Unboxing Mississippi: What It's Like Living in Mississippi

[@NickJohnson]

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[@social.media.command]

Thank you ~

[@lightraveler333]

Love your channel! Very detailed, great commentary, and sense of humor you're funny 😅 lol. I lived in Mississippi for 33 yrs, my whole family is there ❤️ You just taught me a lot I never knew. Weird thing is except for the Hattiesburg area I don't know much about Mississippi But I drive trucks and after only 2 yrs I know California, Arizona, New Mexico up and down 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@TheresaPowers]

Appalacia is not in Mississippi, Nick.

[@keetonbond8617]

When you coming back or you still here? I wanna show you around to some things people don't know about.

[@melonfan74]

Is the Corinth area safe? How much for 2 BR house w/ garage & fenced yard?

[@thesweetestteas.4534]

As a black woman who's lived here all my life I will say this fairly accurate. I do actually have an education and never had any kids. I have a degree in sociology and have worked in social services for over 10 years now. I started out in early education so I have a good grasp on the social problems that plague our state. It's sad because there's so much potential here. It really could be an awesome place to live.

[@franciscampbell1371]

Hello the sweetesttea how are you doing and how is the weather over there with you

[@shirley9209]

I'm glad you think so.

[@amandad4811]

It already is an awesome place to live. Get over yourself.

[@pafox1027]

@@amandad4811 you’re rude.

[@cervantestheherbalist1291]

Hope everything is going well for you

[@marsheajohnnies4963]

I’m from Milwaukee Wisconsin I now live in Ocean Springs Mississippi and I love it I never plan on leaving.

[@jenniferselmon1511]

Yessss I just moved from Minnesota, it's so much better omg

[@BPD1586]

I agree, transplant from Baltimore, Maryland now living in Gulfport. Cost of living, weather and the Southern hospitality is so much better here.

[@PlusheesRl]

Me too Ocean Springs is goated

[@nickie7874]

Our weather in winter no doubt is better but summers are downright horrible, I hibernate!!!

[@brandonshaw7619]

I'm in Gautier

[@blackdiamond696]

I'm a black woman that lived in Mississippi and I have also lived in Boston Massachusetts. I find that Boston was more Rasicist than Mississippi. 🤔

[@NickJohnson]

What?? Why?

[@blackdiamond696]

Every race lived in different parts of the city. Here in Mississippi I live in a mixed neighborhood. I find that a lot of neighborhoods are mixed here in Mississippi.

[@williamperryjr1324]

Has anyone heard of the music company Malaco Records? It's based out of Jackson MS. Music artists like Johnnie Taylor, Bobby Blue Bland, ZZ Hill, Tyrone Davis, Denise LaSalle, and Little Milton had contracts with Malaco. Genres were R&B, blues, and gospel.

[@ssippilandelta4365]

Most definitely I have Johnnie Taylor and Tyrone Davis in my playlist. Have you heard of Mississippi Slim?

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[@brenandemossita1000]

Yes

[@Daisha92]

Yes and love Mississippi mass choir

[@rachelhenderson4850]

I was raised in MS. I still live here. I always wanted to get out of here! I moved to TX for a few years, AZ, Nashville, Dauphin island! But yet I’m back here in MS. And honestly the way things are going in America I’m thankful to live here now!

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[@spiritualenlightenmentsmoo308]

Why is that?

[@ghostfloxks7414]

@@spiritualenlightenmentsmoo308 because the North is becoming a totalitarian state ran by the demonrats

[@SiempreFlor]

AMEN 🙏🏻

[@Usmc031189]

I'm here in Maryland hated here, that's why I'm planning to move Ms. America is changing for the worse.

[@stephandavis2979]

I was born and raised in Biloxi, still am here. when he said the Coast might as well be it’s own state, it’s completely true, it’s so different from the whole entire state, if anyone is thinking about moving to Mississippi, any part of the coast would be great.

[@DoubleLV24k]

I was just there I'm from tupelo

[@TLewis-bv6ud]

Well said!

[@melodymakermark]

The Mississippi gulf coast is a melting pot. There are people from all over the world. It’s about as cosmopolitan as you’ll get in the south, apart from maybe New Orleans, but it’s pretty much the same territory

[@redstarent6681]

The coast is cleaner than most the state but still has nothing to offer other than the casinos 🎰

[@melodymakermark]

It’s “cleaner”?

[@jonathanmundy5778]

Spent time in coastal Mississippi in the late 2000s after Katrina hit the area. Lovely people. Gorgeous countryside. Heartbreaking poverty. It's a part of the country with a special place in my heart.

[@ssippilandelta4365]

💪🏿💪🏿🙏🏿

[@alyshiarodgers4500]

@@Vicrattleskull2028 oh honey when was the last time you’ve been on the coast? Trust me the gulf coast is a lot better than a lot of other places in the South.

[@francesthieme3943]

Girl you straight up lying. Casinos are not on every corner in Biloxi or Gulfport.

[@fatbottombiker3038]

I live in Waveland and I have to say even though I lost everything due to Katrina I love my home. The coast is so different than the rest of the state in my humble opinion. We offer so much culture right here on the coast. I don’t think I could live anywhere else at this point in my life.

[@annalee4033]

i know! i ride horse and my instructer has about a 100 acre pure pasture land thats gourgous

[@yourfabuloushappymann5154]

I am from Tupelo, Mississippi....it is the best state to live and a great place to raise kids. Friendliest people in America. If you are stranded on the roadside Mississippi folks will stop and help you. We love our families, our dogs and our guns.

[@hankl.biermanii5620]

@Victor Johnson Does it matter? They are telling the truth.

[@juicemane455]

Facts bro

[@ms.bubs4fun506]

@@hankl.biermanii5620 it does matter. If I took my black azz down there to a majority white area they would not be friendly.

[@dianapearson1771]

Where are ya'll from?

[@rcd623]

❤️

[@lesterandrews1894]

I live in Mississippi,, Long Beach for 9 years and Gulfport for 2 years Moving down here saved me 😌 Thank you Mississippi 🙏

[@tracypage1953]

I'm hoping to move there myself very soon . Hope your statement about "saving you" is true for me as well !

[@fredjackson7584]

Me too

[@sylviassanctious113]

Az ex 3rd​@@fredjackson7584

[@yourfabuloushappymann5154]

You can buy fresh shrimp off the dock in Gulfport. It is sweet living and some real good people.

