I Discovered The Most Redneck Place In Tennessee

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  • @michaelhawk6077
    @michaelhawk6077 ปีที่แล้ว +278

    I'm a native Tennessean, and as you can see in the vid, we keep our rich folk behind the gates.... the rest of us feel safer that way. ;)

  • @noellaq8056
    @noellaq8056 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    Nick, be respectful - especially when you are an outsider.
    Calling people names or trying to sound funny does not portray you in a good light. I am not originally from Appalachia …. I moved here to be close to my new granddaughter. I have come to appreciate people here for their gentle ways and their warmth. They are down to earth folks and not trying to impress others and do not put on airs and affectations. They are true to themselves. Down to earth, humble and real!

    • @LonnieFord-q6l
      @LonnieFord-q6l ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Great advice for him , Noella Q !!!! Very important to be respectful in these parts of the south .Very easy to make some disrespectful folks disappear around that area.

    • @craighouchins3116
      @craighouchins3116 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Yes be a little more respectful we don't come and take pictures of where you live! And we don't want to as not to annoy you. Act accordingly!

    • @jerrygraham9627
      @jerrygraham9627 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep, people from up North & out west is flooding every ole small town in the south, small town living will be a thing of the past in years to come. Just don't bring your blue votes.

    • @tinkersgonecamping
      @tinkersgonecamping ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Very well said. Through this whole video, I felt he was making fun of the people of TN with his little snide comments and the way he was talking. If you want respect you need to learn to give respect. I'm from Mississippi and hope to live there one day (soon because I'm close to retirement) because all they want to do is be left alone. The maker of this video may need to rethink himself before he goes back! Also, to the fisherman "Thank you for your service, Sir!"

    • @nickcirillo6191
      @nickcirillo6191 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      💯

  • @BibleBikerChurch
    @BibleBikerChurch ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Hello friends, Pastor Fred here in Rockwood TN. Yes, we are the Bible Biker Church you pointed out on this video. I do wish you had stopped in and talked to us, you are welcome here.

    • @BibleSamurai
      @BibleSamurai หลายเดือนก่อน

      how they treat black folk out there

    • @rebecakennedy3133
      @rebecakennedy3133 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@BibleSamuraimost white treat black equally but they do not put up with bs they see over these city or news I guess Memphis would probably be safer for black since Memphis white get treated like shit out there

  • @williamwilkins3084
    @williamwilkins3084 ปีที่แล้ว +509

    "They don't want their culture changed and just want to be left alone." Hell, I can't blame 'em one bit! Our whole country needs to go in that same direction.

    • @Chino-qm2kf
      @Chino-qm2kf ปีที่แล้ว

      "Their culture? Drug addicts, trash everywhere, and a restaurant that serves mostly fried food. Ya can keep that crap.

    • @allimkhan7540
      @allimkhan7540 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Agree Respect people's beliefs well Said

    • @thomasfranco5997
      @thomasfranco5997 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      There are people who are good and willing to help in this Country. I have a rental property here in California. I have a teacher who worked for the school district for over 30 years. Well! they just recently let him go. He let me know and I told him I will lower the rent $300.00 less a month. Teachers deserve the best in my opinion. He has been my renter for 10 years and always paid me on time never a late payment. He always tells me you will receive 10-fold. I believe you have to do GOOD to receive GOOD!! Amen!!!

    • @kennethpogue718
      @kennethpogue718 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolutely

    • @leahflower9924
      @leahflower9924 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      We moved near a river and we were too lazy to put the siding on the house and we lit the house with Christmas lights so I slowly became redneck

  • @richmartin7553
    @richmartin7553 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    I would've thanked the old guy fishing on the pier for his service on camera after he said he was a truck driver while in the Marines. Our vets, no matter who they are, how old they are, or where they live, don't get enough of that gratitude.

    • @jeffmayer8170
      @jeffmayer8170 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most Vets ain't all That! It's just a job! People just try to make up for Vietnam and how they treated the returning Vets! Too little too late, I say! I've seen a lot of people in my life, and most people are greedy, self centered, and basically, pieces of shit! Your lucky to find any really good people!

    • @Lemonarmpits
      @Lemonarmpits ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah nothing like invading other countries to steal their natural resources in killing the civilians women and children... we should thank them for their service don't you think

    • @calebmelton5989
      @calebmelton5989 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@ConwayTwitterno indication he ever fought.

    • @aburden8580
      @aburden8580 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@calebmelton5989 He served. You?

    • @thomasfranco5997
      @thomasfranco5997 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Exactly you are correct, I have a cousin from Texas and he is a Mexican American who looks White, and he is a Vietnam Vet. He is light skinned with blue eyes. He speaks Spanish with a southern drawl. Every time I would be with him some people would be you speak Spanish. I was in shock when they would ignore him after. He did not care he was PROUD! He passed on a few years ago. I miss him, he was my Hero! just like all the Veterans who fought for this Country. NO COLOR'S DENIED HERE!!!

  • @jpjp3873
    @jpjp3873 ปีที่แล้ว +292

    I’m a proud new Tennessee resident. I don’t want it to change. That’s why we moved here.

    • @jeffsmith-ze6wb
      @jeffsmith-ze6wb ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Welcome we’re glad y’all chose to live with us here in Tennessee

    • @Spanner249
      @Spanner249 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Your gentrified it with your presence. These poor folk can’t afford to live in many of the places they grew up because so many have come. It’s a human tragedy in central Tennessee now. Families are becoming homeless, families are becoming destitute.

    • @jpjp3873
      @jpjp3873 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@SmokyOle I get it regarding the traffic. As cities grow, there’s definitely growing pains. People who move here can say the same about where they left. We were pushed out of a state that was nothing like I grew up in.

    • @jpjp3873
      @jpjp3873 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@Spanner249 Unfortunately, there’s no stopping population growth. All folks can do is plan for their futures. I didn’t buy some cheap land and displace anyone. I hated to spend what I had to to get our home. The lady that sold it was happy to make as much money as she did. She couldn’t care for the property anymore and is so thankful that someone now lives here that loves it as she did for the past 35 years. I’m so thankful to have been able to relocate to a place that more closely matches our beliefs.

    • @harryraam9566
      @harryraam9566 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SmokyOle exactly. thats one of hitlers great speeches. they need to fix their own shit! but hea, if u born in a shit place its easy to leave.

  • @walterkersting9922
    @walterkersting9922 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    A man informs you that he was in the Marine Corps, and he been all over the world, and he never saw a place that he would prefer to go back to his home in Tennessee and all you see is a redneck.

    • @Timotimo101
      @Timotimo101 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      I had the feeling he was making fun of everything and everyone the entire time. I could be wrong.

