These Are the Questions Europeans Always Ask About America

[@brianpratt3224]

I am in Washington. Our Constitution keeps us from making gun's illegal. Lots of people don't own guns, and lots of people own more than one gun. I never think of gun violence when I go about my day.

[@yeboi8425]

shame about the magazine ban tho 🫤

[@seantodd8875]

Nor do I. I've lived in America for 50 years and I've never in my life even held much less fired a gun. Nor have I witnessed gun violence. It absolutely happens, but it's not on every corner.

[@kevinbrown9831]

Yeah but we have an illegal income tax, so that won't stop them

[@johnmyers1069]

If you ain't packin', you're slackin'. I never want the last thought going thru my mind to be 'shoulda carried my gun'.

[@Newpant]

Fun fact around revolution time you needed a license NOT to own a gun

[@seantodd8875]

I am in Florida. And the thing about Americans talking more about their state is basically because every state is like its own country. For those who have never been here, it's easy to assume that the states are like regions in the country. But it's more like the states are countries and the federal government unites them. Similar to the EU and its member nations. So an American saying '"I'm from America" is like a European saying "I'm from the EU" instead of "I'm from Portugual"

[@richardmartin9565]

Good point.

[@Cookie-K]

Great explanation 😊

[@sonofbelz]

Yeah a lot of people forget that the word "state" is another word for country, at the very least it was in the late 1700s when the USA was formed.

[@rinhayashi8949]

@@sonofbelz Yup! A lot of people forget about "city states" too, places like Monaco over in Europe. I guess the main difference between "state" and "country" is that state is more politically defined (borders, population, government) whereas country is more geographically defined (mountainous regions, fertile regions, etc)...Though country can also be and is used in place of state, state cannot be used in place of country in every case. Reminds me of how a square is a rectangle, but a rectangle is not a square.

[@davidlinehat4657]

The concept of living in two separate and distinct sovereigns at the same time is complicated. It confuses Americans, too! I had no idea how complicated it is until I went to law school and took civil procedure. It's easy to understand how Europeans are confused about how our country is organized.

[@brycepatties]

An outright ban on the ownership of firearms will take a constitutional amendment. This requires a 2/3 majority in both houses of Congress and 3/4 of state legislatures/ratifying conventions to vote in favor of it. This is an extremely high bar that will frankly never happen.

[@davidpolhill797]

A lot of gun deaths are from cops

[@cp368productions2]

Pretty sure the Bill of Rights can't be altered at all. It's the rest that can be.

[@GodelFishbreath]

Given that any law can be amended to death or reinterpreted to uselessness, no law is safe

[@Bird-of-prey]

@@cp368productions2 The "Bill of Rights" is just a fancy name for the first ten amendments made to the United States Constitution. They receive no special privileges.

[@joewebster9229]

You could pass all the firearms bans you'd like, but firearms owners would never allow it...

[@SerunaXI]

6:35 For a bit of context, a mass shooting is classified when 3 or more casualties of a shooting occur. Incidentally, most mass shootings are gang violence, and tend to be ignored by the press.

[@bloodboughtsaint777]

I'm an American. I live in Virginia. The primary reason an American will share their home state with you is because they are trying to distinguish themselves from other Americans. Keep in mind that the US is very large. There are estimated, by many experts on the subject, about 11 to 13 different nation-groups in the US. I'm not talking about dividing people by skin-color per se. More so, Americans from Louisiana might have a hard time understanding other Americans from Massachusetts. These are two wildly different culture groups. The English spoken by both groups are very different. If you've met enough people from New York, you'll notice that people who are from the Bronx have an accent which is a bit different from the people who are from Queens, or some other Borow in New York. As you can see, we not only have these major culture groups, but also sub-groups. As a Viriginia, I would have to distinguish myself as a Northern-Virginian (and I was born in Washington, D.C.) Those who live in the more rural parts of Virginia, especially in the Appalachian region, have an accent that I have some difficulty understanding. ------------------------------- The US Constitution (and most State Constitutions) Protect the Individual & Private ownership of Guns. However, this is implemented differently throughout the US. Usually, the Urban the area is, the more dominated it is by Democrats. They tend to have more Gun restrictions. This is also where you have more of the gun violence. We also have, by Federal Law, all public schools being "Gun Free Zones". These zones are where most of our Mass-Shootings take place. In the places where there are fewer restrictions on guns in the US, there are fewer illegal guns. Oddly enough, you'll also have less gun violence, even though there might be more guns per capita. Also, keep in mind that, according to the CDC the US experiences an average of about 30,000-gun-related-deaths per year. However, the CDC also estimates that about 500,000 to about 3,000,000+ lives are saved every year in the US by responsible-private-gun-owners.

[@Psycho-go5yr]

To answer your question on if we think guns would ever become illegal in the US... Not anytime soon. For that to happen, our culture would have to completely change. As things stand... trying to outlaw guns is one of only a small hand full of actions that I think would absolutely result in a civil war. As an American and a gun owner myself... if the government wanted my guns, they would have to kill me and then pry them from my cold, dead fingers. There is no situation in which I'd voluntarily give them up and I know a lot of people who feel the same.

[@aaronburdon221]

oh, there's no doubt about it that it would cause a civil war. I'm a lazy fuck, but that would get me off of my couch. From my cold dead fingers is an apt quote.

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

Trump says he will be a dictator. I don't know any dictator that allows it's citizens to own guns. Time will tell.

[@Sarah-cq1vb]

You basically said what I was going to say. Cold dead hands is very apt! 👍

[@Cjinglaterra]

Yeah, that’s probably the only thing that would be guaranteed to get us all up in arms, literally.

[@williamryan5646]

Ya im a dem and in full support of the second amendment. A lot of Americans feel this way

[@jjhdarklight007]

Oregon here. If guns were illegal, this would no longer be the USA. Gun culture IS America and always will be. "Behind every blade of grass" was a statement not only about guns but also about who lives here. That spirit of freedom comes with a heavy price tag. We never know which generation will need to fight for those freedoms promised by our founders, so we all just stay vigilant. We have seen time and time again what happens to unarmed citizens throughout history and looking at the Democrat regime and socialist agenda of late, it is fair to say that the government would have destroyed America already if not for the fear of civil war. Real Americans will fight and die for our freedoms when threatened from foreign foes or from within with equal vigor. All governments eventually turn on their people. History has shown this, and the American citizens are always ready to start over from the start and do it all again!

[@inthegarage342]

This is great to hear from a Oregon resident. Nothing personal against your state, but not alot of patriotic news makes it out our way (Tennessee) from the west coast.

[@jennybaby2010]

💯 That is also another reason why we worry so much about illegals. They don't understand the price of being an American and the duty of an American. Those that come in the legal way are educated as to the cost and duty to each American . I think this is another reason they are being bused in by the thousands... to out way True American citizens... and it is very obvious that because of the sneaking that they won't fight with their life for the real American Dream... our freedom and happiness.

[@trentgay3437]

Regime, agenda lol like both sides don't have one. You fell for the propaganda.

[@davidkachel]

Well said, indeed. What scares me the most is the proof we now have that democrats actually believed they could assassinate President Trump and get away with it. That is stupidity on a scale never before imagined.