[@greg_24_red]

Born and raised in northern Mississippi. Moved to Utah 2 years ago. Almost everything you said was accurate. I never hated my home state but I came west for better jobs, less humidity and better education. I wanted my kids to have better opportunities than I did. If the state turns around the economy and improves the education system, I wouldn't rule out going back because the people are really nice and it is, ultimately, HOME.

[@josearias306]

Same here, I moved out from laurel Mississippi and now I live in Denver Colorado. And I love the people in Mississippi. But there’s no good jobs there so I left.

[@shadowsmith1386]

@@josearias306 that were I wanna move to

[@shadowsmith1386]

@@josearias306 in Colorado

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[@commonsenseneedtobepractic1861]

@@josearias306 iam planning my escape as of now for better opportunities and healthcare programs.

[@ssippilandelta4365]

Mississippi is a hidden gem, just depends on what a person is into.

[@JuanZ223]

It's great if you're into incest and meth

[@ssippilandelta4365]

@@JuanZ223 lmao come on now

[@clb3297]

@@JuanZ223 Incest is rare and meth not a problem here. Opioids are the drug of choice like all other states.

[@CopperNiiji77]

@@clb3297 Thank you 🙏

[@abenator85]

@@JuanZ223 🤣🤣🤣 facts. Such facts.

[@fi17nn]

I liked this video very much! It took up 75% of my English lessons today. Great job! Thanks from Germany

[@acsentu8]

Hello from Flora, MS! Very well done video here. On point. Thank you for not dragging the state thru the mud. 👍

[@jessiewashington1221]

Me being a navy vet and have travel the world more than twice, i could say that mississippi has the most hospitality and friendilest people in the world.

[@msbarb1]

If you're WHITE

[@thriftytupelonanny4124]

Thank you

[@mathisnotforthefaintofheart]

I have been in MI several times for academic related purposes. Oxford as a town was nice. So many different people. But I also ventured outside of Oxford. I am a person of color (but not African American) and I didn't listen to warnings of just staying in Oxford, don't go out. For sure it happened at a local gas station people were looking at me and I got the question "When are you going home". I never forget that. Generally when they smile at me, I know it is fake

[@annaroberts3160]

....just not the brightest.

[@jessiewashington1221]

@@annaroberts3160 in this country...who is ?

[@beachdiva9586]

I retired to Gulfport, MS from Dallas, Texas. Right on with your coastal tour. I really enjoy living 5 miles from the beach.

[@p.michaelpell6540]

I've lived pretty much all over this country of ours from Colorado to Virginia and from Louisiana to Montana. I was born in Jackson, MS and now reside in North Brandon. And simply put there's really no other place I'd rather live. Mississippi is a slower pace of life and most of the general population is a very laid back and kind hearted folks. Education and Healthcare are on the rise and aside from a few knuckleheads in the Metro areas of Jackson, Meridian, and Biloxi this state is relatively safe.

[@CopperNiiji77]

Exactly

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[@laquitataylor8731]

I agree. Not living there now, and miss it. I see both progress and regress when I visit. I also see potential.

[@footsoldier4000]

Thank you P.MICHAEL PELL WELL SAID!!!

[@m1g0t0]

I lived in Byram for a few years while my parents lived in Brandon (even during Katrina) and I taught at JPS. It was so boring that we moved to Charlotte.

[@ronaldblack7419]

I live in Mississippi and no matter what your color is you meet the nicest most helpful people during any honest situation.

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[@rcd623]

100%

[@lorenzowheeler1194]

100% true 👍🏿 😁

[@MsJubjubbird]

Then the next two people will rob you when you're not home.

[@anthonym3021]

I think it should also be mentioned that Gulfport and Biloxi saw extreme destruction from Hurricane Katrina's storm surge (worse than the kind of flooding in New Orleans) in 2005, which can be attributed to the decline, blight, poverty, and crime in those areas. The Gulf Coast overall never really recovered from that disaster.

[@maryr130]

I grew up in Gulfport and lived through Camille. We really didn't recover much after. I think the reason for casinos was to generate much needed revenue I visit now and then but to be honest it's nothing like I used to know it to be. The crime is what makes me sad. It used to not be that way.

[@jamiedelaney9877]

As a Memphian, yes we have our issues but there's a lot of nice things you can say about my city too. Speaking on Mississippi though, they are the friendliest people in the country and i've been all over the state since i worked there for 3 years

[@NickJohnson]

They are nice

[@gettinbuck]

Memphis Tn has big love for Mississippi a lot the city’s culture comes from there including the Blues and Elvis

[@CopperNiiji77]

@@NickJohnson come on now Nick 😂🤣😂🤣give us a break 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️…

[@gangstagummybear3432]

@@gettinbuck It would be rare to find a person from parts of Tennessee that doesn't have grandparents from Mississippi.

[@jamiedelaney9877]

@@Zay-lh4om I’m black, never had any issues

[@timlucasentertainment]

When you've done all 50 states i want to take a week off work and watch them all in a marathon like star wars lol

[@NickJohnson]

I don't think I could stand that myself

[@chelseagirl278]

@@NickJohnson 😂😂😂

[@davidrish3605]

Hey nick out of all the state videos you’ve done which is your favorite

[@shadowsmith1386]

Nice

[@leonardpearlman4017]

Watch them in order from best to worst! I notice that this one is unusually long, there's so much bad news!??!!?? It's surprising how much of America seems to be falling into ruin! This might not be the worst place in the US but is clearly a strong contender. People in villages in TIBET live much better than this! Or out in the desert in Xinjiang.

[@trinityharris8823]

"We're not really bad, we just need a plan. We're Mississippi." I felt that in my soul.

[@xyshomavazax]

I live in MS. This is very well researched. Good job. One thing, though: Biloxi is pronounced bill-LUX-ee not bill-LOX-ee.

[@migueldelacruz4799]

AND Pass Christian is pronounced Pass Kris jee-Anne

[@DougForce]

Yup

[@pamelayyyu77puweber73]

Lo[[[OP lo

[@aarongreen2321]

And Gautier is go-shay

[@AMPProf]

I thought it was Biuhlukzee [bɪɤɭəksi] yah know that u sounding l!

[@barkerbikepirate4916]

I'm a traveler. Mississippi has become my favorite state. I intend to someday live there when I'm too old and broken down to keep traveling. I'm absolutely in love with Mississippi!!!

