British Guy Reacts to The 8 Worst Places in the U.S.

  Рет қаралды 97,476

Lav Luka

Lav Luka

3 жыл бұрын

If you enjoyed this video don't forget to Like and Subscribe it really is appreciated
Link to my Instagram: / t.peters01
Link to my Patreon: / lavluka
Link to my 2nd channel: / @lavarzzz182
Link to My Twitch: / lavluka
Links to my socials
Twitter: / lav_tmp
Link to the original video: • 8 Worst Places in the ...

Пікірлер: 1 700
@lavluka6210
@lavluka6210 3 жыл бұрын
Link to my newly made patreon! www.patreon.com/LavLuka
@ianrotheroe2540
@ianrotheroe2540 3 жыл бұрын
My guy puts “except” instead of “accept” in the thumbnail😂😂😂
@JaneSmith-lu8ol
@JaneSmith-lu8ol 3 жыл бұрын
@@ianrotheroe2540 I think he meant expect. Tho I could be wrong.
@ianrotheroe2540
@ianrotheroe2540 3 жыл бұрын
@@JaneSmith-lu8ol u might be right now that I think about it😂
@kingjames4019
@kingjames4019 3 жыл бұрын
Now you're getting into why there's an uprising in the 2021
@AmyEugene
@AmyEugene 3 жыл бұрын
This reminded me of a really interesting video I watched recently, Top 10 Worst Housing Projects in the U.S. by World According To Briggs. It was really eye-opening. If you search for worst housing projects in America there's a lot of videos that focus on specific cities also, but his covers the entire U.S. There's a lot of beautiful and impressive things in the U.S., but there's also things that are ugly and terrible and I think it's a good thing to have a balanced view. Anyways, thanks for all the vids!
@matthewsagliocco4458
@matthewsagliocco4458 3 жыл бұрын
The place you’re talking about in LA is called Skid Row.
@xhafts
@xhafts 3 жыл бұрын
California has 1/4th of the countries homeless with only 1/9th of the population
@montyferguson4657
@montyferguson4657 3 жыл бұрын
Skid Row and Venice Beach
@xhafts
@xhafts 3 жыл бұрын
@Stone just saying theyre an embarrassment
@samieltheinfamous
@samieltheinfamous 3 жыл бұрын
Skid Row is also used as a term in other parts of the country for being down and out.
@peterfus9543
@peterfus9543 3 жыл бұрын
No that is not and is cali is full of homeless people you can acutally live in your car leaglealy and why there is sow much homeless cali gov went blind even when people said raise taxes taxes only if rasied go to homeless. Taxes are high as shit and they wanted 16.8% not to long ago from 13.3% that is why. Pudlic health is allways there cleaing up neadlles and stuff from the ground cali is dead look on any youtude vid and you will see why texas is going to be a gaint land of people soon but everyone that lives in america will still buy green day packers season tickets to add on the long wateing list that it is. I live in nj on the east coast for my hole life and i love it here it like orgean on the weast coast i bin told
@NolmDirtyDan
@NolmDirtyDan 3 жыл бұрын
The last town literally IS Sandy Shores from GTA
@thelegacyshow4248
@thelegacyshow4248 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I live 20 miles from there
@dechezhaast
@dechezhaast 3 жыл бұрын
@@thelegacyshow4248 GTA’s not a real place bud
@sumavargas3147
@sumavargas3147 3 жыл бұрын
Yup, its was the inspiration for Sandy Shores
@0816M3RC
@0816M3RC 3 жыл бұрын
@@dechezhaast No shit sherlock.
@dezbro750
@dezbro750 3 жыл бұрын
@@dechezhaast he knows that but he saying the town sandy shores is based off that
@Ojisan642
@Ojisan642 3 жыл бұрын
There’s usually historical reasons why these places are like this. Chicago: history of corruption, going back to the prohibition era = high crime Detroit: used to be the center of car manufacturing in the Western Hemisphere, which died out in the 1970s and 80s New Orleans: used to be a key port city, with access to the Mississippi River, but now interstate trucking and freight trains handle more goods, and New Orleans is mainly a oil and gas refining city Appalachia: never really was economically viable, so no infrastructure was ever built there West Virginia: used to be prosperous coal mining country Native reservations: obviously there’s a bad history with native Americans and these lands were not where they originally lived The Mormon areas are basically stuck in the past by choice and they were chased out of other parts of the USA until they settled in Utah and New Mexico and Colorado wilderness areas The Salton Sea is in GTA 5, it’s called Alamo Sea.
@thejestor9378
@thejestor9378 3 жыл бұрын
Chicago also had an earth quake in the 60’s if I remember correctly that caused the destruction of a good portion of the city, and some of the ghettos of chicago were affected by it and wound up turning some of them more into slums, with buildings not receiving repairs or being demolished, and left to rot after the earthquake hit.
@NOLAgenX
@NOLAgenX 3 жыл бұрын
So many corrections to your reasons for New Orleans. New Orleans is the 4th largest port in the U.S. The port has grown, not shrunk. Most of the oil refining has moved 1) upriver, 2) to West Louisiana, and 3) to Texas. All the major oil company headquarters left New Orleans for Houston. New Orleans now only has the huge port, Tourism, and federal government (including military) as the biggest employers. Corruption, high violent crime, poor education system (except for Charter Schools) and long-term poverty are more responsible for NOLA's current state. Despite all that, this is still a great place to live.
@bevtuft3572
@bevtuft3572 3 жыл бұрын
@@NOLAgenX right. those were so off it wasn't even funny
@TriXJester
@TriXJester 3 жыл бұрын
"Prosperous" coal mining is really stretching it. It might of been prosperous for the mine owners but it was never anything other than what it is to the actual miners. My family had generations in that area and I remember it being a big event as a kid in the 90s that my granny got heated water in her house. My great grandmother's father was one of the guys who smuggled messages for the miners unions back in the day.
@ThatColtGuy
@ThatColtGuy 3 жыл бұрын
@@NOLAgenX even their tourism is going down too. I used to want to visit there but everyone told me that it’s just a nasty and weird city with nothing to do but weird voodoo shops🤷🏼‍♂️
@codyb5327
@codyb5327 3 жыл бұрын
What sucks is the native Americans were forced into communities like this, just keep taking more and more land until they have nothing left.
@merakibyamberrr
@merakibyamberrr 3 жыл бұрын
i live on the seneca reservation in new york and i can tell you, the whole place is going downhill. everything is shutting down, huge meth problem. a lot of poverty and its sad
@Princess_Celestia_
@Princess_Celestia_ 3 жыл бұрын
+Cody B Ummm, first off, no two tribes are the same. They didn't live here like one big happy peace loving hippie commune. The tribes where fighting and killing each other over land going back 12 thousand years. Some of them, like the Comanche where really good at it, where 250,000 square miles was controlled by no less then 1,500 men, women and children by 1875. And believe me, no one had any love for the Comanche, not the Uth, not the Apache, not the Lakota, Cheyenne, Arikara, Pawnee, Kansa, and Osage, and not even the Kiowa and the Arapaho. No one, white, spanish, or Native had any love for the Comanche. Secondly, the tribes who live on reservations built those communities with their own two hands, and by the early 1900's, they where all free to leave, but they chose not to. They chose to stay on the reservations and chose to live such miserable lives. The members of those tribes who left and made a better life for them selves where often seen as traitors when they came back, this mindset of the reservation tribes is why a lot of them don't leave. I guess it's easier to blame others for your problems while living off government cheese.
@kittfln8168
@kittfln8168 3 жыл бұрын
Plus the fact that they have food deserts, n only fast food/ big chain stores can set up shop. It's hard for the natives to do there own stores
@rbrtgrdn
@rbrtgrdn 3 жыл бұрын
Free money does that to you. When 'Res' kids drive around in Hummers, you wonder what's going on.
@kdub437
@kdub437 3 жыл бұрын
@@Princess_Celestia_ racist as fuck. Nobody chooses to live like that. They built those communities after being murdered, raped, or kidnapped and forced into re-education schools and then being forced there. And a vast majority of tribes were mostly peaceful with each other, had trade routes and cities, also comparing tribal warfare to European colonization is reductionist asf. Also bold claim they live off gov money as if the government even gives them shit.
