South USA - The Don'ts of Visiting the South
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- Heading to Atlanta, New Orleans, Charleston or other parts of the Southeast US? Well here are our do's and do not's of visiting the South. From the incredible food you do not want to miss to some of the cultural differences that travelers and tourists to the south should really look out for. So if you are going for BBQ, Chicken and Waffles, southern hospitality or just to get to a warm weather destination these tourist information tips will really help you enjoy visiting the South of the USA more.
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“Bless your heart,” can mean anything from true compassion and prayers to “You don’t own a mirror do you?”
I always assume that "bless their heart" means the real tea is about to be spilled.
Lol!
“Nice” is the kiss of death when it’s used by a Southern lady.
I absolutely love the "bless your heart" and use it when I don't have anything nice to say.
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. 🙏👍🎚
Always remember: there's the South, and there's Florida. Two different things. And yes, I live in florida
Same with Texas.
Yeah Texas and Florida are southern but very very different.
Florida is the adopted child of the south or the California of the east coast
Yeah, once you get further south than about Pensacola then we go from Southern to tropical.
@@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
We won't judge you based on your kids actions, we'll judge you based on how you react.
BINGO!
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That's a shame and not indicative of all southerners.
@@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.
Get the grits
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.
YOUR OBVIOUSLY WHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@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...
HELL YEAH BROTHER!
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 🤗
@@charlotteandrews7980 hey your ok we accept everyone some people just dont see that
when you come to the south it is YOU that has the funny accent
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
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.
@jack ramirez Asswipe
@jack ramirez don't be racist
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
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.
I’d say you have better chances with her if she insults you lmao
I say that all the damn time and im from the north.
Oh ok
In the North, it's "where the customer is always right" in the South it's "where the customer is always 'Hon'"
@@jonathanlupfer5262 rural West, too, it's "Hon" or "Darling" etc.
"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.
Yes. This. We just generally love other people unless given a reason not to.
Do we know you? Cause if we do, then YES we are very noisy.
@@k_tess i think they meant to say nosy LUL
@@miker.6421 My autocorrect has a vendetta against me
Aymen......
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.
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.
That's a fact, same for Tennessee.
kinda like visiting Mexico Here every single state is a completely different culture in certain aspects
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.
i like the south always friendly people
I had a visitor to my state say one time "no doubt about it, you Texans are polite as hell". Beats catching lead.
Florida, the more north you go, the more southern you get.
One of the greatest paradoxes of the south, most of us have just written Florida off completely though as yanky
North Florida...Jacksonville, Pensacola and Tallahassee is South.
Parts of the glades are pretty dang southern.
Tallahassee is like Alabama lol
@@nightlyrowentree6047 I really hope you're joking.
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.
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.
Correct. Very bad manners to be late for a business appointment
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.
Be on time for funerals and weddings.
The Southern accent isn’t just one accent. It’s hundreds of different accents that are different from place to place.
Same for the Midwest.
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.
Literally a rule for everywhere...
@@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
Hell I hear different accents in the same town with the same people who have lived there for generations
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!
We only care about manners when they are a non-gay, white christian
おじ茶Wtripley coming from an Asian
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.
... and their mammys
Mammys isn't a word we use in the South.
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.
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.
Thanks ! Good to know 🫖😋
Now that IS similar to India...! :)
That exactly how I was taught with pure Cain sugar, of course.😊
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.
Same in sc
Oh...one don't is don't imitate the Southern accent to Southerners. They will instantly not like you.
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
I think that is a dont for anywhere. Dont imitate the accent or stereotypical lingo. No local appreciates it no matter where you go 🙂
@@QuimBeelivingstone It's because you *won't* get it right.
@@alexcarter8807 it's because it's rude.
VL123 So true! As a Deep South native, this is a complete turn off. Also, asking you to “talk” because it’s so “funny.”
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.
I was taught as a kid that "Being late is telling someone else that their time is less valuable than yours"
Good manners are free, bad manners will cost you.
Amen
Yeah I was taught to be on time just simply cause it's polite to not keep people waiting
If your on time....your late!
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
I love those now , & my local store has them in canned goods section!
She must’ve been from the lower part of South Carolina where people sound like Foghorn Leghorn.
"Don'ts of visiting the south"
Me, who lives in the south: Interesting
Lol same I was making sure if he’s telling the truth
Same 😂
SMB Bandit same
so did he miss anything? what can be added?
d r if u ever want breakfast at night don’t go to Waffle House past 10pm
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.
