Which State In The Northeast Is The WORST??
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
- Is the northeast full of rude wanna be rich people?
The northeast. Perhaps our most misunderstood and contentious region of our country. Northeasterners are widely viewed as rude and uptight and always in a hurry and smart. Or at least, they think they’re smart. And they let you know it, too.
There’s a big rivalry between people in this part of the country. Many New Yorkers think they live in the best place on earth. New Jersey hates New York. Massachusetts hates everyone. Connecticut feels like they’re squished in between a bunch of idiots. And do Delaware and Rhode Island ever get any respect?
We’re going to use data and some controversial metrics to rank these states from worst to best. In the end, there will be NO DOUBT which state has bragging rights and which ones need to back up.
Okay so here we go everyone this should be fun. To rank the northeast states, we need two things - a list of states, and a list of criteria.
For this analysis, we’ll be using these states. There are 11 states which you can consider existing in the northeast.
Criteria wise, we’ll look at things that matter to everyone - stuff like crime and schools and cost of living. But we’ll also factor in modern day stereotypes that have to do with living in the northeast. Like which state has the worst roads and which one has the worst blizzards. And of course, which state has the smartest people. Cause everyone in the northeast thinks they know everything.
We'll talk about every state up here: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts.
Let’s get going, shall we?
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"Massachusetts has the seventh lowest taxes of all the new England states."
My man that is literally impossible, there are only six states in New England.
HE doesn’t know the difference between New England and North East.
I find hard to believe Mass taxes are low.
My brother in Christ, Maryland is not in the Northeast.
What did he say about northeasterners being big-brain know-it-alls?
If you've been to Massachusetts, you know it's possible 😂
A common Florida question is: "Were you born rude, or are you just from New York?"
New yorkers are the #1 state of non Florida residents in Florida. They get alot of Canadians in the winter too
@@NewHaven203 can confirm. People keep leaving for florida
@@NewHaven203 most Canadians are great people though & very nice, friendly & polite. Boston must desperately & immediately learn much from them (& France/southern Europe).
@@NewHaven203 i’m from new york and two of my friends live in Florida sooo... AUSTIN AND KARA WHYYY GUYS
Haha
I was born and raised in Maine. We are next to the bottom in income however we have the highest grocery prices in the contiguous 48 states!
I think Alaska and Hawaii take the cake for highest anything.
@@PineappleSquuid it’s says contiguous
@@krnixle ?
Try living in SW Florida and you will rethink that statement.
It says you're ranked 18th by grocery cost online try again.
Which state has the worst roads?
Laughs in Rhode Island
I laughed!
I laughed!
LOLOLOL
I've driven in all of these states. It's Rhode Island. PA and MA have some rough roads, but at least some towns and cities there take care of them. Delaware roads are great all around. NY and NJ have rough city roads, but great highways. Rhode Island is just a mess.
@@prushimush I live in rhode island, and yes, the roads are bad.
but hey, at least we have dels
Californian: lol ny bad
New Yorker: shut up you’re just the pacific version of me
Except with better weather, but worse in every other category
New Yorker: lol NY bad
As a Californian, I Agree! Sanfransisco People Are The Meanest, In My Experience
@@1969ChevroletCamaro i live in San Francisco. The people here are kind and helping. You probably met like 10 people from here and based your entire perception on all of us from that sample of 10.
Both suck
People in Massachusetts are often referred to as Massholes lol
I wear it with pride!🖕
Yes, definitely.
LOL
Californian living here I agree.
and Masstards.
Thank you Mr. Johnshon we learn a lot from this.
I loved! This video. The information was astonishing! Thank you for producing such great videos since I watch them all!
Lol ok faith
I’m a native New Yorker and now live in PA, and I honestly think the “rudeness” in the northeast can be correlated to the weather and lack of sunshine 😔it makes us cranky
Even in South Florida which is the sunshine State, people are so rude and mean.
On the other hand, Holly, would you really like to live in Arizona, for example, where every day, all the time, the weather is the same? I think I would develop an allergy to sunshine, seeing it all the time, and every darned day. We need some variety in our weather, sunshine and rain
@@jeffreyhawthornegoines8727 Yeah for sure, I mean I’m not complaining, I love the northeast. Just saying the long periods of dreariness has its effects.
@@abdokl6828 thats because there are WAY too many people in South Florida lol
That is a legit key to mental health
Rhode Island: The Peter Griffin State.
Giggedy giggedy!
Where are those good old fashioned values 🤣🤣🤣
Hey, what do you call a woman who takes forever to make breakfast? Yoi call her Lois. Ha ha hs ha ha hs
@Frank Austin That’s Nevada giggitty
Neeehhhhheheheh!
this was a lot of work to prepare, thank you so much
I enjoyed watching this very informative video. Thank you!
