Charleston native here, job well done. I’m glad you enjoyed your time here, even in August! 🥵. You need to come back either in October or April, when the weather is perfect!
Shaun some of the most historic areas in the united states are in the 13 original colonies. Which includes New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina Georgia, there are hundreds and hundreds of historical Colonial towns throughout the states. There are also other states with very beautiful historical towns like the Upper Peninsula Michigan. The oldest city in the United States is Saint Augustine Florida from 1565. Hopefully you went there with your upcoming videos. When you were in Pennsylvania my home state you did go to the historic parts of Philadelphia which is where America started, but you never went to one historical town in Pennsylvania and you were surrounded by incredible historical towns with beautiful architecture and history and you didn't go to any of them. That was disappointing but you only had so much time. 👍🏻❤🇺🇸✌🏻
Philadelphia is a historical town. They have Elfreth’s Alley which is "The nation’s oldest continuously inhabited residential street". 🙂 I wouldn't advise someone to go too far from the major city because they're just going to run into rednecks/Trump/KKK supporters there.🙂
At some point, return to Charleston in April/May- the azaleas are in bloom & the humidity & heat haven't set in yet. It's the best time of the year there.
We visited Charleston in October 2014 and thought the weather was great and the city, delightful. We took a couple of historic house tours, visited Fort Sumter, walked around a bit, and also visited Angel Oak, a massive oak tree just a short distance south of Charleston. Along with Savannah, two wonderful cities to visit.
Those who say that we in the US do not have any history haven't traveled around our Nation. Thank you for pointing out the mistake in that presumption! Thank you for taking us along on your journey and letting us see our Nation through your and Teka's eyes.
I find people who say that tend to forget that people have been here in the Americas for thousands of years. I think they don't realize that they're talking about white history.
The jogging bench was used in colonial times for a man and woman who were dating to sit on. The man would “juggle” the bench to make the lady slide down closer to him so he could steal a kiss so my momma told me
Enjoyed the video! So great to see ya'll enjoying your time here. There is a huge amount of history in my state of Virginia. Jamestown, Williamsburg, many battlefields and historic homes of past presidents and many historical figures. If you want to see early American history, there is a lot to be had here. Come see us sometime!!
Great video. I used to live and work in the Charleston area about 20 years ago. The market area and everything looks the same, simply gorgeous. There's so much to see. So many old homes for touring, museums with so much information about past centuries, the restoration of the Civil War submarine, the Hunley is fascinating, plantations to see, and of course, great food. By the way, can you imagine what the heat was like back in the day in summer with no A/C and trying to build anything without power tools? It's amazing anything was built that didn't take forever.
That bench is called a joggling board it is for bouncing and rocking and was invented in Sumter county South Carolina . Thank You for visiting our wonderful city . Y'all come back now you hear . Oh and bless your heart .
If you think Charleston is pretty now, I wish you would have seen it 15-20 years ago, before it became one of the "best tourist destinations". They used to have a huge, beautiful park called Waterfront, where the Pineapple Fountain is. They kept the fountain and a portion of the park, but they've since put waterfront apartments there filling a lot of the space. The city was relatively low on crime (the only area we actively avoided was Spruill Ave--IYKYK--we went everywhere else with little fear), it was a lot less commercial so all the historic stuff stood out even more. My friends and I spent our entire weekends downtown, exploring architecture and enjoying King and Market Streets' shops and restaurants. I'm actually really sad about what it's become because it isn't as safe or as diverse (business wise) as it used to be and a lot of the charm has been lost to development and commercialization to capitalize on the tourist market in the downtown area. But, I moved out of Charleston a few years ago so I don't let myself get too broken up about it. I'm glad you had fun! It truly does have a lot of interesting history. 😊
I agree. It pains me to see these ugly condo developments building everywhere downtown. Where is the protection for our city? Some of these condos look exactly like the Bronx. It’s heartbreaking.
I’m so glad you guys enjoy Charleston so much! I was born and raised here. As a local, the only time I really go downtown and do “touristy“ things is when my friends are visiting. Another time, you guys should head out toward Awendaw (just outside of Mount Pleasant) or Johns Island for some more history and wonderful food. You should visit the Angel Oak tree, Boone Hall, and the SeeWee restaurant.
This is an amazing video! Charleston is my hometown so when I saw a random video of some Scottish guy reviewing it, I knew I had to see it. Subscribing now!
People have died of heat stroke in places like this in August. Drinking a lot probably means you were in no danger. But there have been exceptions to that also. I would always advise to visit in the off season. Unless you on right along the Pacific coast or high in the mountains, summer here can be brutal. Where I am in Texas or South Carolina can be deadly.
I’ve been to Charleston twice. I really enjoyed Savannah too. I live in Chattanooga so it’s a drivable trip for us. Both cities are really charming. I really enjoyed touring the sub and ship docked there.