[@thomassanders7797]

Well, Natchez is a certified retirement city, it’s very beautiful too, would recommend Natchez

[@lynn1099]

My cousin felt the same way as you, so she moved there and loves it so far. Maybe I need to check it out for myself

[@barkerbikepirate4916]

@@TheTillmanSneakerReview a shot in the dark here, but this winter I'm planning to bicycle back through the gulf (ish) area of Mississippi and I'm looking for a couple or three chesp acres. I ain't rich, my friend; I'm just a hard worker. My two daughters and their hubbys and my grandson are all with me when I say we need to get out of New York state and find some cheap land where we can build some little homes and raise my grandson. Won't start a politics discussion here but suffice it to say it's getting scary up here for us small town folks. If you hear of anything that you think might suit our needs please comment back and let us know my friend ♥️

[@forevergone3637]

Lol worst decision someone could make is moving to Mississippi

[@barkerbikepirate4916]

@@forevergone3637 please tell me why. It's a big decision and I can use all the input I can find♥️

[@thethirdview7098]

I am from Chicago but my heritage is from Mississippi (Starkville). Mississippi is such a naturally beautiful state with fertile soil and great climate throughout. It has also contributed so much to American arts. It has so much untapped potential.

[@jamesdenton7517]

@@thethirdview7098 Hey, I am a Starkville High School grad-1984. James Duke Denton.

[@jjones7396]

@@jamesdenton7517 Many people in Chicago have Mississippi roots. Chicago is jokingly called the capital of Mississippi.

[@jamesdenton7517]

@@thethirdview7098 I am a Starkville High School grad -class of '84.

[@GVonzo]

Shoutout from Hattiesburg, MS. We almost got marijuana legalized this year smh Edit: We officially legalized medical marijuana yesterday! 👏👏

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[@LeoDerix]

Almost! Lol they don't wanna get that ball rolling!

[@GVonzo]

@@LeoDerix Exactly, they know it’ll make a difference!

[@mouse9884]

Here in Ellisville! I'm with ya....my heart was broken....so close....

[@GVonzo]

@@mouse9884 so efn close man but hopefully next time.

[@BackwoodsGlass]

I like how you're talking to people at the end of your usual presentation now. I kind of wish you would have talked to a Black person in this one.

[@DaleydaleV]

@Tuy Randolph Black people are THE HISTORY of Mississippi and let’s not forget it.

[@kingjay9518]

@@DaleydaleV facts

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[@DaleydaleV]

@Tuy Randolph happy Juneteenth 🤗

[@tiny_mouse6448]

@Tuy Randolph Dude, what is your problem? I don't know what your religion is, but if you are Christian then I would just like to give you a friendly reminder that the Bible tells us to "love thy neighbor." Do you think that casting hate to an entire group of people is being very neighborly? I don't think so. Maybe you should do some reevaluating and start being a more loving and accepting person.

[@CJbrinkman602]

32:00 my aunt and uncle lives in Olive Branch in DeSoto County. For being so close to Memphis, the neighborhoods are a sharp contrast to that of Memphis. My mom lived there for almost her entire childhood. Never saw a bullet casing on the ground until after she married my dad.

[@rafaelalamilla5583]

I've been waiting for this one for a while!

[@NickJohnson]

I know you have

[@AJ42K]

So have I and that is one state I will never live in even if they pay me $1 million.

[@MEMTN512]

I have as well because well

[@AJ42K]

@@MEMTN512 of course. you're Mississippi. Unfortunately most people in your state can't spell Mississippi. Not just you but other states too.

[@ChasetheG]

I live in Desoto, and I don't think I've ever seen "bad parts" of Southaven or Hernando.

[@jamesdelap4085]

I live in a Desoto.

[@marquissmith7945]

What about Horn Lake??? It's no Memphis but you can get your issue in some areas

[@lex172]

I lived in Memphis and often drove down to Southaven to shop. Even thought about getting an apartment there too. Overall not bad. Kinda miss it. Gooodman Rd has everything!

[@joshuas7160]

Not really any bad parts of Horn Lake or Olive Branch either.

[@jdsmith556]

Olive branch a Château Ridge. Don’t leave your car unlocked. Southaven has the area around stateline / south memphis

[@kaitlinwojo5229]

I visited MS twice this year to see my boyfriend and i absolutely loved it and everyone was so extremely friendly

[@shirley9209]

Visiting in one think trying staying.

[@HN-db5cn]

@@shirley9209 please leave

[@shirley9209]

@@HN-db5cn No need to BEG, will be GLAD TO GO. LOT SAID DON'T LOOK BACK, JESUS SAID DON'T GO BACK.

[@crazeyjoe]

Blues legend BB King was born in Berclair, MS!

[@ssippilandelta4365]

I’m familiar with that town but I know his hometown is indianola ms is like 20 miles East where I’m from on US 82

[@LAllen-zv1zl]

@@ssippilandelta4365 yes, we’ve always known it to be Indianola, Ms. Riley “Blues Boy” King… a legend!

[@ssippilandelta4365]

@@LAllen-zv1zl I’m from Greenville, I was trying to say I wasn’t familiar with Berclair where is it located ?

[@ssippilandelta4365]

@@TheTallMan50 oh ok thanks man.

[@logg4293]

And one of his boyhood home was kilmichael ms...on us 82 K-town baby

[@rolandrodriguez1381]

Awesome, interview. Maybe, a black perspective. Would be good too.

[@manteebaby1620]

Definitely cause im from the Golden Triangle GTA lol and he got us messed up 😂

[@purply_gyatt_clapper]

He didn’t even mention Jackson state lol. 💁🏾‍♀️

[@maserati4093]

Great Point.... The Ghetto was an EXPERIMENT wasn't it??? Dare you to research it🧠💡

[@bobbiking2123]

@@purply_gyatt_clapper because he full of $hit!

[@lakendrabrewer6615]

Definitely a black perspective from the Delta. Born and raised in the Delta. I hold a B.S. and M.S. from The University of Mississippi. It kind of troubles me that he talked about Mississippians as if we are all trash. Of course, he picked the very worst aspects to support his narrative. I now reside on the MS Gulf Coast. I have traveled all over the country and world and I would choose the beautiful gulf coast and low cost of living any day.