The only part of the US I could imagine to live in
Truth! I’ve lived up and down the east coast and all over this side of the Rockies.
Oh , Please
Same, but if I couldn’t live on the northeast coast my second choice would be west coast.
@@booboobunny5655 same I love the northeast it's perfect for me
I’m in the northeast but I hate it here.
I was born in Southern California (too crowded/expensive) moved to Phoenix (too hot) now living in Rhode Island for a year...and I love it in Rhode Island.
great!
Noice
Heeeyy! I still live in South Cali but I've been staying im Rhode Island for schooling. I have to positively say that I really do like it here in RI. A completely different vibe but when comparing LA to Providence it's a lot more tame in terms of the crazy things I've seen. The worst thing thats happend to me is someone throwing a glass bottle at me and my friend walking back to our school but it still feels safer than trying to take a bus or train in downtown LA.
@@KarinaRodriguez-ij5zb i miss kickass Southern California. It was definitely THE #1 place to be/live & party both nationally & globally, from late 1960s to early 1990s. Miss that wild crazy supersunny place.....
@@KarinaRodriguez-ij5zb yes, L.A is another planet entire even within SoCal, with SoCal being its own planet with California
"Rudeness" is really a matter of perspective. People living in the northeast don't consider each other rude. We're just not effusively friendly. We think that's fake. The polite thing to do in the northeast is to keep a respectful emotional distance if we're not family or friends. You're being a little bit rude if you presume you're allowed to overstep that boundary.
A bit late to this one but I guess that the algorithm brought me here. I think that people (especially from the south) tend to correlate terseness with rudeness. In the South, certain formalities may be expected from a person such as saying "yes sir/ma'am" after a request or striking an informal conversation with some random people. This doesn't exist in the North, where one is just expected to just say the bare minimum to get the job done. In tandem, in the north, I've noticed that people who keep on rambling on and on are treated as "more bluster than substance", with results being put more onto the forefront. That doesn't mean that they are rude or unfriendly, for when I moved to a village upstate NY, the locals really helped me out with finding areas to shop and loaning out their snow removal equipment. This is coming from someone who has spent time in both North Carolina and upstate NY.
@@galanopouloc i think of it more of a pace of life, down south life is slow as hell. I went to Wilson NC with my girlfriend to visit her family and it was so different then anything I’ve ever experienced. I’m from New Jersey we live on top of eachother. Everything down there in NC was so spaced out it was crazy to me. There were no houses with 2 stories every house was a 1 story trailer. Every house. It was the windiest place I’ve ever been I guess because the lot his house sits on is like 15 acres. I remember taking his truck up to the local dollar store to grab some vegetable oil and I’m used to rude people up here in jersey but the lady at the dollar store caught me so off guard with how long she was talking. Asking me if I’m from here, how long I’m visiting, how I met my girlfriend all this shit and if I was back home I would take it as this person is having a boring shift and is trying to waste my time to make their shift more fun to have someone to talk to, but being in the south I had to just sit thru the conversation and be nice when in reality In my head I’m like holy shit lady can I please just purchase my oil and leave I appreciate the kindness but you guys are just so damn slow down here I can’t handle it😂
Yeah, it's not being rude, it's just when you're from a big city, you just lose your emotional capacity for strangers very quickly in life. But if you truly see someone who needs help or need help yourself, you rarely hesitate to offer it.
@@RealDovamo excellent way to put it
It kind of depends on where you're from as well. I'm from northern New Hampshire, we're kind of a halfway between the southern mentality and the NYC/Boston mentality. I noticed that in Boston and Manchester, I'm seen as being overly friendly and innocent like Anne Of Green Gables whereas in the south I'm seen as too blunt and assertive.
Having lived in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire, I’d say your final results are terribly flawed. Never met a single soul fleeing New Hampshire for Massachusetts, I’ve met hundreds going the other direction.
People from New Hampshire only come to Massachusetts to make money. Half the residents of southern NH are southbound on 93 every weekday morning.
@@781Florist That includes the drummer in my band, he lives in Salem and works in that dumpster fire called Medford.
Because of the absurdly cost of living exacerbated by white NIMBY homeowners and then retirees. If people had a chance, they would live in Massachusetts 100 times.
Yup! I’m from MA, then lived in NH for 8 years, now moving to CT. I will never go back to that shithole state.
@@781FloristThats it, huh? Doesnt seem too important.
Marylander here: Life’s great here! But Baltimore, don’t see how anyone could live there...
Marylander here : but what are your thoughts on baltimore county?
Owings mills especially
@@heyyou4688 right... Annapolis is great tho... I love it here
@@hoarder66 my mom tells me its too white
I'd love to visit
@@heyyou4688 compared to Baltimore i suppose. But other than downtown, it isnt snobby. Edgewater on the otherhand....