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
Could you give me some examples?
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.
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)
@@Lucas-qy7qz Suwannee county in north Central Florida
I'm a South Carolina gal. Proud southerner and wouldn't want to be from anywhere else!!
Just moved from the north...massive culture shock.
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.
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.
You are not wrong 😂😂
I might have to put on a sweatshirt in 80 degree weather.
South Louisiana here. It is not unusual to see 100% humidity on a summer morning. It rains at 101%, but not 100%.
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.
We have a short winter in Louisiana. Last year it was on a Wednesday.
If I can't taste the diabetes in my sweet tea, then it ain't sweet tea... Plain and simple.
Lol, damn true.
@@hoppy5359 Nope, not a one. Only issue I've ever had that could relate to anything to that is having my appendix removed.
Bojangles sweet tea tho
@@BrutalOwls Definitely, especially in the morning and the diabeetus hits you just right haha
Thats literally how my family does it
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.
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 .
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.
Good manners are a traveling necessity everywhere!
"If someone scolds your child they are not judging you as a parent." Yes, we are definitely judging you as a parent.
sonya garner Try to stop me and I’ll scold you as well. (Addition)
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.
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.
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.
@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.
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.
@ball baby 2 Who highlighted ball baby 2's incoherent rant ?
@ball baby 2 so much projection, from you.
I lived in Mississippi for three years and no one ever said that to me. Of course none of them knew my Momma.
Good to know ...
People do the same thing all over the world. It isn't something special.
Stinks though, when people move here, they try make things like from where they move from. The South is disappearing. Sucks.
Difference between the cities and the rural areas. Atlanta is uber-liberal.
Not fast enough.
If I open the door for one mo' Yankee and they don't say "thank you" imma flip out.
@Jason H to be honest I don't want see that thing everyday. Keep it at home, on your clothes, on your car. Why do I have to suffer so you can feel better. You live in this country with other people and everyone don't a positive history with the Confederate flag.
When I was growing up in Ohio in the 1950s it used to be mannered like the South, then the New Yorkers started moving in and has been downhill ever since.
Driving from Florida to Alberta I found the people in the south were super friendly.
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 :)
Texans don’t have manners
@@cuntwrap1596 ESPECIALLY on the highways... my goodness I remember tensing up as a kid in the passenger with how crazy Texas drivers were.
Southern United States culture is exactly like our very own Indian cultures
@@kenny87ification Hmm. There's one critical difference, that can't get cited here...
@@sollyolly9547 As in???
If someone waves to you, you are obligated to wave back.
Always wave back!!!!
Even if it's a waved fist?
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! :)
I wave to people all the time just to say "hi". They are under no obligation to wave back to me.
Alex- you're a young woman. Nobody wants to get me tooed.
These were really great tips! Most important: smile! We're happy y'all came down here to visit. Our smile is genuine. And we love it when we see a genuine smile returned.
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
Dont expect this kind of people in atlanta. The crowd in Atlanta is, well, bless their hearts
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.
Isn’t that the fucking truth
Thats mainly bc most of the ppl that live in Downtown Atlanta arent from Atlanta.
Bunch of mongrel's in ATL.
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.
'We arent judging your parenting skills when your kid acts up"
Yes we are.
Yep. We just do it politely by not criticizing you. this coming from a born and raised Georgia boy
Yep, shut your damn kid up.
I don't. Every kid misbehaves. It's how they learn.
Do southerners always intervene when kids misbehave, or only when the bad behavior affects others?
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.
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.
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.
Sounds great. Atlanta traffic is horrible, I wouldn't consider the city southern anymore though lol
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.
@@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
“How’s your mom & them” is a well known saying here in Alabama. It’s just polite conversation.
Here in Georgia too, though it sounds more like "mom 'n' em".
"How's yer mama-an-them?" (mama-an-them is pronounced as one word)
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! 🌺
We say 'hows your mom and "nem". LOL
@@realcanadiangirl64 Interesting, what part of canada are you from?
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.
as a fellow Tennessean i fully support this comment. see, strangers talking.
Same here in Alabama
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.
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!
My first time with the Southern States wasn't a really good experience.
Lol literal gold.
LOL
I remember you from the LTE comments!
Wasn't a great experience for them either.
We're only nice if you don't try to push us around.
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!
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?
when i go to the north i’m always surprised by how rude ppl seem lol. but it’s just cultural differences
I am from Northern England . How do they get anything done?
@@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.
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!
