Do you know it's the most depressed state in the nation. It's also the hardest to get a job. One of the fattest. The most unhealthy. There is a reason and this place sucks ass I've lived here most of my life and I wish I could leave
Luke Winter leave anytime. In my 60s with all of it being in WV. Traveled all over US and into Canada. Never found anything better. Never had to look for longer than a day to get a job. Of course you have to have some work ethic and not be a lazy assed entitled person to do that. That being said as I said before leave, some other states loss will be our gain.
Just so everyone knows, this shopping mall is in charleston West Virginia. I keep reading comments like people saying the people in this video need to visit West Virginia. They're IN West Virginia
I'm from Illinois but I backpacked about 100 miles in WV last summer and I met some of the kindest people I will ever know, the state will always have a special place in my heart.
We West Virginians are among the kindest people you will ever meet, willing to instantly help you without ever expecting anything in return. We are also the most ardent supporters of our beloved Mountain Momma. You will be hard pressed to find another population more proud of our state!
Hello West Virginian's.I hope to visit there in the next two year's if thing's go well.I'm from Australia and follow the West Virginia Mountaineer's football team.I cant wait.Your part of the country is beautiful.GO THE MOUNTAINEER'S.
came from Scotland to Martinsburg WV 15 years ago and it's fantastic.The countryside is beautiful from the mountains to the rivers and lakes,the hunting and fishing is great and the climate is terrific.The people what can I say never met such warm and friendly folk since I left Glasgow nothing is too much trouble for them and they will help you out no matter what, be you stranger or friend. God bless them.
When I visited I thought I'd be a weirdo to west virginians because I'm from soho New York. I was wrong I made alot of friends in a week and still keep contact with my friendly west virginians. Also attended a Mountaineers game it was awesome!
Very interesting. I'm from Brazil and lived in West Virginia for 3 months. At the moment I got at Winterplace ski resort for working I was very welcome, and it looked like I was in Brazil because they were very friendly, and during those 3 months they helped me a lot even not knowing me at all. I'm really happy for being in West Virginia.
Heverton Machado I’m from Charleston but I moved to Orlando Florida in 2011. I have so many Brazilian and Hispanic friends down here, I even learned Spanish and a bit of Portuguese. I know your comment is 3 years old but how are you doing up there ?
A BIG HELLO......To all the people of West Virginia. I came to know one of your citizen lately. Oh Yes...He is good, polite and humble and educated. He came to Malaysia to teach English. May God Always love and Blessed all the people of West Virginia....Especially from Monongalia County, Morgantown, West Virginia. Love from Malaysia .
I first visited West Virginia in 2008 when I was in Pittsburgh and I took a drive to the New River Bridge. I live in British Columbia and West Virginia is the only place in the east that compares in beauty to BC and Washington State. I have been back several times since as my daughter went to grad school in WV where she met and eventually married a fantastic southern gentleman. They now live in the northern part of the state. When I have taken walks around the community and met local people I have never met any who were unfriendly. While WV may not have as much in the way of material wealth as many other places, the people overall make WV a rich place to live. I consider WV to almost be my second home now.
It is true that some people in West Virginia may be barefoot or might not have the best teeth but not all of us are like that they are the kindness people you will meet.
Sweet, kind and gentle people. Genuinely caring. If your car breaks down while traveling through the green rolling hills, every person who notices will most likely pull over to see if you need help. And then give it. The typical, negative stereotyping/ridiculing of West Virginians (especially by those who have never even been there to visit) is cruel and exudes ignorance. 💚PLEASE BE COMPASSIONATE!💚
Grew up in Poca, West Virginia and moved to Charleston (Cross Lanes). Ain' nuthin' wrong with bein' a West Virginian. My wife is even from Boone County (You know, Jesco) - and she has all her teeth, hair, and can write a complete sentence with proper grammar/punctuation. I think the jokes are hilarious and I will never be ashamed to call this my home.
