His Family's Lived on This Remote Island for 374 Years 🇺🇸
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
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Off the shore of Maryland is a remote island where early English settlers have lived since the 16th century. Here, life moves at a different pace, the locals speak in a distinct old-world accent, and the remaining crabbers stay true to their craft. Join me on an epic adventure with Smith Island local Jerry, equipped with 374 years of family roots on the island and epic stories about a completely different America.
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I am courious, are you doing research before arriving - or comming in fresh ?
Wish someone would make a GoFundMe for Jerry's roof (I don't know how to). I got $50 for him :)
is there a donation link for Jerry? I've got $20! I just bought half a cake from the bakery -- so excited!!
288 subscribers - let’s get this number up!
@@NativeHoney608 send Jerry an email (pinned above), he'll be so happy!
Mr. Smith is one cheerful guy. He doesn't let a flood get him down. Seems like he's pretty happy with life, and that's something very special. Thank you Peter, for exposing me to a bigger world full of interesting people.
I just said the same thing … these people are truly special and the way of life
It’s proven time and time again, that wealth does not provide happiness, Peters videos often show that.
You gotta be happy if minnows are swimming in your house!
Wow, did you ever pick the right person to interview, this guy is a treasure.
I fully agree.
@@PeterSantenelloone of your best episodes, keep huntin Peter!
He is fantastic, but if you've ever been out there, most people are just like him. Easy to talk to, proud of their island and history, and very generous with their time and storytelling to outsiders. It's really a fascinating place to experience. Don't miss Tangier, either.
Yup! He's awesome 👌 👏 👍
Great job!
@@hollygail6211 so agree...can't wait for Part 2
love Jerry attitude about politics, vote for the person who is going to do something and has brains, something needed in America and Canada today.
Lifelong Marylander here. We're waterfolk; my uncle crabs out in the Bay, I've partied on some nearby islands, and we've been eating cakes from Smith Island as far back as I can remember.
I appreciate your approach to the places you visit, and that man is a freaking TREASURE. The islands of the Bay are rapidly disappearing and there is so much culture & heritage that is going to be completely lost to the tides.
Thank you for taking the time to come visit our state!
Dorchester county here. Grand father a waterman
Worcester County here. Yeah I went to school with many watermen. Sad to see it slowly dying. I'm curious what will happen after. I guess companies will start doing crabbing and distribution together
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation works to preserve the bay! If you care about the Chesapeake Bay and want to help preserve the environment , you need to donate and or volunteer to help! The Iroquous tribe had a saying " With every decision we make ,we must consider the impact of that decision on the next Seven Generations!" SMART people ! They cared about the future of their children and grandchildren!
Im from Salisbury. Both grandfathers were Worcester County waterman, on the ocean side.
hahaha, the only Marylanders I know (family) are Appalachian type over from Cumberland
This is my favorite channel!! Thank you, Peter!
Love Jerry, simple, honest with a lot of common senses!
Wow, what an amazing video. Whoever picked Jerry deserves a reward, he's the ultimate tour-guide! I really hope he was well compensated because he deserves every penny!
thank you i knew Jerry would be the best man for the job. I'm the one who asked him to do it!
13:08 his way of going about life has made me wanna appreciate my life and the things i've been blessed with a lot more 😊what a beautiful way to live
...its the way we all used to live...before this.... whatever is going on now in the world
Amazing video and such beautiful people. Yes, this is how America SHOULD be, and used to be. Amazing work Peter. Really love your channel and your work.
Jerry is such a great guy! Love his intelligence and optimism.
I am so glad you did this video Peter. I grew up on the shore in MD and now live on the shore in VA. There is so much history here and great people!!!
In England a Yarnie was a person who traditionally worked in the mills, making yarn., usually up North in Lancashire/Yorkshire. Regards, Stevie S
What a great life and place to live. All about peaceful existence and freedom. Enjoy knowing there are still places like this around.
LOVE this guy! He is a true American! Would love to visit the Island someday!