[@John-jd3nr]

Loved this episode, im from the UK and I feel I know so much about Mississippi now, in fact I want to live there now, looks great.

[@NickJohnson]

It's cheap John!

[@pamelaevans6485]

Kind and well mannered people; had car trouble in that state and never saw such kindness.

[@franciscampbell1371]

Hello Pamela how are you doing and how is the weather over there with you and the family

[@DaleydaleV]

Nick I’m so upset you didn’t interview a Black person. Black people are embedded in so much history if this state. I promise the back experience is different and we the viewers would love to hear all about it too. It’s not all ghetto 😒and there’s no reason to be afraid 🙄. We want the all around experience!

[@vasqueztalbert9]

Yeah i saw that as strange just because of the simple fact that the state has the highest percentage of blacks in the U.S.

[@youngniko5298]

Exactly Mississippi has the highest percentage of African Americans in America

[@clb3297]

@@vasqueztalbert9 Highest percentage but population of Mississippi is just 3 Million with 1.15M African Americans. Many other states have more African Americans by numbers. TX alone has 3.9M, more than population of Mississippi. GA almost 4M. Maryland almost 2M. NC has 2. 5 Million. District of Columbia has highest percentage at 47. 2%

[@jalex5016]

legit not watching it bc of this

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[@MelonMan1306]

I live in Oxford, MS, as a high school student I thought it was quite funny that you brought up the “preppy” thing. The two public schools in that town are Oxford and Lafayette, Oxford kids call Lafayette kids “rednecks” and Lafayette kids call oxford kids “preppy.” We even have a spirit day when we play against each other in football, we call this “cross town classic,” where people dress up preppy/redneck to make fun of the other school.

[@courtneygibson9907]

It's amazing how the director of this footage filmed all the abandoned homes and buildings. I am from MS. Natchez to be exact. 2:05 is a picture of MLK in Natchez. The buildings are abandoned. Anyone that is from MS or small southern towns know we hoarder history. What the director didn't let you see was what surround those abandoned buildings. Well im going to tell you. An operational community. That street junctions Franklin Street which has several business owned by blacks and whites. Just less than 1 block away from the picture of 2:05 mins into the video. I just ask if you going to inform the world of certain areas give them the highs as well as the lows.

[@NickJohnson]

Ok Courtney ❤️

[@afmhnp1853]

Exactly!!! Of all the beautiful places, the poorest areas were shown!!!

[@afmhnp1853]

@@GoRouteGraphics I moved to Texas recently and it's disheartening the way people assumed I was from the country! One of my coworkers had the nerve to tell me that she didn't know we had brick homes!!!🤬 Another assumed that Mississippians spoke like the cast on P Valley! It's due to videos like this one!!! So misinformed!!!

[@johnswanson3741]

Hillbillies? lol

[@dontraneeceg]

YES!!! My grandad's barbershop is on the left corner (the little white building) Black and family-owned has been for the last 30 years!!!

[@edwallace2828]

I have a love hate relationship with Mississippi. I loved the folks I worked with when I was at the Stennis Space Center. I loved driving through the country and stopping in the small towns. Cassidy's accent brought back memories. Cities like Bay St. Louis and Ocean Springs are beautiful. A lot of American culture, especially music, comes from Mississippi. However, there were some backward things that drove me nuts. I was not a fan of the politics. There was not a lot of opportunity for young folks. Most public schools are poor. There is a reason a lot of their best and brightest don't stick around after they graduate college. Agree with , it would have been nice to have interviewed folks of color as they make up more than a third of the population.

[@AH-ih3wd]

"backwards" why? because you don't like the politics, you deem mississippians as backwards? tell the peons, oh great one, who made you the gatekeeper of what is backwards and what is forwards? and in many places of the state, the population of black mississippians far far exceeds "more than a third." why more black mississippians weren't interviewed ought to be a testament to the character of this fellow making this trash. you can't have mississippi without black people. there's a bit of right in this, "unboxing," but most of it is pompous, stereotypical bullshit. i'll grade this "unboxing" as a d minus, at best, on its accuracy and factuality.

[@dangrimes5078]

It works like this. Whatever color you are, how well you do is directly related to how much time you spend obsessing about your skin color. If you don't care about it no one else will either. On the other hand, if it's a big deal to you people will pick up on that instantly and it will tend to make them feel uncomfortable. What I just said might offend some but it is 100% true.

[@upstateNYfinest]

@@AH-ih3wd im from upstate new york, if missisippi is anything like the rural areas up here, its backwards for sure

[@makcz2443]

Talk more about sex than curriculum and have the highest rate of std's. From old to young.

[@makcz2443]

Enforcing narcissistic sex talk leads to better watch than explained. (Do these schools have sex education classes that might explain that topic so" pg 13", ?) Maybe they could incorporate movies about the good, bad, and ugly about such as : Adulterers the movie based this state and for the children of younger KIDS the movie which is a little more diverse.

[@JamesSmith-pt8dy]

Hey .. everyone Moniee-Mon is listening thanks for the info and videos. Keep doing what'cha do best God bless you 🙏❤💖🙌 Monica Smith 🙏❤💖

[@WahooBrad24]

Once you finish unboxing all of the states, you should unbox the US Territories (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, etc.)

[@wordawakeningny]

American Samoa!!!!!!!!

[@NewHaven203]

Puerto Rico ya tu sabes 🇵🇷

[@pablovaldes6022]

PR sounds fun

[@JoeyDNetsfan]

@Tuy Randolph places YOU don’t care about. Leave your shitty opinion out of it

[@JoeyDNetsfan]

@Tuy Randolph the picture was 5 years ago. Hence the shirt. That’s the only insult?

[@huimingwu851]

Mr Johnson.. I live in the Caribbean Island country of Trinidad, the USA has nothing to do with me really but I find myself just listening.... Admire your laid back style of speaking. Respect and love buddy 🙏👍💯❤️🙏

[@creepyhauntedhouseaudio8345]

He hates your kind of people

[@JoeyDNetsfan]

@@creepyhauntedhouseaudio8345 ignorant comment

[@juaneduardo504]

@@creepyhauntedhouseaudio8345 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sk8terrx211]

8:50 the housing here is actually lake houses that people don't normally live in full time. This is an area where people go to get away and play on the water. The community is called B Lake. We go all time for mini vacations.

