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@maikotter994510 ай бұрын
GEORGIA = "STALINLAND"
@killercuddles705110 ай бұрын
You keep saying "US state of..." and you say it like it's a good thing. US(aka DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) is a foreign corporation which has assumed jurisdiction over The United States of America, the country. "state of" is what the invaders use in their unlawful kangaroo courts. Please learn about this. It's very important, because you sound like a traitor how you talk.
@barrywilliams99110 ай бұрын
Not AHglethorpe ... OHglethorpe.
@crnkmnky10 ай бұрын
@@killercuddles7051 "you sound like a traitor." I assume you are often told "you sound like a lunatic." Where is the corporate charter recorded?
@tjhessmon432710 ай бұрын
Do more homework.... you current statements concerning Georgia, indicate your extreme lack of knowledge.... The divide you are discussing is relative to manufacturing/Shipping/Distribution (North) and Farming (South).... One of the largest sea ports in the world is Savannah Ga. And where do you think all of those goods are warehoused and distributed? In Savannah? Is that where I-20 (East West) and I-75/85 (North South) intersect? Nope... they intersect in Atlanta .... Starting to get the picture?
@dakotahmays143710 ай бұрын
Augusta and Savannah may not be big metros like Atlanta but they’re still pretty decently sized cities
@ThisAintMyGithub10 ай бұрын
I was gonna say - Savannah isn't exactly a small town (and has it's own shipping port with massive cargo ships) and Augusta is also pretty sprawling
@dvferyance10 ай бұрын
@@InjectBleach-em9tg Savannah has around 150,000 it's not a small town.
@austinhernandez271610 ай бұрын
@@InjectBleach-em9tgThen you have absolutely no idea what a small town is. We're you stuck in NYC or Tokyo your whole life? When I first went to Savannah, it felt like a huge city to me, I was amazed 😂
@austinhernandez271610 ай бұрын
@@ThisAintMyGithubWho in the world would even think of it as a small town? 400,000 in the metro area, and the fastest growing city in Georgia.
@TheatricsOfTheAbsurd10 ай бұрын
Ctown in the comments. Yeah both those cities are growing rapidly
@jnm3032710 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the video but as an Atlanta native, I think you missed an opportunity to discuss geography in relation to why Atlanta became a railroad hub in the first place. It costs money to run railroads through the mountains. The rail network in the early 19th century went down the eastern slope of the Appalachians. The railroads coming in from the west and northeast met in Atlanta. There were only indigenous Indians here when the rail arrived. The rail came first and was here because it was the place the railroads happened to meet to avoid the mountains. The presence of the Chattahoochee River as a water source was also helpful.
@robgeach810510 ай бұрын
I don't know where the travel rail network went along the eastern appalachians back then, but I do know any serious commercial trade was still predominantly by boat, and savannah/charleston were the 2 heavy hitters and already had rail to macon and augusta, respectively. The state wanted a hub to consolidate all that commerce before shipping it to "chattanooga" and beyond. the key was owning the route from "atlanta" to "chattanooga" as that would be the primary route for rail commerce from the south to the mid-west (west back then). The state had already decided on the general location based on equidistant travel time from the fall line cities, with a western bias to dodge the blue ridge mountains and minimize the tunnels required during rail construction. they had an army engineer go out and do actual surveys to make sure their assumptions were right, and he picked a spot that was elevated, flat, and easily packable to support a huge rail yard. I'm pretty sure the only consideration the chattahoochee had was to stay on the eastern side of it so they could build fewer bridges. I'm not touching the "only indigenous indians" comment. it would be the longest comment in youtube history.
@punditgi10 ай бұрын
Always good stuff on this channel! 🎉😊
@donrandall727110 ай бұрын
Thanks I always wondered why they built Atlanta where they did, when you look it on a map it seems really random...
@johnleepettimoreiii6510 ай бұрын
TERMINUS!
@johnleepettimoreiii6510 ай бұрын
Atlanta was originally named TERMINUS. We should have kept that name....
@timh683710 ай бұрын
To answer your title, we refer to the fall line as the gnat line. Go below that line and it is hotter and buggy.
@walmart-vz3lz10 ай бұрын
I’m Georgian and we call it the fall line
@CalliopeFprincessice10 ай бұрын
Completely agree I’ve always heard it called the gnat line! And I’d so much prefer to live below the gnat line the where I do now
@davidarbogast3710 ай бұрын
Whatchu talking about, Willis? The entire state is buggy! I live in Barrow County, and I'm constantly bombarded with ants, wasps, bees, spiders, stink bugs, katydids, cockroaches, and more.
@conniepr10 ай бұрын
And we have a muggy meter on the news and pollen count.
@pigeonforgegokarts9 ай бұрын
the people in south Ga below the fall line are some of the sweetest people i have ever met. i'm from north ga but i always feel at home when i visit my brothers and sisters in dougherty, grady, thomas, muscogee countys
@HeyCoachBarbara8 ай бұрын
I moved to Atlanta from Virginia and I cannot imagine myself living anywhere else. And I grew up in Queens. It has a lot to offer and I love the weather and greenery. I am very happy here.
@nubianking42037 ай бұрын
Peace sister. We're glad u like our Georgia.
@jaybanks27094 күн бұрын
I was born in Atlanta
@Odin02910 ай бұрын
I don't know how this video is going to spend 14+ minutes to explaining that the southern part of Georgia is even hotter and more humid than the northern part of Georgia. I mean one of the biggest swamps in this hemisphere is in southern Georgia.
@herman45210 ай бұрын
The northern part of Georgia cools off after September 1. Southern Ga. the heat lasts until some time in October. And at least the eastern part of S. Ga is extremely humid - a lot of that comes from the Okefenokee swamp I assume.
@mrme852110 ай бұрын
I was thinking the SAME THING. Like how does anyone need 14 mins to explain something that takes 30 seconds to explain🤣🤣🤣🤣. ITS HOT AF IN GEORGIA
@MikelosM10 ай бұрын
It might be more in the summer, but just barely. Mean-wise, you're talking about an average of 3-4% more humidity and 3-4 more degrees - except when factoring in that if you live in the ATL metro around all the traffic, asphalt and industrial/commercial activity, the localized increase in temps and humidity will cancel out all of that. The big deviation in humidity and dew points between North and South GA actually occurs during the winter months and early spring, when it's a lot more welcome.
@chanchan534910 ай бұрын
Oh my gosh, you have to experience the heat & humidity to understand. It drains your energy while you sweat non stop. It’s so difficult to stay hydrated consistently during all but maybe 4 months. November, December, January, & February are pretty reliably cooler. March is 1/2 hot, then get ready…
@allanbardon14610 ай бұрын
Smelling the swamp daily is too much
@bobsaget384110 ай бұрын
The risk of getting hit by a tornado goes way up below peach tree city and also in the western slice from Rome down. Lived in northern Fulton my whole life and have constant anxiety during spring as the severe weather can be real bad. Plus it often happens at night and there are so many hills and trees you can’t see a tornado coming like you can out west.
@NathanBd-zw5pt8 ай бұрын
We just got torn up by a tornado here in Tallahassee. When I lived out West in Idaho we had a small earthquake one time, and some blizzards. No tornadoes.
@palebeachbum5 ай бұрын
As a former Georgian, now Floridian, I laugh at your "the severe weather can be real bad" comment.
@wilsonop12274 ай бұрын
@@palebeachbum were talkin bout georgia not florida bro
@stunick157310 ай бұрын
The simple two cent answer is south Georgia is and has always been rural and farms and flat. They plant Cotton, Peach trees, Pecan trees, Peanuts to Pine trees. Atlanta as pointed out is or was a major rail hub so everything went to Atlanta on it's way to parts North and West. Georgia is a major lumber producing state and it takes up to twenty years for good size pine trees to grow for house building. They cut in twenty year cycles and replant. Lots of old time farms still planting cotton and peanuts, for Planters Peanuts. Go to Macon Georgia and drive by endless Peach trees. Don't need lots of people messing up the farming.
@jaynix440810 ай бұрын
You are correct. Folks don't sell their farms easily down here, hence less areas for development.
@stunick157310 ай бұрын
@@jaynix4408 I know right, I'm just south of Benning and it's all Pine trees and peanuts with cotton as you cross the river to Alabama.
@mrich7010 ай бұрын
Peaches are actually grown predominantly in Ft. Valley, Ga. Not Macon.
@retireddeloach10 ай бұрын
I live in SE GA and you are spot on. Most of our county's acreage are tree farms.
@lesliecarter760510 ай бұрын
Actually, there’s not much peaches grown out here hasn’t been for years. Most of them come from South Carolina same with the rice he mentioned that the only thing I see growing out here is cotton and soybeans.
@tomdawg89138 ай бұрын
I live in south Georgia and it is a different kind of place. As humid and bug infested as any other place I’ve ever been. Also if you want to know what southern hospitality really is just come to south ga. These are some of the nicest and helpful people you could ask for.
