Pennsylvania Isn't What You Think It Is Anymore

[@NickJohnson]

Here's my entire Pennsylvania playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLq-_cmf3H6yp0BbP8pVMHHXi5wHGI-hGU

[@CityGeek]

I live in Pennsylvania and I can confirm that Nick nailed it in this video! Great work!

[@jamesstark8316]

Got stranded in Erie, PA for 2 days during a snowstorm. Had a great time; the folks were super kind.

[@jgrysiak6566]

Lived in Erie 5 years, the people were nice to my face but then stabbed me in the back! Erie is a club full of lifers! It's not a place for an outsider, it's not a very transient place!

[@NewHaven203]

The 2013 blizzard shut down Erie and Buffalo, NY for days!

[@jgrysiak6566]

@@NewHaven203 , & the Xmas Day 2018 , 50 inch blizzard!

[@runningchemist6248]

I went to college in Erie. I absolutely love it!

[@mctraveller8539]

Surprised you didn't get robbed or food poisoning 🤔!

[@AlonsoRules]

Kensington needs to have a massive wall built around it. A disaster zone.

[@terrymiddleton6077]

Oh yeah, always has been always will be. It's called "The Politics of Kensington."

[@sbrown9020]

😂 crazy

[@carltonkeys6205]

So

[@vpaczkowski]

in 10 to 20 years kennsington will be filled with yuppie condos

[@markwarren7116]

That’s where I am from. Glad we moved from that drug infested sh*t hole!

[@Curty_YT]

I was driving through northeastern PA on a work trip and man, those Appalachian views are something else.

[@ambyluvinu]

Nick, I love your channel and you have grown so much. Thanks for showing my state in the correct light the good, bad, and ugly.

[@markbanash921]

I was raised in Bucks County and my wife and I were married by the mayor of Newtown. We saw first-hand the transformation of that part of the state into a bedroom community for people from as far away as New York City, who brought with them their brusqueness and Ill manners. As an example there was a small restaurant in town that used to serve breakfast but as it was small you used to have to wait maybe 15 or 20 minutes for a table. For a local this was no big deal - you would just grab a newspaper and read about the crime in Trenton. But for the new folks this was intolerable and there was a lot of yelling. I used to ask people why they moved to the area and they said for the peace and quiet.

[@B_kinda]

Oh get over yourself lol. No one wants to live in PA ..but if they have to ? They do it in bucks county. That’s the frustration. Probably the most normal county and we all know PA is.. “interesting”. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@bonecanoe86]

Newtown is caught in a complicated location. In the Philly area, but pretty far out. Close but not too close to Trenton. On the side of the Philly burbs that points out towards New York. Part of Lower Bucks County but fairly distinct from other parts of the area like Levittown/Fairless Hills/Bristol. I do really love Newtown and think the historic downtown is gorgeous, but it's hard to say what the town's identity even is anymore.

[@JohnSmith-ct5jd]

That's New Yorkers for you.

[@basher5107]

Newtown,Holland,Yardley, New Hope are all $700.000+ and yeah most people ride the train into NY

[@Chordonblue]

Having lived in Lancaster county for over 30 years, I can tell you firsthand that there's a LOT of Rumspringa Amish kids 'driving' drunk. Normally, they'll be at a barn nearby or whatever, and the horse simply knows the way home. Back in 1984, a friend visiting from New York and I were standing outside one crisp October night. Suddenly, we started hearing AC/DC's 'Back in Black' coming up the road. Sure enough, it was a horse-drawn buggy full of drunk kids with a boombox. Neither of us had seen such a thing, and then, to our astonishment, one of them flipped us the bird and said, "Hey! F*ck YOU!", and at first they laughed, then all of us laughed hysterically as the horse was on auto-piliot. 🤣 It was my friend's strange introduction to the Amish and at the time, I had no explanation for it. Now though, I know about Rumspringa. It happens far more common that you'd think. 😉

[@jgrysiak6566]

And all the Amish & Mennonite women buy the booze & slip it under their dresses!

[@Chordonblue]

@@jgrysiak6566 I wouldn't know anything about that!