[@aarontaylor7677]

I've been to every state except Alaska and I can tell you that Mississippi has its problems but so does every other state and some of the other states makes Mississippi look like a paradise.

[@shirley9209]

The key word "looks likes".

[@shirley9209]

@Derrick Bridges Sounds like a riddle.

[@jessepolkjr7067]

I've been to all 50. I love Mississippi the best. There are bad people and areas in every state. The "paradise" states are unaffordable.

[@shirley9209]

"To each it's own".

[@nazmiye1577]

@@jessepolkjr7067 which is the cheap&safe city for live?

[@catherinepetroski3018]

I grew up in mississippi and still have relatives living there. They have beautiful homes in the country. I love it !!!

[@williamperryjr1324]

Brittney Spears is from MS

[@angelabell8725]

@@williamperryjr1324 I didn"t know that.

[@NewHaven203]

Also Rick Ross and Morgan Freeman

[@williamperryjr1324]

@@NewHaven203 Also Muddy Waters, James Earl Jones, and Brandy!

[@williamperryjr1324]

And Lacey Chabert

[@kennethjarrell2362]

I have lived in/around all of my life and have always traveled within Mississippi for work for over 30 years and your entire video is 100% accurate. Great research. And great video sir.

[@gregorywright2379]

You gotta be a country boy to survive.

[@sunnyd4734]

What about Oxford?

[@echance12]

Or a klansman

[@naturerey1845]

@@Zay-lh4om not not black

[@AMPProf]

Yous sure bout that!

[@deuntahawkins6609]

@Tuy Randolph you can be black

[@triplejfunnyfarm4495]

I've lived here all my life, 58 yrs. Now. I have traveled all over the country. Seen a lot of amazing things. I'm a long distance backpacker & I have hiked in every state except Hawaii. That being said, MS is Home Sweet Home! Love it & love our friends & neighbors.

[@memsu06]

MS does have a beach with clear water like you'll find closer to FL. You have to take the boat ride out to Ship Island.

[@tuurmolenaers]

The price you pay for a small row house here in Belgium is equal to that of a damn mansion in this state

[@tm100pct7]

What you make in a year in Belgium is equal to ten years of Mississippi wages

[@tuurmolenaers]

@@tm100pct7 facts

[@AndrewLaMonica1]

@@tuurmolenaers how much do you make in Belgium cause it's 38k in missippi

[@AndrewLaMonica1]

@@tm100pct7 wrong Belgium gdp per capita 46500 in Mississippi its 38500

[@tm100pct7]

@@AndrewLaMonica1 GDP per capita is assuming that everyone makes roughly the same. Wealth inequality in Mississippi is extreme, in comparison to Belgium. It's great that the upper middle class does well for itself, but the bottom 80 pct doesn't have anything . The economy may be growing for the top ten percent, but for the rest of us, we are worse off year by year.

[@vnctvega]

You could have also mentioned that Barqs was created in Biloxi and Coke was first bottled in Ms

[@TPMH__]

Also Pine-Sol was invented and manufactured here by chemist Henry A. Cole

[@benhutton9503]

Interesting how you chose not to show any footage of Madison/Flowood... places that are actually well kept, modern, and nice. Subjective much?

[@afmhnp1853]

Very interesting!!! Now I know why Texans thought I was from some rundown place!!!

[@clb3297]

You missed some very important points about Mississippi. The second "religion" is collegiate football. Even Friday nights are high school football. I grew up in California but moved here 25 years ago. The people are very friendly and accepting. I love the slower pace of life. People don't eat out much. Everyone gets together for backyard BBQ instead. The public schools are bad but most families who can afford it send kids to private schools (church or prep school) and some home school. The first heart transplant in USA was done at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. We have many famous writers including Eudora Welty, James Faulkner and John Grisham. Mississippians lives are filled with church activities, family get-togethers and college football games. Brett Faurve and Peyton and Eli Manning are from Mississippi. Many men have "deer camp" during hunting season. A lot of people duck hunt with their trained Labrador Retrievers. Churches are segregated by choice. The worship style enjoyed by Black churches are very different than typical "unexciting" Baptist service. My church is mostly white but we have some Black families and Associate Pastor is Black. Get-togethers very important for all race families. Especially African-American. They can have 4 generations together with many children of all ages. Just before Memorial Day and 4th of July, grocery baskets full of fixins for good eats. Farmers with pickups full of sweet potatoes, boiled peanuts or watermelons sit along highways to sale their goods. Some of the best tasting melons straight from the farm. The poverty in Mississippi is generational. Lack of opportunities in small towns and bad public schools makes it hard to break poverty cycle. But that is no different from other poor states. But that is gradually changing. About 25% of students finishing medical school here are African-American. And many stay in the state to practice. White medical school graduates more likely to relocate to another state.

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[@jjody4267]

It’s William Faulkner, not James. The rest of your description is awesome, very informative.

[@2Niche4U]

Peyton and Eli are from New Orleans.

[@grod805]

Do you regret leaving California? I live in California now and this state just seems like the extreme opposite of California

[@JudahStillLeading]

Great summary

[@samcas707]

Nick I’ve spent last 2 weeks going through all your state run downs, thanks a lot for putting these together - from Australia

[@NickJohnson]

🇦🇺

[@TheGoodWitcher]

Don’t believe the negative crap. MS is awesome

[@265hemi7]

@@TheGoodWitcher as another poster stated I am also in Australia ! Some day I hope to buy a small investment property somewhere in the USA to give me a bit of extra income when I'm older !

[@dodahbay7313]

@@TheGoodWitcher Too many klansmen in the South. No way!

[@msbarb1]

That's sad because he's not giving accurate information

[@hwalrod]

Born & Raised in MS. Lived in North MS & South. I like your video. I think the kid you talked to that was about to graduate college had the best perspective on our state. We basically have an older generation (70’s-80’s) of white men who do not want change, they have power, pull and money. When their generation starts dying off is when we may see some positive change for our state. We do have many contracts with large industrial corporations that are bringing lots of jobs to our state and recognition, but no one pays attention because we are just MS. I think everyone should be required to read “Dispatch’s From Pluto” it is a great perspective into the state. Honestly, if you have never lived here, you will never understand it.

[@slydale]

I really wish you would had spoken to me on this video. I have rolled my eyes over n over at these two.

[@SiempreFlor]

What part of Ms do you live?

