How to Beach like a Southerner

[@firehorsewoman414]

Sand = nature’s version of glitter

[@ecv03]

I always tell everyone that "Glitter is the herpes of the craft world". Now I can't think of sand the same way. But I'm cleaning sand out of everything just from me taking the kids to a muddy lake last Saturday. I promise I did not see sand until I got home.

[@MrRabiddogg]

and remember, when you are at the Walmart closest to the beach, remember to stand in the middle of the entrance and complain its not laid out the same way as the one back home. This way it seems even more crowded then it should.

[@markdavis8532]

I got sand in my clothes just from watching the video

[@Marylandbrony]

I don't like sand, it's It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.

[@angg645]

This is hilarious and accurate 🤣. Just got from the beach and of course had to go to Walmart. 😂

[@DeborahJoshua24]

I love, love, love, love, LOVE the sound of the ocean. It soothes me down to the depths of my soul. WHY would anyone turn on man-made music and ruin that heavenly sound for everyone else?!!!!????!!!!! I was at the beach last week. It was the first time I had been able to go for at least two years. Guess what! I got to hear country music! No waves! Broke my heart.

[@lukebertrichardson7799]

To listen to the beach, you have to go to your hotel room about 2 pm, build pillow sound chamber pillow under, to three sides of, and over your head, lay down sticking head into sound chamber area, push conch shell into sound chamber. Relaxation at it's finest.

[@adriennefriend]

Agree with you so much. My last beach vacation was ruined by people on either side playing music. First the ones on the left started then when they left a pile of teenage girls and their mom started up the most uninspired "country" music I had ever heard. So inconsiderate!!! I got only pockets of the sound of the waves and birds.

[@marydidyouknow5826]

Thank you! I live on the Emerald Coast now ... in a bay town, so we don't go to the beach as often as I'd like, but I can't stand music being blasted on the beach. I also can't stand people smoking, cussing (especially around kids), and using the ocean as a toilet.

[@butterbeanqueen8148]

I live on the Emerald Coast. I got a pool to avoid the tourists. Once they leave I enjoy the beach starting in late September. October is the best beach month.

[@STho205]

Agreed

[@bigedslobotomy]

I think the best “souvenir” from the beach is your beet red sunburn! It’s the gift that reminds you of your “fun” time on the beach for weeks to come!

[@Amy-kr4tc]

“It just does!” Military brat but Mississippi is home. Always. I love this so much. I don’t live in the South anymore - but this all(I’ve been watching for years) makes me feel like I’m home.

[@BlackTigr]

1:56 and with CHIPS inside of it. 🙏 That hits HARD!!!!!! Also, I was raised in Florida, and moved back to my birth country of Canada over 12 years ago. I am STILL. FINDING. SAND. IN MY STUFF.

[@saraross8396]

Doritos are the best chip to go on a sandwich, although sun chips are an excellent substitute.

[@MCeili]

😂 I love this! When I lived near Gulf Shores I used to laugh at all the stuff people brought. You always knew who lived there and who was on vacation, though the vacationers were definitely the nicest people I have ever met.

[@RH-tv9hk]

The beach owns part of my soul; been going there since I was little. About an hour away. This was so funny and cute!

[@michaelmachiavelli]

I laughed the hardest at: "Eww What the FART? Everything else was just a description of my last vacation 😀

[@janellejanjan]

This was well done. I love that you had a warning within all the fun.

[@theresaknight1472]

Gurl….You forgot your DRESSY Yellow Box, 3 inch flip flops! You know the one’s with more bling bling than a Beyoncé video!!! Now what are you going to wear at dinner tonight at Swanky’s Fish House Camp???? Bless your heart ❤ 😂😂😂

[@carriecollins6697]

This too-true guide makes me so glad I only live an hour from the beach. All I need for a great beach trip is to make sure my gas tank is full, grab a book and my headphones to block out the sound of other humans, and a nice cold drink of any kind. Usually coffee because by the time I get through the city traffic to get to the island, I need a tranquilizer and caffeine is my drug.

[@Laura-mi3nv]

OMG, why is this so good? Its spot on. I have spent so much of my life living 10 minutes from the beach and not ever going.