@@hoarder66 you miss spelled you mean eldersburg
Since I'm from the North East, I approve this video! 😍😍😍😍😀😀😀
Me too! New England :-)
@@Imohlaapohko My state is literary right next to New England. However, I live near the sound to Connecticut. Basically, I'm from Long Island, NY.
Me to Connecticut
Delaware
Only just seen this. Your best ever I needed cheering up after England losing last night. You bring the US so alive. Thanks 👍
Hi Nick I watch a lot of your programs you are right about Rhode Island it sucks but I am a resident there and I still think it sucks for me and my girl think your cool keep up the good work
I kind of think of Maryland as a mid-atlantic state...not a NE state (probably Delaware too actually). Anyway...I enjoyed watching as always...but I have to disagree on the weather thing...I like snow.
The middle onyx States are the northeast there just part of it.
@@flyacow Virginia is traditionally mid Atlantic
Everything between Maryland and New York is Mid-Atlantic also including New York and Maryland
He got it wrong the reason we don’t have snow though. It’s because when everyone living in western Maryland goes to ocean city for vacation brings back too much nice weather from the eastern shore. 😇😇😇
I'm from Delaware and it's considered the northeast at the top and mid Atlantic the bottom 2/3s. Because we're 10 minutes from both PA an Jersey.
I traveled to New England five times and my experience has been really positive! Nobody was rude to me.
Jason Khan Weird. Did you visit Massachusetts?
@@jonlouis2582 Yes. Actually the people in Massachusetts were by far the best and friendliest!
@@jasonkhan854 Whatever you do do NOT visit THAT part of Waltham
Not that surprising. Most people in the northeast aren't that rude, they're just blunt and fast-paced. Step outside of the major cities and it's a nice place.
@@Toastmaster_5000 Agreed 👍
I am planning to move to Vermont, from Oregon! Thanks for the info!
I would like to see some type of accent ranking video for the country. I've traveled a bit and its always entertaining hearing other regions native tongue.
Great idea Corey!
Come here to rhode island you wont understand things we say half the time i have quite a bit of a rhode island accent sometimes I accidentally add an ER to words that end with A
I lived in Baltimore for 5 years.
These five years were the worst of my entire life.
I'm so sorry you have to live in a black area
@@goncalooliveira7784 🤔
@@goncalooliveira7784 Try living in Missouri or here in Georgia with lower class white areas, I bet you will love living black areas then.
@@SmazzitSEOTrainingInstitute i rather live in white areas
@@goncalooliveira7784 bruh, but plausible.
The Northeast: HEY, IM WALKIN E’RE
Ratzo Rizzo in Midnight Cowboy!
What northeastern state says that
New York and Jersey says that.
@@discerningmind i live in New York and we've never said that
@@discerningmind Same, and I’m from New Jersey
You give cool 😎 reviews! Thanks bro 😊😅 👍
NJ can’t be that safe overall when it’s got Camden, Newark, and Trenton
@The Absolute Madman the rest of NJ must not have any crime at all bc those three cities constantly rank as some of the most dangerous in America
It is...only Trenton is unsafe. NJ is top 10 for safest states..about 7. Philly had 500 murders, and all three cities combined had less than 100. Philly is a dump though..
@@PSUJerseyGirl I’m pretty sure Camden has it really rough too.
@@weldin Camden has the lowest violence rate it has in 50 years. They redid the police dept and hired qualified people. It has went through mega change. NJ has less crime per capita because those are isolated, and those cities have redone the police force to decrease the crime. There are 9.3 million in NJ, but had only 273 murders...that is half of Chicago and Philly cities alone.
People love to hate on achievements but there is a reason for low crime....there is low poverty, high educated people, it is the richest state, best public schools, has the best university, and first in STEM research....einstein, edison paved the way.
@@weldin Even Obama praise the new police chief for it.
No matter what...THIS RHODE ISLAND BORN WOMAM will ALWAYS hold her "Lil' Rhody" close to her heart...
Good!
Nick, your singing if life changing for me!
What can I say: I was born and educated in Massachusetts, colleged in Maine, and now live in DC. I did office training in Newport, Rhode Island, which still has vestiges of the Gilded Age.
frank i try so hard soooooo hard
I love your channel, Nick! And damn right Maryland is #1 in the NE. I would argue that it's also no. 1 in the country, but that's a topic for another day, lol.
New Hampshire here and I enjoy your content one of the few channels I subscribed to after only one video and like all I have seen great work
Cool yay!
I moved to Rhode Island from Massachusetts, it’s not nearly as bad as you’re making it out to be. And people up here tend to over rate their intellect. By a lot.
