As someone who grew up in the Northeast, even the two states with Republican governors are fairly moderate and downright left-leaning when you compare them to what passes as "conservative' in the South. Two entirely different trains of thought.
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Massachusetts has a republican governor but goes democrat in almost literally everything else. and it regularly ranks as one of the most liberal/progressive states (sometimes ranking first depending on criteria).
@@MultiKswift I've usually chalked up the (R) governorship to the fact there's still a big working class consciousness in the NE. Most traditional conservatives still value public education & are only as right as the state is progressive. They'll make a show of balancing budgets, but not much else.
@@UniquelyUnseen I've heard some people explain it that we want someone of the opposite party in place to act as a check/balance when we are overwhelmingly on one side of the political isle. I've heard other people explain it that New England republicanism is very different from national republicanism. And so we will never vote for a republican in a national election (president, representives, or senators) but will when they are working within Massachusetts. I think it's hard to pinpoint exactly but is probably influenced by multiple things.
As an Arizonan who's spent time in Nevada, I joke how it's almost California's little colony. So much is influenced by CA, especially in Northern Nevada.
Yeah! That's why? I said Let's go!!!! The west coast Los Angeles California and las Vegas nevada powerhouse classic. Cuz my raiders and dub nations 4life!!!! Westside til I die!!!!
Big mistake on the cost of living: "the cost of living is over 100, which I think means on average it takes more to live than you can earn every month". No, the cost of living in the US is set to 100, and then the cost of living in each state is calculated based on that. So for example, CA's 140 means that it is 40% more expensive to live in CA than the US average, and TX's 90 means that TX is 10% cheaper than average. Also, the cost of living index does NOT take income into account, so it may be worth it to live in a state that is 40% more expensive if the average income is 50% higher, for example.
As a middle class Southern California native, whenever I visit New York I'm shocked at how expensive things are in NY. And I also hear this from my friends in NY that used to live in CA. It's funny because majority of America thinks CA is THE most expensive place. Average cost of food, dining out, rent, car insurance & health insurance are more expensive in NY than CA.
@@xxgoodnevil17xx yes that is probably the largest part for food. Most vegetables in store are from California. There’s an awesome Indian restaurant here and the gentleman says he imports all his spices from India. Raises the cost for sure.
Having lived on both coasts and in the south, I would say the more polarizing video would be the North and South. You touched on it a bit but there are a lot of differences. To me the south almost feels like a different country (I've lived in Europe and Asia as well).
I've lived in Northern Virginia all my life but have family in Lynchburg. Someone call Virginia the South and it definitely is in cities like I mentioned but Northern Virginia is like a different world compared to the rest of the state. It feels like I'm in a different country when I go to some cities in rural Virginia
When you say south and North what part exactly? One thing that party drew to this video is that South is actually split, if look at populations, growth, demographics, history the South Atlantic states of VA, NC, SC, GA, and FL are as much different from AL, TN, MS, AR, KY, and LA "TX and OK too but that's a different story" as the Northeast is from the Midwest........ the 3 states of GA, NC, SC together is 26 mil that more people than AL, MS, TN, AR, LA and KY combine. Then when you factor in Florida's 20 mil it becomes a pattern. NC to FL alone is 47 million people in area barely bigger than Cali but 8 million people more. The South Atlantic states are way more cosmopolitan and faster pace then the interior South.
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Honestly If Vermont and Pennsylvania were to be included for the East Coast, you could have atleast given the West Coast a state like Nevada, Idaho, Arizona or even Alaska or Hawaii
@@rolando7660 Las Vegas is too far from the coast to be considered "West Coast" and feels more Desert Southwest. Although you could argue the Las Vegas could be an extension of SoCal
Personally I'd define the East and West coasts based off of geography and watersheds (east of the Appalachians and west of the Cascades, Sierra Nevada, etc.) but it would be a lot harder to get numbers for everything that way.
As a European (Italian) if I had to live in the US, instead than East or West coast, I'd pick Colorado. The only (big) limit is the absence of any sea. But I love the mountains, so it's good for me! ;-)
Wanted to add this as a pennsylvanian, we do actually kinda have a cost, Philadelphia is at the mouth of the Delaware River which connects directly to the ocean.