[@jgrysiak6566]

@@Chordonblue , True story, women working in a convenience store in Summersville, MO sell them liquor & see them put it under their dress or in their bras!

[@Chordonblue]

@@jgrysiak6566 Well, I worked alongside the women for a few years and never saw that. Not saying it didn't happen. But there are variances in the sects of Amish and Mennonites out there. For instance, some are allowed computers, some are not. Alcohol is generally considered verboten in any of those groups though. 🤨

[@jgrysiak6566]

@@Chordonblue , lol!

[@imhellag]

This is a great series. I love learning about America.

[@colleenkelleher393]

Born and raised in Philadelphia. Much better in 60’s and 70’s!

[@wallygee2198]

Tell people out there that Philadelphia is a shitty place to live now go to Kensington and Allegheny Ave and give your true perspective of the area and that now it is one of the worst cities with violence and killing's everyday

[@twizzwinton]

People say everything was better back in the day it’s so annoying sorry. Sports food music even people and it’s not even true

[@lynnmitzy1643]

@Colleen Kelleher that's cz the mob ran things then, now politics does.

[@paisan8766]

Lol the crime was actually awful from The mid 60s to the early 90s like most of American urban centers. Your nostalgia blinds you.

[@donh5794]

@@lynnmitzy1643 The Rizzo brothers did too.

[@jeffreymassey5541]

Nick this is what I been waiting for. I'm gonna be retiring to Pennsylvania from South Florida. People think I'm crazy. But I know what I'm doing. Lol 😆

[@ShaneFleming2016]

Welcome!

[@davidnewhouse9403]

Most people go reverse but Pennsylvania is beautiful

[@RollerCoasterLineProductions]

Don’t do it man!

[@Pilotin74]

@@RollerCoasterLineProductions Why not?

[@lorelailaval7676]

I don't know that you are crazy, I personally dislike PA , can't find any good things there , share why you are retiring there?!

[@larryn1929]

If you go to see a Philly pro sports game DO NOT wear an opposing team shirt or hat or anything. If you do you are putting your life at great risk.

[@curtvona4891]

F Philly

[@wandahall4435]

Happy Weekend Nick & Mappy!!!

[@whiterabbits22]

Until the internet, I never knew why the Fresh Prince had to leave Philly.

[@michaelmerck7576]

All you had to was the opening theme where it explains it all

[@whiterabbits22]

LOL When I was a kid, Philadelphia was the Liberty bell and Continental Congress. Had no idea it was a ghetto.

[@lynnmitzy1643]

@Frank Bonazza III 💪😉

[@NewHaven203]

He left because it sucks

[@jugatsu23nichi]

Hershey Park and Hershey World is awesome! Totally recommend visiting that place

[@sunnyd4734]

"Chocolate World"

[@cathybradley9067]

Not

[@taxthesocialist2602]

No thanks! Too many annoying out of staters came here now. Go back home people and stay away!!!

[@AM-bk9ei]

I really like your unfiltered approach to our nations facts.

[@kathleenhealey741]

Thanks! This was very interesting & the trivia was a great add-on.

[@jenncrane8774]

I live in York pa. About 45 minutes away from Gettysburg. Been there many times. There really are restless spirits roaming around. Very spooky!

[@sharkymama]

Good morning everyone, hope you Nick fans have a great safe weekend

[@MasterMalrubius]

Thank you Lisa. You also!

[@sirwahwee4488]

U too!

[@87mouhamed]

Im sry for conor injury I hope he comes back soon xd

[@SimonMartinForPrimeMinister]

You too gorgeous Lisa ❤️

[@sharkymama]

@@SimonMartinForPrimeMinister thank you 🙏

[@bernadettepacitti7119]

Sadly, my hometown will never recover from what the government has allowed happen to it.

[@zon278]

What happened

[@gristen]

are you from centralia or something lol

[@crystinamarie1]

🦻🏼

[@donnabittner69]

I hear you ! I know Chester!!