[@Zerbyte]

Regime? Don't see Dems trying to overturn elections, even the latest one. Socialist agenda? Yes, be very scared of people wanting healthcare for everyone and nobody starving. What the Right does very well is fear monger. Just using the term regime like that is a subtle fear factor. Oh, and before anyone jumps to conclusions I grew up with guns, lots of family with guns but I know a couple who should definitely not be allowed to own any.

[@DamonNomad82]

I'm watching from Nebraska, specifically a small town (between 7K and 8K people) called "Seward". It is fairly quiet most of the year, but 30K people show up every 4th of July because Seward is Nebraska's official "4th of July City". Yes, that is actually a thing here! There are many activities that holiday, including pet shows, a big parade, an antique car show, pie eating contests, and, of course, a big fireworks show after dark.

[@ohnoohyeah3205]

I'd love to visit to chase tornadoes. Michigan fella here. Cheers!

[@cartercantrell2878]

@DamomNomad82, that isn't very small, I'll I've in Missouri in a town if about 600-700 people

[@DamonNomad82]

@@cartercantrell2878 It's small compared to anywhere else I've lived (which is a VERY long list of places, hence the "nomad" part of my screen name). I never said it was the smallest town in the world or anything like that.

[@cartercantrell2878]

@@DamonNomad82 I don't think so could deal with living in big places like that, Id rather stick to the little towns

[@williamroberts8344]

Tennessee here. There are those who want to make guns illegal, but there are an equal number (plus or minus) who stand by the second amendment and believe guns ownership is a protected right. Ultimately, there's an irony in imagining how the ones who don't want guns, and generally don't own guns, are going to come get the guns from those who have them. This actually is the type of tyranny that the second amendment was created to protect against, among others.

[@jamesbrown8766]

I live in Washington State, but grew up in Texas. I don’t own a gun and probably never will, but I will vigorously defend any American’s right to own a gun. I believe in our Constitution and Bill of Rights, which says the government shall not infringe on our right to keep and bear arms.

[@michelleb7399]

You might be surprised. I live on the west coast and I have met more, many more, people in my liberal state who would like to return to Prohibition than I have those who would like to make guns illegal. The county I live in is a “toss-up” county, politically. But I haven’t met anyone who is capable of complex problem-solving and reasoning who has said we should make guns illegal, unless you mean specific types of guns (those capable of automatic or maybe even semiautomatic rounds, for example). But I have, on the other hand, met several people who’ve been incapable of seeing why returning to Prohibition era is a silly idea.

[@Kuroi65]

I'm a life long resident of Washington state. Also, the next time you see Americans in Portugal, I would encourage you to go up and talk to them. Personally, I think they would be very happy to talk to you. 🙂

[@brent8133]

I am from Alabama and I have known a few people who moved there. Love you guys and your state

[@danielplatts9446]

Agreed. Especially if it gives us a chance to talk about our country to someone who is genuinely interested. We love doing that. 😅

[@KathyM1611]

We would love to talk to you, we also like our space. That just means give us some room when we chat. 😊

[@KathyM1611]

We would love to talk to you, we also like our space. That just means give us some room when we chat. 😊

[@leviturner3265]

I live in Washington state, but I personally would like to seek to live in another state.

[@christomashofski9160]

It is very safe here. To keep it safe, pay attention to what Lawrence said: Stay away from the "bad" areas of a city or town. Some neighborhoods are particularly crime prone. Listen to advice of locals and stay out of troubled areas. Especially after dark. Do that and America is one of the safest and happiest places on the planet.

[@jodyharnish9104]

I almost walked right into a multiple shooting in the King County Courthouse in Seattle years ago. A phone call saved my life. People get gunned down at concerts, in movie theaters, in schools...

[@jodyharnish9104]

Wrong! I almost walked right into a multiple shooting in the King County Courthouse in Seattle years ago, just because I wanted to get some water.

[@shinchcliffe2133]

@@jodyharnish9104 King County Courthouse in downtown Seattle hasn't been a safe area in over a decade. actual mass shootings are rare

[@christomashofski9160]

@@jodyharnish9104 You're so upset by my comment that you felt the need to post this twice? I said it was one of the safest and happiest places on the planet. I truly feel sorry for you that you feel unsafe and unhappy in your own country. You're free to consider relocating if that option feels right to you. But don't sensationalize a few terrible things to make it sound as if "people are getting gunned down in concerts, etc." every single day. That's a ridiculous and hysterical thing to say. I don't know what charge or "high" or feeling of importance you get out of trying to scare innocent people away from visiting our beautiful country by exaggerating like this. Besides you violated my principal caveat for ensuring safety: Stay out of unsafe places. First one needs to understand that courthouses are inherently potential places of danger because every rotten criminal element of society passes through courthouses. That's their purpose. Second, you're projecting Seattle onto everywhere else. Look what the goofball politicians allowed to happen in Seattle in 2020. Or are our memories that short?

[@j.pershing2197]

Whats in the cities that causes so much violence. Its like there is a people that commit more violent crimes at a staggering rate than others. Hmmmm🤔

[@williamhamilton6643]

I'm in California for the last 40 years but grew up in Ohio. The right to bear arms runs deep in America. The American Revolution, which overthrew a tyrannical king, was fought by citizen soldiers, many of whom brought their own rifles to the battlefield. Even as the war progressed, General Washington's men were poorly equipped, sometimes not paid, and always on the verge of freezing or starving. It was far from a professional army. But since we were citizens, and not subjects of a king, after victory was won the Founding Fathers thought it was critically important that citizens continue to have the ability to defend themselves and the country, and that included from a potential tyrannical American government too. The federal government was weak in the early years and Congress didn't want to pay for an army or navy, even though the necessity for both became quickly apparent. It was always intended that local militias of citizens would be available to supplement the army in case of war. But let's go back a bit. You can't overlook the importance of the previous mention about armed citizens being the last check on the power of a tyrannical government. The states had more power than the federal government at that time. The people that just won the Revolution were very skeptical about handing over power to another centralized government. The Right To Bear Arms was considered critical, and so obvious to those people that they forgot to put it in the Constitution. They corrected that oversight when they made it the second amendment, the first amendment being the right to free speech. It's often said we only enjoy the first amendment because we have the second amendment. And when I see what's happening in the UK, even just this week, I appreciate the wisdom of the Founding Fathers in that regard. They understood human nature and how things could go wrong. They installed a system of checks and balances in the federal government to prevent anyone, or any branch, of the government from becoming too powerful. It means our democracy is sometimes messy, but it also keeps a critical balance between the branches of the federal government. And elections can restore balance if things go too far one way or another. As you may know the balance between the states and the feds is a different story and takes us into the Civil War where "States Rights" was a central issue. But that's a story for another time.

[@danielplatts9446]

Yes. Private gun ownership is so deeply ingrained in our history that it has literally become part of our culture as Americans. You can hardly find any example of significant American history that doesn't have guns involved. Western expansion, wild west, all of the wars, we love our firearms because they represent the freedoms and challenges that helped to build this great nation.