I have lived on both coasts. The weathered is better on the west coast, but I prefer living on the east coast. Schools are generally better, and everything is close by. Transportation infrastructure is superior in the east. Beaches are better in the east and we have more cultural attractions. I left California 23 years ago, would never move back. The northeast megalopolis has provided me with a great quality of life. The population on the west coast is rather transient while the population on the east coast tends to stay put.
i agree with most of what you said there. i still prefer living in the west coast mainly because i live in a very developed area. its near a top 100 school in the country, the architecture is arguably better than even the northeast metropolitan area, we got Hollywood a few hours down south, homes are generally bigger (but also very expensive like new york), and i have had a lot more job opportunities that when i lived in new york. i did notice there is a lot more diversity in my area than my experience in the east.
I'm about to do my fourth and almost certainly final flip-flop - back to New England. After 18 years in California the ONLY thing sadly left that is compelling about it is the weather. Can't believe I'm headed back to the winters again, but the people and the culture ultimately make it worth it. Oh, and in NH I can actually a nice little house on a beautiful piece of land to call my own, while still being fairly close to Boston. Really looking forward to it.
@@polylight I thought the weather would be a drag in the east, but I have grown to genuinely love the seasons, more now than when I wasa kid. If you are bummed our about shoveling snow, by a condo instead of a house. California has nice weather, but my quality of life overall is so much better. I live in NYC. At least the rain washes the smell of pee away. San Francisco had turned into a beautiful toilet by the time I left, and i lived in a good neighborhood. I'd moved to the burbs the last couple of years I was there. What I learned is the suburbs are boring and mostly the same, no matter where you live. Autumn in New York is my favorite time, but I like the snow too.
If you love the cold and snow - like I do - the Northeast is the place to be. I love the four seasons. It really impacts day-to-day living and each season has its own kind of mood or vibe. Nice to have the change-up.
There’s no better place to live in the country than in California Central Coast , with my avocado farm and going once a month to Burbank just for business
Good video. I would have gone into the geography a little more and mentioned how the east coast is a coastal plain whereas the west coast is a coastal mountain range. This has caused the metro areas on the west coast to be much more isolated from one another, unlike the east coast which is largely one continuous city almost. The only place on the west coast that comes close to this is the area from Los Angeles to San Diego but even in this case, there is a break due to Camp Pendleton.
This is a man who knows cali! I've done that drive past Pendelton hundreds of times. Beautiful area. My dad used to work at the plant before back in the 90s. I live further up the coast in Oregon now, and you are right about the scarcity of connecting cities. Once you leave north LA on the 5, its farmlands and nature, with towns interspersed. Near Frisco and Sacramento it gets a bit dense again, but after that its nature all around. Love it.
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Coming from a west coast background (western Washington) in terms of political stance and lifestyles and attitudes there is a lot to say about geography, in particular people west or east of the Cascade mountain range, and I'd dare say the Sierra Nevada range as you go south through California. West of the mountains has billions of tall trees and, at least in Washington, gets a lot more rain which makes it lush and green, and the natural environment (despite the rain) encourages a lot of outdoor activity. It also results in a lot of environmentalism (tree huggers and hippies). I grew up camping in the woods and beach combing, mountain biking, trail hiking, skiing, etc. with a lot of reverence for nature. But... drive over the mountains to eastern Washington and it changes dramatically, like being in almost a different country. Camping, for example, on the west is done with quiet respect for nature nestled in the trees with small campfires in designated fire pits and the main sound is tent zippers and hammering of tent pegs in the ground. But on the east side it's loud boisterous bbq partying and car stereos and families bickering loudly. And of course western Washington generally votes blue and east votes red. If you wore a MAGA hat in a west side campground you'd get some unpleasant stares. If you wore a Joe Biden t-shirt on the east side you'd probably have beer cans thrown at your head. Just saying sometimes it just as much different one or another side of a regional geographical division as it is between West and East coast USA. I'll bet if I went tent camping in New Hampshire it would almost feel like "home".
New Hampshire is the most confusing state politically to the point I'd say it's the only state in the country that could be defined as independent. New Hampshire also gets waaayyy more snow than Washington State especially western Washington unless you live up on the cascade mountains of Washington, which little to nobody does. I love Washington state though because of its climate and diverse landscape, just wish it wasn't so damn cloudy, expensive, and full of homeless in western Washington. I like the Bellingham area and smaller towns like Lynden up by the Canadian border a lot. Not full of traffic like Seattle metro.
