Vermont - The US Explained

[@ThatIsInterestingTII]

The next state I'll be covering in The US Explained is Kentucky! To all my subscribers from Kentucky, please reply to fill me in on what I need to know about your home state, such as unique food, traditions, places, some fun facts and local dialects and pronunciations! I can't promise everything will make it into the video, but I will try my best, and I'm looking forward to getting started!

[@sammott8557]

I live in Ky. What do you want to know?

[@auband3042]

I live in kentucky. I've noticed people from la grange typically have a more southern dialect like replacing "I did it" with "I done it" and "you all" with "yall"

[@austinbyrn5661]

Another Kentuckian here, Send me a message or email if you want some information regarding the southern portions of the state. I south of Bowling Green Kentucky and have worked as far west as Hopkinsville Kentucky. The southern portions of the state seem to cuturally be diffrent from those in Louisville and the Cincinnati suburbs so I think a lot of the appalachian and southern regions of the state can be missed out upon in terms of discussions about the state.

[@lovaniswhatigot]

6 different regions in Kentucky: western coal fields, Jackson purchase, knobs, bluegrass, pennyroyal, and eastern mountains/coal fields. 120 counties despite our small size which is the 4th most of any state. christian county is wet (alcohol sales), bourbon county is dry, and barren county has some of the most fertile land in the state lol. versailles(ver-say-ols), louisville(loo-uh-vool), and athens (ayy-thins) all have interesting pronunciations; don't ask me why. i'm from western ky on the ohio river, live in Lexington which is the heart of central ky, and hike in eastern ky at least once a week. we have more miles of navigable waters than any state other than alaska. we have over 1000 documented waterfalls and over 2500 documented natural arches and about 50% of the state is forest. we are huge on bourbon, horses, agriculture, and college basketball. louisville, lexington, and northern ky (the greater cincinatti area) are the only major cities. the kentucky derby is the oldest continuous annually held horse race in the usa. mammoth cave is the largest mapped cave system on earth. Beer cheese, bluegrass music, corvettes, hunter S. thompson, muhammad ali, george clooney, johnny depp, abe lincoln, dippin dots, post-it notes, ale-8, the song "happy birthday to you", and too many fast food restaurants to name all originate from here. fort knox with the gold might be a nice topic to touch as well. Kentucky kicks ass!

[@angienatewhite4956]

Yeah wanted to keep it that way but guess everyone is coming here now we have two shootings a month sucks Please go home to your own state please

[@MRCMHUTCH]

As a life long Vermonter, I gotta say. The maple creeme is not pronounced "cream", it's pronounced "creamy". Nice video, glad to see my home state get some love!

[@dumpstuff9504]

i agree

[@nathanloomis7508]

Maple creamees are also way better than your standard soft serve ice cream flavors

[@davidchojnacki2996]

Nah dude, I think he's talkin' about the oatmeal cookie sandwich with the maple cream filling... "maple cream" cookie

[@jasonhutchins9239]

Ohhh those are good too. I have a client at butternut farms that hooks it up

[@michaelcianci7944]

Creemee* FTFY

[@SomniRespiratoryFlux]

I've always loved the "Montpelier is the only state capital without a McDonald's" fact, even before I was really as annoyed by corporate omnipresence as I am now. Just such a small random detail that just really tells you so much about the state and its culture.

[@C_B_Hubbs]

I've never thought about that but it's true, altho there is a McDonalds and Burger King nearby in Barre. 😂

[@dingdongism]

@@C_B_Hubbs Exactly, like *just over the border*, I think in Berlin, not Barre. I used to live in Montpelier and eat McDonald’s all the time lol. Well, this is weird. The mcd’s website says the store address is in Barre, but on a map the physical store is solidly inside the borders of the town of Berlin. Going southeast on 302, you don’t hit the Barre line until halfway between the Dunkin Donuts and the Granite Museum. We have a real Vermont head scratcher on our hands!

[@garrettgrant1264]

@@dingdongism I live in Barre and the McDonald's is closer to Montpelier than Barre lol

[@MrHaighahatta]

@@dingdongism The Town of Berlin is so small that it does not have its own post office and is covered by the Barre Post Office, so mail to Berlin is addressed to Barre.

[@dingdongism]

@@MrHaighahatta Today I learned Berlin, VT is only a construction in our minds. Free your mind, let go of Berlin, EMBRACE BARRE.

[@charlesnewman8394]

You really feel like you're in a movie when you drive through some small towns in Vermont. The countryside, the ancient structures, and the mom & pop country stores are what give Vermont its indentity.

[@jodiskylar9452]

As someone wanting to visit there soon someday, after it hasn't worked the last 5 yrs since I had to move back to the west coast, I would love to visit VT towns like that, and places there if they have any 40's, 50's or '60's nostalgic style diners. What are some areas of the state you'd recommend?

[@charlesnewman8394]

@@jodiskylar9452 Southern and Central VT are my favorite. Green Mountain National Park is amazing, but the whole state has natural wonders and picturesque small towns.

[@jodiskylar9452]

@@charlesnewman8394 Thanks! Yeah, that park is on my wish list to check out, and speaking of central VT, Montpelier is at the top of my list.

