European Reacts to My Culture Shock as a Russian in the USA

[@CHARLAAYYY]

Wow. Im an american watching a russian react to a russian in america. 😂😁

[@pats8219]

Actually you are watching a Portuguese man watching a Russian man in America

[@TKDragon75]

He said he's portugese within the 1st minute of the video...

[@CHARLAAYYY]

I know yall. It was a joke to him always saying people think he's russian. I should of said I was joking my bad. Aha

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

@@CHARLAAYYY Figured that is what it was. Funny.

[@StevenDietrich-k2w]

Some things go over some people's heads. I thought it was clever.

[@jeromeparks3490]

As an American 53 years old we were taught to finish our plate because our grandparents grew up in the depression and they didn’t know where there next meal was coming

[@crazycatlogic8368]

True enough, but for me my my dad was 13 years older than mom so he grew up during much harder times. And yeah you ate everything on your plate, period, end of discussion.

[@KatrinaVoshell]

Okay, so obesity in America has more to do with economy. It’s insanely expensive to buy the foods that have less sugar and are better for you. Portions are bigger but most people don’t expect eat everything on their plate at a restaurant. We expect to take some home to eat at later time.

[@roxannekean6025]

@@jeromeparks3490 My father would get enraged if we didn't eat what was put in front of us. As a child I didn't understand. Then when I was in my twenties, I realized my father had grown up during the Depression. I asked him, "Dad, did you ever go to bed hungry as a kid?" He gave me a hallow look, and said, "Yes, I did." Then everything fell into place and I understood why he got upset if we didn't eat what he provided.

[@zorkitipafed4626]

The same goes for Russians. First there was an October Revolution, then Civil War, then hungers of 30's, then WWII, then Perestroika, then USSR collapse and Saint 90's. Only the last 20 years have been abundant in terms of food and other goods.

[@kevinpittman2517]

@@zorkitipafed4626 not anymore... Putin thinking he can take Ukraine has ended that.

[@jamesmcclain5005]

Most people in the US order a lot of food, but we always carry some home to have it the next day.

[@marcyjones2667]

Doggy bags are for quitters. Loosen that belt and buck up.

[@Jonasbarbury]

Best thing about eating out, you have meals for the next day too😊

[@jamesmcclain5005]

@@Jonasbarbury ...and it's usually better the second day! 😋

[@BillLaBrie]

@@jamesmcclain5005 lol ok

[@donchichivagabond1578]

We may take our food, but we leave the liquor. At least those of us who arent Bogarts.

[@sharrongrattan5940]

😊don’t feel bad. I grew up in the states and at the dinner table we were always told to “finish your dinner. There are starving children in China”.

[@noctis6826]

I'll re-edit my comment, either you meant that as a low blow to China or instead of saying "starving kids in Africa" which was the one I heard of most, but using China instead, either way I couldn't tell if bad or good, just many loves to belittle China to deem themselves higher (which is obnoxious), but regardless here in America should be grateful for what we have day in and day out compared to many countries.

[@Cookie-K]

Same here..lol....do you happen to be from the Midwest? Just curious if that was a Midwestern phrase 😂

[@madisonwooden1083]

@@noctis6826I think your projecting from a tiny little comment 😂

[@sharrongrattan5940]

@@Cookie-K I grew up all over the US depending on where my dad was stationed. He was a Marine. We moved every year or two. Might have picked it up along the way.

[@sharrongrattan5940]

@@noctis6826 it wasn’t meant as a slur. It was meant to remind us not to waste food. My dad fought in the Pacific theater in WW II and in the Korean war. If he wasn’t building schools in Okinawa or bridges in islands in the Pacific, he was teaching so maybe using China as an example came easily for him.

[@deviritter5232]

It’s a common thing to ask people where they’re from. We’re usually curious and want to learn about where you’re from.

[@Julieb615]

Gun laws vary from state to state and even from city to city. This guy is more likely to die in a motorcycle crash than be killed by any kind of weapon.

[@1DwtEaUn]

@@paulsander5433 so don't attempt suicide and then what are the numbers? EDIT: GUN DEATHS BY INTENT​​ In South Carolina, 51% of gun deaths are suicides

[@mcdonie1975]

@@paulsander5433 Keep in mind that 51% of the gun deaths are suicides in that state.

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

@@paulsander5433 Now exclude suicides, which you mentioned specifically.

[@gelflingfay]

Accurate

[@lars7411]

Not in Russia! No Guns! However they did infiltrate our NRA with a cute redhead spy, along with others, to provide financial support for getting as many guns into Americans' hands as possible! lol

[@bonniefields1320]

I think every grandmother in the world told us to eat everything on our plates. The world went through a huge food shortage so every grandmother says clean your plate

[@xenialafleur]

We had to clear our plates, but mom and grandma never put a lot of food on the plate at any one time, so it was up to us to ask for seconds and thirds.

[@daveray44]

I'm 68 now and my dad was born a year before Black Tuesday in 1929. My grandparents could be very stringent about waste going through that rationing during the war years. My maternal grandparents had it a little bit better. My grandfather was already a supervisor for a medium-sized post office, and along with his age, wasn't eligible for military service. Postal service personnel were somewhat buffered from the hard times during the depression

[@510Redneck]

Yeah it's pretty f*cked that so many so-called leaders around the world have been so detached that they are eager to plunge us all - the world right back into this type of shit.

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

Russia and other former Soviet nations had it especially hard until about the 1950s. Keep in mind that the Russian Empire didn't even have tractors when the revolution happened in 1917, which makes them reaching space in just a few decades all the more impressive.

[@sailirish7]

"Take all you want, but eat all you take." This was a very common phrase in the home I grew up in.

[@borttorbbq2556]

This is basically how it was for me growing up

[@mattfaustini]

On Guns, the reason why it can be confusion is each state has different laws and different regulations, so he's in South Carolina that will have no waiting period, no background check in private sale, where in Colorado you have a 3 day waiting period to NYC where it is illegal to own most guns and very restricted.

[@garycamara9955]

2 week waiting period in California.

[@jacksmith-vs4ct]

its only illegal to own a handgun in NYC if I recall right sadly enough most of the guns in NY come from SC >.>

[@rjoshb]

There is ALWAYS a waiting period to purchase a gun.

[@escutus]

​@@rjoshbnot in some states. Also it says private sale on the comment.

[@mcdonie1975]

@@rjoshb If you classify 15 minutes as a waiting period then yes.

[@Hollylivengood]

They probably wouldn't notice. I took my boyfriend who was Russian up to see my family in Ohio. Our town is in northern Ohio, where most of the population is like second generation American, and whole sections of Cleveland are ethnic. So the first conversations we had, in a restaurant was like, "Where at in Russia? My mom's from there!" And they started in, Russian. Everywhere we went had a corresponding country that everyone came from, which was normal life for me as a kid, but he was blown away.

[@killerbong]

Yeah CLE is heavy in Eastern European cultures.