[@rosemarykriegel3226]

The first amendment also guarantees freedom of religion.

[@richardpate4732]

Well said.

[@Princess_Celestia_]

It had more to do with their mistrust of a professional standing Army who's loyalty belonged to whoever was in power at the time. Immediately after the war the Continental Navy was completely decommissioned and the Continental Army was reduced to a single artillery battery stationed at the National Armory and two foot regiments stationed along the western frontier and an elite Corp of officers stationed at West Point. The founders preferred the defense of the nation to rest with the State Militias (organized Militias funded by each state) and the great American Militia (unorganized Militia formed from an armed citizenry) who would take to the field at a moments notice to bog down any invaders until the National Government could raise troops to rebuild the Army as needed. This would also ensure that no politician could become a king as if they tried it, armed citizenry could mobilize against them and forcefully remove them from power before they could fund, tain and mobilize a professional standing Army. Unfortunately the State Militias have been coopted by the federal government through the various Militia Acts turning them into the National Guard while at the same time vilifying unorganized private Militias as terrorists and criminals, it didn't help that back in the day one such Militia was arrested in Arizona after explosions where reported, explosions caused by a local Sheriff's Department detonating old dynamite found at some abandoned mines. Never the less, that Militia's members where all arrested for detonating explosives but their innocence was never reported nor was the sheriff's departments responsibility for the explosions reported cementing the negative connotation of Militias as terrorists in the mind of the American people. Point is, since the feds can't control them like they can the State Militias, the brand then as criminals and push "gun control" with the end goal being to remove private civilian ownership of guns so unorganized Militias can't be formed.

[@toddr.6209]

I'm 67, first time I went to a rifle range, I was age 5. I've never seen a gun fired at a person except movies & TV. I've lived all over America except big cities. I am currently living in Texas for the last 36 years.

[@tomtrostel4091]

Watching from Texas. Lived in 6 different states. Visited 48 states and 14 foreign countries. Only time I witnessed gun violence was with the US Army in Vietnam. Love your show.

[@Motorboatasaurus]

7. Also I am in South Carolina. We tend to mention the specific state because it would be like asking you where you're from and answering Europe. I mean yea that's correct but that's a big area and there's a pretty easy way to narrow it down since most of our states are as large or in most cases larger than countries in Europe.

[@armstrong2052]

If both parties are in state residents, it's common to use county, or area code/zip.

[@JoPerry-by3wd]

Many foreigners rightly understand the US is very large, but we are not mile after mile of same all the way across. In France, you have city French, and rural French, and so forth, but such is not the case here. In California you have strawberry 🍓 farms, orange groves, garlic 🧄 farms, lettuce 🥬 farms, and many many other varieties, plus wines 😁. There's dairy cattle. Then there are massive forests, with trees big enough to hollow in and construct a full apartment. There's gold mines. There's beaches, and mountains. That is just one state. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and several other states have Amish farmers, and they keep themselves apart from other people mostly, but they sell wonderful handmade wood furniture, and they grow amazing vegetables. Several times I have been in a car following an Amish buggy for some distance before getting a good opportunity to pass. Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa have Dutch settlements which are exciting to visit. There are cities and reservations populated by indigenous people. They have handmade crafts and tools for sale in many places, including online. I wish I could afford a pair of quill earrings! There are many settlements of Puerto Rican immigrants in cities on the east coast. Mexican Americans populate Texas, Arizona, and other South Western states. We have villages sprinkled throughout cities nationwide, many Chinese, many, Korean, many Japanese, many German, and many more. This is a long post, and few will read the whole thing, but I have only briefly touched on the population variety, geographic differences. There is so, SO MUCH MORE variety to be discovered in this one country. Attributing our lack of world travel to size of our country only is quite demeaning. The United States of America is a world 🌍 within itself. For visitors to restrict their visits to only cities, is to deny themselves a great deal. You're welcome. ❤

[@rg20322]

If you buy bakery bread it has much less sugar usually. Bakery bread is the best and preferred by me, but bakeries are not everywhere so you may have to drive.

[@Blade247]

Forget the bread.... You need home made tortillas ! Surely this was the Mana from heaven in the Bible...

[@Kozycz]

@@Blade247absolutely not. U couldn’t sustain on just tortillas. Mana would’ve had to have been a very high protein, starch based bread to be a sole food source

[@mbourque]

Since States are as big or bigger than European countries, it's like an European saying what country they are from.

[@Patrick-nv5ug]

True. My answer is always Hawaii.

[@dead-claudia]

not entirely wrong tbh. especially with this recent trend i've noticed of western europe and scandinavia becoming culturally more and more unified despite the language barriers. and scandinavia's long been pretty culturally similar, especially norway and sweden (who sometimes joke about it).

[@kylejohnson1308]

When I chat a foreigner on the net and they ask where I'm from I always say Missouri USA. That way they know what part of the USA I'm from. If they know anything about America they might know my culture here a little.

[@kerim.peardon5551]

I was born and bred here in the mountains of beautiful East Tennessee. Our nickname is The Volunteer State because we have historically sent a LOT of men off to fight in various wars. If I remember correctly, the name came about after a lot of Tennesseans went down to New Orleans with future-President Andrew Jackson to beat the ever-living snot out of the British, but prior to that--prior to becoming a state, actually--we had the Overmountain Men who went to South Carolina during the Revolutionary War to beat the ever-living snot out of the British. And later, we had Davy Crockett and his crew of Tennesseans go to fight at the Alamo. It didn't end so well there, but plenty of other Tennesseans joined with the Texans at San Jacinto to beat the ever-living snot out of the Mexicans. (And if it wasn't the Battle of New Orleans that earned us the name The Volunteer State, then it was the Texas War of Independence that did; it was one of the two). Last time I saw any stats on it, more Tennesseans volunteered to serve in the military per capita than residents of any other state (a distinction we've held for a long time). As for guns, there's no way in hell that Americas will give up our guns. For one thing, how would we beat the ever-living snot out of people who come asking for it? We're very BYOG when it comes to wars on our own turf (bring your own gun). They may limit them in cities or even certain states, but nationwide will never happen. You will get the Second Civil War if it's attempted because people would rather shoot the person coming to collect them than hand them over. Our country was founded on the principal that all governments are inherently untrustworthy and that the citizens should be armed to defend themselves against their own government as well as foreign invaders, and that distrust has been bred into us. There may be periods of time when there's relatively high trust in the government, but you see now that it's rapidly disappearing. We will always revert back to our usual state of distrust. I have seen statistics that show if you remove something like the top 20 largest cities' gun violence stats from the equation, America's violent crime rate is somewhere around the median rate of Europe. Like he said, if you stay out of the bad side of the big cities, it's no more unsafe here than Europe. But here, at least, if someone tries to commit an act of violence against you, you can pop a cap in them and make them rethink their life choices. I mean, it's not even possible to imagine the sort of mass SA that happened to women in Cologne, Germany on New Year's a few years ago happening here. If large roving gangs of men tried to grope and r*pe women in a city in Tennessee, within 15 minutes, they'd be in piles in the middle of the street riddled with more holes than Swiss cheese.