@Saintjackoftrades4 ай бұрын
Lol. There are amazing people in south ga. But it doesn't seem like those people tell there super racist neighbors that that's messed up.
@daddymack-qm6nk4 ай бұрын
Let me fix that for you. If you're wyte and want to know southern hospitality, come to South GA. If you look like me, middle GA up to Atl is your spot.
@penndragyn37284 ай бұрын
@@tomdawg8913 Yes, there are some nice people there. There's also those that give Southern hospitality a bad name.
@HouseofBurgessesLR2 ай бұрын
@@tomdawg8913 that’s been my lifelong experience.
@boobenshnozle6912 ай бұрын
@@tomdawg8913 well there's "southern hospitality"... if you're white.
@jayblanton74510 ай бұрын
The Okefenokee is one of the most unique places in the US. it's absolutely amazing to visit in the fall or early spring. A company wants to start mining titanium only a few miles from the refuge boundary, which will forever change the hydrology of the swamp; it'll most likely cause it to dry up! There's a big fight between conserving the swamp & forever changing it for 8 years worth of titanium mining. I spent a year as artist in residence at the Okefenokee & fell in love with it.
@JohnDoe-np5bx10 ай бұрын
Yes I live close to where they want to mine. The Okefenokee is too unique to ruin.
@MichaelRatkowski-u2x9 ай бұрын
A paddling paradise
@Dbb278 ай бұрын
There’s an absolute beauty to swamp country.
@d3afarm7634 ай бұрын
This is a fact I hope GA don’t mess up thier natural wildlife area like FL did. It’s ok to have natural beaches with no on them. Natural swamps that filter the water.
@macaroniwithoutcheese1754 ай бұрын
I Know Chemours Recently Continued their commitment to not support Twin Pines in their crap down there. Saw an update in my paper about it just this week. A Twin Pines Exec was even quoted as saying that it poses no ecological danger to the swamp whatsoever. Little hard to believe given the circumstances. Glad Chemours Isn't partnering with them in this, but it is an obvious choice given their base around South GA would pull the rug out from under their own feet if they helped in that.
@walkergamble450410 ай бұрын
You forgot about vidalia, georgia. Several metric tons of onions are grown there and shipped all over the US
@eh423610 ай бұрын
I live Vidalia sweet onions....I live in Laurens county so getting access to those wonderful sweet onions are a great perk....:)
@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman10 ай бұрын
@@eh4236 Hello neighbor from Houston County
@marksmith434610 ай бұрын
I lived in Valdosta before I ever heard of it. People there were all excited like it was famous...
@tadlambert149310 ай бұрын
Thank you from a Vidalia native.
@frostriver454710 ай бұрын
And the famous Claxton Fruit Cakes
@WillBoothe310 ай бұрын
I grew up in Tifton and live on the South Carolina side of Augusta now. I love South Georgia. It’s the perfect place to live if you want to slow down a little bit
@brandeetaylor550510 ай бұрын
I live in Tifton
@williewideback10 ай бұрын
@@brandeetaylor5505 born and raised in T-Town Tifton Ga.
@MrCountrycuz10 ай бұрын
Tifton boy! Fitzgerald ain't too far away. Now you live in NA and I live in South Augusta. Are you following me?
@manderange860410 ай бұрын
My man my hometown
@jasonross234310 ай бұрын
Born and raised in Tifton, live in Evans now. Small world!
@believeinpeace10 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@CW1172110 ай бұрын
As someone from Atlanta with family in South Georgia, I can confirm the real reason fewer people live there is gnats. Those damn gnats.
@apexone550210 ай бұрын
As someone from southeast GA who now lives in Cobb County, I not only agree with you but I also want to add mosquitos and horseflies as the other two reasons. We had an abundance of them alongside the gnats. Summers down there had me wondering if we were getting hit with one of the plagues of Egypt during Moses' years. 😆
@ScorpioandSebek10 ай бұрын
As someone who lived in southeast, southwest Ga, and Atlanta. I would rather deal with the gnats over the cost of living in Atlanta.
@leowilliams757810 ай бұрын
That's why SkinSoSoft was REALLY invented.
@ajaniwinston811710 ай бұрын
The sand gnats are the devil. It was in savannah that I learned that mosquitos can bit you through your clothes
@iratashman720210 ай бұрын
You said Atlanta has good soil. WRONG! ‘Red Georgia Clay’
@BoatercycleEnthusiast10 ай бұрын
As someone born and raised in South Georgia, please don't come here. We are full.
@tpledger10010 ай бұрын
and stay out!
@ts10910 ай бұрын
Im moving there from Boston in three months, you ever heard of Townsend?
@T0mmyTune10 ай бұрын
@@ts109 Yep. Right here up the road. Good location for buying land and doing whatever you want with it. Close enough to town, Brunswick and yet far enough out not to be noticed.
@davidwhite826310 ай бұрын
Only full on March 17th
@susanstrobel729610 ай бұрын
Hahaha, same with the area of Charleston, SC. We FULL
@shifty155810 ай бұрын
I feel like Statesboro Ga. Is growing every year. And now with the Hyundai plant, towns are forced to grow with subdivision after subdivision
@jamesk55415 ай бұрын
I'm actually in statesboro georgia right now for 3 months work sent me for training and it's pretty meh I'm from Ohio tho and you don't beat ohio
@niavellir74084 ай бұрын
@@shifty1558 yeah it’s happening all around south eastern Georgia now, even all the way in Vidalia, so much traffic and out of state tags now
@brandon.m4 ай бұрын
@@shifty1558 hey, just wanted to say I’m also from statesboro (originally from glennville (south of Claxton)). I think the Hyundai plant is going to bring a ton of jobs to the area and hopefully be a net positive. It’s always crazy to look at how big it is when you drive by it going to Savannah or Pooler.
@humptusdumptus41234 ай бұрын
Did my four years in statesboro and hated every minute of it outside school related things personally
@lindalandrum92324 ай бұрын
@@niavellir7408 It's unreal seeing a pair of overpasses being built in Vidalia to connect with a new US 1 bypass.
@NASCARDAWGYT10 ай бұрын
Empty is relative for southern Georgia terms. A lot of towns down in South Georgia are still relatively large with hubs like Valdosta, Tifton, Albany, and Brunswick
@nubianking420310 ай бұрын
Another native Georgian here. Savannah was NOT destroyed by Sherman during the Civil War. He ordered his men to burn Atlanta but said Savannah was too beautiful to destroy. Us Atlantans would LOVE to spread some of the growth around the state. Metro atlanta traffic is soul crushing but I love it other than that part. Good video
@mayaj29110 ай бұрын
He instead burned Darien which is where I’m from
@jimiJames.10 ай бұрын
Na, were good! Keep that shit in Atlanta
@danielivey56210 ай бұрын
Mhmm. That's why Savannah still has its older architecture. And even though General Sherman did not march there, Charleston, South Carolina has similar architectural styles.
@MmmK-f2v10 ай бұрын
Yeah I believe Gen. Sherman presented Savannah as a gift to Pres. Lincoln, or so the story goes.
@tomupchurch491110 ай бұрын
He burned everything between Atlanta and Savannah... He probably ran out of Kerosene.
@hedgeearthridge680710 ай бұрын
I live in southern GA, born here. The most annoying part is how far away everything is, you put some serious milage on your car. But it's really pretty, and the emptiness is kinda nice. Atlanta is the hellhole you avoid as much as possible, just for the traffic alone 😂. People from Atlanta will often drive the highways at night with no headlights on, because they are so used to the streetlights and evidently don't know how to turn their headlights on. I'm baffled as well, but that's Atlanta for you. Savannah on the other hand is absolutely lovely, especially compared to Atlanta.
@soto967910 ай бұрын
So true 😂
@augustbaby825410 ай бұрын
You guys came a long way… We’re shocked some of you guys outside of Metro Atlanta can actually form a sentence nowadays. #kudos
@everettmagruder119110 ай бұрын
@@augustbaby8254 😂😂☠️☠️
@danieldaniels757110 ай бұрын
People in Phoenix often drive at night without headlights too. There's an epidemic of stupid overcoming the cities in this country, yet the government lets people too stupid to use headlights operate motor vehicles. No surprise pedestrian deaths from car accidents are sharply on the rise.
@fortheloveofnoise10 ай бұрын
why waste a light bulb when you dont need it
@recratdemopublican202410 ай бұрын
I just returned from South Georgia(Thomasville Area) and it's as populated as West Georgia and the houses & properties there are not cheap
@MrCountrycuz10 ай бұрын
Go to Fitzgerald Georgia and check out the home prices.
@markswan25828 ай бұрын
I have family that’s lives in Thomasville. Great city, but housing is shockingly expensive relative to what you get. Over half the single family homes are rental properties.
@brightmooninthenight21118 ай бұрын
Right! I'm south Georgia, waycross. I've looked for land to buy many times.. the prices are insane! But Tennessee has good land deals... I just can't get nothing here in south ga thata reasonable. What the hell is down here? Nothing. So why is it so expensive?
