Here's my entire Unboxing America Series: kzread.info/head/PLq-_cmf3H6yqgM1vGG305six5T7dqGURF

I actually love these drives through neighborhoods. I do THIS when I get bored or stressed. It's rather relaxing and the birds are a nice touch 😊

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

Ok!

@CordeliaWagner1999

Ай бұрын

Why not take a nice long walk? Exercising is better than driving.

I lived a few towns over for the past six years as a person on the “opposite” end of the wealth spectrum. The multi-million dollar houses are all hidden behind super high fences and trees with a lot of acreage between the home and the road. Same with New Canaan, Westport and Darien. My husband’s career let’s him see past the high gates and interact with the one-percenters from time to time... the amount of wealth they have is astonishing. Some of them are really kind, others are jerks - “my maid will buzz you in, don’t get mud on my Belgian block driveway”. I once passed a tiny cottage for sale and looked it up out of curiosity, $1.2 million for less than 1000 sq ft with no property. It’s insane. Many areas of lower Fairfield County are beautiful, but just like California’s Santa Barbara and other similar demographics, it’s unfathomable to the regular person.

@cliftoncharles3285

3 жыл бұрын

You got that right. Some are completely jerks. Especially the ones in Fairfield that think they live in paradise. You are less than 10 mins from the hood lol

@owencoventry2435

3 жыл бұрын

Darien represent 💯

@slimkay6874

2 жыл бұрын

@@cliftoncharles3285 😂😂😂😂🔨

@Ahoto_papa_bi

2 жыл бұрын

@@cliftoncharles3285 which hood? Bridgeport? 😂😂😂

@joesmith9216

Жыл бұрын

The uber rich are all scum, sorry to burst your bubble, you only get that wealthy from doing evil things.

I appreciate that bird soundtrack :D

@barrygregory913

3 жыл бұрын

Ridgefield

Most of the more exclusive/expensive parts of Greenwich are private communities where the general public doesn’t have access to

@ETheChosenOne

Жыл бұрын

Belle Haven is one of those neighborhoods

I do not get tired looking at costly homes in a deluxe neighborhood...thanks for sharing...🙂

Nick I've been following you for over a year now and just loving all the states you visit makes me feel like I'm riding with you keep them coming be safe

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

Ok Elaine ❤️ya!!

as someone who's lived in greenwich basically their entire lives its so trippy to see it like this. I knew it wasn't the average town but living here I never realized just how insanely upscale it is

@WoWplayer527

2 жыл бұрын

You never looked your own town up on Wikipedia?

@mrtony80

2 жыл бұрын

I figured working and middle class people from Greenwich would be well aware of how wealthy their city is.

@EmmaSchuren

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrtony80 i was basically the “bottom” of greenwich growing up (going to food pantries, clothing drives, etc.). i thought that everyone else in greenwich was “normal” and i was just less. now after leaving for college i realize that in any other town i would have done pretty well, but the cost of living in greenwich is so insanely high that it left me and my mom with no funds after paying rent. it’s hard to realize that when that town is all you’ve known.

@EmmaSchuren

2 жыл бұрын

@UCtLQo1rRU-tIbnwe8pZC64w there are two public housing complexes, one in a good part of town and one in a terrible part. the one in the good part of town is in very high demand and 5% of applicants are offered a spot. my mom would have gone bankrupt before letting me live in the other housing complex, which wasn’t a safe environment

@Ahoto_papa_bi

2 жыл бұрын

@@EmmaSchuren I didn’t know there are terrible parts in Greenwich? Which part exactly?

Nice job Nick. I live in CT and you captured our winter-look quite well. Had you done this during the warm weather months the foliage would have obscured much of what you were able to show. I have to say that I would have loved some coverage of Diana Ross' home that's also in Greenwich.

I've been watching your videos for a long time Nick and love them! Keep up your sense of humor. You almost passed by my childhood home in this one! Keep the videos coming! ...love if you could compare sections of Florida again. It's such a huge state and I don't think anyone has been able to really compare all the areas objectively. (So many folks wanting to move there, but don't know which area to move to or invest in real estate in)

Very interesting! Some beautiful homes! And that neighborhood seems very rural as well. I’m used to seeing the rich neighborhoods where there’s mostly tall hedges, walls, and big gates. Definitely interesting! Thanks for the drive through! Happy Easter Nick! ☺️

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

Happy Easter to you as well! There's some fancy areas in Redlands too!

@luiscolon7953

2 жыл бұрын

My mom bought a house just a month ago, my mom and my dad split 150,000$ each. For a 4 bedroom house in Connecticut, do you think she did well on buying it?

