How well does Irish Girl know each State in America (A to M)

[@SistrWmn20]

Fun fact: Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico meet in one spot. That spot is aptly named "The Four Corners". It is the only meeting of four states in the entire country.

[@SistrWmn20]

JohnFourtyTwo Boo technology!

[@joeg5414]

I live close to the four corners near Durango Colorado!

[@charleypeyton9270]

Alaska, socially distancing since 1959. 🐻🦅🐋☃️🌋

[@LindaC616]

😆 Underrated ....deserves more likes!

[@claddagh143]

I have some American friends who legit thought Alaska was near Hawaii because of maps like the one she has. Another who thought we could drive there as we went south from Oregon to Texas. 🤔😅 I know she was just having a bad moment, but we really should make all the maps more clear that Alaska is very far North. 😂

[@kamoogy]

@@claddagh143 I have a friend who's family drove from Virginia to Alaska.

[@tomk4484]

And it would be nice if they gave a better indication of how big it actually is in relation to the lower 48 states.

[@carolmurphy7572]

@@claddagh143 Haha! And that Hawaii is very, very far west!

[@steventagawa6959]

Like Ireland, Idaho is famous for its potatoes, and its capital is pronounced boy-see. 👍 Diane saying that Michigan needs a better PR team while the graphic by her head says "Indiana" is priceless... 😂😂😂

[@EventHorizonPrdctns]

You should edit this comment. It currently reads as "Boy-sea". You should make it say Boy-zee.

[@kathypetersen4694]

Event Horizon Productions My niece lives in Idaho and corrected me. It is pronounced boy sea. So there ya go.

[@HBC423]

Kathy Petersen nobody lives in Idaho

[@midlander8186]

@@HBC423 Kinda cruel, but it made me chuckle a little.

[@bigkkm]

Diane is living in her own Private Idaho! And the caption-UNFORGIVABLE!

[@raulpena355]

Kansas is so flat, you can watch your dog run away for three hours.

[@tcan4959]

Yeah but what about all that corn

[@raulpena355]

I thought that was Nebraska. They named their football team after it... sort of.

[@mickeybreezy]

The only thing in Kansas is a great view of Nebraska.

[@meacadwell]

They grow wheat and sunflowers in Kansas. I grew up there. It's so flat even the wind hurries to get out of it.

[@victorwaddell6530]

Florida is actually flatter . But in Florida you can't see your dog run past the closest gator pond .

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

One of my favorite facts about Hawaii: They are the only US state able to farm coffee. And their kona-bean coffee is mighty delicious!

[@antaine1916]

Irish Girl: "I love potatoes!" Also Irish Girl: "I don't know anything about Idaho" Idaho: "Am I a joke to you?" Idaho is the only US state to have never been governed under any other country's flag than the US.

[@DavidWilliamsaz]

Idaho was part of the Oregon Territory and it was jointly administered between the US and the UK.

[@musicartguy1]

Antaine Ó hÓgáin No other country wanted it.

[@TheLegmann]

Fascinating

[@Iroc_199]

Idaho is the best place to live. Of course i am a bit bias

[@allanrichardson9081]

An Irish girl didn’t know about Idaho potatoes! To be fair, the Irish only ate potatoes because the British sold all their other crops. Then the famine hit, and the potato crop was ruined. Now they eat the same as other Europeans.

[@steveyTheTV]

I love when you do videos on The States. It's nice to hear positive comments on America. The past decade we hear a lot of negatives on my country in the media.

[@midlander8186]

Lex Luthor? Really? Why would Lex Luthor be concerned with negative publicity about America?

[@Devila103]

Diane: “You can’t get a direct flight from Ireland to Georgia.” Me: “Huh?” (Immediately getting flashbacks of the horrible flight from Ireland to Atlanta where the a/c went out on the crowded plane.)

[@bert9311]

Yeah? Atlanta is the busiest airport in the world and major hub for a bunch of airlines.

[@jasonmiller3421]

Delta's ready when you are...

[@DianeJennings]

There's some issue with the comments FHC. I can't view them bar one. I'm on to KZbin support now. Will be back soon! Edit: they said there’s no issue there and they’ll look into why it happened 🙄

[@kurtstallings]

I foresee Chewie donning his Underdog cape and flying off to the rescue. Beware, evildoers! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpKUl3tmiNt6hsk

[@katuroo]

thoughtcatalog.com/james-b-barnes/2014/10/26-states-that-were-named-by-native-americans-was-your-state/

[@samriedel9311]

Let Ed take care of it she'll get to the bottom of it.