This was awesome. At 67 yrs young i love soaking up his hx (history). What a BEAUTIFUL place to live. Id move there in a flash. My jaw dropped when you said that BEAUTIFUL house went for $10k. Thks as always Peter. Im getting on the road traveling & plan to visit there. So happy to see you got the donated funds for your roof. 🎉CONGRATS 🎉
in the late 80s i lived and worked out there for 2 weeks. The folks out there were so nice to us. We ate at a local restaurant 3 meals a day. Crab, every day. I like crab, but it can be rich every day. The ladies at the restaurant, I think felt bad for us and made us a turkey dinner one day with all the sides. That was so nice of them, I will always remember that.
Sad if his son does end up leaving the island because their family has been there for so long. What a legacy.
He mentioned his son being smart but he is very smart as well.
Please people, do what you can to support these islanders. 🙏
Just because we broke away from the UK doesn't mean we don't appreciate where many of us came from. My paternal grandmother's family was traced back to Caswell County in 1787. When teaching us about our family history, the Scot-Irish was important. She taught us that we came from hardworking, fearless people who may not have been rich but they were part of the backbone that helped our country become a melting pot. We were taught to be proud of that and we are
Happy 4th of July.🎉
Love from the UK.👍
Beautiful 👏
Absolutely- of course I’m an Anglophile so I love anything UK. ❤
America was not founded as a "melting pot" that is a Jewish idea.
No such things as Scot Irish .. Ulster Scots ..who hated the Irish people and where planters and Invaders.
I've been trimming my garden like a maniac for the whole morning and had to step in because it started to rain. But I now have a cup of coffee, a piece of a fresh blueberry pie and yay I find a new video. What a treat for a Sunday afternoon!
Can’t tell you how much this 🇨🇦 enjoyed this. It reminds me of some communities in NFLD. Your guest was a delight. I love the pride he takes in his community and its history.
This is freaking awesome and Jerrys obsession with this place is an amazing thing I think. I totally relate to having an obsession with my ancestry and loving my hometown so I can only imagine if those two passions were mixed with much deeper roots!
That is amazing….that cake is identical to cakes my grandmother and other women would make in south Alabama….many layers made on a Griddle….sometimes chocolate, but other times a ‘Lane’ Cake, with coconut and nuts in the icing….those on special occasion…wow, brought back sweet memories of hospitality and warmth and loving family….makes you wonder what connection there was. Thanks, Jerry, for the tour!
As a fellow history buff, seeing Jerry's arrowhead collection was a real treat, especially the Clovis stuff.
He missed out on meeting Tim Marshall he’s got several Clovis his collection is supposed be around 20,000 pieces
I remember 40 years ago traveling around the bay in my brother in law's boat. He lived on the eastern shore and we would head out on Friday after work and return on Sunday night. Stopping at Tangier island and Smith island for crabs and crab cake sandwiches. Good memories, hard to believe so much time has passed.
I have roots to 1066AD I've traced. A family member went around the world to find our heritage. Nothing like knowing where u came from to find out where ur going
We still have the land , well family does....all the cousins built houses. Bought me out b4 I had a say ..... if only I could be in the land my roots are binded to
Amazing history..That man is a treasure with the knowledge he holds. He should write a book to keep these genealogy alive..and the stories are invaluable ❤️🙏
I grew up in Maryland its a place nobody really thinks about but it has a lot of amazing history and packs a whole lot into a small package. So awesome to see Smith Island and the bay get this exposure.
Jerry you are a wise man and i wish you a good and long life.👍💪
This is where I'm located lol amazing glad that you did this !
This video was such a treat, thank you! ❤
Jerry is a delight!
PS seriously, one of my favorite RUclips videos, ever!
Loved this! Thank you Peter, Jerry and Jacob. 🙂
Thanks Peter, great watch & listen.
Always a good watch.