    • @cheesepuf100
      @cheesepuf100 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      I know man, show some respect. I like the fact he said we leave people alone and they leave us alone, instead of today and all you hear about is everyone on the media and social network, trying to force their agenda down you throat. Mind your own.

    • @Gopinathk17
      @Gopinathk17 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What does Redneck mean?

    • @cheesepuf100
      @cheesepuf100 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@Gopinathk17 american patriot

    • @reidellis1988
      @reidellis1988 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@cheesepuf100 Down to earth freedom lovers. Cheers.🍻

  • @kristinwest2739
    @kristinwest2739 ปีที่แล้ว +398

    Hey Nick, as a Tennessean who has grown up here my whole life, just a piece of advice... The word "redneck" is usually not used in a positive way here in Tennessee. When someone calls someone else a redneck here they are usually meaning someone who usually not very well educated, stuck in the past, poor, and probably likes to drink and chew tobacco a lot. You call someone a redneck here, it's usually an insult. But it's ok! I got a good laugh at the beginning of the video since you just didn't know and were just trying to be nice.

    • @glicmathan1771
      @glicmathan1771 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      You make a great point. There’s also the concept of what people call “good ol boys” as the positive opposite of a “redneck.” They may look similar but one’s got morals and decency while the other is vulgar “trash.”

    • @tnit7554
      @tnit7554 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do rednecks always vote for the republican party?

    • @jerryweninger2303
      @jerryweninger2303 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      just smile when you say redneck, you will be fine, lol

    • @triple_gem_shining
      @triple_gem_shining ปีที่แล้ว

      Bro no one cares y'all are rednecks by true definition. Get over it 😂

    • @zacharyrogerssr9331
      @zacharyrogerssr9331 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@Glic Mathan good Ole boys is just rednecks with investments

  • @azbdizzy4176
    @azbdizzy4176 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I grew up living in 12 states - always in a trailer park. People refer to us as "trailer trash" but never to our faces because they might get their face rearranged. My Mother is 96 was always a church lady. Those people city folks refer to as red necks are mostly just country people who would go out of their way to help you if you needed it. At the same time don't mistake nice for soft or weak. I would avoid the word redneck.

  • @charlesshepherd2004
    @charlesshepherd2004 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Rockwood is East Tennessee, man! We dont say "Central Tennessee". Its "Middle Tennessee"

  • @ohnopleasesayitaintso
    @ohnopleasesayitaintso ปีที่แล้ว +266

    Driven this part of the State several times and found the people not just nice, but helpful…the landscape here is beautiful.

    • @jamessimpson422
      @jamessimpson422 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nothing wrong with rednecks

    • @jackoneil3933
      @jackoneil3933 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yup, that's what I remember.

    • @mystoryhisglory9438
      @mystoryhisglory9438 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes they are standoff and very fake! I'm from the south and have lived in the north ! What I have found is in the north you know if people like you or not they do not pretend! In the south, you'll hear God bless your little soul, as soon as you turn around I hate that sob!!! I lived in East Tennessee for 5 years and met probably 2 friends that was solid. Most of them were great pretenders!

    • @ohnopleasesayitaintso
      @ohnopleasesayitaintso ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mystoryhisglory9438 definitely understand where you are coming from…I’m from Southern California where people greet you in passing, but without the Southern charm and definitely are not looking to become your friend.
      So I know that all are those smiles are not friendships in the making, but the smiling curiosity of greeting a stranger feels much better than a frown.

    • @IndigoVagrant
      @IndigoVagrant ปีที่แล้ว +2

      People are pretty bored in Rockwood so any sort of outside interaction is interesting for them and they will talk your head off and help you out if they can.

  • @theirthereandtheyre2947
    @theirthereandtheyre2947 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I’m a truck driver and pass through Tennessee frequently. Beautiful state.

  • @ntsikeleloemma5663
    @ntsikeleloemma5663 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    I am African and I live a rural life, if I were American I would live in the Deep South like a hillbilly

    • @stevedavenport1202
      @stevedavenport1202 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those rednecks would love you ❤️

    • @ntsikeleloemma5663
      @ntsikeleloemma5663 ปีที่แล้ว

      @jaquesrabit8400 why

    • @leemartin9579
      @leemartin9579 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      We would gladly have you in Southern Missouri! My wife is Jamaican, and really enjoys it except winter. She just learned how to used wood layers to stay warm, but has adjusted to hillbilly life quite well.

    • @KFJN
      @KFJN ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@ntsikeleloemma5663why not

    • @daveyc72
      @daveyc72 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They’d tar and feather you

  • @NotYourNormalOP
    @NotYourNormalOP 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    I’m not from Tennessee but the way you narrative and make fun of people is disrespectful. It’s just a way of life, by choice or not and they are comfortable and like the way it is.

    • @russellharp8761
      @russellharp8761 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yeah, he is pretty insecure person.

    • @terrellhinton2449
      @terrellhinton2449 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I was in Tennessee but I live in Mississippi no different country mfers

  • @c103110a
    @c103110a ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I sure as hell wouldn't call this "central Tennessee"! Nick needs to get a map and learn East and West! lol!

  • @mattdykes5166
    @mattdykes5166 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    All of east Tennessee is wonderful. Kinda wish you weren't letting the secret out. People are already flooding here

    • @mattkarres3321
      @mattkarres3321 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Yankees Go Home!

    • @litrealred6840
      @litrealred6840 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      True! I live in TN ! A lot of California is coming in this area. some good, some not!

    • @mayanaztec6440
      @mayanaztec6440 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I can’t stand comments like yours. You say your a leader of the free world. You want freedom, you say you love America, but then want to restrict others from moving there. Make sense of it.

    • @369thegoosedrankwine1
      @369thegoosedrankwine1 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      ​@@mayanaztec6440 Traditions are important & there is nothing wrong with wanting to protect heritage, Mayan Aztec.

    • @mayanaztec6440
      @mayanaztec6440 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@369thegoosedrankwine1 what heritage ? Slavery, closed minded, Christianity which is full of Pastors abusing children ? The poorest states and less educated are red states. That’s the heritage you are proud of ?

  • @thebestseason5034
    @thebestseason5034 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    TN is amazing! Born and raised in CA, we bought property in TN last year and will build our forever home in the next couple years. Fear not Tennessee, many of us Californians are as conservative as you are!

    • @SRVandDtrouble
      @SRVandDtrouble ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Lord we hope so. LoL

    • @jeffsmith-ze6wb
      @jeffsmith-ze6wb ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Welcome to Tennessee we’re glad y’all chose our state and get out of communist California lol

    • @thebestseason5034
      @thebestseason5034 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jeffsmith-ze6wb Thanks! ❤️

    • @NewHaven203
      @NewHaven203 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You better be

    • @melindaunknown6411
      @melindaunknown6411 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You sound like a rich person.

