British Guy Reacts to Ranking the 50 State Welcome Signs

[@jenniferrodriguez5337]

As a Texas "transplant" I can definitely say that the only roads you might find more asshole drivers on is in LA. I think they put a snarky Gen Xer in charge of the welcome signs here and somewhere a 50something is laughing their ass off at the irony.

[@SCGMLB]

I’ve always felt that displaying the governor’s name on a state welcome sign has been part of a “power trip”. No need for it, especially since it’s eventually going to have to change.

[@karentucker2161]

It's always good to know who the governor is when you you are in another state. I don't know every state governor. And they can change it at any time

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

I agree, and a waste of money, because they have to change the signs all the time.

[@TheMaxmurphy1973]

West Virginia!!! My home...we used to have the slogan "Almost heaven, West Virginia"...I've always loved our signs ❤

[@benbramhallofficial]

West Virginia is kinda ghetto

[@NolmDirtyDan]

That is Lincolns face in the picture of Illinois, Kyle was wrong by saying that was a river

[@coyotelong4349]

Are you sure they didn’t just dig a river down the middle of Illinois in the shape of Lincoln’s face as a tourist attraction? 😂

[@chrishemry7]

Not the first time Geography King flat out messed up a fact about Illinois.

[@dabearsfan4life]

That is an abstract view of the Illinois River made to look like Lincoln.

[@johnrodrigues5974]

There are other Welcome to Rhode Island signs “ The Ocean State” I have never seen the one that he showed.

[@northernflicker6590]

Love Oregons sign!! But I’m biased, being from there!

[@chrisk5651]

Kyle says about stopping & then taking a picture but then ranks New York dead last as there’s too much to read when driving 70 miles per hour.

[@TheRandomRedSoxGuy]

16:45 Kyle missed the fact that the white space between the green hills and blue water creates the letters NH, New Hampshire’s postal code 😉

[@RacingGuy2448]

It is Pure Michigan because of the Great Lakes and the pure water it has in fact the state nickname is the Great Lake state

[@julianasmith2016]

Can confirm, I live in Michigan. It’s the only flex I think we have

[@Sharon-pb7so]

Michigangander here too. I liked when the sign showed the mitten and it said Welcome To Michigan, then it showed the mitten with the UP inciluded, and on the bottom of the sign it said The Great Lakes State. I remember a Welcome to Michigan sign that had Winter, Water, Wonderland at the bottom.

[@johnalden5821]

Sort of unintentionally ironic, though, given Flint and now Benton Harbor.

[@Sharon-pb7so]

@@johnalden5821 You're right. Sadly Brenon Harbour and Flint are also 2 of the poorest places in Michigan. Coincidence that they get lead laden water? I think not.

[@poohbearsmom2964]

I did a months long road trip around the US several years ago. I always stopped and took selfies with the welcome signs. My favorite is at a Florida Welcome Center. Just underneath is a sign warning people to be aware of dangerous animals like snakes and alligators.

[@chrisk5651]

Kyle admitted to being wrong about Illinois thinking that Lincoln’s silhouette is a river

[@robertcigainero9703]

Yes, it's very common for people to stop and take a picture of the welcome sign.

[@pitapanda8319]

My son & his family have traveled the USA extensively. Their goal is to visit all 50 states. They are at about 44 or 45 now. They stop to take selfies at every state welcome sign. I love seeing them!

[@BaronessErsatz]

I know, I know---"Show Me" can be taken the wrong way these days. But we're tough enough to cope with it. Missourians are pretty awesome bouncers----I mean, HOSTS!!!!!

[@samosmapper9687]

I always take pictures of the welcome signs, especially on the way back! A photo of the sign of where you live is a great thing to text to people close to you after a long roadtrip as a way to say “I’m finally back home!”.

[@dennisdaily5463]

Remember, LINCOLN moved to Indiana when he was SEVEN and left when he was TWENTY-ONE. He may have been born in Kentucky and rose to prominence in Illinois, but his FORMATIVE years were in Indiana.

[@chrisk5651]

Never stopped to take a picture.

[@StevePaur-hf4vy]

In the rural areas of the country it is common to see road signs with bullet holes in them. people, usually teens or twenty somethings, do it to protest the sign such as if they disagree with the speed limit or feel that stop sign isn't necessary. The other reason is that they are just targets of opportunity that you don't have to buy.

