Bless your heart isnt always used in a negative way. It is mostly used as sarcasm but if someone is sick or going through a hard time we will use the term in a non sarcastic manner
I was born in the south but now I live near Chicago in Illinois and everyone is disrespectful and so rude in preschool someone threw me off the top of the slide and I got in trouble
As someone who has never been to the South, when is the best time for visiting in the fall if we want to see historical reenactments and that kind of thing? is there a "season" for that or does it just depend on the specific event?
Hi Wolter, Louisiana girl here. I know this is an older video but just wanted to thank you for shining a light on the good things in the South. And to visitors, DO NOT COME HERE IN THE SUMMER! Even those of us who live here want to escape the 100 degree temps with 100% humidity.
The Bubonic J. Underrated comment. It can also be said about tragic events or simply about unforunate ones, and be entirely sincere. Gauge it by facial expression. If they look like they might laugh, it may be a little less than sincere. Otherwise, though I don't say it myself, from my experience, people will, generally, mean it sincerely.
One summer day, I got off a plane in New Orleans, with a British family. When we hit the air outside, the daughter looked at me and asked, "How do you live in this heat?" I thought for a moment and replied, "We don't. We live in air conditioned houses, work in air conditioned offices, shop in air conditioned stores and drive air conditioned cars. We only go outside for a few hours in the morning and evening."
I remember we did not have air conditioning until I was about 13. Mercy! do I remember those nights trying to sleep. We found ways to stay cool in the day by the hose pipe or going to the creek for a swim.
@@deepsouth3319 You're right. I had NO air conditioned classrooms in school (1959-1970) and only a few in college. Lots of tricks - do stuff in the early morning or late afternoon. Open all the windows in the morning and gradually begin closing curtains around 10 a.m. until the sun goes down. Screens on windows keep bugs out. Houses had a porch, often screened-in, but we would sit on the porch at night and talk, whittle, watch the littles ones play. Drink lots of water, eat lots of fruit (which is why watermelon is popular). Tricks like that. But frankly, some nights are so hot and humid it was just miserable and you'd pray to collect enough money to buy a window air conditioner for the bedroom!
@@CathyDWahl I miss those times on the back porch breaking Rattle Snake beans and shucking corn with my family. I could not wait for my mom to make cream corn for supper(she made the absolute best) and her home made biscuits to go with it. Wow, I get teary eyed thinking about those days long gone.
Texan here. This video is incorrect about "Bless Your Heart". When people say this, they aren't ALWAYS insulting you. People say this as an expression of sympathy for you, such as... Person 1: "I broke my leg and can't go to work for two months. I don't know how I'm going to drive to the store!" Person 2: "Oh bless your heart!"... Some people DO say it as a polite insult, as the video suggests, but this really isn't a proper use of the expression, from what I was taught by my old Texas granny. Good day, y'all...
My Momma & her family are from Texas (I was born there also) & so I heard them use "Bless your/her/his/or their Heart(s)". Usually it was a sign of sympathy but sometimes also used as a polite way of saying someone was trying real hard but wasn't really doing well. I don't usually use it myself, but once I was talking to a friend in Ohio & it slipped out. I was talking about a canoe trip I had been on with some people from school years ago. I described it like this: "This one guy really wanted to try to steer the canoe, and 'Bless His Heart' he..." My Ohio friend jumped in laughed & and said "I know enough Southernese, that means he was really really bad at it." I grinned sheepishly & said yes, he kept running into the shore or overhanging branches until I took over. I could see the guy wasn't doing it on purpose & was giving it his best, but.... well bless his heart he tried. (^_^)
Eh. I’ve lived in Texas my whole life. All over Texas. And everywhere it’s our nice way of saying “you dumbass.” The ONLY time I have ever heard someone say bless your heart in a sympathetic fashion is if there’s a death in the family and it’s immediate followed by a prayer. For instance “how you doin honey?” “Not so good, my momma just passed.” “Oh bless your heart, may we pray over you?” If it’s not immediately followed with the offer of a prayer, it’s an insult. But ALOT of Texans, even though we’re charming, are very blunt. I won’t say bless your heart, I’ll tell you you’re a dumbass, and everyone I have encountered is the same. People only use bless your heart when you’re not from here as a polite way of not starting an argument because you’re a dumbass, when you don’t get along with a family member or in law and use bless your heart to not start a family mutiny, or it’s the go to way of saying “I don’t like you, leave me alone.” That one is the most common.
I'm from California, and I was stationed in the South when I served in the Marine Corps, and I truly enjoyed my time there. The people are wonderful and so is the food! I still have good friends there! I was in Virginia, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, & Louisiana 😊 Time for a roadtrip!
Naples Where's your source for that claim, buckaroo? I've met some shitty, shitty, shitty people who claim to be good Christians. Doesn't matter what you believe in, asshat. Shitty people are gonna be shitty. Such a closed minded assumption...
Mr Mister , atheist tend to be more angry just from my personal experience. And they don't have to be Christian to believe in god. I'm assuming you are atheist.
Terrance Parker I agree, there’s still a bunch of racism in the South from what I’ve seen and heard. Along with that there’s some horrible politicians down in the South that don’t allow the people to have economic opportunity.
@@tetrabolt5174 agree with both of y'alls points but not everyone in the south is racist I'm a devoted Christian and I believe everyone where is created by the same God and everyone is it's the same we're all created in God's image
This is Deep South, many don’t realize Florida is *not* Deep South, don’t expect Southern hospitality. Also: don’t stand under or play with Spanish moss. Red bugs! The umbrellas over tables are not just for shade.
Trine Daely chiggers, they are in all sorts of plants and bushes too. They are tiny and bury under your skin...hate them when I'm pulling vines and ivy out of the azaleas so I can enjoy the one week they're in full bloom.
Hell if you go even to Fort Lauderdale, No one know what sweet tea is? You go to a restaurant ask for sweet tea and they look at you like you got a third eye. Never even heard of it.. That isn't southern...Miami is all Cuban. If you don't speak Spanish your lost in Miami..
I've gotta agree with Tyne for the most part. Some small towns are more Southern but the cities are mostly transplants from Northern states, about 80% I've been told. Lived near Tampa for over 20 years, there isn't much Southern about it.
@@cjgreen4331 I love Chinese food,crop. But, BBQ is so awesome! Ribs, pork shoulder, chicken and brisket. Slow smoked all day then slathered with BBQ sauce. If I don't make my own BBQ sauce, I like Jack Daniel's brand of BBQ sauce. Though, for grilled pork chops, I add orange marmalade. For grilled chicken, I add crushed pineapples with a little of the juice. Delicious.
@@anakelly76512 I'll admit, the pineapple flavoring with grilled chicken is hard to beat, (and I didnt even know Jack Daniel's made bbq sauce, I've always used Sweet Baby Ray's), but all of the meat tastes the same, smokey. Aside from burgers and al that
You keep on going with it....the traditions, the food and the people are of their own. Southerners are a proud people and wrongly stereotyped. I've traveled the whole US and when I cross into the South...at any point ...the feeling "ahhh, I'm home" takes me over. The South ...like no other place.....HOME.
@@jonahs92 East Texas is Southern excluding Houston (Somewhat Generic Megacity, still special though). Texas is a big and diverse state, ain't all the same. Here at least in the South East, can't say for Northern East Texas we're very influenced by Louisiana (The Land is basically the same too, Bayou's n' Swamps and all). A very large size of the black/mixed population here are Louisiana Creole who moved in the early 20th Century, quite a few Cajuns here too (I'm one of them). Same with food. Really what I'm saying is... The Gulf Coast stretching from Southeast Texas to Alabama is very very similar in culture, and is different than the rest of Texas.
I'm from germany and currently do my exchange semester here at UGA because of this video.I wanted to say thank you for the inspiration and I can 100% confirm these shocks
Come on to upstate South Carolina! We are in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. We have mountains (that would put you in mind of the Scottish highlands), lakes and endless nature trails and some of the best food in the world! Plus Clemson University! Go Tigers! ♥️♥️🐅🐅🇺🇸
Another thing about the South is that often times small towns, and mid-sized cities have just as much, if not more character than most of the large cities. Especially in North Carolina the small towns and mid-sized cities are more historical and have a lot of interesting people. If you go to North Carolina there are tons and tons of small towns. I would suggest visiting Winston-Salem, the Outer Banks, Valdese, Hickory, Asheville, Cherokee, New Bern, and many more.
