10 Ways to Piss Off a Southerner

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  • Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
  • If you are heading to The South of the US there are a few things you should know not to do so you don't upset the locals. Here are some overall things to remember about traveling in the Southeast US so you can make new friends and have a great time whether you are visiting Savannah, Georgia, Charleston, South Carolina, Natchez, Mississippi, New Orleans, Lousiana, or any other fantastic southern city.
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  • @krisevans5022
    @krisevans5022 4 месяца назад +27

    My brother in law married a woman from Valdosta, Ga. He moved there. My family and I were driving from Ohio to Florida. They wanted us to stop for the night. Which we did. Here’s one thing you never do - when a southern woman makes food for her visiting in-laws, you don’t say you aren’t really hungry. I was rude. I did eat after I saw the look on her face. It was wonderful. She was a lovely person

    • @woltersworld
      @woltersworld  4 месяца назад +9

      Yep. Even if you are full, you eat

    • @TheMVCoho
      @TheMVCoho 4 месяца назад +2

      thats more of a basic common sense life skill than a southern thing but, glad you finally realized you were in the wrong.

    • @oooh19
      @oooh19 Месяц назад

      @@woltersworldfrankly that’s kinda pushy but at the same time if you’re traveling why not indulge in free food from the fam?

  • @jackmcclary2136
    @jackmcclary2136 4 месяца назад +36

    As I was leaving Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room one of the hosts came over from across the room and said "I hope you enjoyed everything. I just wanted to say thank you so much for taking off your hat in the restaurant." I was both honored and impressed at the degree to which manners matter.

    • @ny4i
      @ny4i 4 месяца назад +9

      My grandmother would rise up from her grave to swat the hat from my head if I ever wore a hat indoors.

    • @deadzio
      @deadzio 4 месяца назад

      Cant believe people still loosing shit over hats in restaurant 🤣🤣 i bet that big hole in my head would make people.enjoy their food while watching my head 👍👍

  • @itsnotme07
    @itsnotme07 4 месяца назад +9

    Sometimes "Bless Your Heart" doesn't mean that....

  • @apallok54
    @apallok54 4 месяца назад +21

    North Florida is the south I promise lol. The more north in Florida you go the more south it gets

    • @comm2531
      @comm2531 4 месяца назад +2

      Yes

    • @DK-vn7lr
      @DK-vn7lr 4 месяца назад +1

      I just came here to say that

  • @phillipbranch8291
    @phillipbranch8291 4 месяца назад +10

    Another way to tick off a Southerner is for a woman from the north to get bent out of shape when someone in the South addresses her as "ma'am." It's a form of respect and most kids in the South are taught to address their parents and other adults as "Sir" or Ma'am.

  • @jacinta83504
    @jacinta83504 4 месяца назад +27

    As a native New Orleanian, these are pretty accurate. I would also add that we say ma'am and sir regardless of age. I can't stand when someone says don't call me ma'am or sir because it makes me feel old. I say it out of respect and mannerisms

    • @penelopepitstop762
      @penelopepitstop762 4 месяца назад +5

      Yes, ma’am. And you know what? Ive noticed my son’s friends say yes/no ma’am and I think that’s so nice coming from young people.

    • @incantations446
      @incantations446 4 месяца назад +3

      I say it even to children. It’s about being respectful not at all about age.

    • @fourlittlebirds6166
      @fourlittlebirds6166 4 месяца назад +2

      Can confirm. As a Southern California transplant to Tennessee, it’s respect, and courtesy. If you don’t have it, people WILL notice, and they WILL remember you later for it. Also; don’t tell people that you don’t have “family” from around the south. Family ANY family from ANY southern states originally, counts. They like to feel you’ve got a connection here. No connections… ever, and it’s much harder to make friends. Might be sounding like a stretch, but it’s actually true. Grandparents or distant relatives that you can relay certain towns in the south etc, those still count. There are actually lots of people here who can trace their family back to the civil war. (Or earlier)-
      Southern pride is strong, as well as pride in family. You will never see so many people as when your little league kid has a game. Seriously EVERY relative that kid has within driving distance, as well as neighbor, teacher, and friends from church will ALL show up. Family really matters here. And if you don’t have family, someone else’s family will adopt you as their own, and you will be invited to everything. Whenever possible, go. Southerners have loooooong memories. 😂

  • @paulforbes1217
    @paulforbes1217 4 месяца назад +18

    The difference between a Yankee and a Damn Yankee? A Yankee visits and returns North. A Damn Yankee stays.

