These Are the Questions Europeans Always Ask About America

[@brianpratt3224]

I am in Washington. Our Constitution keeps us from making gun's illegal. Lots of people don't own guns, and lots of people own more than one gun. I never think of gun violence when I go about my day.

[@yeboi8425]

shame about the magazine ban tho 🫤

[@seantodd8875]

Nor do I. I've lived in America for 50 years and I've never in my life even held much less fired a gun. Nor have I witnessed gun violence. It absolutely happens, but it's not on every corner.

[@kevinbrown9831]

Yeah but we have an illegal income tax, so that won't stop them

[@johnmyers1069]

If you ain't packin', you're slackin'. I never want the last thought going thru my mind to be 'shoulda carried my gun'.

[@Newpant]

Fun fact around revolution time you needed a license NOT to own a gun

[@Kuroi65]

I'm a life long resident of Washington state. Also, the next time you see Americans in Portugal, I would encourage you to go up and talk to them. Personally, I think they would be very happy to talk to you. 🙂

[@brent8133]

I am from Alabama and I have known a few people who moved there. Love you guys and your state

[@seantodd8875]

I am in Florida. And the thing about Americans talking more about their state is basically because every state is like its own country. For those who have never been here, it's easy to assume that the states are like regions in the country. But it's more like the states are countries and the federal government unites them. Similar to the EU and its member nations. So an American saying '"I'm from America" is like a European saying "I'm from the EU" instead of "I'm from Portugual"

[@richardmartin9565]

Good point.

[@Cookie-K]

Great explanation 😊

[@sonofbelz]

Yeah a lot of people forget that the word "state" is another word for country, at the very least it was in the late 1700s when the USA was formed.

[@rinhayashi8949]

@@sonofbelz Yup! A lot of people forget about "city states" too, places like Monaco over in Europe. I guess the main difference between "state" and "country" is that state is more politically defined (borders, population, government) whereas country is more geographically defined (mountainous regions, fertile regions, etc)...Though country can also be and is used in place of state, state cannot be used in place of country in every case. Reminds me of how a square is a rectangle, but a rectangle is not a square.

[@christomashofski9160]

It is very safe here. To keep it safe, pay attention to what Lawrence said: Stay away from the "bad" areas of a city or town. Some neighborhoods are particularly crime prone. Listen to advice of locals and stay out of troubled areas. Especially after dark. Do that and America is one of the safest and happiest places on the planet.

[@jodyharnish9104]

I almost walked right into a multiple shooting in the King County Courthouse in Seattle years ago. A phone call saved my life. People get gunned down at concerts, in movie theaters, in schools...

[@jodyharnish9104]

Wrong! I almost walked right into a multiple shooting in the King County Courthouse in Seattle years ago, just because I wanted to get some water.

[@shinchcliffe2133]

@@jodyharnish9104 King County Courthouse in downtown Seattle hasn't been a safe area in over a decade. actual mass shootings are rare

[@JamesBrown-he2jn]

I'm from Indiana, Fun fact Indiana is 1%larger than Portugal. We identify by state because there can be a huge difference in accent and culture. An example would be comparing North Dakota to Massachusetts.

[@dead-claudia]

the average foreigner wouldn't notice that large of a difference in accent, between those, but they 100% would notice a difference between a wv accent and a boston accent.

[@JamesBrown-he2jn]

@@dead-claudia I literally used an example my Croatian friend gave me a couple of years ago. He noticed a difference, enough of one to bring it up in conversation

[@richardmartin9565]

I'm in Massachusetts where it all began. To understand why we is identify by state first it helps to understand that historically we are citizens of the state where we reside. The Civil War was first known as the "War Between the States". It was up to all able bodied men to defend their state if called upon. Back then, our nationality was American, but our citizenship was the state where we lived. After the Civil War, the 14th Amendment clarified by stating those born withing the jurisdiction of the United States were citizens of the US AND the state in which they reside. We do have state pride, we also have city and town pride...and rivalries.

[@colreb7149]

Massachusetts, a blue state, doesn’t recognize some of the Constitution. A huge youtube channel, gunsandgadgets moved from Massachusetts to Tennessee, a red state, where his rights are protected by the constitution. Funny isn’t how some states remember they are part of a nation, and some states think they are above the nation.