[@glareicebutts1423]

@@jodiskylar9452idk, although it’s the capital it isn’t all that spectacular. -source lived in central vermont my entire life

[@uvesius]

@@jodiskylar9452The types of towns you are talking about are everywhere in Vermont. As a Vermonter, I would say anywhere you go, you will find interesting places. The state is also very small so you can visit a large portion of it in one trip.

[@brucelarrow7897]

As a Vermonter our state also has a fifth season called mud season

[@hazard6896]

And stick season, shortly after the leaves fall off the trees!

[@andrew20222]

"the pronunciation really depends on where you live" should be your catchphrase lmao

[@grantmaiorana9741]

that and saying "the horrible practice" for slavery

[@ChefdeVT]

Lake shanplain

[@patriciabristow-johnson5951]

Some things I forgot to mention in the community post that might still be worth mentioning: - Dairy farming wasn't actually the original main agriculture; originally it was actually sheep farming (though dairy farming is certainly more prevalent now and has been for some time). Vermont was almost entirely deforested to make room for sheep farming, so most of the forests in the state are not old-growth forests. - Burlington has good bike infrastructure (especially for its size). Another thing worth mentoring is that creemees are just our word for soft-serve ice cream, so a maple creemee is just maple-flavored soft-serve ice cream. Thanks so much for the video!

[@dingdongism]

Creemees typically have a higher fat content than soft serve.

[@patriciabristow-johnson5951]

@@dingdongism True! I just felt like the illustration he used around 24:25 was giving a bit of a wrong impression so I thought it was worth clarifying

[@jennifertarin4707]

I grew up in Vermont and have never called soft serve a cremee. I don't know anyone else who did/does either

[@dmcguriman]

This is a missed fact as I look at the stone wall on my property from what was all sheep farms in Waterbury Center

[@sageburns4436]

Hey I think you and I may have attended the same youth group years ago. Sorry if it's a bit weird to bring up, I just remember your name since it's distinct. Scrolling to the comments of the Vermont video and instantly seeing someone you might know is just very on-brand haha.

[@scottpardee6303]

I taught economics at Middlebury College in 2000-2015 and spent many of my free days driving through scenic areas of Vermont. I did not qualify for the 251 Club, of people who have visited all towns, but did visit many. This was a good survey of the state’s history, thanks for screening it!

[@XXYY-u2o]

Commie

[@antoinetremblay22]

Was not aware of how deep the ties were between Vermont and Quebec! Sending lots of love to our bretheren down there, on vous aime 💙

[@codyraboin6996]

Je me souviens, mon ami

[@NamathCB]

Growing up i spent half my time across the boarder. Until covid i was seeing that my kids did the same. My wife and i will be heading to Quebec City in sept for a concert and can't wait! Our town is in the border and so appreciate having Montreal and it's culture so close by to share with my family. Best of both worlds

[@bonniechase8245]

Merci!

[@Tornnnado]

On vous aime aussi

[@SnowTheJamMan]

As a European i really appreciate that you convert everything to the metric system

[@rundlet1658]

i wonder what famous act that vermont is also famous for.......

[@C_B_Hubbs]

I've lived in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont nearly my whole life, currently residing in Saint Johnsbury. Great video, mentioning many of the unique points of the states environment and culture. A few things I'll list here which I think should've been mentioned: • The Jay Peak and Burke Mountain ski resorts (also the subjects of a major financial fraud scandal) • The Kingdom Trails mountain biking network based in Burke • Several other notable companies founded or based in VT besides Ben & Jerry's include: Cabot Creamery, Green Mountain Coffee, King Arthur Flour, Burton Snowboards, as well as Fairbanks Scales and the Fairbanks-Morse company, the Fairbanks family political-business dynasty that existed in the state, and the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium which also has one of the oldest meteorology stations in North America. • Other historic sites in the state such as: Bennington Battle Monument, Ticonderoga Steamboat at the Shelburne Museum, the Constitution House in Windsor, the Precision Museum and manufacturing hub in Windsor and Springfield that supplied many important machines around the country from late 18th-early 20th centuries, the Stellafane Astronomical Observatory in Springfield where telescopes have been built since the 1920s, the Old Stone House museum in Brownsville which was one of the first racially integrated schools in the country and where Alexander Twilight was an educator, Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre which is a racetrack the current governor Phil Scott has raced at and many NASCAR drivers, and lastly the Hot Air Balloon festivals in Quechee Gorge and Post Mills. There is also a connection with the founders of AT&T and early telecommunication inventors Theodore Vail and others in the town of Lyndon. Also the rock band Phish was founded in Burlington. There are probably other notable things I'm forgetting but overall this was a great video about the totally unique and little-known Green Mountain state.

[@NamathCB]

If we could earn a livable wage nearby or in the NEK that's where my family would live. My wife's parents both call it home. So nice over there

[@andreabatsche8913]

Yes. Too much overlooked. I was raised in St. J too.

[@Tattooineismycity]

Don’t forget Billings Farm in Woodstock! Always loved that place

[@NamathCB]

@@Tattooineismycity quite odd, I'm watching a video from a different Woodstock (99 concert documentary) when this notification came through. I know has nothing to do with anything, just a neat happenstance

[@katieprouty5914]

Poet Robert Frost also lived here for a while! And you can't forget about Wilson Bentley!

