The bless your heart thing is both. It's not just an insult, a lot of non southerners tend to get this wrong. We can say bless your heart if someone (say, a child) gets hurt, or if someone is going through a tough time. Or, as he mentioned in his video, if you're doing/saying something off/stupid, lol. I don't want people to visit the south and receive a genuine bless your heart and think they're being insulted, lol.
@@nyarlathotep616 Quite often if they're going through a tough time, mourning the loss of a loved one, made it through some struggles, need some encouragement along with a nice hug from a grandma or aunty... it's used in many different contexts and has been for many, many years with both adults and children.
To clarify: "Bless Your Heart" CAN mean "oh man how do you even get up and function on a daily basis with that low intellect you are displaying". HOWEVER - that is not the only - nor the original - meaning of the phrase. For generations, southerners have said "bless your heart" to show sympathy or concern for someone who has gone through difficult or challenging circumstances. Or empathy for someone who has inadvertently embarrassed themselves in some way - I mean, we all make mistakes, right? This is actually the more common meaning of the term "Bless Your Heart". Somehow the idea that the phrase is in fact a way to insult someone on the sly has recently gained popularity. And yes, it can mean that. But, as a southerner, I can assure you that most people here do not mean it as an insult.
I unknowingly went to a dry county in TN as well (near Dollywood/pigeon forge), I also knew that they had moonshine distilleries on every corner and assumed it wasn't a dry county because of that. I popped in to a distillery asking to buy a bottle of moonshine for a co-worker back home in FL. They said they were a dry county and not allowed to sell it, but if I purchased a distillery tour for 20.00, I could get a "free" bottle. I told the lady I was in a bit of a hurry and didn't have time for a tour. She said "turn around, see those big tanks, that's our distillery, now what flavor moonshine did you want?" They obviously make the most of the loopholes lol.
The "Barnyard" flea market in Greer, SC (Barnyard flea markets are awesome, btw) couldn't allow animal sales. You could buy a crate though, and they would throw in a free puppy of your choosing. That loophole finally got shut though.
I live in that area of TN. If I ever wanted moonshine though we usually don't buy it from a store or distillery. It's always been for me from people who make it themselves. My dad will get some sometimes that are a variety of flavors, usually just with natural fruits inside like cherries or something. Still plenty of moonshiners.
@@A-A-RonDavis2470 That's not true. Have you even paid attention to college football or high school? Louisiana football players even in high school, have rigid schedules. And they look like they are grown men. Mixer of culture and genetics.
@@A-A-RonDavis2470 For myself, I still play sports and eating is a must. Because not eating makes me fat. I do not count calories but pay attention to carbs consumption. I just lift weights to burn faster. So I get the idea of calories, but who's going hiking after eating heavy cajun food.....nawwww you are going to sleep
The biggest thing with the deep south, for me, was the humidity. I worked in Mississippi for 3 weeks in July, once. Within 5 minutes, at 8 am, waiting outside my hotel room on the balcony, I would watch the water/sweat, beading up on my forearms. And after 3 weeks I finally adjusted a little to breathing. Other than that, people were friendly, and curious; asked me what the 'dry' heat in Phoenix was like? 😄 I told them, ac your house down to 78 degrees, (that's room temp in Phoenix) get used to that being the norm, then preheat your oven to 500 and open the oven door. That's What Phoenix feels like in June. Human beings, given enough time can adjust to just about anything. 😁
I'm from the US and the first time I visited Mississippi I wasn't expecting much. What I found was the friendliest people I'd ever been around in my life. Every single person said hello with a smile on their face. There must be something in the water.
I've met a lot of chefs from UK because they come to New Orleans to study/ Internships. Louisiana children start learning how to cook as early as 4 and 5 years old.
My brother and his GF at the time drove to Philadelphia for work (we live in Birmingham, AL) and had them get a Cheese Steak from the best rated restaurant known for just that, two days later after they got back I reheated it in the oven and it was still the best I've ever had.
Yep. Most people who support gun control live in cities. They should come on out here to Talladega National Forest and we'll see how safe they feel, lol. Calling the police for help in a dangerous situation does little to no good because you're looking at a 30 minute (and I'm being generous) response time. Gotta stay strapped in these sticks.
I've only been in the southeast a few times in Atlanta and New Orleans and loved it. The food is insanely good, the people always say yes sir yes mai'm. The only downside is some things are under funded and a lot of people struggle to get by. But I've never had a bad experience in the southeast
@@A-A-RonDavis2470 Have you been to the housing projects in the North East? How about skid row in LA? Poverty is everywhere my man. I'd much rather be living poor in the beautiful expanse of the Appalachian mountains than some cramped, piss hole, big block government housing project.
One Sunday my husband (70 years old) went to Publix Supermarket (FL). He bought a bottle of wine for our dinner. Young cashier asked him for his ID. My husband pulled out his driver’s license to show it to her and asked her to marry him!!! She absolutely made his day!!!!!
My southey n grandma blessed everybody's heart.....and she was sincere. You have to look at the context. True, it can/and will use sarcastically, but not necesarily.
I live in New Orleans and when I travel around, if a menu says "New Orleans style" or Cajun something I just roll my eyes and pass it by. Unless it's run by an Orleanian that has moved.
I left a review at a restaurant in Nashville, that claimed a Cajun chef, and recommended he get back to his roots. It was the most god awful crap I've ever had in my life AND it was pricey!
Man I love southern food but I don't want to die when I'm 55 so I get it as a treat and if I do get it you can bet I'm going to an authentic restaurant lmao.
The town I live by, Newnan, Georgia the houses in downtown are awesome to check out because during the Civil War, during Gen. Sherman's "March to the Sea" as they went south through from Atlanta to Savannah Georgia, the soldiers torched and burned down several major cities and homes along the way but when they got to Newnan, the didn't do that. The one of the main reasons Newnan was spared is because it was a 'hospital' town treating both Southern and Northern soldiers. So for that reason, some of the houses in and around the Newnan downtown area are some of the oldest and coolest houses in the south. Another great thing about Georgia overall besides the Dawgs, is the film industry. There are tours that will take you to were some of the best movies and TV shows were filmed. Like "Gone with the Wind", "Fried Green Tomatoes", "Walking Dead", most of the MCU movies & series, "Pet Cemetery II", "Zombieland I & II", "The Accountant", and many many more! Georgia is great place to live and to visit, just be careful with the weather!! In the Spring, Fall and Winter, it will be like 30 degrees Fahrenheit or lower in the morning and 80+ degrees Fahrenheit in the afternoon and in the Summer pop-up thunderstorms almost every afternoon. Oh and the food, it is some of the best in the world(for the most part)!!!! Hope to see y'all 'round town some day!!!
"Bless your heart" here in the south can mean one of two things depending on how its said lol. It could mean that someone is "sweet" and "kind" *OR* it could mean "you're stupid/dumb."
There are more black folks in the south than anywhere in the country and he barely shows any black folks. Idk I dont really trust a lot of what this guy says. There are so many regional differences in the "south" as far as food. just the BBQ alone varies from place to place.
