My parents and I found ourselves in Spearfish one evening on our way to Minnesota in 1954 . Dad stopped at a gas station to ask where we could find a hotel or Inn to spend the night . A man got up and came to our car and told us there weren’t any rooms in town but we could follow him home and put us up there ! In the morning his wife fixed us breakfast and the family refused to take any money for their hospitality! I’m 76 now but never forgot that !
In the Horror movies no one makes it after following someone to their home to stay the night . or they wake up without a liver or kidneys ! yea I watch to much TV , well used to gave it up 4 year ago, politics was getting the best of me, and I do mean the best of me , bad a man have chest pains just watching the news so now I say to hell with all of them im done with it . and havent had no chest pains. it was 6 months later before I knew Biden was President thats how far I pushed them out of my life. when local elections start I put sign in driveway that says go to next house and tell them your lies ,and they do .now im just a hillbilly that dont give a damn for nothing except my cat , pretty much sums it up for me
@richardbigouette3651 my wife and I have been contemplating it for years now! We are torn because we have 3 kids and we currently live very close to both of our families
So you want to live in a place with lesser people, fine. But, you think the following are positives?: bad food, little job opportunity, house having risk of getting ripped up by tornadoes, both extreme cold and warmth, drunken kids driving around and dying, people being stupid gambling addicts, racist and non-welcoming?
I was born and raised in SD and finally moved back to the Black Hills area about seven years ago. I absolutely love it. Low amount of people, great fishing, hiking, and camping, and 2A rights. Plus, no state tax. My wife is from North Carolina and i think she likes it here in SD more than I do.
Hello . I’m from Hawaii . Lived in Texas and Colorado a while driving trucks . I can’t stand Hawaii any more . Way gone expensive and ran by a political machine that’s crooked . Plus I want to drive semis again and I’m a loner / hermit most of the time . So I’m selling my house in Hawaii to move , possible S.D. So I’m looking . Me and my 1 yr old dog . And I’m 65 . 😂 . And I feel fine . I feel like hiting the pavement again and go back to work in America . I’m checking out S.D. More affordable . I liked the Rockies . God bless .
After watching this I didn't see any negatives and with the politics the way they are there I wouldn't have to worry about them going after my 2A rights
Amen, just curious about one thing, are there Grizzley bears? we dont get along at all thats why i live east coast but not far enough east that ill be a great whites dinner either, 48 years old and never seen the ocean , yea im from Kentucky lol
This is obviously produced by someone from a big city who values things many folks in South Dakota don't. Just because you like sports teams, weird big city food and other urban "amenities" doesn't mean everyone does. Talk about being judgemental! Yes I've been to South Dakota, and I loved it. Try and catch large trout or see beautiful scenery in NYC or LA, ain't gonna happen.
I spent most of my life living and working in Chicago and the metro area. I loved the food while there and was a rabid sports fan of all its teams. I was born and raised in Sioux Falls and moved back here 9 years ago. I spent most of my life in dome of the biggest cities and think Sioux Falls the best. Not too small and not big at all, even though it’s growing like gang busters. The food here is good enough for me with plenty of fine restaurants. I don’t miss the professional teams in Chicago but still feel an allegiance for them. One thing about Chicago and Illinois is it’s corruption. It’s the worst kind that destroys everything. It’s one reason I left and glad I don’t live there anymore.
I was just on a 8 day road trip and spent 2 days in SD, and the best meal we eat was in SD. and the roads where good, example a normal 2 lane road in my home state, was a nice 4 lane road with hardly any traffic in SD and on I-90 we stopped at the cleanest and nicest restroom ive ever been to. And I forgot, gas pices wore almost $1.50 less per gallon then my home state. Now that said, I rather live somewhere warmier in the Winter months. And Menards also have stores in SD.
This state still sounds like a winner. More open space, scenery, and quiet. Plus one less conflict with the people living there. Sports teams. Especially if you lived in both Minnesota and Wisconsin like I have.
This is the most outstanding collection of stock video clips I have ever seen. There's a clip for everything! People hating food. People addicted to gambling. AMAZING
I feel like these kinds of pros and cons lists on smaller areas are all written by insufferable extroverts who think everyone thinks like them. No loud and dirty urban centers? No messy night life? Super empty and quiet? These are all huge pros to me. The biggest pro of all is that the loud extroverts don't wanna go there.
Well there aren't really any good restaurants in most of the smaller towns here lol. If you love to cook or have a wife who loves to cook then by all means it's great. But if you're too busy with work to cook like I am it's a bit of a nightmare Especially if you're originally from somewhere with better foods lol But aside from restaurants you'll often find that the highways absolutely reek cus of all the beef and pork farming lol
I’m glad this guy made this video because you don’t have to move to sd we already have enough fun you guys have yours we have yours and everything you named is positives for us
In South Dakota, when you gets asked "Who's your favorite Basketball team" by your relatives who live in another state, you answer "The Ethan Girls are looking to be really good again this year... and on the boys side I'll still be going to most of the Kernels games", because you watch the local kids play, buy their merchandise, and the best part is when you are at the games you run into everyone else! :) Winters are cold... stay inside and enjoy the games!
