As a native Floridian from a rural part Polk County, I'm always surprised that people think it's not a southern state, but then I realize that most people stay around the coasts or Orlando when they visit and then it all makes sense. Rural inland FL and north FL is the deep south for sure in a LOT of places
When it comes to good food and good music, it really doesn't get any better than in the South. I enjoyed this video so much, I subscribed to your channel and tapped the bell.
I completely agree, especially WRT the music. American music is Southern music, basically. It all started from the gumbo of African-American and European (particularly Scots-Irish) roots, with a healthy dash of Acadian French spice. And speaking of that, the South has so many rich food traditions, as well, although it is certainly not the only U.S. region to boast good food.
Im on my way home from a trip through Alabama, Mississippi, andTennessee. I absolutely fell in love with Mississippi- the people, the food, the beauty. I can definitely understand the economical issues they have, but the people I met there were some of the most genuine anywhere. It's actually one of my new favorite states. (Been to 43 so far.)
Went to Mississippi a few times post Katrina to help rebuild some homes along the Gulf Coast. Being from the Pacific Northwest, I absolutely fell in LOVE with the South during those trips. Mississippi in particular still holds a special place in my heart. The people will surprise you with their love and compassion. The food is out of this world good.
Growing up in Arkansas you eat rice from breakfast to supper.I feel like Bubba from "Forest Gump" taking about how many different ways we had rice.Rice with butter and sugar,rice and gravy,rice and beet tips,Spanish Rice,rice pudding it goes on and on.We went to Wal-mart and bought it by the 50 pound bag.
Ha! I live in the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas which is a sportsman/nature lovers paradise. Rice is just another side dish on the menu of most local restaurants.
I’m on the other side of Arkansas (over by the rice and duck capital) and rice really doesn’t make farmers all that much money...neither does cotton, no one in Arkansas county grows cotton. Soybeans and corn is where the money is at.
Not to mention the number of British bands that were heavily influenced by the Blues coming out of Memphis and New Orleans and the hits being recordeed in Muscle Shoals, AL.
@@pizzaman231 I hereby stand corrected. You are right, I just looked it up. I suppose I got that idea long ago for some reason, and just never verified it. I see the world completely different now. My whole life has been a lie.
Living in NC I can definitely tell the difference in economic outlook compared to even 10 years ago. NC is definitely killing it as of recent... industry of nearly every type is thriving, our climate is typically good (if not a bit humid and hot in the summer and spring) ecology is possibly the most varied of any state in the south, and of course can't forget the food🤤
As a North Carolinian growing up outside of CLT I agree. Stuff has been booming as of late. I think our colleges are a big part of it. I'm in college at Davidson rn, and many of my friends from other states say that going to college in NC is something students strive for in other parts of the South. From Duke, Davidson, NC State, UNC to all of our other really good smaller colleges, we attract a ton of smart people. Tons of good finance jobs in CLT and medical/engineering jobs in the research triangle. Not to mention the proximity to good beaches and good mountains. Ah, I love this state. Ha
North Carolina has been known as more dynamic and more diversified for several decades now. The Research Triangle is a good example: It has been well-known for half a century or more. Charlotte started getting hot as a banking center in the 1980s. The decline of tobacco forced more economic diversification, ultimately benefiting the state. Along with Georgia, NC has really led the economic revival that used to be known as the "New South." Other areas, like Upstate SC, have taken advantage of the economic spill-over along the interstates linking these more pioneering, tech-driven cities.
Sorry man love your videos but I have to do this lol since I'm from Mississippi (specifically the Gulf Coast). Overlooked some major industries in Mississippi centering around the Gulf Coast Region of the state. Ingalls shipbuilding a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman is the second largest private employer in the state (responsible for building a large portion of the US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels) and has been located in Pascagoula since 1938. Pascagoula also has the only major Chevron refinery on the Gulf Coast (not counting Chevron Phillips in Houston). You also have a Kessler Air Force Base in Biloxi which is also a pretty big employer on the coast and the home of the hurricane hunters. Also the casinos have generally been a net positive in Biloxi in reference to the tax base and is a major tourist attraction for people along the gulf coast and across the South. Again I understand you had limited time for the video but come on don't do us like that lol. Love the video though.
Yea, he really shat on Mississippi and completely overlooked some of the positives the state has. He's also wrong about the casino's, he isn't far off but it's been an overall positive for MS and it's tax base.
Being from South Florida and currently residing in North Georgia, I can say with 100% certainty that the Biloxi area is one of my absolute favorite parts of the whole south.
Thanks for this video. I’m subscriber and regular watcher. I grew up in KY, lived in ATL for 18 years, lived and worked in SC a few times in my life and traveled for business and pleasure across the southeast. (Oh, and I now live in Austin and have traveled across Texas and back east during COVID). I think you nailed this video. There’s so much diversity across the south and even I can’t reliably place the accents. Food varies widely. And in general people are lovely as long as we all stay away from politics.
Love these vids! I am and always have been obsessed with researching info like this. Plus i am a native southerner, metro ATL born and raised! Thank you sir and keep up the good work. Chattanooga is an incredible city, positively love visiting her.
Atlanta is a hybrid, it’s classified as an east coast principle city, I don’t think it can be pigeonholed as just “southern” whatever the hell that truly means.
I was on a road trip trough the US 2 years ago. I'm from Germany and the most normal thing here is to grab a few beers at the gas station. So we entered a gas station in NC and I put a few cans of beer on the counter. The lady behind the desk said she has to see "some arrrrr deeee". A few moments later I found out she meant an "ID" and mine didn't work bc she had to scan it. But she used some half legal tricks to get me through and I enjoyed some really awful american beer in the motel. Would recommend!
@@VinceSlzr So IDs are only checked in South? Or is it the accent? Or is it the "awful beer"? Please explain. The reason I ask is that I am Southerner by birth, lived/worked in Germany, speak "Hoch Deutsch", found Bavarian & East German dialects difficult to understand, have also had some awful German beer and they also ID 16 & 18 year olds (Beer/wine only at 16 and Spirits at 18) and I can assure that a gas station in a "dorf" may not accept an American "ID".
U.S. beer by law can’t be More than 4 percent alcohol. In Germany beer is about 12 percent alcohol. Germans who don’t know there’s a difference end up calling American beer water. Americans in Germany who don’t know there’s a difference can’t figure out why they had two beers and woke up in an alley.
And for Tennessee: Memphis also has AutoZone, First Horizon Bank, Le Bonheur, and one of the most important children’s research hospitals in St. Judes.
@@crysstoll1191 AutoZone is the largest auto parts retailer, First Horizon is a large bank in the Southern region, and Le Bonheur is one of the best children’s hospitals in the United States... so, yes? Tennessee has a lot of important stuff, especially in Memphis, however since it’s Memphis, they get overlooked
@@LoneCourier2281 you're sad stuff in Memphis gets overlooked yet northeast Tennessee wasn't even mentioned. Lol. Our economy has shifted from moonshine to meth. Such an accomplishment.
Agreed! Brunswick stew is a multi meat stew with starchy vegetables. You can find it at bbq places but I remember making it as a fundraiser for the local fire dept and selling it by the gallon
Hell yeah! Greetings from Lexington, Sc here ! You went to USC meaning you were only 30 minutes from me for a time! Gotta love it here in SC, and I’m always visiting TN so maybe I’ve seen you before! Keep up the great videos! And I’ll be subscribing! Also Chattanooga and the great Smokey mountains are some of my favorite parts of the south!
Being an Arkansan over 55 years, (born in West Tennessee), I can confirm, Arkansas sucks. Take heed Yankees and Californians, if you happen to pass through on our highways, don't stop, just keep on going. Don't be seduced by our pristine lakes, never allow the scenic mountains to divert your focus from your destination, be careful not to be mesmerized by white cotton dancing in a gentle breeze, or the towering loblolly pine trees. Just keep on trucking. We like our state and the culture of its people. We're not real fond of towering steel buildings and acres and acres of concrete. We love the woods and fields where deer, black bear, squirrels, rabbits and many others critters live and play. Ducks and geese circling our lakes and ponds are a sight to behold but definitely not for you. Take your ambitions elsewhere if you think the poor, backwards, hillbilly folks of Arkansas need or want your ideas of a better civilization if it includes all the urban traps of the big cities. If you just want to slow down, be left alone, and enjoy some the greatest beauty of God's creation, then come on, we'll be glad to have you. It doesn't take a lot of money to be happy.