[@slydale]

@@SiempreFlor I live in Central part. Put your finger dead center of the state...I'm not far from that point wherever you place it. Here for family reasons. If I had to choose outside coming into the state, I'd say stick to the coast if moving in. I've lived there before. And it is quite enjoyable there. More to do. And New Orleans ain't too far. Neither is Florida.

[@jeffreypryor4549]

I live in Sardis, MS. Raised in Southaven. I love Mississippi, but I do hate the summers here. Really, the only thing that keeps me here is my mother, she's elderly and I should be near her. I lived in El Paso, TX for a few years in my 20s (my son is still out that way), and one day I'm gonna move back there to where the summers are hot but dry, and the sky is big. One day I'm saying goodbye to Mississippi.

[@ssippilandelta4365]

So is Texas heat similar to Nevada?

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[@sheliathompson3169]

Great tour & portrayal of Mississippi Nick Johnson! Such true dipictions of the State as a whole, & an in depth view of our worst & best. Real truth. Thank you for sharing!

[@NickJohnson]

Ok Sheila :) ❤️

[@Dangic23]

I remember visiting Mississippi once, gulf area, and I ordered food from a food truck. When I was ready to pay, the lady told me the amount.....but I didn't understand. I asked 3 more times.... She repeated the amount 3 more times.... I still couldn't understand the words coming out of her mouth.....so I just gave her $20, and I walked away.

[@kathymaske8997]

Now THAT was funny!

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[@kpopandtea6864]

Yea our accent is really strong 😂

[@samhardy2038]

Did the same in Nashville after moving from Ohio.

[@mgtowp.l.7756]

Nick, The actor on I Love Lucy that played little Ricky ( Keith Thibodeaux ) Was born in Lafayette, Louisiana.. He lives with his wife Kathy in Jackson, Mississippi now...

[@NickJohnson]

I remember little Ricky

[@RW38762]

Of course...if you're white, this is the ideal place for you.

[@juaneduardo504]

@@RW38762 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ContrarianExpatriate]

It is amazing how paranoid the young lady is about crime. I understand she is from a farm, but avoiding driving thru Jackson and Memphis simply to avoid "crime" is ridiculous. Lack of exposure for sure.

[@itsthehumidityyall8303]

Couldn’t you find anyone to explain the Gulf of Mexico? The Mississippi River empties just to the west and there are barrier islands just off shore. They don’t call it the muddy Mississippi for nothing.

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[@michaelross6792]

Yes, many people don't understand that the beach in South Mississippi is the Mississippi Sound. The Gulf of Mexico with it's pretty clear water is south of our islands

[@up2specks978]

She’s from Poplarville, explains the accent and the outlook on the beach. I do agree with her on one thing, keep the coast 🤫. I like having an island to myself on a weekday at times. 😎

[@leehines1260]

As a native Mississippian. Good to see a video of my home state.

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[@karennesbitt2450]

Mississippi is where I was born and raised. In money ms. And on around the tippo bayou. I loved it and still do.

[@walkerwalker2725]

Could've interviewed me an African American male that lives in Jackson that goes to work a productive member of society

[@NickJohnson]

I tried getting lots of people but I talk to whoever emails me back!

[@benab5912]

Would have been a great content. Well we know how that goes.🧐😒

[@rebelmetal4233]

Walker, your story doesn't fit the narrative...you had no chance...

[@walkerwalker2725]

@@rebelmetal4233 pretty much

[@M_EYESTORY_OURSTORY]

How is Jackson or Mississippi as a whole I'm from the north thinking of moving to mississippi

[@lddavis197]

central Mississippi is the most beautiful,hospitable, country loving poorest place to live but...the point is u can live comfortably for a lil bit of nothing..Own land,have generational wealth,die with assets instead of debt.

[@prodjoshkta]

Your review on the outside of Jackson was on point, Brandon is fairly nice nowadays though. A lot of nice suburbs. Plus it’s right next to flowood which is a shopping hub.

[@jennsimpson4037]

I was born and reared in Mississippi, living my childhood in the Delta, then my adult life in “the hills.” I’ve had a wonderful life. My job paid less, but it was also less expensive, still is. Gas here is still under $3.00. There are many opportunities for recreation, especially for hunting and fishing, and the air and water are still pure. I graduated from the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, near Starkville, with a degree in Fine Art. Come spend some time here before you shade us. The people are wonderful as well, kind and friendly. And boiled peanuts rock!

[@CopperNiiji77]

🤜🏽🤛🏽

[@dhand34]

plus at Ole Miss they red shirt Miss Americas

[@patricialong2803]

I'm from. Columbus Mississippi myself our dear mother moved us away.When i was the age of 9,Up North,to.Michigan, but i did move back in 95,with my daughter stayed for about a year,but,like you stated the job's paid less so,i moved back up north making $17 a hour.👍🏽

[@shelbywilson6842]

👏👏

[@assataaverett3944]

I would have loved to be interviewed lol just to give another prospective on my state I’m from the south by Hattiesburg but live in the north by Starkville now

[@NickJohnson]

Aww next time maybe!

[@juaneduardo504]

Come on SISTA 🥴🥴🥴

[@aleciaw.1504]

Omg, I loved your video so much until you got to the interview!!! Wow. I’m utterly in shock with some of these responses. 😭

[@williamfulgham2010]

Channels like this almost always pass over the positive points in any state not just Mississippi.. The only thing that was mentioned in terms of International culture is the US city for the International Ballet Competition, which is on the Olympic level, and is held in Jackson every 4 years. Jackson was host to 4 International exhibitions in the 90s and early 2000s, featuring priceless treasures from Saint Petersburg, Russia, Paris, France, Spain, as well as Dresden Germany. When the Spanish exhibition was held, the King and Queen from Spain flew in for the celebration. Each of these Internationally recognized exhibitions were held for over 6 months each, and bought in hundreds of 1000s of scholars and priceless artifact observers. Natchez, Mississippi was only mentioned briefly in this video.. Natches and Adams County have over 200 structures on the national historic register, including the antibellum homes, and historical Mississippi River taverns, dating from the 1700s. Some of the larger antidellum homes rival the White House. Natchez has been featured in movies over the years and operates a film commission. Natchez is the oldest city of any size on the Mississippi River having been established in 1715. At 1 time, Adams County and the city of Natchez had more wealth than Wall Street. Also the blues music was only briefly mentioned but has spread throughout the world, originating in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, drawing in musicians such as Eric Clapton to study the music. Our message is, come on in and discover it yourself. You are very welcome.

