scott that basically describes this phenomenon, Harlan being the town in Eastern Kentucky. Very poor people who live and work their whole lives in one small area and never leave, just finding a way to get by. There's something honorable in that, even if tragic.
@@LemonLizard. When I was a boy in the 80's, as a Californian, I thought of Kentucky, when Kenny Rogers talked about his vast, blue grass horse farm. Even back then, it cost him $50,000 a month to maintain. "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous," The Kentucky Derby etc.
@@bodyloverz30 damn then u were sorely mistaken lmao
@@LemonLizard.It's strange to me how Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia are stereotyped for being trashy, white, uneducated, racist hillbillies when they were the only 2 Southern states that didn't join the Confederacy. Meanwhile, Virginia did join the Confederacy and it's never ridiculed like Kentucky & West Virginia are.
West Virginians were so Anti-Confederate that they literally broke off from Virginia when they joined the Confederacy. Eastern Kentucky is noted as having some of the most Pro-Union support out of anywhere in the country (even Yankee states). The only reason that Kentucky stayed neutral was because Western Kentucky was Pro-Confederate. However, even Western Kentucky isn't ridiculed to the same level as Eastern Kentucky is.
I'm from Western Kentucky and my ancestors were Confederate soldiers and Night Riders in the Black Patch Tobacco Wars. However, most Eastern Kentuckian's have ancestors who fought in the Union but today they are perceived as more racist than people from this side of the state. I don't believe they're given enough credit for how hard they fought to end slavery and to support the U.S. Eastern Kentucky was noted for it's lack of slavery, many year prior to the Civil War.
"Poorest" but they seemed the most genuine people you've shown. These people are my kind of people.
That’s most of the Appalachias for you. Most people here are poor but they don’t mind because they’re healthy and so is their family and that’s just how it is.
In my experience I'll tell ya Country folks & yes poor folks are the Realest people you'll ever meet Men are still MEN & protect their friends and family Give me a country Boy over these weak ass city bitches anyday
This exact lifestyle goes from WV/Kentucky, all the way down to the North Georgia/Northeast Alabama Appalachian mountains. I am from Whitfield county Georgia myself, and grew up very poor and country, so these people remind me so much of home that it’s crazy. I’m currently in the foothills of Appalachia in Hall County Georgia. Illegal Immigration has changed this county severely. Most country bumpkins have moved to Lumpkin county or Gilmer County GA.
It's the same in the hill country of northwest Arkansas
Yeah they seem like they are making the best of the situation.
Ich war vor kurzem als Tourist in den USA. Ich bin an so vielen unterschiedlichen Lebensweisen vorbei gefahren. Supervillen, Stadthäusern und Mobilhäusern. Was mich oft überrascht hat waren gerade die Mobilehomes. Das eine strahlend weiß mit gepflegtem Garten, Hecken, grünem Gras, Dekoration und zwei schönen Autos. Und gleich das nächste absolut heruntergerockt, kaputter Maschendrahtzaun, Plastiksperrmüll überall und drei kaputte Rostlauben auf dem Grundstück. Ich wäre oft gere mal angehalten und hätte einfach mal gefragt, wer die Bewohner sind, was sie so tun wie deren Geschichte ist. Schön, dass ich diese TH-cam-Filme gefunden habe. 👍
I moved to a remote town in northern Canada years ago. It was as definitely an eye opener for me. The people there were so happy and down to earth. Not measuring themselves against anyone else or ruled by money. I put that down to everyone knowing everyone and respecting each other. City people just weren’t the same way in Vancouver, BC. I loved living there and miss hearing people shout greetings to each other instead of road rage and the like.
Exactly. We aren't meant to be all bunched up
I feel that all the time in DC. Measuring against other peoples money. It’s exhausting. 😢
Vancouver is only getting worse im trying to get out myself
@@2jcwardyou are around a lot of government employees. That is not even real work. Cut the fat I say.
Tommy, you have found your calling. You are hilarious and I love the prank videos but you are a real person with experience and are awake and worldly! This is amazing content. And, honestly, hanging out with these folks looks alot more fun than spending $200 to stand around a toronto club where you dont do anything but spend.
The prank content has a shelf life. He can make content like this for the rest of his life and have an audience.
His capping is visiting neighborhoods?
Is Rebel News trying to recruit Tommy G 😂
Ayeee tommy what's up bro
Wow I loved America but now am beginning to fear going to leave there and work
Despite living in the poorest county, it's good to see these dudes still have an optimistic view on life, plus they know how to make a fun time from scratch. Good video man, I enjoyed watching this. Educational in it's own way as well.
Don't worry with the communist who run the country now, we can all be poor and happy soon by October 4th, 2023 😂
This might be the poorest county but it is not anywhere near to the poorest place. There are tons of places like this in America. Each city has something that resembles this. Go see Skid Row LA or Kensington in Philly. Or Baltimore and you’ll see worse places than this.
