I Got Lost In Mississippi. This Is What I Saw.

[@NickJohnson]

Here's the entire Deep South playlist! kzbin.info/aero/PLq-_cmf3H6yrg0_gX1fq81lsxUQTnt7Vl&si=MlseNKCgxmu3ThiD

[@js35701]

Dude you passed by Berry's and didn't even stop????(The place with the big white cross) You'll definitely leave with a full belly and new friends.

[@anemoiatrippin]

Nick can you link Carrylyn's GoFundMe in the description pls? I can't see the link.

[@michaelfowler8289]

Love watching every episode me and the woman can't help it we just enjoy every segment

[@kevinsaunders8787]

Nick did an amazing video on the Mississippi GulfCoast. Was well done especially the Biloxi stuff. Mississippi is a cross between Santa Barbara and North Lake Tahoe. Ocean Springs is a beautiful little artsy community too.

[@kevinsaunders8787]

I actually choose Gautier though to live. So pretty

[@genxlibertarian9656]

as a California refugee, one of the first things that really stood out to me when i got to the South was the sheer amount of ATVs, dirt bikes and side by sides just cruising down public roads. That sh1t would NEVER fly in Cali, and I love that it exists here.

[@davehughesfarm7983]

freedom

[@cl4998]

Aka you saw whats called feedom

[@greasesicle]

Junk, trash and tires dumped everywhere. That's freedom.

[@Priust189]

There’s street take overs in sf and Oakland

[@lockandloadlikehell]

lol it flew in Arizona- just north of Phoenix

[@ChristyWilliams-zg8jy]

I am from Mississippi born and raised. I wont ever leave, this is my home and where my family has lived for many generations.

[@kenny87ification]

Embrace Hinduism 🕉️🕉️🕉️🕉️, Lord Krishna loves everyone including you

[@inc2000glw]

Where?

[@CliftonBowers-pc2xu]

U poor thang

[@BigChuck-773]

sorry to hear that

[@marywalker5013]

You never thought of moving out For better opportunities

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

Poor Mississippi and West Virginia. Two states that are in the bottom of every ranking. No jobs, horrible health categories, and lots of poverty. However, tons of friendly people that would help anyone that they can 🙏

[@historyandhorseplaying7374]

You might want to visit before posting. I live in WV and have a great job in the aerospace industry (in fact I moved here 2 years ago for that reason). Plenty of jobs here. As for poverty, there was more poverty in the projects of the large east coast city I moved away from that here. As for "health categories", no idea what that means.

[@historyandhorseplaying7374]

@@redemptionhappens7725 "where are the streetlights and sidewalks?" Um, the ones in my city are on the streets. Where did you think they would be? "Everything is fat"... um, in 3rd world countries, everyone is THIN and starving, like Somalia. Ever been there? I have. Lots of thin starving people.

[@TheMDM1956]

how about very beautiful nature everywhere?

[@bookgirlny8511]

The legacy of institutional racism is alive in Mississippi.

[@josephhoover4542]

@@historyandhorseplaying7374Ok we all know ur lying about 90% of this shit WV is the 3rd poorest state, has the most overdoses of any state,2nd worst life expectancy,2nd highest depression rate, an above average infant mortality rate among other things we don't have to or want to really visit ur shit hole of a state we can just do research and good for you getting one of only a handful of good paying jobs in the whole state know one gives af docent change shit about how bad WV and I have been there and my aunt used to live in Parkersburg 95% the state fuckin sucks aside from the scenery

[@PorkChopJones]

The folks that live here are very strong willed and and determined to remain in their birthplace. I don't think I would stay and rebuild after living through one of these storms. God bless all the people keeping hope alive. The USA blindly gives millions of dollars to countries that are hell bent on destroying us. While while survivors of natural disasters, sit and wait for months that soon turn into years for any assistance from the government to get back on their feet.

[@davidarmitage289]

Omg Nick you crack me up . Your videos are GOLD. You’re right no good shit on the interstate lmao

[@davidarmitage289]

Karen and FB lmao!

[@WANDERER0070]

Do tell ,What countries are trying to destroy US ? 😂

[@JMoroccoMisterBoy]

Amen.

[@yvonneplant9434]

People in America's urban areas are ignored just as much.

[@ajf5823]

I drove from Colorado to Florida and took all back roads through Mississippi and it was like going back in time.

[@johnrambo7630]

If Mississippi changed its name to "Ukraine" the federal government would send assistance and money right away.

[@scottstempmail9045]

Every year the rest of us pay for the taker states in the South. Mississippi would grind to a halt if it weren't for our Federal money.

[@kendallsmith1458]

Yes if Russia invaded MS

[@johnrambo7630]

@scottstempmail9045 if mississippi is considered a taker state, how much of a "taker" is ukraine given that they haven't contributed one dime in taxes to the United States?