@recratdemopublican20248 ай бұрын
@@brightmooninthenight2111 I'm in Carrollton GA close to the university of west georgia and the prices here are outrageous and the only way you can survive here is if your place is paid for
@recratdemopublican20248 ай бұрын
My oldest brother lives in Thomasville and we went to the famous spook bridge between quitman and valdosta, I live around 300 miles from Thomasville and way above the fault line so there's plenty of dirt aka Red georgia clay here
@earlbrown8 ай бұрын
I guess nobody on the GA coast never heard of Savannah. There's also this little town just south of my called Columbus. It's kinda big because the largest army base in the world, Ft Benning, is right below it.
@TheAureliac5 ай бұрын
You're not making a very good argument for the sophistication of that region; three sentences, all with poor grammar and/or punctuation. Really, if three coherent sentences are too much to ask, you've demonstrated why it's not a hub of business.
@earlbrown5 ай бұрын
@@TheAureliac If you think a short comment from one person is 100% indicative of an entire region, you're an idiot. Not to mention Savannah and Ft. Benning not only exit,but they've existed since before I was born. That kinda takes my opinion (and grammar) out of the context. Basically, the current existence of these large groups completely nullify your "fact" you just posted attempting to belittle me. I recommend you put the phone down and go outside in the sun. Bonus points if you can leave your elitist dickish attitude behind with your phone. Oh, and if my poor southern grammar is too much for you to comprehend, a simple "fuck off" will do.
@henrywashington3732Ай бұрын
@@TheAureliacMost definitely, you are one odd individual.
@jerryglover118710 ай бұрын
I live in southwest GA and I love it mild winters and early springs and great riding weather year round I don't ever want to leave
@AmericanRenaissanceMan10 ай бұрын
He forgot to mention the state bird , the Mosquitoes 🦟
@DeplorablesGarbage9 ай бұрын
No, Minnesota already recognizes mosquitos as the State Bird.
@hayzeeea9 ай бұрын
And the state plant Pollen🌸
@AmericanRenaissanceMan9 ай бұрын
@@hayzeeea can’t forget the yellow snow fall
@Tsuki179 ай бұрын
I'm dead 💀 accurate af
@octaviahicks-braye98599 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@sapinva10 ай бұрын
It's not exactly empty with 4 million people. But once you get into GA and SC, there is a fourth geographic area, the lowlands. This area is markedly different from coastal plains.
@keith670610 ай бұрын
Yeah, but those 4 million aren't equally distributed. Take Clinch county, third largest county in the state by area (2,137 km2), has a population of about 6800, with about a third of them (2,300) living in the county seat of Homerville (9 km2), leaving about 4,500 people and an average density of about 2 people per square kilometer, or about 5.2 per square mile for the rest of the county. If you look at satellite photos the most dominant feature are clearcuts from forestry with nothing else around.
@stevepowsinger73310 ай бұрын
The lowlands he mentions are actually the Piedmont - or else what is he talking about?
@frzstat10 ай бұрын
@keith6706 I visit Clinch county for the Okefenokee, Suwanee river, dark skies and nature. 30 miles to the nearest supermarket though.
@BlamaMan10 ай бұрын
@@stevepowsinger733 The Low country is different. It's the Coastal Empire and Low Country.
@tainadelcaribe10 ай бұрын
8:06 Now you’re talking, Coastal GA! Also, I guess it’s only fair that the 13th has the 13th biggest port. 😊
@rrutter8110 ай бұрын
Love the video. Ive lived here in georgia most of my life and you taught me a few things
@Da__goat10 ай бұрын
Atlanta is a massive railway hub and Savannah is a deep water port. Atlanta is within a 2.5 hour flight of 85% of the entire US population, the rest of Georgia is not. Atlanta is home to several large companies-Coca Cola, Delta, Home Depot, UPS, Chick-fil-A, Arby's, CNN, Invesco, Mercedes-Benz USA, Novelis, Orkin, etc. The list goes on. But Atlanta has to Georgia what New York City is to New York. It's such a dominant economic draw that there is little reason to live in the rest of the state for job opportunities. It isn't like Florida, where the population is more spreadout across Orlando, Miami, Tampa, and Jacksonville and it isn't like Texas, which has oil in the interior to prop up DFW all the time. The central hub has been Atlanta. Much the same like Chicago in the Midwest, it is the largest and most dominant economic drawer of activity until you get into the Appalachian Mountains and it is geographically favorable for rail and air traffic as well.
@deirdre10810 ай бұрын
Also Atlanta is farther west than Detroit.
@tadlambert149310 ай бұрын
This is the correct answer. Source: someone who has lived on Georgia for 52 years. Lived in south Ga. central Ga, and now in N Georgia.
@vinjefe10 ай бұрын
excellent analysis
@maikotter994510 ай бұрын
@@tadlambert1493 ein Beitrag des Mittwoches, 26. März 2024 (die Karwoche) "Joseph Stalin´s revenche" The Republic of Georgia (~ Sakartwelo), has reached a spot of the UEFA European Champion for Gentlemen ° Association Football Happy Easter!
@TradeforpeaceMoney10 ай бұрын
Hush Da goat.
@SirAwesomeDa1st10 ай бұрын
I’m a savannah native. Great city, fantastic food, awesome parties 🎉 !
@myfriendgoo281610 ай бұрын
Like the one in the Borat movie?
@randolphkersey515510 ай бұрын
Yea I am going to have to call BS on that. Savannah is my second home. I find it a shithole. Been trying to get my son to leave it practically ever since he moved there. The traffic is maddening anytime of the day, one can't swing a cat without hitting a panhandler, People that work in public service have attitudes, working class property owners are treated as cash cows by the local government to support all the people that just can't be bothered working God bless them. The same people that hang out in the public parks and raise hell all hours of the day an night.
@davestang545410 ай бұрын
I agree. You should tell people to NOT move there and preserve it.
@CoreyBanks110 ай бұрын
Horrible trashy city.
@duckducknight10 ай бұрын
@@randolphkersey5155 I thought you were describing Atlanta which is a bigger shithole. Seems like it also applies to most of Florida, NC, Va & La. Lived in big cities in all of those places & all seem to be the same.
@LameDame10 ай бұрын
I will drive 2 hrs out of the way to go around Atlanta. 129 to 441 goes through some of the most beautiful areas of Ga. Now the traffic on the 2 lane parts of the highway can be a nightmare. The area around FDR National Park, Warm Springs, Callaway Gardens is nice as well. Just don't "let the bed bugs bite!" Oh, am I steering you away from where I live, uhm, maybe.
@Cleveland19707 ай бұрын
Damn right atlanta sucks ass
@RWBHere10 ай бұрын
Simple answer to the title: because it's hot, uncomfortable and riddled with bugs, half of which want to suck your blood.
@american_chevy6167 ай бұрын
I mean that’s most of FL. And FL is hotter.
@niggato236 ай бұрын
Damn I’m from South Georgia 😭 Jesup
@send2dwight24 күн бұрын
😂😂😂 IFYKYK
@roverboy00610 ай бұрын
One word…Jobs. I was born and raised in southwest GA. Moved to Atlanta for work. The majority of factories have closed in rural GA. My dad was one of those casualties. That only leaves agriculture as primary employer. Other major cities are Savannah, Macon, and Columbus. These all benefit because of interstate proximity.
@earlbrown8 ай бұрын
Savannah isn't big due to interstates. I-16 might be the worst, most boring piece of road in the universe.
@briarpatchson30398 ай бұрын
@@earlbrown That going to end in the next few years. That's why All of the trees 🌳 have been cut.
@303badassboxer8 ай бұрын
Macon is an absolute shithole
@FidelAlt8 ай бұрын
@@earlbrownyes I dread driving to Savannah. It’s a 2 hour ride of nothingness.
@earlbrown8 ай бұрын
@@FidelAlt 3 hours if you're driving a slant6 '72 Dodge Van with no overdrive towing a trailer full of roadrace bikes. I used to DREAD having to drive to Savannah to race back then. Leaving Macon used to feel like I left civilization. ....then there was the drive home after being beat up all weekend.
@Rufus152410 ай бұрын
Hey I use to live in GA, in a town called Kingsland. The down town area is one street and everyone knows everyone, I loved it.
@adamcalebchloe876027 күн бұрын
You must of been at sub base then. Main thing st Mary's has to offer. I'm right above it in Brunswick/ SSI or Glynn county you could say
@thehunta174410 ай бұрын
I live in South Georgia, and Orlando or Tampa are closer than Atlanta.
@Jmoneyy36510 ай бұрын
Valdosta?
@NathanBd-zw5pt10 ай бұрын
Hi neighbor
@cjoin838 ай бұрын
Jacksonville is way closer to you than Tampa or Orlando
@6of7w8 ай бұрын
Because it is the arm pit of hell and has the biggest yellow flies… mosquitoes and horse flies. Summer lasts 8 months… the humidity and heat are beyond ridiculous and relentless. What winter we have is my reward for surviving summer.
