South USA - The Don'ts of Visiting the South

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  • @annette8770
    @annette8770 5 ปีที่แล้ว +846

    “Bless your heart,” can mean anything from true compassion and prayers to “You don’t own a mirror do you?”

    • @burningisis
      @burningisis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I always assume that "bless their heart" means the real tea is about to be spilled.

    • @bwilly4503
      @bwilly4503 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol!

    • @elizabethhillecribbs6673
      @elizabethhillecribbs6673 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      “Nice” is the kiss of death when it’s used by a Southern lady.

    • @Cypresssina
      @Cypresssina 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I absolutely love the "bless your heart" and use it when I don't have anything nice to say.

    • @justsayin1643
      @justsayin1643 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I love being a southerner we have our own codes of behavior. Also your momma will tear your butt up in a heartbeat but you cannot match her love cause she can be a bear if you mess with her cubs. Also we believe in the Blood of Jesus and holding hands when the blessing is said. 🙏👍🎚

  • @SikSh0oter
    @SikSh0oter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2264

    Always remember: there's the South, and there's Florida. Two different things. And yes, I live in florida

    • @laurensternenberg7635
      @laurensternenberg7635 4 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      Same with Texas.

    • @bentuck743
      @bentuck743 4 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      Yeah Texas and Florida are southern but very very different.

    • @nightlyrowentree6047
      @nightlyrowentree6047 4 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      Florida is the adopted child of the south or the California of the east coast

    • @Tekrothebountyhunter
      @Tekrothebountyhunter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Yeah, once you get further south than about Pensacola then we go from Southern to tropical.

    • @SikSh0oter
      @SikSh0oter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@Tekrothebountyhunter no what I've seen. The further south of the panhandle you go, you get highway, Disney, swamp, rich and retired, then tropical lol

  • @association330
    @association330 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1027

    Don't be surprised or offended if a server calls you "sugar, "honey" or "darlin'", terms of endearment among strangers are much more common down there, especially in the smaller cities and towns. It doesn't mean the waitstaff is hitting on you.
    Savannah is an amazing city for late 1700s antebellum architecture and classic foods, don't miss it.

    • @weirdboo
      @weirdboo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I’d say you have better chances with her if she insults you lmao

    • @jonathanlupfer5262
      @jonathanlupfer5262 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I say that all the damn time and im from the north.

    • @amandafevrier2638
      @amandafevrier2638 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh ok

    • @alexcarter8807
      @alexcarter8807 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      In the North, it's "where the customer is always right" in the South it's "where the customer is always 'Hon'"

    • @alexcarter8807
      @alexcarter8807 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jonathanlupfer5262 rural West, too, it's "Hon" or "Darling" etc.

  • @charlotteandrews7980
    @charlotteandrews7980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +606

    I'm from the UK and spent a few weeks in Alabama, it was so magical, the folk really were friendly and kids called me ma'am...next level respect unseen in the UK. I'd love to visit again some time.

    • @jeffwhitney3369
      @jeffwhitney3369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      YOUR OBVIOUSLY WHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @charlotteandrews7980
      @charlotteandrews7980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@jeffwhitney3369 to be fair to you Jeff, I do take your point... I was actually there with my same sex partner but I kept that to myself as I could pick up the vibe.... I'm not so sure my experience would have been the same if that was known.... I hope that to some extent this demonstrates a deeper understanding of the point you're making in response to my comment... I'd be interested to know...

    • @jjjaaazzzzyyy
      @jjjaaazzzzyyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      HELL YEAH BROTHER!

    • @charlotteandrews7980
      @charlotteandrews7980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      This was my experience from the subjective perspective of a white, female Brit... I wasn't attempting to start a debate about the present social injustices that are experienced by all minorities both in Alabama or my own home, the UK.
      I have acknowledged through personal experience how I recognise these elements... however, it's really sunny, loads of people have b-bq's, kids call you m'am, you can get *ucking huge blooming onions, cheese in a squirty can and if you're so inclined....a gun. Therefore, to me it was magical and I did find the people friendly... perhaps if I was watching a film called "what's wrong with Alabama" I may have commented in a different way....but I did have a nice time and that's that really. Thanks for your thoughts 🤗

    • @jjjaaazzzzyyy
      @jjjaaazzzzyyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@charlotteandrews7980 hey your ok we accept everyone some people just dont see that

  • @Jredos
    @Jredos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +452

    I'm a southerner and I appreciate your take. Literally every place in the south is like a different country. But for the love of God don't forget your manners. That is universal.

    • @saintluciaofficial2019
      @saintluciaofficial2019 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's a fact, same for Tennessee.

    • @Ivan-uq8cc
      @Ivan-uq8cc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      kinda like visiting Mexico Here every single state is a completely different culture in certain aspects

    • @VincentEllisD
      @VincentEllisD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Isn't it amazing how driving for an hour in any direction is like visiting another nation. I live in south Georgia and going to Atlanta is like visiting Germany to me.

    • @billysmith5721
      @billysmith5721 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i like the south always friendly people

    • @damesaphira9790
      @damesaphira9790 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I had a visitor to my state say one time "no doubt about it, you Texans are polite as hell". Beats catching lead.

  • @VL1975
    @VL1975 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3241

    Oh...one don't is don't imitate the Southern accent to Southerners. They will instantly not like you.

    • @ATF_CA
      @ATF_CA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      I DO DECLARE!
      "What you really want is more of a Savannah accent, which is more like molasses just sorta spillin' out of your mouth."
      --Andy Bernard

    • @QuimBeeLivingstone
      @QuimBeeLivingstone 5 ปีที่แล้ว +187

      I think that is a dont for anywhere. Dont imitate the accent or stereotypical lingo. No local appreciates it no matter where you go 🙂

    • @alexcarter8807
      @alexcarter8807 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@QuimBeeLivingstone It's because you *won't* get it right.

    • @QuimBeeLivingstone
      @QuimBeeLivingstone 5 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      @@alexcarter8807 it's because it's rude.

    • @BebeSarah
      @BebeSarah 5 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      VL123 So true! As a Deep South native, this is a complete turn off. Also, asking you to “talk” because it’s so “funny.”

  • @sonyagarner7769
    @sonyagarner7769 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1154

    "If someone scolds your child they are not judging you as a parent." Yes, we are definitely judging you as a parent.

    • @Ruttedcypress
      @Ruttedcypress 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      sonya garner Try to stop me and I’ll scold you as well. (Addition)

    • @stevelee3001
      @stevelee3001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Yep, and it’s not “it takes a village”. It’s “little kids are seen and not heard”. It’s the first “manners” we’re taught as children. It’s speak when spoken to and it’s to show respect as to where you are and who’s around you. Not the “hey, look at me” attitude kids today have because parents think it’s cute that Johnny or Jenny is trying to act grown up. We were taught self awareness. Look around- if there are more kids-act like a kid. If there are mostly adults-sit there and listen and smile.

    • @BufoZilla
      @BufoZilla 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Depends on the kid and how its acting. Village raises the child attitude isnt a stretch in the south. But definitely a rude child will get the parents judged hard.

    • @stevelee3001
      @stevelee3001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Jeff T no, you take the time to explain to them right from wrong before. It doesn’t take a high maturity level to know that. Then if they can’t understand that, then out of courtesy to others, you leave and not burden others with an unruly child. It’s as simple as that. If you don’t get it, God bless you-stay up North.

    • @kristylopez6869
      @kristylopez6869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @Jeff T Southern mom here- both of my boys knew from a very young age not to show their asses in public upon penalty of death 😂 I'm very relaxed and laid back about things at home, but when we're out, they always knew to be well-mannered and behave politely. That's just how things are done here and I'm damn proud of the 2 fine gentlemen I've raised. Honestly, there's nothing worse than children acting like heathens unchecked by their parents in public.

  • @googanmcboogie9307
    @googanmcboogie9307 4 ปีที่แล้ว +965

    We won't judge you based on your kids actions, we'll judge you based on how you react.

    • @newclothes8165
      @newclothes8165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      BINGO!

    • @jennifermoreland5933
      @jennifermoreland5933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      💜

    • @dorothydunn3285
      @dorothydunn3285 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's a shame and not indicative of all southerners.

    • @beboboymann3823
      @beboboymann3823 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@dorothydunn3285 Then YOU must be one who lets her kids run amuck in restaurants disturbing those who might be able to afford eating out once every two weeks.

    • @jackpatton4291
      @jackpatton4291 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Get the grits

  • @efraim3364
    @efraim3364 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2054

    when you come to the south it is YOU that has the funny accent

    • @Magdalenasfears
      @Magdalenasfears 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      I have a vaugly Canadian accent and speak rapid fire like most michiganders and people in the South have the hardest time understanding me. I just smile and tell them it's ok, that it happens all the time. Though to be fair there are some areas of the South where I can only understand every 4th word they say. First time I experienced that was the Arkansas Mississippi border area

    • @seamussc
      @seamussc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      There's plenty of people born and raised in the South who have "Standard American English" accents, especially in the cities. I'm not sure it's even the majority (it's about a 50/50 thing, I'd say). In South Carolina, at least.
      I am a Southerner without a Southern accent, but I do wish I had my grandfather's Shelby Foote accent sometimes.