@@onelove111the issue is that it’s not a neighborhood but an entire county
Never stop doing these man! These are so enlightening and eye opening.
I live in a city now. I grew up in the poorest county of a Southern state and l lived there 20 years. This is 100% how things are in a poor area. But I promise people “like this” will outlive any one in a world war or apocalypse. I know so much that I just grew up in that had no idea every one didn’t know. When I moved to a city I would go basic things like plug a tire or make a fire and or clean a gun or sharpen a knife and people thought I was a Wizard. If I could do ANYTHING for my kids it would be to raise them in a poor wooded area. You have to rely on humans. Be a decent human. Learn the most basic things to live. And learn to spend your money to last. Awesome work Tommy. Praise the Lord
lmao these people will be the first to die
@@RockinLoud360Exactly areas with a ton of meth heads aren’t doing anything
My Dad always said you dont have to be Rich to be clean.
BUllcrap. I grew up poor, and we always had a clean house. Yall just dirty.
💯💯💯💯💯
I also have no idea who your editor is, but the editing in this video is SPECTACULAR. Very on level with television editing I would say myself. It was awesome.
thats what i said even when he was driving up the different places it was like a movie or something this guys going yo be big instant subsacrasubsrceeber
Respect and live to every single person interviewed. Praying for you all that something turns around for the better💙
I love the kid Logans mindset. Positive dude and the true definitely of what the American spirit embodies, at least in my mind that what the American spirit is. Smart kid that has a promising future regardless of financial circumstances.
That's the American spirit. What would you call or label the others mindset?
@@javiercanoruvalcaba5070
“American spirit” to me doesn’t mean allowing two fulltime working parents to still languish below the poverty line, or food prices exploding 3x with no price control
Sounds like this new America went from a monarchy back to corporate feudalism. So grim
Im originally from rural Tennessee, and i left at a young age. I live check to check, but am pretty well set and have no major conplaints but feel like a millionaire every time i go home to visit, i see these folks, talk with, and have a good time with these folks. Its very humbling every time. I love my family there. I love visiting, and honestly am grateful to leave knowing i have it pretty good. Seeing them gain a little more volume here for their voice is awesome. There are some truly great people throughout the region - keep up the work man.
I can relate to the kids, I grew up in a small southern town in Tennessee, the town was poor our family though was pretty well off, but I had very close friends who were poor and barely made it paycheck to paycheck, but we had the best of times, I lived on 60 acres of land and we'd all gather at my place on the weekends and create our own fun. Seeing this reminds me of the best times of my youth.
What town in TN did you grow up? If you don't mind me asking...
Shit grow up on 60 acres you had the life
@@rebeccaharrison3158 Near Lenoir City TN.
Im a middle Tennessee girl myself
East TN.The nicest people in the world.❤
Not one of them with a cell phone in their hand. Just pure wholesome fun and interacting with eachother. Real ones.
"It's easy to get a job if you show up everyday" is a sentence that seriously stunned me. Give her a Nobel prize already.
Youre joking right lol. Who hasn't heard that phrase before
@@m1ghty_angel530 , everybody hears it but few understand and follow it, nobody in that county including her can or wants to apply it.
Bout 7/10th's of the county 🤔
6%
@@m1ghty_angel530 you would be surprised.
All the people on this episode were amazing people. They all had great attitudes and were smart people. Very cool episode.
I'm from Kentucky myself, these people definitely know how to live life around here. We all basically treat each other like family in the country parts of KY. Used to live in Manchester, and I quite literally knew everyone there.
What if your biracial?
@@Acopolobillionaireceono one would care as long as you aren't a shit human being.
@@Acopolobillionaireceogo to college it won't even matter what test scores you get govt. Will give you a job
@@Acopolobillionaireceolook up how successful monocultures are around the world and then ask lol
@@Acopolobillionaireceodosnt matter people from all over come because of the colleges although that’s mainly in Lexington and Louisville
Y’all are awesome! I love your culture and your pride in your country. May God bless you and bring more opportunities to your wonderful state.
I live in one of the poorest counties in America and appreciate you doing these videos. There are great people here, and for such poverty there’s very little violent crime which shows the amount of respect people have for their neighbors. Some of the kindest souls in the country live here. There’s plenty of unique people with interests that don’t fit the stereotype, and beautiful neighborhoods and areas in these counties. A lot of what gets posted on TH-cam doesn’t fit the full reality and feeds more into stereotypes because that’s what gets clicks and makes money. Substance abuse is a real problem here, but it’s not everybody like people assume. Government sector jobs are all people have, and if you’re lucky you have a Walmart or factory to work at and that’s about it. We need the tech sector big time out here.
