British Couple Reacts to South USA - The Don'ts of Visiting the South
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Please let us know what we could visit in the state of Georgia!
It honestly depends on the part of the state you are in.
@@justinwebb8831 Savannah looked beautiful 🤩
I'd definitely go to Savannah if you go there. The historic district would be cool for Bees to see with the architecture.
Helen is a cool little German mountain town. Going there during Octoberfest is pretty legit.
Athens is a super nice college town and home to the University of Georgia. Being there on a game day during the fall (Saturday) is certainly an experience. Plus a ton of bars to go to.
Savannah is a great place too full of historic sites since Sherman didn’t burn it down during the Civil War.
Atlanta of course being the capital has a lot to do and depends on when you go down. If you can I highly recommend an Atlanta United game. Also the aquarium, world of coke, and the Buckhead bar area are great as well.
The north Georgia mountains are nice too but all the towns are pretty small with not much else.
I thought Atlanta was just an overrated city... until I visited there.
OMG, it's incredible. I can't say enough great things about it.
Honey, I’ve lived in the south my whole life, and he’s absolutely wrong about the “people being 30 or more minutes late is “ being on time “… no way would we be so disrespectful as to be thirty or forty five minutes late! Again….MANNERS!
I took a bit of umbrage with this one, too, but to some degree it's true. It just depends on the occasion. If it's a job interview, formal event, or an outing with a friend, you'd best be on time or let someone know you're late.
If it's a family bbq or friendly gathering then I think the start times are much more of a suggestion. Something that someone might drop in for.
@@davidjack7418 Yeah that's how it is for me, family gatherings like Thanksgiving, 15, or 30 minutes is normal, an hour and we'll start without you
I don't know late is on time on time is to early
Informal family gatherings, 30 minutes is fine. They don't sweat it. They know you're coming.
BUT...ya might miss the good food! I'm from Louisiana and ½ hour late could mean you end up with the cold crawfish! 😁
Thank you Kelly. That would be extremely rude.
Biscuits are nothing like scones. When I moved to the South from Northern Ireland, I found that biscuits were a fluffy, buttery gift from God. Also, the key to great biscuits in the South is not only the self-rising flower, it is the buttermilk in the mix.
You're welcome.
Yes! Everyone from uk tries to compare it to a scone.. we have scones here too, and that ain’t no biscuit 😂😂
I was born and raised here in East Tennessee and I could not have phrased it any better myself. 😂😁
Meanwhile I'm from the south with moving to Ireland as my life's goal 😂
I love to eat them with butter and honey or with the white gravy with my once over easy eggs. And I do put Tabasco sauce on the white gravy to give it some kick. Some sausages on the side or bacon and that's some good eatin.
I live in North Carolina. One Thanksgiving we had about 150 guests. I was out on the property directing guests in cars where to park. One young couple pulled in the drive and I motioned where they could park. They seemed confused. I said ya'll get on in the house and eat! Deserts are on the back deck. They went in and fixed themselves a plate. I assumed they worked for my husband and showed them where everything was and made sure the ate all they could hold. When they got ready to leave, I fixed them both a plate to go. Before they left they said thank you for inviting us in. We've had a great time! We just pulled in to ask directions but your wife insisted we come in and eat. We made new friends that day!
A fellow North Carolinian, triad area here
@@desperoriggity8140 triad here too. 😁
I was born in Goldsboro, but we moved to Roswell, NM when I was still a baby.
Blue Devils! Yeah, I know you will probably hate me now but that was my school, not those other people in Chapel Hill.
@@BTinSF oh no. Tar heel nation!!!!😆
I will also add, we Southerns pull over to the side of the road for a funeral to pass. It is a sign of respect. I've had several folks say they've never seen this done anywhere else. Southern Hospitality is a real thing.
As Military I’ve lived all over, pulling over for a funeral procession is done in every State, Common respect‼️
Its done everywhere
Biscuits are NOT like scones. They are more savory, buttery, and flakey.
Absolutely! Just what I was thinking. The similarity ends with the appearance.
Lot's of butter in Southern biscuits.
Fact! We don't have a scone equivalent, unless you let a biscuit sit for days and go stale. Biscuits are savory, soft, buttery and flakey with slightly crispy edges.
@@johnthomas6895 soo different than a scone.
I'm not going to say these comments are right, but I will say it's 5am in TX and I'm going on a biscuit hunt now
“Hillbillies” do not come from Texas. We come from the Appalachia Mountain Range. Eastern Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia. We are proud of being “Hillbillies”. Using it as a derogatory term is offensive.
Exactly
Hillbilly is a perjurotive term to refer to people from the Appalachian area (W. Virginia, Kentucky, S. Ohio and Pennsylvania).
Even in America people from the north always spill BS stereotypes about the South.
Hillbilly is in fact a Michigan dirt farmer. That is the original meaning.
Mississippi and Alabama
Also western NC
My experience having lived all over the US, including Hawaii, is that the further you get from major cities, the more polite and friendly people are. Regardless of the region of the country. I guess what I am saying is that... cities are filled with unhappy, self-absorbed ***holes. Seems to be true all round the world. The correcting other people's kids has pretty simple rules. If you aren't going to keep your child from being rude, obnoxious, or disrespectful to others, they will do it for you. It goes back to the manners thing. Teach your kids manners, or someone else will. I hope your tried (or will try) dry rubbed bbq. When it's done right, slowly smoked, the moisture is still inside the meat. We're talking dripping when you take a bite.
They’re only polite if you’re white. If you’re not white, the further from cities you get the more stares you get
@@Drewsco Plenty of Southerners who come to California to either visit or for job opportunities often call us aloof and rude for not being as social as they expect us to be.
Manners and politeness are perceived by what you expect and aren't concrete.
@@Drewsco Its not completely true, some of all groups are saints and some of all groups are sinners, but generally cities push people to be meaner due to a lot of physical and more psychological factors.
Can confirm a lot of this is true! Lived in the South my entire life and grew up in a Southern family, so I'm used to these, but here are some things my foreign friends were a little caught off guard by when they were visiting.
In this video when he said Southerners will strike up conversations in random situations, he isn't kidding. One of my British friends was caught off guard at times by how different this was from where she grew up in the UK. In Southern culture it is almost expected to strike up a conversation in certain situations that it is expected in the UK not to strike up a conversation. This is especially true when people are in an environment like an elevator or in a long line. Silence in those situations can make many, but not all, Southerners feel uncomfortable, so they talk. Southerners are extremely chatty, even with strangers. Just try to avoid conversations around politics and religion, especially with older people.
Another thing that caught my friends off guard was the Southern hospitality. One time a few of my European friends and I were on a road trip to the beach for spring break. We ran into some car issues, and within a five minutes a couple of rednecks in a truck stopped to help. When I say redneck, I'm not being degrading. These guys had extremely strong accents that my friends had difficult times understanding. They were extremely helpful and got the vehicle up and running again in no time. When they were about to leave, my friend who owned the car asked me how much money they wanted for fixing it. I told him they don't expect anything but a thank you. He was so impressed by that. When they stopped to help, he assumed that they did it under the expectation that we'd give them a reward. It meant a lot to him that two strangers would stop and go so far out of their way to help him, and not expect anything in return. That is one of the best things about the South. Southerners are far from perfect, but I do believe most will go out of their way to be helpful.
A thing that made some of my friends a little uncomfortable at times was the over the top patriotism that many people in America have. If you go to things like sporting events or civic events, there is a good chance that you will be around people saying the pledge or singing the national anthem. You are not expected to participate being from here, but I want to make a mention of it because it made my foreign friends feel a little awkward at times, so be prepared for it. Unfortunately, my friend was in a situation once where people didn't know she wasn't from the US and gave her strange looks when she didn't stand and participate in the pledge. She wasn't sure what to do so she just sat there, and her reaction was understandable. It may not hurt in instances like that to give the people next to you a heads up that you aren't from here to avoid potentially awkward situations. Just a simple thing like, "I'm not from here, but think it is great you do that." or "I am just visiting so I'm going to watch." People will always be supportive of you not participating if they know that you aren't from here. I am of the opinion that one should just mind their own business and not expect anyone, American or not, to participate, but some people can be snobs. So just be prepared for those situations to be a little awkward.