That sucks? Sounds pretty nice and relaxing. Like a place I would want to retire and just chill out. I’m from Long Island NY, and step outside , you look around it’s mainly just road and housing and cars. Quite depressing in a way. New York City is cool a couple times, but it smells and like you said just huge buildings and concrete, and rats, You will see some interesting people you probably won’t see else, that is nice.Also going through all 4 seasons is cool and the beaches. Too bad I don’t like the beach lol. Still though , I think I prefer to live somewhere like Arkansas. Better air, better scenery and who knows how long places like that will last.
Isn't Little Rock a fairly large city, though? It doesn't take a lot of money to be happy but you gotta admit having some money does soothe the nerves.
@@liveandlearn901 Pack up and leave. NY is not going to get any better until good people vacate. Starve the beast. When nothing is left but the very poor and very rich, things will change. But you are just getting taxed to pay for nothing, you are not getting served. Vote with your feet.
I think y’all aren’t familiar with NY. Long island is just the NJ of NY. Most people hear NY and automatically think NYC. NY state is truly beautiful, i’ve never seen autumn color like i have there. I do like the north west part of AR, too. There’s something to like about every state in the USA (yes, and plenty to not like).
I have lived in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. Typically, the Brunswick Stew I am familiar with, (and prepare often) has been associated with a tomato puree base, and has the consistency of what many would call a "stew", not unlike a beef stew. You can basically put anything in it after the "base", other than seafood (haven't see that yet). If you go to most any grocery store chain in the South, you will find on the shelf, canned Brunswick Stew, and in many you can purchase a gallon of this. Its like a thick soup (potatoes cooking down thickens the "rue"). It is among my top 5 favorite foods. I suppose one could make it any consistency, but if you pick up any cookbook down here it will bear out my assertion. Thanks for the vid Kyle, its always a fun watch to see folks try to describe the South. Its a tough job, simply because it is so varied from area to area. See if you can find a can of the Brunswick Stew (its even good out of a can but mildly sacreledgious to say you enjoy it out of the can). FYI, I have lived in the deep, deep South my entire life (and I am old).
I live in Georgia and I think it's the best state in the South, although North Carolina is cool too. Metro Atlanta and Charlotte are the best. I was born in Birmingham Alabama and grew up in Chicago so I don't think I'm too biased. I do wish I had your Kentucky bourbon collection lol.
As a native Noo Yawka(new Yorker) I can tell you NOLA(along w Seattle, Washington) really is a city where there is no other like it. Very distinctive and unique.
I think half of Texas and part of Florida should’ve been included. East Texas including Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston are definitely southern. The other half is more Hispanic and Western culture. The Florida panhandle is definitely southern, but it’s pretty much Alabama and Georgia culture that bleeds over the state line. South of that is just a retirement home for the rest of the country. Virginia, I don’t really know well. Kinda crazy how it was once the Confederate capital, but now no one really takes it seriously as a southern state.
15:45 the interesting thing about Biloxi, MS is that a mayor by the name of Peter Halat ordered the murder of Vincent Sherry and Margaret Sherry to continue the growth of Casinos in Biloxi. Margaret Sherry was trying to run for mayor of Biloxi and had publicly spoken out against casinos in town. People don’t know much about the criminal element that Mississippi had during the 80’s and 90’s. The Dixie Mafia was very powerful in those parts for a long time and was trying to do what the organizations in New Jersey were trying to achieve, benefit from and corrupt the casinos.
I grew up in South Alabama, my wife grew up in Birmingham. The first time we had white bbq sauce was last year in Caves Springs GA. It’s strange to hear white sauce is an Alabama tradition. The sauce was always red and sweetened with brown sugar when we were growing up.
I completely agree. I was born in Birmingham but grew up all over the South (mostly SC). Whole family is from North Alabama. Always always BBQ sauce was "red sweetened with brown sugar". Everywhere we lived in the South. Never heard of white bbq sauce in Alabama. Never heard of Mustard base bbq sauce in SC. I think he is picking up on some micro region that uses those sauces - but not the entire state. For example, I have heard of the Vinegar based sauce in NC. Learned about it when I was living in Virginia Beach because that sauce is from the eastern shore of NC. rest of state (mid and west) use "red sweetened with brown sugar". Thats just the Southern way.
Okay, I lived in KY from 1958 to 1981 and from 2009 to the present and I have NEVER seen muton BBQ anywhere, I've had BBQ goat in TX, but in KY the only BBQ I've ever seen is pork, beef or chicken.
As someone that grew up in the south and have lived here my whole life I’m surprised you don’t consider Florida a southern state. Florida may be known for Miami, Palm Beach, and Orlando. However, we have plenty of southern culture throughout most of our state. Cities like our capital Tallahassee, or Jacksonville are definitely southern cities. Not to mention all the rural communities like Okeechobee, Belle Glade, and Deland. Most of Florida is definitely southern it’s just nobody from the rest of the country ever visit these parts.
I call Florida "The Southernmost Yankee State". But then, I live in South Florida where most of the Yankees infest. True, go further north than Central Florida, and into the interior of Florida away from the beaches (Orlando excepted), then yes, those parts of Florida are Southen'. I love the South, and the people, but South Florida is like a Third World country now, and I'm leaving Florida altogether soon (but I LOVE Governor DeSantis!) Good riddance to South Florida, Yankees, 9 months of unbearable heat, and hurricanes!
@@rachelblack3816 I grew up in southwest GA. About an hour from FL and an hour from AL. We always considered north FL to be part of GA. Really, it was just a joke about how different the 2 parts of FL are. You are right, for sure, though.
I just found your channel last week and I've been binging your content. I'm a "naturalized" southerner living in east Ga, and a former Nashvillian. I know this video is 4 years old, and I suspect your whiskey shelf has already changed, but might I suggest you try Old Smokey whiskey from the Gatlinburg area. They make some of the best flavored whiskey I've ever tasted; my favorite being Amaretto. Unlike Yukon Jack and Birddog, they keep the alcohol content lower which makes it easier to sip and relax, rather than breathing fire. Keep up the excellent content. Oh, and are they ever going to finish I-24 through Chattanooga?
I live in the Appalachians in Southeast Kentucky and I like the fact that we experience all four seasons. It would be weird to be in a place like south Florida where snow is almost completely unheard of.
Thought you were kind of dismissive of Mississippi. It's an underrated place and one of my favorite states. I've lived in Atlanta for 25 years - there's work here but it's a just a big suburban sprawl, every neighborhood is the same, not much culture or lifestyle compared to other parts of the South. Pretty samey and vapid. Fortunately Georgia outside the metro is nice.
I live in Mississippi and he was right on the money. There are several things about the state that I like, but the best the laid back, slow lifestyle. That should count for something. LOL
My late father was offered a job playing fiddle and touring with Bill Monroe. Bill Monroe has been to my childhood home. My dad played with many stars and also played bluegrass at the Grand Ole Opry. He played on T.V but never went big because he chose his family over money. RIP Dad. Thank you.
My roommate is from Maryland and he does boils too. He boils corn and potatoes and adds in shrimp and lobster. Yes there is a lot of old bay seasoning.
I'm just up the road from you, close to Knoxville. It looks like you have a beer (ale) collection going too. Let's go check out one of the many local breweries!
With the exception of Far East Texas, Texas isn’t really the south. Yes I realize it sided with the confederacy. It is much more of a southwestern / western state.
Kyle, another detailed informative and insightful view of this region. Writing to you from Chattanooga as well! So glad to be here and out of the District of Columbia! I also love Visalia! Spent every summer there with my grandparents.
I lived in Louisville, KY for several years in the 80s and while I knew I was in the South, it never felt like I was deep in the South.... They even had a sign when you are crossing from Indiana to Louisville, over the Ohio River, that stated "Welcome to Louisville, KY.. gateway to the South". That whole area felt like a No-Man's Land... you were not quite in the South nor quite in the Midwest .... it was odd. Anyone else felt that??
Yeah. I grew up in the region. Some counties are northern/Midwest, some are southern, some are Appalachian, and some are Great Plains out west. … and I live in Central Texas now.
Thanks for the comment. I missed Bridgestone in that its world headquarters is in Japan but of course Bridgestone USA is quite big. I've been to several Predators games at Bridgestone Arena, so I really should've known that one! I was also surprised to learn how big Dollar General is as a company. I would've definitely included it otherwise. I'll never look at those cheap looking yellow signs on their stores the same again. It's like a wolf in sheep's clothing.