[@user-fd7tl4xg6y]

Hahaha HEAR, HEAR! WELL spoken!!

[@richardbernier6761]

Born and raised in New Jersey, just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I have lived in two other states, Pennsylvania (went to College there), and New York (employment opportunity). When I was younger, my family vacations took me into every state East of the Mississippi River, and to Canada. My only trip West of the Mississippi was for my brother's wedding near Saint Louis, in Missouri.

[@tonialston1968]

❤ I'm from South Jersey, too! Went to the University of Pittsburgh, and mostly traveled within the Tri-state area. At this time, I've definitely extended my travel in the US, but haven't been to another country yet.

[@richardmartin9565]

I'm in Massachusetts where it all began. To understand why we is identify by state first it helps to understand that historically we are citizens of the state where we reside. The Civil War was first known as the "War Between the States". It was up to all able bodied men to defend their state if called upon. Back then, our nationality was American, but our citizenship was the state where we lived. After the Civil War, the 14th Amendment clarified by stating those born withing the jurisdiction of the United States were citizens of the US AND the state in which they reside. We do have state pride, we also have city and town pride...and rivalries.

[@FRAME5RS]

I'm just to your north. You guys can't even own pepper spray. No self protection allowed so it seems. We've got open and concealed carry up here with no permit, yet we are the #3 safest state. I think it has less to do with guns and more to do with who OWNS the guns. Manchester is about the only city with any real crime and it's still low by percentage.

[@nunyalastname-ej8vl]

Bahh it's the war of Northern aggression. 😊 Bet you put pineapple on pizza . .lol

[@colreb7149]

The state of Massachusetts doesn’t give a rip about peoples rights. Bad governor. Bad government.

[@birchtree2274]

​@@nunyalastname-ej8vl

[@richardmartin9565]

​​@@colreb7149 Excuse me, It's The Commonwealth (not state) of Massachusetts. I'll have you know that we've made governmental corruption an art form. I laugh when corrupt officials from other states get caught. No one gets caught here!

[@jasontauscher3132]

I am a country kid for the most part. I had my first buck at 12 and it was a 12 point. I joined the army in 89. Went to war in Iraq at 19. I returned home. Lived all over. Saw one shoot out in Indianapolis between two people running away from each other. No one got hit. In my 40's learned of a couple motorcycle gang members died from a shots. I am 53 and gun owner. Its not often as the news acts like. USA is HUGE

[@DebbieDeSpain-me8mp]

I live in WA state, but I was born in Montana where when I was a toddler many people drove pick up trucks that had rifles arranged on racks attached to the vehicle's rear window.

[@rubenarce3324]

Same in California in the 60s. Almost all pickups seemed to have gun racks mounted on their rear windows. Not at all uncommon to see the racks occupied while parked in store parking lots or on the road.

[@VivacityTS]

When I moved to Washington, I noticed the gun racks in truck windows, and I was like, ok, ok, that's how it's done. Then I saw preteens driving on fields, and I was told that those are farmer kids working on their farms. Another great observance.

[@missano3856]

Yeah, I miss that but theft is an issue.

[@avazettle4676]

Grew up in Oklahoma in the 70's, same there.

[@michaeljenkins8330]

West (by God) Virginia here. Montani Semper Liberi ! Most mass shooting have occurred in “gun free” zones. West Virginia is a constitutional carry state, which means that anyone who has not lost their right to carry a firearm ( i.e. convicted felon) can carry a firearm without a license/permit whether they open carry or conceal carry. This makes it risky to try to commit a crime using a gun because you never know who might be able to stop you with their own gun.

[@h0tel1]

West (by God) Virginia - Almost Heaven!!

[@karinthomas8365]

A Japanese leader was asked during WW2 about why Japan was not invading the mainland of the US. He said, "That would be crazy! Americans have guns and are the biggest standing army in the world. No way to invade them and take them over."

[@jdrew5367]

Omaha, Nebraska. I was raised in a household that had many rifles for hunting and for sportsmanship. They would also go hunting with my father who was in the army and used to teach to respectable a weapon and how to use a weapon he instilled that in all of us kids before, and as we grew up to value human life and be respectful of others. I do not think there will ever be a time in America that will not be weapons. I do not have a a gun or a rifle in my household. If they don’t leave the country, then they don’t need a passport. I have a lot of family members that haven’t even left the state that they were born in. Thank you

[@Stitch-smart]

Another Omaha, NE person here!

[@tywaits3896]

I dont know how u live in Omaha without a gun the first gas station me and my cousin went to we got peaceful robbed. A dude went by every car in this gas station asking for money giving off bad vibes . If we wasn't going to a concert we would have been armed.

[@BionicDeathclaw]

Nice to see another Nebraskan! Never lived in Omaha though, I'm from Custer county.

[@chipwood1030]

From Ohio here; I love your videos brother. You seem like a kind person; I wish the whole world would stop the hate and embrace each other and our differences. Love the positivity, and I hope you get a few hundred thousand more subscribers. Take care.. :)

[@jovetj]

I just wish he would work in improving his English. He is very inconsistent.

[@rain_on_wax_feathers]

Watching from New Hampshire! Another thing that I haven't seen mentioned yet (about why we answer with states) is that Americans don't often travel outside of America (comparatively to inside America) so most of the time, if someone asks "where are you from?" it's another American asking what state you are from. So, answering with a state just becomes habit.

[@fasttruckman]

Don't fear walking up to Americans you might see in your country and start a conversation with them. It's always nice to speak with a local, and you could also be of great help to them to navigate and learn about the hidden gems of your city. Howdy from the Great State of Texas.

[@zwolfe12]

I'm watching from Missouri. Kansas City to be exact. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you.

[@martinm3474]

Marlborough Village.

[@ryantannar5301]

Oh also travel by air in the US is MUCH more expensive here than a lot of other places. It can genuinely be too much for a lot of people. Even if you can afford a flight to anywhere in the US, you still have to decide if you want to spend a lot on just transportation to go somewhere far in the US or if you want to just drive somewhere closer and spend that money on fun things at your destination.

[@jlaurelc]

And to go along with this, travel to anywhere except Canada or Mexico is even more expensive. If I could afford a flight to England or Italy, I would most definitely get a passport. It's not about lack of interest, it's about being separated from most other countries (even South America is quite far, relatively speaking) by very large oceans.

[@jlaurelc]

You seemed skeptical, André, but I'm middle class and I certainly can't afford a trip to Europe.

[@greghight954]

I live in Dallas and it’s a 4 hour flight to Seattle or 3, 12 hours days of driving. There is so much to see here without leaving although I’ve been to 35 other countries.

[@joshfrerichs7068]

Wiconsin here! I am so happy for you, in regards to the growth of your channel. Keep it up!

[@chitlitlah]

Wisconsin here as well. Just moved here about a month ago.

[@markanthony7764]

Get out ​@@chitlitlah

[@philliplooman6365]

The whole point of the second amendment is to be able to defend the innocent from a radical government which there are plenty of examples of in the past most notable Germany and Britain

[@christophercrabtree3874]

I am 51 years old, lived in America my entire life, and have never witnessed a gun fired (on a range or otherwise). No. I am not afraid.

