European Reacts to 10 Crazy Things a European person noticed about AMERICA
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I'm a truly proud American and it is because of that pride that I hold my country to a higher standard. I may complain, but it is an honor and a privilege that I have the opportunities and the chances that I have here.
Love that
I agree Lina the way I see it... it's more patriotic to call out the problems, than it is to ride the coat tails of the past achievements acting like there is no problems. It's the love of my country that spurs my complaints (damnit America, get your shit together)
Yep!....Right on!👍
Love you, baby.
@@Some_who_call_me_Tiim Yep, that is why voting is the ultimate act of patriotism. We are indeed fortunate to be able to vote but also to do it without fear. Some may say the ultimate act is a soldier's ultimate sacrifice and I won't argue the point of course, but what were they fighting for if not to keep us all free?
We are proud of our flag. It is not our governments flag. The flag belongs to we the people. We the people fought for this land. It is a different concept than thoes who see their king, queen, dictator, etc.as owning their country.
On Americans celebrating their ancestry heritage, this is true. We'll see Greek festivals, Irish Pubs & Parties, German dinners in a church, Swedish fairs selling Christmas cookies and gifts, etc. My grandfather was from the Czech Republic. He taught me a children's song when I was six years old in Czech. Years later as an adult I was at a dinner party sitting next to a newly immigrated Czech woman. I told her my grandfather had taught me a song in Czech (45 years earlier). She said sing it for me. She knew it and we sang it together! To me that was very wonderful.
Seafood festivals and my favorite “The Blessing of the Combines”
Beautiful anecdote.
How happy it made you to sing it with her - imagine how happy singing the song with you made HER!
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We are 50 different countries in one, with a common (for the most part) belief. We call ourselves Marylanders, North Carolinians, Washingtonians, Texans, New Yorkers or even Montanans. It describes us to each other. Nationalism wasn't really built in until WWI. We were citizens of our states first. That carried over after WWI. As a soldier, the first thing you ask another soldier is where are you from? Because our states are important to us as individuals. If the number of firearms owned by civilians defined an Army, Wisconsin would be the sixth largest army in the world.
Absolutely true about soldiers asking each other "where are you from". I was born in an Army hospital in 1961. We moved to Okinawa, Kentucky, Virginia, back to Kentucky, then Kansas, then South Korea, then upstate NY (nowhere near the city, thank G0d), where my father finally retired from the Army. I joined the USAF and went to Maryland, then Bitburg Germany, then CA, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, then Japan (the Kanto plains). I was always asked "Where are you from?" And I never knew how to answer. Then one day, I said "I'm from the Army", because it was true. I had grown up on Army bases, and then spent my adulthood on AF bases. My parents were both from Chicago, but I've only been there once, for a family reunion. I now live in Kansas, by choice. Asking people "Where are you from?" is a great way to start a conversation. 😁
@@distantsmoke4493 Yeah, I was an Army Brat and we were in Okinawa, Germany, Philippines, Maryland, Texas, Colorado. Then I enlisted and wound up in South Carolina, Massachusetts, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Colorado, Texas, and Augsburg, Germany. I claim Baltimore as my hometown, less and less though because my mother was from there and my relatives all lived there. But, I never really had a 'home' spot. I've retired in Montana. Wouldn't change a thing. It was unusual for a woman to enlist, but the best decision I ever made.
In Wisconsin you need those guns to not be overrun by deer.
I heard someone say that the US is 50 states in a trench coat trying to pass as one country! 😂😂😂
Ayye, Wisconsinite here. Even us ladies are heavily armed and carry.
Because we're not just a democracy, we're a republic. That's why we have such loyalty to our individual states
A federal republic. A representative democracy.
Native Texan here. Yes, we generally consider the State first...there is a an old saying "Texas is a whole other country". But we are all Americans, and if push-comes-to-shove, we all have each other's back, 100%.
Love that
We have our state rivalries and arguments, but this Massachusetts girl has your back when the going gets tough and things get real. ❤️ We pull together in the tough times. Always have, always will.
I'm a native Texan and I agree.
Native West Virginian here and generally the people from my state just want to be left alone; we don't like anyone (especially government) coming here and telling us how to live our lives. With that said, we're also very nice and friendly people who are willing to help anyone whether stranger or friend.
America started in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Most states have "concealed carry" laws, which means the lady behind you at the store might have a pew pew in her purse, or the guy that holds open a door for you and your family may have one on their hip - but you'd never know. That's what the "concealed" in "concealed carry" means. There might be a lot more around you than you'd ever know.
