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5:24 I'm honest I have nothing to eat, but I have something to drink, do you want to come in? that's a person you want to have around! What an honest dear soul
I dont have much but whatever I have it's yours. Thats the vibe I picked up on when he said that. You are right... genuine, friendly and welcoming people are priceless.
And a very savvy man. Listened to his elders when he was young to gain wisdom. Doesn't tell his daughters who NOT to date, because he knows they will then pick that guy! 😊
I visit Baton Rouge every month and there’s something about people from Louisiana that I love so much, if it wasn’t for the natural disasters and crime rates I would love to settle down there and raise a family and the food is amazing
The working class is very generous, they understand that we are in this together. Rich people are greedy, because they're terrified to be poor again and so they remain selfish and lack empathy
When Christopher pulls out that street sign out of his trunk. You always give back when you receive. And when you give, you don't expect anything in return. That's a gentleman!
I love Louisiana. How Ken immediately mentions food, like he feels bad because he doesn't have food to give him, and gives him a jug of wine. Then, he gets a historic street sign in return.
Peter my husband worked in a Nuclear Power Plant in New Orleans in 1979 . Louisiana, had plenty of work in the Electrical Industry so we lived there for one year. In our opinion New Orleans has very hospitable and welcoming people, we never felt as outsiders being New Yorkers. We experienced Mardi Gras unfortunately not in New Orleans at that time the police were on strike and only The city of Gretna,La. had the Mardi Gras celebration and I will tell you it gets pretty crazy at least in 1979 did. However,we enjoyed the experience at that time. Bourbon fun street ! As mater of facts I just found out that Elvis filmed a movie on this street. Interesting and creative man the tribe/shop owner, it was a pleasure to listen to. Very sad and big disaster Hurricane Katrina caused,so many lives lost ! what a big Catastrophe! We thank you for the video Peter, also thank Christopher amazing interview. You bought back some memories, as always your videos are so interesting and educational. Arrivederci!
Born and raised NOLA native here 🙋🏼♀️ and your guest did a phenomenal job of giving such an in depth and real/raw insight into the city with such little time to do so. Major Kudos!!!
Big shout out to your wife, Peter. Her use of silence in the editing process is fantastic. Not being afraid of silence. It creates a really thoughtful pace. Gives the viewer time to think, process and imagine themselves in your shoes. BIG CUDOS! Thanks to the both of you! X X
South Louisiana is a whole other level of happiness Born & Raised in St.Mary Parish… I left for five years had to come back… there’s no place like home 👠 👠
That’s called self confidence. Self awareness, self sufficiency, personal responsibility, and selfless towards others. That’s what a free society and a capitalist economy can produce- and does more broad-based when the government doesn’t meddle with people.
New Orleans native, now live north of Lake Pontchartrain for the past 35 yrs... A note about the 9th ward. Many houses were owned and past down through families. After owners died , no succession was done, ownership was not officially transferred. Those families who lived there had no proof of ownership of the property. Therefore they received no help from fema. They never had insurance. They lost everything. Katrina affected us all in ways that are never forgotten. I love my city but it's nothing like it used to be. I carry our culture of New Orleans forever in my heart, we are so much more than Mardi Gras and jazz fest. Great job Peter. ❤❤
Yes. I lived there for 20 years starting in 95 and left for a year a few time each. The current Mayor killed all My love for the City itself but I still love the people.
True she and the d a are destroying the city.. fortunately, Jeff Landry , New Governor who is a Trump republican has put both of them on notice and with God, those demons will face accountability. I pray New Orleans will see change.
I use to go camping with my family on a river over the Ponchartrain bridge. I can't for the life of me remember what that river was called or camping spot. I think it was Martinsville but I was really young. Does any of that ring a bell? I left when I was 14. I have only been back once since then. I'm only 36 but my memory isnt that great!
@@KBeth35 going over Lake Pontchartrain could be many . St Martinsville is more going southwest, over the Mississippi River Bridge. Still cajun country. I live near the Pearl River northeast of Lake Pontchartrain. Its good you have good memories of Louisiana. Come back and visit someday. 🤗
False displays of emotion. Its a token of nothingness. I think people that do that are ultimately self serving. They are just buying time until the next time they need something Jk Idk if I believe that really just fucking around you fucks
Fucking love RUclips: googled New-Orleans expecting to read a half decent Wikipedia article with my morning coffee, instead I'm transported to the place and informed and entertained for an hour!!
@@SSNESS My car almost got stolen at the end of last year in Bridge City. 10 minutes from Up Town. Everybody is moving out. It is true, it's different here and NOLA and the parts around are changing
Christopher is a fantastic ambassador for New Orleans-- what a gentleman! Christopher's love for the city and its people really shines through, and its a shame that the city's persistent problems pushed him to leave. His live-and-let-live honesty about all things great and in need of growth in the city has further convinced me of New Orleans' charm and how much I can learn from it. This city is a national treasure and its people are gems, and they deserve so much more than they've been served.
I live in New Orleans and was raised here and it was great to watch but me being here, there is so much more to know and to see, I’m still learning and discovering each day, it is impossible to catch it in one video, it has so much history, and so many famous historical places that isn’t in this video as well. Hospitality and culture, the good and the ugly, and the food, if you come to the city you will want a budget for food, and don’t sleep on the hot plates look em up, that’s most soul cooking of Louisiana gems you can get at a time saver or corner store for 8-10.99. Most places you don’t even have to hit the restaurants because the corner store is cheaper and has family hospitality, and pass down recipes. Look for the hole in the walls always But if you want a po boy aka “poor” boy gotta go to parkway avenue for a good first timer, it’s a experience, Obama and bush showed a visit, probably some of the best po boys in the city yaheard me ⚜️ go all the way and get em dressed all love always ⚜️
Peter! A big hello to you from Russia) I am immersed in watching your videos with great interest! Thank you so much for your hard work! What you do I think is extremely important) You also choose wonderful background music, it is very dramatic in some places, like in the recent Louisiana episodes) I started watching your videos last year to add listening to my English studies but I am so immersed that now I look forward to each new episode) America is an infinitely diverse country with a very interesting history and history is first and foremost the people and places where they live) Thank you so much for the total immersion, it never leaves me.
