Thanks for watching! There is a certain magic and mystery in the Delta region that's hard to explain but hopefully some of that comes through in this video. ► 🎥 More Behind the Scenes Videos: petersantenello.com/ ► 📝 My Free Weekly Newsletter: www.bit.ly/3HC36EH ► 👕 Merch: innercircle.petersantenello.com/collections/all
Being from a town like Alligator, MS, I'm glad I made it out. I read books to occupy the boredom of growing up in an improverished town. Graduated high school, graduated college, got a career, worked in corporate America for 10 years, moved to California, started and maintaining a smoothie business. I've always had to work twice as hard, but I made it, coming from a 37 year old black woman, I always believed I could despite my environment and basic resourcecs. Never give up!
I live in Belgium. I loved this video and I think you hit the nail on the head with your comment. This looks like a great place to live in terms of people / location, but if there is absolutely nothing to do in terms of economic activity, there is no future to be had.
Peter, your documentation of america opens our eyes that we do not have a racial divide in this country. We have a class divide. Which in most places disproportionately affects black people. When we have communities like this of impoverished white and black people they are all in it together.
I was watching the Mind Unleashed rundown on the Lil Rascals / Our Gang series. Yes, some of the comedy in these shorts may not pass “modern sensibilities”, but what the woke crowd has forgotten is that the poor white kids and the poor black kids were there together as equals.
Most folks of color around where I live drive nicer cars and wear nicer clothes than a lot of people no matter what shade they are so there are people down here that can thrive. I don't know how they do it but they do!
@@DeflatingAtheismyou don’t even know what woke means if you think that the “woke crowd” doesn’t understand it’s class warfare keeping everyone down. You need to do more research and stop letting politicians pit you against “them.”
The Mayor getting in touch with the Dollar General to build a store speaks to his ability as mayor. Good for him! He clearly cares about his community.
I hope they get one. The hard part is according to the census data there was about 120 people living there. I think someone that could come in with a mom and pop style store would do better and have a little of everything like years ago. A dollar general would run them out of business if they set up a store. Corporate America has run a lot of these small towns down and it’s gonna take all the smaller families to bring them back with help of others
I don’t understand why they wouldn’t put one there I know of a Dollar General here in NC sitting in the middle of nowhere just like Alligator and I’m sure the area it’s in has less than 100 people
Hi Peter, as a southerner, I would like to thank you for the respect that you have shown my region of the country. Too often southerners are negatively stereotyped. Your videos show the beauty, kindness, and unique culture of this region. Thanks.
Ppl who negatively stereotype southerners are the same people who think everyone in NY and Cal live in multi million dollar mansions. Poverty exists everywhere
mayor, casually walking in small town Strapped.. lol.. honestly, i love how nice everyone is.. i feel so bad for Mississippi with how the people are good, but circumstances are bad.
I live in small town Mississippi and I can say without a doubt some of the best people you’ll ever meet are here! True sense of community! Being a poor state- everyone’s either currently struggling or has struggled before so the sense of empathy is heightened for sure! People will literally give the shirt off their backs! ❤
I live in Germany. I love your videos because they are the mirror of people, culture and country. No drama, no fancy music, no special effects. Only people and country that talk for themselves. Thank you!
@luticia- Germans must be more interested in different cultures than other European countries. I see a lot of comments on travel channels from Germans and there were fellow German travelers in every country I visited.
I'm French, learnt at the Sorbonne, worked in Europe and America, teach geopolitics and negotiation while running my business : NO book or class even at the top universities will teach you as much as Peter's videos. A massive thank you because it also allows non-Americans to learn how life in the US is :)
I spent time living in a Cajun community back in the 80’s down in Louisiana ……it was an amazing experience because of the food,music,and culture 💪💪🤙🥇enchante mon amis 😎👊
The gentleman in the passenger seat with glasses and orange T-shirt deserves a raise regardless of how much he makes. Well spoken, eloquent even. Most of all HE GETS IT. He has a motivation behind what he’s doing. He’s not just interested in a paycheck but understands the long term big picture of the livelihood for his town. And he’s working towards that!
Thank you for sharing America. The rural poor have been cast down as small minded and evil. I find them to be the most generous and genuine people in America
If you think things have changed I have oceanfront property in Arizona to sell you. If Kamala wins it will be even worse for the Black men in America. She is the new overseer the new paddyroller and all men in America will be drafted. lgbtabc will rule according to her add on Rue Paul's drag show. Hide your children! Trump 2024!!!
RIP to the gentlelady that lost her mom. I lost my mom suddenly too but she was 56. Love your parents while you still have them. Don't wait until it's too late and they are no longer around for you to love on them.
Peter - when you delivered the balloons for the lady - I got emotional. You met a simple need for someone, no strings attached, out of kindness. That was beautiful.
I'm a lifelong New Yorker who's barely left here. These videos feel like an outlet for me. They also make me extremely grateful. I complain less about my insanely high taxes when I see a town that strives for a Dollar General Store.
Brit here. We love the South & our favourite was a trip through Holly Springs, Memphis, Natchez & followed the Mississippi down to New Orleans. Mate, you have an affinity, respect & such a beautiful connection with these communities. Your love oozes and I just hope your country appreciates that it’s black, white & every colour in between who just want the chance of a decent life in their home towns. 🇬🇧🇺🇸❤
Everyone has a chance at a 'better' life. The problem with the USA is the welfare. No one is motivated to excel when the guberment is handing out some money just to placate the people.
You should be on every PBS network along with every History and Discovery channel in the country. The general public needs to see your channel content.
I'm not even an American, but I find your videos very, very interesting and informative all the time. To see real America without bias and filters. Thank you Peter.❤
He is the best. Not biased at all and tries to speak to the people to educate us on how badly these little towns just need a dollar general. I would think that would be a perfect place for one. Cheap land. Come on dollar general, look into it.
Hi, from Ukraine 🇺🇦 Thanks for sharing videos about true life in the rural areas of the USA. I think it might help many people to learn more about real American life & understand more about life in general.
This isn't "real American life" though. It's a small glimpse into the poorest part of the country at a small group of people that won't even help their own children read or learn math.
It's just after 2am in Brisbane Australia 🦘 & I'm wide awake, haunting UA-cam for something educational to watch, amongst all the trash! Then it's Peter with another brilliant vlog, sensational quality travels with non judgemental interactions, magic ✨
I am 35 and have grown up in southwest Mississippi. My mother grew up in the delta and we still have family there. The battles we face in life makes us the strong people we are. Everyone in Mississippi has had their share of the hard times. We look for ways to make things better and strive to make a difference. Despite setbacks we stay true to being the hospitality state. I have met people that was uneducated, alone, and in poor health but still the kindest people you ever met. We have pride in who we are.
Amen! I live in northern MS and I couldn't have said that better myself. I think you'll find, especially with us older people, that we don't hardly ever meet a stranger.
Those are probably some of the best people. real, welcoming, hard working, honest, salt of the earth people. Reminds me of my birthplace. Reminds me of my grandpa ❤
Hey Peter. This video made me tear up. Me and my dad used to watch your videos, he died a few weeks ago at 71. I am 31. I havn't been able to watch your videos, but now when I do you talk of a simmilar experience to what I had. Just wanted to write this. Take care and keep up the amazing portrayal of the unknown US to us foreigners.
I'm a travel Nurse Practitioner I have been to this region many times and the medical care is horrible. Nobody, will take any assignments to this state due to poor facilities and people are not willing to lose their license because of poor facilties. Its sad to see Americans suffer from conditions that maybe solved with resources and health care. Alot of people in this region and the south in general are so nice and appreciative. It is a total appreciative feeling than in California which offer none of that. I love the South especially the family feeling they give you. Of course you have those ignorant people but that is everywhere. What an amazing video.
Iam a travel nurse also and Ive been to alot of states and I like working in Mississippi alot. North Miss like th delta hospitals are having a ruff time and dont have alot of $ resources, but if you come further south, like to Hattiesburg, Ms where hospitals and clinics are booming and are known for great medical services here and on the Mississippi Gulfcoast, Biloxi, Gulfport, Ocean springs have some awesome hospitals. Come further south, give it a try & you will fall in love❤
If it's that bad down there, maybe Doctors without borders need to make a visit down there to provide decent medical care. sounds like we have some impoverish places in this country.