Hi , I’m from Victoria in Australia, hope to get to the South in the next year or so, when things settle down with Covid. Love your history and loved your video, very interesting and helpful. Cheers 👏💗🇦🇺
The narrator forgot to mention a sweet little town called Eufaula, AL. We have many beautiful antebellum homes and are known for Bass fishing. Many televised fishing tournaments are held here! And of course, the people are fabulous!🥰
Small towns are the best, most representative of the South. The food, the slow pace, the friendly people. The heat, humidity and mosquitoes!
Don't spend too much time in the big cities. True southern hospitalities are found in small towns that you only find by taking back roads.
I'm a native born Californian but my family was from Missouri/Oklahoma and my hubby's family was Texas/Arkansas. We both were raised with the manners, but CA drove it into a dark closet of our being. When we left that God forsaken state in our retirement, we eventually (Full time RV lifestyle) ended up in Texas. It was a shock, but a good shock! Eventually we have ended up here in Kentucky & have settled down here. The manners, friendly folks and lifestyle here is what calms my soul and makes me happy! I loved Texas, but Kentucky is now our home! 😍
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.
It used to be that way in Ohio. I hope the south never loses it.
Also done in small town/rural Canada :)
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.
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.
I live in Florida and putting the comments from people and my personal experiences they seem to be completely different
Some days I think there might be more churches than people down here lol
I'm worried about going down south being trans and part of the LGBT. Would it be safe for me?
@@PixieSugar1991 there are people down here that are lgbt+ myself included, so yes just don’t be pushy and you’ll be fine
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
Your enthusiam is so infectious, and the information you have given is insightful and considered. We're travelling through the South in a few weeks time taking in Nashville, Memphis, Natchez, New Orleans, Pensacola, Atlanta and Asheville. Thank you for the incredibly helpful tips that I'm sure will come into their own when we're there!
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!
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.
basically, we take things into our own hands.
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.
💯. 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. 🙄😅
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.
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.
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...?"
It is ok to talk about your town because we really are interested and may be interested in visiting there.
jack ramirez ignorance is your strong suit
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.
I went to my neices graduation in Cleveland Tenn. We were finding a place to park a policeman came by the car and helped us laddies out of the car such kindness in the south.They sure loved Elvis there too. it's beautiful there in April when the dog woods are blooming. Love it there
Laddies?
People in the south are so kind, it’s an awesome community.
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.
If they are from nj they can bring some taylor ham
Ohio and Seattle as well when you move to Charleston(seriously, so rude!!)
@grants245906 North Chuck but work in West Ashley. Very rarely are there locals anymore...I'm guessing Boeing for Washington but...Ohio...idk
THIS. IS. VERY. RELEVANT.
What if I'm moving to seek political freedom?
My family has lived in North Carolina since it was still a colony and I have one word for you: Cheerwine.
Yes I love cheerwine
Keep it hand me an rc...
Cheer wine buss I wish they had this in Georgia
@@ardenchery9354 It's sold in the grocery stores (Kroger, at least) where I live in Georgia (north Fulton county). Good luck!
HEEELLLL YEAH
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.
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.
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
@@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. : (
I hope you get to experience the South. It's truly awesome!
Come check out New England for some great colonial history ( The other part of that southern story) It is a great experience
@Faris T Not if the American air force has anything to say about it.
Having manners is mandatory no matter what part of the world you’re in
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.
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."
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.
Have u been to NJ
@@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... :/
Absolutely DON’T let children call adults by their first name.
DON’T: Hi Mark!
DO: Hi Mr. Mark!
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
@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.
DO: Oh hi Mark!
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.
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.
I'm not from the south, but I've lived in Asheville NC for over 35 years. So I consider myself a southerner. I absolutely detest being late. And I'm almost always early. Unless I'm invited to a friend's house for an occasion, then I'm no more than 5 or 10 minutes early.
I don't think being a southerner means that they are late any more often than anyone from other parts of the country. Don't stereotype!!!
One thing about our heat in the South that surprises a lot of people from cooler areas is how the heat lingers into the night, especially in really humid places like Savannah. My wife and I got married in Savannah on an evening in late July and I clearly remember it was still above 90 degrees for a couple hours past sundown.
Southeast AL here, that sounds about right. 1 a.m. look at outside thermometer, its in the 80s.
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.
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.
Florida - the farther south you go, the farther north you get.
ha
Yep, in Florida you go north to get to the South.
@A D north Florida is very different especially outside of Jacksonville.