[@Anxt101]

Same here. But in Texas there is a large German ancestry culture.

[@helensarkisian7491]

He’s not joking about the sugar in the bread. Some bread is very sweet. But there are plenty of bread recipes that do not have sugar.

[@goldfieldgary]

True, but the starch in bread immediately breaks down into sugar.

[@TrenchToast]

Being a former EMT, wear a helmet if your going to drive a motorcycle kids. And pants... and appropriate shoes.. during my time as an EMT I saw waaay too many accidents involving motorcycles and the amount of carnage that can happen is crazy.

[@1DwtEaUn]

so you were on the spoon and baggie brigade, I wouldn't have the constitution/digestive fortitude for that

[@sailirish7]

@@TrenchToast ...and register as an organ donor

[@TrenchToast]

@@1DwtEaUn our nickname for our ambulances were "Meatwagon"

[@janedoe885]

I saw that too and winced a bit. There are spots where I know some people are more lax about safety procedures but motorcycles really aren't the place to fuck around.

[@marysews1]

My medical friends call it a m*rder cycle.

[@Lynn-kh5rs]

Because of the quantity of food served at restaurants here many of us asks the servers to bring us a "to go" box. We box up the leftovers and eat them later at home. We too were told by our grandmothers and mothers to "clean our plate". That was their shorthand telling us to eat everything on it. The "to go" boxes are our way of not wasting food.

[@sylviaconlee7407]

When I got full early, my mother used to tell me that I had to eat everything on my plate because "There are starving children in Africa." I finally got tired of her telling me that, and told her that they wouldn't appreciate me getting fat. She actually laughed and told me that she wished she thought of that when her mother used that line on her. We then put the leftovers in the refrigerator for later.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lianabaddley8217]

Hubby and I felt it's more of a waste on the waist. Our kids Eat to Live, not Live to Eat. The oldest is now 24 and she still eats when she is hungry and knows when she is full. We love that all 3 still have a good relationship with food.

[@scoobysnacks]

I got the Starving African kids speil too. I also had to identify toys that I didn't play with anymore every year for my Mom to "send" them to those same African kids. Of course she was throwing them away, but I didn't know that. I always envisioned some starving African kids playing with all of the toys that I sent them.

[@lianabaddley8217]

@scoobysnacks then there was the pet got taken to live and run/swim free at a farm. Instead of oops sorry kids your pet got out/fish bowl got knocked over and got hit by a car. Or sorry kids, I just hate your pet, so I took them to the pound. I'm sure they're fine.

[@OkiePeg411]

I was the youngest in my family, I had the appetite of a bird!!! If I couldn't finish my food, Mom gave it to my oldest brother!!! 😂 He ate like a puppy... devouring everything in sight!!! 😅

[@alisonflaxman1566]

Good for you. My mom never forced us to clean our plate. Not good to make a child eat when they are full. That's how you get fat.

[@Kovitlac]

I learned a little about why you sound Russian to so many of us! Apparently both Russian and Portuguese are stress-timed languages, and have similar intonation. Both languages also heavily use the "sh" sound and have more nasal pronunciations.

[@jishani1]

Andre is also a very popular name in Russia, which adds to him sort of sounding Russian.

[@AshtonCoolman]

To my American ears, the accents when speaking English are almost identical. Of course the kid in the video barely has an accent, but most of the heavier Russian accents sound similar to Portuguese accents.

[@cloversmart]

To help you be less confused about obtaining guns- the laws vary by state so depending on where you attempt to buy a gun it can range from being difficult to very easy. In Utah, it's pretty easy basically the "hardest" part is waiting for the gun store to run your background check which can take a couple of hours (if it the gun store is really slow). Also compared to most if not all of Europe, even the difficult places in the US are likely easy.

[@OkiePeg411]

And... anyone can buy a firearm from another individual in a private sale. Then, a gifted firearm or inherited one. You can buy from a gunshow from a dealer's personal collection with no background check. Some states have alternative paths, like if you get a CCL, you might not have to do a background check.

[@cncr2962]

@@OkiePeg411Again that varies by state

[@garycamara9955]

There is a two week waiting period to pickup the gun after you buy it in California. It has been the law here since 1968.

[@williamlucas4656]

Typically a person can even buy a gun online but it is shipped to their specified gun store where they can pick it up after a criminal background check. Convicted felons are forbidden to own or use firearms. everything depends upon the perspective of the individual making the comment and where they’re living at the time. The biggest hole in gun purchases today is no requirement for criminal background check for personal gun sales - no matter where, not even in some gun shows.

[@spyrus_4359]

It's fairly easy to purchase a firearm in many states. But in states like NY, NJ, or CA it is not! Hell, I had a hard time just getting into a gun store in NJ. All I wanted was some .22 lr ammo. But in blue cities around this country it's much easier to just obtain that firearm illegally. It's kind of strange. Where it's easy to obtain them legally, people do that. Where iT's difficult to obtain them legally, people obtain them illegally. Things that make you go "hmmmm"

[@CG68810]

You get large portions at reataurants usually but that is why we have "doggy" bags to take half home.

[@Arms2]

Bro, he's riding a 1600 cc motorcycle? For a first ever motorcycle? Dudes definitely confident in himself, to say the least lol

[@bcase5328]

Harley [brand] has a saying: "Loud pipes saves lives." meaning other drivers might not notice a motorcycle but they will hear it and realize you are there.

[@kh884488]

I don't know a thing about bikes, but THAT looks like one sweet ride.

[@fancydancer2016]

Myrtle Beach also doesn’t require helmets. It’s a little terrifying.

[@SilvaDreams]

If it was a crotch rocket (AKA street bike) then yeah I can see it being pretty ballsy but being a Hog.. Eh he'll be fine.

[@Gapines23]

I’m trying to figure out his can’t drive a car but motorcycle license was easy and no restrictions? Think he meant 50cc scooters not full bikes

[@juned1719]

I’m 42 and have been working since I was 14. Worked through high school and college.

[@MimifromChicago]

Me too. I starting working at the library at age 14. My mother said state law allows kids to work at 14 so she was taking me to apply for jobs. The library called me first. My mother thought working was important for my character. It wasn't my choice, but I think she was right.