@@GeographyKing I'm not sure how you wouldn't think Dollar General isn't huge. It's literally in every single rural town in the South, even ones that are wayyyy out there with very little populations, & they open up a new store every time you blink. At least, that's how it is in SC.
whoa!!! you live in Chattanooga TN. That is where I reside. I stumbled across your youtube channel yesterday. keep up the informative videos my friend.
Here in Tennessee we have quite a variety of climate from one area to another. I live in the northeast corner of the state, in the mountains of Hancock County. The weather here is actually quite moderate. True, in the summer we will see a few days that get up to 100 F, and a few more in the 90s, but mostly it doesn't get above the 80s. In the winter we have a couple of days which get down to 0 F or below at night, and quite a few where it drops below freezing, We get a few snow storms which drop a few inches, almost never more than 6 inches, and it melts away quickly because the days almost always rise above freezing. I am able to ride my motorcycle all year around because of this. The weather up here in the mountains is a lot more moderate than what you find in the lower areas to the south and west of here.
In addition to growing rice...Arkansas produces more rice than anywhere else in the world outside of Asia...and being the international headquarters for Wal-Mart, Arkansas is also one of the top five producers of commercially grown chickens in the US, with Tyson Chicken corporate headquarters located in Springdale. Trucking giant JB Hunt has their headquarters located in Lowell, AR. Acxiom, located in Conway, is one of the largest information gathering companies in the nation. Arkansas is also one of the largest producers of soybeans. The area of the state that is the most depressed economically is the southeast, and Mississippi River delta south of West Memphis. That region is a jobs graveyard unless you farm, and holds back the rest of the Natural State. Central Arkansas, in the Little Rock metro (which includes NLR, Sherwood, Jacksonville, Bryant, Benton, Conway, Alexander, and Sheridan) is the largest in the state and is growing. Northwest Arkansas, to include the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers-Bentonville metro area as well as Ft. Smith, is the fastest growing region of the state in population and industry. It's also the prettiest. Southwest Arkansas, in the Texarkana district is growing too, as is Northeast Arkansas in the Jonesboro metro area. Arkansas is now over 3 million in population. We just need that one big industry to move here that would provide jobs to hundreds or thousands of people. The governor's office has repeatedly tried to get an automobile company to move here, and recently Amazon has opened a distribution center in Little Rock, as has an Eastern European firearms manufacturer.
Talking about Barbecue, we have an outdoor barbecue place along rural US 40 on the edge of an unincorporated place called Mizpah (NJ). To this day I have yet to try the place out. It's called Rick's Backyard Barbeque and Grill. Just the thought of it makes me hungry. As for music, when you mention the Blues, it makes me think of a great song from Led Zeppelin called "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You." Also, you briefly showed a picture from a New Orleans Jazz funeral. As strange as it might sound, I love listening to New Orleans Jazz Funeral music. Anyway, good video. Thanks.
Atlantan here. I truly believe that Atlanta is one of the best cities in the world! That said, it’s always a lot of fun when I’m watching a movie and I know exactly where the filming happened.
I live in NC, but I'm in the mountains and the winter cold can be pretty intense. The winters are fairly short though. The summers here are also not overly hot. But come down out of the mountains and the heat is oppressive.
Tennessee’s winter is NOT cold! In fact, the South has some of the mildest winters I’ve seen, even milder than many places in California. Tennessee is one of the hottest places I’ve lived in. The heat became so bad for me it was longer healthy for me to stay in Tennessee so I left for Colorado. Even summer in Colorado is too hot for me, which is why I’m in Montana now.
Born and raised in Central Kentucky. As an adult, worked in Eastern Kentucky and in Louisville. I never encountered mutton BBQ. It was always chicken, pork, and then beef. Other than that, nice video.
I like Chattanooga! Your RR museum is a dream (I watch it on a livestreaming camera). I did find the slow pace baffling, but I'm older and slower now, so probably doesn't matter. Don't worry, I'm not coming there, I chose a different sorta Southern location to relocate to. Thanks for sharing!
Been living in Atlanta for four years and have toured a lot of the South. Gotta say you nailed it; GA and NC are in my opinion two of the finest states in the country today and SC could join those two in a decade or so especially if a city other than Charleston (like Greenville or Columbia) takes it to the next level. If you want friendly people, delicious food, and great music, it's tough to beat the South!
Went to South Carolina for college. I’m a government subcontractor for AT&T and I’ve been to so many govt bases all over the country so I agree with a lot of your opinions. I’ve always had a passion for geography and why shit is the way it is. Recently, found your page and I’m a huge fan.
Right with you man , I lived in KY most of my life both Northern and Southern . I have never had Mutton that I can remember , I barely remember it on a menu once ,But I'm' 60 and I forget things .That could have been a hallucination . I don't remember a lot of the 70's and 80's .
Alabama is a beautiful state, our sister state here in Georgia. If I did not live here I would move there. There is no prettier place than L.A. in the spring. (Lower Alabama for all you non southerners) Everywhere you drive there are masses of azaleas in bloom. Fairhope is enchanting and the best beach in the world is Gulf Shores. Because of the people, the nicest people you will ever meet. There, does that make you feel better?
Arkansas you forgot Simmons Bank, which is headquartered in Pine Bluff, it was the first bank to have a customer do an intercontinental ATM transfer, which is a huge deal. There’s also a huge aviation aspect here too. Falcon Jet is in the Little Rock Metro and up in Blytheville you have a heavy reset facility for commercial airliners. But most importantly Arkansas Children’s Hospital is one of the best children’s hospitals in the world.
Not sure if the comment got deleted but Simmons Bank is still headquartered in Pine Bluff. The Little Rock building (former Acxiom building) is the Little Rock regional office. Their headquarters is still on Main Street in Pine Bluff.
I’m very late to this video, but I’m from Kentucky and a good place for mutton is Moonlite Bar-B-Q in Owensboro, Kentucky. Owensboro is a pretty cool river town to just walk on the riverfront. You should check it out some day!
Just wanted to add that there are several orchestras located in the South. Including the Atlanta Symphony, Nashville Philharmonic, Florida Orchestra and Hot Springs Music Festival. No doubt this was the region that gave us jazz, blues and groups like Lynyrd Skynyrd. But it also has rich ties to the European music tradition. Louis Moreau Gottschalk, for example, was from New Orleans and lived in the early to mid-19th Century. He foresaw jazz roughly fifty years before it became a major art form. Gottschalk also coordinated monster concerts with French composer Hector Berlioz.
I live in Kentucky and ill say that I could not live anywhere without all the four seasons. I also love winter out of any other season, so I defintly need winter.
I was born an raised in Eastern Ky, I appreciate this video we are very southern people in this area you have a nice collection of bourbon lol an it can get really cold here in the winter some winter's get's mild, there is two region's known in the south the upper south an the deep south I'll always go by the historical and geographical fact's they can't be changed, there will be opinion's regardless but anything below the mason dixon line is southern, a civil war doesn't determine what a north an south state is they was defined states long before that war ever came into existence an there is many points missed or overlook them when many do explain the civil war many misunderstanding's, but if you was to split the United States All 50 state's there is 25 states in North an 25 in the south it's a perfect even fit, so when they did the mason dixon line was on point pretty good of accuracy regardless of it being made before majority of the other states ever was formed, for example the 25 North: would be Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, an the Southern would be Hawaii, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, geographically Kentucky is pretty southern our state is one of the states where the south start's its in the upper south an where I live is known as the top of the south it's also called the gateway to the south I live in appalachia on the ohio river in the historic maysville, mason county, ky the town is known for the national underground railroad the town has alot of southern culture an southern hospitality, if you look at all the states on north east and north west an look culturally an historically you will know kentucky is south, but opinion's will alway's very but the truth fact stand's an can't change but hey thank's for the video hope to see more I enjoyed this 🤠
I lived for a year outside of Louisville, KY in a house surrounded ny farms. My California born and bread daughter asked me what the farms were growing--I told her "horses." (Actuallly the farm across the street was raising bison. For barbecue, I'm pretty sure.)
Birmingham’s largest employer is UAB, which is ranked in the top %5 of hospitals nationwide. It also facilitates a lot of medical research and its medical school is highly selective and well respected.
it is! and Huntsville obviously is a huge tech center with NASA and all the other companies and red stone arsenal and UAH and of course auburn is a fantastic research school and you can go there for just about anything and get a very high quality education (even the liberal arts department is good!)
