Florida - The US Explained

[@ThatIsInterestingTII]

TEXAS is up next in The US Explained and I'm really excited! I've been there, but I still need some help! Texans, it's your time to shine! Please reply to fill me in on what I need to know about your home state, such as unique food, traditions, places, some fun facts and local dialects and pronunciations! I can't promise everything will make it into the video, but I will try my best, and I'm looking forward to getting started!

[@DEAFPOWER2007]

Can you turn on subtitles please

[@graysonbaker9053]

i am a texan and im excited to learn abt it from you lmao im afraid i cant add anything you dont know😭😭

[@Roxanne_the_3]

WHEN. WISCONSIN.

[@davidprosser7278]

Cool. Can't wait to see Missouri, and Kansas when you do them. Sounds like a longer version of World According to Briggs.

[@cslackgo]

Texans are very proud of the former Republic of Texas and believe a number of myths, such as false claims that Texas retains the right to secede, was the only independent nation to join the US, only state flag that can fly as high as the US flag, etc. Also various slogans such as “everything is bigger…” and “don’t mess with Texas” have become memes. Finally, the Texas state capitol and the San Jacinto Monument were deliberately built to be slightly taller than the US Capitol and the Washington Monument respectively.

[@wife9571]

carter is now canonically florida man

[@SamuelJBerner]

This video is so incredibly comprehensive! It’s a proud day to be a Florida man. Being culturally Minorcan The Smyrna Colony getting a shout out was so incredible and the various divides in ecology, history, and demographics were done so much justice!

[@WillMellquist]

I'm not from Florida myself and yet I have such a guilty pleasure and interest in the state. This video taught me more about Florida than I ever would have found by searching the internet, and it's all thanks to Carter for making it possible!

[@Luking2]

Im really enjoying this series so far. It gets better as more details and extra parts are incorporated into each new episode. Keep it up brother!

[@Steveofthejungle8]

Two US explained videos within the span of barely a month? We are truly blessed today! Oh Florida, there's nothing else like you. Love it or hate it, Florida is uniquely American and there's nowhere else like it

[@Skukkix23]

I justr wanted you to know that I think your work is very valuable and you make my life better. I hope you have a fantastic year. Greetings from germany.

[@ThatIsInterestingTII]

Thank you so much!!

[@CamAteUrKFC]

Babe wake up, new The US explained just dropped.

[@joebobmarley2854]

I found Ocala Florida to be much different than the coastal towns. Its much more country and spread out, vast old growth oak woodlands. Mixed with palmettos and pine trees. The amount of forests and trees was one of the biggest surprises. Its just an incredible nature and wildlife sanctuary. I could go on and on about Florida.

[@prueensgloria4743]

Nonsense. Much of Ocala is paved urban sprawl now. Old Florida is swiftly dying at the hands of land developers.

[@mariowalker9048]

Ocala is said to be Florida's Kentucky .

[@brainmuffins6052]

This is incredible man. Kudos for all the hard work and passion, it really shows. I’m enjoying this series.

[@justdavey7718]

Favorite Geography youtuber goes in depth at my home, great essay my friend!

[@hellboundchaoscommand7567]

32:39 It's good to see you got the authentic Orlando experience which would not be complete without getting a thunderstorm or three

[@WillMellquist]

YAY!!!!!!! I have been waiting SO long for this episode of The US Explained and it's finally here! Cannot wait to watch it! Kudos to you, Carter, for your time and dedication to this series. Ever since Delaware it has been a fantastic journey through America and a deep dive into what makes each state, territory and district truly unique. Thank you, Carter, for your commitment to the US Explained and I can't wait to see how the rest of the series unfolds!

[@papablezt211]

Thanks for your work, Carter, we appreciate you how far you've come! Can't wait to see where you are at 50, dude 🎉

[@kilroy1976]

The Villages.

[@Lyerbait13]

a FANTASTIC video. Well-researched, rounded, and edited great. Awesome job, keep it up. From Jacksonville

[@joebobmarley2854]

Been waiting for this installment! I just got back from Florida, i travelled all over the state checking out the entire thing! Its absolutely incredible! In the winter at least. Im back up in Buffalo at the moment..