[@malleusflavus1160]

40 of the 50 states have a larger geographic area than the Republic of Ireland. Visit Alabama, and have drink!

[@Viguy43]

When you get to Nebraska on your next video, usually a weird fact about it is it's the home of the Runza. A Runza is a type of enclosed meat sandwich to which the fast food restaurant chain is named after. They also make excellent burgers. The kind that are greasy so you know they're good. I hope you have a blessed day. 🙂

[@gwts1171]

Fun fact about Minnesota: we're literally on fire right now.

[@kyleatkinson978]

Minnesota nice!

[@kyleatkinson978]

Minnesota nice!

[@mikepaulus4766]

Multiple angles of video of a police officer killing a subdued man who was not resisting will get people riled up.

[@gunfuego]

I would be sympathetic but I live in California, we're always on fire and home of the largest riots...

[@shyryTsr2k]

@@mikepaulus4766 that doesn't excuse setting fire to a building, that's just fucked up making everyone in the department pay even without involvement at all for the action of one.

[@Ryan_Dye-r]

Colorado does have some of the tallest mountains, the Colorado Rockies. ;)

[@kmlammto]

And the eastern side is connected to Kansas so relatively flat.

[@antaine1916]

Its capital, Denver, is "the Mile High City." We use it in the US when we're teaching about the boiling point in school. It's so high that water boils at about 95°C instead of 100° (202°F instead of 212°).

[@northbeach8336]

I think I heard once that the lowest point in Colorado is higher above sea level than the highest point in the UK. So that would go for Ireland as well. Even the non-mountainous parts are still quite elevated. Looking forward to Washington in the next one.

[@DavidWilliamsaz]

Fun fact Arizona has more mountains than Colorado. :) Arizona has 3,928 mountain peaks and summits-more mountains than any one of the other Mountain States (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming)

[@cyntogia]

It's slopping in the East where the Kansas border is. Then mountains!

[@bigdream_dreambig]

I feel like I need to help you with this non-Alaskan's view on Alaska: Alaska is ginormous -- the biggest state in the union, to Texas' chagrin. It's not to scale on your map, and is set off to one part of the page where there's space because it's not part of the "contiguous" U.S. Instead, it's connected to Canada far to the north and across the water from Russia. It's known to be very cold, isolated, and wild, and to have a bunch of big moose and bears.

[@LindaC616]

And yes, your impression is correct. It is kind of its "own thing". Winters are harsh; it takes a special kind of person to want to live there all year round. You should watch a show called "Northern Exposure"--sort of like Hamish MacBeth. I think you would like it

[@chrisd7047]

I lived there for 4 years and loved it. It is, indeed, very separate. "The Lower 48" is how they refer to the rest of the country (sorry, Hawaii). There is little manufacturing; most goods are shipped in from Seattle. It's said that 2 types of people move to Alaska: those running to something, and those running away from something. There is no state income tax (or there wasn't in the '90s). Instead, every Alaskan citizen gets a check from the state every year called the Alaska Dividend (officially the Alaska Permanent Fund). Last year it was $1600 per citizen. For an idea of the size, it takes 6-7 hours to drive between Alaska's 2 biggest towns, Anchorage (pop ~290k) and Fairbanks (~97k), and that's not quite halfway across. You can't drive all the way across the state. If you want to get to Barrow or Nome, you have to fly or sail around.

[@samrester6254]

Loved my time in Alaska. But, the whole "Texas chagrin" thing, is actually not from Texas. I hear the "Everything is bigger in Texas" only outside the state and not here in Texas. I think most of us, from Texas, cringe when we here it.

[@robtheroadie2240]

@@samrester6254 Only your hats and steaks are bigger.🤠🥩

[@musicartguy1]

you can see Russia from there... if you are a moron.

[@manxkin]

Says Hawaii points to Maine! About the farthest off you can get! Well, you tried!

[@mykemech]

With her knowledge of how cold it can get here I'm surprised she said tropical Hawaii was so far north :)

[@claytonberg721]

that felt intentionally derpy.

[@nuclearpoweredbrain2211]

Anyone wanna' tell her Hawaii and Alaska are not literally south of the 48 states?

[@xviper2k]

@@nuclearpoweredbrain2211 Hawaii is literally south(west) of the contiguous 48 states.

[@zuldan2008]

hope she realizes that the map put two states way to close to the mainland, and didnt account for canada and mexico as land masses.

[@erinv2379]

“I thought Boston was its own state...?” My whole semester abroad in Ireland 😂

[@JosephReneer]

11:17, poor Michigan! 😅 I can’t wait to visit all your counties!