[@johnbartholf777]

@@scottstempmail9045 That's horse****. The poverty in rural areas in the west and even the Northeast is just as bad as some places in the South, and there's a reason everyone is moving here. And it's not because they're collecting welfare.

[@stevesyverson8625]

Damn Skippy!

[@joannunemaker6332]

I liked this video. It's sad the state has so much poverty, but the people are so friendly.😊❤

[@garysara969]

Nick don't let this get to your head, but I have been watching your KZbin channel for the last 2 years & what you are doing in the different parts of the country (U.S.A.) on your KZbin channel is just the most enjoyable screentime that can be found. Keep it up.

[@gooney0]

I agree. I've watched 100 videos probably.

[@jimmc2990]

Nick, I love how you can take a so-maligned place such as Mississippi and show us the bright side of humanity that still shines in it. Again, I always love your videos for their honesty and humor. Cheers!

[@pokeysdad17]

do you know what "malign" means? look it up.

[@xelaaa24]

I don’t usually have a lot to look forward to these days, so it’s always nice to get that little feeling of excitement whenever I see you’ve just posted a new video. Thank you for your honesty, humility & humor that allows me to forget about everything else going on for a good 40 minutes.

[@stevesyverson8625]

We think so much alike. What you just said is in my heart and soul.

[@NickJohnson]

Aww okay!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@carinarilk89]

Hi Nick, here in Berlin is late, but I'm glad to watch your Video. You are very friendly and every country has a own story. At the time life is hard for everyone. But we all need to be good humans. We need peace and not wars. We need jobs and a home, friends, and maybe helpfull people. Thanks dear Nick. God bless you

[@manuelcontreras3349]

Hallo Carine , ich wohne auch in Berlin, in der naehe von Schloss Charlottenburg. LG, Manuel

[@carinarilk89]

​@@manuelcontreras3349LG aus Steglitz

[@tonybarnes4096]

Nick I’m originally from Mississippi , I was born in Clarksdale by the way thanks for stopping by and visiting. I no longer live there but I will say growing up in Clarksdale I had a wonderful childhood there then I moved out of state at age 12 . I enjoyed this video keep up the good work.

[@amberpowell2609]

My family is from Clarksdale, Rena Lara,and Yazoo City. I loved growing up there. Sadly it's not the same.

[@californian2344]

Though I’m sure there’s a lot of “far right propaganda” on the radio in Mississippi, I don’t think that little snippet you played should be labeled that. Men shouldn’t compete in women’s sports and I don’t know why that’s controversial

[@KN-gp6ln]

I agree with you there. Especially in contact sports, I think trans folks should have their own division. There is a reason for division of sex, ages, and weight classes in sports. Women shouldn't be getting beat on by men, idk why thats controversial now.

[@nated9075]

I honestly don’t understand why or how anyone could think that’s controversial, too.

[@boondoggle4820]

If that’s not controversial then admitting that men and women aren’t equal isn’t controversial which means that the people in power who push feminism know that feminism is bogus. That’s the problem. You can’t say that men shouldn’t compete in women’s sports with acknowledging that, and if that’s the case, they need to stop treating men the way that they do.

[@mksolid82]

Agreed 👍

[@Anotherprisonsystem]

Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard (male at birth but transitioned eight years before the 2001 Tokyo Game) became the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics in a different gender category to which they were born. She overbalanced on her opening weight of 120kg, taking the bar behind her shoulders. Her second effort of 125kg was ruled invalid on a 2-1 majority decision by the referees, with her third attempt also failing at the same weight. Hormone treatments loses many male characteristics such as strength and testosterone. Hormone treatments act not only on appearance but also on testosterone and athletic qualities. There are still too many bigoted people around on the web and in real life.

[@MasterMalrubius]

Nick always finds the interesting people of the region.

[@zacsdiyguns]

On purpose

[@TomSmith-ls5rn]

Nick, your videos just keep getting better, thank you. Our government can send trillions of dollars overseas, but refuses to help Americans in need. Pathetic.

[@maaruz1979]

“Democracy” at work

[@jamesbrown9721]

What do you mean "our" government? It's your governments and your politicians in the south who aren't helping people. You get the government you elect.