Louisiana is not known for its beaches but yes they do exist. Grand Isle is a bit out of the way and almost 2 hours south of New Orleans but yes, the beach is pretty nice there and is almost never crowded.
@@masonkolb9940 @sassafras @ARguy_ I just drove through Arkansas on my way from Chicago to Texas. Spent the night in Hot Springs at the Embassy, drove west in the morning toward Mena and was really impressed. I always hype up Arkansas as beautiful but it has a reputation in the rest of the south - especially politically - as the home of Bill Clinton. If it can ever market itself correctly, it would blow up with younger people.
Arkansas has 22 major trucking companies, Fed Ex was founded and operated out of Little Rock for a while, Dillard's Department Store, an upscale store, Tyson foods, our Aerospace Industry makes us approx. 1.8 Billion dollars per year. We also make a lot of air conditioners for the hot, hot south. Just saying.
TN has a very diverse economy as I'm sure you're aware living there. Chattanooga has tech while the rest of East TN is tourist based. Middle TN has tourism in Nashville as well as manufacturing with NIssan. West TN has a lot of manufacturing around Jackson with Blue Oval city for Ford as well. Also you mentioned the loss of Saturn but that plant is now being repurposed for battery manufacturing for GM electric vehicles.
I love your videos; however, I need to point out that Brunswick Stew is not in any way related to a seafood boil. The main meat in Brunswick Stew is chicken or sometimes squirrel. But no seafood.
To me, the southern states are East Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Florida, South Carolina, & North Carolina.
Kentucky would be the number 1 state you're missing, but you should also include central and North Texas, good portions of Oklahoma, as well as all of Virginia south of NOVA Jefferson Davis was literally from Kentucky and is the central star on the Confederate Battle Flag, and Richmond Virginia was the capitol of the Confederacy. Among other reasons. There's also no difference between Kentucky and Tennessee with the same, sister states with shared culture, geography, history, economy, etc.
Born and raised in Cornelius, NC. Lived in Florida and, the last 33 years, in Oxford, AL. Thanks for treating the South with respect and not the typical stupid stereotypes. One thing about the BBQ, you should mention that people in the Piedmont area (chiefly Mecklenburg County) of NC, have BBQ that is often served with pulled pork and mixed with coleslaw. Quite a shock if you aren't expecting it. BTW, has liver mush reached Chattanooga yet?
I love BBQ, and I remember the first time that I stopped in the Carolinas for BBQ and they brought it out with coleslaw on it! I hate coleslaw!! I refused to eat it. By God, give me St. Louis or Texas BBQ anyday and keep that filthy coleslaw to yourselves!
If you run a blues record backwards the guy gets his dog and his truck and his girl back. Billy Vaughn was a musician from the south. Boots Randolph and Al Hirt are from the south.
Great video. I learned a few things. My dad was an airline pilot from 1950-1978. When flying to Birmingham in the 50s and 60s my dad said if they were off course they just looked for all of the smoke from Birmingham's manufacturing plants.
Very informative video! This channel deserves to be bigger
Thank you for the kind words. I'm just trying to post stuff that people can find useful.
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As a native Floridian from a rural part Polk County, I'm always surprised that people think it's not a southern state, but then I realize that most people stay around the coasts or Orlando when they visit and then it all makes sense. Rural inland FL and north FL is the deep south for sure in a LOT of places
To see the "South" in the Sunshine State, GO NORTH.
When it comes to good food and good music, it really doesn't get any better than in the South. I enjoyed this video so much, I subscribed to your channel and tapped the bell.
I completely agree, especially WRT the music. American music is Southern music, basically. It all started from the gumbo of African-American and European (particularly Scots-Irish) roots, with a healthy dash of Acadian French spice. And speaking of that, the South has so many rich food traditions, as well, although it is certainly not the only U.S. region to boast good food.
Im on my way home from a trip through Alabama, Mississippi, andTennessee. I absolutely fell in love with Mississippi- the people, the food, the beauty. I can definitely understand the economical issues they have, but the people I met there were some of the most genuine anywhere. It's actually one of my new favorite states. (Been to 43 so far.)
Very interesting to hear that. You're one of the first people I've heard say that.
I would agree. The people we met driving through Mississippi were awesome. And I've been to 48 states.
Thank you
Went to Mississippi a few times post Katrina to help rebuild some homes along the Gulf Coast. Being from the Pacific Northwest, I absolutely fell in LOVE with the South during those trips. Mississippi in particular still holds a special place in my heart. The people will surprise you with their love and compassion. The food is out of this world good.
Lifelong resident . You are very welcome. Y'all come back see us some time.
"There isn't much going on other than Walmart and rice"
As an Arkansan, I can confirm 😂😂
Growing up in Arkansas you eat rice from breakfast to supper.I feel like Bubba from "Forest Gump" taking about how many different ways we had rice.Rice with butter and sugar,rice and gravy,rice and beet tips,Spanish Rice,rice pudding it goes on and on.We went to Wal-mart and bought it by the 50 pound bag.
Ha! I live in the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas which is a sportsman/nature lovers paradise. Rice is just another side dish on the menu of most local restaurants.
I live in the Ozarks and I love Arkansas. It’s a sportsman dream.
I’m on the other side of Arkansas (over by the rice and duck capital) and rice really doesn’t make farmers all that much money...neither does cotton, no one in Arkansas county grows cotton. Soybeans and corn is where the money is at.
There’s a lot of oil and timber going on in south Arkansas
I like how he's very honest in giving his opinions, doesn't try to sugarcoat or deny the bad parts. Honest, and with knowledge. I subscribed!
Not to mention the number of British bands that were heavily influenced by the Blues coming out of Memphis and New Orleans and the hits being recordeed in Muscle Shoals, AL.
Mussel Shoals. The sea critter, not the biceps.
@@Max_R_MaMint nope, he's right it is Muscle Shoals
@@pizzaman231 I hereby stand corrected. You are right, I just looked it up. I suppose I got that idea long ago for some reason, and just never verified it. I see the world completely different now. My whole life has been a lie.
Living near Muscle Shoals, this is a HUGE point of pride around here!! You’d be surprised at how such small towns can be soooo artistically diverse.
@@Dawnstockslager I live in Tuscumbia, right next to Muscle Shoals
Living in NC I can definitely tell the difference in economic outlook compared to even 10 years ago. NC is definitely killing it as of recent... industry of nearly every type is thriving, our climate is typically good (if not a bit humid and hot in the summer and spring) ecology is possibly the most varied of any state in the south, and of course can't forget the food🤤
As a North Carolinian growing up outside of CLT I agree. Stuff has been booming as of late. I think our colleges are a big part of it. I'm in college at Davidson rn, and many of my friends from other states say that going to college in NC is something students strive for in other parts of the South. From Duke, Davidson, NC State, UNC to all of our other really good smaller colleges, we attract a ton of smart people. Tons of good finance jobs in CLT and medical/engineering jobs in the research triangle. Not to mention the proximity to good beaches and good mountains. Ah, I love this state. Ha
North Carolina has been known as more dynamic and more diversified for several decades now. The Research Triangle is a good example: It has been well-known for half a century or more. Charlotte started getting hot as a banking center in the 1980s. The decline of tobacco forced more economic diversification, ultimately benefiting the state. Along with Georgia, NC has really led the economic revival that used to be known as the "New South." Other areas, like Upstate SC, have taken advantage of the economic spill-over along the interstates linking these more pioneering, tech-driven cities.
Virginia is in the South and is better in every single way that you’re describing NC
@@Dingbat42069 ...no. Just no.
@@johnalden5821We grow cotton in the coastal plains region.
Sorry man love your videos but I have to do this lol since I'm from Mississippi (specifically the Gulf Coast).
Overlooked some major industries in Mississippi centering around the Gulf Coast Region of the state. Ingalls shipbuilding a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman is the second largest private employer in the state (responsible for building a large portion of the US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels) and has been located in Pascagoula since 1938. Pascagoula also has the only major Chevron refinery on the Gulf Coast (not counting Chevron Phillips in Houston). You also have a Kessler Air Force Base in Biloxi which is also a pretty big employer on the coast and the home of the hurricane hunters. Also the casinos have generally been a net positive in Biloxi in reference to the tax base and is a major tourist attraction for people along the gulf coast and across the South. Again I understand you had limited time for the video but come on don't do us like that lol. Love the video though.
Mississippi also has a Nissan plant and a Continental Tire plant (I think still under construction).