Yes. My family in black and much of our line has been in Alabama since the 1820s. That’s when we were forced to migrate from Virginia because the slave owners moved their plantation. the land in Virginia went to crap from over farming tobacco. Several of my ancestors fought for the Union in the Civil War for US Colored Infantry.
I'm from Maine and the first time I visited the South I was 18 and went to North Carolina. I was not prepared for the different amounts of barbecue in the regional differences and to be quite frank a lot of other differences. I honestly didn't think I would get a culture shock because I was born and raised in the US. But when you lived in the most northern New England state your entire life and only have visited New England states, it was a completely different experience. I saw a billboard for Bojangles and I had no idea what in the heck it was 😂😂 (billboards are illegal in my state so that was a whole other thing I had to get used to) but the food was amazing. Most of the people I met gave me that southern hospitality I was thinking of. But yeah, I was not prepared for the regional differences that I experienced and the communities within the communities. It was definitely eye-opening.
I was born and raised in Atlanta Georgia and my parents were born and raised in Natchez Mississippi which is known as The Olde South! Southern USA states such as Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas are more slower paced than New York or Los Angeles and people are friendlier to small talk with strangers like waiting in line at the grocery store to pay for example. As I understand it, Southern Hospitality and friendliness is similar to Northern England Yorkshire, Manchester culture. London England is more like New York- fast paced and people in a hurry.
That Cajun cuisine in Louisiana? Those crawfish boils with Old Bay seasoning (of course those were learned from Native Americans) and jambalaya and such? Cajuns were originally French people who lived in now Nova Scotia, Canada, until the British drove them out in the 1700's, so they moved all the way south to Louisiana. The French name for Nova Scotia back then? Acadia. Which became Cajun.
UGA is a huge deal in here in GA. The weather is crazy. It's usually just hot. One week in Nov. it was like 40 degrees in the morning and then 91 degrees later. Never said "Bless Your Heart" as an insult. If I think someone is dumb I will tell them. We do have the best food ever.
Texas is like a nice Southern boy who leaves home for adventure and settles down with a beautiful Mexican girl. They spend their days cooking meals from both of their grandma's cookbooks.
The dude on the left really seems to be in tune with Southern US culture especially with knowing about Yelawolf… Would love to see a video of him down in Bama shooting some guns & what not… He likes guns as well. He’ll fit right in…🇺🇸🙏🏻🦅
I live in South Carolina and we do say “well bless your heart.” The key to that phrase is the way it’s said. I never eat fried anything. You definitely have to have shrimp and grits…yuummm !! Watching football now.. definitely SEC !! Everyone is welcome at tailgating. Nope, no alcohol on Sundays here.
The further one gets away from the gulf coast, the worse the shrimp taste. it's OK South Carolina, all our ancestors came down here from the Carolina Coast.
South Carolina is the palmetto state because we built a fort of palmetto logs, British cannonballs bounced off the squishy fort so that out of ammo, rum rewards were given for retrieved ammo. Soon had to stop that as everyone was outside taunting fire
The wearing of the green is probably a scene taken at St. Patrick's Day. Savannah throws one of the largest SPD festivals in the US. "Bless your heart" = "I feel sorry for you".
You can drink in dry counties, but you can't buy it there. It's usually legislated like this because of the religious zealots in the area, but it backfires on them as it causes a far higher number of drunk driving statistics.
O wow Daz is talking about pigeon forge/ gatlinburg in East Tennessee, my neck of the woods. You can buy moonshine here but not on sundays. Gotta buy your liquor before 9pm
Another thing about the South alot of people get wrong is racism, majority of all southern people aren't actually racist, they just get called racist because of there political views and stereotypes.
This. There's a poster here saying that even though he had a great time visiting The South on several occasions he still thought it was a racist place, and only attributes the "Southern hospitality" he experienced because he was white. That type of thinking is rather rampart in, ironically, people who think they're smart and open minded. There could be a poll on various American regions measuring how racist a region is where, hypothetically, if The South came up as the lowest or second lowest region within the poll people like him would still say "they're nice but .... "
Daz is correct. Philly cheesesteaks outside of Philly are not the same. The roll is the most important thing and not available elsewhere. Do not order a cheesesteak that has green peppers - a common thing added to them that does not exist in Philly.
philly cheese steaks are very good but highly overrated, I think the ones that use green peppers tend to be better because of more flavor and it has something healthy on it lmao.
@@NotSoFast71 "By most," but not by most of Texans. Texas was one of the original seven states (along with South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana) to secede from the union.
Southern hospitality is amazing BUT I can be slightly annoying when you are in a hurry and you have to listen to a older person talk about the back porch their cousins grandkid built all by themselves 😂😂😂! For example a lady in a store gave me a transaction by transaction of the money she spent at the fair for TEN MINUTES!!!
Everyone wearing green was in Savannah.....they have one of the best St. Patrick's day parades in the US..... everyone dresses in green and they even have green beer......it's just from the parade that they were wearing green though
One southern thing people don't realize as well is that when you see a Confederate flag it's not an actual Confederate thing. It's a southern pride thing. The vast majority of them are great people that will give you the shirt off their back
That used to be true across the board but not anymore. I mean, as a proud southerner there's no way in heck I'd use the flag to display that now. I do not want to be associated with such ignorance and hate that's on display today. I say let them have the flag and let it be a true marker of the character of the person with it. Its been bastardized forever.
It depends and the problem is people don’t know a person’s intentions when they see the flag. I wouldn’t say I’m offended by it but if I had a new neighbor put one up I would feel uncomfortable. Some of the people who fly the Confederate flag are racists in that they do believe themselves superior to minorities even if they are cordial. I used to be a reporter and covered a rally David Duke spoke at to support theConfederate flag. Some of the attendees helped me a black woman with my camera equipment then turned around a minute later and cheered as Duke made a bunch of hateful racist comments. Then when he finished they asked me again if I needed help. The irony 😂 Personally I see that flag as anti-American.
I'm a Yankee and I don't have much of an issue with the Confederate flag. Many who do complain about it most likely didn't in the past until the past six years. It's in the same vain when people see Andrew Jackson on the American 20 dollar bill and get upset, or they see a Columbus or Washington statue and think it's offensive.
@@tm2bee "no way in heck I'd use the flag to display that now. I do not want to be associated with such ignorance and hate that's on display today. " Can you give a timeline and examples? Your post is exceptionally vague.
College basketball is big in NC, SC, VA, FL, GA, etc. Come December and ends with March Madness. Sometimes the underdog will go deep into their bracket. When that happens everybody’s predictions are wrong. Some have raffles at work for the ones that get the closest - most a gift certificate to a nice restaurant $35-60 at least my work did.
In NC our liquor laws are good (except in Graham County you can buy from a resort or go north, east, or south to buy). We have ABC stores which is controlled by state government, but there is more pressure on independent stores since the government wasted 1.3million on liquor that some places didn’t sell that kind but would have done great at the other side of the state. Most common is regulated moonshine is not what you get from moonshiners. To regulars of the top shelf moonshiners that they keep and friends and family it’s smooth but the liquor % is up there. The stuff in the store is like a lite beer to them. I had access through a boyfriend then another friend her uncle was still living up in the Appalachians so I’ve had the good stuff.