[@Logan.-V.]

When we go to the beach we are there from just after breakfast to just in time to start dinner and if you want to go to the pool you better wait till the end of the trip when nobody wants to go to the beach anymore

[@Laura-mi3nv]

My last beach trip, I spent most of the time in the little pool that came with the house. I had a kidney stone pop up.... thank god I brought that inflatable floaty chair. You can't even imagine what floating in a pool will do for a kidney stone! Its amazing.

[@rushfan1970]

​@@Laura-mi3nv💖feeling your pain, yes, water cures almost anything!!💖🙏🏼✌🏼

[@misamsung6191]

This video sounds about right We had a trip to the beach, unpacked our suitcases and months later after several business trips I was still dumping sand out of my suitcase. Oh I always bring a kite to fly from the beach for something to do.

[@stacy4530]

The thing about the sandwiches at the beach is so freaking true!!!! Who wants to cook? Also, lot of pizza from the boardwalk. LOTS.

[@taustin6524]

Oh, the sand, the sand, the SAND😱😱😱

[@PaulLoughrin]

Beach hopping here in Florida, is one of my favorite hobbies!

[@jasonmartinson7758]

I would rather listen to the sound of seagulls and the waves rushing than the vibrations of the music through the ground!

[@gigim.9742]

"Do you want to be the next Florida Man?" As a South Floridian, I feel attacked! But also seen. Not sure if I should cool it down or double-down, now...

[@KimberlyGreen]

Another PSA ... don't try to dig the deepest hole. It probably won't end well. Seriously.

[@MCeili]

You’re not kidding! I remember watching lifeguards trying to rescue some kids who had gotten buried in a hole that they had dug.

[@qbear1045]

@@MCeili Actually, fairly recently a child died that way. I don't know how the parents (who were aware of what their kids were doing and, some sources say, actually helped them build it) didn't know that a hole deeper than your kids are tall is not a good idea.

[@butterbeanqueen8148]

On average between 3-5 people die from sand hole deaths each year. It’s more common than dying from a shark attack.

[@MarjanKaykavoosi]

@@qbear1045that was so sad 😭

[@katiewaite3232]

Too soon

[@juliecampbell860]

1) The stops we made on the drive out growing up were for lunch, pee breaks/running out pent up kid energy at rest stops, and getting boxes upon boxes of fruit from the roadside fruit stand (we had a lot of people, and we made so much fruit salad). 2) Sand toys were a thing, but chairs less so. Instead we had enough inner tubes that it looked like we robbed 2 18 wheelers of their tires. 3) Walmart was not an option because there wasn't one. Instead we'd bring all our non-refrigerated food and supplies from home because the only store within 2 hours was an overpriced IGA with a monopoly on the market - otherwise you were stuck going over to the Food Lion the next town over. The year that the Food Lion opened just off the island we rejoiced and we quickly figured out when it was crowded versus not. There is now a "grocery only" Walmart, but I've never set foot in it.

[@skydiverclassc2031]

While not exactly going to the beach, we took a cruise from LA to Baja California and back. The first stop was Vallarta, and we docked sometime in the night. I walked out on the deck the next morning and there, in the middle of this Mexican city, was the ubiquitous Wal-Mart.

[@abrakahocus]

And here I thought the gift that keeps on giving was the sunburn 🥵 ;)

[@drewlawson1858]

Best credits out-take ever.

[@vickyschieman2694]

If I don't come home from an out of state beach trip with a tie-dyed hoodie proclaiming the name of the beach I was just at and/or a fridge magnet doing likewise, can I even say I was at the beach? Otherwise, YES to every other tip here...except for peeing in the ocean. Cuz that's just nasty.

[@Stevarooni]

[Fish] What? Where am I supposed to go?!?

[@vickyschieman2694]

@@Stevarooni Hee! OK, I'll make an exception for the marine life that live in the water.

[@dreabia4759]

The fish do it!

[@jenniferbates2811]

I'm in Rhode Island and we have many beautiful beaches.