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

You hit it out of the park again, Carter! I've been to Florida many times, but I always learn something new when watching this series. I can't wait for the next episode, good old Texas 🙂🙌👏

[@ColeWhittington]

Keep pushing through the series! Love it!

[@randalllevy5307]

Thank you for this amazing video. You always do so good and so well researched. You're amazing.

[@UkuleleLove14]

I'm so elated to have 2 new videos uploaded recently. Thank you for doing these! I can't wait for more

[@j.r4985]

This channel is a late night Wikipedia readers dream. I love getting the wave top details first so I can dive deeper into topics that interest me. This channel somehow encapsulates that feeling perfectly and strikes a great balance of information. Thank you!

[@Rinasty1]

I’ve been waiting for this video for so long! And it’s a great video! Thanks for showing some great love for Florida.

[@ryankarczewski6390]

omg so happy you made it to tampa!!!! ybor is so full of history hope you had a chance to see!

[@w140chris]

I searched your channel for this video during my road trip moving down to this state, June 2023. Now it’s finally here and I’m a permanent resident. Thank you!!

[@josher887]

3:39 DJI has dropped some really nice mics that are super portable Please continue your content, I appreciate this much detail in my deep archives

[@josher887]

18:32 I stand corrected I need to stfu 😂

[@MochaIsAGooberOnZAZA]

*jumps up and down because my state is the longest video in the series so far* I am very happy about this video and everything is perfectly described! Well done!

[@dgrGR61]

Thanks!

[@ThatIsInterestingTII]

Thank you so much!

[@cafe1925]

That’s so fast dude! Can’t wait for my state. (Minnesota)

[@carsonmyers2258]

Keep up the good work love your videos so excited to see you start getting some really traction you deserve it!! :)

[@funchable212]

I love that the nighttime filmed narration sections have the vibe of a witness protection interview

[@peanut1001x]

absolutely brilliant expose, best l've seen. outstanding work, awesomely well done 👏👍🎉

[@ainsleyfogarty]

this made me homesick as hell. Flawdaaaaaaaaaaa. great vid

[@matthewg7228]

You timed this well, doing Michigan in the fall, and Florida and Texas in the winter so that you could save the rest of the upper Midwest for the spring

[@ThemePro24]

Excellent, although the 'stand-ups' where you appear could use some technical improvement - too dark and or poor audio. Orlando gets a very healthy number of international visitors - approximately 6M per year, mostly from UK, Canada, and Brazil

[@Roxanne_the_3]

Wass not expecting Brazill..

[@gregshulas4452]

Good point about international visitors. I would think both Orlando and Miami would be in the Top 5 in America in terms of int'l tourists but would need to double check. Florida is very much an international state.

[@gregshulas4452]

Congrats on Florida! Can't wait for this. Glad to see the frequency pick up again. Michigan was great.

[@diodelvino3048]

Been waiting for this vid, much appreciated 🙏🏿. Also. DUUUUUUUUUUUUUVVVVAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!! 🗣🗣

[@davidvilchez2209]

Born and raised in Sumter and have always lived in Citrus. The growth is crazy. I can remember when many many highways were dirt roads

[@FloridianBarit0ne]

Thank you for this amazing video on my home state ❤️

[@Job0121]

nice to put a face to the voice. Wouldn't have thought you looked so young. (compliment) shows you do alot of research to put out these videos. Much appreciated. little tip. Re position your mike when you put yourself into the video, big difference in volume between when you speak and when u r narrating. I appreciate you and all the effort !

[@DOCTORQUITMAN]

❤ YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY IS ALMOST IMPECCABLE❤ #PALM BEACH IS WATCHING

[@Swolepatrolx]

Thanks for covering my state of Florida

[@kilroy1976]

Florida's history, from start to the present, is unusually interesting if you just scratch the surface. There's 500 years worth of "huh, you don't see that every day."

[@LibraDiCaprio]

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO

[@johnn9363]

Great job you old videos were great but I really like the indepth history

[@jonesmiller7094]

For Texas you’ve gotta mention The Davis Mts, the Balcones canyonlands, the palo Duro canyon system and the Llano Estacado. All important historical and ecological areas of the state that are both beautiful and underlooked, for both good and Ill because of private landownership.

