It would have been close, real close...but I think my mother in way woulda beat ya. Real close though. Ain't no accountin for accents though: "Re-MO-te Cont-ROLLLLLLLLL"
Shortly after my wife & I married (she, from Arkansas & I, from California), we visited her parents. I found a book at their house about how to speak Southern or something like that; I figured it was a joke & thumbed through it, chuckling as I read the various terms. One that stuck out was "bub", as in a "light bub". Again, I thought it was a joke & let it go... ...until my father-in-law walked into the room, looking for a "bub". Apparently, the book wasn't a joke book; it was a translation guide.
I want to read that. My moms father is from Illinois but my dads family are all from Texas or Appalachia. Once we were working outside making piles of wood we had chopped. My Yank grandpa (who was raised in an Orthodox Jewish home by a couple who escaped the Holocaust) was trying to help. He asked where he laid his gloves down (he couldn’t find them. My brother Ranger told him that he “thought he saw them catywampus to the pack that was sigoggling”. My grandpa stood there looking at him like he was an alien. That night told my mom (jokingly, I think) that not only could she not give her children proper names but we don’t even speak English. My mom objected (jokingly) and my grandpa pointed to my sister Meadow saying “she’s named after a field of grass”, pointing to my brother Canyon said “he’s named after a prehistoric geological land formation”, pointed to Colt and said “this one after a young male horse” and pointed to Ranger saying “this one is named after an armed law enforcement officer” (his full name is Ranger Blade). He then said, why couldn’t you given them normal names like Rueben, Zalman, Elimeloch, Levi, Dovid, Ester, Mordechai or Hymen”. At which point Ranger makes the ASL for a part of a girls anatomy and begins to protest, my dad points to him and said “My belt loops are about to start crackling” (an idle threat, usually). My grandpa then said the entire house was nuts. I mean, he loves us but whenever he visits and leaves he says “back to civilization!”. I do not live in the hills and hollers. I live in East Texas. I just figure to him, it must seem like a different country.
That'll preach! My hubs and I have a favorite joint to get meat n' three. Delicious dinner and supper...pinball, poker machines (behind 2 shower curtains & you can action on the SEC games), Dawg signs & t shirts, beer, wine, (hookup for moonshine & other locally grown/made delights), copies of the weekly papers for 2 communities a/k/a the gossip sheets)about 4 shelves of groceries ( they run out of something you wanted & they're out - just jump up and getcha' something else...including what Miss Carrie cans...and if you don't want sweet tea get a cocoa outta the fridge cause it isn't on tap), straight-up Awful Waffle type cook, waitresses but with enough Jesus in them the daily show is more like a Baptist deacon's meeting gone off the rails) and always asking' bout your mamaan'em. Dinner time brings all the loggers, lined up down the 2 lane packed red clay road....off to the wooded side of course). Wander in lost? Guarantee you won't pay for your dinner/supper the 1st time. The love in that food is like a hug from the Lord! Aaaand they'll put ya' on the prayer list if needs be. Things I love about the South, chapter 1, verses 42-57. Love to all y'all! Go Dawgs!!❤🏈🇺🇸
My wife actually said she heard no difference between what Matt said and what she says. She was saying, "What is he saying that is wrong? That's what they are called."
Eh... Not really. I mean my great grandparents talked like that, we made jokes about it. Asking great grandmother if she wanted us to meet her at "Chic-a-fils" but I was none the less born and raised Southern and I say all those names correctly. I also refer to soda generically as soda, but also rarely generically cause I'll just call it by brand. I've never met someone under the age of like 70 that REALLY did this stuff anymore, and I think the existence of search engines is a major factor in that as it sorta forces you to use less local only nomenclature
I never heard of 'Belk' stores, but the instant that sign was on the screen, my head said 'Belks'. I was thinking 'CoCola' before he even showed the picture. We always said 'cokes'. "Go to the store and get some cokes." "What kind?" "Oh, some 7-Up and Dr. Pepper."
I had a student in a night class who would go ballistic because just about everybody in North Alabama calls it Pigg UH ly Wigg UH ly. 6 syllables instead of the correct 4. He was an assistant manager. I always called it The Pig, but never in front of him.
What is hilarious is that i'm watching this, my wife walks by and hears the question and answers exactly like Matt at the same time. It's like we are all in sync.
I'm from Arizona and my native American family say southern things. Pop, coke and soda are all different meanings. When I first heard wally world I was so confused because I grew up in the city. This is great content and brings back memories.
My friends from the North think that there is actually a Wally World theme park that we are talking about, like the one in the old National Lampoon Family Vacation movie. They are disappointed when we stop at Walmart…
@@adamr9215Walmart is a theme park and the attractions are the stoners picking out snacks, single mothers with unruly children, and the 400 pound woman wearing sweatpants that say "juicy" on the back.
Gotta spell it like it sounds: the awful wawful Friend of mine used to put 2 bucks in the jukebox just before leaving and punch up every single waffle house song, then sit in the car until the people still inside started looking visibly angry. Good times.