[@allysonmerritt5556]

I lived in Washingtonville until I was 14... I'm not sure if I should be proud or embarrassed that the lawnmower DUI story made it into your video 😂

[@NickJohnson]

Proud!! H

[@daisukishikamaru4920]

😂😂

[@jag92949]

Nick gave his video viewers a quiz after the Pennsylvania lesson.

[@BillKing3456]

Pennsylvania’s state parks are where you go from the NYC area if you want to go camping - a much better system than NY’s or NJ’s.

[@Nick-ih3xg]

Yeah they throw their f****** trash all over the place, thanks city people.

[@greaserbubtheoriginal7923]

more facts about the great commonwealth of pa 1 pa sells the 2nd most hunting license in the U S A 2 the pa fish commission stocks more catchable trout than any other state 3 in pottor county at cherry springs state park it is a dark sky reserve people from all over new england come to look at the night sky 4 the 2017 supper bowl that the eagles won by beating NEW ENGLAND THAT GAME WAS RATED THE 2nd most exciting supper bowl ever and 5 there are more members of the N R A IN PA THAN any other state like mappy we like our guns here in PA

[@NickJohnson]

Good stuff!!

[@MegaCokamo]

Cherry springs is one of the best observatory/ places to see stars in the world. My face lit up like a starry sky when I read this comment ❤️

[@luislaplume8261]

Hard to believe that Democrats control the state.

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

Wisconsin v. Jonas Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972), is the case in which the United States Supreme Court found that Amish children could not be placed under compulsory education past 8th grade. Pennsylvania has a strong growing system of private, religious, and home schooling networks. Pennsylvania has the founding role in creating the Bill of Rights, both for freedom of religion and speech (1st Amendment ) (thank you Quakers) and the right to keep and bear arms (2nd Amendment) (thank you for beating the RedCoats). In some places in PA, look out for bears while you go fishing, Grrr! :-)

[@markwarren7116]

@SeaJay_Oceans….and some of the highest crime rates in the country, some of the highest taxes. Their education system sucks. And alot of the state let’s freaks in the women’s bathrooms etc…It’s a liberal freak show there!

[@jujuantriggs5239]

Chester was the first city in Pa, 1642 established in 1644. Penn has a gold statue on the waterfront.

[@mistergoodcitizen9914]

Penns home estate is behind my house.

[@smokiewolf]

I had forgotten about that hitchhiking robot…. Stay classy Philly!

[@NickJohnson]

I think to 'stay' they'd need to be it to begin with.

[@smokiewolf]

@@NickJohnson Haaaaaaaaaaaa! Touché

[@markwarren7116]

They never were classy.

[@ericrush3495]

Ok born a bread in Pa, Waynesburg to be exact and you missed mentioning the Big Mac which was first made here !

[@kneesusforjesus2879]

I worked for that guy who invented the Big Mac. McDonald’s awarded him with the craziest motor home you ever saw. It was covered with McDonald’s characters stuck to the side of the thing, lifesize. I never would be caught dead in it but he loved it!

[@mikespikedog5293]

Born Raised and still Live in Greene County PA.

[@willquisnos6352]

Cool fact

[@polkadot123]

BREAD ???? Thanks to the PA school system.🤣

[@donnabittner69]

Add : Gino's

[@peterstean2138]

The Liberty Bell was forged in the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in the East End of London. So was Big Ben, the big bell at the top of the Elizabeth Tower at our Palace of Westminster

[@stephenk.5839]

I remember, as a kid, seeing a serious crack in the Liberty Bell. They must have somehow messed up on the day they forged that bell.

[@peterstean2138]

@@stephenk.5839 I guess it's incredibly difficult to successfully forge and then mill bells of that size. I say that because Big Ben is also cracked, but that was down to an overzealous Commissioner of Works rather than a manufacturing error! I've actually visited the bell foundry in the past, but as with many things in London in recent years the site has been sold to property developers so it's no longer operational.

[@watchingtyranny8294]

Liberty bell cracked the first time during a test ring

[@markwarren7116]

And?

[@robertoginjr2108]

Not all people in Pennsylvania like sports. My family an growing up never played or watched sports. We worked

[@twizzwinton]

“We worked” 😂 it’s okay to chew gum and walk at the same time. I guess everyone who plays or watch sports are homeless

[@catherinemushaw1956]

I played every single sport there was from age 4... love sports 💙❤. Proud Pennsylvania Girl.

