Unboxing Alabama: What It's Like Living In Alabama

[@NickJohnson]

Here is my entire Unboxing Series: kzbin.info/aero/PLq-_cmf3H6yqgM1vGG305six5T7dqGURF

[@MrRdvs87]

As someone from a major northeastern city, I never thought I’d go to such great lengths to visit AL every winter. The slow pace and wooded areas make it very relaxing.

[@johnshoulders6586]

I am from the Chicago area and I’ve lived in Alabama for the past 15 years and it is far more inclusive of diversity than many northern states.

[@skurinski]

Diversity of race is overrated. Diversity of thought is far more important

[@joemonroe9456]

@Cire Soprano what is "black dealing"

[@ellibreelmundo2629]

@Cire Soprano you should leave it and try somewhere else. I have always enjoyed what I see there

[@GabiN64]

@@skurinski diversity of thought leads to Muslims wanting sharia law in US neighborhoods

[@horrorking1000]

That's because we don't have time for it we judge a person by their character around here nothing else

[@RengaNishizonoFan2000]

As someone who lived in Alabama, this is a very good guide to Alabama

[@CeeCeeImohlaapohko]

Agreed 😀

[@erinthedemonhog2090]

Agreed

[@elynocente]

Montgomery is backwater stuck in the 70s

[@optimusrob487]

I agree

[@Casper-ju9cw]

@Celtic Orthodox Prayer cousin love?

[@Hoplite9]

Native Texan. Fell in love with Alabama at 6 years old on family vacation. After school, USAF 25 years. Still in love with Alabama. Retired, again, since 2003. South Baldwin County. From Ft Walton Florida. Not too far away. It’s a great place to be.

[@chrisdraco1973]

Love the pan handle! Moved to San Antonio from Ft Walton Beach about 4 years back.

[@Hoplite9]

@@chrisdraco1973 aka Lower Alabama. I have called San Antonio home too. After DS/DS, l was headed to Somalia, AF pulled me out and sent me to SA. After that, back to Hurlbert Field for more adventures. Always loved SA anyway. I love being an American. War Eagle.

[@genkiferal7178]

I drove with everything I owned in my car from Atlanta to Dallas. One part of AL was so gorgeous that I almost stopped and stayed. Wish I had. Dallas is overpriced and too liberal and there are more rules via TX state law than I had anticipated. Getting my car in passing order for the safety inspection cost me over $300. Ridiculous.

[@TheHope4abetterworld]

@@genkiferal7178 What part almost made you stay? I'm researching now and Alabama is my current focus. Do you have just 1 more move in you? Home is such a wonderful place to find,.I've been looking for a very long time.

[@genkiferal7178]

@@TheHope4abetterworld I was on Interstate 1-20 driving from Atlanta towards Birmingham (and then westward) and saw those huge hills and the forests and maybe a few creeks or rivers. That is the kind of land that calls me. I like mountains, but prefer large hills with streams/creeks running through them. It may've been part of federal or state parklands i was driving through. Also, i stopped at Walmart for an hour's break and at another spot gassed up my car, and many of of the residents weren't wearing masks and that made me feel like it was a normal, mentally-healthy place. Covid mandates have crushed my soul. Not being able to see people's full facial expressions is something I find mentally-damaging. I am going to stay in TX and hope to move to Piney Woods, an area where there are forests. I love hiking alone and foraging for mushrooms and walking among wildlife. My name 'feral' means uncivilized, untamed. I love nature. 'Bama had that, for sure. I read up on that particular area, though, and saw that it may be unaffordable for me and many northeasterners and Californians are putting in expensive suburbs there. Most of the areas I wanted to move to have that problem -- liberals come in, raise prices, and destroy the very forests they moved there for.

[@nelliesfarm8473]

I have lived in many different states and I can honestly say that Alabama is one of the most beautiful states I've seen.

[@NickJohnson]

Cool! Any state is pretty if it's the right time of year. Even Ohio.

[@nelliesfarm8473]

@@NickJohnson that's where I'm from, Ohio...

[@josephhoover4542]

@@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717No it’s not stop lying 😂

[@dilipkulkarni9697]

​@@nelliesfarm8473which state is great,Ohio or Alabama?

[@god-son-love]

Never been there but my gf is from Alabama. I imagine the place is wonderful just like her.

[@rayman1269]

I died at the wig and the hat 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@carmenmonoxide7459]

Nick's like "Joe Dirt" with that mullet! David Spade looked better and so does Nick. LMAO

[@rayman1269]

@@carmenmonoxide7459 bro i swear it was the first 5sec he popped up i had to pause the video frm laughing so hard. It caught me off guard 😂

[@jurgenjunco5400]

WTF! Those that mean?

[@rayman1269]

@@jurgenjunco5400 ???

[@Joe_Bob_Trucking]

Lifetime Alabama resident, can't wait to see this.

[@joshuaandrewvives9676]

Well I visited Alabama as a lifetime Louisiana resident Geaux LSU tigers to be honest I really do like the Alabama countryside I mean Louisiana countryside here in St Tammany is real great

[@monke4476]

Same

[@showmemojo4784]

War eagle

[@GoDawgs18]

@@joshuaandrewvives9676 Go Dawgs!!!!!