[@coollady2179]

Agreed.

[@kellieweeks5600]

Texan here. And No, there will never be a time where guns are banned. It is the second amendment of the US constitution...the right to bear arms. Besides, you try taking away a gun from a texan...not gonna happen.

[@steamro11r]

yea some people in the cities might be willing to give up their guns but that wont happen without a fight anywhere in rural USA

[@Mr_Dopey]

I live in New York State. I don't know of any home without at least a shotgun. But, that's the culture of the red counties.

[@stevenseul361]

wanna make a bet.... if they want your guns they will pry them from your cold dead fingers. the old saying gun people love to say

[@jwmemories]

I am here in Arizona;I really like your channel. Regarding gun violence, it's there long as you are not in bad areas you might never even see any of it in your life. Growing up with guns, I've taught my children to respect them and understand they're not toys. They're aware of their impact. I've visited 16 states; while not a large number, it's significant, especially in the Western US where states are vast and each offers much to explore. For perspective, Arizona is as large as Italy.

[@Justin-tw5ig]

Kentucky here! Thank you for your videos. It's great to see what other points of view are.

[@swordsmanfabian18]

@7:01 The 2nd Amendment was written SPECIFICALLY for that scenario. Like Charlton Heston famously said, "From my cold, dead, hands."

[@katehenry2718]

Right now I live in Indiana, five miles east of Illinois state line, where I was born and lived for nearly 50 years. Both places surrounded by corn and soybean fields. In Illinois those crops were just outside the city, and here in Indiana those crops are literally right next door, on three sides of right here. Town is 4 miles away. I like it. )))

[@darrellgrant7615]

I live in Northeast NY. I’m 20 minutes from Vermont, 40 minutes from Massachusetts, and 2 hrs from Canada. I can actually see the Green Mountains of Vermont from my Walmart parking lot😂 Love your channel bud 😊

[@robertburns4429]

Californian here. Remember that there are an order of magnitude more defensive uses of firearms than gun murders in the US.

[@jodyharnish9104]

That is false. Look up the actual statistics.

[@robertburns4429]

@@jodyharnish9104 Try again,

[@robertburns4429]

@@jodyharnish9104 2023 Firearm Homicides = 17,927. The CDC reports between 500,000 and 3 million defensive firearm uses per year. Technically you are correct because there are significantly MORE than an order of magnitude defensive gun uses than gun homicides.

[@brent8133]

He means to say they will allow all crimes theres. Its not even like the rest of the 49. They literally allow people to suck. The only state they push being a shit person.

[@DarkKatzy013]

@@jodyharnish9104 wrong.

[@JymboSlice]

I'm from Indiana, Fun fact Indiana is 1%larger than Portugal. We identify by state because there can be a huge difference in accent and culture. An example would be comparing North Dakota to Massachusetts.

[@dead-claudia]

the average foreigner wouldn't notice that large of a difference in accent, between those, but they 100% would notice a difference between a wv accent and a boston accent.

[@JymboSlice]

@@dead-claudia I literally used an example my Croatian friend gave me a couple of years ago. He noticed a difference, enough of one to bring it up in conversation

[@JoeLandrigan]

Yep, I'm also from Indiana. Culture in Indiana is far more open than in states with more larger cities. American states being so similar in size to European countries really makes the question "Why can't Europeans point to every American state?" . . . and you very quickly understand why Americans can't point to every European country. I'm not claiming Americans are more educated than Europeans by any stretch, but it explains the difference.

[@Wbroach24]

I'm in Tulsa, Oklahoma, I have an Outdated passport Last time I used it I was 14. I went to Australia and with my Dad he went for work, I went to the refinery with him the first day and then rode the train around to a couple places. On the way home we went to New Zealand then Hawaii then back to Oklahoma.

[@RebeccaMcCann-u8d]

I’m watching from Pennsylvania, about an hour north of Pittsburgh. This is a very rural area, small towns and many farms. It’s a lovely place to live.

[@RandallsLittleAdventures]

Republic of Texas here. Enjoyed the video.

[@tarzn_worx]

Watching from south Alabama André! Thanks for your videos, my friends!

[@hairball1]

Watching from Wisconsin my brother!

[@reliantncc1864]

Yo send me some cheese. I love Wisconsin cheese. I'll trade you some Washington apples.

[@jakemustian99]

Watching from Norfolk. Virginia, USA

[@gavinnotophairmgee2405]

Watching from Texas love your content and you seem like a really awesome guy

[@lewisneeley4151]

Hail from Arkansas Love your channel I harvested a Whitetail Deer yesterday we enjoyed hunting and fishing in Arkansas Come see us and enjoy the natural beauty of our state

[@pamabernathy8728]

2nd generation native southern Californian here. Mother born in 1919, just outside of Brawley, CA. Have enjoyed each of the few other states I've visited: Washington, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North & South Carolina, Ohio, Hawai'i & Texas. The diversity within & between each state is interesting & inspiring. I loved Charleston, South Carolina, for example. Had read so much about the history, culture, even some geography. We were there in summer each time, & I felt good in the heat & humidity -- had assumed I would feel uncomfortable. The architecture, the food, the people, seeing the Low Country & barrier islands, were all so wonderful. I also stood in the Slave Market, unable to move or speak, as I felt the horror, grief, terror, in that place. And spent a long time talking to a woman who wove sweetgrass baskets. I had read a lot about their history. When she found out that we were there to spend time with our eldest son, who was stationed in the Navy & at Power (nuclear power) School at Goose Creek, just north of Charleston, she gave him her phone number & said that he was invited over for a home cooked meal & some mother love, anytime. So, yes, I do love so many things about California. But I have loved things about each state we have visited. Blessings, all. 7

[@PioLisieux]

I'm 51. I've lived in PA, NJ, California, and SC.I have never seen a shooting except on TV/internet. I've also heard several policeman say they went their entire career without ever needing to draw their service pistol even once.

[@user-xd1ze4jf6e]

Clearly it never happens and it’s just a hoax

[@tvc184]

Those officers must have been in a very small community with no crime.

[@bigsasha500]

Los Angeles, California. I traveled a lot when I was in the Army and the military paid my expenses, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Turkey, Germany, Finland, Russia, Latvia, France, Britain, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Djibouti.

[@michaelevans3904]

We have all sorts of bread here. We have Russian black bread, French bread, baguettes, sour dough, Portuguese bread, Italian bread, Irish Soda bread, tortillas, Indian Nan bread, cornbread, Jamaican bread, white bread, whole wheat bread, rye, pumpernickel, dinner rolls, and some Asian breads ( I've seen them in Asian stores, no idea what they are called. ), and the hard to choke down multigrain bread.