[@Briana73]

How difficult it is to buy and own and carry a gun depends on many factors: what city and state you live in, your criminal history, what type of gun it is, where you buy it, if you buy it from just another person or from a store or at a gun show. In the South, the gun laws are more lax (less restrictive) than like where I live in Seattle, where a new law went into effect that no one is allowed to buy or sell semi-automatic weapons (military-grade weapons like I trained on when I was in the Army) in the state of Washington. But people can still own those type of guns if they purchased them before the law went into effect. In some states you can buy a semi-automatic and walk around with it the same day. In some states you can't. But the fear of guns by most foreigners is usually our of proportion to the actual reality. The tough part is that all of the U.S. is sometimes seen as just one really big country that's the same everywhere, just like smaller countries in Europe, where in reality it's a lot more like the European Union, that has a lot of independent, very different countries with their own laws that have some common laws and currency from the EU. You wouldn't go to Spain and be afraid it's going to be really cold because they're in the same EU as Switzerland. German laws are different than Italian laws, but both countries still are part of the EU. So, more "liberal" states like Washington state (not D.C., the one with Seattle) has more conservative (restrictive) gun laws than "conservative" states like Alabama or Mississippi that have more liberal (less restrictive) gun laws. It can get VERY confusing, even for Americans. But just because you saw a mass shotting in the news that happened in Ohio, that doesn't mean you should suddenly be afraid when you visit Idaho. In other parts of the world, the news just comes across as, "another mass shooting in the U.S.", without considering the size and diversity of the U.S. Seriously, the only countries larger than the U.S. are Canada and Russia. So when you're that damn BIG, saying that there are a lot of shootings in the U.S. is like saying there are a lot of sharks in the ocean. Where the sharks are is more important than that it happened in the ocean. If you're worried about a vacation to the U.S., look up that state and look at its most recent statistics on gun violence. If you feel it's too high and makes you uncomfortable, visit a different state. OH.....the whole reason I even started this rant.....LOL....is that, yes, buildings, businesses and schools can all prohibit the carrying of guns on their property or premises. In many state and federal buildings, especially buildings with courtrooms in it, guns are not allowed and it can feel like you're at the airport, taking off shoes and going through metal detectors. But it's to keep people safe. It's kind of like smoking. Most businesses and buildings not only prohibit smoking in the building, but also within 25 feet of the building. I am 50-years-old. I have lived in Arizona, Florida, Texas, California and now Washington state. My father and grandfather are also veterans, as well and my ex-husband and his mom and dad. Yet the only place where I saw and handled a loaded weapon was in basic training in the Army. That doesn't mean I don't know people that have met with tragic ends because of guns, but I have personally never seen it. The majority of Americans do NOT own guns, and the vast majority of Americans that do own guns use and store them safely. OMG, this was SO long! SORRY! But guns in America is a complicated issue and deserves more discussion than just pro- or anti-gun.

[@sunnihunny]

Well said!

[@michaelhibberd9740]

As an avid firearm fan, it's easy to get a gun if you have a clean record. You have to do a background check thru the fbi if you are buying from a gun store vs just buying a gun from another person (legality varies by state, some states only allow person to person long gun sales but pistols have to be done thru a licensed dealer, etc) for which there is no checks.

[@MasterDanielson]

Comparing the U.S. and Canada is like comparing Australia to New Zealand

[@cindybednar6997]

As a Canadian I usually will get my back up in comparing them. The way he said it I didn’t.

[@Lenevor]

Australia and New Zealand both drive on the left. They MUST be the same country 😧

[@jennifergeorge7641]

As a person from the northeast in America, we are more culturally similar to Canada in some ways. The north and south in the United States are very culturally different.

[@JohnSmith-ct5jd]

No, it is not.

[@kimharding2246]

Actually, Russian people I know, are so sweet. I worry about the ones who are still living there. Most Americans I know, don’t like the Russian government, but feel badly about how the Russian people are always the ones that suffer the consequences. So, there’s a lot of empathy towards them.

[@roxannekean6025]

I have no hatred for any people...Russia or China. I despise their governments...mine as well, these days

[@crazypiratesquirrel3038]

It’s mixed feelings towards the russian people. While I know there are good ones that disagree with their leader and what he’s doing to the people of Ukraine, I do see those street interviews were there are a lot of…mmm not really hatred, but complete apathy and even what seems like feelings that the Ukrainian people deserve what is happening to them because they want to break away from the “mother” country. As one middle-aged woman living in moscow said in a street interview “They don’t love us anymore. Why shouldn’t we kill them?”. Watching videos like this guy (I’m going to have to find his actual account) and a couple of others who do videos like this reminds me that not all russians are like that babushka.

[@NorthernXY]

@@roxannekean6025 Yeah, I had a Russian babysitter growing up for a while. Such a wonderful person. Her father occasionally joined her and was always joking around (he had the tips of his fingers on one hand cut off while working in a factory). I don't hate Russian people, they're just people, but it's hard not to dislike the country because of the actions of its ruler. I wish Russia would join the West, not stop being Russian, but encourage freedom of speech, free fair elections. Rather than putting money towards the military to attack or defend each other, we could cooperatively use our immense power and resources to help make the world a better place. EDIT: I spent a year learning Mandarin because I think China is very interesting and love exploring new cultures. My teacher was from Tiawan (think she was actually born on the mainland and fled with her parents at a young age), but had a lot of family who didn't escape to Tiawan. So she'd complain how she'd be arrested and taken to the police station to get interogated and review her papers nearly every time she went.

[@Dixis]

your "empathy" consists of only words

[@constablehaze124]

So funny how people can hatred for a government they know nothing about. But think our government and way of life in America is so righteous, yet this Country was born by being a traitor to its own Nation, then made treaties with the Natives only to betray those same treaties and same with Mexico. Now we have been around the World trying to install Puppets and doing regime change and people still think Russia is the bad guy. This is clearly just Propaganda and this person who is making these videos has found a market of mass ignorance to pander to and you all eat it up.

[@enjoydride1083]

I think the " finish your food" saying was world wide because of the food shortage during and after WW2. It was very common in the USA.

[@Adplusamequalsadam]

For most of human history food has been scarce, it pre-dates the war by a long time. Modern crops are designed to be resistant but it was common to lose whole crops to disease or pests in the old days. The Irish famine started in 1845. The Great Depression started in 1929, a whole decade before WW2 started.

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

​@@Adplusamequalsadam Let's not pretend that war isn't directly connected to starvation. There's a reason that the last famine in Europe happened in the 1940s.

[@williamjamesrapp7356]

I have RUSSIAN Friends ( Still living in Russia ). We all worked together as part of a UN Peace keeping mission in South Sudan Africa. We worked with people from all over the world and one thing that in pressed me was HOW AMERICAN of all of the people I worked with HOW AMERICAN the Russians were. They not only had American dreams ( things they wanted to do or places they wanted to see in America ) but they Thought the most like Americans and their English wasn't just English they spoke AMERICAN English more than any other country did. I also have UKRANIAN friends who were also in the same mission and they are all GREAT People it is just too bad the Russian Government is destroying relations between the two countries.

[@bonnyj931]

Having transportation is important in most areas outside the larger cities especially. We are 20 mile drive from our nearest grocery store and other stores. The closest school is over 5 miles. Motor cycles owners have gotten a bad reputation from some bad gangs and the media. But recently in our area a fallen soldier was honored by independent riders who PAID to ride...over 5000 strong and the money was donated to his family.

[@SuperDrLisa]

Not even Hell's Angels are bad. Please be careful driving. Bikes are everywhere and it may be one of my dear friends who ride.