[@JK-mf1po]

Australia too! Millions of tax dollars that could help our own citizens in our own country spent with not our say regardless of being OUR tax dollars yet I see homeless I see decay in burbs druggies infrastructure needing upgrading roads here are crap as NOTHING for us citizens yet let’s help other countries sending our millions of tax money makes me sick

[@stillnotwoke]

​@@JK-mf1po And you had the most restrictive COVID lockdowns than any other "free" country! 🤣

[@Blue_FalconGirl]

😂😂😂😂😂 No, this video is crap. It is a flyby of the most destitute and decapitated places in Mississippi. Places I did not know existed. I went to school in Hattiesburg at Southern Miss, and lived there for quite a few years and I literally did not recognize any of the things in the Hattiesburg area. He did not film not one developed area, or anywhere near Southern miss campus. There are really nice places there. There are literally thousands of places to eat within walking distance of campus. This is exactly like me coming to your state and filming all of the worst parts of town and saying I have seen everything.

[@ajf5823]

My son was in Americorps. He was with FEMAcorps and based in Vicksburg. He dealt with people just like the ones you spoke with about the tornado. He said the poverty was incredible in the Deep South.

[@hwalrod]

Your son should go to Oakland, CA

[@Mountainrock70]

The worst poverty Ive seen was in California.

[@williamrandall6472]

@@Mountainrock70 the worst poverty because the homeless migrate there for the weather and the drugs

[@mathiasniemeier4359]

​@Mountainrock70 if you don't have anything in California I believe its your own fault.

[@mathiasniemeier4359]

​@@williamrandall6472I. Could have DRUG'S on my table for a month, as long as I don't pick up and put that crap in to myself, it could stay there forever. PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT DRUG'S DON'T MAKE YOU TAKE THEM. IT'S YOUR OWN STUPPITY FOR STARTING IN THE FIRST PLACE. IT'S YOUR OWN CHOICE. ❤

[@JimmyMac717]

I grew up in Mississippi and love it. After 35+ years in Los Angeles I moved back to the South, not Mississippi, but a little farther north. Still visit, parents and family buried there, great friends and friendly people.

[@timmartino7269]

Hmm.. love so much you still remember to visit families buried there. Great culture..👍

[@GAURAV25855ify]

Where did u move Tennessee

[@JimmyMac717]

@@GAURAV25855ify North Carolina, near the Virginia border.

[@stackorstarve.6510]

My parents were born in Mississippi on the Delta. I spent many summers as a child there. Lived there in the early 2000’s before moving to Memphis. Despite all of its negative history, I still love Mississippi. I feel connected to the energy in Mississippi the positive and negative.

[@iRyan876]

When you say "born on the delta", what does that mean ? What is the Delta ? I'm not American so I'm just trying to understand because I do love Mississippi.

[@stackorstarve.6510]

@@iRyan876 just what they said back in the day! Born on the Delta!

[@iRyan876]

@@stackorstarve.6510 Ahhhh! Gotcha! Hahah, there's something very peaceful and beautiful about that region that I love. I really want to go there. Honestly, I'm one of the few that would live there.

[@stackorstarve.6510]

@@iRyan876 i totally understand. Despite what others see and feel you are right the energy is good.

[@iRyan876]

@@stackorstarve.6510 For somebody like me, I'm a big fan of the sticky humidity, Ultra slow pace of life and I'm not into the "Wi-Fi, cell phone holding, going to Starbucks to get my latte" lifestyle. So when I see a place that looks like its still back in time, I see a place I can call home that I can relate to. How I remember life used to be.

[@FlintIronstag23]

It's too bad you didn't get to see the original homestead of Navin Johnson when you were in Mississippi. He grew up in a poor sharecropping family but eventually became a millionaire by inventing the Opti-Grab. Due to a class action lawsuit, he lost most of his money and had to leave California to go back and live with his family in Mississippi.

[@kimakobi]

Wow Nick! You just confirmed Wetiko. It's debatable if it's the Government or the people's fault, really? So if Trans Atlantic Trade, Jim Crow, Willie Lynch, The Red Summer of 1919, Rosewood, Black Wall Street, The Projects, Redlining and etc. still has you debating why the people can't ever since to pull themselves up by their boot straps when The System has continuously unalive them and taken their boots. Nothing will allow you to get it. Wetiko is based on this fact. Those without melanin are proven, dna having, cave dwelling cretons. Believe it or not, if you can it's all written in the Bible as well. pffffttt

[@kendallsmith1458]

Saw that movie too

[@Britcarjunkie]

🤣😅😂

[@kRomani-gh4ws]

​@@kendallsmith1458❤ funny one

[@evensteven929]

Navin was cool!

[@exceededexpectations1953]

it's an awesome place to be a local. they make a lot more sense than most places on earth

[@gilson1982]

They don’t know anything about the rebel rag. They deceive people like the devils they are.