Long Story short, We live in our own little world here In the south and we like it here. The rest of the country is entitled to their beliefs, however it doesn't really have any bearing on our lives. That's why southerners rarely move to other parts of the country.
Alabamian here. Bless your heart CAN be an insult, but not always. Yes the food is amazing here (I love fried chicken and carolina style BBQ.) The weather is nice, unless it's summer, then the south is basically an oven for a few months. I liked this video. 😊
As a tarheel, i hate the roaches from the south. In kindergaden we found a huge roach in a cubbyhole, The whole class was up on the tables in a heartbeat
OK, I am southern...Bless your heart is NOT an insult. Yes it can be used as one...but it is an expression of sympathy. If it is used about someone being sick it is a deep expression of concern and sympathy. IF you have done something stupid, it is an insulting expression of sympathy that you were born that dumb. It is all in context.
It goes both ways. I'm from Los Angeles and moved to Texas. Been here 4 months now. If you're stranger and make a mistake, a Southerner will say that as a passive-aggressive insult. Meaning," I hope God blesses you w/ intelligence so you're not stupid next time." If you're close friends/relative then it's sincere.
You all have such a bad knowledge about i hope that God blesses you we say it because we hope that God is with you in a good way i say it alot . I am from Arkansas please before you put words into our mouths please think about what you say first before you really know
Bless your heart depends on tone it's used with. We can say it without it being a sweet sounding insult, just have to listen to the tone to determine which one it is.
Virginia Southern girl here. What to eat in the south? Pulled pork barbecue with slaw, fried chicken, fried green tomatoes, fried okra, pecan pie, potato salad, sweet tea
YUCK!!! Only ever use Tabasco Pepper (not "Hot") Sauce. It is brewed, like whiskey, and takes years to make. Texas Pete, Frank's and such take only seconds to make are nothing more than Yankee hot pickle juice.
The Wandering Wife For dinner I had brisket, collard greens, fries okra, hush puppies, and cheerwine. Cheerwine is cherry soda, its an NC thing you can find it at cookout. Get it with the $5 combo! Seriously you get an entree two sides and a free drink, and corndogs are a side item
I've lived my practically all my life in the south (Florida and Louisiana) and had two points to make. 1. "Well bless your heart" can mean bad, as you say, but it is also mean for good. Depends on the context. 2. The oppressive heat is must longer than two months out of the year. July and August happen to be the worst.
And today, in January, it's 26°F, -3°C, in the middle of the afternoon in Atlanta. So you might have to subtract January from that list of good tourist weather months, too, in many southern places (some years).
Kentix This year was very unusual, it snowed twice here in south mississippi! Apparently it's been over 100 years since we had the amount of snow we got!
You probably got the same two snowstorms we got. I was out of town for the first, bigger one so I missed it. I came home and my neighbors had 6 five-foot tall snowmen in their yard.
So I guess you are interested in a German opinion. The first hour I was in Alabama I had to explain to 2 young women (20y olds) the difference between avenues and streets as they were totally lost and could not find an address 3 blocks away. I was shocked about that helplessness. Navigation is something you should learn in your childhood. Children MUST learn to go to primary school ALONE. You cannot rely on strangers advising you where to go, the rest of your life.
I think that had to do more with their age than the location. Because of GPS people can't even read maps anymore. I can read a map and it's shocking, you would think I was doing a magic trick the looks I get. So that's an age thing.
To be fair we don't have large metropolitan areas or good public transportation systems so almost everyone in AL drives a car with a GPS or we just ask directions because most people down here don't mind giving directions.
“Bless their heart” allows us to say something mean about someone, but in a nice way. For example: Well bless her heart, she looks like a raccoon taught her how to do her makeup.
It's cold as fuck in the winter and you guys have no fucking clue of how to drive in it either! I lived in Dallas for a bit they got a dusting of snow and everything shut down,people panicked, accidents every where! People were amazed that I was out driving in it...I told them I'll get worried when it's over my head! ...and even then probably not!
Because 9 months of HORRID COLD WEATHER. In Upstate NY, we had the 90 days of Summer. I refuse to follow my Grandparent's logic on their choice to settle there. I moved SOUTH.
Typically the SE has very lax zoning/construction laws. The place is practically run by developers. This means that there's lots of unregulated sprawl and new construction, which means much lower housing costs. On the surface this can seem good, but the lack of planning and infrastructure can mean absolutely horrible traffic in high population growth areas along with other problems.
Moved to Georgia from Missouri 5, going on 6 years ago. This man is spot on about everything. Biggest shock was definitely college football. My family was often teased for being “northern” and a “yankee.” We’d tell them Missouri was actually a border state, but southerners really enjoy lightheartedly teasing “northerners.”
Yes, on everything! I'm a GA native who travels a lot for work. I get so tired of hearing all of the misconceptions about the south and the prejudices assigned to the south every time I travel. I've even had someone look to see if I was wearing shoes once they heard my accent! I should mention that I don't watch sports, have a gun rack in my car (I don't know anyone who does actually) and, most importantly, I follow Jesus Christ, not religion. As always, great video! Thank you so much for debunking many of the misconceptions following the south. Y'all come back now!
I’ll always love the south, yeah I’m black and there’s a lot of terrible history here, but growing up here you learn to love the contradicting hospitality here. Even if someone doesn’t like you, they come off respectful and greet you. So if the hateful people are like that, just imagine how friendly everyone else is. Wouldn’t live anywhere else.
As a true Southerner, I appreciate the positive light you shed on Dixie. However, “Bless your heart” isn’t always an insult. Depending on the context, it can be expressed as sincere sympathy. Southerners can be fierce if crossed, but we do have big hearts as well. Thanks again for the video partner .
I've always thought southern drivers were really polite. Compared to a lot of places, southerners do not use their horns and they like to wave to strangers. Yeah, some drive fast but a lot like to drive slow. The south is all about taking life slow and enjoying one's time.
Lots of waving but Fr most of us drive however we want, lots of people speed, or just go when they want to & we got some wonky stop lights here and there that’re just single lights flickin red (idk maybe they’re useful? I’m bout to get my permit so there’s still some I ain’t learned yet) but we are friendly at our potlucks
Yes! As a person who lives in Alabama the first thing ppl are always asked is "Are you Alabama or Auburn?"... You were so accurate on that! We don't play about college football
This is true, but we don't want anyone we know to see us out looking unkempt. We may wear them to Walmart without a care, but we will turn around if we see someone familiar.
me and my family are southern, and we moved out to colorado (and have been livin here for the past 6 years). We have somehow made the neghborhood we living turn from cold and reserved, to warm and welcoming via our souther roots. WE HAVE THE PRIDE!!!
Let's not forget we have sweet tea... If you're at a restaurant outside of the south and ask for sweet tea, people will look at you like you're crazy lol
Yes! I'm southern, but I live in Seattle. I went to Popeyes and asked for sweet tea with my food (because they had been advertising sweet cane tea) and they gave me unsweet tea! This happened at 2 different locations. When I asked why would they advertise it and not sell it, they told me that I'm supposed to put my own sugar in my tea! WTF!?
Try buying grits in New York! I couldnt find any so I said to the manager, "Do you have grits?" and he said, "We are an equal opportunity employer!" Im NOT LYING! Now when I have to go up there, I take them with me!
Get off the freeway if you really want to see the South. Generally on the weekends many towns, large and small, hold festivals, fairs, flea markets, and farmers' markets. Google where you're going and see what's going on. Hang with the locals and you'll have fun.
Being from Los Angeles,I think I had an authentic moment in a little SC town.It was a Waffle House or Huddle Hut or something.Grits came with my order,I was clueless.I asked the waitress "what the hell you trying to feed me,spackling compound?" The waitress patted me on the shoulder and(in a beautiful accent)said "Well bless your heart.They're called grits,sugar".
@@deepsouth3319 I can read people pretty well.She was genuine and awesome while I giggled like a cheerleader and got a buttload of stares.Waffle Houses are their own kind of awesome-I miss them.
I read and hear a lot online where they say "bless your heart" with the meaning that you're being stupid. Lived in the deep south all but one year of my life (almost 35 now), and here "Bless your heart" is a sympathetic term. I've only ever had it directed to me during bereavement, illness, children's illness, accidents, injuries, etc. I've never been told that because I was stupid. People are more direct than that. "Yeah, that was stupid, dum dum." That's what they tell you. Or maybe, "Yeah, I wouldn't do that anymore. Ever. You should try......" And then they educate you because we are nothing if not helpful and talkative.