[@FRAME5RS]

I'm just to your north. You guys can't even own pepper spray. No self protection allowed so it seems. We've got open and concealed carry up here with no permit, yet we are the #3 safest state. I think it has less to do with guns and more to do with who OWNS the guns. Manchester is about the only city with any real crime and it's still low by percentage.

[@brycepatties]

An outright ban on the ownership of firearms will take a constitutional amendment. This requires a 2/3 majority in both houses of Congress and 3/4 of state legislatures/ratifying conventions to vote in favor of it. This is an extremely high bar that will frankly never happen.

[@davidpolhill797]

A lot of gun deaths are from cops

[@cp368productions2]

Pretty sure the Bill of Rights can't be altered at all. It's the rest that can be.

[@GodelFishbreath]

Given that any law can be amended to death or reinterpreted to uselessness, no law is safe

[@Bird-of-prey]

@@cp368productions2 The "Bill of Rights" is just a fancy name for the first ten amendments made to the United States Constitution. They receive no special privileges.

[@joewebster9229]

You could pass all the firearms bans you'd like, but firearms owners would never allow it...

[@robertburns4429]

Californian here. Remember that there are an order of magnitude more defensive uses of firearms than gun murders in the US.

[@jodyharnish9104]

That is false. Look up the actual statistics.

[@robertburns4429]

@@jodyharnish9104 Try again,

[@robertburns4429]

@@jodyharnish9104 2023 Firearm Homicides = 17,927. The CDC reports between 500,000 and 3 million defensive firearm uses per year. Technically you are correct because there are significantly MORE than an order of magnitude defensive gun uses than gun homicides.

[@brent8133]

He means to say they will allow all crimes theres. Its not even like the rest of the 49. They literally allow people to suck. The only state they push being a shit person.

[@DarkKatzy013]

@@jodyharnish9104 wrong.

[@Wonderfeet101]

I am watching from Ontario, Canada. The big country to the North of the US.

[@anonygent]

Never heard of it. 🧐 (I'm kidding, of course.)

[@jdrew5367]

Omaha, Nebraska. I was raised in a household that had many rifles for hunting and for sportsmanship. They would also go hunting with my father who was in the army and used to teach to respectable a weapon and how to use a weapon he instilled that in all of us kids before, and as we grew up to value human life and be respectful of others. I do not think there will ever be a time in America that will not be weapons. I do not have a a gun or a rifle in my household. If they don’t leave the country, then they don’t need a passport. I have a lot of family members that haven’t even left the state that they were born in. Thank you

[@williamhamilton6643]

I'm in California for the last 40 years but grew up in Ohio. The right to bear arms runs deep in America. The American Revolution, which overthrew a tyrannical king, was fought by citizen soldiers, many of whom brought their own rifles to the battlefield. Even as the war progressed, General Washington's men were poorly equipped, sometimes not paid, and always on the verge of freezing or starving. It was far from a professional army. But since we were citizens, and not subjects of a king, after victory was won the Founding Fathers thought it was critically important that citizens continue to have the ability to defend themselves and the country, and that included from a potential tyrannical American government too. The federal government was weak in the early years and Congress didn't want to pay for an army or navy, even though the necessity for both became quickly apparent. It was always intended that local militias of citizens would be available to supplement the army in case of war. But let's go back a bit. You can't overlook the importance of the previous mention about armed citizens being the last check on the power of a tyrannical government. The states had more power than the federal government at that time. The people that just won the Revolution were very skeptical about handing over power to another centralized government. The Right To Bear Arms was considered critical, and so obvious to those people that they forgot to put it in the Constitution. They corrected that oversight when they made it the second amendment, the first amendment being the right to free speech. It's often said we only enjoy the first amendment because we have the second amendment. And when I see what's happening in the UK, even just this week, I appreciate the wisdom of the Founding Fathers in that regard. They understood human nature and how things could go wrong. They installed a system of checks and balances in the federal government to prevent anyone, or any branch, of the government from becoming too powerful. It means our democracy is sometimes messy, but it also keeps a critical balance between the branches of the federal government. And elections can restore balance if things go too far one way or another. As you may know the balance between the states and the feds is a different story and takes us into the Civil War where "States Rights" was a central issue. But that's a story for another time.

[@mbourque]

Since States are as big or bigger than European countries, it's like an European saying what country they are from.