[@txlady1049]

Rhode Island coast line is beautiful. My husband was born and raised in North Smithfield. Any time we go up there (we live in Texas), we always go to Galilee, I love the beach there. And Point Judith, I like that area as well.

[@htoddgriffin4787]

Pecan logs from Stuckey's.

[@tonykeltsflorida]

We have part of east florida in my car. Part of Ormond Beach last time.

[@mwater_moon2865]

We visit family at Orange Beach, AL every Thanksgiving (great time to go! after the summer tourists and before the snowbirds) and I swear, I bought our minivan for the built in vacuum cleaner more than any other feature. The ability to remove even 1/3rd of the sand before getting in is so dang handy.....

[@tonykeltsflorida]

@@mwater_moon2865 We have a shop vac and a long extension cord to handle the sand.

[@joanmelnick1704]

Proud to live at my Gulf beach. Daily visits with my gulls. 😊

[@sylviasammon-burns6021]

I’m from Rhode Island, so most of the time we only go to the beach for the afternoon. But when we do go in beach vacations, this definitely hits close to home. Also coming home with several boxes worth of shells (my mother loves beach combing)

[@dominopoodle23]

And here in coastal MS if you get tired of the beach, there are other things to do, like the Mississippi Aquarium or the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (often referred to as IMMS), a morning or afternoon at Margaritaville Biloxi or a day at Big Play (a mega bowling/arcade/minigolf/amusement park wonderland complex on Highway 90), the Model Train Museum on Pass Road, and in the evening you can hit up a minor league baseball game if the Shuckers are playing at home. The Biloxi Shuckers would love your company! Go Shucks! (P.S. Eat at Shaggy’s. Any of the three locations. You will not regret it. No not go to SharkHeads. It’s the kind of place that would easily fool a tourist. They only have overpriced crap there. You’ll find better gifts to take home in the Biloxi Walmart by Edgewater Mall. Near the checkouts they have an entire section of Biloxi MS magnets.)

[@jaymichaeldemmler8007]

For hidden gem bakeries. Try Sugaree's in New Albany MS. The caramel cake is their specialty

[@lmboh8585]

Talia: "I don't condone peeing in the ocean!" Everyone else: Fish do it! 🐳

[@WizardToby]

Why does this perfectly describe Orange Beach/Gulf Shores Alabama

[@paulharris6010]

It's a Southern tradition to get a great sun burn while at the beach. Yankee are more pale than Canadian in Michigan.

[@Evieteresa]

My family has vacationed in Charleston, SC every summer for years and years. For us our main stop was a Harris Teeter. Also, no sausages or cakes - it's always regular and spicy boiled peanuts to eat at the beach with our beer!

[@SoilToSoul]

As a southerner who lives near the beach, just 30 minutes away, we don't do this. That said, sooo many do 😂 I see it all the time. Personally, we don't get in the water, sadly the gulf is nasty, with not being dredged after all the hurricanes and flesh eating bacteria in the summer. Lovely thoughts. A sandwich does hit just right after a hot day outside though 💯

[@dominopoodle23]

✨MiSsIpPi RiVeR wAtEr✨🟤

[@alexism9905]

I do greatly appreciate the double Red Flag Warning being an actual warning for everyone.

[@melodyrichardson5051]

This is scary accurate for my MS-LA-TX family! 😂

[@johng482]

I like the beach so little that, having lived in south Florida 15 years, I think I went to the beach 6-7 times and a couple of those were homeschool field trips to sea turtle and sea life rescue centers. Fortunately, my wife feels the same, so my daughter’s out of luck. Give me a smooth lake to ski on and I’m happy.

[@Ethan7s]

I don’t like sand. It’s rough, and it gets everywhere.

[@trevor_philips_industries]

It's coarse and irritating too.

[@bryanford-ls1hy]

Yup, the South! Though here in Texas, we really are the WEST with "Southern" cousins we spend the Summer with. Did she say, "Hits Harder"? 2:04

[@besteger]

I smiled so hard & think I might have hurt something. Time to count tent stakes & wash out the cooler!