@brianschaffer9220
@brianschaffer9220 3 жыл бұрын
Detroit was almost two million people in 1950. Now it's barely 700,000.
@dudefromkc6182
@dudefromkc6182 3 жыл бұрын
Cleveland was almost at one million during that same time..now its 375,000
@ThaSchwab
@ThaSchwab 3 жыл бұрын
Obviously the job problems probably affected the population but how many of those two million moved into the suburbs? The greater Detroit area has over 5 million people.
@thekaiguy6123
@thekaiguy6123 3 жыл бұрын
@@dudefromkc6182 No joke, if Lebron didn’t comeback to Cleveland they would be so much more fucked then they already are. It just so fucking sad
@urrealdadlolololol4204
@urrealdadlolololol4204 3 жыл бұрын
You can thank the 1968 rioters for that
@dudefromkc6182
@dudefromkc6182 3 жыл бұрын
@@urrealdadlolololol4204 can you tell me what happened that triggered those riots?
@rickyfever
@rickyfever 3 жыл бұрын
Detroit was known for automotive industry & Appalachia was known for mining. Both of these industries have majorly declined in those areas and has hurt the job market
@Maulstrum97
@Maulstrum97 3 жыл бұрын
Detroit was mainly due to changing demographics
@daciajcksn
@daciajcksn 3 жыл бұрын
The Detroit Riots had MUCH to do with their current decline, and massive corruption.
@DevilsKnot
@DevilsKnot 3 жыл бұрын
I've lived in and around Detroit my whole life. I wish I had the time and words to express how much this categorization hurts me. Not because it's untrue, it is true. When the Auto industry abandoned us the city slammed HARD into a wall. It's because there is so much GOOD here. We're the home of Motown and Bob Segar. Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper and the MC5. The music scenes here are DEEP and solid and more diverse than you can imagine. Hamtramick has the single largest Bengalese population outside of Bengal. Dearborn is the same with it's Arab population, it's also the Birthplace of Ford. Downtown they're starting to implement large tracts of urban farming. Tear down the abandoned houses and turn blocks into crop fields. The famous Packard plant has been removed and they're rehabbing the old train station. The people here are bonded tight. It really is Detroit Vs. Everybody. All I'm trying to say is, yea this place has its problems and she might not be very pretty, but she's got heart and I sincerely wish people would come and see the old girl spend some money and maybe we can keep getting better. Sorry for the rant. I just love my city.
@immortalfae13
@immortalfae13 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely right! They ain't living like that by choice.
@faithnfire4769
@faithnfire4769 3 жыл бұрын
@@DevilsKnot I hope y'all get the chances you need. It's the same formula that any city with a big decline in economy or population has; too much dead weight for the remaining healthy bits to shoulder. Old factories, abandoned buildings, roads that no longer run to the heart of a manufacturing center but to an empty block, and most importantly huge residential areas set up for industry that are having trouble pivoting to other fields. I'm glad to hear that they are trying to do things with the old manufacturing areas; it might be the easiest way to help slums to build the areas around them up some, if there are jobs or infrastructure there the communities might end up fixing themselves somewhat. From the places I've been to its always opportunity that affects communities most. Much easier to get along with your neighbors if you are both working for a chance of something better: maybe your kids future, or a new job or what not. Harder if things look bleak across the board, whether they are for you or not. But you know all that better than me. I was actually going to visit before all this went down, and basically for the cultural reasons you noted! Lots of diamonds once you brush off the soot. Cool museums and art galleries and such too.
@robman285
@robman285 3 жыл бұрын
I'm originally from the southern Appalachians and I can tell you that this is so true about poverty there...
@AudraLeigh01
@AudraLeigh01 3 жыл бұрын
I visited Cranks Creek, Kentucky once nearly two decades ago. I didn’t know poverty at that level existed in the US until then. I still think about it often. It left a mark on me for the week I was there. I can’t imagine the impact it has to those living there...I truly can’t, it’s so shocking. I met lots of great people there though. Their stories, their music....you can’t find that anywhere else in the country like that!
@cnr6142
@cnr6142 3 жыл бұрын
Manheim PA is truly a sad place. It has a very small area that sorta good but most of it is houses with plants growing all over them and poorly built structures. The area looks like a western town near cali from the 1800s but with poorly built structures
@theta6802
@theta6802 3 жыл бұрын
It really is, I'm from Boone County, WV. Old coal country. There's nothing really there now. My hometown, Madison, is pretty much empty now, there's a pizza place, a Wendy's, a Tudor's (obviously), and a Kroger. The old medical facility was being torn down the last time I was there, don't know if they built something else there or not. It was more than an hour to drive into South Charleston to go to Walmart or a movie when we could afford to. Even so, I still miss it.
@turntodusk
@turntodusk 2 ай бұрын
So true. Driving through the mountains isn’t as serene and pleasant as people would think.
@MottyIce
@MottyIce 3 жыл бұрын
I live in Detroit and I can say that the city is bouncing back. There are good and bad parts of every city in the world.
@emilyroberts8653
@emilyroberts8653 3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully it only gets better.😔
@jasonpatterson8091
@jasonpatterson8091 3 жыл бұрын
@@emilyroberts8653 It takes time and money, and while we've got all the time in the world, getting someone to spend money to clean up a post-apocalyptic looking mess is less easy.
@loribernardisunwell9663
@loribernardisunwell9663 3 жыл бұрын
Detroit is in a state of gentrification, not any real recovery for the actual people of Detroit...
@rachelphillips317
@rachelphillips317 3 жыл бұрын
I live in Hazel park walking distance
@thorkillthered6595
@thorkillthered6595 3 жыл бұрын
It's definitely getting better, slowly but steadily.
@McMike04
@McMike04 3 жыл бұрын
Dude, don’t worry about something like this being controversial. I can’t speak for all Americans, but I enjoy this type of stuff. Maybe it’s just a “thank god I don’t live there” thing, but a lot of us also like to be critical of where we’re from. I’m not sure. But you’re not going to upset anyone.
@kahnatohru1906
@kahnatohru1906 3 жыл бұрын
agreed without real criticism we will not grow
@immortalfae13
@immortalfae13 3 жыл бұрын
Very true. He's doing a fine job. Hell people if you're from there, where ever that may, be tell him about it! I think he'd enjoy it. No one should get offended. You can tell he's not trying to be rude or disrespectful
@HBC423
@HBC423 3 жыл бұрын
I love living in Appalachia.
@ThatColtGuy
@ThatColtGuy 3 жыл бұрын
I think it’s more of an eye opener on how many US citizens need help. I’m not saying screw everyone else but we’re always more worried about helping other poor countries yet we honestly (for the most part) don’t even know about areas like this👀🤷🏼‍♂️.
@ex-navyspook
@ex-navyspook 3 жыл бұрын
@@ThatColtGuy Been saying something very like this for years. I've been through bad areas overseas, I've been through bad areas here. When we get on an aircraft, we're always told to help the person next to us who can't help themselves first, THEN put on our mask. In other words, send aid and help the people we have in this country first; if there's any left over, THEN we can can send it overseas to people who want us dead.
@henryhaines3681
@henryhaines3681 3 жыл бұрын
In 3 years people are gonna say "Only OGs remembers Lukas old house"
@TwistedAlphonso1
@TwistedAlphonso1 3 жыл бұрын
Im an OG
@musiclightss
@musiclightss 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@sophiefilo16
@sophiefilo16 3 жыл бұрын
There are already people saying, "Who remembers when this was a sports channel?" Like, bro, he still does sports reactions. It's just on his other channel...
@menwithven8114
@menwithven8114 3 жыл бұрын
I wonder how his mom is doing. I remember a year or 2 ago he was thinking about quitting KZbin because his mom was sick and they were going to be evicted. Glad to see he has turned it around!
@imcarlosjr4898
@imcarlosjr4898 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@RSpracticalshooting
@RSpracticalshooting 3 жыл бұрын
Recently drove through Appalachia, right through the area described and it truly was destitute. The natural landscape is beautiful but the infrastructure is virtually nonexistent.