Even if say you went down for Mardi Gras you wouldn't get the lay of the land & much real culture unless you lived there or got a tour like Peter did for us.
@@richardmorris7063 I always tell people who've never visited to avoid Mardi Gras, the city and surrounding areas are mostly inaccessible. Mardi Gras just gets in the way.
I am a Georgia native who lived in post Katrina New Orleans for 7 years. The city is the most magical, awful, frustrating, fun, joyous, sad places you can imagine.
@@zachreilly4021 my wife and 21 year old daughter want to move there. They visit every year and love it. Any advice? We live in Florida and the area we were looking at is by Audubon park because it seems to be the safest from my research. But my research doesn’t mean jack if I don’t here from a local. I also have a 6 year old son. And the schools seem horrible. We don’t have the money for private school either. I was looking at Covington and Mandeville because of better schools. My wife and daughter can drive into New Orleans for the weekends if they want. Seems better for my son. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I'm from New Orleans, born and raised, and l can say that most of the information you received was pretty spot on culturally and economically. I was pretty surprised. The spots he took you to in the hood were pretty legit. There is definitely ALOT more to unpack.
Hello fellow NOLA native! Especially the Comus, Momus, etc part. He can easily get into any, I repeat, any krewe he wants to, including "our" krewes, dig? Hollygrove, 17th ward represented here! ✌🏾💯
Peter you’re the one channel I look forward to every Saturday morning! Keep up the great work! You’re showing us the real America without the mainstream propaganda and sensationalism. Thank you from all of us! 🇺🇸
It so amazing to listen to how MUCH this man knows about the history of New Orleans! I would pay him to bring me along to show me all these things. Absolute king, what a treasure!
As an Englishman who has only been to the US once, absolutely loving this channel and learning about the country in such well rounded thoughtful way-great work Peter! 👌
It is so great how you let the people speak. Don't interrupt them, don't ask question to lead in a specific direction. I am from Germany but lived in the US for a period of time. I love your videos! Keep on going. Thanks for your videos.
@@johnjohnmcclane1818 It's a Jag. They made them 12 miles from where I was born. Aston's were the other way. Now, some models of both brands are made right next to each other in the same facility in Gaydon.
Peter, one of the very important things you are showing us (the audience) in these videos is how to truly LISTEN to someone’s “story” with genuine interest. If more people did that, the world would be a much better place. Keep up the good work. I can’t wait to see your next stop.
I’d say it’s the city most unlike any of the others, but it’s certainly not the most iconic. New York City is, of course, the most iconic American city. And I’m from Nashville. I went to Taylor Swift’s high school haha.
I have loved every minute of The Deep South series! Thank you for showing the actual South that we get to see but the rest of the country talks negatively about.
There is good and bad down here in the south but the “southern hospitality” saying or “the Deep South hospitality” stands for most that come from hard times but found the love and joy in it and wanted to spread it through others or strong family cultures, religious beliefs and up bringings because they didn’t have a lot and sharing was something they did that helped them stay together as a community or a family unit to make it. It’s all love down here.
I'm no longer able to travel, but your videos give me the ability to from right in my living room. The things and people you document are so valuable to our history.
WOW! I've been to NOLA many times and yet now I've seen it from a totally different perspective. A culture and heritage like nowhere else. A treasure of the USA.
I shall always love the Karnofskys. I learned a lot from them about how to live-real life and determination…I began to feel like I had a future and ‘It’s a Wonderful World' after all.”-- Louis Armstrong
I think Chris really loves his city and made a great host. The love shines through, he does not disparage his home and I can appreciate that. What a great tour the Creole Apache Mardi Gras store was so cool too.
I love this channel. Peter is the only dude I've ever seen that puts this much blood, sweat and tears into documenting the places and people that are overlooked in this country
Music and creativity are alive in New Orleans like nowhere else! Back in the 80s I was a tourist there, and had the pleasure (honestly, it was a Spiritual experience) of spending an evening at Preservation Hall; listening to world class musicians. The people in that town seem to be alchemists that can transform the energy of corruption into fuel for triumphal, joyous expression. Thanks Peter, for letting us spend time with you and the amazing people you find.
In the lower 9th ward, as an adjuster, I saw a church with a prayer stitched quilt under a frame and plexiglass where the flood water spared the quilt. Our Lord worked a miracle in protecting that quilt from flood water where it was not flood proof! Praise the Lord!!!!! He saves us and His miracles are clear
Swede here. New Orleans remains my absolute favorite city after visiting it in the mid 90's during a backpacking Amtrak "loop-de-loop" US. I would love to come back and have such a splendid guide like Christopher. I just love it. The then mixed with the now, the when and the how. The scent, the sounds. Everything, even almost dying from food poisoning. It was a splendid few days. Thanks for letting me revisit from home. The US south is magnificent and the people are just great. So many good episodes, and new dreams of travelling to see it start sprouting.
Peter we really enjoyed this segment on New Orleans,La,especially Christopher,he made us feel so at home as we watched the tour. We felt as if we were right there with you guys. We also really appreciated his honesty in sharing so much of New Orlean’s history. Peter thanks a lot for all of your tours we have been taken on. You do an awesome job ,keep the good work up !👍 - Faith-
Christopher was so interesting and know facts about every area, street, building and body of water. Couldn't have asked for a better host. Very enjoyable.
I'm a faithful follower of you Peter, ever since the first video series on WV. -- I lived for almost 20 years 25 miles from the VA/WV line. That series was my first exposure to your work, and I've watched everything since. You were so respectful to the coal country people, I knew your were a good guy and genuinely interested in people and how they live. This series on Louisiana was the best! Thank you so much!
Thanks Peter for another fantastic insight into America. As a South Australian I get to travel around with you without leaving my front door. Appreciate your skills in entertaining and building our knowledge of what is out there in our world. Stay safe my friend.