Yes. In the United States just assume everyone is packing and act accordingly lol.
Yes you do pause way too much.
If I had a dollar for every time you pause I'd be a rich. Sorry but I just can't finish watching your videos because you Paul's way much.
State, city, region first.
We can fucking hate each other.
The moment you attack us as "Americans", though...we become one.
Now 29 States have "Constitutional Carry". The term constitutional carry, also called permitless carry, unrestricted carry, or "Vermont" carry, refers to the legal public carrying of a handgun, either openly or concealed, without a license or permit.
One of the reasons I love watching reactors on youtube like yourself, is because it makes me realize how much I take living in America for granted. Sometimes us Americans forget how great we have it here compared to other places in the world. I hope you get to experience this wonderful country sometime very soon!
We often forget that when the USA was born, in 1776, the 13 states considered themselves as 13 "free and independent states,"--not 13 provinces, but countries! Their union was only to marshal their collective resources against a foreign power for their common victory against it.
Now, about guns. Part of the collective ethos was the necessity, exhilaration, and pride of absolute local responsibility, right down to the household. Your land was yours! And it was your right and responsibility to protect it. You had the freedom and the ability to sustain yourself and your family. Any government, even the federal, was nothing but fellow citizens trusted to protect the local franchise. The Constitution was ratified with that ethos in mind. Such a society can only be sustained by such character. Do we still have it?
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One thing I never see discussed in our “gun culture” history is the aspect of pioneers and homesteaders who not only needed guns to protect their property, but to hunt for food. Often a deer was hunted as a side of beef, so to speak, and kept outside in the winter weather for refrigeration. Often the gun had to be used also to defend against predators, human or animal, who might try to steal the family’s winter meat supply. There are many situations that necessitated having and using a gun that made our so-called gun culture a logical development. I’ve always felt that the criticism of America and guns was unjustified because people were informed enough about the subject. The UK seems to be especially critical. One amusing and ironic thing is that several years ago they banned fox hunting, an old tradition, on the grounds of animal cruelty. The main reason it originally started was to protect chickens on farms. Today they have a problem with overpopulation of foxes throughout the country and farmers chickens are under threat more than ever before. People often go on a crusade without studying cause and effect relationships closely enough. Sorry to jump on the soap box, but we know where the road of good intentions leads.
@courtneyraymer6586 all well said! Very good points! Your description of the need for guns in the American wilderness by settlers is a great illustration of what I was getting at along with that true, local, political autonomy which goes right along with it.
Still need guns today, even more than in the past because of defunding police and the invasion of more than 15 million illegals the past 3 years. Majority are criminals because countries opened their prisons and sent those people to the US
Andre, think of "US State Pride" in the same way that you, as a "European", are proud of living in Portugal. Think of US States as if they were countries. Believe it or not, EVERY US State is larger than some European countries. FACT : Rhode island, the smallest US State, is larger than Luxembourg and has 1 1/2 times the population. It also has twice as many people as Malta, and three times as many as Iceland.
I don't necessarily agree with that. While US states can be compared to countries in terms of size. It's not really true to think of them as individual countries. More like regions of a whole. No matter what state I'm in, it still feels like the US despite the melting pot and diversity of cultures and regional differences. It's a vast interconnected system under a federal government. States have uniqueness and power over regions but not absolute. Secession is illegal after all. Meanwhile Brexit showed that the EU is not the same as US in terms of each nation state being individual countries.
Wow, this fella visiting Arlington on his trip to the U.S. is quite unique. What a respectful use of time while traveling abroad. Arlington National Cemetery is a solemn but undeniably beautiful area.
I love my country and I am a proud American. I live in New Mexico and I love our history here. Plus our food is fantastic. Our weather is also fantastic too.
I’ve been all over the world and I will gladly travel down 5 hours just to have New Mexican food. It’s my favorite!
New Mexico is at the top of my list to visit. Then Arizona.
18:45 “Yall have cities and states that are just so different from each other”
The subtitles don’t understand him either 😅
Have you noticed that even with state pride, people fly the American flag more than their state flag.
There are rules ! lol . The national flag is supposed to be higher . I’m not sure if that’s true of religious flags ? But this true of states
Get this !
My French Canadian founding grandparents allied with natives here in Illinois and settled half the country , if it says St Louis , my Catholic French Canadian relatives were there . Including Texas .
So here in Illinois the when the French were beaten by my moms family they pushed my dads family out of Illinois into Missouri .