@mycocorleone4771
@mycocorleone4771 3 жыл бұрын
mountain peoples
@karleek1202
@karleek1202 3 жыл бұрын
im from that area and its really so different. thankfully i life in western VA now where there's less poverty
@RSpracticalshooting
@RSpracticalshooting 3 жыл бұрын
@@karleek1202 it was really depressing to see such desolation in our country.
@karleek1202
@karleek1202 3 жыл бұрын
@@RSpracticalshooting it is indeed, im glad you were able to see it though. it definitely gives a new perspective. hopefully these people will be able to do better and have more opportunities.
@patricke825
@patricke825 3 жыл бұрын
Yea I am in West Virginia right now at the Snowshoe mountain resort and everywhere outside of the resort looks so horrible.
@mimimonster
@mimimonster 3 жыл бұрын
The FLDS community are completely cut off from the world. Their leaders won’t even let a doctor in. It’s horrible. That’s a rabbit hole in its self ...
@alvallac2171
@alvallac2171 3 жыл бұрын
*itself.
@knowledge-girl
@knowledge-girl 3 жыл бұрын
It's kind of what happens when you're a part of a cult.
@deargodwhy9718
@deargodwhy9718 3 жыл бұрын
@@knowledge-girl Yeah they're bad. The Mormon Church and Jehovah's Witnesses are both cults. The Mormons believe weirder shit(Fraud uses hat to decipher plates of gold he never showed anyone), the JW's are more destructive and controlling of their members.
@bellajaid
@bellajaid 3 жыл бұрын
@@deargodwhy9718 Also, definitely cults
@michiganjfrog366
@michiganjfrog366 3 жыл бұрын
I was born in Detroit and live outside of Detroit now... Yes, it's has really, really, really bad areas, but there are descent neighborhoods too.. It's truly tragic what it's become.
@annie1875
@annie1875 3 жыл бұрын
I used to go see the gparents every summer in Detroit (Oak Park) and went back 10yrs ago for the funerals. It was so surreal to see full school buildings just boarded up, neighborhoods just ghost towns. Shit in my world got real quick.
@vanessasparks2324
@vanessasparks2324 3 жыл бұрын
My grandparents live in Hazel Park about a quarter mile from 8 mile. Place looks like crap now. I used to love it there
@Zenon0K
@Zenon0K 3 жыл бұрын
I have some extended family that live in a similar situation to us (30-45 minutes from Detroit/Chicago in the sub burbs). Detroit is laid out like a bicycle wheel. Like downtown proper right in the middle for the longest time used to be nice. About one mile in any direction was alright. Because the stadiums have moved I think it's shrunk down to several blocks around the stadiums and the middle. But still. Less that a minute or so driving in any direction from those point, it looks like a ghetto at best and a 20 year old abandoned warzone that has remained largely uncleaned at worst. They also shrunk the city limits to juke their crime numbers and to physically handle the amount of calls they gets with the, again, shrunken police/fire/ambulance services they have. So there's the "city" which is largely businesses, a large ring that's sparsely populated (even just in comparison to 20-30 years ago), and then you get out to regular American middle class sub burbs.
@mack2132
@mack2132 3 жыл бұрын
Ya outside of wayne state's campus and the campus martius/business park it's pretty bad.
@thatoneguyfaded
@thatoneguyfaded 3 жыл бұрын
I live right across the river from Detroit. I visit there all the time, Campus Martius is gorgeous, downtown is bustling, restaurants are phenomenal. At least it was before covid. The restoration is starting at the core and going outwards. Let's not forget Ford's purchase of the old Train station area, things will change over the next 5-10 years. Lots of hope for continued growth.
@ExotiicButter
@ExotiicButter 3 жыл бұрын
I love the fact that you take interest in The US, no matter if its good or bad. I'm Irish American. I live half the year in ireland (Dublin) and the other half in the States (Texas).
@samieltheinfamous
@samieltheinfamous 3 жыл бұрын
You must have a very interesting accent.
@ExotiicButter
@ExotiicButter 3 жыл бұрын
@@samieltheinfamous Yes I've got an Irish/western accent. A lot of people get confused by it and try to pinpoint where I'm from.
@Charlie-tc7nq
@Charlie-tc7nq 3 жыл бұрын
I live in Texas too
@caulkins69
@caulkins69 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, a person who identifies as Irish American and actually is. Usually when someone says that, their family hasn't been in Ireland since the Great Famine.
@projectc.j.j3310
@projectc.j.j3310 3 жыл бұрын
Nice my parents were born in Dublin
@ChiisaiRamen
@ChiisaiRamen 3 жыл бұрын
When people say the United States is a rich country, it is. However aa huge percent of the wealth belongs to a small 1% so yeah
@Pyramanager
@Pyramanager 3 жыл бұрын
Compared to other countries, the US has the highest middle class. Its not only just 1% that has wealth
@TinaLynn
@TinaLynn 3 жыл бұрын
What I love about these videos is not only getting to watch a lovely young man discover the world and see the enthusiasm in his eyes but the mere fact that he is supporting another youtuber/producer in order to do this. There is just so much good in these videos in so many ways. KEEP THE CURIOUSITY Luka! ♥
@rickyfever
@rickyfever 3 жыл бұрын
The area filled with homeless people your talking about is “skid row” in downtown Los Angeles. There’s also the “tenderloin” in downtown San Francisco. Unfortunately, there’s homeless people basically everywhere in California
@myfatassdick
@myfatassdick 3 жыл бұрын
It’s sad I grew up in San Jose California but moved to Nevada back in 2014 now every time we go back there’s so many homeless people and garbage everywhere I could get into reasons why but people will think I’m being political for talking about why it’s actually happening
@leonbrumett6155
@leonbrumett6155 3 жыл бұрын
@@myfatassdick I really appreciate your username
@myfatassdick
@myfatassdick 3 жыл бұрын
Leon Brumett 🌚
@michaelsmith-iu1be
@michaelsmith-iu1be 3 жыл бұрын
@@myfatassdick Let me guess, ran by demoncrats.
@franostrowski3706
@franostrowski3706 3 жыл бұрын
I just read something that said half of all homeless people in the U.S live in California. Shockingly, San Francisco has a horrendous homeless community, right in Nancy Pelosi’s district!!
@governingsole1567
@governingsole1567 3 жыл бұрын
I've lived just south of Detroit my whole life and I can definitely say that it is improving. When I was a kid, we'd barely ever go near the city because of obvious reasons. But in the past 10-15 years, it has come a long way and is hopefully going to stay on a steady rise.
@mycocorleone4771
@mycocorleone4771 3 жыл бұрын
ayyye im from lincoln park downriver gang
@yvonneclaes5208
@yvonneclaes5208 3 жыл бұрын
From East Detroit, and I agree.
@JennRighter
@JennRighter 3 жыл бұрын
I get really sensitive. Even though I've watched this Geography King video before, it still makes me very emotional. My mother is from Detroit, she grew up on 11 Mile, and her side of my family still lives there. My grandma and uncle live in Detroit. My dad (RIP, Dad, I miss you) is from eastern Kentucky but most of his family is from West Virginia. I've seen all of the poverty and blight in Detroit and West Virginia and it really hurts my heart. Both places are so rich in history and culture and so beautiful even in the decay.
@bellajaid
@bellajaid 3 жыл бұрын
We visited friends in WV a few years back and they didn't have running water and used an outhouse. They were out of town a bit, but nothing crazy. My mind was blown. I have to admit, it was the first and only time I had to use an outhouse that wasn't during camping.
@claudinejames7731
@claudinejames7731 3 жыл бұрын
My grandma and grandpa's families in Texas were like that, no electric, no indoor plumbing, dairy farming, wood stove in the middle of the house. The food was so good and it is beautiful country down there. I liked staying there on summer breaks from school.
@BRhymesss
@BRhymesss 3 жыл бұрын
Man this video was depressing. I knew these places existed but it’s just sad that this is a reality for many, many people in such a wealthy country. However, I do want to add, New Orleans is one of my favorite places to visit. You can’t go there without feeling fully immersed in the culture. The nonstop music, the food and the local shops are simply amazing. It’s the only place in the US I’ve been that I felt like I just get swept up in a whole new place while there. I highly recommend going if you can.