I just have never been told that as a veiled insult that I can remember. My husband tells me he's heard it a bunch in a negative way. I must hang around more honest people. If I'm being stupid, I'm usually strait up told the exact level of stupidity I just demonstrated. If I'm having an rotten day, I get blessings. lol
Yeah, this is the attitude you encounter in the South if you stay a while. The "hospitality" thing is surface bullshit. You'll find a lot of clannish insular resentfullness anytime they find out you don't share their outlook on something. Sweet surface, bitter core. Not everyone of course, there are some open caring people down to the core, but the nasty "us & them" attitude is a pervasive pattern that I haven't found to be the case elsewhere in the US. It's important to say though that this is not true of all the South. The inner Atlanta metro is nothing like this. Same for all of urbanized Florida, triangle NC, northern VA/DC, etc.
echt114 because if immigration is too high then the locals get replaced. That's what is happening now. Everywhere you go, especially in cities, more and more yankees come and don't assimilate to our culture, continue thinking we're backwards, look down on us, and generally do not fit it. This happens in the North too because that's just how humans are. Don't blame us for liking our own kind
People in the South have good manners but that doesn't mean they won't talk behind your back. If a woman calls you "darling" or "sweetheart" that doesn't mean she's interested in you. If they call you "Sir" or "Ma'am" that doesn't mean they really respect you.
@thegaygaymerchannel Yes, by some you will be treated differently than in Las Vegas. You'll also be treated differently if you go to Maine or Hawaii. Just like you will be treated differently If you go to Germany or China. When ever you are an outsider you will be treated differently. Humans kinda suck like that. I would suggest you look for the good in people and not focus on the bad. There are good people out there.
I have been treated like shit cuz I have white skin. I'm not saying it doesn't happen cuz it totally does happen. Things are improving a little at a time. If you stick to the medium sized cities things are improving a lot faster than elsewhere. As to Las Vegas in particular its a money town and a service town. If your racism gets in the way of your boss making money your gone. Not the case in many places unfortunately.
"bless your heart" isn't an insult 99% of the time. it's used, mostly, when u don't know what else to say. like at a funeral or if someone is having a bad time. " I have a cold" "well, bless your heart". not an insult. the football thing is true. southern pride is really true.
adam fox Not at all true Adam, it's quite the opposite in my humble opinion. I've heard it used in many favorable ways before but most of the time, it's used in a backhanded compliment.When Bless his or her heart is spoken it's not said favorably, however it's always said in a polite tone, which is something that's absolutely priceless! 😊 I wouldn't consider living any other place except the Deep South. 😁
I recently moved from the north (Pittsburgh) to North Carolina, you are so right-- people are soooo nice!!!!!! No profanity, grafitti, environment is so clean, lots to do.
When I say, "Bless your heart", I mean it to express sympathy. We also say, "Shut your mouth". But we don't, by any means, mean it in a bad way. Go Vols!!
chris malone Same...or at least if they gonna move down here, dont try to make us change our ways.. We shouldnt adapt to northerners, they should adapt to southern. I certainly would never move north and force them to go to church every sunday, require ice tea, convert them to owning a gun, etc...
ImJust Me I am from the north but it’s amish country in Ohio. The only thing different between that area of Ohio and the south is snow and the accent haha. I moved to NC and it’s great.
I was born and raised in the South and never realized how good the food was until I moved to Denver. When people here say they're having BBQ it usually means they're grilling hot dogs
I did a massive trip through the US before starting Uni, and my favourite places were NYC, DC and the entire deep south. I'd love to come back and just road trip through the south!
I'm too late for anybody to see this, but I am from the south and I live in the south but I've been elsewhere and I have two things to add. (I grew up in Durham, NC, and right now I live in Lizard Lick, NC.) First, food - eat barbecue. I do not care which sub-region you're in; there's a local flavor of barbecue and it's amazing. I'll be glad to talk your ear off about why western NC is the best, but that's personal taste, and the worst true southern barbecue is pretty damn good. Second, *talk* to the locals. I've been a tourist in many parts of the US, and in a few parts of Europe, and I've struck up conversation with people where I was and it was eh. But when you invite a Southerner to talk to you, we care what you have to tell us and we care that you hear what we have to tell you, about everything but religion or politics. Here in the rural south, I can sit down next to a stranger and strike up a conversation and they won't think that's at all strange, and we'll have a great time. Oh, and drink local. I say this mostly about where just my own state is concerned - ask for local beer. If you're in Kentucky, ask for local whiskey. If you're in central or wetsern Tennessee, ask for local whiskey. If you're in the Appalachian mountains, ask for local cider - you would've gotten crazy looks for that just five years ago, but today, it'll be fabulous. But if you're east of the mountains, *especially* if you're in central North Carolina but not just here, ask after local beer; it's taken off in the past few years and I'd genuinely put us ahead of the northwest. Drink local.
teucer915 It’s true. We moved here years ago from Northern California (got out just in the nick of time), and it is amazing how many outstanding breweries there are in NC. What a delightful surprise!
-"Bless your heart," can mean, "I empathize with you, " OR, "you are really dumb," -They are bull parts, not man parts, ha. And I can't stand seeing those things hanging from the back of trucks! -And we live in parishes in Louisiana.. And yea, it's muggy! Good video, thanks
Bless your heart is good when spoken to a friend or family member. If it's a stranger, they're calling you stupid. I had one lady say it when I was applying for a job and they weren't hiring.
It's really a matter of punctuation. When someone says, "Oh, blessyourheart," you're being put down. If it's "Oh. Bless. Your. Heart," then it's empathy.
Moving Picture Production big culture shock for me as a kid moving from Mississippi to Massachusetts the f word flies here I never heard it before in Mississippi I guess they were careful not to say it around kids and many just don't say it ,, one of many differences ,,, who's did you say was ignorant again ,,lol
When you drive around in suburbs the number of college Flags you see out is way more than I've ever seen anywhere else. Also the number of American flags out everywhere is way more than anywhere else.
The Mr. and Mrs. First man is a new thing, it didn't start until the last 20 years or so. It's not a south thing, we say Mr. or Mrs. the last name, that's southern, I would have been slapped 4 times for even THINKING about using an adults first name.
The south is like it's own little world we have our own culture and own history/background like parts of Georgia (were I grew up and still live) it's like it's own little world be have big cities and small towns
I live in Texas. We are so friendly. I always say “Bless your heart” all the time. I don’t mean any sarcasm at all when I say it. I mean it in a very nice way. Always and I tell people this. I am very honest. If you are rude. I get rude back. If you are sad I will try to make you happy. I am that type of person. As tourist have told me. “Your parents taught you to be a considerate and compassionate compassionate person.” That’s how my parents raised me. That’s how hubby and I raised our three boys. Sports. Football in Texas is huge. Baseball is also huge.
A lot of the things you talk about in the video are common only in Georgia, not all the South. Every southern state is a little different for example, in NC you would almost NEVER see a GA Bulldogs bumper sticker, we go for ACC basketball more. by the way, we think northerners are terrible drivers and hate it when we are criticized - our view is 'if you don't like how we do something you are more than welcome to go back home. "Bless your heart" isn't always an insult, it can be but it can also be a sincere expression of sympathy.
Hi Mark! I've watched your videos for a long time. I really enjoy your advice. My fiancé and I are backpacking Europe next summer for our honeymoon and your advice has been a big help! I'm from the south and I loved this video! People from the south understand it's worth, but people from other parts of the country don't appreciate it. You're so right about the pride. We bought and renovated a historic home and we're so proud of our community and our hard work. Thanks so much for this video!! Loved it
Victoria Allen I love that you you restored your historic home!! My degree is in Historic Preservation and I'm always so proud of people who go through the trouble (because it's hard) of restoration. Good job!!
I'm from Northeast England near Newcastle. I loved Georgia. A few of us went there in spring and as soon as the people heard us talk they took a real liking to us. In a diner these girls came n sat with us as soon as we ordered our food. We spent so much longer there than we planned. It was an awesome trip.
Football is also religion in Texas. The UT Longhorns and TX A&M Aggies are the main teams, but Texas has so many high schools & colleges, people may follow the UT or TA&M, but they may also follow their local HS or college teams.
When I lived in Texas for a year, that's when I started liking football. I was pretty sure if I didn't, I'd be coated in honey and left for the fire ants.