[@AvioftheSand]

Geez, Nick. The amount of research you must go into to do all these cities and counties in each state must be insane.

[@courtneygibson9907]

He is not giving the full view

[@muva_dragon4585]

He took 3 yrs to gather all this information about MS... give the man a break🤦🏾‍♀️

[@Denise-pn1tj]

Let’s hear it for Poplarville!! Who hoo! Loved it in Poplarville for 9 yea and can’t wait to get back. Great Jr College in Poplarville. Love my PRCC.

[@kenwood1971]

Born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, and I encourage young people to leave and experience other parts of the country. However, as a retiree you cannot ask for a better place to chill.

[@rcoll60743]

Amen, retiring back there in a few years from California to my hometown, Yazoo City, Ms.

[@ellapresley8634]

@@rcoll60743 I was born in the Mississippi Delta too. Finished HS in 1964, left and never went back, but I have had thoughts about moving to Hattisburg, MS.

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

Ok. Thank you sir. GOD bless yall over in Mississippi!! Please keep yalls SECOND AMENDMENT!!

[@MaskedMediaGuy]

As a black man in Mississippi and only watching the intro n first three questions.,,.. YES YES and YES

[@peregrinolincoln]

As I am watching this video in downtown Jackson, I saw the building where I am at in one of the video shots. I have been in Mississippi since 2000. My work has taken me to live in Greenville, Jackson, Yazoo City, Tupelo, and Pearl. Mississippi is my adopted state. I have lived here now more than any other state. I am happy to call Mississippi home.

[@NickJohnson]

Greenville!

[@ssippilandelta4365]

@@NickJohnson that’s my hometown Nick, it’s in the northwest part of the state.

[@MrBojanglez576]

The coast is DEFINITELY a different state than the rest of Mississippi lol

[@Anonymous-vy1pv]

and not safer 😂

[@rachellipp4052]

The coast don't claim Mississippi. I've lived on the coast 34 years

[@fernandopineda7036]

Mississippi is really trashed I this video. We are a biracial family and have never felt any ill treatment. My wife and I experienced more stares when we lived in NYC… I love Oxford. Great place to live with very welcoming folks.

[@NickJohnson]

It was not trashed I was very polite and honest

[@davidmandelstamm8725]

I just moved to Oxford last summer, and it's a fine place. Unusual, but in a good way!

[@jameswesterman9283]

I've lived in the south for 60 years and almost nobody down here gives a crap what the color of your skin is, but, everybody up north tells us we do

[@mikepowell7938]

I use to live in Jackson I was born & raised in Clarksdale Ms thanks for the video -& - my dad like live in Cleveland Ms

[@MusicFan.....]

You should drive around Alantic City worst areas since I just came from The Borgota Hotel in Atlantic City I'm in Brooklyn,New York now.

[@AndrewLaMonica1]

I live right next to Atlantic city and according to the data more poverty,unemployment and crime than detriot

[@MusicFan.....]

@@AndrewLaMonica1 Wait is that true

[@AndrewLaMonica1]

@@MusicFan..... yes

[@carolehayden8566]

Best video I've seen. I lived in Vicksburg for a year or so from California. LOVE the South. Subscribed..

[@NickJohnson]

Hey Carole!!❤️

[@asacowherd4860]

My grandfather was born and raised in Mississippi. He was born in 1924. He said he would walk by black people hanging from trees and was told not to look at white woman because they used to falsely accuse black male. He was forced to move north because Caucasians were so rough with African Americans. So yeah if your Caucasian I'm sure Mississippi is a very kind place.

[@mikeblackburn8121]

100 years ago!

[@DestructoErgoSum]

Dude, seriously, before moving to us, i will definitely binge watch all your most actual state unboxing vids! I love what you're doing and i hope you love it too, greetings from germany

[@NickJohnson]

🇩🇪 you'll figure it out!

[@Alex_048]

That’s what my plan was as well. Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹😄

[@samkangal8428]

I'm from Germany too ,Georgia is my favourite ,i already been there .

[@DestructoErgoSum]

@@samkangal8428 my favourite so far is actually cali, but for a good life you should probably earn 8-10 k a month depending on your living standards

[@samkangal8428]

@@DestructoErgoSum Oh ,wow ,this seems to be an expensive State .I don't know how i should earn that much money😂 Those videos here a realy very intressting .I was amazed about how the worse parts in some states look ,many of those houses look very pretty .

[@zilksmooth]

Nick you provide an enjoyable way to learn!!

[@laraoneal7284]

Nick ur channel is very unique and kind and u have a charm all ur own. Appreciate ur channel.

[@0ff-Broadway369]

I heard that Tupelo is near Threepulo, is that true?

[@goldenrulebanner2896]

😂

[@PhilemonXIV]

Tupointonepelo is much closer...

[@nickie7874]

Its right after Onepulo.

[@0ff-Broadway369]

I remembered this from an old Richard Pryor comedy album my Mom owned...lol

[@slendy1641]

This is a good review of Mississippi, I’m going to MSU this fall myself, and I’d like to say, Mississippi State University, from what I’ve heard, is a very nice college and has the highest academic scores in its specialties (in mississippi).

[@pennyedwards8007]

My twin daughters graduated from state in 2019. They loved it there and since I was 4 hours away, it wasn’t an easy drive. I never worried about their safety. You will love it! (LSU grad)

[@hwalrod]

Hail State!!! MSU is an amazing school! They have a huge list of specialties that you can only find at MSU in architecture, veterinary sciences, aerospace and engineering. People have no clue! There is a long list of “who’s who” that went to MSU other than our awesome athletic programs. Starkvilke is one of the most fun & cute little towns in the state. I love it there!

[@derekb7814]

I got my graduate degree at MS State. Great school and Starkville is a great town.

[@carlasmith1579]

My family and I have lived in Northeast Ms, Tupelo in fact. We are progressing in many areas. My family is college educated,except for my 17 year old. He is considering MSU, just like his brother did. We get it done even though we are layed back. The kids love it out in the country, we can do basically anything we want to. It is very peaceful. Check it out. Carla Smith

[@jjody4267]

@@hwalrod Ole Miss has an engineering school. My father graduated there.

[@pamelamays4186]

I've got very, very distant relatives in Mississippi. When I was a kid I knew a family from Mississippi. They were good people.