I’m from Maryland and pre-internet would have to argue with people about it being in the South. We had slaves, I went to a school named for the a racist Supreme Court justice. We grow tobacco.
To add on to the weather thing: the shift in temperature from day to night is crazy. For example, today mid October in Alabama, 77 during the day, but tonight it's getting down to 28. You have to pack for summer and winter on the same day Bless it
Everyone is wearing green at 3:34 because Savannah has one of the most popular St Patty's Day celebrations in the US. It's particularly impressive because it's usually within the top 5 celebrations in the US even though the city isn't even in the top 100 in size.
When I lived in North Carolina, I was called a damn yankee and I grew up in Kentucky? The only thing about the south that sucks is the bible belt part, so many hypocrites.
I've spent over 20 years living in the suburbs outside Chicago and over 20 living in South Carolina. People down here drive way slower (which is why you made the observation about too many people driving in the left hand lane). Also, there's not as much public transportation down here because we don't have a lot of the mega cities with surrounding suburbs.
@@borisbalkan707 I have been met with a few homeless people, sure, but I was never robbed when riding the L. You people who aren't familiar with urban public transportation sound equally as idiotic as urbanites who criticize anything not urban.
Bless your heart does not ALWAYS me something bad. It's a common misconception that drives me crazy now that I live in New York state. Just like most things it's all about the context.
"Bless your heart" is a statement of sympathy. It could be genuine sympathy...or it could be sympathy that you have to go through your life with your current brain.
I’ve lived West Coast, Midwest and South. They all have their pros and cons but overall I prefer the South. I’m actually looking to move back next year. I hate snow and ice in the Midwest and lack of beach. And the cost of living isn’t so crazy expensive like the West Coast.
I'm a Southerner and I'm watching The University of Florida vs. The University of Tennessee playing in a sold out 110,000 seat stadium as I type this. I'm surprised how people from other countries are so surprised how crazy popular college football is in the states. Growing up around it all my life I guess I take it for granted.
I'm from CT college football is not really popular in the New England states at all. For us it College Basketball (UCONN for CT) or College Hockey. The only football we watch here is the Pats. Even high school football isn't that big in New England. In high school the "big"(big because even they don't compare to what I see and hear about high school football in the south) sports are Lacrosse and Hockey.
I'm from Louisiana and I can say whoever the individual is that inquired as to why do people from the north think we're stupid, doesn't represent the competent southerners who frankly don't give a damn what northerners think
@@sullen2420 trust me, born and raised in South Oklahoma my entire 23 years so far, and there are plenty of non-Christians or fake Christians here. It's still plenty socially acceptable to be a non-Christian. I can't believe people still have this perception that the South has monopolized religious identity, specifically Christianity or some weird form of it, and non-beleievers aren't welcome. Christianity will always be a minority because of the depravity of man.
I moved to Charlotte in 2005. They asked me if I was comfortable working with gay people as they had one that worked there. They did prayers and stuff before all the big company meetings. It was weird.
It's funny that you would have to do a separate video for Florida even though it's the most southern of the Southern States because it is that much different than the rest of the South mostly because it has so much Northern influence with specs of Southern put in and then a little Caribbean/ Cuban flavor mixed in to make Miami and Tampa more diverse not to mention the ancientness of St Augustine and the tourist industry machine that is Orlando
It depends on what part of Florida. Upper Florida To panhandle down to Marion County. Marion has lots of farms and 3 55+ older communities (not the villages, these are homes no trailers).
Southern food is the best food in the US if not the entire world. I dont care what anyone says. Yes I love japanese food, yes I love italian, french, etc, but nothing compares to the south.
Haha Forrest Gump was the worst thing to ever happen to the stereotype of our accent "Another thing that will shock you is they believe in God" 😂 what?!
No shrimp in my grits! I think that's a New Orleans thing, like Chicken and Waffles. I had never heard of either until about 10 years ago. Grits must have lots of Butter, Salt, and Black Pepper. Cheese is optional and I always opt for it! - From Alabama. PS: Avoid the South during Summer. It's hot as hell here, then. Early Spring and late Fall are best.
Texan here - I was just talking about Texas not being considered the south with a friend from Chicago. Texas is just Texas, Texans think of the state as its own country already and don’t want to be grouped in with any other state. Truthfully we are probably a mix of south and Southwestern states.
In Alabama we have the Iron Bowl every year, that is Alabama and Auburn's game, the world stops... It stops. Before the game everyone is shopping, wearing their colors and hollering, "Roll Tide" or "War Eagle", it's busy-busy, everyone getting their food for the game. By game time, you'll find hardly anyone in town. It is THAT important. Also, religion... I live out in the boonies, eight miles from town and at the end of the road from town there is a sign, EIGHT churches advertised pointing east to west. Eight churches in the boonies. No joke. And, the heat? You never get used to the heat and humidity in the middle of summer. It will knock your socks off for anyone that has never been there. He is right. BUT, come on down. 😂
The car festooned with religious iconography seen at the 12:00 mark is local to me. It belongs to an ultra-religious person who decided to decorate their car with Bible verses and statues of Jesus. Oh, and GO GATORS! Heh...
💯 facts on our love for college football, even more so than Pro football!!! Especially teams in the SEC conference. I’m a huge GA Dawg fan, and the reigning NATIONAL CHAMPIONS BABY!! 🙌🏻❤️
The liquor laws are strange in the South, much like the "Blue Laws" in Texas. They are a hold over from the religious right (most notably the Southern Baptists). Some counties are wet, some are dry. Some you can buy a "club card" that allows you to buy alcohol in a restaurant in a dry county. Southerners are very traditional and don't let go of their ideals very easily so this practice persists even though it is not terribly practical or effective.
Sorry Narrator: I live in Charleston, just 90-miles from Savannah, and everyone would agree it's better in every way. Savannah is basically Charleston's sleepy little sister city.
@@kevinprzy4539 The comparison was to Savannah. Did you go to Savannah and find it better? Regardless, 'everyone" is just a figure of speech. Obviously!
The Woodlands is about as “posh” ad you can get in Texas. Haha I will say that you still get some of the southern hospitality hopefully, but that isn’t a true example of southern people. And Texas is like it’s own piece of the south. There’s the South and then there’s Texas. But Texas has all those same qualities the South has
Daz, you're talking about either Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge, TN. Sevier County, TN (birthplace of Dolly Parton) is a dry county which is crazy considering how many thousands and thousands visit every day. Beautiful area, but yes, bring your drinks when you come. There are sooooo many stereotypes about the south. Definitely take them with a grain of salt...and GO DAWGS!!!
Compared to a places like Boston, NY or L.A. (where a huge chunk of the drivers are illegals with no license & insurance and about 1 month driving experience) the drivers in the South are best in the world.
Having lived in New York, Southern California, and Georgia, I would rather drive in LA. People come over from Alabama just to kill us. Seriously, they can't drive, so they come to Atlanta and just cause mayhem. You know it's going to suck in New York and LA, but they don't have Alabama drivers in the mix. Therein lies the difference.