  • @solokom
    @solokom 4 месяца назад +13

    My German brain: "Smiling without a reason or knowing them, small talk AND humid weather?" - _slowly crosses the south from the travel list_ 😄
    PS: the BBQ might win me over, though. 😉

    • @tracib.7725
      @tracib.7725 4 месяца назад +3

      @solokom but Southern small talk is usually pretty entertaining! Even if the topic isn’t particularly funny, usually the glimps into someone else’s life or the witty/glib give and take is enjoyable!
      Be happy to be there, grateful for the moment/food/view (whatever) and share that moment with the fellow human that is part of it, even if it’s a cashier at a gas station.

    • @D20AttackRolls
      @D20AttackRolls 4 месяца назад +4

      One of my friends from Germany was super awkward at first because of those reasons as well, but she ended up falling in love with the southern attitude, food, and hobbies and still comes back from Germany to visit her "2nd home" as often as she is able.

    • @johnalden5821
      @johnalden5821 4 месяца назад +3

      Yep, in my experience the Germans have to resort to techno and nude spas to get rid of the uptightness. In the South, it's just bourbon and conversation.

  • @tracib.7725
    @tracib.7725 4 месяца назад +18

    1) pan-handle of Florida and far northern Florida are accepted as Southern.
    2) Louisiana is the deepest of the Deep South. Yes, we are unique in a lot of ways, differing from the rest, but we are 1000% the deepest of Southern. That’s another way to tick off a Southerner…claim they aren’t Southern!
    I know you did a shout out at the end but it the omission earlier stung like a wasp.

    • @llamasugar5478
      @llamasugar5478 4 месяца назад +3

      One FL gal said, “The farther north you go in Florida, the more southern it gets.”
      It’s true!

    • @josephhoward8637
      @josephhoward8637 4 месяца назад

      Amen from “very Southern Memphis TN”
      Great video, should help those that want to be helped!

  • @gnosis7662
    @gnosis7662 4 месяца назад +30

    Simple travel tip: When traveling to hot or humid places in the northern hemisphere, travel between October - April. You'll be a lot more comfortable!

    • @barryfletcher7136
      @barryfletcher7136 4 месяца назад +1

      The best-weather months to visit New Orleans are November and April. Halloween to early May is overall OK to visit New Orleans. July and August are brutally hot + humid and the only attraction is that hotels often offer lower rates during those months.

  • @wendell_stamps
    @wendell_stamps 4 месяца назад +35

    Recently moved to the South. A few good ways to piss them off:
    - Compare anything in the South to where you came from
    - Tell the Southerners that you were moved down to the South by your company
    - Follow that up with a snarky "because there just isn't the local talent around here that can do my job"
    - Complain about Southern food
    - Be in a hurry in general

    • @wendell_stamps
      @wendell_stamps 4 месяца назад +2

      The point about "don't imitate the accent" is very very true. If you're with someone you don't know and do a Southern accent which makes them sound dumb, you're going to upset people.

    • @Caderic
      @Caderic 4 месяца назад +5

      "...you were moved down to the South by your company..." the quickest way to not make friends!

    • @tracib.7725
      @tracib.7725 4 месяца назад +1

      @wendell_stamps it sounds like you may have learned the hard way? You okay?

    • @wendell_stamps
      @wendell_stamps 4 месяца назад +2

      @tracib.7725 the hard way is pretty much the only way to learn in the south

    • @wendell_stamps
      @wendell_stamps 4 месяца назад +2

      @Caderic it's a dig at the preconceived attitude many southerners have that "those damn Yankees are moving down here."
      No, I didn't move down here. I *was moved* down here.

  • @StrikeEagle784
    @StrikeEagle784 4 месяца назад +3

    The manners and the slow pace of life is why I love the South. I’m from NY, and people are generally cold, way too fast, and don’t want to enjoy a good small talk every now and again.

  • @RickP2012
    @RickP2012 4 месяца назад +25

    Living in England, the only thing I saw from the Southern States growing up was the Dukes of Hazzard. So I imagine everyone driving around in orange Dodge Chargers with the doors welded shut, speeding away from the local cops who are always trying to set them up for some felony or other.

    • @RebelCowboysRVs
      @RebelCowboysRVs 4 месяца назад +9

      That is way more accurate than you would ever believe. But thats backwoods south, not city south. Seriously, I did not know that show was meant to be a comedy until I was in my 30s. It was just a show about the world I lived in.

    • @kirancourt
      @kirancourt 4 месяца назад +5

      And all we saw of England was East Enders...with all that entails. ;)

    • @wendell_stamps
      @wendell_stamps 4 месяца назад +8

      It's all pickup trucks now

    • @RickP2012
      @RickP2012 4 месяца назад +1

      @@kirancourt That was pretty close to what London was like when it started - grotty and miserable!