I love West Virginians there the nicest people in the world, if you go to any other state you get a lot of people they'll judge you for being different , way to different, different enough where youll stick out like a sore thumb
Epiphany most people that you think of aren’t FROM WV they come from places like NC and such. Or NY trust me locals are nicer but most kids aren’t from the state
I've lived all over the place. Native Pennsylvanian, then to California, Virginia, back to PA, West Virginia, and now Florida. Of all those places, West Virginia is HOME. Kindness, state pride, simple pleasures, nature lovers, and general welcoming attitude. When people ask me where I'm from, I say Morgantown, WV! COUNTRY ROADS TAKE ME HOME!! And oh yeah: EAT SHIT PITT!!! :)
good luck, i live here in weston/jane lew WV & the ppl r nice & the state itself is nice & looks good but if u try to look dan on us $ the way we tlk or things we do here then you'll have a problem. West By God Virginia Almost heaven
@@JasonH6741 There just isn't anything nice in Charleston. At least partsof Cleveland, cols and Pittsburgh have some nicer areas. Charleston is just an old worn out dirty crummy place.
i would take the small places off the beaten path. wonderful people wonderful mountains. beats the hell out of places like chicago, detroit w washington dc just to name a few rat holes. people in cities dont know the names of their next door neighbors.
Also growing up in the heart of Fayette county. 2 miles up deep water love here. Have it worse like when the train exploded or the mine exploded. But I still love going in the creek, up on the hill, playing in mud, and I LOVE the flea market in Milton
I was born in WV and I’m gonna stay in WV! I live in Wayne/Mingo county (sorta in between) and I love it. We are in fact educated, we have hygiene, and we do have accents and are hill billies, but at least we have a life :))
I was born and raised in Charleston, WV. Proud to be a West Virginian. I am currently living in Ohio and I hate it. Ohio is the complete opposite of West Virginia. Its all flat and the people are very snobby, mean, arrogant and rude. The worst drivers I have ever seen. I have never been flipped off so much in my life from complete strangers. I want to move back to West Virginia but I am still looking for a job in my field so I can move back. I miss it. Its a very beautiful state. 100 times better than Ohio. Ohio sucks!!!
I hear ya. All my family is from Logan, but I've been living in Ohio, and people are assholes here. Nothing but cornfirleds and flat land. The further up you go, the meaner they get. Good luck. I plan to go back in the next few years, once I finish school so I can get a job down there. :)
Hey thanks for replying. Its always good to meet another Mountaineer. Its a shame we have never known each other, we could of helped each other through this. The best of luck with your future. Yes go back to almost heaven because it really sucks here. You can write to me any time you want. Take care.
It is nice to meet you as well. It's nice to strike a conversation with a total stranger and not get a stupid remark, lol. What part of Ohio are you in? Southern Ohio isn't too bad, but northern...is a different story.
Eh...all these fit my family except we have never been smelly. Even before there was a shower in the house, the kids were bathed in a tub nightly. Just because you are a hillbilly and don't have running water doesn't mean you can't be clean. It doesn't mean you are illiterate or unable to use the internet and hear what everyone says about you. Also, pretty much every hollow has internet.
I'm glad to see this reply!! People seem to always respond to questions about stereotypes by saying "Hey, we're not all poor, look at me, I don't have a strong accent and look how bleached my teeth are!!" I wish more people would respond saying, "What's wrong with being poor, if you are hard-working and friendly?" :) My family is from the hills, albeit not WV, and have strong accents, and they're intelligent and hard-working people as well. Sorry for ranting on this old comment-- Best wishes to you and thanks for your positive comment :D
West Virginia is different from other states true. But it’s not an awful place to be. They claim we’re the most depressed state in the union, but I find that hard to believe. We have the nicest people around. Always holding doors for people, asking “how ya doin’?” And “have a good mornin’ afternoon or evenin’”’. You don’t get that elsewhere
I was born in Huntington in 1954, and stayed there until 1984. Growing up, I heard some of the stereotypes, and learned of some other ones after I left. One of the ones I heard when I was a kid, was the one about everyone having wringer washers on their front porches. Then, when I lived in Winston-Salem, NC, some people I met, thought there was a lot of incest. Some people I met in NC, also thought that West Virginia is part of Virginia. When I was in California, I was working in this Kmart. I was going on my break one day, and this guy comes walking up to me, and asked him where the bathroom was. I told him, and he made fun of my accent by saying "alrite, y'all" BTW, I do know how to spell all right. I was just trying to spell it the way he made it sound.
Also, I want to add, that since I left Huntington, I lived in several different states. Currently, I am living a little over 15 miles away from Huntington...in Ashland, KY. If I had a car, I would probably go check it out to see how much has changed, but it is too far to go without a car.
I'm from Poca, West Virginia. A lot of rich history came in and around our state. Beautiful in the fall of the year. Only part I do not like about our state cold, snow, icy in winter. Wonderful people.
I'm a Brit that wants to see "real" America, and WV is near the top of my list of states to visit. Is Charleston the only place to be in WV? Or are there some hidden gems that I should know about?