[@ssippilandelta4365]

Thanks Nick, I was born in Vicksburg and raised in Greenville.I’m Mississippi Delta born and raised and proud to be from there it’s a lot of love and pain coming out of that struggle. Mississippi has some of the most friendliest and welcoming people you’ll ever meet, very genuine people and at the same time some of the highest crime rates in the nation. The Delta is huge it’s starts in Memphis all the way down to Vicksburg/Yazoo City and parts of Arkansas and Louisiana. The Delta is full of history.

[@NickJohnson]

Ok!

[@rcoll60743]

Born, raised, educated in Ms, from yazoo city now living in California. Love both states, yazoo city will always be home but California offers so many opportunities to become successful than ms. California have provided myself and my family a upper class income that I could only dream of in Ms, but I do plan to retire back there in a few years, still love my state for the slow life style and cost of living.

[@ssippilandelta4365]

@@rcoll60743 that is great man

[@crookedlettagurl601]

Isn’t Desoto county also part of Delta. I thought it was always part of the Delta but in recent years, it seems like everyone has been excluding it from being part of the Delta. Just curious @Delta Sipp

[@ssippilandelta4365]

@@crookedlettagurl601 yep

[@cgb3650]

I was born in Tupelo Mississippi and even though I would like to explore the world before making a decision on where to live (I am only eighteen), I will always feel at home in Tupelo. I wouldn’t choose anywhere else in the state to live. I cannot speak for when this video was made, but as of right now there are plenty of jobs in Tupelo, not to mention the fact that we have the biggest hospital and the biggest high school in the state. Growing up near Tupelo I had the opportunity to preform in many full length ballets along with professional dancers from all over the world. I was also able to work closely with our amazing North Mississippi orchestra and the talented maestro Stephen Byess. So, I am no expert on the matter but to say that Mississippi is devoid of the arts is just not true. Just wanted share my perspective.

[@carlosmartinez2565]

Greenwood ain’t bad because I’m from there, clarkdale ain’t much better, I been just about every town in Mississippi north and south because of work. Mississippi have the prettiest places to live in Mississippi. All I hear is hate😩a lot of people have different point of view. You can meet the nicest people in Mississippi willing to help you in need. If you have any questions asked me.

[@ericzerkle5214]

If you drive through Mississippi and you go hungry, theres some wrong with you! The food there is so damn yummy!

[@gingerg1113]

I moved here to Mississippi Delta region from Clearwater Florida.. God help me. It is so horrible here.

[@jjones7396]

You definitely isn’t lying, I used to live in the Delta.

[@drrobertdawson1899]

Having Traveled All Over The Country I Enjoy Your Video's to Keep Up With All The Places I Have Been Through. My Daughter And Grand kids Live In Mississippi up near Memphis Tenn, She Works In Memphis and Lives In The Suburbs of Mississippi .

[@mcmahenc1]

Living in AZ 22 yrs but from AL and family in MS and LA. This made me so homesick for the South. I love Gulfport. The people there are so kind and hospitable in those areas. The young lady in this video is well representative of how open and engagingly friendly Southern people are. Pretty much the polar opposite to AZ. Makes me want to move back as I have family still there.

[@OutlawEntertainmentlmc]

Bless your heart, come on back home then

[@lacrista4you]

Lol. I live here! This is hilarious but so true! Been here all my life! Although I grew up in an almost all white town, I still have a very open mind about life. I still want to go away from here. Just taking my time doing it. I love this video! And it is different in the South like you say but not exactly. Here in Tupelo where I am, all the crime is Ssshhhhhhhhhhhh! Black crime is exposed and white crime is too until you get outside of Tupelo. Drug possession/ Black, Drug Use/ White Gun Violence/ Both. But it's cool. No real divided line. I'm from outside of Tupelo where the people go mud riding for fun on the weekend. On Monday, you look at the cars to tell who had the most fun. If you blink, you'll miss Mantachie. Here, anywhere near a black community is considered " Bad" and if it's a white community it's considered "Good". Disregard! Crime is real all over whether you're in a black or white community. Glocks/Black, Assault rifles/White, Marijuana/Black, Meth and meth Labs/White, Prada/ White, Coach bags/Black, Catfish, slaw and fries/ White, Catfish, Spaghetti and cornbread/Black. Hey, I love it here. It is unique. Great video! Hollar at me if you need a more down to earth outlook though.

[@NickJohnson]

Email me Christa I'd love to hear more!! Spaghetti??

[@janacagle2141]

Why no mention of Corinth. We are one of the manufacturing centers of the state. Caterpillar Reman, MS Polymers, KimberlyClark, Corinthian Furniture, Keytronics. We are only one hour from Tupelo and two from Memphis.

[@WhiteApeMaui]

Are you gonna do unboxing Hawaii soon?

[@NickJohnson]

Maybe

[@BillKing3456]

Nick, if you're ever passing through Mississippi I recommend 4 places and a book to read: Vicksburg (great Civil War park), Greenwood (nice old refurbished hotel I think funded by the Viking Range company which has a plant there), Oxford (nice downtown with a bustling restaurant on the square that was so cool - nice people at City Hall too) and Indianola (home of the BB King Museum - for me, being from Chicago, it was like Mecca). A really good book my one old college roommate bought for me which was a real eye-opener: "Rising Tide - The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America," by John Barry. Btw, I thought Jackson's train station and the part of downtown I saw was nice. Mississippi may need to improve in some areas but that goes for the other 49 states as well. Our country has got to start turning things around (and your videos are helping) but it's gotten embarrassing.

[@NickJohnson]

Bill yes! I need to! We should travel together.

[@BillKing3456]

@@NickJohnson That would be awesome, Nick. Some day we should do a meet-up. My wife and I are all over the place as to where we want to move out of insanely-taxed New Jersey ... When you want to move out of a state so bad, it makes you open to anything. I'd rather live out West and her latest places she wants to check out are Morgantown, WV (hmm) and Corpus Christi, TX (kinda hot, humid, windy, 'birdy' & alligatorish ... hmmm). I may need to hire you as a consultant. I asked one of your other (British) commenters who the Nick Johnson of the UK is .....

[@PONCEJE]

I always watch your videos; I love them and think you do a great social service. But there's a pretty big question I have, and pardon me for asking. Does anyone actually buy your songs?