I laughed at the coke thing. I am from a rural area and almost every time I go to restaurants they ask me what coke do I want. Often when I say, "coca cola" they will respond with "we have pepsi products is Dr. Pepper ok?" Happens all the time lol
I think it is respectful to stand during the pledge or national anthem even if it isn’t for your own country.
Its just common courtesy to stand for the flag. She was rude and disrespectful.
I was born and raised in California. I moved to the south (Georgia) when I was 29 and have lived here for 35 years. The south is the best place in the USA.
I’ve lived in East TN my whole life (although I’ve traveled quite a bit) and I 100% agree.
Anything is better than SoCal
@@SPACEB0YZER0 Tennessee is the best state!
@@jayk4828 don’t forget about ny, Illinois, Oregon.
The South has its own culture. Many Americans are shocked when they visit. It is beautiful. Great food,friendly people lots of history.Great music.
Thanks, so many people pass off BS about Southners!
Dry rub isn't dry once the meat is cooked. It usually has a suger component . So as it slowly cooks juices release from the meat and the rub kind of turns in to a sticky flavorful glaze. It's so so so good!
"Dry" rub BBQ ribs are usually very juicy because they self baste from the fat on them that adds even more flavor.
Hillbillies are NOT from Texas.🤣 Also, scolding other people's kids used to not just be a southern thing. If you aren't DOING your job of disciplining your kid when they get out of pocket the community would and the parents would be mad at the kid for embarrassing the family. That's how America USED to be. Now the southern states still roll like that. I salute them for that.
Exactly!
@UCQNC1RDJ1f6xY24kPc156aQ Yep, and the Black population are descended from W Africa.
@Dayspring when children are rude, a public nuisance or engaged in harmful behavior and their.parents are not available or unwilling to scold them then it falls on the public to step in just as it falls on strangers to rescue kids from peril. It is a higher form of societal responsibility that transcends ego driven parents and spoiled children. Neither your kids nor my kids are precious unique little gems immune from being disciplined. If society treated kids as a community responsibility we would have better adjusted, better behaved kids and less narcissistic parents who don't take the time to teach their children civility and then get all thin skinned and gangsta when the meances they are creating recieve some actual care and instruction.
@@uwharries2001 Or shed crocodile tears when those kids get sentenced to jail.
@Dayspring I don't because I don't want to kill some kids irresponsible parent who would even think their kid could do something worthy of someone having to scold them, but a parent that's dumb enough to not take issue with their kid for the bad behavior. I'm not a southerner. I'm from a place where people today share YOUR views. Chicago. Need I say more?????
Walking outside at night in Florida in July is like walking into a dryer full of wet clothes . During the daytime it's like walking into a dryer full of wet clothes with a lit flamethrower pointed at your back .
Same here in south Texas! Sometimes it can get almost unbearable.
very best description ive heard yet!!! And I'm a native Floridian !!!
@@TexasRose50 ALMOST!!!?
I had a 30 minute layover in Dallas in July once. I went outside for a cigarette and couldn't finish it because I felt like I was drowning!
Lol. So descriptive! TX
@ MsMikkiC, you did that in Dallas?? Lol! Sorry, try Houston or even closer to the Gulf. You will literally feel like you’re in a sauna! A very hot sauna!
👍 I did a study abroad in Scotland when I was in college and I can tell you there are HUGE similarities between the people in Scotland and the people in the South. Primarily because that's where they came from: Scotland to the South. Including my family who came here in the 1600's. Take what he says with a grain of salt. He's not even from the South. Some of it is kind of general information, it is not 100% everywhere. If you were watching your kids and raising them right nobody would have to say anything to them is the way it is generally thought. You'd definitely want somebody to say something if they're about to get hurt; same thing. Also, a lot of Irish people immigrated here and they're viewed to be friendly, same thing. The humidity is like stepping into a sauna so definitely avoid between mid-June to mid-October. Hope you have a good time when you can visit. When I went to England, Scotland, and Ireland I had a pretty good visit except for London, it was not very good. 🙂
Same here are you in Tennessee by chance?
He also doesn't know why tea comes pre-sweetened, or he would explain. It is because sugar does not dissolve in ice-cold tea full of ice cubes. Also, I almost had a heart attack when he showed that clip of grits being served in a BOWL. Grits are served on a plate. This is practically a law. Only a yankee idiot would serve grits in a bowl.
@@Willowtree82 No, Louisiana.
@@thebuttermilkyway687 I once ordered grits at a Denny's in Connecticut and they brought me a bowl of soupy grits. I just looked at it and could not bring myself to even taste this abomination. 😐
@@rachelstrahan2486 And it was probably under cooked. Been there had that. 😝
Yeah, offering your seat or holding a door or saying thank you is universal. I'm a midwesternerer, and we were raised to be respectful and treat people they way we would like to be treated. And we smile and are friendly too..lol
"Tailgating" is generally done in the big parking lot outside the football stadium. People show up to grill, drink, and mingle in the parking lot beforehand.
The term tailgating comes from those with pick-up trucks dropping the tailgate down to use as makeshift seats. Although many people bring folding lawn chairs.
FYI Coming from a southerner: When we say "Bless your Heart" (at least in my area/region of the South) it's not meant as an endearing term all of the time. We could be calling you crazy when we say "Bless your heart"... cuz we see you doing or saying something crazy. And then other times we could actually mean for your heart to be blessed, it just depends on the context of the situation... lol!😜🤗
And if someone tries to correct someone else's child they may say something like "baby don't do that, I don't want to you to hurt yourself"....we would try to do it with tact and a spoonful of sweetness. 🤗🙂
I agree with Walter, but you can get unsweet tea...lol.😊
Bless your heart is contextual...but (and we will skip over how I know) coming from an older middle age to old traditional southern woman if it's directed at someone older than 10 it usually means you are being a f*****n idiot but I'm to polite to tell you.
That's not always true. I still mean but I am an old southern lady.
where I'm from, "bless your heat" means you're all fucked up lmao
It's pretty contextual. In my neck of the woods it's either a response to a nice gesture as to say you're sweet, or it means you're really naive and are looking at something with a lens of innocence.
in the context of you telling them you've been sick lately, "Bless your Heart" is a term of, "I feel bad you had to go through that," context is key.
Texan Reaction:
1. Manners: YES!! It is a must!
2. Smiling: I can’t say anything I have RFB but smile when I remember to 😂
3. Random Convos: YES. My social anxiety is through the roof, but yes it is super common.
4. Asking for Help: Yep! Ask anyone, if they don’t know they’ll refer you to someone who does! :)
5. Accent = Stupid: I don’t think I have an accent, but it definitely is misrepresented on television and movies for sure! Just a form of speaking, doesn’t mean you’re unintelligent.
