Massachusetts - The US Explained

[@ThatIsInterestingTII]

The next state up will be Maryland. If you're from Maryland, please respond to this comment with any information you'd like to include about your home state!

[@ocularzombie6679]

Maryland is nicknamed "America in Miniature" due to it's geopolitical similarities to the overall country, with mountains in the west and city areas to the east. Maryland is also known for it's climate diversity, having mountains, beaches, and a few swamps all within roughly 12,000 sq mi.

[@GoogleAccount-pi9ct]

@@ocularzombie6679 wow that's cool

[@Brademic]

Overall the people of Maryland differ vastly shore to shore. The western shore has Annapolis, Baltimore, and the eastern shore has small (equally as good) towns sprinkled. So you’ll meet totally different people on the more rural side, kind of a different side of Maryland. That’s all. Huge fan of the videos, I’m a resident of Easton

[@randomdudestudios7637]

@@ocularzombie6679 never heard that before and I know a heck of a lot about Maryland

[@ocularzombie6679]

@@Brademic as a person kinda in the rural side, we aren't crab fanatics over here, but we still enjoy them. We have some good hiking trails though.

[@carrotsfilmjunkyard9776]

Listening to him trying to pronounce our locations absolutely made my day.

[@daniellewhite168]

GNAR-a-gansett

[@LeLaidbackLauncher]

Haverhill = Havriel Worcester = W(uh)ster Gloucester = Glahster Leominster = Lemster Woburn = Wooburn Reading = Redding Stoneham = Stone-um

[@carrotsfilmjunkyard9776]

@@LeLaidbackLauncher Lowell=Lowl or even just “lol” for that matter

[@Blueslugs]

The way he says Merrimack is so weird

[@carrotsfilmjunkyard9776]

@@Blueslugs mery mac

[@madmech153]

I’m from Boston and not a single person here refers to each other as Massachusettsans. We’re Massholes.

[@jqc0990]

We're actually called Bay Staters

[@callmeswivelhips]

Only the drivers are massholes

[@shanealbertson8]

We’re Bostonians

[@jonathancopeland6083]

Agree Massachusettsans What?

[@shotaholic1]

yup, agreed. Massholes, Bay Staters & Bostonians just like wicked pissah is not really expressed much anymore. it’s used more in pop culture references then anything else.

[@VulcanTrekkie45]

Correction: the Quabbin Reservoir isn't a natural barrier. It's an entirely manmade lake

[@michaelpenta]

I was surprised when it was not noted people used to live there, but I had to stop the video when they said a "natural barrier"

[@manofcultura]

I think it’s a misunderstanding in terms. I have taken some classes in geo engineering and my professor would refer to even man made lakes as a natural barrier. Natural barrier in the sense that it’s a feature that acts as such in spite of being created by man. I mean even the term man-made is tenuous at best, considering reservoirs are just lakes created by preventing drainage. The source of the water and shape of the land flooded is largely not controlled by humans. Implying something like a reservoir is entirely human made gives too much credit to humans.

[@ToddWCorey1]

Yeah, I don't think he meant it was a natural body of water, just that, naturally, due to its size and location, it acts as a sort of barrier or dividing line between central Mass and western Mass. And yes, entire towns were evacuated and disappeared beneath when it was created.

[@dizzye840]

I dont think you know the definition of reservoir... it's literally an artificial lake.... lol

[@manofcultura]

@@dizzye840 yeah artificial how? You still need the rain to rain and the embankments to hold. Humans don’t have control over that, they can only work around it. I think people who aren’t engineers have an odd sense of where natural begins and human made starts. Regardless even a reservoir is natural, simply because majority of its components are not directly placed there by man (ie. The Water)

[@UnoB8938]

Coming from someone born and raised in Mass, the East/West divide is very strong. Someone living in eastern Mass can go their whole life only going to central MA to go to Six Flags, and lucky enough to go to Western Mass maybe once. The western part of the state is very much rural and separated in culture from the east.

[@KillaKage23]

6 flags is in Agwam…that’s western Mass

[@KillaKage23]

And you’re right. Being from Springfield, we more so identify with CT and NY

[@Thatdudehey]

agreed. been out to western MA only a couple of times, but it's a great part of the commonwealth and deserves more attention!

[@UnoB8938]

@@KillaKage23 ok so what’s ur point? I only go to six flags once every other year. Just looking to argue with someone?

[@Luis-xr6ec]

As somebody who was “born and raised” in Massachusetts you would know Six Flags is in Eastern Mass and not Central. 😂

[@confusedowl297]

New England seems like such a beautiful place to me, not just the landscape, but the cities and towns are just so pretty.

[@bradfordlangston836]

I cant wait to get out. Going to the southwest.

[@confusedowl297]

@@bradfordlangston836 Don't like the weather?

[@bradfordlangston836]

@@confusedowl297 Of course I'd like warmer weather, but the two main factors are politics and the city I currently live in. I don't want to get into politics (obviously) so I'll just say that I live in Lynn Massachusetts. Terrible place.

[@confusedowl297]

@@bradfordlangston836 Well, I guess everyone's preferences are different. I wish you the best with your move to the Southwest!