Peter, I moved down here to South Louisiana 26 years ago. I spent 22 years working in New Orleans. I had the advantage of many coworkers and friends actually from New Orleans to share the culture and teach the history and show me near every part of the city. There is a lot to take in here, so I completely understand you getting overwhelmed/confused at times. But you did great in that short time in conveying some of the city’s essence. Thanks!
Peter Santello your channel on RUclips is my absolute favorite. I enjoy your travels from the comfort of my home. Thankyou for your insight to our diverse USA. Many worlds exist in America. Ty
I was down in the 9th ward after Katrina helping out with search and rescue. It was so sad to see all the devastation to the area. 😥 Ken was an awesome person to bring you around. He seems very knowledgeable about NOLA area, and yes, he would be a great neighbor!!!
I took my daughter, who was a college student at the time to NOLA a year after Katrina. She volunteered and helped tear down the houses in the Ninth Ward in a hazmat suit in the summer! She stayed in a FEMA tent. I stayed in The Quarter to help the local businesses. Everyone we met was so happy to have some help. My heart broke for the city, but we did what we could.❤️
Probably some of the best, most well produced travel video series I've seen on RUclips. It was like watching a movie. Peter makes it so compelling ... You can't help but root for him. 👍👍👍
I feel like NOLA needs to be a 3-parter in itself. So much more to get into and see (and more of the history). I have always loved Louisiana, and I thank you for your recent videos🎉🎉🎉.
SO much more. Just as the Canadian tourist that I was, I wished they had dove into a lot more things. But Katrina was the big one for this vid, and understandably so, but there's just so much on everything that wasn't really touched on.
WOW!! Another great one, Peter!! Thank you for sharing culture and history that would not normally get the exposure deserved. Moral integrity and grace of a culture is alive! ALL ENCOMPASSING IN THESE GREAT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!! WE ARE ALL ONE. THANK YOU PETER!! ❤😊
I grew up in Lafayette and Slidell, I absolutely loved New Orleans as a kid. Im so grateful for the culture, hospitality, and food I got to be raised around. The absolute best people imaginable...and THE MUSIC! I go back every few years, including 2006 right after Katrina, and I pray NOLA will keep hanging on. If you have never been, I highly recommend the trip.
So many memories & flashbacks of NO in this video. Thank you. I've made many trips there due to family & still have some there. When Katrina happened, we ended up with 21 people in my home in TX & still had room. A couple of the family members relocated to Tx for a while but are now back in La., others went back as soon as they could (after a few months), but then, the elders ended up dying due to complications of the mold, and the aftermath effects. My heart still aches. I may be going back again soon and I appreciated the update to know what to expect. Safe travels. Love your podcasts.
Oh my, Peter, I just realized you have no sponsor in the middle of the video, you don't ask for patrion subscriptions, I am such a moron not realizing that untill now. Dude you are amazing! Thank you fir sharing! And I hope you live 1000 years or more, or how many you want!
Christopher was an awesome host. So knowledgeable. You could really feel his passion for New Orleans history and i think that's what i liked most about this one. He also had some very warm and welcoming friends. I can't say I'd want to travel to New Orleans after this video because it just seems unsafe to me, but I have immense respect for the people, for their strength, their hospitality and for their love of their city. I was completely immersed in this one, like all your other videos. Great job, Peter! 👏👏💪💪💯💯
All I can truly say about this video is “Thank You”. We need to see the world through a close up view, to understand, to appreciate being alive and let people know what is going on outside their bubbles.
Interesting, as always, Peter! Having lived and worked in New Orleans for a bit, my tour might be completely different! The food scene in New Orleans is legendary and your host barely touched on it! It’s literally one of the top culinary cities in the world! Galatoire’s, Commander’s Palace, Tujague’s, Antoine’s, all of the Brennan restaurants, Pascal’s Manale, Acme Oyster, and hundreds more! The music scene is equally legendary and not really mentioned here either. You can literally hear anything from Voodoo Swamp to High Opera within a few blocks of each other, but the funk is what New Orleans does best!
This was a Fantastic video of that area. Christopher was an amazing guide and the right person to show you this land and history. I feel like I've been there now and that's not an easy thing to capture in an hour video. You always brings us such great content. Thank you and keep them coming Peter.
I love your series. My parents were from the South. Had and raised my sister and I in Pacific NW. I’ve been back in the South since 1976. I love it. The people are wonderful.
As a Canadian, I visited New Orleans in Sept of 22, and it was the most awesome 5 days for me. Lovely city, my fav city out of all I've been in US. I walked by that abandoned Hospital as my airbnb was just up the street. Would definitely come back. The Frenchman street is a lot of fun just like Bourbon street but more classy and relaxed, with a lot more chill atmosphere and bars with live music. Frenchman is right at the end of Bourbon. Another fun thing is that just one street up or down from Bourbon you have very different and fun streets as well, Royale especially.
My late mother was born in New Orleans and later raised in Chicago. New Orleans is a magical place with beautiful people. I can’t wait to watch and rewatch this later when I get home. I’m so excited you went here! Sad it wasn’t sunny. The sun in the French quarter is like gold rain.
Christopher was a gem in this video man. I can't appreciate him enough for taking you everywhere and to all these characters like Ken and the rest. I love your videos as always. Can't wait for the next one. Thanks Peter.
I absolutely love your videos, Peter! The talks, the people you meet, the stories they share, the culture, the pictures, the impressions. As a german I've never been to the US, but after watching this series about southern america I would LOVE to go there some day!
Used to be a nice city. Honestly now it's not worth the trouble. Used to be known as the French City. Then Ray Nagin somehow rechristened it the Chocolate City and it's all been downhill from there.
@@RJT80 Used to go to NO every year. 10 years ago it started to suck. 5 years ago I decided to never go back. If you don't get shot or robbed, you'll atleast get a parking ticket.
I don't think I have ever seen a Peter Santenello video series that isn't fantastic. Always interesting, always informative. Thanks for another great adventure.