6. Misbehaving Kids: Yes! They will tell the kid if you aren’t handling it yourself. Handle your kids. 😬
7. Don’t Melt: Laughs in Texan 😂
8. Don’t Jump in Fountains: Dooooon’t. Lololol
9. Soda: We don’t say pop, but Coke can be ANY soda. 😂
10. Being on Time: Nope. 😂
11. Tea: Sweet Tea is the ONLY way. 👏🏼🤭
12. Tight Clothes: Soooo much food 😫🤤
13. Fried Foods: We fry a lot. Fried pickles are the best!
14. BBQ vs Grilling: HUGE difference for sure!
15. BBQ Sauce: Different EVERYWHERE and so many different kinds to choose from place to place
16. The South: Everywhere is soooo different!
17. Spanish Moss: No clue 🤷🏻♀️
18. Underdressed: Where whatever makes you comfortable.
19. Football: The word you’re looking for is Tailgate 🏈
20. Mayo: I’ve never heard of either of those brands… and don’t care about the Mayo lmao
21. Grits: 🥴
22. Biscuits: I have no idea what that man showed lmao. I think flaky biscuits.
23. Football again: It is a way of life. College, Professional, it doesn’t matter. 🏈
24. Buggy: NO. It’s a cart or shopping cart. NOT a buggy 🥴🥴
25. Pride: Major Cities and Small towns definitely have HUGE pride!
Very interesting to hear what it’s like other places. Can we see some do’s and don’ts or more about Texas to see how it varies? 👀🤗
I've lived in Florida and Louisiana the fishing is awesome but what some people forget is to be careful near bodies of water, we have lots of alligators and they will get you if you are messing around on the waterline. Even at Disney World, don't let your kids play at the waterline or in the lakes or rivers. Even American families from northern states forget sometimes with heartbreaking results.
I have to disagree with his take on time, I have lived in the South all my life (68) and being late is considered rude, if someone says be there at 8, it is expected to be there around 8(a few minute before or after) never 30 minutes late very inconsiderate
Exactly. Where did that guy come up with the thing about being late??
I agree.
Yes!
I agree. Being late not cool.
maybe he had that experience because they were not eager to meet him?
Real Southern Ish. 😌.. the south is sooooooo diverse it’s ridiculous. We are known in the US for the nicest people.
Also respect is huge in the south it’s critical I’m not joking. Show respect you’ll feel like a king.
They DO have unsweetened tea in the South in most places! You just have to ask specifically for unsweetened if that’s what you want. Sweet tea can be REALLY sweet (TOO sweet), so if you want to you can ask for “half and half” (half sweet-half unsweetened) and it is good if you don’t want to get a major sugar rush!
That guy is way off on his interpretation of what to expect in the south. I am southern by the grace of God and have never scolded strangers child!
Manners are not a requirement to visit the South; manners are something that you either have or you do not have, they cannot be forced upon someone.
If a child was not close to their parent and was doing something dangerous I might advise them not to do that and maybe try to locate their parents but we would never discipline a total strangers child.
I visit multiple restaurants every week and I have never had a server ask me "What kind of Coke do I want?"; the typical question is "What are you drinking?" which I find almost as laughable and usually reply with "Nothing! You haven't brought me anything yet!"
Time is irrelevant! Really? Try showing up a half hour late for your dinner reservations and see if you still have a table! On the contrary we southerners believe that when we say we will do something then we are honorbound to do it; even being somewhere at an appointed time!
Tea? Most restaurants in the south have both sweet and unsweetened tea available. If you do not specify then you will most likely get sweetened.
The food? OK, he finally got one right!
I'm from Western NC and we call every soda coke. Also if your kid is being a brat in public they and usually you will get called out for it.
Yeah the tea thing threw me too. We too have diabetics lol we wouldn’t be so rude as to assume someone just wants a cup of sugar in their glass at all times. Just ask
I’m from the south/Midwest, but have family in the “Deep South”. I have to disagree about the time. While not in a rush, I find it rude to make plans to meet up and be late. Being late is not the norm from what I’ve seen
I agree, it is not the norm.
I'm on the Gulf Coast, and you're right. Lateness will make you a lonely person. Lol
Reporting in from Texas. This is true in order to be really respectful to somebody you be on time.
Sorry, I know I'm late to the conversation but I can't even think of the last time that I wasnt on time
Tennessee here and being on time is expected.
In Texas, we don’t say “pecan” the way he did. We don’t pronounce it like a can of peas. It is more like puh-con.
I'm from A.abama and we don't say pecan either.We say puh-con as well.Pecan is what they say in Northern states.
@@staceyveazey491 I remember Paula Dean pronouncing it PEE-Can. She is from Georgia. I decided to investigate it through TH-cam. One video said that back in the 1500’s explorers in Texas were introduced to them as pih-kahn. Later there was a French influence. The video concluded with New England predominately using PEE-Can, most of the South saying Pih-Kahn, and the Midwest saying Pee-Kahn. (For me, the Pih is like P & then a short “u”
Somehow, I posted before finishing. P with a short u sound.)
@@valg.3270 maybe a true southern bell lady like Paula Dean would pronounce the word as pee-can instead of Puh con or Maybe she's been around enough people from the north over the years to adopt how they say the word.?LOL
I'm with you. "Puh-con" is the right way to say it. A "pee-can" is a chamber pot.
One thing he didn’t mention was personal space. In the South we tend to have a wider area of personal space. If you get too close to us, we get uncomfortable and will try to back up. I have noticed that this can change from place to place probably due to population density. The Deep South tends to be more rural; therefore, we like our space. I recommend you try the pecan pie. However, it will be the sweetest thing you have ever eaten. If you don’t like sweets, you won’t like it. It can be toned down with some ice cream. Sweet tea is still a thing. However, they usually serve both sweet and unsweetened and something that is becoming more common is “half and half”. A mixture of sweet and unsweet. Getting half and half allows you to get a sweetened tea without a sugar overload. Sometimes Southern sweet tea is unbelievably sweet.
I confused a young employee at a fast food restaurant when I asked for 1/4 unsweet and 3/4 sweet tea. They asked, “1/2 and 1/2?” I told them, “Sort of…give me mostly sweet with a little shot of unsweet.”
A half and half here in Michigan is half ice tea half lemonade, we order that on the golf course all the time! It can also be called an Arnold Palmer. Maybe he invented it, I DK
@Lisa McBride we call them Arnold Palmers in the south too
@@clintborasio8701 yes you do, I know that, grocery stores and convenience stores sell cans of the Arnold Palmer!
I moved from Chicago to South Central Texas about 20 years ago. I love the South Texas culture and yes, people are polite and kind. Remember, the basic culture of the US is ENGLISH! That behavior tends to wear away in the big cities, but while the South didn't have big cities in the past - it does now and the culture is being eroded in these places. When it comes to other parents scolding your children, that was everywhere in the US when I was growing up, but only the very bad children experienced it. On the sweet tea, he's wrong. Maybe at a private home, but at a restaurant, you ask for tea and they say sweet or unsweet? He is correct that the sweet tea is prepared that way and the sugar is totally dissolved. Texas BBQ even changes by location. It is heaven. Tailgate party? OK. This guy has very obviously skipped/ignored a very important part of the Deep South: TEXAS. Old timers in the South still respect Texas for the fact that they were major suppliers of goods, brought across the Mexican border when Southern ports were closed during the Civil War. There was great hunger and suffering amongst the population in those times, 1860 - 1865. Fun video, Sweet Young Brits!!!
For some people, they only consider far east Texas really Southern anymore, for some reason.
Having lived in Tennessee my whole life I say he is extremely wrong on the being on time thing. I was taught it was extremely rude to be that late without an actual reason, like heavy traffic or something similar. Hell I feel bad even if Im just a few minutes late
I would rather be early any day than late!
I live in Tennessee also and I hate people being late.
Being late is always rude. My people always taught if you aren't early your late.
He is definitely wrong on being late I've lived in Tennessee 40 years we take being late very serious
And what makes you think I value work more than I do people they're both very important but I'm from the south where we value people and have the most up respect for anyone that respects their self
Ok guys, I'm from the US and my boyfriend is in Scotland. We had a detailed conversation tonight about that biscuit thing and there just isn't a UK equivalent. Scones only resemble biscuits in how they look, sort of. Biscuits in the south are made using buttermilk so they have a very different taste and texture than scones, but scones are the closest in appearance. I'm not at all a fan of scones but give me a biscuit with gravy on top, and I'm all in. You'll just have to try them when you get to come.
Scones are good, buttermilk Biscuits yum, Biscuits and gravy 10 out of 10. I agree I would recommend to try.