If you want to see real America, go to a West Virginia University (American) football game. You'll see how it is here, what the people are like, and you''ll see some other crazy stuff. Some of the good smaller towns in West Virginia, is Hurricane, Milton, Nitro, and Winfield. If you go in the winter, there is place to Ski, called Winterplace, which was pretty fun to me. I personally like to stay in the counties of Putnam, Cabell, and Kanawha.
Morgantown is much different from when most of the students are gone; I’d suggest going to one of the summer festivals to see the local culture or the October hot air balloon festival. Cooper’s Rock is also nearby and is absolutely worth at minimum a quick stop and walk to the overlook. GotoWV has a website with lists of attractions. I’ve been to and recommend: Seneca Caverns, Berkeley Springs, and one of the many train rides (always wanted to ride the 1950s dinner train in Elkins and never have). Sadly I’ve never taken the initiative to visit many of my state’s local attractions, but your post kind inspires me too.
Go to the smaller towns if you want to see what most of West Virginia is like. I'm from near Huntington but that's all the city people, the Beauty in West Virginia lies in the back roads and smaller communities in my opinion.
Huntington is cool, but stay in the nice parts. Some of the neighborhoods of Huntington are dilapidated shitholes. Stay around the parks. Southside. Almost every single neighborhood in the north is shit. Except for the area around Marshall University.
born and raised. the only reason to stay is to be near family. Most people that come for education leave after. "The majority of students who graduated from West Virginia’s public colleges between 2003 and 2013 didn’t go on to work in the state, a new report from West Virginia University finds."
This stereotype is everywhere. Doesn’t matter where you’re from. West Virginia is a great state filled with wonderful people just like any other state. In other words, certain demographics do not define a state because it’s really just a boundary.
west virginia is like many other states... you just have to take the good with the bad. there are so many kind people though! when i travel to other states, it can be surprising how unfriendly and antisocial people can be. nevertheless, i love west virginia.
So my moms brother lived in NC for a while and she would go down there with him over the summer and sum ppl she would meet down there found out she was from here and they where surprised we wore shoes
We'll the reason people are mean in West Virginia is because your an outsider if you've lived here long enough and knew everybody and have family here people are as nice as anywhere else
Growing up in southern New Castle County, DE these folks seem familiar. We had a lot of West Virginians move to our area back in the early 20th century.
I was born and raised in Princeton, West Virginia. My mother's family is from Ohio, and all of them think they are better than those of us who live here. I love the Mountains. They are so beautiful. To be honest, I'd be happy anywhere there were mountains and friendly people. I don't think I could take the flat lands. I would feel far too exposed to Tornados. Seems to me this guy wanted to try and make fun of West Virginians.
As my school teacher grandmother from Wood County, WVa. she schooled me that Hill Billy is common to Arkansas because West Virginians are Mountaineers.
Like so many southerners, they seem very courtly and nice. They’ve apparently got a sprinkling of pretty gals in WV too. Never been there but have spent a lot of time in neighboring Kentucky which seems like it has a lot of similarities.
I’m from West Virginia and I’m from Point Pleasant. That’s in Mason County and we all know each other, we take care of ourselves but HECKS YEAH WE CAN GET BUCK WILD
I love WV. I hate the negative stereotypes because they're ridiculous. I'm 45 years old and still have beautiful teeth, went to college forever, don't drink, only have one child...we don't live in a trailer... Geez how ridiculous.
I've sailed all over the world and stayed in Alexander, Egypt and traveled over North Africa. The best looking and cultured women were in West Virginia and Louisiana. Gotta love them. :.
We were thinking of Harrisonburg or surrounding areas. My wife is a Nurse Mgr and Im a lab tech (but presently a school bus driver) so we're flexible.... I hope. Harrisonburg seemed very welcoming of strangers when we drove through it last fall. I probably wouldn't want to live IN Harrisonburg though. I love the sticks, my wife, not so much so somewhere between would be good without too much of a commute to where she'll end out working (her being the bread winner and all).
I am from MARTINSBURG West Virginia and we are about 2 hours away from Washington DC and 45 minutes from BALTIMORE Maryland so we are pretty much a city ourselves but I grew up doing drugs and ended up doing close to 15 years in prison myself between Maryland and West Virginia and I finally got away from there before I ended up doing the rest of my life in prison or getting killed etc because its definitely nothing but drugs and prostitution anymore. And I don't want my son to go through the same shit that I did and it is a corrupt town that is for sure. The cops will stop the prostitutes at night and take their money if they haven't bought dope or something yet and some of them will even make them perform sexual favors too just so they don't go to jail.