This video of you wandering New Orleans' streets brought back a flood of memories from my childhood in the 1950s. Back then, my father, a World War II veteran, was a student at Tulane. We lived in converted military barracks that eventually became part of the university campus. Watching you explore the French Quarter, especially, reminded me of shopping trips with my grandmother. She and my grandfather, both Italian immigrants, had grown up in NOLA. The sights and smells - fresh fish, crabs, shrimp, all so vibrant and delicious - took me right back to those days. Honestly, this video had me in tears. Thank you for capturing the real beauty and spirit of that amazing city, and for reminding me of so many wonderful memories. You will clearly know and love New Orleans the way I do after this tour.
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Great video Peter!! Loved it. But if New Orleans just went away a lot of perversion wouldn’t happen every year. Peace.
What a treat it’s been watching u in Louisiana!!!
Thanks for coming Bro, y'all come back now Ya hear!
Seen them.
Loved this series Peter so much information gained!
5:24
I'm honest I have nothing to eat, but I have something to drink, do you want to come in? that's a person you want to have around! What an honest dear soul
I dont have much but whatever I have it's yours. Thats the vibe I picked up on when he said that. You are right... genuine, friendly and welcoming people are priceless.
And a very savvy man. Listened to his elders when he was young to gain wisdom. Doesn't tell his daughters who NOT to date, because he knows they will then pick that guy! 😊
Poor people tend to be more generous, share more, as a matter of survival, than the rest.
I visit Baton Rouge every month and there’s something about people from Louisiana that I love so much, if it wasn’t for the natural disasters and crime rates I would love to settle down there and raise a family and the food is amazing
The working class is very generous, they understand that we are in this together. Rich people are greedy, because they're terrified to be poor again and so they remain selfish and lack empathy
When Christopher pulls out that street sign out of his trunk. You always give back when you receive. And when you give, you don't expect anything in return. That's a gentleman!
The most famous guy that live in new Orleans is: Phil Anselmo.
So well said.
What a skilled, referenced, intelligent, respectful and a brilliant guide.
I love Louisiana. How Ken immediately mentions food, like he feels bad because he doesn't have food to give him, and gives him a jug of wine. Then, he gets a historic street sign in return.
""The City that Care forgot!" on
"The Land of many Tongues😝!!"
Peter my husband worked in a Nuclear Power Plant in New Orleans in 1979 .
Louisiana, had plenty of work in the Electrical Industry so we lived there for one year.
In our opinion New Orleans has very hospitable and welcoming people, we never felt as outsiders being New Yorkers.
We experienced Mardi Gras unfortunately not in New Orleans at that time the police were on strike and only
The city of Gretna,La.
had the Mardi Gras celebration and I will tell you it gets pretty crazy at least in 1979 did.
However,we enjoyed the experience at that time.
Bourbon fun street ! As mater of facts I just found out
that Elvis filmed a movie on this street.
Interesting and creative man the tribe/shop owner, it was a pleasure to listen to.
Very sad and big disaster Hurricane Katrina caused,so many lives lost !
what a big Catastrophe!
We thank you for the video Peter, also thank Christopher amazing interview.
You bought back some memories, as always your videos are so interesting and educational.
Arrivederci!
Louisiana is loosing its residents left and right. Its on pace to be worst than mississippi in most metrics
oh thats wine? i fr thought that was some good ol sweet tea
@@zacharysmith285 NO is too snobby for sweet tea.
Ken seems like he’d be the best neighbor ever, what a sweetheart!
Indeed, what a sweetheart and a perfect neighbour
That's true. Peter does, but Louisiana people are nice in general.
My dad’s home port was NO in the 70s❤.Glad I experienced it then!
Yes, he gave me good vibes
""The City that Care forgot!" on
"The Land of many Tongues😝!"
Born and raised NOLA native here 🙋🏼♀️ and your guest did a phenomenal job of giving such an in depth and real/raw insight into the city with such little time to do so. Major Kudos!!!
But i am not so much, it would be dilty.
Of course Rape can be hate.
But of course i would be God. Of course till Love.
Big shout out to your wife, Peter. Her use of silence in the editing process is fantastic. Not being afraid of silence. It creates a really thoughtful pace. Gives the viewer time to think, process and imagine themselves in your shoes.
BIG CUDOS!
Thanks to the both of you!
X X
Thank you! I will let her know you wrote this.
I’m a video editor of 30 years.I couldn’t agree more. Excellent editing. 👍🏽
Couldn’t agree more. It sucks how often it’s edited out of interviews these days
Agreed!
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Wow. Right off the bat, the first guy Ken is so lovely and hospitable. You seem to find the best folks on your trips.
It’s because he’s in my lovely state of Louisiana baby ! We cool down here boy
That's typical south
South Louisiana is a whole other level of happiness Born & Raised in St.Mary Parish… I left for five years had to come back… there’s no place like home 👠 👠
That's New Orleans.... the average person would give you the shirt off their back. It's the culture.
I really think it's because he's genuinely a good guy and one other thing it's lovely not knowing his politics
Does Christopher have his own channel? He is a fountain of knowledge and delivers it with such enthusiasm and no ego
That’s called self confidence.
Self awareness, self sufficiency, personal responsibility, and selfless towards others. That’s what a free society and a capitalist economy can produce- and does more broad-based when the government doesn’t meddle with people.
New Orleans native, now live north of Lake Pontchartrain for the past 35 yrs... A note about the 9th ward. Many houses were owned and past down through families. After owners died , no succession was done, ownership was not officially transferred. Those families who lived there had no proof of ownership of the property. Therefore they received no help from fema. They never had insurance. They lost everything.
Katrina affected us all in ways that are never forgotten.
I love my city but it's nothing like it used to be. I carry our culture of New Orleans forever in my heart, we are so much more than Mardi Gras and jazz fest.
Great job Peter. ❤❤
Yes. I lived there for 20 years starting in 95 and left for a year a few time each. The current Mayor killed all
My love for the City itself but I still love the people.
True she and the d a are destroying the city.. fortunately, Jeff Landry , New Governor who is a Trump republican has put both of them on notice and with God, those demons will face accountability. I pray New Orleans will see change.