Walking through the parking lot at the state fair, I saw a pickup where the back window was covered in dust. Someone had written "WARSH" on it with their finger. 🤣
Up North Minnesota here and we have em too. There's the one in the closest town that's chock full of boxes, and the one in the next town over that's known as "The Good General" it's clean and no boxes. 😂😂
@@ZemanTheMighty Technically it's "mick" because there's no letter A, but at the same time "mack" is also technically correct. It comes down (mostly) to pronunciation/regional accent but there's the Scottish Mac-name and the Irish Mc-name, both meaning the exact same thing ("Son of") and the latter being an abbreviation of the former.
In high school one of our teachers was super lazy, he would have us grade each other’s papers. My friend Cheri swapped with me, she wrote “warsh” it was at that moment that I realized that my mother, born and raised in Long Island NY, had raised me like a city girl in Dallas, this was at DeSoto HS only 20 miles from Dallas, a suburb lol. But Cheri was an amazing friend and if it hadn’t been for her help I wouldn’t have graduated, I got to my 3rd HS late in my junior year, and found out that DeSoto had higher credit requirements for graduation, she helped me study for my tests and went to night school with me, and got me to the finish line!
"want a cold drink?" "thank you I'll have co-cola" "What kind>" "Orange" how many times did I hear that from one of the farmers sitting around in my grandfather's old general store.
@@clairewood7416 HUH?? Did you maybe remember that wrong? "Coek" is any kahnda bubbly 'n' fizzy beverage, but Coe-Cola (ya gotta twang that first "e" in the SE) is only Coca-Cola... and best served as ice-coal-Coe-Cola. 😉
Matt absolutely needed to break free from “It’s a Southern Thing” given his popularity. I subscribed to his new channel and trash canned Southern Thing. No doubt it was all about the Benjamins and now Matt can make his own way.
@@jackkarns2484 ……I watch both but Matt’s content is hysterical 100% of the time. The Southern Channel is good too. I don’t feel the need to trash them but then I guess, I didn’t see Matt’s post about leaving the other channel. I should go watch it I suppose I looked and didn’t find a video of him talking about the break with the other channel. Anyone have a link? Thanks
@@WyattRyeSway You are right, my comment was strong. However, I tried other Southern Things videos but could not finish them. After a little of that I stopped watching them. In my view Matt was the star of that channel and in his video he talks about the five years he spent with them. The Pandemic was particularly hard on Southern Things content creators. They re-played existing videos while the creators received no residuals. Their right of course, as they “owned” the content, but an operation that small risks losing big if contributors are not looked after. Matt was kind in his comments but it was easy to see that there were considerable underlying issues. Just watching Matt create content for his own channel is very instructive. His output exceeds Southern Things and is broader in scope without the former oversight. I just don’t see Southern Things filling this void. We should follow their subscriber numbers. Lastly, I will look for his explanation video and a link.
You are a comedic genius Matt as I’ve said before. This video made my day. Very creative. Very “southern”. Thanks so much for posting. Looking forward to your next video!
Excellent Matt. I've actually crawled over boxes to get from one end of an aisle to the other at DG. DG in Louisiana sells beer, wine, and cigarettes. So convenient being able to buy three food groups at the same time, all at the same store.
Why? I live in Louisiana. Every DG I have ever been in had access to both ends of the aisles from an aisle running cross ways across the store. You might have to climb the boxes to get something hiding on the shelf behind them but you can get to every aisle. But hey if its an issue just drive a mile and a half further down the highway and go to another DG. There is like 10 in every parish.
As a northerner that married a southern woman this wasn't a skit -- Its a freaking documentatry. Besides the whole "Coke is any kind of pop" thing, the other thing we disagreed about was what a "Dollar Store" is. For me, it was Dollar Tree and ONLY Dollar Tree. For her, it was anything that vaguely resembled a Dollar General.
Dollar Stores, Dollar General, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree are all within a 5 minute drive from my house in Ft Worth. Didn't Dollar General buy up Dollar Tree? Seriously, I drove up McCart ave one afternoon right past the Dollar General. Three days later it was a Dollar Tree!
Man, I relate to every single one. I had it nailed before ya had time to answer. Southern slang is our own form of gibberish but it works. Thanks for the laughs Matt. Have a good weekend!
I only started watching "It's a Southern Thing' to see you. Glad you're doing good and will always be watching your videos. Such great content and it's all true!! Southern born, and southern bred and one day I'll be southern dead.
I was born in California! Border patrol hears my accent and does a double take after seeing my passport. LOL I just smile and say my Daddy and Momma were ,both, in the military. Smile and move on.
I was just confused the first time I saw one that didn't have two names. I grew up with Belk-Lindsey, and moved to a place where it was Parks Belk. Just "Belk" sounds all kinds of wrong. (Even my phone thinks that's gotta be wrong. It "corrected" my spelling.)