[@Tattooineismycity]

Lived in VT my entire life, and the only place I could ever really call home. Thank you for making this video about our small but charming state!

[@XXYY-u2o]

Enjoy phagg

[@123djpma]

I am from VT...and you nailed it. You hit all the high points, great summary. Legit.

[@AustinPerdue]

I've been waiting for this for a long time. I lived in Vermont for many years, before moving to New Zealand, and was thrilled to see this appear in my subscriptions.

[@NamathCB]

Haha, my lotto daydreams include me and my crew living here in the summer months and in New Zealand in the winter months. :) you're kinda livin my dream. ;)

[@AustinPerdue]

@@NamathCB Wellington is totally an overgrown Burlington.

[@jeffreyhall5679]

Do u know anyone with the last name of Kiley

[@patrickb.541]

One of the best things in Vermont is we have no Billboards anywhere on our roads!

[@fhdogs]

As a former Vermont resident I thank you for this video. I left hungry for more, including a more suburban life, but lately I’ve been longing to return. I do t think it will happen soon, but ultimately I’d love to retire back to the amazing green mountains I once called home.

[@bensuggs8431]

I’m moving back to Vermont next month I’m so excited!! I miss my mountains and forests. Vermont is so special

[@arturowagner4728]

Visited Vermont almost 20 years ago. Some of the prettiest coountry I've ever seen...

[@Vermont_Iron]

Lived in Vermont my whole life, you covered a lot of our little state. I always like when people visit too see what it's really like to be a "Vermonter". Great video though!

[@andrew7165]

I went to university of Vermont as an international student. Will do my phd at McGill in Montreal. Being able to living in Vermont was a great memory.

[@bcfriardoyle7697]

Very good work. I was born and raised in Vermont, it’s still “home” to me. The Green Mountains do call you there every once in awhile!

[@PerthTowne]

What a pleasant surprise to find your video on Vermont! You are producing them much faster of late, and that's terrific, because I do enjoy these videos.

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

Me too. And he does such a great job explaining things about each state. I learn something new every time I watch his content.

[@weston.weston]

Carter: You're producing content quickly over the summer, wow! I am enjoying it very much.

[@Alexsanborn]

I grew up and still live in Vermont. I grew up in the town with the oldest covered bridge in the country.

[@GlobalGioReacts]

Major props to the guy running this channel! The dedication to give us all this knowledge for each state deserves much recognition 👏🏽

[@bonniechase8245]

I’ve been in Vermont for 30+ years - I absolutely adore my state and know a lot of it’s history. I take offense over every little thing when it comes to my adopted state, lol, but found incredibly little to fight with you about. Honestly, the information here is so thorough and so accurate that I’d trust 99% of what you say, which is a lot. Amazing job - I will share! Thank you!

[@stevenikitas8170]

I was just in Vermont yesterday. It is so achingly beautiful that I have to visit at least a few times a year. There is no other state quite like it.

[@richlisola1]

That’s a perfect description-“achingly beautiful.”

[@TheFlatlander440]

I retired to Vermont in 2015 and absolutely love residing here. As the narrator mentioned, Vermont is primarily a very rural State with more miles of Class IV roads that any other State in the US. I live in a mountainous wooded area which is considered part of the North Woods and the distinct area is known locally as the NEK or Northeast Kingdom. The NEK is comprised of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia Counties which are very rural and populated with maple sugaring, dairy farms and logging companies. Life here is very laid back and considered the most conservative part of Vermont. Come visit, you won't be disappointed.

[@brendonaldson8056]

Thanks. By retiring to Vermont you have taken houses from locals and of course don’t bring anything with you to Vermont so you cause problems.

[@TheFlatlander440]

@@brendonaldson8056 I've taken houses from the locals? Why is that? I purchased a house that was on the free market thus making it anyone's choice to purchase or live there. As far as causing problems is concerned, I mind my own business as I always have and don't get involved with politics of any sort. I do intend to stay as long as I can live. Have a nice day.

[@iaaf_nw2367]

@@TheFlatlander440 haha you absolutely made him shut up.

[@bonniechase8245]

Housing is such a hot topic here in Vermont, I understand the knee-jerk reply but also know that we’re going to have to make even more room for transplants, and soon. Vermonters are seriously struggling to find places to live and they’ve all been bought by out-of-staters, they’re feeling like it’s now not possible for them to become homeowners and it really sucks - I hope, as a new Vermonter, you can understand at least a little that your new neighbors have had long Vermont experiences before you got here. Welcome, and I mean that totally wholeheartedly, but please be kind because that’s how Vermonters roll. That’s what makes us awesome.

[@brendonaldson8056]

@@bonniechase8245 I grew up here and lived here for 17 years. I am not new here at all. I have however lived in many other places for work. Vermont hates Vermonters. There won’t be housing built. What is built is full before the ground is even broken. Jobs pay only extremely low wages. Government isn’t really a thing here. Mostly unelected select boards full of rich out of staters. Locals can’t stay in Vermont. The state has some of the lowest wages in the country and some of the most expensive housing. Vermont is a playground for the rich now. Working class need not apply.

[@jsmith1746]

I grew up on the New Hampshire side of the Connecticut River, and have a lot of friends from Vermont. I love everything about Vermont. I have often told many people that if money and jobs were no object, I'd live in Burlington. College town, good schools, major hospital center, mountains close by, Lake Champlain, and close to Montreal. Has just about everything I'd want.