I love when he started talking about the Spanish moss I literally said out loud "DON'T TOUCH IT!"😂
As a southerner, I CANNOT understate the deliciousness of a good biscuit (cornbread too!). Seriously, if you're stopping by, you're so missing out if you don't get a plate of some. (Remember butter though- cornbread and biscuits can be dry depending on who's making them)
We use the “I’m fixin to” meaning we are going to do something soon but take our Time doing so.
"if someone says bless your heart it can have multiple meanings"
truer words were never spoken
We are very friendly in the South, but also heavily armed.
Which is why manners are important. Keep it civil because crap hits the fan pretty quickly.
So that's why everyone has good manners
@@mr.shepherdspie7958 yup. Everyone is respectful because we all have guns. Makes a lot of people nicer.
@@jonathansalcido5208 I don't know if that's a good thing, or bad thing
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?
This is the way Australia was when I was growing up, so glad that you are still decent people 🇺🇸💖💐
My father was sent to WA during the war...he found it VERY similar to S.Louisiana..( except for the accent)
It's amazing isn't it? A common thread unites so many people, often unbeknownst to them 💐
Of course. I think most Australians and Southerners have a great deal in common. Love from the Southern United States! Love ya, Australia!
Same to you, have a nice summer 👍
Were the last ones left
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 !
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.
@@jerrywinters6914 Im very sure I will , thanks Jerry
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.
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
I hate it when people call it a “country” accent. We have country in the north, and no one talks that way there.
@@snarkylive Jesus you sound miserable
@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
@@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
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.
Grits. Amen I have grits sent to me where I live in Mexico.
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!
Grits are life
grits = girls raised in the south
you can get grits all over in nyc too. they throw in the extra gritty for free.
l have toured the South extensively, for its history, culture, and musical heritage. lt's so refreshing to have a region where manners still mean a great deal - after my longest tour of the South, 2 1/2 months, l went to San Francisco, and already at the bus station l was shocked at the rudeness of the people. True, the South has great food; Cajun and Creole cuisine in wonderful, black-eyed peas, pulled pork, cornbread, catfish, grits, and Texas beefsteak are superb. ln the South, even lots of big-city dwellers have a cool Southern accent.
As someone from the North of England I found the people of the Southern US states rude .
Don't assume a young women can't speak for herself... dont ask for her father to answer for her
3:50-4:07 is that the Outer Banks/near the outer banks?????
I'm from Alabama and I approve this message.
One thing though: Duke's is a tasty mayo.
But, here in Alabama, we have Bama mayo, Bama grape jelly and Bama apple jelly.
Bama mayo is made exclusively for Alabama. It is better than Dukes, IMPO.
It's super creamy. Not overly salty or sweet.
And, you should try the White BBQ sauce. Great on grilled and smoked chicken.
Big Bob Gibson' s white. BBQ sauce is the one I like best. Wal-Mart has bottles of it.
When I was in Alabama (I drove truck for a living) I was shocked to find that numerous BBQ places did not have beef.
I love that children never, never address an adult by first name. They say Miss Donna or Mr. Paul.
This! The "Formal familiar" that you use with an older person you know well.
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.
Truth
Bizarre
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.
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
I'm from Columbus, Georgia & I love your video. Well Done! Bless your heart for making this video :)
OMG THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE TEA!!. I grew up in the south and loved the sweet tea. Moving to the north you have to specifically ask for it. If u just say "tea" it's unsweetened. And if you do ask for sweet, they might give you sugar packets. people in the north do not know how to make good sweet tea. I've gone to several different restaurants in the North and all of it is just garbo.
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.
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....
@@mikeoneil5770 God's Country, SEGA!
Yes we southerners are friendly..🤗 Oh and sweet Tea is our wine..
Sweet tea is the life blood of the south
vinciroth Indeed it is!😊
Seriously so much nicer than people in california
Sweet tea and biscuits my god
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.
I've watched a lot of your videos and I've trusted all of them. When I watched this one I knew it would be the one I would have to judge you on because im from Mississippi. I have to say you nailed it! I love the south and you shared great positive things about it! Thanks for showing that we are welcoming people ready to help anyone! If your car is broke down here on the side of the road I guarantee it won't be long because someone is about to stop and help fix it and all they want is a "thank you"! Thanks dude
Thanks Philip. I have a don'ts of Mississippi that will be coming out in July. I hope you are happy with it. All the best to you!