As a European it's absolutely insane to me that successive American governments have let many towns & cities like this rot over the decades. All they seem to care about is New York and California.
@@PeaceDwellerits mostly on the states, also a large majority of California is terrible and New York is a shell of what it once was along with most major cities in the US.
To the lovely lady who lost her mother, I'm almost 70 but I can honestly say, one of the greatest things I have ever done...was move in with my father the last 2 years of his life. I worked with rehabilitation to basically get him up and moving. I learned how to clean his esophagus , not pleasant, neither is incontinence but you do it. Through all that, he and I managed to get our history healed. We learned so much. He past in 2017. His life was amazing. He ended it with me. She will never forget nor regret her time with her mother. It is truly a blessing. I wish more kids had that chance to say goodbye. It is the circle that will never be broken. Bless you for introducing us to these strangers...for they are no longer strangers, just parts of our families that we never met.❤
I quit my job and temporarily left my husband to stay with mom on hospice for four months. No regrets and my husband was proud of me. RIP, Mary 2015. Miss you.
One thing about us Mississippians, were content in what we have, and were accustom to this way of life. If you notice how everyone talks and moves slower, we like to stop and smell the roses. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. I love my Mississippi
Agree! I was born in the delta, moved to a suburb of Jackson, MS when I was 6y/o stayed in that area until I moved to northern MS in my early 20s. I’ve lived all over the Magnolia State and have no desire to leave❤️
Peter, you're touching the nerve of America, Regions, towns,communities, the invisible and true Grit, Best information without agendas, keep it coming 👏.
@@TOOMUCHSAUCE91seriously, he documents the suffering, and gets rich from it! The only positive thing he is doing for the people of these videos, would be showing the world these people and places. But that almost never gets them help!
@@Chris-sv8tythe white boy turned his head like OH YEA ..cornbread ..he done had him some chocolate before..but noticed how the old man talked bout cotton picking in the 70/80s ..my mom was born in 1969 Georgia..2nd child of 4 and hers and all her siblings birth certificate say NEGRO to this day.
I follow independent journalists on the internet, and you are absolutely the best at conveying the feelings of the American people! I’ve learned more about the American people by watching your channel one hour a week than any other journalist! Your series on the border situation is hands down the most informative source! So happy to see this channel grow & and inform people of the good, bad & encouraging ! Thank you Peter!
Really enjoying this new series Peter. I still find it baffling that you are one of the only UA-camrs doing these small town America town videos who actually gets out of your vehicle & talks to the local residents to get real stories & views. Keep up the great documentaries. P.S. The Appalachia series is still my favorite so far.
My dad grew up in Shelby. He took me there to see his parents ( my grandparents) graves when I was in my early teens. He was shook when he saw how the town looked. He passed away a few months ago, I wish he was still here so I could show this to him.
I'm 30 and grew up in clarksdale. While I no longer live there, and Mississippi as a whole has fallen on hard times, if you dig deep enough you can find, in those communities, that heartbeat that makes an area go
Deep America remains a great mystery whose details excite you the more you delve into it. How I wish to visit this wondrous country. Keep following you, Peter, from Algeria.
I was born in Greenville Mississippi. I moved to California at the age of four and never been back. It's good to see my birthplace in its current condition. I plan a visit back there soon.
Born and raised in the Mississippi delta. Left 8 years ago to start a new life with my now wife in las vegas and started my business - Down4sound. I never knew that watching this video would make me emotional. I've been down every street / road you traveled in this video hundreds of times. I go back often to visit my parents in Greenville. Every time I visit I feel like I'm visiting another world or moment in time. To now be in the .1% financial bracket and to see the picture you painted / shared on where I came from made me have a deep realization. Anything is possible in this life through adapting / hard work / consistency. Thank you for making the video as a lot of people have no idea.
My Daddy was born and raised in Greenville! I too now reside in Las Vegas and it’s so crazy to see how far we have come. Although I wouldn’t mind retiring there.
Peter- I just found your channel- if you are still in Ms., PLEASE come to Vicksburg ! I work for a 91 year old man who was born here, you would love to talk to him ! He can tell you SO much about life here, you will not regret it ! Thank you for the beautiful videos.
I was born in Vicksburg, MS in 1941. I have lived in NC for 40 years but still,keep up with my family and friends living in MS. Modern day society has the advantage of providing opportunities for people who have the will to advance in life. Life is what you make it not what will just happen.
Except it's not required for foreigners, but if I move to their homelands *I'm* required to obey their cultural rules and customs. It's a double standard.
I get along by pretending not to be aware of, and never never mentioning, except in rare daily and weekly postings, often in turgid language, about Gringo fears concerning their obvious low birth rate, or comparative bad health, compared to immigrants from Mexico. Other than that I don't approach the "border fears" topic ever at all for what it really is, mostly racism. ☝️😇🍷
@@streetsharkzI’m from Detroit and we are very diverse. Growing up there around Arabs, Mexicans white people, etc, I never experienced racism, and I was never that way towards others. I’m younger but It’s really this modern generation of blk folks that are like this.
I commented on your last video about my time living and working in southern Louisiana. I worked out of a small office in Convent , LA, up and down both sides of the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. I worked as a home health care nurse. I met some amazing salt of the earth people that I still remember to this day. Really enjoying this series.
What a great indepth look at the reality of so many people living in the US today. These poor people struggle just to have the basic needs met day by day. They are the forgotten, looked over and pushed aside citizens of the wealthiest country in the world. It makes no sense to me. When we wake up to truly understand that we are all one .. mankind. Thank you again for the great job you do to share all of this with us. We can become more accepting and responsible when we realize how diverse humanity is. Keep up the great work Joe!❤❤❤
What’s crazy is that you’re just strolling through and the first person really set the tone and gave you a quick piece of history and from there it’s like the soul of the town told itself to you and us . Excellent work brother ! 🫡
Born in raised in rural Mississippi and Alabama. We all really do love each other and try to work hard together. Thank you for showcasing us with respect.
Thanks Peter, it might seems stupid but thanks to your videos I'm learning a lot of american history and what's most important, how to speak kindly and politely. English is not my mother tongue but your videos teach me what I can't learn in any academy. Thank you so much.
The people of Greenville made me smile. Their pride and positivity for their town was awe inspiring. They haven't given up. Given a chance, they'd grad it with both hands. I hope they receive that chance!
I was actually born and raised in Greenville. As far as why the local economy crashed, back in the 1970s Greenville had a lot of industry downtown on the lakefront. Industry for building barges, painting ships, and hauling grain down the river. The port of Greenville was a big stopping place for barges coming up and down the river. When the Grain Embargo was enacted against the USSR in 1980, it caused grain prices to plummet. This had a devastating impact on the economy and a lot of those factors and shutdown, taking the jobs with them. People moved away when the jobs left and the town still hasn't recovered.
@@renebarrera5286Mississippi needs the orange guy with crap in his pants. It was a boomtown just 4 years ago. When the orange dotard was in office all the black were rich. Mississippi is a republican state. Trump wants the poor peoples money and votes. He will tell any lie to get it. Wake up.
Peter~~~Thanks for the "RIDE" today and it was not only Fun, but also eye opening like ALL your video's! At 77 I can't travel anymore because of Health problems, and also my wife has Health problems, but with you I can sit in my chair and let YOU do all the DRIVING and WALKING around while I'm in the comfort of my chair! Thanks again for all you do for your followers and PLEASE keep up the great job. Wish I was in the position to be one of your "Member's" also, but retirement, for many of us, has it's limitations.
I hope sir if I make it to that age, that there will be options like Peters channel for me to enjoy the same as yourself. UA-cam must be a great source of entertainment for you and the wife.
I LOVE to watch Peter, in his travels, as he's a Great Guy and easy to watch him going around talking to complete strangers about where he's at and Why & What he's doing in their area!@@911axe
I grew up in Mississippi before moving to Illinois. They may have been poor relative to my family but I never felt unsafe there. Now here I am outside Chicago, surrounded by wealth but also surrounded by literal demons terrorizing the streets. The people are just different down there. Full of love and compassion for one another. Something you won’t find here.