[@bonniechase8245]

Isn’t it so weird, how there’s such a big difference between the two sides of the river? I often wonder what NH would be like without billboards… ❤️⛰

[@jsmith1746]

@@bonniechase8245 - When did NH start allowing billboards? They were not allowed when I was growing up. In fact there was a truck stop at exit 18 off of I-89 in Lebanon that painted their name in huge letters on the side of the building that was visible from the highway and they had to remove it because it was considered to be a billboard.

[@PS987654321PS]

Burlington is a nasty place with weirdo, woke, passive-aggressive, fake lefty, mean spirited outsiders. And it's expensive. Burlington has been ruined for a long, long time now.

[@MarK-ro3vl]

I always wanted to visit Vermont. After seeing this video, I need to go asap 😍

[@leafpool2014_gaming]

come visit us anytime

[@bonniechase8245]

You can pack a whole vacation full of Vermont awesomeness in a week or two, literally any time of year! Be ready to spend a LOT of time outside!! 🤣❤️⛰

[@williamtell5365]

The state where I was born and raised. Now, I've lived all over the world. But my heart will always be in Vermont. Vermonters are quietly proud, and quite frankly we are pretty distinct from most of the culture in the US.

[@homersimpin664]

Vermonters like to think they are so unique and special.

[@mostdopecaptain3350]

@@homersimpin664Cuz we are❤️

[@mostdopecaptain3350]

Vermonter currently living in Florida and saving up to buy land in my home state between St J and Burlington. So proud to be from one of the best states in the union!

[@vtgeiger]

I am a Vermonter, and I really enjoyed this video, it was well researched. There was definitely some stuff in there that I didnt even know! I will add a little bit of information about the political oddness of being a very liberal and progressive state while also still having a Republican governor. Although we dont have a lot of them, most Vermont GOP members are moderate, like Phil Scott. Fiscally conservative but socially moderate and they tend to disagree with the behaviors of the national GOP. A lot of Vermonters don't vote along party lines and we have open primaries so anyone can vote for any party, not just what you are registered for. I think this probably helps select a more well rounded and moderate candidate than either of the extremes. Also, creemee is pronounced just like it's spelled, Cree-mee!

[@bonniechase8245]

YES!!! All of that. :)

[@STILLOVRU]

I love seeing the comments of people who live from the state. It’s a another level of learning about the state.

[@considerthis410]

I was born in Vermont but sadly my parents moved to California in the 70s because it was too cold for my mom. It's so beautiful.

[@angusb99]

Great video. The photo at 5:49 looked very familiar, I recognize it well. View from Mount Sugarloaf in Western Mass. Great hike, and you can see the UMass campus in the background!

[@mostdopecaptain3350]

When you’re in western mass you climb mount sugarloaf and take in the views, everybody knows the rules!

[@OceanChannelProductions]

these are coming out so fast, good job

[@ScottysHaze]

Once again, to the person who makes these videos; you do such a fantastic job. These are excellent and have quickly become some of my very favorite videos on KZbin. I can't wait until you get to my state; Wisconsin! Thank you so much for all that you do!!!

[@JoshuaGrahams]

I was very surprised to see this in my recommended, Vermont isn’t very well known to a lot of people. Glad we’re getting some recognition!

[@The_Jack_smith]

I think it’s great that he covered how reasonable Vermonters are. Second bluest state in country but elected a republican governor in a tumultuous time because he was right for the job. Small state with a big heart. I’m proud to be from Vermont.

[@josephschaffer2716]

Have to keep in mind that Phil Scott is an old school, center of the road republican. Vermont democrats are center of the road for the most part. There is not a ton of difference between the parties here, so there is a lot of bipartisanship and common ideology.

[@josephschaffer2716]

@@ME-ks2vn lucky for you, there are a few states tipping fascist you can go wallow in

[@josephschaffer2716]

@@ME-ks2vn I have been blessed. I live in Vermont.

[@MrReymoclif714]

Sue Minter would’ve been nice.

[@my1vice]

It's only blue because of Chittenden County.

[@brianchaplin9085BEC.]

Thanks for the video I reside in the small village of Troy Vermont about 68 miles outside of Burlington. My wife and Iive in my Grandparents home we are third generation there ,it's a place where everyone knows you..I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.

[@wwonka52]

I was in southern Vt. yesterday to celebrate a friend's birthday in Bennington. Sunny, brisk cold day, but still I loved seeing it all even in bare treed Nov.

[@STREFT7]

Seeing notifications of this series in my cellphone is charming Greetings from Colombia

[@phoenixsmith9433]

This was wonderful. I grew up in upstate NY and now in Western MA and never knew a lot of this. Definitely want to visit VT more now!

[@mostdopecaptain3350]

I hope you see this. If you’ve never been, you gotta take a trip to the Whately Diner and Muffins General Market in Whately Ma. World famous and multiple movies/episodes of the show Dexter were filmed at the Diner. It’s a no thrills experience with some of the best food I’ve ever had and I’ve lived in 10 different states from Ca to Maine to Fl. Also the towns of Lee and Stockbridge/West Stockbridge are fantastic to wander around. There is an art studio across the street from the post office in Stockbridge of expensive beautiful glass artwork it’s always a pleasure to visit.