How is "coke" the wrong answer for the lemon-lime beverage? Southern hospitality: "Do you want a coke?" "Sure." "We have Sprite, Dr. Pepper, and Ne-hi."
DG - Founded in Kentucky. I am from the hometown of DG in south-central Kentucky. The corporate headquarters moved to Tennessee several years ago but DG got its start in KY.
I’m not a southerner I’m from Chicago but these videos are hilarious plus it’s great that non southerners get to Learn a little bit about southern culture
Grew up in Virginia, went to college in Kentucky, graduate school in Ohio, and lived in the midwest ever since. Still don't know whether it's soda or pop. Took the easy way out and gave up all carbonated beverages.
Hot damn. I live in the north now, but was born and raised in the south, so watching these are nice because I feel like I can understand everything and it reminds me of home. Keep up the good work!
Yeah, I do know a few annoying people who want to go to a "Mick Donald's" before swinging into a "Wall Mart" to buy some "Sprite". Just say you want some Micky D's before getting some coke at the store, already!
Nobody knows what is in a Dollar General until they get all the boxes unpacked. And since they never get all the boxes un packed....nobody knows what is really inside a Dollar General. Except for Little Debbie's. There is always Little Debbie's in Dollar General.
*thundercrack* “Ooh is that the lightning round?” “No we just got a severe thunderstorm warning and a tornado watch.” Edit: Tuscaloosa, two hours later, and now it’s clear skies. The entirety of the Cahaba River dumped on top of us in under 15 minutes, and now the clouds are gone.
I grew up in S Florida (so surrounded by northerners-Boca), and my stepdad was from Kentucky. He used to tell a joke: “Why did the Wise Men have ashes on their feet? Because they came from afar.” I didn’t understand this joke until I moved to Kentucky.
I thought Dixie Rexall was one word until we left Alabama. It was astonishing to see a drugstore with the name of Rexall - "where's the rest of the name?"
This was so accurate. And my mother for some reason cannot say "Holly" if you put the word "Springs" after it. The pronunciation changes to "Holler Springs". To make matters worse, I have a daughter named Holly. Ever since I told my kids about it, they keep waiting on my mom to call Holly, "Holler". LOL! She hasn't yet. And she always uses a "k" instead of a "t" in Walmart.
I am from the North, and i was visiting Atlanta in 1996. i stopped at a kroger's to buy a map and/or ask directions. Some young female employee was on the phone, but i approached her to ask for maps/directions. i listened to her talk for TWO MINUTES, and didnt understand even 1 word she said. I was thinking 'where in the blue hell am i" LOL
this reminds me of my grandpa, who was from louisiana, writing M-T on all empty boxes and when my whole fuckin family couldn’t figure out and asked him about it- he belly laughed and said “read it again. but slowly.” and i immediately got it but the rest of my family still couldn’t figure it out until i finally hollered “it’s EMMM TEEEYYY” 😂
Subscribe or spend the rest of eternity cleaning the Dollar Gentrals
Done!!!! Whew! That was feaking damn close!
Who knows what dirty stuff is in there
It would have been close, real close...but I think my mother in way woulda beat ya.
Real close though. Ain't no accountin for accents though: "Re-MO-te Cont-ROLLLLLLLLL"
Dolla Jenerels
Yup, that's not the lightning round. That's just actual lightning coming through central Alabama right now as we speak. 😬
I’m disappointed that he said “mosquitoes” and not “skeeters”.
Just don’t get a skeeter on your Peter, it could turn out bad.
Oh my goodness yes! I recognize that as a legit way to say mosquitoes because I've heard it so much.
I call em skeeters.
I'm from South Jersey and I call em skeeters! 😅
Mah-Skeeta
Shortly after my wife & I married (she, from Arkansas & I, from California), we visited her parents. I found a book at their house about how to speak Southern or something like that; I figured it was a joke & thumbed through it, chuckling as I read the various terms. One that stuck out was "bub", as in a "light bub". Again, I thought it was a joke & let it go...
...until my father-in-law walked into the room, looking for a "bub".
Apparently, the book wasn't a joke book; it was a translation guide.
I love that book!!
I have that book! And it’s true!
I want to read that. My moms father is from Illinois but my dads family are all from Texas or Appalachia. Once we were working outside making piles of wood we had chopped. My Yank grandpa (who was raised in an Orthodox Jewish home by a couple who escaped the Holocaust) was trying to help. He asked where he laid his gloves down (he couldn’t find them. My brother Ranger told him that he “thought he saw them catywampus to the pack that was sigoggling”. My grandpa stood there looking at him like he was an alien. That night told my mom (jokingly, I think) that not only could she not give her children proper names but we don’t even speak English. My mom objected (jokingly) and my grandpa pointed to my sister Meadow saying “she’s named after a field of grass”, pointing to my brother Canyon said “he’s named after a prehistoric geological land formation”, pointed to Colt and said “this one after a young male horse” and pointed to Ranger saying “this one is named after an armed law enforcement officer” (his full name is Ranger Blade). He then said, why couldn’t you given them normal names like Rueben, Zalman, Elimeloch, Levi, Dovid, Ester, Mordechai or Hymen”. At which point Ranger makes the ASL for a part of a girls anatomy and begins to protest, my dad points to him and said “My belt loops are about to start crackling” (an idle threat, usually). My grandpa then said the entire house was nuts. I mean, he loves us but whenever he visits and leaves he says “back to civilization!”. I do not live in the hills and hollers. I live in East Texas. I just figure to him, it must seem like a different country.