Life is like a layer cake or a cake. Everyone is on their own frequency. It all depends on what you want. people like water finds its own level. "Being determines consciousness." Lenin )) the environment around you determines your consciousness, how and what you think. Society, family income, opportunities,,, to study, earn, health,,, You got it right. We have to go from bad places. I'm from Russia. This is a tough country. Life is not worth much. So there are a lot of smart people here-fools die. Darwin. People come to you from Russia. These people will tell you a lot that is not in the Internet and TV. There was a heroin epidemic in Russia in 1990-2010. Prostitution, crime. Just like you.
It's called "Almost Heaven" for a reason. The people are nice, the food is good, and the scenery is breathtaking.
Aidan Johnson it's amazing there
The food is ok.
Do you know it's the most depressed state in the nation. It's also the hardest to get a job. One of the fattest. The most unhealthy. There is a reason and this place sucks ass I've lived here most of my life and I wish I could leave
Luke Winter same
Luke Winter leave anytime. In my 60s with all of it being in WV. Traveled all over US and into Canada. Never found anything better. Never had to look for longer than a day to get a job. Of course you have to have some work ethic and not be a lazy assed entitled person to do that. That being said as I said before leave, some other states loss will be our gain.
Just so everyone knows, this shopping mall is in charleston West Virginia. I keep reading comments like people saying the people in this video need to visit West Virginia. They're IN West Virginia
The Penny Rollers Town center mall. Tidewaters has the best bread anywhere. Hands down.
Itr I recognized it pretty quickly
Lmao is this the town center mall?
Shelby Damron yea the one right in town
I went and visited it about a month ago. I was deeply disappointed 😞
I'm from Illinois but I backpacked about 100 miles in WV last summer and I met some of the kindest people I will ever know, the state will always have a special place in my heart.
West Virginia: Some of the most decent people on Gods green Earth. God bless you all and I wish you well.
budvido .budvido thank your kind hearte’d soul ☺️ Ya’ll rather nice
Yes,.... but there's those among us...
God bless you
Nah they suck at driving.
West Virginiains are not toothless or uneducated just think Steve Harvey is from West Virginia and is he toothless or no shoes
We West Virginians are among the kindest people you will ever meet, willing to instantly help you without ever expecting anything in return. We are also the most ardent supporters of our beloved Mountain Momma. You will be hard pressed to find another population more proud of our state!
Hello West Virginian's.I hope to visit there in the next two year's if thing's go well.I'm from Australia and follow the West Virginia Mountaineer's football team.I cant wait.Your part of the country is beautiful.GO THE MOUNTAINEER'S.
What a sweetheart! We’d love to have you!
I know I’m late, but how’d your trip go? Hopefully well!
Just like Yolanda said, we’d love to have ya!
came from Scotland to Martinsburg WV 15 years ago and it's fantastic.The countryside is beautiful from the mountains to the rivers and lakes,the hunting and fishing is great and the climate is terrific.The people what can I say never met such warm and friendly folk since I left Glasgow nothing is too much trouble for them and they will help you out no matter what, be you stranger or friend. God bless them.
When I visited I thought I'd be a weirdo to west virginians because I'm from soho New York. I was wrong I made alot of friends in a week and still keep contact with my friendly west virginians. Also attended a Mountaineers game it was awesome!
Very interesting. I'm from Brazil and lived in West Virginia for 3 months. At the moment I got at Winterplace ski resort for working I was very welcome, and it looked like I was in Brazil because they were very friendly, and during those 3 months they helped me a lot even not knowing me at all.
I'm really happy for being in West Virginia.
Are you white
Heverton Machado I’m from Charleston but I moved to Orlando Florida in 2011. I have so many Brazilian and Hispanic friends down here, I even learned Spanish and a bit of Portuguese. I know your comment is 3 years old but how are you doing up there ?
Heverton Machado yeah, we aren’t all hillbillies and mean and evil are we :)) thanks for visiting :P
That is so cool! Isn’t Winterplace close to Beckley?
A BIG HELLO......To all the people of West Virginia. I came to know one of your citizen lately. Oh Yes...He is good, polite and humble and educated. He came to Malaysia to teach English. May God Always love and Blessed all the people of West Virginia....Especially from Monongalia County, Morgantown, West Virginia. Love from Malaysia
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I first visited West Virginia in 2008 when I was in Pittsburgh and I took a drive to the New River Bridge. I live in British Columbia and West Virginia is the only place in the east that compares in beauty to BC and Washington State. I have been back several times since as my daughter went to grad school in WV where she met and eventually married a fantastic southern gentleman. They now live in the northern part of the state. When I have taken walks around the community and met local people I have never met any who were unfriendly. While WV may not have as much in the way of material wealth as many other places, the people overall make WV a rich place to live. I consider WV to almost be my second home now.