  • @vkdrk
    @vkdrk ปีที่แล้ว +267

    I grew up in eastern Slovakia and always thought it was rural but damn it wasn't. United States is so big you can drive for hours and hours and still be in the same area/county. I can take a morning train from my town in Slovakia and up in Switzerland or Italy in the afternoon. The perspective changes a lot when you learn about other places. I've been to the US several times but mostly to big cities. I would love to visit rural parts of America, especially small towns in Utah, Texas, Tennesee etc but for someone that doesn't drive, these places are so out of reach. One day :)

    • @vkdrk
      @vkdrk ปีที่แล้ว +12

      yeah I actually paid someone to drive me from LA to Las Vegas but never though of hiring someone for the entire trip. Thanks, I will look into that :)

    • @MK-zy3yd
      @MK-zy3yd ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Large American cities have become lawless hellholes, nearly all of them. Rural parts of America are much more worth traveling to with much friendlier people. Idaho and Montana are two of the most beautiful also. If you want an idea of what many big American cities have become watch some videos on the Tenderloin in San Francisco or Kensington in Philadelphia, it’s awful. I’m sad for what my country has become😔

    • @toddsmith293
      @toddsmith293 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I hope you have the opportunity to visit rural America someday. I have been to Europe often and most Europeans who have been to America have only been to the big cities, with few exceptions. There are VAST differences between most of Urban v. Rural America. Two VERY different worlds.

    • @vkdrk
      @vkdrk ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@davechristian7543 I've been to Australia and honestly, when I looked out the window during the flight, Australia does look like Mars so you're right! Red dust and rocks, no lakes or cities in sight for the most part but the coast is beautiful! I took my Australian friend to Slovakia and she couldn't understand how can people drive so fast in the snow lol

    • @cherrypickerguitars
      @cherrypickerguitars ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Come to Canada. Stick your thumb out. You ain’t seen nothing yet.
      Peace

  • @brendasmiley6128
    @brendasmiley6128 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Not everyone in Appalachia is a "redneck". We should never criticize folks for where they live, their beliefs, how much income they have etc... People are different everywhere and we don't need to be judging. You may say I'm a dreamer🎶

    • @AdrianSmith-ds6yv
      @AdrianSmith-ds6yv 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Who cares about being called "redneck" better than living in the city

    • @StevenHughes-hr5hp
      @StevenHughes-hr5hp 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Redneck means you work outside. Is calling someone a construction worker or a truck driver an insult too? It means working class.

    • @joshuakyle9494
      @joshuakyle9494 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You'd think rednecks would aspire to be more but they behave like rednecks and don't like being called redneck hillbillies. Go figure. Embracing stupidity.

    • @joshuakyle9494
      @joshuakyle9494 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@StevenHughes-hr5hpthey're actually saying they're dumb, sister cracking, horse loving, poor, inbreds.

  • @BunnyTheChi
    @BunnyTheChi ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I've lived in Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg in Canada and driven through many States on holiday. I've always found people to be friendly. The US has a wonderful highway system and your national parks are gorgeous. I've been through Tennessee many times and stopped in small towns. I always tell people I'm from outside the US because it often leads to really interesting conversations. This was one of your best videos in my opinion. Love the interviews.

    • @dalevandebeek2041
      @dalevandebeek2041 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm Canadian also and grew up in a very tiny mining town in Northern Ontario. I am now 74 yrs old so my town and its folks reminded me so much of the way of life in this video. Family was everything friends were forever and living and playing in the bush was our young life. No internet,no big cities close at all one radio station that only played country omg it was HEAVEN.❤❤❤

    • @fugitiverecoveryagent2972
      @fugitiverecoveryagent2972 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Omg stop ! All you did was make fun .

  • @dixiederivatives
    @dixiederivatives ปีที่แล้ว +182

    Too funny Nick, "who you callin a Redneck!" Great people there for sure! God Bless them all!

    • @AvoidsPikes-
      @AvoidsPikes- ปีที่แล้ว +15

      You don't say "redneck" unless you hear it said first -and still it might not be a good idea if you aren't from that area 🙄

    • @vikingbynature777
      @vikingbynature777 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It wasn't funny, it was extremely offensive, funny thing was the pansy said it to a senior citizen, not someone like me 🤜

    • @Wulfstan1938
      @Wulfstan1938 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      that guy looked like my grandpa lowkey lol

    • @williamwilkins3084
      @williamwilkins3084 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@2014-IPO-World-Champ I'm glad I'm not the only one who has that same opinion of him. The way he narrates really gets on my nerves, too, and I don't mind him knowing it. I only watch his videos for the tours and the cultures, sometimes for as long as I can stand to listen to him.

    • @aj-gl3ri
      @aj-gl3ri ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ​​@@williamwilkins3084 Agreed. It's surprising how abrasive and judgmental he still is after visiting so many places. His approach, at least what we see in these videos, is sometimes a testiment to the interviewees good nature, especially in these Appalachia areas

  • @ginfizz5486
    @ginfizz5486 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Red neck = someone who's back of there neck is red from the sun from hard work & farming all day. Etymology of redneck - Mid 19th century = From the back of the neck being sunburnt from outdoor working.

    • @mariannefaulkner3445
      @mariannefaulkner3445 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Appreciate your intellect for the Red necks of earth.
      Hope you continue to educate.
      Take Care 🌿

    • @Blacksheepp660
      @Blacksheepp660 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not true red neck term came from the mining wars an a group of men tie red scarfs around they necks to see who was on who’s side.

    • @cheesecake5317
      @cheesecake5317 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thank you! My dad was a hard working family man, redneck , God love them

    • @conniesue6096
      @conniesue6096 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      My Dad told lots of people this very thing, he was a fence builder and his neck was beet red from working in the sun all day and yes, he would chew his Days O' Work chewing tobacco!

    • @afroghair6793
      @afroghair6793 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bingo!

  • @Tonymanero1960
    @Tonymanero1960 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    How many people are anxiously waiting to see if Nick makes it to Roosters??

    • @tatedavis2016
      @tatedavis2016 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I sure am!

    • @reneecasey7241
      @reneecasey7241 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I was on the edge of my seat waiting for Nick to visit Roosters. This video had me on the floor.

    • @travellingcats1047
      @travellingcats1047 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Go to Roosters!

    • @PutlerHuyIo
      @PutlerHuyIo ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wish he went at night though... 😅

    • @kevinkiss3340
      @kevinkiss3340 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Roosters or bust

  • @JaredRogers-q9i
    @JaredRogers-q9i 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I'm from east TN and I'm surprised you made it out of here without getting your a** kicked.