Regards
THANK YOU JERRY! I LOVE HISTORY WE ARE NEVER TAUGHT ABOUT & APPRECIATE THE LONG FAMILY PRESENCE THERE. THAT PART INTRIGUED ME THE MOST & I ENJOYED IT SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR FOREVER DOCUMENTING THE TRUTH OF YOUR ISLAND AND FAMILY ROOTS! PS: I MARRIED A SMITTY IN N. CAROLINA MANY YEARS AGO. & I LOVE TO SEE FAMILY TREES- WE ARE ALL RELATED SOME WHERE DOWN THE ROAD, OR ACROSS THE WATER. MUCH LOVE
What a great video. Jerry's history knowledge is amazing. That was alsonso sweet of you to post his gofundm4 for his roof. I see it is already over goal and hopefully it keeps going up so he can fix the whole house damage from Sandy.
This is the place I’ve been searching for.
An island of freedom
He has so much knowledge! It's from crabbing to native to the town to let me tell you about pre history 😂 Jerry is such a treasure ❤
these are my relatives. I'm crying. I have photos from long ago, and also we trace back before the American Revolution. No one was rich, my great grandmother and her sister, married brothers! Not their brothers, but the husbands were brothers!
Oh wow it’s so pretty there and peaceful❤
I would just love to live like this, No need to stress about meeting new people, can walk just about anywhere, got the ocean right at your doorstep, friendliest people in the world. Cannot get any better than that.
Ive always wondered how people live in Maryland, or Maine. I had no idea this culture existed. This place is amazing!! I love the history!! 10:35 does he not know?😂
We live slowly here lol We're called the "Slower Lower" for a reason, and it's not _just_ because a lot of us are dumb. It is, but it's just not the only reason.
I really liked this guy Jerry. What an interesting soul. This was a good video. I learned a lot.
The sky in the background while you were on the water is beautiful
These are the people that REAL AMERICA, is made from.
Jerry is a very intelligent guy. Very cool video.
This was a great video! It reminds me of Newfoundland Canada.
I grew up a couple islands to the north on Hoopers Island/ Fishing Creek and I’ve always heard stories about Smith Island but I’ve never been. Thank you for sharing their stories! ❤
I would love to homestead on that island in freedom and possibly fix that 10/12 pitch roof.What a life,can I bring a sailboat?🍻🎯
So noone lives in The Laird home anymore. Been a long time since if visited Smith Island. Was born and raised in crisfield I loved going to the island with friend from the island on weekends. Hope the island comes back to its once good old days filled with people
The accent is surprising. Rip anyone who got hit by chainshot. This is another great one Peter, thank you Sir.
Jerry might not have a lot of money but he is the richest person in the world. What a beautiful, idyllic place. No drugs or crime. Best wishes from Scotland 🏴
In NC, those white rubber boots are called Hyde County Reeboks. He's like the Hightiders in Hyde County.
Wow! There's a ton of love and generosity out there for Jerry. Almost $20k reached in the gofundme for his new roof...in just 4 days! Hell ya.
Great.
A lot of good people out there, and out ‘here’. Generosity feels right and good!
That’s fantastic 🎉❤
This is what it’s all about 🥹
He deserves it ❤️
@PeterSantenello , We loved your video of our island friend, Jerry Smith. We also appreciate you mentioning our small family owned and operated bakery. We've had an overwhelming response of cake orders and are working very hard to fill each and every one of them. Unfortunately, at this time, we can only ship our cakes within the U.S. so we want to apologize to anyone outside the U.S .who may be trying to purchase a Smith Island Cake. We hope to be able to ship international some day, but currently it just isn't feasible.
Thanks again for mentioning us, and many thanks to Jerry for sharing our cake, and the island history, with you and the rest of the world. He truly deserves all the love and support your viewers are sending his way!
@smithislandbakery hello Smith i was sent you for roof and my personal life hard story situation and why i try to move in America and build my own house, did you recieve my help from PayPal?
You’re welcome. I loved your cake! And my wife just ordered some. She's excited to try it after spending time editing the video and asking about how good it was.
@@YomijnMeWestern Marylander here! I love Smith Island cakes ! Do you still make different flavors????
Hurry-up and get as many orders filled (as possible).
Because the demand from this video will start to slow down as time goes by.