    • @federalbureauofinvestigati5505
      @federalbureauofinvestigati5505 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @jack ramirez Asswipe

    • @agsmokee86
      @agsmokee86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @jack ramirez don't be racist

    • @dindings
      @dindings 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah, right, a guy from Brooklyn like myself has a funny accent because when we say how you doin we ain't interested in you

  • @kipmiller7703
    @kipmiller7703 4 ปีที่แล้ว +590

    Dont expect this kind of people in atlanta. The crowd in Atlanta is, well, bless their hearts

    • @southerntommygun1353
      @southerntommygun1353 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Yeah, but that's pretty much any large metropolitan area. Downtown folks just ain't. I've lived in the Atlanta area for over 30 years and haven't actually been IN Atlanta more than a couple dozen times.

    • @aceveteranrangergaming2776
      @aceveteranrangergaming2776 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Isn’t that the fucking truth

    • @atlaliencov8927
      @atlaliencov8927 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Thats mainly bc most of the ppl that live in Downtown Atlanta arent from Atlanta.

    •  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Bunch of mongrel's in ATL.

    • @dankhead88
      @dankhead88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      despite the city in Atlanta, they still have that country southern accent, of course it gets much thicker when you go to like way outside of Atlanta.

  • @AbrahamLincoln4
    @AbrahamLincoln4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1812

    My first time with the Southern States wasn't a really good experience.

    • @rsnordhagen
      @rsnordhagen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Lol literal gold.

    • @alexis8500
      @alexis8500 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      LOL

    • @BoldOne8760
      @BoldOne8760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I remember you from the LTE comments!

    • @mkshffr4936
      @mkshffr4936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Wasn't a great experience for them either.

    • @ShellShock11C
      @ShellShock11C 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      We're only nice if you don't try to push us around.

  • @jimdavis2385
    @jimdavis2385 4 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    "Where y'all from?" is not only asking about where you life, but is a verbal handshake. It's saying, "Tell me something about yourself. I'm interested in knowing more about you. Perhaps we have something in common." We're friendly, not noisy.

    • @bearbenton5945
      @bearbenton5945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes. This. We just generally love other people unless given a reason not to.

    • @k_tess
      @k_tess 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do we know you? Cause if we do, then YES we are very noisy.

    • @miker.6421
      @miker.6421 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@k_tess i think they meant to say nosy LUL

    • @k_tess
      @k_tess 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@miker.6421 My autocorrect has a vendetta against me

    • @eorzeanECM
      @eorzeanECM 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aymen......

  • @ckendall9955
    @ckendall9955 4 ปีที่แล้ว +371

    I’m a Southerner and I am always on time. That is part of our good manners. I don’t know who you had that experience with, but that is not how we are brought up. My family and friends are punctual.

    • @DaDunge
      @DaDunge 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I was taught as a kid that "Being late is telling someone else that their time is less valuable than yours"

    • @PeteCourtier
      @PeteCourtier 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Good manners are free, bad manners will cost you.

    • @sarasmith19
      @sarasmith19 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen

    • @shaggsm3ls1
      @shaggsm3ls1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah I was taught to be on time just simply cause it's polite to not keep people waiting

    • @kathynielsen5706
      @kathynielsen5706 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If your on time....your late!

  • @JoelManers
    @JoelManers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +490

    The Southern accent isn’t just one accent. It’s hundreds of different accents that are different from place to place.

    • @judsongaiden9878
      @judsongaiden9878 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same for the Midwest.

    • @wendellbenedict4793
      @wendellbenedict4793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Very true. In N C alone we have many different accents, not just in the different regions but it can vary a lot from county to county.

    • @nicholasdunn7258
      @nicholasdunn7258 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Literally a rule for everywhere...

    • @redboy09100
      @redboy09100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@wendellbenedict4793 facts in NC its ridiculous. I've been paying attention to that lately. The cities and the outskirts have a very light southern sound or none at all but the mountains sound different from rural Piedmont and the eastern side sounds a lot like the deep south

    • @MrEvan1932
      @MrEvan1932 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hell I hear different accents in the same town with the same people who have lived there for generations

  • @v-check
    @v-check 4 ปีที่แล้ว +724

    Florida, the more north you go, the more southern you get.

    • @cavedragonentertainment3968
      @cavedragonentertainment3968 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      One of the greatest paradoxes of the south, most of us have just written Florida off completely though as yanky

    • @CP-mb2ge
      @CP-mb2ge 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      North Florida...Jacksonville, Pensacola and Tallahassee is South.

    • @liamwatson5736
      @liamwatson5736 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Parts of the glades are pretty dang southern.

    • @nightlyrowentree6047
      @nightlyrowentree6047 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Tallahassee is like Alabama lol

    • @v-check
      @v-check 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nightlyrowentree6047 I really hope you're joking.

  • @niemi5858
    @niemi5858 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    As a 73 yr. old retired Canadian trucker that has been all over the South and am about to lovingly welcome a Southern granddaughter-in-law into the family, I fit right in. I was brought up to always be have good manners, be respectful, especially with elders, and never stand by watching another struggle. This is why I suppose, I always felt welcome and made good friends there.

  • @wendypyle6864
    @wendypyle6864 4 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    Southern manners are important to us. Manners have been drilled into us from our mama's since birth. Northerners stop being offended when we say - yes mam and yes sir - it has nothing to do with age. It's a sign of respect. We love our mama's and she would be disappointed in us if we had bad manners. Southerners love their mama's!

    • @wtripley
      @wtripley 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      We only care about manners when they are a non-gay, white christian

    • @donjuan69420
      @donjuan69420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      おじ茶Wtripley coming from an Asian

    • @Yosheezy
      @Yosheezy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      There's a guy at my job, I'm not sure exactly where he's from, but I can tell he's from the South by his accent
      Honestly one of the nicest guys I've ever met, answers everyone with "Yes Sir/Ma'am", I admire him a lot.

    • @dianeridley9804
      @dianeridley9804 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ... and their mammys

    • @wendypyle6864
      @wendypyle6864 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Mammys isn't a word we use in the South.

  • @leonlarocca4995
    @leonlarocca4995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    I have lived in Connecticut and New York. I have also lived in Deep South louisiana. Difference in weather. New England 80 degrees and 50% humidity people are passing out going to the hospital. South Louisiana 80 degrees 50 % humidity damn it’s a little chilly this morning.

    • @Ali-zj4hf
      @Ali-zj4hf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You are not wrong 😂😂

    • @garfieldsans967
      @garfieldsans967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I might have to put on a sweatshirt in 80 degree weather.

    •  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      South Louisiana here. It is not unusual to see 100% humidity on a summer morning. It rains at 101%, but not 100%.

    • @redstateforever
      @redstateforever 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Lol, I live in north FL, I was just driving home, the temps will be in the 60s tonight, and the radio announcer was telling us to stay warm!!! Love it. I’ve lived up north, winter is fun for about 2 weeks, the problem is it lasts 6 months. No thanks.

    •  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We have a short winter in Louisiana. Last year it was on a Wednesday.

  • @demize7498
    @demize7498 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1182

    If I can't taste the diabetes in my sweet tea, then it ain't sweet tea... Plain and simple.

    • @cavrox1
      @cavrox1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Lol, damn true.

    • @demize7498
      @demize7498 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@hoppy5359 Nope, not a one. Only issue I've ever had that could relate to anything to that is having my appendix removed.

    • @BrutalOwls
      @BrutalOwls 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Bojangles sweet tea tho

    • @demize7498
      @demize7498 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@BrutalOwls Definitely, especially in the morning and the diabeetus hits you just right haha

    • @matthewwhite8078
      @matthewwhite8078 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thats literally how my family does it

  • @karenstanley5582
    @karenstanley5582 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    We moved from California to Georgia in 1969. Our daughter was 7 years old and came home from school one day saying she got into trouble for not saying "Yes ma'am." Another day she came home and asked "Where is over yonder?" We all had to adjust but love it here.

    • @TheBrooklynbodine
      @TheBrooklynbodine 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Puts me in mind of a "Cheers" episode where Woody (I guess it was the 1st episode with him) calling Carla "ma'am." She didn't know WTF hit her!

  • @NolaGB
    @NolaGB 5 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I'm in TN, a west coast transplant many, many years ago. I remember being a bit puzzled by people who were in a field working, waving at us as we passed by. I asked my then husband, "Do they know you"? He said, "No, that's they way it's done in the South". I most definitely agree with manners. Very important.

    • @emsavings
      @emsavings 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It used to be that way in Ohio. I hope the south never loses it.

    • @TheAmtwhite
      @TheAmtwhite 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also done in small town/rural Canada :)

    • @Sherrodja
      @Sherrodja 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm from eastern NC and the friendliest people I've ever met were in eastern Tennessee. Tullahoma valley area.. particularly Fayetteville Tennessee.. took awhile to adjust to complete strangers walking up and starting a conversation with me.. washing powder dispenser ate my last change .. a woman told her husband about it and he let me use theirs... no where have I met people like that.. if the Lee Jeams plant hadn't closed I'd be living there today.

  • @potato31415
    @potato31415 5 ปีที่แล้ว +529

    Having manners is mandatory no matter what part of the world you’re in

    • @jessicaely2521
      @jessicaely2521 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Yes but people usually don't call you out on it. It's totally common for a Southern to say you are not being nice. Nice is a killer word in the south. You don't want a southern to use the word nice.