@jacobgarrett3200
@jacobgarrett3200 3 жыл бұрын
America has deep poverty in many areas and a large homeless population
@sharonblankcanvas7173
@sharonblankcanvas7173 3 жыл бұрын
Not so fun fact: nonprofit organization Heifer International has programs in third-world nations all over Africa, Asia, South America, the Caribbean... and Arkansas. Just because that part of the US is basically third-world despite being in one of the richest nations in the world.
@jacklewis5452
@jacklewis5452 3 жыл бұрын
America has terrible mental health laws and terrible mental health treatment facilities. Its very difficult to put someone into a mental hospital and America uses its prisons and police force to deal with mental health issues.
@Jprager
@Jprager 3 жыл бұрын
@@jacklewis5452 allot of those hospitals were shut down in the 70s because of the stigma and bad press they received
@edwardggarcia7705
@edwardggarcia7705 3 жыл бұрын
That place were the homeless people are is skid row in downtown LA
@se777en73120
@se777en73120 3 жыл бұрын
That lake he was talking about being “so polluted“. The Salton sea. Actually, what’s killing the fish is the fact that it’s drying up, making the water become more and more salty, making it increasingly inhospitable for water life. The lake was made as a result of an accidental levee break of the Colorado River. It flowed into the valley for 2 years before work was done to fix the levee. Since then, the water has slowly evaporated, so the shoreline keeps receding. But there’s been evidence of a lake there multiple times before, far back into the past.
@mr.f2115
@mr.f2115 3 жыл бұрын
glad I stumbled on your channel! Thanks for what you do. Hope you get to take a trip over here to the states sooner than later. Have a good one!
@Heyyyyitsanya
@Heyyyyitsanya 3 жыл бұрын
I live in Central Kentucky and the East is poor but the landscape is beautiful and there’s some decent parts. Good hardworking people. Central Kentucky is more well off as we have slightly bigger towns and one or two cities, but the whole state still struggles really.
@ruffianturnt2550
@ruffianturnt2550 3 жыл бұрын
I live in logan WV. It really is like that here lol. KY and WV are beautiful states and there are nice places too.
@JasonRyanWilson
@JasonRyanWilson 3 жыл бұрын
God bless you for that comment. The thing about eastern Kentucky is the energy companies came here and robbed the people. They were sitting on billions in minerals, coal, and natural gas.
@maximcypher3109
@maximcypher3109 3 жыл бұрын
Strange in a good way:...unique, quirky, unexpectedly interesting....
@mbdg6810
@mbdg6810 3 жыл бұрын
^ this
@joelspaulding5964
@joelspaulding5964 3 жыл бұрын
Luka always putting out high volume content. Keep it up
@WaveManMike
@WaveManMike 3 жыл бұрын
I only live about 90 miles from West Virginia and I didn’t even know there were places like that. I’m from a fairly “rich” part of Maryland which is very close to Washington DC so I didn’t even know those rural towns existed 😔
@paulypoobrain2929
@paulypoobrain2929 3 жыл бұрын
Sound like Montgomery County.
@altashheth451
@altashheth451 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I've seen some of these towns. It's heartbreakingly depressing. It's a harsh contrast to some spectacular nature sights in the area.
@massutara4142
@massutara4142 3 жыл бұрын
MD gang
@massutara4142
@massutara4142 3 жыл бұрын
Are you from MOCO?
@bwheels5087
@bwheels5087 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, all the coal mining towns are pretty much uninhabited now. Like Thurmond for example. It's a neat place to visit but kinda spooky lol
@karlmoles6530
@karlmoles6530 3 жыл бұрын
Hurricane Katrina wrecked the poor parts of New Orleans and of course, most of it never got fixed.
@nolaray1062
@nolaray1062 3 жыл бұрын
The sad reality is, most of those places were condemned even before Katrina hit. Katrina just highlighted it and in some cases accelerated it.
@AdamSmith-gs2dv
@AdamSmith-gs2dv 3 жыл бұрын
Well it was either Katrina or what we have up in much if the midwest and NE: a slow but sure rot that will eventually completely destroy everything
@BillLaBrie
@BillLaBrie 3 жыл бұрын
It wasn’t so great before.
@cynthiadavis10
@cynthiadavis10 3 жыл бұрын
This is a really good, pretty accurate video you're showing, Lav. Good job. Ty for this. Also, there's a highway (I think it's Interstate 84 but I could be wrong) it's out west where there's cars half buried in the sand next to the highway and these very strange sculptures along the road.
@reuvenknight1575
@reuvenknight1575 3 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh! I mentioned the Salton Sea in one of your other video comment sections AND HERE IT IS!!!!! Omg this is EPIC!!!
@kevinneal7370
@kevinneal7370 3 жыл бұрын
Kevin Neal Hi, I am glad you reacted to this video. I live in Pennsylvania in the U.S. and sadly I see homeless people no matter what I go. I see more and more who are homeless for a variety of reasons. There is a huge difference between the wealthy and poor and that gap is increasing every year. I know people who have always worked and are still not able to afford a home.
@aerotechify
@aerotechify 3 жыл бұрын
The Salton Sea isn't polluted per se, it's just so saline that nothing can survive in it. It's gotten worse over time because it has no inflow, other than runoff from farms. This lack of inflow means that it's slowly evaporating over time, making it more and more saline due to the high salt concentration in the soil there.
@samieltheinfamous
@samieltheinfamous 3 жыл бұрын
The Great Salt Lake and the Dead Sea are similar. I think one of them is actually home to a very hardy species of brine shrimp, but nothing else. I do know that the Great Salt Lake has a high enough concentration of salt and alkalines that it's nearly impossible to sink in it, at least for swimmers. Something to do with odd displacement properties, I think?
@sgbench
@sgbench 3 жыл бұрын
@@samieltheinfamous I live in Utah and you're right, Great Salt Lake is home to brine shrimp, and the floating effect is because the dissolved salt and other minerals make the water more dense.
@markwitte303
@markwitte303 3 жыл бұрын
what do farms use to grow crops that might be water runoff? Chemicals maybe?
@samieltheinfamous
@samieltheinfamous 3 жыл бұрын
@@markwitte303 I imagine the runoff from snowmelt on the western slope of the Rockies accounts for a percentage of that, but Utah is mostly desert and one would think farming is pretty difficult there.
@aerotechify
@aerotechify 3 жыл бұрын
@@markwitte303 I doubt it's much more than any of the other rural farms near bodies of water in the United States.
@cartogal75
@cartogal75 3 жыл бұрын
I love your curiosity! Make sure you really go travel. I regret not doing the back packing thing when i was younger. So much to see and you have the right mind set and personality for it. Love your videos, helps me get through my work day.
@kodyspishock9984
@kodyspishock9984 3 жыл бұрын
An often overlooked aspect of life in the region of the Appalachian Mountains is that it is one of the most beautiful Nature sceneries we have in the US.
@annanonya
@annanonya 3 жыл бұрын
i've been learning a lot about the country i've lived in my whole life and never left xD i appreciate all your curiosity about the u.s. if you're ever curious about other countries i'm here for it too p.s you're thinking of skid row in l.a (pretty sure/ born and raised in l.a)
@gamexsimmonds3581
@gamexsimmonds3581 3 жыл бұрын
He should start to branch out to other countries. I would also love it of he would do US history stuff. Different things that happened through the years, Civil War, pushing west, civil rights, the USA during Depression, the Crack epidemic, and maybe some happier stuff too lol Id love him to do Canada too
@BigCountryKracker
@BigCountryKracker 3 жыл бұрын
If your born in California you ain’t no American
@joshbarrera6005
@joshbarrera6005 3 жыл бұрын
@@BigCountryKracker how
@BigCountryKracker
@BigCountryKracker 3 жыл бұрын
@@joshbarrera6005 because everything that is American is illegal there... in Mississippi ever man has at minimum 20 guns. In California every man at minimum has 20 makeup sets.
@alexilonopoulos3165
@alexilonopoulos3165 3 жыл бұрын
Was waiting for this one
@starlishiascott6203
@starlishiascott6203 3 жыл бұрын
Detroit both is and isn’t as he states it. I live here and there are plenty nice areas. However, it’s a mix, you can go from upper class to, middle class, to welfare class in a 5 minute drive, easy.