It would be really cool if the 3 of you get a chance to go to the Southeastern part of the US together and go to a college football game, eat at some southern restaurants, tour some historical areas and soak in that southern hospitality.
Texas is like a nice Southern boy who leaves home for adventure and settles down with a beautiful Mexican girl. They spend their days cooking meals from both of their grandma's cookbooks.
Texas is like a nice Southern boy who leaves home for adventure and settles down with a beautiful Mexican girl. They spend their days cooking meals from both of their grandma's cookbooks.
As a northerner I've been through the south and when it comes to beauty, no city in the south comes close to Savannah, Georgia. Columbia, South Carolina is pretty as well, but the number of beautiful antebellum houses, the greenery, and the history cannot be matched..and it's not too very far from the 24 hour city that is Atlanta.
I cannot personally speak for the rest of the South but as for Florida most of the crazy driving is done by the tourists not by the people who live in the area..... well and the seniors also can be horrendous behind the wheel
I'm kind of a road warrior and consider myself to be highly observant and I have learned in 20 years of driving that anytime I see a Florida license plate I give them a wide berth because random craziness is about to happen at any moment.
Please react to Hannah Barron's "Catching Aligators in Louisiana" or "Catfish noodling with Hannah Barron" They are so entertaining. People in parts of the south eat gator
I've stumbled upon a few TH-cam channels by Alabamians (?). One was Hannah (rural central Alabama), another lived in the suburbs in northern Alabama, and another lwas raised in a coastal Alabama suburb. Each had a different Alabama accent with a certain level of twang though Hannah's was the strongest.
Yeah man, I'm from Ohio and have lived in the South for 15 years total outa 45 yrs of life. And had cheesesteak in a buncha places. Never veen to Philadelphia and had authentic but it's pretty easy and ppl from Philly live here in Tampa and they are the bomb. Like Cuban sandwiches, Chicago and authentic from Cuba are the best. I live in lil Cuba but there's a lot of ppl from Chicago here and they give Cuba a run for their money.....
If you come south for seafood it's always best along the Gulf coast and avoid chain restaurants and just like BBQ the hole in the wall mom and pops are the best.
No no no, I don’t know who this guy is but he’s not exactly correct about the “bless your heart” phrase. It can most definitely be used in a rude or condescending way, but it’s also used to convey sympathy or politeness. As someone who was born and raised in Alabama, this guy’s video seems silly. A non-southerner describing the south to people? Whatever, haha. It sounds like big boy went to Savannah, GA, loved it, and decided he’s now going to tell everyone about the entire south. I guess I should just be grateful he’s not trying to emulate our accent. 😂
The bless your heart thing is both. It's not just an insult, a lot of non southerners tend to get this wrong. We can say bless your heart if someone (say, a child) gets hurt, or if someone is going through a tough time. Or, as he mentioned in his video, if you're doing/saying something off/stupid, lol. I don't want people to visit the south and receive a genuine bless your heart and think they're being insulted, lol.
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bless your heart if you think that's true
@@chairwood bless your heart if you think it's not.
How often does an adult get a genuine bless your heart tho? Really.
@@nyarlathotep616 Quite often if they're going through a tough time, mourning the loss of a loved one, made it through some struggles, need some encouragement along with a nice hug from a grandma or aunty... it's used in many different contexts and has been for many, many years with both adults and children.
To clarify: "Bless Your Heart" CAN mean "oh man how do you even get up and function on a daily basis with that low intellect you are displaying". HOWEVER - that is not the only - nor the original - meaning of the phrase. For generations, southerners have said "bless your heart" to show sympathy or concern for someone who has gone through difficult or challenging circumstances. Or empathy for someone who has inadvertently embarrassed themselves in some way - I mean, we all make mistakes, right? This is actually the more common meaning of the term "Bless Your Heart". Somehow the idea that the phrase is in fact a way to insult someone on the sly has recently gained popularity. And yes, it can mean that. But, as a southerner, I can assure you that most people here do not mean it as an insult.
Totally agree! I hate this new meaning. We should outright reject it and continue using it in its original form!
It's original meaning is turned backward through sarcasm
I unknowingly went to a dry county in TN as well (near Dollywood/pigeon forge), I also knew that they had moonshine distilleries on every corner and assumed it wasn't a dry county because of that. I popped in to a distillery asking to buy a bottle of moonshine for a co-worker back home in FL. They said they were a dry county and not allowed to sell it, but if I purchased a distillery tour for 20.00, I could get a "free" bottle. I told the lady I was in a bit of a hurry and didn't have time for a tour. She said "turn around, see those big tanks, that's our distillery, now what flavor moonshine did you want?" They obviously make the most of the loopholes lol.
The "Barnyard" flea market in Greer, SC (Barnyard flea markets are awesome, btw) couldn't allow animal sales. You could buy a crate though, and they would throw in a free puppy of your choosing. That loophole finally got shut though.
I think that's a loophole they made up. But good for them. Land of the free.
I live in that area of TN. If I ever wanted moonshine though we usually don't buy it from a store or distillery. It's always been for me from people who make it themselves. My dad will get some sometimes that are a variety of flavors, usually just with natural fruits inside like cherries or something. Still plenty of moonshiners.
I used to live in Kentucky and there was many dry counties there.... Bourbon County was dry.... Christian County was wet😂
You should Not have asked for "Moonshine" Ask for a mason jar of "Apple Pie" It would have saved some time and trouble.
Y'all should go on a food tour of the US. Especially the South. I'd love to see that!
You are going to gain weight
@@danacarter2343 calories in, calories out. They would need to go hiking and sight seeing to keep the weight off. People don't move around enough.
@@A-A-RonDavis2470 That's not true. Have you even paid attention to college football or high school? Louisiana football players even in high school, have rigid schedules. And they look like they are grown men. Mixer of culture and genetics.
@@A-A-RonDavis2470 For myself, I still play sports and eating is a must. Because not eating makes me fat. I do not count calories but pay attention to carbs consumption. I just lift weights to burn faster. So I get the idea of calories, but who's going hiking after eating heavy cajun food.....nawwww you are going to sleep
Welcome to Kentucky: Home of BBQ and Cholesterol 🤣
The biggest thing with the deep south, for me, was the humidity. I worked in Mississippi for 3 weeks in July, once. Within 5 minutes, at 8 am, waiting outside my hotel room on the balcony, I would watch the water/sweat, beading up on my forearms. And after 3 weeks I finally adjusted a little to breathing. Other than that, people were friendly, and curious; asked me what the 'dry' heat in Phoenix was like? 😄 I told them, ac your house down to 78 degrees, (that's room temp in Phoenix) get used to that being the norm, then preheat your oven to 500 and open the oven door. That's What Phoenix feels like in June. Human beings, given enough time can adjust to just about anything. 😁
As a Southerner, it warms my heart to hear this yankee experiencing our culture with an open mind and appreciating it.
According to Europeans all Americans are Yankees
@@DrVVVinK Same word, different concept.