I wonder if you would be willing to come here face to face and make these statements that you are making in this video to us people that actually live in South Dakota?
Moved to SD from heavily populated NC. I live in the Pierre area. No problem finding a good job. The people are some of the finest, friendliest ones anyone could ever hope to meet. Roads where I live are fine. When it snows, our roads are cleared quickly, and I haven't seen a tornado yet. We have fantastic water recreational opportunities with our gorgeous lakes and rivers. Been here 2 years, and I love it! It's peaceful here with a stark beauty I never tire of looking at. Don't hesitate to visit or to come live here. If you haven't done it yet, you're missing out!
@marjoriesisco4358 I'm glad it's working out for you. Unless I was having bad luck on my side. I was catching dozens of vehicles go off the road on a sunny day on Interstate 40. Even literally next to me while driving. Yes, they had those state plates on them. It's not like I'm gonna go up to their vehicle after if went off the road to see if they were born in North Carolina or moved there. Or as an honorable mention, I didn't expect to take over 3 hours to get through Asheville during rush hour.
I live in North Dakota and this video is total BS. If you're from the "Big City" then you will likely not be able to adapt to a rural state like the Dakotas, Wyoming or Montana. Life moves at a different pace here. There are things to do, places to visit, friendly residents, much less major crime, jobs if you want to "work" and good food. Come here with an open mind and a willingness to try something different. We have to do that when we go to your states!
Not to mention, there's hardly any land for sale in SD. over 80% of the land is owned by cattle ranchers who own thousands of acres per ranch. Unless they're selling, there's not much to buy.
Actually the majority of South Dakota's ranch and farm land is owned by two different entities: Bill Gates and the Chinese Communist party in that order. And by a fairly wide margin as well. Sad.
You're not looking very hard if you think it's all farm and ranch land. The only set back right now is the market. Prices are 5 times higher than normal.
I lived in south Dacota for.3 years. If you spend a winter there you better get a block heater if you plan to start your car.. I found the thunderstorms one of the most interesting experiences. The black hills are okay during the summer that's about it.
All the reasons you listed for not living in South Dakota are exactly the reasons I would move there in a skinny minute. But, the wife......well you know. We just spent 4 days in Rapid City, and had a great time. Tons to see, with really nice folks to help if needed. All of the studies you spoke of, and of course your opinions are all just just that, opinions. And we know what they say about opinions. And bad roads, shit South Dakota doesn't have the market on those. Just take a long multi-state road trip, and you will see for yourself.
Lifelong new yorker here. Sure, there were lots of prairies, but I spent 10 days out there and found it stunningly beautiful ! The people, the scenery and small towns were awesome. I can't wait to go back.
went on vacation to SD a few years ago with my kids and absolutely loved it. Now bringing my gf next week for a week and cant wait. I would move here in a heartbeat. I am a conservative living in the lib cesspool of NJ. SD is one of the most beautiful states on the country. Their roads, bugs, weather, etc., isn't much worse than the east coast, aside from the tornados. If not for probably not being able to find a job in the Financial sector, i would move here so quick.
The political part is interesting. Libs are leaving because of the conservatives. Just saw a similar video on Colorado (World According to Briggs) that showed conservatives are leaving that state due to too many libs.
A large majority of registered liberals in SD are college students and young adults who don't vote because they aren't home and stuff so it makes sense kind of
Colorado doesn't like peoples 2A rights and some city's are so loony that the cops will stop you to see if you are drinking a soda or whatever and you can be ticketed for smoking a cigarette in public
Thank you for your review! FINALLY I HAVE THE STATE IN U.S. FOUND THAT MEET MY EXPECTATIONS!!! I hope that the gun law allows you to keep the crap people from other states out !!
It's funny that all the reasons you say not to live here were all the plusses that drew my wife and I here. But please keep promoting how horrible it is so it doesn't turn into the place we moved from. Thank you
İm a Turkish person living in Turkey. When i was a little kid i used to watch a cartoon called ben 10 and in a episode of ben 10 i saw mount rushmore. İ was facinated by that. İ didnt know it was a real place back then. İf i will have the chace to visit us one day ill visit mount rushmore😢
@@Johnvukmer11111 there are no real “ cities”in South Dakota what y’all call a city is just a big place to country folk , move to somewhere with more than a million people and you will see what a diverse food scene actually is.
Keep up the good work on posting all the negativity of South Dakota. Less people, simple uncomplicated food, all 4 seasons and a red state! Keep your door open because I am old fashion and believe happiness if the best thing for my soul. I’m moving to your great state!
When it comes to food you must be from the city. In South Dakota if you want good food you go hunting. Like with a rifle, shot gun or bow. Then you cook it yourself. Mule Deer, White tail deer, Antelope, Turkey, Pheasant, Quail, Ducks, Dove, Rabbit, if you are real lucky Bison and Moutain Goat. Bow season, Shot Gun season, and Rifle season, so you can hunt year around. Who wants to eat beef, pork or chicken in South Dakota?