[@Sharpester]

I knew exactly who that was with all the Confederate merch when I saw it lol. He used to own a store called Twin Oaks on Hwy 49 with the huge flag. I was skeptical of your video until the very end, when you said "I'd drove around California for a month, and Mississippi for a week, and I think I'd rather live here than there." We know we're the poorest, but that's simply because large companies don't invest here. Can't have a $100,000+ job if there is only farms and Walmarts hiring for 100 miles in any direction. I've also traveled around this country, and have seen many times that poverty breeds strength, self-reliance, and community. Most people in large cities don't even know who lives on their floor in thier apartment building, but poor people can name every family within 20 miles of their home. We often do grow our own food, fix our own vehicles, build our own houses, and defend ourselves from anything that's a threat. We drink the free coffee at the local convenience store, not Starbucks. We drive 20 miles to town if we need something because nobody delivers that far outside of Amazon. There is a ton wrong with Mississippi, especially the Delta and Jackson, but most of that can simply be fixed with Federal money and better politicians. Sadly, that's two things I think we'll never see here.

[@Zambineaux305]

How would I be treated over there, if I went to visit?? I’m a brown-skinned Latino from Miami (I’ve been told I look Samoan/Polynesian) Is racism still a big thing over there??

[@shawngraham4902]

I like the description of the people. I'm from Tennessee and know what you are saying about poverty and being able to do most anything Some are left to fend for themselves unfortunately

[@alaska-bornfloridaman]

​@@Zambineaux305 Mississippi has the highest percentage of black people out of all 50, and by a wide margin. So ask yourself how would you be treated if you went to Overtown.

[@memk4749]

@@alaska-bornfloridamandepends on what part of the state he’s in. The gulf area will definitely lean more white.

[@teresahiggs4896]

Federal money is a trap. If you take the Federal money then you have to do whatever the Feds say, if you don’t then they threaten to take the money away . The Feds pressure states that take Federal money all the time into passing laws, doing this or that thing that the Feds want that particular state to do. I’d rather be poor than have the Feds presureing me and my state.

[@YOUR-LOCAL13]

Two years ago I took a road trip from Memphis to Natchez. I loved that part of Mississippi. Had the best breakfast ever at a small restaurant in Clarksdale. Everyone we met was so nice. We stayed one night at the Shack Up Inn in an old shack with amenities - so fun! I want to go back there and also see more of Mississippi.

[@nellywilliams2776]

My Dad’s family is from Natchez 😅 small town and I’m related to half the town lol

[@reginaldrichmond9485]

Where to get good food, and customer service I been to greenwood, the food was awful, and the people had bad attitudes.

[@LuLu_0815]

Natchez is beautiful. Unfortunately, no one shows it 😢

[@stadtbekanntertunichtgut]

The South is so fascinating. It is in my opinion more different from the rest of the US than most of Canada. If I could choose I would prefer the South over let's say LA any day.

[@gilson1982]

The grass is always greener on the other side.

[@reclusidor4442]

'The south' over LA? That's a pretty extreme dichotomy. It's like saying you prefer lunch over a buffet.

[@faustinreeder1075]

I left Fullerton, California twelve years ago and will never return to hell on earth known as Orange County.

[@gilson1982]

@@faustinreeder1075 - You must not like beautiful weather.

[@rodneyunderwood6236]

The south is where it's at!!!

[@hernanruiz6683]

Thanks Nick for all the hard work you do to be able to show us this videos, God bless America. 🇺🇲🙏♥️

[@itsbjorn]

Nicest people...great food...I was out walking about looking at houses. Strangers (Blacks) offered me water and food when I was there, No Taxi or Uber, No one pushing a shopping cart, no vagrants...everyone was polite and respectful to each other. I felt very safe, nothing like California. I done up and bought me some Mississippi land for a small farm. They say Mississippi is on the bottom, but remember it's what's on the bottom that is holding you up.

[@zacsdiyguns]

(Blacks) lol

[@brianmatthews4149]

I could live there.its just the humidity I can't handle.

[@itsbjorn]

Yeah...do you think that would happen in LA? @@zacsdiyguns

[@zacsdiyguns]

@@itsbjorn there's some nice (blacks) everywhere

[@brandonson90]

Black (people)?

[@mellowmoods8393]

Whenever I'm feeling blue, I can always count on a Nick Johnson travel video to brighten my spirits. Mappee may even make an appearance, and if I'm REALLY lucky, Nick just may bust out a sweet heartfelt folk number that's totally in the right key.

[@michaellawrence5492]

Starvation comes in many forms and so does hope.

[@jennhowe834]

I took a road trip from my home in SW Arkansas for a quick visit with my son in Atlanta. Wanted to avoid the Interstates and planned to stop back in Clarksdale as it was so charming. Had to race home in one day to beat the tornado. So sad for all the destruction. I will go back and see the coast next time as well. Thanks for a great video that truly touched my soul as I'm a happy three year transplant from California. Love it here in the South!

