10 Things I Secretly Love About the North

It's time we give the North some credit.

[@alostrich]

Subscribe to this channel or step in a pile of devil bugs

[@ben-me9jy]

Aaaah helll no I already subscribed so you can keep your devil bugs

[@mandalorfortytwo4557]

I already stepped in a Devil Bud ant hill when I was living in Bunnell Florida. The nerve endings in my feet are so shot I didn't even know I was being but til they got to my ankle and by that time the Mother in Law was breaking out the hose I was so covered! You can keep those little buggers! 😂 And my family will keep watching your show❤

[@JD-qt2yi]

As a native Michigander, Detroit style is way better then Chicago. Chicago deep dish is not pizza.

[@nealdavis350]

Yikes, not sure they've made it to east Tennessee yet. Lots of ant hills, but none (?) that bad yet. :-) Fall? Ain't that what might happen if you stumble real bad, causing you to hit the ground?

[@justinshiltz1097]

I'm from Michigan and went to visit a friend in Florida, and after a long day of drinking beer I stupidly walked right on top of a fire ant hill, they tore me up, I was able to dive into a pool to get them off of me, and it was 90 degrees, with 90% humidity the whole 3 weeks I was there and threatened to rain daily but never did. It was hell after the first week.

[@lindadee2015]

As a New Yorker now living in the south, describing the subway as a moving Waffle House is spot on. Well done.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

I’m from Finger Lakes area but with a southern daddy Now I’ve been in Deep South several yrs He nailed it! I hardly even eat at WH anymore lol rly only to watch the show after 11

[@willcresson8776]

The difference is that in Waffle House, most of the guns are legal. On the NYC Subway, none of them are.

[@try8042]

Very accurate indeed😂

[@evage99]

As someone who lives in the midwest, and has spent summers both in the South and in New England...I'm not sure if that makes the subway sound better, or worse.

[@MrGeeMoney1983]

I'm from Chicago, living in Georgia and I can say that is a spot on description of the subway! Only thing missing is the Guy selling socks and loose cigarettes.

[@nancylindsay4255]

That's what's so great about our cold weather in the upper Midwest -- it kills off the big bugs.

[@nebelungpixie9373]

Fewer snakes and spiders too. We clear ice and snow off the roads and parking lots with a quickness. I love that ! [Infiltrated upper MidWest from MS]

[@nancylindsay4255]

@@nebelungpixie9373 And you are very welcome here!

[@thejustlawofshamash]

With the difference being that when the mosquitoes do come out, they are /hungry/ and swarm anything that moves. And the blackflies.

[@MarkBH70]

I live up here now. I lived in the northern part of the South. The only thing good about so much cold, is the bugs are greatly reduced. Northern Indiana.

[@patrickkeville8654]

I’m a Northerner who loves the South; I wish we as a country could all admit the good things about each other’s regions and come together as a nation of people with our own quirks, foods and lifestyles. Like up here we need good grits, down there it sounds like you desperately need a solid pizza place. Trade?

[@ajb.822]

Yes, except what do u mean by trade.... ( I don't care about grits and Pizza is one of my favorite foods... ), this WI gal wants to know... .

[@skyangel6336]

Wait What? We eat grits all the time in the South!

[@thenovicenovelist]

I don't like grits so heck yeah I'll gladly give you grits for pizza.

[@MississippiHomesteadJourney]

We have Hunt Brother's Pizza in most Convenience stores, it's pretty awful. We'll trade grits for GOOD pizza as long as you promise not to put sugar in the grits. lol

[@Historical-Stuff]

Yes, I'll gladly trade. Gimme some pizza!

[@kazeindelsawakno520]

"Fall, we don't even get that." Aint that the truth.

[@allensturdivant3044]

We do, it's just two hours in the afternoon on Christmas Day.

[@cpain8022]

we do get a fall, like everytime you have something important the bottom will fall the fuck out of the sky just long enough to ruin your plans

[@jeffero80]

We do in AR, sometimes it just doesn't get here til late November

[@screddot7074]

Fall starts next week. This offer not valid in South Carolina.

[@dwd436]

Try living in S. Texas.

[@aaronlopez492]

A quote to remember, "New York subways are like waffle House that move". Matt that will stick with me for a very long time. When you use LA metro transportation you risk life, health and emotional well being.

[@joegibson4946]

I spent three years in New York City (86-89) and the subways was the easiest way to get around during the day. You didn't want to ride the subway after dark though.

[@enriquehirshfeltikov2395]

I still have no idea how Waffle House hasn't co-opted a "dining car" on the NYC subways. Waffle House, if you're listening hit me up with a $100 check for the idea. That shit would make you millions. *Edit* I have officially made the suggestion to Waffle House.

[@bruceschneider4928]

Possibly the funniest observation Matt has made yet.

[@Scintillate9]

as a northener this made me suddenly understand waffle houses lol

[@enriquehirshfeltikov2395]

@@Scintillate9 I hail from California, moved to Indiana in my youth. Waffle House is just *chefs kiss*. It's the angry side of comfort that we all truly need.

[@tuckermesser9264]

The joke about the north not being at the national championship aged well. The south wasn't there lol 😂.

[@deanzachariades6365]

Love it!

[@TheBlackToedOne]

Agreed. I wonder how all the SEC teams enjoyed their views of the game from their couches this year. At least the beer and nachos were cheaper. When I was in SC a lady asked me if I was a Yankee or a damn Yankee and I didn't understand the question. She said a Yankee was someone from the north who came to visit and a damn Yankee was one who stayed. Did not sound like the southern hospitality I heard so much about so I said trust me, madame. From what I've seen so far I am a Yankee through and through, and the only person who wants me to go back from where I came from more than you is me. That one took her a couple of seconds. Otherwise, not a bad experience. One thing I can say for certain is if you go to Charleston and leave hungry it's your own fault.

[@Adultz94]

It’s been an entire decade without a northern team winning, he’s right and this year was an exception 😂🤣

[@obi-juantacobi8552]

We were just raised right and taught to share occasionally ;)

[@woodrow1037]

Yep...A northern team won the national championship. Well that's once in a row...

[@KathySwampQueen]

As a South Floridian...I have to disagree with Matt...we do have a Fall/Autumn....its just a bit different....we sit and watch the license plates change colors instead of leaves! (as snowbirds arrive) 😊

[@jackielinde7568]

Ah, the blue haired migration. Yeah, we have this in Arizona as well.

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

🤗🤗🤗

[@KathySwampQueen]

Ah yes....we have an abundance of Silver Swooped Dickie Doos...this time of the year too! 🤭🤣

[@mdmjeremiah]

This easily ranks as a top 5 comment in my book! I laughed a little too hard at that.

[@JBinFL]

Watch the iguanas falling from the trees as the season changes.

[@DrDraco]

As a Florida Man, we are able to experience some of those northern things (honking and hockey). Think they came with as a package deal with all the snowbirds and transplants.