It is true that some people in West Virginia may be barefoot or might not have the best teeth but not all of us are like that they are the kindness people you will meet.
I'm from Georgia, lived in WV for a year or so, came home and got the state outline tattooed on my arm. I miss that place so much.
I was born and raised in Georgia. Been living here in central WV since 2005. Going back to visit GA soon but WV is my home forever.
It's nice to see you liked it
Hopefully you can come back some time again. I live in WV
Ye haw? We're not Texan over here
KingTuckPlays were not Alabama over here
Ikr
Sweet, kind and gentle people. Genuinely caring.
If your car breaks down while traveling through the green rolling hills, every person who notices will most likely pull over to see if you need help. And then give it.
The typical, negative stereotyping/ridiculing of West Virginians (especially by those who have never even been there to visit) is cruel and exudes ignorance.
💚PLEASE BE COMPASSIONATE!💚
Grew up in Poca, West Virginia and moved to Charleston (Cross Lanes).
Ain' nuthin' wrong with bein' a West Virginian.
My wife is even from Boone County (You know, Jesco) - and she has all her teeth, hair, and can write a complete sentence with proper grammar/punctuation.
I think the jokes are hilarious and I will never be ashamed to call this my home.
Dan-o Ferrell I’m from Boone county
I'm from Marshall County and i will also never be ashamed to call it my home either
Dan-o Ferrell you grew up in Poca? That’s nice 😊 I’m from the hollar’ in Bridgeport
Grew up and still live in Poca, and it'll always be the place i call home.
Go Dots!
I visited WV twice. Love the hiking, scenery, friendly people and food.
From a CT. Yankee.
I love West Virginians there the nicest people in the world, if you go to any other state you get a lot of people they'll judge you for being different , way to different, different enough where youll stick out like a sore thumb
Epiphany most people that you think of aren’t FROM WV they come from places like NC and such. Or NY trust me locals are nicer but most kids aren’t from the state
Had a weekend place there for 20 yrs. My one neighbor was a former cabinet secretary and the other a Harvard-educated doctor.
West Virginia where I was born where I am now I love this country I live in the middle of the country and I'm PROUD
I've lived all over the place. Native Pennsylvanian, then to California, Virginia, back to PA, West Virginia, and now Florida. Of all those places, West Virginia is HOME. Kindness, state pride, simple pleasures, nature lovers, and general welcoming attitude. When people ask me where I'm from, I say Morgantown, WV! COUNTRY ROADS TAKE ME HOME!! And oh yeah:
EAT SHIT PITT!!! :)
Some of the best ppl you will ever meet are West Virginians .
I'm going to move from Europe to Charleston in August!
good luck, i live here in weston/jane lew WV & the ppl r nice & the state itself is nice & looks good but if u try to look dan on us $ the way we tlk or things we do here then you'll have a problem. West By God Virginia Almost heaven
Charleston isn't a very nice place. I'd rather live in the hills.
@@Crottinger If you think Charleston is bad you've never visited a major city lol
@@JasonH6741 There just isn't anything nice in Charleston. At least partsof Cleveland, cols and Pittsburgh have some nicer areas. Charleston is just an old worn out dirty crummy place.
These are all also applicable to my home state, Kentucky.
I live in Lewisburg and it's the best small town you'll find in the world.
I live in charleston but I have a camp down by the river
Oh yay go us West Virginians. Woo. Can't you see how happy I am about my state? Oh yay what a place.
Never meet a stranger? Kind? Friendly? Is that why my car gets broken into everywhere it parks?
Jasper Winter ever hear of locks or stop parking there time after time? sounds legit
I have locks, people have bolt cutters. I have parked in several places and it makes no difference. At least it's better than getting raped on the KRT
***** Listen to her Jasper. Looks like alicia knows a thing or two about breaking into cars.
***** How do y'all do it -- via moon crickets.
Eccentric, fiercely independent, family oriented, loyal, kindhearted, honest, resourceful, giving, courageous, frugal, humble, spiritual,
Jeffrey Howard
We are some of the most over-regulated, govt dependent people in the US!!!
i would take the small places off the beaten path. wonderful people wonderful mountains. beats the hell out of places like chicago, detroit w
washington dc just to name a few rat holes. people in cities dont know the names of their next door neighbors.