Very cool drive. I actually live off of Stanwich Road(north of the Merritt Parkway, though). It's interesting that you didn't go past the Merritt, it's much more bucolic there than in central Greenwich.

Hey Nick.nice video.like allways i looking forward for your next video

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Allan! Happy Easter!

wow nice to see a piece of england over there in conneticut 😉

The songbirds were awesome!

I love the lil tweety birds sounds!

I love your videos, you should do Great Falls VA next!

Growing up in Westchester and Fairfield country Greenwich was just a daily hang out spot for me and my friends. I didn’t know that so many people glamorized this place

@WoWplayer527

2 жыл бұрын

You don't realize that growing up with a silver spoon in your mouth isn't the norm when everyone else around you also has a silver spoon in their mouth. Being from Long Island, i can relate. I didn't realize how the average American lived until i went upstate for college.

@connorjones6831

Жыл бұрын

@@WoWplayer527 lol Long Island

Nice videos, Nick. You've come a long way since 🎶 "We built this city and now it sucks" 🎶. Traveling the country and advocating unity as Americans.

Gosh, some of those homes look like mansions! Thanks for a great video and Happy Easter!

This is all very beautiful, amazing what some people have accomplished.

@hollandlop4385

Жыл бұрын

Or what their parents accomplished

Yes, i loved watching it!

Yep, that’s Greenwich all right, a place where the American Dream is on full display. Thanks for taking us there-certainly some of the best footage of this town on record, as far as I know. The video very much speaks for itself. Very well done!

@charlesmiv3842

6 ай бұрын

"American dream" ha, most of these folks already had money before they were even born.

Great video ! Could you do the same kind of video but in New Canaan? Thank you !

Happy Easter big boy!!! CT!? ok....smooches! PS- was that Martha Stewart or David Letterman on the bike, could not tell;)

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

I think it was Gary shandling

@lorelailaval7676

3 жыл бұрын

@@NickJohnson awww they all look alike to me;)Glad you cleared it. XO.

Beautiful Video Nick

This was a nice video. Finally a nice neighbourhood. You should make more positive videos like this!

@21stCenturySpaceOdyssey

3 жыл бұрын

A nice neighborhood but filled with self righteous assholes, part of the elite fucking everyone else over.

@ivi122

2 жыл бұрын

Bobby not everyone who lives there or who’s rich is an asshole. Sometimes they’re nicer than lower class ppl.

Sweet. You're taking us uptown! 😁👍

and yet the first thing you se is a port-a-shitter in someone's front yard. I guess it's a step up from Portland, where the port-a-shitter IS someone's front yard.

@anthonycole742

3 жыл бұрын

Can’t have the hired help using one of their 10 bathrooms, the housekeeper must’ve been on vacation!

Glad to see you driving in a nice neighborhood for a change. Connecticut is beautiful but I prefer being down south. Have a great day Nick Johnson 🙂🙂

You should see Shaughnessy in Vancouver, Canada 🇨🇦: 13 million dollar homes. Old mansions and renovated ones. Come on up, Nick.

Hey Nick ! My husband and I are loving your videos. My sister lives In Greenwich. Other sister lives in Darien. Connecticut native here! Daughter went to UNCW. We love your spirit and always look forward to your posts! Keep on, keeeping on!

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Laura! Thanks! I know UNCW well!! I lived in Wilmington for a while! ❤️❤️

Thanks for the beautiful drive. I always wonder, what does someone do with a 50 room mansion?

@btbees1

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sochi314 Great idea!

It’s definitely cool seeing this beautiful country. Can’t go on enough vacations to see this. Feel free to show people in Connecticut norther Illinois and Iowa. Happy Easter

Cute reminds me of my area HP in the north shore area Illinois .... great video

Used to bike ride through northern Greenwich on my loop up from White Plains, NY when I lived in WP ... kept trying to recognize some of the streets you were on, Nick/some of it looked a littttle familiar ... I remember one time going by a for sale house on a beautiful hilly winding lane. It had been on the market for a long time & there would be open houses on weekends, week after week, with no people going to take a look, no cars in the (circular) driveway. A lonely realtor woman once waved from the front patio as I rode by & I waved back and I thought various things: she and I were closer in income bracket than anyone who could actually afford to live there ... and she was the only person who ever waved (or smiled) in all the times I rode through Greenwich.

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

Aww here's a smile Bill 😊

@Leo-pt9ei

Жыл бұрын

did you ever pass through Banskville?