@cassiusdio60488 ай бұрын
That’s what I’ve heard too, God bless you.
@juliagrant32998 ай бұрын
@@cassiusdio6048 I love Savannah!!! Don't dis on my home area, it's so much better than NY!
@TheAureliac8 ай бұрын
And the rural areas pride themselves on their ignorance and lack of diversity. Although in fairness, they don't mind having diverse folk to kick around so they can imagine themselves superior. But those diversity folk better know their place.
@Tkdofn5 ай бұрын
We need more responses like this I live in S Ga Wonderful to go to the Golden Isles with minimal traffic So please more negative comments needed
@Shoelessjoe784 ай бұрын
Georgia is pretty densely populated compared to where I live out west. I guess rural is different on the east coast. And yes I have been there... 4 years at Benning.
@BestNewsClips10 ай бұрын
I live in West Palm Beach Florida so we got you beat. Summer can be tough, but you get used to it & there's AC everywhere
@aeternal.mp310 ай бұрын
As someone who has lived in the Atlanta area his whole life, I enjoyed hearing stuff I already knew about the state and even learning some new things I didn’t know. Great video!
@cp1869-l7d10 ай бұрын
Hot and Humid. Hot and Humid.
@neox936910 ай бұрын
🧢
@jimmymartin190210 ай бұрын
Hot as balls.
@LV4EVR10 ай бұрын
True. But the summers are great!
@hughjanus526210 ай бұрын
So South Florida should be empty then too huh?
@jimmymartin190210 ай бұрын
You mean the winter is great. Summer is terrible! @@LV4EVR
@PhyllisBrown-kk2zr7 ай бұрын
I live in South Georgia and we want to keep it that way. We love wide open spaces with no crowds
@tracytuten511610 ай бұрын
As a native Georgian everything below the Macon line is Gnat & Mosquito infested hell. It's mostly farm land.
@larrymc437310 ай бұрын
This guy never mentions the "Gnat Line" even once. LOL
@annreyes93768 ай бұрын
That’s one of the reasons I would not live there.
@MRRIntel8 ай бұрын
Love the farm land.
@WillBoothe38 ай бұрын
Any real Georgian has enough money for bug spray.
@9983sp8 ай бұрын
It's not that bad.
@HarryWHill-GA10 ай бұрын
Geoff, you left out Saint Marys with Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. We have approximately 1/4 of the strategic nuclear weapons of the nation. As such, we are critical to the nation's defense. In the far southeast corner of the state, Saint Marys is as far as you can get from Atlanta and stay in Georgia. We like it that way.
@GheeRook10 ай бұрын
st mary's very close to Florida's border...susceptible for hurricanes passing through or remnants by it.
@mudkatt200310 ай бұрын
@@GheeRook Georia's coast is fortunate to have a lot of shallow sea floor next to it and thus most hurricanes bounce off or weaken when the come up north
@Droidman123110 ай бұрын
Imagine bragging you're closer to Jacksonville than Atlanta; Atlanta is a much better city lol
@HarryWHill-GA10 ай бұрын
@@Droidman1231 I don't go to Jacksonville either. I don't even go up to Brunswick, much less Savannah. I'll still pass on Atlanta.
@HarryWHill-GA10 ай бұрын
@@GheeRook The Gulf Stream generally keep the storms off shore. Fortunately we have a lot of marshland to soak up any storm surge.
@dwigg770010 ай бұрын
Atlanta isn’t just Atlanta. Marietta, Roswell, Alpharetta, Decatur etc…are HUGE suburbs.
@duckducknight10 ай бұрын
You can add East Point, Riverdale, Forest Park as a suburb too. With all the growth anything 60 miles outside of 285 could be considered a suburb. It is getting crowded in Henry County now. The northeastern side of Atlanta seems to be booming too!
@neox93699 ай бұрын
Kennesaw, Lawrenceville, John’s Creek etc
@sassyQueen-cr5dq8 ай бұрын
Carrollton is part of Atlanta as well. I wish we were not but it is!
@RonnieStanley-tc6vi8 ай бұрын
Forest Park, Jonesboro, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Fairburn, Palmetto, Union City, College Park, East point, and on and on and on.......... And by the way, MARTA runs to every single one of those places now. It's solid city from Atlanta to Newnan. There is no separation. I left that hell hole 5 years ago, and will never go back. Keep it. It's the worst city I've ever lived in and it's filled to the brim with black people that absolutely hate white people.
@reginaldhardimon86548 ай бұрын
Metro Atl spans 10+ counties. Literally over a 100 municipalities
@jevi16174 ай бұрын
Savannah's geography is a living work of art, where the winding curves of the Savannah River weave through centuries-old oak trees draped in Spanish moss, and cobblestone streets lead to hidden squares bursting with flowers. Unlike Atlanta's sprawling urban skyline and rolling hills, Savannah sits on a flat coastal plain, where marshes shimmer in the golden light of sunrise, and every corner reveals a glimpse of water - whether it's a serene lagoon, the vast ocean, or the whispering river. The salty breeze carries the scent of magnolias and the hum of cicadas, creating a sense of calm that's hard to find in the hustle of Atlanta. Here, life moves with the rhythm of the tides, offering a slower, more soulful pace where beauty and history meet. Savannah isn't just a place to live; it's a place to savor every single moment.
@dennynisevic784810 ай бұрын
I came from Europe 1997, i loooove ❤❤ South, everything from TX to NC. People, food, culture, weather. Georgia is sooo nice and romantic state. I drive semi truck , i know all places.
@saratemp79010 ай бұрын
The other reason i heard from another video is, the Atlanta area has a slightly higher elevation, around 1500 ft i think, which makes it slightly cooler.
@stevepowsinger73310 ай бұрын
I thought he was going to mention that Georgia small towns are disappearing. I have relatives in Vidalia, a town of ten thousand, but it hasn’t grown since 1980. There a lots of static towns in S. Ga. They screamed when Walmart came to town but if a Walmart closes they are devastated. These rural areas have trouble sustaining doctors, hospitals and basic services.
@talmadgewilliams883110 ай бұрын
Well Vidalia is one of the few towns in south ga growing. It’s bigger than the town next door which is the county seat. I was surprised how much it’s grown
@gacaptain10 ай бұрын
Southwest Georgia around Albany, Tifton , Moultrie , and Valdosta has been growing. Towns that size and bigger have anyway. Some of the really small towns have been shrinking and disappearing as all the offices, retail etc. have been consolidated into the larger towns.
@kcyoung59810 ай бұрын
Racism is the key factor to their underdevelopment. Let’s not pretend..
@talmadgewilliams883110 ай бұрын
@@gacaptain yes. Migrants.
@gacaptain10 ай бұрын
@@talmadgewilliams8831 That too.
@hayesdaly19394 ай бұрын
Savannah is the 3rd largest port in the US, not 13th. Seems like an important coastal city
@LOEMOB196228 күн бұрын
Wilmington NC port is waaay buffer than Savannah 🤷🏾♂️🤔 actually, Norfolk VA is the largest, then Long Beach CA and then Houston TX, Miami, FL… yeah Savannah isn’t third… 🥱
@Daseril10 ай бұрын
Another reason why Savannah isn't as big as people would expect is because there is a conservation effort to preserve the historical significance of the city and its surroundings, so much so that their are policies and standards that the city has passed to actually prevent certain types of growth. For example, you have to get very special permission to build a structure past a certain height near other tall structures. So as to not disrupt the skyline in such a way that it would interfere with the ability to see a a tall structure of historical significance. like a church steeple.
@chucklee83568 ай бұрын
Wait, General Sherman left buildings still standing?
@Daseril8 ай бұрын
@@chucklee8356 Yup, Savannah was the only city that I know of that Sherman accepted the surrender of and left the city unscathed.
@primoryeprovince8 ай бұрын
And SCAD somehow finds a way to ruin the city regardless. I heard they built some luxury hotel looking dorm on the river! It's insanity.
@randylahey82078 ай бұрын
@@Daserilpretty sure he only left it because Lincoln's wife's sister had tons of cotton stored there, so he was given orders to spare the city. Thank goodness, Savannah is one of my favorite American cities. I appreciate how they've tried to maintain it over the years...
@cestender19386 ай бұрын
Not to mention that whenever one is developing an area and one accidentally discovers remains of people/artifacts in Savannah - which is basically EVERYWHERE - work comes to a screeching halt until the proper authorities, historians, archeologists, and WTOC reporters appear on scene to carefully supervise activity, document every movement, and recover the tiniest bone fragment! (Not complaining - just throwing this fact in!)
@Bugkillahz10 ай бұрын
Augusta isn’t just Richmond county. The Augusta metropolitan area includes aiken county in SC and has a total population close to 700k. Decent size and economy.