That was kind of them to leave that book for you! They just KNEW there would be language issues!
Missing a small l, that is.
You know it's a true southern entertainment room when the arcade machines and alcohol are right next to eachother
Mortal Kombat Funnel, every Fatality gives a double shot.
I'm inspired to get a poster-sized copy of the Sonic 2 cover now.
Pffp. Put a gun rack on the wall with a shotgun and Airsoft guns, Yankee.
Yes! Love his setup.
That'll preach! My hubs and I have a favorite joint to get meat n' three. Delicious dinner and supper...pinball, poker machines (behind 2 shower curtains & you can action on the SEC games), Dawg signs & t shirts, beer, wine, (hookup for moonshine & other locally grown/made delights), copies of the weekly papers for 2 communities a/k/a the gossip sheets)about 4 shelves of groceries ( they run out of something you wanted & they're out - just jump up and getcha' something else...including what Miss Carrie cans...and if you don't want sweet tea get a cocoa outta the fridge cause it isn't on tap), straight-up Awful Waffle type cook, waitresses but with enough Jesus in them the daily show is more like a Baptist deacon's meeting gone off the rails) and always asking' bout your mamaan'em. Dinner time brings all the loggers, lined up down the 2 lane packed red clay road....off to the wooded side of course). Wander in lost? Guarantee you won't pay for your dinner/supper the 1st time. The love in that food is like a hug from the Lord! Aaaand they'll put ya' on the prayer list if needs be. Things I love about the South, chapter 1, verses 42-57. Love to all y'all!
Go Dawgs!!❤🏈🇺🇸
My wife actually said she heard no difference between what Matt said and what she says. She was saying, "What is he saying that is wrong? That's what they are called."
LMAO! She must be a real hoot! The poor thing!
That happened to me, several of them sounded correct.
@@AllenKrell Yeah, there were a couple of them that I could not tell what he was saying wrong. Backed 'em up and listened again. Still couldn't tell.
Those were all my exact answers, too...I’m a Floridian 😂 I still don’t understand what was wrong with a couple of them? 😂
Your wife is 100% correct 😂 I was looking at the screen like, “but that’s exactly what he said” 🤔
This wasn't a skit. This was a documentary. 100% accurate.
I’m rolling 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Eh... Not really. I mean my great grandparents talked like that, we made jokes about it. Asking great grandmother if she wanted us to meet her at "Chic-a-fils" but I was none the less born and raised Southern and I say all those names correctly. I also refer to soda generically as soda, but also rarely generically cause I'll just call it by brand.
I've never met someone under the age of like 70 that REALLY did this stuff anymore, and I think the existence of search engines is a major factor in that as it sorta forces you to use less local only nomenclature
@@Darthquackius You are so amazing. We all aspire to be more like you.
@@Darthquackius you're card has been pulled ya heathen gtfooh,sheesh loser
I never heard of 'Belk' stores, but the instant that sign was on the screen, my head said 'Belks'. I was thinking 'CoCola' before he even showed the picture. We always said 'cokes'. "Go to the store and get some cokes." "What kind?" "Oh, some 7-Up and Dr. Pepper."
When Matt said "The Hoggly Woggly", I yelled "THE PIG!!" in my mind. Then he said it. Whew!
I had a student in a night class who would go ballistic because just about everybody in North Alabama calls it Pigg UH ly Wigg UH ly. 6 syllables instead of the correct 4. He was an assistant manager. I always called it The Pig, but never in front of him.
It’s always fascinated me how much the idea of giving famous brands nicknames is quintessential Southern
In Denmark, Mickey Dee's is known as The Golden Seagull... e'body does that ;)
Everybody gets one, nobody is immune! 👍
A lot of those nicknames are longer ex wallyworld
Like how the grocery store “Food Lion”, is referred to as ‘$hitty Kitty’ 😂
As an Australian I can relate
What is hilarious is that i'm watching this, my wife walks by and hears the question and answers exactly like Matt at the same time. It's like we are all in sync.
"Well, you know what that sound means!"
"Yeah, but we're already in the basement, we should be aight for right now."
Legit thought it was going to be a tornado reference.
Nope we in the front yard with the cam corder
@@meeshybee1654 Same lol
Tornado alley understood that reference.
We don't have basements in DFW. We have to sit in a tub with a mattress and pray...
Actual conversation in a Southern house:
"Ya wanna coke?"
"Sure, whatcha got?"
"I got Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, and tea."