The native people allied with my dads parents held my moms people off for 2 years after we were pushed out .
We’ve been here since 1600s and before that , we were there , in Europe .
He was saying "Cities and States". It's amusing to watch someone who learned English as a second language trying to understand Sean's Scottish accent.
I have no problem, but English is mostly my only language. The Scotts, and the Irish are very numerous in the US. Actually I am French, Portuguese on my fathers side and Danish, German, English, welsh, and Scott on my mothers side. My step grandfather was Irish. I am definitely American.
Admiral Yamamoto told the Japanese Emporer that trying to invade the US would be suicide because everyone has access to a gun
It's true sitting 5ft ft away from a loaded rifle right now. I'd somebody kicked in my front door right now I would have my gun in hand, before he stepped across the threshold.
He said " there would be a gun behind every blade of grass"
I'm not saying what weapons I have, but everyone I know has at least access to a weapon.
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@@garycamara9955my grand father said almost anything can become a weapon.
Go to Kentucky and do the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. You're welcome. 😁😁
I was born in Kentucky...in an Army hospital. 😀
Many Americans will go out of their way to make a foreigner feel at home here.
Don't worry about the guns among legal people, they don't show them anyway. Worry about the nutcases that carry them illegally.
EXACTLY! That's what nobody ever talks about! The guns coming over here illegally and then bought illegally. Most people who buy their guns legally are very responsible gun owners!
I’ll NEVER forget my friend sending me a video of a pallet of automatic firearms stacked on a pallet and left in an alley in southside Chicago. I smell something bad.
To be fair, there are also nutcases who own guns legally. They have killed protesters, people who accidentally drove into their driveway, jogged in their neighborhood, etc. There are lots of nuts out there who obtained their guns legally and then did something really horrific with them.
@@johnlabus7359 When one considers how many of the incidents you describe happen over the course of a year, there are not lots, there are a minuscule amount of legal gun owners who misuse them. Out of a population of some 350 million people, you might hear of three or four incidents a year.
Not wanting to start a fire, but how do y’all account for all the mass shooters who have obtained their guns legally?
When the closed captioning said seasons, he actually said cities. Basically he is saying that not only can a state have a culture, but a city can have a culture of it's own. Great video, thank you for sharing your reaction.
Exactly.. even 2 cities in the same state!!! Just look at the difference between Dallas and Fort Worth! Or Austin. All 3 very different.
In my town in Oklahoma, you might see a rancher or a military veteran open carrying. Many people conceal carry...you wont even know it until $#i+ hits the fan, then you'll be happy that rancher/ veteran is carrying!!!
Texas has a ranch that you can choose from a number of tanks to drive and fire its guns.
FYI "Portuguese and Portuguese-Americans are present in all U.S. states, but about 30% of them live in a cluster encompassing Massachusetts (258,238), Rhode Island (81,685) and Connecticut (43,079)."
As a person with dual citizenship with America and Australia, I see lots of differences
Australian was ? Is? A commonwealth , like Canada . I wonder what the differences are between Australians and Canadians . I’ll bet you’re closer to Canadians than Americans because of that .
You’d think we’d be more like French , but we’re not . We truly are unique because we’re LIKE. Everywhere else in one way or another .
I'm thankful every day I was born in America. The US is unique in that it's founded on an idea, not an ethnicity. Anyone can become a true American. I could never become a true Russian/Ethiopian/Mexican/Scot/Iraqi, etc., but the inverse is never true.
You'll never truly be American, either. You aren't Native.
We Americans have a lot of state, country and citizen pride. It’s our government that has become our source of embarrassment of the last couple of decades.
Ain't that the truth. 😞
We have state and regional pride because we have a friendly rivalry with other states and regions. It's almost like a sports fan having team pride and liking their own team more than other teams. As for police and security, that has become ridiculously overblown since 9/11. We aren't scared of the terrorists anymore, but for some reason we still have to have unreasonable levels of security - and it is one thing that many of us freedom loving Americans really despise.
Exactly, the "Patriot Act" has certainly been abused. This whole " security" thing has been abused. Younger people don't have an idea what it was like pre 9/11. It's like we are living in an entirely different country.
Like Texas and Oklahoma haha
Couldn't have said it any better...)