[@GoDawgs18]

@@showmemojo4784 Go Dawgs UGA is auburns daddy

[@Ninja_Xanz]

I used to deliver frequently into Alabama. I'm a gay woman from New York city area. The people down there have always been extremely nice and welcoming. It shocked me the first few times but it quickly became one of my favorite states to drive into and hang out in.

[@DonnieDarko1]

Got stuck in Opelika and you're right, some of the most friendliest folks I've met. It was a bit unsettling at first, was never used to it but it's true.

[@NickJohnson]

That's great!

[@michellerosa8634]

From New York and my first love is from Mobile .

[@chocosidronio]

@@DonnieDarko1 Lived there for 10 years I miss it a lot.

[@DonnieDarko1]

@@chocosidronio cool, where are you now? I was stranded by Golden Cherry hotel to be exact.

[@DaveGiudice]

I’m from Alabama and I can testify that this video is indeed accurate. Alabama has a punk scene here as well. Lost of music from many genres from many great artists.

[@VistaThaiGuy]

Grew up in Mt. Brook coming out of Southside Chicago and Raleigh Village Apartments in the late 70's and early 80's...frequented 5 Points and Ensley...spent my birthday parties on GSH at a roller skating rink, karaoke bars, and a titty bar....😎😍🤩

[@brendanaeria9913]

@@VistaThaiGuy is the titty bar still functioning ? Asking for a mate to aid in his research .

[@ellibreelmundo2629]

Alabama people are far more real than people I've met from elsewhere. They are just more normal and not screwed up by the effeminate culture the criminal 1% Deep State has propagandized on California, New York, and other places

[@Butterpants1987]

thats really cool to hear! im from orange county and we also are known for our punk scene. what are the best venues in alabama?

[@jamesgilbert91]

@@Butterpants1987 curious too; west coast is getting too expensive!

[@marshacooper9088]

You were just too funny! I am a black person so I appreciate your humor. "The blue belt is black". Love listening to your various videos. Will continue to follow you. As your audience we appreciate the humor that you add to all of your videos. I also appreciate your personal touches and insight.

[@NickJohnson]

Ok Marsha! ❤️❤️

[@buddyroe61]

Loved George Wallace ❤️🙏 hehehe. I new that as soon as they turned everything over to the black's and the women, it would not last long.

[@davidrichard7662]

I visited Alabama to visit family, and it was real enjoyable. Nice food, nice people, grits and gravy, fried green tomatoes, Natty Ice beer and many other cool things too. Lovely outdoors there, as well.

[@barrygregory913]

Foley

[@hippityhoppity3964]

Did you find a date?

[@barrygregory913]

@@hippityhoppity3964 MIGTOW

[@jimsalmon5158]

I’m not going to lie, I was expecting you to rip Alabama a new one. This is actually one of the fairest assessments I’ve seen from someone outside of Alabama. We have our quirks, but most of us don’t bite.

[@NickJohnson]

❤️

[@Dazak]

As an outsider who calls Alabama home., I would agree to most of the assessments. But I think Nick should spend more time in the newer burbs of Birmingham which would give Huntsville and its burbs a run for their money when it comes to true diversity. I have lived in both places.

[@knivesgunfights526]

Jim, I agree. Nick Johnson is one intelligent guy, and he treats all areas of our Country the same....the good and the bad. His assessments are fair. The manner in which he does so is humorous as heck. I wish I could say the same for some other "experts." BTW, I also live in Alabama. Other than some of our State level politicians, we have good folks here. At least our Politicians aren't as notorious as SOME of those from the West Coast. I have traveled extensively, and I am truly concerned about the future of California. Between the politics, and the San Andreas Fault, I see little hope of that State recovering. I hope I am wrong.

[@leavyriddlespur9036]

We only nibble. Hardly ever bite. LoL!

[@jackiemurphy1524]

Didn’t you know Dothan,AL, is a big Jewish community? Jews are paid $50,000 to move there. Look it up. < 100 miles from Tallahassee FL. How could you have missed that?

[@johngarbarini8474]

I once drove through NE Alabama, on the way to Chattanooga, TN. A beautiful area to drive through. Boaz, Gadsden, etc;

[@johngarbarini8474]

@@aswinhanagal4293 - yes, a pretty area.

[@205rlg6]

You should have stopped at lake Guntersville. You would have wanted to relocate.

[@StevenStiefel]

I live in Fort Payne, very northeast part of the state next to Tennessee and Georgia. The pretty part you see pictured on the brochures.

[@walterparker1805]

U can't find a house around Gadsden anymore folks from California r buying houses sight unseen driving prices up

[@ianmangham4570]

Caves at chatanooga, I slept in those great caves

[@erichaley6776]

I was born in Germany and lived in plenty of different states. I call Alabama home and love it here in Huntsville,Alabama. Huntsville is home to Mazda,and Toyota,and soon space command.Vance is home to two big Mercedes Benz plants,Lincoln is home to Honda,and Montgomery is home to Hyundai.