    • @Alan-lv9rw
      @Alan-lv9rw 4 месяца назад +4

      Growing up in the U.S., I thought England was just like Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

  • @mattm597
    @mattm597 4 месяца назад +9

    In Florida, the farther south you go, the farther north you go. 😒

  • @sburris65
    @sburris65 4 месяца назад +7

    Do not tell us how much better things are where your from. You can to visit us, so act right while you're here!

  • @atoswald
    @atoswald 4 месяца назад +29

    I have to disagree with you on Florida, Mark. I was raised in Pensacola, and they are Southern and proud of it there. The Southern half of Florida is less so, but Northern Florida and the Panhandle are true Southerners.

    • @chd_123
      @chd_123 4 месяца назад +8

      100%. The north Florida southerner - the “Florida Cracker” - is the most forgotten story of interest demographic in America. It’s a tragedy.

    • @matthewhenderson5070
      @matthewhenderson5070 4 месяца назад +5

      Agreed, I grew up in Fort Walton Beach and it’s definitely “The South” Jokingly referred to by locals as LA… lower Alabama

    • @ShamileII
      @ShamileII 4 месяца назад +1

      I live in Lakeland which is not considered the south....maybe north of Ocala. Even though my home state is GA, it's more of a relaxed and polite version of northern culture here.

    • @atoswald
      @atoswald 4 месяца назад

      @@ShamileII Lakeland is definitely the Southern half of Florida, which is a completely different environment than Northern Florida. Heavier snowbird populations that far down.

    • @cscarlton24
      @cscarlton24 4 месяца назад +1

      Yea, north of I-4 (Tampa and Orlando) is Southern.

  • @michaeldufresne9428
    @michaeldufresne9428 4 месяца назад +6

    I love this. (Grew up outside of New Orleans). When I moved to San Antonio I was watching the news and the weather guy was complaining about the high humidity. It was 40%. I just laughed. I am from the South, I grew up with temperatures in the 90's with humidities to match. 40 is not high, that is a treat!!!

  • @floridapanhandling3136
    @floridapanhandling3136 4 месяца назад +7

    Florida is southern!!! Floridians in the north and the panhandle take offense at NOT being considered southern. Parts of the panhandle easily qualify as deep southern.

  • @karladoesstuff
    @karladoesstuff 4 месяца назад +30

    Yes, Arkansas is in the South!!!! People who say we're part of the midwest should have been here in the '70s when Chicagoans discovered our real estate prices and weather and started flocking here to retire. They moved here with a Yankee attitude of "We've got to teach these dumb hillbillies how to do everything" and generated a TON of resentment in this Southern culture. They ended up clustering in little colonies in gated communities like Hot Springs Village. What most people don't realize is that Arkansas is the barbecue crossroads, where the southeast pork meets Texas-style beef. We have the best of all of it!

    • @RotneybotOfficial
      @RotneybotOfficial 4 месяца назад +1

      Now I wanna visit Arkansas.

    • @Zodia195
      @Zodia195 4 месяца назад +3

      I got to visit your state when my family took a road to Branson, Missouri, and yeah having met people there, y'all are very nice and I definitely would consider y'all Southern (Texan here btw). Definitely can see why Arkansas is called the Natural State.

    • @bbqbros3648
      @bbqbros3648 4 месяца назад +2

      If you ask me, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Oklahoma are southern states. That’s how the US census defines them - Missouri can claim southern and it doesn’t bother me. They have a complex history.

    • @phillipbranch8291
      @phillipbranch8291 4 месяца назад +1

      Oklahoma is not part of the South and neither is Missouri. Arkansas is!

    • @llamasugar5478
      @llamasugar5478 4 месяца назад

      Here’s the test, near as I can figure:
      Is un-sweet tea even an option? Do you get side-eye or a “bless your heart” if you ask for it?
      If the answers are No and Yes, respectively, then you’re a southern state.

  • @kevinbennett2477
    @kevinbennett2477 4 месяца назад +2

    This video made me miss Savannah, GA so much. Honestly one of the best cities in the country, if not world.

  • @StevenFarmerComedy
    @StevenFarmerComedy 4 месяца назад +5

    I was raised in Arkansas. Trust me it’s the south. Especially the southeast where I’m from

  • @geograph-ology4343
    @geograph-ology4343 4 месяца назад +10

    Having lived in New York and Miami, you are right about the South. We moved from Miami to North Carolina and luckily I knew the language. Heat, riches, manners, slower pace, BBQ, and sweet tea pretty much. says it all.