[@markyang8514]

love from maryland to vermont 🦀❤️⛰️

[@aprilskutt974]

My late boyfriend was born and raised in Vermont. He moved to Michigan in his late 20s. He always told me stories about Vermont.

[@irenesorina3934]

Vermont is a beautiful place to live and to visit. The mountains are awesome to see.

[@smilin_wanderer]

Lived in VT as a kid and it was hands down the best place I’ve ever lived. Hope to go back one day!

[@williamstratton1935]

Back to land movement is what helped make Vermont what it is today it should have been mentioned

[@AustinPerdue]

I found myself thinking this same thing. It was probably the most formative thing in the state's recent history.

[@emic5783]

Vermonter here from Bennington county! I often forget how rural it is compared to other states because I am so used to it! I live in a small tourist town that gets a lot of flatlanders and you can tell local businesses will amp up the "Vermontyness" in order to appeal to them. there is so much maple syrup, you go to the shoe store and there will be maple syrup for sale and on display next to the shoes! Its a beautiful place to live but I cant say I dont get bored... being a teenager in such a rural state most of what me and my friends do to pass the time includes driving around and sitting in fields listening to music, haha! only other issue with the state is the second home buyers driving up housing prices all over, so many people ive worked with at local businesses or restaurants can barely afford to live here anymore, and some have been forced to move out of state then commute. during covid so many rich people came up to buy second houses to get out of the cities and locals not being able to work + rapidly rising housing prices has pushed so many out :( we will always welcome out of staters because tourism is a large part of our economy but it is hard not to hold a little resentment when they are driving up prices everywhere in the state, I hope that things get better in the coming years. thank you for the video! it is always cool to hear people talk about Vermont since it is not very common to!

[@lt3746]

Eyy fellow Bennington county resident

[@marybrown7203]

My Son and his wife moved to Vermont 3 years ago. They will be there for life. I will be back to see more, very soon.

[@evilmac9623]

You aren't kidding about the rich people pushing people out, my town had two movie stars buy second(third, forth who knows) homes. It is getting so bad that now the school is talking about closing because they don't have enough kids. I don't think things are going to get better, I think they are going to accelerate if my new +36k dollar property tax evaluation is any indicator.

[@mostdopecaptain3350]

I was born in St. Johnsbury and have big families ties to the state. After living all across America I’m saving up to move back to Vermont. I want to keep my state full of the generations of family that have called it home. For what it’s worth I have witnessed what’s happening in Vermont happen in every small town in America. I see it happening in Old Orchard Beach Maine. 29 Palms California. Fernandina Beach Florida. Williamsburg Ma. And so many more small towns are being flooded with out of staters and people with big money driving out locals. It’s a shame. That’s exactly why I’m moving back to Vermont so I can not be a part of a problem but rather the solution. I’m going to start a farm and a cat rescue on my homestead while I pursue commercial real estate across the country. I plan on opening some restaurants in Vermont and paying people a true living wage because it’s a passion of mine after spending 10 years working in the service industry being stuck in poverty. I want to bring jobs and livelihoods to the beautiful state my family calls home. Please don’t go anywhere!

[@jakebutler291]

One of the best states in this country. A four-seasons progressive gorgeous place.

[@julieemig432]

I grew up in Vermont in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Best childhood ever. Rural life there is awesome

[@douglasbiggs1009]

Vermont is my favorite state. I love it there.

[@Bruhman_16]

Vermont will always be my paradise state

[@luarme74]

Escenic driving during spring, summer and fall seasons is an amazing rural feeling experience. Love the small towns with their white chapels, general stores and sugar schacks.

[@MamaPinks]

I used to sing in a choir group with a Von Trapp in Vergennes (which used to be certified as the smallest city in the United States at 1 square mile, but not anymore). He is the grandson of the youngest Von Trapp son. We sat next to each other. 🥰 The whole family is still very musical and very wonderful people.

[@nickquanrud7924]

Don't miss out of the great beers in the state. VT has the most breweries per capita of any state.

[@MrHaighahatta]

Craft breweries, craft distilleries, and, with warmer temps as a result of climate change, a growing number of craft vineyards.

[@ghost21501]

Vermont sounds like heaven to me. I want to be a small farmer/artist. This would be the ideal place to live, especially not too far from a lot of large cities.

[@mostdopecaptain3350]

I was born in St Johnsbury during the great ice storm of 98. I’ve lived all across America in 10 different states and nothing comes close to Vermont except for Maine and California but California is way too expensive and crazy these days. So I’m currently saving up to buy land in either Vt or Maine. I HIGHLY suggest you do the same. All New England states are great but there is something super special about those two. If you want to be more central to the rest of the north east you could move to western Massachusetts it’s real rural for the most part with some “big cities” for certain amenities and only 3 ish hours from NYC. Im in Florida currently and can’t wait to move back up north. We’d love to have you in Vermont!

[@jim10221]

Unless your independently wealthy you should pick some where else

[@dmcguriman]

@@mostdopecaptain3350 "We’d love to have you in Vermont!" no we wouldn't we are full

[@albertvnguyen]

Grew up north of the border from vermont. It's one of my favorite place that I have visited, and I still go every 2 months.