[@garycamara9955]

The safest place in a local city is near the Hells Angeles clubhouse.

[@disneygal200016]

We live in a senior community. We have clubs to meet people. Dinner dances, tennis, water volleyball, water exercises, golf, quilting, card groups, crafts, RV groups that go on trips, etc.

[@shineyluna1268]

The reason why people are telling you conflicting things about guns is because In some states it is incredibly easy to get a gun, and in other states it is a lot more difficult to acquire and carry a gun.

[@risalangdon9883]

Grandma's of earlier era's have been through it. My grandmother survived the great depression and WW2. She spent most of her most impressionable years getting the most out of everything possible. Cutting sponges into several pieces to stretch them out. Turning worn clothing into new clothing or rags for rugs or cleaning. Saving food items by various means. That lady knew how to pinch a penny. There's a saying that goes.... "they pinched a penny so hard, they created copper wire" lol. That's really stretching the old copper penny at a new level. But it was different times. Unfortunately, times are getting more like that with each passing day. 😕

[@SarahBroad-kw7fj]

My grandma is a Great Depression baby so that’s why she always says to eat all the food on the plate. But when you go out to eat you don’t have to eat all the food that’s in your plate, that’s why we have doggy bag is for. Then you aren’t wasting food you are saving it for your next meal. Like I sometimes make huge amounts of soup or food that I freeze so I can eat it for weeks or months after I make it.

[@garycamara9955]

My mother abd father grew up in the depression. I grew up in the 50s and 60s. It was a great time. I still remember when there was no cable TV, we had 6 stations. I thought cable would be better, but its not that much better.

[@vpaniagu]

I moved to US as a teenager. I was shocked by the size of meals. I rarely finish the meal. It is usual to take leftovers, doggie bag. Two meals for price of one.

[@daniellehurrell6620]

Whether good or bad, Americans love using flags to show patriotism for their own country, support for disenfranchised countries (Ukraine for example), or for celebrating their ancestry (where I'm from, you see a lot of Irish or Italian flags).

[@LinuxMaster9]

or support for the country fighting your proxy war for you.

[@bpcj4891]

Oh shut it ​@@LinuxMaster9

[@Nylon_riot]

​@bpcj4891 The only people in my area flying Ukrainian flags in my area are all the wealthy military contractors. Same in northern Virginia. Glad they are letting us know who they are.

[@ryoushimorino9436]

I can't believe he was talking about homeowners associations being a good thing they are one of the worst things to ever be invented

[@YuSooKey]

He's a leftist so I'm not surprised.

[@BedbugGaming]

yes and no.

[@twlghtangel8922]

I agree

[@JohnSmith-ct5jd]

Why?

[@JMG26_94]

Obtaining a firearm in the US is dependant mostly on the state. For example in Texas, if you're buying from a authorized dealer such as Walmart, Bass pro, Academy, Cabela's and most firing ranges, it can be fairly quick depending on how long it takes for that location to run a federal background check and come back cleared, usually can be up to a few hours, and you'll be on your way. But also you have to be 18+ for rifles and shotguns, or 21+ for handguns. Now PRIVATE sales is where it's "easy" say my friend wants to buy a firearm that I have, all I have to do is draft up a bill of sale with both of our photo ID's for my own records, and that firearm is now legally his. Private sales in Texas are unregulated, and there are also several laws that differ from state to state.

[@jishani1]

Varies a lot between counties and cities inside of a state as well. Rural Illinois that's mostly farmland vs Chicago which is basically a gun free zone, officially anyway, hasn't really slowed down the gang shootings at all.

[@kimstyles5842]

That’s a very beautiful bike. And we like classic cars and classic bikes. We don’t call anything old. It’s classic. And yours is looking very sharp. Good job.😂🎉

[@KAMMD]

Bike is pretty magnificent ! Easy to enjoy !

[@Laura-mi3nv]

But is he correct about that motorcycle law??? Don't you have to have a valid license with a motorcycle endorsement to be able to ride a motorcycle? Don't you HAVE to have the DL first?

[@DuckOfRubber]

When I was in high school my family hosted an exchange student from Norway, and he was here for Thanksgiving. Not wanting to be rude, he was trying to eat everything my Italian American grandmother served him, and not wanting to be rude, my grandmother kept serving him more since he kept eating.

[@rescuelover7891]

As a US citizen, interacting with people from other countries is great. We have nothing against other nationalities. Just their leaders. If you come farther North, you will find more support for Ukraine. I have a Ukranian wreath on my front door that has been there since almost the beginning of the war. It will not come down until the end of the war. Sweet ride by the way. I saw your first video, Zach, and I am proud of you for coming to America. You are a sweet guy, and people react positively to you. Hope you continue to enjoy your journey here. By the way, southern food is really calorie laden😊.

[@pamelajaye]

Honestly I don't know. I would think in the north it's better. But I'm from Boston and I didn't know that they were racist in Boston. You would think that I would know this. Since my father was very racist and we would have fights all the time watching the news. I'm not talking about Russians of course. I mostly talking about black people. My father really hated them and I didn't know why. Anyway I moved into the city when my parents moved to Florida and I had a roommate and she was Irish and she lived in Jamaica plain and she was always complaining about the Puerto Ricans. I didn't understand this and I wasn't going to ask. But she was always always bitching about it. And then there's so many people who are complaining about people coming over the border and things like this. And there are people in cities who don't like people from other countries. But... I'm only concerned about my neighbors who said they're from Latvia and somehow seem to hate people from Ukraine. You would think being oppressed by Russia would be something common between them. But then somebody told me that maybe they're actually Russian. The USSR really liked to relocate just gigantic groups of people into other parts of the Union as they called it I guess. I keep hearing about this. So maybe they're really Russian. I don't know. They are nice to me and I don't talk to them about Ukraine. But I do remember one time my roommate, who I will tell you is from Massachusetts, talking to my neighbor who is married to the lady from Latvia and they were talking about the mutiny in Russia last summer and both of them are on the side of Russia. I think both of them are American. It's completely stunning. I don't understand. But anyway they're talking about the mutiny and they cannot remember the name, So I just say Prigozhin, because honestly I'm the only one who really knows what's going on. And that's just because I listen to somebody who left Russia also. And for the same reasons. And I listen to him frequently and he tells lots of news and also the historical stuff. So we knew about it when it was happening. Except the time zone differences between Florida and Uzbekistan - he was on the internet a lot and I was asleep for most of it. I was sad when it was over although I couldn't figure out how this guy could run a country if he ever managed to overthrow Putin. It didn't seem that he would be better but I guess at least he would be different. Who knows. It was over. I was sad. And then I turned to Anna from Ukraine who was live and gave us all the reasons why it was a good thing that it didn't end up with this guy taking over Moscow or whatever. There were still good things about it. Anyway she cheered me up a little. Of course now it's a year later and it's still going on. And we could have helped maybe at a crucial point but we couldn't agree with each other. I don't want to see people being oppressed by Russia. I don't want to see Russians being oppressed by Russia. When I grew up we didn't know what was going on behind the iron curtain but we knew it wasn't good. They couldn't say what they thought and they didn't have very much food. Although I don't think my mother was staying empty your plate because people are starving in Russia! I just stopped paying attention to Russia after Gorbachev came along and I thought things were going to be better but I didn't realize that there would be shopping malls. And the next time I paid attention there were shopping malls. And nobody was allowed to say the word war. Gee, What a surprise.... (Nope)

