Some people think we only say "Bless your heart!" sarcastically, but we do also say it sincerely.

@twiggystardust9573

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. You get a lot of "bless your heart" when you're sick.

@shaninnmarie

Жыл бұрын

It can mean almost anything depending on the context. So, it's almost insulting to cut it down so extremely.

@shaninnmarie

Жыл бұрын

@@twiggystardust9573 or when anything bad happens.

@Raptor3400

Жыл бұрын

I'm from Georgia, and in my entire life, the vast majority of the time people say "Bless you heart' it's meant affectionately. Using the phrase sarcastically is more the stuff of movies and TV shows than of real life.

@karladoesstuff

Жыл бұрын

@@Raptor3400 Oh, we do say it sarcastically in Arkansas, but we also say it sympathetically, probably 50/50.

There’s a cute saying, “I’m southern born and southern bread and when I die I’ll be southern dead.”

It’s not so much the heat but the humidity with it will take your breath away. I’ve lived here in Mississippi all my life and the only thing I would change is the summer temperatures and humidity. I personally love Fall and Spring.

@angelaherring5443

Жыл бұрын

@GamerKat'71 I agree. I live in the northwest corner of Mississippi just 5 miles south of Memphis. I have COPD and can’t go out much in the summer.

@daviddodds30

Жыл бұрын

I’m from Dallas. What is this Faaall of which you speak? 😂 Is that the week or two in October when the highs are 90 and the lows are in the 60s before it starts freezing outside?

@MrPenguinLife

Жыл бұрын

That really depends on the part of Mississippi, we live in southwest Louisiana, and passed through northern Mississippi (Tupelo, Corinth, etc.) last summer and were amazed at how much more pleasant the weather was.

@MrPenguinLife

Жыл бұрын

@GamerKat'71 Tennessee, even western Tennessee, is SO much nicer than south Louisiana in the summer that it is hard to articulate. We were in Memphis in the summer last year, and it was actually pleasant to be outside, warm, but pleasant, unlike at home where one rushes from air conditioning to air conditioning for 3-4 months out of the year, and it can be above 95 degrees with 95% humidity at 3am.

@ithilnin123

Жыл бұрын

Same here in Tennessee! Fall is my favorite!! 💁🏻‍♀️

We always dressed up for Sunday morning church service, but for Sunday and Wednesday night services we could dress in casual clothes.

My grandmother blessed everybody's heart. She never used it in an insulting, sarcastic way. '

My former neighbor is a hillbilly farmer. Some city folk would take one look at him or hear him talk and think he's a moron. They'd be quite surprised to know he has a PhD in biochemistry and developed his own strain of hay that he sold for big money.

@joeladams2540

Жыл бұрын

I know farmers that are very well educated and brilliant .

@yourwitchbesti

Жыл бұрын

You would be surprised at how educated some farmers are. My next door neighbors were farmers, and they were like rich, like making 1.5 mil a year. Anyways they would have a special driver that would take them everywhere, school, the mall, restaurants, etc. And the diver made like $135,000 a year. And the mom was a surgical doctor, and the dad went to collage and got a BSc in Agriculture as well as a degree in environmental science and a degree in chemistry.

@jaycee8433

Жыл бұрын

reminds me of a professor that started the semester off by saying that if you sound like where you're from no one will ever take you seriously.

@margaretstutts4362

Жыл бұрын

My uncle was a farmer’s kid. He had a degree in chemistry and had a business making chicken feed. Seriously. My papa had an eighth grade education, but he was smart as a whip and could grow anything. He raised cattle. Never underestimate the southern farmer. My dad was a pharmacist. Papa told them all, join the military, get an education and do more than I could. He did not have a chance or a choice in the matter.

@amybourdeau5311

Жыл бұрын

Farmers are the smartest people imo, degrees don't matter. My grandmother called me a farm twit, I was like ok 👍 apparently meant shut up in French, proud southern farm twit right here 😅🇺🇸

I'm a tech guy raised in the city myself, but you can't be a farmer without being smart. In fact, farmer intelligence is where the phrase "down to earth" comes from.

My father is from the south and speaks with a southern drawl. He went to Harvard University and has 2 master's degrees. His brothers went to Harvard as well and have Master's degrees. His (southerner) brother in laws went to Yale University, Princeton University and Johns Hopkins Medical School.

@Jamessmith-xk3fh

Жыл бұрын

The highest position in the United States has been held by loads of Southerners so that should tell you not all Southerners are dumb or we wouldn't have voted them in as President

@HBC423

Жыл бұрын

@@Jamessmith-xk3fh that’s ridiculous to assume the American public would elect someone intelligent. Obama was the most intelligent I’ve seen in my lifetime

@nyetzdyec3391

Жыл бұрын

@@HBC423 Well, Obama was a hell of a lot better than Biden... and yes, Obama IS pretty smart... and more EDUCATED than Trump. Whether he's SMARTER than Trump... I wouldn't be willing to bet on THAT, either way. You see, you don't have to be SMART to be a lawyer... you mostly just need a good MEMORY... which is only... about a 1/3 of being SMART. You DO need to be able to remember facts and formulae... or laws and precedents in the case of lawyers... but it's FAR more important that you be able to PROCESS those things LOGICALLY.