[@garrymoore2161]

As a Michigander, and having lived in or traveled through about half of the lower 48, the "Pure" statement really makes sense Get away from Detroit and the other big cities and it is a countryside of lakes and rivers so clean you can safely drink from them. Air pollution does not exist outside Detroit metro. If you want to get away from pollution in land, water, and air, visit Pure Michigan.

[@travisashley2904]

The rounded border on the square sign for Connecticut is actually a pretty common thing you will see on U.S. highway signs.

[@david-1775]

The best welcome sign is not the Welcome to Texas sign but the tiny white sign behind it that says SPEED LIMIT 75..... or 80.

[@royalty1019]

I’m from Michigan and I like our sign. It’s sounds weird at first, but when you think about it, it actually marks sense. It’s talking about the Great Lakes and the Upper Peninsula and how much we pride ourselves upon our nature.

[@chrishemry7]

Connecticut's sign looks like The Blue Screen of Death.

[@cassandradistin9699]

As a life long resident, you are not wrong. The Blue Screen of Death is a perfect representation. Have you tried turning it off and on again? Yes every 4 years.

[@Cate5013]

When I was a kid, we'd drive through Wyoming. The sign always said, "Howdy! You're in big Wyoming".

[@frankisfunny2007]

11:22..... If you look at the 2nd "I" where it shows the state, it has the outline of the side profile if Abraham Lincoln's face in the state to represent the giant river that goes through the state _________________________________________ I'd like to see the US State plates video by Geography King

[@AmericaVoice]

I'm a American and travel a lot throughout my country! I always stop and take pictures of each place I go!

[@debk5427]

I'm from Texas. The sign should say "drive friendly - be the only one!"

[@d34dR0d3n7]

After a day long trip along I-10 and back (starting east of Houston, ending a bit before San Antonio, then turning around) just today, I can agree. After spending almost equal amounts of time driving in TX, OK and AR: OK and AR are morons, TX is insane. The only other time I've seen people force their way into lane changes at 90mph or more was that one trip I made to SoCal, and at least that was 6 lanes instead of everybody trying to do it on 3. Oh, and then all traffic comes to a stop when 610 or 45 merge/split. And don't get me started on the free-for-all it becomes when get back to rural areas or the drunken chimp design of D/FW spaghetti...

[@judyhorstmann6332]

No matter the sign, any state would be happy to welcome you, Beesley!

[@StevePaur-hf4vy]

To give you some perspective on the Lincoln thing, there is a rivalry between Kentucky (where Lincoln was born) and Indiana (where Lincoln grew up) and Illinois (where Lincoln spent his adult years). Each is trying to capitalize on his name and for the rights to truly claim him.

[@bookwoman53]

I like the concept of the state nickname on the sign. I don’t think that the governor’s name is necessary.

[@DramaMustRemainOnTheStage]

You don't really see the square the rounded part is reflective tape

[@mortensen1961]

My favorite welcome sign still has to be Whittier, CA's sign (there used to be one right across the street from where I lived when I still lived there). Prior to August 1974, the sign read "Welcome To Whittier" and below, "Hometown of President Nixon". After August, 1974, not so much. . . .

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

The city/county road workers probably strained a few muscles changing those signs as quick as they did. Like ninjas in hard-hats.

[@Double0Kevin]

Not sure where he saw the Nevada sign because they are definitely not that small when coming into Southern Nevada. It also looks nothing like that anymore.

[@2AwesomeDogs]

Pure Michigan is also a website for tourism.

[@hardtackbeans9790]

I stop at the state line because of 'butt fatigue' not to get a picture with the welcome sign. 2:45 It's cheaper to leave the corners square. There is no reason to round them after they get painted. Every one says some state has the most unfriendly drivers. And there seems to be no consciences. You are right. The Illinois sign does have the shape of Lincoln. I would have to see a map of the Illinois river to see any correlation. I don't think it follows the Illinois river. 13:00 When you live in a rural state (or the rural part of any state) you have to use the signs for target practice. It's the law. LOL!!

[@SWLinPHX]

The state I am from originally, Maryland, and the state I’ve lived in for many years, Arizona, are my two favorite flags just by coincidence. Smart to have them on their Welcome signs.

[@staceysturgill5316]

I’ve lived in Illinois most of my life and I’ve always thought that was a profile of Lincoln, I didn’t know it was the Illinois river. 😬

[@sugarstreicher]

I’m from Kentucky and have never seen that sign. Ones I’ve always seen were different.