[@danielk.english6004]

@@pamelajaye - the matter of racism isn't north or south. racism comes from lack of or poor exposure to people of different ethnicities. it's the result of basic pattern recognition. if you see or are told repeatedly that bad things happen because of a certain group of people, you will naturally hate those people. urban centers tend to be less homogenous in terms of race, so better exposure tends to result in less racism. but many urban centers also have slums-- those tend to have higher crime, and racism can surface if that crime spills over. for eastern europeans, well, i'm told that slavic feuds run deep. the USSR allocated russians to its member states effectively as a long-term method to Russify those states. there are also those who feel the USSR was a good thing due to international influence. yet many others did not like being treated as "little Russians" so rejected Russification. it's complex matter as it usually is.

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

​@@danielk.english6004 Slave owners spent virtually their entire lives surrounded by black people, and were still the most violently racist people in this country's history. Racism comes from benefitting from racist attitudes. "Black people" and "white people" didn't exist until AFTER the Tans-Atlantic slave trade was established. Europeans enslaved Africans for financial reasons, and came up with racial justifications later.

[@spinthepickle1244]

I didn't learn to drive until I was 32. I didn't need it. After high school (school bus), I went to college (it was a walking campus), and then moved to Chicago (public transportation and walking). When I moved back home I needed a car to get around, so I finally learned how. My husband was an excellent teacher, lol. People learn to drive at all ages!

[@revgurley]

I love your non-Russian Russian accent. You should learn to say "Da!" or "Privet!" for funnies. I actually would like to see some Portuguese content - a walk around a part of your town, or your grocery - just what everyday is like there. You've learned so much about our everyday lives in the US!

[@1DwtEaUn]

or "Zdravstvuyte tovarish"

[@Halfbloodprincesss8]

I dropped when he said “This city ONLY has 200,000-300,000 people” 😂 my city is considered typical for suburb size and it’s around 30,000 people. Even the closest very big city has 300,000 or so people in the actual city maybe 1,000,000 in the greater metro area and it’s considered to be very populated.

[@heavin6586]

Same, I live in a town of just 10,000 and the biggest near me is about 2 hours away and is only about 100,000

[@jenniferpearce1052]

I live in a city of a million in the US and I have a hard time thinking of 300k as a city. As an area incorporated under the city form of government, sure. But it doesn't feel like a city. It's all relative to what you're used to.

[@darkstar2480]

Over half the population of MN live in the Twin Cities Metro. We have the urban sprawl and basically two different downtowns with entirely different vibes.

[@xfreedombuckO5x]

@@jenniferpearce1052 Yeah I'm from a City with close to 1million and it doesn't feel that big to me, and after driving through NYC on a trip, it's down right insignificant in comparison.🤣

[@sethwood1676]

I mean I grew up in a town that only had 2000 and by Oklahoma law it could be considered a city since the only requirement is to have a population of 1000 or more people.

[@davidterry6155]

My mother hated driving so on my 16th birthday I got my Driver’s License. From that day forward she had me drive everywhere including traveling in multiple states We lived in a mountainous area and I didn’t get car sick when I drove and she hated driving in the windy roads I have had my license for 36 years

[@kerrihennebury7616]

He doesn’t have to eat his food all in one go. We order a lot, but we take half home in a doggy bag. He has to learn to do that. And the gun issue, he was raised to be afraid of guns, so his attitude is fear. School shootings have happened, but it’s few and far between. Not that that’s an excuse, but what choice do we have? Give up guns completely and let bad guys buy them on the black market, knowing we can’t defend ourselves? Hell no.

[@OkiePeg411]

I NEVER eat a restaurant meal all in one sitting!!! I take leftovers home for dinner or lunch the next day!

[@pamelajaye]

​@@OkiePeg411absolutely. Doggie bag! Also I don't go to restaurants very often anyway. And I'm sure that my mother told me to clean my plate when I was a kid. I don't really remember it. I do remember hearing about the starving children in... Honestly I don't remember what country it was when I was a kid but they were starving somewhere. My mother grew up in the Great depression and she had at least 12 brothers and sisters. And if you didn't get the food fast and you didn't eat the food fast then you didn't get any food. And even when she was old we described her method of eating as sit down shut up and shovel it in. I'm not saying she didn't look like a lady doing it. But she ate really fast. My roommate eats really fast also. I think he is one of seven.

[@amyk8344]

Some people fly multiple flags (state, college, sports team, and Ukraine, Italian, Irish, etc) depends on where they live and their preferences. Only rule is the American flag should be on the top if it is a flag pole with others underneath. And you don’t have to fly the American flag just a lot of us do.

[@HelenWeaver-l7c]

The Texas flag doesn't have to be flown below the American flag because it was a republic before joining the United States. You will often see both flags in Texas flying side be side.

[@kimstyles5842]

Yes, our parents said that because there was a mass starvation going on in China. Things in China were horrible.😢❤

[@calendarpage]

I didn't drive until my 40's. I always lived in big cities with good public transportation. I moved to a college town that had transportation, but not as much as I was used to - it stopped early at night and didn't run on Sunday. I think a lot of smaller cities have transportation, it's just not much good outside of rush hour or weekdays, so you need a car.

[@rockhoundssharp3128]

The county I'm from there is not public transportation not even Uber

[@SuperDrLisa]

Transportation in my whole state is abysmal. Having a car is a must.

[@ericmightywombatprince]

They city people are in love with being on top of one another.

[@NurseEmilie]

The no guns in this building was probably a court house. I've never seen that sign at the places I go to.

[@jishani1]

I've seen it lots of places. I ignore it like everyone else that conceals. Doesn't do you any good to have it on you if you leave it in the car, I don't give a shit about a sign. Not like it's in the open or being flashed around.

[@JargonThD]

About guns: It strikes people from elsewhere as being odd for guns to be so "easy" to get, but they were not raised around guns from the cradle as we are. Most of us have had at least one relative who owns guns, and many of those have taken us shooting at least once. When we have gone shooting (perhaps as young as 6-7 years), we are taught the basics of safe handling. We also see guns constantly on TV and in movies and, often, the proper (and improper) handling of a firearm is part of the story. Guns permeate our culture such that we are not nearly as frightened of them as people from other communities. It is like a shark not being afraid of drowning, or a bird not being afraid to fall. (The origins of WHY guns are so common in the US are another story and involves the throwing off of tyranny, but also, and perhaps more, about how truly enormous the nation is, and "taming" it was a daily struggle against beasts and enemies, making guns absolutely necessary to build a nation.) Disclaimer: I do not own any firearm, but that's a function of my very small budget. Had I the money I would own at least one for personal defense. Cheers, y'all.