[@ussarizona2201]

I also love in Huntsville and my grandmother and the family before her is german.

[@codysmith1915]

I get out of the navy in a year. These videos are damn near critical for me when deciding where to live

[@NickJohnson]

Thanks for serving our country!! 🇺🇸 ❤️

[@codysmith1915]

@@NickJohnson Thank you for making damn good videos! My wife uses them for reference when looking at houses

[@gavindalton3066]

I am in the navy and I am from Alabama and I will definitely agree with moving to AL! Very relaxing and have the wrong image.

[@spencer2221]

@@codysmith1915 I wouldn’t use this guys advice on anything. He makes some good points but he is way off on others. Just watch your states “unboxing video” and you’ll see. For instance some of the cities he showed like Dothan, he showed the poorest section of the city. It’s the south side (inside circle) and oldest part of the city. Very poor people live on that side of town. The west side of Dothan there are brand new homes (outside circle) for 175k. The north side is nice but a little older. The east side has tons of new homes and giant houses. UFC also started in Dothan Alabama. I’ve watched a lot of these videos and after watching my home states I’m now taking his points with a grain of salt. Kind of upsetting because I’m in a similar situation to you looking for places to move to.

[@johnnylopez6825]

I once drove outside of NAS Pensacola and got lost in AL, I was astounded by the white sand beaches... very beautiful and nice homes. I would love to live there

[@AvioftheSand]

Just learned something new. Mardi Gras in the US originated in Mobile, Alabama. Thanks Nick!

[@taymc873]

It was also the first capital of French Lousiana as well. Mobile was settled first. 1700-1725 it was the capital and then the Spanish from Spanish Florida moved into the area. There wasn't a permanent French settlement until they settled Mobile.

[@waitwhat1029]

My hometown. Laissez les bon temps rouler! That’s...about it, all we got. 🤣

[@AvioftheSand]

@@taymc873 Are there any French remnants (people or culture wise) in Mobile the way there is in New Orleans?

[@nola305]

A southwest Louisiana Cajun French slogan, sha!

[@205rlg6]

@@AvioftheSand there is

[@josecortez5213]

As a guy who has worked all over the south I can say that the south was good to me. Alabama has some of the nicest people I ever met. I love the south and all the people there.

[@charlescurtis6321]

As a southern Californian, I moved away from being a Northern Virginia/DC yuppie last year to working at a small hardware store in rural central Alabama. . It was a great decision. Good people. Some problems but lots of potential. Great video. Love your stuff Nick.

[@NickJohnson]

Good choice on the new life!

[@jt4369]

I'm from California and frankly I'm thinking of making the move towards the center of the country too. I'm not liking where California is going.

[@charlescurtis6321]

@@jt4369 depends on what you want to get out of life! It was good for me. Some states facilitate some lifestyles better than others.

[@TheHope4abetterworld]

@Big Dick Black Do tell ,,, I left Southern California in '05 after most of 45 years. I landed in Southern Oregon. It's okay, but nothing is keeping me here. I'm getting ready to retire and so looking for some place to call home. I'm too old to make such a move twice and Alabama is my current focus. Are you just saying that to discourage some people? 🤭

[@TheHope4abetterworld]

@Big Dick Black is it a coincidence or is most of these red states? Politics is nothing but lies to justify stealing our money and freedom, I'd like simple mind my own business type of living, know of any of those?

[@hblackburn5580]

I'm from Mobile, and I'm so happy that somebody not from here actually pronounced our city right! Love my city and my beaches!

[@bigtimez908]

Mobile here also, we love our home!!!

[@mr.whiskey3534]

Gulf Shores will most likely be our retirement destination. Great to visit or set up residence.

[@mynew100sunglasses2]

I'm from pc nub

[@hblackburn5580]

@Kuntryboy wish I could say the same, but the reception has been very spotty lately 😆

[@hblackburn5580]

@@bigtimez908 awesome! Wouldn't be surprised if we ran in the same circle, if you're into all the great music we have that is.

[@leonardpearlman4017]

Well... I never thought much of Alabama, but have gone there a few times for work or to visit friends who moved there. I wouldn't want to neglect the food! I have never had a bad meal in Alabama! It seems like there's an Alabama style of cooking, and everyone knows what it is, and they do a good job! Sometimes really humble looking places. You get fed, and they're nice about it. My general impression of Alabama is "uninhabited", you can drive all day and not see anyone. Overall it's a lot better than I thought! Some places (Dothan) seem kind of desolate, you wonder what even keeps the city going.... I think a LOT of America is like that, at least in the South.

[@daleennis3140]

I lived in California for many years,Alabama is a great place to live,really nice people,I was surprised how nice it is in Alabama!

[@jimbo43ohara51]

Crack a beer and shoot a deer? Not great for the wildlife.

[@heythere6983]

where you live in alabama?

[@daleennis3140]

@heythere6983 City called Calera,,!!