    • @jessicaely2521
      @jessicaely2521 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Also, only the south uses yes ma'am or yes sir. A lot of (not all) Yankees and foreigners are offended by this. Sherri from the View called out a Country music star for calling her ma'am. She said "I'm not old."

    • @aliahope-wilson4449
      @aliahope-wilson4449 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I reckon it's just that "manners" vary culturally. Some of the things we consider polite in New Zealand would be considered rude in the South, and vice versa. I've had a few scary experiences as a tourist where I've been trying to be polite but got it wrong because I didn't know the culture. I'd say the majority of rude tourists don't mean to be rude.

    • @conthiwagirl95
      @conthiwagirl95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Have u been to NJ

    • @malkirion
      @malkirion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jessicaely2521 TBH, I had that happen in East Texas from a girl in a drive through here, I was so confused. "Yes mam" isn't me calling someone old.... it's just manners... :/

  • @tncorgi92
    @tncorgi92 5 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    I've noticed a lot of Southerners ask where you are from. They like to talk about different places but don't start comparing their town to the one you're from. They're pretty proud of their communities and their heritage.

    • @twintwo278
      @twintwo278 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      True, that's always one of the first questions I ask people I meet. Not being nosey, just love getting to know people and it's a great ice breaker.

    • @kenttheboomer721
      @kenttheboomer721 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Reminds me of a joke.... "Beehive wearing southern lady asks a northern stranger she has just met, "Where you from?" The northerner looks down her nose at the southern lady and snottily says, "I'm from a place where we don't end our sentences with a preposition." So the southern lady asks again, "Where you from, bitch...?"

    • @billbowgaggens306
      @billbowgaggens306 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      jack ramirez ignorance is your strong suit

    • @Cthulhu013
      @Cthulhu013 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Muh heritage. People are so funny that something as irrelevant as heritage is considered important. Heritage stopped mattering he moment we became connected to the world at large.

    • @greenbrown7776
      @greenbrown7776 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's definitely a trait I share with other Southerners. It's out of genuine sense of curiosity, though, not an attempt to subtly one-up them or sniff out Yankees. I like meeting people from all over the country and the world. And I think most Southerners approach it that way.

  • @milantoth6246
    @milantoth6246 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I was an exchange student in Georgia, I absolutely fell in love with the south. Nothing ever can compete with the atmosphere, the food, the people, pretty much anything. It has everything that other parts of the US have, and so much more. Can't even compare it to other parts of the world. I can't wait to go back.

  • @katew1030
    @katew1030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    Manners a a huge thing in the South... also known as respect. Respect your elders, respect the preachers, respect your teachers, respect the travelers coming in by asking 10+ questions about how they're doing :)

    • @cuntwrap1596
      @cuntwrap1596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Texans don’t have manners

    • @gnnascarfan2410
      @gnnascarfan2410 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cuntwrap1596 ESPECIALLY on the highways... my goodness I remember tensing up as a kid in the passenger with how crazy Texas drivers were.

    • @kenny87ification
      @kenny87ification ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Southern United States culture is exactly like our very own Indian cultures

    • @sollyolly9547
      @sollyolly9547 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kenny87ification Hmm. There's one critical difference, that can't get cited here...

    • @kenny87ification
      @kenny87ification ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sollyolly9547 As in???

  • @elli003
    @elli003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    And if you're in Mississippi, don't freak out when someone says, "Howz yr mom 'n them". You reply, "Mom 'n them fine, howz yr mom 'n them". Its a general greeting. Simply put. How are your family members and other loved ones doing ? A very sincere interest in your emotional state of mind as a precursor to having a conversation with you. A common courtesy.

    • @elli003
      @elli003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @ball baby 2 Who highlighted ball baby 2's incoherent rant ?

    • @carolroberts9574
      @carolroberts9574 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @ball baby 2 so much projection, from you.

    • @cisium1184
      @cisium1184 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I lived in Mississippi for three years and no one ever said that to me. Of course none of them knew my Momma.

    • @pamelabryant7390
      @pamelabryant7390 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good to know ...

    • @Sycophants_should_suffer
      @Sycophants_should_suffer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      People do the same thing all over the world. It isn't something special.

  • @benblassingourami984
    @benblassingourami984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    I’d add a don’t, “don’t just stay in the big cities” some of the most charming places, people, and food are not going to be found in the big cities. Stop by some gas station/restaurants and visit a few small town downtowns.

    • @jonathansalcido5208
      @jonathansalcido5208 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Action Bronson stopped at a BBQ place in one of the Carolinas cause he said and I quote "we could smell it from the road and I HAD to stop here"
      The place was off some shitty country road and he said it was the best BBQ he's ever had

    • @Lucas-qy7qz
      @Lucas-qy7qz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Could you give me some examples?

    • @benblassingourami984
      @benblassingourami984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lucas I live in northeast Mississippi, the biggest town around is Tupelo, and it is still pretty small. In Booneville and Corinth areas, you can find a dish called a “slug burger” it’s absolutely delicious, regional food and you’ll really only find one in the greasy spoon type diners in those small towns.

    • @JackalWins
      @JackalWins 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lucas in Texas on my way to Lubbock for school (I’m from Houston) we gotta pass through a small town called Hico, Texas. That town has a little diner called Koffee Cup and lord the burgers and pies are amazing, and the food coming out of their kitchen looked so good, I can’t wait to go back and order somethin new. we sat at a table and a random fellow from there joined us and started joking and just chattin. Awesome place would definitely recommend to anyone passin through. Also there’s a candy shop made from an old home next door if that makes it any better (haven’t been but on my list)

    • @samanthasmith3292
      @samanthasmith3292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Lucas-qy7qz Suwannee county in north Central Florida

  • @SpncrHrrs
    @SpncrHrrs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    If y'all are curious about the sweet tea thing, the difference is that the sugar is added while the tea is steeping and hot, not after it's already cooled. That helps the sugar melt better.
    At least that's how we always did it in my family. I grew up in Dallas, Georgia.

    • @mmadmic
      @mmadmic ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks ! Good to know 🫖😋

    • @sollyolly9547
      @sollyolly9547 ปีที่แล้ว

      Now that IS similar to India...! :)

    • @NurseRatchedTV
      @NurseRatchedTV ปีที่แล้ว

      That exactly how I was taught with pure Cain sugar, of course.😊

    • @lowkeykarnak
      @lowkeykarnak 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I boil my tea and sugar with the water, and then let it sit in the fridge cooling for an hour or two. Sweet tea is kinds like tomato based dishes like chili or spaghetti, in that it needs time and if possible refrigeration to blend together properly for optimal flavor. Unlike tomato dishes however, tea only requires a couple hours at most, rather than overnight. Then again, the longer it sits in the fridge the stronger it will taste. I personally prefer it a bit on the stronger side and with probably half as much sugar than most people I know use, because when I drink tea I want it to actually taste like sweetened tea, instead of slightly tea flavored/colored sugar water. The teas natural bitterness and the fully dissolved sugar compliment each other very nicely.

    • @randallthompson5602
      @randallthompson5602 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same in sc

  • @nearlyorganicnoshing2798
    @nearlyorganicnoshing2798 4 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    As a born and bred Southerner, I have found this list amazingly accurate. The only thing you left off, was the amount of cammo, guns/hunting, Handy Ways (convenience stores), and churches, you will find.

    • @vladiiidracula235
      @vladiiidracula235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I live in Florida and putting the comments from people and my personal experiences they seem to be completely different

    • @ItalyHastaLaPasta
      @ItalyHastaLaPasta 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Some days I think there might be more churches than people down here lol

    • @PixieSugar1991
      @PixieSugar1991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm worried about going down south being trans and part of the LGBT. Would it be safe for me?

    • @kuudify
      @kuudify 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@PixieSugar1991 there are people down here that are lgbt+ myself included, so yes just don’t be pushy and you’ll be fine

    • @cuntwrap1596
      @cuntwrap1596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The south is better bla bla blah I get you guys are proud ,but can you please wash your damn hands after you use the restroom

  • @nathanjw940
    @nathanjw940 5 ปีที่แล้ว +691

    Don't go to South Florida and think you're in the South. Anything from Orlando down is northern implants and Miami is Cuba before Castro.

    • @mvs3553
      @mvs3553 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yeah I remember like 10 years ago going to Orlando and not seeing so many Latin people. Now it's mostly puerto ricans and dominicans. Alot of Brazilians in Miami now when they had their boom.

    • @necroslair
      @necroslair 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Florida - the farther south you go, the farther north you get.

    • @MiKE-jz6jt
      @MiKE-jz6jt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ha

    • @SSHitMan
      @SSHitMan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Yep, in Florida you go north to get to the South.

    •  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think pretty much the entire state now is implants.

  • @curtiscurry5775
    @curtiscurry5775 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    As someone who was born and raised in the south, I was surprised with the amount of accuracy with this video. I was particularly surprised with your observation with adults reprimanding other parent’s children, especially in rural areas of the south.

    • @konather8065
      @konather8065 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      basically, we take things into our own hands.