[@rachlyn87]

Joseph Reneer lol you mean Indiana! 😂

[@DianeJennings]

Making sure you guys were awake! 😜

[@wabash9000]

It is pronounced Mish-i-gan but spelled Indiana. Some states are weird like that.

[@Tux.Penguin]

wabash9000 Oh, yeah, I know that one! It’s right near that big lake called Michigan!

[@LindaC616]

@@Tux.Penguin Looks like we haven't been using our hand maps enough..... people, get to work!

[@robnorris4770]

“Where the flip is Idaho” should be on a T-shirt. Boise = “Boy-see”

[@MagsonDare]

Idaho is the biggest producer of potatoes in the US. Kids get a week off school so they can work the "Spud Harvest."

[@JW...-oj5iw]

More like BOYZEE.

[@merfyndafydd]

@@JW...-oj5iw Not if you live in Idaho, and especially not if you are a native Boiseite...they even make t-shirts that say "Boy-See" to make the point that it's pronounced that way. Idahoans are the only ones in the country that pronounce it that way. I know this because I lived in another state until 3 years ago, when I moved to Boise. Now, there are so many people moving here from other states that I don't hear Boy-See as much anymore.

[@wvnovello]

@@merfyndafydd I saw a shirt that said "Idaho Invaders" and it looked like a mock of Space Invaders..and instead of aliens it had shapes in the form of California, Oregon, Washington :)

[@merfyndafydd]

@@wvnovello That is fantastic! I need to find one of those!

[@Tooobuhz18]

You definitely should do part 2!

[@dhacker949]

The map portion was very stressful. I kept wanting to help.

[@jackbailey9714]

No joke, I thought I had a stroke when she was talking about Michigan but had Indiana on screen but thankfully it was just a mistake on her end.

[@boogibop]

Me too

[@DianeJennings]

There are no mistakes. Just checking to see were you awake.

[@Tux.Penguin]

I was confused! I kept thinking to myself: “I’m sure that’s not how they spell the word Michigan! I can kinda read good and I’m sure that word on the screen is pronounced differently.”

[@IRex-wm9pd]

Surprised editor Diane didnt have a few choice curse words to say about that one.

[@bjchit]

She keeps pointing to states she already named.

[@billykidd8206]

so, who's going to tell her that Alaska is between Russia and Canada?

[@andrewfenn2916]

I. Been wondering

[@jeffburnham6611]

And let us not forget that the entire state of Texas could fit inside Alaska with plenty of room to spare.

[@dilbertdoe601]

@@jeffburnham6611 You know what they say... Everything's bigger in Alaska.

[@Dr-Alexander-The-Great]

I’m a new subscriber Diane, I’ve been binge watching a lot of your videos. I now have your Irish accent stuck in my head. Oh, I watched editor Diane video. She has so much personality, just tell her, she needs to be Not so perky

[@DianeJennings]

Haha will do! Thanks so much. I'm so glad you're enjoying them.

[@Levithos]

Fun fact about Hawaii: we are the only state that was once a kingdom and country recognized by other countries including Great Britain and Japan (who later bombed us during WW2). Also Hawaii's palace had a telephone before the White House did.

[@Adventure-Guide]

Arizona has a lot of pine covered mountains. It is the state where cowboys still walk the streets with 6-shooters (it is legal). If you go to Flagstaff it feels wonderful in the summer with cool nights around 13 C.

[@Dularr]

Not only 6-shooters. Arizona is a constitutional carry state.

[@KonFess]

Also Az doesn't observe day light saving time.

[@kenwheeler3637]

@@Dularr As all States should be.

[@asshatteryengaged813]

@@KonFess - Except for the Navajo Nation which does observe day light savings time.

[@thomaswilder2850]

As a Californian, I love northern Arizona. Beautiful landscape.

[@michaeleberly7351]

"Rocky Mountain High!...... Colorado!" - John Denver

[@annaharper9962]

First in legalized recreational marijuana use --colorado! also only Mile high city.

[@wilgarcia1]

You officially know more about the US than people who live in the US. hugs love your vids.

[@LoreMIpsum-vs6dx]

I was thinking the same thing. We really suck at geography 😛

[@downsouth2011]

I wouldn't say that. Some yeah!

[@johnalden5821]

What's the saying, "Maybe you should speak for yourself?"

[@christinadoxstader1787]

You know what, you did better than a lot of Americans here so way to go.

[@jimmm7339ki3456]

That’s not saying much. But Diane did well nonetheless.

[@bill.godwin-austen]

That was quite entertaining. I'm certain that most of us (certainly me!) would struggle similarly trying to locate those Irish counties. It would appear that Editor Diane left her cup on the table behind you.