  • @jdaniel3068
    @jdaniel3068 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Redneck is a compliment from our own kind. Not an outsider with some flat, boring accent and an uninteresting character.

    • @kayp.3832
      @kayp.3832 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Was just going to say. I was born and raised in the south and Redneck is a light love jab if you were raised in the culture. Some random northerner or someone from the west trying to use these terms just feels different and inappropriate.

    • @bradatherton9369
      @bradatherton9369 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I see two sides to the Nick Johnson coin. I hear the south all over his 'drawl', and he's from no name Hayesville, NC bordering Georgia. He tries to mask his southernhood, but any southerner can spot another one. I think the things he says that rub other southerners the wrong way is his attempt to downplay his own southern roots while emphasizing that of the interviewees. I see right through it. I call it the Nick Schtick.

  • @jcspider7259
    @jcspider7259 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Tennessee marble mining is the reason my mother's family moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, almost 100 years ago so that my grandfather could take on a leadership role in the main marble mining company of the day. Tennessee marble achieved such popularity in the late 19th century that Knoxville, the stone's primary finishing and distribution center, became known as "The Marble City." That marble was used in the construction of numerous notable buildings and monuments throughout the United States and Canada, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. It is a type of crystalline limestone found only in East Tennessee. Long esteemed by architects and builders for its pinkish-gray color and the ease with which it is polished, this stone has been used in the construction of numerous notable buildings and monuments throughout the United States and Canada.

    • @onemarine6666
      @onemarine6666 ปีที่แล้ว

      My ggrandpa was a marble quarry worker in Marbledale for one.

    • @jcspider7259
      @jcspider7259 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@onemarine6666 Cool :)

    • @sjcamx
      @sjcamx 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Like I said in a later comment, it's not that hard to educate yourself about the subject you're talking
      about these days.
      I too grew up just miles from this area, and our home has this type of marble throughout.
      And, this tidbit of information is not a well known fact.
      This goes to show that being factual is not that hard, and far from impossible.
      Maybe Nick should take a hint from the comments before he opens his mouth.
      And, maybe try to learn something about the people and areas he's highlighting in his videos.
      And, it's not just TN he freely insults..
      All of his videos I've seen have the same negative attitude.
      He obviously thinks he's special..

    • @Nightshade31401
      @Nightshade31401 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, Tate GA is the same way.

  • @wandaclapper724
    @wandaclapper724 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Tennessee is my home state, all my family from generations way back. I remember when I was a kid I could walk all those back roads picking blackberries and honeysuckles, my sister's and I would walk to the store and back and not have to worry about anyone trying to pick you up. Kingsport Tennessee, we lived in Carter valley, my grandma and grandpa bought the land and built their own house, their last name was Carter, they gave each one of their kids s big piece of land so they all built their own homes. Tennessee is one of the best states to raise kids as long as you're not in most of the bigger cities, but the country is the best place to ever live, some cities are good but a lot of them anymore are drug infested just like every state that has their own problems with drugs. Back in the day my dad used to hang out with moonshiners that was his favorite place to be but of course he was an alcoholic so it was perfect for him. I love everything about those Tennessee mountains.

  • @GenXtothe7thPower
    @GenXtothe7thPower ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I bet atleast 2 of those people called you a nosey Yankee after you walked off! lol Gotta love the South.

    • @Zambineaux305
      @Zambineaux305 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you from Tennessee?? How would locals react to someone like me?? I’m a darker-skinned Latino from Miami, (most would think I’m Mexican), perfectly fluent in English. Do you think race is a big issue where you’re from?? I would like to visit rural areas across the US, but I oftentimes wonder about any potential race issues.

    • @GenXtothe7thPower
      @GenXtothe7thPower ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Zambineaux305 oh you’d be fine! The South is very polite, but a rural Southern town would kinda raise an eyebrow at anyone of any race asking alot of questions like Nick does, I’m sure after he mentions his channel they are friendly…but a stranger asking questions….that’s more what I was referring to. If you smile at people and say hello and thank you in small town South…you’ll have no problems at all…

    • @Zambineaux305
      @Zambineaux305 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GenXtothe7thPower Understood. Thanks for your swift response. Greetings from good ol’ sunny, Miami, Florida 🌊🌴😎

  • @sherryhunley7032
    @sherryhunley7032 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Respect the people that you film.

    • @elvingonzalez6273
      @elvingonzalez6273 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Agree...the sarcasm towards people was off-pudding, did not appreciate it.

  • @lisapender1751
    @lisapender1751 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Hey Nick, Great video. It had me LMAO!!! I'm a black female and I grew up in Roane County. You were pretty much all over the place there. Most of it was Crab Orchard, Rockwood, Kingston where Larry was and is probably still out there fishing. Shoney's was in Harriman and Rooster's place is out in Midtown. Too bad you didn't go on down the road to see our beautiful Roane County Park. All in all you did a pretty good job. We are hardworking folk, and we try to keep the peace with our kin-folk black and white. Feel free to come back and see us ya hear!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ok Lisa❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @leemartin9579
      @leemartin9579 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My better half is Jamaican, and has adjusted quite well to redneck life. She now owns some camo, loves camping, and carries a fishing pole in her car incase she needs to throw a line out. I have lived in many of the big cities all across the country, and the people of Bible Belt are the best in the world.

    • @615levi
      @615levi ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love roane county, he should have visited south of the river, though

  • @indieauthorjasonblayne7511
    @indieauthorjasonblayne7511 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    The term "redneck" a tially originated in Northern West Virginia to show unity with the coal miners that had unionized. The term has really gone far off its original base.
    They wore a red bandanna around their necks to show unity and strength in numbers. Check out the story about the Battle of Blair Mountain.

    • @billywird
      @billywird ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes sir I viewed the documentary on the American Experience about the coal mining wars there in West Virginia and the efforts to unionize the coal workers. I was not aware of that that was the origin of the term. I have heard of other versions of the definition of redneck, and I am sure there are those who find it offensive, just as other slurs that people use on one another. We share a common language and a common economic base as well as a democratic system of government but we are indeed a collection of dialects and and different places to live in our great country.

    • @sherrycampbell9196
      @sherrycampbell9196 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amen

    • @dmarks0630
      @dmarks0630 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a great respect of those rednecks in the Battle of Blair Mountain. They dared to challenged the all-mighty coal mine company and authority. The rednecks nowadays bocomes somewhat an insulting and diminishing word.