@negf22
@negf22 3 жыл бұрын
Detroit - " the motor city", ( the auto industry); eastern Kentucky / western West Virginia -mining, (coal industry)
@twofortydrifter
@twofortydrifter 3 жыл бұрын
After seeing this, you can understand why many Americans don't really have much sympathy for foreign aid and such. There are people starving and dying right here.
@ish7957
@ish7957 3 жыл бұрын
Yea, but many americans that don't want to help their fellow Americans who are starving and dying 🤷🏽‍♂️
@nolaray1062
@nolaray1062 3 жыл бұрын
@@ish7957 right? A lot of them say that but then when it comes to helping fellow Americans they just call them lazy or they aren’t working towards their goals properly or some crap like that. It couldn’t possibly have anything to do with our flawed systems nooooo. Not at all.
@markbauer3937
@markbauer3937 3 жыл бұрын
Will be becoming a patreon in a few days. Gotchu brother. Hope all is well across the pond!
@jackie165
@jackie165 3 жыл бұрын
The Appalachia area reminds me a lot of a place 45 minutes West from Knoxville Tennessee called Rockwood. Just a very sad environment that is dilapidated and overall kind of sad.
@bonniebrown5102
@bonniebrown5102 3 жыл бұрын
I used to live in Kingston and drove through Rockwood frequently. The main hwy didn't seem too bad, but I never saw the areas that people actually lived in either.
@hetconaviation2624
@hetconaviation2624 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks to you, I've learned a lot about my own country that I never knew. Thanks, mate!
@Cass-es5kl
@Cass-es5kl 3 жыл бұрын
Homeless people are in most major cities in CALIFORNIA. I worked with the Homeless for 12 years. Some people want to stay in that lifestyle and some don't.
@niamtxiv
@niamtxiv 3 жыл бұрын
Agree
@mikehunt368
@mikehunt368 3 жыл бұрын
i struggle to pay to live and i have a college degree... now please tell me how a homeless person should have hope lol
@dechezhaast
@dechezhaast 3 жыл бұрын
@@mikehunt368 hope is the only way to overcome... it’s hard, it’s painful, but I’d sooner fight my way through hell than to stay there
@mikehunt368
@mikehunt368 3 жыл бұрын
@@dechezhaast you have to get a fast food job (if that’s even possible) making minimum wage, no vehicle... just saying someone “wants to stay homeless” is ignorant
@Dragonemperess
@Dragonemperess 3 жыл бұрын
Rent for 2000+ For 1 bedroom anyone?
@gopher6532
@gopher6532 3 жыл бұрын
Judging by its name and layout, Sandy Shores is based on the town of Desert Shores and Bombay Beach, both in California. Sandy Shores also shares some inspiration from Niland and Joshua Tree, two other towns in California (which are referenced on the city's street names).- gta wiki
@mango2538
@mango2538 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Luka, the thumbnail is wrong, you spelled expect as “except”, just a heads up!
@shygalaxyyt2400
@shygalaxyyt2400 3 жыл бұрын
I mean both of them kinda work......
@rbrtgrdn
@rbrtgrdn 3 жыл бұрын
He meant 'expect'. 'Accept' would work but has a different meaning. 'Except' would never work.
@J10969
@J10969 3 жыл бұрын
Born and raised in Chicago. There’s plenty of good areas. Just don’t go to the south side and you’ll be fine. 😂😂😂
@MaximusTheChosenOne
@MaximusTheChosenOne 3 жыл бұрын
The carjackings only happening On the south side right?
@spritelass6712
@spritelass6712 3 жыл бұрын
Born and raised too. The only time I ever was mugged was when I was in the suburbs. The south and west sides have been so neglected by the city. This can be changed. It would benefit the whole city.
@kyreejones438
@kyreejones438 2 жыл бұрын
Shut up
@TMass38
@TMass38 3 жыл бұрын
Sandy Shores in GTA is based off of Bombay Beach, you are spot on.
@LeesReviews69
@LeesReviews69 3 жыл бұрын
After he said it and showed them side by side it was very obvious, I didn’t make the connection before.
@Johndoe-kw5zr
@Johndoe-kw5zr 3 жыл бұрын
and I'm pretty sure butchers creek in red dead is WV lol
@thelegacyshow4248
@thelegacyshow4248 3 жыл бұрын
Nah, yeah, I live fairly close, this is sandy shores. Every now and then driving there you'll come across small towns and one of them is meant to be brawley, the place i live.
@sgbench
@sgbench 3 жыл бұрын
@@thelegacyshow4248 Dude, have you ever been to Borrego Springs?
@Sandra_Kidd
@Sandra_Kidd 3 жыл бұрын
I used to have to drive thru Hilldale, UT and Colorado City, AZ ( the place with the polygamists). Can confirm that place is creepy af! I tried to never stop there. Problem is that it is in the middle of nowhere, so it becomes a place to gas up or fill up your drink.
@Capydachi
@Capydachi 3 жыл бұрын
I drove through there with a friend when I was in school. I had no idea what the place was but I could instantly tell that place was creepy af. Then as my buddy was telling me about the place two cops and some trucks started following us, he told me to pull his pistol out of the glove box and start loading it, he then sped up some and said if they hit their lights we're not stopping. Once we got out of that town he floored it and they finally stopped following us after 5 miles or so. Still kind of freaks me out.
@Sandra_Kidd
@Sandra_Kidd 3 жыл бұрын
@@Capydachi Yep, sounds just like it! If I ever had to stop at a gas station I just kept my head down and got out as quick as possible. If you ever want to see more about it, you should check out the show Escaping Polygamy (on demand or Hulu). The show covers polygamy throughout UT, but cover quite a bit from that area.
@Capydachi
@Capydachi 3 жыл бұрын
@@Sandra_Kidd I'll have to check that out
@kingcarlos7048
@kingcarlos7048 3 жыл бұрын
They're starting to relocate to Eagle Mountain, across the lake from Provo. I also ran into a few around the Rexburg/Idaho Falls area dressed up like the Amish
@cerealkiller193
@cerealkiller193 3 жыл бұрын
@@kingcarlos7048 I live in Saratoga Springs next to Eagle Mountain. I've never seen any polygamous folks around here. Yet...
@blueridger28
@blueridger28 3 жыл бұрын
The house and holler at 8:33 is just up the road from where I was born and raised in NW North Carolina in the Appalachians. Alot of folks take pictures of that place aka Stikes Holler.
@whoishim2998
@whoishim2998 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve lived in the “hood” of Chicago and I’d choose that 100% so many memories😣 it’s bad but just gotta no what to do and what not
@alvallac2171
@alvallac2171 3 жыл бұрын
*gotta know
@SaintLucchese
@SaintLucchese 3 жыл бұрын
I think you’re talking about Skid Row in LA. I could be wrong.
@xXBlackestManXx
@xXBlackestManXx 3 жыл бұрын
yup and its not just skid row anymore, covid has made the already huge homeless population even bigger and street sidewalks lined with tarps and tents are not uncommon in lots of south LA. the city government is much kinder to homeless people than elsewhere, and mixed with the warm climate lots of homeless people from across the country end up in LA.
@SaintLucchese
@SaintLucchese 3 жыл бұрын
@@xXBlackestManXx my uncle moved to Long Beach when I was pretty young and he’s lived with roommates the entire time he’s been there, even with making like 35$/hr+ . That whole area is super super expensive. It’s like taking your chance with the lottery if you’re going to make it or not when you move out there.
@SaintLucchese
@SaintLucchese 3 жыл бұрын
Actually there was a time he was living in an RV in his “babymommas” parents driveway. I think the RV wrecked actually, but fortunately he found a house and some roommates.
@theyeetus1428
@theyeetus1428 3 жыл бұрын
@@xXBlackestManXx "The city government is much kinder to homeless people than elsewhere" Do you know about the dude that made tiny houses for homeless people and then the government threw them in the trash?
@joedd215
@joedd215 3 жыл бұрын
Or SF where homeless people poop on your doorstep
@Marthyboy88
@Marthyboy88 3 жыл бұрын
How this guy didn't include Gary Indiana on this list, I will never know.