    • @Backyard-yz3mf
      @Backyard-yz3mf 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Being from the south, this is not true at all. Maybe in the old days but no stranger is gonna correct my kid, I'll do it myself and that stranger is asking for a serious confrontation. That's true for anywhere, I don't understand why people act like the south is some far off foreign country.

    • @dezb8510
      @dezb8510 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      💯. I lived in the south for a while and when I went to Detroit we were at the zoo and this kid was playing with and enclosure door and she was about to get hurt. I said something to her and told her she was going to get all of us hurt. Oooh weee! Her parents tripped. 🙄😅

  • @als3243
    @als3243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    He is directly on point with the manners and the smiling, friendliness things. Good manners are very important. They make the world go round and makes everyday relationships a lot easier when people are polite to each other.

    • @glennduke5853
      @glennduke5853 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good manners are a traveling necessity everywhere!

  • @scoot-scoot51341
    @scoot-scoot51341 4 ปีที่แล้ว +616

    "Don'ts of visiting the south"
    Me, who lives in the south: Interesting

    • @smbbandit3072
      @smbbandit3072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Lol same I was making sure if he’s telling the truth

    • @tinyartificer
      @tinyartificer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Same 😂

    • @Lilwade1005
      @Lilwade1005 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      SMB Bandit same

    • @dr3754
      @dr3754 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      so did he miss anything? what can be added?

    • @smbbandit3072
      @smbbandit3072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      d r if u ever want breakfast at night don’t go to Waffle House past 10pm

  • @cardinalrobbins9453
    @cardinalrobbins9453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    I'm from Chicago, so you can just imagine how SHOCKED I was when a stranger started chatting me up. I looked around, because I thought she was talking to someone she knew who was standing behind me. Luckily, I quickly realized she was talking to me, and quickly got with the program and we had a very pleasant chat. But, wow -- it was definitely culture shock! LOL!

    • @lyllydd
      @lyllydd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Culture shock for me moving to IL. I was born up north, but my daddy's family are all from GA, and I was raised with some of those southern manners and taught to be friendly and kind to people. Up here? Well, family gatherings are all about the shouting - not mean or bad-tempered shouting, just a huge family shouting and calling it 'conversation', because they never learned the phrase 'indoor voice', and reaching over everyone else at the dinner table to grab the dish they want. Apart form that, though, you don't look at or talk to anyone else, or they will get mean. Does anyone up here even know the word MANNERS?

    • @userbee737
      @userbee737 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      when i go to the north i’m always surprised by how rude ppl seem lol. but it’s just cultural differences

    • @hannahdyson7129
      @hannahdyson7129 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am from Northern England . How do they get anything done?

    • @rumbarimba
      @rumbarimba 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@hannahdyson7129 You politely tell the person that you need to get to the office or home or to the client site or to meet someone or whatever. You don't always have to have a long chat. I grew up in the Southern US and moved to the Northeast... I still tried to make eye contact and give a brief smile to people. It meant I got asked for spare change more than my less outgoing friends, but that's ok. I think it's harder for guys though, since eye contact between males can be taken as a challenge... which I think is ridiculous, but whatever.

    • @Stanley.77
      @Stanley.77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I too am from Chicago. I met my wife in 2005, and went to visit my in-laws for Christmas '05 and Christmas '06 (a week after we married) on tht It was genuinely a breath of fresh air to experience "Southern hospitality," which was not a *total* shock to me, as during the 1980s and 1990s, my Dad would take us to Portsmouth, VA and Outer Banks, NC, where we had some family, so '05 was not my first experience with southern hospitality, but actually living thereclvk b between '09 and '14, despite the fact I had experienced the hospitality o2f the South to some deg⁴ I LIVED THERE for 5 years that I truly experienced Southern hospitality!

  • @goldiefatale
    @goldiefatale 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    As a Tennessee girl the main thing I notice when I go other places is talking to strangers. We just talk to people randomly. It doesn't mean we are best friends now lol...you just talk to people in the south.

    • @kennethv5250
      @kennethv5250 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      as a fellow Tennessean i fully support this comment. see, strangers talking.

    • @ezmoney5087
      @ezmoney5087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here in Alabama

  • @marylousinger3489
    @marylousinger3489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    My family was vacationing in Florida and I was talking to someone from Georgia. She had a HUGE southern accent and when she asked me if I had tried some 'bald' peanuts, I wasn't quite sure what 'bald' peanuts were. Sooooo, we talked a bit and with a few questions, and trying to follow that conversation, I finally found out that 'bald' peanuts are BOILED peanuts. I think I should mention that I'm actually from the south, myself.

    • @cedubs999
      @cedubs999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My family listens to Kent Rollins cooking channel. He’s from Oklahoma and we love his “bold coffee”. When we boil a big pot of it we always pronounce it like he does.

    • @midgetydeath
      @midgetydeath 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Our accents, when they get strong (often when we're agitated), are more like changes in pitch to whatever letter we're already on rather than making a new sound for the different letters of words. Sometimes, we don't understand each other. Which can be funny at family reunions.

    • @doneown503
      @doneown503 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love those now , & my local store has them in canned goods section!

    • @CJWJR
      @CJWJR ปีที่แล้ว

      She must’ve been from the lower part of South Carolina where people sound like Foghorn Leghorn.

    • @tracybrown9344
      @tracybrown9344 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am sure "balled" peanuts exist somewhere down south, but believe me, you don't want to go anywhere near them.

  • @Slipsaver
    @Slipsaver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I love when he started talking about the Spanish moss I literally said out loud "DON'T TOUCH IT!"😂

    • @maddoxreddish4352
      @maddoxreddish4352 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh strange, ive touched it before and there aint bugs, maybe it was a different thing though, it was white vine thing hangin from the trees near my area

  • @greenanole2273
    @greenanole2273 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    "if someone says bless your heart it can have multiple meanings"
    truer words were never spoken

  • @TheMacRiada
    @TheMacRiada 4 ปีที่แล้ว +303

    “How’s your mom & them” is a well known saying here in Alabama. It’s just polite conversation.

    • @doylescordy
      @doylescordy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Here in Georgia too, though it sounds more like "mom 'n' em".

    • @rrbaggett7
      @rrbaggett7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      "How's yer mama-an-them?" (mama-an-them is pronounced as one word)

    • @realcanadiangirl64
      @realcanadiangirl64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I'm from Canada. My partner from Georgia took me just across the border to Alabama one evening to a little community hall to a real Southern barbecue. First of all, I need to explain. Here in Canada, we BBQ our steaks and burgers, we don't "grill" them.
      We get to the hall and I pile my plate up with all sorts of delicious looking stuff I've never seen in my life and go sit down to eat. My partner announces I'm from Canada. The next thing I know I have people surrounding me treating me like I'm an alien from outer space, all asking me questions at the same time in such thick deep South accents that I can't understand them! 😅 What lovely warm people they all were! 💗 If I could pack up and move anywhere in the US, it would be to the South! I've visited every state in the South except for Louisiana and Kentucky, or are they considered the South? Either way, it would be a hard time deciding which state to choose, they're all so beautiful especially in the spring! 🌺

    • @newclothes8165
      @newclothes8165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      We say 'hows your mom and "nem". LOL

    • @stanbolkowy166
      @stanbolkowy166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@realcanadiangirl64 Interesting, what part of canada are you from?

  • @ronaldwilliams9600
    @ronaldwilliams9600 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    At 5:55 the point I'd like to clarify (as a life-long Southerner) is the time/punctual thing he spoke of. If it's a business engagement then you'd better be prompt to show respect. If it's a social event then yes 5:00 means 5-ish.

    • @richardcarson7094
      @richardcarson7094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Correct. Very bad manners to be late for a business appointment

    • @MarionStevensJr
      @MarionStevensJr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And business appointments do include restaurant reservations. Not many restaurants here outside of major cities take reservations, but, if one does, you're expected to be on time.
      And, even if the restaurant doesn't take reservations, if you know the place is likely to be crowded, such as on a football game day, you'd better be on time. Unless everyone is staying there to watch the game, people will want to get seated, eat, and get out so they can go to wherever they plan to watch it. Whatever you do, don't ever screw up someone's football game plans by being late. People here take games into consideration when scheduling weddings. So if it involves football, be on time.

    • @diva70smusic
      @diva70smusic ปีที่แล้ว

      Be on time for funerals and weddings.

  • @Chris-xq9jt
    @Chris-xq9jt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +662

    'We arent judging your parenting skills when your kid acts up"
    Yes we are.

    • @VincentEllisD
      @VincentEllisD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Yep. We just do it politely by not criticizing you. this coming from a born and raised Georgia boy

    • @asterphy
      @asterphy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yep, shut your damn kid up.

    • @samanthasmith3292
      @samanthasmith3292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I don't. Every kid misbehaves. It's how they learn.

    • @hittingtax2670
      @hittingtax2670 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Do southerners always intervene when kids misbehave, or only when the bad behavior affects others?

    • @Draftsman_MC1300
      @Draftsman_MC1300 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      HittingTax26 depends honestly, most of us understand that kids get turbulent at times. But if you just stand there in a crowd place with a wailing child for an extended period of time, you will definitely get glares if not someone telling to take the kid outside or handle them.

  • @abereagan7642
    @abereagan7642 5 ปีที่แล้ว +449

    If someone waves to you, you are obligated to wave back.