I love the south.....twice visited and I will be back....everyone is so friendly....and the food and history is cool....and I don't know how many times I was told "don't be in such a hurry, your in the south!"....
You forgot one: in the South, they remember the "war between the states" as if it happened yesterday. So if you are from the North, never call it "the civil war"
Another stupid outsider who thinks they can comment like they know shit when they literally have no fucking clue. Why oh why do outsiders feel the need to talk like they know everything about a place and people they have never tried to associate with or talk to?
Artemis Moon lol that's cute, it's December in California and the weather is at 76 in the early morning but once it hits 11am the temperature quickly rises to the 80s
Just found your channel while I looking for vids on tipping etiquette and already subscribed. So cool that people can make an entire channel around travel tips and be so successful at it. I like how simple and straightforward your content is. Great info, no frills needed.
Bless your heart isnt always used in a negative way. It is mostly used as sarcasm but if someone is sick or going through a hard time we will use the term in a non sarcastic manner
Thank you!!!
Tyclone Yeah, but even in a negative light, it’s equivalent to saying “You don’t know this?”
Sometimes "Bless your heart", just means blaess your heart. In fact, I have rarely heard used sarcastically. It's usually sympathetic.
No it's not always sarcastic. I've moatly said it when someone has been Injured. Such as a car accident.
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I find “bless your heart” to be quite versatile.
*raised in south*
Me: Alright.
Mom: WHATD YOU SAY?
Me: yes ma’am...
I was born in the south but now I live near Chicago in Illinois and everyone is disrespectful and so rude in preschool someone threw me off the top of the slide and I got in trouble
Austin Z as a person who was also born and raised in the south, that is very true
Raised in Texas
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I also can confirm this is very true
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The weather in the south is great in spring fall and winter. Summer is the sweaty armpits of hell
Sasquatch Hadarock "sweaty armpits of hell" is an understatement 😂😂😂 #GeorgiaLifestyle
IT's only bad for 2-3 moths, But, people stay in the shade or indoors. Then, everybody goes outside at night
To be eaten by mosquitos!
As someone who has never been to the South, when is the best time for visiting in the fall if we want to see historical reenactments and that kind of thing? is there a "season" for that or does it just depend on the specific event?
Katherine Swanson Usually happens in summer I bet you could find some in the Carolinas and Virginia
"Y'all" is objectively the most useful addition the American dialect has made to English.
It beats out any of the other attempts at an English plural form of "you"
Al S | New York’s “you’s guys”
Only because we dropped "thou/thee/thy" from the language. You used to be the plural. Damn shame we lost that.
Yeah, you all.
we all= w'all
Y'all are welcome.
Fried food? Hell we'd deep fry water if we could.
monitor1862 Fried water! Yum.
We fried butter, its only a matter of time.
ＶＡＰＯＲ ＷＡＶＥ ＩＳ ＬＩＦＥ wait wait wait wait we did ?
I'll take 20.
monitor1862 if it didn’t kill you, we’d onit
Hi Wolter, Louisiana girl here. I know this is an older video but just wanted to thank you for shining a light on the good things in the South. And to visitors, DO NOT COME HERE IN THE SUMMER! Even those of us who live here want to escape the 100 degree temps with 100% humidity.
Oh my you are not wrong. I don't think he quite sells the humidity and how thick it is.
LA and east Texas is the worst summers anywhere. So humid. But I'm used to it lol
Deepfried food in heaps and no real winter are not good thing!
Pikkabuu we have a winter and it does snow.
Hell on Earth I hate it here in Summer.
"Bless your heart" can also be sincere! So, don't get angry when someone says it after you've just told them your grandmother died this morning.
I wish someone had told me that when a smiling old lady said that. I told her to go fuck herself, and she cried. Oops.
The Bubonic J.
Underrated comment. It can also be said about tragic events or simply about unforunate ones, and be entirely sincere.
Gauge it by facial expression. If they look like they might laugh, it may be a little less than sincere. Otherwise, though I don't say it myself, from my experience, people will, generally, mean it sincerely.
I live in the south and I use it as an “aww I feel so bad for you” instead of “lol your stoopid”
THATS RIGHT.
One summer day, I got off a plane in New Orleans, with a British family. When we hit the air outside, the daughter looked at me and asked, "How do you live in this heat?" I thought for a moment and replied, "We don't. We live in air conditioned houses, work in air conditioned offices, shop in air conditioned stores and drive air conditioned cars. We only go outside for a few hours in the morning and evening."
I remember we did not have air conditioning until I was about 13. Mercy! do I remember those nights trying to sleep. We found ways to stay cool in the day by the hose pipe or going to the creek for a swim.
@@deepsouth3319 You're right. I had NO air conditioned classrooms in school (1959-1970) and only a few in college. Lots of tricks - do stuff in the early morning or late afternoon. Open all the windows in the morning and gradually begin closing curtains around 10 a.m. until the sun goes down. Screens on windows keep bugs out. Houses had a porch, often screened-in, but we would sit on the porch at night and talk, whittle, watch the littles ones play. Drink lots of water, eat lots of fruit (which is why watermelon is popular). Tricks like that. But frankly, some nights are so hot and humid it was just miserable and you'd pray to collect enough money to buy a window air conditioner for the bedroom!
@@CathyDWahl I miss those times on the back porch breaking Rattle Snake beans and shucking corn with my family. I could not wait for my mom to make cream corn for supper(she made the absolute best) and her home made biscuits to go with it. Wow, I get teary eyed thinking about those days long gone.
Texan here. This video is incorrect about "Bless Your Heart". When people say this, they aren't ALWAYS insulting you. People say this as an expression of sympathy for you, such as... Person 1: "I broke my leg and can't go to work for two months. I don't know how I'm going to drive to the store!" Person 2: "Oh bless your heart!"... Some people DO say it as a polite insult, as the video suggests, but this really isn't a proper use of the expression, from what I was taught by my old Texas granny. Good day, y'all...
Do you consider Texas south, or south west, or both?
Azerd true south
Noneya Beeswax oh crap I I forgot about that one😂😂
My Momma & her family are from Texas (I was born there also) & so I heard them use "Bless your/her/his/or their Heart(s)". Usually it was a sign of sympathy but sometimes also used as a polite way of saying someone was trying real hard but wasn't really doing well.
I don't usually use it myself, but once I was talking to a friend in Ohio & it slipped out. I was talking about a canoe trip I had been on with some people from school years ago. I described it like this: "This one guy really wanted to try to steer the canoe, and 'Bless His Heart' he..." My Ohio friend jumped in laughed & and said "I know enough Southernese, that means he was really really bad at it." I grinned sheepishly & said yes, he kept running into the shore or overhanging branches until I took over. I could see the guy wasn't doing it on purpose & was giving it his best, but.... well bless his heart he tried. (^_^)
Eh. I’ve lived in Texas my whole life. All over Texas. And everywhere it’s our nice way of saying “you dumbass.” The ONLY time I have ever heard someone say bless your heart in a sympathetic fashion is if there’s a death in the family and it’s immediate followed by a prayer. For instance “how you doin honey?” “Not so good, my momma just passed.” “Oh bless your heart, may we pray over you?”
If it’s not immediately followed with the offer of a prayer, it’s an insult. But ALOT of Texans, even though we’re charming, are very blunt. I won’t say bless your heart, I’ll tell you you’re a dumbass, and everyone I have encountered is the same. People only use bless your heart when you’re not from here as a polite way of not starting an argument because you’re a dumbass, when you don’t get along with a family member or in law and use bless your heart to not start a family mutiny, or it’s the go to way of saying “I don’t like you, leave me alone.” That one is the most common.
"Bless your heart" can be both a compliment and an insult. It all depends on the context and inflection.
Yep
If you help a lady they will say bless your heart
I think it probably always meant a good thing. Until sarcasm became popular.
Thank you for saying this!❤
Exactly. A good rule of thumb is - if it's said with concern, it's sympathy. If it's said with a smirk or a smile, it's pestering.
I want to thank you for speaking so favorably of the south❤️
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I'm from California, and I was stationed in the South when I served in the Marine Corps, and I truly enjoyed my time there. The people are wonderful and so is the food! I still have good friends there! I was in Virginia, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, & Louisiana 😊 Time for a roadtrip!
American by birth, southren by the grace of God! Born n raised in Alabama.... with an education! whaaat?!?
Amen fellow proud southerner.