[@bradfordlangston836]

@@confusedowl297 Thanks

[@Kane01541]

Minor correction, we’re called Massholes not Bay Staters

[@MrMrshawn2000]

Facts

[@twigwonderkid3209]

Lol, shhhhhhhhhhh!

[@markswift]

😭😭 🖐🏾I have dashcam footage to show the Masshole drivers in action.

[@JMM33RanMA]

@@markswift It's really too bad that Newholers isn't a well known term. Having lived in MA for most of my life, but having spent years in the Middle East and New Jersey, I have to say that the worst drivers I've had to deal with were in the Middle East, especially Dubai. In the US, in Massachusetts, the drivers in Quincy and Brockton are as bad or even worse than the ones in Boston. The absolutely worst, in my experience though, are the drivers in the Jersey City area, where I saw traffic incidents IRL that I had only seen previously in movies or computer games.

[@markswift]

@@JMM33RanMA Laughing as I read your reply. Brockton drivers think they are Race Car drivers. Spring and Summer are near. The roads will be chaos. The Potholes are like Moon Craters. The best drivers I've seen are the Italians. Naples was a race track and controlled chaos. I took a cab from the port to the NATO base. The Taxi driver was showing off his driving skills. I was in the front seat holding onto my seatbelt. Check out the Dashcam footage on my channel. I had a near miss last year with two cars racing through the streets of Dorchester.

[@ScottA2345]

Correction - the second largest urban area in Massachusetts (which is also the second largest in New England), behind only Boston, is Worcester, not Springfield.

[@xblizboii4793]

springfield by population, worcester by geographic area

[@davidparadis490]

Worcester just recently passed Springfield for population size...maybe 2 years ago

[@ScottA2345]

@@davidparadis490 Hmmmm, not sure about that. Worcester was #2 when I lived there in the 1980's. Never heard of it slipping to #3, but I guess it could have.

[@yaush_]

I always thought Worcester was number 2, feels like more culturally relevant too.

[@JESL_Only_1]

Providence is pretty close, and the Providence metro is most probably bigger than Worcester's. I live in Taunton.

[@FALprofessional]

Just got a refresher course on all of US history, not only Massachusetts. Just goes to show the significance of Massachusetts' history on the nation as a whole.

[@xavyre]

Mass is one of the many regions in the U.S. that have areas or towns with names that have unique pronunciations. Several of the towns were mispronounced. Also a mention of the Quabbin should have included the fact that several towns were abandoned and dismantled to fill the valley with water. Some signs such as old roads can still be seen while boating across the body of water.

[@HeatherMHume]

He did very well with Leominster!

[@dexterjettster3683]

Just like Maine. Its really annoying when out of staters mispronounce Skowhegan or Saco

[@Odinsday]

It's the same way over here in New Hampshire. Windham - Windem Plaistow - Plastow Belknap - Belnap Rochester - Rachester Contocook - Contukuk The best one is "Coos" county except it is not what it looks like. It's actually "Koh-oss" with two syllables. New Hampshire is an odd place.

[@lovelyheiferdev]

It's either British or Indigenous, it's beautiful.

[@georgewashington2036]

@@Odinsday don’t try to blend w us we know y’all are weird up there

[@rachelhughes8174]

I love MA. I've lived here my whole life and I truly think it's one of the best states in the country

[@WizardToby]

rural new england is beautiful. especially in the fall and winter.

[@WesternMassEAS]

rural new england (and rural upstate NY) is beautiful year round

[@WizardToby]

@@WesternMassEAS Facts

[@maplecosy9429]

The BEST!

[@jojofraz6870]

Actually, John Adams and John Quincy Adams were both born in Braintree, Mass. Their birth certificates are located at the Braintree Town Hall. This was before the town lines were changed. Also, John Hancock was born in Braintree and Sylvanias Thayer (the father of West Point) was born and died in Braintree. Lots of history in Braintree. I love the history of Massachusetts and New England.

[@Spoon80085]

It's funny to think that my random little "city" with a bad football team is more historically significant than most states

[@williamkeough]

Mass was the postal abbreviation for Massachusetts prior to the postal service going to two letter abbreviations

[@jonathanfriedman7430]

A couple side notes, Smith College is in Northampton and Mt. Holyoke is in South Hadley. Lowell wasn’t a town at the time of the colony-it wasn’t incorporated until the middle of the 1800s and it was based on factories. Springfield is also the home of basketball, Shay’s Rebellion, and the Springfield Armory

[@mostdopecaptain3350]

And famous anti slavery activist Sojourner Truth lived in Florence Mass for 13 years! There used to be a community of all African Americans there. Love mass and it’s history!

[@henry__49]

live in Florence myself for the last 40 years. All the benefits of Northampton without the downtown drama.@@mostdopecaptain3350

[@nathanloomis7508]

With MIT, Harvard and other universities nearby, the Boston suburbs have the nations second most important cluster of high tech venture capitalism, fueled by top tier university grant money. It's located in the northern Boston suburbs along Route 128. Boston also has two of the best hospitals in the nation (MGH and Brigham & Women's), which is why Boston receives more federal grant money for medical/biotech research of any city in the US. This also results in one of the largest brain gains on Earth.