    • @NolaGB
      @NolaGB 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Always wave back!!!!

    • @KingHayabusa384
      @KingHayabusa384 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Even if it's a waved fist?

    • @alexsaad
      @alexsaad 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I live in the South and I rarely if ever get waved at by people I don’t know 😂 you must look like a movie star! :)

    • @rj9617
      @rj9617 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I wave to people all the time just to say "hi". They are under no obligation to wave back to me.

    • @SouthernSkeptic
      @SouthernSkeptic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Alex- you're a young woman. Nobody wants to get me tooed.

  • @LIVEINPEACE2023
    @LIVEINPEACE2023 5 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    Absolutely DON’T let children call adults by their first name.
    DON’T: Hi Mark!
    DO: Hi Mr. Mark!

    • @Bocchi-the-Rock_
      @Bocchi-the-Rock_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      That's your fucking name isn't it? Graciousness is not respect. You get one Mr. Or Mrs to be polite. After that, show me you deserve the title Diane

    • @insertname1667
      @insertname1667 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Pancake Killer yeah it does seem pretty weird to me as a Brit, since outside of school or a work environment, someone calling somebody Mr/Mrs/etc would be a sign of either being total strangers (and we teach kids not to talk to strangers who are adults) or seriously disliking their guts.

    • @SiisKolkytEuroo
      @SiisKolkytEuroo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      DO: Oh hi Mark!

    • @elainewalter8685
      @elainewalter8685 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well i call my aunts and uncles by their first name it would be weird for me to call them for example Aunt Margret ot Uncle jacob.
      But everyone else its mr. miss or mrs.

    • @christophersims3319
      @christophersims3319 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Bullshit, respect is earned through your actions, not your age. Everyone gets older every day it’s not impressive. It’s a mode of social control. So all the kids out there, you don’t owe a random adult deference in anyway.

  • @Tina06019
    @Tina06019 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We were on vacation in the White Mountains of New Hampshire (we are New Englanders) and bumped into a lovely couple from North Carolina. They were so complimentary about our beautiful scenery, good food, and all the nice folks they had met up here - I was so proud and appreciated their gracious words. “Welcome to our mountains, we are glad you are here!” was my response. I definitely appreciate good manners!

  • @jmyers9853
    @jmyers9853 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    when i moved to Mississippi 50 years ago, i told the real estate lady "when are the real estate paper ready", she said, "if we don't get it done today, we'll get it done tomorrow but we'll get it done" and it change my whole outlook on life. slow down we'll get it done

  • @larrybarnhill572
    @larrybarnhill572 4 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    My family has lived in North Carolina since it was still a colony and I have one word for you: Cheerwine.

    • @natashavictoria1668
      @natashavictoria1668 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes I love cheerwine

    • @veulmet
      @veulmet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Keep it hand me an rc...

    • @ardenchery9354
      @ardenchery9354 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cheer wine buss I wish they had this in Georgia

    • @courtneyzeo6754
      @courtneyzeo6754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ardenchery9354 It's sold in the grocery stores (Kroger, at least) where I live in Georgia (north Fulton county). Good luck!

    • @joshuadell3279
      @joshuadell3279 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      HEEELLLL YEAH

  • @alessandroarcaro4896
    @alessandroarcaro4896 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I really appreciate the fact that there are good manners and smiles everywhere. I like it :)

  • @ryanpierce5460
    @ryanpierce5460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm from Alabama and you got the south down pretty well. Impressive, almost like you lived in this part for a time. Keep up the great work and I'm a fan.

  • @laurakenney100
    @laurakenney100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    I ordered unsweetened iced tea at a restaurant in Alabama & the waitress said "are you from up north?" 🤣 Um, yes.

    • @coolcutsgal2
      @coolcutsgal2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Insult! 🤭

    • @laurakenney100
      @laurakenney100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@coolcutsgal2 😊

    • @amopotato7953
      @amopotato7953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol

    • @pumpkinmomma155
      @pumpkinmomma155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Yeah we treat unsweet tea like its poison 😂

    • @laurakenney100
      @laurakenney100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@pumpkinmomma155 Hahaha. I see why she thought I was so strange. 😊 I love it unsweetened with lemon & a raspberry teabag to flavor it.

  • @95SLE
    @95SLE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Having spent 6 months just south of Savannah some 50 years ago, being polite and respectful will lead to a lot of interesting and meaningful conversations.

    • @mikeoneil5770
      @mikeoneil5770 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I used to live “Just South of Savannah” 20 years ago; in Midway, Georgia, near Hinesville, Fort Stewart, Sunbury, etc. etc.
      I loved living there, I’m still kicking myself for leaving there....

    • @BigDogCountry
      @BigDogCountry 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mikeoneil5770 God's Country, SEGA!

  • @HoarderTV
    @HoarderTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Love my southern brothers and sisters. Fav ppl! Love from Serbia 🇷🇸🇺🇸

    • @bnbcraft6666
      @bnbcraft6666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is Kosovo Serbia?

    • @magentuspriest
      @magentuspriest 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@bnbcraft6666 yes

    • @alexis8500
      @alexis8500 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bnbcraft6666 No it's its own country. It just doesn't have enough representation to be formally known as "independent."

    • @Bekrija.
      @Bekrija. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      From love of the south to Republika Srpska and Serbia

  • @christofrip1723
    @christofrip1723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Oh how I wish to travel again, but I'm afraid to visit Southern USA cause I know I will miss it when I have to leave, Love from Norway

    • @TheAuntieBa
      @TheAuntieBa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You know, I’m Minnesotan, and I have always felt that way about Norway! My beloved aunt and uncle were in the Air Force, and I grew up on stories of their time there. My aunt’s still alive in her nineties, and sharp as a tack. She’s lost many friends by now, of course, but those still alive love her as dearly as I do.

    • @tracybrown9344
      @tracybrown9344 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheAuntieBa Much love to Norge from Tennessee.

  • @OneKoolKittie
    @OneKoolKittie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Thanks for all the nice words about the South!😊

  • @barrygrant2907
    @barrygrant2907 4 ปีที่แล้ว +255

    When you move to the South to get away from NY and NJ, leave NY and NJ behind you. Do NOT bring it with you!
    But you will, you always do.

    • @johnnyphillips4406
      @johnnyphillips4406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If they are from nj they can bring some taylor ham

    • @JessyBee1313
      @JessyBee1313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Ohio and Seattle as well when you move to Charleston(seriously, so rude!!)

    • @JessyBee1313
      @JessyBee1313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @grants245906 North Chuck but work in West Ashley. Very rarely are there locals anymore...I'm guessing Boeing for Washington but...Ohio...idk

    • @honorsilverthorne7227
      @honorsilverthorne7227 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      THIS. IS. VERY. RELEVANT.

    • @villiannewyork
      @villiannewyork 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What if I'm moving to seek political freedom?

  • @dannydeshler4327
    @dannydeshler4327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I have had the blessing of living in Tennessee for (49) years now...I consider myself a true Southerner and am very proud of our region of a great country. Folks here are the nicest, most polite and helpful as you'll find anywhere in the US. We love our region and look forward to having visitors come share it with us! (He is correct...bring your manners and your appetite with you!) :)

    • @xero402
      @xero402 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I love Tennessee. I'm from South Carolina and visit Tennessee often. I always feel at home.

    • @domdellanooch
      @domdellanooch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just moved here from South Georgia. Love it, feels like home but with a lot more to do.

    • @charlessmith8679
      @charlessmith8679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm from south Carolina and I love Chattanooga and ruby falls

    • @underrated7312
      @underrated7312 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your correct they are incredibly kind and polite as long your white 🙄

    • @kenny87ification
      @kenny87ification ปีที่แล้ว

      I am an Indian, can I come to Southern United States without facing racism

  • @fernandovalenzuelaacuna6195
    @fernandovalenzuelaacuna6195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Im from Chile ,South America and im going to visit the south next year ! ( Kentucky, Tennessee and new Orleans) as a fellow southerner myself I think ill fit in right away ! LoL . Really excited about seeing those wonderful places,people and food !

    • @jerrywinters6914
      @jerrywinters6914 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am a Tennessean (The Appalachia Mountains Part near the State lines of TN, VA & NC) and I hope you had or will have a wonderful experience during your visit.

    • @fernandovalenzuelaacuna6195
      @fernandovalenzuelaacuna6195 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jerrywinters6914 Im very sure I will , thanks Jerry

  • @rebeccaflagler2629
    @rebeccaflagler2629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Raised in southern Mississippi . Always smile and say Thank You .

  • @tobeaMD
    @tobeaMD 5 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    Here is another don’t, which is don’t expect southerners to think that they are the people with the accents, but you’re the one with the accent.

    • @darrismcdowell2618
      @darrismcdowell2618 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Real talk because I hate New Yorkers accent I'm from Tennessee and they look at me because of my country accent and I'm looking at them like they crazy but I do hate Northern accent

    • @Agrrrrrr8Ape
      @Agrrrrrr8Ape 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I hate it when people call it a “country” accent. We have country in the north, and no one talks that way there.