Yea, he really shat on Mississippi and completely overlooked some of the positives the state has. He's also wrong about the casino's, he isn't far off but it's been an overall positive for MS and it's tax base.
Mississippi also accounts for 55% of the nation's farm raised catfish .
The stuff you mentioned is true, but all it really does is put a gilded covering on the state.
Being from South Florida and currently residing in North Georgia, I can say with 100% certainty that the Biloxi area is one of my absolute favorite parts of the whole south.
Thanks for this video. I’m subscriber and regular watcher. I grew up in KY, lived in ATL for 18 years, lived and worked in SC a few times in my life and traveled for business and pleasure across the southeast. (Oh, and I now live in Austin and have traveled across Texas and back east during COVID).
I think you nailed this video. There’s so much diversity across the south and even I can’t reliably place the accents. Food varies widely. And in general people are lovely as long as we all stay away from politics.
Love these vids! I am and always have been obsessed with researching info like this. Plus i am a native southerner, metro ATL born and raised! Thank you sir and keep up the good work. Chattanooga is an incredible city, positively love visiting her.
Thanks!
Atlanta is a hybrid, it’s classified as an east coast principle city, I don’t think it can be pigeonholed as just “southern” whatever the hell that truly means.
I was on a road trip trough the US 2 years ago.
I'm from Germany and the most normal thing here is to grab a few beers at the gas station.
So we entered a gas station in NC and I put a few cans of beer on the counter.
The lady behind the desk said she has to see "some arrrrr deeee".
A few moments later I found out she meant an "ID" and mine didn't work bc she had to scan it. But she used some half legal tricks to get me through and I enjoyed some really awful american beer in the motel. Would recommend!
haha welcome to the south!
@@VinceSlzr So IDs are only checked in South? Or is it the accent? Or is it the "awful beer"? Please explain. The reason I ask is that I am Southerner by birth, lived/worked in Germany, speak "Hoch Deutsch", found Bavarian & East German dialects difficult to understand, have also had some awful German beer and they also ID 16 & 18 year olds (Beer/wine only at 16 and Spirits at 18) and I can assure that a gas station in a "dorf" may not accept an American "ID".
U.S. beer by law can’t be
More than 4 percent alcohol. In Germany beer is about 12 percent alcohol. Germans who don’t know there’s a difference end up calling American beer water. Americans in Germany who don’t know there’s a difference can’t figure out why they had two beers and woke up in an alley.
Fun fact: Johnny Cash and Elvis are the only two people to be in the halls of fame for 3 different genres of music (Country, Rock, and Gospel).
And for Tennessee: Memphis also has AutoZone, First Horizon Bank, Le Bonheur, and one of the most important children’s research hospitals in St. Judes.
Those first three are good points?
@@crysstoll1191 AutoZone is the largest auto parts retailer, First Horizon is a large bank in the Southern region, and Le Bonheur is one of the best children’s hospitals in the United States... so, yes?
Tennessee has a lot of important stuff, especially in Memphis, however since it’s Memphis, they get overlooked
@@LoneCourier2281 talk yo talk!! A lot of people don't know that Tennessee is actually doing well for itself.
@@LoneCourier2281 you're sad stuff in Memphis gets overlooked yet northeast Tennessee wasn't even mentioned. Lol.
Our economy has shifted from moonshine to meth. Such an accomplishment.
I can tell you anyone from VA just lost their mind not being included
From Virginia, don’t really mind. Our state is special and very messed up lol
Virginia is not the South.
To be honest, MS, AL, GA, and part of SC is the only true South.
No we aren’t, I’ve always said we are not the south lol.
@@JimGeigerMusicFrom VA as well and I agree except you gotta include TN and NC, and let Florida be just Florida lol
They lost a whole lot more than that when they got Northam as a governor.(Keep the baby comfortable on a gurney and then whack it)
I just love how nerdy this channel is! Fellow nerd here! :D
Nerd power!
Brunswick Stew and Country Boil (boiled food) are two entirely different dishes.
Agreed! Brunswick stew is a multi meat stew with starchy vegetables. You can find it at bbq places but I remember making it as a fundraiser for the local fire dept and selling it by the gallon
In Kentucky we call it burgoo
I came here to say the same thing!
Yes. Came here to say this. Brunswick stew is like a BBQ soup from Georgia. It has almost nothing in common with a low country boil.
I can't believe crawfish boils weren't mentioned, at least in the Louisiana section.
Hell yeah! Greetings from Lexington, Sc here ! You went to USC meaning you were only 30 minutes from me for a time! Gotta love it here in SC, and I’m always visiting TN so maybe I’ve seen you before! Keep up the great videos! And I’ll be subscribing! Also Chattanooga and the great Smokey mountains are some of my favorite parts of the south!
Thank you! Welcome to the channel
Being an Arkansan over 55 years, (born in West Tennessee), I can confirm, Arkansas sucks. Take heed Yankees and Californians, if you happen to pass through on our highways, don't stop, just keep on going. Don't be seduced by our pristine lakes, never allow the scenic mountains to divert your focus from your destination, be careful not to be mesmerized by white cotton dancing in a gentle breeze, or the towering loblolly pine trees. Just keep on trucking. We like our state and the culture of its people. We're not real fond of towering steel buildings and acres and acres of concrete. We love the woods and fields where deer, black bear, squirrels, rabbits and many others critters live and play. Ducks and geese circling our lakes and ponds are a sight to behold but definitely not for you. Take your ambitions elsewhere if you think the poor, backwards, hillbilly folks of Arkansas need or want your ideas of a better civilization if it includes all the urban traps of the big cities. If you just want to slow down, be left alone, and enjoy some the greatest beauty of God's creation, then come on, we'll be glad to have you. It doesn't take a lot of money to be happy.
That sucks? Sounds pretty nice and relaxing. Like a place I would want to retire and just chill out. I’m from Long Island NY, and step outside , you look around it’s mainly just road and housing and cars. Quite depressing in a way. New York City is cool a couple times, but it smells and like you said just huge buildings and concrete, and rats, You will see some interesting people you probably won’t see else, that is nice.Also going through all 4 seasons is cool and the beaches. Too bad I don’t like the beach lol. Still though , I think I prefer to live somewhere like Arkansas. Better air, better scenery and who knows how long places like that will last.
Isn't Little Rock a fairly large city, though? It doesn't take a lot of money to be happy but you gotta admit having some money does soothe the nerves.
Too late, I was there last year, and I'm from Ohio! I was impressed with the scenery though!!!
@@liveandlearn901 Pack up and leave. NY is not going to get any better until good people vacate. Starve the beast. When nothing is left but the very poor and very rich, things will change. But you are just getting taxed to pay for nothing, you are not getting served. Vote with your feet.
I think y’all aren’t familiar with NY. Long island is just the NJ of NY. Most people hear NY and automatically think NYC. NY state is truly beautiful, i’ve never seen autumn color like i have there. I do like the north west part of AR, too. There’s something to like about every state in the USA (yes, and plenty to not like).
I have lived in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. Typically, the Brunswick Stew I am familiar with, (and prepare often) has been associated with a tomato puree base, and has the consistency of what many would call a "stew", not unlike a beef stew. You can basically put anything in it after the "base", other than seafood (haven't see that yet). If you go to most any grocery store chain in the South, you will find on the shelf, canned Brunswick Stew, and in many you can purchase a gallon of this. Its like a thick soup (potatoes cooking down thickens the "rue"). It is among my top 5 favorite foods. I suppose one could make it any consistency, but if you pick up any cookbook down here it will bear out my assertion. Thanks for the vid Kyle, its always a fun watch to see folks try to describe the South. Its a tough job, simply because it is so varied from area to area. See if you can find a can of the Brunswick Stew (its even good out of a can but mildly sacreledgious to say you enjoy it out of the can). FYI, I have lived in the deep, deep South my entire life (and I am old).
From Spartanburg, SC here. Great video, you got another subscriber
So great to find another geography channel! I enjoy your videos, and am always glad to find another geo-freak. :)
Thanks! I'm glad you found the channel.
I live in Georgia and I think it's the best state in the South, although North Carolina is cool too. Metro Atlanta and Charlotte are the best. I was born in Birmingham Alabama and grew up in Chicago so I don't think I'm too biased. I do wish I had your Kentucky bourbon collection lol.
Georgia and NC have definitely stepped up their game as leaders in the south. I like Atlanta a lot well.