Where you live?
@@jonlock7150 San Francisco
"for such poverty there’s very little violent crime" Does that not fly in the face of sociologists who claim poverty produces crime? I feel it does
@pointsoflightradio9785 there are much poorer regions around the world with almost no crime so idk who told you that. Bad Culture produces crime.
@@pointsoflightradio9785 Yes it does. Sociologists are activists, not scientists.
These kids are wise beyond their years. Kiddos to their parents, they did an awesome job raising them.
Especially Logan
Or they had to grow up fast due to no parental supervision.
@@JoeBob-q2bmore likely 😅
kiddos to the parents? u mean kudos to the parents for bringing up good kiddos dudey derungeetoo teedoosh paringatoosh
@@sasa-ix9ydwhat
no matter how much i make i don’t think i’ll ever feel as free as those kids man, they’re truly enjoying life
Agree! We get so caught up in worrying about $$ we lose sight of life to an extent. Fair play to these guys, genuine, real happiness is something you can't buy.
@@thesteveo1975The rat race we get caught up in this society sucks the life out of even the youngest of us! They’re making it work and they understand happiness is all you need! It’s inspiring that they can be so positive.
7/10ths of these people would prefer the rat race. I don’t think we are seeing the true scope of suffering associated with poverty in this video. Still enjoyed it though!
That's the 'hood' for you! Always funner, then you grow up and realize you need to make millions to recreate that freedom feeling
@anamegiven6204 Genuinely curious what those two have anything to do with these kids growing up in the sticks in a basically forgotten part of the country 😭
I don't live far from there and my towns not much different. People assume poor means dirty and dangerous. It's quiet the opposite. 4 out of 5 driveways you pull into people won't let you leave without feeding you and making sure your safe and happy, but in every county there is always that 5th driveway you wish you never pulled into, no matter where you go
Watching from London UK. Bless you brother
This video showed LOTS of trash, which is DIRTY. When a person lives in filth, it says a lot about them. A person who wades through garbage on a daily basis put little to no effort into their day to day life.
Awwwwww🇺🇲🙏🏼❤️🙏🏿🇺🇲
City people are scarier! Rural people are usually nice.
In a world where superficiality often takes center stage, it's refreshing to witness the authenticity of these individuals. Thank you for reminding us to appreciate the simple things in life and to never underestimate the power of human connection. Keep up the fantastic work!
Your comment so reminded me of the American classic novel "Grapes of Wrath."
It's undeniable that this guy never fails to impress us with each and every episode.
It’s not even impressing us as it is his willingness to put himself in dangerous situations only padded by his clout to keep him safe because he is telling those peoples stories.
@@whatevereyewant to be fair, he does pay people off for interviews. he doesn’t just waltz into dangerous hoods blindly and hope it goes well. He gets in contact with an individual/individuals there, builds rapport, and makes sure it’ll be a safe, friendly situation for everyone involved.
@@whatevereyewanthe did this before he got clout you weirdo
That’s true he ain’t getting hurt he’s basically just making money lol it’s his job tbh.
@sdsypher not disagreeing, what I mean by my comment is imagine trying to do this without having the essentially cloud based business card of having a large presence on TH-cam. It legitimizes him in a way on top of the compensation that probably keeps him safer, that and the fact they have cameras rolling.
This is a great format for you ✊
WHAT UP CHOCOLATE RAIN!?!
I love that you and I seem to watch the same content. This is the 6th channel I've seen you on regularly.
hey tay
🍫☔️
No matter where I go, I see this man posting a comment in the most bizarre places.
Happy Tours Africa is following you from UGANDA
Landon and Logan seem like cool chill dudes, and smart too. Would’ve loved to hang out with them. Thanks for the video Tommy, much love from Ukraine
Thank you man hell yea
@@Landino_tokes crazy that you have people from Ukraine watching how you live in Kentucky. Do you have a Facebook? I'd love to swing by sometime when I'm visiting my sister in Kentucky.
Young man explained „What’s rich to you?!“ in the best way of understanding the life ..having your own lifestyle and feel satisfied..Salute from Russia !!
the people you interviewed were all dope, humble got big hearts everyone everywhere smarter than we give them credit for
no that landon boy dumb af lmao. i worked with him at walmart. he already got fired for stealing
I love how bro said "wanna go drifting?"
Tommy man, I'm an addict in recovery and it's cool how you show all sides of everything!
Keep the sobriety going man! We believe in ya
I love seeing people so humble, genuine, and grateful for what they do have ❤️ it easy for some people to lose sight of how good they have it💯
Feels like home sweet home to me. One thing I've noticed living in a few different places like this is that struggle makes good people. The best people honestly
What always gets me is why poor people are such slobs.