Y'all should watch some videos from the It's A Southern Thing, Y'all. The ones where they read the mean tweets are hilarious!

@crs7937

Жыл бұрын

I love them!

@willp.8120

Жыл бұрын

Matt Mitchell is very funny.

Getting off the plane in Florida was unbelievable. I thought I knew heat, but no, I didn't. 90 degrees F and close to 100 % humidity, that was 6:30 in the morning.

@stephenkammerling9479

Жыл бұрын

I remember getting of plane in Phoenix and experiencing their "dry" heat. It felt like I was in front of an open oven door.

I don’t really agree on the “bless your heart” thing. It can be used in multiple ways. It can be used as an insult, lol. But, it can also be used as a genuine expression of empathy.

@Northbravo

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@Athyma28

Жыл бұрын

It’s that little tone difference. Like “Oh, thank you!” and “Thanks”.😆

@magiccitymama1620

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I made a similar comment once on Facebook and was attacked. "Bless your heart" can also be a sympathetic response, but the passive-aggressive one is more prevalent.

@bsargent8935

Жыл бұрын

100% true. Usually reserved for grandchildren from grandma

@arrobrewer2730

Жыл бұрын

All depends on how they say it and for what the conversation was. I have noticed "what can i get your dear" and "have a nice day hun" ect. And now I'm older "how can i help you sir." 😡

I'm a non-white Yankee. I've been to the South and from my experiences it's a grand, "old" region filled with complex history. I wasn't bothered or treated differently because of the color of my skin or the way I looked (I'm not a tall person). I like The South and whenever somebody talks ill about it - especially its people - I feel like I need to defend them.

@alanfriesen9837

Жыл бұрын

The South has a complex history with race and racism that everyone's aware of, including southerners. There are some southerners that are racists but I don't think the ratio of racists to non-racists is that different from other parts of the country with similar demographic percentages. Southerners, black, white and other folks as well, have to live with the reality that some of the symbols of the South have been used by racists and racist organizations to terrorize. Some of the victims of this terror and some of their supporters have equated these symbols as symbols of racism, which is understandable. Northerners and Westerners associate southern symbols with racism in part because it makes them feel untainted and superior as if to say that racism is primarily a southern problem. Also, while some parts of the South are very hot, much of it is in the mountains where temperatures can be a lot more temperate.

@elvangulley3210

Жыл бұрын

Trying living here as a black man then get back to me

@helifanodobezanozi7689

Жыл бұрын

Well, that would depend on who you consider "its people", wouldn't it? The loudest criticism about the South originates from Southerners who have, and continue to experience cultural, economic and political suppression. My recommendation to you would be, before reflexively defending, listen to what's being said, who's saying and consider if there's any merit to the criticism.

@elvangulley3210

Жыл бұрын

@@helifanodobezanozi7689 you can be rich poor gay straight democrat or republican at the end of the day down here we will always be just another n to these people

@helifanodobezanozi7689

Жыл бұрын

@@elvangulley3210 Sad....but very true. On top of that, the worst of the worst have a massive victim mentality about themselves.

im from louisiana and the creole food and cajun is amazing

@AndySaputo

Жыл бұрын

I've been to New Orleans a few times and I must say the food is some of the best in the country (along with Chicago). It also has a lot of history and character. It feels like visiting a different country. FYI I understand there's more to Louisiana than NOLA, I just haven't had the opportunity to visit other cities yet. Some day though.

@markmcintosh2737

Жыл бұрын

From Mississippi. Can confirm cajun and creole are the bomb! But, y'all should check into some Country Fried Steak, mashed potatoes & gravy, Collared greens with some vinegar pepper sauce!

I’ve been to the south several times and I live in Wisconsin which is in the north. There are lots of huge trucks in Wisconsin. But when I was in Texas, there are even more gigantic trucks running around. It’s pretty awesome. God bless you both and your family and friends. Doing.

I have a friend who moved from Canada who told me that he was told by an elderly neighbor from Raleigh County, West Virginia, where I'm from that, "Dave, I may talk slow but I don't think slow." And there was a witty history re-enactor from Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, that made the comment about a visitor who kept asking her stupid questions, "I have marbles sharper than that man." Priceless!

I grew up in the South and aside from living in the North for a year, I've spent my whole life there. One thing's for sure, speed limits are more of a guideline than an actual limit. I don't think I've ever rode with anyone anywhere where we weren't speeding and looking out for speed traps. On long road trips a radar detector is a must.

@causticchameleon7861

Жыл бұрын

If your going the speed limit, you’re going too slow.

@randyfurness5588

Жыл бұрын

Yep. speed suggestion. Most of the time traffic flow is 5-10 over on I 95. Just watch it when away from other traffic at night 😁

@williambranch4283

Жыл бұрын

In my experience, speed happens on interstate highways. On smaller highways, thru small towns, they pay for their city government, by speed tickets from speed traps ;-) Use cruise control, don't worry if "future speeding ticket winners" pass you!

@AndySaputo

Жыл бұрын

Recently drove through Georgia (I'm from Illinois) and had Google Maps on and it seemed every overpass had a speed trap reported.