@@GeographyKing miami to
@@sweats1795 as a southerner, Miami is not the south. Only until maybe Orlando
@@hiperson4705 same as nc
@@hiperson4705 it's literally the furthest south. So while you may not want to include it culturally, it's part of the south
My family has been in Louisiana for 300 years and I love hearing about how unique it is =D
As a native Noo Yawka(new Yorker) I can tell you NOLA(along w Seattle, Washington) really is a city where there is no other like it. Very distinctive and unique.
Florida, Texas, Virginia
I think NC is better then Virginia
Texas isnt the south, Texas is Texas In my opinion lmao
Exactly, where were these states in this?
@@XxWoWglitchesxX DAMN STRAIGHT!!😏
I think half of Texas and part of Florida should’ve been included. East Texas including Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston are definitely southern. The other half is more Hispanic and Western culture. The Florida panhandle is definitely southern, but it’s pretty much Alabama and Georgia culture that bleeds over the state line. South of that is just a retirement home for the rest of the country. Virginia, I don’t really know well. Kinda crazy how it was once the Confederate capital, but now no one really takes it seriously as a southern state.
Can you pls do a vid on the diff accents in the South, then a diff vid on the NE accents? And so on? We all need this, Man. Don’t fail us
15:45 the interesting thing about Biloxi, MS is that a mayor by the name of Peter Halat ordered the murder of Vincent Sherry and Margaret Sherry to continue the growth of Casinos in Biloxi. Margaret Sherry was trying to run for mayor of Biloxi and had publicly spoken out against casinos in town. People don’t know much about the criminal element that Mississippi had during the 80’s and 90’s. The Dixie Mafia was very powerful in those parts for a long time and was trying to do what the organizations in New Jersey were trying to achieve, benefit from and corrupt the casinos.
I grew up in South Alabama, my wife grew up in Birmingham. The first time we had white bbq sauce was last year in Caves Springs GA. It’s strange to hear white sauce is an Alabama tradition. The sauce was always red and sweetened with brown sugar when we were growing up.
I completely agree. I was born in Birmingham but grew up all over the South (mostly SC). Whole family is from North Alabama. Always always BBQ sauce was "red sweetened with brown sugar". Everywhere we lived in the South. Never heard of white bbq sauce in Alabama. Never heard of Mustard base bbq sauce in SC. I think he is picking up on some micro region that uses those sauces - but not the entire state. For example, I have heard of the Vinegar based sauce in NC. Learned about it when I was living in Virginia Beach because that sauce is from the eastern shore of NC. rest of state (mid and west) use "red sweetened with brown sugar". Thats just the Southern way.
I think it's because Big Bob Gibson invented the white sauce for his restaurant in Decatur so it's associated with Alabama.
I agree. White barbecue sauce is gross!
Grew up and live in Tuscaloosa and Dreamland and Archibald's are legends in BBQ and there is NO white sauce.
Agreed! I'm from central Alabama, never heard of white sauces. We had some red and some mustard base.
Love this, be sure to Road Trip it down to Mobile soon! Thanks for enlightening us more about the Southern States!
he is 100% correct. boil = bool
ville = vuhl
BBQ = specific type of prepared meat, not an activity or event
Okay, I lived in KY from 1958 to 1981 and from 2009 to the present and I have NEVER seen muton BBQ anywhere, I've had BBQ goat in TX, but in KY the only BBQ I've ever seen is pork, beef or chicken.
Life long kentuckian agrees with you. Though in the far western part of the state IDK what crazy stuff they do.
I've seen Mutton served @ buffets in Owensboro
Lived here all my life and neverhad mutton BBQ.
That is pretty much the only place in Ky you will see mutton.
@@jatuttable from hopkinsvilloe west have mutton as a thing much east of there its not much of a thing
As someone that grew up in the south and have lived here my whole life I’m surprised you don’t consider Florida a southern state. Florida may be known for Miami, Palm Beach, and Orlando. However, we have plenty of southern culture throughout most of our state. Cities like our capital Tallahassee, or Jacksonville are definitely southern cities. Not to mention all the rural communities like Okeechobee, Belle Glade, and Deland. Most of Florida is definitely southern it’s just nobody from the rest of the country ever visit these parts.
@Jordan Grose, the old saying about Florida goes, "The further north you go, the further south you get".
I was always taught that the Northern border of the South is Prince William County, Virginia; and the Southern border of the South is Ocala, Florida.
I call Florida "The Southernmost Yankee State". But then, I live in South Florida where most of the Yankees infest. True, go further north than Central Florida, and into the interior of Florida away from the beaches (Orlando excepted), then yes, those parts of Florida are Southen'. I love the South, and the people, but South Florida is like a Third World country now, and I'm leaving Florida altogether soon (but I LOVE Governor DeSantis!)
Good riddance to South Florida, Yankees, 9 months of unbearable heat, and hurricanes!
@@rachelblack3816 I grew up in southwest GA. About an hour from FL and an hour from AL. We always considered north FL to be part of GA. Really, it was just a joke about how different the 2 parts of FL are. You are right, for sure, though.
If Florida is south, Texas is south and that just opens up a whole can of worms lol
I just found your channel last week and I've been binging your content. I'm a "naturalized" southerner living in east Ga, and a former Nashvillian. I know this video is 4 years old, and I suspect your whiskey shelf has already changed, but might I suggest you try Old Smokey whiskey from the Gatlinburg area. They make some of the best flavored whiskey I've ever tasted; my favorite being Amaretto. Unlike Yukon Jack and Birddog, they keep the alcohol content lower which makes it easier to sip and relax, rather than breathing fire. Keep up the excellent content.
Oh, and are they ever going to finish I-24 through Chattanooga?
I was looking for an ol smokey comment before commenting it myself!
I live in the Appalachians in Southeast Kentucky and I like the fact that we experience all four seasons. It would be weird to be in a place like south Florida where snow is almost completely unheard of.
I use this for my Freshman Geo Class and they loved it; please sir make more of these for different regions of the United States!!!!!!
I'm glad the video is useful! I'll have other ones like this coming up.
I'm a freshman, I wish they would show this in our schools
That's a shame, while it's a nice video, he has some serious inaccuracies here.
Thought you were kind of dismissive of Mississippi. It's an underrated place and one of my favorite states. I've lived in Atlanta for 25 years - there's work here but it's a just a big suburban sprawl, every neighborhood is the same, not much culture or lifestyle compared to other parts of the South. Pretty samey and vapid. Fortunately Georgia outside the metro is nice.
I live in Mississippi and he was right on the money. There are several things about the state that I like, but the best the laid back, slow lifestyle. That should count for something. LOL
I agree. When thinking of Atlanta the phrases "Urban Heartastroke" and "Eternal Suburb of Doom" come to mind.
@@cheshire4856 Don't live in Marietta then bruh
Mississippi has some great places tbh, but overall it’s history is pretty sad
Except the Weather Channel and CNN are there. Weather Channel is a favorite tv show but you can keep CNN.
My late father was offered a job playing fiddle and touring with Bill Monroe. Bill Monroe has been to my childhood home. My dad played with many stars and also played bluegrass at the Grand Ole Opry. He played on T.V but never went big because he chose his family over money. RIP Dad. Thank you.
My roommate is from Maryland and he does boils too. He boils corn and potatoes and adds in shrimp and lobster. Yes there is a lot of old bay seasoning.
I'm just up the road from you, close to Knoxville. It looks like you have a beer (ale) collection going too. Let's go check out one of the many local breweries!
What about Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, and Virginia????
Texas, Oklahoma and Virginia aren't apart of the south.
@@shchorss Virginia is absolutely part of the South. FFS, capital of the Confederacy.
@@MrsRen 150 years ago. Virginia has changed since then. It's more Mid-Atlantic.
With the exception of Far East Texas, Texas isn’t really the south. Yes I realize it sided with the confederacy. It is much more of a southwestern / western state.
@@MrsRen Virginia is not the south. Go to Virginia and I'd love to see you tell me that it's the south.
Kyle, another detailed informative and insightful view of this region. Writing to you from Chattanooga as well! So glad to be here and out of the District of Columbia! I also love Visalia! Spent every summer there with my grandparents.
Just up the road from you in Knoxville, cheers neighbor,
GO VOLS!!!
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I lived in Louisville, KY for several years in the 80s and while I knew I was in the South, it never felt like I was deep in the South.... They even had a sign when you are crossing from Indiana to Louisville, over the Ohio River, that stated "Welcome to Louisville, KY.. gateway to the South". That whole area felt like a No-Man's Land... you were not quite in the South nor quite in the Midwest .... it was odd. Anyone else felt that??