Had a neighbor with a bumper sticker that read "broke life builds". Couldn't stand my roommates and tried living solo for a while, never appreciated the words "broke life builds" more.
I bet many people different from you would consider you a slob. Slobs in every economic class but it could be because poor people can afford anything or they use drugs to help with the depression of it causing the slob activity too.@@faustinreeder1075
@@BakersfieldBhakti As Cordae said in a verse "being broke just makes you try harder"
@@faustinreeder1075 Maslow's hierarchy of needs. They're stuck on level one with no time or energy to look at higher steps. Risk vs Reward. If you can't afford proper maintenance and are already living in dilapidated slums, you work some filthy disgusting manual labor and are already dirty all the time anyways and you come home exhausted, burnt out as heck what difference does scrubbing the toilet or picking up dirty laundry make? Might as well save that time and energy to try and enjoy what precious little down time you have. Then you have entire generations who were raised in filth and it's all they've ever known why would they bother to clean? "It's not like it makes my life any better, vs just being carefree". When your teeth are falling out and you can't afford a dentist, your neighbor is a crazy meth head, stray dogs running wild and your house is literally collapsing around you not giving a F brings a lot more benefit than clean floors. We can argue all day about who deserves what, but it's an objective fact- if you want to live in a good society you need to take care of the poor. If a bandage is left unchanged and a wound left to fester the whole body suffers. We need to stop focusing on helping the rich and maybe take a day to fix the poor or else our whole system is going to get sepsis. Regardless of "who deserves what". Dharma is doing the objectively right thing. Do dharma, society benefits.
First of all, great work Tommy as always, amazing stuff. No bias, no agenda, no sensationalism, just showing real people and their stories. I always love seeing the youth like these young men here, despite all their troubles and the poverty and the poor economic conditions, they're still defiant, still full of energy, still laughing and having fun together. I hope those guys stay friends for a long time.
No bias and no agenda except for asking everyone of them if they have “white privilege”
Might as well have asked them “do you want to be called a racist if you don’t admit you have white privilege?”
But no agenda;)
@@monsterpoohahahaha exactly. Clearly pushing an agenda.
he was going for the opposite actually. he was showing u that white privilege doesn't exist for them. its economic privilege. @@monsterpoo
Gaspam there is no agenda. He's essentially making fun of the "white privilege" thing as a whole. But hey keep them eyes closed
@@myyoutubename1756 I don’t think you know what white privilege means
As a Kentuckian i can not express how happy I am that you are visiting these places and giving these folks a voice. You are humble and open minded and this kind of journalism (or whatever you want to call it) is desperately needed on the internet today. Thakyou for your work- you can be assured that you're definitely aren't part of the social media problem you talked about :)
I'm actually from McCreary County, i know everyone in this video and graduated from the high school not that long ago. its actually insane to see such a popular video about what people have to go through everyday here. The absolute lack of opportunities for the youth other than drugs. Its no surprise a good chunk of the residents even those who are in high school are either addicted to meth, heroin, or some form of pill.
Just genuine folks looking to live life to the fullest and do not worry about all the things others do. They're just living! and happy to be alive!
Rebel News 👍👍👍
I have family in south east kentucky I frequently visit and its the same attitude there. There is a lot of poverty down there, but a lot of the people are humbled and are thankful for life.
I spent about half my life in a poor little route 66 town in northern Arizona. Went to junior high and high school there. The town almost died and became a ghost town, but the people living there managed to save it by rebuilding the train that takes people to the grand canyon. My family moved there right around the time the town was just starting to come back from near death. My dad, my brother and myself have all worked for the railway that saved the town. Many buildings on main Street were still in not the greatest shape when we got there, and survival was a tough business. During winter the whole town would basically shut down for months, you were lucky to get 30 hours a week at work. We lived in a small subdivision in the woods outside town and there were some super poor people out there. Living in RV'S, travel trailers, mobile homes that were falling apart, and whatever else they could park or build on their property. It was tough, but we had some great times. But also really bad times. The town is doing well now, especially with the renewed interest in route 66 and the towns along it that has been going on for awhile now. Winters are still fairly tough. My family still lives there and I go back and forth between living there and Phoenix. These people remind me of the people there, they just have a different accent.
That really sounds like williams AZ but maybe it's a different town...went thu therea while ago and loved it.
I love this content. No angle, no frills, just true everyday life. The human experience is often overlooked
As an American, one major issue i noticed is that people don’t live within their means. I lived in a big city making only $2k a month with a child, renting a $700 apt , I saved less than $300 a month, had no credit card debt and paid all my bills on time and had a used car that I paid cash. on the other hand this single person made $4k, complained she can’t afford rent and had to stay with her parents, wanted to eat out every day, drive the biggest car, shop always etc. Kids need to be taught money management so that they are more responsible adults!