Brandon Cole hey that is me I am being raised in Alabama with an education
Chandler believe it or not , the smartest people in the world believe in god or a god , and the angriest people in the world tend to be atheist
Naples Where's your source for that claim, buckaroo? I've met some shitty, shitty, shitty people who claim to be good Christians. Doesn't matter what you believe in, asshat. Shitty people are gonna be shitty. Such a closed minded assumption...
Mr Mister , atheist tend to be more angry just from my personal experience. And they don't have to be Christian to believe in god. I'm assuming you are atheist.
It shocks me that people move here complain but STAY!
Darrell Tiencken I'm like that. But I'm only 14 so I can not make the decision to move yet. When I turn 18 I'm out.
People that come and visit are yankee's. People that come and stay are damn yankee's -- My grandfather
Darrell Tiencken I complain... but I was literally dragged out of the south
Darrell Tiencken to all these people. please leave im sick of your attitudes.
Oh you know new york is the best, meanwhile living in miami florida...
I hope the south stays underrated like it is so it doesn't change
I love the South.
I'm from the south and I hope it change for people like me
Terrance Parker I agree, there’s still a bunch of racism in the South from what I’ve seen and heard. Along with that there’s some horrible politicians down in the South that don’t allow the people to have economic opportunity.
@@tetrabolt5174 absolutely true
@@tetrabolt5174 agree with both of y'alls points but not everyone in the south is racist I'm a devoted Christian and I believe everyone where is created by the same God and everyone is it's the same we're all created in God's image
This is Deep South, many don’t realize Florida is *not* Deep South, don’t expect Southern hospitality.
Also: don’t stand under or play with Spanish moss. Red bugs! The umbrellas over tables are not just for shade.
Trine Daely chiggers, they are in all sorts of plants and bushes too. They are tiny and bury under your skin...hate them when I'm pulling vines and ivy out of the azaleas so I can enjoy the one week they're in full bloom.
Trine Daely hey that's completely false I take it you have never been to Jacksonville FL that's very southern to me yeah Florida I s a Southern state
Hell if you go even to Fort Lauderdale, No one know what sweet tea is? You go to a restaurant ask for sweet tea and they look at you like you got a third eye. Never even heard of it.. That isn't southern...Miami is all Cuban. If you don't speak Spanish your lost in Miami..
Depends where in Florida one is talking about.
I've gotta agree with Tyne for the most part. Some small towns are more Southern but the cities are mostly transplants from Northern states, about 80% I've been told. Lived near Tampa for over 20 years, there isn't much Southern about it.
Soul food, baby. It's what the Lord serves in Heaven because you're coming home.
❤❤❤
i want to enjoy soul food more, but chinese food is just better, and debatebly mexican food. Bbq and stuff just aint all that
@@cjgreen4331
I love Chinese food,crop.
But, BBQ is so awesome!
Ribs, pork shoulder, chicken and brisket. Slow smoked all day then slathered with BBQ sauce. If I don't make my own BBQ sauce, I like Jack Daniel's brand of BBQ sauce. Though, for grilled pork chops, I add orange marmalade. For grilled chicken, I add crushed pineapples with a little of the juice. Delicious.
@@anakelly76512 I'll admit, the pineapple flavoring with grilled chicken is hard to beat, (and I didnt even know Jack Daniel's made bbq sauce, I've always used Sweet Baby Ray's), but all of the meat tastes the same, smokey. Aside from burgers and al that
Soul food and Southern food are exactly the same thing.
In England we say "Aw Bless" instead of "Bless Your Heart". It can be both genuine and condesending.
South dialect comes from the British aristocracy! A lot of the terms are similar!
@@benjaminburkett9962 yet another loser feature
@@benjaminburkett9962 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Grits!
You keep on going with it....the traditions, the food and the people are of their own. Southerners are a proud people and wrongly stereotyped. I've traveled the whole US and when I cross into the South...at any point ...the feeling "ahhh, I'm home" takes me over. The South ...like no other place.....HOME.
They've been liberated from the evil influences of the traitor party.
Are you from Texas or are you from the South? We're next to the South, not part of it!
@@jonahs92 East Texas is Southern excluding Houston (Somewhat Generic Megacity, still special though). Texas is a big and diverse state, ain't all the same. Here at least in the South East, can't say for Northern East Texas we're very influenced by Louisiana (The Land is basically the same too, Bayou's n' Swamps and all). A very large size of the black/mixed population here are Louisiana Creole who moved in the early 20th Century, quite a few Cajuns here too (I'm one of them).
Same with food. Really what I'm saying is... The Gulf Coast stretching from Southeast Texas to Alabama is very very similar in culture, and is different than the rest of Texas.
That's how I am with Wisconsin.
@@wkdravenna The Democrat Party?
I love in the south why tf am I watching this
Mike Rotchburns me too. I live in Marietta, one sister in Savannah, the other in Charleston. I think we like to know what people think of us lol
Me also but enjoying it anyway
Ikr!! Nashvillian here
I’m in Dyersburg, TN!
Same
I'm from germany and currently do my exchange semester here at UGA because of this video.I wanted to say thank you for the inspiration and I can 100% confirm these shocks
if a bbq place dosent give you a half loaf of whitebread, leave immediately.
Robert Light agreef
If a BBQ place doesn't have a roll of paper towels on the table...
Also If a bbq place lets u put the sauce on ur pork it’s probably (not always) trash and defiantly not artisan
I’d love to visit the south of the USA one day, love from Ireland 🇮🇪
The south is majority black and the whites are racist
Come on to upstate South Carolina! We are in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. We have mountains (that would put you in mind of the Scottish highlands), lakes and endless nature trails and some of the best food in the world! Plus Clemson University! Go Tigers! ♥️♥️🐅🐅🇺🇸
Y'all will enjoy!
Another thing about the South is that often times small towns, and mid-sized cities have just as much, if not more character than most of the large cities. Especially in North Carolina the small towns and mid-sized cities are more historical and have a lot of interesting people. If you go to North Carolina there are tons and tons of small towns. I would suggest visiting Winston-Salem, the Outer Banks, Valdese, Hickory, Asheville, Cherokee, New Bern, and many more.
I prefer the small towns.
THANK YOU for this comment! 💜💜💜
Yes Sir! North Cakalack is the best!
Hey, I live near Hickory! And yes, the true south is in the small town.
I don't necessarily like Ashville, they lowkey crazy, but the surrounding towns are awesome, especially the mom and pops shops.❤❤❤
You won't leave the south hungry
but you might leave fat
Unless your when if the many homeless people in New Orleans
Unless your when if the many homeless people in New Orleans
Unless your when if the many homeless people in New Orleans
@@hboco great the record is broken
Long Story short, We live in our own little world here In the south and we like it here. The rest of the country is entitled to their beliefs, however it doesn't really have any bearing on our lives. That's why southerners rarely move to other parts of the country.
kenneth Geeslin there are southerners and then there are Democrats
@RainingDogs bravo! Well said!
@RainingDogs yep. A card carrier!
111 likes I pray to the universe to grant me full healing and complete restoration of my stomach health. I am manifesting good health.
Amen.
I'm laughing so hard, because I live in Georgia and you got EVERYTHING right
Spaghetti Phobe ikr
Alabamian here. Bless your heart CAN be an insult, but not always. Yes the food is amazing here (I love fried chicken and carolina style BBQ.) The weather is nice, unless it's summer, then the south is basically an oven for a few months. I liked this video. 😊
I'm from the South, and you should be warned we have big bugs. BIG! Even the gnats are big!
Yes, the mosquitoes will pick you up and fly away with you! 🕷
As a tarheel, i hate the roaches from the south. In kindergaden we found a huge roach in a cubbyhole, The whole class was up on the tables in a heartbeat
Joe Momma yeah we do have BIG bugs
Joe Momma i just hate the horseflys
Im NOT afraid of any bugs but Ive had HUGE ones land on me before that gave me a turn! Usually, I just look at it until it flies away!
OK, I am southern...Bless your heart is NOT an insult. Yes it can be used as one...but it is an expression of sympathy. If it is used about someone being sick it is a deep expression of concern and sympathy. IF you have done something stupid, it is an insulting expression of sympathy that you were born that dumb. It is all in context.
Cj Joshlin when southerners say "Bless your heart" to each other, it is normally sincere.
Cj Joshlin . That is true, but it is comminly used ironically/sarcastically
It goes both ways. I'm from Los Angeles and moved to Texas. Been here 4 months now. If you're stranger and make a mistake, a Southerner will say that as a passive-aggressive insult. Meaning," I hope God blesses you w/ intelligence so you're not stupid next time." If you're close friends/relative then it's sincere.