And yet, our border is wide open to allow anyone to come into our country, friend or foe. 😢
Well, currently, the US government is actively flying in illegals to all parts of US( military aged men) for what purpose? They are also giving them debit cards with $2100 on them that are reloaded monthly, free health care, free places to live and a card that they use to fly anywhere as many times as they wish WITHOUT any identification. Sounds like the US government works for the oligarchs, not the citizens
I’m Scottish American. We have German American, Irish American, African American, Mexican American, Italian American, etc. I’m originally from Minnesota and there are things of German American there. Lots of German restaurants, ands lots of festivals… we definitely have many different cultures and so many interesting people to talk to…
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There are a lot of Portuguese Americans here. Especially in California and Massachusetts.
I am from and live in South Carolina, but I lived in Fall River, Massachusetts, for a year. There are a ton of Portuguese people there.
Isaroko Yamamoto said in regards to invading the mainland..."you will find a gun behind every blade of grass and a man, woman and child who knows how to use it"...he planned pearl harbor.
And we know how that ultimately went for Japan.
I think the state pride comes from what each state is known for and what it has a history of doing in addition to the stereotypes each state has.
I’ve lived in 4 very different states and have seen where many people feel like their state is better than others because of those differences.
But at our core, we are Americans. I think that quality is the best thing about our country. We may be very different people, but we come together in a way that makes me very proud of my country and her people.
September 11 was a horrible tragedy, but the way we all came together made me so proud of who we are at our core. I just wish we still had that sense of unity.
Texas girl here!🤠❤ I just wanted to say how much I love your enthusiasm for Texas, it really pulls on my heart strings.🥰😍❤❤❤ Makes me feel like, we must be doing something right here for you to love us so much and I wanted to thank you for that kind sir!🤗🤗🤗❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
It doesn't take a pickup truck with a gun on it to defeat Canada. You only need a single pistol for that. Lol
For Canada you have to point out it’s Rude to invade the US. That’s our thing to invade Canada, be defeated and go home. Tried it twice and were soundly beaten both times.
@@wandapease-gi8yo We were just passing time. 😊
I love so many other countries around the world but at the end of the day I feel so lucky I was born in the United States. It's not perfect but nowhere is, and I think it's as good here as it gets anywhere 😊
Also I just reached the part of the video where he said new Yorkers are unfriendly. As a New Yorker I totally understand that stereotype but it's not true. I love everyone 😁
I've seen this from Sean before and I found that interesting. Apparently ''Outlander'' has brought a lot of tourism to Scotland. Huh.
It is a TV series going on years now. Our heroine goes back in time to the Scottish Rebellion via sacred stones or some such thing. Lots of great scenic shots no doubt is the influence.
Check out his video of traveling down the west coast. He rented a red Mustang convertible!
I am a proud 69 year old born and raised Virginia. Mountains to the west, Atlantic Ocean to the east, and loaded with historic sites. My ancestors settled here before the American Revolution.
From where to where on the west coast? Hopefully from Seattle to San Diego.
Mine too, in fact we still have a bisque statue of lady liberty that is over 200 years old.
I have ancestors that came to the British colonies in the late 1600's, some fought in the revolutionary war for independence and generation after generation slowly moved from the eastern area to the midwest. I have lived in 2 different states, and I love them both. ❤
The pride of US citizens I believe comes from the fact we all probably have a recent family member (grandfather, uncle) who either fought, died or was injured in wars For me I have a grandfather who was who lost him hearing and eyesight in WWII and an uncle who fought on the DMZ in Korea
One thing my cousin (from Scotland) noted is, "wonder why Americans are so obsessed with their ROOTS?" lol
I’m a former Californian who is now an Alabamian. I love it here. ♥️
Welcome to Alabama... Roll Tide 🏈
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I'm half Alabamian half Oklahoman (lived in each half my life so far) and why did you choose Alabama, a state basically on the OTHER side of the country? XD
@@Mateo482 we wanted the polar opposite of where we came from. We found it here!
@@user-bs6kh7qm3x roll tide!
Americans are very proud of their country, their state and heritage. We all came “from” somewhere, British-Azorean. We’re still a very young country compared to the rest of the world. Love your channel
I love that he's saying Y'ALL 😂
I have been following his channel for a while and I love his enthusiasm. He also speaks Portuguese as his wife is from South America. He has a couple of videos of a vacation they took to visit her family.
They also spent the better part of the pandemic there too.
I have a heritage from Scotland. I'm proud of that.