Southeast Kentucky here and we say “Reesy cups” and “Reesy peace-ez” exactly the same way lol!
Exactly, how do you say it???? Sounded right to me
@@lisahartz9334 I think reeses is supposed to rhyme with the actual word "pieces", something like ree-sis
That’s how we say them too in Nelson County, Kentucky.
I always thought DG stared in Scottsville Kentucky , but corporate offices are in Nashville.
"ITS LIKE WERE NOT EVEN SPEAKING THE SAME LANGUAGE" "Nah we ain"
I don't know if I'm more proud I knew all the answers Matt was going to give, or more disappointed in myself.
When Matt is on a game show, we all win.
I'm from Arizona and my native American family say southern things. Pop, coke and soda are all different meanings. When I first heard wally world I was so confused because I grew up in the city. This is great content and brings back memories.
My friends from the North think that there is actually a Wally World theme park that we are talking about, like the one in the old National Lampoon Family Vacation movie. They are disappointed when we stop at Walmart…
@@adamr9215Walmart is a theme park and the attractions are the stoners picking out snacks, single mothers with unruly children, and the 400 pound woman wearing sweatpants that say "juicy" on the back.
@@Distophic I live in the middle of nowhere. The nearest Walmart is pretty rural and nowhere near as bad as they are in the city.
They is?
I love the awful waffle! Also when y'all switched from sprite to coke I was screaming 'say co-cola!'
Oh, you mean Waffle Depot?
Gotta spell it like it sounds: the awful wawful
Friend of mine used to put 2 bucks in the jukebox just before leaving and punch up every single waffle house song, then sit in the car until the people still inside started looking visibly angry. Good times.
You mean the Wiffle Waffle
Yes! Co-cola!
We always called it Cocaine Cola in these parts…
Paid thru the schnoz for psych meds all these years, and here's Matt giving us mental health for free. F my timing 😆
Walking through the parking lot at the state fair, I saw a pickup where the back window was covered in dust. Someone had written "WARSH" on it with their finger. 🤣
Haaaa haaaaa
I honestly thought that was a northern thing because my dad is from Pennsylvania (damn northerner) and he says warsh
@Sue Taylor Actually, I think the spelling depends on whether you or a family member actually owns the pickup containing the graffiti.
@Prankmonkey That made me smile. 😁
@@prankmonkeyxs650 No joke! My family is from Central Pa, and i grew up hearing about Worshington DC (which was about 2 hours south of us)
So glad you are making more videos. Keeps me tided over until SEC Roll Call. You are so talented and absolutely hilarious.
Dollar General full of boxes nobody knows what’s in em… That is a Southern Truth🤣
Up North Minnesota here and we have em too. There's the one in the closest town that's chock full of boxes, and the one in the next town over that's known as "The Good General" it's clean and no boxes. 😂😂
One of them might even have a 't', or tea, which is close enough.
It is very Twilight Zone to go in a DG that has empty aisles and full, neat shelves.
@@dagneytaggart7707 I have always though dollar tree was the twilight zone.
@@dagneytaggart7707 LOL I thought this only happened here in Mass.!
Comedic excellence! Matt plays both characters so convincingly.
And there sure was a tootin' a very judgy judge...someone one was hittin' that button like wrong, wrong, wrong.
For those outside the south wondering if this is true, my Dad, Grandmother and Uncle ALL say MACdonalds, Wal-MartS and CoCola. It is 100% a thing.
Na we always got coke right but we really do call the Walmart Wally World
I'm Canadian and i call it MacDonalds
My Mamaw always said Walmarks (with a k sound on the end).
In South Africa we also say MACdonalds.
Is it supposed to be MickDonalds?
@@ZemanTheMighty Technically it's "mick" because there's no letter A, but at the same time "mack" is also technically correct. It comes down (mostly) to pronunciation/regional accent but there's the Scottish Mac-name and the Irish Mc-name, both meaning the exact same thing ("Son of") and the latter being an abbreviation of the former.
In high school one of our teachers was super lazy, he would have us grade each other’s papers. My friend Cheri swapped with me, she wrote “warsh” it was at that moment that I realized that my mother, born and raised in Long Island NY, had raised me like a city girl in Dallas, this was at DeSoto HS only 20 miles from Dallas, a suburb lol. But Cheri was an amazing friend and if it hadn’t been for her help I wouldn’t have graduated, I got to my 3rd HS late in my junior year, and found out that DeSoto had higher credit requirements for graduation, she helped me study for my tests and went to night school with me, and got me to the finish line!
She was a good friend to you! Thumbs up to her!
@@jackifoster98 💖💖💖
So glad you said, "co cola". The only true, correct pronunciation amongst my kin, lol. Thanks for another great one!
"want a cold drink?" "thank you I'll have co-cola" "What kind>" "Orange" how many times did I hear that from one of the farmers sitting around in my grandfather's old general store.