American biscuits are generally less dense than scones. BTW you can get scones in the US. Also there are three ways most people eat biscuits, either plain, aka dry, but usually only if they are fresh. Or people like them with butter and/or honey. And last, and in my opinion the best, biscuits and gravy. The gravy is either ground beef or pork sausage based. My preference is the pork sausage based gravy. Some places also do breakfast sandwiches using biscuits as well with sausage or fried chicken, and with or without an egg or two, and sometimes cheese, often American or cheddar.
As for football tickets, plan way ahead. Games are almost always on Saturdays, but the team is not always home. The season is usually from late August through early December. Rivalry and playoff games can be especially hard to get tickets for, both at the university and professional levels. Bowl games are near impossible to get for a decent price. Season tickets often go on sale six or more months in advance, so start looking for the next season's schedule information starting as early as February. There are a number of ticket companies to check with. Try Ticketmaster or StubHub. Ticket prices can range widely, not just from stadium section to section, but team to team. Also remember that major cities candy have both big university football programs and a professional team. The NFL is the professional league and most games are on Sundays, though some special games are played on Mondays and some Thursdays. Regardless, pro tickets are often more expensive than university tickets, and university tickets can be pricey already. Good luck to you.
It's kind of like a stone crossed with a croissant
Apparently milk gravy isn't all that common in some places in England, either. I tried to explain it to a friend once and he was absolutely lost and thought it sounded disgusting.
@@loveshoves1825 Ah man! That's a double whammy! Poor souls.
He was pretty accurate in this one. Southern people are very friendly and kind. Once you get 120 miles into Florida, it becomes more like the North because of all of the snowbirds (people who winter in Florida but live in the North for the other half of the year). Florida population is made up of many diverse cultures, at least it is on the west coast of Florida. The panhandle of Florida is still very southern.
This southerner is ALWAYS on time!
I was raised in the South and I lived in the UK for ten years. The UK can learn a thing or two about being polite from a Southerner. "Hill-billies" are not from Texas.
My Brother in Law was born in Canada but raised in the foothills of Tennessee. He describes himself as a "Canuck-a-billy"
@@RLKmedic0315 I love that sense of humor.
Hill-billies are mountain folk.
The TX thing got me too. Kentucky? Tennessee? Arkansas? Oklahoma maybe? SOMEPLACE with hills and mountains, but Texas? That made no sense.
There's no one more polite, more gracious, more "Christian" in every sense of the word the way it was suppose to be displayed than a person from the south, of faith or otherwise. Seeing a culture based on grace and respect is an amazing thing...
While most places serve sweet tea, you can ask for unsweetened tea everywhere and expect to get it.
Some people may correct your child if your child is doing something dangerous but most people will probably ask you to control your child if they are being obnoxious instead of taking direct action. People are friendly in the south but they expect you to keep your children under control.
Yes, you can go to a college football game even if you don't have relatives attending the college. If you support a team, especially the home team, you are welcome to attend.
High school games also
If it ( the tea ) is to sweet ask for half and half. I prefer that.
I'm from Memphis. You definitely need to try the dry rub ribs. However, also try the pulled pork sandwiches, and I always order them without sauce. The thing about BBQ sauce is that you can always add it later, but you can't take it off. So try the meat plain first, and add sauce if you need to, but really good smoked shoulder made into a pulled pork sandwich is good all by itself. You'll know it when you encounter it.
Never mind college football. High School football games in small to medium southern towns will often have almost the entire town turn out, very skilled marching bands, and highly skilled cheerleaders.
“Why are you telling my child to behave”
“Why aren’t you telling your child to behave”
We all have to endure the same space on the same planet. If someone has to tell your child to behave you should probably be embarrassed, not angry.
To be honest, you shouldn't be telling anyone else's child how to behave. If you don't like their behavior, you can ignore it.
@@elbee1771
If the kid is being a little shit, then I have every right to intervene. If the parents don't like others correcting their child's behavior, then they can ignore me. 😈
@@elbee1771 "If you don't like their behavior, you can ignore it."
what...? People have every right to tell a child off if the child is doing wrong and the parents wont intervene. It teaches children a lesson that their parents refuse to teach them. Just because they are someone else's child doesn't mean ANYTHING lol ???? If you are being a nuisance to me or others around you, you need to be straightened out
@@JohnLeePettimoreIII NO YOU DON'T.....You are not paying my childs bills and you did not bring my child into this world and misbehaving is VERY, VERY subjective.....Try correcting my child, I'll correct your behavior. YOU are talking about an instant way to start a war.
@@mariabelleazemar7831 AND who made you God?
I was down to rural Georgia after 20 years for a funeral in September. I had so many people I barely knew go to amazing lengths to help me.
To clear up the SWEET TEA thing - sugar is added to tea when it is first made so that the sugar dissolves in the hot liquid. It is then served with ice. it tastes bad if you try to add sugar after the fact.
I prefer half the sugar most Southerners use, and I was raised in the South. :)
My mom was the same. I'm actually thankful for it too.
In Georgia, Savanah would be a must, similar to Charleston, antebellum homes, coastal food. It was also the setting for the novel, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." It's a beautiful city.
In my experience, in the few cases where I’ve seen someone scolding another person’s children, there’s often an element of danger or urgency involved that a local may know of.
Yes, this. It is very rare that you'll see anyone scolding someone else's child unless there is some factor of safety. Or they will let the child know if they are being particularly rude as well.
Yes. This only applies is a child is doing something that is dangerous.
Being from the south, I think the scolding children thing in this video is overblown. It's not like they yell and scream at them, it's generally gentle reminders for kids to mind their parents or mind their manners. There are some exceptions, but it's almost always mild redirection or reminders.
Yes, if a child is a little rowdy, most of the time nothing is said. But, if a child is yelling, screaming, hitting, running in a crowded area, they would probably get a "hey buddy, slow down". Or a "ssshh, we don't yell around here."
Here in Alabama its neat to see the transition of where Spanish moss grows. You can drive down interstate 65S and you will see no moss, then it's like you cross a line running east and west where you all of a sudden see the moss in every tree. Because it just will NOT grow any further north than about 45 min north of Montgomery.
From one “Beasley” to another, this was fun a fun video. Thanks!
I disagree with the “Southerners are always late” time concept. As others have said, being accidentally held up is one thing. Being deliberately and consistently late is another. It’s rude. Unless your party is very informal and meant to last for hours so it doesn’t matter when you arrive, people will try to be basically on time.
I would never correct a stranger’s child unless I could see the child was in danger of hurting himself or someone else. There are too many hidden reasons for a child’s difficult behavior, so I would keep my opinions to myself.
Biscuits and grits can both be acquired tastes. I have lived in the South my entire life, but I did not enjoy biscuits until I was in my 20s when I discovered other people (outside my family) could make biscuits that were light, fluffy, and buttery. My family’s biscuits tended to be small, dense, and dry, so the type of biscuit you are being served can make a huge difference. (Most restaurants serve the lighter, fluffier variety.)
Grits are a Southern staple, but they take some experimentation as well. Plain grits are … plain. They have no flavor. You need to add it. I like my grits with butter (lots of butter!), salt, and pepper. For the evening meal, my family often made cheese grits. (Those are delicious!) The video suggested shrimp and grits. Those grits will have some kind of flavoring as well. Just know, if they bring you plain white grits, you’re not crazy if you take a bite and think they’re awful, and the Internet people are crazy. You have to add the ingredients you like to the grits, and sometimes it just takes time to appreciate them. 😉 Very recently, I had a non-Southern friend say to me, “Hey, I like grits now! Someone made cheese grits and they were AMAZING!” I have known this person for 20 years, and she has just gotten to the point of enjoying this food staple of my life, LOL.
Hope you get to visit, soon. Enjoy your trip!
The manners of the Southern ppl, were the manners of the entire USA, til about the late 1970's/80's. Same with disciplining other's children. Infact, it was kind of expected. I can say, firsthand, that my friends & I were well behaved whether our parents were a
around or not. The ppl in the south have just KEPT those practices.(just my experience/opinion).