[@juansantiago4913]

😂😂 No comment

[@NewHaven203]

Pirates suck, Steelers are very good, Phillies are mediocre, and the 76ers have gotten better

[@KarlPoorbaugh]

​@@twizzwintonhe didn't mean a job.

[@donaldprice9230]

Excellent vide Nick as usual!!!

[@NickJohnson]

Glad you enjoyed it Don!

[@Dasmithstonian42]

Chester County and Chester are drastically two different places a good 20 to 40 mins away from one another

[@donnabittner69]

A definite distinction between the two !!

[@Jjweeks01]

I live in Chester and it is phucked

[@NicoFlame9]

Thank you for making this video

[@joerockhead7246]

I lived on Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets as a kid.

[@michaelmerck7576]

Those are addictive ,aren't they

[@donnacarter2617]

No one mentioned about the Pocono area. Where I live in the suburbs of Allentown, you can drive 1 or 2 hours away to Hershey, Gettysburg, Philadelphia, even NYC. It's a lovely area to live. Alot of small towns.

[@Pilotin74]

The Poconos, what a beautiful area. Love my visits there!

[@II.am.Gold.]

I lived in allenntown and graduated william allen it was okish then but its bad now. Im from NYC moved there in 2008 class of 2008 it was very different then. Allentown is good for all the things you mentioned as far as being close to other cities

[@donnacarter2617]

@@II.am.Gold. Yes I agree with you being in Allentown proper. But the suburbs are much nicer. Location wise it's a great spot to live. Willim Allen is such a larger school and can be rough.

[@litoreggie]

I live in Allentown, it’s a hell hole

[@ShaneFleming2016]

@Frank Bonazza III Poconos I'm sure have exploded especially since 2020.

[@loganturner3895]

Great show!Keep it ☝ up!⭐

[@aurorathekitty7854]

I live in the woods in western Pennsylvania and I love it here. I lived all over the place and Pennsylvania is my favorite state

[@meghanking5395]

I didn’t appreciate my home in western PA until I started traveling for work. Then I realized there’s ALOT of states that are much worse and have a lot of folks that’s are way meaner

[@curtvona4891]

Same here 👍

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

My wife and I just traveled around Western Pennsylvania for a week. We loved it. A lot fewer mosquitoes than New Orleans. Less humidity, heat, and wreckless drivers. People were friendly, and the scenery was beautiful. Definitely considering Western Pennsylvania for retirement soon.

[@davekent20]

Love the beats that reminded me of my old school keyboard. Thanks again

[@cguymartin]

I’ve been away from Pennsylvania for coming up on ten years. I miss it a lot. It’s a slower pace of life and the Amish make the best bread you’ll ever have!

[@malvolio01]

You clearly haven't been to France

[@cguymartin]

@@malvolio01 no I haven’t

[@nancymarano9628]

Oil and gas was discovered in PA. The first oil well is Drake's Well, Oil City,PA.

[@mayavenuemisfit814]

The well is actually closer to Titusville than Oil City, but you are correct. It happened in 1859. Oil City and Franklin became the dominant towns in that region because the Allegheny River ran through them. But most of the oil production actually happened to the north closer to Titusville.

[@tbwkn]

I love your channel. I was born and raised in Jersey Shore Pennsylvania, so that should tell you something

[@AuDHDeepDive]

"Some really bad times in the mid 1900s" The 1900s. F*ck I'm old.

[@lcinflorida8728]

Another good one, sir Nick!! Ty!!

[@funoh1]

I like these videos about states. I would hear resident interviews talk about their state than take quizzes, though.

[@maxwasson2000]

You forgot to talk about the underground coal fire that killed Centralia, PA

[@50pinkies67]

And Byrnesville PA. Halfway between Centralia and Ashland. The state leveled the entire town. There's some YT videos on it and you can search it on Google. I believe it was bc the underground fire was expected to spread. Eminent domain.

[@thomashenebry8269]

Here's a fact: Pennsylvania has no future, that's why everybody lives in the past.