@mycocorleone4771
@mycocorleone4771 3 жыл бұрын
because gary is just mini Detroit.
@JonnyQuest64
@JonnyQuest64 3 жыл бұрын
Gary Indiana,Rockford Illinois,Flint Michigan...lots of smaller places left out that are far worse to visit
@Marthyboy88
@Marthyboy88 3 жыл бұрын
@@mycocorleone4771 yeah but detroit actually does have a COUPLE places that are ok. Gary is just murder city
@mycocorleone4771
@mycocorleone4771 3 жыл бұрын
@@Marthyboy88 🤣 well the murder rate is still worse in Detroit and the sheer size of its ghettos are insane. so thats probably why it was on the list. I've lived here my entire life trust even the inner circle suburbs are ghettos. like river rouge, ecorse, lincoln park, warren etc. its sad cause Your right Detroit had and still does have potential, it will just be a while before we see any drastic improvements
@BillLaBrie
@BillLaBrie 3 жыл бұрын
Gary is to Detroit what a boutique is to a department store.
@loud_hailer6240
@loud_hailer6240 3 жыл бұрын
another great video!
@marynail1611
@marynail1611 3 жыл бұрын
My husband is from Logan County, WV where the town of Logan (mentioned in the video) is located, and it is absolutely wild how widespread poverty is in this area. A really interesting topic you should check out is the Buffalo Creek disaster of 1972.
@SilvanaDil
@SilvanaDil 3 жыл бұрын
And yet, the Detroit institute of Arts, a rather ordinary museum in the U.S., rivals ANY art museum in Canada.
@immortalfae13
@immortalfae13 3 жыл бұрын
Ain't nothing like trial & tribulation to inspire you deep down from within to create something beautiful!
@anastasia10017
@anastasia10017 3 жыл бұрын
the Detroit institute of Arts is a lovely museum. very impressive and very beautiful.
@shanebusch8102
@shanebusch8102 3 жыл бұрын
I feel like the DIA is one of the nicer art museums in the U.S though. Although I don’t know shit about art museums.
@SilvanaDil
@SilvanaDil 3 жыл бұрын
@@shanebusch8102 - If is quite nice. in countries like Canada, it would be considered EXTREMELY nice. But, it can't compete with museums in NYC, LA, DC, Chicago, Boston and Philly.
@shanebusch8102
@shanebusch8102 3 жыл бұрын
@@SilvanaDil ah I’ve only ever been to the DIA. I knew there were other museums will probably more noteworthy art in the US I just don’t know anything about it. I’ll have to check out the museums in those states for sure.
@brownbear3166
@brownbear3166 3 жыл бұрын
My mom lived in the tri-state area of Ohio/West Virginia/ Kentucky, and she had no water or electricity growing up. When I was born my mom moved to texas to create a better life for me.
@MandaDene
@MandaDene 3 жыл бұрын
The Huntington/Ashland/Ironton area?
@brownbear3166
@brownbear3166 3 жыл бұрын
@@MandaDene Yep, my mom lived in Franklin furnace which isn’t too far from ironton.
@MandaDene
@MandaDene 3 жыл бұрын
@@brownbear3166 That's crazy. My mom is from Portsmouth which is only about 30 min from Ironton. Portsmouth was really prosperous in 60s and 70s due to all of the industry in the area though. My family was full of alcoholics and I don't even know if they would pass for middle class but they never went without utilities. Even now that Portsmouth is completely dead and filled with addicts that is unthinkable. It is crazy how areas can be so close yet completely different. I am from Charleston, WV, and I can drive literally 30 minutes and come in contact with people who have accents so thick I have to concentrate to understand them.
@brownbear3166
@brownbear3166 3 жыл бұрын
@@MandaDene oh wow I was born in Huntington, but my parents moved to texas just a few months after I was born. So my mom went without utilities in Franklin furnace when she was a kid, moved to Huntington when she became an adult, and then moved to Houston 10 years later.
@cathywolfinger205
@cathywolfinger205 3 жыл бұрын
Lav, did you ever think of reacting to events in the states? First off, the Groundhogs Day celebration in Punxatawney, PA - a real hoot which you wouldn’t believe. Also, Marci Gras, St. Patrick’s Day parades. The Mummers on New Years Day!
@dagame56
@dagame56 3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy videos and glad you take interest in the us keep up the great work
@_Lucifer_Sam
@_Lucifer_Sam 3 жыл бұрын
Detroit = Cars (automotive industry) Detroit ("Motor City")
@drksideofthewal
@drksideofthewal 3 жыл бұрын
Also the birthplace of “Motown” music
@drksideofthewal
@drksideofthewal 3 жыл бұрын
Seeing the bad makes you appreciate the good, sometimes
@noracola5285
@noracola5285 3 жыл бұрын
Unless you're one of the people who have to live there, then it's just a bad deal all around.
@drksideofthewal
@drksideofthewal 3 жыл бұрын
@@noracola5285 Of course, I’d rather the bad not exist
@noracola5285
@noracola5285 3 жыл бұрын
@@drksideofthewal Yeah same. We would have to restructure our whole economic and political system around that to really change anything.
@drksideofthewal
@drksideofthewal 3 жыл бұрын
@@noracola5285 I’m all for that. I think the recent Gamestop incident has begun to shatter the dream that the “free market” is for everyone...
@GoUMBuckeyeater
@GoUMBuckeyeater 3 жыл бұрын
I’m from Grand Rapids, Michigan which is the 2nd largest city in Michigan and about 2 hours away. Detroit has actually improved a lot. It does have its areas but downtown is one of my favorite places to visit and there’s so much growth around downtown as far as things to do. They are remodeling a lot of the old building and historic homes. It’s very affordable to live in and it has a lot of culture and art compared to other major cities it’s size. It’s still a work in progress but give it about 10 years. There’s a lot of room to grow there.
@jakebadkins83
@jakebadkins83 3 жыл бұрын
I am from Huntington, West Virginia. There is a documentary on Netflix about that city called HERoin about the opioid epidemic. My parents moved us away when I was 11 even though both sides of our family had lived there (and still do) for generations. I will be forever thankful they did that for us
@merricat3025
@merricat3025 3 жыл бұрын
Few years ago I watched documentary about an area in Appalachia. I don't know if it's the one you're talking about or not. They talked about the living conditions and they had this one kid that got a scholarship to go to college. It was so sad he was home sick and it's going back home. You wanted him so much to get out of there. . He tried so hard to go to school and he got a scohlarship. He was a good football player . What i remember. Drugs were rampant. Horrible teeth. Drinking coke. Teenage pregnancy
@hannahbeanies8855
@hannahbeanies8855 3 жыл бұрын
Fellow Huntington native!
@personaldanceparty5518
@personaldanceparty5518 3 жыл бұрын
I was born in that part of WV & still have a big family there... while I live in Chicago.. south side.. we couldn’t drink the water or wash in it.. and didn’t have in door plumbing.. My cousin & aunt over dosed on the same day.
@ianloeb1672
@ianloeb1672 3 жыл бұрын
Did they die
@personaldanceparty5518
@personaldanceparty5518 3 жыл бұрын
@@ianloeb1672 thank god no... the small county now has 911 services so they got that shot to save the life.
@ianloeb1672
@ianloeb1672 3 жыл бұрын
@@personaldanceparty5518 glad to hear it
@JBBrickman
@JBBrickman 3 жыл бұрын
He said in Chicago and New Orleans, most of the city is fine but the ghetto area is very violent in Chicago and is very poor in New Orleans. Every major city has its ghetto area the cities themselves are cool to visit!
@mic1240
@mic1240 3 жыл бұрын
Chicago is not, and has never been, the highest crime or murder rate. It is far bigger than other cities which are much more violent, including St. Louis, New Orleans, Baltimore and many smaller cities like Gary, Camden and others.
@JBBrickman
@JBBrickman 3 жыл бұрын
@@mic1240 Its late but i might respond in the morining
@maureen14
@maureen14 3 жыл бұрын
Luka you need to change the word "except" to "expect"on your thumbnail. Congrats on the patreon! I enjoy your videos a lot and I will be signing up after the first of February!🇺🇸✌
@33MarciS
@33MarciS 3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking about the reservation in South Dakota right before he mentioned it in the video. We were there around 1977 or 1978, and it was terrible. I was 6 years old and remember being so sad about what I saw. I've never forgotten it.