You all have such a bad knowledge about i hope that God blesses you we say it because we hope that God is with you in a good way i say it alot . I am from Arkansas please before you put words into our mouths please think about what you say first before you really know
Cj Joshlin Yeah...I've never used that phrase as an insult. If I am going to insult someone it ain't gonna be "Bless your heart!"
Bless your heart depends on tone it's used with. We can say it without it being a sweet sounding insult, just have to listen to the tone to determine which one it is.
Sir I am from the South. Mobile. And I must say you have explained us very eloquently. Thank you for showing us for whom we truly are are
Mobile is awesome!
Hell yeah
Virginia Southern girl here. What to eat in the south? Pulled pork barbecue with slaw, fried chicken, fried green tomatoes, fried okra, pecan pie, potato salad, sweet tea
no Tabasco NOT Texas Pete vinegar swill
YUCK!!! Only ever use Tabasco Pepper (not "Hot") Sauce. It is brewed, like whiskey, and takes years to make. Texas Pete, Frank's and such take only seconds to make are nothing more than Yankee hot pickle juice.
The Wandering Wife For dinner I had brisket, collard greens, fries okra, hush puppies, and cheerwine. Cheerwine is cherry soda, its an NC thing you can find it at cookout. Get it with the $5 combo! Seriously you get an entree two sides and a free drink, and corndogs are a side item
+Blah also a good choice!
The Wandering Wife Virginia is southern?...I might as well call myself southern in Indiana, I eat those things on a daily basis.. :p
I've lived my practically all my life in the south (Florida and Louisiana) and had two points to make.
1. "Well bless your heart" can mean bad, as you say, but it is also mean for good. Depends on the context.
2. The oppressive heat is must longer than two months out of the year. July and August happen to be the worst.
And today, in January, it's 26°F, -3°C, in the middle of the afternoon in Atlanta. So you might have to subtract January from that list of good tourist weather months, too, in many southern places (some years).
76°F today in Florida
Kentix This year was very unusual, it snowed twice here in south mississippi! Apparently it's been over 100 years since we had the amount of snow we got!
You probably got the same two snowstorms we got. I was out of town for the first, bigger one so I missed it. I came home and my neighbors had 6 five-foot tall snowmen in their yard.
No snow in Florida
Real southerners don't give a damn what the rest of America thinks.
So I guess you are interested in a German opinion. The first hour I was in Alabama I had to explain to 2 young women (20y olds) the difference between avenues and streets as they were totally lost and could not find an address 3 blocks away. I was shocked about that helplessness. Navigation is something you should learn in your childhood. Children MUST learn to go to primary school ALONE. You cannot rely on strangers advising you where to go, the rest of your life.
I think that had to do more with their age than the location. Because of GPS people can't even read maps anymore. I can read a map and it's shocking, you would think I was doing a magic trick the looks I get. So that's an age thing.
To be fair we don't have large metropolitan areas or good public transportation systems so almost everyone in AL drives a car with a GPS or we just ask directions because most people down here don't mind giving directions.
Blatantly announcing out of nowhere that you don't give a damn about what someone thinks is the surest sign that you care very much.
Yee haw
“Bless your heart” can go either way, but it’s mostly used in a condescending manner.
No Shit and Fat Boy Traveler is annoying.
@@HighSpeedNoDrag Oh bless your heart
“Bless their heart” allows us to say something mean about someone, but in a nice way.
For example: Well bless her heart, she looks like a raccoon taught her how to do her makeup.
Depends 100% on the person saying it.
Lgbtqp people will not mean it.
People that walk in love - will mean the words theyre saying.
You don't EVER hear anyone say they are going to retire and move up north. Why do you suppose that is?
Because it’s cold in the north
It's cold as fuck in the winter and you guys have no fucking clue of how to drive in it either! I lived in Dallas for a bit they got a dusting of snow and everything shut down,people panicked, accidents every where! People were amazed that I was out driving in it...I told them I'll get worried when it's over my head! ...and even then probably not!
lol, I was born in Cali, raised in NY , and haved lived in GA for 12 years now. It's almost completely about weather
Because 9 months of HORRID COLD WEATHER. In Upstate NY, we had the 90 days of Summer. I refuse to follow my Grandparent's logic on their choice to settle there. I moved SOUTH.
Typically the SE has very lax zoning/construction laws. The place is practically run by developers. This means that there's lots of unregulated sprawl and new construction, which means much lower housing costs. On the surface this can seem good, but the lack of planning and infrastructure can mean absolutely horrible traffic in high population growth areas along with other problems.
Moved to Georgia from Missouri 5, going on 6 years ago. This man is spot on about everything. Biggest shock was definitely college football. My family was often teased for being “northern” and a “yankee.” We’d tell them Missouri was actually a border state, but southerners really enjoy lightheartedly teasing “northerners.”
You tell em Haley! 😎👍
Lighthearted...huh.
I was called a Yankee all the time. Trying to explain you were a Mets fan not a Yankee fan didn't work.
Yes, on everything! I'm a GA native who travels a lot for work. I get so tired of hearing all of the misconceptions about the south and the prejudices assigned to the south every time I travel. I've even had someone look to see if I was wearing shoes once they heard my accent! I should mention that I don't watch sports, have a gun rack in my car (I don't know anyone who does actually) and, most importantly, I follow Jesus Christ, not religion. As always, great video! Thank you so much for debunking many of the misconceptions following the south. Y'all come back now!
God Bless You A C. It is a blessing to hear and see someone stand up for their faith! We definitely need more Christians doing that!
I’ll always love the south, yeah I’m black and there’s a lot of terrible history here, but growing up here you learn to love the contradicting hospitality here. Even if someone doesn’t like you, they come off respectful and greet you. So if the hateful people are like that, just imagine how friendly everyone else is. Wouldn’t live anywhere else.
As a true Southerner, I appreciate the positive light you shed on Dixie. However, “Bless your heart” isn’t always an insult. Depending on the context, it can be expressed as sincere sympathy. Southerners can be fierce if crossed, but we do have big hearts as well. Thanks again for the video partner .
In Georgia it’s used as an expression of sympathy far more than an insult
I've always thought southern drivers were really polite. Compared to a lot of places, southerners do not use their horns and they like to wave to strangers. Yeah, some drive fast but a lot like to drive slow. The south is all about taking life slow and enjoying one's time.
and we wave with all 5 fingers (even in traffic).
If they drive slow
Yeah the waving to strangers is definitely a think. Doesn’t matter if u know the person, you make eye contact u smile and wave.
Lots of waving but Fr most of us drive however we want, lots of people speed, or just go when they want to & we got some wonky stop lights here and there that’re just single lights flickin red (idk maybe they’re useful? I’m bout to get my permit so there’s still some I ain’t learned yet) but we are friendly at our potlucks
Also depends if you are in the big cities or not. I will tell you if you go to Atlanta that disappears in seconds.
"Bless your heart" is southern for "At least you mean well." *CONFIRMED.*
yeah
I'm a Southerner and we actually use 'Bless your heart' two different ways. Sincere and sarcastic, it depends on the way we say it.
Yes! As a person who lives in Alabama the first thing ppl are always asked is "Are you Alabama or Auburn?"... You were so accurate on that! We don't play about college football
whitney hendrieth Roll Tide
I live in Georgia and women wearing yoga pants/exercise pants is definitely a pretty common thing.
My Sandwich Is A Fried Boot This comment is underrated
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This is true, but we don't want anyone we know to see us out looking unkempt. We may wear them to Walmart without a care, but we will turn around if we see someone familiar.
if you go to the south you need to go to a fair especially the georgia national fair is the best one I have been to
Fr the one downtown
ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL TIDE ROLLLLLLL GO SABAN
me and my family are southern, and we moved out to colorado (and have been livin here for the past 6 years). We have somehow made the neghborhood we living turn from cold and reserved, to warm and welcoming via our souther roots. WE HAVE THE PRIDE!!!
One thing I find crazy about the south is how big and intense Texas high school marching bands are
Cpt. Bearshark TX ISN'T the South
HotAndSour Soup Its the transitional state between the "deep south" and the west. So it's half-south.
Historically, Texas is the part of the south because it was one of the confederate states. But Texas is so big that it also overlaps the West.
Texas isn't part of the South. We're distinct from them.