[@sandy89107]

I am south central PA, but would rather be in the sticks more. Quiet, nature, animals, far from neighbors....ya know ?

[@donnabittner69]

Sadly, no jobs !!

[@Pennsylvaniastrong]

I really enjoyed the interviews with the two men. I think they nailed their regions on point. I'm from Scranton, originally from NYC, and I've been here for 7 yrs now. I could tell you that it's a hot spot for New Yorkers, Philly, and New Jersey peeps leaving the big cities from the start of the pandemic. We are a rising city from the dust of the coal mining demise. There are talks now that Amtrak is looking to extend it's service from NYC to Scranton. We are extremely diverse, a good mix of the OG generation, LGBT, Immigrants, White, Black, Asian, and Hispanic. The city is filled with a community bond, and everyone helps people in need here. The prices of houses have soared, now about 50,000-100,000 more the past yr too.

[@NickJohnson]

This is great!

[@cathybradley9067]

The drug dealers all over that area now from NYC And Philly

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

If you've never enjoyed a fresh box of Butterscotch Krimpets, you're really missing out... TastyKake - the breakfast of champions ! :-)

[@russellseilhamer4552]

I’ve been up there and it feels more like an extension of New Jersey the further east you go. Like an hour away going west is Ricketts Glen and Worlds End State parks as well as the Loyalsock forest area great for hiking, swimming and camping

[@Trees100]

My family is from Scranton. The Davis'. As a child, my Mother played in the coal banks. She told me how my Great Grandmother would yell at her for doing that since it was so dangerous. The city was beautiful except for the coal then. My relative was the editor of the Scranton Times in it's heyday. Irish and Welsh relatives immigrated there. Idk of any coal miners in the family.

[@ChumStun]

The “civil war ghost” line up perfectly with the dot below it, on the windshield, the entire time..looks to be a smudge on the glass

[@randallwhiteman2173]

Lancaster County/Hershey is where it's at!!!! I'm from Philly n once I got used to a more rural life I cannot believe what Philadelphia has become. Even just driving is the most aggressive experiences sometimes.

[@marybetheby5184]

Philthadelphia..

[@SammifromMiami]

@Randall Whiteman I agree, Hershey is a great place!

[@markwarren7116]

The ONLY reason why I go back to Philadelphia is to visit my last 2 living aunts!. Otherwise I wouldn’t go to that sh*t hole

[@thornbird6768]

Very interesting 👍🏻 Nick always asks if you learned something about America that you didn’t know give the vid a like 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I learned loads and I really like the chats with local residents . This is one of my most favourite channels . Plus Nicks adorable to look at ♥️

[@Stoagie_Lemincelli]

Scranton area is nice too, avoid wilkesbarre, theres a good music community and pizza capital. Downtown scranton is clean and now erecting a new building 17 stories so were making positive moves. Mayfield jermyn are very safe quiet and nice neighborhoods to raise kids. It's a quiet corner compared to philly amd Pittsburgh. You're also inbetween many metro cities like nyc, philly, state college, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, buffalo, the ocean, and boston if your down for a 6hr drive. It's a decent spot not the best but I'm comfortable here despite the sediemntal value it has.

[@lydiapurple]

My car broke down in Wilkes barre! :( :(

[@Stoagie_Lemincelli]

@@lydiapurple oof beware of a homeless person high on a strange mixture of uppers wielding a major league baseball bat decorated with nails while Yelling illegible banter on how he can talk to firestone tires. Other than that you should be fine :)

[@fastede52]

Scranton is a shithole🤣

[@michaelmerck7576]

@@fastede52 no wonder,it's Joe bidens home town

[@Danosauruscrecks]

It'll take 2 decades before Scranton is anything besides a laughable dump. I've lived here for a long time and it's one of the worst cities one ever lived only beaten by Philly. You are right about one thing Wilkes-Barre should be avoided by everyone on earth tho

[@2jimmy283]

Thanks Nick. i enjoy watching your channel to find the real America, sitting in my home Daegu, Korea. A short history of Pennsylvania too.