I love Rhode Island. I was in Middletown 3 weeks ago and I really enjoyed the people there. Very friendly and helpful. I would definitely go back to visit
I went to tour through Newport and see the breakers mansion. It was awesome 👍!
Rhode Island was more industrial than eastern Connecticut & southern Massachusetts. But, I found Newport a decent place to stop at. Western RI is the country side.
Thank you lol
Over-educated idiots.
Well-made video! I'm thankful I don't live in the northeast because of how snowy and cold it gets during the winter. I'm from Illinois so I already have to put up with cold winters, but I know it's even worse in the northeast. Parts of it are worth visiting though. I visited NYC and Philadelphia within the past 5 years of this video being made, and both experiences went well because of who I knew there who I spent time with.
My Mom grew up in inner city Chicago but moved to MA with her first husband. Even after her divorce, she fell in love with the state and never looked back. She says it's mostly the seasons and how beautiful it is.
@@lizgreer6888 Very interesting, sorry to know she's divorced now, but it's good to know she's happy living in Massachusets. I'm more motivated to visit or relocate to a certain state depending on who I know. That matters more to me than attractions and decent year-round weather.
@@bracebrooks967 don't be sorry, she met my Dad after the divorce. They've been married over 30 years now! Yes the winters are harsh, sometimes brutal. It's not for everyone!
@@lizgreer6888 Oh ok that's good, and yes I agree about cold weather states aren't for everyone, especially us dark-skinned folks. I wish I could live somewhere warm all-year round, but other factors are issues there too in warm weather states such as hurricanes, more insects, deadly heat waves, droughts and water shortages.
I'm from NY and enjoy all your videos!
I have sometimes thought that I want to live somewhere in the northeast of the USA (from many movies that I have seen🤗). This video has given me a better way to choose from #s 7 to 11 of your list Nick! 👍🏻
Great!
Choose from 6 to 11. And then choose 6. You won't be disappointed.
@@ErdTirdMans great! A friend & schoolmate from university days lives in RI with her family. She likes it compared to Maine, New Hampshire, & Vermont that she thinks are more laid back (?) and quieter. I will visit her one day and then see the place for myself.
Hey Nick me again really appreciate what your doing in these times dont have the option of visiting so I'm really enjoying your work
great Mark!
Nick you have the best videos. I really enjoy them and always thanks also for the education.
Hey Daniel :)
@@NickJohnson Hey Nick oh also I think you did a really good job in my home town Flint Mi. I left when I was a kid in 97' now living in Atlanta but I always return due to I still have family up there aka my mother. But keep doing what you do. You get a A+ from me😉
I love Living In Maryland... We have a little bit of everything here. People for the most part are nice, weather is good, we have all 4 seasons, sometimes in a matter of one week. Baltimore is not a place we really go to. Traffic can get bad and some drivers are a little aggressive. Job economy is Great. I feel like Maryland has people from the north and south coming here to start a new life. Overall, Maryland is a great place with great folks. We are the most Southern North State and the most Northern South state.
Cool, man. I’m from Massachusetts, I live about 20 miles from Rhode Island. I like the list, thanks for doing it! You kinda nailed it on the head. People are a little too uptight. Kinda. Judgmental, not everyone of course, just in general.
New Yorker here, currently living in NJ and soon to relocate to New England. 😊 Always look forward to your videos. 👌🏾
yay! which part of NE are you moving to?
@@NickJohnson Hi! I’m planning on going to New Hampshire: low population, less taxes, low unemployment, and Conservative “friendly.”
Love Laugh Live Smart move.
@@IReminisceNYC Welcome to NH! We're happy to have you.
@@lindajane8962 💝💝💝I haven’t yet moved, but I know it’s where I will be. Thank you so much!!! 💓💓💓
Like this video. I'm from Pennsylvania. And this is pretty accurate but some things such as the unemployment rate and crime could be off because the size. Comparatively PA is like 3 times the size of theses other states. With that being said you are comparing them so you can't be perfect. Great video!
it was a good attempt derek :)
Thanx.. That was fun.. I'll have to send this to someone I know from Maryland.. The only thing to mention is that because New England is relatively small, Boston is within 1.5 hrs of many states cities and towns, so the commute to see a sports team is not bad. So, many New Englanders adapt Boston sports teams as their team, hence, New England Patriots, etc. Thanks.
I've been living in Maryland for 4 years and would like to see a video on worst places to drive. I dont think anything tops DC as the worst place to drive. Great video btw!
I did one on that it's called the worst drivers
100% true. I have to mentally prepare before driving down there every time. B. r. u. t. a. l.
At Spencer come over here to the eastern shore to drive. Even ocean city during the summer is better than Baltimore any time of yr 😃😃😃
Bsltitomote and Washington (dc) both 😀
Baltimore
Thanks Nick!