    • @W4MBU
      @W4MBU 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Finally someone in the comments that is intelligent and know REAL HISTORY

  • @startagain127
    @startagain127 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I love Tennessee. Originally from Memphis but live in east Tennessee now. Every city has its own thing going and are all fun to visit. The people you run into are 99% of the time pretty chill. Some may be "country" but theres a lot of smart people. I work in the tech industry and there is a great community for that here.

    • @Sumpfhexe
      @Sumpfhexe ปีที่แล้ว +17

      European here. The nicest people I ever met while travelling were in Tennessee. Still think about my TN time with a big smile.Damn, I need to go back some day.

    • @DxModel219
      @DxModel219 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Sumpfhexethe nicest people in France was the country side I remember well

    • @crossbow3539
      @crossbow3539 ปีที่แล้ว

      Franklin Wallace. Anywhere near Etawah?

    • @startagain127
      @startagain127 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@crossbow3539 Knox

    • @paddyholly2184
      @paddyholly2184 ปีที่แล้ว

      Too bad the good folks have been brain washed by 🦊 and tRumpism.
      The same type of Dirty Old Deplorable Whyte Men have ruled the State Governments in the South ever since the Civil War. 😢😢😢

  • @sleepy670
    @sleepy670 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    "I have no family here, but I've got a really big family here". Love how these people accept others like their own family even if they aren't blood family.

    • @heather957
      @heather957 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I wish Indiana were more like that! Everyone is so clannish here. Like, if you're not a part of their family, then you just don't matter. It definitely needs to change. Hoosiers could learn a thing or two from the Tennesseans.

    • @Paulinascw
      @Paulinascw ปีที่แล้ว +5

      as long as you’re not black or any other race than white for that matter :)

    • @tammystatzer8061
      @tammystatzer8061 ปีที่แล้ว

      You must be a white male with a confederate flag on your hat. In TN new move ins are not widely accepted in most rural areas.. 😂😂 just say in..

    • @juliadixon8465
      @juliadixon8465 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But they don't. At least, Yankees are honest about how they feel about you. None of that phoney baloney Southern hospitality crap.

    • @BloomingdaleTN
      @BloomingdaleTN ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Be careful, for some using the R-word or H-word is just as bad as using the N-word.

  • @johnnichols4532
    @johnnichols4532 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Yankee Boy, the correct way to say it is "It's good to be alive and be in Tennessee"

  • @iambeloved8109
    @iambeloved8109 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. Each part of Tennessee is different. But no matter what part, don’t ever call anyone a redneck…lol

  • @sethroberts634
    @sethroberts634 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This video reminded me of my grandmother who was from Tennessee. She would come out in the driveway and wave and say, "Y'all come back now ya hear? to us every single time we left. Now i miss her even more.

    • @JJacks920
      @JJacks920 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sounds like uncle Jed and Granny..

    • @cassiemontgomery45
      @cassiemontgomery45 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've been through TN a few times on my way to FL, and I always loved eating at a "Shoney's". I always loved the accents of the staff there. "Hi, honey would you lak a cup o' coffee"?

    • @Dion-rz3fz
      @Dion-rz3fz ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JJacks920 I wondered whatever happened to you, Jethro! Did you ever decide whether to be a brain surgeon or a fry cook?

  • @cokercreekcathey1291
    @cokercreekcathey1291 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Please don't nobody else move to TN we got plenty of transplants already and we don't like it

  • @__BlacklotuS__
    @__BlacklotuS__ ปีที่แล้ว +50

    You want hillbilly? Go to Pennsylvania that is hillbilly epicenter of America...I knew a guy literally named Billy who lived on top of a hill. NO JOKE

    • @SoldierDisciple87
      @SoldierDisciple87 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmao

    • @christwarrior6096
      @christwarrior6096 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂 never thought about it til now but my name is Billie and I live on top a hill here in good ole east tn.

    • @End0fst0ry
      @End0fst0ry ปีที่แล้ว

      He can't even be offended by this.
      I live across the ocean from you, guys, but I find these places charming. I like simple people. I hate cunning people because they are visible through and through. They are not interesting.
      Sometimes you need to try very hard to see something special in a simple person, and the simple person is a puzzle that can be a pleasant to solve. At the same time, everything good and bad can be on a surface. The surface that reflects you like a mirror.
      Greetings from Russia.

    • @petegregory517
      @petegregory517 ปีที่แล้ว

      Born, raised in PA. You are absolutely right. Been all over the state, touring by motorcycle, stayed in a lot of hill country area's. I also toured some of the back town areas of TN. Not a lot of difference in landscape or people.
      The headless deer story, I can relate.
      In PA my brother hit a deer with his mc in the mountains of south central area. He and my SIL were collecting themselves and a truck pulled up and 3 guys ask not "you ok?"--no...."what you gonna do with that deer?" (doubt they were gonna haul it off on the mc). My brother said "nothing" and they were out of that truck, strung it and gutted it and were gone before the dust had settled.
      Truth.

    • @Arginne
      @Arginne 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hillbillies are from southern Appalachia.

  • @LeatherWolf61
    @LeatherWolf61 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love listening to your programs. as a native East Tennessean, We don't call it Central TN, We call it Middle Tennessee. Also, Rockwood and Roane County are in East Tennessee. The Central/Eastern TIme zone is at Roane County.

  • @kellybaugher8373
    @kellybaugher8373 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    TN is full of beautiful land and kind, honest, hardworking people. Always love visiting.

  • @tjohn2099
    @tjohn2099 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I don't recon you'd find young boys running around dressed in miniskirts and wearing makeup like where ya'll came from Nick.

    • @joshlira13
      @joshlira13 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      well said, brother!

  • @celticfiddle7605
    @celticfiddle7605 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    Great video Nick! You had me laughing so hard! I am a former Californian living here in middle Tennessee with all these good folks. Yes we all leave each other alone, unless you need help, then the whole town gets involved.

    • @jeffsmith-ze6wb
      @jeffsmith-ze6wb ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Welcome to Tennessee we’re glad you chose us to move from California as a ex trucker I honestly don’t see how people can afford to live out there but I like it out there though lol

    • @guadalupechavez6665
      @guadalupechavez6665 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Can a Mexican live in peace there? Im looking to move out of vegas

    • @NewHaven203
      @NewHaven203 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      guadalupechavez6665 I visited the Smoky Mountains area in 2021 and I was surprised at the amount of Mexicans that lived around that area in really nice mountain homes. The people are very welcoming there y yo soy Boricua 👌

    • @angeldesigns1385
      @angeldesigns1385 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@guadalupechavez6665 lot of Hispanics have settled all over TN and usually find out they have a lot in common with the folks here.

    • @haveyouflossedtoday
      @haveyouflossedtoday ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TOCC50 Well now that there means their a damn good bartender.