I’d like this comment a thousand times if I could, KK! People have been so deceived by the world, thinking everything that glitters is gold. I was so glad to hear that young man say, that if you have what you need, people to love & that love you, and get to go fishing on the weekends, you’re rich! So many people live beyond their means. The indoctrination camps, I mean the public education system, will teach kids Geometry, but won’t teach them to budget money, or any financial management. It’s a shame that Parents don’t understand financial management, therefore, the cycle continues. It’s such a shame.
Is that the case for some people? Yes. Some people are simply irresponsible. But that's not the case for everyone, and I'm tired of yall pretending like it is. Personal responsibility ain't gonna make you come up with half a million dollars to pay for chemo. Or brain surgery, like I had. It ain't gonna stop corporations from buying up homes and raising the prices. You're incredibly lucky to have rent that cheap. Housing costs are sky rocketing. Inflation in general is making it harder for everyone, and wages haven't kept up for DECADES. Being responsible ain't gonna fix any of that, it's outside of your control.
I can see that making 2000 only paying 700. I am making 2400 and my rent went from 1450 to 1900 one bedroom no utilities includeded. Sometimes no water sometimes no hot water ceiling falling walls pealing etc. It was the only place I could get with not making 3x the amount of rent. Living in the hood. With 2 children and myself. I want to get a second job but can't because I would be basically paying for the childcare. I don't buy clothes for myself and ware my daughters hand me downs. I pay more in taxs than I get in food stamps and people are now steeling foodstamps which ours got stolen. I have went without a meal so my kids could eat. I have bought a car with money but everytime I ended up having to pay more to fix it. So went to carmax to get a more reliable used car with a warentee. I spend way to much money getting screwed paying for $2000 cars. So yes I have a car payment. Insurance for car is 140 no accidents and goes up each year. So i don't know how much under my means I could go. I guess I could give up the transportation that drives my kids to childcare me to work and to pick up kids from school. I guess I could stop paying the gas or the electric or the other utilities or I could go without food more. I guess I could stop buying my kids clothes hygiene and stuff for school., I already gave up buying stuff far myself. I am currently trying to find a cheaper area but hard to go to another crime ridden gang fulled area to one I am not familiar with instead of being in the one I am already aware of how it goes. So I am so glad you were able to do that. Some of us are not living beyond our means and still can't make ends meet. I have Even had programs tell me they don't know what to do about my situation. I littarally without help brought us out of living in motels into this crap hole of an apartment and probably going to have to go back because I can't go through any more rent hikes.
Edit typo
W h i t e privilege right there
@@-_oOtianaOo_-thanks for explaining soooo many responsible people situations. This is so true. If you are a single parent, it’s TRULY impossible!!
The editing on these videos is getting SOOOO good! I remember when it was just Tommy wrestling people 🤣
This is where I was born and raised til I was 19. You showed the worse of the county and not the beautiful hiking trails and views of the county. We have very successful people who grew up here. The reason why it’s the poorest county is because businesses wasn’t allowed to come in. We wasn’t given the opportunity to grow as a community. I love my hometown and the people in it. You will not find more humble people then here. I’m proud of where I came from and I carry this with me.
I believe he should have shown more then what he did, and chose to interview different people!
You can find areas like this all over the south and Midwest . And you can find the opposite in the same areas , just depends if you want to work or meth your life away
America sees you brother, don’t worry. Change gone come!
The whole point was to interview people and show the underbelly that people won't normally see. I'm sure there are people covering the prettier side of things but that's just now the focus of this particular video.
Eh you left out drugs & how a majority of this beautiful place are drug addicts. I’m sure that can certainly effect people’s income, will to work, and laziness. It’s like they’re proud to stay stuck in poverty I get you have to make due with what ya got but drugs are damaging AMERICA right now & dressing problems up ain’t gon help pal.
The Editing on this video is insane! Thanks for always meeting eye to eye with everyone from the richest to the poorest from the classiest to the nastiest. S/O from Chicago man keep doing your thing hope you make it BIG you deserve it! Proud of what you stand for!
I’m so proud of where I’m from. 100% it’s a different way of life, but we are made of grit, guts,loyalty, we respect the land. Omg that’s Newtie!! Hey Newtie. It’s Dana Simpson. People think they know but they have no idea. We don’t care about money or material possessions we know what matters and it’s family. We know how to work hard and happy af to be working. We know how to party harder than most of the other states combined. I saw my childhood home in one of these videos. I wish more people knew how I was raised. Understand why I sound the way I do and not too shy to say we are some of the prettiest women you ever did see. I grew up on a mountain pretty close to the border. I never wanted to leave my family homestead but I got hitched and moved to Lexington. I’m not even 1% fancy and thank God I stand on something I can be proud of. I graduated from McCreary Central in 2000. I wouldn’t lie to yuns, it’s dangerous to some degree Jerry Springer said if you want to get away with murder go to McCreary Co. KY. It’s the damn truth it’s more of an eye for an eye, don’t ask don’t tell. Everyone can know who killed who and common knowledge and all but you’d have a helluva time making it stick. Most ppl couldn’t handle it. Personally I love country life and the longer I’m away from home the more I want to get back there.
it's been incredible to watch you grow your channel and shift your content to these documentaries. absolutely love it man keep up the great work!