I agree, except I think I saw it in the 80s and 90s when I was raising my kids. I got many comments from parents telling me how polite my boys were and they were the only kids they would let in their house because of Their Manners and also because they would correct their friends and tell them not to talk to their mother like that Etc. I was born and raised about 25 Mi north of Philadelphia which was a lot of Farmland until about 20 years ago and now it's just a rich suburb of Philadelphia.
I agree. I grew up in Ohio. If you did something really bad the neighbor might spank you and send you home. Your mother knew what happened before you got home and you were spanked again. You might act up at home but DO NOT embarrass your mother in public.
My mom would watch over our neighbors kids as if they were her very own. The regular neighborhood moms all did the same. It gave some mothers peace of mind to know they'd be safe. We weren't allowed to hang out at houses of parents my mother didn't know well and trust. Other moms were the same. My mom would sit in the yard with a bunch of us kids and tell every last one of us if we went to the road we'd have to sit in time out on the porch and not be able to play with the others a while. If you did it again, she'd call your mom on the phone or watch you home until you got to your door. And if one of the neighbor women had a new baby all the other women would take turns for about a week, cooking covered dishes for her family. We'd let her older kids sleep over too so the mom with the new baby could get rest and focus on the new baby when first home. We always threw baby showers too.
@@shymoment I'm from NC and our neighborhoods mom's were the same. We were all only allowed to play at houses where the moms were that our moms knew very well and trusted. I remember a kid running out in the road. Mama had already warned him. 2nd time she swatted his tail, called his mom and said Michael went in the road twice so I had to dust his backside and I'm gonna watch him to your house. The other mom said, yeah, send him on home.
One thing videos like this might fail to capture is that there are often going to be greater cultural differences between urban, suburban, and rural persons than between people in different regions. Whether people allow others to correct and discipline their kids really has more to do with trust and community, so while that spirit may exist more in the South these days and therefor people may take liberties some northern tourists are uncomfortable with, I'm guessing you go some parts of a big city and you'll see different behavior than you would in a small town in the same region.
Awesome! I was born and raised in the state of Michigan. Which, technically is a part of the "Midwest" but definitely a Northern state. But my family is from the South. So I have gone to Southern states many times to visit relatives. I can tell you 100 percent that people in the South are, on average, much nicer and more engaging than in the North. It's night and day. That's not to say that everyone in the North are jerks, but they seem to be very preoccupied (and defensive even), with themselves and their own little sphere. In the South people are more likely to invite you and make you a part of their sphere.
One thing that this video didn't touch on, is the highly charged topic of racism, and with that the perceived relationship to the civil war. Without getting into all the history, the idea that Southern people in general are racist is patently false. In fact, I would dare say that in general, there is more racism (from all races) in the North than in the South. At least, that has been my experience.
I'm from Mississippi, but, moved to PA when I was 21. Everything you just said is SO true. Especially the racism thing. I'm CONSTANTLY defending the south, when, the north..is so BLATANT.
My mom is English and I was raised in Minnesota. Definitely a northern state. Much of what is in this video is true. Although I will say that the importance placed on manners are not unique to the south although what is perceived as good manners differs regionally. Yeah, racism is a problem everywhere in the US. I think recent events throughout the country shows that.
I’m southern and date black women I wish people didn’t think the south was racist 😥
South sucks
I especially Agee on the racism thing. I've visited all over the 🇺🇸 U.S.
I've heard more derogatory remarks up North.
I was living in Germany ( my ex was in the army, we were in Kaiserslautern). There was a couple who came to the door, selling encyclopedia sets.
I invited them in. Offered them some tea. Not even thinking about it, I brought them 2 glasses of sweet tea. They were very polite about it and drank it. It wasn't until they went to leave that it dawned on me I'd just served southern sweet tea to 2 people from England. I was mortified. 🤦
Here in Alabama.....Every time I'm out shopping, the staff will say "have a blessed day". Depending on where you're at, conversations strike up outta the blue. Coming around an aisle, and nearly bumping into someone with their buggy. Both parties will inevitably say " pardon me,I'm sorry, or you're fine. I wasn't watching where I was going." Or something like that.
And humidity is no joke! 🥵
Formerly lived in Baumholder here...
I lived in Kaiserslautern from 1979-1981. My ex was in the Army. I also bought encyclopedias. Just didn't serve tea of any kind. Lol
On the college football games: Alumni/tuition actually founds most athletic programs.. If you went to that school 40 years ago you will still want to show up and support them... On the other hand, we take pride in where we live and sometimes the closest school to your home represents your area of the country.. and they know the scouts are watching and WE know they are NOT millionaires yet, watching them pour their hearts into it is indeed a wonderful spectacle
I love watching your reactions, you truly try to understand. My Mom is southern, my Dad is northern, so I’ve e grown up with the best and worst of both cultures. I wanted to address giving up seats for elders, and correcting kid’s behavior. If you two were invited to a home (and especially if you brought kids along) where many people are expected, and there might not be enough seats… the youngest people would always sit on the floor, ESPECIALLY THE KIDS. If there are soft seats, such as recliners or sofas, you would give those seats to the older people. Always stand when anyone older than you enters a room out of respect, and then it is very easy to offer your seat to them. Nothing is ruder to a Southerner than a child lounging in the best seat in the room, and that child’s guardian not correcting that behavior. That is when another adult would step in and tell the child to let the older person sit down. Mannerless children are an anathema to properly raised Southerners, and it DOES reflect poorly on their parents.
And midwestern families also Some times I think church goers are much better behaved because weekly kids a in a situation where propriety matters to the success at being accepting and fitting in... Professionals and ex military I see it common also... We are outside of Chicago 20 minutes and lots of great kids in our neighborhood.
I was raised like that in Pennsylvania all my life
As a Southerner, if someone addresses someone else's child to correct them, it's usually done in a nice way. As in, listen to your mom or don't do that because you might get hurt.
That’s a bit more reassuring 😅 I don’t know, I just feel like it’s my job as the parent to tell them off. But I can understand that if you’re used to it then it’s nice to have other people there for support 🥰
When we say “tell them off” we aren’t screaming at them or spanking them, we just address them face to face on their level and say things like “you know you shouldn’t be doing that, mind your parents” or “don’t do that! You might get hurt, go find your parents.” That’s our version of “telling off”. Like in the video it takes a village to raise a child and if you’re a parent consider your child out in public when they are older and can actually get in trouble with the law through their actions. Would you rather them act crazy or having someone older than them putting them in line and curbing their inappropriate behavior?
@@millie0804 It's a subtle scolding of the parent as well - usually because they're not paying attention to their child or the disruption they are causing.
Generally, people expect the parents to make corrections of bad behavior. If they don't, those parents will receive some glares from other adults. But if a kid is acting up and no parent seems to be around, any adult is expected to speak up and correct the rude behavior. Kids are expected to straighten up and behave. If not, a discussion with their parents is warranted. Now, this does not only go for young kids. Even teenagers and young adults will be corrected by older adults when necessary. The idea is that if Mom and Dad aren't there, you are needed to step in for the child's proper development and education. It isn't meant to be mean.
@@millie0804 You're right, it is your job as a parent to keep your child in check. If someone else had to do it that's because the parent isn't. As Rita pointed out someone is more likely to speak to your child on behalf of a parent that is already trying their best to tame them. Perhaps an unruly child giving their single mother a problem. You might see another father step in and scold a child telling them to listen to their mother, stop acting up.
It's less about someone else's child being a nuisance or inconvenience (although that is the case), and more about their misbehavior being disrespectful to their own parent(s), especially in public. This does not necessarily apply to all places in the South. In the video this guy is in Savannah. This is something you might see there. Atlanta is a different story. The larger cities are more likely to be distant from this kind of habit, and more likely to have a population from all over that would find it odd.