[@SimpleGunner]

hes got a point about colorado being 'colorful' depending on what side you enter from.

[@princessjava42]

Yes we are a *tad* obsessed with our state flag (Maryland)....lol but we don't care; we love it. 😊

[@RealSteveTheGoat]

Missouri here - Maryland's state flag is one of my favorites!

[@suecrazylady2000]

Wisconsin sign has to be big and sturdy due to ice we need something to hold up if anyone hits it 😉😂🤣

[@BrianKapellusch]

South Carolina's sign looks like the sign for a family restaurant

[@maryhart141]

I am from Milwaukee Wisconsin and did not realize till now that our sign looks like it was made in a High School wood working class :)

[@user-jq8wr8ru2s]

Fun and cool video. Thank you and enjoyed it.

[@dougbowers4415]

You’re right. The line in the Illinois sign is a silhouette of Abraham Lincoln’s face, not the Illinois River. Kyle got that one wrong. He gets most things right though.

[@drboze6781]

All signs made of signboard (MDO) are rectangular for ease of construction.

[@starparodier91]

❤️ from Colorful Colorado!

[@coyotelong4349]

2:55 I guess you could say in Connecticut they don’t cut any corners 🤷‍♂️

[@gunnyhatfield2459]

Idaho doesn't need a great welcome sign, it's one of the most beautiful states you'll drive through.

[@cassandradistin9699]

I am from Connecticut and yeah it absolutely belongs that low. I have seen better exit signs.

[@whitemountainasmr3150]

My state is on the thumbnail! NEW HAMPSHIRE!

[@jenniferrowland1339]

If its a state I've not been in yet- it gets a picture. Its fun to spot the signs on a long trip

[@garrymoore2161]

Explore, not Discover. If you've reached the edge of the state, you've discovered it. Exploring it is another thing entirely.

[@mikekleckner6607]

coming from someone who lives in Michigan, the "Pure Michigan" thing is all about the tourism marketing. "Pure" Michigan refers to the purity of nature and the great lakes.

[@DramaMustRemainOnTheStage]

The guy you review here is critical as in hyper critical. I would have watch him independently.

[@hot1985boy]

I know other people have mentioned it, but yeah that's supposed to be a silhouette of Lincoln on the Illinois sign, not a river. It's not even in the right place to be depicting the Illinois River

[@Gantzz321]

the Michigan PURE is really simple, I am Canadian and can tell you this one. The State gives companies NESTLE that bottle and Sell its water for free, ok not free but $200/yr is basically free for a company that size.

[@TheRandomRedSoxGuy]

As a Bay Stater, whenever you visit Massachusetts I will be happy to “NELCOME” you 😊

[@raven2795]

I take a photo with the welcome sign.

[@annfrost3323]

The man rating the signs hates Maryland's flag on the welcome sign. But really likes Tennessee placing their flag on the sign because it says everything (?)

[@JasonHalversonjaydog]

those ones with the governors name on them could be a waste of money too, everytime they get a new governor they have to change the whole sign. at least make their name on a smaller seperate sign.

[@SUPRAMIKE18]

Being from Maryland I can confirm we put our flag on anything and everything xD

[@johnalden5821]

But hey, so do the Canadians, right?

[@StevePaur-hf4vy]

LOL.....the North Dakota sign in the video is the exact one that is a couple hundred yards away from my home. It's not onthe main interstate but on a small two lane highway bridge that crosses the Red River from Minnesota into North Dakota. I hate the ND signs as well