@@BrianMagnafici-mw5xhworking on that myself. overreaching government with unconstitutional laws, high crime and high taxes. likely going back to Hattiesburg.
totally agree! As a french musician I've been thru both rural Mississippi and urban areas like Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta and more... 2 worlds! But you know it's quite the same here in France... ppl from the big cities are more arrogant I find out. Love the red necks, they're authentic, welcoming and fair👍👍
Peter, I'm from the Philippines and I love your videos I've learned what America is. Most of Filipinos love America and pursue the American dreams. Thank you for sharing.
The World need more of that positivity. Keep on supporting your town. I hope to drive back to the Delta again someday. Beautiful nature and wonderful people. Love from Florida
As Italian I really appreciated to see these small towns and the nice people trying their best to get over the difficulties. When I visited the USA in the past I always preferred to see this part of the Country unknown to most of the tourist and as I understand from the comments, even to many American fellows. Like always, good job Peter. You are doing a fine piece of art here. Take care. Claudio
Same in Italy. Where there is lots of money there's lots of BS. Rome is cool but it is full of scams and expensive. Same as NYC. but as we know both countries are so much more.
That's nice to hear. Most Europeans go on about their opinions about US, based entirely on tourist traps. But if you go to these little places you see the real deal. Even in a major city, if you take some courage and go to maybe a neighborhood some people think is not safe, usually that means poor, you find nicer people than anywhere else.
@@Hollylivengood That‘s true. I (as a European) always went by the assumption that Americans are kind of superficial, super extroverted and self centered. That‘s the image you get when you watch American movies that mostly come from California. I was relieved that most Americans, especially on the countryside, really aren‘t like this but are warm-hearted, open and emotional people.
@@kilroywashere1628 And that's rich Americans who can travel. The most of us can't even get any vacation days, and when we can, we can't afford to travel. I actually got to make a trip to Mexico finally, because a bunch of my friends wanted to help me travel somewhere, it was something. But anyway, when I got there, everybody kept saying "You don't really act US. You act like my abuela." 😄Which was awesome, because I got to meet their abuela, which was really fun. So you guys only ever meet the Americans who are dicks.
Probabilmente siamo gli unici Italiani a visitare e comprendere questa pagina. Questa e` forse l America piu` scomoda da accetatre e quella piu` nascosta dall'establishment, ma e` quella piu` vera fatta anche dalla gente piu` bella e semplice. E` sempre cosi`: chi a meno e` sempre piu` disponibile a donare. Tra l'altro e` la terra dove la musica piu` bella del mondo e` nata ed ha influenzato universalmente tutti gli artisti rock worldwide. Long live to the South and Delta blues, and kudos to your brother Claudio.
Peter, thank you so much for this video. It was my old ‘stomping grounds’ in my early 20s. I am now 72. When I was 21, and living in Cleveland MS, my first child, a precious daughter, was born. Sadly, she died at the age of 41 from glioblastoma. My heart goes out to you for the loss of your dear dad. VERY Hard loss💔 It was very nice seeing that part of the State again. God bless❤️
The subtex in that back and forth with Peter and that man in the beginning- talking about a fool's nose and and an alligators nose was so poetic and telling of what life is like down there... If you caught it, you caught it ❤🎉
Thank you, Peter and everyone who agreed to be interviewed on camera. My grandparents grew up in a small town in NH. I would hear them talk about when the paper mill, shoe factory etc. shut down the small mom & pop stores followed suit. The town over time became a “depressed” area. The young ppl who grew up there couldn’t wait to move away. 27:38 I like her spirit💫she is so positive & wants to rehabilitate her home town. Respect. 🫶
I live in Bastrop, Louisiana. The crime rate here is VERY high...they hide how many homicides there really are. Even the shootings. A papermill used to be here but when it closed everything went downhill. 45% of the town lives below the poverty line.
Yea man crime all over Louisiana is pretty crazy. any town any block anywhere you can get got if you have guard down. Weird thing is we dont even really have gangs its just every man for themself, except BR. BR has a couple gangs, bleedaz vultures etc
i got so many stories on my same block i live on in metairie. Double homicides , murdering girlfriends, burning houses down,home invasions (in my own house too) etc. crazy peeps
So move to another area,it's possible just gota put some effort into it It's a reason why 75% of America lives on the coast by big cities that's were the money is
It's so cool the hotel in Greenville got a shout out! Now they are known around the world! I loved Carrie's passion for her community! I also left my hometown for 17 years and moved back to teach in the same school district I went to as a kid!! Hometown pride for the win!!
MS Delta lifelong resident here. You really should have visited Cleveland, MS. It is the heart of the Delta and the only thriving and growing town in the area. Rich history in art, music, and southern culture.
Your choice of music composition for the traveling scenes and montage scenes is such an underappreciated key part of how great your videos are. It really ties these stories together and gives me the feeling of really wanting to, myself, dive into these places
Peter, got to be honest, I love how you get ppl to open up and welcome not just you, but all of us into their world, as well as their joys and tribulations. Great job brother!
Mam, i stumbled across Peters channel yesterday and i was up all night watching his content. Love it. Areas of our country definitely need this exposure. It shows just how vastly different the different areas of our country are
Fun Fact about the Mississippi River during WW2. In the Southern part, they used to build Submarines on Docks on the Mississippi River. And float them down to the Gulf to Launch them.
Im from Greenville but I left Mississippi 5 years ago & was so excited to someone shed light on my hometown & the delta! There is a lot of history there that people never see. SN: you passed by my church at 30:53 thanks Peter! I hope you enjoy your journey
I was thinking of buying summer vacation land, build a little house in a place like Greenville where my family can spend a lazy, quiet summer. What do you think?
As a blues musician from France, I decided to leave my lil' country for the big continent where the blues is born, more precisely, Mississippi Delta. 10-y-ago, I stayed and travelled many states, especially the southeastern ones. I did my "chitlin' circuit" for the blues aficionados. Met so many nice ppl along my blue trip, specifically in the small towns or very small - like Alligator, MS. I know for sho Clarksdale!! I have the huge luck to jam with Big Jack Johnson & the Oilers at Red's juke joint. I met the legend Charlie Musselwhite and way more local blues guys like Daddy Rich, Razorblade, Super Chickan etc. I miss those open minded fellas here and there. As I know pretty much the black history and the blues culture and backgrounds, it was easier for me to be (very) welcomed. I've been widely appreciated for my will of discovery and my way to pay my tribute to some bluesmen/women who "educated" me their ways. What is doing Peter is absolutely great and very interesting! I think it's time for me to go back on this mighty land of Mississippi! Poor ppl have a great heart bc they know too much what is pain and going thru it. Y'all gotta realize the world legacy that is the Blues. And so many ways to play it in MS.!! THX Peter🤠Go visit folks! Take care!
That is so cool. I lived in the delta for a few years and it always struck me how Euopeans appreciated the delta. It was like a mystical magic place to them. Then everyone in the U.S. shits on this area and a lot of the people that live there think it sucks. Which is understandable. There are parts that are straight up 3rd world conditions. There is a special energy to the place though. I just hope the conditions there improve and people are able to live better lives one day. I actually had some musicians from france and switzerland play at my house once. They played didn't play blues, its was weird ambient noise stuff, but they were really blown away at all the history. Like all their favorite blues musicians were born like 30-45 minutes away. Lol a lot of rambling but I've just always loved how much europeans appreciated the history and vibes Did you every make your way to Cleveland?
I have been to Red's late one night. I don't even know how to describe it to someone who hasn't been there... it is so run down and so awesome in the same breath.
I’m a Clarksdalian. Unfortunately, Red Paden, who owned and operated Red’s passed away this past month. The town wasn’t featured much here, but it has been sad to see its demise over the past 5-10 years, in comparison to the gradual decline we were experiencing My ex father-in-law was Razorblade’s manager. It’s a small world, isn’t it
Peter, I’m from South Carolina. My father worked in textile mills his whole life. He worked with mixing chemicals and dyes for cloth. He opposed NAFTA. He said it would wipe out textile and dependent companies. It did. That’s why so many small towns in the South have fallen into disrepair. No cotton being grown, no gin mills, no textile mills.
I don't normally comment, but it was so touching to see you help the lady with the balloons after her mother passed. This small act of kindness is something I strive to bring more of to the world. Thank you Peter. Also I could watch an entire series on the mounds!