Shaun, re. your struggle this day with the heat, it reminds me of my 3 backpacking trips I took back in the 1990s. For the heat, I brought a bandana, which I got wet, then put under my cap, sometimes even soaking it before putting it on. It makes a HUGE difference in how you can tolerate the heat. Re. your genuine appreciation for the city of Charleston, thanks for expressing it. I'm going there this coming summer.
We call it a crabcake. I remember living down there and it pouring down rain where the rain was sideways and coming down hard. Couldn't see out the car windscreen. I lived there for 2 years from 2007-2009. I wasn't wealthy. I lived paycheck to paycheck. Your video makes me miss it a lot! Charlestowne was founded on the other side of the Ashley River (west of downtown Charleston) in 1670. In 1680 they moved to Oyster Point around where Battery Park is today.
When I was in the Navy, my ship, USS Deyo, was homeported in Charleston Navy base. Me and my wife lived in West Ashley. Charleston is truly beautiful. They also had some really good places to get seafood. It's prepared differently than seafood along the Gulf Coast, which is what I grew up on, but it is good. I've eaten at some fancy places there, but some of the best were some much more casual places where you ate at pic-nic tables. I enjoyed my time in Charleston.
Scots and Irish and Scots-Irish gravitated to Appalachia, as the hills were very reminiscent of their homes. Our hillbilly culture comes of this. One can hear the similarities in the folk music.
Shaun, that beautiful house with a plaque was headquarters for British commanders during the war of independence. General Sir Henry Clinton was Commander of British forces in North America in 1775. He was also a member of the House of Commons. He was in the Battle of Bunker Hill and headed an expedition against Charleston SC. Francis Rawdon was a British soldier who served during the American Revolution, he served as aide-de-camp to General Clinton during the assault in the Carolinas and the siege of Charleston. After six weeks the Americans surrendered and this was the worst defeat of the War of Independence for America
If you ever come to Michigan, make sure you visit Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - it's a don't miss place. You could easily spend and entire day there! Gorgeous!
That is an old school nursing station where mothers and Wet Nurses would feed their babies. Of course back in the old days it would be in a private room on a plantation, church, hospital, delivery ward, and so on. Moms could rock the babies to sleep while feeding and socializing with other Moms on the bench.
I'm a US Navy brat who had the pleasure of living there as a kid. It truly is a beautiful city with beautiful gardens. Dark history (like almost 100 percent of the South), but it is truly a gorgeous place. Dunno if you're still in South Carolina, but Middleton Plantation -- again, dark place but a beautiful place is close by and not to be missed if you're still near Charleston. Plantation is the belly of the beast, but it's beyond, beyond gorgeous. Boone Hall Plantation as well. Both built and gorgeous with the sweat of slaves' blood. Just remember 'em as you look at the beauty they created. They're both right there.
@nitanice meaning when Shaun and Tekka were there. His videos are posted months fter he's been there. So you're recommending they see something in SC when he's in Scotland.
Charleston! The most beautiful city in the USA! Great history too! Pirates of the Caribbean, Gullah geech culture, slavery & plantations, revolutionary war (The Patriot movie based on a dude in Charleston), Where the civil war began, naval history during ww2, submarine manufacturing during the cold war! Wonderful place!
Enjoy some warm days in Southern New England like Boston and Rhode Island in the days of September, and then start driving up North because the leaves turn earlier up there.
Shaun, fried green tomatoes is a movie! Here's the official synopsis, "Academy Award winners Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy star with Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker in Fried Green Tomatoes, an inspiring drama adapted from Fannie Flagg's best-selling novel. When an unhappy housewife (Bates) befriends a lady in a nursing home (Tandy), she hears a remarkable tale of laughter, devotion and a special friendship that defies all obstacles in this heartwarming film from acclaimed director Jon Avnet." lmao 🙂 Mary-Louise Parker is a major hottie btw. She was in the awesome movie series RED, Retired and Extremely Dangerous. Also she was in the TV series The West Wing, which is a truly great TV show, highly recommended....it's a thinking man's show, a fictional show about how policy is made in the White House. 🙂
The region has been peopled for something on the order of 50,000 years. I think that counts as history! Just give "Topper Site" a quick google. Then there are shell ring sites out by the water that date back a few thousand years. Finally, it dates back as a colony to the 1600s. It was one of the larger cities of the time so has the oldest museum, theater, etc. in the US. Lots of great history here! Love the video. PS - You can't break those joggling boards. My kids jump on ours like a trampoline (as have I)!
In the south those porches you mentioned that have an enclosed balcony above are called galleries. So the one you showed is called a double gallery house and would be listed by a realtor as such. If the balconies are not enclosed then they are just simply called balconies.