[@fredact]

I think the comparison is identifying European countries. I'm pretty sure I'd do much better at that than she (and most Europeans do) at identifying US states.

[@antaine1916]

Missouri is known as "the show me state," so your method of showing us was rather poetic.

[@SimonMoon5]

Minor nitpick: Florida is not the home of Disneyland. Florida is the home of Disney World. California is the home of Disneyland. The way I remember which is "land" and which is "world" is that the smaller one ("land" because a land is smaller than a world) is in the larger state (California), while the larger one (world) is in the smaller state (Florida).

[@LindaC616]

Well, you may have taught the rest of the world something, too, because those of us who have never been to either one can never remember!

[@m.e.881]

Good trick!!

[@iandms1160]

I have never been to either but am from the US, and I always get them confused too. A 50/50 chance, so I just ignore the one in California.

[@srujan00]

California is the home of Walley World.

[@justwatching5617]

@@srujan00 Walmart? No. I believe Arkansas. We didn't have Walmart until 1993

[@Leon-wz1js]

Connecticut is kind of like Cindy, to New Jersey's Jan, and New York's Marsha. It's small and cute, and everybody likes it, But Jan is all about "it's always 'Marsha Marsha Marsha!'"

[@afx935]

Always preferred Jan to Marsha.

[@Leon-wz1js]

@@afx935 If we aren't using metaphors, I much preferred Marsha, honestly (for reference, she's 3-4 years my senior). Jan always seemed to try too hard, or maybe she was just scripted that way. If you are using metaphors, honestly, there are good areas and bad for each, and each state has a lot going for it. However, NJ DOES tend to act like an "unloved" middle child where all the attention is given to one extreme or the other. Connecticut is happy being Connecticut, and NY struts big time, just like an eldest child. I'm not talking about the people who live there, but the people who run the state, promote tourism, etc. Whenever I saw tourism ads for New Jersey, it seemed like they were inexperienced at it or screaming attention whores (tried too hard (which goes back to inexperienced)).

[@Leon-wz1js]

@@afx935 Sorry, if you liked the actress portraying Jan, cool! Just saying my tastes are different.

[@ApoIogeticsMan]

Three things most people know about Ireland: 1. Uilleann pipes 2. Leprechauns 3. Diane

[@jgw5491]

...and Guinness stout.

[@bigtarheelfan]

Ready for Part 2 as I'm from North Carolina so will be interesting to see what you know about my State. Will hold off on what I love about my state until the video comes out.

[@miltoncallan1471]

You actually made guessing states entertaining!

[@markjesik424]

Colorado also has the highest average elevation, and there are 58 mountains above 14,000 feet in elevation (14ers). Also, the song "America the Beautiful" was written here.

[@zache5486]

Interesting facts about Illinois: 1) The tallest man on record, Robert Wadlow, who was 8 feet, 11 inches lived in Alton, Illinois, there is even a little museum of his things (oversized furniture and clothing mostly) in town. Bonus fact with this one, Alton is allegedly, according to people who believe in ghosts, a noted hotspot for hauntings 2) A wooden leg belonging to Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was captured by an Illinois volunteer regiment during the Mexican-American war and is on display at the state military museum in Springfield. (But currently undergoing repairs per their website) 3) Cahokia, a prehistoric site of a Native American culture archeologists call Mississippians, is thought to be the largest pre-Colombian settlement in the US prior to it’s decline and eventual abandonment in 13th century. Also you probably think of Illinois as politically influential for three reasons, Barrack Obama represented Illinois in the Senate prior to his Presidency, it was a closely contested state in the 1960 presidential election and you will occasionally hear stories about the alleged shenanigans that took place, and it’s the home state of Abraham Lincoln, which tends to cast a long shadow.

[@tracybillingsley2648]

A few facts about Atlanta, Georgia's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport: Although it apparently doesn't have any flights from Ireland, the airport does have international service within North America and to South America, Central America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. As an international gateway to the United States, Hartsfield-Jackson ranks seventh in international passenger traffic. Many of the nearly one million annual flights are domestic flights; the airport is a major hub for travel in the southeastern region of the country. Atlanta has been the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic since 1998.

[@lisao7600]

I was expecting her to say that The Walking Dead is filmed in Georgia.

[@rich3371]

Many Americans sadly don't know about all the states. When I was a kid you had to learn about all of them & know each states capital. Things have sure changed - my daughter hardly knows about any so I've started teaching her myself

[@cookcountyjoe]

Nice video. Reversing the flow of the Chicago River is often cited as an engineering marvel of that or any other era. Changing the direction of a river is not easy thing to do, but when is was done it aided in Chicago becoming one of the fastest growing cities in that particular time in history.