Nothing more American than a family owned business!❤
Im a full time islander lived here all my life...Good friends with Jerry... I love this video and so pround of Smith Island
As well you should be. Your island looks as though an incredible place to live.
Smith Island is a wonderful place Like stepping back in time! Western Marylander here! In the beautiful Appalachian mountains! Maryland born, PA bred, I always knew I would return to Maryland! MD is such a wonderful state!We have itvALL Appalachian mountains in the West, the Chesapeake Bay , Southern MD and Eastern Shore / Atlantic Ocean! ⚓️⛵️⚓️🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊⛱️🦀🦀🦀🦀🦐🦐🦐🦀🦀🦀
This is a beautiful place with beautiful people. Bless you all. Thank you for this great video. New subscriber here.
Beautiful place, and wonderful people! How do I move there? It reminds me of the town I used to live in. Rich people bought up everything and I couldn't afford to live there. Now Im stuck in suburbia and I cant handle it.
@@ValerieDee123 Arkansas North Central part reasonable rent or purchase good people hot in summer nice in winter
“You can live your life anyway you want. You can blame every little thing that happens and make it the worst possible life or you can take every little thing that happens and make it the best possible life. That’s the way I look at it.” - Jerry
👏👏👏
That is a great philosophy!!
Such profound and wise words! Jerry is truly a free man.
Thanks for posting that !!! It's great, isnt it?!
Thats just the saying life is 1% what happens to you and 99% how you take it
Yeah he’s awesome ❤
I bet this guy would show up in three seconds if you called him for help and not ask for anything.
We are surrounded by angels
They well be soo lucky to had him.
@@seanpetaia Was with ya until you mentioned angels.
@@fgoogleinthea7475 The Bible says that angels dwell among us.
@@fgoogleinthea7475 ⬅️ so? What the problem? Did my comment offended yu? Because honestly, yu needed an angel into yur heart Mr. ❤️
Jerry is nice, interesting and knows his locale’s heritage. But that’s no reason to call him an angel or to adulate him. RUclips viewers can be so impetuous.
You couldn’t have found a better guy to help with your documentary, seriously. What a wholesome man.
*Fascinating clovis point arrowhead history @**40:30*
I would also like to add that PETER SANTENELLO gave $5000 to the gofundme and that is AWESOME!!! God Bless You Peter, Jerry and everyone on the Island.
Thanks Peter!!!
Peter, you are truly a remarkable human being!!
51:04 - I pause at the rear-end of the video to make sure I don't miss anything 😊 & yes, I'm heading back to finish it up 😘
@@vickylynn8863You can always hit the “SAVE” button, and add it to your “WATCH LATER” playlist.
Thank you Peter!!!
He must be wadded....
I just read on the Go Fund Me page that his friend mentioned the possibility of filming his roof replacement, which would be awesome for everyone to see!! A great idea! Additionally, it would be amazing if he received sufficient funds to raise his house on pilings to mitigate the flooding! God bless Jerry and his son!! Excited to see the impact of the outpouring of love for Jerry!
Yes! We need to send this man a camera and some good internet service so he can set up his own RUclips channel! I’d watch that man every day!
Edit to add: Okay I commented this before the end of the video. Turns out he does have a RUclips channel! ❤❤❤
I hope he buys him a new house.
True! but tbh, I think not just funds, these people need and deserve actual help from the govt which was promised to them, as put by the Jerry in the Video. May God bless him!
On Wednesday, he will post a message of gratitude to all of you and share his future plans. stay tuned to his youtube page.
@Himanshu_K17 I agree that it would be wonderful if they remembered us, but unfortunately, it seems that they forget about us quite easily. As the saying goes, "out of sight, out of mind."
My wife learned of Smith Island in a college class about American dialects. We were intrigued by the history and found we could stay in an airbnb there. We spent a long weekend there a few years ago and rode the “schoolbus” from Crisfield to the island and back with the kids. Despite the decay you’ve seen in Peter’s video, it’s a truly beautiful and serene place with some of the most genuinely kind people we’ve ever met. Ate plenty of hard & soft shell crabs. Jerry’s not lying when he says they’re the best. Would go back again in a heartbeat. Watermen and their families are good people and will help you to see what America was once like when people knew and cared for their neighbors as they would their own family. ❤
Thank you for this information, would love to visit this place, maybe work there, for awhile.