New Jersey is definitely overcrowded and our economy is too dependent on nyc
Agree.
It's getting more overcrowded by the day. Literally. Essex county here
Not really NYC, because it is not in debt and our job market is good, but the crappy NYers are ruining things.
Such a shame NJ was a great place to grow up in the 60's-70's. Close to NYC, beaches & skiing. Then they let them build everywhere & anywhere. Taxes are insane. No family there except the cemetery.
@@samanthab1923 yep
as somebody who’s moving from England to Maryland next year, this video gives me a lot of things to be happy about 😁
I honestly feel people are the same everywhere. It really depends who you bump into and what is happening in their day. I live in Vermont, most friends died or moved, they were great friends too. Hoping I can make more like them. Atleast here, you walk down the street, mind your business, you dont get attacked for no reason, like places NY, and other places I have lived.
I live in MA, we like being rude. And super helpful ( to those whom never asked)
My fondest memories were days I could stay with my cross-country GF in Danvers when visiting my Boston folks.
i live in nashua massholes are rude drivers and its trend to not walk ten feet to put your grocery cart in the corral.
@ Danny I don’t think it’s people “like” being rude, I think it’s bc we’re so fast paced in New England we come off rude. When I lived in the South for awhile I noticed life is a wee bit slower, so people seem to be “nicer” IMO.
@ marc I ALWAYS put my grocery cart away!!
no kidding. the term massholes isn't fiction.
Another informative video... Thank you. Always great to see one of Mappy's kids. The whole family needs to start a singing group. They could be called the Von Mapp family singers. I think they would sound like Alvin and the Chipmunks.
John!! I'll tell them you said that!
I live in NH, and my arguments are this:
Are Maryland and Delaware really in the Northeast?
I feel the "rudeness" of NH is overexaggerated by other New England states vacationing/coming to NH, most natives I know are amazing people.
While NH isn't known for any food specifically, being in between Mass, Maine, Vermont, etc we have a conglomerate of delicious foods without a "specialty dish". I almost value that more.
The rest seems fine to me though.
I know Maryland and Delaware are Mid-Atlantic states, they aren’t even a part of New England or The Northeast.
Delaware is culturally in the Northeast for sure. Nearly everyone in my county is a tax exile from New Jersey or New York!
That really depends who you ask, from most things are researched MD is considered by most as part of the South.
But I damn sure know once you’re in Pennsylvania, you DAMN sure are in the northeast. 😂😂😂😂😂
Yeah, the rudeness thing is really determined by how many tourists show up who don't get local attitudes.
Yes they are. The civil war is over you old timer. There is nothing southern about these 2 states.
Weather is subjective. I’m moving to the east coast because they have all four seasons and their christmases are always snowy. I love snow. I love sunshine. I love beautiful fall colors and I love the renewing scenery of spring. If you don’t like snow or cold weather you probably won’t like most states that aren’t California or Florida. I love all seasons. Weather is just not a problem for me.
Completely agree! I hated how he acted that snow was a bad thing. Winter is supposed to have snow, it's what gives the area fun activities to do in the winter.
Nick thanks for being so informative and entertaining.
Your helping a lot of us stay of antidepressants during this plandemic 😊
haha cool
Nick blames some of us for subbing to hear only the bad stuff.
I subbed for the songs!
Give me Maine, New Hampshire or Vermont. I could live in any of those.
If you have a good income. And like winter. Most retirees (like me) don't like dealing with high costs and low temperatures. NH has the third worst property tax in the nation, after Ill. and NJ.
@@uncareid5557 Maine and Vermont have among the most progressive structured tax codes in America and are beautiful states--New Hampshire is also beautiful.
@@kevinmichael9482 TN has high sales tax. Every other expense is rock bottom. But the killer for me is the weather, I am done with snow. But I will head to upstate NY in the warm weather, I have kids there.
@@uncareid5557 Interestingly, with climate change, the weather in the Northeast has become noticeably temperate. Summers seem warmer and drier than back in the day; snowstorms seem more rare.
@@kevinmichael9482 Even if NJ became tropical I could not afford the taxes or stand the politics. I lived in NJ all but 4 of the past 60 years and I couldn't wait to head south.
"Only 3% of pavement is in bad shape, good job Vermont" not bad for a state that is 55% dirt roads
Been living around the NE my entire life. Each state has their drawbacks but the best part of “the new old country” is the odd brotherhood around here. All the small towns that dot NJ and PA have their own weird stereotypes and they are well known. When someone tells me they are from flemington or reading or whatever I will have an image in my head
Great work on the rating process Nick! Also sounds like you have been practicing for those songs.
Always practicing Don!
