How to Piss Off Wisconsin (without being a FIB)

[@TsterMr63]

I'm from Illinois, and I love Wisconsin! Great beer, great food, friendly people.

[@BillGreenAZ]

The locals pronounce it: "Wiss cahn sun", heavy on the "cahn". ;-)

[@Archer-hl7kn]

I lived in Wisconsin my whole life, from a farm outside of a small town, to Madison in my 20s, and now Milwaukee and I'd like to add a couple of things. So as a beer craft aficionado you can make fun of Spotted Cow a little bit and call it an okay beer, because it is. Wisconsin has close to 200 craft breweries, and many of them make better beer and I wish they got a bit more love from visitors. With that being said though, New Glarus Brewing does make some bangers like Fat Squirrel and Moon Man and their owners are amazing people who threat their own employees extremely well. There's more to Wisconsin than Milwaukee and Door County for sure. I've always considered the Coulee Region/Driftless Area one of the most underrated parts in the country. The scenery is so beautiful. And Madison is a really cool mid level city to visit too, and their Capitol Square farmers market is one of the best in the country imo and there's always something interesting to do there. I'd also add that if you're visiting anywhere in Wisconsin, don't be shy to strangers sitting next to you. Most people are welcoming and friendly, especially at bars. So if you want to piss off Wisconsinite, being closed off and unfriendly would do it. Also Mark, congrads on your weight loss. It's really showing and keep up the good work.

[@nateculver1903]

@@Archer-hl7kn Driftless area is underrated. I sometimes selfishly want to keep it that way.

[@waynes9275]

Our supper clubs, fish fries, brandy old fashion, local beer, Sacrosanct. You haven't truly been to Wisconsin until you venture "Up North." I mean north, Hwy 29 Hwy 8 (up north) and Gods country Up by Hwy 2.

[@carrielynnmiller]

I think Wisconsin has the nicest people of any state up north! Of course, I'm not from Illinois so that probably helps. The New Glarus Belgian Red and Raspberry Tart are really where it's at.

[@Jimmy-Mc]

Daaaaaaaa Bears! - that should do it.

[@Budicles]

no no no its.. Da Bearschhhh

[@Kathleenthefernwayflipper]

This was great! Love the dry humor. As a Madison Badger myself, I have many memories of my mom (in the 70’s) derisively saying “Illinois drivers! Ugh’” Great fun video.

[@kaycox5555]

Love your family, your channel and your cheerful personality and delivery. You are kicking it! Thanks!

[@tpm9949]

Lol! This is so true. I’m from Illinois and there’s nothing like getting a speeding ticket driving through Wisconsin. And I personally love spotted cow!!

[@Lollypop1226]

Haha, I’m from WI and I remember one time driving up north and during my 4 hour drive, I saw 3 different cars pulled over by the cops and all 3 had Illinois license plates 😂

[@patriciateague8677]

I know you do these tongue-in-cheek, but truly, we're rarely offended by anyone. I moved here from Illinois in 1985, and the first thing I learned was how many locals were originally from Illinois. We joke about FIBs and the Vikings, but it's never that serious. Our supper clubs, fish fries, brandy old fashioneds, local beer scene, cheese, and The Pack? Sacrosanct. You haven't truly been to Wisconsin until you venture "Up North."

[@JA53705]

@@patriciateague8677 you are a recent transplant if you came in 1985. :)

[@imaramblins]

New Glarus sucks. Michigan beers 🍺 top it. Every. Time.

[@patriciateague8677]

@imaramblins The craft beer scene extends well beyond New Glarus. If you have a chance to try Stone Arch beers you won't be disappointed.

[@imaramblins]

@@patriciateague8677 I should. I like 3 sheep’s stuff. But Bells, founders. Shorts, dark horse, etc from Michigan make some great beer 🍻

[@kibble-net]

FIBs come up here for the New Glarus, and we go down there for the... "herbs and spices"

[@rridderbusch518]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@Tuemtuci]

Minnesota pisses of Wisconsin as much, if not more, than Illinois.

[@tami8933]

People from Wisconsin are better than Minnesota

[@hollyjohnson1966]

That's because, although Wolter doesn't realize it, Minnesota has annexed parts of Wisconsin. That's why there's Vikings fans there. Go vikes!

[@kevinhendryx665]

Really? I have met more Twin Cities folks in Madison than people from anyplace else, apart from Illinois. They all seem to like it here and seem very culturally simpatico. There isn't an equivalent to "FIB" for Minnesotans.