@causticchameleon7861

Жыл бұрын

@@AndySaputo oh definitely. Georgia state patrol and local police will sit at over passes and in medians with radar guns. You just need to keep your eyes open and learn when and where to slow down near the speed limit. I usually set my cruise control between 5-15 miles over speed limit. That’s usually a safe zone to be in. Goes with the flow of traffic and doesn’t bring unwanted attention.

Southern lady here and "Bless your heart" can be said and be meant in a nice way here. Though most times when I say it it's due to someone acting a little bit crazy...lol! 😜🤪🙂

Texan here, Buc-ee's is amazing. It's so much more than just a gas station, it's an experience in itself. If you ever come down here, it's worth a visit.

@Cookie217

Жыл бұрын

The bathrooms are amazing! 🤣🤣🤣

@Reyrocksall

Жыл бұрын

buc-ee's is one step away from a resort amusement park

@PomelloRBLX

Жыл бұрын

There's a couple here in Alabama now and they're building a 3rd. Definitely nice, kinda annoying when it's super packed though and they built the one near me with 0 consideration for traffic.

@willp.8120

Жыл бұрын

@@PomelloRBLX The one near Leeds and the outlet mall?

@PomelloRBLX

Жыл бұрын

@@willp.8120 The one near the beach in Baldwin County

The south isn't just hot, it is wet, sticky hot. And the flying bugs in the south are the size of large birds (and there are millions of them and they all want to bite you).

@paulw2117

Жыл бұрын

I believe the humidity is what surprises people the most

@causticchameleon7861

Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the love bugs. They don’t bite but they sure will mess up your car as you plow through clouds of them.

@willp.8120

Жыл бұрын

Bugs aren't bad if you are above the "gnat line".

@tvc1848

Жыл бұрын

I shot two mosquitoes last week on the upper Texas coast in self defense. I fired warning shots but they kept coming…..😂

@stephenkammerling9479

Жыл бұрын

One thing nice about freezing weather, it gets rid of flies and other bugs until the spring. Thus, the South has much bigger bugs than the North.

If the portion sizes are too large you can always ask for a to go box. I do that probably 80% of the time. Or you can order off the kids, or senior menu where portion sizes are smaller. You will find all kinds of people but the good country folk are exactly as he says, super polite and helpful. I moved to Arkansas from Wisconsin. People often make fun of Arkansas because it is a poor state, but there are so many things here that make it a beautiful enjoyable place to live. There are areas where crime is high, just do research and know about where you are going. If I had to move it would be to Texas, as much as I miss things up north and would love to visit I will never live there again. And yes football is crazy, he is not exaggerating. Great video... be blessed.

@scotthill1600

Жыл бұрын

2 meals for the price of 1, gimme that to go box everytime I don’t finish a meal

Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC are only about an hour or so apart by car, worth visiting both. i know they always talk about wanting to see Charleston

In Louisiana, WE aren't the ones with accents. It is the tourists who have the accents. And, Millie, you are by far better pronouncing "Y'all" than the foreign sounding Beesley. And you have to listen to know which way we intend "Bless your heart". It can mean, "Aren't you sweet." Or it can mean, "You poor, damaged braindead soul." My cousin was fantastic at this. We, her family, could tell when she was sincere and when she was sarcastic. Out food is our pride and joy. Our food is "Slap yo mama" terrific.j

@anndeecosita3586

Жыл бұрын

It can also mean the person is showing pity for someone

Metro Atlanta traffic is a whole nother level. 55, 65 and 75 miles per hour is simply a suggestion. With 2 major north/south interstates, 1 major east/west interstate, and an interstate perimeter that circles the city creating a traffic bypass connecting the 3 other highways.

Yep !! I'm living here in Savannah...also known as Hollywood of the South since they shoot so many movies & tv shows here all year long...

I actually think Millie did better with the “ Hey y’all “. It actually sounds more like what most people sound like in 2022. A lot of people have lost that distinct and deep southern accent, but you can still tell that it’s there. I hope you understand what I mean.

Where’s your pics? And bless your heart can very often be a sincere expression of sympathy or compassion.

I live in the SE USA. Specifically, SE NC. Haven’t been in an accident yet in 20 years of driving but that’s not because the other folks were driving well. Stay a decent space apart, give yourself room to break and it’ll be (mostly) ok. Can’t say what Billy Bob with his truck nuts dangling from his bumper is doing, but most of us don’t want any part of it.

Speed limit everywhere in my area is 75 mph I drive 80 to 85 everywhere I also have a good radar detector haven't been pulled over in like 3 years

I was born and raised in Biloxi, MS, on the MS Gulf Coast. You can’t get anymore Southern than that and still live here today (I’m 57). The Bless you heart thing……it can have a double meaning. Hollywood does make fun of the accent and the Bless your heart usage. Basically, if you come to the Deep South, you may randomly her “Bless their heart” and it’s usually a true sentiment to someone that has been through something tragic or otherwise heartbreaking. But it’s also true that Bless their heart is used at times as a slap in the face to someone who knows better but does something stupid anyway.

@kazeryu17

Жыл бұрын

When I moved to the gulf coast, I was physically slapped in the face for not wearing a hoodie in 60° weather.

@nyetzdyec3391

Жыл бұрын

@@kazeryu17 a *person* actually slapped you for not wearing a hoodie? Or do you mean that the cool temperature combined with high humidity did it? Cool and damp combined actually IS a "thing"... hell... 80+% humidity is a "thing" all by itself...