It's really sad that so very few native tribes used stone to build their homes, temples or gathering huts. Wood and hides just disappear and in many cases where the natives were semi-nomadic, tents and huts were brought along to the hunting grounds, winter settlements, trading places and such thus there's in so many cases nothing visible left of cultures going back thousands of years unless you go digging for arrowheads and pottery. At least here they DID build mounds so we can remember them and know more about what went on in pre-colombian times.
Well done Peter! I've lived in Vicksburg, MS my entire 54 years, and you've done well with your MS Delta coverage. I love the respect and care you have shown to those you have shared your journey. I lived one year in the edge of the Northern Delta and it was eye opening to me the small rural communities that time has passed by. Thank you again. I just found your channel and I'll be watching all your vids over the next few months. Safe travels!!
im Living in one of the poorest region in Philippines, shootings are high but people are very open..we chat and talk to neighbors...I feel happy...we all seem happy here
I was born in the MS Delta. Greenville, MS. Greenville used to have a large Jewish and Chinese population. Everyone started moving away in the 80’s. A lot of people who move away as young adults come back "home" to retire. I’ve moved away, but still have family in the Greenville, Leland, Clarksdale, Cleveland, and Ruleville areas and go back about once a year. It's a different world in many ways, but it has an undeserved “bad” reputation. Yes it’s “poor”, but for the most part people are happy and they get along.
@@clizark1 you should definitely get back and see it for yourself. The last time I was there (Jan ‘23) Greenville’s Main Street and Washington Ave had pot holes so big they had them roped off with orange road cones/barrels and caution tape. It looked like they’d been there a while. Never seen anything like that! But you also see a lot of love and hope people have for their community.
I remember driving my grandpa to a town like this to buy groceries. But small as this place seems, it was 6 miles to get to anyplace like this! Our local shopping involved a .22 caliber rifle, rabbets, squirrels and pheasants! Sometimes fish as well. A large garden too. Let's not forget the "fast beef" either! When I was a kid, if someone hit and killed a white tailed deer, the cops gave it to the local school and they fed it to us for lunch!
Thanks for watching! There is a certain magic and mystery in the Delta region that's hard to explain but hopefully some of that comes through in this video.
► 🎥 More Behind the Scenes Videos: petersantenello.com/
► 📝 My Free Weekly Newsletter: www.bit.ly/3HC36EH
► 👕 Merch: innercircle.petersantenello.com/collections/all
Havent seen one of your videos in a while. Really enjoyed this, life seems so peaceful compared to the city.
I’m so glad that you found some of that magic. I always feel it when I go home to visit there.
if u look at the air in the first 50 seconds u c what "they" spray in the air , on us / our food/water etc.... maybe an idee for a serie???? ;)
Happy to see you came through my hometown area.
Thank you, for your time and making these video's! GOD bless you and your work abundantly in THE MIGHTY JESUS CHRIST HOLY NAME.🙏🏽❤️
Being from a town like Alligator, MS, I'm glad I made it out. I read books to occupy the boredom of growing up in an improverished town. Graduated high school, graduated college, got a career, worked in corporate America for 10 years, moved to California, started and maintaining a smoothie business. I've always had to work twice as hard, but I made it, coming from a 37 year old black woman, I always believed I could despite my environment and basic resourcecs. Never give up!
I live in Belgium. I loved this video and I think you hit the nail on the head with your comment. This looks like a great place to live in terms of people / location, but if there is absolutely nothing to do in terms of economic activity, there is no future to be had.
@@brunovandooren3762where in Belgium? I moved to US from Lincent, Belgium
❤❤
@@fatou1975 @brunovandooren3762 Cool, I'm a transplant from the Netherlands
Do you go back to visit?
Peter, your documentation of america opens our eyes that we do not have a racial divide in this country. We have a class divide. Which in most places disproportionately affects black people. When we have communities like this of impoverished white and black people they are all in it together.
So true
I was watching the Mind Unleashed rundown on the Lil Rascals / Our Gang series. Yes, some of the comedy in these shorts may not pass “modern sensibilities”, but what the woke crowd has forgotten is that the poor white kids and the poor black kids were there together as equals.
Most folks of color around where I live drive nicer cars and wear nicer clothes than a lot of people no matter what shade they are so there are people down here that can thrive. I don't know how they do it but they do!
@@DeflatingAtheismyou don’t even know what woke means if you think that the “woke crowd” doesn’t understand it’s class warfare keeping everyone down. You need to do more research and stop letting politicians pit you against “them.”
You are dreaming.
The Mayor getting in touch with the Dollar General to build a store speaks to his ability as mayor. Good for him! He clearly cares about his community.
I hope they get one. The hard part is according to the census data there was about 120 people living there. I think someone that could come in with a mom and pop style store would do better and have a little of everything like years ago. A dollar general would run them out of business if they set up a store. Corporate America has run a lot of these small towns down and it’s gonna take all the smaller families to bring them back with help of others
dollar general puts stores in the damnedest of places. Should be good to go.
I think a mom and pop shop is a lot better then a dollar general.
Great
I don’t understand why they wouldn’t put one there I know of a Dollar General here in NC sitting in the middle of nowhere just like Alligator and I’m sure the area it’s in has less than 100 people
Hi Peter, as a southerner, I would like to thank you for the respect that you have shown my region of the country. Too often southerners are negatively stereotyped. Your videos show the beauty, kindness, and unique culture of this region. Thanks.
14:00
Ppl who negatively stereotype southerners are the same people who think everyone in NY and Cal live in multi million dollar mansions. Poverty exists everywhere
The kindness ❤️ lots of good hearted people just trying to make it .they been down for a long time 😭
I love salt of the earth people like the Mayor, the man in camo and the first gentleman you first featured. They're real honest people.
about every rural farmer in any of the fourty eight state red counties...
Usually, rural farming areas are red counties regardless of if it's a "red" state or not. @@dertythegrower
mayor, casually walking in small town Strapped.. lol.. honestly, i love how nice everyone is.. i feel so bad for Mississippi with how the people are good, but circumstances are bad.
"Salt of the earth" mayor had a gun on his hip.....you saw that, right?
@@willbass2869 ok and?
I love how the gentleman in Alligator with the walker finally caught up with you down the road, truly speaks volumes of the size of that place!
😂😂😂
But walker man is going by at a real good clip
@@bethewalt7385could never see how pushing one of those around is easier than walking with a cane
Born and raised in Greenville, MS, now a physician in Atlanta at Emory. Proud
You should be! Congratulations 👏
Congratulations Dr. 🎊 🎉 👏🏿👏🏿
That’s awesome! Congrats!
Could I rotate with you doc? Im an IMG looking for an opportunity!
You all love your town, respect.
I live in small town Mississippi and I can say without a doubt some of the best people you’ll ever meet are here! True sense of community! Being a poor state- everyone’s either currently struggling or has struggled before so the sense of empathy is heightened for sure! People will literally give the shirt off their backs! ❤
This Californian would totally share my shirt with these folks!❤
Literally some of the best people. True southern hospitality
I feel ya. I live between New Albany and Blue Springs
You can not live together with black people 😢
Poor ppl are the most generous hands down
I live in Germany. I love your videos because they are the mirror of people, culture and country. No drama, no fancy music, no special effects. Only people and country that talk for themselves.
Thank you!
@luticia- Germans must be more interested in different cultures than other European countries. I see a lot of comments on travel channels from Germans and there were fellow German travelers in every country I visited.
@@JohnSmith-ti2kp Thank you for sharing your experiences with me! 👍
@@luticia Thanks for the reply.
You should check out Bald and Bankrupt as well.
@@Singlemethod4217 Thanks, I will.
I'm French, learnt at the Sorbonne, worked in Europe and America, teach geopolitics and negotiation while running my business : NO book or class even at the top universities will teach you as much as Peter's videos. A massive thank you because it also allows non-Americans to learn how life in the US is :)
Thank you for your insights and wise words which ring so true Its a very complex situation, I am a first genereration American .
Um not accurate but an interesting point
Well said.
I spent time living in a Cajun community back in the 80’s down in Louisiana ……it was an amazing experience because of the food,music,and culture 💪💪🤙🥇enchante mon amis 😎👊
This is true but even these videos can’t cover the terror and racism faced by black Americans in these areas that still goes on.