  • @mrn13
    @mrn13 4 месяца назад +4

    Splendid architecture in the backgrounds

  • @TeutonicNordwind
    @TeutonicNordwind 4 месяца назад +7

    All good advice for the south but I've got news for you. Michigan has real humidity in summer. Look on a map. Two peninsulas surrounded by water, lots of inland lakes and long summer stretches in high 80's and 90's. It's real

    • @LizMillerDesign
      @LizMillerDesign 4 месяца назад +1

      Southerners laugh at 80s and 90s, that’s a chilly sweater day in March, lol

    • @TeutonicNordwind
      @TeutonicNordwind 4 месяца назад +1

      @@LizMillerDesign They can't survive without AC, dingledork. We all laugh at you and your silly words. I lived in Alabama for several years and have family there and in Florida. On the other hand, a half inch of snow falls in the south and the world shuts down. They whine about it being so cold when it's 35 or 40. They have no idea what it's like to go three weeks with it never getting above 20. That's when we eat lots of meat and cheese to keep the body metabolism and strength up! Nothing like some tasty dead piggies, chickens, cows and deer to warm the soul... 🙂

  • @goldenstilettos3166
    @goldenstilettos3166 4 месяца назад +7

    My wife is from Alabama and I visited AL, FL and TX a few times and yessss to all of this, looking forward to sharing it with her because I know she'll agree 🤣
    And yes, Alabama was the first place where I sweated my ass off while standing still, the humidity and heat are next-level

    • @johnalden5821
      @johnalden5821 4 месяца назад +1

      I lived for a while in Augusta, Georgia. I swear to God the trees were sweating and I thought the cicadas were going to fly off with me to feed their kids.

  • @_brandixx
    @_brandixx 4 месяца назад +2

    The photo of those fried green tomatoes... omg!!! 🤤🤤🤤
    Jocelyn saying the humidity keeps the wrinkles away is 💯 LMAOOO

  • @nickpvb
    @nickpvb 4 месяца назад +4

    We grew up in Miami-Dade, then attended Florida State University (in Tallahassee) we tell people we moved up north to go “down south”.

  • @ArmandoBellagio
    @ArmandoBellagio 4 месяца назад +8

    Must be difficult for tourists here from Germany. It's like the opposite. You don't smile at strangers, otherwise people think you are weird or up to no good and small-talk is frowned up.

  • @elir2041
    @elir2041 4 месяца назад +1

    Floridian here 😂, love Savanna, one of my favorites cities, nothing beats the southern charm, great video

  • @clrobinson1776
    @clrobinson1776 4 месяца назад +5

    I live in Cary NC (near Raleigh) It stands for: containment area for relocated yankees. Bless their hearts.

    • @Hamsalad2
      @Hamsalad2 4 месяца назад

      I’m a yankee (live in Greensboro), that is funny but true!

    • @sidgriffith1592
      @sidgriffith1592 4 месяца назад

      NC has a lot of half backs. They lived in Florida then moved half way back up north.

  • @TheSlipperFitsMe
    @TheSlipperFitsMe 4 месяца назад +2

    Both my husband and I grew up in the South and we’ve lived all throughout it and the rest of the United States (though we live in Austria now.) I realize you did not grow up in the South, but Arkansas is considered the South. Maybe not patois-speaking Cajun, but we bless our own share of hearts. We might be the buckle on the Southern Belt, but we are still in it and not nearly adjacent. I mean, dude, we’re right on the same lateral line as Tennessee and lower than Kentucky. We share a good portion of our Western border with Texas. We’re one state above the Gulf … I’m not getting mad; I’m getting mad adjacent. 😊Bless your heart … pass me some of them boiled peanuts.

  • @ShamileII
    @ShamileII 4 месяца назад +2

    lol....I'm so used to you doing crazy places like "the poorest town in the former Soviet Union" instead of my home state and where I live. Originally from Eatonton GA and live in Lakeland Florida.
    You really hit the nail on smiles , warmth openness and manners. That's why i always find it odd when I've been to Europe or even Canada, no one smiles
    ....and it's not go dogs....but go dawgs 😂 lol

  • @chd_123
    @chd_123 4 месяца назад +8

    100%. The north Florida southerner - the “Florida Cracker” - is the most forgotten story of interest demographic in America. It’s a tragedy.

  • @evan22303
    @evan22303 4 месяца назад +12

    I grew up in the Washington, DC suburbs, but I've lived almost 17 years in the Raleigh area. I have adapted to southern cultures in some ways, but I still sometimes show my northern state personality in others. I love making small talk in the lines, especially if the line is really long. I started liking barbecue in the first year I came here, and I started liking sweet tea about 3 years later. I'm not really into college sports, but I do love me some Publix sandwiches and humid summers. If I go to NYC, I won't be eating southern foods(I will pretty much live on pizza up there). I also smile at everyone in public(didn't do that when I lived in NOVA).

    • @acivilright
      @acivilright 4 месяца назад +4

      Hate to tell you this, but Virginia and Maryland are part of the south. Yes, it is also part of the weird midAtlantic region. But it's also southern.