[@Britcarjunkie]

As a truck driver, I've been all over "the lower 48", and western Canada. I'm also mixed black & white, and look Mexican. The ONLY race-related problem I ever had, was getting fuel at a truck stop that was at the Mississippi/Tennessee state line: the cashier (black) kept rambling on to me in Spanish. I don't speak Spanish, and politely asked him several times to speak English, and he kept ignoring me. I finally had to yell at him in front of at least 12 customers "HEY!!! DO YOU KNOW WHY I DON'T ANSWER YOU IN SPANISH? BECAUSE I'M NOT A F&@%$!G MEXICAN! THAT'S WHY!!! SPEAK F&@%$!G ENGLISH, A##%@&E!!!", and I stormed out of there - everybody just standing there, speechless. 🤣 That aside, I love the south...except in the summertime. Then, I'd rather be someplace else!

[@brianmatthews4149]

Funny

[@shephardparkschatzieh]

That is an awesome story. You tell em!

[@NachoMaMe]

Maybe he didn’t speak English 😜 there are black Mexicans you know.

[@MSMAXIALE]

You were speaking in plain English and he couldn't communicate with you? Duly noted 😂

[@Britcarjunkie]

@@MSMAXIALE I think he thought I was a Mexican, and was trying to "relate". He spoke perfect English to everybody else...

[@daradiant1]

Nick. It's not as easy as it seems. For the lack of some of the folks in the Soutb, some of them can't afford some of the basic stuff for farming. Plus, you have to look at the fact that some of them are illiterate. Yeah, they grew up planting crops and other stuff, but you have to look at other things as well.

[@Kim-mm1el]

As usual Nick, you have a very funny sense of humor. And good musical talents actually funny stuff you really have a deep understanding about small towns in all parts of the USA

[@vinniecorleone62]

I am really digging your fantastic continuing journey through our country! I appreciate your personal commentary & choice of focal points along the way, mesmerizing my friend!

[@Shannonbarnesdr1]

oh yeah !! elvis, david and jimmy ruffin from the temptations, sam cooke, arthur crudup, bo diddley, just to name a few, so many great musicians came from this state.

[@clearsailing7993]

There is something in the soil down there that brings out musical genius. Some of them even went to Chicago and Detroit and brought the great music up there.

[@davidmandelstamm8725]

I was at the 2023 Oxford Blues Festival recently. Surprised that it wasn't more well attended, but good stuff!

[@ToniaForneaPeters-xc6vi]

People who love Mississippi are happy here. It is a friendly place.

[@damerochelle4014]

I enjoy your journeys throughout the U.S. I learn so much and I love your style and Mari’s occasional appearances ❤

[@NickJohnson]

Mappy?

[@damerochelle4014]

Oh, I'm sorry. It's Mappy, and Karen (LOL). I enjoy your narrations and trips so much, Nick. You're just a joy, Huh? :) @@NickJohnson

[@blessingsofparadise4439]

I'm glad those tornado victims survived!! I pray🙏🛐 they be e comforted/healed/regroup.❤️🌹They still have Internet coverage, bless them. I love you.

[@robotnielsen5434]

We're not really bad, we just need a plan. We're Mississippi! love that song

[@lola_rock3312]

Truly outdid yourself with this one, Nick. Absolute masterclass.

[@jonathankoziol6573]

I liked Mississippi. My family stayed in Gulfport for a week.

[@blitz_zen]

Seattleites here… We had an awesome time in Mississippi. It is more lush & green than the Northwest. Down to earth awesome people and with much better race relations than the “caring” Seattleites :) truth…

[@reclusidor4442]

That cause the negtoes stay in their place there... Or else!

[@robertd6925]

I work with a guy here in California who grew up in Mississippi. He says if he knew what now knows about this state he never would have moved here.

[@Rhaspun]

No one is stopping him from moving back.

[@Ian_L1994]

He could always move back to Mississippi. Just tell him to get rid of the California license plates right away if he does.

[@robertd6925]

Typical responses. Like most people he can't just pack up and leave. Liberals have destroyed my home. The only reason I'm still here is my place is paid off. And I travel for work.

[@calmgirlify]

Sounds to me you could sell your paid off house and buy a nice place in Mississippi

[@robertd6925]

@@calmgirlify Say don't you have a Biden rally to go to?

[@paulbernacki641]

God Bless Mississippi

[@sandy-quimsrus]

Nice to get a snippet of life in the south. I'm half way around the world in South Australia 🦘🌏. Enjoyed watching, thanks.

[@NickJohnson]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gilson1982]

Those rednecks don’t represent the South. I’m from Texas and I use rebel battle flags as toilet paper.

[@l.ls.8890]

Mississippi just needs a few corporations to come and set up some factories. There are people willing and able to work and the work will lift lives to posterity.