A rain storm will make the humidity bearable, lol. In the low country yeah right… spring time is better, but it is either Scotland cool (winter) or deadly humid although not as hot as Florida.
This looks like a very beautiful place. Too warm for me. When you were talking about all of the history and life that had happened there, especially the horrible thing that slavery was and is, you were commenting on how dark things can be in a beautiful place. The reality is that wherever humans live, there is darkness and light and it is necessary for us to be aware of it and work to continue to try to mitigate the darkness in any way we can. Thank you for letting us see this unique place. Hope you recovered quickly from the heat.
People make too big a deal of slavery in Charleston and the south and America in general. Sadly they do it for political reasons and to divide people. The reality is slavery is part of human history. According to the UN there is more slavery today than any time in history. More white people were enslaved by Muslims in northern Africa than Africans enslaved in America but that’s an “inconvenient truth” ignored by people using slavery as a political wedge. The original slaves in the South were Europeans but they couldn’t handle the heat & humidity and so many died of malaria. Those are the reasons Africans became slaves, not racism, which has always existed everywhere in the world and always will. Unfortunately humans while amazing are also capable of horrific things! Slavery only ended up north sooner because they were the center of immigration and then like now poor immigrants work cheaply. Slaves were expensive and expensive to feed cloth shelter etc. and the north has a more temperate climate. The north wasn’t morally superior as they believe. It was simple economics. And of course the part t Ty hey love to leave out the history books is the facts that all those factory owners in the north were only able to get rich because of the cotton, tobacco, indigo, timber, etc. from southern plantations. If white northerners & Europeans aren’t demanding cotton & tobacco, rice, etc. those plantations could not have existed! You can cut the hypocrisy with a knife! Again nothing has changed it just looks different.
One could easily stay in Charleston for a week, both for landmarks/touring, and for truly amazing food. I do hope there’s a part 3 to this trip, because I could tell you dozens of things you have missed thus far. It is my favorite city in the US, and top 5 in the world. And Edinburgh is one of those. 😉
You could spend six months in the Charleston area and go to a different restaurant every day for lunch and dinner and see something different every morning and every afternoon and still not eat everywhere and see everything Charleston has to offer. It’s pretty surreal.
The joggling board was first designed in Scotland by relatives of Cleland Kinloch who owned Acton Plantation in Sumter County South Carolina. It was built at the plantation and was initially used for exercise.
Come to Virginia. Williamsburg, Jamestown, Old Town Alexandria, Mt Vernon (George Washington’s home), etc. Beauty and history. You can also go to Monticello, Jefferson’s home.
I’m from the Upstate of South Carolina, and I have to say that you are very brave going to Charleston in August. 🥵 Between the higher coat of living, risk of hurricanes, and being on a fault line, I think I’ll stay in The Upstate. I’m so glad you enjoyed the city and my home state though.
Shaun, even in Philly during the summer, you have to get your walking in during the morning or after the sun goes down. I hope you two recovered from that oppressive heat quickly.
@Shaun It's very funny you didn't know the name of the "Rocking Chair" you sat on and the moment you sat down you actually called it by its correct name. It's called a "Joggling Board" my grandparents had one.
When you were at Battery Park, and along the actual battery, you can just make out Fort Sumter in the distance. That was the start of the Civil War. Ferries depart out of there as well where you can tour the fort. Edit: Should have stated if you looked out there. Didnt have any footage that I saw.
Another Charlestonian here. WELCOME DOWN Y'ALL!! In Charleston you have to try boiled Peanuts and She Crab Soup.. Come back in October-February and go to an Oyster Roast Roast.. Bowens Island is a good start. Anthony Bourdain loved it... Hope Y'all had a great time.. Rick Charleston SC
Sorry I missed your visit. I live in Surfside Beach (South of Myrtle Beach) in South Carolina. It would have been just under 2 hours for me to get to Charleston. It would be great to meet you and Teka in person. You were in London when I was in Edinburgh next tae Calton Hill. One of these days we will meet. I glad that you have been back to traveling. I ken you were missing doing what you love. Keep up the great work that you do. I am sorry I havenae caught up tae the rest of your videos but I love them just the same. I will tell you something that caught my eye. I think it was last year on St. Andrews day in Myrtle Beach I was coming home from a doctor visit when I spotted written in the sky the Saltire. We have a wee bit of Scots that live in the area. I have been learning Scots and I have been told I have a Glaswegian accent (thanks to the many times I have watched Still Game) when I speak it. I love your embrace of people and culture. I am studying on my own to be a polyglot. The only one I can hold a conversation in is hybrid of Scots/English. I am going up tae Maryland where I am originally from tae visit family and go the Maryland Renaissance Festival where I shall be wearing on of my kilts. If you ever get a chance tae go to Maryland during the festival I hope you get a chance to experience it. Enjoy your visits.