    • @louiseleonard8078
      @louiseleonard8078 4 месяца назад

      Pub sub not sandwich

  • @barryfletcher7136
    @barryfletcher7136 4 месяца назад +23

    I was born in Louisiana and have lived here for most of my life. I also lived in Alabama as a child and have lived abroad for about a quarter of my life. Some of this is overstated if you live in a city in the South, though maybe not if you live in a rural area. For example, you do not have to make eye contact with and grin at everyone you encounter. I agree small talk is important. Slow service is NOT everywhere. I agree about manners. Not every restaurant has ice tea that is already sweetened. I absolutely agree about criticizing SEC football, but not about "Go Dogs". Florida is indeed filled with northerners, but most of them try to be nice. Agree about heat, humidity, and insects.

    • @Zodia195
      @Zodia195 4 месяца назад +10

      Yeah Texan here, and I live near San Antonio, I definitely don't expect small talk in the city. I myself with do it briefly if I am in a line for something, but yeah I am not going to 'expect it' from others. Me being polite and nice was ingrained from me since I can remember, so it comes naturally. Lol I think the only times I think Texans forget their manners is when they drive lol. My mom, bless her heart, gets mad at the drop of the hat when someone doesn't drive right lol.

    • @Skyking6976
      @Skyking6976 4 месяца назад +1

      @@Zodia195 AND I moved from SA to southern NJ…outside Philly about 10 years ago. There is zero small talk up here. Get your shit and get out the door. They don’t want to hear about your day nor tell you about theirs. They are in a hurry…not just drive fast like SA but get out of my way or I’ll mow you ass down…hurry. It’s about making money and don’t take it personal if they screw you over…it’s just business. When I get to my Florida home my IQ goes up about 30 points it seems. My diet in SA other than Tex-Mex, was Cracker Barrel. Up here…not so much. Granted the food is healthier but not better…better.

  • @blindpanthervlogs
    @blindpanthervlogs 4 месяца назад +4

    One way you could really piss off people in the south is if you drive slow in the left lane. In South Carolina it pisses them off so much that you can even get a ticket for it. Respect the way we drive down here and the way we use the lanes. we put slow people in fast people in separate lanes so that they don’t cause problems for each other. You can avoid a lot of accidents that way. For those who say the left lane is used for passing, in the south people who are driving fast stay in the left lane because we want to pass everybody who isn’t driving fast.

  • @World_Act
    @World_Act 4 месяца назад +2

    Alabama born and raised, we fish in the river and party on the lake.

  • @Starscreamious
    @Starscreamious 4 месяца назад +3

    I've been in SC since the 80s.
    When you're in the deep south you'll get strangers waving to you from their car. Sometimes you even get a hello honk.

  • @luffegasen7711
    @luffegasen7711 4 месяца назад +2

    As an introvert Dane ... Smiling at random People .... THAT'S a thoughie! ;)

  • @Commonsenseisnotcommon8
    @Commonsenseisnotcommon8 4 месяца назад +7

    4:00 Go Dawgs!!! 🐶
    As a southerner, this is been my favorite video of y’alls. I love the European stuff but I had no idea how many things that you just had on your list that weren’t common sense. small talk at the cash register and smiling is a huge one. When I smile at people and they don’t smile back. Normally, I assume that they’re not from the south nowadays. Because of a large influx of northerners/foreigners in the last few years But yeah, some people around here are not that in tuned and it would piss a lot of people off.
    And when you were talking about that barbecue showing that video I was getting so hungry. Yeah don’t sleep on the roadside stops. Also, that’s the best place to get boiled peanuts.

  • @wlhamaty
    @wlhamaty 4 месяца назад +5

    Absolutely do NOT be in a hurry. I have lived in NC for over 40 years, married a Carolina Girl, my kids were born here, and I still have to be intentional about taking it slow. If someone is chatting with the cashier, they are having a precious moment of human interaction. Just let it be. You can wait. And when it is your turn smile, say hello, and make some small talk.
    "Bless your heart" is advanced Southern. It can mean many different things depending on context and inflection. It takes years to get a feel for it.

  • @acivilright
    @acivilright 4 месяца назад +11

    Food one is so accurate. People can claim their x is better than the southern version. We just laugh inside because you are only saying that because your palate has been destroyed by unseasoned food.

  • @AndrewSmith-if2dh
    @AndrewSmith-if2dh 4 месяца назад +6

    Great presentation, but he forgot to mention that NORTH Florida (@ least rural North Florida) is still part of the South.