[@mrmarkymark77]

Simple fix, agree

[@el_deplorablede_tejas1394]

I'm willing to bet the Government in D.C. has a Lot too do with corporation's not setting up businesses in the South.

[@calmgirlify]

Umm Mississippi lags behind in education funding. No corporation wants uneducated, bigoted, drug addled employees

[@calmgirlify]

@@el_deplorablede_tejas1394correct. All politicians are bought off by huge corporations.

[@BigGainer98]

Well that is not the answer because corporations are ruining the country.

[@toddinde]

I traveled to Mississippi for the first time last month. I had a great time. I hope they find a way to build a healthy future for everyone in the state.

[@curtvona4891]

Love that old blues guy!

[@alan6832]

I kind of agree with you about food deserts. The reason they exist is because if your neighbors don't buy healthy food, then the stores won't, and really can't carry healthy food, so they are created primarily by the choices of the neighbors.

[@lgoldman]

A couple of small corrections: Mound Bayou is in Bolivar County, not Sunflower. And it’s Eupora, not Euphora.

[@dabprod]

I lived on the Gulf Coast of MS many years ago. Moved north for better job and $$$'s. Now retired, have the $$$'s and thinking about moving back. I loved Biloxi/Gulfport. Loved the people, the food and the weather. Alot more freedom there than NY State where I am. Livin is easy there.

[@EJChevy]

Gulfport is GROWING!!!! It's not a bad thing if that's your preference. A lot of people are purchasing land north of i10.

[@HN-db5cn]

⁠@@EJChevyyep big time I live in a neighborhood where neighbors are from Texas New Orleans, Georgia, Florida, Wisconsin I am very surprised. One from Michigan paid cash for his home. That’s why we are getting so crowded. I am like is anyone here from Mississippi anymore. I even spoke to a nurse from California had to moved back to Mississippi because when she move back to California she was getting anxiety from California traffic she said she couldn’t believe that she wanted to come back to Mississippi, she said she could never afford a home in California but her home here in Mississippi feels like a mansion. She actually said she can’t believed she loves Mississippi.

[@HN-db5cn]

He should shown more of the nice area in Mississippi we do have plenty of beautiful areas

[@GAURAV25855ify]

Those has alot of beaches and gambling 🎰 there

[@RomonaMiller]

Thank and God bless you Nick for making these videos for we the people who don't know of these places across America. You are appreciated very much. Steven

[@nicholasandrade5069]

Love your videos Nick, you really connect to the community and folks along the way. Keep up uploading gems like this one! Also, my heart and prayers go to Mississippi and West Virginia! God bless you all!

[@paulkrajnik-b1p]

"We're not really bad, but we have no plan! Says everything! Great report, thanks

[@memk4749]

Have you ever had a natural disaster destroy your entire community? These people are clearly shell shocked

[@kb_704]

@@memk4749yea ie colonizers .. govt restrictions the whole Jim Crow what else you need

[@raytindell766]

I dont think most of these residents even know that their water supply was heavily polluted along with their land from that train derailment that hit their water & farmland

[@troutaholic8834]

These are the best and most informative videos on KZbin. Nick is a huge talent, the next Anthony Bourdain. Listening to these videos is like reading a Hemingway adventure. I find myself getting lost in thought as I watch these, they are always thought provocative.

[@KCFromTheIE]

We love you Nick! No one can tell a story like you can!!

[@jeffrobodine8579]

Especially a song of Mississippi based on the One Day At A Time theme. 😅

[@davidarmitage289]

Totally agree!

[@NickJohnson]

KC can't do it without you! ❤️❤️

[@rangerbob42]

The next time you’re in Mississippi, tour Natchez, Mississippi. It was settled by the French in 1716! It is one of the oldest establishments on the Mississippi River. It has around 150 Antebellum homes still standing and it’s a major tourist attraction. Population is small, but the tourism industry is pretty large.

[@pdxmtngoat]

I always thought Mississippi would be a pretty cool state to visit some time. Some southern cuisine is in order. Great BBQ's no doubt. Go on a swamp boat tour. Eat Alligator. Southern Hospitality is nice.

[@greasesicle]

It's not, the food is terrible.

[@GAURAV25855ify]

Louisiana is much cooler

[@greg1493]

Ok Nick, WHEN are you going to release a compilation of all your song’s composed throughout your travels? This Mississippi song may just be your best work.

[@NickJohnson]

Uh I did?

[@greg1493]

@@NickJohnsonoh damn!

[@maryutz8358]

Nobody ever tours the little NW corner of IL. From the Rock River to Galena, this place is sorely undercovered with a lot of history. It's not really like any other place.

[@rosalindalay4499]

Agree. Shhhhhhhh

[@melbelle2049]

I've always wanted to go to Galena!