I’ve been there once and they were the nicest people. Every single person I passed on the street said hello.
Also growing up in the heart of Fayette county. 2 miles up deep water love here. Have it worse like when the train exploded or the mine exploded. But I still love going in the creek, up on the hill, playing in mud, and I LOVE the flea market in Milton
I was born in WV and I’m gonna stay in WV! I live in Wayne/Mingo county (sorta in between) and I love it. We are in fact educated, we have hygiene, and we do have accents and are hill billies, but at least we have a life :))
Furbidden Kitties The last of the real Americans .
I was born and raised in Charleston, WV. Proud to be a West Virginian. I am currently living in Ohio and I hate it. Ohio is the complete opposite of West Virginia. Its all flat and the people are very snobby, mean, arrogant and rude. The worst drivers I have ever seen. I have never been flipped off so much in my life from complete strangers. I want to move back to West Virginia but I am still looking for a job in my field so I can move back. I miss it. Its a very beautiful state. 100 times better than Ohio. Ohio sucks!!!
I hear ya. All my family is from Logan, but I've been living in Ohio, and people are assholes here. Nothing but cornfirleds and flat land. The further up you go, the meaner they get. Good luck. I plan to go back in the next few years, once I finish school so I can get a job down there. :)
Hey thanks for replying. Its always good to meet another Mountaineer. Its a shame we have never known each other, we could of helped each other through this. The best of luck with your future. Yes go back to almost heaven because it really sucks here. You can write to me any time you want. Take care.
It is nice to meet you as well. It's nice to strike a conversation with a total stranger and not get a stupid remark, lol. What part of Ohio are you in? Southern Ohio isn't too bad, but northern...is a different story.
I am living north west of Columbus near Dublin.
That area isn't too bad, I guess. I'm just not a city person. I live up by the border of Michigan and Indiana.
"The whole state's a family."
I know what she meant but still laughed uproariously.
Eh...all these fit my family except we have never been smelly. Even before there was a shower in the house, the kids were bathed in a tub nightly. Just because you are a hillbilly and don't have running water doesn't mean you can't be clean. It doesn't mean you are illiterate or unable to use the internet and hear what everyone says about you.
Also, pretty much every hollow has internet.
I'm glad to see this reply!! People seem to always respond to questions about stereotypes by saying "Hey, we're not all poor, look at me, I don't have a strong accent and look how bleached my teeth are!!"
I wish more people would respond saying, "What's wrong with being poor, if you are hard-working and friendly?" :) My family is from the hills, albeit not WV, and have strong accents, and they're intelligent and hard-working people as well. Sorry for ranting on this old comment-- Best wishes to you and thanks for your positive comment :D
and Steve Harvey, he's educated! he has his own tv show, WEST VIRGINIA IS THE BEST
actually, he claims Cleveland, OH as home.
***** are you stalking me -- i hear some of you do that.
I'm a West Virginian, and I don't see why people think this.
We are obese and toothless says the guy with a freaking flower on his head
We invented Pizza Rolls.
ComicBook Guy480
It wasn’t a collective effort
But, yeah, from here
It’s all that Italian influence
West Virginia is different from other states true. But it’s not an awful place to be. They claim we’re the most depressed state in the union, but I find that hard to believe. We have the nicest people around. Always holding doors for people, asking “how ya doin’?” And “have a good mornin’ afternoon or evenin’”’. You don’t get that elsewhere
A lot more people need to see this
CR Damron Bull shit drive ten miles from the mall .
The mall he is in has just been torn down.
I’m from Oklahoma, people think we are still in teepees lol
Great people in West by God Virginia.
Hi there
That s a great video....West Virginia is amazing.....
All the best
Stefan
I was born in Huntington in 1954, and stayed there until 1984. Growing up, I heard some of the stereotypes, and learned of some other ones after I left. One of the ones I heard when I was a kid, was the one about everyone having wringer washers on their front porches. Then, when I lived in Winston-Salem, NC, some people I met, thought there was a lot of incest. Some people I met in NC, also thought that West Virginia is part of Virginia. When I was in California, I was working in this Kmart. I was going on my break one day, and this guy comes walking up to me, and asked him where the bathroom was. I told him, and he made fun of my accent by saying "alrite, y'all" BTW, I do know how to spell all right. I was just trying to spell it the way he made it sound.