    • @louiseleonard8078
      @louiseleonard8078 4 месяца назад

      Yes! Apparently he never read The Yearling or Cross Creek😊

  • @davidrice6724
    @davidrice6724 4 месяца назад +5

    Hmmm...not sure how much of this is still true.... Too many Northerners have moved down..😅

  • @comm2531
    @comm2531 4 месяца назад +7

    I live in Texas and lived in North Florida around Jacksonville, and Tallahassee. They are pretty well enough southerners as they come. Moreso than Houston. Ya i complain about the heat in summer. Its brutal down here for a long time. Opposite of cold winters up North.

    • @louiseleonard8078
      @louiseleonard8078 4 месяца назад

      Native here. Love when people try to tell me they get humidity in Pennsylvania or the Midwest. I'm like, "come here on July or August and we'll talk " 😂

  • @user-gz7op7wd7y
    @user-gz7op7wd7y 4 месяца назад +1

    Southerners expect visitors to be polite, sociable, and to be respectful of others. Doing these things makes life a lot more pleasant.

  • @TerribleShmeltingAccident
    @TerribleShmeltingAccident 4 месяца назад +1

    As a southerner (I live in LA….lower alabama) I can confirm most of these. the sweet tea thing, you won’t find a restaurant in the south that does not serve sweet tea….its just the way it is around here! in our homes sweet tea is a cheap alternative to expensive soda beverages. I can guarantee that every refrigerator in the south has either Kool-Aid, sweet tea, milk, or all three. As far as the eye contact statement at the beginning of the video, that’s absolutely correct. We consider it polite to talk to everybody come in contact with. This includes random strangers! if you’re close enough to me to make eye contact, I’m going to say hello & ask how you’re day is going. I’m gonna hold the door for you whether you’re a man or a woman, please don’t read to far into it, im simply being polite. I’m gonna make small talk, it gives me an opportunity to learn a lot about somebody in a short time…based on how they carry themselves, their body language, and more importantly, they’re willingness to engage. Finally the biggest issue I have is when people take my accent as stupidity. What does it matter that my mother and father are brother & sister! ( a little self deprecation 😂)

  • @nancylancaster5457
    @nancylancaster5457 4 месяца назад +3

    I was raised in the northwest corner of Indiana but have lived all over the country. My favorite part is the south. They smile and say "Hey" all the time. You need help? They will jump right in. Hungry? They have the best food! They tend to be a little "chunky"? That's because the food is so good. Need directions? They will gladly give them to you and often will just take you there. Yeah, it's hot 9 months of the year, folks move slower, talk slower - gives you more time to enjoy life. Y'all come visit us. 😅

  • @marytillman372
    @marytillman372 4 месяца назад +5

    Problem with Florida is that there are way too many Yankees here!!!

  • @madcatjo
    @madcatjo 4 месяца назад +8

    😅"You come here and say you have heat and humidity in Michigan or wherever the heck you're from...."
    * Australia has joined the chat.
    Oh and thanks for the Palmetto Bugs, America. We have those things here too. 🤪

    • @Zodia195
      @Zodia195 4 месяца назад +5

      Lol Hawaii might like to have a word too lol. But yeah I was thinking of Australia too.

    • @cherylk1518
      @cherylk1518 4 месяца назад +1

      Hahaha 😂 best comment 👍😁 and so true…from what I’ve seen on TV anyway….cause I’m from GA, goooooooooo Dawgs!

  • @tobiojo6469
    @tobiojo6469 4 месяца назад +2

    Hey Mark, great video

  • @AvanHamaland
    @AvanHamaland 4 месяца назад +1

    I have been to Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas and people were just so friendly, I loved it!
    And you're right: some of the most unassuming places serve the best food.

  • @matthewestrada5217
    @matthewestrada5217 4 месяца назад +2

    Words for the wise, just respect people.

  • @knotheadusc
    @knotheadusc 4 месяца назад

    As a Southerner who lives in Germany, I have to admit this video gave me a chuckle.

  • @ny4i
    @ny4i 4 месяца назад +5

    Don't tell us how much better you do things in New York. And remember, I-95 runs both ways so feel free to go back. That is what people told me when I moved from NY. :) Yes I was the obnoxious New Yorker when I got here 42 years ago.

  • @kathyfuesting1165
    @kathyfuesting1165 4 месяца назад +1

    We thought Illini fans were intense. Moved to Knoxville SEC fans are a whole another animal. We did love our Hickory River bbq.

  • @llamasugar5478
    @llamasugar5478 4 месяца назад

    Best BBQ we ever had was from a tiny joint that shared a building with an auto-repair shop.

  • @royrice8021
    @royrice8021 4 месяца назад +2

    One big way to keep a southerner happy: Don’t come, stay at home! 😊😊😊

  • @Mark1405Leeds
    @Mark1405Leeds 4 месяца назад +2

    The food and the people sound fantastic - the humidity is a no for me!