[@StarryRoses]

My best friend is trying to convince me to move to Vermont. I didn't realize it's as beautiful as it is.

[@ezrawallet]

Just for clarification, a creemee is sort of like soft serve, but it actually has much more fat/actual cream. It isn’t the same as a soft serve as some others have said in the comments

[@ScottysHaze]

I LOVE the accent of the guest Vermont-er that you interviewed in this video. What an absolutely charming accent!!! I would love to go visit Vermont!

[@leafpool2014_gaming]

thank you for the comment about my accent, i dont really think i have an accent but thanks anyway

[@mostdopecaptain3350]

Head up to St. Johnsbury or island Pond you’ll love the accents. Or head to western Massachusetts or Boston Mass or Maine and you’ll love the accents😂

[@JohnMartinez-hv2vw]

Beautiful humble state I might move there to do some landscape painting.

[@dmcguriman]

hope your rich during the pandemic all the rich people bought all the property, there's nothing left. My house is worth double. You can give me 800k for 1700 sq ft and 6.5 acres

[@titansfan4215]

My fiancé and I decided to visit a place we had never been to a few years back. We ended up finding a home to rent in Manchester, VT. We have been back every year in the fall since. It’s our absolute favorite place. It’s so great that I’ve almost lost interest in traveling to other places.

[@samwill7259]

Vermont, the state that, in recent times at least has been on the right side of history the longest and most often.

[@tclucke]

Depends on your ideology. We have a massive population of low income and things aren't looking any better for them.

[@zacharychastain3681]

The housing crisis is insane. My landlord my sell and I may have to move states and quit my new job simply because I can't afford anything.

[@casmatt99]

@@tclucke but their quality of life, education and health outcomes are substantially better than other lower income US states

[@samwill7259]

@@tclucke When it comes to social and humans rights, their record is almost spotless and they're the biggest ally of LGBT rights anywhere on the state level. THAT'S my ideology

[@kskssxoxskskss2189]

Not when we supported the US in 1812 lol.

[@karenfitzpatrick6256]

You did a really good job with this video on VT! Though I was born in NYC, I've lived in Vermont for sixty-five of my sixty-six years. My mom, grandfather, my three kids and eight grandchildren were all born in Central Vermont. The best State to live in as far as I'm concerned on many levels. While treating our visitors very well, we do staunchly protect our way of life. The air, water, and roadways are unpoluted. And we are independent and community minded. Just a couple of notes to add to your info. This State truly has a small town way of living. Those of us who grew up here likely have that knowing everybody attribute. For example, I went to high School in Barre and our Governor Phil Scott was one year behind me. An old school Republican, he also knows the value of working together with Democrats and their policies. No "war" between Parties in our State government. Senator Bernie Sanders, who is a rare example of what a leader should be, started his political career as mayor of Burlington and turned our largest city completely around. The lakefront that was becoming a very rundown area, was transformed completely. A public beach, a huge playground, a park that hosts diverse performers weekly during the summer, a sunset dinner cruise business that is a unique treat to enjoying Lake Champlain and a variety of other locally owned small businesses all came from his vision. Along with improving the quality of life, the city also saw a huge benefit to the budget with much more tourism and blossoming small businesses. Sharing the wealth makes for better employment opportunities and nicer neighborhoods. America sure missed out by not having Sanders on the Presidential ballot in 2016 and 2020. He's dedicated his life to bringing people together for the betterment of everyone. Vermonter's are not known as fast talkers. But you will find a lot of honest exchanges and keen listeners. Generally minding their own business, and expecting the same. Yet, you will always find them quietly lending a hand anytime it's needed. No need to beg for help or give a reward. It's just the way it works here. Ben and Jerry's was founded in Waterbury. They had the foresight to put in a wage discrepancy clause in their mission statement. The most senior executive salary would be capped at a certain percentage of the lowest paid employee. When the company did well they all reaped the rewards. Prime example of how a small local business can become big and very successful while being fair to employees and management. Smuggler's Notch is a seasonal road that winds through a mountain. It is a real adventure. There's a hot air balloon festival in the Stowe area during the summer and the fairs in the Fall, especially the Champlain Valley Fair in Essex and the Tunbridge World Fair in Tunbridge are amazing experiences! Also of interest, note the "Whales Tail" sculpture along side I89 just south of Burlington. Thank you for this video. It well describes this very special place.

[@Gson...]

This is very well done. As a resident I approve.

[@kaynesantor8136]

Vermonter here, can confirm, it's pretty ok. As long as you make 100,000 a year. It's crazy expensive up here, ya'll. Also, it's the chillest place to live, assuming you love 6 ft deep snow and -20 below weather 5 months outta the year. But ya, super chill.

[@itsnick37]

My gf wants to move there and she doesn’t like weather under like 60 degrees and lived half or more her life in Florida… and it’s so expensive VT you can find nice land almost anywhere. Michigan has similar beauty and you can buy a house for like 300k and lower property taxes and live in a real area…. Even watching this guys Kentucky video it’s all rolling hills and green horse farms and Daniel Boone forest and you get mild winters, screw the northeast so tired of it

[@dmcguriman]

@@itsnick37 good for you, glad you arent coming here

[@nathanloomis7508]

The one big cultural thing I'd like to ad is Vermont is very anti-big business is on a completely other level when it comes to buying local products. As a result, Vermont lacks things like a Bank of America atm or more than one Walmart for the whole state...or a Target. Vermont also is obsessed with naming things "Vermont ____ Company", since that company is probably the only one in their industry in the state. XD Also, billboards are illegal in Vermont and they are very strict about how large a road sign can be before it is legally considered a billboard. Gotta protect that mountain scenery!