Happy Easter Nick& Mappy & is Mappy setting up a Easter egg Hunt with you Making sure no Cheating Nick. 😉🐰🐇

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

Never Josh!

Thanks Nick 👍

Great video showing how "the other half live".. I'm from Connecticut myself and this is nice to see. The general public doesnt see this...Unfortunately we do also have a huge gap between rich and poor , which is really apparent.. like the difference in driving from Westport, Fairfield into the Bridgeport area... But having said that I still love it here and there is a lot to see, Beaches, small towns etc...

Nick I used to pick up and deliver art to these faux chateaux. It was a strangely life affirming mission. When I returned to New York City I experienced a renewed sense of gratitude for my tiny apartment.

@21stCenturySpaceOdyssey

3 жыл бұрын

What kind of art? Just curious. I used to go to the museums in Chicago.

I lived & went to Julian Curtis elementary, central jr. High & Greenwich high school, I graduated in 1976. We were poor, rented on the avenue when they were apartments and lived on mason street st. also...we moved there in 1969....the best childhood ever! will never forget it.❤

I grew up in Cos Cob, CT. My parents were upper middle class, in the 50s. I lived on River Road. Greenwich, is to CT, what Beverly Hills is, to Cali. The price tags and affluence is a cut above every other wealthy enclaves here. Even Westport, New Canaan, Ridgefield, Wilton, Stamford, can't hold a candle to Greenwich. They try though.

@EmmaSchuren

3 жыл бұрын

river road? Im on river road extension right across from louie's!

@mirzaahmed6589

2 жыл бұрын

New Canaan and Darien are definitely as wealthy as Greenwich, if not more so.

@yourmomshouse0486

2 жыл бұрын

@Gaelle Future Nurse lmao then greenwich ain't the spot, try LI, they have every race and culture under the sun

@RobRoyR8R

Жыл бұрын

New Canaan will give you a run for your money. You did say that you were Upper Middle Class. Are you referring to where the Elite are or are you talking about something else. Both are beautiful.

@RobRoyR8R

Жыл бұрын

@@mirzaahmed6589 You hit the nail on the head. Greenwich is nice, don't believe the myth.

So much reminds me of Northeast Louisville! Indian Hills, Prospect, Mockingbird Valley, Glenview ect.. BEAUTIFUL

I like the bird sounds. I lived in Fairfield County, CT until I was 7 in the early 1970s. Now I understand that you have to be able to pay a lot in property tax besides the cost of a home there. It is so beautiful with the trees, stone walls, and old houses. Thank you, Nick!

@stephenk.5839

3 жыл бұрын

Don't be fooled by the canned bird sounds. I have done work in expensive gated communities and a normal week day often has the drone of mowers and blowers going off and on all day.

@bikesandcampswithcats

3 жыл бұрын

Obviously it wouldn't be the same birds on every street! I agree about the lawn equipment. Still like the bird sounds because the wild birds I feed started responding to the "new" birds and I had to stop the video to figure where the new bird sounds were coming from. My bird comment was more meta than micro.

@stephenk.5839

3 жыл бұрын

@@bikesandcampswithcats I agree about the bird sounds used in the video Patricia. It did make the viewing more pleasant.

@tomrobinson7393

3 жыл бұрын

Actually taxes in Greenwich are some of the best in the state.

@bikesandcampswithcats

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomrobinson7393 Well, that's surprising. We lived in Weston, then moved to NC.

Wow! Good views.

Beautiful place dear, wonderful sharing dear

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

Ok dear

I'm originally from Rye. I've been in Chelsea Manhattan since 2004. I worked in the early 1980s at Xerox Northeast Regional Headquarters at 2 Pickwick Plaza. When my mother had breast cancer she was in Greenwich Hospital and beat it at the age of 75.

Beautiful town 🌳🌲

Reminds me a bit of growing up in rural New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware. I'm surprised how hilly it is. I also figured more people would live on tiny back roads instead of a main thoroughfare like that.

Connecticut is my home state. I grew up in what’s called the quiet corner close to Rhode Island and Massachusetts state line in a little town called Ashford. Lovely area. Still very beautiful and quiet

Did you add the bird sounds or are there loudspeakers along the road that play them?

Happy Easter, Nick Johnson. I’m across the Long Island sound from Connecticut. 😀😀😀😀😀 which is of course, is Long Island, NY.

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

I need to come see it I only saw queens and Brooklyn. But that's kinda not really Long Island is it?

Nice to see that the roads in Greenwich are kept up with, unlike everywhere else in CT.