[@Patrick-nv5ug]

True. My answer is always Hawaii.

[@dead-claudia]

not entirely wrong tbh. especially with this recent trend i've noticed of western europe and scandinavia becoming culturally more and more unified despite the language barriers. and scandinavia's long been pretty culturally similar, especially norway and sweden (who sometimes joke about it).

[@Motorboatasaurus]

7. Also I am in South Carolina. We tend to mention the specific state because it would be like asking you where you're from and answering Europe. I mean yea that's correct but that's a big area and there's a pretty easy way to narrow it down since most of our states are as large or in most cases larger than countries in Europe.

[@Justin-tw5ig]

Kentucky here! Thank you for your videos. It's great to see what other points of view are.

[@tarzn_worx]

Watching from south Alabama André! Thanks for your videos, my friends!

[@reginagraham821]

I am watching from Port St Lucie, Florida.

[@pamabernathy8728]

2nd generation native southern Californian here. Mother born in 1919, just outside of Brawley, CA. Have enjoyed each of the few other states I've visited: Washington, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North & South Carolina, Ohio, Hawai'i & Texas. The diversity within & between each state is interesting & inspiring. I loved Charleston, South Carolina, for example. Had read so much about the history, culture, even some geography. We were there in summer each time, & I felt good in the heat & humidity -- had assumed I would feel uncomfortable. The architecture, the food, the people, seeing the Low Country & barrier islands, were all so wonderful. I also stood in the Slave Market, unable to move or speak, as I felt the horror, grief, terror, in that place. And spent a long time talking to a woman who wove sweetgrass baskets. I had read a lot about their history. When she found out that we were there to spend time with our eldest son, who was stationed in the Navy & at Power (nuclear power) School at Goose Creek, just north of Charleston, she gave him her phone number & said that he was invited over for a home cooked meal & some mother love, anytime. So, yes, I do love so many things about California. But I have loved things about each state we have visited. Blessings, all. 7

[@DebbieDeSpain-me8mp]

I live in WA state, but I was born in Montana where when I was a toddler many people drove pick up trucks that had rifles arranged on racks attached to the vehicle's rear window.

[@rubenarce3324]

Same in California in the 60s. Almost all pickups seemed to have gun racks mounted on their rear windows. Not at all uncommon to see the racks occupied while parked in store parking lots or on the road.

[@hairball1]

Watching from Wisconsin my brother!

[@darrellgrant7615]

I live in Northeast NY. I’m 20 minutes from Vermont, 40 minutes from Massachusetts, and 2 hrs from Canada. I can actually see the Green Mountains of Vermont from my Walmart parking lot😂 Love your channel bud 😊

[@marlenafreeman2745]

Hey Andrea, I'm from Georgia, USA.. I've been watching your reactions from your very start. I always " liked " when you ask because I really appreciate your perspective of our absolutely crazy but beautiful country. It's not just the scenery, it's the people, the friendliness, the delicious food, the things that apparently aren't normal but we have always thought so.. from weird red neck stuff to just walking a block away to have a picnic at the pretty lake for dinner.. idk..I thought for a while I would like to live anywhere else but here, but seeing y'all's reactions kinda makes me feel more appreciative of my own country, which I guess I should have all along.. thanks for your reactions and appreciation.. much love to you in Portugal. Which is also an amazing and beautiful place. I wish you could show us around your home town and city!! Much love from the US.. sorry that I don't comment more, but I'm always here watching.. We love and appreciate you! .. If you ever find yourself in rural West Georgia I'll give you a tour!! 😊

[@kevinsanter2800]

Thanks for all your hard work Andre! Keep 'em coming!!

[@reca5038]

Enjoying your video from Kansas.

[@TheFiresmasher]

Same, Olathe!