[@matthewnyberg3151]

This depends on the area of Wisconsin. If you are in the lakes area of western Wisconsin you may hear "mud duck" for Minnesotan, but as a MN born WI resident, I'd say Minnesotans are much more accepted in anything besides maybe sports teams (because the Vikings have actually been competitive in recent memory)

[@SteveInNEPA1]

Forget FIB! I'm more concerned with MTS (Mark's Too Skinny). Nice work on the weight loss, my friend. I'm right there with you (30 lbs down so far... about 40 more to go here). Gotta ❤ all Wisconsin: people are awesome.

[@woltersworld]

Thanks steve

[@BobF6483]

Also the Northwoods starts North of Hwy 8.

[@Sam-eh5ii]

As a guy who grew up near la crosse, great vid! And looks like you've lost weight again! Way ta go!

[@chadrobinson2195]

Not much pisses me off, but it's pronounced Wis-consin, not Wes-consin.

[@chitlitlah]

Which are pronounced the same from those of us who speak dialects in which pin and pen have merged.

[@mbh3004]

NOW I get the billboard on 94 that says how many miles to Buckey’s! It’s a jab at Qwik Trip 😂

[@Mr-Relax-10]

This was so enjoyable to watch!

[@NYKgjl10]

I've been to Madison Wisconsin in 2006 and its a cool place and the locals are very friendly with excellent food, especially fish fry sandwich with cheese sandwich. Would love to visit Milwaukee someday. Greetings from SoCal!!

[@ryanstieglitz777]

I have lived in Green Bay for most of my 47 years and you are totally right that KwikTrip is good but Buc-ee's is way better. Was in one in Colorado just last week and was reminded how awesome Buc-ee's are again. Spotted Cow is also good but not Uber awesome. Was asked if I had brought any with me that I could sell when checking into a hotel in Albany once.

[@SpotofTeaPlease]

Bucees is big, but nothing special. I just went to the one outside Gatlinburg. It's a Meijer with a lot of gas pumps.

[@chitlitlah]

I'm from Texas, just moved to the Fox valley. Buc-ee's is pretty cool to see, and I like being able to stop and get a brisket sandwich or some ghost pepper beef jerky, but it's overkill really. I don't often find myself needing to stop for gas on a road trip and buy some clothes or a lot of the other things they have at the same time. Love's usually has everything I might need while on the road and is much more common.

[@tobiojo6469]

Hey Mark, awesome video

[@andeeharry]

yeah, nobody likes to be teased or mocked by the way they talk and whatever, and even trying to copy them is never a good thing. Another great video and yeah, each place does thier own food and drink, which means your taste will vary because of the different methods used. You might not like something in one place, but you might like it another

[@joannunemaker6332]

I enjoyed this video. 😊❤

[@AmeliaHuckleberry]

I moved to Wisconsin from a hot dry place (too hot for me!) and I always seem to get confused looks here when I say I need to stay indoors when it's too humid in the summer lol. I didn't realize how hot it could get here in the summer, but I love the fall and winter here-- so beautiful. I don't think I've made anybody angry yet though (I hope!).

[@melodyanderson7914]

I was just there last week! Milwaukee Public Market. Went there the day after the Lakers/Bucks game.

[@houstonmac01]

Don’t piss off the Sconnies Wolter, featured a can of Indeed which is brewed in fantastic Northeast Minneapolis. Love Wisconsin!

[@kevinhendryx665]

Pretty funny and mostly true! (Kevin & Mary in Madison). Hey, are you guys visiting and videoing Madison???

[@woltersworld]

Have been but havent filmed. Need to get back. May head up this spring though

[@JennR323]

Moving to Wisconsin soon. Closer to Lambeau. GO PACK GO

[@cpmow831]

Northern Wisconsin is beautiful.

[@cameronmckinney9582]

There’s a QuikTrip chain headquartered in Tulsa. But theirs seems bit more involved..like a Buck-ee’s. How does it compare to a Wawa from Pennsylvania?

[@Steve-318]

Same name but it's spelled Kwik Trip.

[@alexlindquist2986]

Not nearly as common, but one my grandma did which got her some funny looks. Absolutely do not ask for margarine instead of butter. They see it as an insult to the hard working diary farmers. It's actually illegal to have margarine served with food in the state of Wisconsin unless a customer specifically asks for it. If you want some sort of dairy substitute because you have an allergy, just let your server know and they'll be happy to accommodate you.

[@dvferyance]

I hope you enjoyed your time in my home state.