I use to go camping with my family on a river over the Ponchartrain bridge. I can't for the life of me remember what that river was called or camping spot. I think it was Martinsville but I was really young. Does any of that ring a bell? I left when I was 14. I have only been back once since then. I'm only 36 but my memory isnt that great!
@@KBeth35 going over Lake Pontchartrain could be many . St Martinsville is more going southwest, over the Mississippi River Bridge. Still cajun country. I live near the Pearl River northeast of Lake Pontchartrain. Its good you have good memories of Louisiana. Come back and visit someday. 🤗
the 9th ward is great. i lived in 7th ward on music street off st roch
I love the way the first instinct of the friend they met on the porch was to share his wine. Such generosity between friends
❤❤❤
He is a beautiful soul 🙂
@@kazapthegreat5306 yes indeed. I hope to meet souls like him through my travels
False displays of emotion. Its a token of nothingness. I think people that do that are ultimately self serving. They are just buying time until the next time they need something
Jk Idk if I believe that really just fucking around you fucks
Fucking love RUclips: googled New-Orleans expecting to read a half decent Wikipedia article with my morning coffee, instead I'm transported to the place and informed and entertained for an hour!!
I like Christopher he appears to be a deep thinker and profound observer I bet he has a very sarcastic sense of humour
He’s a Minnesota Vikings fan
Sarcasm runs deep in New Orleans 😂
I agree.! He was very smart and kind.
Christopher appears to be quite a loving and gentlemanly person. Quite impressive in a thoughtful way.
Surprised his car hasn’t been stolen yet
That guy was a great tour of the city. So much information.
@@BostonsF1nestBoston i see you everywhere brother. I love nicky scarfo, gonna read mafia prince soon. He was LCN TO THE CORE. Sending love brother.
@@Scarf351 and he made the sign of the gun 👈🏼
@@SSNESS My car almost got stolen at the end of last year in Bridge City. 10 minutes from Up Town. Everybody is moving out. It is true, it's different here and NOLA and the parts around are changing
Christopher is a fantastic ambassador for New Orleans-- what a gentleman! Christopher's love for the city and its people really shines through, and its a shame that the city's persistent problems pushed him to leave. His live-and-let-live honesty about all things great and in need of growth in the city has further convinced me of New Orleans' charm and how much I can learn from it. This city is a national treasure and its people are gems, and they deserve so much more than they've been served.
This video was AMAZING. Christopher was a PHENOMENAL tour guide. This was really so enjoyable to watch.
Agreed.
As someone from here. That was a horrible tour.
I live in New Orleans and was raised here and it was great to watch but me being here, there is so much more to know and to see, I’m still learning and discovering each day, it is impossible to catch it in one video, it has so much history, and so many famous historical places that isn’t in this video as well. Hospitality and culture, the good and the ugly, and the food, if you come to the city you will want a budget for food, and don’t sleep on the hot plates look em up, that’s most soul cooking of Louisiana gems you can get at a time saver or corner store for 8-10.99. Most places you don’t even have to hit the restaurants because the corner store is cheaper and has family hospitality, and pass down recipes. Look for the hole in the walls always But if you want a po boy aka “poor” boy gotta go to parkway avenue for a good first timer, it’s a experience, Obama and bush showed a visit, probably some of the best po boys in the city yaheard me ⚜️ go all the way and get em dressed all love always ⚜️
@@LukeMorningsThat was a great tour
Thanx Henry
Peter! A big hello to you from Russia) I am immersed in watching your videos with great interest! Thank you so much for your hard work! What you do I think is extremely important) You also choose wonderful background music, it is very dramatic in some places, like in the recent Louisiana episodes) I started watching your videos last year to add listening to my English studies but I am so immersed that now I look forward to each new episode) America is an infinitely diverse country with a very interesting history and history is first and foremost the people and places where they live) Thank you so much for the total immersion, it never leaves me.
Hello, friend! Much love from western Kentucky, USA ❤
53:03 I love how Chris is carefully and casually bagging his purchases so that Big Chief is not disrupted from teaching Peter about the culture. ❤
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Wow, Christopher did an outstanding job showing his city. Just like a professional tour guide.
He reminds me of Rick Steves a little bit haha
He gave him the tourist tour. Kind of bland. There are much better things to see
@@la7era1u54
There’s only so much time in a one hour video, right?
Loving this Deep South series. A part of America most of us never get to see. Thank you for opening our eyes with these videos, Peter.
Even if say you went down for Mardi Gras you wouldn't get the lay of the land & much real culture unless you lived there or got a tour like Peter did for us.
@@richardmorris7063 I always tell people who've never visited to avoid Mardi Gras, the city and surrounding areas are mostly inaccessible. Mardi Gras just gets in the way.
Yo Peter didn’t do good right here, I almost fell asleep watching a video about New Orleans
@@nickfuller9254 it might not be the only one. Probably a part 2 next week. Maybe This one more a general tour of the city.
I am a Georgia native who lived in post Katrina New Orleans for 7 years. The city is the most magical, awful, frustrating, fun, joyous, sad places you can imagine.
Ive lived here my entire life 40yrs and umm yep you said it all
You summed it up well!
@@zachreilly4021 my wife and 21 year old daughter want to move there. They visit every year and love it. Any advice?
We live in Florida and the area we were looking at is by Audubon park because it seems to be the safest from my research. But my research doesn’t mean jack if I don’t here from a local. I also have a 6 year old son. And the schools seem horrible. We don’t have the money for private school either.
I was looking at Covington and Mandeville because of better schools. My wife and daughter can drive into New Orleans for the weekends if they want. Seems better for my son.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Me too
It's a rollercoaster 🎢 for sure
Christopher was amazing! This has been such an enjoyable series.
I'm from New Orleans, born and raised, and l can say that most of the information you received was pretty spot on culturally and economically. I was pretty surprised. The spots he took you to in the hood were pretty legit. There is definitely ALOT more to unpack.