My parents went to Henry's for dinner when my Mom told my Dad she was pregnant.. they were so thrilled because she had been told she couldn't have children.1943.
Next I don’t know if you have been there yet or not, but a good seafood place to try is Hyman's Seafood, right next to the Charleston place hotel. Very famous place with great food.
Welcome tae ma neck o' the woods! Charleston is great, even on a tighter budget. There is much to do, and you can walk many places. All the yummy food, and exercise. 😂 I have Scottish ancestry, but the family has been here nearly 4 centuries and moved from, then England, last. Cheers you two!
I’ve never been to Charleston but it’s been on my bucket list. What a beautiful place. The food looks great. The south in summer is oppressive! I remember visiting my cousins in New Orleans in August. I’m from Chicagoland so I melted. Thanks for the tour and the history lesson. ❤
Tourists don't really shop in those expensive shops on King Street. We pick up our tourist tat in the market. Charleston IS one of the most humid places you can go, in S C. We go down in early April, when it's marginally more comfortable. Columbia, S.C. is the hottest place in the state. Charleston isn't the friendliest town. There are some people there who think they're superior to out of towners. I hope you toured some of the historic homes. My favorite was the Calhoun Mansion, because of the fantastic collection of Victorian era objects. That's a joggling board, supposedly used by couples who are courting. It rains; in the afternoon; almost everyday in the southern U.S. during the summer; kind of like Ft. William in the fall, aye? 😂
Great people, great food, beautiful city but HOT and HUMID in the Summer. I moved here 12 years ago from very hot but dry west Texas and still haven't acclimated to the humidity. Funny you mentioned the "sunny rain" (I call it). I noticed that almost day 1 when I got here. Glad you enjoyed our hospitable city hope you did try the she-crab soup.
Fried green tomatoes are excellent all by themselves too. And you need to buy wifey a pretty lace parasol to guard her skin; I'm sure you can find one in the south.
There is an English officer buried in Beaufort N.C. in a church graveyard. He was buried standing up facing the east towards England in honor of the King.
Charleston native here, job well done. I’m glad you enjoyed your time here, even in August! 🥵. You need to come back either in October or April, when the weather is perfect!
Yes, Charleston is expensive (for me, anyway). Now i live an hour away and visit whenever I start missing my favorite city.
Shaun some of the most historic areas in the united states are in the 13 original colonies. Which includes New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina Georgia, there are hundreds and hundreds of historical Colonial towns throughout the states. There are also other states with very beautiful historical towns like the Upper Peninsula Michigan. The oldest city in the United States is Saint Augustine Florida from 1565. Hopefully you went there with your upcoming videos. When you were in Pennsylvania my home state you did go to the historic parts of Philadelphia which is where America started, but you never went to one historical town in Pennsylvania and you were surrounded by incredible historical towns with beautiful architecture and history and you didn't go to any of them. That was disappointing but you only had so much time. 👍🏻❤🇺🇸✌🏻
Of course at the time there was no North & South Carolina, it was all just “Carolina”
Which historical towns in Pennsylvania did you wish he had gone to?
Hi. Where are you in Pa? 😀
@shaun u should go to Beaufort sc so beautiful n n peaceful n lots of great seafood
Philadelphia is a historical town. They have Elfreth’s Alley which is "The nation’s oldest continuously inhabited residential street". 🙂
I wouldn't advise someone to go too far from the major city because they're just going to run into rednecks/Trump/KKK supporters there.🙂
At some point, return to Charleston in April/May- the azaleas are in bloom & the humidity & heat haven't set in yet. It's the best time of the year there.
Yes and there's the azalea festival in Summerville that's great to go too.march/ April. Usually first weekend of April. 😊😊
We visited Charleston in October 2014 and thought the weather was great and the city, delightful. We took a couple of historic house tours, visited Fort Sumter, walked around a bit, and also visited Angel Oak, a massive oak tree just a short distance south of Charleston. Along with Savannah, two wonderful cities to visit.
I live in East Texas and it gets pretty damn humid here especially in august. I feel your pain!!
Those who say that we in the US do not have any history haven't traveled around our Nation. Thank you for pointing out the mistake in that presumption! Thank you for taking us along on your journey and letting us see our Nation through your and Teka's eyes.
I find people who say that tend to forget that people have been here in the Americas for thousands of years. I think they don't realize that they're talking about white history.
😂😂 in the summer we have a daily heat shower in South Carolina. Or at least it seems. It definitely kicks up the humidity
The jogging bench was used in colonial times for a man and woman who were dating to sit on. The man would “juggle” the bench to make the lady slide down closer to him so he could steal a kiss so my momma told me
Enjoyed the video! So great to see ya'll enjoying your time here. There is a huge amount of history in my state of Virginia. Jamestown, Williamsburg, many battlefields and historic homes of past presidents and many historical figures. If you want to see early American history, there is a lot to be had here. Come see us sometime!!