Just exactly WHERE do you think the food in the grocery store comes from? Without hunting , wildlife grows out of control and they die off from not enough food. You have no clue as to what you are talking about and please, do stay out of South Dakota, we do not need fairy tree hugging panzy girlboys here. Yes WE KNOW what a woman is...
As a South Dakota and most of what you’re saying is a plus we don’t want outsiders here you guys don’t think like us we are ranching and farming state. We are Cowboys. We are cowgirls we are we are workers.
Absolutely everything you mentioned is the reason I’d move to South Dakota but I already live in South Dakota, the more people I can stay away from the better!
I grew up in Sioux Falls in the 50s and early 60s. I thought it was paradise. Plus, Black Hills was a blast. This video is interesting but makes the state look like a living hell. Been living in Illinois ever since 63.
I like that our state has younger age for driving permit because gives them the experience early n longer on top of can help them w getting a cdl sooner
Then leave. Live in a congested state like Texas. 30 years in DFW sent me north. Sioux Falls is paradise compared to Dallas, inundated by people from New Jersey, New York and California. You are spoiled. They clogged the interstates, still vote blue, and destroy every small community they move into. I visited SF every summer, now I'm relocating there because Texas is gone.
@@Times397 “It’s all about money, not freedom. If you think you’re free, try going somewhere without money, okay?” - Bill Hicks Figured this quote answered your question. "Just leave" isn't the gotcha question you think it is.
I live in South Dakota, the legal system is beyond corrupted. #1 job is to keep the multi million dollar prisons filled to the brim. Come to South Dakota if you want you kids to become convicts.
Your state offers nothing....an armpit of America....SD could literally get wiped away completely and not a single person would care....PS: there are zero fortune 500 companies in SD....not shocking.
Reasons: Lacks urban amenities Lacks central cuisine Not a lot of job opportunities Tornados (June) Bad roads Extreme weather Low driving age Gambling addiction One sided politics Bugs(lime disease/tics/Beatles/earwig)
South Dakota is a place of Pristine beauty….. I believe you don’t pick a place….it picks you…I live in the Denver,CO and the 1sf time I travelled to South.D in the early summer….i was hooked…. I always go back…in due time I will live there!!!!…..✌️
Tornadoes in South Dakota are actually rare. Only 1 - 3 tornadoes per year. I lived in arkansas for thirty four years and they have an average of thirty Tornadoes for a year.
While this video makes some points it's not fully accurate or fair to everyone. Over the last thirty plus years the state has grossly deteriated in some ways, as the old school traditional hard working rural farm folks have paased away. There are still great people there, but the culture has changed and has changed in our entire country abroad. The state government is incompetent at best when it comes to accountability to small folks especially. Recently, the former AG hit a man walking along the side of the road while on his cell phone driving at night and attempted to hide the crime. The AG was repeatedly asked to step down, yet he refused to do so and had to be impeached. This kind of stuff has always plagued the government in SD. They even had a co-ed prison at one time not long ago with men, women and the mentality ill all housed together in a former college campus that was shut down to become a medium security prison with poorly educated or trained rural boys as senior officers running the place. The state bar is not regulated by the state in any way shape or form and is a small private office that isn't always open and thousands of complaints are ignored or if looked at it's done by their peers, not an unbiased alias party or like some states with a solid legal framework. The old statement of we've investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing is very common in SD. That's why people leave the state. Corrupt attorneys are allowed to run wild without any accountability, corrupt judges and the state supreme court does whatever it wants to do regardless of the laws. Beware if you get pulled over by a state patrolman, as he or she may be in their very early twenties of age and always alone heightening the fear factor. This is not 1 Adam 12 where a rookie learns the ropes from a senior officer together. You've got a chance of a traffic ticket turning into a full blown felony, being roughed up, tased or having a pistol pointed at you. Escalation happens so fast by these adrenaline filled youngster's that you may find yourself in jail with injuries, several charges and your vehicle towed and impounded at a rate around $50 a day plus the towing involved. You don't want to go to court in South Dakota. It's all about revenue for the system. What's great about the state is it's rich western history and homesteading. The black hills and the badlands are gorgeous and Sturgis is usually a great time. The open prairies are beautiful and the Missouri River runs right through the state, fishing, hunting and interesting people along with the natives and the arts that are finally starting to grow at a better pace. It can be a great place to visit and vacation, but avoid interacting with the authorities of any branch if at all possible. The Missouri River runs right up against the state of Nebraska on the SE end and the fishing and boating laws are very tricky around the Gavins Point Dam area, so you may think that your legally fishing and your actually not, because the line is in the middle of the river and is being monitored by Nebraska GFP from a distance via binoculars just waiting for you to cast over an invisible line or whatever. They will box you in with an unmarked vehicle, write you a ticket or two with a large fine. I witnessed this happen to a young teenager during the kids free fishing day in SD and the poor kid didn't even have a single fish to himself. They were rude and drove off and this poor boy looked so depressed, confused and bewildered after being reprimanded by an old goat of a man with no mercy. Later that same afternoon, I witnessed a young man park next to the public restrooms at the marina with no other vehicles parked there and while he was in the restroom out of nowhere a young SD GFP intern summer officer pulls up and placed a prewritten ticket under the wiper and left quickly. I just had to go investgate this! It was a parking ticket for around a hundred dollars. No signs up no nothing. Apparently a private public restroom? Made no sense. While some things stay the same, many change with each new governor or AG, so be sure and get up to date on the laws pertaining to your activities and areas before you visit the state or bring a fat checkbook with you! Just like most states it has it's pros and cons.