@@hotandsoursoup2664 🤣🤣 u aint never been in Texas or even East texas huh boy🤣🤣
Whenever I feel sad about being from the South, I watch this video. Thanks for making the South look great!
Let's not forget we have sweet tea... If you're at a restaurant outside of the south and ask for sweet tea, people will look at you like you're crazy lol
Or if you're a tourist, make sure you specify "sweet" or "unsweet" when you order!
Greek Sun lol anyone from the south that went past Louisiana can speak from experience
I haven’t had water in a restaurant in 5 years. Sweat tea or bust
Yes! I'm southern, but I live in Seattle. I went to Popeyes and asked for sweet tea with my food (because they had been advertising sweet cane tea) and they gave me unsweet tea! This happened at 2 different locations. When I asked why would they advertise it and not sell it, they told me that I'm supposed to put my own sugar in my tea! WTF!?
Try buying grits in New York! I couldnt find any so I said to the manager, "Do you have grits?" and he said, "We are an equal opportunity employer!" Im NOT LYING! Now when I have to go up there, I take them with me!
Get off the freeway if you really want to see the South. Generally on the weekends many towns, large and small, hold festivals, fairs, flea markets, and farmers' markets. Google where you're going and see what's going on. Hang with the locals and you'll have fun.
You can take the girl out of the South. But you can't take the 'South' out of the girl. 🌸✨
#bornandraised
#rolltideroll
Amber Miller ROLL TIDE
Ahem.... Geaux Tigers and War Eagle😂
I wasn't born in the south; but I got here as soon as I could!
Being from Los Angeles,I think I had an authentic moment in a little SC town.It was a Waffle House or Huddle Hut or something.Grits came with my order,I was clueless.I asked the waitress "what the hell you trying to feed me,spackling compound?" The waitress patted me on the shoulder and(in a beautiful accent)said "Well bless your heart.They're called grits,sugar".
Bless your heart, as in "you dumb moron, even a 4 year old knows what grits are".
She called you a fucking moron lol
@@ashlieneevel9671 Lol maybe so,maybe not.She seemed genuinely amused and gave me a big hug when she handed me the check,anyway.
That is hilarious! "spackling compound"! I'm sure she was genuine to you. That is a funny story.
@@deepsouth3319 I can read people pretty well.She was genuine and awesome while I giggled like a cheerleader and got a buttload of stares.Waffle Houses are their own kind of awesome-I miss them.
Southerners are great with backhanded comments
SydSmiles 47 I had a boyfriend that said he couldn't tell if I was sarcastic or not lol.
Its fun to watch
Its fun to watch
Its really fun to watch
Thank you is " f... You
I read and hear a lot online where they say "bless your heart" with the meaning that you're being stupid. Lived in the deep south all but one year of my life (almost 35 now), and here "Bless your heart" is a sympathetic term. I've only ever had it directed to me during bereavement, illness, children's illness, accidents, injuries, etc. I've never been told that because I was stupid.
People are more direct than that. "Yeah, that was stupid, dum dum." That's what they tell you. Or maybe, "Yeah, I wouldn't do that anymore. Ever. You should try......" And then they educate you because we are nothing if not helpful and talkative.
I just have never been told that as a veiled insult that I can remember. My husband tells me he's heard it a bunch in a negative way. I must hang around more honest people. If I'm being stupid, I'm usually strait up told the exact level of stupidity I just demonstrated. If I'm having an rotten day, I get blessings. lol
That's because you're from there. You know alot of the people. Bless your heart is insulting to idiot strangers not friends/family.
I was about 10 or years old before I learned that damn yankee was two words.
bahahaha
A Yankee is a visitor, a damnyankee is one that comes...and stays😁
Can't remember the song that this is from. I have been searching high and low in my mind for it.
Yeah, this is the attitude you encounter in the South if you stay a while. The "hospitality" thing is surface bullshit. You'll find a lot of clannish insular resentfullness anytime they find out you don't share their outlook on something. Sweet surface, bitter core. Not everyone of course, there are some open caring people down to the core, but the nasty "us & them" attitude is a pervasive pattern that I haven't found to be the case elsewhere in the US. It's important to say though that this is not true of all the South. The inner Atlanta metro is nothing like this. Same for all of urbanized Florida, triangle NC, northern VA/DC, etc.
echt114 because if immigration is too high then the locals get replaced. That's what is happening now. Everywhere you go, especially in cities, more and more yankees come and don't assimilate to our culture, continue thinking we're backwards, look down on us, and generally do not fit it. This happens in the North too because that's just how humans are. Don't blame us for liking our own kind
People in the South have good manners but that doesn't mean they won't talk behind your back. If a woman calls you "darling" or "sweetheart" that doesn't mean she's interested in you. If they call you "Sir" or "Ma'am" that doesn't mean they really respect you.
Amen to that!
i live in the south and i'm one of the people who don't talk like that
@thegaygaymerchannel Yes, by some you will be treated differently than in Las Vegas. You'll also be treated differently if you go to Maine or Hawaii. Just like you will be treated differently If you go to Germany or China. When ever you are an outsider you will be treated differently. Humans kinda suck like that. I would suggest you look for the good in people and not focus on the bad. There are good people out there.
I have been treated like shit cuz I have white skin. I'm not saying it doesn't happen cuz it totally does happen. Things are improving a little at a time. If you stick to the medium sized cities things are improving a lot faster than elsewhere.
As to Las Vegas in particular its a money town and a service town. If your racism gets in the way of your boss making money your gone. Not the case in many places unfortunately.
Stop yelling. Besides church is a business so why wouldn't the members do some themselves. Give a little, get a little.
Lol bless your heart means three different things
It can be compassion
It can be sarcastic
It can be niceties
The first time I saw a truck with male dangly parts off of the hitch was not in the South. It was in New Mexico.
why do they have it? im confused!
Perhaps they think they're showing people they're tough by displaying a set of metal balls.
I see that where I live and I am in the North.
Roll Tide
Autumn Cheyenne You betcha!
"bless your heart" isn't an insult 99% of the time. it's used, mostly, when u don't know what else to say. like at a funeral or if someone is having a bad time. " I have a cold" "well, bless your heart". not an insult. the football thing is true. southern pride is really true.
Right on Adam. May I add that nothing is more sweet and sexy, than a Southern girl speaking.
As long as she's not mad ;)
adam fox Not at all true Adam, it's quite the opposite in my humble opinion. I've heard it used in many favorable ways before but most of the time, it's used in a backhanded compliment.When Bless his or her heart is spoken it's not said favorably, however it's always said in a polite tone, which is something that's absolutely priceless! 😊 I wouldn't consider living any other place except the Deep South. 😁
I recently moved from the north (Pittsburgh) to North Carolina, you are so right-- people are soooo nice!!!!!! No profanity, grafitti, environment is so clean, lots to do.
What part of NC?
We need to clearly distinguish between being friendly and actually eing nice
South Carolinian 🌴🌙 haha. Bless your heart isn't always an insult. We just bless you. You're welcome.
Just Emma. Also a proud South Carolinian also!
Everyone loves Dreamlands but I’m more partial to Jim ‘n’ Nicks.
Also, boiled peanuts are my favorite southern food.
Bob Gibson's of Decatur!
Nothing better than boiled peanuts and chocolate milk.
Thank you, sir, for this lovely homage to my beloved homeland. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Sending love from Alabama.
I'm from NC. Every bit of this is accurate to a tee. Great video man. Keep it up.
"Bless your heart" is not always an insult. It depends on how it is said. It can be genuine.
When I say, "Bless your heart", I mean it to express sympathy. We also say, "Shut your mouth". But we don't, by any means, mean it in a bad way. Go Vols!!
I lived in savannah for 6 months, I loved it so much, the people, the food, Tybee island, the history 😫❤️❤️I even picked up an accent y’all
I wish northerners would stop moving south
chris malone same
chris malone Same...or at least if they gonna move down here, dont try to make us change our ways.. We shouldnt adapt to northerners, they should adapt to southern. I certainly would never move north and force them to go to church every sunday, require ice tea, convert them to owning a gun, etc...
lol what
ImJust Me I am from the north but it’s amish country in Ohio. The only thing different between that area of Ohio and the south is snow and the accent haha. I moved to NC and it’s great.
The thing that bothers me is that them damn yanks wanna move to our Southland and bitch about our confederate heritage
I was born and raised in the South and never realized how good the food was until I moved to Denver. When people here say they're having BBQ it usually means they're grilling hot dogs
I did a massive trip through the US before starting Uni, and my favourite places were NYC, DC and the entire deep south. I'd love to come back and just road trip through the south!