If you go to a college football game in the South, you need to go to the tail-gating events before the game! People are really friendly and will invite you to get some food and a drink with them when you stop by to talk. They always have lots of food! It’s fun!
I have lived in both the south and north of the USA and I really feel that it's more of a cultural thing or a small town thing, being born in the north raised in the south and moved north as a teen it was always the same, you always respect your elders and be respectful to everyone. I feel as though our culture has this in common.
Lived almost my whole life in the South. I agree that in the cities it’s not really different than any other part of the country. Once you get outside the cities the regional differences are much more pronounced.
You were looking for the word “tailgate” Beese!! Yes college football games are a massive event especially in the south, and tens of thousands regularly show up. I enjoyed the video!!!!
Ole miss/university of Mississippi and the grove is by far the best tailgate during football season.
That arrival time is bull. It is considered rude. The tea thing is also a lie. Most places serve unsweetened tea and sweetened tea. Lived in the South all my life.
Hundreds of thousands in the South. Most stadiums hold about 100K and many many don't care about going in (especially with modern technology....have fun outside and watch on a flat screen and save your ticket $$$)....Ole Miss and Tennessee (Rocky Top) probably minimum of 150K gather and these are not huge cities so that level of people in 1 spot...BTW...I live in Bristol TN...please look it up..it held biggest college football game attendance of all time and it's on Guinness Book of World Records at 150K seats as top 10 biggest in world.....it gets wild I'll leave it at that
The video literally covered this......
Woooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
One thing I've noticed from these types of videos is that the British view of class consciousness is very different from the US view (and the terms don't have precisely the same meanings). For example you were careful not to paint the south as "working class". Truth is most southerners would proudly accept being called working class. In part because in the US, "working class" and "middle class" are often synonyms. I think when the British use the term "middle class" the American equivalent term would be "Upper Middle Class". Also most Americans would shrug if you were to assign them a class to begin with, whereas with a Brit, they are very aware of their class and would be greatly offended if you guessed their class wrong (higher or lower).
we don't care about class in America it's not the same as the uk or Europe...class isn't a big thing here
The u.s. definitely doesn't fit any of the traditional class systems and even if you were born into poverty you can easily end up the CEO of a major corporation
Yep they are right we dnt care about what class we are. We try to do the best we can to get along an not make life harder than it already is
Working Class=poor working people. Middle-Class=not poor working people with a blue or white collar career or job. That is the difference in America.
Tailgating = lots of food & big party in the stadium before the game.
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Cook grits in milk, not water
There are two events preceding games in the south. First, a day before the game, a Pep Rally is held. This is to drum up excitement and support for game turnout. Prior to the game, tailgate parties ensue. These gatherings happen hours before the game starts and people will grill food, drink beer, play music and visit. Meaning, they have fun, before the fun begins and make a day of it.
You truly must try a Southern Biscuit, smothered in either plain White Milk Gravy or Sausage Gravy. Scrambled Eggs never tasted better, once you eat them covered in White/Sausage Gravy. The texture is somewhere between a Roll/Bun and Pie Crust. But even if the Biscuit is overcooked, the Gravy can make it worth eating.
Another thing so common in the Southern U.S. is to teach your children to say miss/mr (insert first name) instead of calling an elder just by their first name. Yes ma’am and no sir is taught from the time a child can talk. Also, the South in any of their large cities are completely different from the small towns, like night & day. The South is the very best place to grow up in America, IMO.
Southerner here! I agree lol
I agree. I grew up in the Appalachian of NC
My grandparents are from SC and Iv always been taught to say yes ma'am and yes sir but in Northeast PA people don't like it it's so wierd
how are cities different from small town ways culturally?
My grandchildren, ages 16 and 18, even say yes ma'am when texting me. Love it.
The South is almost overly mannerly. You may never find a man in the South that doesn't say "Yes Ma'am" or "Yes Sir." In the North we have good manners, but in the South they are super, super polite.
Don’t be surprised if strangers start conversations with you, especially in your case the second they hear the British accent. We love British people.
The dry rub he mentioned are spices and savory flavor all mixed together. The ribs are usually pierced with a bacon fork(long tines) and it is rubbed completely over the entire piece of meat. It can be applied and wrapped the day before or just before being smoked. The ribs with the dry rub are put in the smoker type grill and cooked for hours. The juices from the meat will absorb the dry rub and it becomes more like BBQ sauce. It's not at all dry after it's cooked.
lol first time i have ever heard hillbilly from Texas :) hillybilly tend to be from the Appalachian mountain rage like west virgin , Virginia , Kentucky , Tennessee parts of the south
Yes, hillbilly is southeastern. In Texas it's cowboy. I always laugh when Hollywood plays Tennessee mountain music when they do a movie or documentary on Texas. Hillbilly music isn't from Texas. Swing and Country are.
@@KB-ke3fi Yeah they use the terms hillbilly, redneck, and cowboy interchangeably (as if they mean the same thing) especially when talking about Texas.
SWEET TEA RECIPE!
6-TEA BAGS(Lipton or Charleston Tea Plantation)
2-Cups of Sugar
1- Gallon Water
- Ice
-Put 2 cups of sugar in pan
-Add 6 Tea Bags
-Add Water and bring to boil and stir.
(Boiling with sugar adds a Carmel like taste to tea)
-Let Steep for 5-10 minutes
-Put Ice in large Pitcher and Pour in Tea
-Add Lemon slice to glass or Half Sliced Lemon to whole pitcher.
Sweet Tea is the, "Housewine of the South"
Enjoy your show.
I use 8 of the small bags, 4 of the medium or 1 of the big bags. Normally I just buy a the big ones and brew it in a coffee pot. We bought the coffee pot just for brewing tea.
Go Clemson!!
Good lord, 1 cup of sugar is more than enough for a gallon of tea. LOL
@@carolinaember
My Great, great Grandmother's recipe.
Awesome! A fellow Tiger!! 🐅
From south Mississippi and manners are number 1. Greeting people, holding doors, speaking to strangers, generosity, and respect are all normal every day, all day things
My son grew up playing soccer, I believer England calls soccer football, which makes sense our football would be American Football to you! No my son graduated from the University of Michigan, and we here in Michigan love our college football teams as much as the south! As a student he could easily get tickets to the games! Now momma here went to college at Western Michigan University, but we just loved our football team! I went to every game!
When he said "November to April" for nice weather...it is more November to February. March-May is the weird time of year because for the most part, the days will be nice, but that is also the heart of tornado season. Think like 1-2 weeks of nice days then 1-2 days of hell. Repeat for 3 months.
Also, don't lump Texas in with the south. Texas has one foot in the south, one foot in the southwest which creates a very distinct culture. Yes, you can get great bbq, but also gumbo, etouffee, jambalaya, tacos, menudeo, chulupas and chili.
Texas is part of the south because of the Confederacy that is pretty much the classification people use for the south is what states were in the confederacy.
@@Milner62 not
@@krisl8928, It is as far as the government is concerned. When it comes to the US Census, Texas is considered the south. Just because you dont think so doesnt mean it isnt its akin to that weird guy who wrote up that one article while back that label what is and isnt the south and his position was on politics not geographic location which basically removed many states even you consider the south.
Texas is Texas first, Southern second because of the Confederacy, and American third. 3 flags always flying at my house.
So glad he gave a shoutout to Asheville, North Carolina! It's my hometown. So if you ever want to visit a very eclectic, quirky yet classy southern town in the Appalachian Mountains, let me know. I'd be happy to give you a tour!!
Florida here. From Macclenny Florida up by Georgia. I grew up on biscuits & sweet tea. My family, we made them from scratch. They are fluffy, warm, and a little bit sweet.