@leehweht10 ай бұрын
The main issue with traffic that I see in Atlanta is caused by Atlanta not having a true bypass. All traffic must go through Atlanta. (Stright through or the loop) What our capital needs is a true bypass for I75, 85 and 20 for everyone, NOT stopping in Atlanta. A bypass without exits, every mile. Or maybe just build a new road from Chattanooga to Macon, etc.
@ogi19710 ай бұрын
Probably the best comment I've read thus far..awesome insight.
@pacoboyd497710 ай бұрын
285 is the supposed to be the bypass but they definitely need another one lol maybe a 220 or something.
@duckducknight10 ай бұрын
There was discussion years ago about building a bypass about 50 miles further out than 285.
@Turshin10 ай бұрын
Here in Detroit we have local and express interstates. Express only has a few off ramps where it's intended to get you to and from the airport as fast as possible. the local has an off ramp for each major street.
@lfelton7779 ай бұрын
It's called 285 and 675.
@NoWay-u4z4 ай бұрын
Historic circumstances? That broom sure swept a lot of dust under the rug.
@Tribal-me8ek10 ай бұрын
You lying dawg ...Augusta Georgia has it's own metropolitan area and Savanah Georgia is our Costal City
@nunyabeezwacks140810 ай бұрын
I downvoted the video because of it.
@haroldcampbell333710 ай бұрын
@@nunyabeezwacks1408 Me too
@apexone550210 ай бұрын
He's also off about GA population. It's now 11 million. Savannah is the biggest coastal city in the state but even Brunswick and it's metro area is over 100K further south of Savannah.
@Monkeyshine91110 ай бұрын
Philly is the same distance from a beach as Savannah
@katarh10 ай бұрын
He's counting the metro area in that 600K figure, I checked. Augusta/Hephzibah/Fort Eisenhower (aka the base formerly known as Fort Gordon ) / Martinez / Evans / Aiken / Edgefield all get rolled into that number, and it's still only around 600-700K max depending whether you include the base.
@louiserobinson670410 ай бұрын
Speaking for those of us in the south east corner of Georgia, we like it not being so populated! When my former high school students used to complain about “nothing to do” in Jesup… I told them they live 40 miles from the beach, about 80-90 miles from Jacksonville, and 70 miles from Savannah. There will come a day (if they are still around) you will love our location that has fewer problems found in cities. That’s probably not as true today as it was 30-40 years ago 😢.
@tangofett406510 ай бұрын
As someone who has lived in the northwest region in Georgia his whole life, can we send some of our population down there? It’s way too crowded up here. We’re just minutes outside of Chattanooga and people are moving here in droves. lol we need y’all to take some of these guys off our hands…. 🤣
@louiserobinson670410 ай бұрын
@@tangofett4065 🥴No thank you! Seriously, every time we are in the “above the knat line” traffic… the comment regularly is, “so glad we don’t live in this!” Bless you🙏
@davehughesfarm798310 ай бұрын
Exactly..
@jesse76th9610 ай бұрын
You tell that to high school kids who most likely don't have a car or know how to drive
@louiserobinson670410 ай бұрын
@@jesse76th96 Not the case here! Our student parking lot is full of trucks and cars. You are right that many do not drive to school. But the lack of transportation was not a factor in that analogy and at the time, did not mess with their understanding 🤔
@thehighcs10 ай бұрын
Good video. I have to laugh a little at the way you said Oglethorpe's name though just because I'm from Georgia hehe. The "O" is pronounced more like the "o" in "oath" not "off"
@jonhowe296010 ай бұрын
I always enjoyed saying "ogleethorpe"
@HarryWHill-GA10 ай бұрын
Beat me to it.
@frankmarsh115910 ай бұрын
What about when he said the OKAfenokee swamp...lol
@thehighcs10 ай бұрын
@@frankmarsh1159 lol
@griffinmaxwell78910 ай бұрын
This. Also, it's pronounced Oh-co-knee
@mannyman16048 ай бұрын
I love south Georgia especially the sweet onions, pecans, peanuts, blueberries peaches and all that this beautiful South Georgia land gives us. Also the rivers the pine trees the ocean.
@thomasnelson616110 ай бұрын
I live 15 miles east of the okefenokee swamp, but in florida. The nearest town to mine is folkston, one of the entry points to the swamp.
@HarryWHill-GA10 ай бұрын
I'm in Saint Marys. Wave.
@thomasnelson616110 ай бұрын
@@HarryWHill-GA Hilliard 👋
@herman45210 ай бұрын
My wife is originally from Hoboken. Ga, not NJ. She left as soon as she could.
@thomasnelson616110 ай бұрын
@herman452 my grandmother was from Blackshear. That is a pretty poor area. It's not as bad in hilliard or callahan.
@herman45210 ай бұрын
@@thomasnelson6161 I'm very familiar with Blackshear. And Waycross and Nahunta. Jerry J's in Nahunta is wonderful country cooking. We do go back to Hoboken several times a year.
@denver010210 ай бұрын
Omg Savannah is so beautiful. I just wish there were better beaches in GA. I do also enjoy all the beautiful pine trees in the Atlanta area. I think one of its nicknames is “the city in the forest”
@tadlambert149310 ай бұрын
St Simons island has decent beaches. Sea island has fabulous beaches but you better be a Multimillionaire
@MachFiveFalcon10 ай бұрын
I'll vouch for Tybee Island as well. The barrier islands have Georgia's best beaches.
@willp.812010 ай бұрын
The Atlanta area is primarily broadleaf, deciduous trees, as is most of the northern third of the state. Sure, we do have some pines and areas where the soil has been disturbed you tend to see more of them, but they'll eventually all be choked out by deciduous trees if the area is allowed to become forest. Southern Georgia is really where pines thrive as the dominant tree species, except near the coast and coastal marshlands.
@tangofett406510 ай бұрын
Driftwood beach is considered one of the most beautiful in the world.
@safromnc861610 ай бұрын
Better beaches....? So you've never been to Ga. huh ?
@Mr-mopar10 ай бұрын
I agree with the humid summer part. Years ago I went of a job interview which would be a relocation to the south coast of Georgia..I could hardly breath and the heat was unreal.
@jaredhardaway10 ай бұрын
Move to Phoenix when its 115°😂 Its unreal
@melodymccullough52628 ай бұрын
There's a huge difference between dry heat and swampy heat. Just my personal opinion.
@Mr-mopar8 ай бұрын
@@jaredhardaway I was in Dallas visiting family a couple years ago and it was 110 outside….brutal..
@lsmith949010 ай бұрын
Hey! Great job. Ive never watched a(n) US geo vid but live in ATL, saw it on suggestions… 1. Great speed (you dont talk too slowly) 2. You spoke so clearly and no umms and uhs and …just great job! 3. Content - i learned so much! (E.g. grew up in AL & didnt know that current day MS and AL were OG part of GA. Thanks for your effort/time/creation!
@yadielmercedes363510 ай бұрын
thank you for making a video on our state.
@vivathecat705210 ай бұрын
I was born in SW Georgia and have lived in the Atlanta area for over 30 years. It never felt empty to me. Nobody moves away because of the weather or the gnats. If that was the case, nobody would live in Florida except for the beach towns. They move for the economic opportunities and the abundance of things to do. However, as I get older I am having less patience for the crowds and the Atlanta traffic and am seriously considering building a second home in my hometown.
@varcade810 ай бұрын
I grew up in SE GA and now live in Atlanta. There's a significant difference in weather and climate. Although, there's not much snow around Atlanta, there's what we call love bugs and many other insects in the southern part of the state that when I drive home quickly cover my windshield around south of Macon. Also, the humidity is often 100% and suffocating in the summer with temps around 100 degrees.
@duckducknight10 ай бұрын
We trade the love bugs for the pollen & tornados.
@LillyGamesx10 ай бұрын
@@duckducknight problem with that, I'm over near Savannah and we had a tornado watch literally yesterday, and almost 2 years ago my house had a near miss.
@duckducknight10 ай бұрын
@@LillyGamesx I know the feeling . Tornado yesterday in Rockdale County not far from my house. Pollen is terrible almost a 7000 count & we still have love bugs, not quite as bad as down home (south Ga). now we can deal with the Cicadas.
@CultigenCult8 ай бұрын
It’s crazy how a lot of people think anything outside of the big cities don’t matter. To be honest, the friendliest, best parts of the south are the small towns and rural areas… I know, I’ve lived in the rural south east for 22 years.
@jjordan21110 ай бұрын
Being from the Ohio valley, my military career was in Columbia, SC and Augusta Ga. I found the climate better that the Cincinnati area all around. So I decided to make Georgia my home, and never looked back at Ohio. Only place close to rural Ga is southwest Arkansas about 50 miles northeast of Texarkana, Ark.
@GabeHandle10 ай бұрын
Climate is sooo much better than Ohio. I made the move about a year ago and love it in Augusta.
@cmartinm9810 ай бұрын
@@GabeHandleWhat’s cost of living like? I thought Georgia was one of the top 10 cheapest states to live in.