@padraigmurphy3540
@padraigmurphy3540 3 жыл бұрын
This guy clearly has never been to Gary, Indiana lol
@tieneeddoawestruck2036
@tieneeddoawestruck2036 3 жыл бұрын
I'm from se Kentucky, and when coal mining went away it was replaced with meth and pills. Totally devastated these areas, perhaps beyond repair. THere isn't anything to hope for or dream about anymore, so people just numb the heartache and wait to die.
@pert-smith
@pert-smith 3 жыл бұрын
This is the first one of your non sports videos that I’ve heard my hometown mentioned! Why am I proud of this?
@pert-smith
@pert-smith 3 жыл бұрын
He said the murder per capita rate in Chicago isn’t as bad as St. Louis and I jumped out of my seat “BIG UP DA LOU.”
@lelandc9763
@lelandc9763 3 жыл бұрын
I've been to New Orleans many times as a kid to visit my brother who lived there. There are a few things I'll always remember 1.all the random parades 2.the naked man who spray painted himself silver and chased my family around (flopping and all) trying to get us to pay to take a pic with him 3. The beautiful scenery and gulf 4. All the homeless people
@AndrewL209
@AndrewL209 3 жыл бұрын
you should react to Slab City, basically a lawless town in the california desert w the weirdest people youve ever seen. nothing quite like it in america. no law enforcement, no power grid, nothing. truely bizarre
@JungleScene
@JungleScene 3 жыл бұрын
There are definitely towns that are strange in a good way. There is Hobbiton CA, a place made to look and feel like hobbits from middle earth live there. there are multiple towns in the USA that are christmas themes such as Santa Claus indiana or North Pole new york. Theres plenty of other examples of weird places too, such as Taos New Mexico which is basically a community of anarchists. its a lawless town with hundreds of people living off the grid.
@wheredidthetimego8087
@wheredidthetimego8087 3 жыл бұрын
I had always heard it was an artist’s town. Is that not true?
@wheredidthetimego8087
@wheredidthetimego8087 3 жыл бұрын
Taos New Mexico that is
@CChissel
@CChissel 3 жыл бұрын
The town I grew up in, in Eastern KY is very depressing. It used to be a mining town, but the coal is gone and people are very poor. Downtown is full of empty shops and abandoned houses, the movie theater hasn’t been open in 10 years and it has fallen apart. Most people that live in town are on government assistance and can’t find a job because no employer is going to move into a dying community. Every time I go back there’s more and more houses abandoned and the area just keeps getting worse. And yes, doctors there practically throw pills at them, big opioid problem there.
@sj4iy
@sj4iy 3 жыл бұрын
My great-grandfather lived in a tiny trailor on 88 acres of land and got his water from a stream and had no electricity. This was in the late 90s. He had lived that way for his entire life and didn't feel comfortable any other way.
@Bizness20
@Bizness20 3 жыл бұрын
I find it funny how he glances over St. Louis, not even mentioning East St. Louis which has been voted the most dangerous city in America, could do a video just on that itself.
@toddbrown242
@toddbrown242 3 жыл бұрын
I don't think Baltimore was mentioned either. I guess we're moving up in the world! Edit: Nevermind, apparently Baltimore's murder rate is 51 per 100,000 people. Higher than Detroit's 38.9 per 100,000 or New Orleans' 37.1 per 100,000. Guess we still suck :(
@chaost4544
@chaost4544 3 жыл бұрын
The St. Louis and Baltimore statistics are a bit misleading because they both are separate from the counties so that impacts the per 100,000 statistic pretty drastically. St. Louis has one of the highest crime rates in the country but it's in a small area. If St. Louis and St. Louis county were considered one entity like most cities, the St. Louis crime rate would decrease pretty significantly.
@Krackatau
@Krackatau 3 жыл бұрын
@@chaost4544 True. I've lived around St. Louis my whole life and the majority of it is just as safe as any other major city, but there are a few areas that are just so bad, that it skews everything
@rdizzy1
@rdizzy1 3 жыл бұрын
Too short of a video to hit every city that is dangerous, Rochester and Buffalo NY around here are bad as well.
@lilblondiebear
@lilblondiebear 3 жыл бұрын
I grew up near Detroit; ever seen the movie "8 Mile?" Yup, it's that bad. But if you continue east on 8 Mile toward Lake St. Clair, it suddenly becomes "Vernier" road and has some of the most seriously gorgeous homes I've ever seen.
@nessa_vg
@nessa_vg 3 жыл бұрын
That's so true. The houses get so pretty and it is sad how Detroit is in such disrepair
@Jliske2
@Jliske2 11 ай бұрын
Eastern Kentucky is where a lot of my family settled -- it is rough even when you're out of the holler, but the poverty in the holler is difficult to compare.
@route2070
@route2070 3 жыл бұрын
With Pine Ridge Reservation, I lived 20 miles from there for 5 years and worked at the local Walmart for 3 years. In a area larger then Delaware, they have 1 grocery store that from time to time gets shut down for rodent infestation. There are some other businesses, but not much, and frankly very little opportunity. That said, they do not want to leave since it is there land, and they do not want to lose it. Also the lack of power is really rough, since it gets really hot in the summer and extremely cold in the winter. Then for Chicago, I live near there currently, and this year, one major issue that is new as a problem on this scale is car jackings.
@fallsarian5371
@fallsarian5371 3 жыл бұрын
As a Michigander a lot of the problems in Detroit are due Political and Financial leadership and mismanagement, things are steadily improving, going to take some time.
@alvallac2171
@alvallac2171 3 жыл бұрын
*Michigander, a *due to political and financial *mismanagement. Things *improving, but it's going
@ShadowGaming-xw8zj
@ShadowGaming-xw8zj 3 жыл бұрын
**cough** Democrats **cough**
@yashar6595
@yashar6595 3 жыл бұрын
ROFL, this guy has never been to Detroit, its not fully empty, it has over 700,000 residents, the problem with Detroit is, its a massive city that can fit Boston, New York, and San Francisco all within its borders, so some areas are deserted, but NOT all, he is beyond exaggerting. Midtown, Downtown, Corktown among some others have seen huge numbers in residency increase not to mention all the development, I'd suggest watching another video on it, he also says the past few years little of improvement, they have torn down tens of thousand of homes and sold off more to be refurbished, he didnt do any research on it, this video is probably the most accurate and is 5 years out of date, BUT still shows how Detroit is actually coming back kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6fadmSMlsRnbtE BTW appreciate your videos, just a passionate Michigander who loves Detroit, keep the videos coming
@frosteklips9069
@frosteklips9069 3 жыл бұрын
For real when I heard him talking about Detroit I was so confused. He said there was no nice areas like wtf. Downtown Detroit is nice than half of the other big cities in the country. Dude had no clue what he was talking about
@GoUMBuckeyeater
@GoUMBuckeyeater 3 жыл бұрын
Facts. Detroit is awesome. The D probably has some of the richest culture and history in the US. I’m from Grand Rapids so I go visit Detroit often because I love it. Even thought about moving there. It’s grown so much in the downtown area. People from other parts of the country and even Michigan just love to laugh and crap on Detroit but Detroit is pretty much what built this state. All love from a fellow Michigander.
@yashar6595
@yashar6595 3 жыл бұрын
@@frosteklips9069 My brother moved to LA, he said LA has worse areas than Detroit, he was like all the homeless people out there under bridges and highway overpasses is insane, people have the stereotype because Detroit was a predominant Black city, its all race based 1960s garbage the media clings to
@yashar6595
@yashar6595 3 жыл бұрын
@@GoUMBuckeyeater Preach my friend, Detroit is an amazing city, it has the largest donated artwork collection of ANY museum, it is the ONLY american city built like the French style and not the lame grid system you see in every major city in Europe and America, its more like a spoke wheel with streets radiating out, not to mention the River walk they invested millions in where you see everyone from all walks of life just hanging out having fun, people who talk trash about Detroit NEVER been to Detroit, look at all those celebs that filmed here during the tax credit period for filming, they all said how they fell in love with it, FACTS
@ShadowGaming-xw8zj
@ShadowGaming-xw8zj 3 жыл бұрын
That’s funny cuz wayyy back in the day it was over 2 mil
@kevinatenine9797
@kevinatenine9797 3 жыл бұрын
I live in New York city and after going over to Copenhagen on vacation a couple years ago I realized what shit hole American infrastructure is compared to some of the major cities in Europe. It's actually embarrassing.