I'm from the US and the first time I visited Mississippi I wasn't expecting much. What I found was the friendliest people I'd ever been around in my life. Every single person said hello with a smile on their face. There must be something in the water.
I'm from Memphis but a lot of my folks are from Mississippi. The times I've had to go to Mississippi it's never been that friendly.
@@K1ngHardaway I'm from Ohio so maybe it's more noticeable to us.
@@smw4628 You wouldn't happen to be white, would you?
@@K1ngHardaway I'm white but I was treated the same by black and white people. Always a smile.
Glad you had a pleasant experience visiting the state.
I've met a lot of chefs from UK because they come to New Orleans to study/ Internships. Louisiana children start learning how to cook as early as 4 and 5 years old.
My brother and his GF at the time drove to Philadelphia for work (we live in Birmingham, AL) and had them get a Cheese Steak from the best rated restaurant known for just that, two days later after they got back I reheated it in the oven and it was still the best I've ever had.
“You don’t need that gun”, aw bless your heart.
Yeah says the people who get locked up for having potato peelers on their person. Brits can be so coddled by their government
Yep. Most people who support gun control live in cities. They should come on out here to Talladega National Forest and we'll see how safe they feel, lol. Calling the police for help in a dangerous situation does little to no good because you're looking at a 30 minute (and I'm being generous) response time. Gotta stay strapped in these sticks.
@@BamaXander Ironically those cities have the highest gun crimes.
You're so precious!
@@BamaXandernow a days calling the police in a big city does no good either. Better to just own a gun
I've only been in the southeast a few times in Atlanta and New Orleans and loved it. The food is insanely good, the people always say yes sir yes mai'm. The only downside is some things are under funded and a lot of people struggle to get by. But I've never had a bad experience in the southeast
Not the gov't's job to build up wealth or a career for people. Poverty mindset runs deep and generationally in the South.
@@A-A-RonDavis2470 Not everyone is given the same advantages in life and it isn’t just the South that suffers.
@@A-A-RonDavis2470 Have you been to the housing projects in the North East? How about skid row in LA?
Poverty is everywhere my man. I'd much rather be living poor in the beautiful expanse of the Appalachian mountains than some cramped, piss hole, big block government housing project.
@@A-A-RonDavis2470A lot of city people mistake minimalism for poverty.
"Bless your heart" is usually geniune, not an insult. It's only an insult in the right context.
I say "you're so precious" ( go xxxx yourself ) before I say "well bless your heart" It's all good..
One Sunday my husband (70 years old) went to Publix Supermarket (FL). He bought a bottle of wine for our dinner. Young cashier asked him for his ID. My husband pulled out his driver’s license to show it to her and asked her to marry him!!! She absolutely made his day!!!!!
How do you feel that your husband married her?
My southey
n grandma blessed everybody's heart.....and she was sincere. You have to look at the context. True, it can/and will use sarcastically, but not necesarily.
I live in New Orleans and when I travel around, if a menu says "New Orleans style" or Cajun something I just roll my eyes and pass it by. Unless it's run by an Orleanian that has moved.
I left a review at a restaurant in Nashville, that claimed a Cajun chef, and recommended he get back to his roots. It was the most god awful crap I've ever had in my life AND it was pricey!
True I moved to the Midwest and all the alleged Cajun restaurants are trash.
Do people ever mistake you for Karen?
@@andrew348 Her post isn't Karen like.
Man I love southern food but I don't want to die when I'm 55 so I get it as a treat and if I do get it you can bet I'm going to an authentic restaurant lmao.
My parents were born and raised in Mississippi and relocated to Ohio. We grew up with all southern cooking. I loved my moms Fried green tomatoes!
The town I live by, Newnan, Georgia the houses in downtown are awesome to check out because during the Civil War, during Gen. Sherman's "March to the Sea" as they went south through from Atlanta to Savannah Georgia, the soldiers torched and burned down several major cities and homes along the way but when they got to Newnan, the didn't do that. The one of the main reasons Newnan was spared is because it was a 'hospital' town treating both Southern and Northern soldiers. So for that reason, some of the houses in and around the Newnan downtown area are some of the oldest and coolest houses in the south. Another great thing about Georgia overall besides the Dawgs, is the film industry. There are tours that will take you to were some of the best movies and TV shows were filmed. Like "Gone with the Wind", "Fried Green Tomatoes", "Walking Dead", most of the MCU movies & series, "Pet Cemetery II", "Zombieland I & II", "The Accountant", and many many more! Georgia is great place to live and to visit, just be careful with the weather!! In the Spring, Fall and Winter, it will be like 30 degrees Fahrenheit or lower in the morning and 80+ degrees Fahrenheit in the afternoon and in the Summer pop-up thunderstorms almost every afternoon. Oh and the food, it is some of the best in the world(for the most part)!!!! Hope to see y'all 'round town some day!!!
"Bless your heart" here in the south can mean one of two things depending on how its said lol. It could mean that someone is "sweet" and "kind" *OR* it could mean "you're stupid/dumb."
There are more black folks in the south than anywhere in the country and he barely shows any black folks. Idk I dont really trust a lot of what this guy says. There are so many regional differences in the "south" as far as food. just the BBQ alone varies from place to place.
Isn't that how most non melanated people show off America? One certain group of people
Yes. My family in black and much of our line has been in Alabama since the 1820s. That’s when we were forced to migrate from Virginia because the slave owners moved their plantation. the land in Virginia went to crap from over farming tobacco. Several of my ancestors fought for the Union in the Civil War for US Colored Infantry.
I'm from Maine and the first time I visited the South I was 18 and went to North Carolina. I was not prepared for the different amounts of barbecue in the regional differences and to be quite frank a lot of other differences. I honestly didn't think I would get a culture shock because I was born and raised in the US. But when you lived in the most northern New England state your entire life and only have visited New England states, it was a completely different experience. I saw a billboard for Bojangles and I had no idea what in the heck it was 😂😂 (billboards are illegal in my state so that was a whole other thing I had to get used to) but the food was amazing. Most of the people I met gave me that southern hospitality I was thinking of. But yeah, I was not prepared for the regional differences that I experienced and the communities within the communities. It was definitely eye-opening.
@@anndeecosita3586 Glad your ancestors survived. We hated killing our best property.
Moore County, Tennessee, where Jack Daniels is distilled, is a dry county. They can make the liquor but can’t sell it.
Bless your heart is a gentle put down in the south.
It's got the same vibes as "Oh, honey..."
It's also a sympathetic phrase. A toddler hurts himself and his grandmother with hug him and whisper Bless Your Heart to make him feel at ease.
he is right about the heat. Summer is hell in the south
I was born and raised in Atlanta Georgia and my parents were born and raised in Natchez Mississippi which is known as The Olde South! Southern USA states such as Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas are more slower paced than New York or Los Angeles and people are friendlier to small talk with strangers like waiting in line at the grocery store to pay for example. As I understand it, Southern Hospitality and friendliness is similar to Northern England Yorkshire, Manchester culture. London England is more like New York- fast paced and people in a hurry.