@RebelCowboysRVs10 ай бұрын
@@cmartinm98 Georgia is cheap if you stay out of the Atlanta region.
@cmartinm9810 ай бұрын
@@RebelCowboysRVs I don’t live in Georgia by the way. Cities are expensive and countryside is cheaper (I don’t know why younger generations don’t like the countryside these days other than jobs). I heard about Atlanta’s horrible traffic and more people flocking there make it worse. Savannah doesn’t look like a cheap place since it is a mini Charleston. Augusta looks like an affordable place to live in.
@OhDatsJaVion10 ай бұрын
Shout out to the black belt region
@waynebennett74510 ай бұрын
S. Ga. here (Douglas/Coffee Co.). This reminds me of my roommate who said "to get to anywhere, you have to drive!". I always smiled & said "not my fault Ga. is 11X BIGGER than CT". 😅
@FidelAlt8 ай бұрын
Yo Finally some Douglas representation!
@Jmar_3528 ай бұрын
Douglas is the lamest place to live. Cost of living is to high to have nothing over there
@waynebennett7458 ай бұрын
@@Jmar_352 & you're from...?
@Jmar_3528 ай бұрын
@@waynebennett745 I just know Douglas is full of messy people and nothing to do‼️
@waynebennett7458 ай бұрын
@@Jmar_352 Care to tell me WHAT place DOESN'T have messy people & nothing to do?
@DraggonCanoe10 ай бұрын
Why is southern Georgia not largely populated? In a word,,,,, Summer.
@neox936910 ай бұрын
The heat is nothing unique, travel more.
@DraggonCanoe10 ай бұрын
@@neox9369 I have been all over this planet, and have watched hundreds die in other countries when the heat and humidity reached levels that are common in the southeast U.S. I once heard a woman in Arizona complain about it being 110 plus F. I suggested she should spend a week in southern Mississippi then consider how lucky she was to have cool weather in Arizona in the summer.
@User7881310 ай бұрын
@@DraggonCanoe I agree. 110f and dry is nothing on 105f and humid which It can be that way all day and night. No escape from it until a thunderstorm and expect it to be worse which is why I believe Savannah takes the cake with the heat.
@DraggonCanoe10 ай бұрын
@@User78813 One thing is for certain, the southeast U.S. isn't for the faint of heart when it comes to weather. I grew up without air conditioning, and remember very well those sweatbox nights.
@diggernash110 ай бұрын
@@User78813Valdosta is worse than Savannah.
@JesseLewisACTOR7 ай бұрын
Such an insightful and informative video! Thanks for sharing ❤
@edwardloomis88710 ай бұрын
Large pieces of terrain in southern Georgia are occupied by military bases, specifically Robins and Moody Air Force Bases, Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, and Army Forts Moore/Benning and Stewart, and Hunter Army Airfield. By definition, the Army bases offer room for training by not having high population density so Joe has room to run around. The Moore/Benning effect is somewhat offset by the 3rd biggest city, Columbus, located right next door, and Savannah -- 5th biggest -- is right next to Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF.
@timjohnson42905 ай бұрын
Add Ft Gordon near Augusta.
@edwardloomis8875 ай бұрын
@@timjohnson4290, how do you feel about Fort Eisenhower?
@ALDavis-sd6vs4 ай бұрын
Fort Gordon
@StrawberrySarah9610 ай бұрын
And now Atlanta doesn't have the infrastructure to support all those people. It has become a sprawling mess with terrible traffic, and you would hardly believe it developed as a transportation hub given its lack of high speed rail and its mediocre transit system.
@IgoZoom110 ай бұрын
Wait!? We have a transit system???
@HeavyTopspin10 ай бұрын
As opposed to LA (sprawling mess with terrible traffic plus California government), NYC (sprawling mess with terrible traffic and subways where people push you in front of trains), or Chicago (sprawling mess with terrible traffic, insane crime, and Cubs fans)?
@Odin02910 ай бұрын
High speed rail to where? The closest metro areas to Atlanta with at least 2 million people are Charlotte and Nashville which are both 250 miles away.
@IgoZoom110 ай бұрын
@@HeavyTopspin I can only comment on LA, whose traffic is much worse than Atlanta, in my experience
@BMWE90HQ10 ай бұрын
Atlanta is a miserable and Charlotte NC seems like they want to copy that plan.
@aldenshay10 ай бұрын
I grew up in south GA and live in Atlanta. Basically south GA is so hot and “buggy” that it’s essentially hell on earth from May until October. They weren’t sending debtors prisons to prime real estate. Most of the year is beautiful, but summer in South GA will deter most people no matter how pleasant the lifestyle and cost of living are.
@neox93699 ай бұрын
🧢
@aldenshay9 ай бұрын
@@neox9369 lol where’s the lie? It’s so freakin hot and gnats are a plague sent from the devil 😂
@neox93699 ай бұрын
@@aldenshaycap , it’s no different from any coastal plain region from the mid Atlantic to north Florida. I’m originally from the DC area and it gets the same their during warmer months. GA is no special butterfly with the elements you mentioned
@LOUDPACG9 ай бұрын
@neox9369 Lies...I lived in Norfolk VA for 2 yrs..The summers are milder than GA.Hence, the winters are colder.
@the_shadow_healer8 ай бұрын
@@neox9369Major cap, I'm from Valdosta Georgia and I currently live in the DC area. It does not in anyway get as hot as Valdosta in DC. DC has a very mild summer compared to any city in South Georgia. You do realize Florida is walking distance from Valdosta and a lot of cities in South Georgia. I'm moving back home very soon bc I love the heat. It doesn't even get hot in DC until late June. Right now its in the 60s in DC and we are at the end of May ...
@MastaBlastah22910 ай бұрын
I love in southern GA and ill tell you why. Most counties are majority poverty stricken, less job opportunities, and quality of living can be affected busy certain times of year (summer mainly). Most people that reside in the southern areas are either Florida transplants or are generational families that remained in the area for over 100 years. Every small town has a "known" family that are either large farming families or own a lot of rental property.
@culturevultureztv10 ай бұрын
Savannah is a major city on the coast
@stewartingram117710 ай бұрын
Atlanta Metro's main problem is traffic. Depending on the issue, it might take two hours to take a trip that should only take thirty minutes. smh. I saw these issues coming in the early 2000s. Too many people relocating to an area that is not ready for the growth or has the room for it. Too crowded.
@johnmurphy938510 ай бұрын
The population of Georgia outside Atlanta is comparable to the population of Ireland or Scotland or Wales. Does that mean Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are "empty" and "nobody" lives there?
@gsp4910 ай бұрын
Most Georgians are Scott-irish ancestry.
@benward688910 ай бұрын
Georgia (59,425 sq. mi) is nearly 2x the size of Ireland (32,595) and Scotland (30,081) and is over 7x the size of Wales (8,023).
@seanthe10010 ай бұрын
Damn didn't know that, but yes it does
@visualsynthesis10 ай бұрын
Yes. Most of England is empty. They all in London.
@alexkeele95028 ай бұрын
Relatively yes the population of Scotland and Ireland is low in comparison to an American context. Also keep in mind its the population density of the area which makes it empty or not. If 4 million people live in one city versus on millions of acres it makes a clear difference.
@bigwhig31267 ай бұрын
He forgot to mention one thing which I have experienced firsthand visiting my grandparents lived in South Georgia growing up. If you're not used to heat...and I'm talking 90+ Degree Temps with high humidity and anything that flies wanting to land on your skin, you probably aren't going to enjoy being there for at least 6 months out of the year. I literally got sick every time I went down there until I was 13 years old because of all the allergens which my immune system had never encountered. Eventually, it was fine but it took time to acclimate. However, if you can deal with heat, the people there are very nice,friendly, and helpful.
@citomakaveezly10 ай бұрын
Excellent video bro. Very informative.
@MC_aigorithm10 ай бұрын
Substantial growth in both population and port traffic in recent years could spell another boom chapter yet for Savannah (and Charleston, SC for that matter).
@billwilson366510 ай бұрын
I'm from Georgia. In spring, summer and fall it is baking hot and the nats will absolutely drive you insane.
@MrCountrycuz10 ай бұрын
I don't remember Fitzgerald being to bad for gnats. Bigotry and being run by a small group of old white men was the real problem and still is.
@ADOS_DSGB10 ай бұрын
September is my favorite month in GA.
@neox93699 ай бұрын
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@neox93699 ай бұрын
@@MrCountrycuzwhich is why it’s fading to oblivion and stagnant
@GAshoneybear8 ай бұрын
We don't don't have spring, autumn, or winter. We have pre-summer, summer, post-summer, and sick.