[@owenkramer9926]

MGH and Brigham and Women's are one Hospital system now, too.

[@ZBisson]

Boston suburbs? Don’t you mean near Boston?

[@jonathanwobesky9507]

plus Beth Isreal-Lahey, Dana Farber, Joslin, Children's Hospital, Boston City Hospital-BU Medical Ctr, Tufts Medical, Harvard medical connected with HMOs and clinics. The present Governor was a medical insurance executive.

[@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975]

OMG I KNOW!!! MASSACHUSETTS IS THE GREATEST PLACE ON EARTH. IT IS SO GREAT THTAT IT SHOULD BE ITS OWN PLANET 🌍 MASSACHUSETTS SHOULD’NT BE IN THE SAME COUNTRY AS LOW CLASS PLACES LIKE NORTH DAKOTA OR WYOMING. ..

[@jonathanwobesky9507]

@@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975 That's a projection, nobody believes that, but I know lots of people who came to MA from those Beautiful Places because they wanted a degree in medicine or music or there was never a place for them in their rural family personality cult, they might be shamed for reading books. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKjOlXqobq-Mo6c

[@IverJ]

I grew up in Halifax, MA in 70s & 80s, lived in Plymouth in the 90s (walking distance to the rock & Mayflower II), and now live on North Shore near NH border. You did an excellent job capturing much of the key points of this state, and its long and rich history.

[@jakebutler291]

Anyone else in MA say 'Dunks'?

[@Bugm-kn9sv]

Meeeeeeee

[@MrIrrationalSmith]

I live in Allston. There are 10 Dunks within a 1 mile radius of my house.

[@sostdm617]

@@MrIrrationalSmith exactly especially in Alston

[@warcrimeenjoyer219]

How many dunks per capatia does mass have

[@jakebutler291]

@@warcrimeenjoyer219 one location for every 6k people. damn

[@maninredhelm]

The pilgrims and early settlers weren't really directly responsible for infecting the natives, that had already happened from their interactions with a variety of passing European traders. That's why the coastal tribes were so eager and open to co-operating with the English settlers, because they had already been decimated by disease, and needed allies against the larger, healthier inland tribes who'd begun threatening them. Relations ultimately came to the same sad end that they did everywhere else, but that early mutual dependence was why settler and native coexistence and cooperation lasted longer in the Massachusetts colony than elsewhere.

[@jalicea1650]

Until Metacomet's War. The puritans would not have survived winter if it wasn't for the mercy and help from the local Indians. Unfortunately, we returned the favor with genocide.

[@davidlandry3487]

Thanks for producing such a thoughtful, informative video. I was born and raised in Western Mass, moved away with one of my parents as a teenager, and after living in 4 other states in the south, east, and west over the course of over 20 years, I'm finally coming home in less than a month.

[@maplecosy9429]

Me too. There's nowhere else we want to be.

[@mostdopecaptain3350]

Welcome home! You definitely gotta make the drive and go get some biscuits and gravy from the Whately Diner in Whately Ma. & Same happened to me. I lived all across America but something calls me back to New England every time. I’m buying land in Maine, Vermont and western mass as I have family in all three areas. New England is just an awesome place to be!

[@paddlefaster]

Excellent overview of Massachusetts. Born and bred here and I still learned some new things. Well done.

[@maninredhelm]

At 2:43, the arrow pointing downward doesn't indicate surrender, it indicates peace. "Surrender" would be a disarmed figure. The whole point of keeping the figure armed but not wielding his weapons hostilely was to communicate that he's not the enemy. Which Massasoit never was. Also, Miles Standish never "brutally slaughtered hundreds of indigenous people." He killed a handful of warriors who Massasoit warned him were trying to raise a war party against the colony. Whether that was the wisest way to handle the situation is definitely disputable, but it could have saved numerous lives on both sides, although it may have caused more deaths later due to the long term damage to relations. Standish did not participate in the Pequot War other than allocating a couple dozen militiamen to the army, to fulfill his colony's quota. He was dead long before King Philip's War, which is when everything really went to hell. I'm 100% in favor of changing the flag because (A) it's not a good flag, and (B) it's not worth perpetuating these misunderstandings, but whoever wrote up that interpretation was full of crap and had an agenda. (I'm not blaming the uploader, I'm sure this is what came up when researching this on the internet. I've seen it before.)

[@JessikahElise]

I personally like our flag.. But I'm weird... 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Earthbound369]

I'm used to our state Flag. Why change it?

[@mheermance]

As a Massachusetts resident I can confirm that the population density is pretty intense. I lived in Somerville for six years and there's literally no way to not be around other people. I moved to a less dense suburb but it is still crowded.

[@coreyperdue37]

It's why covid fucked us up

[@TheFoolintherainn]

Yeah - grew up in Mass myself.. not far from the Minuteman statue. I used to watch the reenactments at Lexington Green sitting on my dad's shoulder since I can remember.. what happened to Patriots and independence? You don't have to answer.. I work for both lawyers and in Social services... then ran for my life 😲 I was lucky, I traveled since I was young so I know there's a world beyond.. you really should live in other areas of the country, experience life different from the micromanaging hand of your rulers and dictators... Why do y'all keep putting Baker in? Duval Patrick was found guilty of embezzling how many millions of dollars and he was candidate for president?