[@MasterArpeggioSystem]

Walmarts in Bennington and Rutland, and near Burlington, St. Albans, Montpelier. I think I've only seen one mall in the state; Burlington. The one in Rutland is a ghost mall with a closed food court and maybe a half dozen scattered stores open.

[@oi32df]

Pour la règlementation des enseignes , cela repose les yeux lorsque l'on traverse la frontière .

[@birchtree2274]

Target exists in South Burlington, in the mall.

[@barbaralavoie1045]

This is a very accurate description of Vermont , my birth and home state❤️❤️👍

[@reesechanner307]

Love these videos, i have watched all the series thus far. And, i will watch all 56!

[@oswb8225]

Love your videos. Such a dense package of interesting facts. I am learning SO much about the USA. 👊👊

[@BJCMXY]

The thing about Vermont is that less than 30 years ago, summer wasn't all that hot. Anything above 75°F was unusual. 🤔

[@BenNawrath]

Plenty of 90 degree days when I was a kid (45 now), and 80 was totally typical. I agree there’s probably more now, but I think people tend to forget the infrequent things and just remember averages.

[@BJCMXY]

@@BenNawrath during my childhood, I remember only one summer where there were enough days in a row that it was called a heatwave. Now there are so many days like that, that it passes without comment. However, it is misleading that I say "days" when I was mainly talking about the nights. Unlike a lot of people, I remember more of my childhood than most. I, also, am heat sensitive due to an incident called Heat Exhaustion, which is the precursor of heat stroke, when left unaddressed...and that may affect my view on temperatures, but only after that incident occurred. Mainly I remember most days having vast differences between day & night temps, & there being a lot of dewy mornings... though that doesn't mean there weren't any places where the average temperatures remained above the dew point in Vermont, but mainly it wasn't as hot as it has been this last decade. Also. I would cite sources. But for some stupid reason the search engine is not cooperating with what I am asking for. NOAA also isn't cooperating on that front either. As I keep getting the bar charts, and not the numbers used in those graphic. Not a fan of graphics and charts because they can obfuscate the information if you aren't sufficiently familiar with how they work. Anyways. The point is that I remember that people would babble about anything that approached anything over 80°F. Basically anything unusual about the weather was a topic of conversation, and I remember people talking more about things above 75°F than they did if it was normal weather. Normal temperatures weren't a topic of conversation when I was a kid, and that's why I set it at 75°F since the moment it started to reach towards the 80s, it would literally be a hot topic of conversation.

[@BJCMXY]

I, also, am referencing my grandmother's memory of things from the 50s to today when it comes to Vermont weather norms. She and my grandfather moved here during the early 50s, and they have lived in the state ever since aside from a two year block where my grandfather was going to boat building school. My main point was the humidity part. However, your point about 75°F is a bit off, since that was my mark for what was considered normal, not that it didn't get up to 80°F, but that it was unusual for it to go up that high on a consistent basis.

[@BenNawrath]

@@BJCMXY I remember sleeping on the screened in porch a lot since the house was so hot. No AC!

[@BJCMXY]

@@BenNawrath The only time I had AC was when I went to visit my Second Aunt and Uncle, when riding in a car, or at a mall, restaurant, or some other place with the budget for such an amenity. I spent most summers in Central Vermont, and not Burlington...and the one summer I spent there after I turned 3, It was the hottest on record since the year of my birth. I was 7 or 8 at the time...sort of hard to remember as my birth coincides with base 10 perfectly, but as I was born at the end of the year in question, it throws off my estimations rather frequently 🤣

[@collenehorne7573]

I was born and raised in Vermont. It is a beautiful state. All 4 seasons. Winters are very cold. It does get way below zero. It's a good place to live,because the state is clean. The only down fall is the taxes. Property taxes are very high. If you don't mind the cold,and the high taxes it's a great state to live in.

[@GrannyDryden]

As a Vermonter, people coming to visit, like to ask 'where should we visit when we get there?' If you're coming to Vermont to visit, to look at the towns and cities, you're missing the point. Don't get me wrong, they are nice and worth a look, however Vermont's real attraction is in the bits in-between those places. Vermont's very much a 'it's not the destination that matters, it's the journey' state. Its a Beautiful drive in any direction and the views are good for the soul and breath-taking at times, THAT's what Vermont is about!

[@MamaPinks]

I lived in Vermont for several years from early 1993 to late 2008. I worked for a landscape company that catered to the "Flat Landers'" secondary homes, along the shores of Lake Champlain. It was quite sad, actually. We would tend to beautiful vegetable and flower gardens that would be in harvest and bloom before they ever came to visit. (In the summer, that was our lunch break, grazing through the veggie gardens. LOL'z) So much money and so little appreciation for what they had. I do have a couple of beautiful stories from some of the familes that vacationed there in their second homes, though. I had the best view for a job, and permission to fish off their properties when they werent there, now, THAT was fun! ❤❤

[@MAmet-bc3zz]

Love Vermont (as someone who doesn’t live there 😆) Cant wait for you to do Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

[@dalerash6285]

I was born and raised in Windsor, Vermont, where the state’s constitution was drawn up.