Have You Ever Been To South Dakota?
Yes and loved it
I live here now from Cali
@@RAGClips Do you like it? Quite a bit different from Cali!
@@Acrosstheglobechannel I do like South Dakota better based on living quality but I do miss me some good ole Mexican food lol
You obviously never have been...
My parents and I found ourselves in Spearfish one evening on our way to Minnesota in 1954 . Dad stopped at a gas station to ask where we could find a hotel or Inn to spend the night . A man got up and came to our car and told us there weren’t any rooms in town but we could follow him home and put us up there ! In the morning his wife fixed us breakfast and the family refused to take any money for their hospitality! I’m 76 now but never forgot that !
In the Horror movies no one makes it after following someone to their home to stay the night . or they wake up without a liver or kidneys ! yea I watch to much TV , well used to gave it up 4 year ago, politics was getting the best of me, and I do mean the best of me , bad a man have chest pains just watching the news so now I say to hell with all of them im done with it . and havent had no chest pains. it was 6 months later before I knew Biden was President thats how far I pushed them out of my life. when local elections start I put sign in driveway that says go to next house and tell them your lies ,and they do .now im just a hillbilly that dont give a damn for nothing except my cat , pretty much sums it up for me
With less people, they probably have less crime due to the lack of places for agitators like BLM, Antifa & butt holes to get their 15 min. of fame.
That’s South Dakota nice.
these days you wouldnt be alive to tell us.
Sounds like the good old days when you could trust people and they were real and genuine. Days we young ins will have never experienced.
No huge cities, no sports nuts and few people? Perfect.
Exactly.
80% of your negatives are positives for me.
I think this RUclipsr was paid by the South Dakota Economic Development Dept. by using reverse psychology.
Sounds like somebody is moving
@@richardbigouette3651me to. 😊
@richardbigouette3651 my wife and I have been contemplating it for years now! We are torn because we have 3 kids and we currently live very close to both of our families
So you want to live in a place with lesser people, fine.
But, you think the following are positives?: bad food, little job opportunity, house having risk of getting ripped up by tornadoes, both extreme cold and warmth, drunken kids driving around and dying, people being stupid gambling addicts, racist and non-welcoming?
No major league sports and no large cities sounds good to me 👍
Yeah, but having bad food is unforgivable.
No thank you.
@@danwelterweight4137 cook your own💁♂️🫡
@@danwelterweight4137 That's why I'm really glad my wife is a heck of a cook.
Ode to Food and Drinks, Parkers Bistro, Chef Lance's on Phillips, Mirabella Ristorante, R Wine Bar.... that's just downtown Sioux Falls. ❤❤❤❤
Sioux Falls? It’s more populated than Fargo, and I don’t live there, not biased. The State Sucks in my opinion
South Dakota actually sounds like a nice place to live/explore
Great for exploration
it actually is, I live in Sioux Falls which isn’t the best town so I recommend Wolsey or Huron :))
I worked there in 2020 pretty great place. Very, very friendly people, and that's coming from someone from Iowa where we are already known to be nice!
It is
I live in it and it's actually really nice
I was born and raised in SD and finally moved back to the Black Hills area about seven years ago. I absolutely love it. Low amount of people, great fishing, hiking, and camping, and 2A rights. Plus, no state tax. My wife is from North Carolina and i think she likes it here in SD more than I do.
As a LIFE LONG resident, I can say we don't want people like the one who made this video here.
Keep the riff raff away, and keep it FREE HERE!!
Hello . I’m from Hawaii . Lived in Texas and Colorado a while driving trucks .
I can’t stand Hawaii any more .
Way gone expensive and ran by a political machine that’s crooked .
Plus I want to drive semis again and I’m a loner / hermit most of the time .
So I’m selling my house in Hawaii to move , possible S.D. So I’m looking .
Me and my 1 yr old dog . And I’m 65 .
😂 . And I feel fine . I feel like hiting the pavement again and go back to work in America . I’m checking out S.D. More affordable . I liked the Rockies . God bless .
I loved my stay in South Dakota for a long while . Friendly people and peace and quiet I plan to come back in few years
Amen! 👍
@Livingonlargestactivevolcano I'm in the same boat! I live in Oahu, and I own a condo in town. As soon as I retire, I'm moving to the mainland!
Too late, Im moving in 😊
Everything you list as a disadvantage are the very reason I would call it a good place to call home!!
You should move there
Yeah, seems like last place to avoid yuppies and damn fools!