[@livinglifebarefoot]

Michigan is home of the Big 3 (automotive industry) Ford, GM, Chrysler. We are also a peninsula and the only state that is separated from itself (we have a 5 mile bridge connecting our halves.)

[@midlander8186]

Not sure I understand this. Florida is a peninsula, and bridges connect the mainland to the Keys.

[@afx935]

@@midlander8186 The Keys are teensy weensy islands. The U.P. is 16,000 square miles of trees.

[@livinglifebarefoot]

@@midlander8186 he's right. The Upper Peninsula is bigger than Rhoda Island and Delaware combined. It quite literally is big enough to be considered a state. Many yupers actually want it to be a state. The U.P. is half of the Lower Peninsula hence why I wrote what I did.

[@anthonyreed3682]

That bridge is scary as hell to drive across LOL

[@BC-ui9yt]

@@livinglifebarefoot What do you mean that "The U.P. is half of the Lower Peninsula"?

[@justchris9399]

Colorado is pretty hilly and mountainous in parts (We do have The Rockies). I used to LOVE going off-roading around Pikes Peak. Came for the accent, stayed for the content. But seriously, I love to see what people have to say about America, and I get to learn new things about other people, places and cultures!

[@Ryan_Dye-r]

Yup, they have tornados in Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, & Colorado. That's why those states are called "Tornado Alley". ;)

[@LindaC616]

And Illinois Indiana and Michigan

[@sandracox4341]

And Arkansas

[@LS1007]

And Ohio, Kentucky, ..... and ..... many more

[@Ryan_Dye-r]

Yes, However "Tornado Alley" has the most tornados.

[@LindaC616]

@@Ryan_Dye-r But I feel like "tornado alley" has different borders for you than what the rest of us are thinking...I mean, in the early 80's, 3 of them ripped through my home town on the same day.... If we are not an official part of "tornado alley", we sure as heck felt like it

[@rflkr7603]

Arizona is the Grand Canyon State! Its got lots of desert but also lots of beautiful mountains and pine forests, the OK coral, the city of Jerome where Elvis met Jim Morrison and tons of Amazing sights!

[@groofay]

Diane: "I think that's Georgia?" me, a Kentuckian:

[@gregkunkel8704]

Kentucky has produced the most hit singers and is the only place where bourbon is made.👍

[@robertsitch1415]

I know that A lot of the Country music stars are from Kentucky. Among them is Bill Monroe the first Bluegrass artist.

[@michellem9444]

Kentucky has also produced the finest bourbon whiskeys, the finest racehorses, and some of the finest celebrities (George Clooney, Rosemary Clooney, Jennifer Lawrence, Johnny Depp, Muhammad Ali, Melissa McBride) in the world. It's the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. Also, Story Musgrave loved Lexington so much when he got his masters degrees at university there that he adopted it as his hometown. So, lay off the stereotypes, please!

[@sohniehill200]

Thank you for taking such an interest in our country! 🤠

[@kenwheeler3637]

Congrats, Diane. You now know more about the States and their locations than most of the people that live here.

[@terriehumphries6028]

Love this. You are actually doing pretty good. Many Americans cannot point out all the states on a map and most only know trivia about their on states.

[@iamR-cy5jb]

You say Maryland like you say Ireland. One word. 😁

[@kateealer7]

Also, it's next to Delaware, just like PA and New Jersey...Iowa is SO less forgotten then Delaware, I don't care what all those musicals say!

[@iyana1332]

People from Maryland also pronounces it Murrland

[@SherriLyle80s]

Yep, supposed to be ike Maryl-and, or Murrland

[@BillionSix]

Yeah, it's kind of pronounced like the name Marilyn with a D sound at the end. Also, the city of Boise in Idaho is pronounced BOY-zee, not Boys. :)

[@robhugh535]

It's weird. And not just Diane and her Irish English, you hear it a lot from vloggers all over the British Isles, where land should be the same as they're already pronouncing it England, Ireland, and Scotland.

[@Herebrand]

To put some perspective on the size of the states, Indiana is roughly the size of the entirety of Ireland. Also, when learning the states in elementary school, we were told that Michigan is the US's friendly handshake extended to our neighbors to the North, but it wears a mitten because it's cold in Canada.

[@della3793]

Boise, Idaho: Not pronounced boys but boyzee (or boysee). I'm not from Idaho but Colorado. We love ya Diane!!