That Cajun cuisine in Louisiana? Those crawfish boils with Old Bay seasoning (of course those were learned from Native Americans) and jambalaya and such? Cajuns were originally French people who lived in now Nova Scotia, Canada, until the British drove them out in the 1700's, so they moved all the way south to Louisiana. The French name for Nova Scotia back then? Acadia. Which became Cajun.
There is a great, funny channel called “Its a southern thing” that makes short comedy bits about the south
UGA is a huge deal in here in GA. The weather is crazy. It's usually just hot. One week in Nov. it was like 40 degrees in the morning and then 91 degrees later. Never said "Bless Your Heart" as an insult. If I think someone is dumb I will tell them. We do have the best food ever.
Texas isn't the South. Texas is Texas.
Texas is like a nice Southern boy who leaves home for adventure and settles down with a beautiful Mexican girl. They spend their days cooking meals from both of their grandma's cookbooks.
SEC football game is the best atmosphere in sports. Go dawgs!
The dude on the left really seems to be in tune with Southern US culture especially with knowing about Yelawolf… Would love to see a video of him down in Bama shooting some guns & what not… He likes guns as well. He’ll fit right in…🇺🇸🙏🏻🦅
I live in South Carolina and we do say “well bless your heart.” The key to that phrase is the way it’s said. I never eat fried anything. You definitely have to have shrimp and grits…yuummm !! Watching football now.. definitely SEC !! Everyone is welcome at tailgating. Nope, no alcohol on Sundays here.
The further one gets away from the gulf coast, the worse the shrimp taste. it's OK South Carolina, all our ancestors came down here from the Carolina Coast.
When it’s cooked and seasoned correctly it doesn’t matter where it’s from!
South Carolina is the palmetto state because we built a fort of palmetto logs, British cannonballs bounced off the squishy fort so that out of ammo, rum rewards were given for retrieved ammo. Soon had to stop that as everyone was outside taunting fire
Most Americans associate the south with bbq, and fried food. That’s a big part, but the seafood is incredible.
The wearing of the green is probably a scene taken at St. Patrick's Day. Savannah throws one of the largest SPD festivals in the US.
"Bless your heart" = "I feel sorry for you".
It’s a Southern Thing has a video about the many meanings of “Bless your Heart”. Y’all should check it out.
Never watched it. Yeah. You think we are weird. I’m from Louisiana. We have humility. And we are nice. And our kids have manners.
I don't know about other places but in Texas they won't sell hard liquor on Sundays but you can go to a bar and drink it there
You can drink in dry counties, but you can't buy it there. It's usually legislated like this because of the religious zealots in the area, but it backfires on them as it causes a far higher number of drunk driving statistics.
Pantera is a band based out of Dallas. You couldn't tell dimebag that texas wasn't the south lol
“ I don’t see how people shoot deer”, aw bless your heart. Stay for dinner.
I've lived in the south (Memphis) my whole life. I would take what this guy says with a fine grain of salt.
I’ve heard west Memphis called the butt ho e of the county,and Memphis is high crime,so yeah I’m sure it’s not all good 😜
Everything has bad and memphis doesn’t make up the whole south lmao
O wow Daz is talking about pigeon forge/ gatlinburg in East Tennessee, my neck of the woods. You can buy moonshine here but not on sundays. Gotta buy your liquor before 9pm
Another thing about the South alot of people get wrong is racism, majority of all southern people aren't actually racist, they just get called racist because of there political views and stereotypes.
This. There's a poster here saying that even though he had a great time visiting The South on several occasions he still thought it was a racist place, and only attributes the "Southern hospitality" he experienced because he was white. That type of thinking is rather rampart in, ironically, people who think they're smart and open minded. There could be a poll on various American regions measuring how racist a region is where, hypothetically, if The South came up as the lowest or second lowest region within the poll people like him would still say "they're nice but .... "
Daz is correct. Philly cheesesteaks outside of Philly are not the same. The roll is the most important thing and not available elsewhere. Do not order a cheesesteak that has green peppers - a common thing added to them that does not exist in Philly.
I refuse to eat a Philly if it doesn't have green peppers, provolone, onions and mushrooms. I don't give a s*** if it's not authentic.
@@JoshuaC0rbit same. When i make MY cheesesteaks i do peppers and onions and whatever the hell kinda cheese i feel like using.
I had an authentic one and was kinda disappointed. Not that special imo
philly cheese steaks are very good but highly overrated, I think the ones that use green peppers tend to be better because of more flavor and it has something healthy on it lmao.
Excuse me? You wouldn't classify Texas as the south? Try saying that IN Texas next time you're there lmao 🤣🤣
It's more considered the "southwest" by most. Deserts, western movie locations, etc. The very SE corner could be considered "the south".
@@NotSoFast71 "By most," but not by most of Texans. Texas was one of the original seven states (along with South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana) to secede from the union.
@@pmbbmp I've lived in the south for over 40yrs You?
It's not Deep South. I live in Austin but I'm from Georgia. Texas is Diet South.
@@pmbbmp Yes they do. 😂
If the guy claiming to tell you about the south, and doesn’t have a thick southern drawl, he’s wrong
Southern hospitality is amazing BUT I can be slightly annoying when you are in a hurry and you have to listen to a older person talk about the back porch their cousins grandkid built all by themselves 😂😂😂! For example a lady in a store gave me a transaction by transaction of the money she spent at the fair for TEN MINUTES!!!
Conversely if you ever want to talk to someone and feel conversational they will listen. Goes both ways.
😂 Time moves more slowly in the South.
Everyone wearing green was in Savannah.....they have one of the best St. Patrick's day parades in the US..... everyone dresses in green and they even have green beer......it's just from the parade that they were wearing green though
One southern thing people don't realize as well is that when you see a Confederate flag it's not an actual Confederate thing. It's a southern pride thing. The vast majority of them are great people that will give you the shirt off their back
That used to be true across the board but not anymore. I mean, as a proud southerner there's no way in heck I'd use the flag to display that now. I do not want to be associated with such ignorance and hate that's on display today. I say let them have the flag and let it be a true marker of the character of the person with it. Its been bastardized forever.
It depends and the problem is people don’t know a person’s intentions when they see the flag. I wouldn’t say I’m offended by it but if I had a new neighbor put one up I would feel uncomfortable. Some of the people who fly the Confederate flag are racists in that they do believe themselves superior to minorities even if they are cordial. I used to be a reporter and covered a rally David Duke spoke at to support theConfederate flag. Some of the attendees helped me a black woman with my camera equipment then turned around a minute later and cheered as Duke made a bunch of hateful racist comments. Then when he finished they asked me again if I needed help. The irony 😂 Personally I see that flag as anti-American.
@@anndeecosita3586 That's wild! Did you ask them what was up with it all?
I'm a Yankee and I don't have much of an issue with the Confederate flag. Many who do complain about it most likely didn't in the past until the past six years. It's in the same vain when people see Andrew Jackson on the American 20 dollar bill and get upset, or they see a Columbus or Washington statue and think it's offensive.
@@tm2bee
"no way in heck I'd use the flag to display that now. I do not want to be associated with such ignorance and hate that's on display today. "
Can you give a timeline and examples? Your post is exceptionally vague.