The bugs aren't bad if you don't live on a farm lol
After watching this I didn't see any negatives and with the politics the way they are there I wouldn't have to worry about them going after my 2A rights
Amen, just curious about one thing, are there Grizzley bears? we dont get along at all thats why i live east coast but not far enough east that ill be a great whites dinner either, 48 years old and never seen the ocean , yea im from Kentucky lol
This is obviously produced by someone from a big city who values things many folks in South Dakota don't. Just because you like sports teams, weird big city food and other urban "amenities" doesn't mean everyone does. Talk about being judgemental! Yes I've been to South Dakota, and I loved it. Try and catch large trout or see beautiful scenery in NYC or LA, ain't gonna happen.
He forgot the Bad Lands.
No homeless much.
I spent most of my life living and working in Chicago and the metro area. I loved the food while there and was a rabid sports fan of all its teams. I was born and raised in Sioux Falls and moved back here 9 years ago. I spent most of my life in dome of the biggest cities and think Sioux Falls the best. Not too small and not big at all, even though it’s growing like gang busters. The food here is good enough for me with plenty of fine restaurants. I don’t miss the professional teams in Chicago but still feel an allegiance for them. One thing about Chicago and Illinois is it’s corruption. It’s the worst kind that destroys everything. It’s one reason I left and glad I don’t live there anymore.
It's a great state; tons to see, and a lot of history.
I love living in South Dakota because it’s fun to explore and it has a lot of history
I think I want to live there based on this video keep urban trash away
And it's also a way to keep sh*t for brains Bubbas isolated. It's a win/win.
@@efandmk3382at least the bubbas know what gender they are..
Amen !@@codystrom8708
I'll take Bubba over Raheem any day !@@efandmk3382
I was just on a 8 day road trip and spent 2 days in SD, and the best meal we eat was in SD. and the roads where good, example a normal 2 lane road in my home state, was a nice 4 lane road with hardly any traffic in SD and on I-90 we stopped at the cleanest and nicest restroom ive ever been to. And I forgot, gas pices wore almost $1.50 less per gallon then my home state. Now that said, I rather live somewhere warmier in the Winter months. And Menards also have stores in SD.
This state still sounds like a winner. More open space, scenery, and quiet. Plus one less conflict with the people living there. Sports teams. Especially if you lived in both Minnesota and Wisconsin like I have.
South Dakota is an awesome state! The west side of the state is absolutely beautiful! Small population is a great feature!!
I like the no major league sports teams aspect.
Me too !
900,000 that is not a small number it's just right
as a person who lived in SD for years..... my part of SD had no tornadoes
Ive only seen two small tornadoes up in the far northeastern part. Lived here 40 years myself.
The case he’s trying to make sounds like great reasons to move to SD. Plus no state income tax!
This is the most outstanding collection of stock video clips I have ever seen. There's a clip for everything! People hating food. People addicted to gambling. AMAZING
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I feel like these kinds of pros and cons lists on smaller areas are all written by insufferable extroverts who think everyone thinks like them. No loud and dirty urban centers? No messy night life? Super empty and quiet? These are all huge pros to me. The biggest pro of all is that the loud extroverts don't wanna go there.
Well there aren't really any good restaurants in most of the smaller towns here lol. If you love to cook or have a wife who loves to cook then by all means it's great. But if you're too busy with work to cook like I am it's a bit of a nightmare
Especially if you're originally from somewhere with better foods lol
But aside from restaurants you'll often find that the highways absolutely reek cus of all the beef and pork farming lol
I’m glad this guy made this video because you don’t have to move to sd we already have enough fun you guys have yours we have yours and everything you named is positives for us
Oh and as for politics, liberals don't let the door hit ya on your way out... that's a huge positive 👏
Maybe that's why south Dakota is so forgotten in the US.
@@chrisnotpratt1903only forgotten by those they don't want to have it remembered by anyway. No loss there...
The license age is because of farmers and the need to operate equipment and vehicles
In South Dakota, when you gets asked "Who's your favorite Basketball team" by your relatives who live in another state, you answer "The Ethan Girls are looking to be really good again this year... and on the boys side I'll still be going to most of the Kernels games", because you watch the local kids play, buy their merchandise, and the best part is when you are at the games you run into everyone else! :) Winters are cold... stay inside and enjoy the games!
I wonder if you would be willing to come here face to face and make these statements that you are making in this video to us people that actually live in South Dakota?
I'll do it for him. SD native and have lived here for 35 years. Everything in this video is 100% accurate.
Lived here my whole life and there's not a single lie in this video.
Moved to SD from heavily populated NC. I live in the Pierre area. No problem finding a good job. The people are some of the finest, friendliest ones anyone could ever hope to meet. Roads where I live are fine. When it snows, our roads are cleared quickly, and I haven't seen a tornado yet. We have fantastic water recreational opportunities with our gorgeous lakes and rivers. Been here 2 years, and I love it! It's peaceful here with a stark beauty I never tire of looking at. Don't hesitate to visit or to come live here. If you haven't done it yet, you're missing out!
@@marjoriesisco4358 Pierre is a hidden gem.
@marjoriesisco4358 I'm glad it's working out for you. Unless I was having bad luck on my side. I was catching dozens of vehicles go off the road on a sunny day on Interstate 40. Even literally next to me while driving. Yes, they had those state plates on them. It's not like I'm gonna go up to their vehicle after if went off the road to see if they were born in North Carolina or moved there. Or as an honorable mention, I didn't expect to take over 3 hours to get through Asheville during rush hour.