@kazeryu17

Жыл бұрын

@@nyetzdyec3391 The first one. It was middle school.

@nyetzdyec3391

Жыл бұрын

@@kazeryu17 AH! Middle school...

@tiahc3

Жыл бұрын

@@kazeryu17 Hoodies are massive part of our southern dress code!

Hey Y'all!! From North Carolina. I'm Loving this!

After a trip to New York in college, I figured out I definitely belonged south of the Mason-Dixon line. Also "The South" comprises several different cultures. GA/AL/TN are totally different experiences than Kentucky or Louisiana. And my native-born aunt will argue with me on this, but Florida is not part of "The South." It's tropical and is influenced by so many retirees/snowbirds. And the oppressive humidity is not just 2 months a year. I'd say it's more like 4-6 months of the year. And I don't even live on the coast. One last thing, Savannah is so gorgeous because it was not burned to the ground with Atlanta and a lot of other places in GA on "Sherman's March to the Sea." So you can actually see glimpses of what "The South" looked like before the Civil War.

@tiahc3

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree that Florida isn't Southern! I was born and raised there and it's a Huge melting pot of multiple cultures! Florida has a tropical vibe and the humidity is bad! I recommend you look into the weather reports from October to February to avoid the worst of the heat & humidity! Savannah is beautiful, wear good walking shoes and I highly recommend the ghost trolly tours but do NOT walk around at night for your safety.

@shemac1482

Жыл бұрын

I love Savannah it's my favorite southern city.

@Tesla5928

Жыл бұрын

as a born Floridian i will agree we are not the same as say Alabama but id say its still southern just it has a mask of old yanks sort of like Hawaii being more then just a vacation plaza

@Paralyzed-rm6vc

Жыл бұрын

If you head into ga a little deeper there is parks with ruins from the cival war mainly sweetwater creek with the old textile mill and they have a little museum with all the stuff they found from old plates to kits

@jenniferbush41

Жыл бұрын

I'm from Jacksonville. We are definitely Southern! We invented Southern Rock! I think it depends where in FL. You go past Orlando, not Southern anymore. Go to Palatka & you'll definitely be in the South! Monticello as well. I feel like when people hear Florida, they think Miami. FL is not only Disney & Miami!

Remember that with 'grits' it's all in the seasoning, the salt, and the pepper, and a lot of butter...add cheese if you like, and stir stir stir as you cook them , it makes the grits creamier. If you don't use enough butter, and/or salt & pepper the taste of the grits will suffer...and eat them while they're hot preferably...

@Jamessmith-xk3fh

Жыл бұрын

The only thing that will get you a funny look is if you add sugar to grits lol

@bunnielynn777

Жыл бұрын

I’ve lived in the south most of my life & have never tasted grits & never will! They even look 🤮

@Jamessmith-xk3fh

Жыл бұрын

@@bunnielynn777 all white grits are made from is White Hominy Beans

@bunnielynn777

Жыл бұрын

@@Jamessmith-xk3fh I don’t believe I know what white hominy beans are? They look like cream of wheat, but people put salt & pepper on them instead of milk & sugar.

@stephenkammerling9479

Жыл бұрын

I was in a Waffle House in suburban Columbus, Ohio almost a year ago. I thought my server asked me if I wanted grapes, and I happily said yes. I prefer fresh fruit to hash browns. When my order came, I saw something unusual on my plate. It was grits. My server was actually asking me if I wanted grits. Columbus, of course, is not in the South, but it's obviously close enough to have a Waffle House. I'm sure you can figure from my ignorance of grits that I'm a Yankee, not to be confused with that baseball team in New York.

Bless your heart is universal to me. I’m born and raised in the South.

I truly enjoyed this video. Thank you. I’m a Southern woman through and through. I’ve known people from all over the world. My heart is a Southern heart. Bless your heart must be taken in context. It can be a loving, empathic phrase of endearment or a sarcastic shove it. ❤

I found the food at the river in Savannah is awesome. They fry in cottonseed oil and the seafood is wonderful. Hush puppies are delicious and you only get them in the South.

Here in east TN when I was in school in the mid 2000s I made a school friend when I stopped a bully from harassing him on the school bus. He was from southern California and he told me when he came here he chocked up, because of how fresh the air was.

She nailed "yall" You were more in the area of the Hollywood exaggerated version. :)

@matthewhammond9575

Жыл бұрын

The southern accent is closer to the English accent than any other accent in the US. Supposedly if you speed up the southern accent you will get close to the English accent.

@cynsi7604

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewhammond9575 I mostly find that to be true closer to OBX. Especially in the part when “high tide” is in play. It’s a whole different story in the area of the Blue Ridge/Smokey Mountain area. But hey that’s just my ears. ✌🏻

I've watched this video and as a native southern I think he got everything right, except one. "Bless your heart" is not an insult. People say it with sincerity. Most times you hear it if you do something kind or considerate of someone else. I think what he is referring to is when I southern might disagree with something you've said, but even then its like saying "I respect your beliefs even if I don't agree and I hope those beliefs serve you well." It's considered rude here to disagree with a guest so they mean it sincerely and would like to not dwell on that subject. If that makes sense. My grandma's favorite phrase was "Well bless your heart, ain't you just as sweet as sugar-coated honey." A southern backhanded compliment would be “well, isn’t that special “

I am in NC and I drive a dump truck. In my truck I try to keep it pretty close to the speed limit. So if you get in the left lane and go slow you will get run over. And on the Raleigh Beltline everyone thinks it's the last lap at Talladega! 'Course, when I'm in my personal car I tend to join the speeders..lol.