@asm101999
@asm101999 3 жыл бұрын
I've been to both sides of West Virginia, the city side/D.C. area, and the mountains of WV. It is a pretty.."interesting" place to drive through. Let's just say I didn't plan on stopping and was ready to get out of there lol. I enjoyed the D.C. area though, could definitely move there, although there were still some bad experiences with the poverty and homeless there. Enjoyed the vid bud!
@Ivan-jp9pl
@Ivan-jp9pl 3 жыл бұрын
I would never Expect* this in the US
@lavluka6210
@lavluka6210 3 жыл бұрын
Blame my editor 😂😂
@dianem8544
@dianem8544 3 жыл бұрын
@@lavluka6210 Get him to fix it, dude. He's hurting your brand.
@user-hh7tj4pi4c
@user-hh7tj4pi4c 3 жыл бұрын
@@lavluka6210 eeeh it's okay. The dogs are funny too. I didn't even notice. Part of the charm of KZbin.
@ericmeyers6554
@ericmeyers6554 3 жыл бұрын
Could you do a reaction to the History of Detroit?
@mycocorleone4771
@mycocorleone4771 3 жыл бұрын
i agree
@ShadowGaming-xw8zj
@ShadowGaming-xw8zj 3 жыл бұрын
Corrupt Democrats fucking disintegrated Detroit
@_NoHandle_
@_NoHandle_ 3 жыл бұрын
For Detroit and Chicago, not all of those two cities is horrible like he makes it seem. My family and I recently visited (pre-pandemic) both Detroit and Chicago and we thoroughly enjoyed both cities. Downtown Detroit is beautiful and we felt safe exploring the area day and evening. We even attended a couple of outdoor evening concerts there and visited several museums like the Detroit History Museum, Motown Museum, and the main location for the public library. Chicago was also fun, we took an hour walk from Wacker to McCormick Place. We rode the city bus on our visit to the Science and Industry Museum, explored the Millennium Park area, rode the El around the city, etc. We spent time visiting the touristy areas and museums of both cities and loved them both!
@ApolloTheDerg
@ApolloTheDerg 3 жыл бұрын
I believe Explore with Us did a video with the FLDS and was able to talk to some of the kind people there, it’s well worth a watch.
@franostrowski3706
@franostrowski3706 3 жыл бұрын
The US government is more concerned about helping every other country but their own. We have veterans, elderly, people with mental health issues who are homeless, which is unconscionable in a country like the US.
@KDH-br6hy
@KDH-br6hy 3 жыл бұрын
What countries do they help
@liftediq8726
@liftediq8726 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly his overreacting on Detroit and New Orleans. They are not that bad and the violence is isolated.
@xy3zx414
@xy3zx414 3 жыл бұрын
Bro what?
@alvallac2171
@alvallac2171 3 жыл бұрын
*Honestly, he's (contraction of "he is/has") "His" is for possession.
@ashleydixon4613
@ashleydixon4613 3 жыл бұрын
I’m from Central Arkansas-the Little Rock metro area- and I can definitely confirm that the Mississippi river delta is just freaking depressing. The Mississippi river forms our eastern border with Tennessee and Mississippi it’s mostly just flat farmland, small towns that everyone tries to escape, and poverty. Driving through there...I am in my home state, but it’s nothing like where I live, just a couple of hours away.
@shannadavis8283
@shannadavis8283 3 жыл бұрын
Knowing these things happen and seeing them happen definitely hit differently
@JohnDoe-ce8hy
@JohnDoe-ce8hy 3 жыл бұрын
I feel sad about people being so far away from medical help; when I'm 6 minutes away from a Mayo Clinic Hospital. These people need help !
@kaybriannejohnson8134
@kaybriannejohnson8134 3 жыл бұрын
I used to live in Utah when I was younger and there are some parts that are extremely weird and not good but there are some parts that are really good. But it definitely isn't my favorite state in general. Not saying it's bad or anything I just rather live elsewhere.
@JungleScene
@JungleScene 3 жыл бұрын
You nailed it. the salton sea area is exactly what they were going for with trevors area in GTAV.
@Beowulf8989
@Beowulf8989 3 жыл бұрын
I'll always remember the Salton Sea from BRPD and Abe Sapien comics, which were spin offs of Hellboy. It takes a special kind of crazy to look at an industrial accident and declare it a natural wonder.
@bethneubacher8985
@bethneubacher8985 3 жыл бұрын
Okay, as for the reservations (Lakota being one of them) all of them are considered "sovereign nations" They make their own laws per the tribal council and have their own tribal police. They receive free housing, free medical and free education, even college tuition. If there is a casino on tribal land they all get a share of it if it's handled properly. Sadly, there is a great deal of crime on the reservations. The houses that the government built several decades ago were vandalized because many refused to accept western housing. It's sad and I know this because my husband worked as a res cop for many years. There are a lot of good people that he dealt with but at the same time, there is so much corruption. Not all reservations are run this badly. There are quite a few that have done a wonderful job. The ones he mentions in the film are the worst. They want everyone who isn't "native" to leave this country and go back to "where they came from". It's the kind of situation that will never be resolved until those views change......sad to say.
@liliangirard8521
@liliangirard8521 3 жыл бұрын
honestly Detroit is bad but also is beautiful in tons of ways its not just ghetto.
@SMATF5
@SMATF5 3 жыл бұрын
A lot of the desert area in GTA V is based on this region in California; Stab City is a pun on Slab City (which is one of the abandoned beach resort towns), and it's all kind of meant to look like the Mojave and Sonoran Desert regions near Los Angeles.
@Willybush
@Willybush 3 жыл бұрын
i see youve upgraded to airpods lmao. shows that your channel is getting bigger and bigger! congrats mate!
What if America Had Invaded Japan? (Operation Downfall)
14:21
AlternateHistoryHub
Рет қаралды 2,7 МЛН
British Guy Reacts to 101 Facts About The USA
32:13
Lav Luka
Рет қаралды 158 М.
Универ. 10 лет спустя - ВСЕ СЕРИИ ПОДРЯД
9:04:59
Комедии 2023
Рет қаралды 2,7 МЛН
I CAN’T BELIEVE I LOST 😱
00:46
Topper Guild
Рет қаралды 50 МЛН
Stupid Barry Find Mellstroy in Escape From Prison Challenge
00:29
Garri Creative
Рет қаралды 21 МЛН
British Guy Reacting to The 15 Emptiest Parts of the U.S.
24:00
British Guy Reacting to Top 10 CREEPIEST Small Towns in The US
25:33
Brit Reacts to U.S. Enemies Will HATE this video...
30:40
Lav Luka
Рет қаралды 2 М.
MOST DANGEROUS CITIES IN THE WORLD | REACTION!
12:31
Office Bloke Daz
Рет қаралды 6 М.
Reacting to The Lost Colony of Roanoke | LEMMiNO
37:00
Lav Luka
Рет қаралды 71 М.
Confused Japanese Historians Describe Weird First Europeans
30:05
Voices of the Past
Рет қаралды 1 МЛН
British Guy Reacting to The Largest City in Each US State
21:44
British Guy Reacts to Common Stereotypes About Americans
16:12
1❤️ #shorts
0:17
Saito
Рет қаралды 24 МЛН
ПРЕДСКАЗАТЕЛЬ БУДУЮЩЕГО
1:00
КиноХост
Рет қаралды 3,2 МЛН
ОНО СУЩЕСТВУЕТ?? #shorts
0:19
Паша Осадчий
Рет қаралды 1,6 МЛН
The clown snatched the child's pacifier.#Short #Officer Rabbit #angel
0:26
Бенчику не было страшненько!😸 #бенчик #симбочка #лето
0:31