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!!!
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
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
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.
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…..
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.
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.
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 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
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 😭
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Exactly 💯 right , I went to an after bar party twenty years ago , we get there it's an 80,000 dollar house at least . Go inside only furniture is a big kitchen table with a stack of mail on it . The guy says let me get all these bills off the table so we can sit down . Lol
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
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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
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 haven’t seen a ton of your videos but a good handful. Probably the coolest group of people I’ve seen you interview so far 🤙🤙 my opinion may change after more videos but I loved this one.
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.
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
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. 👍
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.
Thank you for creating all this awareness with your videos. There's a lot to learn from all these stories. What music is playing while you guys are drifting?
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!
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.
Well that was certainly humbling. Seeing people struggle like that to get by puts things in perspective. I grew up with a single mom that didn't make much money but sometimes I forget how far I've actually come from those times and this was a good dose of reality. It's eye opening and a reminder to appreciate what we have and how fortunate a lot of us have it. These dudes seemed like good people for sure. I hope a lot of success for all of them.
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 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 :)
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;)
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...
Man this just shows you can never judge a book by it's cover. Some of these folks sound very intelligent and articulate and not even like the typical stereotypes. They're not angry or bitter and just seem like good people who like to have fun and many have some pride in themselves and don't care what the rest of the world thinks and I sincerely respect that. Good video man and keep bringing attention to those forgotten places and people.
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.
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.
@@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 !!
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!! 💯🥇🏆🔝👏🏁🎉🔊👌‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
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!
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.
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
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!!!
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
My Dad always said you dont have to be Rich to be clean.
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
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.
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❤
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.
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…..
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
Not one of them with a cell phone in their hand. Just pure wholesome fun and interacting with eachother. Real ones.
This is what we need, truthful no bs reporting/interviews. Those guys are awesome.
"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.
"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.
Never stop doing these man! These are so enlightening and eye opening.
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 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
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 😭
Respect and live to every single person interviewed. Praying for you all that something turns around for the better💙
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 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.
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
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.
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.
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.
My entire family is from rural Kentucky. Thank you for shedding some light on the situation.
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@@omarfs.11 wow
We shed to much light and we'd see dad hittin grandma
Yikes
Sweet home Alabama!
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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💯
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
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No matter where I go, I see this man posting a comment in the most bizarre places.
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.
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.
Exactly 💯 right , I went to an after bar party twenty years ago , we get there it's an 80,000 dollar house at least . Go inside only furniture is a big kitchen table with a stack of mail on it . The guy says let me get all these bills off the table so we can sit down . Lol
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.
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W h i t e privilege right there
Great video Tommy these kids have amazing insight on their situation. Subscribed 💯
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@user-bq1eg3ek5tmore likely 😅
kiddos to the parents? u mean kudos to the parents for bringing up good kiddos dudey derungeetoo teedoosh paringatoosh
@@sasa-ix9ydwhat
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.
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! ❤
Such a great video! These people are gold ❤
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
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 your content, so much thank you for showing as things that not even the news will cover sadly
I haven’t seen a ton of your videos but a good handful. Probably the coolest group of people I’ve seen you interview so far 🤙🤙 my opinion may change after more videos but I loved this one.
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.
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
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. 👍
Ever since watching my first tommy g video i have been hooked.
Amazing work bro
All the people on this episode were amazing people. They all had great attitudes and were smart people. Very cool episode.
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 just found this channel and I gotta say this is prime content. Binge watching lol. Nice work
Thank you for creating all this awareness with your videos. There's a lot to learn from all these stories.
What music is playing while you guys are drifting?
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."
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.❤
Dude with the chest tats seems really sharp. He's clearly smart AF
THIS IS THE FUTURE OF THE WHOLE OF AMERICA.
Your whole channel is cringe.
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
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?"
Love ur channel! I just watched for first time, but I'm subscribing for sure
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.
I love this content. No angle, no frills, just true everyday life. The human experience is often overlooked
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
Well that was certainly humbling. Seeing people struggle like that to get by puts things in perspective. I grew up with a single mom that didn't make much money but sometimes I forget how far I've actually come from those times and this was a good dose of reality. It's eye opening and a reminder to appreciate what we have and how fortunate a lot of us have it. These dudes seemed like good people for sure. I hope a lot of success for all of them.
Great reporting it took me a while to find this great reporting
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.
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 :)
Thanks for sharing brother
From one poor to another clean up yourself, house and yard. It’s free.
The editing on these videos is getting SOOOO good! I remember when it was just Tommy wrestling people 🤣
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!
These guys have way more fun than I do.❤
Loved this… all the best from England 🏴
I love kens shirt🤣 *”Dont talk to me. I just want to meet your dog”* 🤣
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.
That intro was sick, really well done
I cant believe i haven't seen this channel before love it , this is my new channel
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
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
Man this just shows you can never judge a book by it's cover. Some of these folks sound very intelligent and articulate and not even like the typical stereotypes. They're not angry or bitter and just seem like good people who like to have fun and many have some pride in themselves and don't care what the rest of the world thinks and I sincerely respect that. Good video man and keep bringing attention to those forgotten places and people.
They do seem to be kind and good people that are proud Americans. Bless them to I hope everything improves for them.
Much love and respect Tommy G! Thanks 🙏 for everything you do
This does not need to exist in the USA. Their state and local representatives need to be shamed for this.
love your vids so much i hate they are only 15 mins!
I rate these guys , they seem pretty happy with little to nothing but a few friends and their families that’s the way to be . Big ups 💪🏼
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.
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.
Pretty cool guys you met. If you treat folks honestly with respect.
I’ve been poor, and it is so disheartening when people disrespect you.
Awesome presentation keep it going!!!
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 !!
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!! 💯🥇🏆🔝👏🏁🎉🔊👌‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
Watching from the uk, nice bunch of lads
I love hearing the various accents in all of these vids
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!
That was a really well made and enjoyable video. These people all seemed so down to earth
This channel is great!
You are exposing so much if America and American life WAY outside of the LSM norm. Love it.
I've been watching for a long time and I love where you've taken this channel. Great content man!
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.
The drifting was actually fire
Keep up the work, Tommy!