@@clairewood7416 HUH?? Did you maybe remember that wrong? "Coek" is any kahnda bubbly 'n' fizzy beverage, but Coe-Cola (ya gotta twang that first "e" in the SE) is only Coca-Cola... and best served as ice-coal-Coe-Cola. 😉
I think Matt is even funnier now that he's on his own! He always was my favorite ❤
He still does the Southern channel too, doesn’t he?
@@WyattRyeSway nope, he's on his own now and no longer with southern thing. He had a post recently.
Matt absolutely needed to break free from “It’s a Southern Thing” given his popularity. I subscribed to his new channel and trash canned Southern Thing. No doubt it was all about the Benjamins and now Matt can make his own way.
@@jackkarns2484 ……I watch both but Matt’s content is hysterical 100% of the time. The Southern Channel is good too. I don’t feel the need to trash them but then I guess, I didn’t see Matt’s post about leaving the other channel. I should go watch it I suppose
I looked and didn’t find a video of him talking about the break with the other channel. Anyone have a link? Thanks
@@WyattRyeSway You are right, my comment was strong. However, I tried other Southern Things videos but could not finish them. After a little of that I stopped watching them. In my view Matt was the star of that channel and in his video he talks about the five years he spent with them. The Pandemic was particularly hard on Southern Things content creators. They re-played existing videos while the creators received no residuals. Their right of course, as they “owned” the content, but an operation that small risks losing big if contributors are not looked after. Matt was kind in his comments but it was easy to see that there were considerable underlying issues.
Just watching Matt create content for his own channel is very instructive. His output exceeds Southern Things and is broader in scope without the former oversight. I just don’t see Southern Things filling this void. We should follow their subscriber numbers.
Lastly, I will look for his explanation video and a link.
You are a comedic genius Matt as I’ve said before. This video made my day. Very creative. Very “southern”. Thanks so much for posting. Looking forward to your next video!
I’m crying laughing. You get the emotion of both sides of this “discussion” spot on. Extremely talented.
Excellent Matt. I've actually crawled over boxes to get from one end of an aisle to the other at DG. DG in Louisiana sells beer, wine, and cigarettes. So convenient being able to buy three food groups at the same time, all at the same store.
Why? I live in Louisiana. Every DG I have ever been in had access to both ends of the aisles from an aisle running cross ways across the store. You might have to climb the boxes to get something hiding on the shelf behind them but you can get to every aisle. But hey if its an issue just drive a mile and a half further down the highway and go to another DG. There is like 10 in every parish.
"Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to stop eating the cigarettes, we have chips in the next isle over."
So it's not just us!
Love the mocking southern accent from the host! It's that kind of detail that separates you from the fold. Thanks for the laughs Matt!!
As a northerner that married a southern woman this wasn't a skit -- Its a freaking documentatry.
Besides the whole "Coke is any kind of pop" thing, the other thing we disagreed about was what a "Dollar Store" is. For me, it was Dollar Tree and ONLY Dollar Tree. For her, it was anything that vaguely resembled a Dollar General.
Dollar Stores, Dollar General, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree are all within a 5 minute drive from my house in Ft Worth. Didn't Dollar General buy up Dollar Tree? Seriously, I drove up McCart ave one afternoon right past the Dollar General. Three days later it was a Dollar Tree!
Family Dollar and Dollar Tree are same family.
@@clairewood7416 Dollar Tree purchased Family Dollar
@@clairewood7416 That explains the Dollar General truck I saw outside Dollar Tree yesterday. I didn't realize one had bought the other.
For me any store with the word Dollar in the name is a Dollar store.
Having moved from Michigan to Arkansas watching this at work is hilarious. Please keep the amazing content coming.
we need a part 2 this is great!
Yes!! Agreed 👍🏼
this was part 2
Man, I relate to every single one. I had it nailed before ya had time to answer. Southern slang is our own form of gibberish but it works. Thanks for the laughs Matt. Have a good weekend!
If this was an actual game, I would buy it.
It would be fun to play
Me too!
WERE
I actually learned some interesting facts about these stores I didn't know. Thank you and funny as Yankee trying to live in the south in August!
Finally some "cold drink" representation in the eternal argument between coke, pop, and soda.
in Massachusetts the generic nickname for soft drinks is 'tonic' Also there is a brand up there called Moxie and it is horrible.
@@clairewood7416 I tried one at a Cracker Barrel. It wasn't that bad.
Soda
Soda water….
Anyone that doesn't call them coke is just wrong.
This is one of Matt’s funniest sketches ever 😂
Ah man Matt this was gold! All those nicknames are completely valid answers.
I literally watch this video every time it pops up on my home page and it never get old... ima need y'all to make me the full version!!
I only started watching "It's a Southern Thing' to see you. Glad you're doing good and will always be watching your videos. Such great content and it's all true!! Southern born, and southern bred and one day I'll be southern dead.
I was born in California! Border patrol hears my accent and does a double take after seeing my passport. LOL I just smile and say my Daddy and Momma were ,both, in the military. Smile and move on.