    • @SentientTrafficConeMan
      @SentientTrafficConeMan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@snarkylive Jesus you sound miserable

    • @darrismcdowell2618
      @darrismcdowell2618 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @thewanderandhiscomp hate is a strong their accent the way how they talk is annoying I don't hate nobody just don't like the way how they talk

    • @darrismcdowell2618
      @darrismcdowell2618 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@snarkylive I don't hate no one it just the way how they talk it's annoying he got some people from up North who don't like the way how southern people talk

  • @audreywilliams6533
    @audreywilliams6533 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Yes we southerners are friendly..🤗 Oh and sweet Tea is our wine..

    • @vinciroth
      @vinciroth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sweet tea is the life blood of the south

    • @audreywilliams6533
      @audreywilliams6533 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      vinciroth Indeed it is!😊

    • @ethanknight8461
      @ethanknight8461 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seriously so much nicer than people in california

    • @Ma-rd9xt
      @Ma-rd9xt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sweet tea and biscuits my god

    • @ethanknight8461
      @ethanknight8461 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Susan Sullivan lmao just continue to prove my point - I’m a Californian ya know. Simply writing bullshit in all caps I can infer you meant that rudely. Could have at least said something encouraging the California people or bring up something nice they do.

  • @cynthiawolfe3419
    @cynthiawolfe3419 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I truly enjoyed this video. You pretty much nailed the don'ts of visiting the south. I'm from North Carolina and I love following you and your family! Bless your hearts!

  • @peterpain6625
    @peterpain6625 5 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    Manners. Should never be optional. Best example: I once got a free 1st class lounge stay just from being nice to the attendant (everyone else was either screaming or rude at) when our flight was canceled and we had to take the next one ;) Nothing beats a hot shower, a free massage and a bed for a couple of hours on the airline's dime just for being friendly :D (Also good food ... all free :P)

    • @sparkplug1018
      @sparkplug1018 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So true, manors are always a good thing. Though there are other ways to get that airport lounge visit, worth looking into if you travel a bit.

    • @stephen7135
      @stephen7135 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Also there is a pretty good chance that a fair few people around you are conceal carrying a gun. You don’t know who is armed, so you might as well be nice to everyone.

    • @ANF_94
      @ANF_94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@stephen7135 lol that speaks incredibly negatively to those gun owners if they'd react like that.

    • @Cthulhu013
      @Cthulhu013 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Depends on what your subjective interpretation of manners are. Which is to say, manners aren't universal and change depending on regions. The best advice you can receive is unless somebody is going out of their way to insult you, it's probably not ill-intent. So swallow your pride, suck it up that somebody does something slightly differently than you and carry on with your day.

    • @dangerousdylan6262
      @dangerousdylan6262 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That yes mam no mam will get ya a long way down here

  • @antivenomadams6369
    @antivenomadams6369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    There is no sound more pleasing to the ear than a Southern accent❤

    • @mmendel46
      @mmendel46 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I find it to generally be grating. I don't mind quite as much for females, but male southern accents weirdly put me on edge.

    • @antivenomadams6369
      @antivenomadams6369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mmendel46 LOL 😁

    • @BigDogCountry
      @BigDogCountry 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Note to all "actors"... a little goes a long way, and we _DON'T_ sound like Foghorn Leghorn.

    • @staceyaquinn1969
      @staceyaquinn1969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Grating is the Yankee accent

    • @mmendel46
      @mmendel46 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@staceyaquinn1969 I'm sure alot of it has to do with where you grew up. I tend not to like southern or midwestern accents. The general Transatlantic accent works for me, and i'm generally pretty ok with all the wonky Northeast accents.

  • @armadillotoe
    @armadillotoe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +759

    We are very friendly in the South, but also heavily armed.

    • @logoski589
      @logoski589 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Which is why manners are important. Keep it civil because crap hits the fan pretty quickly.

    • @mr.shepherdspie7958
      @mr.shepherdspie7958 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      So that's why everyone has good manners

    • @jonathansalcido5208
      @jonathansalcido5208 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@mr.shepherdspie7958 yup. Everyone is respectful because we all have guns. Makes a lot of people nicer.

    • @mr.shepherdspie7958
      @mr.shepherdspie7958 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@jonathansalcido5208 I don't know if that's a good thing, or bad thing

    • @dr3754
      @dr3754 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      My good man, I take that you are not referring to being armed with knowledge and good education, but with clubs, rocks and the like?

  • @dhession64
    @dhession64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    My wife and I did a Southern Swing through most of the places you mentioned: Atlanta, Savannah, and Charleston. My cousin was getting married just south of Atlanta in Fayetteville, and my wife told me we should go to a couple places while we're there and make a week of it. It was one of the best vacations I've ever taken. We weren't in Atlanta very long (just long enough to seriously hate the traffic) but we thoroughly enjoyed Savannah and Charleston. Very laid back, relaxing, and TONS of history in both. We ate sooooooooo much phenomenal food (stopped at Lady and Sons in Savannah......'nuff said).
    No matter where I've traveled in the South, the hospitality has been unparalleled. Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Kentucky......Mchildren's manners and use of sir/ma'am. At least I did something right lol
    The mayo dilemma for me is that.........I really really like Hellmann's lol......I do like Duke's, don't get me wrong. I think Duke's uses a little more vinegar than Hellmann's. Both have their roles. I'll have to try Blue Plate. And, whenever I can, I ALWAYS skip the Zip lol
    thank you for this video. I'll be sharing it on FB so my cousins in Atlanta, Memphis, New Orleans, Huntsville, Florida, and points unknown can feel some pride in where they're raised, and that it's appreciated.
    One big thing I had to get used to was a grocery store employee insisting on carrying my groceries out to my car in Winnsboro, Texas. I'll never forget it. Service taken to the next level, or to one from a bygone day.

    • @ShaunFVG
      @ShaunFVG 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds great. Atlanta traffic is horrible, I wouldn't consider the city southern anymore though lol

    • @rconach
      @rconach ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I grew up in Toledo, Ohio and the employee who sacked your groceries always brought them to our car. No tip expected, it was a store service.

    • @dhession64
      @dhession64 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rconach it was a level of service to which I'd become unfamiliar. I resisted at first, until I realized it was this particular store's custom. I noticed other patrons readily handing their bags to the gentleman who carried them to their cars.....regardless of who you were. We got used to it pretty quick lol

  • @josephm106
    @josephm106 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I love how the south's don'ts are don't be surprised about how great a place we are

  • @kimberlyparrish7522
    @kimberlyparrish7522 5 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    Here in the south it’s humid we call it the "The air you wear”.

    • @kevinbyrne4538
      @kevinbyrne4538 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      When my brother moved south to North Carolina, he told me about opening the front door of his house and being hit by a wall of hot, humid air -- like stepping inside a furnace or a sauna.

    • @jofriko5416
      @jofriko5416 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kevin Byrne it’s true. But you get used to it.

    • @phantom629
      @phantom629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In soflo we have an atmosphere you can swim through

    • @allencook6574
      @allencook6574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My personal favorite is swimming while walking

    • @kimberlyparrish7522
      @kimberlyparrish7522 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Erin Yep pterodactyl skeeters .. fly off with your young in’s.

  • @OlympusPublicAffairs
    @OlympusPublicAffairs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    There's a saying we have in my family when someone's late. "They gonna be late to their own funeral."
    Matter of fact, my great grandmother was notorious for being late to gatherings. So much so that she was actually late to her funeral. Started at 5, but they didn't get her to the grave until 5:30.

    • @ma2manytx
      @ma2manytx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I will be holding my Father's casket back at his funeral, because he's always late.

    • @mr.shepherdspie7958
      @mr.shepherdspie7958 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn

    • @Kenji183
      @Kenji183 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My dads uncle was late to his own funeral cause the hearse got a flat tire

    • @chaddaigre1021
      @chaddaigre1021 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't know how many times I've heard that

    • @kennyh9226
      @kennyh9226 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are 2 things you should never be late for,,Work and fishing, , said Brad Pitt in the movie, A river runs through it, GREAT MOVIE

  • @tubularfrog
    @tubularfrog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I live on the West coast and have had the privilege of traveling in the South several times. I have to say that 99.9% of my interactions with the folks there have been memorably pleasant. In fact a bad interaction really stands out because it's so unusual. The food is wonderful there. Going to a grocery store I was surprised to find an aisle marked for grits, something I never see at home. The BBQ is to die for, and the sauces are many and varied in flavor. The people are almost always very friendly, and some with thick accents. Most of the small town (non-chain) restaurants serve "rib-sticking" food that's very tasty and filling. The warmest time I spent in North Carolina was in the late Spring and it was already getting humid and hot. I also noticed there are a lot more Black folks there than I normally see at home, which historically makes sense. I got to town there late one night in Arkansas and the little restaurant was closing but they served me anyway (wonderful deep fried battered catfish). I've always had a good time there.

    • @canyonparkerfirebird
      @canyonparkerfirebird ปีที่แล้ว

      As a nc man I'm happy you found our food good, ya gotta try our pulled pork with some east Carolina BBQ sauce it's to die for .

  • @terrypennington2519
    @terrypennington2519 4 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    I'm a simple man, I live where there is grits. The south has lots of grits. I love grits. Therefore I love the south.

    • @uppitywhiteman6797
      @uppitywhiteman6797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Grits. Amen I have grits sent to me where I live in Mexico.