States are very much part of our identity. I’m in indiana which is relatively small for a state is still slightly larger than Portugal. It’s kind of like 50 countries that make up the massive nation that you know of
I will first state that I am from TEXAS and we are considered insane by many other states. However, I am quite used to walking down the street or into stores or restaurants and seeing people with holstered guns out in the open. We are called an "open-carry" state and, if you have a proper gun license, you can carry a gun around. We also have "concealed carry", which you have to have a different license for, that allows us to carry a gun hidden on our body and we don't have to disclose to people that we have it. There are a few places that we can't carry the gun, open or concealed, but those are usually federal building and the like.
Concealed carry is so normal here. I've had concealed carry for years. Women who carry crossbody purses may have a revolver in their purse. Men may have a leg or waist holster.
Did I hear him say, “Y’ALL”?😂
It's a useful word and easy to adopt. OG gender neutral pronoun.
@@Rain.in.the.Forest I agree! I thought it was funny with him being from Ireland and all.😆
6:51 this is part of the sports enthusiasm. People grew up in one state and for whatever reason lives in another state. So they attach "homeland" feelings to home state and sports teams act as the flag to wave.
Im never as much of a husker fan until I'm out of state.
10. I went to (Irish) Catholic school. We said the pledge of allegiance to the flag first and then said a prayer for the day. Our flag is really is that important.
You kid about Portuguese - American but I live in a city that has generations of immigrants from Portugal. In fact the books at the public library, 25% are written in Portuguese. There are also Russian communities nearby.
The states really are meant to function more like individual countries. The Federal government was never supposed to have more power than the states.
Yes, it's true that we Americans are extremely proud to be American. Our National Anthem makes me cry every time I hear it. I appreciate the respect you always show to America. Much respect to Portugal and Scotland as well!!
I heard the difference between the cultures on the west coast and in northeastern U.S. as this, if you've forgotten your phone and get a flat tire, in the west passersby will shout out apologies and empathetic remarks to you, and in the greater northeast they'll pull over and berate you as they change your tire. Very fitting in my opinion.
As an American, you can call me anything you want......just don't call me late for dinner!!! 😮
EVERY culture is celebrated somewhere in the US. I’d happily bet that you could find a Portuguese festival somewhere in the US, not that I have a clue when or where. Driving horses in Chicago I participated in the St. Patrick’s Day parade and the Pakistan Day parade. At my neighborhood grocery store you are likely to hear 2-6 languages spoken (though there are parts of the US notoriously hostile to folks not speaking English).
There are more people carrying guns in America than you probably imagine. Just because you don't see it doesn't mean it isn't concealed.
In Idaho, it is completely normal and common to see a man with a pistol on his hip, out in the open, in a Walmart. I have seen this countless times, and it is nothing to worry about. Everyone is safer because he will stop the bad guy if it is necessary
Not only are we diverse between states but diverse with in states. Except small states or prairie states where it's pretty much the same all the way across them. NY ranges from the beaches on Long Island to the crowded smelly armpit that is NYC, to the Hudson River Valley, to the mountains just west of the Hudson, to the Finger Lakes Region with vineyards, to the green rolling hills around the Genesee River, to the cities of Buffalo and Rochester with blight and dying industry.
He must have seen the big guns at the Embassy where their guards carry AR-15s. Normally cops only are carrying a .45cal or 9mm pistol.
He said cities and states.
Spoken like a real New Yorker!
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I like to say I am Norwegian American. All of my great-great grandparents come here from Norway in the mid 19th century. My grandparents still spoke Norwegian and cooked Norwegian dishes. The cooking part was carried to my generation.
Celebrating our various heritages is mostly because most of us aren't that far removed from those countries. My great grandparents came over from Ireland. So I grew up with the stories as told by my grandfather, and my mother - which she got first hand from those grandparents. So that heritage and the traditions are just passed down. As we each get further removed from those immigration generations - the heritige thing will become less and less. BUT....new people are always coming. So there will be new generations that will carry on all the traditions.
I'm quite fascinated with tracing genealogy. Both sides of my family are colonial. I've found very few that came her less than 250 years ago. But reading the stories of how they got here and came to the Midwest is incredible
I was stationed in Germany with the US Army from 1982-1985. I was in a large City- Mainz. For fast food there was 2 McDonalds and 1 KFC. I would have to drives 30 miles to Frankfurt and I could go to a Wendy's. Then, in 1984, they opened a Pizza Hut in Mainz. JEEEEZZ, You almost had to get a reservation to get in.
Same when they opened a McDonalds in the old town area of Frankfurt!
I’m absolutely a Coloradan first. I take much more pride in my state than our country as a whole. I find that true for a lot of people, regardless of the state they come from.