  • @TheEinart
    @TheEinart 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I like the ppl over there, hope to visit the state one day, cheers from westcoast norway.

  • @l.a.mottern3106
    @l.a.mottern3106 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The term "Redneck" goes back to the Old Country--It's an Insult and for Very good reason.

  • @davecappel7179
    @davecappel7179 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    What you didn't see in this little town was trash everywhere and homeless camps. This looks like a great place to live and raise a family.

  • @jopeteus
    @jopeteus 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    As a European it is super interesting to see what these areas of America look like!

  • @jamesgoode9246
    @jamesgoode9246 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    HaHaHa ---> Where did you get the idea that Rockwood is in "Central" Tennessee ?
    You were in "East" Tennessee all day long in Roane County.

  • @douglasdingwall4915
    @douglasdingwall4915 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Believe it or not, I live an hour outside NYC in NJ along the border of NYS and live lakefront on top of a mountain, even have a Tractor Supply in town....surounded by state forests, state parks, watershed land. Take a left at the end of my street, drive a mile into NYS and we have cattle farms and apple orchards. I'm retired and NYC was the center of my universe as was my job and most of my neighbors' jobs, many are second homes on the lake. Gotta say, if I had no family out here, Tennessee looks like a great place to me. I still love watching professional baseball and having modern medical care within minutes is good when you get older. I've always loved New Yorks Adirondacks.... I guess I have kind of an Adirondack camp lifestyle here....see eagles daily, and new bird species everyday, became a bit a of a bird watcher. I had a mink run across my yard in front of me yesterday...had a little bit of a stare down with him till he ran off..

  • @leeblankenship4838
    @leeblankenship4838 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I like this guy, I can’t figure out if this is satire or not, but I’m patiently waiting for when he asks the wrong person/question on the wrong day, lol

    • @twizzy585ots
      @twizzy585ots ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same lol

    • @kennethv5250
      @kennethv5250 ปีที่แล้ว

      like you i couldnt tell if this was satire or not and i was starting to get pretty upset at his constant use of the word redneck. are we hillbillies, yes we are for the most part, but we aint all rednecks.

  • @michaelvandyne6480
    @michaelvandyne6480 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I'm from small town middle TN (not Rockwood). I love it here. I feel like that old man honestly. I spent a lotta time in the Army and been to a lot of places but this is my home.

  • @Redneck5551
    @Redneck5551 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Born and raised in east TN Been here all my life you pretty much hit the nail on the head. People around here just live and let live, we have our beliefs and are probably stuck in our ways I guess you could say. I think "redneck" was said a little too much but you're absolutely right, this place is crawlin' with em, being one myself. You know you're in the south when you see 9 abandoned rusted out cars on someone's yard with the grass 3 feet high, beer cans, tires, and appliances everywhere. But I love it here I wouldn't move for all the money in the world.

  • @cnknguyen
    @cnknguyen ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I live in Alabama from Texas for work, and i see a lot of similarities with our Tennessee brethren. God bless Dixie, and God bless Texas.

    • @kerdoi
      @kerdoi ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TN and TX have some shared history, despite differing geography. Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, the Oilers - Titans thing, rodeos, huge country music states , and 'cowboy' merch. Also, despite being more of pork BBQ state, TN's main cash animal is beef cattle.

    • @Selfhatingalabamian
      @Selfhatingalabamian ปีที่แล้ว

      Texas and Tennessee are similar states, both are bbq pork and beef states. Yummy ribs 😋😋🤤🤤

    • @pannoni8449
      @pannoni8449 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Selfhatingalabamian But the big difference with TX is that southern border region, nothing like the Rio Grande Valley in TN, and western TX can feel more Western than Southern. The Houston area feels coastal, industrial, and more cosmopolitan. The only part of TX that really feels close to TN IMO is that northeastern quadrant, which honestly has about as much in common with OK as it does with TN.

  • @allensrcadventures
    @allensrcadventures ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Awesome video. I'm right next door in Harriman, the town where your hotel was. We escaped California 3 years ago and have never looked back, this place is great.

  • @jmullah3228
    @jmullah3228 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I’ve lived in Tennessee my whole life and it’s a great place to live unfortunately some people from other places are starting to figure this out also 😞

  • @suzanneOB
    @suzanneOB ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Stumbled across this channel recently, its taking over my life at the moment!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Uh oh! There's weeks of content Suzanne!

    • @Chasworth
      @Chasworth ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NickJohnson Hi from Catford London👋🏻

    • @Chasworth
      @Chasworth ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NickJohnson good content👍

  • @josephk4310
    @josephk4310 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Love God ☦️ with all your heart, all your mind, all your strength and your soul."
    "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."

  • @joannajohnson696
    @joannajohnson696 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That was priceless, "Who you callin' a redneck?"

  • @DoveofHope2
    @DoveofHope2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    You’re pumping these out like it’s nothing! Great stuff, man! Keep up the great work!

  • @waltglow6396
    @waltglow6396 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Moved to Eastern Tennessee Plateau 5 years ago from Taxavania, great place to raise a family 👪😀🤠

    • @curlyque2717
      @curlyque2717 ปีที่แล้ว

      Taxavania, is that anywhere close to Pennsylvania. We lived there almost bought a house. Taxes were going to be $400 per month of a $1200 house pmt. And you know that wasn't the only way they were going to getcha. In TN my payment is less than $800 on a house that was $10,000 more. My city and county taxes aren't even $1000 a year.

  • @lianalonge1984
    @lianalonge1984 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I’m from Memphis, TN and ironically enough, I didn’t encounter racism until I moved further north to Maryland in the 1980s, still below the Mason-Dixie line. 🤨

    • @levans3447
      @levans3447 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is interesting

    • @eddielongo7770
      @eddielongo7770 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's interesting. I live in MD too and I'm hispanic and find the same issue. When you were down south did you see alot of rednecks or hillbillies?

    • @harpintn
      @harpintn 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@levans3447 East TN(the area where this video was filmed) almost split from the rest of the state and stayed with the Union before the Civil war, because there were very few slaves in that area.

  • @meganwhite1509
    @meganwhite1509 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    We also live in Oak Ridge and ADORE it. Im a transplant from Alabama , and it is wonderful in every sense of the word. We got our family pictures done in Rockwood. It has beautiful locations!

    • @tr00royal
      @tr00royal ปีที่แล้ว

      Grew up in Oak Ridge

  • @haleyfountain2779
    @haleyfountain2779 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    East Tennessee here born and raised! I love it here! I love my mountains 🏔️

  • @italia8647
    @italia8647 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Really liked this one, seemed like a nice place with friendly people. Can't say that about many places these days.