@watergod 83 Australia
Let me know and I’ll cook you supper!
Love to have you back sometime soon
I'm too late for anybody to see this, but I am from the south and I live in the south but I've been elsewhere and I have two things to add. (I grew up in Durham, NC, and right now I live in Lizard Lick, NC.)
First, food - eat barbecue. I do not care which sub-region you're in; there's a local flavor of barbecue and it's amazing. I'll be glad to talk your ear off about why western NC is the best, but that's personal taste, and the worst true southern barbecue is pretty damn good.
Second, *talk* to the locals. I've been a tourist in many parts of the US, and in a few parts of Europe, and I've struck up conversation with people where I was and it was eh. But when you invite a Southerner to talk to you, we care what you have to tell us and we care that you hear what we have to tell you, about everything but religion or politics. Here in the rural south, I can sit down next to a stranger and strike up a conversation and they won't think that's at all strange, and we'll have a great time.
Oh, and drink local. I say this mostly about where just my own state is concerned - ask for local beer. If you're in Kentucky, ask for local whiskey. If you're in central or wetsern Tennessee, ask for local whiskey. If you're in the Appalachian mountains, ask for local cider - you would've gotten crazy looks for that just five years ago, but today, it'll be fabulous. But if you're east of the mountains, *especially* if you're in central North Carolina but not just here, ask after local beer; it's taken off in the past few years and I'd genuinely put us ahead of the northwest. Drink local.
You are not late. Hi from December 2018 ;)
teucer915 It’s true. We moved here years ago from Northern California (got out just in the nick of time), and it is amazing how many outstanding breweries there are in NC. What a delightful surprise!
Moonshine in wv/ky
@BCPowerhouse I dated a gal for three years after misdialing a number and getting her phone by mistake.
-"Bless your heart," can mean, "I empathize with you, " OR, "you are really dumb,"
-They are bull parts, not man parts, ha. And I can't stand seeing those things hanging from the back of trucks!
-And we live in parishes in Louisiana.. And yea, it's muggy!
Good video, thanks
Bless your heart is good when spoken to a friend or family member. If it's a stranger, they're calling you stupid. I had one lady say it when I was applying for a job and they weren't hiring.
It's really a matter of punctuation. When someone says, "Oh, blessyourheart," you're being put down. If it's "Oh. Bless. Your. Heart," then it's empathy.
MR.X Well bless your heart. They WEREN'T hiring!
Moving Picture Production big culture shock for me as a kid moving from Mississippi to Massachusetts the f word flies here I never heard it before in Mississippi I guess they were careful not to say it around kids and many just don't say it ,, one of many differences ,,, who's did you say was ignorant again ,,lol
Moving Picture Production lol and if you have an ugly baby in Texas they might say bless his heart aka your baby is ugly
Extremely accurate!!! Thank you for speaking out against the false attributes attributed to the south.
and in the south, we pronounce it Pa-con lol
Justin Dobbs Yes
Justin Dobbs or pee-can
Blah Pee-can is the obnoxious pronunciation. I know here in Arkansas, it's pa-con. Same as with Mississippi and Alabama.
Justin Dobbs and Louisiana
Braincain007 I haven't been to Louisiana in quite some time. I don't know about Georgia, either.
When you drive around in suburbs the number of college Flags you see out is way more than I've ever seen anywhere else. Also the number of American flags out everywhere is way more than anywhere else.
Christian 78 and confederate flags...
Southerns are true amricans
American by birth southern by the grace of God
"Bless Your Heart" can also be one of the genuinely nicest things you can possibly say!
Very true
The Mr. and Mrs. First man is a new thing, it didn't start until the last 20 years or so. It's not a south thing, we say Mr. or Mrs. the last name, that's southern, I would have been slapped 4 times for even THINKING about using an adults first name.
I accidentally called my teacher Mr-*first name* and I literally froze for a second before profusely apologizing XD
The south is like it's own little world we have our own culture and own history/background like parts of Georgia (were I grew up and still live) it's like it's own little world be have big cities and small towns
The "portion sizes" is really just all a part of the hospitality. LoL
I live in Texas. We are so friendly. I always say “Bless your heart” all the time. I don’t mean any sarcasm at all when I say it. I mean it in a very nice way. Always and I tell people this.
I am very honest. If you are rude. I get rude back. If you are sad I will try to make you happy. I am that type of person. As tourist have told me. “Your parents taught you to be a considerate and compassionate compassionate person.” That’s how my parents raised me. That’s how hubby and I raised our three boys.
Sports. Football in Texas is huge. Baseball is also huge.
My advice is that if it has barbecue sauce, eat it and eat a lot of it. I'm a midwesterner and even I know this.
Let me tell you, in North Carolina it's not college football, it's college basketball. You gotta pick UNC or Duke.
Grant Alford very true
ACC NATION....NOT SEC
But you really should come to Kentucky and pick uk☺️
Grant Alford Or NC State.
@@ToddtheExploder not like the rivalry between Duke & UNC
#Tarheel 👣
A lot of the things you talk about in the video are common only in Georgia, not all the South.
Every southern state is a little different for example, in NC you would almost NEVER see a GA Bulldogs bumper sticker, we go for ACC basketball more.
by the way, we think northerners are terrible drivers and hate it when we are criticized - our view is 'if you don't like how we do something you are more than welcome to go back home.
"Bless your heart" isn't always an insult, it can be but it can also be a sincere expression of sympathy.
Damn UGA propoganda against good ol GT.
Southern Pride right here!
Hi Mark! I've watched your videos for a long time. I really enjoy your advice. My fiancé and I are backpacking Europe next summer for our honeymoon and your advice has been a big help! I'm from the south and I loved this video! People from the south understand it's worth, but people from other parts of the country don't appreciate it. You're so right about the pride. We bought and renovated a historic home and we're so proud of our community and our hard work. Thanks so much for this video!! Loved it
Victoria Allen I love that you you restored your historic home!! My degree is in Historic Preservation and I'm always so proud of people who go through the trouble (because it's hard) of restoration. Good job!!
I love my southern heritage😁😎
The South has lots of Guns, Texas, beer, and great college football teams
I'm a gator fan
We should talk sometimes
What's your favorite cool He team
Texas isn't part of the South.
The south doesn't 'have' any Texas.
Than why was galveston called the wall street of the south do your research
I'm from Northeast England near Newcastle. I loved Georgia. A few of us went there in spring and as soon as the people heard us talk they took a real liking to us. In a diner these girls came n sat with us as soon as we ordered our food. We spent so much longer there than we planned. It was an awesome trip.
As you may know Jimmy Carter's ancestors were from north-east England
Thackeray loved Savannah!
Football is also religion in Texas. The UT Longhorns and TX A&M Aggies are the main teams, but Texas has so many high schools & colleges, people may follow the UT or TA&M, but they may also follow their local HS or college teams.
When I lived in Texas for a year, that's when I started liking football. I was pretty sure if I didn't, I'd be coated in honey and left for the fire ants.
There is a reason a restaurant that serves real soul food outside of the south is usually packed.
To note the worst months weather wise are July and August. April and May are probably the best times to visit.
I love the south.....twice visited and I will be back....everyone is so friendly....and the food and history is cool....and I don't know how many times I was told "don't be in such a hurry, your in the south!"....
You forgot one: in the South, they remember the "war between the states" as if it happened yesterday. So if you are from the North, never call it "the civil war"
The reboot is coming far faster than you might think.
Three things we love in the south Jesus, fried food, and football
you forgot guns...
Hudson Ball Guns are their Jesus
Another stupid outsider who thinks they can comment like they know shit when they literally have no fucking clue. Why oh why do outsiders feel the need to talk like they know everything about a place and people they have never tried to associate with or talk to?
and family and baseball
AdA baseball is typically a northern thing , just like basketball is a lot more popular in west states
The weather... comfortable 10 months out of the year? No, summer starts in April and might end in October or November. It was 78° today.
Artemis Moon lol that's cute, it's December in California and the weather is at 76 in the early morning but once it hits 11am the temperature quickly rises to the 80s
Artemis Moon Yea, snowed Thurs, 77° Sat. Not to mention the 104 plus degree heat waves
Just found your channel while I looking for vids on tipping etiquette and already subscribed. So cool that people can make an entire channel around travel tips and be so successful at it. I like how simple and straightforward your content is. Great info, no frills needed.