[@docbuck]

He would love Rockford.

[@maryettamoody5079]

I weigh 100 pounds friend 96 pounds we are neather fat

[@maryettamoody5079]

Fif you try the John aford house in Sandy hook

[@dougwaites869]

I lived in the Delta and absolutely loved the people. Vicksburg was history lesson all to itself.

[@RippSnortin]

As someone who lives in California far right view points sound refreshing.

[@brianmatthews4149]

Agree

[@DarlaAnne]

No, there's a nice middle road there that we need to be aspiring to and not "far' anything.

[@jongallardo8006]

I had a friend from Southern California move to somewhere in Mississippi. I gave him a rough time for it (we are both Hispanics.) but in a country of 350 million people, you can find most anything if you look hard enough

[@marknewton6984]

So True.

[@tcwhite0104]

WE help and send money to every country but our own..such a disgrace to leave these people like this..

[@RAGE-_]

The Ukrainian refugees got free big houses when they arrived in the US 😂😂

[@tonyjones1560]

I wonder if there’s a politician in the state capital or in DC who has the guts to go tell those people to their faces, they’re not getting help because the money is going to…well, anybody else they can think of.

[@robertmartin4371]

You can make fun of mississippi but we don't care. This is home and a better way of life than the rest of the country

[@whiterabbits22]

I'm thankful for folks like Nick and other channels going through places like this.. It's interesting actually see what's going on in places where you may not be welcome or safe. I feel a lot of people hear about stuff and make up opinions, or politicians ignore these kinds of places. How are we supposed to improve stuff for folks if all you have is an impression of what it's like?

[@zacsdiyguns]

They don't want your improvements, when will you understand that?

[@whiterabbits22]

@@zacsdiyguns I dunno man, I come from a town where the main industry moved overseas and they been trying ever since to revitalize stuff with tech park this and diversified agriculture that. Can't imagine folks rather be poor, and if they do? Stop taxing my money or put it back into my neighborhood.

[@zacsdiyguns]

@nbafanboy8146 sounds like their problem then doesn't it

[@zacsdiyguns]

@@whiterabbits22 vote better in

[@MrDrwinston]

Vicksburg is a beautiful area and lot's of history. Some intresting Delta Blues history there. Natchez Trace National Parkway is a scenic drive.

[@cjmorgan1476]

I'm from Vicksburg.I grew up literally one street over from the river downtown It's not what it used to be, though.When the casinos came , it really started sucking the money and the soul out of that city and I hated to see it , but I had to leave. I am about an hour away from there now , but it was very sad to watch it and still watch it , since about 1995 or 96, drain what's left of it. Them casinos on the water are never a good idea...

[@maxwellji3475]

people in Mississippi look very nice and friendly..

[@paradigm_conjecture]

Thanks for taking us on this road trip with you!

[@mysnackr]

Fantastic video. So well done and very entertaining and educational!

[@Yasminescookingshow]

Hello Nick! Aka, "handsome KZbin guy!" I love and enjoy your videos. I especially loved the song you sang in this one.

[@AcuraLvR82]

Really sad to see that family devastated by that tornado. You can really see the despair in that old man. 33:23 that black Nissan 240 on blocks is an odd spot. They are worth considerable money these days for drifting.

[@melbelle2049]

Makes me sick. This is where they need help. It's so tragic

[@mikehemp65]

Awesome Nic, thank you for your tour and trips through Ms. I was born and raised in Montgomery County, Ms

[@illyafee]

My mom and I drove through the backroads of Louisiana and Mississippi in November 2002 or 2003.

[@manuelcontreras3349]

cheers to that

[@laurafoote214]

back in the early 80's we stayed at the Holiday Inn in Jackson on our way to Houston, when we got there it was at night and we left early morning, so we didn't see much as we were headed through Louisana to Texas, great video!

[@vahagy6579]

This is the most authentic part of America 🇺🇸👌😅

[@Carlos-nq7up]

You mean the most backwards part of America 🤠

[@vahagy6579]

@@Carlos-nq7upya lol this is how America is meant to be either too liberal like CA or this. The in between is almost none existent here.

[@spyder_33]

​@@Carlos-nq7upMexifornia would be the most backwards and least American

[@maaruz1979]

Yes the Confederate states are the true America- “white supremacy” is the national religion

[@nicolesteele4341]

Good Job, thanks for the journey, balanced information between life experiences of interviewed. I was expecting you to avoid talking about some topics most of us already know but you didn't. You addressed them respectfully good or bad. Once again Good Job. I like your style of delivery.

[@thomaswatson1739]

Mississippi is a great state and great people. They should stay proud of their Southern identity and reject the filth pushed on us from the outside world. #FreeDixie

[@marknewton6984]

Social media today sucks.