This was definitely humbling. Such good attitudes, may they be blessed. I feel like I haven’t seen this type of attitude in so long. There’s hope! ❤
Humble and not blaming anyone about their situation they make the best of what they have good people down there
And as poor as they are they still have been brainwashed to believe in "white privilege". How sad.
You think no one is to blame for this? The USA is the richest country on earth and these people admit if they had the opportunity they would do better.
Blame who? They don't face racism. One thing I'll say about Black people living in poverty is they seem more innovative.
There so humble that they believe in white privilege despite disproving it
@@loriannrichardson764438% of welfare recipients are white, 39 percent of welfare recipients are black meaning that black people receive a whole lot more welfare proportionate to their population and they likely receive more money in total.
How can you say a group is facing discrimination against it within a country that is giving that group more money than it gives its majority population.
9:11...Wow...That is surely one HELL of a view! Fellow Kentuckian here...sadly I'm in a more urban area. Though I DO live on a farm, and am constantly around the most beautiful of animals...🐎 The great Secretariat is buried not even a mile from my area. Those McCreary County folks may be poor monetarily...Hell, as are myself and MY Family; just scraping by from Month to Month...Having to rely on Credit Cards....but as Kenneth I believe He said His name was - He hit the nail on the head. Having little financial capital doesn't necessarily mean you and your Family are "POOR"...Yeah, money helps a LOT in life. Though if you have a loving Family, good Friends, pets you love and that love YOU, hobbies....and above all...FREEDOM...You're a wealthy man or woman.
Love my fellow Kentuckians, my fellow Americans....and my fellow Humans. Lets all try to show one another more love and respect in this thing we call "Life"....❤
I love kens shirt🤣 *”Dont talk to me. I just want to meet your dog”* 🤣
We feel the same way in the Ozarks. The village we live in has a pop.of 135. We had a guy that got shot two days ago. Nobody called the law, Nobody called an ambulance. Might have heard awhile back about a couple kidnapping a pregnant woman and cutting her baby out and burning her body. Or the Emergency Doctor that was murdered and found in the lake out of Casseville, Mo. A lot of crazy sht happens in the woods that nobody ever hears about. We are forgotten just like our Appalachian brothers.
I've bike toured most states, but never want to set foot in MO again. One small village seemed too quiet, even for a village, it was like the twilight zone staying near there overnight. Silence was broken around 2am by people cheering loudly and the sound of dogs fighting (pretty obvious what was going on). I couldn't wait to gtfo of that place in the morning.
That’s funny because the same exact thing happened in the Netflix series Ozarks. A baby was cut out of a pregnant woman to raise. Wonder if it was a copy cat. 😕
Yeah she was in Benton county jail at the top of Arkansas. That shit is wild
Im an old homeless guy living in a van near the river and I am very happy and at peace now. I am a man of faith and I have a wonderful group of friends that are n'y family. Life is very very good.
I’m so happy to hear that you are enjoying your life and are at peace. At the end of the day, that is what really matters! It’s not about how much money you have in your bank account, how nice your house or car are, or what kind of “stuff” you have-it is about surrounding yourself with people who genuinely care about you. I have been homeless and I was very happy during that time-it was a really carefree period of my life. Now, I have kids and responsibilities so my life has taken a much different path. I have dedicated my life to helping others and now work as a substance abuse counselor and a domestic violence counselor at a nonprofit agency that serves the low-income and homeless community. I am living a very fulfilling life. I live in low income housing because the pay is very low, despite my qualifications being high, but I am not doing it to be rich because money isn’t everything. I have enough to support my daughters; my daughter is in private school; and we are all very happy and thriving. I’m a single mom and had to leave her abusive dad last year, which was the best decision I’ve ever made. But, now that I’ve told you my life story😂 I just wanted to say-I wish you all the best ❤ love from Bay Area California
Amen! GOD bless you❤
Living the van monk lifestyle brother
these types of small towns are more special and wholesome than anything i can think of tbh.
On point with this one. Has its pros and cons like everything else. Kids who grew up somewhere like this got a different experience on life that a lot of sheltered and/or privileged kids don’t understand until well into their 20s if even at all. Not all is good though some get stuck in the loop of what’s around bc bad habits, friends, etc. Glad this channel is diversifying to white hoods😂 people forget they exist too
Yeah, it would be even better without the drugs, seem like they should be growing fruits and vegetables for a living, drug slanging is for the big cities I thought...