As a Souther from North Carolina. I can tell you we believe whole heartedly that it "Takes a village " to raise your kids. When I worked at a department store, there was this woman who came in frequently with her kids, and these kids ran wild, to the point where the store could be sued. They were climbing the shelves where the display furniture was and my coworker walked by, slapped her hand on the shelf, and said 'Get your ass down from there right now. The mother was pissed cuz the kids started crying. But at the end of the day, those kids could have gotten hurt. Southern people try very hard to watch out for their kids safety. So we will scold them if they put themselves in danger. Fuck your feelings when it comes to kids in the South. We might be backwards, to the rest of the world, but we do try.
I live in a rural small town in northern Pennsylvania. Trust me, southerners are not backwards.
I don’t see anything backwards about that, kids need discipline, that’s what’s wrong with this country, parents not disciplining their children.
No we are not. But the media has made us look stupid and hateful. It's quite sad. Southerners have way more strength than we are given credit for.
There is a difference between-"Honey, you need to get down or you can get hurt" or "hop down before you get hurt, do you know where your mom is?" AND "Get your ass down right now!" (as you slam your hand down). I would be irate if someone said that to my child. I don't talk to my children that way and don't want anyone else to either. Those would be fighting words. Moms in the south are just like what I would assume most moms are- protective of their children- they will become a momma bear if you are mean to their child. It is also not professional to talk to customers that way. I have never seen that in the south-not the norm!
Why are you touching someone's child ?
Southerners are well known for producing some the greatest military Generals and Admirals in American history. The Southern people are often known for having the largest number of Engineers in the country.
Additionally, Atlanta Georgia is the country's headquarters for communications.
Huntsville Alabama has alot of Engineers that work with NASA and the Space Program.
@@staceyveazey491 exactly!
BBQ is smoked with apple wood or hickory and a few other woods too. Some have a dry rub and some are constantly brushed with a sauce as it cooks.
When they said “I would wanna come during the summer to get a tan” I just busted out laughing 😂😂 ok y’all be my guest I can already hear the complaining from a mile away lol if u haven’t experienced it don’t underestimate it
A must-know, we stop for Funeral processions, to honor those that have lived their lives and now have gone to meet their maker. If you see red and blue lights (police) or red lights (ambulances and fire trucks), they have the right of way. We move over or stop our vehicles so they can do what they do best, saving lives and dealing with emergency situations.
Do they not do that in other places? I just assumed they did. I know places in the uk have really classy respectful funerals with these beautiful floral arrangements that spell names and mom/dad (and other names like that)
Iam from Chicago and we also do the same
At least we are supposed to. The amount of times I've seen people not do any of this is ridiculous. I speak as a Florida native.
I've been in several states where people don't stop for a funeral procession.
We do that in the North as well it is the law.
I'm from Charleston, SC. We take pride in being helpful, but a lot of non-southerners have moved down, which changed the gentile culture quite a bit.
Like those like myself from MA?
@@davidcosta2244 many southerners tend to think everyone outside the south is rude as hell, and no one up north strikes up a conversation with strangers....it is complete nonsense of course
@@stevevalkos6308 I'm from the south, and I've also lived in the midwest and in the northeast....
They aren't actively more rude, just less polite and less courteous. Except for Jersey and NYC: screw those places and the people there.
We have an old expression for them here: We don't care how you do it up north. If it's so great, go back home.
Do you know why that expression even exists? It's because northerners here... Never. Stop. Complaining. It's like being nagged by a girlfriend, but there's thousands of them.
@@davidcosta2244 How would he know? If the tag fits wear it, if not, don’t
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Dry barbecue rub is put on the raw meat as part of the prep. As the meat cooks the the juices mix with the rub and create a sauce. The meat is usually smoked wrapped in paper for several hours, then unwrapped for a few hours to finish. Some rubs finish out as a thick sauce and some dry out during the finishing process. Sometimes a barbecue sauce is put on over the rub as a glaze for the last part of the finishing process. Sometimes a sauce is added after the meat is cooked. You may have a selection of sauces you can add yourself at the table. This may be called a dipping sauce. It all depends on where you are at and will vary from one establishment to another in the same city.
As an American on a three year exchange tour with the British Army, and being one of very few "Yanks" in rural Dorset, my wife and I were often met with a degree of condescension. It was only after a number of my British coworkers went to the US, especially the south that they grasped the fact that we weren't being petty. When we said "Have a good day!" we genuinely meant it. After their travels they shared their perspective with others, and everything was good. Will say Texas barbecue was introduced to Dorset in 2004 and was well received. As were Drunk Chicken, and Deep Fried Turkey.
I'm a Northern New Yorker who experienced grits at Fatz restaurant for the very first time in South Carolina last year. I was astounded at how great they were!
The best way to eat them is
Cook up some back and set it aside.
Cook a few eggs over easy in the bacon grease
Put the bacon and eggs at the bottom of a bowl and cover with grits. Salt, pepper and butter to taste. I grew up eating this 3-4 mornings a week before going to school. I dont eat breakfast anymore but I do have this for dinner once or twice a month.
I'm from Louisiana and we consider South Carolina a northern state around these parts lol
Try boiled peanuts next time your in the south.
As a southerner with a child, I have had other parents parent my child, and honestly, I jump in and join them. I don't take offense, I view the other parent as a comrade in arms, in making sure our kids become upright human beings. I am not a bad parent, I have a teaching moment to say "See, I told you multiple times its bad, and now this stranger is yelling at you for it too."
It works! It works really well! Parents unite!
As they say, "it takes a village to raise a child", and the best villages are found in the south
There was a time those old ladies all kept a switch. They weren't afraid to use them then tell mama too.
@@jdamommio it didn't take much to cotton on to what was expected of a child. Oh and remember the "DON' GET SMART OR I'LL WASH THAT MOUTH OUT?"
I've been here for 6 years, moved here from Arizona. I've never had anyone try to parent my kids. I have well behaved kids. I've had people ask if the could by them a candy bar. Or elderly people like to come up and compliment them. Never had anything like that in Arizona.
@jdamommio I usually scold the adults of the children. And the ones without.
Pre-game eating and drinking outside the stadium is called tail-gating. Best experience in the South for football games is LSU Tiger games, Saturday night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
If you want the best experience of a college football game, go see the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa. It’s loud and they’re proud. A night game is so exciting.
It so funny to hear y'all say that you would have a problem with someone telling your kids to calm down. I grew up in Panama City Florida and live in south Alabama where it's very common. We look out for each other's kids. Parents usually thank one another for doing it. It's still a case by case deal. We also call all sodas coke where I'm from 😂.
Someone said - “tell a child off” The way you approach a child makes a difference. I can’t imagine anyone wanting another adult to talk their child in a mean tone of voice. If it is something that bad I would want them to come to me and let me talk to my child.
First time I moved to Idaho;
"What kind of Coke y'all got?"
"Just regular and diet."
Or Pop is used here. Pepsi.
I saw it happen when I was on vacation/holiday in Texas . They reduced a foreign child to tears , she could not understand why someone was shouting at her in a Southern ( none Texans ) accent . It wasn't even that bad what she was doing
How can they expect a foreign child to know the rules 🤔
She was six for gods sake
I was born and raised in the deep south and have always lived somewhere in the south. I can tell you from growing up here that neighbors do tell other people's kids to behave. It's typically when the parents aren't around and don't see what their kids are doing. All of the parents did it so it was no big deal. Many parents would explicitly say to another parent, "If they start actin' up, you straighten them out, and be sure to tell me about it." So you would get in trouble with the neighbor and when you got home. More incentive to behave.
I think that only works well in a culture where the majority share common values and expectations of proper behavior. All of my friends were raised with the same standards of behavior, so all of the parents were in agreement on how children should behave. They wouldn't punish another person's kid, but they wouldn't hesitate to call them out and tell them to straighten up.
I definitely get on to the neighbor kids when they are over here playing. I never thought of it as weird though. I grew up with the neighborhood kid's parents getting onto us and stuff.