Thank you for enjoying my beautiful city, and for being so empathetic of the great and dark sides of our history. Much love ❤️
Great video. I used to live and work in the Charleston area about 20 years ago. The market area and everything looks the same, simply gorgeous. There's so much to see. So many old homes for touring, museums with so much information about past centuries, the restoration of the Civil War submarine, the Hunley is fascinating, plantations to see, and of course, great food. By the way, can you imagine what the heat was like back in the day in summer with no A/C and trying to build anything without power tools? It's amazing anything was built that didn't take forever.
That bench is called a joggling board it is for bouncing and rocking and was invented in Sumter county South Carolina . Thank You for visiting our wonderful city . Y'all come back now you hear . Oh and bless your heart .
August rain in Charleston is great while the rain comes down. After that, it smothers.
If you think Charleston is pretty now, I wish you would have seen it 15-20 years ago, before it became one of the "best tourist destinations". They used to have a huge, beautiful park called Waterfront, where the Pineapple Fountain is. They kept the fountain and a portion of the park, but they've since put waterfront apartments there filling a lot of the space. The city was relatively low on crime (the only area we actively avoided was Spruill Ave--IYKYK--we went everywhere else with little fear), it was a lot less commercial so all the historic stuff stood out even more. My friends and I spent our entire weekends downtown, exploring architecture and enjoying King and Market Streets' shops and restaurants. I'm actually really sad about what it's become because it isn't as safe or as diverse (business wise) as it used to be and a lot of the charm has been lost to development and commercialization to capitalize on the tourist market in the downtown area. But, I moved out of Charleston a few years ago so I don't let myself get too broken up about it. I'm glad you had fun! It truly does have a lot of interesting history. 😊
I agree. It pains me to see these ugly condo developments building everywhere downtown. Where is the protection for our city? Some of these condos look exactly like the Bronx. It’s heartbreaking.
Rainbow Row with its colors and palm trees looks like the Caribbean. So pretty!
The founders of Charleston were plantation owners from Barbados. Google “Beyond Barbados: The Carolina Connection”
I’m so glad you guys enjoy Charleston so much! I was born and raised here. As a local, the only time I really go downtown and do “touristy“ things is when my friends are visiting. Another time, you guys should head out toward Awendaw (just outside of Mount Pleasant) or Johns Island for some more history and wonderful food. You should visit the Angel Oak tree, Boone Hall, and the SeeWee restaurant.
Welcone to our beautiful city!
I used to live in Mount Pleasant. I miss it.
You sure picked the worst time of year to enjoy the South!
True Dat.
They sure did! There is summer heat and the. Is CAROLINA HELL HOT 😢 they need to come back in the spring time
This is an amazing video! Charleston is my hometown so when I saw a random video of some Scottish guy reviewing it, I knew I had to see it. Subscribing now!
Great to have you on board Alexis! I LOVE your hometown and will be back - and have a few more videos from there to share yet
People have died of heat stroke in places like this in August. Drinking a lot probably means you were in no danger. But there have been exceptions to that also. I would always advise to visit in the off season. Unless you on right along the Pacific coast or high in the mountains, summer here can be brutal. Where I am in Texas or South Carolina can be deadly.
And in the opening of his video Shaun explains the reason for America's obsession with the baseball cap. 😊
I’ve been to Charleston twice. I really enjoyed Savannah too. I live in Chattanooga so it’s a drivable trip for us. Both cities are really charming. I really enjoyed touring the sub and ship docked there.
Charleston and Savannah are two of my favorite cities in the world. Unique architecture and history and the food is great.
Yeah I loved them
Shaun, re. your struggle this day with the heat, it reminds me of my 3 backpacking trips I took back in the 1990s. For the heat, I brought a bandana, which I got wet, then put under my cap, sometimes even soaking it before putting it on. It makes a HUGE difference in how you can tolerate the heat.
Re. your genuine appreciation for the city of Charleston, thanks for expressing it. I'm going there this coming summer.
We call it a crabcake. I remember living down there and it pouring down rain where the rain was sideways and coming down hard. Couldn't see out the car windscreen. I lived there for 2 years from 2007-2009. I wasn't wealthy. I lived paycheck to paycheck. Your video makes me miss it a lot! Charlestowne was founded on the other side of the Ashley River (west of downtown Charleston) in 1670. In 1680 they moved to Oyster Point around where Battery Park is today.
When I was in the Navy, my ship, USS Deyo, was homeported in Charleston Navy base. Me and my wife lived in West Ashley. Charleston is truly beautiful. They also had some really good places to get seafood. It's prepared differently than seafood along the Gulf Coast, which is what I grew up on, but it is good. I've eaten at some fancy places there, but some of the best were some much more casual places where you ate at pic-nic tables. I enjoyed my time in Charleston.