Oh my goodness! I’ve heard all these names all my life! Well done Matt!!! 😂😂😂
In Matt's defense, some of them I didn't know either. For example, I had no idea there was no S at the end of Belk 😂
I had to look it up. I've _always_ said "Belk's"! 😮
Apparently there's not an S at the end of Aldi's either. Still call it Aldi's
wait, there's not?
I was just confused the first time I saw one that didn't have two names. I grew up with Belk-Lindsey, and moved to a place where it was Parks Belk. Just "Belk" sounds all kinds of wrong. (Even my phone thinks that's gotta be wrong. It "corrected" my spelling.)
I’ve always said Belks even tho I’m acutely aware there is no s.
Thanks for giving the world laughter in this time of distress. You guys are great.
the three hardest things to say in life:
1. im sorry
2. I was wrong
3. worcheshirestchershetscer sauce
I gave up and just call it W sauce.
Worsh-Yer-Sister-Sauce
We call it Limey juice. Limey as in the slang term for English people, not as in lime flavored.
Oh...just call it "the other soy sauce". Worster-shyster-shooster is just too damn confusing. 😵💫🤯🤣
Hmmm ....Were-sure-shire.
I too would like to see the judges ruling on Wally World and Reeses Pieces. Also, Coke is the name of all soft drinks here in Texas.
also Kentucky
Dude said there weren't any judges but, who was hitting that buzzer then? Maybe no judge but, there sure as tootin' was someone being JUDGE-y there!
And West Virginia
I'm from Nocona, TX and if you call a Dr Pepper a coke you'd get your ass kicked
We love you Matt! Keep it coming. You should so do a sitcom.
How is "coke" the wrong answer for the lemon-lime beverage? Southern hospitality: "Do you want a coke?" "Sure." "We have Sprite, Dr. Pepper, and Ne-hi."
If you understood every single thing Matt said you may be a legit southerner, therefore hit that subscribe button and enjoy more of our souther love
I'm afraid I knew every reference but I'm one of those sophista-ma-cated Southerners, y'all. (Banjo riff)...Hyuck. 🤓🧑🎓🤣
Hell I’m Canadian and I understood it lol
Yuuup
@@jeffkahl we all know as told by Robin sparkles her self Canadians do not swear and are extremely apologetic. You sir sound like a Missisippian
We were cracking up because there really is a “Hoggly Woggly” in Tallahassee Florida. It’s a convenience store totally ripping off the Pig.
I lost it at “Who is Raymond?!”😂
I don't know, some noodle guy?
How is it correctly pronounced?
My family totally said RAYmen my entire childhood. When I went to college, I became really confused when others called it RAWmen.
Could be worse. Ever called them ROMAN noodles? 🍜🇯🇵🇺🇸🤔🤯🤣
@Leland Conner Of course! Roman Noodle 1, 2, 3, 4 and V
I done used to shop at the Wal-Marks on Chapnum Highway when I lived in Knoxville.
Hilarious!! I use every one of those nicknames and I’m edumacated. 😂
Your friends at Georgia Tech would say otherwise! LOL
Man I love these shows, that's exactly how they talk in my home town.
DG - Founded in Kentucky. I am from the hometown of DG in south-central Kentucky. The corporate headquarters moved to Tennessee several years ago but DG got its start in KY.
Y’all really wanna claim it tho?
I grew up a little ways from Scottsville, in Todd County. I never knew DG was founded in KY much less "close to home"
@@alostrich Not much else to claim!
As someone who grew up in Kentucky, I can identify with both southern tropes and Midwestern tropes.
I was locked in on that Marvel vs Capcom Arcade machine in the back. I want one sooooooo bad.
I’m not a southerner I’m from Chicago but these videos are hilarious plus it’s great that non southerners get to Learn a little bit about southern culture
Another GREAT one from Matt!!!!!!! Love it!
Grew up in Virginia, went to college in Kentucky, graduate school in Ohio, and lived in the midwest ever since. Still don't know whether it's soda or pop. Took the easy way out and gave up all carbonated beverages.
Love your videos Matt! You never fail to put a smile on my face!
Hot damn. I live in the north now, but was born and raised in the south, so watching these are nice because I feel like I can understand everything and it reminds me of home. Keep up the good work!
It must be nice to not have to sweat 11 months out of the year, eh! welcome to the North
You’re hilarious! So much fun to watch!
Haha Arkansan here. It’s THE Walmart or Wally World, Micky Ds, Dollar Store, Awful Waffle, Belks. So funny and true
Love your videos Matt.. you’re hilarious and entertaining 🎉😂
🎼Down home, down the streeeeeet, Piggly Wiggly 🎵🎶
This was great! I got all of them right! At the end I was like come on co cola! 🤣
😂 💀 😂😂😂 this is what we all needed today!!
Omg “there might be a T in Dollar General”
We all have friends like this. when they have a conversation with you, have to decode what they're trying to say.
Unless you don't have friends like that, but that just means it's you.
There's a Boomhower in every crowd.