[@veronicamorgan9029]

Tennessee- The Volunteer State ❤

[@ralphtacoma9468]

I live in Wyoming, USA, and I’m very much enjoying your channel. I do think that the sheer size of the US is a major reason for our not traveling as much to other countries. Just my state of Wyoming is larger than the UK (~97,090 square miles vs ~94,060 square miles) but our population is only ~586,500 vs ~69,000,000 for the UK. People living close to the borders tend to have visited out northern or southern neighbors (Canada, or Mexico) and at least when I was living in the border areas (30 years ago) we didn’t require a passport to visit. When I worked for BASF in New Jersey we would get visitors from our German parent, and when they were going to have a weekend for sightseeing they would want to see New York City, the Grand Canyon, and Disneyland in a few days! We’d have to explain that it was further from New Jersey to the Grand Canyon than it was from Berlin to Moscow. I have been fortunate to visit the UK, Belgium, and Switzerland on business trips though I only had a few days for sightseeing in the UK. For me the most amazing difference was how much older many in Europe are than most structures in the US. For instance Dover Castle in the UK was continuously occupied by English soldiers for nearly 900 years.

[@johnmorris6851]

Watching from the state of Louisiana. Enjoy your reviews.

[@dougdenhamlouie]

If you think we are uneducated clod hoppers who never travel. You can spend a lifetime traveling America and never see all the really coolest areas. Been to most of the EU. Americans find America just more fun

[@jimgreen5788]

I'm in Illinois, about 1.5 hours outside of the Chicago area. ARK-un-saw is the French pronunciation of the Quapaw word for "land of downriver people". I used to have a passport, and several renewals later, I let it expire, since I'd already visited 56 countries and territories on 6 continents, which included all the places I really wanted to visit. By that time, I'd also visited all 50 states, which happened back in '84. So, I was 36 when I hit the final state, and 40 when I hit country #56. I still take a summer vacation each year, which almost always results in adding 3--4000 miles to my odometer.

[@reca5038]

Enjoying your video from Kansas.

[@TheFiresmasher]

Same, Olathe!

[@gayleroberts-stewart3016]

@@reca5038 hey, homies, I'm from KCK, Piper, actually.🌻

[@odiebryer2144]

Wichita KS here! Love watching Andrè . . .and Laurence, too! 😅 Been watching Laurence for years, since not long after he started his channel. Hello to Olathe & KCK! 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 NOT everyone knows what the sunflowers signify but I'm sure you both know! 😊

[@Bolero6879]

@@TheFiresmasherI grew up there! What are the chances on a video with 16k views?

[@kevinsanter2800]

Thanks for all your hard work Andre! Keep 'em coming!!

[@SteveTrujillo-h2p]

I’m in Loveland Colorado it’s in the northern part of our amazing state about 1 hour drive north of Denver

[@BuilderofRat]

I now live in Idaho. I was born in Oregon 77 years ago. I have lived in Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Southern Cali, and now Idaho. My favorite at this time is Idaho. I ride my Quad (small 4 wheel drive ATV), all over. We have trails in the mountains just made for quads. I am normally armed with a pistol when I go riding. I ride alone 99% off the time, and everywhere that I ride there are Cougars, Bears, and everything in between. I usually do not ride in Grizzly Bear country. I have no issue leaving their country alone. Grizzly Bears are unpredictable, much more so than Black Bears. I always carry a Personal Locater Beacon with me, because most of the time I am out of cell phone coverage, and as I am well aware, crap happens!!!! As far as guns go, I have a 12 gauge shotgun, a small rifle, and 2 hand guns. Every gun that I own is loaded. I do not like to hunt or fish, I just like to ride my quads. I do not think that Europeans have any Idea of the amount of federal land that there is in the western states. I can go across most western states on small dirt roads. I personally have driven across Nevada on dirt roads. Close to 400 miles. I only went to a city/town for fuel and food. Many times I can go for 12 hours without seeing another soul. I like it that way. Crowds make me very nervous. In Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho, I can usually open carry anywhere, but I normally don't. I do not feel unsafe. I live in a Red state, and we punish criminals. Not so much in a Blue state. Criminals in those states can steal up to $1,000 worth of merchandise, and all that happens to them is a slap on the wrist. We do NOT have homeless living in tents on the sidewalk and crapping in the street like the Democrat states do. I would not like to live in a city like that. I see all of the very narrow streets that are in the videos that I see of Europe. I watch a Girl from the Netherlands that has a video channel called "Itchy Boots." She is in Turkey now, and although the country is beautiful, their streets are so narrow. I understand that some of the streets that I see are many hundreds of years old. I can't imagine that.

[@daddoo5268]

Alot of folks from the USA would travel to Canada, which didn't require a passport in the past. Some states, such as Washington state, had versions of their drivers licenses that were valid for travel to Canada. Cost was also a major factor in international travel outside of North America. Another is that in the US we do not get long paid holidays. Many workers do not get paid holiday time at all, and the standard is only two or three weeks of personal leave total. So any international trips outside of North America likely would involve either the entire years worth of leave or taking unpaid time off.

[@emilyb5307]

In regard to where? New England! (CT and MA is where most of the fam is) In regards to your question at 7:01 - not to get political. But the government *cannot* "make guns illegal" due to the 2nd amendment - the constitutional right to carry. I'm very much simplifying but the intent at the time was to protect the ability of any citizen to defend themselves, especially from a tyranical government. This is part of why the stats are what they are - I have nothing against gun ownership. However many other countries *do* restrict access. The reason the violence doesn't happen as much is simply "its harder to get one and I'd rather use a knife/axe/car/etc.". The amendment - and sheer population size and environments here - will always mean the stats are a little skewed, in my opinion.

[@dakotaman408]

Watching from Texas, just east of Dallas

[@sherryjoiner396]

Same

[@pamabernathy8728]

We have family in Dallas but also in Tyler. I enjoy the rolling hills & piney woods of NE TX.

[@sherryjoiner396]

@@pamabernathy8728 I'm just north of Tyler, in Mineola. I worked in Tyler for 30 years.

[@arielview6601]

We're just south of Dallas. 😊

[@williamhamilton6643]

This Californian loves Texas. Don't let the influx of people to Austin change your culture!

[@EAZ36588]

When making a lot of comparisons it's useful to think is the United States sort of like the EU or Europe in general and each state is a country because in terms of size and culture and stuff there's a lot of it makes a good comparison so well someone in England might visit multiple European countries in their lifetimes someone in the US might visit multiple States while European might say their country first the US still often say what state they're from and so on and so forth

[@p.s.stevens671]

north Louisiana. We’re totally different from New Orleans. I love your videos. I watch them all. I hope you enjoy your tour of America next year.

[@JonGabriel]

I'm from Arizona, which is larger than the islands of Britain and Ireland combined. (It's about the same size as Italy.) And Arizona is just the 6th largest state. So far, I've visited 44 of the 50 states, but the only countries I've visited are Canada and Mexico. Having to cross an ocean to visit other countries makes international travel a great deal more expensive and time-consuming for Americans. For instance, to fly to London would take about 18 hours, and a round trip would cost about $1,500. I would love to travel more, but that money has been better used on my children. Thanks for all your great videos!