[@gayleroberts-stewart3016]

@@reca5038 hey, homies, I'm from KCK, Piper, actually.🌻

[@odiebryer2144]

Wichita KS here! Love watching Andrè . . .and Laurence, too! 😅 Been watching Laurence for years, since not long after he started his channel. Hello to Olathe & KCK! 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 NOT everyone knows what the sunflowers signify but I'm sure you both know! 😊

[@SteveTrujillo-h2p]

I’m in Loveland Colorado it’s in the northern part of our amazing state about 1 hour drive north of Denver

[@duffydobelbower6137]

The right to have guns ("bear arms") is written into the US Constitution (which defines the powers of the government): the Second Amendment, part of what is called "The Bill of Rights" gives citizens the right to bear arms. In other words, when the country was formed, the right to own weapons was considered a crucial right of the citizens (to defend themselves, and to be able to form a militia, and other reasons), and this Amendment basically forbids the government from taking weapons away from people. The only way a Constitutional Amendment can be removed is by another Amendment that removes it. To make an Amendment, 2/3 of Congress has to propose it (there's another way, but this is the more common way), and then 3/4 of the States have to ratify it. So even if Congress votes to put up a change to remove the right to own guns, it doesn't become law unless a majority of States agree. The Founders made modifying the Constitution a very balanced process between the Federal government and the States, so that it wouldn't be subject to changes of the times. There has only been one successful removal of an Amendment (the 21st repealed the 18th). So no, it's not very likely that the government will ever take away guns in America, because first, they would have to get the citizens and the States both to agree that the government can have the right to do so (which they do not currently). (and since you asked, I'm from Ohio :) )

[@bobbiejojackson9448]

They're definitely not going anywhere. Especially when you consider what has happened in countries where they have been taken from the people through tyranny or coercion or where the government has convinced the citizens to turn them in for "the greater good". Historically, every country that has disarmed its citizens has been overtaken by a fascist or communist dictatorship and millions have perished. The founders took all of that into consideration when they wrote the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

[@Deathbecomesme3]

The bill of rights doesn't grant the rights it enshrines them. They are considered "god given". Ohio as well btw.

[@Psycho-go5yr]

To answer your question on if we think guns would ever become illegal in the US... Not anytime soon. For that to happen, our culture would have to completely change. As things stand... trying to outlaw guns is one of only a small hand full of actions that I think would absolutely result in a civil war. As an American and a gun owner myself... if the government wanted my guns, they would have to kill me and then pry them from my cold, dead fingers. There is no situation in which I'd voluntarily give them up and I know a lot of people who feel the same.

[@aaronburdon221]

oh, there's no doubt about it that it would cause a civil war. I'm a lazy fuck, but that would get me off of my couch. From my cold dead fingers is an apt quote.

[@emilyb5307]

In regard to where? New England! (CT and MA is where most of the fam is) In regards to your question at 7:01 - not to get political. But the government *cannot* "make guns illegal" due to the 2nd amendment - the constitutional right to carry. I'm very much simplifying but the intent at the time was to protect the ability of any citizen to defend themselves, especially from a tyranical government. This is part of why the stats are what they are - I have nothing against gun ownership. However many other countries *do* restrict access. The reason the violence doesn't happen as much is simply "its harder to get one and I'd rather use a knife/axe/car/etc.". The amendment - and sheer population size and environments here - will always mean the stats are a little skewed, in my opinion.

[@EAZ36588]

When making a lot of comparisons it's useful to think is the United States sort of like the EU or Europe in general and each state is a country because in terms of size and culture and stuff there's a lot of it makes a good comparison so well someone in England might visit multiple European countries in their lifetimes someone in the US might visit multiple States while European might say their country first the US still often say what state they're from and so on and so forth

[@JeanneStratton]

Hi! Love your show, been watching you! 😊. Coming to you from WASHINGTON STATE! NOT D.C. !

[@RandallsLittleAdventures]

Republic of Texas here. Enjoyed the video.

[@johnmorris6851]

Watching from the state of Louisiana. Enjoy your reviews.

[@TheImmortalBloodwolf]

FLORIDA!!! Edit: on the topic of guns in the United States; a gun is simply a tool. if you ban guns, people will simply fall back on the next best tool, which is typically a knife... Great Britain having a lot more knife violence than the United States, because even though Great Britain banned guns like most of the world, the violence remained they just use a different tool... The only way to get rid of violence is to create a culture where the intent to harm is unthinkable, I lived in South Korea as a foreigner for 6 years of my life, and the intent to harm was unthinkable because of the culture, and At the time I left back in 2016, that was still the case. That's the reason that they don't have problems with violence, and it was actually commonly understood in that country, that really anything can be used as a weapon...

[@jimcalhoun361]

You're more likely to get killed by deer in this country. And that graph was a little misleading. The second most common cause of gun violence are accidental deaths.