[@dansetteameliawilson3227]

I had to go to IUPs baby campus in Punxy...going to see that groundhog was just another excuse for us to get drinking before noon. It was actually really fun.

[@laurenonmoonlightdr]

Love the videos. I was born in Pittsburgh. The first radio station and broadcast came from KDKA in Pittsburgh. We had a cottage in the mountains in Ligonier, PA. which I have the best childhood memories of!

[@donnabittner69]

Sadly, they are memories! Good ones too.

[@onaonaism]

Great night with this vid!! Thanks 💕💕💕💕💕🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@ernestmitchell4452]

I plan on vacationing there in October during the fall foiliage.

[@lynnmitzy1643]

You won't be disappointed. Bring your camera❤💛

[@pokemontas8025]

your edits have gotten really good! These are creative and fun :)

[@fredhanosky6176]

58% of the land in Pennsylvania is still covered in solid forest. Most people don’t realize it.

[@NewHaven203]

This channel is a geography lover’s wet dream

[@hollypedro9142]

I live in Shamokin,PA and let me tell you this town has got to be the dirtiest township in the state. It breaks my heart I used to be Coal Region proud, now I'm just embarrassed to say where I'm from. This town has so many new people coming because of the cheap housing, the people coming are not bringing anything good. It's now a little Philly. Don't get me wrong Shamokin was never the finest place to live, but we sure did have pride. This area is so poor since Covid things got much worse, houses falling down and laying there for years. People living in house that are barely standing, Gov has all this extra money to help little towns like mine, instead goes to water!! It's a shame what this town is coming down to...

[@Carlisle_Events]

Carlisle & the Carlisle Fairgrounds are probably worth a look. Not unlike State College, the town transforms when large car shows come to town.

[@sevzas]

4:25 Benjamin Franklin was NOT from Philadelphia. He was born in Boston.

[@markwarren7116]

And????

[@crystinamarie1]

I like the inclusion of the historical backgrounds to these places 👌🏼 it saves me the work of having to read Wikipedia 😆

[@banjomechanic]

I think Punxsutawney Phil is the reincarnation of the previous groundhogs. Like the Dalai Lama of rodents. He is the only one who knows how much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

[@jimsoczka9668]

Yes! MiiiiiiiikesBar B Que makes another appearance. Nice Nick!

[@chizorama]

I will never forgive Philthy for killing Hitchbot, gave PA a black eye. Wish we could give Philthy to Jersey, where it truly belongs.

[@mayavenuemisfit814]

New Jersey can have Philadelphia and New York State can have Erie. The rest of the state is okay, I guess. Lol.

[@Ragnar215]

Are you from Philly

[@voidofbeeswax]

I am near Harrisburg. In 2008 when the recession started we had some people relocate to this area due to being able to find work and affordable places to live.

[@redneckswitwheels]

wow thats crazy.... we move here as well in 08! now we are settled n rarely go back home where we are from

[@324productions2]

Can you do an update on Harrisburg please

[@heather957]

The only time I've ever been to Pennsylvania was when I was four, when my mom took me to Independence Hall to learn about the Founding Fathers and to see the Liberty Bell. I guess it worked because I am obsessed with that play Hamilton now lol

[@RToddRothrauff]

I have fond memories of growing up in Altoona. But I believe that south-central part of the Commonwealth has a jobs problem, which translates into a mass-exodus problem, at least in Altoona's case. The countryside is beautiful ! I always enjoyed the drive from Breezewood to Chambersburg on Route 30 over the mountains.

[@terrymiddleton6077]

And I always enjoy the drive into Philadelphia to get away from these mountains. Scenery can only go so far when backwoods/backward people insist on remaining in the bleak, dark, dank past of these God forsaken mountains.

[@richardhelman2405]

I’m sure driving through was nice. Growing up there-the area between Breezewood and Chambersburg on 30…. Not great.

[@xpan195]

Bruh, one of the guys he interviewed was neither from PA nor grew up in PA lmaooo of all the people you could choose!! He didn’t even know what a hersheys kiss was called- chocolate balls with paper?! Gtfoutta here!