[@caseyyoung32]

I remember that game when Auburn ran the ball all the back. We were already celebrating our win, and then BAM, complete shock

[@Kaiwann1]

The ending song better be "sweet home Alabama "

[@masonlaw711]

I lived in Talladega County for 15 years and I can say this was a spot-on guide for Alabama

[@honeybfly2010]

Omg your opening in this video...had me cracking up! 😂 Your outfit was great! So that’s what you’d look like with a mullet-esk hairdo. Really got me in the “Alabama” state-of-mind lol. Definitely prefer your short hair though, just sayin’. 😉 😊 😍

[@NickJohnson]

I might just make that my new look :)

[@whatsgoodbrohan]

why don't you just marry him already lmao

[@honeybfly2010]

@@whatsgoodbrohan lol rofl 😂

[@whatsgoodbrohan]

@@honeybfly2010 you guys would make a good couple i've seen your comments in other videos lol....seriously not even kidding ask him to get coffee

[@carolyndavis6657]

Sad I have to wait till I get off work to watch this. Transplant to Alabama and I love it here.

[@sharkymama]

Education with twisted humor! I love you Nick 👍

[@NickJohnson]

Twisted? Man oh man

[@berrycollins9900]

Hey pretty lady how are you doing today?

[@sharkymama]

@@berrycollins9900 hi Berry , I’m great, how about you. Have a great 4th of July

[@berrycollins9900]

Nice to hear from you .

[@berrycollins9900]

@@sharkymama You look so cool and innocent.if you don't mind where are you from?

[@tracyb.173]

Omg Nick that song was the icing on the cake. I laughed so hard I cried. 😁😂🤣Another fun and informative video. I love all your videos btw LOL.

[@AnitaX0099]

Agree with Nick! Alabama is a super nice place for tourists. Visited last Xmas, was surprised how diverse Alabama is. Wants to visit again...

[@NickJohnson]

Do it!

[@YoussefC-lv2ju]

I like your interviews in this series. You just let the people talk and don't feed them answers. You also don't tell them the answers to questions they miss 😂 Keep the videos coming. I'm running out of them and i listen while i work. Thanks

[@NickJohnson]

Did you run out yet?

[@LeveyHere]

Alabama actually seems decently underrated.

[@billycox475]

Shhh

[@chrisa6383]

Friendliest folks you'll ever meet come from Alabama.

[@johnsala1619]

@@chrisa6383 True, and when I was in the Navy it seemed like most of the state must be in the military

[@Casper-ju9cw]

And inbreeding

[@chocolatechipslime]

Very underrated! I just hope most people don’t find that out and wanna move here

[@autumn3510]

Not sure why you didn’t talk about UAB one of the biggest academic medical centers in the county and one of the biggest employers

[@charlesbearden5131]

UAB is B’ham’s largest employer.

[@205rlg6]

@@charlesbearden5131 starting become one of the state’s largest employers since they’re buying up majority of the hospitals in the state

[@tripledvideos6815]

Still the dragons? Worked there in 2007

[@MsEMCsquared]

@@tripledvideos6815 yep still the dragons

[@justinbeams756]

Grew up here, lived in many other places for years, it's always been the friendliest state and always home. Some of the churches are a little much; just follow God, not the man telling you how to follow God.

[@maryemt659]

Recently spent almost 2 years living in Tuscaloosa for work. It's a beautiful and blessed place. I'd go back in a heartbeat. Really appreciate the great football players UA sends to the Patriots 🇺🇸 ROLL TIDE!

[@ambersunshinehancock9009]

Ok, ok. As an Alabaman, I’m taking a lot of what you said in stride. First off, I’m from Gadsden and lived there until I was 19. I have also lived in Tuscaloosa, New Orleans (proper) , Charlotte, NC, Atlanta (proper), Fall Church, VA (10 miles from the White House), and Sacramento (proper). I moved back to Gadsden (with no intentions of staying) and met my husband, had two kids, and now 13 years later, I’m moving to Michigan (where my husband is from). The very first thing I would like to say is….Alabama is THE MOST BEAUTIFUL state that I have EVER lived in. The problem with Alabama lies in the fact we don’t “do” change well. BUT…I have started seeing changes. Especially in the last 5-10 years. If we can become more progressive, this will be a premiere state. My in-laws absolutely LOVE coming here to visit. We live a mile from Noccalula Falls, which is absolutely gorgeous. My friends actually worked really hard to create extensive biking and hiking trails at/around the Falls. The Noccalula Falls area of Gadsden is an untapped gold mine. It WILL explode. Also, you did the state dirty on food. I’m a total foodie. I love Middle Eastern foods of all kinds, African food…and SOUTHERN FOOD. Omg. Mobile. Bye. I should have started a blog about our family food journey through Mobile. Anyways. I think you were fair, but you left out A LOT of the good, which is the food, the overall hospitality of the people (regardless of whether or not you think it’s fake or guarded is WAAAAAY more preferable to almost getting curb stomped in a Philly or Flint bar….or even going to the market in Falls Church). My husband, the Michigander has LOVED getting to know our culture and totally embraced it. Also, the Alabama Coast may be the prettiest beaches I have personally ever seen. Even in the Caribbean. Those sugar beaches, tho.