I live in Charleston. Don’t visit in July or August. 😊 it’s super nice weather now (sept)
Scots and Irish and Scots-Irish gravitated to Appalachia, as the hills were very reminiscent of their homes. Our hillbilly culture comes of this. One can hear the similarities in the folk music.
That's a joggling board, originally from Scotland.
Shaun, that beautiful house with a plaque was headquarters for British commanders during the war of independence. General Sir Henry Clinton was Commander of British forces in North America in 1775. He was also a member of the House of Commons. He was in the Battle of Bunker Hill and headed an expedition against Charleston SC.
Francis Rawdon was a British soldier who served during the American Revolution, he served as aide-de-camp to General Clinton during the assault in the Carolinas and the siege of Charleston. After six weeks the Americans surrendered and this was the worst defeat of the War of Independence for America
If you ever come to Michigan, make sure you visit Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - it's a don't miss place. You could easily spend and entire day there! Gorgeous!
That is an old school nursing station where mothers and Wet Nurses would feed their babies. Of course back in the old days it would be in a private room on a plantation, church, hospital, delivery ward, and so on. Moms could rock the babies to sleep while feeding and socializing with other Moms on the bench.
Charleston in August = Oh My! Spring and fall only.
I'm a US Navy brat who had the pleasure of living there as a kid. It truly is a beautiful city with beautiful gardens. Dark history (like almost 100 percent of the South), but it is truly a gorgeous place. Dunno if you're still in South Carolina, but Middleton Plantation -- again, dark place but a beautiful place is close by and not to be missed if you're still near Charleston. Plantation is the belly of the beast, but it's beyond, beyond gorgeous. Boone Hall Plantation as well. Both built and gorgeous with the sweat of slaves' blood. Just remember 'em as you look at the beauty they created. They're both right there.
This is from long ago
@@LindaC616 Four hours doesn't seem that long ago, but perhaps we've embarked on a new time warp or something.
@nitanice meaning when Shaun and Tekka were there. His videos are posted months fter he's been there. So you're recommending they see something in SC when he's in Scotland.
Love how enthralled he is with the “night symphony” of the cicadas and crickets lol
My beautiful hometown!!!! I'm glad you enjoyed it and I can't wait to get back to it! I'm jonesing for a big bowl of homemade She-Crab soup!!!
Your videos are getting better and better. What a beautiful city to visit. So much history. The only thing lacking is you dancing the Charleston!
Charleston! The most beautiful city in the USA! Great history too! Pirates of the Caribbean, Gullah geech culture, slavery & plantations, revolutionary war (The Patriot movie based on a dude in Charleston), Where the civil war began, naval history during ww2, submarine manufacturing during the cold war! Wonderful place!
So now hopefully any Europeans watching will understand WHY we put ice in our sodas and tea! You’re going to want it and need it in the South! 🥵
It's amazing how well coastal towns have held up through so many hurricanes.
Next year you guys should go to New England in the Autumn.
Yes!
Enjoy some warm days in Southern New England like Boston and Rhode Island in the days of September, and then start driving up North because the leaves turn earlier up there.
Shaun, fried green tomatoes is a movie! Here's the official synopsis, "Academy Award winners Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy star with Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker in Fried Green Tomatoes, an inspiring drama adapted from Fannie Flagg's best-selling novel. When an unhappy housewife (Bates) befriends a lady in a nursing home (Tandy), she hears a remarkable tale of laughter, devotion and a special friendship that defies all obstacles in this heartwarming film from acclaimed director Jon Avnet."
lmao 🙂
Mary-Louise Parker is a major hottie btw. She was in the awesome movie series RED, Retired and Extremely Dangerous. Also she was in the TV series The West Wing, which is a truly great TV show, highly recommended....it's a thinking man's show, a fictional show about how policy is made in the White House. 🙂
The region has been peopled for something on the order of 50,000 years. I think that counts as history! Just give "Topper Site" a quick google. Then there are shell ring sites out by the water that date back a few thousand years. Finally, it dates back as a colony to the 1600s. It was one of the larger cities of the time so has the oldest museum, theater, etc. in the US. Lots of great history here!
Love the video. PS - You can't break those joggling boards. My kids jump on ours like a trampoline (as have I)!
In the south those porches you mentioned that have an enclosed balcony above are called galleries.
So the one you showed is called a double gallery house and would be listed by a realtor as such.
If the balconies are not enclosed then they are just simply called balconies.
A rain storm will make the humidity bearable, lol. In the low country yeah right… spring time is better, but it is either Scotland cool (winter) or deadly humid although not as hot as Florida.