@mirzaahmed6589

2 жыл бұрын

It's a rich town. Of course they maintain their roads.

@patriciagarcia4327

Жыл бұрын

Lots of money there!

Ok let's see how the other half lives. I could probably afford a shower stall. All the NYC pigeons would like to fly up here! The birds here are very happy! Been awhile since being up there but it is beautiful

Hi Nick, I'll be making a trip up to the Raleigh area in about a week. Any idea what natural scenery or restaurants to check out?

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

Falls Lake is cool. Lake Jordan. If you like sushi I like spicy 9.

@AvioftheSand

3 жыл бұрын

@@NickJohnson Thanks Nick!

I'm definitely taking a ride to Greenwich soon

Thank you Nick for posting this video! 😃 Also hope you have a Happy 🐣 Easter!

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

You too robin! ❤️

Nice sound effects!

Mesmerising 👀👀

Looks like a peaceful drive in a japanese rural town. Rice farmers and fishermen are actually very well off in japan.

Those towns south on I 95 Are the A hole part of CT in my opinion. In the fall all you hear is leaf blowers . God forbid a maple leaf is on your grass . They can have it

@SicilianStealth

2 жыл бұрын

Different places for different people. I grew up in Larchmont & Rye New York. In Westchester County just below Greenwich Connecticut on Long Island Sound. Not only did I commute to Grand Central for 30 years but also worked in Connecticut. We have Playland Amusement Park built in 1928 it's an historical landmark. All on Long Island Sound. I love where I live now but I actually live next to an ambulance dispatch. Thankfully I'm in the back of the building so it's not that bad.

@mr.horse1801

2 жыл бұрын

If you look closley at a map of ct, the richest towns are located in the short stubby little pecker of the state. Over compensation is kind of our thing here in Fairfield county 🧐🤑

Right on the New York Connecticut border check out Grace Church Street in Rye which is also a very wealthy community drive it up across 95 into Port Chester New York what a contrast

@SicilianStealth

2 жыл бұрын

From 1960 to 1972 I grew up in large spot removed to Rye that year.

Kept waiting to hear the theme song to Silver Spoons. 👀

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

OMG i know!!

I stumbled upon this video but live in Greenwich. My home is shown at 9:30!! Cool. It’s nothing compared to the upper echelon homes.

@Leo-pt9ei

Жыл бұрын

lmfao i drive past that house all the time

the change between Danbury and Greenwich is quite astonishing

I was stationed at the submarine base in Groton Connecticut for a while a long time ago. The malls always had new recruits in their navy blues fresh out of boot camp roving around. The locals considered any enlisted people from the navy as poor drunken uneducated trash. They were mostly right about that. Few people enjoyed life off base because it was so expensive there but the base facilities were very good there.

The back country of Greenwich is especially beautiful in the summer, especially in the middle to late afternoon.

I love your channel

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

Love you Tim!

I love Greenwich the houses are very nice

We have places just as pretty as Greenwich, CT right outside of Chicago; ever heard of Winnetka, Highland Park and Kenilworth, IL? We even have a beach along Kenilworth and just as pretty as Waikiki, HI. Most people ignore these ritzy places and focus only on Chicago.

@dannycapalotty4772

3 жыл бұрын

no its not, it is so ugly

@SicilianStealth

2 жыл бұрын

Greenwich as well as the time that I'm from Rye just below the Connecticut border is on Long Island Sound. They're very beautiful places no matter where you go.

Oh man it’s another Connecticut city showing the wealth disparity. As a long time Connecticut resident I’ve seen it firsthand

@cannonplays939

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hndjdj400 most places is nice but there are lots of sad and poor areas in some cities. However, things are getting better due to people moving to all of our cities during COVID when they were seeing sharp declines

@georgiamerola1236

2 жыл бұрын

Connecticut used to be the second richest state in the United States.. not anymore thanks to the Democrats..with all of their taxes.

thank you for wasting some of you petro lol I feel even more poor now but I loved it! : D

Lived here since I was 2, love it

@tamunshud5730

3 жыл бұрын

Where did you live before you were two?

@maxwellsings

3 жыл бұрын

@@tamunshud5730 nyc

The northeast definitely has the most beautiful houses. I lived up there for years. 🏡

This looked like the opening for Who's the Boss.

Can’t wait

Hi Nick, welcome to our state!

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

It was an interesting day!

Wow the northeast looks gorgeous. I wish i could visit your country soon enough. Greetings from the Philippines.

Me do b visitin dat estate real soon, wiv ma cru we b wilin!

Nick, why do birds suddenly appear/ every time you are near?