[@jonathancopeland6083]

Lived on Bay State Avenue with an old Girl Friend

[@mheermance]

@@jonathancopeland6083 Not far from where I used to live on Cedar st. The upside was getting burgers at R.F. O'Sullivan.

[@johnnysalami27]

What’s crazy is that just west in Lexington, Waltham and Concord you get far more trees and you begin the more rural parts. You quickly move away from the urban life. I’m next door in Arlington and it’s crazy how much it changes when you move outside of the Boston area

[@carlhuffman454]

I spent about nine months in MA back in 1969 while in the Army out at Ft. Devens. As a long time resident of SC, I was regarded as something of a curiosity by the locals, even though I don't have a pronounced Southern accent. My fellow Southern soldiers gave as good as we got, when we were ridiculed as hicks or crackers. Turkey Herders and Pilgrims were our pet names for them. Incidentally, I went to grad school with a man from Wellesley, and we are good friends to this day. We have exchanged visits for decades. He was surprised at Charleston, and I find New England to be beautiful

[@lizgreer6888]

MA was the start of public schools! Boston Latin was the first public school in the country with all the other towns following suite after. From there the idea spread to the rest of the colonies. Massachusetts pioneered special education too with many of the IDEA laws coming directly from MA laws already created.

[@ScottA2345]

Also the first public library.

[@Sept2cfm1953]

First board of health

[@cuteness51308]

I love this state. Massachusetts really is the birth place of America. 🫶🏼🥰 proud to be born and raised here for my whole almost 34 years. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@Disassociated24]

I gotta take god damn MCAS every year, really sucks 😤😤

[@A.Mayflower127]

I WAS SO READY FOR THIS, you made my day, thank you so much 😌

[@cheep5645]

Nice video! Massachusetts has been one of my favorite states, and as someone not from there I thought this did a good job covering it. Now let’s just hope the new flag design they come up with looks good 🙏

[@JMM33RanMA]

Erasing the Native Americans was most popular from the 16th through 19th Centuries and is still popular in the Dakotas where they are still trying to erase the Lakota and other native people. Whatever they do, I hope they ask the opinions of the native people. Replacing Samoset with a Puritan would be bad, using the minuteman statue would be OK or reverting to the tree motif that used to be the revers side of our flag would be non-controversial. My personal opinion is that the representation of Samoset is inappropriate because he seems to be submitting to foreign rule. Is reforming that possible?

[@leaflyog8513]

Massachusetts sucks, lived here 21 years

[@LarryDickman1]

@@leaflyog8513 Move.

[@leaflyog8513]

@@LarryDickman1 would if i could

[@sammygames2046]

@@leaflyog8513 What do you dislike?

[@HeatherMHume]

Great job! Having grown up in Holyoke and living in Boston proper now, you did very well in highlighting the best of the entire Commonwealth. Thank you.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Grew up in East Longmeadow when Springfield was great

[@ZwRkErDa]

Woohoo, another episode! Thanks a bunch for continuing this serie, Carter. Have a great one, y'all!

[@mattalibozek7258]

Awesome video, I grew up at the base of Mt. Greylock. Fun fact: there was a landslide like 35 years ago leaving a bare spot that looked like a side profile of a Native Americans head, similar to a buffalo nickel or the old Washington Redskins logo. It used to be a lot more pronounced like 20 years ago, but it’s starting to fade away now.

[@jmmrph1]

The reason we say "Mass" after town names is that neighboring states have towns with the same name. Salem, Concord, Wakefield, Manchester to name a few.

[@lyl3645]

MA is so picturesque and lovely. Your video made me appreciate it more.

[@dazedwit1577]

I just found you from General Knowledge. For the Quabbin Reservoir you missed talking about the former Massachusetts towns that were eliminated to create it. Martha’s Vineyard: starting decades ago and still till this day it’s vacation destination for middle to upper class AA’s (from NYC originally). And the indigenous tribe on the west side is fascinating, currently too

[@susanbehring8309]

So very sad

[@SirTrollerDerby]

Hi. I'm a late discoverer of your excellent series The US Explained. I grew up in Quincy, Mass, and am probably not the first person to mention its pronunciation given over 1200 previous comments. The Quincy family after which the city and sixth president were named pronounced the name Quinzee. That pronunciation continues to this day. But you are in good company. I've seen many documentaries about US history in which the narrator pronounces the name Quinsee. And, in fact, all the other Quincys in the US, such as in my current state of Illinois, use the "see" pronunciation. So, I absolve you of your sin. Excellent work.