Also, I want to add, that since I left Huntington, I lived in several different states. Currently, I am living a little over 15 miles away from Huntington...in Ashland, KY. If I had a car, I would probably go check it out to see how much has changed, but it is too far to go without a car.
Im from Chicago and West Virginia is a great place and people are great.
I'm from Poca, West Virginia. A lot of rich history came in and around our state. Beautiful in the fall of the year. Only part I do not like about our state cold, snow, icy in winter. Wonderful people.
I,m West Virginian I born in West Virginia and I Rised in West Virginia
and I m Christian I believe in God and Jesus
I live in martinsburg West Virginia AND I LOVE THIS PLACE
Everyone comes together, we take pride in our state, and we're nice and kind
I'm a Brit that wants to see "real" America, and WV is near the top of my list of states to visit. Is Charleston the only place to be in WV? Or are there some hidden gems that I should know about?
If you want to see real America, go to a West Virginia University (American) football game. You'll see how it is here, what the people are like, and you''ll see some other crazy stuff. Some of the good smaller towns in West Virginia, is Hurricane, Milton, Nitro, and Winfield. If you go in the winter, there is place to Ski, called Winterplace, which was pretty fun to me. I personally like to stay in the counties of Putnam, Cabell, and Kanawha.
Morgantown is much different from when most of the students are gone; I’d suggest going to one of the summer festivals to see the local culture or the October hot air balloon festival. Cooper’s Rock is also nearby and is absolutely worth at minimum a quick stop and walk to the overlook. GotoWV has a website with lists of attractions. I’ve been to and recommend: Seneca
Caverns, Berkeley Springs, and one of the many train rides (always wanted to ride the 1950s dinner train in Elkins and never have).
Sadly I’ve never taken the initiative to visit many of my state’s local attractions, but your post kind inspires me too.
Go to the smaller towns if you want to see what most of West Virginia is like. I'm from near Huntington but that's all the city people, the Beauty in West Virginia lies in the back roads and smaller communities in my opinion.
Huntington is pretty cool.
Huntington is cool, but stay in the nice parts. Some of the neighborhoods of Huntington are dilapidated shitholes.
Stay around the parks. Southside. Almost every single neighborhood in the north is shit. Except for the area around Marshall University.
I LOVE West “by God smile when ya say it” Virginia!! Beautiful place and beautiful people
I wanna see someone do this for Michigan but I would imagine they'd say "bankrupt" or "bad water" lol
I'll get on that lmao i'm betting people think we're all auto workers.
sadly Never been in the states , but after i heard the song country roads i die to go to there
Very true for many places outside of the major cities of West Virginia.
wow I live here in wv i have teeth I dont wear suspenders
Funny. In all my visits to WV I cannot ever recall seeing a real hillbilly or hilljack and never anyone with no teeth.
rachel nobles you mean overalls not sespenders
The Top 5 least Toothed states... 1- West Virginia, 2- Kentucky, 3- Tennessee, 4- Alabama, and coming in at 5 is Louisiana.
We’re #1!
We’re #1!
I've lived here all of my life most people that I know are missing most of there teeth
@@nickolascrossland2635 suspenders sorry
I am from Pennsylvania originally - I like the way people from WV talk - it sounds relaxing
Well, they do seem like a bunch of friendly folks.
born and raised. the only reason to stay is to be near family. Most people that come for education leave after. "The majority of students who graduated from West Virginia’s public colleges between 2003 and 2013 didn’t go on to work in the state, a new report from West Virginia University finds."
This stereotype is everywhere. Doesn’t matter where you’re from. West Virginia is a great state filled with wonderful people just like any other state. In other words, certain demographics do not define a state because it’s really just a boundary.
I'm so sorry, I lost it at the guy with the hardhat. Cream of the crop.
We’re just gonna ignore the dude in the hard hat and goggles then??
But we have pepperoni rolls, West Virginians get it
"the whole state is a family" haha
lool
west virginia is like many other states... you just have to take the good with the bad. there are so many kind people though! when i travel to other states, it can be surprising how unfriendly and antisocial people can be. nevertheless, i love west virginia.
Bob-It has never happened to me in any other state. Maybe they didn't like my Ohio licenses plate!
wth was that 1:10
Just a typical West Virginian
ZyrusDesigns Ah, damn. That’s messed up.😆
So my moms brother lived in NC for a while and she would go down there with him over the summer and sum ppl she would meet down there found out she was from here and they where surprised we wore shoes
We'll the reason people are mean in West Virginia is because your an outsider if you've lived here long enough and knew everybody and have family here people are as nice as anywhere else
Growing up in southern New Castle County, DE these folks seem familiar. We had a lot of West Virginians move to our area back in the early 20th century.