Completely agree
Those mardi gras Indians are racist, liberal delusion is crazy, I thought amerikkkan liberals don't partake in cultural appropriation?
Should start an online # to get Walter a storefront in the Quarter. "Spy Boy"
#SpyBoy
Hello fellow NOLA native! Especially the Comus, Momus, etc part. He can easily get into any, I repeat, any krewe he wants to, including "our" krewes, dig? Hollygrove, 17th ward represented here! ✌🏾💯
What a nice guy, straight out with the wine, hospitable folks remind me that the world hasn't changed as much as we like to lament, it's refreshing 😢
I thought the same thing ❤
I wish this one was 3 hours long. The history of that city is so interesting!
Christopher was a great person to take you around New Orleans. A thoughtful and respectful episode.
The roads are unacceptable
“I’ll be quiet because that’s the one she’ll want”. Never have I heard more wisdom coming out of anyone’s mouth than from this lovely man.
Yeah that was funny 😂
As a born and raised New Orleanian who is still living here (uptown, bby), this guy is so on the money with everything he’s told you.
Peter is so talented at picking out a host that checks all the boxes. 👏👏
moved away but still in my genes. Esp mardi gras indian ( gaurdian of the flame).
Uptown babe!!!
Peter you’re the one channel I look forward to every Saturday morning! Keep up the great work! You’re showing us the real America without the mainstream propaganda and sensationalism. Thank you from all of us! 🇺🇸
Yeah this channel is great !
Also like Sabbatical (but he does things outside the US)
Agree the complete opposite of Fox News, News Max , Oann and the right wing nutjob propaganda.
Amen
It so amazing to listen to how MUCH this man knows about the history of New Orleans! I would pay him to bring me along to show me all these things. Absolute king, what a treasure!
No matter where you go in this world it always makes me smile when you meet someone like Ken. What a stand up man.
Christopher and his friends are a wealth of knowledge. Thank you all.
Thank you
As an Englishman who has only been to the US once, absolutely loving this channel and learning about the country in such well rounded thoughtful way-great work Peter! 👌
Christopher is a legend and historical savant.
I visited NOLA for the first time this year and the magic of the city is palpable I’m rooting for this place
I returned from a 3 night trip a few days ago. The energy and city has stuck with me still. It’s all I can think about. What a unique place.
It is so great how you let the people speak. Don't interrupt them, don't ask question to lead in a specific direction. I am from Germany but lived in the US for a period of time. I love your videos! Keep on going. Thanks for your videos.
If you make it to lake Charles you can meet my 105 year old great grandmother, still living in the house she was raised in!
Glad she made it through all the hurricanes out that way.
Wow! Tell us her story
@@LOUISE__97yess😍
Does she speak French?
Love how the guys driving a well taken care of Older Jaguar. Classy car
Fix the roads
That's an Aston Martin.
Nah, that’s a jag
@@johnjohnmcclane1818definitely a jag
@@johnjohnmcclane1818 It's a Jag. They made them 12 miles from where I was born. Aston's were the other way. Now, some models of both brands are made right next to each other in the same facility in Gaydon.
Christopher was fantastic! So authentic and so wise and deep. Someone who understands people.
Peter, one of the very important things you are showing us (the audience) in these videos is how to truly LISTEN to someone’s “story” with genuine interest. If more people did that, the world would be a much better place. Keep up the good work. I can’t wait to see your next stop.
Finally I got an idea why New Orleans is such an magnet to tourists! That's for me the most iconic city in the US. Greatings from Austria
Unique in the US. No other place like it here.
Meh. Democrats run New Orleans into the ground.
I’d say it’s the city most unlike any of the others, but it’s certainly not the most iconic. New York City is, of course, the most iconic American city. And I’m from Nashville. I went to Taylor Swift’s high school haha.
@@JimFrenowsky New York is a liberal cesspit 🤮
I like how Christopher patronized the Apache clothing store
I have loved every minute of The Deep South series! Thank you for showing the actual South that we get to see but the rest of the country talks negatively about.
I agree. Makes me want to move there
The best part of the country
@@HBC423 no lie there!
There is good and bad down here in the south but the “southern hospitality” saying or “the Deep South hospitality” stands for most that come from hard times but found the love and joy in it and wanted to spread it through others or strong family cultures, religious beliefs and up bringings because they didn’t have a lot and sharing was something they did that helped them stay together as a community or a family unit to make it. It’s all love down here.
I'm no longer able to travel, but your videos give me the ability to from right in my living room. The things and people you document are so valuable to our history.
I call it vicarious travel
I call it vicarious life. 😊
I traveled for many decades and I can no longer travel became handicapped a few years ago. I watch a lot of travel videos❤
WOW! I've been to NOLA many times and yet now I've seen it from a totally different perspective. A culture and heritage like nowhere else. A treasure of the USA.
I shall always love the Karnofskys. I learned a lot from them about how to live-real life and determination…I began to feel like I had a future and ‘It’s a Wonderful World' after all.”--
Louis Armstrong
I think Chris really loves his city and made a great host. The love shines through, he does not disparage his home and I can appreciate that. What a great tour the Creole Apache Mardi Gras store was so cool too.
Louisiana has state income tax and sales tax on EVERYTHING you buy including food and water. Yet, they can’t pave the roads??
Corruption 😑
why Louisiana stays poor...after I watched it on RUclips I moved from the state ruclips.net/video/RWTic9btP38/видео.html
And it’s like that as soon as you cross the state line. Literally.
One word,Latoya the destroya
It's hilarious how plebeians want to "tax the billionaires" YET our taxes now don't do anything!
@@steeleirise9863Word, I don’t know how she’s still the Mayor. Money’s def going into her people’s pockets.
One of the most honest and realistic representations of my city. Well done. Thank you.
I love New Orleans!!!! One of my favorite American cities to visit. The culture, the people, music, food -OUTSTANDING.