[@AaronAnnan-y7z]

View @5:51 of the Connecticut River is Mount Sugarloaf in South Deerfield, MA. You can see nearby UMASS Amherst to the South (just upper left from center-screen). The mountain range in the background is Holyoke Range. A great spot - just not VT.

[@vbkngx]

This series is amazing. Keep up the great work.

[@TomLap-qd6xc]

Excellent video!! You did great research!

[@WoodT92]

Went to Burlington VT last year for a wedding. beautiful city. I went for a nice walk and it was so scenic. Sat at the River for hours just taking in the nature. He ain’t lying when he said that VT is the lease diverse state though. In my three days there I only saw two black ppl, and when I passed by them we gave each other the “nod”. Def would like to visit this wonderful city again in the future.

[@mostdopecaptain3350]

The nod😂 having been born in the ice storm of 98 and lived all across America. I’ll tell you my friends from SoCal tell me all the time I’m a “crazy ass white man” for living in Vermont. They think it’s way too cold. But shoot I would too if I grew up with 79 degrees and always sunny. You’re always more than welcomed to our state. I’ve never personally met a racist in the state of Vermont in 25 years. I have in Massachusetts, North Carolina, definitely Florida tons of racists here (currently living in Fl but saving up to go back to Vt), and Iowa but never Vermont. We love everybody. We just smoke weed make maple syrup milk cows make ice cream and go on nature walks. Anyone is welcome to enjoy themselves peacefully and in respect to nature.

[@WoodT92]

@@mostdopecaptain3350 haha word. I’m actually from MA living in RI. Still looking forward to visiting VT down the line

[@raymondpeterson952]

Another great video. I look forward to, and enjoy your videos. Great job!!!

[@Allegedly..Angela]

Vermonter here. Good presentation. Havent been home in years..

[@ScottysHaze]

If you want to interview someone from Wisconsin when you get to that video, I'd be so happy to chime in. I'm a big history buff, and I know just about everything about my state. Let me know!

[@vtnatureboy]

Vermonter for 45 years. Great video. We do pronounce Abenacki differently from the way you pronounced.

[@sscrono]

Thanks for making these videos, this series has been my fav

[@devin1862]

vermont is my favorite state. happy to see it made video 15

[@ejonesmiata]

I love living here.

[@zabtesler]

This is perfect timing; I just graduated college, and I'm moving to Burlington next week! Thanks for the very informative video. I can't wait to build my life in such a beautiful and interesting state.

[@getsomeherb3726]

Burlington used to be such a nice place. Now it's covered in graffiti and we have shooting incidents almost weekly

[@Tornnnado]

Burlington is a really awesome place

[@AliceObscura]

It's funny, when I was growing up we often includes New York (mostly just upstate NY) as part of New England as the demographics and history are much more like Vermont's or Maine's than like New York City.

[@martinhughes2637]

I am so glad you are doing this!! Can’t wait for western states, and the territories.

[@nelsonlachappellejr9377]

I am a native Vermonter and I am proud of it! what do you think about Vermont?

[@jennifertarin4707]

I grew up in a small town on the Vermont/New York border. I attended high school in New York because there wasn't one in Vermont. My family has been in the same region (Bennington County) since pretty much forever. The house I grew up in was an old stagecoach stop on a toll road between Vermont and New York and was built in 1790. You can still see one of the pillars from a gate if you know where to look. While it will always be home, there is nothing to keep me there. High cost of living, few jobs, no public transportation, housing shortage, etc.

[@carlhausler9666]

Well done on the production of this video! Thank you!

[@weirdkd54]

Vermont also has Luis Guzmán

[@egreeno]

I'm so happy to be from Vermont. ❤

[@XXYY-u2o]

You probably have terrible politics and are useless.

[@GoodHare]

I enjoyed watching this video. I am a Kenyan and I hope to visit Vermont VT one day.

[@mikep3226]

You commented "four normal seasons", but a lot of us in Vermont list six seasons, named after the most prominent feature of each. There's the seven month long "snow" season which dominates the climate, followed in order by, "mud", "black flies", "dust", "leaf peepers", and "stick" seasons, each about a month long (although it varies from year to year).

[@kimprobasco1851]

I enjoyed this,it was very informative.I was hoping to hear about Tasha Tudor though.The well loved author and illustrator.Her family still lives there I believe.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I really wish that more places in our current day america can exist like this. Where mom & pop shops could exist & so could local year round residents. All without the worry of "How are people going to earn enough income to afford month to month bills?" I really wish this could be a thing that improves in many different aspects & ways across America's quality and cost of life.

[@evilmac9623]

That doesn't exist in Vermont either. The state is dieing, it even has -2.4% population replacement rate making it the second worst state in the country. Drive on any back road in Vermont, and you will see poverty that will make you puke. Then drive down the road a mile or so and you will see a 1 million dollar (second, third, forth) home that belongs to some celebrity or NYC real estate magnet that preaches about equity. Utopias don't exist, never will exist and Vermont should be a shining example to no one.