The gentleman in the passenger seat with glasses and orange T-shirt deserves a raise regardless of how much he makes. Well spoken, eloquent even. Most of all HE GETS IT. He has a motivation behind what he’s doing. He’s not just interested in a paycheck but understands the long term big picture of the livelihood for his town. And he’s working towards that!
Absolutely. His wife was very positive too.
Caught my typo, had too much caffeine this morning lol
@@calebguyton9946why is it that when black people speak proper English, it's always " so well spoken"? We don't all live by stereotypes.... 🤷🏿♂️
The guy they're talking about in the passenger seat, with the orange shirt with the glasses looks white to me...@@weirdoslovemrshelton
@@weirdoslovemrshelton yeah the two white guys in the pick up truck, driver is smoking a cigarette, passenger has glasses and gauges in his ears.
Thank you for sharing America. The rural poor have been cast down as small minded and evil. I find them to be the most generous and genuine people in America
This is precisely what the GOVERNMENT wants. NO small towns.
@@LetsGo_Brandon Agenda 2030.
ps
I could not believe all the chemtrails in this vid.
@@LetsGo_BrandonTrump 2024 I'm Black!
If you think things have changed I have oceanfront property in Arizona to sell you.
If Kamala wins it will be even worse for the Black men in America. She is the new overseer the new paddyroller and all men in America will be drafted. lgbtabc will rule according to her add on Rue Paul's drag show. Hide your children!
Trump 2024!!!
@@mareerogers364 Trump wont return small town Americana like you remember, no one can.
RIP to the gentlelady that lost her mom. I lost my mom suddenly too but she was 56. Love your parents while you still have them. Don't wait until it's too late and they are no longer around for you to love on them.
Amen.
Sorry for your loss. I’m 56. You just never know when your time is up. I hope to be around a little longer for my kids.
56 years old. Young. Sincere condolences, and keep her legacy going 🙏🏾 🙏🏾
I still have my grandma. She is 92 years old. We are close, she calls me everyday.
Peter - when you delivered the balloons for the lady - I got emotional. You met a simple need for someone, no strings attached, out of kindness. That was beautiful.
I love how the nice people he speaks to …they talk to him like they just invited an old friend into their home. Love it.
He doesn’t swirl
That is why mississippi is called the hospitality state
I'm a lifelong New Yorker who's barely left here. These videos feel like an outlet for me. They also make me extremely grateful. I complain less about my insanely high taxes when I see a town that strives for a Dollar General Store.
Brit here. We love the South & our favourite was a trip through Holly Springs, Memphis, Natchez & followed the Mississippi down to New Orleans. Mate, you have an affinity, respect & such a beautiful connection with these communities. Your love oozes and I just hope your country appreciates that it’s black, white & every colour in between who just want the chance of a decent life in their home towns. 🇬🇧🇺🇸❤
Everyone has a chance at a 'better' life. The problem with the USA is the welfare. No one is motivated to excel when the guberment is handing out some money just to placate the people.
@@k1_w3 Black Americans were already there before '65.
So glad you had an opportunity to explore Tennessee and Louisiana. It's such a unique experience and the American South is beautiful with kind people!
You should be on every PBS network along with every History and Discovery channel in the country. The general public needs to see your channel content.
Peter is reporting what he sees. 100x better than the others.
PBS only spews narrative. Discovery & History are bought & sold entertainment.
The big media companies would sensor his content or try to push their own agenda on him.
@@gmccoyw i posted a similar comment twice, with different language, you t deleted both of them. Y t is part of the problem!
I'll check back tomorrow to see if they delete my last one...
Agreed! Pure gold!
I'm not even an American, but I find your videos very, very interesting and informative all the time. To see real America without bias and filters. Thank you Peter.❤
Me too. I am from Germany and enjoy it.
As Chinese I second this.
And a third from an Aussie 🇦🇺
I am fourth from India 🇮🇳
He is the best. Not biased at all and tries to speak to the people to educate us on how badly these little towns just need a dollar general. I would think that would be a perfect place for one. Cheap land. Come on dollar general, look into it.
Hi, from Ukraine 🇺🇦
Thanks for sharing videos about true life in the rural areas of the USA.
I think it might help many people to learn more about real American life & understand more about life in general.
This isn't "real American life" though. It's a small glimpse into the poorest part of the country at a small group of people that won't even help their own children read or learn math.
It's just after 2am in Brisbane Australia 🦘 & I'm wide awake, haunting UA-cam for something educational to watch, amongst all the trash! Then it's Peter with another brilliant vlog, sensational quality travels with non judgemental interactions, magic ✨
I'm in Melbourne AU mate, doing the same thing and its 4 am haha, Peter is the best
In california watching at the same time as you... small world as Peter shows
@@manvendra_singhLegend 🎉
@@espesqLegend 🎉
I'm in Nakuru, Kenya 8pm right now. Peter really shows the best.
I am 35 and have grown up in southwest Mississippi. My mother grew up in the delta and we still have family there. The battles we face in life makes us the strong people we are. Everyone in Mississippi has had their share of the hard times. We look for ways to make things better and strive to make a difference. Despite setbacks we stay true to being the hospitality state. I have met people that was uneducated, alone, and in poor health but still the kindest people you ever met. We have pride in who we are.
Same in South Louisiana
You sound like good folk
As it should be...much respect for those people.
Amen! I live in northern MS and I couldn't have said that better myself. I think you'll find, especially with us older people, that we don't hardly ever meet a stranger.
How far do they drive on average to get to work? Where are the jobs?
Peter is the best natural storyteller on UA-cam- no one else brings stories about the heartbeat of America better than Peter
I agree! I love watching his videos!
Nick Johnson
Those are probably some of the best people. real, welcoming, hard working, honest, salt of the earth people. Reminds me of my birthplace. Reminds me of my grandpa ❤
The way the 2 guys popped up when he mentioned cornbread 🤣 we love our cornbread here in Texas too!
Cornbread is soooo good
No matter if yo black or white lol
Me too sweet cornbread with some chili 😂
Hey Peter. This video made me tear up. Me and my dad used to watch your videos, he died a few weeks ago at 71. I am 31. I havn't been able to watch your videos, but now when I do you talk of a simmilar experience to what I had. Just wanted to write this. Take care and keep up the amazing portrayal of the unknown US to us foreigners.
I'm sorry for your loss
Condolences 🙏
May he RIP. Condolences to you, family and friends from Australia
Very sorry
🙏
I'm a travel Nurse Practitioner I have been to this region many times and the medical care is horrible. Nobody, will take any assignments to this state due to poor facilities and people are not willing to lose their license because of poor facilties. Its sad to see Americans suffer from conditions that maybe solved with resources and health care. Alot of people in this region and the south in general are so nice and appreciative. It is a total appreciative feeling than in California which offer none of that. I love the South especially the family feeling they give you. Of course you have those ignorant people but that is everywhere. What an amazing video.
Iam a travel nurse also and Ive been to alot of states and I like working in Mississippi alot. North Miss like th delta hospitals are having a ruff time and dont have alot of $ resources, but if you come further south, like to Hattiesburg, Ms where hospitals and clinics are booming and are known for great medical services here and on the Mississippi Gulfcoast, Biloxi, Gulfport, Ocean springs have some awesome hospitals. Come further south, give it a try & you will fall in love❤
If it's that bad down there, maybe Doctors without borders need to make a visit down there to provide decent medical care. sounds like we have some impoverish places in this country.
Only 2 good things about california. The weather, the Geography. The people, politics are straight 🗑
@@MrBikercatAmerica really is the richest third world country
The medical system in MS is bad and it's getting worse. Few have access to basic health clinics. These folks are the salt of the earth and need help
I have lived in both Alabama and Mississippi. Folks from Mississippi are the nicest I have come across.
sending love from biloxi MS
As a European it's absolutely insane to me that successive American governments have let many towns & cities like this rot over the decades. All they seem to care about is New York and California.
@@PeaceDwellerits mostly on the states, also a large majority of California is terrible and New York is a shell of what it once was along with most major cities in the US.