College basketball is big in NC, SC, VA, FL, GA, etc. Come December and ends with March Madness. Sometimes the underdog will go deep into their bracket. When that happens everybody’s predictions are wrong. Some have raffles at work for the ones that get the closest - most a gift certificate to a nice restaurant $35-60 at least my work did.
In NC our liquor laws are good (except in Graham County you can buy from a resort or go north, east, or south to buy). We have ABC stores which is controlled by state government, but there is more pressure on independent stores since the government wasted 1.3million on liquor that some places didn’t sell that kind but would have done great at the other side of the state. Most common is regulated moonshine is not what you get from moonshiners. To regulars of the top shelf moonshiners that they keep and friends and family it’s smooth but the liquor % is up there. The stuff in the store is like a lite beer to them. I had access through a boyfriend then another friend her uncle was still living up in the Appalachians so I’ve had the good stuff.
I’m from Maryland and pre-internet would have to argue with people about it being in the South. We had slaves, I went to a school named for the a racist Supreme Court justice. We grow tobacco.
Ppl really think slavery didn’t happen over here
To add on to the weather thing: the shift in temperature from day to night is crazy. For example, today mid October in Alabama, 77 during the day, but tonight it's getting down to 28.
You have to pack for summer and winter on the same day
Bless it
Boy watching his version of "America" and " the south" u would think this country was just one group of people.
Everyone is wearing green at 3:34 because Savannah has one of the most popular St Patty's Day celebrations in the US. It's particularly impressive because it's usually within the top 5 celebrations in the US even though the city isn't even in the top 100 in size.
When I lived in North Carolina, I was called a damn yankee and I grew up in Kentucky? The only thing about the south that sucks is the bible belt part, so many hypocrites.
I've spent over 20 years living in the suburbs outside Chicago and over 20 living in South Carolina. People down here drive way slower (which is why you made the observation about too many people driving in the left hand lane). Also, there's not as much public transportation down here because we don't have a lot of the mega cities with surrounding suburbs.
You don't want to take the subway or L train or whatever TF to work in the morning and be accosted by a homeless guy or someone trying to rob you.
@@borisbalkan707 I have been met with a few homeless people, sure, but I was never robbed when riding the L. You people who aren't familiar with urban public transportation sound equally as idiotic as urbanites who criticize anything not urban.
Bless your heart does not ALWAYS me something bad. It's a common misconception that drives me crazy now that I live in New York state. Just like most things it's all about the context.
"Bless your heart" is a statement of sympathy.
It could be genuine sympathy...or it could be sympathy that you have to go through your life with your current brain.
I live in Dallas, Texas… if someone says ‘bless your heart,’ it’s a polite way of saying, ‘you’re an idiot.’
The county where the Jack Daniels' distillery is in Tennessee is a dry county so you can't get a taste test when you go on the facility tour!
This guy doesn't have a Southern
accent and usually makes mistakes when talking about the South. So take his observations with a grain of salt.
In all fairness I've lived in Texas and Virginia most of my life and I'm always told by Yankees that I don't have a southern dialect.
@@transientanus
oh bless your heart.
But you're not wrong about this guy hahaha
@@imnotyourfriendbuddy1883 You didn't even use that correctly smh
@@transientanus
when it comes to great steaks, I just raised the stakes.
I’ve lived West Coast, Midwest and South. They all have their pros and cons but overall I prefer the South. I’m actually looking to move back next year. I hate snow and ice in the Midwest and lack of beach. And the cost of living isn’t so crazy expensive like the West Coast.
You pay more in other ways.
@@FSSNZ Like in what ways?
I'm a Southerner and I'm watching The University of Florida vs. The University of Tennessee playing in a sold out 110,000 seat stadium as I type this. I'm surprised how people from other countries are so surprised how crazy popular college football is in the states. Growing up around it all my life I guess I take it for granted.
Ecu here, one of my uncles is a professor for Florida state university, go Florida
Go Vols! Florida as a state didn't have a good day against Tennessee. We won and Miami lost to MTSU. lol
I'm from CT college football is not really popular in the New England states at all. For us it College Basketball (UCONN for CT) or College Hockey. The only football we watch here is the Pats. Even high school football isn't that big in New England. In high school the "big"(big because even they don't compare to what I see and hear about high school football in the south) sports are Lacrosse and Hockey.
Houston is the only major city in Texas I would consider the south. And I don’t want to hear no shit about Texarkana.
I'm from Louisiana and I can say whoever the individual is that inquired as to why do people from the north think we're stupid, doesn't represent the competent southerners who frankly don't give a damn what northerners think
Everyone is welcome down south,but you better act right 🤘🤘👍🇺🇸
Yessir
What does that mean?
@@tb5124 It means you better be fake nice to people, and a christian fundamentalist.
@@tb5124 it means don’t be like Sullen
@@sullen2420 trust me, born and raised in South Oklahoma my entire 23 years so far, and there are plenty of non-Christians or fake Christians here. It's still plenty socially acceptable to be a non-Christian. I can't believe people still have this perception that the South has monopolized religious identity, specifically Christianity or some weird form of it, and non-beleievers aren't welcome. Christianity will always be a minority because of the depravity of man.
I was asked in a job interview (for a small engineering firm in Charlotte, North Carolina), "How are you spiritually? Have you found your church yet"
I moved to Charlotte in 2005. They asked me if I was comfortable working with gay people as they had one that worked there. They did prayers and stuff before all the big company meetings. It was weird.
It's funny that you would have to do a separate video for Florida even though it's the most southern of the Southern States because it is that much different than the rest of the South mostly because it has so much Northern influence with specs of Southern put in and then a little Caribbean/ Cuban flavor mixed in to make Miami and Tampa more diverse not to mention the ancientness of St Augustine and the tourist industry machine that is Orlando
I love St. Augustine. We took field trips there when I was in high school.
It depends on what part of Florida. Upper Florida To panhandle down to Marion County. Marion has lots of farms and 3 55+ older communities (not the villages, these are homes no trailers).
Everyone agrees Florida is its own thing, including people who live there.
The only thing southern about Florida is its placement on a map
Southern food is the best food in the US if not the entire world. I dont care what anyone says. Yes I love japanese food, yes I love italian, french, etc, but nothing compares to the south.
The County that Jack Daniel's whiskey is made is a dry County lol Lynchburg Tennessee
I've heard, "Well bless your little pea pickin heart. I would say that definitely is an insult.
Woodlands? 😂😅 Nah we call the rural areas; The Sticks, The Hills or The Country depending on topography.
Haha Forrest Gump was the worst thing to ever happen to the stereotype of our accent
"Another thing that will shock you is they believe in God" 😂 what?!
No shrimp in my grits! I think that's a New Orleans thing, like Chicken and Waffles. I had never heard of either until about 10 years ago. Grits must have lots of Butter, Salt, and Black Pepper. Cheese is optional and I always opt for it! - From Alabama. PS: Avoid the South during Summer. It's hot as hell here, then. Early Spring and late Fall are best.