[@bakert7000]

Great video with a lot of interesting facts and scenery. Back in 2018, I took the train to Boston and found out it is easy to get around without a car. The subway system is great. I found the people to be very friendly. I love all the history around the Boston area. I am glad you covered New Bedford but you didn't mention about the whaling museum. That is where Herman Melville was from that wrote Moby Dick. They have a lot of national park sites in the state and I have seen most of them. I just went to the Cape, the first part of June because of pride fest. A lot of the sites you mentioned are national park sites, like the Adams home and Salem maritime. You didn't mention Sangus Ironworks though. I also saw Plymouth on my last trip and have wanted to go there since 2020. I has more meaning for me being a Mayflower descendant. I look forward to seeing more of your videos about the states.

[@ariantaheri4638]

My man really stepping up the production value 👍

[@brucesantacory1390]

i'm from Western Mass in what's called the Pioneer Valley, and i bring a lot of people out when i go home to visit and they are shocked, they think of Massachusetts as being the Urban sprawl of BOSTON and everything that goes with it, but until you hit Springfield Western mass is Mountains and Farms along the Connecticut river, in fact some of the worlds most famous Cigar Tabaco is grown in western mass.

[@davidlandry3487]

Yeesss! Easthampton born and raised. I've been to Seattle, Houston, Tucson, and a fair share of small towns around there, and there's always something special about coming home to the Pioneer Valley. I love the farms, the arts & small shops, and the amazing sense of community in the towns along the valley.

[@brucesantacory1390]

@@davidlandry3487 i was born at cooley D, and my family lives in Easthampton, i was a manager of Easthampton and southhapmton Harley for a while and in 98 after a divorce could be found at the Brass Cat or Peanuts, later after almost a decade in south carolina peanuts became Whiskers , i lived in hatfield then

[@johnsullivan2412]

Very nice video. Even as a history teacher and lifelong native I learned some interesting information. One minor correction: the first shots of the revolution were in Lexington, not Concord. The British were on their way to Concord when they were met by the Lexington militia when a shot rang out and shooting commenced.

[@annem396]

Concord is where we shot back!

[@andrewjones7011]

Actually the first shots were fired at Hanscom air force base. But the minutemen sniffed out the attack thanks to their fleet of drones.

[@icefrout]

I should mention that the first shot of the American Revolution was in Lexington, not Concord. In fact, the image you showed at 27:14 is of Lexington.

[@shotaholic1]

another fun fact in that Paul Revere and William Dawes during the famous “midnight ride” were captured in Lexington and brought back to Lexington center.

[@johnnysalami27]

Yeah it happened down the street from where I live

[@johnnysalami27]

At least he didn’t say (con-cord)

[@LeLaidbackLauncher]

I always see Mass like America's little ball of fury: small but densely populated by a prideful and highly educated population which makes the state an economic, social and political powerhouse that can go toe to toe with entire countries around the world

[@daemonthorn5888]

I have lived here all of my life. I would not say the population is, "highly educated". If you spend your time in an affluent area where a bunch of doctors, lawyers, and other such people live, you could get that impression. But the majority of the population is not highly educated. The vast majority of people here might have a high school diploma or GED. But most people are not college educated. In fact, most jobs in the state are blue collar jobs. Factory workers, construction workers, plumbers, truckers, burger flippers, and retail, are examples of the kind of work that the majority of the population does. We are definitely not densely populated with, "prideful and highly educated", people. Sure, you can find highly educated people. But you can find highly educated people in any state if you look for them, or just go to the right areas.

[@davidlandry3487]

Who you callin' "little"? Haha

[@LeLaidbackLauncher]

@@daemonthorn5888 I was referring to the fact that we are the most college educated state, ranking no. 1 with over 40% of the pop. with a bachelor's degree or higher. Universities are spread out across the state (Amherst, Williamstown, Worcester, Springfield, Boston, etc.) So you don't have to be in an "affluent" area to find education. So yes, the slim majority of people aren't working highly specialized jobs, but education, medicine, finance and manufacturing are the states largest industries and 3/4 of those industries require high levels of education, with the 4th still requiring management, industrial engineering and design, etc

[@mostdopecaptain3350]

The spirit of America babyyyyy!!

[@LeLaidbackLauncher]

​@@davidlandry3487DONT CALL ME SMALL!!

[@wesleynewsam]

Once all six New England states have been covered you should do a video talking about New England as a whole and comparing/contrasting the states within it

[@TheFoolintherainn]

There is no compare and contrast anymore we kept moving away from the micromanaging liberals and they follow us everywhere throughout maine, massachusetts.. even out of New England and to Vermont and New York... There's no difference between Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island Same corruption

[@a.whyattmann5057]

@@TheFoolintherainn Huh, liberal states that didn't have any riots last year? Hmmm, gee, I wonder why??

[@RK-cj4oc]

@@a.whyattmann5057 tf you mean liberal states had no riots last year?

[@peep3616]

@@TheFoolintherainn you know Vermont is part of New England, right…?

[@itsstellaraine]

​@peep3616 he's a conservative, don't expect him to be smart

[@caradu9973]

I'm from the Portuguese region of Massachusetts I've learned a lot here this was very comprehensive

[@Carolmaizy]

Me too! Southeast MA.

[@617Q]

Fall river?

[@caradu9973]

@@617Q fall Riv and New Beige

[@OgameitorDominus]

Massachusetts doesn’t exist.