When we came back to the US after being in the UK for 3 years was a shock. We flew into Dallas in August we stepped off the plane and felt like I walked into a wall of heat and humidity. I couldn't breath!

People in the south really do drive faster than anywhere else in the country. 10mph over the speed limit is the norm

@Salvation4DJews

Жыл бұрын

I noticed that in Mississippi and Texas. Not so much in North Carolina.

@anndeecosita3586

Жыл бұрын

I do 10 over the limit in the South. Then I moved to Kansas and wondered why everyone drives so slowly.

@Charsept

Жыл бұрын

Oh definitely

@cynsi7604

Жыл бұрын

@@Salvation4DJews really depends on what part of NC you live in.

@Salvation4DJews

Жыл бұрын

@@cynsi7604 Wake, Durham, Orange, Guilford, Forsyth, and Mecklenburg counties where speeding might be the exception but in 92 other NC counties, there is no hurry. The State Legislature reined in predatory ticketing in NC a long time ago.

"Bless your heart" is a traditional Southern expression of sympathy. And like any expression of sympathy, can be used sarcastically. I suspect TV shows like "Designing Women" and "G.C.B" gave the rest of the country the idea it is only used sarcastically. Mostly it's not, and hardly ever in the second person since that would be rude (mostly in the third person when talking about someone's hapless cousin 🙂 ). I'd hate to see someone getting upset because they thought they were being insulted when it was just the opposite.

@cynsi7604

Жыл бұрын

True. I just commented on this very thing. Most “true” Southerns (or one’s with more common sense) know which one is meant when said to them. But everyone else not really from around here have made it into something not so nice anymore. ✌🏻

@DonovanHaumpy

Жыл бұрын

Us Oklahomans most likely mean it as a insult 😂

Love to have y’all visit the south! ☺

As a long haul trucker, I can attest. LEFT LANE HOGS, bless you your hearts 💕.

the standard football schedule is Friday high school, Saturday college, and sunday is the pros. that is what we do and we like it.

@daviddodds30

Жыл бұрын

Wednesday is Freshman and Thursday is JV. Mondays are more NFL. Don’t forget about them. 😉 We get Tuesdays and one Saturday off for a bye week.

@runrafarunthebestintheworld

Жыл бұрын

@@daviddodds30 I think I would rather go to Wednesday High School games and some time Friday High school games. Thursday on a week of Thursday Night football day. Tough.

@alperdue2704

Жыл бұрын

NEVER schedule an event on a Saturday in the fall!

@anndeecosita3586

Жыл бұрын

@@daviddodds30 Thursday is nfL too

@daviddodds30

Жыл бұрын

@@anndeecosita3586 That’s right. America’s Team (the Cowboys) DO always play on Thanksgiving, don’t they?

part of the reason our cups are so big is all the ice we add. it still probably adds up to a bigger drink by a little, but you have to remember that giant cup is like half ice

@stephenkammerling9479

Жыл бұрын

I don't like soft drinks poured over ice. They dilute them. I like them refrigerated so no ice is needed, like the way beer is consumed. Are soft drinks poured over ice a Southern thing?

I agree with Tabfort. Bless your heart is all based on the tone, or delivery, by someone and based on situation or conversation.

I am from Texas and I can tell you, he is talking about the “coastal” south. As a matter of fact there are 3 different souths: The geographical south or better called the “Dixie” south, the deep south and the historic south. The difference between all them is the states that are part of them and the actual geographical location. So if you go to some of the central south states like Kentucky or Tennessee the humidity will not be as bad as in Georgia or Florida. And in Texas where I am from, unless you are in the mexican gulf area, humidity won’t be an issue.

I live in Texas now but my family is country from the "other" south and our grandmas always try and feed everyone. I do this to my kids and all their friends came to my house for my country cooking. I love the south.

@christianoliver3572

Жыл бұрын

There is a very significant difference between the South or the Deep South and Texas. I think this is something that is hard for most Americans to understand let alone folks from other countries. Many academics will define the South as consisting the former states that were part of the Confederacy or that were Slave states. But this is far too general of a definition and simply doesn't take enough factors into consideration. In fact even Professor Wolters has said not to confuse Texas and the South in one of his vlogs about traveling in Texas. And Bless Your Little Heart if you think I'm incorrect!!

@cynsi7604

Жыл бұрын

@@christianoliver3572 Amen 😊

@Jamessmith-xk3fh

Жыл бұрын

@@christianoliver3572 yes Florida and Texas are considered "Southern" it's nothing like the Carolinas, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Bama, Mississippi or Louisiana

@christianoliver3572

Жыл бұрын

@@Jamessmith-xk3fh Exactly

@Jamessmith-xk3fh

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@@christianoliver3572 someone visiting Louisiana might be shocked if they decide to visit multiple places by how much each region is different. Southeast, Southwest, Northeast, and Northwest all have a culture and language of their own

Yes, we drive fast.....and get really mad at slow drivers😂

I’m from Georgia, an hour south of Savannah, and the driving thing is real. People like to drive in the fast lane going slow. It was such a problem that Georgia had to pass a strict law to stop it a couple years ago. The first year it was enforced, cops were handing out tickets left and right to force it into our brains haha

@tiahc3

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Hello from Statesboro!