[@DixieFlorida813]

There’s even a drive through store in Tampa somewhere. I can’t remember where I saw it but I had no idea what it was until I saw this video lol

[@MuriKakari]

They did and your teams have been annoyingly good the past several years.

[@jakepane5517]

That’s the New Yorkers

[@robertc8766]

fl is no longer in the south

[@jaimepadgett3323]

It's on South Dale Mabry in South Tampa. I've been there

[@blumobean]

I picked up my brother in law from the airport. He had flown for a visit from California, no exactly a Yankee but damn sure not Southern. When he got out of the car at my house, he said what in the hell is that noise. I thought a moment and the only sound I could hear was cicadas. I told him, and he was astounded and maybe a little frightened.

[@Pomagranite167]

Honestly, after moving up north, i would go outside at night and one day i finally realized why it was so eerily peaceful and pleasant to be out at night. It was the lack of crickets. And the lack of humidity, but mostly the crickets.

[@nebelungpixie9373]

I miss thunderstorms, crickets, and fireflies. We have storms and fireflies, but not many of either. Somewhat high winds are rough up here because tree roots are more shallow and not as strong. No need to go very deep when there's rarely drought conditions. Trees just tip over with no real root ball exposed. Still cannot get my head wrapped around that one.

[@RoseNZieg]

you only have crickets in the more rural areas.

[@brickowski1370]

@@RoseNZieg thats just not true lol. I grew up 15 minutes from a downtown ma southern city of 1 million plus and heard crickets often at night

[@pyrovania]

@@RoseNZieg California has crickets. There was one behind my refrigerator most of the winter. Every time I got near the fridge, it went quiet. Move away from the fridge, back to making noise.

[@koburi]

you have no idea how much this video made my day. thank you for cheering me up on a hard day. I hope anyone reading this has a good day too. ❤️

[@andybohl5745]

Well I hope you have a good rest of your day then. - And bless your heart (the good meaning).

[@garylefevers]

God bless you. You are very kind. Rock on.

[@jimdeal6335]

I'm an Ohio boy (southern Ohio, Appalachian foothills, which I can't truly believe is lumped in with the rest of the North) and my first run-in with Fire Ants was late August 2000 at Parris Island, SC. 18 year old me, outside in the pitch black morning, waiting to start my initial PT test in order to hopefully begin bootcamp and become a Marine. As I stand there, scared completely sh*tless and questioning every decision that lead to that point, my feet and lower legs began to feel like they were on fire. Too afraid to move (we were in formation), I just stood there, gritting my teeth, hoping that whatever was happening to my legs would pass. A few seconds later the recruit next to me starts wigging out which drew the attention of the Drill Instructor. The DI comes over screaming because of the commotion, then immediately shoves me off of a shin deep fire ant mount and proceeded to berate me while giving me permission to swat the ants off of me. It took my legs about 2 weeks to fully heal, but I didn't miss any training. You folks can definitely keep those god awful things, lol.

[@silverwolfe3636]

You know I hear ya there guy. I personally always considered Appalachia its own region as such it has its own culture and what not. Its not East Coast, its not Dixie, and its not Great Lakes, but its kinda sorta a mix of all and none of them at the same time. Either way, I don't know how people can constantly drive there without losing your sanity. Appalachian roads are scary and make me stay in my frozen home.

[@charlied415]

Appalachia is a region unto itself. As an Appalachian by birth and heritage I see how different we are. I feel like it's getting recognized more but it's often ignored, misunderstood, or maligned.

[@Nelle-uj3eg]

Don't you diss my state that way Jr.or I'll deck you.! I am southern and that is that!

[@CheapsKate77]

Wow, I can’t believe you just stood there with the ants on you!! You must’ve ended up a great marine 🎉❤

[@sammiller6631]

Appalachia is it's own thing. Not North or South. Only the South considers Appalachia to be North, because the North sure doesn't.

[@KenMugrage]

Turns out you were right... we didn't see you at the college football national championships. 🤣

[@maryinsentani6801]

You could have mentioned the beauty of a meadow, glistening in the moonlight with a fresh blanket of pure white snow. Everything else about snow they can keep, but I have to admit, it is pretty. That is, before it is churned up beneath footprints, animal matter, cars turning it into slush and sheer icy coldness of the stuff.

[@lisa2000geese]

Yes! Tree branches after fresh snowfall are gorgeous. And don't get mucked up as quickly as snow on the ground.

[@juliawikaryasz9430]

Oh man, that was always my favorite part of winter growing up was being the first to walk in a fresh fall of snow

[@CyberchaoX]

​@@lisa2000geese As long as that snowfall comes between late November and early April. I learned that first-hand in 2011, when my home state of New Jersey got hit with mid-winter levels of snowfall on _October 29_ (I still remember the date because one year later to the day was when Hurricane Sandy hit). Turns out, the reason our trees lose their leaves in the winter is to reduce the surface area of their branches before heavy snowfall begins. Even though it wasn't *that* much snow compared to some of the blizzards we've had, it did a ton of damage because of all of the downed tree branches, snapped under the weight of more snow than they could support.

[@loki2240]

Yeah, I moved away from snow. I'm fine just looking at pics and video. And I'll take Atlanta, where the threat of a light dusting shuts down the city. 😂

[@elultimo102]

In Chicago at least, they call it "Snirt," when the pretty snow is churned into muddy brown slush by all the traffic.

[@anthonypayne2526]

As a native southerner living as a yank now, the pizza up here melted my brain. I kept hearing as a younger person how pizza was SO much better up north, but I already loved pizza. How could it be better?! My god, it's a different universe. I love honking! Fall is great, except for cleaning up the leaves. And you can add to the lack of fire ants - no palmetto bugs!

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

A different universe indeed Southerners don’t even get it I could eat 4 pcs easily Now this crap, I’ll pass I just get homesick for real pizza

[@pskarts20]

Connecticut pizza is amazing too. Make sure to head out to New Haven.

[@scoobideux15]

Detroit style pizza is amazing. And I say this as a Chicagoan.

[@marciaspiegel5280]

Can id with palmetto bugs. Ugh!!!

[@matthewcox7985]

There's a different variety of roach up north, those little bastards get into *everything.*

[@marybicanic8269]

Dude, you're making me homesick for the nw illinois suburbs during fall! The riot of leaves in fall colors only begins to touch the season's splendor. The mellow scent of the fall leaves is complimented by an occasional bonfire or fireplace smoke trail curled through the air as one walks home at twilight. Oh, how I wish I could see and feel it again❤❤❤

[@joker6solitaire]

Yay, Fall! I'm a northern suburban Illinoisan (we don't need to name what we're a suburb of, haha). I went to college at U of I in Champaign (middle of the State of Illinois), and students had created an entire club to celebrate all things Fall! It was called "October Lovers," and it remains one of my fondest memories.

[@dbackscott]

The Tampa Bay Lightning fandom is pretty dedicated and widespread. Any sport that gives you a 5-minute “timeout” in a penalty box (rather than a multi-game suspension) for punching a guy is a lot of fun to watch.