[@caradu9973]

@@OgameitorDominus I wish you were right

[@abufarsakh9919]

Can’t wait for my state, Louisiana, to get its unique culture recognized

[@metrojuggler117]

This video rules. I wasn't expecting to even watch the whole thing but it's chock-full of great information, well organized and well paced.

[@YesItsMeGuys68]

Ok ... i must admit , that was outstanding . I lived for over 45 years in Boston and near by ... i learned some things here i never knew before watching this posting . Great Job !

[@martimx2123]

I´m from Portugal and i never thought rhode island had so many portuguese people. The portuguese are everywhere, we are a nation of explorers. Also the fact that Mass. have an higher idh than any other country really makes you think...

[@paulfinneran4244]

The south coast (New Bedford/Fall River) is literally nothing but Portuguese and Cape Veridian lol

[@sachemofboston3649]

Paul finneran many Brazilians as well

[@warcrimeenjoyer219]

Fr it’s either your half Portuguese and Irish full Irish or half Italian and Irish

[@diannelavoie5385]

Come to the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament held in August in New Bedford. (though it may not be held this year due to covid). Largest Portuguese festival in the US, and possibly the world. Two words: THE FOOD.

[@Ferreira0504]

Norway's HDI is a little bit higher, but Massachusetts is wonderful as well. Edit: Português americano aqui; Estou pensando em me mudar para Portugal assim que terminar meus estudos e conseguir um emprego.

[@AntoineLavoisier]

I was born and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts. Great work!

[@yamezjournal3916]

Lowell is such an underrated city. It gets a bad rep from a lot of greater Boston areas but living there was phenomenal for me.

[@jdkoz98]

@@yamezjournal3916 oh it’s a total shithole hahaha but yeah it’s awesome

[@OgameitorDominus]

Massachusetts doesn’t exist.

[@wrightgregson9761]

i am enjoying your presentation very much!!!! small suggestion: note that volleyball was also invented in Mass, Holyoke, I believe, in reaction to basketball. Also, Quincy is pronounced as Quinzy. I am very impressed with your report!!!!!

[@gkk18300]

24:10 your picture of the rock is awe inspiring. Thank you for doing its natural beauty justice

[@NeilHeffernan]

The Opening Shot is of a flyover of the Mystics Seaport Museum in Nearby CT.

[@Mountain4]

I live right next to the Quabbin, weird to hear it described as a "natural barrier" when its manmade. It does make traveling across the state longer though, for example I go to Umass in Amherst but my house is directly across on the other side meaning I have to go around the edge of the reservoir.

[@Debbie52S]

I'm from Western MA. Springfield, Chicopee, and Holyoke are very urban and have traditional dense settlements not much different than cities in the eastern part of the state. But outside of those core cities, Western MA is pretty rural and forest-y. So I guess we have the best of both worlds, except our urban areas suffer from sever blight. We don't get much help from our rich Eastern counterparts.

[@elevatorproductionsbymaxpassa]

The most rural county in Massachusetts is Franklin County which includes Greenfield.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Yup grew up in East Longmeadow in early 70s when Springfield rocked

[@AngelaMastrodonato]

As a resident of the Pioneer Valley, I concur. When he compared Western Mass to Vermont that is true for the Berkshires and maybe Franklin counties, but Hampden county (Springfield area) is more like Connecticut

[@mojorisin7371]

Massachusetts is very diverse considering its small size. You have the western part that can make you feel like your in Vermont or NH. The central part is similar but is settled more and offers a city feel but in the deep woods a short drive away. Metro Boston is the most populated, diverse and clustered with many pot hole riddled roads and highways. Great beaches are south in Cape Cod with a small Long Island NY feel. Northern MA is both historic, clustered and industrial. Minus NH, Massachusetts is the best state to live in overall in New England. You get the best schools on average, one of the best thriving economies, Great health-care, best police and fire departments, clean drinking water on average, great ethnic foods and entertainment, funny sarcastic hardworking loyal people and some great landscapes and waterways. Obviously poor life choices and outlook can effect greatly the outcome of living here as it's high cost of living is one of highest in the nation. Whatever state you choose in New England if your hardworking, thick skinned and ambitious you will fit in fine ✌🏽🇺🇲

[@SamsungAe-mn8tt]

VERY GOOD PRESENTATION! ALMOST EVERYTHING IS COVERED, FROM ITS HISTORY TO CONTEMPORARY POLITICS. I AM A FOREIGNER USED RATHER TO BRITISH ENGLISH, BUT I UNDERSTOOD EVERY SINGLE WORD OF YOUR PRESENTATION. CONGRATULATIONS! IT LADTED 40 MINUTES, BUT I WENT UNTIL THE END. THANKS!

[@greenhaven22]

Wow, this was fantastic! Your brother did a great job with the new series intro. I'm so glad I started watching your videos after your collaboration with General Knowledge.

[@c-howles]

The new intro is great. Kuudos to your brother and love that keep seeing the increase in production value

[@quinnthecameraman]

Thank you! Glad you liked the intro!