  • @joeychitwood6004
    @joeychitwood6004 4 месяца назад

    Love you guys! From GA… Go Dawgs! ❤Savannah!

  • @user-mq9ov9ib2l
    @user-mq9ov9ib2l 4 месяца назад +1

    Que hermoso lugar ❤

  • @OISaviour
    @OISaviour 4 месяца назад +1

    Go! Wifey!
    I apologize for I've probably watched 40-50 Wolters World, and seen your smile many times, and don't recalll your name, but, glad to see your passion flow out of you.
    Many Blessings for you, your family and the South.
    Looking forward Wolter's for your "Pissing off the North" video.

  • @stacyrussell460
    @stacyrussell460 4 месяца назад +1

    These tips will come in handy as my husband & I are planning our anniversary trip to Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge later this year. Thanks.

  • @matthewhenderson5070
    @matthewhenderson5070 4 месяца назад +1

    North Florida IS in the “south”
    “The South” ends somewhere around Orlando

  • @karenkranig2968
    @karenkranig2968 4 месяца назад

    Spot on Mark & Jocelyn! I’m originally from Illinois and have lived here in East Tennessee for 30+ years and love it! ❤

  • @adi91216
    @adi91216 4 месяца назад +5

    Every state in the US is like a new country with its own unique culture. I've only been to California..barely scratched the surface. Plenty more to see.

    • @timmmahhhh
      @timmmahhhh 4 месяца назад +3

      And California itself is pretty diverse.

  • @teanott5073
    @teanott5073 4 месяца назад +12

    I would be proud to be a flordia man they are invincible to everything and are always hilarious no matter the situation

  • @ShortVersion1
    @ShortVersion1 4 месяца назад +1

    Love seeing you get to Savannah! We lived right around the corner from where you filmed back in college. ❤😂

  • @sdv23100
    @sdv23100 4 месяца назад +1

    We don't do it like this up North . You'll probably receive a one finger salute .

  • @RebelCowboysRVs
    @RebelCowboysRVs 4 месяца назад +2

    Tying strings to bugs is a thing down here... Had a lot of "pet" june bugs as a kid. Parents get real good at tying those tiny knots.

  • @dellunn7026
    @dellunn7026 4 месяца назад

    sounds epic there and lovely, same sort of attitude to cornwall uk

  • @candicehall925
    @candicehall925 4 месяца назад +1

    As I sit here in the Savannah airport about to leave this beautiful place after 10 days it was nice to see your video pop up!! Missing the architecture and beautiful street lines trees already! It’s been colder than expected this go around, wouldn’t have minded a little bit of the Savannah heat and humidity 😂 perhaps in June 🎉

  • @andrejka_talking_out_loud
    @andrejka_talking_out_loud 4 месяца назад +2

    I am in Arkansas and I find the people working the register or tables are moderately social at the store or restaurants ... similar to what I found anywhere. Every once in a while someone driving apologizes or moves back from the zebra crossing when I am downtown trying to cross the street which is different.

  • @sandranynj7118
    @sandranynj7118 4 месяца назад +4

    Yes. Always say Hello in the South. I lived there for years and got use to it. Then when I moved back to New York, people thought I was crazy when I said Hello (They men though I liked them, the women thought rolled their eyes at me).

    • @Lv-nq9qz
      @Lv-nq9qz 4 месяца назад +4

      Thats because when a stranger comes up to you in NY and says hello, its usually followed by "I just need a couple of bucks for a sandwhich..." or "would you like to hear about our lord and savior..." maybe if you're lucky, its just someone asking for directions, but more likely they're gonna ask you for a cigarette

    • @Mrshowbiz69
      @Mrshowbiz69 4 месяца назад +1

      @@Lv-nq9qz 100%

    • @CricketsBay
      @CricketsBay 4 месяца назад +1

      That sounds exactly like Omaha, Nebraska. "No, sorry, I don't smoke," and "No. Hail Satan!" have become my go-to's since I moved here. Man, there's a lot of street corner preachers here, and they are persistent.

  • @The_FloridaMan
    @The_FloridaMan 4 месяца назад +5

    Florida is the South. Miami is not but the rest of us get offended if you don't consider us southern. Come on, brother, you gotta do better than that.
    Spending too much time at the theme parks not enough time in Polk County.

  • @aaronclift
    @aaronclift 4 месяца назад +3

    I would only include far eastern Texas as part of the South, and even that designation is debatable. Texas is kind of its own thing.

    • @woltersworld
      @woltersworld  4 месяца назад +2

      Yes, texas is kind of its own thing

    • @CricketsBay
      @CricketsBay 4 месяца назад +1

      Texas is like 10 different states rolled into 1.