I live in North Dakota and this video is total BS. If you're from the "Big City" then you will likely not be able to adapt to a rural state like the Dakotas, Wyoming or Montana. Life moves at a different pace here. There are things to do, places to visit, friendly residents, much less major crime, jobs if you want to "work" and good food. Come here with an open mind and a willingness to try something different. We have to do that when we go to your states!
I loved South Dakota for my long stay in 90’s . Peace and quiet, friendly people , great hunting
Two different states in one: East is Minnesota-like West is part of the cultural West, more in common with Colorado, Wyoming, Montana.
Sounds like paradise
Dad was from Bridgewater and mom from Parkson...only went back for family reunions and hunting.
He said there is no good food, and then he showed chislic, which is actually pretty awesome.
Not to mention, there's hardly any land for sale in SD. over 80% of the land is owned by cattle ranchers who own thousands of acres per ranch. Unless they're selling, there's not much to buy.
Strange, relocating from Texas to South Dakota I found plenty of 5+ acre lots. Are you poor? If you have the cash, land seems to be plentiful.
@@ian2372 Yea, poor me. Thanks for telling me something I didn't know. Most of the land is still owned by Ranchers.
@@ian2372 South dakotans ARE poor compared to people from other states. That's why you can buy here but we cant.
Actually the majority of South Dakota's ranch and farm land is owned by two different entities: Bill Gates and the Chinese Communist party in that order. And by a fairly wide margin as well. Sad.
You're not looking very hard if you think it's all farm and ranch land. The only set back right now is the market. Prices are 5 times higher than normal.
This video is off like a mug. SD cuisine is known for Buffalo Burgers. They have the best meat ever! Also no state sales tax!
I'm surprised you used the term mug, I'm a black man that grew up in Chicago and that was a term we used back in the day. Lol.
We do have sales tax but no state income tax
I lived in south Dacota for.3 years. If you spend a winter there you better get a block heater if you plan to start your car.. I found the thunderstorms one of the most interesting experiences. The black hills are okay during the summer that's about it.
Winters definitely get very cold there
All the reasons you listed for not living in South Dakota are exactly the reasons I would move there in a skinny minute. But, the wife......well you know. We just spent 4 days in Rapid City, and had a great time. Tons to see, with really nice folks to help if needed. All of the studies you spoke of, and of course your opinions are all just just that, opinions. And we know what they say about opinions. And bad roads, shit South Dakota doesn't have the market on those. Just take a long multi-state road trip, and you will see for yourself.
Lifelong new yorker here. Sure, there were lots of prairies, but I spent 10 days out there and found it stunningly beautiful ! The people, the scenery and small towns were awesome. I can't wait to go back.
The crappy roads and extreme politics are directly related. I never left anything in S.D. I needed to go back for!
SF has extreme "liberal" politics, yet has crappy cities! So, both are related too.
The Food is not bad!!!!
I was pleasantly surprised to see my snow drone shots while watching this
went on vacation to SD a few years ago with my kids and absolutely loved it. Now bringing my gf next week for a week and cant wait. I would move here in a heartbeat. I am a conservative living in the lib cesspool of NJ.
SD is one of the most beautiful states on the country. Their roads, bugs, weather, etc., isn't much worse than the east coast, aside from the tornados. If not for probably not being able to find a job in the Financial sector, i would move here so quick.
It’s a great place to live! It’s not everyone,but unless you have lived here for a few years , you have no idea what your talking about !
Glad you put this out there so maybe it'll keep the riff raff away.
I grew up in South Dakota and have never heard of chislic
same here but buffalo burgers, phesant, a great steak .... oh mannnn yummy
The political part is interesting. Libs are leaving because of the conservatives. Just saw a similar video on Colorado (World According to Briggs) that showed conservatives are leaving that state due to too many libs.
Very interesting time we're in right now
@@Acrosstheglobechannel To say the least!
A large majority of registered liberals in SD are college students and young adults who don't vote because they aren't home and stuff so it makes sense kind of
Colorado doesn't like peoples 2A rights and some city's are so loony that the cops will stop you to see if you are drinking a soda or whatever and you can be ticketed for smoking a cigarette in public
Yes, South Dakota is very backwards politically, especially with the current governor.
If Liberals are leaving then South Dakota must be doing something right.
Despite some warmer temperatures in the summer , we have low humidity and it's not really that bad.
No one comes out their house,except to drive 5 mins.away.lol.its like a ghost city..
Thats just because the closest casino and liquor store is only 5 mins away. Its sad we have to travel farther for groceries than gambling.
i don’t i only drive a short drive of 100 miles to peirre to shop and only have to drive 17 to gamble
Most US cities, except the very big ones, look like "ghost' cities!
This video might actually attract more people into moving there, I would....or was that the whole motive of this clip???
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FINALLY I HAVE THE STATE IN U.S. FOUND THAT MEET MY EXPECTATIONS!!!
I hope that the gun law allows you to keep the crap people from other states out !!
I like everything you said about S. Dakota , im sold. Sounds perfect to me
I live in one of the smallest towns in south Dakota
What is it like over there?