[@user-xd1ze4jf6e]

Guns are a tool used to efficiently kill game, and auto/semi auto guns allow you to scale that up that killing to dozens of victims per minute.

[@PioLisieux]

I'm 51. I've lived in PA, NJ, California, and SC.I have never seen a shooting except on TV/internet. I've also heard several policeman say they went their entire career without ever needing to draw their service pistol even once.

[@user-xd1ze4jf6e]

Clearly it never happens and it’s just a hoax

[@rg20322]

If you buy bakery bread it has much less sugar usually. Bakery bread is the best and preferred by me, but bakeries are not everywhere so you may have to drive.

[@Blade247]

Forget the bread.... You need home made tortillas ! Surely this was the Mana from heaven in the Bible...

[@dakotaman408]

Watching from Texas, just east of Dallas

[@sherryjoiner396]

Same

[@pamabernathy8728]

We have family in Dallas but also in Tyler. I enjoy the rolling hills & piney woods of NE TX.

[@sherryjoiner396]

@@pamabernathy8728 I'm just north of Tyler, in Mineola. I worked in Tyler for 30 years.

[@gayleroberts-stewart3016]

Northwest Arkansas Berryville is my town. We actually have a law on the books, making it against the law to pronounce it Are-KAN-sas instead of ARE-can-SAW. REALLY.🤣🌻 7

[@ark_alcor1048]

I'm tempted to go there and pronounce it are-KAN-sas just to see if they'll actually punish me.

[@kennethfinnegan2978]

I’m from the state of Illinois. Chicago area specifically. I love your videos and I always leave a like. I noticed you watch a lot of videos on the USA military. I would love it if you watch a music video called, Mr. Red White & Blue performed by an artist called Coffey Anderson. I think it really hits home on why our brave men & women serve. You’ll love it.

[@kellieweeks5600]

Texan here. And No, there will never be a time where guns are banned. It is the second amendment of the US constitution...the right to bear arms. Besides, you try taking away a gun from a texan...not gonna happen.

[@colreb7149]

Not going to happen, exactly.

[@steamro11r]

yea some people in the cities might be willing to give up their guns but that wont happen without a fight anywhere in rural USA

[@Mr_Dopey]

I live in New York State. I don't know of any home without at least a shotgun. But, that's the culture of the red counties.

[@stevenseul361]

wanna make a bet.... if they want your guns they will pry them from your cold dead fingers. the old saying gun people love to say

[@jonahrens1274]

Recently I seen prices going from the US to Europe v Europe to the US are very different. US to Europe can be 2-3 times more expensive

[@veronicamorgan9029]

Tennessee- The Volunteer State ❤

[@shantereed]

Watching from Texas

[@ScreamingYellowMach]

Watching from Texas.

[@chriss858]

Watching from the Grand Canyon state, Arizona!

[@KarenWarren-bu2bv]

I live on the coast of Oregon. Small town called Coos Bay.

[@Zeldahime57]

Washington here

[@susantamas5400]

A video is out on KZbin showing an American Eagle being let loose in the rafts of a football stadium while the national anthem was being played. That is one huge bird with a fierce look on his face. He swooped around the entire stadium, and the crowd went wild. I got goose pimples just watching it. Incredible bird of prey, great symbol of America !

[@gotham61]

I am in New York. The right to bear arms is part of the Bill Of Rights in the US Constitution. Changing that would be almost impossible. What can and has happened in the past however is to make changes in the types of weapons that can be owned, or to make rules about registration and licensing. In my 40 years in NYC I have seen gun violence one time, over 35 years ago, when I witnessed an exchange of gunfire on a Subway platform between police and a criminal. Nobody was injured.

[@BBMC101]

I'm also from New York. The state not the city. NYC is over 250 miles from me. (Over 400km) Out where I live I hear gun shots all the time. It's hunters or people target shooting. I've never seen gun violence in person in my 35 years of life. Even when I have traveled to larger cities like NYC, Boston, Chicago, and so on.

[@ericm6738]

I am watching from South Carolina.

[@lisal6121]

San Diego, CA here. Tijuana Mexico 30 miles south. Every military branch has a home here. Glorious beaches with surfers, 1 hour away from the desert and snow skiing mountains. Paradise!

[@patricklomas2586]

West Virginia, love your videos!