[@donnabittner69]

Exactly

[@ShaneFleming2016]

Harrisburg, PA! 717!! Thanks Nick!

[@NickJohnson]

SHANE! Nice job!!!! Keep in touch!

[@lynnmitzy1643]

570😎

[@ShaneFleming2016]

@@lynnmitzy1643 NEPA!

[@lynnmitzy1643]

@@ShaneFleming2016 the Skook 😎👌

[@toddsmith293]

I live in Central PA. EVERYONE here utterly HATES Philly. It is a HELL scape. Most of those people even hate themselves. The robot story tells you everything you would need to know about Philly. Most of them do not venture far or for long in the Appalachia part of PA. They hate us and we hate them. Still lots of Trump signs up where I live and we are NOT taking them down anytime soon. Why do I live where I do? Low crime, clean air and water and VAST areas of state forests, parks, and game lands. It is easy to be left alone here. Great video, thanks

[@Dorpmuller]

You got it exactly! I'm in Union county and I love it. Wife hates it and wants to be back in liberall shithole NJ but not me, no way.

[@charlessmith3779]

Loved those Saterday morning musical education cartoon/commercials.

[@Sammykyt]

Do a part two for some other states too please. Every state has positives and the first unboxing videos seemed a little bit more negative. Pennsylvania is a good state in my opinion so thank you for doing this.

[@terrymiddleton6077]

Have you ever lived in Schuylkill County? Moved here from Philly and what a nightmare this is. The Living Dead and they don't look like they'll ever be coming back.

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

PA could easily absorb several hundred thousand Ukrainians, PA having asorbed many people from Europe over the ages, moving away from various wars. If Ukrainians want to leave and never go back, Pennsylvania is a great location to start over... LOTS of open space, cheap housing, business opportunities, and room to grow.

[@JosStrange]

How the hell is the guy that “grew up here” going to say the phrase “sub sandwiches” ? Bro. Hoagies. We have a few words that are ours, jawn, hoagie, wooder… don’t ever let them take them from us.

[@shenanigans96]

My family is actually from PA. This was really awesome to learn more about the history 😌

[@NickJohnson]

Cool!

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

First Baseball Stadium, First Radio Station KDKA, First Cash Register, First US Constitution and Bill of Rights :-) Lots of Firsts, even for one of the original 13 colonies. But it's probably the Quakers beliefs on Freedom and Liberty that helped shape the Bill of Rights for All U.S.A.

[@jasonschrantz342]

I was born and raised in Pennsylvania and I hate it there. You couldn't pay me to move back to that state. The weather alone makes it unbearable.

[@NickJohnson]

Dang

[@mygmailacct9692]

Adios

[@steph8022]

Loved this format Nick! You make the history stuff fun too. How many Hersheys peanut butter cups did you eat during filming? 😍

[@lesliecas2695]

Pennsylvania is a big state. It's like four different states, at least.

[@Karlalovescandy18]

Every state west of the Mississippi river would beg to differ. Pennsylvania is tiny.

[@Pilotin74]

@@Karlalovescandy18 - PA’s not tiny but definitely smaller. Pennsylvania 46,055 sq. miles Mississippi 48,430 sq. miles California 163,696 sq. miles Texas 268,597 sq. miles Alaska 663,300 sq. miles

[@Karlalovescandy18]

@@Pilotin74 I love how I said, WEST of the Mississippi River yet you gave me Mississippi as an example.... you realize Mississippi is EAST of the Mississippi River? Fucking moron look at a map. And Texas and Cali are SIGNIFICANTLY bigger than Pennsylvania. Jesus did you get your education in Philly? Damn like the guy said, the Philly public schools fucking suck.

[@SammifromMiami]

6 different states

[@The345joseph]

Do one about vermont next plz

[@michaelsanders8096]

Nick did you ever hear of the 28th Division and its contributions in WWII??! Do you know how many medical schools are in Pennsylvania?? Honesdale,Jim Thorpe,Murraysville,Gettysburg,Carlisle,Camp Hill ,Litiz to name a few are very nice places to live...