[@HariSeldon913]

When fights have gotten too intense they've sometimes broken out into hockey games.

[@ringringbananarchy]

I feel like the popularity of Hockey in Florida is mainly due to the fact that Florida is straight up filled with New York Transplants. You guys have 1.6 million New Yorkers. 15% of your population comes from New York, New Jersey, Ohio or Pennsylvania.

[@magnustheman524]

Hockey is where it's at. t. Minnesota resident.

[@dbackscott]

@NoneoftheAbove1046 yes! My favorite feature of hockey, the embellishment penalty!

[@johnhardman825]

I'm a native Texan, I love my Dallas Stars!

[@Teacherofall]

I was surpised that clear, cold water was not on the list. Being from Michigan, i was a bit concerned about the average temp and color of natural bodies of water in the south. I did not know the love of tea ran that deep.

[@blakedean904]

As a fellow Michigander, I completely agree….but I would tread carefully when bragging about our water. Because…. Flit

[@janelleg597]

touche.

[@harrytabb328]

One of my favorite places on this planet is Lake Winnapasaukee in New Hampshire. The water is so clear that you can watch the snails crawling around 30 feet deep.

[@nothanks3236]

The mountains are about the only place you'll find "clear cool water" in the South. But even then I wouldn't drink it right out of the stream, there's bear and deer shit in that water too lol.

[@Teacherofall]

@blakedean904 valid. Not sure I was bragging, but I will say 4 out of the 5 Great Lakes prefer to be next to Michigan.

[@SaraS-w7r]

Myles Pizza in Greenville, SC. Northern pizza brought south for y'all. It's fantastic! I do miss the drive-thru stores, aka brew-thrus.

[@juanita_rocksteady2761]

I fell out laughing when he said, "Think of it as a Waffle House that moves." So true!😂😂😂 As far as bugs go, I lived in Indianapolis, IN for six years, and the complete lack of bugs was glorious! I'm from Arkansas, so being bug free for six years was heavenly!

[@bjacobcampbell9578]

As a Southerner who lived in IN. for several years before I talked my Hoosier wife into moving to TN., I've got to ask, "but what about the giant, hairy, insanely fast centipedes AND the multitude of earwigs, including the outdoor variety that grow massively large?! Oh!, and beyond bugs, spiders by the truckload, including the LARGE, (should be called titanic!), not found in The South, gigantic house spiders that run and sound like little horses!!!? Shit, I forgot the subterranean sun spiders I've only ever encountered in one area of an Indy suburb.

[@evage99]

Don't lie, I know dang well that the farther north you go, the bigger the mosquitoes get. The ones in Canada can punch through denim.

[@cariwaldick4898]

@@evage99 Northern skeeters are slow and dumb. They get drunk on your blood, and sit there gloating while you slap em--then they explode. I'm in Texas now, and these skeeters are ninja, oil-drilling monsters. They attack you from behind, biting your thighs through your jeans! They bite, then leave so you can't see em. Then they bite your elbow, and while your scratching that bite, they'll feast on your neck. I haven't seen most of the ones that bite me. They're evil.

[@whosme8221]

I grew up in Texas we had sticker burs, flying roaches, fire ant, diamond backs & scorpions. Was a wonder to go outside in Indiana bare foot in the grass having no issues.

[@ladyklionheart]

Gmorn from DIAMOND City!!! When y'all comin' home to visit?! 😅 The fish are still bitin' statewide!! GOD bless ya! ❤️

[@SGBassplayer]

Spot on RE: hockey. It’s actually a natural sport for native Southerners to enjoy. It’s got the violence of football, the speed of NASCAR, and the theatrics of championship wrestling. Sometimes all in a single shift.

[@willp.8120]

Best sport to watch in person. People should go to a game, they'll instantly want to go see more.

[@jenniferhogan4980]

The Carolina Hurricanes are a great example of hockey in the South thriving. Attendance and local support are through the roof.

[@danielmoore8695]

@@jenniferhogan4980 Go Canes! Nashville Predators, Dallas Stars, and Tampa Bay Lightning are proof as well!

[@JinghisKhan]

Also - natural air conditioning!

[@dreamingkat6787]

I moved up north a few years back, and I remember when we got the ECHL in Louisiana, that was a whole new world. The IceGators was my jam!

[@VetBodGaming]

Hilarious watching this back now that the national Championship is Michigan vs Washington.

[@yaarghmaargh]

Describing the subway as a mobile Waffle House is genius.

[@lsurebel96]

More like a county fair on wheels! Oh the dregs of humanity you encounter....

[@DJ_Benzy]

As a native Florida boy for my entirety, visiting the north for the first time in the fall/winter was an experience. The north has these nano-squirrels they call chipmunks. These tiny bastards are not what I imagined 😂. Also, seeing locals walk around in 50-60° arctic cold in shorts and a t-shirt, like it's a summers day at the beach, blew my mind. Ya'll know it's freezing out here, right? Lastly, I never realized how accustomed I've become to the smell of swamp. The lack of sun baked detritus lingering in the air was quite refreshing...haha. No matter all the northerly perks, nothing beats Daytona Beach @ 85° on Christmas day. ❤😂

[@dianadavis3888]

Born and raised Southerner here and I am the only one in my family who honks regularly. It is quite useful for avoiding and preventing accidents!

[@sid2112]

See I think it's a way of honking that needs to be established. The BEEEEEP BEEP BEEP BEEEEEEP of the Yankee is so uncivil. It needs to be a nice BEEP BEEEP BEEP, more like a "hey over here!" beep as opposed to the more annoying " *expletive* move you *expletive* *expletive* motherless *expletive* *expletive* *expletive* eating bad humping *expletive* *expletive* *expletive* " See what I mean?

[@frostriver4547]

When you see the person in front with their head down on their phone and the light is green, I’m giving them an ear full!

[@katie7748]

​@@frostriver4547ugh same...or worse, while on the freeway! I see that in every state I've been to (over 30).

[@isabelshoemaker1327]

As a native Texan Hockey is super fun and I think more people should watch!

[@sarahprince2412]

Hockey is the best sport. Go Dallas Stars. We need another hockey team here in Texas. I know everyone is saying to bring one to Houston.

[@isabelshoemaker1327]

@@sarahprince2412 this 100%

[@isabelshoemaker1327]

@harrysatchel drove to Dallas a few times to watch. It’s super fun. But it’s not that bad on tv. I prefer radio now tho since I’ve lost my sight

[@AJPitty]

It turns out the south wouldn’t be at the national championship

[@TheLoneGamr]

As a person from North Carolina, How dare you. We are just as Southern as any of the lower states. Our horrible summer weather proves it. Plus the best BBQ in the nation.

[@Alcagaur1]

"Think of it as a Waffle House that moves" may be the most spectacularly succinct summation of New York's subway system I have ever met.

[@eagflc]

Washington vs Michigan. That last joke didn't age well.