[@FletchyDog]

I'm a mountain biker in Huntsville. Love riding the Noccalula Falls trail system. The local MTB people did a wonderful job there!

[@dhand34]

I was about to say, you can’t do a vid on AL without Miiiiikes BBQ.

[@DaveGiudice]

Nope you sure can’t even in Huntsville we know about mikes bbq

[@thomasanderson6924]

Ever heard of Dreamland ???

[@dhand34]

@@thomasanderson6924 oh yea

[@205rlg6]

@@thomasanderson6924 Dreamland is nasty unless u’re eating from the original pit. Other than that, Archibald’s & Bob Sykes is better

[@clearsailing7993]

Show more of the southern girls. I worked with a lot of southerners up here in the Detroit auto plants. You can get along, and we did get along. In fact we looked out for the other guys and girls who were in our department regardless of their background.

[@TimBoyd2012]

I would never date a southern girl. They don't fornicate, and they will only do missionary because anything else is "sodomy"

[@silasthegreat983]

I actually live in Alabama and I’m fat and this... yes. This is the perfect representation of our state. Also Roll Tide.

[@205rlg6]

RTR.!.!.!. 🐘

[@therv2264]

Can you help me please 😭🥺

[@therv2264]

Please 🥺

[@therv2264]

Plz

[@jeremiahjohnson9908]

I lived there and one of the little known secrets about the place is that for such a small, unheard of state....they have some very beautiful women.

[@schmidty9536]

Nice

[@g.k.dickenson9259]

It has been said that if you have "Jesus" and a Good Alabama Woman" you have everything you need!

[@Aaron-wq3jz]

Eh

[@Michael-dg1te]

shh! We would like to keep them to ourselves. You should tell everyone that our women are fat and ugly.

[@heythere6983]

which areas are they located? lol

[@aquarianattitude5881]

OMG I really needed this. You have made my day😹😹😹. The interview at the end was AWESOME 😺 I was not going to bring up the "LOOK" but since You did... Shuga that "LOOK" made me bust out laughing 😹. That's what made my freaking day😹

[@NickJohnson]

Ok glad it made you smile ❤️

[@angelaconley162]

Lived in Alabama all my life for the most part everyone here are very friendly and get along. It's hot and humid for sure. War Eagle!!

[@CuriousEarthMan]

Thank you! and Hot Dang, you wore your Alabama tuxedo toward the end there, the formal sleeveless one!.

[@williamholt543]

Moved to Alabama and love it lived in several states as I am a veteran love the peace and quiet........

[@floramendoza15]

I'm from Al and I haven't been back there for 7 years. Thank you for taking me home. I wish you would have went to Old Saint Stephens Park. The first capital of Alabama and my favorite place to go after Gulf Shores. Well, Gulf Shores and Dauphin Island tie for first in favorite places to go.

[@dannymelville6715]

"They got trucks and boats that are bigger than you're trucks and boats" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@_Larzy]

As someone who lives in Huntsville I think your guide was very fitting

[@friedrice69]

Agreed

[@josephfollette5517]

im from Huntsville

[@BillKing3456]

Another good one, Nick. I like the format with the interviews at the end. The one time I drove through Alabama, we stopped at Auburn - nice-looking university. Mississippi and Alabama sure are flat though - they give Florida a run for its money. And this is an observation by someone who grew up in Illinois where you can stand on top of a can of tuna and see all the way across the state.

[@NickJohnson]

Haha that was a line in Yellowstone!!!

[@billycox475]

Pretty hilly in the northeast quadrant

[@205rlg6]

Alabama is far from flat lmao. But I’m from Bham/North Central AL (bottom of the Appalachian)

[@annehedonia156]

Who comes up with these jokes?!? A tuna can? I can't! 😂

[@LTR1420]

I grew up in Huntsville and you nailed it. Huntsville is as far from "Alabama" as you can get in the state. The city has boomed big time since I graduated and I have moved back because of that. So many opportunities in all kinds of trades and other professions.

[@AS-kx3xp]

Please Exaggerate it Further. They say there's No Jobs and you cant get rich in alabama.

[@annehedonia156]

​@@AS-kx3xpHuh? Who says that?

[@laurastrobel718]

You're so funny Nick, but I like when you're serious too ( or try to be) Yes, the Alabama Gulf Coast is a beautiful place ( There's some good skinny dippen places on Dauphin Island- just watch out for the jellyfish😊) Thanks for the bonus interviews at the end, the man was so sweet and honest, and so was the young lady) Safe travels☺

[@205rlg6]

The young lady lied half of the time tho. The man was honest.

[@adamcheeseplease]

@@205rlg6 I disagree about the man! The separating of children at the border began with Obama and he separated a lot more children than trump ever did! I would elaborate but it seems pointless at this point. Even my comment, we should just treat each other like human beings with respect

[@MoisturefortheSoul]

You are so cool! I love that I found a channel with someone who is doing this because I absolutely love just spending my time learning about different parts of the United States. Man, you are so informative!! Thank you! I have subscribed and I am looking forward to more of your videos.