Not gonna lie the Eastern Shore and Tide Water region of south eastern VA has almost the same exact accent it’s crazy
@@capnjamesyes…and so does eastern NC!
Wow! You got to stay there! We got the worst reception 20 years ago and we were warned that Tangier was the nicer island to visit! We took the boat over and had the old bus 2 block tour! Not one person except the bus person and the server in the restaurant which we were forced to eat! A family brought their bikes on the boat because they wanted to bike around the island! The captain tried to argue with them but the father gave him some money! They were late coming back and the captain and the bus driver were worried they weren't coming back! We were all so relieved when the family returned! The family said there wasn't anyone around and one person saw them and went back inside and was watching them from their window! When we pulled away from the dock everyone came out and met in the middle of the road! It was a Stephen King setting!
@@daveshoemaker7137
Sounds like they aren't keen on the idea of encouraging tourism. They're probably worried that people with deeper pockets might start to get the idea of moving out there and disrupting their way of life.
Jerry is a walking talking history book. I could listen to him forever. I love his commitment. Never even heard of this place before. Thank you, Jerry. Blessings.
Peter will be the one introducing us to aliens 👽. And he’ll be calm as always.
“How you like our planet Sir?”
@@GamePiecesl can see that happening! 😂 Good One! 👍
😂😂😂😂
“And what do you do with the probe?”
I think the government would hire him to be the first contact with them😂😮. “Inside the most mysterious community of people”😂
I'm from the North of Ireland. Some of the words Jerry says in his accent (house/hyse etc) is unbelievably similar to Belfast/Antrim. So cool 😮
No way..."hyse" as in numerous houses? I didn't know that existed!
Haha I was thinking the same! So lovely ❤
@whoisharo4689 oh no sorry, "hyse" is how people from Belfast pronounce house 😁 Not the plural!
I can hear a tinge of lower class English and Northern Irish in his accent.
@@oligultonn I don't know what you mean by "lower class English"? Accents in England are regional and vary greatly from place to place. They also have the most local accents out of all English-speaking countries.
Thanks to this video about Smith Island, Jerry won't have to worry about the Island's history being forgotten any longer.
It never fails that, no matter what TV series we may be in the middle of in our household, we drop 'em like bricks for a night to watch the latest Santanello vid. Amazing stuff.
Santenello* Knew that didn't look right
@@ashleys637always classy to credit spelling
Wow, thank you, Ashley!
Ikr?
Agree.
Peter, you have a gift, man. Unlike so many interviewers, you never interrupt, you listen, and you draw out your guests into their true selves. Loved Jerry. What a guy.
As a native Easternshoreman the fact that this history is being shared brings tears to my eyes. Thank you for the work that you do.
same here fellow native easternshoreman!
Native Easternshoreman here from Dorchester County and my father spoke a similar waterman dialect.
@@Bloodsworth75 yo also fellow doco man here what's up!
@@Runningtaco nice to see another doco local here!
@@Bloodsworth75 ♥️
Man, Jerry's passion for his home island and local history is amazing. Such a humble dude.
jerry has the wisdom of the wind and the water....his spirit flows into everyday's passing.
Jerry should tell stories to his “smart son” and the son could write the book and take the pictures. I would buy this book! Probably buy one for each of my grandkids 😊
Thats a bunch of fancy words
Jerry's right. And to be known as "a waterman" is the highest compliment you can receive in that community.
My grandmothers last name was Waterman . I wonder if it’s in relation to what they did for a living way back when.
@@broncoman3864absolutely
@@broncoman3864 Most likely
When the tide comes in, it literally comes in the house! He said Minnows swim on the floor. Yeah, that's a true waterman.
A Waterman is someone who lives on a boat or works on one.