To the lovely lady who lost her mother, I'm almost 70 but I can honestly say, one of the greatest things I have ever done...was move in with my father the last 2 years of his life. I worked with rehabilitation to basically get him up and moving. I learned how to clean his esophagus , not pleasant, neither is incontinence but you do it. Through all that, he and I managed to get our history healed. We learned so much. He past in 2017. His life was amazing. He ended it with me. She will never forget nor regret her time with her mother. It is truly a blessing. I wish more kids had that chance to say goodbye. It is the circle that will never be broken. Bless you for introducing us to these strangers...for they are no longer strangers, just parts of our families that we never met.❤
I think you are awesome for that
What was wrong with his esophagus and how do u clean it?
May God keep you and cover you always🩷
I quit my job and temporarily left my husband to stay with mom on hospice for four months. No regrets and my husband was proud of me. RIP, Mary 2015. Miss you.
@@jackieblue787 God is going to bless you!🩷
One thing about us Mississippians, were content in what we have, and were accustom to this way of life. If you notice how everyone talks and moves slower, we like to stop and smell the roses. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. I love my Mississippi
Same
Agree! I was born in the delta, moved to a suburb of Jackson, MS when I was 6y/o stayed in that area until I moved to northern MS in my early 20s. I’ve lived all over the Magnolia State and have no desire to leave❤️
Clarksdale.. ❤️ my old home town.. I know all these places. You can leave the south but the south never leaves you.
Thank goodness!! I am so grateful to have grown up in the south.
I love the history of Blues music in the Mississippi Delta. Great job with this video. Thank you!
The Delta is the Home of Americas Music
Peter, you're touching the nerve of America, Regions, towns,communities, the invisible and true Grit, Best information without agendas, keep it coming 👏.
Yes he absolutely is, very good stuff Francisco
Dude, you should be paid millions for your work. You are a REAL journalist. You have perfected your craft.
He is paid millions
Well he probably does earn millions. He has 2.78 Million subscribers.
Get paid millions to document poor regions of America? Get this boy out of here
@@TOOMUCHSAUCE91seriously, he documents the suffering, and gets rich from it! The only positive thing he is doing for the people of these videos, would be showing the world these people and places. But that almost never gets them help!
@@mikeray2275 You've watched. Now you know. What did you do to help?
You don’t judge people but ask the hard questions with respect
"Cornbread?" "Man I love me some cornbread"
It's all in the seasoning of the cast iron skillet.😋
@@Chris-sv8tythe white boy turned his head like OH YEA ..cornbread ..he done had him some chocolate before..but noticed how the old man talked bout cotton picking in the 70/80s ..my mom was born in 1969 Georgia..2nd child of 4 and hers and all her siblings birth certificate say NEGRO to this day.
I'm a Maori from New Zealand I love the way you mix with locals treat them with respect always dreamed of going to thez places
I follow independent journalists on the internet, and you are absolutely the best at conveying the feelings of the American people! I’ve learned more about the American people by watching your channel one hour a week than any other journalist! Your series on the border situation is hands down the most informative source! So happy to see this channel grow & and inform people of the good, bad & encouraging ! Thank you Peter!
Yes, DC doesn't even know these places exist. Unbelievable.
When the subject of cornbread came up, both of the men in the truck lit up 😆👍 love it!!
23:23 🌽love the cornbread🍞
Food brings men together 😂 "Armies march by their stomaches"
I want to personally thank you for your work. It means allot more than you think and reaches farther and deeper than you know. Hello from Switzerland
Thank you so much! I love CH, I lived in Verbier for a winter many years ago, great memories.
Hi from Mildura, Victoria, Australia also. Videos reaching far and wide
Greetings from Canada. Love the interviews! Thank you.
Really enjoying this new series Peter.
I still find it baffling that you are one of the only UA-camrs doing these small town America town videos who actually gets out of your vehicle & talks to the local residents to get real stories & views.
Keep up the great documentaries.
P.S. The Appalachia series is still my favorite so far.
Really? There is A LOT of UA-cam channels that engage! What you talk'n bout Willis!!
There are a ton of great youtube channels on this stuff
@@Audioobscureoooh! Can you tell some of them? I'd love to see
Appalachian Mountain region are so beautiful. It could be a tourist destination on its own.
Kurt Caz is one.
My dad grew up in Shelby. He took me there to see his parents ( my grandparents) graves when I was in my early teens. He was shook when he saw how the town looked. He passed away a few months ago, I wish he was still here so I could show this to him.
I'm 30 and grew up in clarksdale. While I no longer live there, and Mississippi as a whole has fallen on hard times, if you dig deep enough you can find, in those communities, that heartbeat that makes an area go
Deep America remains a great mystery whose details excite you the more you delve into it. How I wish to visit this wondrous country. Keep following you, Peter, from Algeria.
I was born in Greenville Mississippi. I moved to California at the age of four and never been back. It's good to see my birthplace in its current condition. I plan a visit back there soon.
Born and raised in the Mississippi delta. Left 8 years ago to start a new life with my now wife in las vegas and started my business - Down4sound. I never knew that watching this video would make me emotional. I've been down every street / road you traveled in this video hundreds of times. I go back often to visit my parents in Greenville. Every time I visit I feel like I'm visiting another world or moment in time. To now be in the .1% financial bracket and to see the picture you painted / shared on where I came from made me have a deep realization. Anything is possible in this life through adapting / hard work / consistency. Thank you for making the video as a lot of people have no idea.
Send me a $10 donation as well
I'm glad this one connected with you. It's a special place. Thanks for supporting the channel!
My Daddy was born and raised in Greenville! I too now reside in Las Vegas and it’s so crazy to see how far we have come. Although I wouldn’t mind retiring there.
How bout those Shipley donuts! 😁
@@Rod-Tgross!!! worse donuts on the planet 🤢🤮
Peter- I just found your channel- if you are still in Ms., PLEASE come to Vicksburg ! I work for a 91 year old man who was born here, you would love to talk to him ! He can tell you SO much about life here, you will not regret it ! Thank you for the beautiful videos.
Yes, please go to Vicksburg. My colleague is from there and I have learned much from here growing up there. Would love to see.
Republican controlled state isn’t it? Tate Reeves good ol boy is governor I think I’m in Australia watching from afar liked your video a lot 👍
Dont 4get Mayersville. It's not too far from vicksburg, rolling fork. 😅🎉❤
The people you talk to are so friendly and reflective about the situation. I wish them all the best, and thank you for a great video
Never stop showing this stuff Peter, really helps with everyone's perspective
I was born in Vicksburg, MS in 1941. I have lived in NC for 40 years but still,keep up with my family and friends living in MS. Modern day society has the advantage of providing opportunities for people who have the will to advance in life. Life is what you make it not what will just happen.
You can get along in any culture as long as you show respect and decency.
Except it's not required for foreigners, but if I move to their homelands *I'm* required to obey their cultural rules and customs. It's a double standard.
Try that in Detroit!
Yeah bro that's why there is constant white flight since the 80's
I get along by pretending not to be aware of, and never never mentioning, except in rare daily and weekly postings, often in turgid language, about Gringo fears concerning their obvious low birth rate, or comparative bad health, compared to immigrants from Mexico. Other than that I don't approach the "border fears" topic ever at all for what it really is, mostly racism. ☝️😇🍷
@@streetsharkzI’m from Detroit and we are very diverse. Growing up there around Arabs, Mexicans white people, etc, I never experienced racism, and I was never that way towards others. I’m younger but It’s really this modern generation of blk folks that are like this.
I commented on your last video about my time living and working in southern Louisiana. I worked out of a small office in Convent , LA, up and down both sides of the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. I worked as a home health care nurse. I met some amazing salt of the earth people that I still remember to this day. Really enjoying this series.
Shoutout cancer alley!
What a great indepth look at the reality of so many people living in the US today. These poor people struggle just to have the basic needs met day by day. They are the forgotten, looked over and pushed aside citizens of the wealthiest country in the world. It makes no sense to me. When we wake up to truly understand that we are all one .. mankind. Thank you again for the great job you do to share all of this with us. We can become more accepting and responsible when we realize how diverse humanity is. Keep up the great work Joe!❤❤❤
What’s crazy is that you’re just strolling through and the first person really set the tone and gave you a quick piece of history and from there it’s like the soul of the town told itself to you and us . Excellent work brother ! 🫡
I am from the South...That's the way we are...I 'm glad you saw how it really is here...
Yeah, that’s just normal small town stuff I presume.
The first person he chose to put in the video, you mean. You people still don't know how the internet works, do you?