[@liambrier5353]

I was boutta say the same thing lol

[@trinaharrison6719]

As a North Carolinian I must defend our Southerness. After all, we have more than one type of BBQ here and all the happy pigs to prove it. More regional accents than you can shake a stick at. Enough allergens to send anyone home with a damp bandana. Chicken pastry AND chicken and dumplin’s. My god: NASCAR for Pete’s sake. How dare you, sir!

[@stacyr2775]

Yes to all of this! Who can name a greater food rivalry that Eastern Carolina vs. Western Carolina? But seriously, it drives me crazy when people act like the urban South ain't really Southern. Despite what some people may think, there's more than one way to be Southern.

[@bryanmcdermott4204]

As a fellow NC resident I must note the best BBQ here is mediocre. Our pigs are not giving their all for a solid product.

[@joshheeter9422]

When you add nascar to why your area is the best you’ve lost lol

[@ellenjampole1905]

Amen that NC is Southern! Bless Matt's heart for accusing NC of being borderline Southern; he must've lost his mind momentarily.

[@ryuszero]

Just cause we got north in the name don't mean we're part of it!

[@BrooksHoward_Staff-EnergyPhysi]

"North Carolina on the verge" I'm shocked you would say that, we're far more Southern than Florida or Georgia. 😂

[@swiftmatic]

"Tallahassee Slice" , not to be confused with a "Tuscaloosa Dumpling" . 😂

[@bgoldfan]

Hockey is loved in NC with the Hurricanes

[@McJulieO]

Years ago I was visiting family in the burbs of Chicago at Christmastime and got to witness a pee-wee league hockey match in which the players were so padded most were about as wide as they were tall, but skated like maniacs who had breakfasted on candy bars and rocket fuel!!! The hockey parents were just as rabid as their Southern little league baseball parents I was more familiar with…. Easy to see the comparisons…

[@jpthomas9491]

If you look in the right places, you can find the very rare Southern Hockey Parent. They are as terrifying as you think.

[@RondaBernstein]

Was the game at 6 in the morning when they could get ice time?

[@Darbobski]

I was happy in Florida for most of my life, but decided that enough was enough about 8 years ago. I'm loving Maine, but the winters are tough to get used to. That said, I can always put on more clothing whereas in Florida I could only take so much off before someone called the cops.

[@LukeNeverShaves]

Matt has now been banned from all Dollar Generals in the South for making this video.

[@BUTTFART69]

Then he cant go anywhere

[@BlandSpagetti]

You say that like it’s a bad thing

[@BUTTFART69]

@@BlandSpagetti lol everything is dollar general

[@jackielinde7568]

I've been to a Dollar General... twice. You say this like it's a bad thing.

[@HariSeldon913]

Why? There's plenty of Dollar Generals in the north. Maybe not quite as many, but there's quite a few, along with Dollar (and a quarter) Tree and Family Dollar. I know a town in Michigan that's got a grocery store, three dollar stores (one of each), two gas stations, and a fruit stand.

[@terrancenightingale1749]

As a driver that occasionally (and accidentally) sits at a green light for a few seconds, I'd just like to say a big thank you to all those people behind me who honk and let me know the light's changed.

[@ajb.822]

Yes ! As long as they don't seem angry or rude about it !

[@valeriaswanne]

I have the most polite of all "meep meeps" from my miata. It couldn't sound angry if I tried! 😂

[@joker6solitaire]

Yes, there's an art to honking without sounding aggressive. When you drive a different car than usual, you tend to honk aggressively by accident as you adjust to the new horn.

[@Shadowman4710]

"Y'all ain't gonna be there..." Michigan just sits back and grins...and has a slice of Detroit style pizza.

[@intercat4907]

This feels like the opening of peace negotiations between two estranged nations. Thank you for the kind words. Best wishes on the fire ants stealing your trucks - they're just after the air conditioning. Maybe you could just take them to the ice rink?

[@jk3mom]

Northern born and bred. Spring is my favorite season, fall is next then summer and winter is dead last. Love hockey too.

[@warthog15613]

Spot on with the hockey mention. The key is, you have to see a game live. It is different in person than on tv. We have a new team in Savannah, the Ghost Pirates. They sold out 33 of 36 games and set echl records in sellouts, merchandise sales, season tickets, etc. in their first year. Will probably break those records this year in year 2. The south can and will love hockey if they give it a chance.

[@loki2240]

Savannah is far from an NFL team or a major college team. Do they have good high schoolfootball? Small-time hockey can work in places like Savannah because football and other "southern" sports aren't dominating people's lives.

[@loki2240]

​@@jmit3491- Gee, I wonder what the displaced Native Americans would think about your "real" Savannah residents living there... 😂

[@loki2240]

@@jmit3491 - I didn't claim that there are no people of Native American descent in Savannah today. And the Trail of Tears wasn't the only displacement of Native Americans in Georgia. Lastly, how much influence do the Native Americans in Savannah have over the local, state, or federal governments, while you whine about tourist transplants?

[@loki2240]

@@jmit3491 - I'm not a fan of gentrification, either. The past can't be changed, but pointing out more wrong doesn't justify your whining about tourist transplants. Just let it go, dude. You can't win this one, and I sometimes complain about things with poor context and justification, too. Humans are flawed beings. I was just trying to give you food for thought, but you got defensive and went on the offensive. 😆

[@stevendebettencourt7651]

These may be a couple weird ones, but here's my try at two more: #9: Bagpipes. EVERY parade involving fire or police in the North (or at least New England and its environs) involves this instrument 10 times more obnoxious than a Mississippi State cowbell. And the sound is majestic ... or the worst thing you've ever heard. #10: History. You go to Boston, and everywhere you look is a place where important things happened 200+ years ago. And then you have the US's oldest permanent concrete structure dedicated to college athletics a few miles away in Cambridge, Harvard Stadium. History is EVERYWHERE around here. #11: The Big East ... you know, before realignment killed it. Best damn basketball conference ever seen.

[@firefighter1c57]

Jamestown Virginia was inhabited before Boston, and St. Augustine Florida is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the United States... by like, a 100 years or so before New England...

[@einy2crikey]

The ACC would beg to differ

[@trout5374]

Damn right about Big East Conference, especially in the 80's

[@jamiefrontiera1671]

There is history down here. If you want European colonization history, there are Spanish settlements older than the British colonies; there are natural history to behold like caverns of stalagtites that took millions of years to make; and it certain parts you can even find the more permanent native American settlements and artefacts that are older.

[@angelousmortis8041]

@@jamiefrontiera1671 Plus, all of our historical places are seemingly haunted and full of spooky, supernatural shit. And even places that aren't historical are seemingly haunted, bewitched, or ensorcelled. Granted, that also just might just be Louisiana.

[@wilkbor]

I love these. Particularly the remark about Texas on the fringe of being southern. That's brilliant.

[@isaac24]

I'm from Michigan so I understood all of these. Truth be told I didn't even know what a fire ant was until a few years ago. My number 9 or 10 would be the ability to drive in more than half an inch of snow. I've blazed a new trail in feet of snow a number of times in a rear wheel drive F150 with no traction control and been perfectly fine.