  • @oscarmayer9823
    @oscarmayer9823 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I live in rural America and visit Tennessee often. And to the best of my knowledge I haven’t witnessed anyone taking a dump on the streets of the towns. Like California cities.

  • @MistressZelda
    @MistressZelda ปีที่แล้ว +11

    0:59 I know that place! Luke's in Abingdon, Virginia! I thought I recognized that road you were driving. I have spent a lot of time in Abingdon. It's a great place. I recommend checking it out next time you're driving through. Luke's a one of my favorite places for a burger. They use local beef. Also, there's a great dessert place in downtown Abingdon called Anthony's. Probably my favorite dessert spot ever. So cool to see a little place I know so well in one of your videos!

  • @RandomBoxingGuy
    @RandomBoxingGuy ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Should’ve went during the Summer… it’s much more lush, green, and beautiful!

  • @shereewilder4256
    @shereewilder4256 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    You are extremely negative towards people that are a little different than you. Maybe you should trying to be a little more positive.. it goes a long way dude….

    • @davidturner7363
      @davidturner7363 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      He is a real smart mouth for sure

    • @ironear7748
      @ironear7748 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@davidturner7363 This video is dripping with contempt & insulting AF. That's why I just reported it as harassment & bullying to YT. You too can report it by going back to the vid & clicking the 3 dots beside the like & share buttons, then click Report & follow the prompts.

    • @davidturner7363
      @davidturner7363 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@ironear7748 On ya man ! I live in NZ but all my Kin are from Goshen originally. my Grandad was a Marine Navy surgeon in the Pacific and Korea we have many proud and good people who served over the last two hundred years. I do not know why this fool has to insult good citizens . Hope he goes back up North and stays there man.

    • @ironear7748
      @ironear7748 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@davidturner7363 Tn. is called the Volunteer state because so many Tennesseans volunteered for military service during the War of 1812. I'm sure we could find a few country boys willing to volunteer to teach him a lesson!
      You're in NZ? Man, I saw the Mauri dance for the people of Israel. The Mauri also turned the phallicstinian saying around on 'em & made it, "From the sea to the river, God will deliver"!!! LOVE IT!

    • @trcraftyoutube
      @trcraftyoutube หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Chill out! That’s kind of his thing. Live and let live. I find it condescendingly charming and entertaining

  • @johnjolly2087
    @johnjolly2087 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Rockwood is my hometown. Been many years since I've been there but you made me strongly consider going back. I was born there in the 50's. My pops was born there in 1921. My grandpop moved there in the late 1800's I think. He worked in the mines and steel mill at the end of Rockwood Ave. Lived across from the High School on Rockwood Ave. I think street now. Wish you recorded Piney Creek, Coalbank hollow and some other places. They say you can never go home but I sure might try. Good country. Good people.

    • @NewHaven203
      @NewHaven203 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tennessee folk are good folk! 👍

    • @senoiaprincesspeppermint8672
      @senoiaprincesspeppermint8672 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My Dads family is from Kingston. I lived there for several years, originally from Loudon. Beautiful country.

    • @johnhenry5118
      @johnhenry5118 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@senoiaprincesspeppermint8672 My Mom was born in Kingston around 23-25 . Still got kin down there . crossed my mind to move down there.

    • @IndigoVagrant
      @IndigoVagrant ปีที่แล้ว

      Things are pretty bad there right now. Crime, methheads everywhere. No good jobs.

    • @wandaward1900
      @wandaward1900 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you related to the Mitchell s

  • @lindamcconnell9441
    @lindamcconnell9441 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Please let people know how important it is that you have to drive sometimes over 100 miles to get food medical care. Many people carry extra helicopter insurance to get themselves to good Dr's and surgeons. If you have a stroke or heart attack you may not make it to a hospital in time. Seriously. Take that into consideration before you move.

  • @Selfhatingalabamian
    @Selfhatingalabamian ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Love Tennessee such an amazing state filled with nice and amazing people. And lots of beautiful hills and lakes.

    • @vernwallen4246
      @vernwallen4246 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watch out for those hi-way BANDITS(COPS)They will try too rob you of everything you own.Civil assets forfiture.😜😜😜

    • @litrealred6840
      @litrealred6840 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hi! Thank you!

    • @Selfhatingalabamian
      @Selfhatingalabamian ปีที่แล้ว

      👍👍👍

    • @Selfhatingalabamian
      @Selfhatingalabamian ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@litrealred6840 You're welcome.

    • @litrealred6840
      @litrealred6840 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Selfhatingalabamian 😊

  • @thekingscene
    @thekingscene ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Born and raised here and will never leave. To many people are coming and places are getting to big and crowded. Nashville used to be a small town nobody cared about. Its trying to be the new progressive Atlanta. Yes we are closed minded and have a forum to criticize but we are respectful and kind. People here dont put up with crap I can promise you that

  • @FromPanictoParis
    @FromPanictoParis 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Im from Dublin Ireland and I've always been fascinated by this part of the USA. I'd rather live here they any other part of America. The people here would have your back, very like the Irish culture. Welcoming just be respectful and kind and don't disturb anyone. I hope one day to visit the Appalachian trail and meet some of the locals and talk about life over a warm cup of tea. I like simile folk. 🙏🏽. Love from Ireland ☘️

    • @Mudhen2020
      @Mudhen2020 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Come on over! We love the Irish here.

    • @FromPanictoParis
      @FromPanictoParis 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Mudhen2020 one day I'll be there for sure

  • @paulbrungardt9823
    @paulbrungardt9823 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I have traveled the world. I was born in & lived 40 years in Los Angeles. I would never return to Caifornication. Mexico, Panama & most of the Southern USA have great people. The more guns-the safer you are.

  • @melanievando2040
    @melanievando2040 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Most country people are scary smart. Don't let them fool you. I lived there.

  • @glendeco
    @glendeco ปีที่แล้ว +31

    In Scotland in the 1640s, the Covenanters rejected rule by bishops, often signing manifestos using their own blood. Some wore red cloth around their neck to signify their position, and were called rednecks by the Scottish ruling class to denote that they were the rebels in what came to be known as The Bishop's War that preceded the rise of Oliver Cromwell.Eventually, the term began to mean simply "Presbyterian", especially in communities along the Scottish border. Because of the large number of Scottish immigrants in the pre-revolutionary American South, the original slaves. Some historians have suggested that this may be the origin of the term in the United States.

    • @litrealred6840
      @litrealred6840 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hi! I heard before and read about it! I am from this area a lot people is from that region!

    • @meedwards5
      @meedwards5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Interesting! I was always told the term "redneck" was due to country people working outdoors and their necks being constantly sunburned. I love the Scots version!