[@jaxsally]

Lived in NEPA for a few years. It was good for me as an adolescent but as a young adult I struggled financially as a single individual. Moved to Montana 16 years ago for a better life and have been thriving since.

[@Allyanng]

I moved to PA last year for work! So far it’s okay so far. Love the wide open space.

[@MadelynsMan]

native here from Holtwood PA great job summin up my state

[@NickJohnson]

Ok :)

[@nancywysemen7196]

your guests were pretty good and relatable.

[@Sly88Frye]

Is it the famous KZbinr Angry Video Game Nerd from Pennsylvania? I get confused in that because it seems like initially he was from New Jersey but now it seems like he's from Pennsylvania now.

[@lydiapurple]

Nj I think but I know he went to college in philly

[@bradklingensmith]

The Pirates actually played first at Exposition Park. Forbes Field was their 2nd stadium.

[@jabbarmuhammad7529]

I guess Pennsylvania is a mixture of both good and bad

[@litoreggie]

No, it’s just bad🤣

[@_Dennis2Society215]

Isn’t that anywhere??😭😭

[@Spidermonkey260]

I went there once just to go to a specialist at Penn state and philadelphia was so weird. Part of it was the most gorgeous city I've ever seen and then across the river is a run down industrial district with hoods.

[@markwarren7116]

Mostly bad!

[@50pinkies67]

First oil well in PA 1859 found oil along Oil Creek, Pennsylvania. After fire destroyed it, Edwin L. Drake rebuilt at the original site.

[@mayavenuemisfit814]

I grew up in that area and have seen both Drake's Well and Pithole many times.

[@deeman524]

I love my state, and I will retire here, but you have to be careful where you live no doubt, I spent time in Harrisburg just yesterday, beautiful place to visit but I wouldn't retire there

[@sharonkofoed8326]

Spent the first eighteen years of my life in Pennsylvania beautiful state hard to make enough money to survive

[@markwarren7116]

Yeah all the damn taxes.

[@marioortiz3628]

Should I move to Johnston, PA? From Oshkosh Wi? Or should I just stay here? 😊

[@NickJohnson]

Stay

[@dukemexplorer481]

In Sunbury Pennsylvania it has the longest rubber man made dam in the world In lock haven it is the home of the piper cub Zippo lighter was firsr made in Bradford and there is a zippo lighter museum there Holidaysburg the slinky museum is there A lot of famous football players was from PA Jim Kelly, Dan marino, and more First oil well that shot oil out was in Titusville There is Pennsylvania grand canyon near wellsboro Many places had major fires which burnt blocks like Pittsburgh, Milton, Loganton and more Pennsylvania has crazy names for villsges and boroughs Philadelphia has the mutter museum Near elysburg, there is the largest free parking, free admission, free entertainment amusement park in the world called Knoebels Amusement Park, which is the home of one of the best food, the Phoenix and the best pizza and one of the oldest carousels in the world and it is one of two gold ring carousels.

[@donnabittner69]

Add : Gino's

[@SammifromMiami]

Knoebel’s is great!

[@karenmatricardi1270]

Pennsylvania is brutal in the winter ❄️. A lot of seniors live in PA. They don’t tax Pension Plans, 401k withdrawals and IRA withdrawals. I live in the suburbs so it’s nice. Philly is good for restaurants like Steve Star. “Fette Sau” Live your videos!

[@markwarren7116]

They don’t tax pensions???. Well the government does!.

[@suzannecolvin959]

Your great grandfather Will Lott on my mother's side worked the Pennsylvania RR...nine of the original 13 colonies outlawed slavery...oh gosh Three Mile Island was a BIG deal...I knew the Pirates question...I love the personal appearances...good one Nick!❤Is that White lightnin'?..

[@NickJohnson]

No it's water mom! I wish lol knew our old relatives from PA!

[@ryanstroup8625]

Have lived inner city Harrisburg and York. Both beautiful cities but very rough, people are really struggling along with gun violence and drugs. Anywhere outside the city are great places. West shore Cumberland county.

[@RedScareClair]

My guy said hershy balls with the paper sticking out of them 🤣

[@oshitomaha]

Can you do a video on Allentown PA and its surroundings?