[@patm5594]

Love your videos. I am in Minnesota

[@nardopolo3082]

Michigan "Great Lake State" !!

[@brianodell8348]

I'm watching you from California, San Diego.

[@stevenbennett9425]

Here from Missouri

[@barbperry424]

I am in Missouri, actually its capital, Jefferson City. I enjoy your videos and watch them all.

[@TheRagratus]

Wisconsin here. I spent 3 years in Germany while in the US Army. Loved it. So we do get around. But other countries don't impact our daily lives like it does with Europeans.

[@lagniappe1727]

In Louisiana - just outside of New Orleans

[@nusgnomeslayer4720]

I am in Washington state and I have a few thoughts. First, as it was touched on in the video, America is huge and I think that we comment on our state much like Europeans comment on their country. It sort of feels like if we say "I am American" then in scale it would be like you simply saying "I am European." Also, as far as guns go, I do not think there is any way to get Americans to give up their guns. Even if the government was able to make them illegal, I feel like they could only halt the sale of guns, they wouldn't be able to go house to house and retrieve all the guns that are already owned.

[@HighlanderFan-e1m]

Illinois here. The buckle of the Corn Belt. Would love to visit Portugal someday. My mom visited Portugal in 1974 before she was married and loved it.

[@luxleather2616]

I'm from Southwest Arizona....I completely disagree with him about Americans not traveling due to Americans being uninterested in & unknowledgable about other countries cus he thinks the only news Americans watch doesn't show other countries which is completely wrong plus at least when I went to school world history was a class we had to take so I would love to travel to see the places I learned about as a kid but considering all the money that goes into it includes passport & plane ticket & hotel & transportation & food & souvenirs its simply too expensive unfortunately

[@phillipmerriwether6899]

Currently I am in Indiana. However 20 years ago I was Florida, my parents in Delaware, brother was in California, and sister was in Hawaii. It was so hard for us all to get together and rquired a bit of travelling. However we all lived at the beachside location so there was always a great place to visit

[@andrewdodd4424]

I'm 4th generation native northern Californian (redwoods!) My ancestor arrived in 1847 in San Francisco. I've lived and worked in 3 other states, but returned to my home town to retire.

[@elizabethschurwan5146]

Andre . I’m from Missouri. I Am a big fan of yours.

[@chipwood1030]

From Ohio here; I love your videos brother. You seem like a kind person; I wish the whole world would stop the hate and embrace each other and our differences. Love the positivity, and I hope you get a few hundred thousand more subscribers. Take care.. :)

[@gotham61]

I was just looking at flights to go across the country to see my mother for Christmas, and the cheapest direct flights are over $1000 round trip.

[@jimmyb.6272]

As an American, I have eaten American bread all my life, and it does not taste sweet in any way whatsoever to me.

[@reginagraham821]

I agree.

[@unsignedmusic]

Cut out all sugar for 5 days, and not only will you taste it, you’ll be disgusted by it!

[@Kim-427]

Me too especially to the point he said it tastes like cake. Lol What type of cake has he been eating😂😂

[@firghteningtruth7173]

​@@unsignedmusic I mean...you'll taste it. But it really isn't much, and being "disgusted by it," is a bit of a reach. I don't eat it often but those hawaiian rolls are absolutely amazing. And they have WAY more sugar. 😂

[@dead-claudia]

@@firghteningtruth7173yup and they're called sweet rolls for a reason lol

[@ESUSAMEX]

I am in Florida right now!

[@KingSlayerVolt]

❤❤❤❤❤ from Albuquerque, New Mexico🎉🎉🎉

[@ralphtacoma9468]

I live in Wyoming, USA, and I’m very much enjoying your channel. I do think that the sheer size of the US is a major reason for our not traveling as much to other countries. Just my state of Wyoming is larger than the UK (~97,090 square miles vs ~94,060 square miles) but our population is only ~586,500 vs ~69,000,000 for the UK. People living close to the borders tend to have visited out northern or southern neighbors (Canada, or Mexico) and at least when I was living in the border areas (30 years ago) we didn’t require a passport to visit. When I worked for BASF in New Jersey we would get visitors from our German parent, and when they were going to have a weekend for sightseeing they would want to see New York City, the Grand Canyon, and Disneyland in a few days! We’d have to explain that it was further from New Jersey to the Grand Canyon than it was from Berlin to Moscow. I have been fortunate to visit the UK, Belgium, and Switzerland on business trips though I only had a few days for sightseeing in the UK. For me the most amazing difference was how much older many in Europe are than most structures in the US. For instance Dover Castle in the UK was continuously occupied by English soldiers for nearly 900 years.