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I'm just all rainbows and sunshine I guess :)

I live in Greenwich, wish I had seen you

"In the end only envy remains". La Rochefoucauld

I was waiting to see Shane McMahon jumping off a roof lol

@lazfdez6623

3 жыл бұрын

lmaooo so was I

@arjans7573

3 жыл бұрын

Here comes the money

@itsjustaride12

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

@jorgen1990

3 жыл бұрын

@@arjans7573 Money, money, money, money, money 🎵🤣🤣🤣

Lived in Greenwich during the 1990s, commuted into NYC for work, came back, drove to the residents beach, ate a burger went home. Greenwich is where I learned to drive, learned to horseback ride, ate local fish my neighbors caught, I lived on Steamboat Road, good base for weekend trips to Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Some of the exclusive communities are private roads but not always gated. They had a nice public library compared to the ones in NYC. But not much of a night life. Fond memories.

Smooth...

I grew up, at 74 RiverRoad, in the Tudor style house. Across from the Mianis,River

@mirzaahmed6589

2 жыл бұрын

Mianus.

Next time, do the Merritt Parkway at the Ny/CT boarder

I would get lost in one of those homes! They are all so beautiful! I'm just always wonder? Are this people really happy in their lives? Because we all need monies to survive but overly having it can also be ungrateful and allot of times it brings misery! Along with greed ego selfishness. Thanks for sharing!

@kdegraa

3 жыл бұрын

My guess if they have good health, a loving family, get on with their neighbours, have friends, have a rewarding career, enjoy life long learning, are a member of a faith community and so forth, then they are happy.

@australianpatriot

3 жыл бұрын

Oh they're happy alright

@Essays4College

2 жыл бұрын

money doesnt make you happy

@lipokienlalkr2482

Жыл бұрын

​@@Essays4Collegeonly poor people say that

It's beautiful. But for some reason, I don't even those living in mansions and exclusive areas. Something else is missing in my life that I have yet to discover.

OIL THAT SHOTGUN LEROY.. Happy Easter Nick.. 🐰🐇🐣😂

I lived here growing up, in a more modest part of town! Really nice community.

they also pay an 11 mill rate compared to 71 in Waterbury.

I find it interesting that Connecticut is the third smallest state yet they have a few of the wealthiest towns in the country, some very nice upper middle class small towns, rolling hills, farms, a coastline with nice beaches, lighthouses, forests, and a lot of crime, drugs, poverty and very bad ghettos that are the polar opposite of the wealthiest areas.

@pseudonymshqipe854

2 жыл бұрын

Greenwich is a suburb of NYC. I live in Northern Jersey. We also have very expensive towns here. There's a lot of wealth in the NYC metro area.

@mirzaahmed6589

Жыл бұрын

Third smallest, but still fairly large by global standards. About the size of Northern Ireland.

It’s so easy to access, where I’m from in Florida, these million dollars homes have 24/7 security guard and you’re not allowed in until a residents gives you permission.

@peterfahey9088

Жыл бұрын

because there's very little crime in Greenwich. Florida is literally the opposite end of the spectrum.

@hollandlop4385

Жыл бұрын

@@peterfahey9088 perfectly said ! 100% correct

Did you see that tardis? They are everywhere in the UK... It's like Henley on Thames...meets the new forest...

@timfisher5417

3 жыл бұрын

Did you see the Dodge @ 4:59? Must be one of the helpers.

@david-lt9wj

3 жыл бұрын

@@timfisher5417 cor I wouldn't mind some of that dodge at 4,59....well spotted ...so sweet.

Try north shore Nassau and Suffolk co NY . Be impressed

LOL... I noticed you did not randomly dial up some Greenwich resident and question them on the unique aspects of the area...😶

@david-lt9wj

3 жыл бұрын

Too right !

@michellelea8511

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. Right??? C’mon now.... every place is fair game!

@tomt0213

3 жыл бұрын

You do that in Greenwich you might have a cop on your six most Ricky tick

@WhiteWizard44

3 жыл бұрын

Nick, we want the following... A. Dressing up in costume as a Greenwicher to introduce the vid. B. Random phone call to resident. C. Skype interview with past or present resident. D. Cheezy song about Greenwich at the end. Now get going, you're sleeping on the Job....😴

I see you didn’t go to the really exclusive homes where the top entertainers and movie stars 🌟 live at. I know there are a lot of streets that you can’t even drive through unless you are a resident of that street.

Looks like many suburban towns around Boston

I advise to take tour in Fairfield and Easton it is nice places and rich