Awesome, GK! As a US-friendly Swede, I learned A LOT from this one - and other of your focused vids! Keep up your excellent work: Cheers from derelict Gothenburg!
Isn't Gothenburg pretty conservative in terms of Swedish politics? My Swedish political understanding is not that great but I love your country. Cheers from the USA
Jag alskar talar svenska. Jag talar inte svenska god. I only started learning it recently so i can't write or speak much, I would write this in swedish if i could, but it's a nice language.
On another regional divide, as a lifelong resident of Northern Virginia, it's like a totally different world here compared to the rest of the state and it's crazy that some people call Virginia the South but it definitely is once you get outside of the DC suburbs
State lines are a terrible way to define regions. Virginia, New York, Texas, etc. Are all in multiple regions but are just put into the one that is historically more accurate
Although a native Texan, I have lived in all geographical regions of the U.S. and even abroad. I currently live in Northern Virginia (NOVA). This region of VA is basically comprised of DC suburbs. Although there are people here from all over, I tend to encounter A LOT of transplanted Northeasterners.
To clarify the map @7:59, it actually showed which non-Caucasian ethnic group was MOST overrepresented in that county--and only relative to that group's *national* population proportion. East Asian and Pacific Islander Americans are, in fact, much more highly concentrated on the West Coast than on the East Coast, largely due to geographic proximity, but it's that Latinos are even more highly concentrated in some of the same counties on the West Coast. Some of the counties on the East Coast indicated as having Asians as their most highly overrepresented minority are, like, just really, really white and happen to have a slightly higher-than-average proportion of Asian Americans (esp Desi/South Asian Americans). For instance, Morris County, NJ, where I grew up.
I was about to point that out. I'm first generation American-born, my parents being from Guatemala and El Salvador. I was raised in Las Vegas and have been to California countless times, where I have family. After Latinos (mostly Mexicans but also Salvadorans, Cubans, etc), there are TONS of Asians, mostly Filipinos, Chinese and Vietnamese/Koreans. California and Vegas have more Asians than Black Americans. Growing up, my friends had parents from Mexico, Philippines, China, Cuba, El Salvador, Honduras, Vietnam, Ethiopia and Eastern Europe. That's Vegas immigrant makeup for the most part
I think that the Southeast should be considered as a different region from the rest of the East Coast, and I would add all of the Gulf Coast to the Southeast.
I think it would be interesting to compare west coast to northeast coast… like Virginia and north. I feel like the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida are just straight up in a different region than what I consider the “East Coast”
@@reelfishing47 VIRGINIA IS STILL THE EAST COAST IS APART OF THE FIRST 13 colonies which makes the east coast from Maine to Florida is the EAST COAST it’s in the EASTERN STANDARD TIMEZONE AND TOUCHES THE ATLANTIC OCEAN in colonial days it was called the mid colony
I grew up on the east coast and so did my peers and I only saw the LA area once as a little kid back in 09z It was nice to see the Pacific and the palm trees out there.
Very cool analysis! I think I would have included more states that are culturaly west like Nevada and Arizona to make the comparison a little more even like how you said that you included Vermont and Pennsylvania despite them not having coastal acess which I never considered that those states were land locked and not technically part of the coast but you were right to include them because they culturally are likewise I think it makes sense that you excluded Alaska and Hawaii even though they could be considered west coast geographicaly but they aren't culturally and I imagine they would have messed up the calculations with Alaska being so big but so little population and Hawaii being so unique as well.
I feel nevada and most certainly Arizona are a different type of state. Arizona is more similar to New Mexico and Texas, the south west. Nevada is somewhere in the middle between the southwest and west coast.
@HomerOJSimpson Arizona is definitely different from California in some ways, for example the gun culture in Arizona is much more permissive. There are a decent amount of people in Phoenix who carry handguns in their cars for protection. Not so much in Los Angeles. Gun laws in Arizona are much more like New Mexico and Texas than California as well.
@@john3_14-17 so cal is part of the south west and a lot of the similarities have to do with environment and temps (semi arid to desert) and Mexican influences but they are also very different in others
The west coast is not just less populated because it was explored later, it is much less inhabitable because it’s covered in large deserts and the tallest mountains in the continental US.