[@BLee-yf1gm]

North Dakota ... and we just got our first snowfall. 3 inches so far. About a month late, but 4 to 5 months to go.

[@TyOneWorld66230-y]

12:27 I'm posting this for the 4th time, Andre. I know you've read it at least twice. "American Pride Remains Near Record Low" (Gallup News, July 2024) "Extreme Pride in Being American Remains Near Record Low" (Gallup News, June 2023) "Record-Low 38% Extremely Proud to Be America" (Gallup News, June 2022) This is scientific polling on patriotism, conducted yearly, and it clearly reveals that US patriotism is near all-time lows. Americans are aware of this. It's not a secret. People discuss it normally. So why do you persist in saying over and over that "Americans are so patriotic?" Nobody will hate you for speaking truth and trying to learn why patriotism in the US is so low. Please, allow new information into your head.

[@Blade247]

Because I was a Over the Road Truck Driver, I saw most of the country and places I never cared to visit and I wouldn't care to see them again... My Son on the other hand saw the world because he was a Marine.

[@BLee-yf1gm]

It's a habbit to say what state because usually we are asked from other Americans.

[@pacmon5285]

If nothing else, Andre learning how to pronounce Arkansas correctly is a win.

[@lisakelson4082]

My husband and sons are hunters! We rely on our rifles for meat every year. Especially now, during this horrible recession! I highly doubt they will ever try to take away our guns. What we need to fix in America is our mental health care! Only then will suicide rates from guns come down!

[@emanwe01]

Regarding all the added sugar in American food, that's something that quite a few of us here in the States are trying to change about our diets. That much added sugar hasn't been good for us.

[@debrasnyder4834]

Northeast Indiana here. Supposed to get our first snow any moment

[@phillipmerriwether6899]

same here in central Indiana

[@JamesBrown-he2jn]

Central Indiana here, happy holidays fellow Hoosier. Looking forward to the snow replacing the cold rain lol

[@DebiB53]

Greetings from Colorado my friend! That's so exciting you and your family will be coming to America next year!!! That's wonderful...

[@GodelFishbreath]

Ever since the civil war there has been an excess of weapons in civilian hands. The gun manufacturers keep turning them out.

[@RoseNZieg]

in the us, there are freshly made bread with no sugar added. they cost more than factory made bread.

[@tinagarcia3571]

Oregon near Crater Lake. He's right we can't afford it.

[@AlBGood]

We love Oregon 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@johnrichardson7629]

Loved the bread in Germany

[@Cookie-K]

Checking in from the beautiful state of Michigan (the mitten shaped state surrounded by the Great Lakes) ...Great reaction as always my friend 😊

[@kellingc]

I live in Connecticut. One of the reason we say our state before country, in a lot of cases, is the country is actually fifty independent states with a common interface. The Federal Government is charged with providing a common deference, equal foreign representation and trade (so South Carolina can't make it's own deal with France and Illinois have a separate deal with France and Germany) , to regulate commerce between the states, and a few other things outlined in the Constitution. It's not a top -> down government; the Federal Government doesn't say, "okay New York, these are your borders, and you must follow our rules." The laws that do provide Feral control are decided on by Congress (the House where each state has a number of representatives based on population), and the Senate, where each state has two votes. The bill is then passed to the president who will pass or veto the bill. The veto can be over ridden by a 2/3 majority in the House and Senate. That's the basics (note, I left out the Supreme Court because it isn't relevant to the point I'm trying to get across. So, each individual state has it's own autonomy, to a point. When I want to express myself from my country as a whole, I'll say I'm from the U.S. (as America could be North America, which is a continent, not a country). Other times, I'll say I'm from Connecticut, and expand on that if the person seems confused or looking like they want more information. Fun fact - England started calling "football" soccer, so we (and a few other countries) followed suit. When the term "football" became the European norm, England switched. By that time we have a new game called football (as opposed to baseball), so we stayed with "soccer".