Imagine without the internet these stories might never be told, what a brilliant video. Perhaps one of the best.
So true. As a ( much) older person Covid and the Internet/ RUclips has opened up several whole new worlds for me.
Our country is full of unique places thank you peter for this.
One day I want to live there in the USA
Peter is doing so good, He visted Louisiana I was thrilled. Fantastic People great life choices, Hello from yalls cousin New Orleans
The donation fron you pete for $5000 is just amazing. You really are for the people you bring on your episodes.
Thank you, Peter. My family is from the eastern shore of Maryland, near Old Trinity Church (est. 1675) and I spent my youth fishing, crabbing and oystering. Watching your video, I could smell the brine of the salt water and the marsh and remember my grandmother's cooking (particularly muskrat and crabs). It is truly a dying way of life and deserves to be remembered.
Jerry is a wise man. Long live the Jerrys of this world. ✨
Well said 👏
I'm from Europe and I freaking love watching these videos about rural and deep America made by you, it's amazing! The characters in your footage are always super charismatic and just nice folks. Thank you Peter for the interesting, informative and inspiring video content, I hope to visit some of these charming American spots one day!
Just donated 25 dollars, and I'm sooo happy to help somebody, I don't even know. Peter, you are a real blessing for some people. Just like Titus ❤
Mt. Dew is the soda with the most sugar in it.
these people were poor but came for the freedom.
true freedom had the same value as every dollar put together.
These people are rich. Peace is priceless.
This is what America is truly about.
Not down south buddy
In desolate anarchy. Otherwise not.
@@StaylowKoh stop.
It is what America used to be about.....
Is it ? Okay.
Peter, THIS is the kind of stories we want more of, the lesser threaded places with unique people sharing their stories and perspectives.
Some of my grandmother's family lived there! This was one of the places she asked all of us to visit with her before she passed away from pancreatic cancer. I visited a few times with them as a child. My grandparents lived on the Eastern Shore of MD and a few men in my family were crabbers.
Born in Dorchester county, grandfather was a waterman. I knew how to trotline by the time I was 5 or 6. Grew up Eastern Shore Delaware. Love seeing and hearing Smith Island history
Beautiful culture and history ❤️
My Grandmother born 1879 in Oxfordshire UK, the only daughter, with 11 brothers.
All the brothers had trade skills, emigrated to eastern states of USA. Most served in WW1.
Only one brother Charlie, after tragically losing his family came back to live his last years with his beloved older sister Lucy, my widowed grandma.
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Considering productive age of that time, you must be 114 years old or about so... or your Mom and GM were giving birth at retirement age..??
@@marikafranke5046 well, my father was born in 1934 and I’m not the youngest in my family.
Her parent that is older could be a male.
I’m 40 my brother is in his 30s
It’s possible
This man is a treasure of history and would be wonderful if local schools would bring him in to give lessons to the kids. Or bring them out to island for a field trip! So very interesting! Thank you Peter and Jerry! Outstanding!
My very thoughts 👍🏼
That would be a great field trip location! Someone should set up a business with overnight accommodation and advertise to schools all over the area. The accommodation would also be great to use for painting groups, rug hookers, quilters etc. Such an inspirational area.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation took students and teachers to overnight on Smith and Tangier. Not sure if they continued after the pandemic, but they likely do. ❤ Kids got to walk around the island and interview the locals as a cultural immersion. The residents were very gracious about talking to the kids
The part where Jerry explains living through hurricanes with a foot of water in his house-it’s wild how locals just adapt to these intense conditions.
My mom would have the men rip up the carpet and furniture. Put it all upstairs. Only happened once during the March storm of '63.
The Tornados too they ain't got Basements like us so I can relate but I live inland for Hurricanes living on the Coast is Wild
He wasn't talking about hurricanes causing the water in the house but just normal coastal storms.
Smith Island, Christfield are all under threat from climate change. It's sad that this history will eventually be lost to the sea.
East wind with the tide. Rising for 40 years
I'm a Maryland native with a deep love for Smith Islanders. Thank you so much for showcasing their history, truly some of the realest people who ever lived. They are Old Bay seasoning in people form.