[@grammadee9443]

Thanks for sharing Very enjoyable having lived in 10 of our towns & 2 cities in my 82 years of living &loving Massachusetts. 👍

[@closmasmas9080]

Thanks for the quality! It makes these videos feel more special

[@jameslopes7008]

Totally missed the mark on SE Massachusetts. Fall River was the No. Textile Manufactuer in the US. New Bedford wasn't far behind. New Bedford was the No. 1 Whaling port in the world in the 1800's and is now the leading fishing port on the East Coast. Both Herman Melville and Frederick Douglass lived in New Bedford. No mention of Moby Dick or the Autobiography of Frederick Douglas? No Hetty Green?

[@mattymatt6970]

he was pretty spot on with what it's like today

[@diannelavoie5385]

New Bedford is the largest fishing port in the US, and has the largest dollar value in fish landings as well.

[@Conrailfan2596]

Can’t wait for New York. can you please focus more on the cities that aren’t NYC? like buffalo Rochester Syracuse Albany etc so people can see there’s more to NYS then just the city.

[@JMM33RanMA]

I notice you didn't mention Utica or Utica Club [yuck!] and can guess why not. The Finger Lakes and the Adirondacks shouldn't be avoided because Upstate has a lot to offer. I have a degree from SU and another from SUNY-A, and the less said about the winters, that are worse than southern New England's, the better.

[@greenmachine5600]

The New York video better be extra long then so New York City and all it's boroughs get adequate attention, as well as Long Island and Westchester.

[@Conrailfan2596]

@@greenmachine5600 you guys get enough attention most people can’t even name another city in NYS.

[@greenmachine5600]

@@Conrailfan2596 disagreed, people only know Manhattan. Barely anything about Queens, Bronx, or Staten Island. Most don't know Westchester either.

[@tenthcentralproductions8262]

Great job as usual! Been enjoying all of your US Explained videos thus far. I grew up in New York State and would be open to contributing to the video for that state when the time comes. Let me know if you would like my assistance.

[@liahansen6896]

these videos are really impressive, rly well researched, written, and delivered

[@skylab14]

Good job kid. Massachusetts native here. ........ Subbed. 👍

[@tl6752]

Correction...good job KEHD!

[@OgameitorDominus]

Massachusetts doesn’t exist.

[@Defective1]

HEY! As someone from Massachusetts I'm gonna tell you that you missed the name we prefer to go by here, Massholes.

[@Splucked]

Seriously. Have never in my life heard the term Massachusettsan. I think he just made it up. LOL

[@callmeswivelhips]

Only the drivers are massholes

[@Defective1]

@@callmeswivelhips and the pedestrians, and bicyclists, and just about everyone honestly

[@callmeswivelhips]

@@Defective1 Nah I disagree. Also, since the pandemic, everyone has become a lot nicer, it's a bit surreal. Cars actually stop to let me pass the street, I've never once seen it before even here in Pioneer Valley.

[@JMM33RanMA]

@@Splucked I've never heard it either, I think it's 19th Century and he got it from a book.

[@XiangYu94]

Moving to Boston for school in the Fall, thanks for the great summary man. +1 subscriber

[@ScottA2345]

I hope you enjoy it!! Best of luck.

[@jjdefeo7413]

As someone that lives in New hampshire, in a town that literally borders Massachusetts, they are not called massachusettsans, they are called massholes

[@maplecosy9429]

Never heard that in 50 years here.

[@stephenannese8228]

Were you born in a log cabin in NH...?...oh wait.....maybe a hospital in Mass.....?

[@boston_octopus_442]

@@maplecosy9429 I've been away from MA for 35 years and I'm aware of it from the internet. It's used internally with pride.

[@Slickzilla]

I was not expecting to learn this much about my own state!😅 Thanks

[@antoniospitaridis9524]

As someone who lives in Massachusetts I'd like to thank you and applaud how well you pronounced the names of cities and towns in Mass. Berkshires are beautiful. Great episode

[@ReydelCiguay]

Originally from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 living in Mass most my life (18 years). Wouldn’t change it.

[@duece619]

Some of the best geography videos. Keep it up!

[@Dhi_Bee]

I literally went to your page yesterday thinking I missed a new video & came back today after being notified. Love this series!

[@spencergraham-thille9896]

This made my day, and it's only 6am.

[@MrCliffwaldron2]

When the water level at Quabbin is really low, you can still see the steeple of the church from one of the four towns flooded to make it.

[@KaseeSmith]

I’ve traveled from Boston to Western Mass plenty of times. Definitely takes around 3 hrs

[@maplecosy9429]

The term Masshole started with the ' Big Dig' in the Boston area. Turned out to be an endless project and money pit ; hence the term masshole.

[@thejogman]

ive always heard that it originated as a way of describing how we drive

[@june_could]

Thank you for covering native groups and colonization in this kinda vid!

[@jakebutler291]

You're awesome. Videos are super informative & it's obvious how much hard work you put in. Thank you again!!!!!

[@JessikahElise]

The pilgims landed in Provincetown first then moved on to Plymouth. Also, the Plymouth rock that you see at the monument is not the original rock.