[@JBB685]

Sounds suspect. I’ll just drive up to the snow and abandon the vehicle for a few days until it melts

[@isaac24]

Rain or shine (or snow) I have to put food on the table somehow 🤣

[@HariSeldon913]

Matt would never come up to the north during snow season. His heart wouldn't be able to handle it. Too terrifying.

[@debrap7137]

​@@HariSeldon913There's NOTHING scarier than venturing out on the roads after a southern snow.

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

Why would we be good at snow when half of us have never seen it? 🤗How good are you at desert survival and sand surfing?🤗❤️🐝

[@naomihatfield3015]

Lost count of the number of rapid fire sick burns in the last 30 seconds, Matt is truly an evil genius.

[@saydaddy91]

From a born and raised yankee here’s the best analogy I can think of for the pizza thing. We view your pizza the same way you view our BBQ. I don’t take my southern friends to smokehouses so I’m turn do not take me to get pizza while I’m visiting y’all.

[@angelag669]

The thing about fire ants is so true. Several years ago a young couple lived next to me for a while. They were not from the south and he was in the Coast Guard. I saw them right before they moved to Alaska due to his transfer. I was like "Wow! Alabama to Alaska. That is a huge change." They both said moving to Alaska was great since they didn't have fire ants there.

[@Jerseybytes2]

I moved to the south from Jersey, had 0 clue what a fire ant was. found out the hard way by going in the backyard barefoot. I do miss the pizza so when hubby goes to Jersey I ask him to bring me a couple of large pies

[@christaverduren690]

@@Jerseybytes2 my husband is from Tabernacle NJ and misses the Canada Dry Vanilla Cream Soda. He says the stuff we have in Western NY is just plain gross. It tastes like fizzy cotton candy to me lol

[@killersopinion1829]

We DO have our own pizza...mostly in Louisiana. We have a statewide pizza chain named "Johnny's Pizza House." Every spring during crawfish season they make a "Sweep the Swamp" pizza. It has shrimp, crawfish tails, andouille sausage, and other toppings. This is as close to an "officially Southern" pizza as we can get.

[@dmhiix]

That sounds awesome.

[@jamiefrontiera1671]

that sounds delicious

[@mgratk]

OK, that sounds great.

[@PelafinaLievre]

Sounds like a waste of good gumbo.

[@Sarara14]

Is cajun/creole food considered southern cuisine? Seems like a category unto itself

[@Grussky_40]

Tallahassee Slice… 😂 Yes, your honor. When I approached the Arrestee’s vehicle, he was in the midst of receiving what is commonly referred to as a Tallahassee slice.

[@Orion12113]

As in North Carolinian, you're on thin ice man...

[@vickiwilliamson1420]

Fire ants (or the lack of) and impatient Yankees honking horns is so spot on!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@ruffnerr]

Well, the yankees did make it to the college football championship.

[@auburnkim1989]

Great job! Even though I wouldn't want to live anywhere but Alabama the Beautiful, I must admit that many Yankee activities look like a lot of fun to me. Snow skiing, sledding, ice fishing and skating all seem like they would be such a blast! I think that it is fun to make jokes at our regional differences knowing that if the SHTF, we are all Americans first and foremost. I am thankful for that.

[@deed5811]

And snowmobiling

[@auburnkim1989]

@@deed5811 OMG, how could I forget that? That is the number one thing I want to try. I grew up as ' river rat' on the Chattahoochee so jet skis are our thing. But, I bet my husband has heard me say 100 times, "I want to do that" when we have seen snow mobiles on TV. One of these days.......

[@deed5811]

@harrysatchel no brakes on an icy slope, good times! 🫣😂

[@calliarcale]

@@auburnkim1989 Come to Minnesota! Jet skis and snowmobiles are both big here; I have a lot of neighbors with a trailer in their driveway that just swaps out what's riding on it -- jet skis in the summer, and snowmobiles in the winter. Super, super fun.

[@91CBR86VFR]

There’s no such thing as “snow skiing”. It’s simply “skiing”. The snow is implied for obvious reasons. There are only two types of skiing: skiing and water skiing.

[@georgebernard5783]

As a Long Islander who moved to South Carolina at 11, I agree with everything except for the fact that we do have fire ants up there too. Also Number 9 is Bagels

[@ladydontekno]

I'm from Long Island and I'm not sure I even know what fire ants are. 😁

[@amyrashap5713]

Definitely..bagels

[@brianhenry7348]

watching this 5 months later, after Michigan beat Washington in the National Championship. Hurts to bring it up though; Roll Tide Roll!

[@Astounding33]

#1 Best Thing About the North: It gives those dang yankees a place to live that's not the South.

[@miask]

Amen!

[@USA51039]

We can say the same about the south

[@landonmichelle]

You win! Best comment of the day 🏆 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@timmholl9238]

I want this under Matt's pinned comment.

[@sherribennington8812]

T.y. I 👍 agree. I wouldn't live in the south with all your heat, flesh eating bacteria, insects, poisonous snakes, smiling backstabbing people for all the money in the world. So I say...to each his own.

[@SarahRenz59]

"I'll see y'all at the College Football National Championship. I'm just kidding; y'all ain't gonna' be there." As a Big Ten fan, that was a real gut punch.

[@jackielinde7568]

I'm pretty sure that the National Championships has a rule that no PAC12-, PAC-11 PAC-Whatever they're now will EVER end up in the Championships. So much for my poor Sun Devils. They never get any respect.

[@ilikefire9710]

Fr, he's so annoying for that. but... unfortunately Ryan Day is the worst coach OSU has had in a while, sooooo yeah. I miss Urban Meyer.

[@TearlessGosling]

ended up being ok this year

[@Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living]

Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia have just entered the chat on THAT statement.

[@linus1703]

As someone who is in the real deep south (Melbourne Australia) I can say that public transportation is such an amazing thing it totally changes the culture of a city. I can get to work in half an hour and no have to worry about parking and can watch KZbin on the way in.

[@RealzFoSho]

Don't count out Detroit style until you actually try it. The crust has this ciabatta-ish thing going on, with a super crispy and butter bottom and a light and airy dough so you get a really satisfying mix of textures. Aside from that, it usually has more cheese than a traditional pizza and the cheese burning on the edges of the pan is just plain good (as long as they don't actually burn it).

[@Roland597]

New York = Dominoes + Chicago = Pizza Pie Detroit = Cheesy bread The best pizza is a decent tavern style thin crust. These can be found all over the place, but its tough to find it done well sometimes. St Louis has been trying to claim this pizza as its own in the recent years. Honestly, we might just have to let them. They really have nothing else.

[@Micg51]

@@Roland597I thought tavern originated in Chicago.

[@stthomasaquarius]

I don’t count out Detroit style. But Chicago style is some kind of travesty invented by Satan.

[@jmccance]

I closed the video after that jab against Detroit style. Man clearly doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

[@willp.8120]

Jett's Pizza, Detroit Style, is very good. I like the crunch.