I love this channel. Peter is the only dude I've ever seen that puts this much blood, sweat and tears into documenting the places and people that are overlooked in this country
Music and creativity are alive in New Orleans like nowhere else! Back in the 80s I was a tourist there, and had the pleasure (honestly, it was a Spiritual experience) of spending an evening at Preservation Hall; listening to world class musicians. The people in that town seem to be alchemists that can transform the energy of corruption into fuel for triumphal, joyous expression. Thanks Peter, for letting us spend time with you and the amazing people you find.
I always love meandering through the streets and hearing jazz echo down an alley as I pass by. There’s no place like New Orleans.
South Louisiana is like no other place in the US!
Worst roads ever are in Louisiana. As soon as you hit the state lines.
In the lower 9th ward, as an adjuster, I saw a church with a prayer stitched quilt under a frame and plexiglass where the flood water spared the quilt. Our Lord worked a miracle in protecting that quilt from flood water where it was not flood proof! Praise the Lord!!!!! He saves us and His miracles are clear
What a fantastic guide. A local who is knowledgeable, well spoken but also willing to admit to the flaws in the city.. another great video.
Swede here. New Orleans remains my absolute favorite city after visiting it in the mid 90's during a backpacking Amtrak "loop-de-loop" US. I would love to come back and have such a splendid guide like Christopher. I just love it. The then mixed with the now, the when and the how. The scent, the sounds. Everything, even almost dying from food poisoning. It was a splendid few days. Thanks for letting me revisit from home.
The US south is magnificent and the people are just great. So many good episodes, and new dreams of travelling to see it start sprouting.
chris is so knowledgeable about the city it should encourage anyone to know american history in their area, his tour was astounding
Peter we really enjoyed this segment on New Orleans,La,especially Christopher,he made us feel so at home as we watched the tour. We felt as if we were right there with you guys. We also really appreciated his honesty in sharing so much of New Orlean’s history. Peter thanks a lot for all of your tours we have been taken on. You do an awesome job ,keep the good work up !👍 - Faith-
Thank you Faith!
I'm literally tearing up watching this. I love New Orleans. I didn't know I loved it this much.
The city literally has a soul so you'll definitely feel various levels of emotion ❤
Eh, not for me. The guy in the pink hat is a nut.
@@mikewilliams7218What do you mean by that?Are you from New Orleans?
@@mikewilliams7218a nut with more sense than you
@genxlady You may be correct. I'm nuts about shed antlers and the rebel flag.
So happy to see my home New Orleans where I was born and raised I sure miss it down there I will be back to visit soon peace ✌️
Christopher was so interesting and know facts about every area, street, building and body of water. Couldn't have asked for a better host. Very enjoyable.
I'm a faithful follower of you Peter, ever since the first video series on WV. -- I lived for almost 20 years 25 miles from the VA/WV line. That series was my first exposure to your work, and I've watched everything since. You were so respectful to the coal country people, I knew your were a good guy and genuinely interested in people and how they live. This series on Louisiana was the best! Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!
Peter, where did you find this guy? he's full of knowledge of New Orleans and the south. Thank you and thank you Christopher!
Thanks Peter for another fantastic insight into America. As a South Australian I get to travel around with you without leaving my front door. Appreciate your skills in entertaining and building our knowledge of what is out there in our world. Stay safe my friend.
The first guy ken was amazing! I enjoyed hearing him talk
Peter, I moved down here to South Louisiana 26 years ago. I spent 22 years working in New Orleans. I had the advantage of many coworkers and friends actually from New Orleans to share the culture and teach the history and show me near every part of the city.
There is a lot to take in here, so I completely understand you getting overwhelmed/confused at times. But you did great in that short time in conveying some of the city’s essence. Thanks!
Peter Santello your channel on RUclips is my absolute favorite. I enjoy your travels from the comfort of my home. Thankyou for your insight to our diverse USA. Many worlds exist in America. Ty
I was down in the 9th ward after Katrina helping out with search and rescue. It was so sad to see all the devastation to the area. 😥 Ken was an awesome person to bring you around. He seems very knowledgeable about NOLA area, and yes, he would be a great neighbor!!!
I took my daughter, who was a college student at the time to NOLA a year after Katrina. She volunteered and helped tear down the houses in the Ninth Ward in a hazmat suit in the summer! She stayed in a FEMA tent. I stayed in The Quarter to help the local businesses. Everyone we met was so happy to have some help. My heart broke for the city, but we did what we could.❤️
THANK YOU 👍🏾🤗🙏🏾
Appreciate you guys, 🙏🏾 I thank you guys hope y'all come back again 🤗
Peter connects every lost wire, i so much enjoy watching Peters vids. the way he connects with all the people out there is simply massive 🥰
Probably some of the best, most well produced travel video series I've seen on RUclips.
It was like watching a movie. Peter makes it so compelling ... You can't help but root for him. 👍👍👍
The gentleman Peter was with was so informative. Thanks for allowing us to see parts of our country that we would never otherwise see.
I hope you never stop posting on Saturday mornings definitely helps work go by faster with knowledge of something
Thankyou for all your great down to earth content Peter. It's a breath of fresh air compared to most of the content on social media these days. 😊👍
Sooo true!
I feel like NOLA needs to be a 3-parter in itself. So much more to get into and see (and more of the history). I have always loved Louisiana, and I thank you for your recent videos🎉🎉🎉.
SO much more. Just as the Canadian tourist that I was, I wished they had dove into a lot more things. But Katrina was the big one for this vid, and understandably so, but there's just so much on everything that wasn't really touched on.
WOW!! Another great one, Peter!! Thank you for sharing culture and history that would not normally get the exposure deserved. Moral integrity and grace of a culture is alive! ALL ENCOMPASSING IN THESE GREAT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!! WE ARE ALL ONE. THANK YOU PETER!! ❤😊
Love, love, LOVE NOLA! Such a vibrant, storied, and dynamic city drenched in history. Thanks for finding Ken and allowing him to share his insight!
I grew up in Lafayette and Slidell, I absolutely loved New Orleans as a kid. Im so grateful for the culture, hospitality, and food I got to be raised around. The absolute best people imaginable...and THE MUSIC! I go back every few years, including 2006 right after Katrina, and I pray NOLA will keep hanging on. If you have never been, I highly recommend the trip.