[@NickJohnson]

Haha ok 👌 there are 49 more of those.

[@pepeq8908]

Loved the friendly people of Huntsville. And if you call a business be prepared to get a good-by and "roll tide" over the phone. 😄

[@knighttuttrupriprock9733]

Your Alabama song done to Locomotion.... well done, one of your best!

[@MrJx4000]

In the early '90s I spent some time in Alabama, at a paper mill in Naheola, on the Tombigbee river, ate at Ezel's Fish Camp and met some really wonderful down-to-earth people.

[@Mary-ge8lo]

Me and my man was just discussing this very topic about alabama, speaking as two people who have lived in several places in Alabama all our lives this video was spot on, and had us laughing. You missed how horrible the roads are, the litter that is in this state, and the bugs!

[@NickJohnson]

Bugs!

[@shaneallen1192]

I live here, how can you not mention the roads and litterbugs. The rest of the country just doesn’t see a need to throw trash out of the car window all the time.

[@williamhenderson1521]

As a Muscle Shoals resident, I would have to say this is pretty accurate.

[@annehedonia156]

Please tell me that the area isn't still covered up with the Church of Christ denomination, though. Ugh!

[@ladonnadavis8710]

I have a barber shop in a little town just north of Montgomery. One of my customers is a student at Air Command and Staff College on Maxwell and he is here from Indonesia. He graduates in June and is headed back home and I asked him if he was looking forward to getting back home and he said no, he likes it here. Sweet Home Alabama

[@NickJohnson]

Damn

[@Therootdoctress]

Probably being courteous lol

[@ladonnadavis8710]

@@Therootdoctress probably not LOL probably actually like it here LOL

[@crystal.ann.b7347]

I’ve lived in Alabama for the majority of my life and a lot of this is true. We have our ups and downs for sure but I would say though, that Alabama is a lot more progressive than you think. When my in-laws visited from Cali they loved it here (Mobile). Gotta say though, hit the nail on the head about the southern hospitality...people will be sugar sweet to your face and stab you right in your back.

[@berrycollins9900]

Hey pretty lady

[@boscoalbertbaracus1362]

If they're stabbing you in the back you probably deserve it.

[@kevinpurcell2093]

Me and my wife traveled through N.W. Arkansas and I thought that it was very beautiful. And last year, we vacationed in Gulf Shores. Enjoyed ourselves.

[@rebeccawood2472]

The part about Bessemer is not a lie 😂 This Alabamian thanks you for this fair assessment, as the rest of the country thinks we're all square dancing barefoot in overalls down here.

[@lizzyschmidt8429]

You are not exaggerating about the football 🏈. My husband and I moved to Alabama a few months ago, and so far everyone we meet identifies with either Auburn or the Crimson Tide. We enjoy the slow pace and southern charm we have found here.

[@zaiasaickoumostwantedo1498]

I approve the thumbnail 😃

[@miked7212]

me too

[@royale7620]

🤣🤣🤣👌

[@celestepalm6949]

Not AL gals though. According to the stats, they'd be at least 50 pounds heavier.

[@miked7212]

@@celestepalm6949 lol

[@tommysurfing146]

I live in Mobile and you have it correct. We are totally laid back, our beaches are beautiful and you definitely don't want to live in Prichard! Lol

[@aarondamico2627]

As a fellow Mobilian, I agree.

[@majesticeagle191]

I was born there and it sucked so much I couldn't wait to leave.

[@zefnreaj3548]

Is alabama the Sweet home Alabama everyone knows ?

[@tommysurfing146]

@@majesticeagle191 I wasn't born here but have lived here 25 years. I love it here

[@darrelloden5602]

Mobile has beaches?

[@MandyLeeRain]

This was an excellent video Nick! 😁almost tempted to visit those white sand beaches.

[@NickJohnson]

They're so pretty Mandy

[@floramendoza15]

You'll want 2 stay 4ever. I sure do miss the Gulf Coast.

[@berrycollins9900]

Hey pretty lady how are you doing today? Nice to meet you. Am Berry from Chicago.

[@SteveThePisces]

Lol..."Hot, hot and humid, and brown and chili." Could NOT have been more accurate!!!

[@Joe_Bob_Trucking]

Been here all my life, never heard anyone admit to being in the KKK, never seen them either.

[@flinx649]

yep

[@YHVH1483]

Sad

[@step2058]

Spent my whole life in Birmingham and I'm still here and you taught me stuff I didn't know. Nice video!

[@sarahlee2837]

Love that you interview the guy at the end still adorning your "Alabama" look lol. Another fun video ty

[@NickJohnson]

😁 Sarah!