I like this type of video can’t wait to see the other regions
i did those ages ago :) here's one ruclips.net/video/MUi93pcTWZM/видео.html
@@NickJohnson omg I been slipping I’m ready to go watch them now thanks Nick
Very informative and surprising. This coming from a resident of Massachusetts
I refuse to recognize Maryland and Delaware as part of the Northeast.
Agreed!!! They are Mid-Atlantic. Get them off the list!
I'm from Maryland and we don't want to be considered Northeast lol. We barely have anything in common with people from New England. We consider ourselves mid-atlantic along with Delaware and Virginia.
Delaware's the odd one out here. It's got a metro rail connection to Philadelphia and gets Philly news in New Castle County, where 2/3 of the state population lives. The population here tends to consider themselves as part of a region that includes PA and NJ - a sort of "northeastern Mid-Atlantic". It was part of PA during the colonial era, unanimously voted against secession, and is on the North end of the Mason Dixon line. Then again, the slower lower is a lot like eastern shore MD/VA.
It's always been apart of the Northeast lol...
@@JC-rl6ln mid Atlantic is fairly a new term. You guys have nonething in common with Virginia lol
I somehow just knew Pennsylvania would end up right in the middle- born and raised in PA and want to retire there!
I have lived in MA, NH, VT, ME, RI, and PA for Northeast states. PA def had the nicest people overall. VT and ME too, but definitely could tell they liked people from that region, not from outside of the Northeast, or so it seems.
Grew up in Maine and moved to Maryland while spending lots of time in all of these states and he absolutely nails it
Another Gem Nick
Make a video of the "best state capital to live" I would like to see that!
ok Gerardo
Having lived in New York, Massachusetts, and "Little Rhody" I have to agree that your FACTS about those three places were spot on. TY Nick.
Hooray for PA being in the middle. Haha!!! At least my home state didn’t get the worst!
I miss the Italian food soooo much!
I do not miss the cold weather though...
Thank you again Nick for making an educational and entertaining video 😊
You changed your pic:)
@@NickJohnson yes, the other one was an old picture. Needed a colorful newer one up. 😊
Nice video. I especially love all the jokes and stereotypes.
Hi Nick. I've been a big fan of yours for a while now. As someone living in Delaware (but not originally from DE) you pretty much hit the nail on the head with your choice of Middletown being a desirable area to live in. Not that I'm a Walmartian, but Middletown's Walmart beats the heck out of the one in New Castle not far from here. Enter there and after taking a quick gander, you might find yourself checking your pockets to see if you remembered to bring your passport. Third-worldly in appearance and clientele. FYI: Maybe I should also mention that Newark, DE is pronounced as a two-syllable word, unlike New Jersey's alter ego pronounced as a one-and-a-half syllable word while having the same spelling.
Anthony!! I'm coming to Wilmington in early January is that far from you? Wait it's Delaware everything is close
@@NickJohnson Hello again! Only if I lived in southernmost Sussex County (in slower, lower DE) would Wilmington be much of a drive. Depending on the traffic and where exactly in Wilmington, DE you will be, I'm off Exit 3 I-95 on the eastern outskirts of Newark but a tad closer to Christiana and their big shopping mall. 10 minutes but longer during rush hour.
Delaware is like NJ; two separate states. In NJ everything north of Route 195 is "North Jersey"; everything south of that is "South Jersey", with two different cultures. In Delaware everything north of Smyrna (bigger towns) is different from the DelMarVa peninsula south of there. (Lower, slower Delaware.)
I grew up just outside of NYC, and I never understood the bad rap. I had only positive experiences there, and only met friendly people. Then I moved to Boston, and the people seemed really nasty, and everyone hates each other. Was happy to move to Vermont after 11 years, heaven by comparison.
NYC people can be mean and direct, but are rarely judgmental, it's a waste of energy to judge. Boston people can be mean, direct and very judgmental and dismissive in a way I rarely experienced growing up in NJ near NYC. Boston felt a lot more buttoned up and reserved than NYC ever did, which some people(not us) like.
Vermont, smaller Canada
@Richard Schiffman Yo, you said it. Those triple decker buildings are quite ugly, I agree. Never understood why Boston didn't build out brick rowhouse blocks like Queens, Brooklyn, Newark, Philly and the mid-Atlantic and put up ugly balloon framed tinderboxes instead. I only made it 3 years up there before I got tired of paying NYC borough rent price for a cold city that closes up shop 4 hours early. Hopefully our lost friend jon louis has found his way back down to the NY/NJ tri-state.
I’m a western PA native, transplant to the northern NJ / NYC metropolitan area and found NYC folks friendlier than NJ folk overall. I have met plenty of nice NJ folk but connected more with NYC folks. No rich pampered housewife attitude there 😉
@@prushimush amen
Love you Nick Johnson & Mappy family too!