My mom was raised in Seneca like pop 10 now lol
Every northern state has "pothole season". The thaw during the transition from winter to spring chews up roads.
Only one costco in sioux falls
It's funny that all the reasons you say not to live here were all the plusses that drew my wife and I here. But please keep promoting how horrible it is so it doesn't turn into the place we moved from. Thank you
then the place is nothing but old weird ghouls
This is the "South Dakota Promotional Video"
I used to live in South Dakota, now I’m back in the city, I actually miss it sometimes
Maybe you should do an update. Souix Falls just passed 300,000 and it’s the fastest growing city in the Midwest. Restaurants do suck
İm a Turkish person living in Turkey. When i was a little kid i used to watch a cartoon called ben 10 and in a episode of ben 10 i saw mount rushmore. İ was facinated by that. İ didnt know it was a real place back then. İf i will have the chace to visit us one day ill visit mount rushmore😢
South Dakota? is Pretty but like stepping back in time
Bro this is the corniest shit I’ve probably ever seen. We have a ton of diverse restaurants here in South Dakota.
You just think that because you’re a country boy
@@hydrated9291 I’ve lived in the city most my life and just moved here
@@Johnvukmer11111 there are no real “ cities”in South Dakota what y’all call a city is just a big place to country folk , move to somewhere with more than a million people and you will see what a diverse food scene actually is.
Lmao you prob consider having Taco Bell and panda express “ton of diverse restaurants”
Keep up the good work on posting all the negativity of South Dakota. Less people, simple uncomplicated food, all 4 seasons and a red state! Keep your door open because I am old fashion and believe happiness if the best thing for my soul. I’m moving to your great state!
When it comes to food you must be from the city. In South Dakota if you want good food you go hunting. Like with a rifle, shot gun or bow. Then you cook it yourself. Mule Deer, White tail deer, Antelope, Turkey, Pheasant, Quail, Ducks, Dove, Rabbit, if you are real lucky Bison and Moutain Goat. Bow season, Shot Gun season, and Rifle season, so you can hunt year around. Who wants to eat beef, pork or chicken in South Dakota?
Hunters are killers of nature.
@@internetcensure5849that seems very obvious. What else are they going to kill, the unnatural? I think you win the dumbest statement of the day award.
@@internetcensure5849 Hunters started the conservation movement. You don't care about nature if you don't use it.
Just exactly WHERE do you think the food in the grocery store comes from? Without hunting , wildlife grows out of control and they die off from not enough food. You have no clue as to what you are talking about and please, do stay out of South Dakota, we do not need fairy tree hugging panzy girlboys here. Yes WE KNOW what a woman is...
Im from South Dakota and your facts are way off
Bro you have clearly never driven in south dakota, because the important roads are in amazing shape. Cant say the same for our next door states
dam! that was an insightful video
Coming from a Canadian what a great place to live with no liberals AMAZING ! Libs stay out !
As a South Dakota and most of what you’re saying is a plus we don’t want outsiders here you guys don’t think like us we are ranching and farming state. We are Cowboys. We are cowgirls we are we are workers.
This sounds like my kind of place!
I live is South Dakota and every disadvantage this you said is an advantage here
Hooray I’m part of the less than 900,000 population
Very dramatic. Can't wait to move there!!!
Hope you love it 🙌
It's a good place and the bugs are only bad if you live on a farm
Nah stay out
No traffic, liberal politics, or overcrowded sports and music venues. They even let you shoot guns on public land 😮😮😮 SD is so horrible and scary!!
Absolutely everything you mentioned is the reason I’d move to South Dakota but I already live in South Dakota, the more people I can stay away from the better!
I grew up in Sioux Falls in the 50s and early 60s. I thought it was paradise. Plus, Black Hills was a blast. This video is interesting but makes the state look like a living hell. Been living in Illinois ever since 63.
Local bison, pheasant, and walleye. Nobody eats those last 2 pastries. But as we say "if you're not from SoDak, you don't know that."
Are there single women ? If no females then no me .
Born and raised here. I'm 24 and have never seen a tornado.
Same, lived all my life here (15 years) not one tornado
Great state , just the fact that they are conservative ill move in
I like that our state has younger age for driving permit because gives them the experience early n longer on top of can help them w getting a cdl sooner
If only more states were like this.
Share this often! I’ve lived here for 55 years. Hate it. People are rude, cost a fortune to live here. 😅😂
Then leave. Live in a congested state like Texas. 30 years in DFW sent me north. Sioux Falls is paradise compared to Dallas, inundated by people from New Jersey, New York and California. You are spoiled. They clogged the interstates, still vote blue, and destroy every small community they move into. I visited SF every summer, now I'm relocating there because Texas is gone.
100% agree
funny
Why did you stay for 55 years then?
@@Times397 “It’s all about money, not freedom. If you think you’re free, try going somewhere without money, okay?”
- Bill Hicks
Figured this quote answered your question. "Just leave" isn't the gotcha question you think it is.
I live in South Dakota, the legal system is beyond corrupted. #1 job is to keep the multi million dollar prisons filled to the brim. Come to South Dakota if you want you kids to become convicts.