[@minivantripping2007]

Great video from an Iowan. Did you know that IOWA stands for Idiots Out Wandering Around!?!? Lol It’s almost like Kansas. Just not as flat.... lol. Another great video! I’m going to do a binge watch of yer videos tonight because they are so dam entertaining! Cheers!

[@cheshire261]

On the Montana fact I think you missed a negative (and it was farenieht). There's a lot of mountains here and we get well below zero and then can get decently warm pretty quickly. Come visit if you want to see amazing mountains and crazy amounts of wildlife even in the "cities" 😊

[@pressonc]

The temp hike in Montana was from negative 54 degrees to positive 49 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s negative 48 degrees to positive 9 degrees Celsius. So, still not terribly warm.

[@joelucas7052]

As somebody who grew up in Iowa, I can tell you we are most well known for corn, our state is hilly and covered in prairie, our name is in fact derived from the Native American tribe K'Iowa, and we have a full size cow in our state fair carved entirely out of butter! We also have not one, but TWO capitals! Des Moines, our current capital, and Iowa City, our old capital. The capital dome in Des Moines is covered in gold leaf, and is the largest entirely gilded dome in the world!

[@johnalden5821]

I never knew how hilly Iowa is until I drove through it. That was a surprise. Even many Americans assume it's as flat as Illinois. Also, a major new industry seems to be wind power. Lots of windmills.

[@joelucas7052]

John Alden about 25% of the electricity in Iowa comes from wind

[@willyhyena]

yes please do part 2! Editor Diane must've blown a gasket as Indiana stayed up on the screen during the Michigan part! Show her head exploding! (not literally though!)

[@runningtraveler1193]

You officially know more about the US states than most Americans. Well done!

[@DianeJennings]

Haha I'm learning!

[@marvfj6451]

I'm in the minority who know them all, even Vermont & New Hampshire!!

[@marvfj6451]

@@DianeJennings Now tells about Oregon

[@katannep7798]

Ummmm I hope not! Every American I know knows their states!!

[@bigdream_dreambig]

@@marvfj6451 I always have to tell myself, "Vermont is shaped like a V" -- and then I get them right. 😝

[@scottzorc9693]

Wandered in and loved you tour of the states. Sorta surprised that they moved Montana again. But..uhhh I'm guessin' this isn't the Bridget and Eamon rerun channel?

[@robinrapport8728]

They die the river in Chicago green every st. Patrick’s Day

[@victorwaddell6530]

This is what I know about Chicago . I attended US Navy basic training at RTC in Waukegan . Chicago is a great band . Deep dish pizza . Al Capone .

[@kevquinn]

The river use to flow into Lake Michigan, which then would get the sewage and that’s the drinking water. They reversed it so people downstate got Chicago sewage in their drinking water.

[@jasonsummit1885]

@Victor Waddell, yep. The Naval base was known as "great mistakes" , I found out why after I joined.😂

[@srujan00]

They do on the Saturday before. If SPD is a Saturday, then they do on that day.

[@Pistakeerick]

Yes, but it runs a bit more brown when Dave Matthew's tour bus drives over it.

[@JeffDonahueScaleModeling]

Greatings from the great state of Colorado! You did very well, better than a lot of people that live in the US. We have quite a few hills here, the tallest being Mount Elbert, 14,440 ft (4401 m) above sea level. I would love to see Ireland someday! Love your videos!

[@dlh975]

LOL For quite a while the ONLY direct international flight to CT was to Ireland!

[@christinak74]

Arizona here! Yes, it's very hot here and we're also one of the 4 corner states. Hope you can visit some day. Fall and winter are great times to visit the southern half. Spring and summer are great times to visit the northern half.They don't get as hot up there!

[@BazTheStoryteller]

My heroes Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell come from Michigan, also it is where Detroit is. Louna Maroun made a funny video where she visited Detroit and went to a men's toilet. It has to be seen to be believed.

[@dobermannrx7]

That was -49f to 54f in Montana. It also holds the record for the coldest recorded temp in the continental USA, at -69.7°f. That is -56.5°c for those not wanting to do the math.

[@gayleash9712]

Michigan. Pure Michigan. Great Lake State. Home of, "da Yoopers!" South Canada, Water, Winter, Wonderland! Yes, Michigan! Home of Motown! Home of Hockeytown! Home of the Auto Capital!

[@her30231]

You’re so delightful even when you get one wrong....lol. I love how you like the “wee little states” but in the end you show us a lot of respect by learning our geography. Thank you! 😊😊

[@steveeliscu1254]

The wee-little states are most of the original 13 colonies. Everything was more local back in 17th and 18th centuries!