[@atheistinalabama4206]

I was born & raised in Huntsville Alabama, still live here too. Lived in California & Florida but Bama is & will always be home!!! I agree with the others that this video is extremely accurate 🤣 ROLL TIDE Y'ALL 🐘🏈

[@berrycollins9900]

Hey pretty

[@judemelroses9920]

If a photo had a voice. The thumbnail will yell *'Yeeehah! Y'all!'* ⛽👩🏼‍🌾🌽🚜

[@sookietrueblood-gp4sd]

Nick, how cute you look in wig & cap, omg you are so funny that ending song,🤣😂

[@WeigleCorreia]

I'm from Brazil, and wow!!! It's cool I know about the state so famous... One day I'll go to visit you Alabama!!

[@fuckgoogle6047]

Come on. You can stay at my place when you get here.

[@butchkerley]

I was born and raised in Alexander City ,Alabama. Our state gets so many bad wraps from the media and people who live in places like San Francisco and NewYork City two of the biggest Sh-t holes in the country . Alabama is probably the leading manufacturer of Automobiles in the country and does have some of the prettiest beaches in the world . California doesn't have a beach that compares with Alabama's beaches . Huntsville as you mentioned is one of the leading Tech centers in USA .The northern part of the state is as beautiful as anything you'll find anywhere .A trip to Cheaha Mountain or Noccalulu Falls will be worth anyone's time. It has the most beautiful lakes one of which is Lake Martin , Lake Martin is one the leading retirement places in the country. I live about 5 miles from this beautiful Lake .The beauty of our state and the genuine hospitality of its people makes it a great place to live. I think you did a pretty good job . Personally I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. And football is very popular here . WAR Eagle

[@IndianaCrane]

I don’t believe you dislike football, Nick Johnson......and those interviews at the end are amazing!

[@richardwilliamsiv3778]

I’m so happy you mentioned that fact about Mardi Gras.

[@jamaallittlebiggs7369]

Soooooooo many people have no idea!!!

[@taymc873]

Mobile was the first capital for 25 years of French Lousiana. 1700-1725. Then the Spanish moved in from Spanish Florida. That's why south Alabama had many Cajun, Creole and Acadian roots.

[@pseudonymshqipe854]

@@jamaallittlebiggs7369 I had no idea lol Greetings from Jersey!

[@Prashant_Singh64]

@@taymc873 thanks appreciate the info 👍

[@nola305]

There's no historical records of "Cajun roots" in southern Alabama aside from a group of approximately 20 stopped in Mobile briefly for a marriage ceremony and proceeded to southwestern Louisiana however, there was a group of people who lived there (southern Alabama) who were known as "Cajans" who were in no way related to the Acadians who fled Nova Scotia!

[@rikkichadwick3548]

So awesome, I was waiting for this to be about Alabama 🤣🙏 thumbs up! 👍

[@darisanshanger1616]

Interesting.. Mike’s BBQ 🍗 reminds me a bit of Mappi. Love these videos!!

[@Nick-mc8ob]

I love your guests. Great video

[@angelianelsonadams9186]

I'm Jamaican 🇯🇲 living in Mobile Alabama. Great place to live , sweet home Alabama.

[@timthetoolpool]

Such an underappreciated channel. 😂 So what you're saying is move to northern Alabama.

[@NickJohnson]

Oh it's appreciated

[@NewHaven203]

Or the southern beach towns in Daphne county

[@taymc873]

Baldwin County not Daphne County.

[@205rlg6]

They can move to Alabama, just dont want them bringing too many with them while they do it. Folks will eventually tell all of our secrets.

[@donnaaldridge2321]

I live in Northern Alabama and it's not so bad.

[@thomasdoughty9639]

I am from Edinburgh, Scotland, currently in Dallas, but thinking SERIOUSLY about northern Alabama. Was going to go down to the Gulf, but have spent weeks now, online of course, looking at Cullman, Decatur and Athens. Very impressed. I know there are other places, but have to try and narrow it down as could spend forever trying to find the 'perfect place' Probably go for Cullman or Decatur. Time I think to get away from this big city apartment living with hundreds of neighbours you rarely speak to and get in to a smaller neighbourly town. Apartment prices even here in Dallas just won't stop climbing....fast.

[@billwilson3609]

May want to check the Florence area since the U. of North Alabama is located there.

[@amandagriffin1751]

I hope you chose Cullman. It's one of the best cities to live in.

[@thomasdoughty9639]

@@amandagriffin1751 I have not chosen yet. Went home to Scotland for a while this summer to visit family and 'missed' 3 really appealing Cullman properties while there. Actually just up the road in Nashville right now, until I dod decide where to go. However, Cullman is still my Zillow landing page :) Thanks for posting on my comment.

[@amandagriffin1751]

@@thomasdoughty9639 No problem. Cullman is just a great developing city but it is still a quiet and relatively safe place despite it's growth. It's right in between Huntsville and Birmingham. I know people who commute from Cullman to Birmingham for work (my ex husband) and it doesn't seem to bother him at all. There is always a new restaurant or store ever time I drive up there to drop my son off with his dad. Also, as I am sure you are aware by now, you can get a very nice house for a more than reasonable price with low property taxes and sales tax rate and nice schools. It's a win win win. Also, my ex husband is a cop in Cullman too so I have firsthand knowledge that it is a very safe place to live.