[@duffydobelbower6137]

The right to have guns ("bear arms") is written into the US Constitution (which defines the powers of the government): the Second Amendment, part of what is called "The Bill of Rights" gives citizens the right to bear arms. In other words, when the country was formed, the right to own weapons was considered a crucial right of the citizens (to defend themselves, and to be able to form a militia, and other reasons), and this Amendment basically forbids the government from taking weapons away from people. The only way a Constitutional Amendment can be removed is by another Amendment that removes it. To make an Amendment, 2/3 of Congress has to propose it (there's another way, but this is the more common way), and then 3/4 of the States have to ratify it. So even if Congress votes to put up a change to remove the right to own guns, it doesn't become law unless a majority of States agree. The Founders made modifying the Constitution a very balanced process between the Federal government and the States, so that it wouldn't be subject to changes of the times. There has only been one successful removal of an Amendment (the 21st repealed the 18th). So no, it's not very likely that the government will ever take away guns in America, because first, they would have to get the citizens and the States both to agree that the government can have the right to do so (which they do not currently). (and since you asked, I'm from Ohio :) )

[@bobbiejojackson9448]

They're definitely not going anywhere. Especially when you consider what has happened in countries where they have been taken from the people through tyranny or coercion or where the government has convinced the citizens to turn them in for "the greater good". Historically, every country that has disarmed its citizens has been overtaken by a fascist or communist dictatorship and millions have perished. The founders took all of that into consideration when they wrote the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

[@Deathbecomesme3]

The bill of rights doesn't grant the rights it enshrines them. They are considered "god given". Ohio as well btw.

[@rich7447]

The problem is that the courts are more than happy to legislate from the bench and allow legislation that is obviously unconstitutional to stand.

[@JesusOurGoel]

@@Deathbecomesme3Amen to that. The Constitution is meant to limit government, not citizens. (Me

[@toad6284]

13:18 Americans get asked the question by other Americans so much our first ingrained response is the state we grew up in. So when Americans travel abroad it's the first time out of thousands of times they've been asked that same question that they need to clarify in the U.S.A. first.

[@mitchc3569]

Most Americans are convinced (wrongly)that America is a “democracy” and therefore really don’t understand how and why things here are the way they are. America is actually a Constitutional Republic, a group of what are in essence individual republics (the states) which delegated a very small amount of Representation on their behalf to the Fed. Of course we all know how that’s turned out… There’s absolutely nothing “controversial” about Firearms, in fact America rates 63rd in so calling “mass shootings” on the list of top 100 Nations and “mass shootings”. The Propaganda Ministry is who decides what’s “controversial”.

[@StanSwan]

What? America is a democratic republic. Who elects members of Congress and the president? In a Republic no one votes genius. You been listening to far right wing radio I see. lol

[@wethrandirithildor7095]

I'm from North Carolina. The 2nd Amendment of the Bill of Rights was put into place before NC would ratify the Constitution. The 2nd Amendment is in place due to the ideas that each person should be armed for their own personal defense, the defense of community (as a part of a militia in colonial times) and as a defense against the Federal Government ever becoming a tyranny. as the right to bear arms is embedded in the Constitution, no State nor Federal Law can remove that right. It could possibly be removed by another amendment, which would have to pass both the House and Senate by a 2/3rds majority in each PLUS be ratified by the legislatures of 2/3rds of the States- which is HIGHLY unlikely! If one subtracts the suicides and the gang related shootings in certain of the major cities, one fines that gun violence is extremely rare in most of the US. NOTE: If one reads the international study “Would Banning Firearms Reduce Murder and Suicide?” Don B. Kates, LLD and Gary Mauser, Ph.D. Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, vol.30 no.2 (which is available online), the interesting conclusion is that there is NO correlation between gun availability and either the homicide or the suicide rates. Also note, that the current "gun control" arguments about "assault rifles" (usually what they call the AR-15 and its clones) is made by persons with a severe ignorance of guns in general and is factually incorrect about both "assault rifles" and the AR-15, etc. First, as properly used by the military, "assault rifles" are rifles of small to intermediate calibers, with selective fire capabilities, semiautomatic - where 1 trigger pull fires 1 bullet, burst, where 1 trigger pull fires 3-5 bullets, and fully automatic (aka a machine gun), where 1 trigger pull fires bullets until the magazine is empty. The AR-15, and clones are semiautomatic ONLY, where each trigger pull fires 1 and only 1 bullet. While they are cosmetically similar to the M16 and other military rifles, they have NEVER been used in combat by a military. Semiautomatic rifles are readily available to be purchased by adult US citizens, machine guns however, have been limited since 1934 to those willing to pay for an FFL with some severe ATF regulations attached, and are NOT readily available.

[@GordoFabulous]

The fun oart about Lawrence is that he lived in Anderson, Indiana for years when he first moved to the States. That is an exit south on I-69 from where I was born and raised in Muncie.

[@pacmon5285]

If nothing else, Andre learning how to pronounce Arkansas correctly is a win.

[@GodwynDi]

R Kansas is entirely appropriate

[@KirkWallace-lw4sl]

Hope towards getting Massachusetts one day :P

[@reliantncc1864]

​@@GodwynDiNope. Both by the origin of the name and by an act of the Arkansas legislature, the final S is silent.

[@bill.godwin-austen]

That is frequently one of the things that most surprises people from other countries... And the really fun part is that while Arkansas is pronounced "ARK-an-saw", the Arkansas River (same spelling) is pronounced "Ar-KAN-zas", using a similar pronunciation to the state of Kansas.

[@jimmyb.6272]

As an American, I have eaten American bread all my life, and it does not taste sweet in any way whatsoever to me.

[@reginagraham821]

I agree.

[@unsignedmusic]

Cut out all sugar for 5 days, and not only will you taste it, you’ll be disgusted by it!

[@Kim-427]

Me too especially to the point he said it tastes like cake. Lol What type of cake has he been eating😂😂

[@firghteningtruth7173]

​@@unsignedmusic I mean...you'll taste it. But it really isn't much, and being "disgusted by it," is a bit of a reach. I don't eat it often but those hawaiian rolls are absolutely amazing. And they have WAY more sugar. 😂

[@dead-claudia]

@@firghteningtruth7173yup and they're called sweet rolls for a reason lol

[@gayleroberts-stewart3016]

Northwest Arkansas Berryville is my town. We actually have a law on the books, making it against the law to pronounce it Are-KAN-sas instead of ARE-can-SAW. REALLY.🤣🌻 7

[@ark_alcor1048]

I'm tempted to go there and pronounce it are-KAN-sas just to see if they'll actually punish me.

[@gayleroberts-stewart3016]

@ark_alcor1048 🤣🤣🤣🌻

[@OpposingPony2]

​@ark_alcor1048 no but there will be much eye-rolling. 🙄

[@powellmountainmike8853]

When I eat American bread I almost always eat whole wheat bread in which the slight added sweetness is actually pleasant. About the only time I eat white bread is in hamburger or hot dog rolls. I like other kinds of bread too, Italian, and rye, and pumpernickel, which do not have that added sweetness. I make my own Italian bread now because here in the mountains of rural Tennessee it is almost impossible to get decent Italian bread.

[@jamesfleenor4161]

I am from West Virginia. The reason most of us answer where are you from by state is that it is what we get asked here all the time so it's just a natural reaction for the most part. It is kind of sad that we really don't get exposed to the rest of the world here because there is so much to see beyond our borders. I was lucky in that I was in the Navy and traveled through Asia and visited several countries. It was amazing a real eye opener for sure.