@allcreaturesgreatandsmall59569 ай бұрын
I was born and grew up on the Georgia coast and loved it. There was so much history, the beach was great and uncrowded and there were plenty of things to do. I moved to the metro Atlanta area after I graduated from school in Athens and didn't like it as much as Athens. I moved because job opportunities were better and I have stayed in the northwest metro area since 1990. Since then I have seen the Atlanta and surrounding areas explode in population, new business, and never ending construction. There is always road construction which makes the traffic even worse. The traffic here is incredible! Sometimes I do think about moving to a place with less traffic and people when I retire. One reason the Georgia coast does not have major cities is because so much of it (especially the barrier islands) is protected. That is a good thing especially for the wildlife like sea turtles and so many kinds of birds and fish. Yeah I am not surprised some south Georgians don't want people to move there.
@TheFreeAgent202410 ай бұрын
Actually, Georgia's population is at more than 11 million
@davehughesfarm798310 ай бұрын
Missouri is bigger and only has 6 mil..Thank God.
@jamieclinard580710 ай бұрын
Right, if you count the illegals
@apexone550210 ай бұрын
Yeah, I was wondering what outdated info was Geoff researching.
@hoodboyzAtl10 ай бұрын
@@davehughesfarm7983Missouri state population is only 6 million
@davehughesfarm798310 ай бұрын
@@hoodboyzAtl Missouri is bigger in area and 6 mil..Re-read.
@hughjanus551810 ай бұрын
And this is one of the reasons we love this area and people like move here. I actually live in North GA on the Border currently but have lived all over GA and since it is such a larfe state you can go from the beautiful mountains of the north or the flat wet swamps and marshes in the Chatahoochee swamp, been there on a field trip in Middle school. I love my state. 🎉
@mannyman16048 ай бұрын
It's the okeefanokee swamp
@BeckiDawn10 ай бұрын
I haven't watched the video yet, but I live at the state line between Florida and Georgia. We have the Okefenokee Swamp and a lot of rural homesteads.
@kayfitzgerald3098 ай бұрын
I lived in St. Mary's for 5 longgggg years!! Glad to be back out west with the beautiful mountains and the DRY heat & 4 seasons!!!😊
@kyledawson16578 ай бұрын
Georgia is the best state in the south and my favorite in the country. I've lived in Mitchell County, Valdosta, Duluth, Savannah, Pooler, Marietta and Kennesaw. Wonderful state.
@Awakeandalive110 ай бұрын
As someone who drives up and down the Eastern seaboard a lot, the southern Georgia coast actually has a lot of vacation spots -- Brunswick, for example. Also, the idea of the "simple" lives of the Eastern indigenous American tribes is purely a product of Rousseau-influenced modernity. The Cherokee, for example, were known even in the Antebellum days as one of the "Five Civilized Tribes" respected by the settlers & their descendants for their sophisticated culture. The saying among whites was that the best way to tell a Cherokee home from a white American home was by checking how many books they had -- because the Cherokee could be expected to have more literature than the whites. It's part of why there was never any stigma about having Cherokee ancestry in the U.S. and why many will falsely claim it to try and gain clout in American society (eg: Elizabeth Warren).
@davehughesfarm798310 ай бұрын
she is 1032nd indian.
@apexone550210 ай бұрын
@@davehughesfarm7983 😂
@beaujac31110 ай бұрын
The way they done those Native Americans, I wouldn't want that designation of "civilized".
@the_shadow_healer8 ай бұрын
Cherokee people have a copper/dark hue skin tone, its not hard to recognize the difference.
@adamcalebchloe876027 күн бұрын
Brunswick Native here, yea, St Simons and Jekyll islands are crazy vacation spots. Always packed with out of towners, plus fletc being here has people from all over the U.S. living here
@organicsoulgumbo10 ай бұрын
Now that the port of Baltimore is closed Savannah should see a big boost in their economy because that’s where they are possibly going to relocate all the business to.
@DrJonLubin10 ай бұрын
That plus the Hyundai plant that is coming in too.
@PatriotGinj10 ай бұрын
@@DrJonLubinand we are NOT happy about that
@PatriotGinj10 ай бұрын
It's already the 3rd largest port in America and was already growing faster than any other port in the country before the FSK bridge was sabotaged. If i recall correctly, Baltimore is the 6th largest port.
@organicsoulgumbo10 ай бұрын
@@PatriotGinj why is that
@organicsoulgumbo10 ай бұрын
@@PatriotGinj sabotaged very interesting 🤔
@austinhernandez271610 ай бұрын
I can comment here because I grew up in that area. In a small town called Cordele, the watermelon capital of the world! Number one producer of melons in the country I think. Many migrants workers every year, along with a big watermelon festival now at Lake Blackshear, which is the only good thing the county has to offer. My grandfather here was Cherokee. The weather is super humid and gets very hot in the summer along with swarms of gnats and mosquitoes. It gets hit by tornadoes and hurricanes all the time, along with flooding as a result. No snow though, maybe an inch in 10 years. Most of the area is rural, with little business. But as in any rural areas, hunting, fishing, and general outdoor sports are very popular here. Especially fishing. Most land is private, but the few stage parks, public fishing areas, and wildlife management areas, are flooded in the summer. Fishing is my favorite, I'm addicted to it, I just went to a PFA yesterday and caught the biggest fish of my life, a 15lb grass carp. The economy is mostly driven by agriculture I assume, which is obvious. I grew up by cotton fields. My dad works in the pine fields, the pine industry here is big. The rivers and creeks don't have as much current because ti's mostly flat. But that also means that there's lots of swamps, like the Okefenokee Swamp, which I'm hoping to go kayaking, fishing and camping in one day. That's all I got to say, yall can ask me any question yall might have. Currently I live in Statesboro, going to Georgia Southern University, which many Southern Georgians do, and I go to Savannah occasionally too. Both cites are currently growing rapidly.
@BMWE90HQ10 ай бұрын
Pageland SC is the watermelon capital bro…
@austinhernandez271610 ай бұрын
@@BMWE90HQ Just saying, that's the nickname, and the fields will all be full of it in the summer, and there's a big festival. So that's the theme there
@The__Dude__Abides10 ай бұрын
Could be worse. There's Claxton, GA known as the "Fruitcake Capital of the World" and host an annual Rattlesnake Roundup. I think they have a Chicken Plant there as well.
@willp.812010 ай бұрын
Love the Cordele Missile Rocket.
@maikotter994510 ай бұрын
Eastern Oklahoma has some "American Indians´ Reserves"! There could be a "State of East Oklahoma", or so! I worked at an Asian Indian tea shop in Germany.
@lawrencedesmondleach5 ай бұрын
I'm a Savannahian although I live in Atlanta. I like Atlanta, but I'm more proud of my Savannah. Savannah is pretty big place and has a lot going for it, one of which is that it's in the top 5 most beautiful cities in the United States!!! I appreciate your work. You do Georgia proud!
@kennethparker57310 ай бұрын
LOL at Savannah not being a major city. Let me just stop here 0:57
@revelationakagoldeneagle80454 ай бұрын
@@kennethparker573 😂👍
@kaylakinker78234 ай бұрын
@@kennethparker573 I lived in Savannah for 6 years. It's not a major city. I've lived in major cities and visited countless others. Don't get me wrong, I loved Savannah. But it's very limited with regard to diverse culture, shopping, entertainment, etc.
@taigewang35344 ай бұрын
@@kennethparker573 It’s more of a tourist attraction and an oceanic shipping port. There’s no skyscrapers, subways, or a large CBD as characteristics of a major city.
@niavellir74084 ай бұрын
@@taigewang3534There is restrictions on building skyscrapers and such as Savannah is doing it’s best to preserve its history
@tadlambert149310 ай бұрын
Savannahs port is getting enlarged by a huge margin. Also. The “gnat line” is huge for differences in climate and where people live. Valdosta and Albany being the only outliers
@chad78ism10 ай бұрын
Dosta has a much different demographic than other non-coastal metro areas............
@chad78ism10 ай бұрын
Albany is ghetto as shoes on a powerline
@MrCountrycuz10 ай бұрын
And now because of the Hyundai vehicle factory going up 15 miles away off I 16 real estate has gone up over a 40 mile circle. Savannah will be the new Austin.
@the_shadow_healer8 ай бұрын
@@chad78ismhow so? Im from Valdosta
@patricklynd489210 ай бұрын
Douglas Georgia 1963-1965 wonderful town, moved to Athens Georgia in 1965-1968 fine town and some great football games there. Visit Atlanta and be prepared for traffic. I went back in 2020 and visited all three cities. All have gotten bigger and much more traffic!!! If you want to shop, support the local stores and if they do not have it; don’t drive, it’s completely computer time!! A great large glass of tea and browse for the things you want!!! Try to shop local for anything and enjoy the tall pines.
@jmhatyoutube62834 ай бұрын
You explained why so many folks live in the Atlanta Metro area, but you didn’t really cover why southern Georgia’s is sparsely populated! The sandy soil is not good for much but peanuts and pine tree plantations, both of which require a lot of acreage, as does quail hunting, with some Pecan trees to sweeten the deal. After that there’s just the heat, the rattlesnakes, water moccasins, fire ants, and mosquitoes that can bite you through your jeans.