[@grumpyoldguy4817]

As a native North Carolinian you have no idea how much "on the fringe of being Southern" made me smile.

[@willp.8120]

Nah, North Carolina is very southern to majority southern outside of like a few places (Raleigh, Apex, Cary, Chapel Hill, Asheville). The Charlotte burbs are clearly southern, though there is a substantial number of transplants. They just haven't taken over like they have around Raleigh.

[@SpamLamb1]

He's just mad because we get to be southern AND have fall. 😂

[@willp.8120]

@@SpamLamb1 Every place experiences "fall". Where I live in Georgia, it is cooler than in most of the state of North Carolina.

[@SpamLamb1]

@@willp.8120 Of course they do. It was just a little joke since our dear brother from Alabama mentioned it. Relax! Of all the things I will argue about the relative merits of our regional climates isn't one of them. Except for Minnesota. They can keep that one way up there. 😉

[@Yvonne_ennovY]

​@@willp.8120agreed...NC is VERY southern outside of that handful of towns/cities. They definitely don't represent the state as a whole.

[@ostrowulf]

I live in the Great White North, and I only get Fall for about a week ussually. Summer to Winter and back to Summer with a week of change time. We also don't have drive through stores, and we get -40°C/°F. For those wanting a quick concept (in C) 100C water boils, 20C is average comfort, 4C is your fridge, 0 C is ice, -18°C is your deep freeze, and -40°C is going to be my back yard soon.

[@BigBagel]

As a Michigander who moved south after college, I love this. Outside of the heat, #1 (pizza) has been my main complaint. The South does pretty much all food better, with pizza being the one exception. And #8 (hockey), I couldn't agree more. I found the Birmingham bulls when I moved there, took my now-wife to her first hockey game there and she loved it, now we watch the Knoxville Ice Bears. Every southerner I've taken to a game has loved it, y'all just need to give it a chance (in person, don't try watching it on TV at first).

[@JD-tn5lz]

Nope. They do real steaks horrible. All that grass and scrub fed crap you have to drown in sauce or take super care in cooking...when you can just buy a cornfed steak from Iowa or Minnesota and it melts in your mouth.

[@marinasands4319]

Sorry the South food is terrible. Most of what they eat is what we feed our food

[@Triberius]

As a southerner that moved to Upstate NY to get away from all the Yankees moving in around Charlotte (Someone had to try and prove to them it isn't so bad), you missed a few things, but on the whole your list is solid.

[@jamesdrudge]

As a kid, Farm Stores in Miami was the first drive thru store I ever saw. Yes, yes, I know you said Maimi was essentially New Jersey with alligators, but it wasn't like that in the 80s.

[@rkleedham]

History of NHL in Atlanta GA .... Flames and Thrashers moving to two wonderful grateful Canadian cities (Calgary and Winnipeg)! The third Atlanta NHL team would be very welcome and fit nicely in Quebec City! The Atlanta's best ice show happens each winter with "you guys" driving on I-65 and I-20.

[@carlhuffman454]

I got hooked on hockey in the mid-70s, when I was in Hotlanta. I had season tickets for a few years then moved away. The affection for the game has never waned, and now I'm a Canes fan. It's a shame that hockey didn't last in Atlanta, but maybe the third time is the charm. GO CANES!

[@rkleedham]

@@carlhuffman454 Are you referring to the Hartford Whalers "on vacation" Most of the "Canes" fan base live around on point of the RTA as a "Concentrated Area of Relocated Yankees." As a Whalers fan, I moved my support to the Canes and enjoy their success in the Carolinas! " LET GO WHALERS" still sings in my heart.

[@carlhuffman454]

Thanks for the reply. I live in SC and have no axe to grind with Hartford or its Whalers fans. As to the vacation idea, for the last five years or so that has been over for our team. GO CANES!@@rkleedham

[@p-47thunderbolt57]

@@rkleedham, do you live in the area? The Canes are a whole lot deeper than "relocated Yankees," and are 100% a Carolina team.

[@rkleedham]

@@p-47thunderbolt57 I do not live in the area, but I have been to The Canes' games at home. I like the support they have and I do support them. To me the Canes franchise will always be rooted in New England (old WHA days) 🥰🐳🐋🌀

[@cheridampier2524]

A Waffle House that moves!😂 OH I need to ride in one of those!

[@powertothesheeple5422]

One of the best comparisons to a subway I've heard.

[@John_Locke_108]

I think a better description would be "A Waffle House bathroom" that moves. I cannot stand the smell in NYC. Boston is so much nicer.

[@scoobideux15]

#9 Summer. Northern summers are the perfect blend of 75 degree days and 65 degree nights (perfect sleeping weather). Only thing wrong with them is they're too short. #10 Snow plows. Sure, we get some awfully cold stretches in the winter, but everything does NOT grind to a halt like it does when the south dips below freezing for 5 minutes.

[@mccod035]

I like our summers and snow plows that isnt that great

[@scoobideux15]

The snow isn't great, but the fact that we can cope with it is kind of great @@mccod035

[@l.tc.5032]

Ok #9 baseball. Ever been to Fenway Park, or Yankee Stadium or Wriggly Field? It's a whole other experience. You may have football down south and we will give you that but in baseball we have you beat. #10 seafood. New England is second to none on our seafood dishes. Nothing like a fresh lobster roll on a summer's day.

[@jeffthebaptist3602]

But Gulf Coast seafood is amazing... I mean you can't get an entire lobster for a buck fifty like in Maine, but the fresh catch is excellent.

[@buckeye5689]

Just to add some context the national championship game is between Michigan and Washington. A northern team and a western team. So you can add college football to your list Matt!

[@MooseGooseThe1st]

didnt Michigan cheat? Not sure what they did but i overheard some friends talk about it. I was too busy being on the emotional rollercoaster that is being a Kentucky basketball fan.

[@justarandominternetdude2579]

Was Connor at that game?

[@buckeye5689]

@@MooseGooseThe1st the investigation hasn't been concluded yet so we will see. It looks like they will get to keep the national championship but the previous two years' wins might get taken away

[@mayshu893]

Comparing the NY subway to Waffle House… just brilliant! Thank you for sharing your talent/gift with us!

[@melissascheller7458]

I grew up in Michigan and I ran barefoot all summer long. I can safely say in my 18 years living in Texas, I don’t even walk in my house barefoot let alone my yard!

[@jenniferhanses]

Fall is gorgeous. It is my favorite season. The weather is just perfect. Not too hot, not too cold. Brisk. Fall is brisk and refreshing. I will also agree with you on public transport. I love trains. Everywhere should have more trains. It helps the economy by providing cheap transport, massively expanding the places where you can look for and maintain jobs, cuts down on gridlock, and allows you to turn your commute to and from work into "me time" when you can nap or read a book or do some additional work so that when you get home to your family everything is done and you're ready for family time.

[@GoddessNeith]

which is why the south will NEVER get it. legislators don't want the average voter to be able to move around easily. they WANT clogged highways that drive us insane.