@@rustleup-tf2jt youve never heard of methheads being trailer park trash💀🤣 r u dense
@@rekeembelac1684 its nice to be in a place thats "forgotten" sometimes. but i cant speak for them.
@@rustleup-tf2jtyou get drugs out there but its hars got to drive an hour just to get ripped off by some random schmuck you dont know
Thank you for covering this and giving these people the dignity and respect they deserve.
I hiked the sheltowee trace and made it a point to take a break in whitley city. I had a great time mingling with the locals and visiting the shops and eating at the Mexican restaurant and staying in the hotel. Everyone was just so real and not fake. These folks are very lucky to have such robust natural resources all throughout the area and I'm glad that I got to enjoy it! I wanna go back to explore more as my trail only took me past so much.
If you want an opportunity you have to make it. That hit hard. That's one of the best statements I've heard in a long time
I’m glad I found this page awhile back and have had the pleasure of watching Tommy G grow. Couldn’t have happened to a more curious and genuine person. Keep it up because big dogs gotta eat.
A like how you talk to people with respect. A lot of these channels condescend to the people they are speaking to. You ask real questions, and get real answers. A chance to see what it's really like. You give people a voice, and a chance for us to see the real America. Thank you .
I haven't made it all the way through the video, but I already feel a lot better about it than the last one. This place is poor and there are lots of people here who are on drugs, but we're not bad, stupid, or lazy just because of where we were born or choose to live.
😂😂😂 keep that same energy for other places.
Great video Tommy these kids have amazing insight on their situation. Subscribed 💯
Man sometimes I just need to be grateful for what I got and realized am not the only one struggling am over here complaining about a 18$ hr job when they get 7.25🤦🏽♂️I got mad respect for y’all barely scrapping by
Can tell these folks are humble this was a great video G just seeing these guys charisma and just making the best of they’re situations keep going Tommy 🤞🏾pray you get everything you deserve
I’m from NY and I moved to KY in 2014, I’ve travel through all of KY because of work and I’m glad you’re bringing awareness to this issue in Eastern Kentucky. Me being Hispanic I was wary about being to these places but surprisingly I didn’t face any racism or harassment, these are good people that are in a bad environment. Currently live in Lexington, KY which is one of the major cities in Kentucky.
Born an raised, couldn’t say it better myself. My people have been in Kentucky for centuries.
I’m viewing from just down the road. I’m new to the area and work from home. Riding McCreary County backroads is my favorite pastime.
i hope those young guys stay focused and dont lose track all the best wishes they can pull themselves out of poverty, its nice to see they stay so happy despite there surroundings at least
It’s super dope watching you get better at your craft homie keep killing it my dude I look forward to all flicks to come 🔥💚
Tommy man , your content is so spontaneous. Everything about what you present comes of so easy without even trying hard. Looking forward to seeing you with 20mil subscribers and more. The sky is the limit bro🙌
We all know each other and ya momma n them in Kentucky. We are good to each other. I’m glad to be from KY.
That was a really well made and enjoyable video. These people all seemed so down to earth
Stay humble … remember there’s someone always doing better & someone always doing worse .
My people ❤️❤️❤️ intelligent and good hearted folks
It's always just money. Most of all of these problems would go away if they had more money. We have billionaires that could fix this but they choose not to.
350/400 a month rent? fuck these guys seem like cool neighbors that look out for each other. Im on my way!
Sure you are...
Damn you just took me back to my high school years. I grew up in Pulaski, VA. We weren’t AS poor of a county, but probably pretty darn close. Bonfires and Bloomer’s Mountain were about all there was to do. Well that and drugs, but the ones to got involved with that, most never got back out. 😢
How come he hasn’t hit 1 mill yet? Tommy gives the best content showing real sides of life right from locals
Such a great video! These people are gold ❤
wild how positive and friendly these folks are. Juxtapose it with folks from Baltimore,chicago etc. Very different people.
tommy, youre channel deserves millions. not enough people know about you and the things you do for your channel. love yoy and love ur vids keep it up man!
Yes and there’s a TH-camr called Tyler oilivera that’s literally stealing his videos. Making the same videos same titles months after he’s done them.
One thing I can say about this video is that you got some amazing footage of the beautiful countryside... If only it didn't get so cold that it snows... I can't deal with extremely cold weather... I would have to barricade myself inside until Springtime comes around again... Buy a little bit extra and stockpile for winter so I can become a recluse throughout the Winter... Or I would have to have a house somewhere in the South to escape the cold weather...