[@jasonphillips8552]

Michigan has about 150 lighthouses, the most of any U.S. state.

[@peopleseethis]

And also the longest coastline in the continental US! Also, Michigan is God's high five to the planet! Lol.

[@maureenconnors4891]

And it means "large water or large lake". GO BLUE :)

[@LindaC616]

@@peopleseethis I love the High 5 part! I'm from there and I've never heard that 1!

[@anthonyreed3682]

@Brandon McDonald I posted the same thing LOL. Former Flintoid here.

[@papamaniac2410]

Idaho is also known as the Gem State. Lots of places to go into the woods and find them if you live up north. Lightly populated. You can leave your car running in the parking lot and go shopping safely. When you get back it will not be gone and be warm in the winter or cool in the summer.

[@rockyhooah2972]

Ohio here. We have a saying here. "If you don't like the weather, Just wait a minute it'll change." :-)

[@miriambarnett2782]

That’s the truth!! Another Buckeye here. OHIO

[@palaguin]

Pretty much any state from 100 miles east of the Rockies to the Appalachians can say that

[@anthonyreed3682]

@Rocky Hooah! We say the same thing in Florida.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Double-Oh-Hio. Tall in the middle and round on both ends!

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

@@drewpamon LOL thumbs-up if your 'state bird' is joked to be the mosquito!

[@JonMcPhalen]

Disneyland (the original) is in CA. Disney World is in FL. Idaho is where the US grows a lot of great potatoes -- something an Irish person would appreciate. One of my dearest friends, Karmyn Tyler, was once Miss Louisiana.

[@Ryan_Dye-r]

The capital of Idaho, Boise, is pronounced "Boy-zee"

[@Andy-Mesa]

Incorrect. It's pronounced "BOY-see".

[@rich3371]

I live in Boise & you pronounce it Boy-see, with an s, not a zee

[@ApoIogeticsMan]

Unless you live here and then it's pronounced like boy- see

[@Tux.Penguin]

Diane really needs to visit Idaho! Irish people like potatoes and what does Idaho have???? Oh, and the name Idaho starts with the letter “i“ just like Ireland! Wait, was that stereotyping to say that Irish people like potatoes?

[@Ryan_Dye-r]

@@Tux.Penguin Idaho Potatos are definitely a thing.

[@rmdodsonbills]

Once I remembered that County Cork is probably the only one I could find on a map, my chuckling at your state placement dropped off considerably. It's a fun idea, looking forward to the next one, with both of "my" states.

[@brandi_with_an_i]

Diane: "I'm gonna guess that's Georgia." Georgians: "Good god NO!!!! That's Kentucky!!" Fun fact: According to whatever Diane is reading, there are only 200 homes in Georgia. The other 10,600,000 of us are living in tents and under overpasses.

[@amandagriffin1751]

You were right about Alaska's location. Its just at the bottom of THAT map because it didn't have enough space to put it up top with the scale size of the map. So, they show it at the bottom of the map generally in a box to indicate it is being shown out of its actual location.

[@jimwilloughby]

Good for you for not remembering the Palins from Alaska. It's a start.

[@TXBHenleyFan]

Nice job Diane! I’m impressed you’ve gotten as many as you have so far! Can’t wait for part 2!

[@hepchaos]

I love how you put up Indiana's name, didn't say a thing about it, and talked about Michigan. By the way, both states are mostly known to others by way of car facts. Michigan they make them, Indiana they race them.

[@LindaC616]

I like that, it's short and sweet!

[@MagsonDare]

Michigan and Ohio fought a civil war against each other over the area known as the Toledo Strip. The eventual resolution was that Ohio got the Toledo Strip and Michigan got the Upper Peninsula north of Wisconsin.

[@BC-ui9yt]

@@MagsonDare Michigan definitely won that exchange :) I think the war resulted in one person dying. Might have been by accident.

[@antaine1916]

The capital of Maryland (started as a colony haven for persecuted Catholics) is Baltimore, named after the Baltimore in Ireland. The name is even Gaeilge, as "Baile an Tí Mór" means "The Town of the Big House." It was the mansion where Lord Baltimore lived.

[@mjbull5156]

"Oh, Michigan seems like a young man's dream, it's isles and bays are for sportsmen" Ok, technically that line is about Lake Michigan. Also, Maryland is rich because it surrounds Washington DC. It is where all our grafted tax money ends up.

[@queencityclassics4268]

Springfield Missouri had the first recorded one shot quick draw between Wild Bill Hickok and David tutt July 21 1865. Down town has the spots marked where they both stood

[@Ljorm]

A factoid about the Show-Me state for you Diane. Missouri is the state that boarders the most states... eight. Clockwise starting in the north at the 12 o'clock position; Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.