[@vbscript2]

Trains need very high population density to work well, though, and most of the U.S. doesn't have anywhere near that population density. Using trains for commuting doesn't exactly work if you have an actual house with land. Trains are not actually cheap at all. They are expensive to operate and extremely expensive to build. But their cost per ride can be low (at least on short, local rides) when population density is high enough to have very high ridership, like in NYC. When the population is more spread out, trains will be more expensive than driving. Trains are certainly a great solution in *some* places, but they are not even a reasonable, let alone good, solution for passenger transport in most places, especially in a country as spread out as the U.S. If you look at the places where trains actually do work well, you will find that every single one of them has one thing in common: far higher population density than what most of the U.S. has, both in terms of how close large cities are to each other (for inter-city trains) and how densely packed everyone lives in (usually relatively expensive) small apartments. Personally, I prefer my way of commuting: I wake up, take a shower, and walk into the other room where my computer is. Or perhaps walk out to the gazebo in my back yard and take a laptop with me. Commute takes about 20 seconds each way. Even when I need to go in to the office, though, I can be there in 5 minutes in my car, since my office is not located in an overcrowded city center. With more and more work being able to be done remotely these days, I don't see large offices and in dense city centers being nearly as important in the future as they've been in the past. It's just not economically efficient to pack that many people into such small areas. Any given standard of living will cost much more in a densely-packed city..

[@jenniferhanses]

@@vbscript2 You're right that commuter trains do need a particular density to work. It would not work everywhere. Though places with houses actually could use commuter trains. The population density doesn't require apartment complexes. However, it is way cheaper than driving. I lived on the East Coast in Connecticut, which Boston to New Jersey has commuter rail systems, so it was very convenient. The price of a monthly ticket into Stamford where I worked was between $80 and $100 over the years I used it. At one point, a lady joined my commuter group (By which I just mean she commuted at the same time that I did, as you get this kind of community going on among people who wait for the train and travel together.) And I don't remember why did did it, but she later figured out she was spending $480 in gas to make the same commute when she had to drive the whole way. So the train was insanely cheap by comparison. Using the train saved her, $400 per month, or $4,800 per year, and was more relaxing on top of that. Also, there was a study done in Texas between a city that used commuter rail and a city that did not. I'm going to guess it was Dallas (I think that has trains) and Houston. But anyway, same country, same state government. And overtime what they discovered was that the property values in the city with trains increased while in the city without trains, all the value that went into the houses in the first city tended to go into increased commuter expenses. I'm probably not explaining that well, and it's been years, but, like people had to shell out the same amount of money when you combined mortgages and property taxes and commuter expenses, but in the city with trains, they essentially retained the wealth spent in the price of their house, which in the city without trains, the money kind of blew away in the expenses of the commute. And, you know, once the mortgage was paid off, the people with trains were able to stash more away in savings, while the people with trains still had the high commuting expenses, and their houses were worth less on the market. The US's main issue with train lines is not that we don't have the track, but that government sold track to industrial concerns in a lot of places. The New York corridor is one of the few places that retained the tracks and kept them running.

[@vbscript2]

@@jenniferhansesBut that's all assuming that you want to commute into a big city to work in the first place, which is rapidly becoming less and less necessary. Factories are rarely in big cities anymore (cheaper to build them in smaller cities) and the white-collar jobs that have still been bringing people into office complexes in large cities are mostly able to be done remotely from home now. The most efficient way to commute is to simply not commute at all or to commute only a relatively short distance in a smaller town. The U.S.'s issue with (passenger) trains is that the U.S. is very large with a population that is very spread out (aside from a few exceptions like the Northeast Corridor that you've mentioned, where the population is relatively dense, especially around NYC.) You're right that the U.S. does have lots of rail track - the most of any country in the world and by a significant margin. However, the government didn't "sell" most of that track to anyone, but rather never owned it in the first place. The vast majority of the rail lines were built by the private rail operators. Of course, this is inter-city rail lines. Light rail within a city typically was and remains owned by the (local) government. The U.S. rail network is used primarily to haul freight around, which has a vastly higher (positive) economic and environmental impact than if that same rail were used for passengers instead (though most of it is also available for passenger use if an operator actually wants to do that.) Boxes don't care if they take 2-3 days to cross the country. People do. The U.S. hauls about 12x as much freight ton-kilometers per capita by rail as the EU does, for example. Rail is great for getting vast quantities of heavy stuff where speed isn't important across vast over-land distances. It's not so great at transporting people across vast distances, least of all when those people aren't already concentrated into small areas, which they aren't in most of the U.S.

[@jenniferhanses]

@@vbscript2 You seem to be acting off of some incorrect assumptions. 1) During the pandemic, people worked from home. Now that the pandemic is over, businesses are pushing for more in-office time, and hybrid or at home work options are evaporating. There have been numerous articles about this in the last few months. 2) Also in regards to working from home, quite a lot of workers don't have what it takes to do so long term, and actually need office face time. Working from home is psychologically damaging for them, as they need human contact. And it ruins their focus as they can't keep to schedules. More hybrid options might work for such people, but they actually do need time in the office on a weekly basis. The number of people who can thrive purely at home is estimated at 10 to 15% of the work force. 3) "Assuming people want to work in big cities." Trains actually work really well for people who want to work in small towns and midsize cities as well. They broaden the scope of available jobs for those people who can't afford cars, as well as where such people can live. They can drop you off at the next town over. Big cities anchor commuter rail, but there are benefits for all the towns in between. This is also an ideal situation for moving to a hybrid workforce, as they can live out away from the city, but still make it into town when they need to meet up face to face. If you're actually advocating for more hybrid work, trains are likely the way to go. They also provide unique shopping experiences, as you can take the train into a small town and wander the main street for a day to see a different culture and buy local produce at farmers markets. 4) The US and various state governments were required to finance railway projects. They have sold out most of those interests to corporations in most cases.

[@stsensual]

Matt was so close to a valid point about pizza, but then he badmouthed Detroit Style. Why would we risk our lives in America's most dangerous city to get it if it wasn't incredible? He is right about Southern pizza, though. It's like Northern BBQ. Gas station BBQ in the South is better than the highest rated BBQ joint in the North.

[@HariSeldon913]

I'll give that Papa John's is slightly above Costco's food court pizza.

[@firefighter1c57]

I'm from Oklahoma and agree. Detroit is my favorite pizza, and I absolutely hate NY pizza.

[@Birdbike719]

Gas station BBQ is pretty high class!

[@Kilo-ct8dh]

Never heard of Kansas City?😂

[@Birdbike719]

@@Kilo-ct8dh that's where Taylor Swifts boyfriend lives, right?

[@landonmichelle]

Ok so it might not be the same as a store you can actually drive thru, BUT here in Louisiana we have drive thru daiquiri shops. Do those count? 😂😂

[@LindaJ3433]

Agree with you about pork tenderloin. Yankee born, but I have been living in Bama for 26 years. That tenderloin and beer battered onion rings are what I miss most besides my Illinois family

[@Eseseso494]

Matt is a Southern Treasure!