    • @litrealred6840
      @litrealred6840 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@meedwards5 Hi! That what I thought all life until I heard about Scotland 🤗

    • @243wayne1
      @243wayne1 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@meedwards5 Yours is the TRUE meaning of Red Neck... NOT the Scottish version.

  • @alanharvey5217
    @alanharvey5217 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Us folks in Tennessee don't like to be messed with !
    Now enjoy your stay 😉

  • @heather957
    @heather957 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Glad we finally got to see Roosters! The anticipation was driving me bonkers lol

  • @brad4231
    @brad4231 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Tennessean here, I like most of your videos but I gotta say you came off a little disrespectful here. No worries because we’re friendly but only to an extent. I think you figured it out but just wanted to add my two satoshi

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A+ video!
    Tennessee seems much easier to understand after this video, especially hearing the opinions and views from the locals.
    I really like the question "what is important to people around here?" and wonder how they will answer it.

  • @smadden911
    @smadden911 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I actually moved 10 yrs. Ago from mn. to the foothills of the Appalachian mtns to leave the disgusting changes that are happening to our country. I'm feeling really blessed in Gods country!

  • @glowingnut
    @glowingnut ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This s what a normal and sane place should be like.

  • @acoolcucumber
    @acoolcucumber ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Solid video! 👌 I imagine there are many people in the world that would switch places with Larry.

  • @TheThriftShopSampler
    @TheThriftShopSampler ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Always better to see chew on the ground than poo on the ground.

    • @tammyjohnson5451
      @tammyjohnson5451 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree.

    • @Calvin-m5n
      @Calvin-m5n 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Good comment couldn’t agree more!!

  • @laurakilmer8652
    @laurakilmer8652 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The man that said the old people are good and the young people are not is so true. We found that out. We ended up building a cabin with pill sellers behind us in a holler. We were shot at , cussed at and heard feuding and cussing every day. sold it and got out. good ridence.

  • @matthewquattrochi161
    @matthewquattrochi161 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    TN is a great state and glad to have lived here all my life!

  • @chuckmaddison2924
    @chuckmaddison2924 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    God bless the Volunteer State.
    From Western Australia.

  • @paulwatson2499
    @paulwatson2499 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm on the North Carolina side in the Appalachian mountains. We're all rednecks the ones who's families have been here since the 1600s .... We're good people that take care of our brothers and sisters. We give respect and expect it.... never lie or disrespect a redneck...

  • @banjomechanic
    @banjomechanic ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I lived most of my 48 years in TN a little closer to Nashville than this. I spent A LOT of time fishing and drinking beer and doing many of the “redneck” things these people do. It’s great. I got tired of change though. People come from everywhere to Middle Tennessee. For good reason too. I moved to southern Indiana and it is a lot like rural Tennessee, just not as many hills.

    • @stevenbrock635
      @stevenbrock635 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shoulda came to Stewart county,best place in TN.

    • @user-ajp-4891
      @user-ajp-4891 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m from Sumner County and I’ve been in Atlanta since I was 22. Left TN in 03. I’m sick of Atlanta and miss my accent. I wonder if Bowling Green still has the vibe I’m looking for.

  • @GKitz211
    @GKitz211 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Your channel is outstanding and extremely interesting for an European like me.
    It gives an unvarnished sight of your country, thank you!

    • @melodyklemenz7240
      @melodyklemenz7240 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's just making fun of good people. Not a good person to support here.

  • @njbrock22
    @njbrock22 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    there ARE parts of Tennessee where people take the term Redneck with PRIDE rather than go "who are ya calling a redneck"; that part of Tennessee is beautiful most of the year too, just take it VERY carefully some parts of the year when driving, ya never know what you can accidentally turn down into thinking it's a road and end up being a driveway

    • @GenXfrom75
      @GenXfrom75 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That ... And the deer 😂😅

  • @Rejoicewithsinging
    @Rejoicewithsinging ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You made me laugh out loud throughout the video~
    Thanks for the good medicine 👍😆
    I’m a red neck from the Appalachian mountains of Pennsylvania (Pennsyltucky 😅)

  • @cadenhibbert6424
    @cadenhibbert6424 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    As a Knoxville/ East TN native, I can promise you that although rockwood is very “redneck” there are far more redneck places in East TN. Also rockwood is definitely not considered central or middle TN, it is firmly in east TN. If you ask anyone from around here where they’re from they won’t say TN, they’ll say east TN. There is a lot of pride to be from the eastern part of the state. But I must say I have been all over the states and there is nowhere I would rather live

    • @Zambineaux305
      @Zambineaux305 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi, just a question. I’m a darker skinned Latino from Miami. How would people treat me in East Tennessee?? Do you see a lot of racial tensions?? Are there any “sundown towns”?? I would like to visit Tennessee one day, but would like to have an idea about any concerns.

    • @cadenhibbert6424
      @cadenhibbert6424 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Zambineaux305 you would be treated just as well as anyone else here, as long as you are a good person with good manners you will have no issue being welcomed with open arms here. The people are extremely hospitable and welcoming regardless of race pretty much all over east TN

  • @wolverinequeen
    @wolverinequeen ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey Nick you was in the Rockwood Walmart the same day I was! Didn't see you though but me and my mom love your videos

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  ปีที่แล้ว

      What?? How do you know it was the same day??

    • @wolverinequeen
      @wolverinequeen ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NickJohnson you said in video it was a packed Tuesday 😅 I was assuming it was the most recent Tuesday sorry lol.

  • @ogfreshmeat9331
    @ogfreshmeat9331 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love your videos Nick!! I was born in Florida and live around these parts in good ole TN. You do A good job of showing off the parts of this country alot of people don't get to see keep up the good work!! 👍

  • @StephanieJoRountree
    @StephanieJoRountree ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome video! I live in rural middle TN outside of Nashville and love it.

  • @sheliadean9548
    @sheliadean9548 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love your videos and thank you for sharing this information with us

    • @patfarley3916
      @patfarley3916 ปีที่แล้ว

      He isn't "sharing " information.....he is making it up (lying) . Wonder if he will hang around until after dark.

  • @donaldharrison3277
    @donaldharrison3277 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Born and raised in Tennessee love it won't leave it

  • @slickydicky
    @slickydicky ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ol boy trying to get himself snatched up lol

  • @reneerollins4433
    @reneerollins4433 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That's the cleanest Walmart that I've seen!

  • @DarkAgeDan
    @DarkAgeDan ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I spent some time in central Tennessee and was surprised to see how many old people there were. Most of them I’ve been there all their life and I’ve never gone to many other places. Most of the conversations that you have with them are identical to but all in all they’re nice people.