[@jamiehomeschool9922]

This was spot on! Prepping for our beach trip in September! Can't wait! Best tip i leanred last year, baby powder! Took the sand eight off before everyone got back in the car, it was amazing!

[@richj120952]

Alternate to WalMart...Costco, or Sams. When we used to go to Maui, Costco was the first stop out of the airport before heading out to our timeshare in Kaanapali. Other trips we did try to make it to WalMart (Wallyworld), but sometimes found a Target first.

[@nickloughren1919]

😂😂😂😂 if you have to use the bathroom you’re mere feet away from the biggest public bathroom 😝😂😂🤫

[@film9491]

I feel very grateful that I live close enough to the ocean for it to be a day trip

[@annaburns2865]

Yep. Those are the worst. Two hours there, two hours back, and only 30 minutes actually there. Been there, done that.

[@valerieenglish3468]

Hilarious!! Talia, you are so funny (and accurate).

[@richd6362]

At the beach, if you gotta go, you gotta go.

[@sailordave1000]

I’ve lived my life. Now I stay home. Vacation in a book or movie.

[@ashleyfullofgrace32]

Our family finally figured out it is soo much better to go to a local grocery store than battling the crowds at Walmart (after years of doing multiple Walmart trips each time we go there).

[@joebufford2972]

That reminds me so much of going to camp out on the beach in Oregon and feeling the grinding of the sand on everything I ate

[@halhortonsworld5870]

and for those of us who live down here near the ocean in Florida, we get a good laugh watching all of the things you just described. 😁

[@annaburns2865]

Because we know better than to try any of it. And she still forgot the sunscreen! 😂

[@gennystephens4299]

You forgot the most important tips: Leave nothing but your footprints on the beach‼️

[@Ethan7s]

Taliyah, billions of fish pee and poo in the ocean every day. The more you know.

[@melodyrichardson5051]

😂😂😂

[@gregorystell6858]

You forgot the whales and jellyfish

[@Ethan7s]

@@gregorystell6858 I think she gets the point.

[@joannmetz4413]

Yes, I was just saying this a few days ago! Lol

[@SuzyElizabeth]

*Talia

[@butterbeanqueen8148]

Purple flag means pests in the water. Usually sting rays or jellyfish. I carry an unopened box of baking soda (to make a paste) in my beach bag. And I’ve given it away several times to some very stressed out parents whose kids were screaming and crying from being stung.

[@victoriamahon3765]

How could you leave off Kenny Chesney he’s beach country are you even at the beach if you’re not playing Kenny Chesney songs 😂

[@joebufford2972]

I love it! She is spot on! This channel is a hoot and🤣

[@erinkelly1234]

beach trips so fun

[@JulianCaesaro]

Talia and beach? Well color me interested 👀🤣

[@jenniferbriski567]

Talia, THANK YOU for the public service announcements at the end - and please don't swim near break-walls, they're there to keep marinas safe but have a vicious undertow even when the water seems still! I live near one of the Great Lakes (mini-ocean without the sharks) and we see and hear all the same things here - but for those who want to hear the waves and seagulls, sunrise until 9amish and after dinner sunset or later are the best times. Enjoy!

[@tristisdarkmoon9153]

Don't forget you get the best seafood from beach towns

[@rushfan1970]

🤣👏🏼🤣💯"sand seasoning"🤣😂👏🏼💯love y'all💖✌🏼

[@Cyrathil]

"Do you wanna be the next Florida Man?" Too late...

[@ladyagnes7781]

I am one of the crazies who gets excited about rough surf & dives in with my boogie board.

[@MeliAnn205]

Sand yeah gotta love it 😉 You better go to Walmart first it's only a necessity 😂 Don't forget if you bring Doritos to the beach the birds will attack guarantee 😂

[@lisacarmack6113]

LOL! Always have to make a trip to walmart for something!