[@cjmorgan1476]

Absolutely one of the best blessings about the south is we don't eat that insane evil crap spewed out their mouths lately, lil place on West Coast called the city of angels. Now lookin at it it's more like the city of the fallen angels. We might be poor and seem behind the times now but it's gonna be that specific thing that gonna make us be one of the last best moral normal places to be sooner than later if it keeps in this direction we are headed now. I hope not but I'm glad I'm here and no where else at this moment in our country!

[@49kittypretty1]

You have the perfect voice for narration. I ‘ve watched a lot of your videos.

[@dianelee346]

This was a really really good representation. Not that I’ve been to Mississippi proper, just a drive by interstate some year a long time ago, but now I feel like I have BEEN to Mississippi. And I was just happy to leave but enjoyed the stay. From, a Floridian

[@davidarmitage289]

I love that little instrument the guy was playing!

[@Blissfulnessence]

Started watching right after you uploaded, but kept getting interrupted. Mississippi has a lot of flavor, will give it that. I felt very sorry for the folks remaining in the tornado town. And Watermelon Slim sure was interesting. I was waiting for him to pull out a mouth harp but guess that's more Appalachia than delta. Bobby Gentry 'Ode to Billy Joe' was set in Mississippi. Now i'll have to look that up. Thanks for another great tour Nick, glad you didn't encounter any crawfish or ghosts!!

[@Blissfulnessence]

*Bobbie Gentry

[@NickJohnson]

I want to see ghosts!

[@anthonycrumb5753]

The Mississippi Delta may be one of the poorest parts of the USA but musically and culturally it's richer than Switzerland.

[@Bulvan123]

I spent a month in Tallahatchie county. I love that environment & lifestyle.

[@MH-rl4gx]

wonderful video. I really felt like I truly visited these places. thanks from Egypt

[@survivingthetimes]

Women should complete against women. Not that hard to understand. You got me wanting to pack up my F-350 and head to where folks still have common sense.

[@Puppigvrl]

You're right! That's why trans women should be allowed to play in women's sports because they're women, it's just common sense :3

[@roshi_strider]

no, real women.@@Puppigvrl

[@warrenmcelroy4718]

Super proud to see you talk about Common Sense and owning an F350 in the same sentence, had you said you were going to pack up the 3500 Silverado or Ram I might have had to have a little chuckle🤣👏🏿 … great minds think alike my friend

[@Shannonbarnesdr1]

21:13 i love this ! i think its unique and it takes you back in time, you're prolly right, many up and coming musicians likely played there at that piano or in the area on similar. 🙂

[@angelawilliams9088]

Nothing is going to be done, until they stand up, and shout out about their living conditions! PERIOD I PRAY FOR THEM ALL 😢

[@thomasfranco5997]

I remember Earth, Wind, and Fire would use the kalimba in some of their songs. I went to High School in California in the 70's and those were the most popular bands in that time Grand Funk Railroad, Ohio Players, The Rolling Stones, and Santana.

[@barbarianswife]

Best videos ever Nick🎉😊

[@RedWolf17]

Wow! What an eye-opener! This is why I love KZbin. Thank you Nick for doing such an exceptional job in documenting the state of this country…in places most of us would never have seen.

[@johnmajchrzak9826]

Yeah Nick you made a really good point the last few minutes of your video. Personally don't live in California but I'm going to actually try to move there in the next couple years for the beach communities. But how you made the point at the end about how like there's certain problems on each end of the country and Mississippi having not as much craziness as California. But I really did like this one because I'm technically originally from Maryland the last Southern State. Where there are a few black people to this day that support the Confederate flag which is crazy but yeah. Anyway man I think you do great work over the years and your informal and people learn stuff from your actual videos take care God bless. You and your family.

[@NickJohnson]

Ok John!

[@rasserfrasser]

Catfish is awesome. All I'm gonna say.

[@garygunnels4893]

I love your videos, I can not travel so watching your videos are great for me. I live in a very small town in northeast Colorado called Akron. We only have 1,600 people. I love it here. But I wish I could travel but not physically able to so I watch your videos, thank you so much.

[@NickJohnson]

Ok Gary!!

[@jimmymccarter1140]

Great vid Nick!

[@Zombie__Homegirl]

I like Mississippi ❤Next time I roll through there. I gotta visit BB Kings museum.

[@robertmoore2049]

Your singing is getting better all the time, Nick!!

[@stevo728822]

The irony is that slaves were given free food and accommodation. Two things many free people cannot afford these days.

[@tomt.3089]

Very tender, closing song! Insightful video! Thanks😊

[@scpatriot3180]

Nick....look n load down here in the south! Welcome YALL