A little tip for when you go to Texas...don't believe anyone who isn't living in Texas how long it takes to get from Point A to Point B. And definitely don't try to time a trip's length from any map. Texas is one of the states where you do not measure a trip's distance in miles but rather in hours. I learned this first hand on our first time going from New Orleans to Temple, OK to visit an uncle. Do expect, tho, to meet a lot of people who'll give you a smile & good directions. And to this day one of my favorite drives is across the Texas Panhandle, very reminiscent of my home state.
I'm a 9th generation American, and a 4th generation Texan. I know I'm American, but the Texas heritage is in my heart!
I live in N.C. and have been to the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games many times and love every second of it!
"Outlander" is the title of the first book in a series of books by Diana Gabaldon which has been turned into a television series on Starz. The books are fantastic.
You can smell the onions from 30 yards surrounding an In and Out burger place. Texas is an open carry state, so do not be surprised to see a number of people with guns on their hips.
Looking for our geneology is common here. Often, there weren't very good records kept along the line of a family's genealogy, so as you are searching, your line just stops. Now, you dont know who you are and where you came from. My father's side, we dont know who came over. We know our line goes way back to colonial times, but dont know who.
My mothers side, we did discover who came over and when. My mothers family name was Branch. Our anccestervwas Christopher Branch. He brought his wife and infant son over on the ship "London Merchant". Thete is a lot of information about him and his line going back to Henry the 1st. He is also directly related to Thomas Jefferson!
Outlander is a series based upon a series of books by Diana Gabaldon… it’s about an English nurse from the end of WW2 who goes back in time to 18th century Scotland… they move to America right before the American revolution…. It’s on Netflix and amazon…. It’s sound strange but it’s a great great show ! I highly recommend it!!!
As far as guns here in America, the New Zealand family was here recently and they did not see 1 gun at any time they were visiting and they were here for a while and spent some time in Texas. They said they expected to see everyone with a gun on their hip. They saw officers in the airports carrying weapons, but they also saw plenty of guns in European airports as well. I bet more people in Texas and elsewhere in the US had guns on them than they knew because of concealed carry. Law abiding citizens exercising their 2nd Amendment right. They said they never felt unsafe, they felt welcome and they had a great time visiting, and are coming back soon. 😊
I’ve recently started watching your videos, and you are just the sweetest. About the differences from state to state and regions, the Deep South gets picked on a lot by the other regions for our accent, food, and socio-economic differences, but it’s all fun ribbing. For a fun reaction video, may I suggest “Ranking the Most Southern States” by Matt Mitchell (a Southerner). I’m Irish-American in Central Alabama, and the whole thing was hilarious (especially if you understand subtle American references really well). This is how we make fun of ourselves. 😁
In n Out was the first or one of the first to make it a practice to have no freezer in their supply chain. Everything you eat is claimed to be never frozen.
That's become more common in recent years, but for a long time that was one of their claims to fame - fresh and fast.
Yep, born and raised in Texas and proud of it. 🤩
My ancestors from Scotland came to America to work in an Iron mine in 1650 as an end indentured slave.. He was a prisoner of war in England . He was told he would get his freedom after working in the mines for seven years. The mine closed down in a year or there about. He changed his name from Duncan Ross to eventually Thomas Rose.
I love Shaun! I have been watching him for years.
Yes, when I hear the national anthem I always get goosebumps and/or will get choked up. I love my country, I know it's not perfect and I'm willing to criticize it... because I want her to live up to our ideals. I get very upset when America doesn't. We have a duty as free citizens to ensure this country lives up to its ideals.
That guy took video of his travel all around the US - hint, hint ! He visited Crater Lake in my new state Oregon, which helped me because I didn't know the drive was so long
There’s weird rivalries between states too, sometimes around college football teams, but sometimes socio-political too.
Im from Massachusetts and hearing all your reactions to stuff thats super normal here is really funny. For context with the New Yorkers being friendly, generally we try to be nice to people visiting and are often nicer to visitors then we might be to a fellow New Englander xD
So its likely the difference in treatment of someone whos visiting the area vs someone from the area, however I think impatient might be more accurate then unfriendly
I'm a United States Citizen a Michigander who lives in Florida but I'm a Michigander first a Floridian second and a North American of British Ancestry. American is a general term for anyone who lives in the Americas. I'm a proud Citizen of the United States of America. A band of Brothers and Sisters no matter what we call ourselves we are United under one Flag.