Living on the bay my whole life, we Marylanders have Old Bay in the blood. Hello from one Marylander to another!
As an English I noticed a couple of things: The first maybe trivial but the Walls ice cream freezer in the shop is literally the most iconic branded chiller in the UK, that design has been common in corner shops, newsagents, petrol stations, basically in the little independently owned shops (mom and pop shops you might call them on your side of the Pond) all across the UK many of them have one of those and have had since the early 90s when they replaced the flat top sliding door ones, they're as common as Coke machines. The second is the variation in accents just 7 miles apart, that's normal in England but you don't expect it so much in humongous countries like the US. BTW, Jerry's got a little Cockney in his accent. I live near London (30ish miles north of the geographic centre which just on the edge of Leicester Square) so I can pick up Cockney, he pronounces ow as ah in house, town, a Cockney trait left over from the Danelaw about 1200 years ago. Mind you the Anglo-Saxons were Danes so it was us lot too, we just like to blame the Danes for everything.
Same… I’ve never been anywhere but MD . I’m from the other side of the bay, Baltimore area. I’ve never been to the island but I love our states diversity of accents and culture. But we all agree that our crabs are the best and we put old bay on almost everything.
Nice to see some Americans being proud of their English heritage.
I don’t know any Americans who are not proud of whatever their nationality is.
@@NancyMoran-r3b Well, personally, I couldn't care less. I'm not whatever they were, and they weren't Americans. But culturally, we and English-speaking Canadians are definitely closer to the British.
@@MyPronounIsGoddessYove never been to England ,if you think Irish and Italians are exciting 😂.
@@jacobgrandstaff6640Culturally youre closer ti England because you stole everytning from there ..Im not close to you septics ,you owe us 😂
@@MyPronounIsGoddess This has been discussed quite a lot for sure. There is a reason you never hear "British American" or "English American" really and it's because for most of America's history, to be American mostly was to be someone of British heritage in one way or another (or Irish heritage) so it was just a given, de-facto thing. It was almost like a redundancy. It was really only once we had more and more waves of immigration from other places that the term became necessary or useful to include "blank-American".
Shout out from London uk - my family name on my grandmothers side is Tyler and she had cousins from Tylerton - I knew of it but never saw it before and it’s fascinating
What a wonderful father that waterman is not wanting to impose his family tradition on his son because his son “is smart and I want him to do well” such a wonderful group of people and a priceless historical record of this moment in time ❤
To your last point, this was my dad. The second he sensed his son (me) had serious academic potential, he was was so relieved - because what he wanted more than anything were for his kids to not have to do backbreaking hard physical labor to make a living... because either your body breaks down or you're working 60+ hour weeks as self-employed tradesman (where you actually have full control of your earnings potential). He was the youngest son of a poor farming family in northern Canada... there was NO WAY post-secondary education was in the cards. I was the first one ever in my family (from all the branches of the family tree) to graduate with not just a Bachelors degree but a Masters as well.
The vast majority of blue-collar parents want nothing more than for their children to break the cycle (of poverty or a lifetime of backbreaking work) and work in something they CHOSE to do, instead of settling on a path that was available and making things work because an opportunity to do something else was just never available to him. With my dad's knowledge in all the things he's done, he would have be an excellent engineer or an architect... but because he was born to a poor farming family, this was impossible.
Oh Jerry
He is a chick magnet!
This man has a very warm energy. It’s immediately apparent. What a cool dude.
That backwards talk, "Dang, she ain't pretty none" , reminds me of Newfoundland English. In old dialect, when asking if anybody knows about any jobs, they'd ask, "You don't not know someone who don't want nothing done, do you?"
Also in Bristol UK they'd say "where you to?" When asking where are you. This also carried over to Newfoundland. Very interesting
This backwards talk is so fascinating to me, i'd love to know how something like that ends up organically evolving over time.
@@mindrelicwell here’s some tangier “Christ it ain’t poor out” it’s beautiful outside
That backward talk reminds me of older English West Country talk, ‘It don’t matter none,me little old lover’!