Born in raised in rural Mississippi and Alabama. We all really do love each other and try to work hard together. Thank you for showcasing us with respect.
I’m milking the system
Shitty state, but good people, many of them. The same is true of a lot of the country I guess
From the UK keep doing what you are doing, it's excellent viewing, something the massive media companies have forgotten how to make.
It’s amazing, a guy with a car and a camera can make something more compelling than every $200MM Hollywood production these days!
I have to say Peter really knows America. 60 minutes is a waste of 60 minutes.
I’m a Mississippian that lives in central MS. Thanks for sharing the MS Delta.
We love your work Peter! Greetings from Slovenia.
Thanks Peter, it might seems stupid but thanks to your videos I'm learning a lot of american history and what's most important, how to speak kindly and politely. English is not my mother tongue but your videos teach me what I can't learn in any academy. Thank you so much.
The people of Greenville made me smile. Their pride and positivity for their town was awe inspiring. They haven't given up. Given a chance, they'd grad it with both hands. I hope they receive that chance!
Hi Peter! from Argentine here, just to say you, thanks for to show this incredibles and lonely places in USA, a big hug, Dario here!
I was actually born and raised in Greenville. As far as why the local economy crashed, back in the 1970s Greenville had a lot of industry downtown on the lakefront. Industry for building barges, painting ships, and hauling grain down the river. The port of Greenville was a big stopping place for barges coming up and down the river. When the Grain Embargo was enacted against the USSR in 1980, it caused grain prices to plummet. This had a devastating impact on the economy and a lot of those factors and shutdown, taking the jobs with them. People moved away when the jobs left and the town still hasn't recovered.
So Jimmy Carter 1.0. As compared to Jimmy Carter 2.0 now in the white house.
Thanks for the history facts. I left Greenville in 1972
@@renebarrera5286Mississippi needs the orange guy with crap in his pants. It was a boomtown just 4 years ago. When the orange dotard was in office all the black were rich. Mississippi is a republican state. Trump wants the poor peoples money and votes. He will tell any lie to get it. Wake up.
And never will
I remember a good time when Greenville was booming, the change is unbelievable I really think it's once you elect black leadership the money leave
Peter~~~Thanks for the "RIDE" today and it was not only Fun, but also eye opening like ALL your video's! At 77 I can't travel anymore because of Health problems, and also my wife has Health problems, but with you I can sit in my chair and let YOU do all the DRIVING and WALKING around while I'm in the comfort of my chair! Thanks again for all you do for your followers and PLEASE keep up the great job. Wish I was in the position to be one of your "Member's" also, but retirement, for many of us, has it's limitations.
I hope sir if I make it to that age, that there will be options like Peters channel for me to enjoy the same as yourself. UA-cam must be a great source of entertainment for you and the wife.
I LOVE to watch Peter, in his travels, as he's a Great Guy and easy to watch him going around talking to complete strangers about where he's at and Why & What he's doing in their area!@@911axe
I grew up in Mississippi before moving to Illinois. They may have been poor relative to my family but I never felt unsafe there. Now here I am outside Chicago, surrounded by wealth but also surrounded by literal demons terrorizing the streets. The people are just different down there. Full of love and compassion for one another. Something you won’t find here.
All my friends are moving out of Illinois
@@BrianMagnafici-mw5xhworking on that myself. overreaching government with unconstitutional laws, high crime and high taxes. likely going back to Hattiesburg.
Move back make your money and move back
Lived in Miss as well and live in northwest Illinois now.
totally agree! As a french musician I've been thru both rural Mississippi and urban areas like Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta and more... 2 worlds! But you know it's quite the same here in France... ppl from the big cities are more arrogant I find out. Love the red necks, they're authentic, welcoming and fair👍👍
Peter, I'm from the Philippines and I love your videos I've learned what America is. Most of Filipinos love America and pursue the American dreams. Thank you for sharing.
Carrie and her husband are rad. Love their enthusiasm for their town
Thank you so much for saying! We just wanna do good for my hometown.
The World need more of that positivity. Keep on supporting your town. I hope to drive back to the Delta again someday. Beautiful nature and wonderful people. Love from Florida
Wish you both gave up drugs@@kerrilambert2793 best wishes
As Italian I really appreciated to see these small towns and the nice people trying their best to get over the difficulties. When I visited the USA in the past I always preferred to see this part of the Country unknown to most of the tourist and as I understand from the comments, even to many American fellows. Like always, good job Peter. You are doing a fine piece of art here. Take care. Claudio
Same in Italy. Where there is lots of money there's lots of BS. Rome is cool but it is full of scams and expensive. Same as NYC. but as we know both countries are so much more.
That's nice to hear. Most Europeans go on about their opinions about US, based entirely on tourist traps. But if you go to these little places you see the real deal. Even in a major city, if you take some courage and go to maybe a neighborhood some people think is not safe, usually that means poor, you find nicer people than anywhere else.
@@Hollylivengood That‘s true. I (as a European) always went by the assumption that Americans are kind of superficial, super extroverted and self centered.
That‘s the image you get when you watch American movies that mostly come from California.
I was relieved that most Americans, especially on the countryside, really aren‘t like this but are warm-hearted, open and emotional people.
@@kilroywashere1628 And that's rich Americans who can travel. The most of us can't even get any vacation days, and when we can, we can't afford to travel. I actually got to make a trip to Mexico finally, because a bunch of my friends wanted to help me travel somewhere, it was something. But anyway, when I got there, everybody kept saying "You don't really act US. You act like my abuela." 😄Which was awesome, because I got to meet their abuela, which was really fun. So you guys only ever meet the Americans who are dicks.
Probabilmente siamo gli unici Italiani a visitare e comprendere questa pagina. Questa e` forse l America piu` scomoda da accetatre e quella piu` nascosta dall'establishment, ma e` quella piu` vera fatta anche dalla gente piu` bella e semplice. E` sempre cosi`: chi a meno e` sempre piu` disponibile a donare. Tra l'altro e` la terra dove la musica piu` bella del mondo e` nata ed ha influenzato universalmente tutti gli artisti rock worldwide. Long live to the South and Delta blues, and kudos to your brother Claudio.
Great series, I have a great respect for our neighbours. Hello from Canada👋
Peter, thank you so much for this video. It was my old ‘stomping grounds’ in my early 20s. I am now 72. When I was 21, and living in Cleveland MS, my first child, a precious daughter, was born. Sadly, she died at the age of 41 from glioblastoma. My heart goes out to you for the loss of your dear dad. VERY Hard loss💔 It was very nice seeing that part of the State again. God bless❤️
The subtex in that back and forth with Peter and that man in the beginning- talking about a fool's nose and and an alligators nose was so poetic and telling of what life is like down there... If you caught it, you caught it ❤🎉
Im from Germany: really nice to see this view of america! Thanks!
The last time German /or heritage was nice was my own family
I vote for Carrie as mayor! So much enthusiasm for her town and great philosophy! Best of luck Greenville!
Thank you, Peter and everyone who agreed to be interviewed on camera.
My grandparents grew up in a small town in NH.
I would hear them talk about when the paper mill, shoe factory etc. shut down the small mom & pop stores followed suit. The town over time became a “depressed” area.
The young ppl who grew up there couldn’t wait to move away.
27:38 I like her spirit💫she is so positive & wants to rehabilitate her home town. Respect. 🫶
I live in Bastrop, Louisiana. The crime rate here is VERY high...they hide how many homicides there really are. Even the shootings. A papermill used to be here but when it closed everything went downhill. 45% of the town lives below the poverty line.
Yea man crime all over Louisiana is pretty crazy. any town any block anywhere you can get got if you have guard down. Weird thing is we dont even really have gangs its just every man for themself, except BR. BR has a couple gangs, bleedaz vultures etc
Think rationally. If you were to report true crime rates. Things would appear as bad to all. Can't have that.
i got so many stories on my same block i live on in metairie. Double homicides , murdering girlfriends, burning houses down,home invasions (in my own house too) etc. crazy peeps
it's always really high is small towns, the smaller the population the easier the percentage is to affect.
So move to another area,it's possible just gota put some effort into it It's a reason why 75% of America lives on the coast by big cities that's were the money is
It's so cool the hotel in Greenville got a shout out! Now they are known around the world! I loved Carrie's passion for her community! I also left my hometown for 17 years and moved back to teach in the same school district I went to as a kid!! Hometown pride for the win!!