[@merfyndafydd]

Don't worry, Diane. I have trouble with the little tiny states in the northeast, too. I'm from the literal middle of nowhere state that is flatter than a pancake. The advantage of that is that you can see the sky forever, which means you can see storms (tornadoes) coming for miles, as well as the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets you've ever seen.

[@PsychHyperfocus]

Iowa is known for producing the most corn and being the top pork producer in the U.S. The state fair is a big attraction and has a butter cow (cow sculpture made of butter). It has one of the biggest Amish settlements West of the Mississippi River.

[@southpawsphotography7749]

Yes, Arizona is desert, but a large portion of the northern part of the state is forest. It also does not observe daylight savings. And you can't forget the Grand Canyon!!

[@moonstonepearl21]

I love the super cute happy cactus picture you used.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

In addition to being the home of Disneyworld, Florida is known for its everglades and crocodiles, for its coastal city of Miami (with its strong cultural influence from cuban and other caribbean immigrants), and is also known to be a place retired people have traditionally moved to.

[@ieyke]

Colorado is the state MOST famous for the Rocky Mountains. So you nailed it. The Rockys cut from Canada to Texas, but Colorado is like THE ROCKYS. Of the 100 highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, 78 (including the 30 highest) are located in Colorado.

[@pjschmid2251]

Two fun facts about Illinois The Ice Cream Sundae originated in Evanston, IL. The Nabisco factory in Chicago is the world’s largest bakery in the world at 1,800,000 square feet!

[@jerrywarren3900]

You did very well. I used to give my 8th to 10th grade students a blank map pretest and the most common score was 4. California, Florida, Texas, and a random state. Usually Pennsylvania because that's where we were.

[@susanb.5807]

Hi Diane, l live in Connecticut and there is a direct flight from Hartford CT to Dublin Ireland 🍀 and I have been to Ireland with AirLingas airline. Our state is between NY and MA, so a lot of NYC fans and Boston - In CT we are part of New England ( 6 upper North East are called New England in the USA). Love your videos. Slainte

[@mwg500]

It will be interesting to see what Ms. Jennings knows about my home state, Oklahoma (besides it is where the wind comes sweeping down the plains....). Or states with a North and South part, or a West part...

[@jdpalm1981]

12:14 - I live within about a half-hour from Dunn's Falls. We went on school field trips to it back in my elementary school days. My wife, daughter & I went back to it decades later and discovered that the stairs down to the falls are a little scary.

[@thenickhood1592]

Colorado is home to the rocky mountains which is by area the biggest mountain range in the USA. Colorado’s is home to roughly 60 ecological systems though all ranging from flat to mountainous. We have foothills, shrublands, woodlands, mountain Forrests, tundra, Desert lands.

[@randomusername429]

0:48 Fun Fact: That's the band that sings Sweet Home, Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd, is actually from Florida. But they're from a very northwestern western part of Florida the borders Alabama, known as the panhandle.

[@goaway1932]

Colorado is full of cowboys/cowgirls.. & tall mountains... (Rocky mountains)

[@gracemcgaughey4551]

One very important fact about Missouri...Budweiser started in St. Louis. Also, the Cardinals and the Blues. Still reigning Stanley Cup Champions. And Gooey Butter Cake and Toasted Ravioli.

[@DonP_is_lostagain]

Fun fact about Colorado is that yes, it is very mountainy. In fact it has 53 mountains that are 14,000 feet (4267 meters) or higher. Cheers from Texas! DonP

[@christopherbittell6501]

My state of Michigan is home to Detroit (aka the Motor City), where Henry Ford and other industrial pioneers set up the Manufacturing facilities where almost all the cars in the early 20th century were produced‼️ You should come and visit Michigan someday, lots to see all year round and in the winter people refer to it as a winter wonderland!❄️⛄️

[@LindaC616]

But I think she should see the Great Lakes in the summertime so she could go to the beach!

[@KiraLyricalMuse]

Hi from Minnesota, yes we do swim in the lakes and we do a lot of fishing including ice fishing in the winter. Walleye is our state fish and it’s yummy.

[@JeremyCheuvront]

I love that if you were to drive from where Diane thought Arizona was to where it is you would have to go about 900 miles 1448 kilometers

[@edwardthejust4452]

Aer LIngus flies direct from Hartford Connecticut to Dublin. I flew to Dublin last summer with me Mum. It is only about an hour drive from Hartford to Boston FYI.