I really appreciate your videos of the states, I've never been to Charleston. It's really cool ❤ thanks for the video ❤
This looks like a very beautiful place. Too warm for me.
When you were talking about all of the history and life that had happened there, especially the horrible thing that slavery was and is, you were commenting on how dark things can be in a beautiful place. The reality is that wherever humans live, there is darkness and light and it is necessary for us to be aware of it and work to continue to try to mitigate the darkness in any way we can.
Thank you for letting us see this unique place. Hope you recovered quickly from the heat.
People make too big a deal of slavery in Charleston and the south and America in general. Sadly they do it for political reasons and to divide people. The reality is slavery is part of human history. According to the UN there is more slavery today than any time in history. More white people were enslaved by Muslims in northern Africa than Africans enslaved in America but that’s an “inconvenient truth” ignored by people using slavery as a political wedge.
The original slaves in the South were Europeans but they couldn’t handle the heat & humidity and so many died of malaria. Those are the reasons Africans became slaves, not racism, which has always existed everywhere in the world and always will. Unfortunately humans while amazing are also capable of horrific things!
Slavery only ended up north sooner because they were the center of immigration and then like now poor immigrants work cheaply. Slaves were expensive and expensive to feed cloth shelter etc. and the north has a more temperate climate. The north wasn’t morally superior as they believe. It was simple economics.
And of course the part t Ty hey love to leave out the history books is the facts that all those factory owners in the north were only able to get rich because of the cotton, tobacco, indigo, timber, etc. from southern plantations. If white northerners & Europeans aren’t demanding cotton & tobacco, rice, etc. those plantations could not have existed! You can cut the hypocrisy with a knife! Again nothing has changed it just looks different.
I really enjoyed that. What a beautiful place! Wish I could visit there someday.
One could easily stay in Charleston for a week, both for landmarks/touring, and for truly amazing food. I do hope there’s a part 3 to this trip, because I could tell you dozens of things you have missed thus far. It is my favorite city in the US, and top 5 in the world. And Edinburgh is one of those. 😉
You could spend six months in the Charleston area and go to a different restaurant every day for lunch and dinner and see something different every morning and every afternoon and still not eat everywhere and see everything Charleston has to offer. It’s pretty surreal.
Great vid Shaun. I've always wanted to visit Charleston, specifically for the history, but also the southern beauty.
It raining with the sun shining is called Sunshine rain. We have it Florida, also.
You've seen more of this country than I have or ever will.
You’re making me excited to go back to Edisto and the Charleston area in April!
The joggling board was first designed in Scotland by relatives of Cleland Kinloch who owned Acton Plantation in Sumter County South Carolina. It was built at the plantation and was initially used for exercise.
From an anthropologist from Charleston and a life long South Carolina native at 31 …. God bless ya Scotchman!
I've actually performed a couple of weddings in that Gazebo! Really neat place.
Come to Virginia. Williamsburg, Jamestown, Old Town Alexandria, Mt Vernon (George Washington’s home), etc. Beauty and history. You can also go to Monticello, Jefferson’s home.
I’m from the Upstate of South Carolina, and I have to say that you are very brave going to Charleston in August. 🥵 Between the higher coat of living, risk of hurricanes, and being on a fault line, I think I’ll stay in The Upstate. I’m so glad you enjoyed the city and my home state though.
One of my favorite cities in the world ❤❤
Shaun, even in Philly during the summer, you have to get your walking in during the morning or after the sun goes down. I hope you two recovered from that oppressive heat quickly.
You need to see Saint Augustine, Florida....BEAUTIFUL town..oldest colonized city in America, but yes A LOT of tourists fill it up
Thanks for bringing us along on your tour of beautiful Charlestown SC.
Oh been there many times. Don’t forget to go to the Hunley museum.
That’s what you call a
“Joggling Board” 😊
I've been to Charleston several times. Always have good time.
Oh the toggling bench!
Get you a wide brimmed hat for block the sun, and #70 sunblock.
@Shaun It's very funny you didn't know the name of the "Rocking Chair" you sat on and the moment you sat down you actually called it by its correct name. It's called a "Joggling Board" my grandparents had one.
When you were at Battery Park, and along the actual battery, you can just make out Fort Sumter in the distance. That was the start of the Civil War. Ferries depart out of there as well where you can tour the fort.
Edit: Should have stated if you looked out there. Didnt have any footage that I saw.
Another Charlestonian here. WELCOME DOWN Y'ALL!!
In Charleston you have to try boiled Peanuts and She Crab Soup..
Come back in October-February and go to an Oyster Roast Roast..
Bowens Island is a good start. Anthony Bourdain loved it...
Hope Y'all had a great time..
Rick
Charleston SC
The Charleston area is beautiful and affordable compared to average US prices.