Down here in the south, there are are a lot of "Trophy Trucks". These are already big pickup trucks that are made even bigger by oversized tires and suspension systems. You need a step ladder just to get in one.

The speed limits are higher in the south. People drive fast too.

@willp.8120

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From my travels, northeasterners drive the fastest, followed by those in California. Southerners do drive faster, on average, it seems than those in the Midwest, but that seems about it.

Hello from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Only Yankees believe that "Bless Your Heart" is a veiled derogatory term.

@AndySaputo

Жыл бұрын

An entire baseball team? Crazy. 😆

SEC! SEC! SEC! Roll Tide!!!

Hot is one thing......humidity is what ya got to watch for

@paulw2117

Жыл бұрын

Yep

Born and raised here in the south. I agree with most of his comments, the "bless you heart" thing is a big maybe. My grandma would say that a lot when someone did something for her. Yes, we are proud of the south, love the SEC, and try to be polite to everyone. I have gotten smacked as a kid for not saying "Thank you sir/ma'am", just part of our upbringing.

Mark never mentions the open container laws in this country. No open alcohol bottles or cans allowed in the car,

If you've ever had polenta then you've had grits. Grits can be yellow or white but its ground corn. Can be good or can be bland.

“Bless your heart” has multiple meanings. It isn’t only to be sarcastic, more often than not it isn’t being used that way.

56 I'm in a jacket in Florida! We live 3 miles off the gulf coast and I love summer! We get a little breeze and if it's to hot, I just hit the pool!

I'm from Chicago but have lived in Louisiana for over 30 years. Most 100% accurate except for the Bless your Heart. Had to move to Mississippi because we lost our home to Hurricane Ida.

One thing a lot of people forget when they refer to 'the South', is how big it is: 920,000 sq mi/2.38 mil sq km versus 94,000 sq mi / 243,000 sq km. So 'The South' is roughly 10 times the size of the entire UK and twice the population (127 mil US South v. 67 mil UK). There is a lot of diversity within the south in terms of economics, politics, language, food, religion, geography etc. Don't be too quick to paint it with too broad of a brush.

@TickleMeElmo55

Жыл бұрын

Yea, I keep on being shocked on how small the UK is when compared to the US. Heck, if we separate NI, Scotland, Wales and England then that's really small.

Florida drives fast; it’s about 110mph in a 55 on the way in to the base up in Destin.

I was born and raised practically in the geographic center of the Southeastern Conference and there is nothing like tailgating near the on-campus stadiums during gameday at the universities of Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, and the king of them all, Ole Miss (“…never lost a party!”) - whenever you get a chance to tour America, make sure to experience the big game atmosphere at one of the aforementioned schools during the autumn because you’ll probably never again see anything quite like it

@lebowskiunderachiever3591

Жыл бұрын

Tennessee and Alabama this weekend !

They don't call South Carolina "Hell's Front Porch" for nothing lol. The weather down hear especially along the East Coast and the Gulf can be really unpredictable and it is almost always humid.

@kamthornhill477

Жыл бұрын

Upstate near Greenville isn't as bad thankfully but still far warmer than the UK

I'm southern born n raised. Bless your heart means just that. We actually mean it. It's like you're so sweet but better. Young people do use it as an insult but the rest of us don't. If I had said it as an insult Mama would've popped my mouth good. No it's not an insult. In my neck of the woods at least half of us drive the speed limit or slower. Go War Eagles!! I'm an Auburn fan. My late sister in law was a professor there. We call it's air you wear. The humidity sticks to you for sure.

The Katy Freeway by me the speed limit is 90MPH lol but mostly everyone(I clouding sheriffs& PD) drive around 100-105(it's a 9 lane freeway)

Bless your heart with these southern fried pork chops

In Texas and many other Southern states, in our history we have a definite and separate heritage of Celtic (Scotch-Irish) vs English immigrants … and the subcultures that now exist in the US based on that heritage. I’d like to hear y’all react to a video describing that history

@lavenderoh

Жыл бұрын

Texas isn't in the south. It's southwest.

@andie22311

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@@lavenderoh Texas is in the south, but we aren’t “Southern” we’re TEXAS. Only part of Texas feels southwestern.

@jtothac5364

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@@lavenderoh Texas isn’t southwest or the south. Texas is Texas.

@andie22311

Жыл бұрын

@@jtothac5364 exactly

@markhannig1192

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@@lavenderoh next time you’re in the same room with a fella from Beaumont, Texas and one from El Paso, Texas, I’d enjoy seeing their reaction when you claim the Bubba from Beaumont ain’t Southern. And by the way Beaumont, Texas is closer to Atlanta, Georgia mileage wise (and culturally) then it is to El Paso.

War Eagle!!! Much Love from Alabama! I am Southern born and bred and I love it in here! Hope y'all have fun when y'all come!

I’ve found that no matter where in the U.S. that I worked which most all 50 states in construction of some type that everyone I meet where friendly and talkative but that is a two way street. No matter what state you’re in state government puts more money into city’s towns where tourists visit.