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

In regards to the governor of Delawares potential Irish descent. People forget that every generation the number of ancestors you have doubles exponentially (4 grandparents, 8 great grandparents etc) and all of them matter in regards to ethnic origin. I have been doing my own genealogy since 2005 and I won't try to bore you too much but a last name may be of little use in determining ethnic origin. I say that because it was not until WW1 in the US that spelling etc of last names was standardized (how ever your family spelled it then, is how it was kept) so spelling prior to that could be different from record to record especially if the family was illiterate and couldn't spell it consistently for the record keepers. Noah Webster also did not compile the US dictionary until the 1850s when many people were illiterate, leaving the record keepers etc to spell the surname any way they like. And as the US population moved from the east coast to the west during that period there was no guarantee that a family would be in the same or a different community or state thier entire life and on many of them, the surname was spelled different ways because records were written and again, no standardization. I have many families who had large families and had kids born in several states during that period. That means that just because a surname sounds like it has a certain origin, that is not always true. Also, America is called a "melting pot" for a reason. Unless a family has not been here too long, chances are your DNA test will pop your ancestors all over an Atlas like popcorn. Mine has around 25-30 countries on 3 continents and they are all my ethnic origin in one way or another but my surname only reflects one. I have what they call a deep rooted American Ancestry, that means that more of my ancestors arrived in the US prior to the end of the American Revolution (1783) Keep in mind that every generation the number of ancestors you have doubles exponentially so 7-8 generations is over 200 ancestors. In my family, only 14 (not a typo) of my 200+ ancestors came to the USA after 1783. The most recent were only two (everyone has 16) of my great-great grandfolks, (5 generations ago) and both arrived in the 1880's so me, my parents, my grandparents and great grandfolks were all born in the USA. Neither one of them is the origin of my last name. The origin of my surname appears to be English/UK/Ireland etc, it isn't. The ancestor (J) that brought my name over was my 6th great grandad. He arrived here prior to 1783 and due to illiteracy, immigration west etc, the name has changed on some generations or even parts of each generation my surname did not remain the same. For example, my 6th great grandad "J" had three sons that survived to pass the name and the decendants of only one of them (S) still retains the original spelling and thus the true origin of the name. And later on, even the sons of "S" ended up having name changes happen and no longer have the original spelling. Some descendants have various other spellings. Over the past 9 generations the spelling of my surname has changed many times and now sounds UK/Irish, but my 6th great grandads surname was Weikert, he was German, and my DNA test does not show a particularly significant amount of German because he brought it over 250 years ago, and mixed it with 200+ other ancestors since. Another ancestor came to the USA in the 1730's. It was Steinman then, but Stehman now after close to 300 years. That and the other factors I mentioned means that my surname is not a reflection of recent ancestry. That may not apply to John Carney, I have no idea, but he could also be African American (I did not google him). Most African Americans who have ancestors who arrived prior to the US Civil War (1861-1865) use the surname of the family who owned the family at one time. The buying/selling of slaves also means that the surname does not necessarily mean that the surname is the plantation family that was forced to emancipate them, it could have been the owner of another plantation that sold the emancipated slaves grandfather for example. At the time, Africans had no legal surname, or the family had been slaves for so long they no longer remembered what it was. Some even chose thier own surname after Emancipation. As a matter of fact, if you look at census records in slave states prior to 1865 the slaves are just listed by first name and age, Sally 31, Homer 2, John 17, Alice 11, Milly 57, etc with no surname, because in thier opinion, they did not need one. Look at the surnames of African American celebrities and thier surnames are the same as caucasian populations in the US with origins all over Europe unless thier family arrived after 1865. Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Wesley Snipes, Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones, Diana Ross etc. With all that being said, if the governor of Delawares family arrived in the USA before WW1 it may not have been Carney when they came.

[@charlesalwyn3486]

Arizona has new signs and they are gorgeous!

[@dripcaraybbx]

I knew our man was an architect. I didn't know he was a bona fide designer too. Good eye my guy!

[@robertbreedon9137]

Nebraska's should say Nothing Has Changed In 150 Years

[@jenniferroach4153]

I agree, I like Alabama the beautiful much better, because northern Alabama is indeed beautiful.

[@JosephRussellStapleton]

*ARKANSAS* Buckle Up For Safety.

[@WildStar2002]

That's a fillet, not a chamfer. 😁 4:17 C'mon architect dude!

[@RacingGuy2448]

On road trips I go on I just try to get it on the way while I’m in the back

[@ddwro1]

West Virginia, Wyoming and Utah

[@sherikuykendall2621]

Howdy!!!...we southerners say that all the time...

[@StephaniePifer]

We shoot signs for fun...I know it's illegal but that's what our younger gun owners like to do.

[@kristinabego5401]

Cool, my adopted state is number 1! My birthplace of Oklahoma was pretty good as well.

[@jdanon203]

The signs are made up of 12 inch high extruded aluminum panels bolted together. Essentially they are a bunch of generic rectangular pieces of aluminum that are built up to the required height of the sign. The MUTCD governs traffic control devices like signs in the U.S., and there's no requirement to round off the corners to match the border, so no one is going to waste time doing so.

[@bjcee1108]

Looks like Abraham Lincoln's face to me

[@tbone9803]

As an Ohioan I'm pissed..our old welcome sign was actually awesome and they replaced it with that abomination

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

Yeah, politicians aren't the best people to design much of anything. Get a bunch of 4 year olds and you might come up with something better.