Yeah. I grew up in the region. Some counties are northern/Midwest, some are southern, some are Appalachian, and some are Great Plains out west. … and I live in Central Texas now.
I love KY bourbon too. And I’m so upset by outsiders thinking we all don’t wear shoes or have teeth
Both Bridgestone and Nissan are headquartered in Nashville. Dollar General is here also.
Thanks for the comment. I missed Bridgestone in that its world headquarters is in Japan but of course Bridgestone USA is quite big. I've been to several Predators games at Bridgestone Arena, so I really should've known that one! I was also surprised to learn how big Dollar General is as a company. I would've definitely included it otherwise. I'll never look at those cheap looking yellow signs on their stores the same again. It's like a wolf in sheep's clothing.
@@GeographyKing I'm not sure how you wouldn't think Dollar General isn't huge. It's literally in every single rural town in the South, even ones that are wayyyy out there with very little populations, & they open up a new store every time you blink. At least, that's how it is in SC.
Same thing here in Mississippi dollar Generals everywhere even not in towns
whoa!!! you live in Chattanooga TN. That is where I reside. I stumbled across your youtube channel yesterday. keep up the informative videos my friend.
Here in Tennessee we have quite a variety of climate from one area to another. I live in the northeast corner of the state, in the mountains of Hancock County. The weather here is actually quite moderate. True, in the summer we will see a few days that get up to 100 F, and a few more in the 90s, but mostly it doesn't get above the 80s. In the winter we have a couple of days which get down to 0 F or below at night, and quite a few where it drops below freezing, We get a few snow storms which drop a few inches, almost never more than 6 inches, and it melts away quickly because the days almost always rise above freezing. I am able to ride my motorcycle all year around because of this. The weather up here in the mountains is a lot more moderate than what you find in the lower areas to the south and west of here.
“You wish you had this bar. You don’t have it but you wish you did”
🤣🤣🤣
Also my first time being trolled by a geography enthusiast 😄
20:50 Perfect touch. I read it in Sorrel Booke's grizzled voice
Bro, your bottles are EMPTY. If they were full, then yeah for sure I wish I had your bar 😂
I have 64 fifths of liquor and they are not empty.
Awesome as always. Nice to hear your insights on the music of the South
In addition to growing rice...Arkansas produces more rice than anywhere else in the world outside of Asia...and being the international headquarters for Wal-Mart, Arkansas is also one of the top five producers of commercially grown chickens in the US, with Tyson Chicken corporate headquarters located in Springdale. Trucking giant JB Hunt has their headquarters located in Lowell, AR. Acxiom, located in Conway, is one of the largest information gathering companies in the nation. Arkansas is also one of the largest producers of soybeans.
The area of the state that is the most depressed economically is the southeast, and Mississippi River delta south of West Memphis. That region is a jobs graveyard unless you farm, and holds back the rest of the Natural State.
Central Arkansas, in the Little Rock metro (which includes NLR, Sherwood, Jacksonville, Bryant, Benton, Conway, Alexander, and Sheridan) is the largest in the state and is growing.
Northwest Arkansas, to include the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers-Bentonville metro area as well as Ft. Smith, is the fastest growing region of the state in population and industry. It's also the prettiest.
Southwest Arkansas, in the Texarkana district is growing too, as is Northeast Arkansas in the Jonesboro metro area.
Arkansas is now over 3 million in population. We just need that one big industry to move here that would provide jobs to hundreds or thousands of people. The governor's office has repeatedly tried to get an automobile company to move here, and recently Amazon has opened a distribution center in Little Rock, as has an Eastern European firearms manufacturer.
Being the home of Walmart is not something to be proud of
Talking about Barbecue, we have an outdoor barbecue place along rural US 40 on the edge of an unincorporated place called Mizpah (NJ). To this day I have yet to try the place out. It's called Rick's Backyard Barbeque and Grill. Just the thought of it makes me hungry. As for music, when you mention the Blues, it makes me think of a great song from Led Zeppelin called "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You." Also, you briefly showed a picture from a New Orleans Jazz funeral. As strange as it might sound, I love listening to New Orleans Jazz Funeral music. Anyway, good video. Thanks.
Atlantan here. I truly believe that Atlanta is one of the best cities in the world! That said, it’s always a lot of fun when I’m watching a movie and I know exactly where the filming happened.
The Shed is Ocean Springs, MS is my favorite place for barbecue, and that's coming from a Texan who lives in GA.
I think it's interesting to read the comments and how many are debating on whether Virginia is southern or not
Virginia is like Florida and Texas parts of it are the south but parts of it aren’t but overall they are still technically southern states.
I live in NC, but I'm in the mountains and the winter cold can be pretty intense. The winters are fairly short though. The summers here are also not overly hot. But come down out of the mountains and the heat is oppressive.
Tennessee’s winter is NOT cold! In fact, the South has some of the mildest winters I’ve seen, even milder than many places in California. Tennessee is one of the hottest places I’ve lived in. The heat became so bad for me it was longer healthy for me to stay in Tennessee so I left for Colorado. Even summer in Colorado is too hot for me, which is why I’m in Montana now.
Yes, I would love to have a bar like yours!
Born and raised in Central Kentucky. As an adult, worked in Eastern Kentucky and in Louisville.
I never encountered mutton BBQ. It was always chicken, pork, and then beef.
Other than that, nice video.
I've gotten a few comments about that. Apparently it's pretty specific to parts of western KY. But it's good!
I've never heard of mutton BBQ either. Weird.
I like Chattanooga! Your RR museum is a dream (I watch it on a livestreaming camera). I did find the slow pace baffling, but I'm older and slower now, so probably doesn't matter. Don't worry, I'm not coming there, I chose a different sorta Southern location to relocate to. Thanks for sharing!
Been living in Atlanta for four years and have toured a lot of the South. Gotta say you nailed it; GA and NC are in my opinion two of the finest states in the country today and SC could join those two in a decade or so especially if a city other than Charleston (like Greenville or Columbia) takes it to the next level. If you want friendly people, delicious food, and great music, it's tough to beat the South!
I wish all of the Yankees would leave NC.
Went to South Carolina for college. I’m a government subcontractor for AT&T and I’ve been to so many govt bases all over the country so I agree with a lot of your opinions. I’ve always had a passion for geography and why shit is the way it is. Recently, found your page and I’m a huge fan.
Thank you! Welcome to the channel!
I've lived 30 years in Kentucky and I have never been offered mutton in my life at any event, festival, or gathering or any sort. Very confused.
I know what you mean. I have lived in South Carolina 69 years and I have never seen mustard-based bbq sauce.
damn
I agree man. It’s all pork & beef.
I think the mutton deal is a Louisville thing, I have never saw it anywhere else in Ky. I live in S.E Ky and it is BBQ pork here
Right with you man , I lived in KY most of my life both Northern and Southern . I have never had Mutton that I can remember , I barely remember it on a menu once ,But I'm' 60 and I forget things .That could have been a hallucination . I don't remember a lot of the 70's and 80's .
Great video! One thing you forgot with bbq is whole hog in eastern NC and parts of SC. Different from the pork shoulder of western NC and SC.
Finally,a non-Alabamaian that doesn't continuously insults us,glad you like the barbecue man.
He made it sound pretty good
Alabama is a beautiful state, our sister state here in Georgia. If I did not live here I would move there. There is no prettier place than L.A. in the spring. (Lower Alabama for all you non southerners) Everywhere you drive there are masses of azaleas in bloom. Fairhope is enchanting and the best beach in the world is Gulf Shores. Because of the people, the nicest people you will ever meet. There, does that make you feel better?
I don't either-- have had a couple of great train chases there:) See you on VRF!
Arkansas you forgot Simmons Bank, which is headquartered in Pine Bluff, it was the first bank to have a customer do an intercontinental ATM transfer, which is a huge deal. There’s also a huge aviation aspect here too. Falcon Jet is in the Little Rock Metro and up in Blytheville you have a heavy reset facility for commercial airliners. But most importantly Arkansas Children’s Hospital is one of the best children’s hospitals in the world.
Not sure if the comment got deleted but Simmons Bank is still headquartered in Pine Bluff. The Little Rock building (former Acxiom building) is the Little Rock regional office. Their headquarters is still on Main Street in Pine Bluff.
I’m very late to this video, but I’m from Kentucky and a good place for mutton is Moonlite Bar-B-Q in Owensboro, Kentucky. Owensboro is a pretty cool river town to just walk on the riverfront. You should check it out some day!