Delawarean here: I think this is a good state to retire in; good roads, access to big cities without big city life, access to the beach, but not a lot of entertainment. I think Delaware is better than ranked, in my opinion, but like I said, it's a good place to retire. If you wanna have a good life full of experience and fun, Delaware isn't it. But it's overall a pretty chill place to be.
I agree 100%. Moved to Middletown from NJ and I have 0 regrets. It's just Jersey enough to me: Wawas, Dunkin Donuts and the culture is the same as South Jersey. Less drama.
@Richard Schiffman And you’re spreading that around?😩
As someone that lives in Delaware everything said here is right.
Delawarean here too! I think we’re much friendlier than other New England states! But, yes-the rest is spot on HahHa.
Lived in Delaware and loved the area I lived in.
From Sussex county, everything spot on
I lived in Sussex County from about 2003 - 2005. I really enjoyed my time there. Beaches, Beach Towns, Punkin Chunkin, State Parks, History, nice communities, mild weather and so forth. The only thing I felt DE really lacked for me was mountains. I know that things have really built up a lot since I lived there, so my viewpoint my be too outdated to be valid.
The weather is subjective. :( I like the rain and snow.
lol i would love to live in a state where it snows
@@you5692 yes very cool
I love the rain, will rate the snow better after the pandemic since It's COVID and I haven't been working I really can't rate it yet!🤣
I like this channel and I am from New Hampshire
❤ 🎉 love the Content
You should do the same thing but compete the top ten major cities
Three towns I enjoy; Cumberland, MD, York, ME and Howes Cave, NY.
I have been to all three!
@@margaloone7970 Great places to visited for sure. Cumberland, MD. I like where part of downtown is block for only people and no cars allow. The cleanest town I ever been in. Not even a cigarette butt on the sidewalk. At least when I visited the town. York, ME I like that York, ME are in sections. York Village ; York Harbor ; York Beach ; Cape Neddick. And York, ME isn't really that big. And really enjoy the Caverns at Howes Cave, NY. Half you walk it the other half by boat. One of my favorite Caverns.
I have lived in New Jersey for 6 years now I love living in the northeast and I am moving to Long Island In the upcoming months I feel like I like it so much because people don’t waist your time they tell you what they think and they are direct but yes there is a lot of nice people out here in the northeast you just have to be around for a while because a lot of people who travel here are well to put it kindly idiots and pretty annoying you just have to stick around and make friends that’s the key thing
Maryland didn't suprise me. Best weather by far out of all states. I hate the brutal cold 🥶 Like you said some nice areas in Baltimore City, but the suburbs and metro around the city are quite nice. Lots of high paying jobs, health, warehouses, universities, and military/government here.
Maryland is under the Mason-Dixon Line making it hard to put in NE, but I can't argue about the general characteristics you described.
You are correct. It's considered mid-Atlantic.
@@TheAtl198 so is new york
@@Owlsick dude, New York is northeast, get outta here
@@JoeyDNetsfan its also apart of the mid atlantic, so you get outta here
from pennsylvania
@@cashed-out2192 yes it is
Pittsburgh!
I'm not an American but love to warch the NFL, so of course i want to support a team but dont want a city which i wouldnt wanna live myself. Those videos of you help a lot
Actually, NY hates NJ - Despite being from NJ, I ❤️ NY.
omg sameeeeee lmaooooo
It kinda depends on the region. Within NY, there are two extremely distinct regions- Upstate and NYC Metro. Correct me on this, but I’m pretty sure NYC is more agreeable to New Jersey than Upstate- so it is more like New Jersey+NYC vs Upstate NY
I wholeheartedly love both states
It’s definitely a mutual hatred.
Me: *wait that's illegal*
Don't some of the New York sports teams actually play their games in New Jersey? I demand a recount!! :)
If you were taking 21st Century titles, Boston wins hands down!
That’s why I thought how the hell didn’t MA get the lead in that category...
Loving my rural south Jersey town! Property taxes are high as the sky, but schools are great and neighborhoods are peaceful!
I grew up in Mays Landing and 30 years ago before everybody from Atlantic city moved in; it was like that. Good times.
I lived in Glassboro and being in SJ was probably one of my favorites moments! A lot of peaceful drives and calm surroundings.
5:32 how does PA and NY get first 2 places and then you put New Jersey in 7th?? we eat same exact food... and for major sports NJ is basically philly or nyc. We only have a hockey team.
Great Vid and well balanced metrics. Weather no one wants!! hahaha.
No surprise Rhode Island is bad, people speak like pirates.
Always know as a big mob state. Bow your head when you hear "Raymond"
Pirates get the gallows.