I love Savannah! It is one of my favorite cities to visit. It is so beautiful there! I have lived in Georgia my whole life and I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

I drive the speed limit. The maximum speed the vehicle will go is technically its speed limit

I went to a restaurant last Sunday and while I was ordering asked the waitress if they had good grits.... She said "They are instant Grits". I appreciated the info and didn't get them.

I live in North Georgia, near the Chattanooga, Tennessee border.My favorite place to vacation is along Route 2A near Panama City Beach, because I love the white sandy beaches along the Gulf coast. Orlando is a tourist destination because of Disney World. St Augustine is also a fun place to visit. Atlanta, Georgia has a lot to see & I also believe that Savannah, Georgia is a very pretty place to visit. Another place that you shouldn’t miss is Charleston, South Carolina. Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge are also great touristy destinations that you really shouldn’t miss, in the Great Smoky Mountains. I love all the places that I mentioned🤗 May God bless y’all and keep you in His loving care 🛐❤️🛐

@HBC423

Жыл бұрын

Sorry you live there

I have to say this guy is mistakenly stuck just on SEC football. There's also the ACC and Big 12 that's just as big in the south. And we're also into collegiate Basketball. End of season tournament time in Basketball even has it's on nickname "March Madness". I live in North Carolina, ACC country. When I was still in school and the time came for the ACC tournament to start, it wasn't unusual that classes in the same grade would gather in 1 room and we watched the tournament during school hours instead of having class that day..

Yes, southern hospitality is real, but as someone who was born, raised, and spent almost half a century in the south, I have to admit, the medium sized towns are the best. If the town is too small everyone is suspicious of you, and if it is big like here in Houston, everyone is paranoid about you. True story ya'll!!

3:25 Ranches are known to be more "western", not "southern." There are definitely more ranches in the Midwest/Great Plains like Nebraska than there are in the Southeast where chickens are more popular. I think these two need to do a video on the different regions of the US because James still thinks Tennessee is geographically similar to Texas, which it's not. 😂

@williambranch4283

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The South had plantations, usually a cash crop, with limited livestock. The Upper MidWest isn't the South. Texas isn't the South either, it is its own thing. Anything West of the North Dakota/Texas line is Wild West (until you get to the Pacific Coast). Texas started the original ranches, from Mexican culture and free range longhorn cattle. Later ranches started North of there, with well bred cattle, and feedlots ... after the buffalo were eliminated ;-( The goal in both cases was to get beef to Chicago.

@nyetzdyec3391

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@@williambranch4283 The part of Texas east of Dallas is still "The South", but, definitely, once you hit Ft. Worth it's far more "Western" culture... and once you get as far south as San Antonio, it's definitely more Spanish/Mexican. OTOH, there's a lot of overlap between Eastern Texas, Western Texas, and Southern Texas, too... for example, cotton, oil, horses, hunting and fishing... C&W, rodeos... It's a pretty typical border-area... transition-area, in a lot of ways.

@DonovanHaumpy

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My great grandpa had a 2,000 acre ranch in Texas, there's multiple ranches in Texas you will pass when going from wichita falls to Snyder or Lubbock Texas

@nyetzdyec3391

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@@DonovanHaumpy Wichita Falls, Lubbock... and yes... even SNYDER... been there... Lots of rough country, canyons... mesquite... cactus... prickly pears and "yellow roses of Texas".

The meaning of " bless your heart depends upon context and inflection. It can be a sneaky insult of a genuine expression of sympathy or concern.

Another thing he didn't mention is that Southerners speak a bit more slowly and tend to drag words out. That's not a bad thing, it's just our thing. Those who visit from other parts of the world (or even other parts of the country!) are a bit taken aback by that. Combine that with our unique verbage and sayings, there can be a language barrier, even though we're speaking the same language. I think that's the main reason why we have the stereotype of being "slow". We're not slow, we just have our own dialect of English. 😉

@Mycroftsbrother

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Also, we tend not to be quite as rushed in our lives... speech, work, travel, etc.

@ronwatson3446

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"Laid back" would be how I'd describe it. Except for Atlanta, those folks "done bumped their damned heads!" (Another Southerism for ya! 😉)

@causticchameleon7861

Жыл бұрын

I always tell people from up north who talk fast “Slow down, I’m from the south. My ears don’t hear that fast”. That usually puts them back on their heels and makes them think for a minute. Then the lightbulb comes on in their head and we all laugh. It’s a good icebreaker.

@nyetzdyec3391

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A lot of it is our different pace of life.

@stephenkammerling9479

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Speaking as a Northerner, the South makes one improvement on the English language, even for those in the motherland of the language, England. In English there's no difference between the 2nd person singular and 2nd person plural. It's always "you," one or many. Southerners frequently say "you all" when talking to multiple people. And that phrase will come out with the unique accent that makes it distinctly Southern.