[@shaundiltz5821]

Being in GA and NC for the army I still have nightmares of the fire ants. God bless Nebraska.

[@leeplantlover]

another Nebraskan cool!!

[@JamesKelleyJr]

Oooooo well UW vs. UM... you swung.... but missed pretty hard this time matty.

[@savannah115]

As a child of a "mixed-marriage" (half Southern, half Yankee lol), I appreciate different things about each. This is great. Edited to add: Don't me wrong, I'm a UGA girl, but you're acting like Michigan, Penn State and Ohio State aren't sitting there at the top of the rankings above most SEC teams, my friend. Justice for non-SEC football! 😂

[@timskelton4958]

They might be at the top , but they haven't won the big yet. 😁SEC 🏆you got to love it😁

[@llynam14]

Girl!!! Same here! Born and bred in Georgia, but I’m half GA half SOUTH Jersey. UGA is my ride or die but those Nittany Lions are looking real good this year (that’s my yankee team).

[@thumbthump]

win one then

[@MichaelDawson03]

@@timskelton4958 Ohio State did win the first one ... I know it's been since 20014, but it did happen.

[@timskelton4958]

@@MichaelDawson03 🤣🤣🤣 your right , One😁

[@rayg6497]

That last comment did not age well. LOL

[@bonnieparker9584]

As a Texan born in El Paso and now living in Houston. It depends what part Texas you are talking about. I am not a southern but by Houston born children are.

[@ThaddeusMike]

Who ain't gonna be at the National Championship?

[@miask]

Some parts of the South have glorious fall color. The sad thing is that the North is creeping South; the top half of Virginia has more Yankees than Southerners now. The only things I might miss if I moved back to the South are bagels and pizza. Heck, I could live without bagels and pizza in exchange for good barbecue and fried chicken. One thing the South has that the North is quickly losing, is manners. Matt, you are the best!❤😂

[@From-North-Jersey]

We have manners , but southerners move too slow in our over crowded states and don't get to see them until they learn to keep up and stay out of the way.

[@miask]

@@From-North-Jersey LOL, I live in Southern NJ😁 Maybe if people weren’t always in such a hurry, we’d get to see your good manners. 😉 I will say this, NJ is really pretty state once you get off the highways. If you were in Gloucester County on south, you might think you were in the South, even down to the accent.

[@ownpetard8379]

With climate change, the South is creeping/galloping north.

[@ilikefire9710]

I can confirm that the north has terrible manners. people suck here, I wanna move to TN. But I also love snow so that'll be hard lol

[@ilikefire9710]

@@deadgoat82 aw, really? dang it. What's a better spot? Arkansas?

[@tpgorman15]

How you not gonna mention a Cheesesteak for someone who has so much content revolving around rating food lol. But yea as a northerner I feel like we should have to do educational classes where we each learn about the other parts of our country. I think it would be super helpful for when we visit, so we aren’t annoying the local residents. Plus knowledge.

[@mp14214]

So I guess we won't be seeing you at the college football nation championship then...

[@GingerKraut]

Fall? Yes. Hockey? HELL YEAH! But there are so many things that you have in the South that are better.

[@monos99]

We got drive thru stores in Florida. I know of at least two just in my town, and I don't even leave the house

[@lilcw76]

Matt couldn't resist throwing a shot at the North in the end.😂 Genius!

[@gwilli]

Except that he jinxed the SEC. Michigan vs Washington in the national championship 3 months later. 🤣

[@ChemSteve]

With Michigan beating Alabama in the playoffs, no less! 😮😮😮

[@deanzachariades6365]

Yeah, that aged well.

[@mikeknowles8017]

I was in Canada a few years ago and when I was walking through the hotel lobby there were a bunch of people sitting around mesmerized by the TV. I took a look at what they were watching. Curling. Then I started watching. Then I started kind of getting into it. It is the most oddly engaging sport I've ever seen. It's not a real big sport in Texas. There is only one sport in Texas. On that note, however this Aggie vs Alabama thing turns out tommorow SEC Roll Call will have material to work with!

[@shag139]

If it was the Canadian or Swedish women’s teams, then yeah I get it.

[@NeSeeger]

Curling is like darts but instead of flying the dart through the air you slide a rock over ice and change the speed as necessary

[@mikeknowles8017]

I submit for your consideration Jamie Sinclair of the KZbin channel "Curl Up With Jamie"@@shag139

[@inconnu4961]

@@NeSeeger Shuffleboard on ice!

[@joshheeter9422]

Curling is the winter version of swimming. Nobody cares about it 47 months of the year but when the Olympics come around we’re all for it lol.

[@deaconj3406]

The river video it kept going to is shot from Sheffield, AL which is built on the worlds largest fire ant bed.

[@mharp6166]

Fall is honestly the best. It's the perfect blend of heat, not too much sun hours, no bugs, and a calm vibe overall. Try it in Ohio. Indian summer is worth it... And we have drive thru stores 😊😊

[@sherribennington8812]

I'm a Ohioan...all my life and proud to say so and fall is my favorite season.

[@AbsyntheAndTears]

I am a Hoosier so not far from you...and Fall is my favorite by far. Nicest weather, beautiful foliage, I love it.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

I prefer winter. Don't look at me like that. I'm not alone. At least 2% of the population prefers winter. It's a totally normal preference to have. In fact, I used to have a coworker who moved up here (to Ohio) from Georgia, because living down there she _missed_ winter. She left a year or two ago though. Got a job in Alaska, working for a cruise line, at one of their stops. One of those places you can't drive to, because it's impossible to build roads on sheer cliff faces that are also permafrost.

[@ilikehardplay]

So how'd that College Football National Championship go? Were you rooting for Michigan or Washington?

[@LisaofHopewell]

Dang here in Southern Ohio, which is truly Kentucky, we have drive-thru liquor stores!

[@Tyrexthecreaturedesigner]

As someone who is slowly becoming a Tampa Bay Lightning fan, we need more hockey in the south!!

[@andrewharvey6011]

3:42 Boy, this crow sure is tasty!

[@ImZclaw]

Im late to the party, but I just watched this video and instantly knew the "Shoals Area" and for those who don't know, it shows Florence from the Sheffield of the Tennessee River.

[@CW-rt4sr]

I laughed so hard about the tenderloin sandwich. "I know we didn't invent it because - no gravy!" Those things are delicious and also ridiculous. (I'm a (from the very north of the state) Hoosier.)

[@halfheartedniki6207]

Nothing beats an Indiana tenderloin sandwich! Go Hoosiers!

[@Maduin22]

Michigan vs Washington......just gonna leave that right there....

[@Juli-ie6uy]

Honking at the green light since obviously they fell asleep since they did not get dunkin yet 😂

[@deaconblooze1]

We all know it's actually only 7 because you just wanted to make that traffic light joke. We all find car horns infuriating. Although, after a full 1.5 seconds if the person is clearly not paying attention, you may 'chirp' your horn.

[@kevingray8616]

THIS and the fact that people are crazy down here; and armed.