I'm from Bristol, now live in Cornwall, I often have to stop myself from what I say is talking like Yoda, kind of backwards sentence structure.
I'm from the northeastern part of the US and I find myself writing and speaking convoluted sentences quite often. I have to correct my work many times. I never thought there may be a reason why I did that. I don't remember my parents speaking like that.
Love this man's view on life. Be free. Vote for who you think can do the job right. This guy has the right idea and more Americans need to have this mindset.
Thank you so much for this fascinating video!
He wants to do what he wants, which usually involves to Do the Dew
Me too freedom has 35:11 always meant a lot more to me than money I used to work with a lot of guys that had Big shiny trucks and about the only place they went was to work while I was in my old 67 Ford up up in the mountains. Always thought the best way to vote was to look at who was financing them I don't think you can really do that anymore the big money guys have them all
Same here bought what I figure I get time for and have a 67 camino and a 72 k20 as a dump hauler. Money has always slip through my fingers because it is not what makes you happy.
I noticed that he said that he voted for “the man with most integrity”. I wish everyone would reason like that.
Jerry is a very intelligent man. A very special human to walk the island with. Great find, Peter!
There's nothing like waking up on a Saturday morning with a cup of coffee and Peter's latest upload. Thanks for doing what you do.
Watching it in the evening in Italy, love this channel!!
I look forward to Saturday morning! ☕️
Sunday morning Australia but just as good with my coffee 😊
@@user-nd3bs6os1z I’m in Italy too! ♥️ 🇮🇹
I definitely look forward to seeing a new Peter video with a cup of coffee on a Saturday ❤❤
"You can take your life any way you want. You can blame every little thing that happens on you and make it the worst possible life, or you can take what you have got and make it the best possible life" What a great quote to live by
He is amazing
Love him😊
Flew to Smith Island on a small plane with my brother, SIL and wife about 30 years ago. Got there about 8-9am on a Sunday and the island general store was not open yet since the locals were attending or going to church. Peaceful place. The people we did meet were very friendly and let us use the restroom in their home while they biked to church.
Wow
This is how America was meant to be. So much freedom on that island
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Better hope you already have a woman, that’s some incest shit if not.
Exactly 💯 ❤
pretty cool place, was stationed at the navy base about 30 min north west of here. both are nice retirement places
@@bendrury5108 thanks for your service. Pick up my dd214 Friday
This makes my heart so happy as someone who is born and currently living in somerset county. Jerry was one of my mom’s friends before she passed and she always told me how amazing he was about the history of the island and his workmanship. My mama always wanted me to visit this island and this right here made me want to visit beyond belief. Definitely may have to ask Jerry about giving me and my girls a tour. I know it would make my mama proud.
Peter - I am from Europe and addicted to your content 😊I was planning a US road trip for 2025 and I cannot wait to travel your beautiful country 🙂 greetings from Hungary 🇭🇺
My parents loved your country. They are from Germany 🇩🇪.
🇺🇸 SE MICHIGAN 🙏
I will be in Budapest in October. I've been to this beautiful city before and love it. This architecture is amazing and so are the peoplle.
Welcome friend☺
I would love to visit Hungary!
From Europe? 😂 Hungary is not a European country it's in Balkan, Balkan countries are in the near east which is a region that belongs to west Asia.
I am from the Philippines, i was amazed that you guys that you guys eat those crabs dip in vinegar like Filipino does. Most of my people are farmers and fishermen living in islands. I like the history in this show.
That is a very Maryland thing to do (even though personally don’t prefer it I know LOTS of fellow Marylanders do!)
My grandfather went to Luzon to free that country during WW2.
I'm Pinoy too, and I live here in Maryland not too far from Smith Island. I was surprised too when I learned they dip their crabs in vinegar like we do.
Vinegar is the only way to eat crabs! Of course we like to pour a little (or a lot) of Old Bay in our vinegar too! ❤
And it definitely looked like malt vinegar too - so that's definitely the British influence sticking around the island.