Thank you so very much 💗🙏.
Peter I watch a lot of your videos and I gotta say mate it's a real eye opener I am from Australia thank you
Peter your are a wonderful person to help the women. You’ve driven enough of this country to know kindness is #1.
Peter, your willingness to pursue reality with true innocence and desire to hear, and I mean HEAR, the people you meet, a blessing to all. Thank you!
MS Delta lifelong resident here. You really should have visited Cleveland, MS. It is the heart of the Delta and the only thriving and growing town in the area. Rich history in art, music, and southern culture.
This is by far the greatest YT channel I’ve come across lately. Thank you, Peter! Keep up the good work!
Your choice of music composition for the traveling scenes and montage scenes is such an underappreciated key part of how great your videos are. It really ties these stories together and gives me the feeling of really wanting to, myself, dive into these places
I’m from Brazil and I love videos like this. Realistic, natural, spontaneous. Congrats.
Peter, got to be honest, I love how you get ppl to open up and welcome not just you, but all of us into their world, as well as their joys and tribulations. Great job brother!
Mam, i stumbled across Peters channel yesterday and i was up all night watching his content. Love it. Areas of our country definitely need this exposure. It shows just how vastly different the different areas of our country are
Fun Fact about the Mississippi River during WW2. In the Southern part, they used to build Submarines on Docks on the Mississippi River. And float them down to the Gulf to Launch them.
Awesome
Thank you so much for taking me with you. Frim England. 7 years ago 5 of us did a little road trip un America. We were made very welcome.
Im from Greenville but I left Mississippi 5 years ago & was so excited to someone shed light on my hometown & the delta! There is a lot of history there that people never see. SN: you passed by my church at 30:53 thanks Peter! I hope you enjoy your journey
So cool. I have folks in Leland
I was thinking of buying summer vacation land, build a little house in a place like Greenville where my family can spend a lazy, quiet summer. What do you think?
So much history that contributed to America’s culture. It’s a shame that Delta isn’t paid its respect it deserves.
@@arthistoryliterature2950 thats a great idea
@@arthistoryliterature2950I’m from Greenville, the lake life is amazing! However, watch out for the mosquitos! Unbearable in the evening time!
Thank you for visiting and being sincere. You’re always welcome [Tupelo MS]
As a blues musician from France, I decided to leave my lil' country for the big continent where the blues is born, more precisely, Mississippi Delta. 10-y-ago, I stayed and travelled many states, especially the southeastern ones. I did my "chitlin' circuit" for the blues aficionados. Met so many nice ppl along my blue trip, specifically in the small towns or very small - like Alligator, MS. I know for sho Clarksdale!! I have the huge luck to jam with Big Jack Johnson & the Oilers at Red's juke joint. I met the legend Charlie Musselwhite and way more local blues guys like Daddy Rich, Razorblade, Super Chickan etc. I miss those open minded fellas here and there. As I know pretty much the black history and the blues culture and backgrounds, it was easier for me to be (very) welcomed. I've been widely appreciated for my will of discovery and my way to pay my tribute to some bluesmen/women who "educated" me their ways. What is doing Peter is absolutely great and very interesting! I think it's time for me to go back on this mighty land of Mississippi! Poor ppl have a great heart bc they know too much what is pain and going thru it. Y'all gotta realize the world legacy that is the Blues. And so many ways to play it in MS.!! THX Peter🤠Go visit folks! Take care!
That is so cool. I lived in the delta for a few years and it always struck me how Euopeans appreciated the delta. It was like a mystical magic place to them. Then everyone in the U.S. shits on this area and a lot of the people that live there think it sucks. Which is understandable. There are parts that are straight up 3rd world conditions. There is a special energy to the place though. I just hope the conditions there improve and people are able to live better lives one day.
I actually had some musicians from france and switzerland play at my house once. They played didn't play blues, its was weird ambient noise stuff, but they were really blown away at all the history. Like all their favorite blues musicians were born like 30-45 minutes away. Lol a lot of rambling but I've just always loved how much europeans appreciated the history and vibes
Did you every make your way to Cleveland?
Charlie Musselwhite truly a legend!!
🇫🇷
I have been to Red's late one night. I don't even know how to describe it to someone who hasn't been there... it is so run down and so awesome in the same breath.
I’m a Clarksdalian. Unfortunately, Red Paden, who owned and operated Red’s passed away this past month. The town wasn’t featured much here, but it has been sad to see its demise over the past 5-10 years, in comparison to the gradual decline we were experiencing
My ex father-in-law was Razorblade’s manager. It’s a small world, isn’t it
I’m so sorry for the loss of your Dad . I lost mine when he was 59 yrs old to cancer as well . I never gave up my faith and prayers though .
I’m totally liking the way you treat everyone with respect. Great camera work too! 👍
Peter, I’m from South Carolina. My father worked in textile mills his whole life. He worked with mixing chemicals and dyes for cloth. He opposed NAFTA. He said it would wipe out textile and dependent companies. It did. That’s why so many small towns in the South have fallen into disrepair. No cotton being grown, no gin mills, no textile mills.
You can thank incompetence to all our politicians that have screwed every American in this country ! Be blessed !
I don't normally comment, but it was so touching to see you help the lady with the balloons after her mother passed. This small act of kindness is something I strive to bring more of to the world. Thank you Peter.
Also I could watch an entire series on the mounds!
It's really sad that so very few native tribes used stone to build their homes, temples or gathering huts. Wood and hides just disappear and in many cases where the natives were semi-nomadic, tents and huts were brought along to the hunting grounds, winter settlements, trading places and such thus there's in so many cases nothing visible left of cultures going back thousands of years unless you go digging for arrowheads and pottery. At least here they DID build mounds so we can remember them and know more about what went on in pre-colombian times.
Well done Peter! I've lived in Vicksburg, MS my entire 54 years, and you've done well with your MS Delta coverage. I love the respect and care you have shown to those you have shared your journey. I lived one year in the edge of the Northern Delta and it was eye opening to me the small rural communities that time has passed by.
Thank you again. I just found your channel and I'll be watching all your vids over the next few months. Safe travels!!
Peter, im doing these kinda videos in Scotland at the moment.
You inspired me to start.
Thanks
good for you "design" - My son and I have been to 6 continents and almost 30 nations - Scotland spoke to my heart like nowhere else!
@@jgnetwork2786 great to hear that. I do love my country, it's small but perfect in my eyes.
im Living in one of the poorest region in Philippines, shootings are high but people are very open..we chat and talk to neighbors...I feel happy...we all seem happy here
Helping the lady with balloons said it all. Keep doing your thing Peter!! We appreciate your work.
I missed the part about where she bought those beautiful balloons. Not in that tiny town surely.
The speech you did at the end is great. Thanks Peter!! Glad you like the South! We're trying our best to make it 🇺🇸
I was born in the MS Delta. Greenville, MS. Greenville used to have a large Jewish and Chinese population. Everyone started moving away in the 80’s. A lot of people who move away as young adults come back "home" to retire. I’ve moved away, but still have family in the Greenville, Leland, Clarksdale, Cleveland, and Ruleville areas and go back about once a year. It's a different world in many ways, but it has an undeserved “bad” reputation. Yes it’s “poor”, but for the most part people are happy and they get along.
I was born in Greenville at the age of four in 1972. I moved to Los Angeles and never been back. I planning a trip to go back soon.
@@clizark1 you should definitely get back and see it for yourself. The last time I was there (Jan ‘23) Greenville’s Main Street and Washington Ave had pot holes so big they had them roped off with orange road cones/barrels and caution tape. It looked like they’d been there a while. Never seen anything like that! But you also see a lot of love and hope people have for their community.
@@_-YoMoMMa-_ Right on, will do. It's been over 50 years 😔
Don’t forget the Italians.
I remember driving my grandpa to a town like this to buy groceries. But small as this place seems, it was 6 miles to get to anyplace like this! Our local shopping involved a .22 caliber rifle, rabbets, squirrels and pheasants! Sometimes fish as well. A large garden too. Let's not forget the "fast beef" either! When I was a kid, if someone hit and killed a white tailed deer, the cops gave it to the local school and they fed it to us for lunch!