Just wanted to add that there are several orchestras located in the South. Including the Atlanta Symphony, Nashville Philharmonic, Florida Orchestra and Hot Springs Music Festival. No doubt this was the region that gave us jazz, blues and groups like Lynyrd Skynyrd. But it also has rich ties to the European music tradition. Louis Moreau Gottschalk, for example, was from New Orleans and lived in the early to mid-19th Century. He foresaw jazz roughly fifty years before it became a major art form. Gottschalk also coordinated monster concerts with French composer Hector Berlioz.
Texas, Florida, Virginia, and Oklahoma would like a word
I live in Kentucky and ill say that I could not live anywhere without all the four seasons. I also love winter out of any other season, so I defintly need winter.
I was born an raised in Eastern Ky, I appreciate this video we are very southern people in this area you have a nice collection of bourbon lol an it can get really cold here in the winter some winter's get's mild, there is two region's known in the south the upper south an the deep south I'll always go by the historical and geographical fact's they can't be changed, there will be opinion's regardless but anything below the mason dixon line is southern, a civil war doesn't determine what a north an south state is they was defined states long before that war ever came into existence an there is many points missed or overlook them when many do explain the civil war many misunderstanding's, but if you was to split the United States All 50 state's there is 25 states in North an 25 in the south it's a perfect even fit, so when they did the mason dixon line was on point pretty good of accuracy regardless of it being made before majority of the other states ever was formed, for example the 25 North: would be Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, an the Southern would be Hawaii, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, geographically Kentucky is pretty southern our state is one of the states where the south start's its in the upper south an where I live is known as the top of the south it's also called the gateway to the south I live in appalachia on the ohio river in the historic maysville, mason county, ky the town is known for the national underground railroad the town has alot of southern culture an southern hospitality, if you look at all the states on north east and north west an look culturally an historically you will know kentucky is south, but opinion's will alway's very but the truth fact stand's an can't change but hey thank's for the video hope to see more I enjoyed this 🤠
Maryland and Virginia are definitely not northern states we are below the mason Dixon line and technically are the beginning of the south
Wells Fargo is headquartered in SF, although it has more people working in Charlotte.
I lived for a year outside of Louisville, KY in a house surrounded ny farms. My California born and bread daughter asked me what the farms were growing--I told her "horses." (Actuallly the farm across the street was raising bison. For barbecue, I'm pretty sure.)
Goated videos still relevant and useful to watch 5 years later
Louisiana has my favorite food
Mississippi is a treasure too bad most have a negative view but as a native
Texan I love the state truly a jewel.
What, no cornbread and pinto beans and you live in Tennessee? That tells where you're really from and that's California.
So glad I found your channel!
Birmingham’s largest employer is UAB, which is ranked in the top %5 of hospitals nationwide. It also facilitates a lot of medical research and its medical school is highly selective and well respected.
Some day Alabama will get an NFL team. Folks from 'Bama are as nuts about footy-ball as Texans.
it is! and Huntsville obviously is a huge tech center with NASA and all the other companies and red stone arsenal and UAH
and of course auburn is a fantastic research school and you can go there for just about anything and get a very high quality education (even the liberal arts department is good!)
I really enjoy your videos!
How about doing one on the best states for motorcycling. Thanks.
What about our horse industry in Kentucky!?
"Racist"? :-)
@@glennso47 pussy comment bud
No beaches in Louisiana? Did you tell them?
The Nissan plant is in canton Mississippi
Louisiana is not known for its beaches but yes they do exist. Grand Isle is a bit out of the way and almost 2 hours south of New Orleans but yes, the beach is pretty nice there and is almost never crowded.
You missed out on Arkansas here, theres alot more going on then what is seen at a glance.
A lot of people don't even know that we have our own little mountain range ime
@@arguy_4420 that’s true. i’m from little rock and living in fayetteville and we’re constantly getting under appreciated and overlooked as a state
@@masonkolb9940 @sassafras @ARguy_ I just drove through Arkansas on my way from Chicago to Texas. Spent the night in Hot Springs at the Embassy, drove west in the morning toward Mena and was really impressed. I always hype up Arkansas as beautiful but it has a reputation in the rest of the south - especially politically - as the home of Bill Clinton. If it can ever market itself correctly, it would blow up with younger people.
Great video! You didn't mention AirBus down in Mobile, AL though! The only US manufacturing plant for that company.
Plz do the midwest states!
Arkansas is also where the Duggars are from. Jim Bob and Michelle and 19 kids and counting.
Arkansas has 22 major trucking companies, Fed Ex was founded and operated out of Little Rock for a while, Dillard's Department Store, an upscale store, Tyson foods, our Aerospace Industry makes us approx. 1.8 Billion dollars per year. We also make a lot of air conditioners for the hot, hot south. Just saying.
Southern Gothic Fiction is my favorite type of Literature
Any recommended authors, especially lesser-known ones?
@@gabrielmichaelromito4386 Harry Crews, Larry Brown, David Joy, Wiley Cash, Ron Rash, and Dorethy Ellison,
TN has a very diverse economy as I'm sure you're aware living there. Chattanooga has tech while the rest of East TN is tourist based. Middle TN has tourism in Nashville as well as manufacturing with NIssan. West TN has a lot of manufacturing around Jackson with Blue Oval city for Ford as well. Also you mentioned the loss of Saturn but that plant is now being repurposed for battery manufacturing for GM electric vehicles.
I'm from bama and we don't usually eat mayo bbq more the vinegar type really.
I looked it up, Alabama white sauce is mayo based, but it has a lot of vinegar in it, too. I always thought it was just vinegar based but now I know.
And its more a north Alabama thing.
Central and south Alabama is heavily vinegar/ketchup based
This is an older video of yours, but it's great!
I love your videos; however, I need to point out that Brunswick Stew is not in any way related to a seafood boil. The main meat in Brunswick Stew is chicken or sometimes squirrel. But no seafood.
Best part of brunswick stew is you can throw pig ear, tail , jowls, things that might just get thrown out otherwise
i appreciate you putting a picture of the legend Jerry Garcia when you were talking about music
To me, the southern states are East Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Florida, South Carolina, & North Carolina.
Kentucky would be the number 1 state you're missing, but you should also include central and North Texas, good portions of Oklahoma, as well as all of Virginia south of NOVA Jefferson Davis was literally from Kentucky and is the central star on the Confederate Battle Flag, and Richmond Virginia was the capitol of the Confederacy. Among other reasons. There's also no difference between Kentucky and Tennessee with the same, sister states with shared culture, geography, history, economy, etc.
@@dustincarner7427 Tennessee & Kentucky nothing alike , Memphis & nashville nothing no city in Kentucky
@@dustincarner7427 there no city in Kentucky that similar to nashville & Memphis Kentucky more like Arkansas to me
@@dustincarner7427 Kentucky wanna be like Tennessee why ?
@@615bandup2 Lol well Bless your Heart
7th generation native of Tennessee. My home - for better or for worse. Thank you.
What about Virginia and Florida?
Virginia is today more part of the mid Atlantic region. Florida is it's own thing I guess?
@@toki89666 Virginia is still the South. Mid-Atlantic is just what transplants who are embarrassed to say they are Southerners call themselves.
Born and raised in Cornelius, NC. Lived in Florida and, the last 33 years, in Oxford, AL. Thanks for treating the South with respect and not the typical stupid stereotypes. One thing about the BBQ, you should mention that people in the Piedmont area (chiefly Mecklenburg County) of NC, have BBQ that is often served with pulled pork and mixed with coleslaw. Quite a shock if you aren't expecting it. BTW, has liver mush reached Chattanooga yet?
I love BBQ, and I remember the first time that I stopped in the Carolinas for BBQ and they brought it out with coleslaw on it! I hate coleslaw!! I refused to eat it. By God, give me St. Louis or Texas BBQ anyday and keep that filthy coleslaw to yourselves!
@@rachelblack3816 Same here. I hate coleslaw so I always remember to ask about it when visiting in NC.
Southerners : *interesting*
If you run a blues record backwards the guy gets his dog and his truck and his girl back. Billy Vaughn was a musician from the south. Boots Randolph and Al Hirt are from the south.
Great video. I learned a few things. My dad was an airline pilot from 1950-1978. When flying to Birmingham in the 50s and 60s my dad said if they were off course they just looked for all of the smoke from Birmingham's manufacturing plants.
I remember road trips to visit relatives in the Birmingham area back then and looking for the pink sky.