@frankmarsh115910 ай бұрын
8:37 As of the 2023 census Atlanta now has over 6.3 million people making it the 6th largest metro in the United States...Only New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, and Houston are bigger than Atlanta.
@safromnc861610 ай бұрын
...& all of those places are total shite holes...not something to be proud of.
@frankmarsh115910 ай бұрын
@@safromnc8616 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall L
@johnmeyer480410 ай бұрын
Lived in southwestern Michigan for almost half my life. Lived in Atlanta suburbs for 30 years. Live in rural Georgia now. I'm done with cities. Don't even enjoy driving into the suburbs anymore. Please be quiet and keep the secret of rural Georgia. We wouldn't want to be over run with newcomers!
@k.b.tidwell10 ай бұрын
I was actually thinking that the more people talked about how much better Atlanta was than South Georgia, the more I thought, "Hmmm. Sounds perfect for me". But I live in an area that's pretty equivalent in the northern half of Alabama, so I'm happy. I used to be a people person til people ruined it for me.
@myfriendgoo281610 ай бұрын
You'll get a few anyway as climate refugees from Florida, though most will try to head to the piedmont areas. South Florida will have to be evacuated well before actual submersion because of saltwater intrusion to aquifers and property being uninsurable from too many disasters.
@myfriendgoo281610 ай бұрын
@@k.b.tidwell People will do that.
@User7881310 ай бұрын
@@myfriendgoo2816i agree and with the way everyone talks about Augusta, they'll skip right over and head to Savannah, Atlanta, Charlotte, maybe even Columbia
@Lindel6010 ай бұрын
Agree. It’s one of the best kept secrets that about 120 counties in Georgia are still rural. 🤫 shh.
@tjhessmon432710 ай бұрын
Geoff.... Ever heard of Savannah Georgia? You know that massive city where most of the ships doc at the PORT of SAVANNAH, to discharge their contents.... Maybe you should go there, its on the COSTAL WATERWAY... I noticed you included Carroll County in the Atlanta area on your map... Carroll County however, is not part of the Atlanta area, its considered rural. As for the Southern parts of the state, there are large cities South of Atlanta (Macon, Albany, Valdosta for instance) The reason the Southern parts of the state are not as populated as the Atlanta area... is because those area is mostly Farming lands, as they have been historically. If you ever wear cotton clothes, or eat peanuts or pecans, or peaches, they are likely grown in that area of the state. Play less games and study more...
@neox93699 ай бұрын
Carroll county is suburban /exurban , not truly rural.
@neox93699 ай бұрын
South of GA has many micropolitans like Thomasville, Warner Robins, Tifton, Adele, Perry, Cordell, Douglas , Moultrie etc and many others
@ebogar4210 ай бұрын
A lot live in the Augusta area too near the Savannah river.
@thebahooplamaster10 ай бұрын
Ignoring Warner Robins as a part of the Macon metro area eliminates almost 200,000 people from that metro.
@willp.812010 ай бұрын
Warner Robins is its own metro area
@johnmurphy938510 ай бұрын
@@willp.8120 Not really. There is less geographical and cultural distance between Macon and Warner Robins than there is between one side of Atlanta and the other. People circulate through Macon and Warner Robins from home to work to play and back home again all the time.
@garymartin195610 ай бұрын
I was at Warner Robbins. Had a good time
@willp.812010 ай бұрын
@@johnmurphy9385 According to the US Census Bureau, Warner Robins and Macon are separate metropolitan areas. They, however, belong to the same consolidated statistical area. I can see your reasoning, however for thinking them one metro area, as only a few miles of undeveloped land really separates them.
@mrich7010 ай бұрын
I live in Warner Robins, but commute to Macon twice a week for work.
@ornei261510 ай бұрын
I wouldn't really call Georgia outside of Atlanta empty. It has a population of 4.5 million while Alabama has a population of 5 million right next to Georgia and at a similar size. It's moreso that Atlanta is an outlier here.
@myfriendgoo281610 ай бұрын
One's growing a LOT faster than the other. That's also changing state politics, despite all the gerrymandering and vote-suppression attempts. Cobb and Gwinnett used to be ruby red. Now they're both blue and Cherokee is the most populous red county. Really mind-blowing.
@willp.812010 ай бұрын
@@myfriendgoo2816Nonwhites who moved into Gwinnett and Cobb are the reason for the shift from red to blue. It has nothing to do with changing ideologies of the long time residents of those counties.
@diggernash110 ай бұрын
@@myfriendgoo2816The moveins leave bad places and bring their bad politics with them; then sit and wonder why the new place is going downhill. Gwinnett is a perfect example of destruction by urbanization. 2020 to 2050 should be watched closely, because 2010 to 2020 was already terrible.
@jrb233310 ай бұрын
@@myfriendgoo2816 one the fastest growing counties in the state is Bryan (outside of Chatham... where Savannah is located) and Chatham is growing rapidly as well. And state politics are pretty much the same... more evidence points to 2020 being the outlier. Georgia is bright red except that the state has 2 Democratic Senators. We will see in 2024 but people have wanted Georgia to become purple since it flipped in 2000.
@jrb233310 ай бұрын
@@myfriendgoo2816 one more thing... it seems that people vote Blue when they move to Georgia and over time shift to voting purple then red. You have STRONG democratic enclaves (Dekalb and Fulton Counties for example) and a few places that have changed (Cobb and Gwinnett) but for the most part the internal politics statewide have been pretty consistent since 2000.
@slypperyfox10 ай бұрын
Gotta point out a few discrepancies. I grew up in Northeast Georgia on the SC coast on the shores of Lake Hartwell. I lived in Augusta for 4 years - med school at Medical College of Georgia. I lived in Savannah for 5 years - 3 years Internal medical residency and 2 years of private practice. You are missing several large cities - Columbus in WSW Georgia; Macon in middle Georgia has Mercer Medical School. Bainbridge in SSW Georgia - home to Taurus Firearms. If you study the fall line. South of the fall line was underwater before the oceans receded in prehistoric times. OK, yeah, I currently live on the Alabama line in the Metro Atlanta region. I was recruited here out of residency but the remainder of my family still live near Lake Hartwell. Our three kids, all raised in Metro Atlanta all live in different states. One stayed in Georgia, one went to Louisiana and one is in SC.
@MrCountrycuz10 ай бұрын
If your talking about the area near Anderson SC then you have a crime problem.
@slypperyfox10 ай бұрын
@@MrCountrycuz Nope. Not talking Anderson. Although the wife was born there, I and all my immediate family (before marriage) were born in Athens. It seems strange that each of our kids was born in a different Georgia city.
@billashley36099 ай бұрын
Great summary, thanks! Although the Atlanta metro represents over half the population of Georgia, there's a LOT to see and explore throughout the rest of the Peach State! Atlantans often travel to Columbus for a nice relaxing getaway from Atlanta's big city stresses and hassles. Columbus also now has a new Mercer Medical School, the largest urban whitewater rafting course in the world, and the National Infantry Museum that's repeatedly been rated the No. 1 free museum in America (no military ID required) by USA Today readers.
@JamesMcNeill5529 күн бұрын
This video is not made by someone who knows much about Georgia. Born and raised in the metro Savannah area. We just built the largest ev plant for Hyundai motors in north Bryan county. The area is growing massively. We can’t build fast enough. Statesboro (Ga Southern Eagles) is expanding rapidly too
@wasylbakowsky519910 ай бұрын
This is an excellent video about the geography and history of Georgia, really enjoyed it!
@samnichles44710 ай бұрын
At this time there is a major automobile manufacturing complex under construction outside of Savannah. It will employ 8,500 people directly and more in factories springing up to supply the auto assembly plant. Will this begin a major shift in the region’s economy toward manufacturing? Time will tell.
@myfriendgoo281610 ай бұрын
Doubtful. Look across the border in South Carolina. They got Boeing and BMW with much fanfare, but lost a huge number of lesser-known textile and other plants, many of which remain overgrown. Also too many to turn them ALL into flea markets.
@PatriotGinj10 ай бұрын
It already has, and we hate it!
@neox93699 ай бұрын
@@PatriotGinjget over it,
@PatriotGinj9 ай бұрын
@@neox9369 that would be what cowards do. I'm fighting it tooth and nail.
@neox93698 ай бұрын
@@PatriotGinj you’re fighting for what exactly, women sit down✋🏽
@flynlion-p9i10 ай бұрын
The GA coast also lacks a major, navigable river leading deep inland. Yes it has creeks and streams, but nothing like a Hudson or Columbia or Mississippi etc.
@hotlanta3510 ай бұрын
Not a big deal
@paullockyer790510 ай бұрын
Brunswick has the best natural port South of New York. It also sits right off I-95.
@sophial.243810 ай бұрын
You never heard of the Savannah river???
@jrb233310 ай бұрын
@@sophial.2438 was going to say the same thing.
@jamescrock221310 ай бұрын
When I read into the Mississippi River and its cities founded near it, transportation seems OP and simply godly. Wonder how many other locations on earth have a set up as such