State pride is a very ingrained part of US culture stemming from the founding. Each state is supposed to be sovereign, but working together.
I grew up in California in the 60s and you would be pleased to know we had a lot of Portugues Americans in our area. It was a very diverse farming area. Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, Portugues Americans to name some.
I am American who is half Scandanavian (mainly Swedish and a little Norwegian which is my mother's ancestry) and British (my father, who was Scottish, Irish, Welsh, and English - these are in the order of the amount of DNA). I have enjoyed the hobby of searching genealogy for the last 20 years.
Shaun said cultural differences between “cities and states.” The captions said “seasoned.” 😂 But it was his accent.
I’ve made that same “in-n-out” joke myself 30 years ago!
18:50 He’s saying “cities and states” are different from each other - yes hard to understand it the way he says that
On the comment of the gun culture you won't see any big guns(shotguns, rifles) but you will see a lot of pistols, that people may have them concealed or just on their person.
Proud Texan here, Whataburger is a landmark here!
For some perspective, remember that the U.S. is not a monolithic nation in the sense that many others are. It truly is a cooperative confederation of autonomous nation-states. In the U.S. Constitution, all powers not explicitly granted to the federal government are reserved to the states. The federal government manages the national military, commerce between states, international diplomacy and treaties, income tax, and a limited range or laws. But most affairs are matters for the states and their independent legislatures and courts. Virtually all criminal matters are prosecuted by state authority and tried in state courts under state laws of procedure. And the decision of the highest state court cannot be overturned by a federal court unless there is found to be a fundamental constitutional issue. The can't second guess the factual decision of the state court. The federal courts are very protective of the decisions of state courts. Licensing of professionals, physicians, psychologists, peace officers, drivers, privilege to carry handguns, teachers, exterminators, paramedics, attorneys, pharmacists, and just about everything else is done my the states. State criminal and traffic laws define crimes and provide punishments. You have a state drivers license, not a U.S. drivers license.
Prisons are almost all state prisons. State civil law defines how you sue and respond to lawsuits. Usually, the state owns all the wildlife within its borders and controls things like hunting seasons. States decide how the state's electors are chosen (the people who do the actual voting for president). They define the process of voting for all elections, including federal. Candidates for national office often promise things like more drug prosecution, but they have very little to do with it. It's almost all state. A peace officer is a peace officer within the state where he is sworn. He is nothing in another state. And a federal officer is usually not even accepted to be a peace officer by a state. He may be granted limited rights of arrest, but unless it's a federal matter, he's essentially not the police. (So much for bogus TV shows where NCIS or the FBI run out to take over local crimes.) Control of national borders is usually done by federal authority, but the Constitution failed to explicitly assign that to the federal government, so, as we see now, states like Texas have fielded their state officers to police borders and have installed barriers. And they use the state military. States have their own military, their state national guards, affiliated with the national army, navy and air force, but commanded by the state adjutant general and activated by the state governor and serving at his pleasure unless formally nationalized, as they were in the 1960's to enforce civil rights without actually calling out the army, a very touchy subject in the U.S. where military intrusion into civil affairs is an anathema.
There are national parks and state parks, some of which rival the national parks. States build and maintain the highways, often using federal money spent to insure interstate commerce and efficient movement of troops in war. There are no national universities, other than the military academies. If a university is not private, it is a state school, operated with state money.
The point being that each state is virtually an independent nation, except where their mutual interests converge or conflict. So being a citizen of a state has real meaning. Before the Civil War, the states were even more identified as nations. The fundamental legal issue in the war was the scope of state independence.
Very well said. I hope people take the time to read & reflect on your comment.