    • @turnermorgan1176
      @turnermorgan1176 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Even in Georgia, where I was reared, I have found grits that were syrupy, gritty water, or that would substitute for hardened concrete. Grits, prepared properly, with shrimp is heaven on a plate!

    • @thebestoneevermade
      @thebestoneevermade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Grits are life

    • @timothysmith5111
      @timothysmith5111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      grits = girls raised in the south

    • @dr3754
      @dr3754 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      you can get grits all over in nyc too. they throw in the extra gritty for free.

  • @lestranged
    @lestranged 5 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    If a kid is acting up so much that a stranger needs to tell them to quit it, when the parent is right there, oblivious, the parent dropped the ball! Because by the time the stranger finally said something, the kid was probably causing commotion for quite a while.

  • @sonnetlyric3951
    @sonnetlyric3951 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    "Ain't" and "Y'all" two of my most used words. South Carolina

    • @GoDawgs18
      @GoDawgs18 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sonnet Lyric GA is the same

    • @paulconnors2078
      @paulconnors2078 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And typically viewed as ignorant southern speak in the North.

    • @blownonfuel
      @blownonfuel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@paulconnors2078 Really shows who the ignorant one is doesn't it?

    • @DarthFrodo
      @DarthFrodo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don't fergit "yain't".

    • @GoDawgs18
      @GoDawgs18 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Darth Frodo I’m from North GA and I’ve never ever used that or heard that word
      Edit: I have used that before 😃

  • @PK-fw1xl
    @PK-fw1xl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sounds like heaven for my husband from India. He loves to start conversation with strangers, loves to give up his seat and open doors. He loves respect. He once opened a door for a woman who curtly said she didn't need a man to hold open a door.

  • @brianscheuermann9862
    @brianscheuermann9862 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    In North Carolina we actually have 2 different types of BBQ. Eastern and western. One is vinegar based the other is tomato based!

    • @brianscheuermann9862
      @brianscheuermann9862 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Christiaan Overgaard here in NC it's all ate with slaw and hushpuppies. But neither should have anything but a homemade sauce!!!

    • @lizygluck4068
      @lizygluck4068 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There also 2 different types of coleslaw. Red and white. Red is got more of a bbq flavor where as white(my fave; but only my mamas) is more mayo vinegar sugar based

    • @brianscheuermann9862
      @brianscheuermann9862 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lizygluck4068 we call "red slaw" BBQ slaw. Its isnt common where I live but there are a few spots that you will find it. I prefer vinegar and sugar based. And there aren't many places that make really good slaw period. Oh yeah, always use apple cider vinegar!!!! I wont make slaw without it!!!

    • @MichaelBryanNC
      @MichaelBryanNC 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I’m on the coast and I almost never see western bbq here, and we always use a vinegar based bbq sauce. All of our bbq restaurants have it or else it would have to shut down here for lack of sales.

    • @kameranspahn9554
      @kameranspahn9554 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Brian Scheuermann from mooresville NC myself and the vinegar based is the best in my opinion

  • @jewgirl952
    @jewgirl952 4 ปีที่แล้ว +271

    I love that children never, never address an adult by first name. They say Miss Donna or Mr. Paul.

    • @JRandomJacket
      @JRandomJacket 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This! The "Formal familiar" that you use with an older person you know well.

    • @Novadragneel832
      @Novadragneel832 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      And when someone introduces someone as aunt or uncle 9x out of 10 they arnt the aunt or uncle. Most of the time it's an older cousin.

    • @sunfishdana
      @sunfishdana 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Truth

    • @drmatt1984
      @drmatt1984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bizarre

    • @CeCactus13
      @CeCactus13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yep. I'm 18 and a half and lived in my current home since I was 5. I don't think I've ever called my neighbor's parents or my best friends' parents by first name.

  • @bulldogwings54
    @bulldogwings54 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Sweet Tea! 'The house wine of the South" Alabama White Sauce', Yum!

  • @ogfox9803
    @ogfox9803 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    People in the south are so kind, it’s an awesome community.

  • @TurnItUpWorld
    @TurnItUpWorld 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Manners and Thank You's go a long way. Love how "Bless your heart" has multiple meanings. Love grits. They're good any time of the day. Make sure you bring that sunblock if your plan on traveling to the South when it's summer time.

  • @catherinefunderburg3535
    @catherinefunderburg3535 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Just because you were invited to “ stop by anytime” don’t- it wasn’t a real invitation that was meant for you to drop by. You must call!

    • @ninaelsbethgustavsen2131
      @ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Here in Scandinavia it would be a legit invite..... ☺
      Love from Norway 💖

  • @woltersworld
    @woltersworld  5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Hey there fellow travelers! Thank you for all of your support & encourgement! So before you watch what do you think will be some of the "Don'ts of the South?" And let us know which ones we missed! Because we didn't get them all! So, sit back and have a sweet tea while you watch to get into the mood. Thanks again!

    • @c.ladimore1237
      @c.ladimore1237 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      don't expect consistent weather. keeps oscillating from 30 to 70 every other day here.

    • @QWERTYOP80
      @QWERTYOP80 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Wolters World Don’t mention guns, religion, or politics.

    • @adamcreatz
      @adamcreatz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      h

    • @robz7789
      @robz7789 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Mark! Come to Minnesota

    • @wjzav1971
      @wjzav1971 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I expected something along the lines of "Don't talk about the war!"

  • @foxiflakes8245
    @foxiflakes8245 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    to tell they truth the South will always be a part of me, I was born and raised in Middle Georgia and I grew up on Middle Georgia culture (in other words making it clear that I'm not from Atlanta) and even though my whole life goal has been to travel the world and experience new cultures, I'll never forget my own. I may leave it, but it will never leave me.

  • @swingrfd
    @swingrfd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    Southern hospitality is is mostly curiosity. Who are you? Where are you from? When are you leaving?

    • @campate6237
      @campate6237 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And us being nosy..lol

    • @dr3754
      @dr3754 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      aka bored and nosey. j/k you are right.

    • @samanthasmith3292
      @samanthasmith3292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep. A buncha nosy Nellies

    • @lindalai9092
      @lindalai9092 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That isn't true; you are very biased.

    • @kyoyayamahtashi8718
      @kyoyayamahtashi8718 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then when they have to leave, you almost follow them down the road.

  • @peterlafayette5595
    @peterlafayette5595 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Moved here 8 months ago 2019..love it here, nice people.

  • @et76039
    @et76039 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Dietitians may think that Southern cuisine is heart attack on a plate, but we'll die with a full stomach and a smile on the face.

    • @JugSouthgate
      @JugSouthgate 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And young!

    • @bettykat8483
      @bettykat8483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JugSouthgate So true lots of morbid obesity down south

    • @JugSouthgate
      @JugSouthgate 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bettykat8483 and we all pay for it

    • @cowboy4jesus3N1
      @cowboy4jesus3N1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Perhaps, for those with a sedentary lifestyle. I know lots of folks in their late 80s and 90's , when both my Grandmas passed on one was 100, the other 104.
      Granddaddy was 94.
      Today people are so consumed with the though of dying, they actually stop living.

    • @et76039
      @et76039 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cowboy4jesus3N1 , both of my grandfathers and one of my grandmothers made it to their nineties.

  • @Louisfps
    @Louisfps 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I do miss the South, used to spend a lot of time there for work and leisure, and people are really nice there. The food is incredible the BBQ is out of this world

  • @simonashworth2820
    @simonashworth2820 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I’m a Brit and this is how I treat everyone. Lots of us Brits do. South USA sounds like a great place to visit or better still live. 😀🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧😀

    • @adampindell
      @adampindell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just don't come in mid August 😩

    • @Jenufir
      @Jenufir 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or July, or September. But visit us any time. :)

    • @alvojnikovic2171
      @alvojnikovic2171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The south was the last to leave the British empire and the accent and culture is very much derived from England that’s why it’s so similar. Georgia was named after King George for example. And yes don’t visit during the summer. It’s brutal.

    • @bearbenton5945
      @bearbenton5945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Come on over. We love meeting new people, and you're sure to get a few casseroles from the neighbors. Best part about the south, despite what others always talk about that aren't from here, is we don't care what color/religion you are. Beautiful country, you can go hunting, fishing, go to church or hell don't. Don't matter. You'll be taken in with open arms and kindness.

    • @charlessmith8679
      @charlessmith8679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@adampindell mid August now, it's only 85 now, thats warm here

  • @janewhitely964
    @janewhitely964 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    As a Southerner, I’m pretty much a stickler for being on time.

    • @jake2011rt
      @jake2011rt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, that one struck me as odd as well. Most people I know down here are very punctual. Lateness is only common at really informal social events (a la family gatherings). Even the late people at church know that they specifically are the late people.

    • @robert7879
      @robert7879 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm also a southern and am always on time I dont know where he got that from

    • @constantvictory3547
      @constantvictory3547 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Right? Maybe Georgia is different than Tampa, New Orleans, Memphis, and Houston where I was raised with the unbreakable rule, "Early is on time, on time is late and late is unacceptable"

    • @sparks6177
      @sparks6177 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m from the south also and if it’s something formal I’ll get there early or if it’s the kind of formal where being early is rude either way always be on time for a formal get together or some sort of business it’s disrespectful to be late for that sort of thing

    • @alfredoalcantar8691
      @alfredoalcantar8691 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ShootinTheShit then no invite for you

  • @ChristChickAutistic
    @ChristChickAutistic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Remember, if you hear a Southern woman say "Aw, hell no!", run! Lol!
    Also, "the roads are great!"
    * laughs in Mississippi red clay*.