I’ve been there. It’s awesome. But the winter is the problem
Glad to be a part of SD …. We all bleed red …. YES …. Republican 💪🏿🇺🇸 !!! All you Kalifornian Ex-pats can move to MN 👋🏾
Best state in the union!! F all libtard!!!
Your state offers nothing....an armpit of America....SD could literally get wiped away completely and not a single person would care....PS: there are zero fortune 500 companies in SD....not shocking.
No big cities, low population, no traffic, natural beauty, farms… perfect place. Can I move in from Brazil? Hahahaha
7 minutes in and I gotta say- YGBSM. Is this your analysis for real?
Reasons:
Lacks urban amenities
Lacks central cuisine
Not a lot of job opportunities
Tornados (June)
Bad roads
Extreme weather
Low driving age
Gambling addiction
One sided politics
Bugs(lime disease/tics/Beatles/earwig)
Hey you forgot to mention they stayed open all throughout the pandemic the only state!!! This place sounds good to me.
don't move here if you can take the heat from the kitchen.
South Dakota is a place of Pristine beauty….. I believe you don’t pick a place….it picks you…I live in the Denver,CO and the 1sf time I travelled to South.D in the early summer….i was hooked…. I always go back…in due time I will live there!!!!…..✌️
SD is the best kept secret around. Aside from the very cold winters, it is perfect.
We have 16 tornadoes a day here in Kansas.
Tornadoes in South Dakota are actually rare. Only 1 - 3 tornadoes per year. I lived in arkansas for thirty four years and they have an average of thirty Tornadoes for a year.
While this video makes some points it's not fully accurate or fair to everyone.
Over the last thirty plus years the state has grossly deteriated in some ways, as the old school traditional hard working rural farm folks have paased away. There are still great people there, but the culture has changed and has changed in our entire country abroad. The state government is incompetent at best when it comes to accountability to small folks especially. Recently, the former AG hit a man walking along the side of the road while on his cell phone driving at night and attempted to hide the crime. The AG was repeatedly asked to step down, yet he refused to do so and had to be impeached. This kind of stuff has always plagued the government in SD.
They even had a co-ed prison at one time not long ago with men, women and the mentality ill all housed together in a former college campus that was shut down to become a medium security prison with poorly educated or trained rural boys as senior officers running the place. The state bar is not regulated by the state in any way shape or form and is a small private office that isn't always open and thousands of complaints are ignored or if looked at it's done by their peers, not an unbiased alias party or like some states with a solid legal framework. The old statement of we've investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing is very common in SD.
That's why people leave the state.
Corrupt attorneys are allowed to run wild without any accountability, corrupt judges and the state supreme court does whatever it wants to do regardless of the laws. Beware if you get pulled over by a state patrolman, as he or she may be in their very early twenties of age and always alone heightening the fear factor. This is not 1 Adam 12 where a rookie learns the ropes from a senior officer together.
You've got a chance of a traffic ticket turning into a full blown felony, being roughed up, tased or having a pistol pointed at you. Escalation happens so fast by these adrenaline filled youngster's that you may find yourself in jail with injuries, several charges and your vehicle towed and impounded at a rate around $50 a day plus the towing involved. You don't want to go to court in South Dakota. It's all about revenue for the system. What's great about the state is it's rich western history and homesteading.
The black hills and the badlands are gorgeous and Sturgis is usually a great time. The open prairies are beautiful and the Missouri River runs right through the state, fishing, hunting and interesting people along with the natives and the arts that are finally starting to grow at a better pace. It can be a great place to visit and vacation, but avoid interacting with the authorities of any branch if at all possible. The Missouri River runs right up against the state of Nebraska on the SE end and the fishing and boating laws are very tricky around the Gavins Point Dam area, so you may think that your legally fishing and your actually not, because the line is in the middle of the river and is being monitored by Nebraska GFP from a distance via binoculars just waiting for you to cast over an invisible line or whatever. They will box you in with an unmarked vehicle, write you a ticket or two with a large fine. I witnessed this happen to a young teenager during the kids free fishing day in SD and the poor kid didn't even have a single fish to himself. They were rude and drove off and this poor boy looked so depressed, confused and bewildered after being reprimanded by an old goat of a man with no mercy. Later that same afternoon, I witnessed a young man park next to the public restrooms at the marina with no other vehicles parked there and while he was in the restroom out of nowhere a young SD GFP intern summer officer pulls up and placed a prewritten ticket under the wiper and left quickly. I just had to go investgate this! It was a parking ticket for around a hundred dollars.
No signs up no nothing.
Apparently a private public restroom? Made no sense.
While some things stay the same, many change with each new governor or AG, so be sure and get up to date on the laws pertaining to your activities and areas before you visit the state or bring a fat checkbook with you!
Just like most states it has it's pros and cons.
This place does kinda suck lol
No lies
Don't move here unless you're the survivalist type
Can you please list some positives?
Pick a Dakota, you won't regret it. Been out here 32 years and love it.
Any thoughts on Rapid City??
The politics are a big reason why i would move there 👍😎
You should