[@Pardesland]

Very Interesting Indeed!! A Great job!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@bluekestral8316]

An hour and forty minutes on my home state and a place that is lost to development I can't wait

[@kristinesquires6612]

Great info video

[@jck956]

For most of my Childhood, once a year me and my grandparents, and siblings would go to Florida on vacation I will never forget those memories Even today I still love Florida, even if it’s politics suck and even if it wasn’t always great I wish I could go with my brother one more time Florida will always have a special place in my heart for those times

[@RK-cj4oc]

Florida is great because of those politics. That is why you can love it. Welcome to reality.

[@davidkasparov8043]

@@RK-cj4oc Except there's a decent chance that it was ran by democrats back in the "good old days" - the likes of Bob Graham, Lawton Chiles, etc. Ron Desantis has only been around for the last few years yet every idiot wants to act as if the state has been hardcore red since the beginning which just flat out is not true.

[@richd6362]

Great video. Maybe in future videos you can tweak the volume in your on-site clips. Some of them were hard to hear.

[@l4xx03luyf6l0to]

You need a better microphone to use with your camera.

[@mariowalker9048]

Ah yes. I currently live in Florida just outside of Jacksonville. My area have a good mix of colonial ties and modern day southern traits with a Florida spin.

[@Steveofthejungle8]

Carter! When are you heading to Utah? I have several tips for you to visit on your visit to my new home state!

[@malikshabazz2065]

great video!

[@BlueViper8907]

Drink every time Carter is caught in the rain 😄

[@MrCalverino]

I've been to the beaches of Naples, Fl I watched the sunset from the pier there back in 2016

[@joebobmarley2854]

It's absolutely beautiful there in Naples.

[@MrCalverino]

@joebobmarley2854 yep, it's a nice lil secret because everyone always chooses Miami

[@IAFB]

This is the state I was waiting on.

[@HarvestStore]

Great video.

[@dgrGR61]

Those undeveloped lots in Port Charlotte, near the Peace River, were flooded by hurricane Charley. Good thing no one built there.

[@NickHaus683]

Elevation key related to your talking point at 6:44 is incomprehensible.

[@josher887]

9:21 spirit airlines, have you developed a preferred airline and hotel chain on this trip?

[@hazzyharris]

thumbnail is LAT 25°45'4.87"N LON 80°10'21.51"W or its the rusty pelican lol

[@69Foghat]

You forgot about the band Creed is from Tallahassee, Florida

[@bridezilla3758]

You forgot to mention that the St John’s River is one of only two rivers in the northern hemisphere to flow backwards, south to north. Otherwise, loving the video so far

[@kylelopez629]

I was that way in Florida is always like 70 and 80° Fahrenheit in December

[@Truck_Talk_With_Vick]

Yay my state 🇺🇸

[@BoundyMan]

You forgot to mention the Jacksonville had a snow storm on Christmas day in 1989.

[@Dhi_Bee]

You did a great job on the state I was born & raised in: Floriduh. But now I can’t wait until I finally move out of it 😂

[@EmmaKing30]

We got a Florida explained video before GTA 6

[@Hippydaze35]

Hi Carter, could u add sm closed captioning on the parts of this video where ur speaking on sight? You’re difficult to hear/understand in those portions. Thnx

[@sebbvell3426]

Why is Florida northwestern coast so empty?

[@SolaceEasy]

Thorough, as usual. Brush it up a bit in editing, Carter. A little rough. Many repeated statements, for example. Keep striving.

[@dexxis9562]

1:31 "dinosaur-like swamp monsters" Correction: dinosaur-like swamp puppies

[@Strong_UP_Calvins_zombie]

God i love Florida im ready to go home

[@quetomann9366]

Released while I am in the middle of snowstorm

[@eMemoryCard]

10:05 Lake Eola Orlando!

[@vincentcleaver1925]

There is literally no explaining Florida... 8-P

[@Luking2]

Indeed, sometimes, the witchcraft is best left unexplained

[@joebobmarley2854]

Very good point, I just got back from 2 months of exploring Florida and I'm still in shock that it exists in the US.