[@aribasmajian18]

My mom and I took a road trip from colorado springs Colorado to Pensacola Florida and drove through mobil Alabama it seemed okay it was scenic with the gulf of Mexico and Mobil bay.

[@LGCblessed]

oh ok so you drove around my hood and didn't stop to say hi?hahaha well I've been living in Alabama for the past 10 years although I'm not even originally from the US so I get shy and don't comment much 'cause what do I know? but as usual great job, Nick!

[@NickJohnson]

Aww I wish we coulda met up! ❤️❤️

[@jm-je4tl]

Which country are you originally from? Greece?

[@LGCblessed]

@@jm-je4tl I wish haha I'm from Brazil originally

[@berrycollins9900]

@@LGCblessed Hey pretty how are you doing today? Nice to meet you. Am Berry and am from Chicago.

[@Dangic23]

The outfits keep getting better and better!

[@PaulLund92399]

Great video, I just came back from touring the state for investments and dug Tuscaloosa.

[@stppearson825]

Nick, I particularly enjoyed the interview with the gentleman you called the Alabama native. He was the first Christian I have heard talk in a while. He’s right. The, “health, wealth and prosperity,” people within the evangelical Christian communities have polluted the well with ego driven narcissistic ideals too easily adopted by those within Christian communities. It’s unfortunate because there are some really really good people in the evangelical Christian communities. Great video.

[@NickJohnson]

I agree. He's a wise man.

[@lil-g4879]

100% agree with this. As a Christian, I hate evangelicals bastardising my religion, polluting it and misrepresenting the message of Christ.

[@joemonroe9456]

@@lil-g4879 Perhaps you have bastardized some yourself.

[@lil-g4879]

@@joemonroe9456 give me an example of where I might have done that?

[@earlystrings1]

11:37 Phew! I was scared for a minute there that Miiiike’s Barbique had dropped that gooood ‘gator from the menu.

[@Selmarya]

Ikr, my face hurt from that suspenses

[@debraford213]

You couldn't pay me to live anywhere else in the world. I love my adopted state. 40 yrs Alabama lover and counting

[@МарияК-з1е]

Prices in AL are going up. Before covid, all housing was 30% cheaper

[@StevenStiefel]

This is pretty spot-on accurate. And FUNNY… Shame you don’t mention Fort Payne, where I live. It’s that little bit of Appalachia that you refer to. Next door to Mentone, which is the place with the waterfalls on the Alabama tourism brochures you see. Great place to rent a cabin and hometown of country music superstars Alabama, Pete the Cat children’s book author James Deen, actress Sandra Lafferty, etc. Alabama IS very complicated. Oh, and War Damn Eagle!!!!!!

[@user-sv3tx9gm6u]

If Alabama got constitutional carry, I would be heading there right now. Also you should've put on Sweet Home Alabama in your intro.

[@CJColvin]

I totally agree brother.

[@christoperdevore3617]

We’re working on it🙂

[@Jesuslovesyou929]

You can open carry here...and it must issue you a concealed carry permit if your not a criminal..must

[@jonathanmorton9856]

You can carry open here don't do it myself. Still hold CCW mostly so I have reciprocity if carrying in neighboring states

[@johnhenke6475]

43:50. Huntsville is what it is because the Operation Paperclip Nazis brought in after the war didn't like Texas or Florida, so they picked Huntsville because the mountains and florist looked more like Germany to them.

[@BlackTrunksPodcast]

👁

[@nathancarter6311]

Wow crazy stuff

[@badguy1481]

This Wisconsin resident was stationed there, for a year....(Selma). Met my wife in Montgomery. Not a bad place..I miss fishing for cat fish on the Tombigbee.

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

Yep if u come back try fishing the alabama River to

[@HeleneLouise]

It looks beautiful. Great job Nick.

[@NickJohnson]

Hey!

[@berrycollins9900]

Pretty looking how are you doing today? Nice to meet you.

[@johnsala1619]

Never been to Alabama, but met more than my fair share of Alabamans when I was in the military, super friendly folks and guessing about 1/3 of the state must be in the Navy if the number of Alabamans I met is any indication

[@friedrice69]

Born and raised in Huntsville. Never leaving Alabama!!

[@AJ42K]

Good for you. Glad you're enjoying it.

[@anthonyfuqua6988]

Greetings from Lacey's Spring

[@mostylz7618]

I'm a German and I like facts. 9:38 Just to get this right: The Black Belt has a history of slavery, is now the poorest region and voted for Brandon last year. Made my day

[@taralalla50]

Hi 8m enjoying all your vlogs on America only found it yesterday and im binge watching very very interesting never knew all these facts.

[@nicoliahlewis3211]

I'm moving to the Huntsville area from California and I'm glad to here there is a lot of diversity in the area!

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

Better pick one alabama or aw- barn lol

[@Hollyhock7]

This is the best thing I've heard in a long time. Lol! "There's a ton of coastal naturey stuff down here, that a hurricane will one day, probably, maybe, sadly, make gone eventually. But it's cool today!"