[@1DwtEaUn]

the beasts are still a very valid thing, though it is usually more rabid trash pandas and foxes, than bobcats and the like. I really hope we eventually decide to do a European style wildlife vaccination, before a rabid black or brown bear is something I personally encounter.

[@Berts-pets]

The acquisition of a firearm is typically a straightforward process, albeit subject to regional variations. In certain jurisdictions, such as Pennsylvania and Florida, the procedure involves visiting a gun shop, selecting the desired firearm, and completing a basic form. Subsequently, the gun shop conducts a background check by running the individual's name through a database. Assuming the absence of any felony convictions, the individual is cleared to purchase the firearm and can depart with it promptly. However, it is important to note that the process may differ significantly in other locations, such as New Jersey, New York City, California, or Hawaii.

[@mgreenester]

In the U.S. we have cities subsidizing suburbs. Suburbs are a drain on resources because tax revenue is not sufficient to maintain the infrastructure that the suburbs require.

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

Modern suburbs (levittowns) were created during White Flight after WW2. They were explicitly founded to help and support parasites who wanted the benfits of living in/near a big city, but didn't want their tax dollars going to help the majority black populations of those cities. That's also why modern suburbanites are the laziest, most entitled, most ignorant, most bigoted people in the country.

[@BlizzardSeeker]

He has no idea how many people in the US don't have cars, they are not confined to the Outer Limits either.

[@jacksmith-vs4ct]

its really tough to do that as someone who lives car less in the same state as him lol

[@garycamara9955]

Absolutely everyone I know has a car.

[@ie4299]

The chances this kid will die on that motorcycle is way higher than getting shot. I live in the USA for my entire life and I know many people who have guns and I don’t know anyone that has been shot. The media makes a huge deal out of shootings. UK has tons of stabbings. Getting a gun is not easy everyone has to get an fbi background check and in most states there are waiting periods and other restrictions some states it is harder to buy a gun. It depends on which state you are in.

[@frankmueller2781]

Americans have had lots of guns (including semi-auto rifles) for a long, long time. My great grandfather bought a semi-auto rifle in 1907. When I was in high school in the early 1980's kids brought their shotguns & rifles to school during hunting season and no one thought anything of it. It is the PEOPLE that have changed, not the weapons or the level of ownership. And comparing the violence in U.S. to Canada is disingenuous. France, despite having much lower gun ownership, has a per capita rate of gun violence worse than that in the United States. The U.S. ranks 14th in gun violence worldwide, and if the 10 worst cities in America were removed, we drop 85+ places in that statistic.

[@chrisbranton65]

Gun violence is only a problem where there are a lot of other criminal activities. If you are in an average neighborhood, then you will never have an issue. If you live where drug dealing or other stuff like that is in the open, then your chances go way up. Bad news sells papers, so you are going to know more about crime in the USA than anywhere else in the world.

[@michaeldautel7568]

@@frankmueller2781how many mass killings does france have? Gun deaths are far higher in the US than anywhere . Comes from more guns/capita and lack of regulation.I believe that most mass shootings in America are also caused mainly by White males with mental problems and poor medical services.🤔

[@saraohara2504]

“The chances this kid will die on that motorcycle is way higher than getting shot.” - yeah, especially when he’s not even wearing a helmet! Crazy.

[@dabears3240]

Well, guns are the biggest cause of death for children. Also, 30k people are killed by guns every year. That's not including the number of gunshot victims. To compare stabbings to gun violence is stupidity.

[@cathyramer945]

the US was still wide open when cars became a thing, so that's probably why our society depends on them so much. Cities like Phoenix were laid out to accommodate cars

[@goldfieldgary]

Phoenix was actually laid out to accommodate agriculture, almost every major street follows a section line (one section = one square mile), but as it turns out, that one mile square grid pattern works very well to accommodate cars! It also accommodates bicycles, as after cycling one mile in the summer heat you're almost always assured you'll find a gas station with a water cooler outside.

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

You are objectively wrong. Our society became dependant on cars because racist white people did not want to shame public transportation with black people. America had high quality public transit in every city until the 1950s, when racists built gated, racially segregated suburbs outside the city limits so that public transit couldn't reach them.

[@gregjones9348]

I live in Memphis and don't go anywhere without a gun. I have several guns loaded and hidden throughout the house. The sad reality of living in a terrible city. When it comes to getting a gun, the ease depends on the state. In TN, you can just walk in, fill out a form, and wait 20 mins for FBI background check, and walk out armed. Takes about 30 mins to acquire.

[@davidburney8463]

As an American,we dont care where you come from as long as its done legally

[@calvinneal-fn7jy]

Maria Butina, Putin's handmaiden came here legally. We do care where you come from.

[@myfavoriteplanet3247]

Republicans did you ever notice how the system can be pro life and pro war at the same time? Who are these that make our laws. They don't seem to have America's best interest at heart. They seem to hate Americans. Billions for military but look at our infrastructure. They don't even take care of American soldiers with all this money. Sanctions and more sanctions and BRICS just might get the West. Because the East is investing in alleviating poverty and infrastructure. Americans need to catch up but the system is not going in the right direction. The West has already lost its hegemony to China. If they cared about stopping it they should have done it 25 years ago but that's when the States were moving all the companies overseas Now the states are completely reliant on China yet the west is blaming China. It's not their fault. Those companies should have invested in America a long time ago.. Now the entire country is starting to look like Detroit.

[@simontemplar3359]

Nonsense. As an American, I'm sick of one party often tanking meaningful reform to appease their bigoted orange god.

[@patrickweaver1105]

@@simontemplar3359 How many times has the Democratic party tanked immigration reform with their open border stupidity? Every Time. How is that meaningful? The Republican party doesn't get a pass because they like cheap labor too, but they at least they want people to sign the book on their way in.

[@BillLaBrie]

We’re Americans: we don’t care about anything but massive gobs of empty calories and the latest engineered controversy. We’re barely aware of anything. Probably the diabetes…

[@thomasnelson6161]

I'm about 3 or 4 hours north of Myrtle Beach on the first coast. The beaches are beautiful but the springs and rivers and flower-filled forests are just as good.

[@AaronSiganoff]

man I would have NOT guessed Portuguese.

[@AaronSiganoff]

I wonder if its common for people with a Portuguese accent to sound Slavic from an American ear?

[@AaronSiganoff]

nvmd, google answers lmao Though they are not Slavic, the Portuguese have a reputation for sounding Russian. This may be because, like the Russian language, Portuguese is a Romance language with Slavic influences. Portuguese also has several vowels that are similar to those found in Russian.