[@omorisandboxfan]

I like our Sweet Home Alabama sign

[@douglasostrander5072]

Michigan is a state you have to want to go there to get there. It a beautiful state and you can only enter it from the south except through Wisconsin from the west. I hate our politics but I love my state.

[@jena6587]

I used to love Ohio’s. It was Ohio, The Heart Of It All. ❤️

[@Reactions_Boy]

Are we missing New Jersey

[@hifijohn]

Welcome to Minnesota-you'll freeze your pooper off , eh. Welcome to new york-you talkin to me?? Welcome to Illinois-bankrupt as usual Welcome to Mississippi- we still treat gravity as a theory Welcome to Indiana-prepared to be unimpressed.

[@awphooey2u519]

Welcome to Louisiana- HUMID. HEAT and Hurricanes. Basically, satan's armpit.

[@SpearM3064]

@@awphooey2u519 I prefer "Welcome to Louisiana - Chew your air first." That was my answer to a tourist who was in New Orleans on a day when it was 90 degrees and 80% humidity. He asked "How do you even _breathe_ in this?" I told him, "It helps if you chew first." 🤣 (No, I'm not from Louisiana; but I'm less than an hour away from Shreveport.)

[@dennisharnish9063]

You have liked our sign and state capital, maybe you should move to Wisconsin.

[@dibutler9151]

Bring back our old Welcome sign, Alabama!

[@catherinelw9365]

I thought Carney is Cornish!

[@derekprzesmicki9578]

My man for Kentucky said ANOTHER Lincoln birthplace, how can you be born in two states

[@kristinabego5401]

He was born in Kentucky, lived as a child in Indiana and then moved to Illinois and began his law practice.

[@Elevatedzebra96]

That Ohio one is brand new, our old one was much better..

[@Elevatedzebra96]

Also as a buckeye, Michigan has a nice sign.. this guy is just a jerk

[@PerthTowne]

I like ticking off the states I haven't been to as I go to them, but I don't pay much attention to welcome signs. He says he doesn't understand why the sign says "Pure Michigan." It was a huge PR campaign for the state with a lot of short ads like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH7ce2ulbKqFfsU Many states have their town tourism ads, and some of those are fun to check out too. Some of them are really good and some are just awful. Michigan has some good ones IMO.

[@terriecooperman7232]

Should try az drivers bet they worst then tx

[@bjcee1108]

Kind of a nasty thing for the narrator to say about Texas

[@Uncle_Flipp]

That's not the Rhode Island Welcome Sign. Granted The Rhode Island sign isn't that great but the one he used isn't even the good one. There are like 4 or 5 welcome to Rhode Island signs that are at least better than that.

[@TheHemiphil81]

I live in the smokey mnts Tennessee and I always love seeing the welcome to Florida sign..moving there in the future I hope 🙏...

[@sarabryant8651]

Don’t like what he said about Texas

[@AndrewL209]

he has a video like this for State Capitol buildings, its a great video with cool architecture. check it out!

[@JAB2010]

He’s already reacted to that one!

[@SGlitz]

Arizona California border ( going into arizona) Welcome. See our State then GO HOME! Before you ruin it like You Already did yours.

[@TairaEldritch]

I love the Maryland Flag, I wish more flags had that Medieval Coat of Arms look to them!

[@johnalden5821]

Yeah, I guess Kyle doesn't like it but these are real coats of arms that have been around for hundreds of years, so he will have to get over it.

[@johnalden5821]

@@BrendanWelch16 Don't worry about us, we are not "troubled" any more than any other state, but thanks for the flag comment.

[@TairaEldritch]

@@johnalden5821 I'm in Pennsylvania btw I absolutely love my State but the Governer was talking about making people pay a Tax for how many Miles they drive.. and we already have highest tax on Gas! I doubt it would ever happen, there is no way people would submit to that! lmao

[@BrendanWelch16]

@@johnalden5821 sorry I’m just not the biggest fan but your flag is pretty great

[@gladysseaman4346]

Georgia traditionally includes the governor's name on welcome signs. The sign is changed with each new governor.

[@carterfogarty4875]

Please react to how good is yadier Molina, really. I really enjoyed it and I think you would too.

[@MamaBear-ud8xm]

OMgoodness!! I made it as far as the Georgia sign, but this guy doing this review is definitely a glass half empty kinda guy. He is just too whiny and negative! Move along.