People in RI take the worst parts of the New York and Boston accents. Have one of them say “coffee”. “Cauwfee” dear God. And they like to sprinkle in the meaningless phrase, “not for nothin but...” and describe things as “classy” when they are anything but.
@@d.s.5820 this is an extremely accurate description of my people lmao
@Christopher Baran: That means you have the accent. “Not for nuthin but I don’t have an accent. Wheas my cuwfee?”
Most of my family lives in Rhode Island, and I visit it every year. It’s a beautiful state with great food and a myriad of activities to do, especially if you are near the beaches. I do agree on the roads, however. They’re bad.
@Gerald Haselton Amen. It's a great place.
Ik this is old but have u ever came up here to northern rhode island?
@@nebulavortex3531 Yes, I've been to Woonsocket a few times!
I've lived in RI my entire life. Nothing wrong with Rhode Island except the people. Nothing a neutron bomb couldn't fix. 😀
as for the map of average snowfall i like that snowstorms apparently make an exception for chicago and detroit
Hahaha very entertaining! You just showed up in my recommended so I watched it. I will be back. :-)
We'd be friends in real life
@@NickJohnson yes I would believe so and I take that as a compliment! :-)
I love the snow so don't know why that's placed as a disadvantage to those states. I think you should have used natural disasters (like hurricanes and tornadoes) instead. Overall cool video though
Ok!
Hey nick and mappy family
Have a good day👍
You too!
I’m from Vermont and get excited seeing out of staters cause a lot of my class mates left Vermont after graduating .
Where did they go
MA may have moved on the tax burden score, I know several communities (mine included) have had elections to override the property tax adjustment cap & do special assessments, and last year a supplemental income tax (“the millionaire tax”) was voted in.
Having done mortgage lending across several states while based in MA, though, I will cheerfully admit our property taxes are usually VERY reasonable. The first time I found out what real estate taxes run in Long Island NY I almost fell over from the shock.
Since I'm from New York, my state pays a lot of taxes.
My birth state of New York of which I’ll be 58 years removed from invented high taxes and railroads are the only big businesses that pay taxes & are taxed in New York. New York taxes the dead.
@@christopherorourke6543
I lived there most of my life and thankfully retired and moved to NC. You have to count traffic citations in the tax tally too. They have a $85 court fee on any citation and have a quota system for advancement in most sheriff and towns. The year I left even the state troopers were getting in on the scam citations.
@@robynannan7015 you did the right thing by getting out of New York State. My late father in 1962 took a better paying job with Boeing Aircraft in the Philadelphia area and lower taxes. 1963 I moved from Ridley Park, PA to Elwood,NJ when my parents bought their first home there. I lived there from 12/14/1963to 6/20/1969. In 1969 my parents moved to Delaware which is a Southeastern state on 6/21/1969 because of the shorter work commute for my father & even lower taxes. In Delaware there are farm feed & supply stores that says Southern States on them, same with Maryland. The smart ones got outofNew York & the dummies stayed there. I have cousins hat still live in New York State in the Buffalo & Rochester areas and they love paying high taxes.
@@christopherorourke6543
New York is crazy now; the small city I lived in was declared a sanctuary city by the mayor. Any undocumented aliens that flock to the city are given housing vouchers and food stamps. I owned my house but the influx of South Americans doubled the price of rent in the area.
Before this mayor was elected there was a gang roundup every ten years or so that kept the crime and drug problem to a minimum; now both are through the roof. There use to be free parking so people would patronize local businesses, he installed meters everywhere on the main streets and put electronic car monitoring in parking lots...the business owners are pissed. When I left he was trying to impose a mandatory annual inspection fee of $500 per apartment within city limits. It will be interesting to see if he gets reelected.
Governor Cuomo tried to ban guns throughout the state but lost that due to Constitutional rights. He is now trying to pass a law so every one has to pay a $100 tax per gun per year. A friend of mine is a gun collector and has over 160 rifles and is thinking of moving to Pennsylvania if it passes.
Im glad I got out. The friends I talk to who still work there say they cant wait to leave too.
@@robynannan7015 Just curious. What town was that?
From Baltimore county down to D.C.’s border...that’s what the country knows about MD. The remainder of the state is incredible, a beautiful place. I always considered it south, but it’s diverse enough too fit into either region and if there was an actual determined “Mid-Atlantic” region, I’m sure it would fit perfectly into it. Keep doing what you’re doing Nick, it’s awesome! 🇺🇸🤘😵🤘🇺🇸
yay!
I lived most of my life in New York, and I want to give a food shout-out to western New York with its Buffalo Wings and Rochester Garbage plate. Also, roast beef on weck, pizza subs, and Wide Waters drive-in. Also, I lived for a few years in Pennsylvania, and I did think they were friendlier folk than us New Yorkers.