We call sun and rain together Liquid Sunshine here in Florida
Sorry I missed your visit. I live in Surfside Beach (South of Myrtle Beach) in South Carolina. It would have been just under 2 hours for me to get to Charleston. It would be great to meet you and Teka in person. You were in London when I was in Edinburgh next tae Calton Hill. One of these days we will meet. I glad that you have been back to traveling. I ken you were missing doing what you love. Keep up the great work that you do. I am sorry I havenae caught up tae the rest of your videos but I love them just the same.
I will tell you something that caught my eye. I think it was last year on St. Andrews day in Myrtle Beach I was coming home from a doctor visit when I spotted written in the sky the Saltire. We have a wee bit of Scots that live in the area. I have been learning Scots and I have been told I have a Glaswegian accent (thanks to the many times I have watched Still Game) when I speak it. I love your embrace of people and culture. I am studying on my own to be a polyglot. The only one I can hold a conversation in is hybrid of Scots/English. I am going up tae Maryland where I am originally from tae visit family and go the Maryland Renaissance Festival where I shall be wearing on of my kilts. If you ever get a chance tae go to Maryland during the festival I hope you get a chance to experience it. Enjoy your visits.
My parents went to Henry's for dinner when my Mom told my Dad she was pregnant.. they were so thrilled because she had been told she couldn't have children.1943.
Very sweet story.
Next I don’t know if you have been there yet or not, but a good seafood place to try is Hyman's Seafood, right next to the Charleston place hotel. Very famous place with great food.
Welcome tae ma neck o' the woods! Charleston is great, even on a tighter budget. There is much to do, and you can walk many places. All the yummy food, and exercise. 😂 I have Scottish ancestry, but the family has been here nearly 4 centuries and moved from, then England, last. Cheers you two!
I’ve never been to Charleston but it’s been on my bucket list. What a beautiful place. The food looks great. The south in summer is oppressive! I remember visiting my cousins in New Orleans in August. I’m from Chicagoland so I melted. Thanks for the tour and the history lesson. ❤
Great video. Great to see you and Teka exploring our country. I've never been to Charleston.
Go to Jamestown Virginia, founded in 1607.. along with colonial Williamsburg
That beautiful rain should cool things off for you. Uh, wait...guess not. I have been to the same restaurants as you and ordered the same stuff.
WE WELCOME Y'ALL TASTE BUDS HERE! & when we eat food we color blind
It's a Joggling Board or a COURTING BENCH... used a lot back in the day for young men and women to sit, rock, and visit.
Another great video!❤️😊
Tourists don't really shop in those expensive shops on King Street. We pick up our tourist tat in the market. Charleston IS one of the most humid places you can go, in S C. We go down in early April, when it's marginally more comfortable. Columbia, S.C. is the hottest place in the state. Charleston isn't the friendliest town. There are some people there who think they're superior to out of towners. I hope you toured some of the historic homes. My favorite was the Calhoun Mansion, because of the fantastic collection of Victorian era objects. That's a joggling board, supposedly used by couples who are courting. It rains; in the afternoon; almost everyday in the southern U.S. during the summer; kind of like Ft. William in the fall, aye? 😂
Greetings from Southern California!
Great people, great food, beautiful city but HOT and HUMID in the Summer. I moved here 12 years ago from very hot but dry west Texas and still haven't acclimated to the humidity. Funny you mentioned the "sunny rain" (I call it). I noticed that almost day 1 when I got here. Glad you enjoyed our hospitable city hope you did try the she-crab soup.
I always call that a "Caribbean rain shower". Because that's the first place I noticed it. When the rain comes pouring down, but the sun is still out.
We used to call the rain while the sun was shinning “The Devil’s beating his wife”.
You really should invest in a few umbrellas. One to keep you covered from the rain and two to keep the sun off you.
Was it your worst enemy that told you to go in August? LOL!
Hello from Colorado! 🌸🌲🌸🌲🌸
Hello from Ottawa, Ontario Canada
UDC Museum at the end of Market Street and King Street
S.O.B. in Charleston means "South of Broad". If you're a S.O.B. in Charleston, you're a wealthy "Blue Blood".
Fried green tomatoes are excellent all by themselves too. And you need to buy wifey a pretty lace parasol to guard her skin; I'm sure you can find one in the south.
You have the scottish sixth sense for rain . Took one look at the clouds and said it is about to rain and minutes later it pours
been looking forward to this!
...and that is why you need AC in the US!
Hello from Kentucky!
Aww Shaun, you looked like a wee bairn sitting on that bench
There is an English officer buried in Beaufort N.C. in a church graveyard. He was buried standing up facing the east towards England in honor of the King.
Hello from Tampa ! And good evening y'all!
Reminds me of Arlington, VA Hey Shaun, are those trees the ones that are actually all one root system?
That WAS generous to let you have a bite of that sammy😂