*laughs at you in Canadian*
Soft
You realize that Kentucky is literally in the South, right? It's geographically and culturally Southern. The winters here are very mild and subfreezing days are rare, especially here in Western KY. It's not unusual for 70° weather in the winter. We sometimes BBQ outside in short sleeve shirts for Christmas. Snow is almost always very light and is gone within a day because the temperature is never cold for very long.
The vast majority of Kentucky is in Growing Zone 7, the same as all of Tennessee, Northern Mississippi, Northern Alabama and Northern Georgia. We literally have a Subtropical climate, just like all of the Southern states. Also, Tennessee is only 5 mins from my house so I promise it's not magically warmer there lmao. Arkansas is 1.5 hours away, Mississippi is less than 2.5 hours away and Alabama is less than 3 hours away. The average temperatures where I live are comparable to Memphis, TN. Also, it snows in every Southern state occasionally, even Florida.
@@DrannonMoore00 .... Nah, I was thinking it was in the middle of the desert.... My point is the fact that not every area has a picturesque environment... It seems like Tommy was lucky enough to get some nice shots... As a Amateur Cameraman, I would have shoot a lot of B-Roll... I decided to comment on the video because it was a nice change of scenery, considering most of his content is from the Hood...
@SeanNyte I agree that it's a nice change of scenery from many of his other videos. I was just correcting your statements about Kentucky being cold. We don't have harsh winters here. Sure, parts of mountainous Eastern Kentucky, where Tommy was, is probably much colder than where I live in the swampy bayous of the Lower Mississippi River basin but, in general, Kentucky isn't cold. There's no circumstance where you would have to barricade throughout the whole winter. Many winter days are hot and you'll be changing into T-shirts rather than putting on coats. It's crazy to me that you would describe it as "extreme cold." It's currently hotter where I live in Kentucky than it is in Death Valley, California (the hottest place on Earth).
This is my favorite video of all the ones you’ve posted because everyone on it is good, down to earth people. I live in Somerville , Alabama and it’s a lot of that here. ❤the South .
You should come to Fremont, CA! It's been rated as the happiest city in America! I'd be interesting to understand why and hoe the lifestyle of Fremont residents differs from others in America!
These people are honest and know what being content is. They have time to enjoy one another and their surroundings because they keep it simple. The more you have the more you have to worry about. Amidst their modest conditions they aren't bitter or miserable. Beautiful 🌺
They are amazing!
@@crimsonJerom They certainly surprised me by acknowledging white privilege that's for sure. We truly can't believe nor trust everything the media puts in our faces.
Most people are not hate filled. But live & let live actually. I was pleasantly surprised by them, yet have known personally beautiful people like them who are more so innocently ignorant than hateful.
@@wallowsecho9538 I don't know anyone like them, unfortunately (myself included).
@@crimsonJerom My first "love" was a country boy & from there I met his family & a whole new world 😅 Maybe you will meet like ones if you wish. Rough around the edges but beautiful souls🌺
@@wallowsecho9538I was about to say that when we see this poverty in another country everyone's so quick to point out what's wrong, but when it's poor mountain folk suddenly the empathy pours out.
Just feels like conservatives co opt Appalachian identity.
I'm from Texas and I feel like Mexicans and Appalachian folk are very similar. Poverty shaping our lives but trying not to be bitter about it. Work, drink, laugh live. Lots of drugs, crime, love. People always talking about you like your a different species. One of the best people I knew was a guy from east Tennessee who moved to South padre.
Idk just something I noticed. Most white people who get offended at the notion of white privilege are rich folks who don't understand it just means "your race doesn't come first".
Thank you Tommy for all your time&dedication put into these videos! My hubby& I both agree & say it every single time you drop another video for us.. that you deserve your own tv show or docuseries but really you deserve your very own tv channnel!! 💯🥇🏆🔝👏🏁🎉🔊👌‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
I don’t live far from McCreary. My small town is a lot like this. They are spot on when they say wealth and riches to county folk isn’t materials and money. It’s your lifestyle. We have the best community…people will give you their last penny even if they don’t know you. We live a slow pace simple lifestyle, we’re self-sufficient, and family and God are the central focus of our lives. We’re just happy. I wish city folks we could experience our way of living and see how fulfilling life is out here.
That is bullshit most of Eastern Kentucky has one of the highest overdose rates in the country and they spend all there's pennies on meth that region also ranks horrible for everything
These dudes are my kinda people. Slow easy livin and down to earth
New to your channel and new to you..I loved what I saw! Very informative and great for learning about your country love from Canada 🇨🇦
This does not need to exist in the USA. Their state and local representatives need to be shamed for this.
The poorest, people with the least to give, are the ones who will share a plate of food with you. Sit and talk out and try to find a solution. No judgement! I've mixed with all sorts of people in life, and those who dont have much are 99% of the people who will try to help you without humiliating you. Really enjoyed wayching this
These are very inspiring people; my hats go off to them and there self-sufficient strong will!