[@dead-claudia]

the us's federalism in practice functions halfway like a confederation, and most people don't realize this.

[@kellingc]

@dead-claudia I simplified it a bit, but primarily wanted to emphasize that the states are actually the country, not the country divided itself into states.

[@Tylermaddox1911]

Watching from the Great state of Georgia. Where i live in SE GA it's called the coastal plains. It use to all be ocean completely submerged. Lots of aquatic fossils here.

[@cammac6550]

There’s a lot of propaganda about guns and many of the powers that be would like very much to disarm us . The most interesting thing is that the places with the most legally owned guns have the least gun crime . The places with the most restrictive gun laws have the most gun crime ( gangs , illegal guns , criminals ) . In these cities ( Chicago , NYC and LA ) prosecutors often fail to prosecute the gun charge ( through plea bargains ) when used in crimes .

[@emilyb5307]

That is one major concern I have with the concept of "gun control laws". I understand the desire to regulate and make safer. But when the law abiding citizens aren't the issue, you could pass a thousand new rules and the criminals will still have guns but the average joe (and potential victim) will not.

[@jodyrobinson189]

Enjoying your videos from the north coast of Oregon. Thanks for your perspective 😊

[@peterflynnflynn]

The right to bear arms shall NOT be infringed. The 2nd amendment is there to protect the 1st!

[@DonnaMcCoy-h3d]

Pennsylvania,USA Love watching your videos. Love your accent... Hope all is well with you and your family. Thank you

[@MerrittSton]

Hello from Minnesota! Fun fact is that we have over 10,000 lakes (10,000 is a gross underestimate I’m not sure the exact total but I do know 10k is below by thousands) and the Mississippi River starts in Minnesota. You can drive over the rivers starting point and even swim in the start of the river! We also were the first state in the north to volunteer war to deploy troops to the union in 1861

[@Stormymystic]

I am from Arkansas here! We have some of the most beautiful natural parks around, and have the only open to the public diamond mine in the US.

[@shayesmithcustomlyricvideos]

When I was a kid, we ONLY had the sweet store bread in the plastic wrappers. Thankfully, there are now all kinds of bakeries (even in supermarkets) where they make fresh breads of all types…some sweet and some not.

[@blakerh]

Andre, the football stadium shown in the intro is in the town I live in. Bloomington, Indiana. The home of Indiana University.

[@ScubaDiverPicker]

Charlotte, North Carolina here. Much ❤️ brother!

[@melodygrim471]

I'm in Florida. I was going to send you pics of my house and my daughter's (on the same property), but then Hurricane Milton destroyed this place! So, when we get another place to live, I'll send it! Usually we have these hurricanes and nothing much happens, but 2 years ago I lost my home to a hurricane. Then, last December my daughter and her husband bought the property right in front of theirs for me to live in. Well, now that's gone, too. I've been in Florida since 1984. Prior to that I lived in Houston, Texas - where I encountered my first hurricane. Prior to that, I was born and raised in Illinois (Tornado Alley). After all of that - I'm still here! So - all of those things happen OCCASIONALLY! Lol Yeah, you've been watching tornado videos! Love you!❤❤❤

[@stewartlv80]

The emerald coast in Florida.

[@nicoleembry8477]

Oklahoma here. Born and raised in Florida. Love the videos

[@katerbiller04]

Kentucky here. When it comes to baseball, the two leagues, the National and American, were decided as a means of competition between the owners. For example, Chicago is home to the Cubs( National) and the White Socks ( American).

[@danielm7435]

Next time you run into Americans in Portugal you should talk to them. I’ve traveled to more countries than I have to states in America and I love striking up conversations with random store owners, waiters/bartenders to find out fun things to do in that city. I’m sure any American tourist would love to talk to you about Portugal and also answer your questions about America. By the way I went to Lisbon last summer and absolutely loved it.

[@charlotteharris5914]

I am from Northern California, and we are most historically famous for the gold rush of 1850. Back then, many people from the eastern part of the continent were migrating to the West, mostly by wagons that were pulled by horses or oxen. Many settled in placed like Utah or the Northwest, but a good number began to divert towards northern California when rumors of gold could be found there. And, as luck would have it, the rumors turned out to be true. In fact, there are places around the rivers here, where you can still "pan" for gold ( a process using a metal pan and scooping out the dirt from the river, until you find gold flakes.