[@mariowalker9048]

Florida is a state you think you know until you actually lived there and traveled throughout the state

[@IAFB]

Your population numbers are quite off but other than that, this is pretty decent.

[@loganrobinson192]

Jacksonville is 2024 is closer to around 1.7 million and the city population is now larger than Austin, Texas city population

[@matthewhunter6851]

Another music fun fact about Florida is that it is the birthplace of US death metal🤘

[@BlackSuburban]

We need Bugs Bunny to go down there.

[@davidprosser7278]

Ah, I see you have Missouri already. Kansas should be interesting.

[@BBQPorkSandwich3]

My mom actually knew the Van Zants

[@FlowMichael]

I can't believe you mentioned the infamous state capitol building and didn't mention its, ahem, notable resemblence to a certain male body part.

[@peanut1001x]

certainly ugly, why couldn't they keep using the existing building

[@justdavey7718]

YAAAAAAAAAAAY -Florida Man-

[@woahhbro2906]

My work commute is horrible. Please go home 😢

[@colonsawse4893]

Home Sweet Home

[@Geauxtigs]

Florida transplant post-COVID here

[@universodolucas6023]

American Australia

[@willhewankher]

JIMMY BUFFET DOESNT LIVE IN KEY WEST ANYMORE!

[@SpectNorway]

YESSSSSSS

[@wife9571]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@prueensgloria4743]

SUPPORT FLORIDA CONSERVATION EFFORTS! THE STATE IS DYING! BEING PAVED OVER!

[@joebobmarley2854]

@@prueensgloria4743 nonsense. The vast majority of the state is protected wildlife refuges and wildlife sanctuaries that are never going to be paved over.

[@joebobmarley2854]

@@prueensgloria4743 nonsense the vast majority of the state is wildlife sanctuary and protected wildlife refuges. That will never be paved over..

[@sc1338]

You’re so handsome lol

[@editorenbici]

Bad audio

[@FloridaManPat]

The fatherland !!! Paradise!! But there’s nothing for tourists to do here so don’t come here

[@alexbr550]

You should have explained why this state is nicknamed "the problem state."

[@joebobmarley2854]

Why is it?

[@alexbr550]

@@joebobmarley2854 That's what should have been in the video, that explains Florida.

[@RK-cj4oc]

​@@alexbr550i have never heard that before. And probably because it is BS.

[@davidkasparov8043]

nobody calls it that aside from maybe overweight hairy basement dwellers online

[@MausMasher54]

Uhhhh, you misspelled, Floriduh....

[@davidkasparov8043]

What a lame idiotic comment. Step into a library for once in your life and open a book. A real book, not a useless tabloid

[@gregshulas4452]

I would make it Top 4 states and include New York; it has a bigger state GDP in total nominal dollars than Florida and is tied with Texas for second most Fortune 500 companies; it also has the highest GDP per capital among states and a bigger impact on the world when it comes to finance, insurance, advertising/marketing, fashion, the fine art, and theater, and ranks either just behind or tied with California in terms of influence in the global entertainment industry. The American economy would not be the largest in the world on a nominal currency basis without New York State. Texas and Caliofrnia are also crucial to that contribution to the country's leadership.

[@gregshulas4452]

Also, the United Nations being HQ'd in New York State give it an extremely important influence over international affairs as far as states go.

[@relaxedleisure4766]

FL passed NYS in GDP 2 or 3 years ago.

[@gregshulas4452]

@@relaxedleisure4766 Thank you for responding. Based on the latest U.S. BEA release from Dec. 20, 2024 (link below) for Q3, the Gross State Product of N.Y. is $2.3 trillion; it is $1.7 trillion for Florida. Only Texas and California are ahead of New York. Can you send me the data study you are referring? www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/stgdppi3q24.pdf

[@Khannea]

I wouldn't even visit Florida if I was paid a fortune for every minute I'd have to spend in that blighted nightmare.

[@majorsynthqed7374]

Good. We don’t want anyone that would make such an uneducated, ignorant statement.

[@michaelchristensen3445]

The Hate State.