[@patm5594]

Love your videos. I am in Minnesota

[@gotham61]

I am in New York. The right to bear arms is part of the Bill Of Rights in the US Constitution. Changing that would be almost impossible. What can and has happened in the past however is to make changes in the types of weapons that can be owned, or to make rules about registration and licensing. In my 40 years in NYC I have seen gun violence one time, over 35 years ago, when I witnessed an exchange of gunfire on a Subway platform between police and a criminal. Nobody was injured.

[@BBMC101]

I'm also from New York. The state not the city. NYC is over 250 miles from me. (Over 400km) Out where I live I hear gun shots all the time. It's hunters or people target shooting. I've never seen gun violence in person in my 35 years of life. Even when I have traveled to larger cities like NYC, Boston, Chicago, and so on.

[@reginagraham821]

I am watching from Port St Lucie, Florida.

[@jlynn4061]

Too funny, Okeechobee here 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@zzbear317]

Lived in Michigan most of my life, but have moved all over the country because my father was in the military (you move a lot). I learned about firearms at a very young age - my grandparents farm had a gun "closet" (basically a converted coat closet). It wasn't locked. Once you were old enough to reach the weapons (they were on a riser) you were taught about their use and how dangerous they are. Grandpa took me outside, put a melon on a stump, and hit it with a 12ga shotgun and simply said, that's why you will never touch the guns until we show you how to use them. They raised 11 kids and had almost 20 grandkids, and there was never an accident. My guess is that some specific cities may ban them. Even that would be difficult since it is part of our rights as a citizen. Michigan is a beautiful state with more shoreline and more freshwater beaches that you can imagine. The northern part is more rural and many people hunt.

[@KevinL.03303]

I live in New Hampshire, where our motto is “Live Free or Die”. As a Constitutional Carry State, non-felon residents don’t need permits to carry concealed weapons. The American founding fathers, who fled from a repressive country known as the United Kingdom, demonstrated remarkable insight and fortitude by drafting the Constitution, which serves as the supreme law of the land. This Constitution has several amendments, including the Second Amendment (2A), which protects Americans’ right to keep and bear arms for self-defense, rights, and property. It aims to provide for an “unorganized” armed citizenry to assist in defending against foreign invaders, domestic tyrants, unlawful violence, and theft. Ratified on December 15, 1791. The original text reads as follows: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed”.

[@BLee-yf1gm]

No chance. It's the second amendment of the constitution. We have the right.

[@jonahrens1274]

Recently I seen prices going from the US to Europe v Europe to the US are very different. US to Europe can be 2-3 times more expensive

[@stace2086]

Watching from Upstate NY here! I always say Upstate NY now since people tend to think you mean the city and forget there is a whole state up here lol

[@h0tel1]

Born & raised in Albany. Always told people I was from upstate NY but never considered places like Syracuse or Buffalo as upstate.

[@scottl369]

Watching from Kentucky here. And talking about travelling domestically, I can go 200 miles east to visit my older brother or 200 miles west to visit my sister.

[@trouble97018]

I am in Oregon. In fact, I can look out my front windows and see not only the Columbia River but also Mt. St. Helens. Of course, every time that thing burps I get showered by volcanic ash.

[@chriss858]

Watching from the Grand Canyon state, Arizona!

[@Wonderfeet101]

I am watching from Ontario, Canada. The big country to the North of the US.

[@anonygent]

Never heard of it. 🧐 (I'm kidding, of course.)

[@nunyalastname-ej8vl]

Are all dozen of you sharing a PC? I was shocked at the population demographics. Love ya guys hate Trudy

[@JesusOurGoel]

Howdy neighbor!

[@suzanneterrey4499]

Will Trudeau EVER be gone?????

[@JohnDoe-fu6zt]

Is there a country north of the US?

[@shantereed]

Watching from Texas

[@rulyon7222]

Another reason contributing to answering our State instead of the nation is because when we answer the nation then 9 times out of 10 the follow-up question is some variation of “oh, where in the states?” or “which state?” So we skip ahead and get that out of the way.

[@mollieorzehowski6505]

I’ve been in Virginia for 20 years now but was born and raised in Pennsylvania. I moved here after getting out of the Navy. I was lucky to travel internationally because of the military

[@JeanneStratton]

Hi! Love your show, been watching you! 😊. Coming to you from WASHINGTON STATE! NOT D.C. !

[@brianodell8348]

I'm watching you from California, San Diego.

[@TheImmortalBloodwolf]

FLORIDA!!! Edit: on the topic of guns in the United States; a gun is simply a tool. if you ban guns, people will simply fall back on the next best tool, which is typically a knife... Great Britain having a lot more knife violence than the United States, because even though Great Britain banned guns like most of the world, the violence remained they just use a different tool... The only way to get rid of violence is to create a culture where the intent to harm is unthinkable, I lived in South Korea as a foreigner for 6 years of my life, and the intent to harm was unthinkable because of the culture, and At the time I left back in 2016, that was still the case. That's the reason that they don't have problems with violence, and it was actually commonly understood in that country, that really anything can be used as a weapon...

[@jimcalhoun361]

You're more likely to get killed by deer in this country. And that graph was a little misleading. The second most common cause of gun violence are accidental deaths.

[@user-xd1ze4jf6e]

Guns are a tool used to efficiently kill game, and auto/semi auto guns allow you to scale that up that killing to dozens of victims per minute.

[@TheImmortalBloodwolf]

@@user-xd1ze4jf6e another thing to consider is that in the states there simply isn't a way to remove guns from law breaking citizens, a ban on guns in this country would only ever be able to remove them from law-abiding citizens who would only use them in self-defense to protect themselves from the law breaking criminals who actually do kill people... For the most part criminals would get their hands on weapons just as easily as they do now even with a gun ban; because not one of them uses gun stores to get their guns anyways because of background checks; they only use alternate methods to get their guns... These alternate methods are still going to exist even with a gun ban... On top of that they're not going to give up their guns just because you outlawed having guns; and if you come to take said guns that will ONLY succeed in instigating a shooting because they're going to refuse to give up their guns.

[@chiefcrash1]

@@jimcalhoun361 Correct about the deer, incorrect about the accidental deaths. Accidental gun deaths are usually a tiny fraction of the yearly totals. For example: In 2021, 54% of all gun-related deaths in the U.S. were suicides (26,328), while 43% were murders (20,958), according to the CDC. The remaining gun deaths that year were accidental (549), involved law enforcement (537) or had undetermined circumstances (458).

[@jimcalhoun361]

@@chiefcrash1 Not the first time I've gotten mislead. I probably need to a better job of verifying sources

[@ally93796]

I'm living in West Virginia, but was born and raised in Southern California. I moved permanently in January. ❤ love your videos!

[@hectorsmommy1717]

When I am asked "what are you", meaning what is your ancestry, I usually answer that I am a Wisconsin hybrid. This sums it up because I am a mix of ancestors from a number of different European countries as well as a 3rd-6th generation Wisconsinite. Many settled in Wisconsin after several generations back East. My closest direct immigrant ancestor is a gr-grandfather who left Germany in the 1860's.