Texan here - I was just talking about Texas not being considered the south with a friend from Chicago. Texas is just Texas, Texans think of the state as its own country already and don’t want to be grouped in with any other state. Truthfully we are probably a mix of south and Southwestern states.
Refugees from the CW settled in Texas. It is indeed a Southern State.
1:45 Daz is 100% correct
Order you some Cajun two step seasoning from the south. That’s Fire Dude
Pantera is actually getting back together
In Alabama we have the Iron Bowl every year, that is Alabama and Auburn's game, the world stops... It stops. Before the game everyone is shopping, wearing their colors and hollering, "Roll Tide" or "War Eagle", it's busy-busy, everyone getting their food for the game. By game time, you'll find hardly anyone in town. It is THAT important.
Also, religion... I live out in the boonies, eight miles from town and at the end of the road from town there is a sign, EIGHT churches advertised pointing east to west. Eight churches in the boonies. No joke.
And, the heat? You never get used to the heat and humidity in the middle of summer. It will knock your socks off for anyone that has never been there. He is right.
BUT, come on down. 😂
The car festooned with religious iconography seen at the 12:00 mark is local to me. It belongs to an ultra-religious person who decided to decorate their car with Bible verses and statues of Jesus.
Oh, and GO GATORS! Heh...
💯 facts on our love for college football, even more so than Pro football!!!
Especially teams in the SEC conference.
I’m a huge GA Dawg fan, and the reigning NATIONAL CHAMPIONS BABY!! 🙌🏻❤️
The liquor laws are strange in the South, much like the "Blue Laws" in Texas. They are a hold over from the religious right (most notably the Southern Baptists). Some counties are wet, some are dry. Some you can buy a "club card" that allows you to buy alcohol in a restaurant in a dry county. Southerners are very traditional and don't let go of their ideals very easily so this practice persists even though it is not terribly practical or effective.
The county where Jack Daniels is made is a dry county and the only place you can buy liquor in that county is from the distillery gift shop
You're talking about the dirty south. I live in Georgia.
Sorry Narrator: I live in Charleston, just 90-miles from Savannah, and everyone would agree it's better in every way. Savannah is basically Charleston's sleepy little sister city.
Everyone? lmao Charleston was alright but I've seen much better elsewhere I actually thought Charleston was kind boring and gray when I went there.
@@kevinprzy4539 The comparison was to Savannah. Did you go to Savannah and find it better? Regardless, 'everyone" is just a figure of speech. Obviously!
@@GodLovesComics Yes, Savannah was much better than Charleston imo, there was more things to do and it just looked better
The Woodlands is about as “posh” ad you can get in Texas. Haha I will say that you still get some of the southern hospitality hopefully, but that isn’t a true example of southern people. And Texas is like it’s own piece of the south. There’s the South and then there’s Texas. But Texas has all those same qualities the South has
Daz, you're talking about either Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge, TN. Sevier County, TN (birthplace of Dolly Parton) is a dry county which is crazy considering how many thousands and thousands visit every day. Beautiful area, but yes, bring your drinks when you come. There are sooooo many stereotypes about the south. Definitely take them with a grain of salt...and GO DAWGS!!!
Or, you could take a short drive down to Cosby "The Moonshine Capitol of the World"
Compared to a places like Boston, NY or L.A. (where a huge chunk of the drivers are illegals with no license & insurance and about 1 month driving experience) the drivers in the South are best in the world.
Having lived in New York, Southern California, and Georgia, I would rather drive in LA. People come over from Alabama just to kill us. Seriously, they can't drive, so they come to Atlanta and just cause mayhem. You know it's going to suck in New York and LA, but they don't have Alabama drivers in the mix. Therein lies the difference.
@@chrismorgan9153 LA is the worst other than Boston. Compared to LA drivers in 'bama are expert level.
It would be really cool if the 3 of you get a chance to go to the Southeastern part of the US together and go to a college football game, eat at some southern restaurants, tour some historical areas and soak in that southern hospitality.
Texas is the south…😑
Texas is like a nice Southern boy who leaves home for adventure and settles down with a beautiful Mexican girl. They spend their days cooking meals from both of their grandma's cookbooks.
Daz wasn't wrong New Orleans and Louisiana are not the same thing. Even though they are in the same state.
Bless your heart if you think Texas isn't the South
Texas is like a nice Southern boy who leaves home for adventure and settles down with a beautiful Mexican girl. They spend their days cooking meals from both of their grandma's cookbooks.
5:15 MEMPHIS!!!! (home town y'all)
Born in the south ..Virginia..and people are truly sweet! But the iceTea..you will never find a better glass then in the south🤣
As a northerner I've been through the south and when it comes to beauty, no city in the south comes close to Savannah, Georgia. Columbia, South Carolina is pretty as well, but the number of beautiful antebellum houses, the greenery, and the history cannot be matched..and it's not too very far from the 24 hour city that is Atlanta.
I think you mean Charleston, SC
@@bossbugle5480 Sorry, but that view from Finlay Park is, IMO, prettier than anything in Charleston.
I find that Charleston is a very beautiful place when it comes to history and antebellum homes.
It's only beautiful in those places because Sherman missed burning down those antebellum homes.
Probably Gatlinburg, Tennessee or pigeon forge, Daz. Smoky mountains with all the cabins and black bears.
I cannot personally speak for the rest of the South but as for Florida most of the crazy driving is done by the tourists not by the people who live in the area..... well and the seniors also can be horrendous behind the wheel
I'm kind of a road warrior and consider myself to be highly observant and I have learned in 20 years of driving that anytime I see a Florida license plate I give them a wide berth because random craziness is about to happen at any moment.
Please react to Hannah Barron's "Catching Aligators in Louisiana" or "Catfish noodling with Hannah Barron" They are so entertaining. People in parts of the south eat gator
I've stumbled upon a few TH-cam channels by Alabamians (?). One was Hannah (rural central Alabama), another lived in the suburbs in northern Alabama, and another lwas raised in a coastal Alabama suburb. Each had a different Alabama accent with a certain level of twang though Hannah's was the strongest.
Yeah man, I'm from Ohio and have lived in the South for 15 years total outa 45 yrs of life. And had cheesesteak in a buncha places. Never veen to Philadelphia and had authentic but it's pretty easy and ppl from Philly live here in Tampa and they are the bomb. Like Cuban sandwiches, Chicago and authentic from Cuba are the best. I live in lil Cuba but there's a lot of ppl from Chicago here and they give Cuba a run for their money.....
If you come south for seafood it's always best along the Gulf coast and avoid chain restaurants and just like BBQ the hole in the wall mom and pops are the best.
No no no, I don’t know who this guy is but he’s not exactly correct about the “bless your heart” phrase. It can most definitely be used in a rude or condescending way, but it’s also used to convey sympathy or politeness. As someone who was born and raised in Alabama, this guy’s video seems silly. A non-southerner describing the south to people? Whatever, haha. It sounds like big boy went to Savannah, GA, loved it, and decided he’s now going to tell everyone about the entire south. I guess I should just be grateful he’s not trying to emulate our accent. 😂