@@user-nk7yp8sj6oAs a peace officer who travels and meets police in other countries, I have to try to explain the jurisdictional intricacies here. Federal police who do not enforce state law. State police who do not enforce federal law. Different structures in different states. One state may have sheriff's who enforce the law outside cities. But in some, they don't do serious investigations. That's done by "county" detectives who may actually work for the state attorney general. And in some states, the sheriff is only the county jailer. Where I sit in Texas at this moment, in an incorporated city, I am in the jurisdictions of more police agencies than I can probably reliably count. City police, city marshal., county sheriff, four precinct constables, fire marshal, police of the Lower Colorado River Authority, district attorney's investigator, game wardens of the state Parks and Wildlife, the Texas Department of Public Safety with the Highway Patrol, Special Crimes, and Texas Rangers, a long list of state agencies with peace officers: Board of Insurance, State Treasury, Texas Comptroller, Department of Criminal Justice (prisons), Board of Medical Examiners, Board of Dental Examiners, Racing Commission, Special Rangers of the Texas and Southwest Cattle Raiser's Association, Attorney General, Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Lottery Commission, about 130 independent school district police departments, about 70 different university police departments, several airport police departments, and three railroad police departments, various hospital police departments, port authority police, transit authority police. All of those officers are peace officers throughout the state and have full powers everywhere, although agencies have particular missions that they mostly keep to. There are over 1,900 independent law enforcement agencies in Texas, including 254 sheriffs, around 800 constables. And all these are just the armed, sworn officers. There are other enforcement agencies whose agents are not sworn officers. 59,000 sworn state jurisdiction officers in all. And then there are more federal police agencies, including Army CID, Air Force CIS, Naval CIS, FBI, DEA, ATF, National Parks Service, Border Patrol, Coast Guard, Capital Police, Federal Protective Service, Secret Service, U.S. Marshals, and several more plus Indian Police on reservations.
My English ancestor immigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the mid 1600’s. I live in Colorado and the is a small town outside of Rocky Mountain National Park called Estes Park where there is an annual Scottish Highlands Festival . My ex-wife is third generation Scottish. On my mom’s side I’m third generation Dutch.
I don't know if they have found your channel yet, but there is a community of Portuguese-Americans in Rhode Island (the state, not the island). There's a derogatory name for them among old Rhode Islanders, which I won't repeat, but it's the Portuguese word for "small black".
i love living in america but from my travels to other places Portugal (Porto) would top my list for places to live. i loved Vila Real .
6:57 I am a Virginian. And you will hear people call themselves by their state of origin often before they say they are Americans - they are “a Michigander“ or a “Wisconsinite“ or a “North Carolinian.“ this is because of our history - the 13 colonies were basically all settled by different groups at different points in history. Georgia was a prison colony, Massachusetts was founded by the English trying to escape persecution. Virginia was founded as a business venture - all of them essentially considered themselves separate entities. When they decided that they were going to become one force against the British, the battle cry was “unite or die“. The states chose to bind themselves to each other under a federal constitution. The states rights are very important and honestly is what keeps us more free - the states that have stricter rules and less freedom face competition from the states with more freedoms and vice versa, because Americans can move at any time to states that have better opportunities for them - such as what Elon musk just did recently.
12:00 the national anthem makes me cry!
Outlander is a series and it's one of my favorites.
Another interesting video choice.
The North Carolina cultural event mentioned in the -2019 America - video is still BIG. It’s a serious “Scottish Highland Games & Gathering of the Clans” celebration. The annual re-enactment games are in their 68th year for 2024.
People of Scottish heritage, game competitors, ‘Scots for a day’ & those interested in the history & culture of Scots in NC come to the Appalachain Mtn’s in western NC each summer just to be part of this event.
Held at Mac Rae Meadows up on Grandfather Mtn, outside of Boone NC, it’s the all things Scottish fest with lots of enthusiastic Americans dressed to the ‘nines’ displaying their Clan wear from where they once came.
Having grown up in Ohio on Lake Erie there were many holiday traditions and yearly celebrations that my European / Irish immigrant relatives brought with them. Living in the NC mountains now, those familiar traditions are not as well known locally. The Highland Games haven’t faded away, they are quite the fun show up here.
Our state pride goes all the way back to the colonies. The colonies were like individual countries that had trade agreements with each other as well as the mother country England. A great example of state pride is Robert E. Lee. He graduated from West Point and served in the Union Army until the Civil War. When Virginia succeeded from the Union, Lee's dedication to the state made him leave the Union Army for Virginia. We still stand for states' rights, look at Texas, and the border issue. Texas is going against the feds to protect themselves.
❤ 🤭🤭🤭 it’s so true we are so proud of our country and where our family’s came from. Thank you for the laughs. I love how much I’ve said I’m Irish, & Sicilian and I have never stepped foot in either of those countries 😂 yet we carry on those traditions! Especially with the food we make ❤
Blake's burgers here in New Mexico.
I consider myself an American from the northeast/mid Atlantic. NYC is thr city of my birth. Midtown Manhattan. But I also grew up in Philly. BTW, food is great in both cities. That's the culture I'm comfortable in.
Here in upstate NY not many people carry firearms but if they are you won't notice unless you know what to look for. Some states have open carry.
America here my mom’s side is Scott’s Irish, Irish, French, and English and my dad’s side is Polish🥰