  • @dwhetsel695
    @dwhetsel695 4 месяца назад

    Jocelyn, it’s GB🍊!! 😂

  • @MercenaryTX
    @MercenaryTX 4 месяца назад

    Upset a Southerner when I said Jefferson Davis was never President. Oh that President. My father had a hilarious reaction to boiled peanuts. They took it in stride.

  • @fortunes_youtube
    @fortunes_youtube 4 месяца назад +1

    Initiation test for being in the South: heat, humidity, and hurricanes. Gotta have all 3. Florida Panhandle is still the South but Floridians are just built different I'm afraid.

  • @nancykelly5999
    @nancykelly5999 4 месяца назад

    Pretty accurate 😂

  • @WhereIsHeist
    @WhereIsHeist 4 месяца назад +1

    LOL... "Illinois BBQ" 😂

  • @dr.veronikasandul
    @dr.veronikasandul 4 месяца назад

    Happy New Year dear friend!🤗👏

  • @rebeccacronan
    @rebeccacronan 4 месяца назад +5

    You left Louisiana out of the deep south list. I live in south Louisiana, we like to joke around here if you live north of I -10 (interstate) youre a yankee.

  • @gtramerica4565
    @gtramerica4565 4 месяца назад

    As a southerner that lives in Ga ! Anytime i visit the north i ask for coke which means soda back home but they call it 'pop'

  • @craigwoolbert2443
    @craigwoolbert2443 4 месяца назад

    Good stuff

  • @Mike_Greentea
    @Mike_Greentea 4 месяца назад

    Very good 😂

  • @bbqbros3648
    @bbqbros3648 4 месяца назад +4

    Woah woah woah, The US census defines Arkansas and Oklahoma as southern. Those are two states that fought for the South (Oklahoma was just territory at the time, but it was also the last to surrender) I would not place either of those states in the Midwest at all. Kentucky and Missouri can both claim southern and it won’t bother me at all.

  • @mohammedhassouni2026
    @mohammedhassouni2026 4 месяца назад

    Friday night is a great night for football !!! hahahah

  • @jamesclick8223
    @jamesclick8223 4 месяца назад +1

    I'm 60,lived in Georgia my whole life. I lived 23 years in Atlanta and since 2016 out in the country between Savannah and Augusta. The first two on your list I don't find as true anymore. Between people moving here from other places and generational changes the south not as friendly as when I was younger. The Florida thing is spot on. Extreme north Florida could be part of Georgia but the rest of it is it's own thing. Fun list.

  • @Mrhandfriends
    @Mrhandfriends 4 месяца назад +2

    As Brits we love the south ! ❤

  • @ironman0917
    @ironman0917 2 месяца назад +1

    Go Tigers!

  • @sarah-phillips
    @sarah-phillips 4 месяца назад +2

    Just avoid doing anything that elicits a "bless your heart".

  • @Graygeezer
    @Graygeezer 4 месяца назад +3

    The sweet tea advice is correct. Sugar will not adequately dissolve in a cold liquid. Don’t show your ignorance by thinking a couple of packets of sugar will make cold tea taste right.

    • @pokedude720
      @pokedude720 4 месяца назад

      But tea is usually hot so why wouldn’t it dissolve properly?

  • @LizMillerDesign
    @LizMillerDesign 4 месяца назад

    After living in Germany for 5 years, then moving back to Texas, I didn’t want to make small talk with the grocery store cashier. lol, just quick, efficient, and no talking! Haha
    The Florida headline on my bday is: Florida Man Arrested After Calling 911 to Get Ride to Hooters ROFL

  • @tomwong6067
    @tomwong6067 4 месяца назад +1

    Oh no - you didn't just diss my ACC teams, lol! But living here in the south, manners count - something the rest of the country has forgotten. And love your 'Bless your heart' dig.......LOL

  • @GuillermoLG552
    @GuillermoLG552 4 месяца назад +1

    Florida? There is a reason they call it "Baja Brooklyn"! Bugs? You should have mentioned chiggers! I lived my early years in a small town outside of Memphis, my mother was from Alabama; there is a culture and a sense of manners in the South that I miss elsewhere. I live in Europe now and have done for a very long time; I miss the food a lot.

  • @lwilton
    @lwilton 4 месяца назад +1

    I think you sold me on immigrating to the South. Sure sounds like one heck of a lot nicer place than where I live.

  • @VesaJay
    @VesaJay 4 месяца назад

    8:18 Yea come to Houston 100% Humidity with 110 degree heat 😉👌

  • @Alan-lv9rw
    @Alan-lv9rw 4 месяца назад +1

    Texas BBQ is best! Love beef (dinosaur) ribs.

  • @tc-cf3hv
    @tc-cf3hv 4 месяца назад

    #1 way to piss off a southerner - be rude ! don't use your manners, don't be polite, say "yeah" ..lol.