@@woltersworld heck yeah man can't wait to watch it! I hope you went to the gulf coast! Its the best part and I think Ocean Springs is Mississippi's best little town! I highly recommend it
I wasn't raised in the south, but we northerners USED to be taught those manners as well. Sadly, those days are gone. I married into a southern family and my daughter-in-law is from the deep south. They are warm and welcoming people. Just remember you are a guest in their home country.
Why do you think we fought the civil war, your just guests here
@@charlessmith8679 The Civil War wasn't fought to determine who was a guest in which part of the country. As an American, we can--at least until the "real ID's" are required-- freely move about our country. We can also move from state to state. Good manners ought to prevail anywhere.
Lol home country were the same country
@@onemercilessming1342 america is not the South. Because you have a card from fuhrer sam that says you're welcome here, you aren't. You are a parasite, a blight.
No. They are not welcoming and warm people in my view. It depends on your culture
And they need to remember they are guests in the countries they visit abroad . Which isn't want they do
It works both ways
Here in the south it’s humid we call it the "The air you wear”.
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.
Kevin Byrne it’s true. But you get used to it.
In soflo we have an atmosphere you can swim through
My personal favorite is swimming while walking
Erin Yep pterodactyl skeeters .. fly off with your young in’s.
I ordered unsweetened iced tea at a restaurant in Alabama & the waitress said "are you from up north?" 🤣 Um, yes.
Insult! 🤭
@@coolcutsgal2 😊
Lol
Yeah we treat unsweet tea like its poison 😂
@@pumpkinmomma155 Hahaha. I see why she thought I was so strange. 😊 I love it unsweetened with lemon & a raspberry teabag to flavor it.
Great job! You covered so many items that most folks would miss - said from a South Carolina native.
The being late thing is new to me. I've never experienced that (Georgia, born and raised). Being punctual is to value the other person's time. It's impolite to be late, and when you are, you apologize.
Now, maybe he's conflating meeting and visiting. When you go visit someone, you show up whenever. "I'll come for a visit on Sunday" could be any time after church but before supper. But when you say you're going to meet someone for lunch at noon ... you be there at noon.
That is very true, it is impolite to be late for a meeting.
"Ain't" and "Y'all" two of my most used words. South Carolina
Sonnet Lyric GA is the same
And typically viewed as ignorant southern speak in the North.
@@paulconnors2078 Really shows who the ignorant one is doesn't it?
Don't fergit "yain't".
Darth Frodo I’m from North GA and I’ve never ever used that or heard that word
Edit: I have used that before 😃
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!
Here in Scandinavia it would be a legit invite..... ☺
Love from Norway 💖
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.
Some of the best examples of Southerners are people who have relocated from somewhere else
You absolutely nailed it! Great job and thank you for the respect for the south :)
You can always tell if someone is a tourist if they either:
A-Don’t hold the door.
B-Look perplexed as to why you are holding the door.
My Chinese classmates are like “everyone’s so nice here. People hold the door and everyone says ‘hello’”.
Jeff T Did I say that?
Fr fr I always have held doors for everyone, lots of people look at me weird when I travel
CryogenicGames So the opposite situation?! That’s actually pretty darn cute, no lie.
as a proud englishman brought up the correct way I would always hold the door.my father (a canadian always said manners cost nothing)
Held the door open for a dude when I was up in NJ and he stopped walking just to thank me. When my wife came down from NJ to KY for school she thought all the dudes were trying to get at something when they held the door lol
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)
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.
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.
@@stephen7135 lol that speaks incredibly negatively to those gun owners if they'd react like that.
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.
That yes mam no mam will get ya a long way down here
Now THIS is how you describe our homelands here in the South. THANK YOU.
Your videos are awesome man! You hit the nail on the head with this one. Thank you!
There is no sound more pleasing to the ear than a Southern accent❤
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.
@@mmendel46 LOL 😁
Note to all "actors"... a little goes a long way, and we _DON'T_ sound like Foghorn Leghorn.
Grating is the Yankee accent
@@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.
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.
I will be holding my Father's casket back at his funeral, because he's always late.
Damn
My dads uncle was late to his own funeral cause the hearse got a flat tire
Don't know how many times I've heard that
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
As someone from georgia I’m glad to see how accurate this is. Definitely check out Rochelle if you come back, there’s a restaurant there that has some of the best southern food anywhere
Be prepared to wave at folks on backroads when driving, if your in the country down here and pass someone on the road you wave even if you don’t know em it’s just what we do lol
hell ya