[@1DwtEaUn]

@@AaronSiganoff I was going to guess Estonia or Latvia

[@ZeroTolerance-tk9ce]

I can't speak for everyone, but for me at least, I don't have anything against Russian people, just Putin. Same as North Korea. No problem with the people, just their half pint dictator.

[@510Redneck]

I believe you spoke well and I'm pretty certain it's our culture to understand the difference considering our country was literally built upon such. That mentality is rather deep in our roots, for those that know our roots anywho.

[@richardtibbetts574]

You don’t like Putin, because you bought our propaganda about him, hook, line, and sinker. Expand the sources you get your news from. Don’t be afraid to hear from people you automatically think is opposite you. Putin is one of the best leaders EVER. Russia is on the right side of history when it comes to current geopolitics in Ukraine, and the rest of the issues that it’s dealing with. Putin is standing up to the Western globalist bullies, led by the US, and he’s winning.

[@Dixis]

what Putin did to you?

[@danven1256]

​@@Dixis absolutely nothing. No one should be trusting what this government is feeding us. They are doing their best to get us to hate Putin and love Ukraine. I have no reason to hate anyone from Russia or Ukraine.

[@shanesprecher8290]

@@DixisNobody like politicians, doesn’t matter where their from.

[@jasonwarehall8101]

Always wear a helmet please!

[@MimifromChicago]

In larger US cities you don't need a car. We have good public transportation.

[@hatleyhoward7193]

Houston is the 4th largest and there is limited transportation. Los Angeles is also not that great. Chicago and NY, have accessible transportation.

[@KAMMD]

Bike is pretty magnificent ! Easy to enjoy !

[@frankscarborough1428]

Enjoyed thanks

[@bbsbmi]

People do put Ukrainian flags on their houses here.

[@charactersmoreorthree]

Nationwide, you need to pass an FBI background check. State-to-state varies in restrictions.

[@catherinelw9365]

He would be surprised by restaurant portions. An acquaintance of mine went to Russia after the Soviet Union dissolved, to teach Russians how to build a small business and he said he ate breakfast in a restaurant, ordered an omelette, which was $6.00 (US equivalent, 30 years ago) and it was an omelette the size of a US dollar, folded in half. That's it. Nothing else! No potatoes, toast, bacon, nothing!

[@jonsinclair3997]

Each state has their own gun laws.

[@jesselenz5452]

In most states, those which are gun friendly, it is easy for a normal person who does not have a criminal record to get a gun. There is a background test which needs to be passed and a minimum age. In some cases firearms training is required. It's not the guns. It's the people. Look at Switzerland for example. Gun ownership is required, so is safety training and it has the lowest gun violence crime in the entire world. Only a few decades ago we actually taught gun safety in our schools, using live firearms. Firearms safety is a culture. The more people we have practicing that culture the better off we will be.

[@JesusIsMyLordAndSavior7]

Love your content thanks for making my day

[@european-reacts]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@sharonglover7221]

I would be embarrassed to death if anyone in the USA said anything derogatory towards a Russian citizen. I think everyone would be very interested to visit with a Russian. I would!

[@Navybrat64]

Do you feel embarrassed how Jews are being treated? I bet not.

[@MagicToenail]

I'm not going to Russia, especially not with everything right now. I will not go to an imperialist views

[@BTinSF]

@@Navybrat64 Please explain. Do you mean the pro-Palestinian "demonstrations"? I personally don't think they have a lot of support outside brainwashed college students. I am not Jewish but I grew up in a heavily Jewish community, 2 of my 4 college roommates were Jewish--I'm very much on the side of Israel in the present war. But I don't see much overt anti-Semitism in American society at large in spite of all the yelling on campuses. And I think even that yelling will pass although there are a couple of professional agitators known to police who seem to be stirring a lot of it up, advocating illegal acts, and should be arrested.

[@BTinSF]

@@MagicToenail Nobody with any sense would go to Russia right now. But there are large Russian ex-pat communities in America including in my town of San Francisco. There are even videos about them Andre might want to react to.

[@debbiel.1655]

Me too! I took introduction to Russian Civilization in college because I knew NOTHING about Russia and it was a great course. Having lived overseas for a while I learned to be open minded and to disregard stereotypes. I was welcomed into many of their homes and fed some great meals of the locals.

[@Blakkrazor69]

I've seen a lot of expatriots from around the World who have moved to Russia and are living good lives. Modest but good and most importantly respectable. I'm working towards relocating there myself as a drywall finisher to get into construction as I understand Russia has plenty. To be respectful I am planning to learn some of the language first, written and spoken, as well as all relevant Laws as I wish to make the transition as smooth and respectful towards Russia and the Russian people. Their values remind me of my own families and it warms my heart to see any Nation embracing the traditions that literally built Civilization.

[@kleindropper]

There is zero correlation between gun ownership rates and gun violence in the US. In fact it's an inverse correlation for example Maine and Montana. There is a direct correlation between gun violence and demographics.

[@OkiePeg411]

Why don't these individuals compare violence rates with a legally owned firearm vs. illegally possessed firearm??? I guarantee 90% will be with illegal possession

[@hkandm4s23]

Careful there with the word 'demographics'. Population density is probably a better term.

[@lauraa7042]

Maybe between illegal gun ownership and violent crime? I could kinda see that

[@paulsander5433]

I believe the government defines a gun owner as someone who has a gun and a permit to own it. Anyone else who has a gun is not a gun owner. That skews the conversation a bit, but it also places the blame for some gun violence on people who are already criminals and not on people who own guns legally. Another report that I read recently from the Pew Research Center stated that Black people are six times more likely to die from gun violence than anyone else. That includes homicide, suicide, and accidents.

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

There is a direct correlation between gun ownership rates and gun violence. Conservatuves who own guns are more likely than anyone else to commit violent crime. Right wing states have the highest rates of rape, murder, theft, and every other from of gun violence.

[@PaulsWanderings]

He's about 2 meter tall. Look at that, I know some metric. I watch a bunch of bicycle racing and they measure everything in kilometers so I have gotten pretty good a converting meters and kilometers. I am kind of figuring out weight.

[@goldfieldgary]

Kilos to pounds: Multiply by 2 and add 10% gets pretty close.

[@RiseOfThePhoenix30]

Great video as always Comrade!

[@TKDragon75]

Literally said he was portugese

[@bonniejohnstone]

That’s an insulting term

[@lostmyshoe2294]

I think of possible active shooters everyday but I also work at Walmart. We have active shooter training 4 times a year. I had a little bit of a scare at work the other day with a mentally unstable person (which turned out fine) but I did feel compelled to send a quick text to friends and family saying “just in case something happens, I love you.” I wasn’t overly panicked and continued with my work but it was definitely present in my mind that this could be it.

[@andreamerlin223]

We put flags out for any country we support.

[@MagicToenail]

Mainly the South or republicans

[@Timbothruster-fh3cw]

​@@MagicToenail I'm in the South, I haven't seen one Ukrainian flag.