    • @teribendt94
      @teribendt94 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have heard about Mississippi`s famous red clay lol!! We have some areas of SC where that can be found but from what I heard you all would beat us hands down.

    • @k_tess
      @k_tess 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wait I thought Geogia was famous for the red clay?
      Here Take it! We dont want it.

  • @DUFFYSaraxian
    @DUFFYSaraxian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Born in Savannah, lived in the South. Have watched your other videos. You are a generous man.

  • @michaelteal391
    @michaelteal391 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    10 points for having a picture of the Bojangles' box.

  • @tomboyhns2643
    @tomboyhns2643 5 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    “Don’t confuse bbq with grilling out.”
    Brian Hull: “PREACH IT BROTHER! PREACH IT!”
    😂😂😂
    I live in Northeast North Carolina, and a lot of stereotypical southern things tend to be done by Baptists in my area, which is not a bad thing at all, just not *everyone* is gonna be that way.

    • @efraim3364
      @efraim3364 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      BBQ IS NOT A VERB!

    • @sillybirdy1994
      @sillybirdy1994 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So freakin true. Im from Ky and heard one of my Australian friends talking about BBQing and how he'd put stuff on the BBQ. I was so confused. BBQing to me is putting something in a smoker one afternoon and leaving it overnight lol.

    • @aaronclift
      @aaronclift 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@efraim3364 YES!!!

    • @Visplight
      @Visplight 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm currently living in the middle east. "BBQ" here is just "throw meat on grill until no longer red." It pains me.

    • @grigoregruesome3606
      @grigoregruesome3606 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seriously! In the north bbq generally means meat cooked any way slathered with nasty corn syrup. You can’t get good bbq up here.

  • @yayaglass
    @yayaglass 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    As a Southern Woman, I approve this message.

  • @mmadmic
    @mmadmic ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This video convinced me to visit the the South of the USA, probably more than once at it's so big compared to my country, Belgium.
    I think I'd come for Christmas, usually I go to Tenerife, for Christmas and/or New Year but it looks a very amazing place to go.

  • @johnnybravo3869
    @johnnybravo3869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +287

    The biggest "Don't": don't come and try to change Here into wherever it is you're from.

    • @user-cv3gd2wr5q
      @user-cv3gd2wr5q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Johnny Bravo I think that’s one of the biggest don’ts there is.

    • @bentuck743
      @bentuck743 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Born and raised nashvillian, this man speak the truth. Californians, don’t come around here and try to make it LA.

    • @JesseG085
      @JesseG085 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      As a southerner living in CA people here tell me all the time how backwards the rest of the country is. Most of them have never been outside of CA but want to flee CA to "fix" other states.
      I stay out of local politics because it ain't my sandbox and I'm not here to stay.

    • @patrickmcdonald9160
      @patrickmcdonald9160 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I left my hometown for that exact reason

    • @bentuck743
      @bentuck743 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      It doesn’t need fixing. Stay in your own damn city. This is why everyone hates CA. All so arrogant.

  • @frostlessice9232
    @frostlessice9232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    Also, MOUNTAIN OYSTERS ARE NOT OYSTERS.

    • @Petermanchannel9
      @Petermanchannel9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      But they are great! Those are a cattle town thing, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas. Not so much the south.

    • @frostlessice9232
      @frostlessice9232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Petermanchannel9 I'd agree but I see a crap ton of them on menus.

    • @Petermanchannel9
      @Petermanchannel9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      FrostlessIce oh for sure, I like them a lot.

    • @WoeGoesTheWeekend
      @WoeGoesTheWeekend 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good ole calf fries

    • @shawncameron9514
      @shawncameron9514 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They're also not southern

  • @demthangs91
    @demthangs91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    “The roads are good.” Me from Southern Louisiana; "Please tell me more!”

    • @lorrimiller7010
      @lorrimiller7010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Terreboune parish?

    • @demthangs91
      @demthangs91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lorri Miller yeah Houma

    • @lorrimiller7010
      @lorrimiller7010 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Houma Terrebonne high school for me. Parents,sisters,nieces,nephews all still live in Houma.

    • @ianjwright
      @ianjwright 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yea I’m from nola, words I’ve never said in the same sentence

    • @dr3754
      @dr3754 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      time to get mcconnell and trump to send your welfare state more northern state tax money.

  • @mattshialdean9356
    @mattshialdean9356 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    As a Taiwanese, this video would be a terrific guideline manual for me. American southern culture is always fascinating for me.
    If I can take a trip to it, that would be the coolest thing in the world.
    Hope this pandemic will be through soon, can't wait to meet my new friendly friends in the south.

    • @suelancaster6959
      @suelancaster6959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't know how Taiwan is dealing with covid right now but many southern states have fully opened up and have no restrictions anymore. If you could get to florida (I don't know what air travel is like tho) you could have a completely normal vacation in the deep South. We love tourists and our weather is pretty similar to the climate in Taiwan. I think the only thing different weather wise is we have tornadoes and typhoons

    • @mattshialdean9356
      @mattshialdean9356 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@suelancaster6959 We have typhoons, too. But a tornado is really rare for us. I've heard that many times from websites. Hope the day I travel doesn't need to face the horrible atmosphere. It sounds easy to cause death. : (

    • @that_crazy_native_chick
      @that_crazy_native_chick 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope you get to experience the South. It's truly awesome!

    • @DJREZEREKT
      @DJREZEREKT 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Come check out New England for some great colonial history ( The other part of that southern story) It is a great experience

    • @dpelpal
      @dpelpal ปีที่แล้ว

      @Faris T Not if the American air force has anything to say about it.

  • @cheesemarine
    @cheesemarine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I'm from the UK and have actually always loved the Southern US accents. They have a lot of character imo.
    As a side note the American conception of a what a biscuit is confuses the hell out of me.

    • @garfieldsans967
      @garfieldsans967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yes the southern biscuit and UK biscuit are very different. I’ve been the the UK and find your biscuits confusing as well. Because in the south biscuit are used as a side for breakfast or a meal with gravy and are usually fluffy/savory bread for dipping in the gravy of a food or just to eat as a side meal. From what I saw in the UK it seems your biscuit is a smaller thin crunchy/sweet side piece for dipping in tea but if I’m wrong please correct me. I’m from New Orleans btw and we have very light accents if you like a deeper more stereotypical accent listen to ppl from Alabama or Middle Louisiana or “Deep South” for most people. P.s. if you have any other American questions just ask

    • @rylanbaker9643
      @rylanbaker9643 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      As an american I would say that an american biscuit is almost like a small loaf of bread, while British or European biscuits are almost like a sweet cracker

    • @cheesemarine
      @cheesemarine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I see so is it a bit like a scone then in terms of texture? While being savoury instead of sweet?

    • @rylanbaker9643
      @rylanbaker9643 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@cheesemarine yeah I would say

    • @garfieldsans967
      @garfieldsans967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      BurningLove it is softer then a scone in most cases, but some people like having crispy or more dense biscuits. I prefer light and fluffy biscuits. Also many people cut biscuits in half to put jelly, jam, or butter. They make for a very good side meal for breakfast, brunch, and chicken and waffles.

  • @Beyondthehike
    @Beyondthehike 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Also if you come in spring or summer bring mosquito repellant. In some places they are big enough to carry you off

    • @claysoggyfries
      @claysoggyfries 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      jrskyline96 Yep. You’d think that you wouldn’t get bit up but it’s very likely, even in the Winter

    • @Mahomie_15
      @Mahomie_15 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Especially in the Lowcountry of South Carolina, where I live. Keep it on you at all times outside, from March through November.

    • @Dr.Westside
      @Dr.Westside 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Here in North Florida we don't have mosquitoes , we have biological helicopters that feed on blood .

    • @bff1316
      @bff1316 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sort of like Alaska, they'll drain the blood out of a moose as it stands?

  • @dbergerac9632
    @dbergerac9632 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    We have a lovely ground cover vine called "Kudzu" take home all you want.

    • @stanleyharrell6009
      @stanleyharrell6009 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      dbergerac I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. 2-4D goes really well with kudzu. Also napalm works too.🤣

    • @hazeldavis3176
      @hazeldavis3176 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Take some home to your kids, they're gonna love it!

    • @pjj9491
      @pjj9491 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      right...its so pretty...just put it in a bottle of water...lol

    • @damesaphira9790
      @damesaphira9790 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      LMFAO....imagine the people that don't get this.

    • @kittyhouse1028
      @kittyhouse1028 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Take some home and plug your worst enemy's lawn, in early summer.

  • @hasting06
    @hasting06 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just told my man we need to move to the south! Thank you for this video! I've only been to Nashville and I couldn't believe how friendly everyone was. Strangers hugged me! No one could believe they don't sell sweet tea by the gallon anywhere here in Oregon. I live for sweet tea.

    • @xero402
      @xero402 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some of the best examples of Southerners are people who have relocated from somewhere else