Nothing worse than the rush hour in Atlanta on a rainy Friday night we were going North from Gulf Shores Alabama

@cynsi7604

Жыл бұрын

Or the opposite direction, going down 85 from NC (during construction in the summer!) to visit family in MS to Baton Rouge. Lord, 85 in Atlanta is just a nightmare to begin with. But I feel ya’ll ✌🏻

I was born in the north (NY) and moved to the south (Virginia) when I was 5. The summers are insanely hot and humid, but now in October it’s finally cooler weather. I don’t have an accent (thankfully) but I can definitely adopt one for a moment and bless people’s hearts while smiling and keeping my real feelings to myself. lol. I actually live in a beach town (Virginia Beach) that was where the first English settlers landed before heading further inland to Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement. There’s a lot of history in Virginia & it’s definitely worth visiting.

@dallasarnold8615

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Oh come now, everybody has an accent ! If I heard you talking I would likely be able to tell you are from NY. I was born and raised here in the Atlanta,GA area. I have a thick southern drawl which I am proud of, cause nobody questions by origin. One big give away about "yankees" is that they all will tell you how they do it up North. And what is really funny, WE don't care how it is done up north. We will extend our hospitality till you overstep, and we will not hesitate to tell you to take your A$$ back where you came from.

@katw3070

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You don’t have an accent, “THANKFULLY” ?

@mersea.714

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@@katw3070 I’m definitely a proud northerner & southern accents aren’t my favorite. It sounds trite, but it is what it is. I love the southern people though.

I wish the Savannah area was a little warmer right now. When I head out to work it's about 4 C when last week it was more like 20 C, and it isn't even winter yet. I wouldn't be surprised if we get snow this year.

You know the saying “ There’s no stupid questions “ when I lived in the South I was asked plenty of stupid questions

down south, speed limit is basically a suggestion.

He definitely wasn't lying about the humidity here in the South, lol! Here in central Mississippi from June to mid September, I call it Satan's Sauna, and I promise it's real, lol!

@markmcintosh2737

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Lived in MS almost all my life. I'd argue one point. When I was stationed in the desert, the totally desiccated air there made me long for the thick, hot sauna humidity of Mississippi!

I’m in Pensacola, FL. From June to September is hotter than hell. It’s all in the humidity.

Most people know it's hot, but not how different the heat is. 40C can be a cool day in some of the dry states, or you can be in a humid area where it gets above 30C and 70% humidity for four months straight, so the heat index is around 35C and when you sweat you don't cool off, you just get wet. I love a lot about the South, but about half the year I do feel like I'm dying outside unless I'm in the shade with a breeze or I'm in the water.

oh, James, they do make variety packs of grits, like cheese grits, country ham with red eyed gravy, butter,etc.(instant). oh, watch Jeff Foxworthy "you might be a redneck if". as far as driving on the left,.... weeel maybe, as far as speeding, have to plead the 5th on that one.

If you go the south, make sure you get hotels in the good parts of the city. You do not wanna be in the wrong neighborhood in Memphis, Nashville, or Atlanta. I'll assume the other big southern cities are like this as well.

@stanleymyrick4068

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Nashville only recently started having bad parts. I mean, even small towns have bad parts, but bad parts like Memphis and Atlanta bad.

@elvangulley3210

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Just say black we all know what you mean

@Jamessmith-xk3fh

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As a southern I would much rather a visitor stay in places outside of the cities. I wouldn't want a visitor to just limit there self to just the big city of that state because you can find some nice things to see in the smaller parts. I'm from Louisiana and yes New Orleans is a great city to visit but if you like nature we have loads of State Parks to visit for fishing, camping, and hiking.

@ErinStev64

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@@elvangulley3210 you sound really racist. The area’s that are bad have ALL skin shades and lots of drug addicts. When you are dealing with a junkie, or are getting robbed, why does it matter what skin they have? Bad is BAD. I don’t see ANYONE of ANY skin shade that would disagree.

@nyetzdyec3391

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@@Jamessmith-xk3fh Too many of the big cities in the South have been... ahem... "corrupted" by Yankees.

Bless your heart ( when said without sass) is like oh sweetheart, you don't know. When said with sass... mean girls.... but southern.

I’m from Arkansas. Growing up I remember in school they were really trying to curb the use of the word “ain’t” they would always say that’s improper. And we would piss the teachers off by mocking them by saying. “Ain’t”, ain’t a word.

Hi from TN Love your reaction

I was born and raised near Dallas, Tx and with us when we drive we never signal when we change lanes and if your driving on the highways, you have to drive 5 mph over the speed limit cause if you don't you will get honked at like crazy.

Texas isn’t really isn’t 100% Southern. There are many other cultures that have come together to make Texas a distinct region. Texas is also Western, Mexican, etc.

@tvc1848

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True….! Texas is kind of the end of the deep south and transitions into the southwest. The culture begins at the Louisiana border with the Piney Woods and a lot of Cajun culture and then spreads to the Mexican, German and other east European cultures and into the southwest with New Mexico and Arizona.

@sarahireland7727

Жыл бұрын

There's New England, the Pacific Nirthwest, the West coast, the South, the Midwest, the West and then there is Texas. We don't really fit into any of the other areas. We are definitely unique...and PROUD of it!

Speed limit on the freeway in the south can be 110 km/hour

That pride in the South btw also extends to transplants from other areas of the US ... Although I spent most of my life in New England mainly in Connecticut, I felt far more pride in Tennessee and now the Greenville, SC area than I ever did in Connecticut

I live in Charleston, SC (Savannah, Georgia's sister city!). The south is a beautiful place. 💞