[@joew717]

I seriously thought the gift that keeps giving at the end was going to be an expired hermit crab the kids brought home and forgot to tell you about

[@tristonb2420]

Yes life is just passing time between meals 😆

[@ytkat2431]

I have a boogie board with a wrist strap that I use to body surf all the time at the beach. Have never gotten board of it since I was 10

[@jasonmartinson7758]

Souvenir shops will always get money from me, given we won’t bring home hardly any sand We would hit the local laundry mat first

[@Sammymc]

It always blows my mind when people mention buying beer at walmart. I have spent my whole life in MD. You cannot buy alcohol at walmart or any grocery store here. You have to go to a liquor store to buy beer, wine, or anything alcoholic. It is such a strange concept to me that there are places where you can buy your groceries and alcohol together... I need to see more of the world.

[@user-neo71665]

You forgot about going out of the way to hit up a "local" bucces

[@jeffjames4064]

The first thing on my list to mark your space is a large roll concertina wire

[@saraross8396]

Very confused by this because all we ever brought to the beach were towels. That is still all I bring aside from the occasional floatie. I don't remember bringing food very often. Then again, my parents were both born and raised in Florida, so that's probably why we never brought much. On a side note, chips go on the deli sandwich, and doritos are the best to use. Sun chips are also an excellent choice.

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

2 videos in 1 video?! Yes, please!!

[@hankbeaman5819]

my wife has to stop at Hamrick's in Columbia OTW to Chaston

[@annaburns2865]

As a true southerner, I know better than to go to beach anymore. I haven’t been to the beach for at least two years, probably for longer and just bought my first membership to the YMCA. Getting roasted as red as a lobster days are behind me. 😂

[@leslietarkin]

My family has to hit 2 Cracker Barrels going down, one for breakfast, the other for lunch. We make sure to buy peppermint sticks there. We hit 3 CBs coming back home. Also, my mom has to have Planter's Roasted peanuts. She never eats them unless we go on vacation.

[@dreabia4759]

Lmao. Biggest speaker wins! 😂😂😂😂

[@gayeknight]

Beach is for October - April in Bama!!!!

[@GarrettWorcester]

3:30-This was me in the Bahamas in 2023: "Why? Every freakin' time! Why?"

[@alan_whoneedstiedye]

Sand, sand and peeing in the ocean. That's fun.

[@chelseyaustin6015]

As a southerner that lives in a beach town, CLEAN YOUR TRASH! There is not a public servant that cleans your trash. They take the cans. Stop ruining my home and my oceans.

[@andreagriffiths3512]

5:37 is that an Aussie beach I see? The red and yellow flag? Generally found in a pair and you swim between them.

[@pamelamays4186]

Sand. Mother Nature's natural seasoning.🏖️

[@juliam248]

Thank you! This likely explains why the Walmart in my neighborhood is the most overcrowded, nasty Walmart I've ever been to. Tourists and beer.

[@burnyizland]

Hahaha the outtake was the best part! I grew up on an island, I do not understand how y'all wind up with so much sand in everything! If you're young enough to be sitting in the sand to build your sand castles then your bathing suit bottoms and the bits they cover will be sandy, that is the only acceptable place to find sand in once you've left the beach. Keep your electronics out of the sand! Good gravy. Do y'all have taps at the top of the beach to wash yourself off at least?

[@tinkwilkinson9446]

There is a difference between The Gulf and ocean.

[@aliceglazner1538]

😂 “ I do not condone peeing in the ocean.”❤

[@MeanOldLady]

I LOVE going to the beach & just watching the waves for hours. 😎 That's all the relaxation I need. All that extra prep crap is just stress. ETA: Beware the rips! Follow the directions for whatever beach you're visiting! Nearly all rips will take you back to shore eventually as they move in circles, so don't panic. You can't fight the rips, move parallel to them & swim back if you're strong enough, otherwise, just let them carry you back to shore.

[@theTeslaFalcon]

Was a guest of the gov't at Keesler AFB, MS. I've visited coastal MS. U forgot to talk about Red Tide, seaweed, & jellyfish stings.

[@Adventuregirl96]

Growing up on St Simons Island I can confirm this is true of tourists.

[@HG-gj9lh]

Anytime someone recommends a beach playlist with Rascal Flatts, I’m game.

[@Joesmoothdog]

I'm dead from laughter!!!! AMEN

[@tonymitchell5067]

Your shirt, tuck or do not tuck just choose.