So many memories & flashbacks of NO in this video. Thank you. I've made many trips there due to family & still have some there. When Katrina happened, we ended up with 21 people in my home in TX & still had room. A couple of the family members relocated to Tx for a while but are now back in La., others went back as soon as they could (after a few months), but then, the elders ended up dying due to complications of the mold, and the aftermath effects. My heart still aches.
I may be going back again soon and I appreciated the update to know what to expect. Safe travels. Love your podcasts.
I live in Louisiana so I enjoy experiencing this thru your eyes.
Oh my, Peter, I just realized you have no sponsor in the middle of the video, you don't ask for patrion subscriptions, I am such a moron not realizing that untill now. Dude you are amazing! Thank you fir sharing! And I hope you live 1000 years or more, or how many you want!
I am blown away! Without a doubt the most honest video I've seen on the city! Great job and Ken please come back and run for mayor❤
Right?!?
Christopher was an awesome host. So knowledgeable. You could really feel his passion for New Orleans history and i think that's what i liked most about this one. He also had some very warm and welcoming friends. I can't say I'd want to travel to New Orleans after this video because it just seems unsafe to me, but I have immense respect for the people, for their strength, their hospitality and for their love of their city.
I was completely immersed in this one, like all your other videos.
Great job, Peter! 👏👏💪💪💯💯
Living in Louisiana is so magical and beautiful but also so spooky, but the golden age has arrived my friends. I love you Peter 🧚🏻♀️🩸🌎✌🏻🦋🕊️🗝️💘
All I can truly say about this video is “Thank You”. We need to see the world through a close up view, to understand, to appreciate being alive and let people know what is going on outside their bubbles.
an episode in Savannah, Ga would be awesome!
That's an awesome city.
Agreed!
Yes! I would love that!
And Jekyll Island
Lsavannah is drop dead. Gorgeous.my favorite city.
Interesting, as always, Peter! Having lived and worked in New Orleans for a bit, my tour might be completely different! The food scene in New Orleans is legendary and your host barely touched on it! It’s literally one of the top culinary cities in the world! Galatoire’s, Commander’s Palace, Tujague’s, Antoine’s, all of the Brennan restaurants, Pascal’s Manale, Acme Oyster, and hundreds more! The music scene is equally legendary and not really mentioned here either. You can literally hear anything from Voodoo Swamp to High Opera within a few blocks of each other, but the funk is what New Orleans does best!
This was a Fantastic video of that area. Christopher was an amazing guide and the right person to show you this land and history. I feel like I've been there now and that's not an easy thing to capture in an hour video. You always brings us such great content. Thank you and keep them coming Peter.
I love your series. My parents were from the South. Had and raised my sister and I in Pacific NW. I’ve been back in the South since 1976. I love it. The people are wonderful.
Louisiana hospitality is second to none. Maybe not the younger folks but when I was growing up in the 90's it was just amazing.
As a Canadian, I visited New Orleans in Sept of 22, and it was the most awesome 5 days for me. Lovely city, my fav city out of all I've been in US. I walked by that abandoned Hospital as my airbnb was just up the street. Would definitely come back. The Frenchman street is a lot of fun just like Bourbon street but more classy and relaxed, with a lot more chill atmosphere and bars with live music. Frenchman is right at the end of Bourbon. Another fun thing is that just one street up or down from Bourbon you have very different and fun streets as well, Royale especially.
My late mother was born in New Orleans and later raised in Chicago. New Orleans is a magical place with beautiful people. I can’t wait to watch and rewatch this later when I get home. I’m so excited you went here! Sad it wasn’t sunny. The sun in the French quarter is like gold rain.
You are right about that…one of the best feelings is a bright sunny Saturday morning in the French Quarter
ken is a vibe, i could hangout with him and smile all day long! his energy was on point, just happy smiling good vibes💙✝️
Christopher was a gem in this video man. I can't appreciate him enough for taking you everywhere and to all these characters like Ken and the rest. I love your videos as always. Can't wait for the next one. Thanks Peter.
I absolutely love your videos, Peter! The talks, the people you meet, the stories they share, the culture, the pictures, the impressions. As a german I've never been to the US, but after watching this series about southern america I would LOVE to go there some day!
I love this episode. There was so much real history. Real people and real struggle. What a beautiful culture. I wanna go just to meet the Apache. 🎉
I love Nola! The ppl, culture, music, food, sights, history, smells, I can go on and on!
Used to be a nice city. Honestly now it's not worth the trouble. Used to be known as the French City. Then Ray Nagin somehow rechristened it the Chocolate City and it's all been downhill from there.
I loved living in Louisiana but times have changed. I wouldn’t feel safe there anymore.
@@RJT80 Used to go to NO every year. 10 years ago it started to suck. 5 years ago I decided to never go back. If you don't get shot or robbed, you'll atleast get a parking ticket.
@@RJT80 New Orleans historically has always been a black city. I'm Cajun and live in the area.
@@RJT80lol. Yes. Don’t come back. Please don’t. You’re not welcome
I don't think I have ever seen a Peter Santenello video series that isn't fantastic. Always interesting, always informative. Thanks for another great adventure.
I love visiting Neew Orleans. I've been several times and can't wait to go again. Something in my soul connects with the place.
This video of you wandering New Orleans' streets brought back a flood of memories from my childhood in the 1950s. Back then, my father, a World War II veteran, was a student at Tulane. We lived in converted military barracks that eventually became part of the university campus.
Watching you explore the French Quarter, especially, reminded me of shopping trips with my grandmother. She and my grandfather, both Italian immigrants, had grown up in NOLA. The sights and smells - fresh fish, crabs, shrimp, all so vibrant and delicious - took me right back to those days.
Honestly, this video had me in tears. Thank you for capturing the real beauty and spirit of that amazing city, and for reminding me of so many wonderful memories. You will clearly know and love New Orleans the way I do after this tour.
Are you related to the Brocato Ice Cream folks?
@@nayslayer2563 I think there may be some truth to that rumor.