[@Halfbloodprincesss8]

I’m in the north/midwest and I really only see them indoors like off to the side either as printed on paper or a really small fabric one, they aren’t flying out on flagpoles and everything

[@bitrunner2000]

@@Timbothruster-fh3cw i'm in central florida and i see them all the time...because there is a ukrainian population here...enough that they have their own church (ukrainian orthodox) and multiple grocery stores...

[@audremyers422]

"Hell yeah, brother!" Made me laugh out loud!

[@tinahalesrocks]

America has people from all over the world. A Russian in America isn't a shock.

[@katherinedinwiddie4526]

I love Myrtle Beach!! Grew up there. But in my case I grew up all over there lower 48.

[@charlottewood8964]

Okay.I gotta say when you said that your neighbors probably didn't like it that your bike was too loud. ❤ americans love motorcycles.

[@MikeJ-j8b]

As a person from the north of the United States, Wisconsin, when I moved to South Carolina my accent changed dramatically just living and being around the South Carolinians. It's almost like an infection haha.

[@renep.1451]

[@european-reacts]

Yay! Thank you!

[@Wbroach24]

Loud pipes save lives, people look at their phones too much while driving so being loud helps. Any one that complains probably texts and drives

[@rescue270]

Amazing how much that Yamaha looks and sounds like my 2006 Standard Electraglide.

[@pamabernathy8728]

A good number of people in the US support Ukraine. And some show that by displaying the Ukrainian flag. Not just in protest. I have seen yellow & blue many places. Depends on where you live.

[@sandrawalkerhaliburton1884]

I always love your videos. Thanks

[@marycook1726]

Different states have different laws on concealed weapons. The sign is normal.Because there are people who don’t get a permit and in not doing so they don’t know the laws

[@thealmaherself]

I like listening to his perspective

[@cathyramer945]

people think you're Russian because that's how American actors make it sound.

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

NFKRZ is a russian that has noted the similar sounds. Lang Focus has done a comparative linguistics video about the similarities. i worked with a russian company for 6 years. he (Andre) sounds vaguely russian.

[@pauladuncanadams1750]

​@@JohnLeePettimoreIII I'm thinking more Balkan. Hungarian, Albanina, Romanian, Serbian, Lithuanian...IDK?

[@maeckknox6535]

yeah his accent is very 80s Hollywood Russian.

[@BongDonkySecret77]

@@JohnLeePettimoreIII Copperhead road rulz!

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

@@BongDonkySecret77 it do. 😃

[@garycamara9955]

I started driving car when I was 15. You can have a learners permit at 15, you need a lisenced driver with you until you get your license. Usually a few months after getting your permit. Everyone I knew in highschool had a drivers license.

[@adamrou12345]

To be fair there are some shockingly violent places in the US and they can be in areas that are otherwise fantastic places to live so it does tend to surprise people. It isn't just guns either we have some very wild criminals just across the board and as a culture we are fascinated by our criminals so they don't get hidden, you will hear about the stabbing or the shootings and other crazy stuff that happens nationwide for better or worse.

[@jishani1]

See: Chicago. One of the hardest places in the country to legally obtain a gun. Ownership was flat out banned for many years. Gang shootings every week never slowed down.

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

​@@jishani1 Gang shootings have, in fact, slowed down since Chicago passed gun control. You're just lying and showing how racist you are. You just think Chicago is evil because it has lots of black people that you are scared of.

[@bonniejohnstone]

Yes, like him..I’m Orthodox in Colorado and every week after Church we have a meal together. (Hundreds of people) During the week there are groups for moms with small children, volunteers to the local community kitchen, teen and young adults… something for everyone.

[@wandapease-gi8yo]

Lord! I am so sick of the constant comments about guns! Andre has seen them before! Enough already!

[@robertpiland1129]

american here old school my youngest so shipped off for the US Navy yesterday and he knew all his life, " I will feed you until you can't move, it's up to you. take all want but eat all you take. we waste nothing around here."

[@ericdaniel74]

With the high cost of the US healthcare system, he needs to be careful on that motorcycle.

[@OkiePeg411]

Yep... he's so worried about a gun killing him... yet he rides a motorcycle with no helmet!!! Like his hoodie is going to protect his skull.

[@jeffhampton2767]

Myrtle Beach South Carolina is a great area with a Fantastic Beach and it is subtropical with palm trees and there are like a thousand restaurants with many Seafood and Prime Rib buffets❤❤

[@UncleUncleRj]

If you take away firearms, better take them away from the government, too. Wait...

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

It is so funny how you right wing hogs think that just saying "the government" makes other people think you are some sort of anti-establishment rebel. Your tyoe literally worship the government. You just don't realize that being "patriotic" means you do exactly that. You can't "love the country, but hate the government" because the government IS the country.

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

Literally no one wants to "take away firearms." You far right extremists have the brains of children. You lack the maturity and critical thinking skills to realize that "gun control" is different from "ban all guns."

[@WorthlessFemale]

😅 I was born in long island NY back in 1981, we moved to Florida when I was 8, a few months before my birthday, I never moved from Florida until 2010, July 17th. When I moved with my own kids to Appalachia NC. I know I didn't sound southern when I was 8 at all... But I do now and I think it's mostly because I went to school in the South from 3rd grade, I learned words from southern teachers and other adults 😂😂. I always tell ppl I wasn't born in the South but I am truly blessed to be raised in the South 🥰

[@johnlabus7359]

Fun fact: Most Americans don't own a gun. Only about 42% of households have a gun and that percentage has been relatively stable for decades.

[@MagicToenail]

So then most Americans own a gun. 42% is a massive chunk of the American population

[@iDeagles]

Fun fact: A large percentage probably doesn't tell the truth. lol

[@ik7578]

​@@iDeagles Also the actual number of guns they own is most likely not accurate.

[@dawnpalacios8312]

​@@iDeaglesThe numbers go off background checks, and on licenses per state.

[@cerealkiller8921]

@@dawnpalacios8312 i have multiple guns the government doesn't know about because they don't need too!!

[@Flexpdx]

I'm in Portland, I see the Ukrainian and Palestinian flag every day around the city. We have buildings painted yellow and blue in support and occasionally see flags hanging off bridges/overpasses.

[@widowmaker7831]

You wont see that in the South its considered bad manners here to discuss politics.

[@John-d5d9v]

Seattle here. Ukranian flags are everywhere

[@TheWasatchCrown]

@@widowmaker7831 Odd soo all of the Trump flags, Confederate flags and Christian Nationalist flags are not political? Number one thing I've experienced out of people from the south is hypocrisy, not manners.

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

​@@widowmaker7831 No. The soith is just filled with far right hogs who think people are only "discussing politics" when those politics offend them. Weird how so many of my fellow southerners don't think it is political to fly a Confederate flag, but do think others are "getting political" when we point out how racist that flag is.

[@lisapagliaro4667]

Bless his heart ♥ ❤