[@stanriordan5349]

There's an urban legend about the big crack in the rock, word has it they tried to transport it to the St. Louis Centennial celebration, and it rolled off the wagon while they were loading it...

[@SirTrollerDerby]

I tell people that the reason the pilgrims didn't stay in Provincetown was that as extremely uptight religious folks, they found Provincetown way too gay for them.

[@holmesymafia4226]

1 fact you forgot to mention. The first Toll House chocolate chip cookie was invented in Massachusetts. I am originally from the town where it was invented. Unfortunately, the building is burnt down. But the sign is still up

[@ScottA2345]

And Fig Newtons were invented in Newton MA

[@rsmith4339]

The Housatonic starts in Hinsdale , and runs through Dalton before reaching Pittsfield . That was the only error i could find . Most impressive .

[@theodorelovelace8256]

Keep doing these I watch them every time

[@julianachandler2975]

When you said it’s about 2hrs from the coast to the western edge, I couldn’t believe it. I checked it out on Google maps and you’re right, 2hrs and 13 min on the Pike, but that doesn’t account for traffic jams😀.

[@davidlandry3487]

I'm lucky to get to Boston from Springfield in 3 hours.

[@boston_octopus_442]

Just going from Boston to the Cape feels like 9 hours.

[@user-nz2ep4vh5h]

Great video! It is so beautiful to learn about the incredible history and diversity of the different US states. Thank you and keep it up :-)

[@IncoherentCentrist]

Great video! A quick pronunciation note that will be helpful for the RI video: "Narragansett" is pronounced "NAIR-uh-GAN-sit"

[@chris9074]

As a college student from Jersey in Boston for the past 3 years, my takeaways have been: the city is absolutely beautiful/historic and it does get quiet at night (looking at you NYC) but the wind chill makes me hate everything about Boston even if it's technically the same temperature as Jersey. Summer is amazing though. I could definitely see myself here short-term but definitely would want to be somewhere less cold in the future.

[@tl6752]

You sound like every native from Mass 😆 this is literally the place place in the US minus the winter 🥶

[@dustinhiggins710]

The same with all of the NE and Midwest. I grew up in upstate NY just a few hours drive to any of these states. Winter is the same throughout, terrible.

[@greenmachine5600]

@@dustinhiggins710 i like the winter and fall personally. Just got to dress right

[@stanriordan5349]

Aw c'mon, winter ain't that bad here, just makes you appreciate summer more...

[@UnoB8938]

Idk if you’re from Mass but you perfectly pronounced every town and city correctly. I’m impressed.

[@UnoB8938]

Expect Taunton

[@terrycurtisd4111]

You did an amazing job with my home state!!!!! Great job

[@weston.weston]

I ❤ your presentations, Carter. They are extremely well done, keep up the good work!

[@andrewdunston7479]

Thanks!

[@ThatIsInterestingTII]

Thank you so much!

[@NewEnglandGaming413]

I live 15 minutes away from Springfield lol place sucks 🤣 but the towns around it can be amazing, glad to live in NE

[@louisvandecauter]

"By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty."

[@JMM33RanMA]

I hope they go with the Bunker Hill Flac but without the red cross.

[@neilouellette3004]

Takes more than 2 hrs to drive from the Coast to it's Western edge. Also we're called Bay Stater's.

[@panjoshua6251]

Very well done! I can see that your video/editing quality is getting exponentially better with each video, and thanks for fixing your audio! Congrats on the new merch line, btw! :-D I think you're going to hit well over 100K subscribers as you continue to release high quality content! As always, I'm looking forward to the next one--hopefully you'll be able to dish it out in less than a month's time ;)

[@closmasmas9080]

28:07 What exactly do the different colors and shades represent

[@yesid17]

great video as always!! keep up the good work!

[@callmeswivelhips]

It takes more than 2 hours to drive from the coast to the weatern border because you have to drive through Boston and up and down and ton of a hills and a couple of mountains

[@psychicramps]

2 hours from the coast west? I drive from Williamstown to Provincetown alot, it’s a 5 hour drive brudder 😂

[@daemonthorn5888]

13:00 When mentioning the Quabbin Reservoir you say, "As lakes go it isn't that big." Are you kidding?! Four entire towns were disincorporated and then flooded to create the lake. It is 18 miles long and covers almost 39 square miles. And at it's deepest points reaches a depth of 6,000 feet. The lake also sits within the borders of seven different towns. I live relatively close to the Quabbin Reservoir and have been there many times. I have walked along it's shore and have also been on it in boats. When you're there it looks like the ocean. It is water as far as the eye can see. I don't know how you can possibly say, "As lakes go it isn't that big.", when it's actually the exact opposite that holds true. As lakes go, it is larger than most. Of course there are larger lakes. But most lakes do not cover almost 40 square miles, or have an opposite shore so far away that you can't see it.

[@sodawaterlime]

it takes more than 2 hours to drive from boston to the other side of the state... you'd have to be going 120 the entire way for that to take 2 hours

[@sodawaterlime]

@@mark99k facts

[@purpl3grape]

25:03 Did you see the alien in the background?

[@jeremyrushby3932]

Where?