[@TwitchyMovies]

It makes me sad how much Wisconsinites hate their neighbors so much despite the massive amounts of outward friendliness I've gotten from them my whole life. They ask where I'm from and I say Chicago and I've had some look at me like I just ripped a bad fart and it just Bums me out I love Wisconsin and her people but that always depresses me

[@hananeblanton5129]

@@TwitchyMovies I'm from Wisconsin I don't know you but I have nothing against you. I think the hatred to your atate is just silly. Life is short be kind and patience that's it!

[@ShaneLaRene]

@TwitchyMovies I have no issues with folks from Illinois, but many here do. I think is mainly a boomer thing.

[@elichouinard3850]

Its because people have nothing to do 9 months of the year except drink and watch football therefore joining the cult that is professional sports. The rest is easy to figure out

[@lorirev2040]

From WI, have lived in MN 36 yrs, no Vikings fan! Can't wait to get super aged cheese in Wi next wkend! You missed 'ope'

[@lilmyster1]

The Superior and NW area can be MN fans because that's the TV stations they get are from Duluth. Same can be said for Kenosha, border areas. I've lived here my whole life, yet I'm a Cubs fan because we had equal Chicago/Milwaukee stations growing up.

[@Jennifer515-q8j]

Ha ha. I’ve lived in Madison for about 30 years. Originally from California. I still refuse to call it a bubbler. But love Spotted Cow (bring it whenever I visit friends or family out of state) and good fish fry!

[@NakulGanapathy]

Please go to Michigan it’s one of the most beautiful states in the country (and definitely the most beautiful in the Midwest)

[@frankisfunny2007]

If you're an auto racing fan, specifically dirt racing, being from Pennsylvania pisses off Wisconsin-ites. I think it's a jealousy thing. They legitimately get nasty.

[@MarkMcKee1963]

Wisconsin drivers love to hang out in the left lane and drive the speed limit. Seriously no clue! Also, the beer is ok, and Go Vikings!

[@ESUSAMEX]

I have friends in Wisconsin and they are great people. Everyone noticed my New York accent and wanted to hear me talk like I was in GoodFellas.

[@tomingrassiaimages8776]

My goodness ...how do you know so much about Wisconsin? I guess you are a professional!!!

[@MikeMath9]

As a SE Wisconsinite, I think Supper Clubs are fancy lol The rest of the state is not like SE Wisconsin but the people are honestly pretty similar. The natural beauty is all SW Wisconsin and the Northwoods

[@ck9292]

Brandy Old Fashioned is the best Old Fashioned. And Spotted Cow is pretty good. Also, SKOL Vikings! (from Iowa)

[@bshammel]

You nailed it!

[@ShaneLaRene]

This sounds about right. And Milwaukee and Madison are definitely not all Wisconsin is. I've lived in WI my whole life, you should see the responses I got when others ask me about deer hunting LOL. I haven't since I was 17.

[@brandonoconnell6932]

Here's the deal with so many Vikings fans in the Western/Northwestern part of the state (even the South Shore surprisingly)...it all has to do with which team is being televised on cable...that part of the state, if the Packers and Vikings are playing different games at the same time, the Vikings game is being shown via their cable. It basically goes from La Crosse to Menomonie to Ashland. Anything else, the Packers are being shown. So there is a reason for so many Queens fans over there. But now with streaming and whatnot, there isn't an excuse :)

[@murtgaff]

Hi all, when’s you next trip to ireland (specifically kilkenny) Missed you the last 2 times!! Would love to show ye a few gems! 💎

[@MrJPackerFan]

Spot on!

[@gluonjck63]

I am a FIB but love me some Wisconsin. Too confuse them I speak with a Canadian accent like saying - Aboot instead of about. Especially love the Kegerators in most garages.

[@woltersworld]

That confused me just reading it in a Canadian accent in my head :)

[@Jimbobeatty]

I may have only lived there for 4 years, but am a Cheesehead to the heart! Nicest people, beautiful countryside, great beers and food. You always knew you entered Wisconsin when you started to see porn, fireworks and cheese shops on the highway. Mars Cheese Castle a must stop every visit!

[@charlessailer4580]

Just tell them the word caramel has two As.

[@Tramptraveller]

❤❤❤❤

[@cubdukat]

Suddenly I’m hearing that Jonathon Brandmeier song about Milwaukeenin my head…

[@abkeener81]

I don’t know what a supper club is. But I’m down like four flats for a fish fry. I’m a Virginian. And if it’s catfish … even better. I’m Andrew.