@@asdisskagen6487 BOOMHOWER! LOL Thats it! He was the funniest guy on that show!
Yeah, I do know a few annoying people who want to go to a "Mick Donald's" before swinging into a "Wall Mart" to buy some "Sprite".
Just say you want some Micky D's before getting some coke at the store, already!
We have a road back home called Saint Clair’s Creek Road until I was in my 30s I would’ve spelled it as Sinklers Creek road.😆😆😆
Piggly Wiggly used to run commercials back when I was stationed at Ft Bragg in the 80s. They even had a jingle. "Piiiiigly Wiggly. Piiiiiiigly wiggly"
Yes!
Gonna need more of these Matt 😂
1:11 @Matt Mitchell. Just FYI, Dollar General was founded in Scottsville Kentucky. They are now headquartered in Tennessee.
I lost it when you roasted Vandy.🤣🤣🤣
Born and raised in SC. Huge, huge Star Wars fan. Born in 79. When I was a kid, I loved Obie Kenobi.
Keep ‘‘em coming bud. Great work as always.
Matt, you are my brother from another mother! Every. Single. Answer. Keep up the great work!
Nobody knows what is in a Dollar General until they get all the boxes unpacked. And since they never get all the boxes un packed....nobody knows what is really inside a Dollar General.
Except for Little Debbie's. There is always Little Debbie's in Dollar General.
"There is no tea in dollar general"
... that one snuck up on me.
This is real, "you want a coke?" "yes" "Which flavor?" "Sprite"
Oh gosh... I so literally laughed out loud with "Belks". Guilty as charged. 😆
Midwesterner here and I got like half of the product ones wrong as well.
It's cool. I've heard before "The only things differentiating the South from the Midwest are location and climate."
Gotcha Matt. The Dollar General Stores were founded in Scottsville, Kentucky by J.L. Turner. The headquarters moved to Tennessee in 2000.
*thundercrack*
“Ooh is that the lightning round?”
“No we just got a severe thunderstorm warning and a tornado watch.”
Edit: Tuscaloosa, two hours later, and now it’s clear skies. The entirety of the Cahaba River dumped on top of us in under 15 minutes, and now the clouds are gone.
Same in Stone Mountain, Ga . LOL
The Dollar General HQ is in Tennessee, but it was started in Scottville, Kentucky.
Aren’t all those carbonated beverages coke!!!!!🤣🤣🤣. Wanna coke? Yeah! What kind?
I grew up in S Florida (so surrounded by northerners-Boca), and my stepdad was from Kentucky. He used to tell a joke: “Why did the Wise Men have ashes on their feet? Because they came from afar.” I didn’t understand this joke until I moved to Kentucky.
I thought Dixie Rexall was one word until we left Alabama. It was astonishing to see a drugstore with the name of Rexall - "where's the rest of the name?"
Well done!!! I laughed out loud!!! Thank you!!!
Move that man to the championchips bracket!
🤣😂💯 the absolute most accurate video you've ever made....well done Sir!!
Definitely didn't think anything was wrong with Reese's 😂
LOL SAME!!!
It's pronounced Ree-siz.
Haha I even went back to listen a second time just to make sure. Sounded fine to this yankee 🤷🏻♀️
Some people call them "Reesie cups" here in MI too. I've always wondered where that nickname came from. Maybe now I know.
Same here.
This was so accurate. And my mother for some reason cannot say "Holly" if you put the word "Springs" after it. The pronunciation changes to "Holler Springs". To make matters worse, I have a daughter named Holly. Ever since I told my kids about it, they keep waiting on my mom to call Holly, "Holler". LOL! She hasn't yet. And she always uses a "k" instead of a "t" in Walmart.
ROFL!!! Hilarious as always. "Reesie" must be an Alabama thing. They're called Reese's cups/pieces in Texas.
I see how you spelled it, but how do you pronounce it?
@@donniestoolthoughts9209 "Reese is"
@@adambaldoni5491that one was really tripping me up because I’m like how tf did he say that one wrong? I was not hearing it.
I lost it at "It's like we're not even speaking the same language?" "No we aint!"
I am from the North, and i was visiting Atlanta in 1996. i stopped at a kroger's to buy a map and/or ask directions. Some young female employee was on the phone, but i approached her to ask for maps/directions. i listened to her talk for TWO MINUTES, and didnt understand even 1 word she said. I was thinking 'where in the blue hell am i" LOL
Really clever! Laughed out loud 😂
this reminds me of my grandpa, who was from louisiana, writing M-T on all empty boxes and when my whole fuckin family couldn’t figure out and asked him about it- he belly laughed and said “read it again. but slowly.” and i immediately got it but the rest of my family still couldn’t figure it out until i finally hollered “it’s EMMM TEEEYYY” 😂
it’s great when you know what answers he will give
The "crack house" had me on the floor! 😂😂😂
LOL THE CRACKHOUSE I CANT 😂🤣
That got me good lmao
We call it the house of crack!😂