And then the neighbor called your mom who lit you up when you got home. Then when dad got home you got it again. Not worth the offense. 😃
Tailgaiting is that thing people do before each game. Many schools also have different pre-game tradition. I went to a University of Tennessee football game and joined what they call the "Vol Walk". Pretty cool.
When I was a kid in California ( Nor Cal ) if I was rude to an adult my parents would know when I got home. Once when I had a new bike, my father told me to not let anyone else ride it. I was 5 miles out of town and let a buddy ride it for a few feet. My father knew when I got home. I always wondered about that there was noo e around, but somehow he knew.
Typically when adults in the south "scold" a child, they aren't rude, they don't curse and they don't put their hands on the child. They simply ask a child to , "not be so loud", "don't touch that", "don't hit". Thing's like this.
That's the rub between southern states and others. Non-southerners generally tend to let their children run amuck, and generally irritate everyone within their presence...."he's just a child, let him be". Not acceptable in the south...but the reason is not mean natured...southerners in general, LOVE children, and deeply care for ALL children, and feel it's their job to teach them respect (if their parents don't).
Yep, if you child is running wild to the point someone else has to correct them, then you should have already done it! If we ever had to be corrected by someone other then our parents (which we never did), that meant double trouble for us!
I've moved a lot around the U.S. Rural and Urban. Pacific NW, Southeast, Midwest, and more. Everyone is pointing out differences in their own experience to what he's said in the videos, but the important thing to remember (again) is how large and diverse we are. I agree 100% with his rules for the South and the U.S. in general. They won't all be necessary and some people will disagree with them...BUT...you also won't offend anyone by following them.
These are safe generic rules for people from around the world to follow if they're here for a short term visit. If you're here longer, then you'll get to know local ways of doing things. If you're here even longer and stay in multiple different places, then you'll learn multiple different local ways of doing things ; )
Enjoying the channel and look forward to having both of you visit!
Well said
The general rules for the south work anywhere in the US as well as Europe.
Be polite, helpful, don't demand from strangers, don't be afraid to disagree but don't belittle people either.
I've lived in 2/3 of the states (if you count 4 months or more as living in) and spent several years in Europe.
Even in East Germany a few months prior to the Wall coming down, though the woman I helped with her stroller (tram, baby buggy etc) was a bit shocked in East Berlin when I helped her get it and her baby up a long flight of stairs...I still got a smile and a danke
Before a college or NFL football game, They do #tailgating for cooking out & partying before the game.... I live in #thesouth #Georgia & We are a bunch (alot) of Very Friendly & Loving People... I enjoyed this video! 😊❤🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸 #GodBlessAmerica ❤
We southerners are friendly by nature. If you visit people will speak and wave. Wow he is showing Huntsville AL, Rocket City USA where we have more PHD's per capita than any other city in the USA, and most of them have that sweet southern drawl. Thank you Walter for reminding people just because we have an accent we are not stupid. I am a southern lady and I would not call another kid down unless it was a safety issue. :) April in Alabama is tornado season by the way. Now now I have taught my 5 kids to be on time. If you say 6:00, I 'll be there at 6:00 my hubby 5:45. I have one child who will be late to her own funeral. Football in the south is the best, anyone can go if you can get a ticket. University of Tennessee's stadium holds 100,000 people.
In regards to disciplining a child:
Almost universally in the South, unless what they're doing is imminently dangerous, most Southerners will give the parent time to straighten the kid out or for the kid to stop before saying something. Most of the people who do correct behavior also do so in such a way that reminds them to not act out instead of just going off on them; I myself have done it as well (which is odd for me since I'm just shy of 25) and I personally remind them that they're parents are probably tired and just want to go home, so they would appreciate it if you'd be quiet and behave until then.
If someone scolded your child and you take offense and tell them then they will probably tell you to get control of the child. Southern people for the most part will not let their children act out in public and embarrass the parents. You would love the Southern style in Savannah, it is incredible. And most of us don't eat crawfish, we call them "mudbugs"
Only in Georgia and Texas. If you call crawfish "mudbugs" in Mississippi or Louisiana you might just stsrt a fight.
Naw, callem crawdads where I’m from in Georgia.
All depends on the local area..'dads, crawdads, mud bugs, crayfish..etc etc...doesn't make a difference they are the same and delicious. Eat tail and suck heads y'all
The "scold" by a Southern adult is generally pretty mild and designed to get the child to improve his "focus," such as a soft "Hey, hush," to a child that is too loud.
Yep, if your child is running wild to the point someone else has to correct them, then you should have already done it yourself! If we ever had to be corrected by someone other then our parents (which we never did), that meant double trouble for us!
That college team was the University of Georgia in Athens, georgia. The 2022 college football national championship. Mascot = Bulldogs. But to those in the know, it's "The Dawgs". Fun fun stadium to watch a game on a Saturday night in the fall.
I am from Mobile, Alabama and biscuits are a replacement for bread. Made almost like a short bread but without the sugar. baked they have a soft crust on the outside and a soft bread like texture in the middle. butter, flour, baking powder are the main ingredients .
I have spent the last 12 to 16 hours watching you two, I find your brand of TH-cam videos interesting. I am a Polish American from Chicago originally (English name actually "Michael") but live in the South, in Nashville, Tennessee. I love this state because I hold traditional conservative values from an American point of view. I am proud of my birth city of Chicago, but I personally found, in my personal opinion, the Southern American culture, to be the best to raise my children, because I want my son and my daughter to respect people, say "Yes Sir/Ma'am" or the opposite, say "Please" and "Thank you" and just be polite. And I personally feel the South shows more respect to the American Constitution as a collective group. Keep up the great videos. Look forward to seeing many more.
The same south that rebeled against the same said constitution? Really?
I think you are confusing the "respecting the Constitution" with the cult-like patriotism of the South. People elsewhere are Patriotic and respect the Constitution. Most people think of the South as rather lawless and who are against the Constitution by how they vote. They vote based off of only a few issues that aren't as important, and they are religious based. They don't consider the country as a whole.
Sorry. I was texting someone else and accidentally hit wrong button.
@@teresalandreth9516 politics?? Really?
I also live in Tennessee and I prefer the south as opposed to the north because of manners. Here people are more like to wave at you and up north you will more likely get flipped the middle finger. I have lived in both north and south.
Howdy, Tennesseean here! I've seen this video before and obviously seen reactions of this video before. But a lot of the things in this particular video and the way he describes it, are true. Or at least around my area. A lot of times we are very polite, friendly, and inviting. We have great food, history, pride, etc. So, if you ever want to travel here, Tennessee specifically, it is a MUST to go to Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga and Knoxville.
Love y'all's content, and again howdy from Tennessee!
LOL!!!! We love for visitors to ask us questions!
Have some sweet ice tea trust me you will love it one glass is not enough you will drink more than one
Biscuits are much lighter and fluffier than the far more dense scone.
Biscuits are closer to crumpets than scones. You just have to try them though, they’re their own thing. There are actually two kinds, but the kind most often meant in these conversations are the crumpetish one.
Yeah, biscuits are nothing like those door stops they call a scone. Those are awful. I've had them several times in strawberry shortcake and they are so dense. Nothing like some hot, fluffy buttermilk biscuits, smothered in sausage gravy. Good grief, I just made myself so hungry!
Biscuits are a Savory bread more akin to bun then a scone, though the density is similar to cake (almost, just try one). I also recommend Sausage and biscuits from anywhere that make there own biscuits. Also goes well with stews... or in place of dinner bread.
As a well traveled southern boy (I have been to all 48 contenintal states, Canada, and Mexico). You have to get out of the major metropolitan centers to see the real America. I guess what I'm trying to say is if you don't see farm country and dirt roads you aren't seeing what makes us tick. It doesn't really matter what part of the country you are in.
@@jasonsellers9595 yeah, I've come to like the country more often than not; which is seriously weird considering I grew up a city slicker as it were. 🤷♀️
The "before game thing" is called tailgating and is awesome