[@dave80trkr]

Wisconsin has become a place where everyone from everywhere is moving to. Affordable cost of living and much lower crime than many places....except of course Milwaukee.

[@brianfrommilwaukee]

I was visiting my sister-in-law down in Louisville and was heading back to Milwaukee and was about an hour south of Indianapolis on a fairly empty I-65 when out of nowhere I get so unnecessarily cutoff by a car...guess where that car was from. Illinois. As a straight white male originally from small town Missouri, my biggest prejudice is against the FIBs.

[@Hodaggium]

What I was told about western Wisconsin cheering for the Vikings is that they're in the Twin Cities media market. Take one guess which football team they broadcast.

[@tami8933]

Go greenbay packers! I grew up with my gramother and mom being huge cheese head fans. That is a cute city.

[@tomh4284]

Daaaaaaa Bearsssss 🐻

[@admirals818]

We don't hate everyone from Illinois... just everyone from Chicago. And I don't really mind Minnesota sports fans. Much of Wisconsin is closer to the Twin Cities than Milwaukee or Green Bay. If I lived in Hudson, WI, 25 miles from US Bank Stadium, I'd be a Vikings fan too.

[@houstonmac01]

I had no idea Indeed has a WI location, I stand corrected

[@robertjames-life4768]

After seeing this I think I’m glad I am from Oregon. We don’t have many pro teams to hate on, other than weird Portland what’s to hate?! Lol

[@susantimko4811]

I’m from a tourist town in Indiana, we call them FIPs

[@woltersworld]

Pr!$× is that the word for the Ps? :)

[@kevinhendryx665]

BTW, "Midwestern Nice" disappears on the Madison Beltline. Drivers there and downtown are AWFUL!!!

[@woltersworld]

100% true

[@johndornoff]

Well Buc-ees has opened in Missouri so they are slowly heading north, might not be long before there is a war brewing.

[@johnley8168]

Buc-ees is planning to open one in Wisconsin near Lodi, so we'll see which one Wisconsin likes better - Kwik Trip or Buc-ees. .

[@hoodie7257]

Southeast Wisconsin the REAL Wisconsin

[@Budicles]

Two word.. Johnathan Brandmeir..... look up wisconsin song

[@robviousobviously5757]

Sorry, spotted cow is not that good.. the other beers they make are good.. totally naked, belgian cherry are favorites..🍻 and Road America, Point Bock and a bratwurst is the best

[@keith96969]

Bring up the 2019 East Conference Finals where the raptors beat the bucks go raptors. But in all seriousness I am sure mocking their accents ,mocking cheese and ya your Chicago stuff.

[@Caderic]

I am a Texan, and I love Buc-ee's, but they are changing up this, and I feel like they are starting to kill their brand.

[@jimdellavecchia4594]

Call them Republicans!!

[@MrPickledede]

If you are lactose intolerant then you are not welcome

[@elichouinard3850]

Did you just say buccees is better than kwik trip😡

[@Luv2tickt]

1. Cubs fans! Even real Cubs fans can't stand Cubs "fans." 2. Vocab: Ope. Yah/no. Ah geez cripes almighty! 3. Hunting season is practically a way of life. Deer Season, there are schools that actually close the entire time as most of the students will NOT be there. 4. Da Bears...it's not as much of a rivalry as it used to be. That's now the Viqueens, as they're called. 4.5. The reason there are Viking and Twins fans in the NW part of the state is because Wisconsin is a larger state than most think. Those who are closer to the Cities, may often be fans of those two teams. And actually many hockey fans throughout the state are also fans of the North Stars (eh..Wild...what a stupid name) as all things Chicago are, for the most part, Verboten! Plus it's because of the Chickenhawks that we can't get a NHL team. 5. The reason the accent is such that it is around the Milwaukee Area, is thanks to the German immigrants. Though there is a Northside and Southside accent, but the most pronounced, Cudahy or South Milwaukee. THAT is because of the Polish immigrants.

[@grumpyed58]

Madison, it's great

[@alejandrocervantes1527]

Not the Vikings they suck 😅

[@OISaviour]

BS. YOUR TEAM IS YOUR TEAM! PERIOD! Get over it. That's where their families are from Minnesota, up there in the NW. I'm a CLEVELAND BROWNS FAN wherever I am and go. That's like ESPN telling me that I need more favorites. No, my heart is my heart. I don't attack anyone else for theirs. I simply represent my CLE teams. No you and Joycelin are great. Sports keep it civil.