I was born and raised in Princeton, West Virginia. My mother's family is from Ohio, and all of them think they are better than those of us who live here. I love the Mountains. They are so beautiful. To be honest, I'd be happy anywhere there were mountains and friendly people. I don't think I could take the flat lands. I would feel far too exposed to Tornados. Seems to me this guy wanted to try and make fun of West Virginians.
Tbh I would love to move from Sweden to West Virginia. Just because the beauty of West Virginia
What? Nothing positive? I think of friendly, generous, kind and proud. Ok now I see the positive...
As my school teacher grandmother from Wood County, WVa. she schooled me that Hill Billy is common to Arkansas because West Virginians are Mountaineers.
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Fallout 76 taught me that all vest virginians are dead
I'm from West Virginia and I'm proud of it!!!! XD I don't have an accent though.
You are awesome!! WV
all of those hurt. any other west virginians here with me?
tbh not all of us are trash and hillbillys. nor are we uneducated. very rude
Yes. I have not actually met anyone here with an accent.
Cynthia Goodrich lol go to Charleston where I live and you'll see it all
Compared to Ironton, Ohio - Charleston looks like an actual city...
grumpy old fart ya know, that sounds like Forest Gump...
Forrest*
she said "I'm not really good at it" in the twangiest voice ever.
West Virginia law #1, I don't give a fuck.
O.M.G. guy with purple flower hat.
😄
Yeah, all that friendly and welcoming doesn't apply if you're black.
Lol you're in Charleston, make a vid in Mingo or McDowell :) (love ya Mingo & McDowell)
Oh God, that would pretty much wreck us!
The only thing in Mingo County that is at all significant is Matewan.
Mingo is nothing but drugs now
Derrick Lloyd Yeah... we have a lot of problems.
See? Down south is where the stereotype is from
Like so many southerners, they seem very courtly and nice. They’ve apparently got a sprinkling of pretty gals in WV too. Never been there but have spent a lot of time in neighboring Kentucky which seems like it has a lot of similarities.
I've been born and raised here in west Virginia I love this state theres nothing like it
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN LOGAN AND I'M NONE OF THOSE THINGS :(
I’m from West Virginia and I’m from Point Pleasant. That’s in Mason County and we all know each other, we take care of ourselves but HECKS YEAH WE CAN GET BUCK WILD
Oh and we where cowboy boots with the jeans tucked in the boot and we wear a lot of flannels
I love WV. I hate the negative stereotypes because they're ridiculous. I'm 45 years old and still have beautiful teeth, went to college forever, don't drink, only have one child...we don't live in a trailer... Geez how ridiculous.
I've sailed all over the world and stayed in Alexander, Egypt and traveled over North Africa. The best looking and cultured women were in West Virginia and Louisiana. Gotta love them. :.
0:59 most honest man in America and I can appreciate that :)
good concept, but try it outside the mall next time.
yessssssssss
I want to move. Im considering WV. But we're from CT. What towns/cities will be more (if any) welcoming of people from the North East? Thanks.
I would say that Charleston, Morgantown, or Bridgeport is probably the best place to move to. :D
I'll research them. thanks!
np
Thanks for the heads up. Maybe Western VA (along Rt 81) is a better option??? heh
We were thinking of Harrisonburg or surrounding areas. My wife is a Nurse Mgr and Im a lab tech (but presently a school bus driver) so we're flexible.... I hope. Harrisonburg seemed very welcoming of strangers when we drove through it last fall. I probably wouldn't want to live IN Harrisonburg though. I love the sticks, my wife, not so much so somewhere between would be good without too much of a commute to where she'll end out working (her being the bread winner and all).
OMG Hilarious 😆 cheers
Crazy nuts
What I think of West Virginia coal mine Pipe line or moving on down the line
I am from MARTINSBURG West Virginia and we are about 2 hours away from Washington DC and 45 minutes from BALTIMORE Maryland so we are pretty much a city ourselves but I grew up doing drugs and ended up doing close to 15 years in prison myself between Maryland and West Virginia and I finally got away from there before I ended up doing the rest of my life in prison or getting killed etc because its definitely nothing but drugs and prostitution anymore. And I don't want my son to go through the same shit that I did and it is a corrupt town that is for sure. The cops will stop the prostitutes at night and take their money if they haven't bought dope or something yet and some of them will even make them perform sexual favors too just so they don't go to jail.
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