I think various factors including the lack of water and distance from Europe played a large role in the East becoming more populated than the west. (Granted the west recieved a large volume of immigrants from Asia, also due to relative proximity) Now the journey from NYC to LA is a comfy plane ride or a long but easy drive. In the early days the journey was much less safe. (Ever play Oregon Trail, its the original Dark Souls)
You you can do the Netherlands north and south. I love in the south but we are a lot more social, hospitable and direct in communication. The more north you go the more “stiff” people will become. Belgium also has south and north separation between French and Belgium speaking people. There are lot of countries you can do this for
California was NOT settled first. New Mexico and arizona have European immigrant populations and cities dating back to the 17th century, and the city of Santa Fe was founded the same year as Jamestown. The whole area was settled at almost exactly the same time as Virginia and Massachusetts. I think the older narrative was originally skewed because California and the southwest became part of the United States after the end if the US/Mexican war in 1848, and the California gold rush began a year later. New Mexico and Arizona became states in the first few years of the 20th century. I have been to both Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown, the first Atlantic European settlement, twice for several days each time, and to Santa Fe several times as I grew up in El Paso, Texas, which is part of New Mexico culturalktpy and most other ways. They are both very worth visiting. Personally, though, I find Santa Fe much better. if you have been to both, and prefer Jamestown/Williamsburg, feel free to disagree. ;)
That may *technically* be true, but the Spanish and the Mexicans had a joke of an investment/development plan for their colonies/territories. Most of the actual settlement and development came *after* the Americans plowed the Rancho/Mission system underfoot.
Dude he said California was the first one to be settled out of the west coast states being compared. He explicitly said he'd leave Arizona and New Mexico out of it 😂
At about 7:30, Cost of Living, 100 is the average. If you were 130, that would mean it is 30% higher than the average cost of living. And Cost of Living is generally food, shelter, transportation, energy, clothing, healthcare, childcare.
Great video ... Nice job including PA, cause Philadelphia is just a short ride up the Delaware River, so it's still connected to the Atlantic Ocean, with ports similar in size to Baltimore, Boston, Portland and Seattle.
You can't really compare just east vs west. It's Pacific Northwest & California vs The Northeast, the Southeast, & Florida. It's interesting to see the the cultural delineations are almost perfectly matched up with the climate groups
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The NEW ENGLAND and the RUSTBELT state's are the best In the country. I'm grew up and down the eastcoast but most of my life I've been a Pennsylvanian lived mostly between urban Bethlehem and rural bangor townships of the greater lehigh valley. As well as most of summer's and every hunting season in WARREN/SHEFFIELD townships around the ALLEGHENY national forest.
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Bring able to travel across country 11 times as well as, driving up I-5 & I-95, would move back to Washington State in a heart beat. There are very few states where you can travel inside its borders and experience all regions of the US.
As an Oregonian though, Washington is the overall better state without taking into account landscape and natural beauty. That Is where there is a toss up imo.
This would be interesting to do regarding the home nations/constituent countries of the UK. But given the population imbalance with England having so many people it would make sense to divided England into London, and then northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest. Which the UK often does to make comparisons more understandable.
Actually, you should consider Navy and Air Force Recruitment as well as civilian employment with the military. Not sure about Cali, but Washington has Island County and Bremerton two areas without high enlistment but which rely on the military for their GDP. Bremerton acts as a repair base for the pacific fleet and Island county is entirely dependent on Airforce and naval bases for employment.
Similar scenario in lots of parts in California. I’m from San Diego and the navy and marines basically built this city out and there are other small city’s whether in San Bernardino or Monterrey where a military logistics hub or base is located that anchors the entire city.
With the military forces, it would’ve good to focus on National Guard. Sure they are part of the general armed forces of the USA, but each is state-based and the governor of each state is the Commander in Chief for each. Of course, population would impact the size of each National Guard, but it would’ve been good to see that.
@@mikedaniel1771 there is public transit up and down the east coast. I live in Baltimore and you can take the train to dc or all the way up to Boston. The commuter trains between DC and Baltimore run every 20 minutes. I believe it goes further south as well. DC and New York have subway systems. Baltimore also has a small subway rail and a bus system. There are also buses that go to New York. I can take the bus from my house, to the train, take it to dc, then jump on the subway to my destination. Same when I go to New York. If the west coast doesn’t have that, that would be a great reason to compare.
@@mikedaniel1771 okay well that’s something to talk about and compare, isn’t it. Of course you’re not going to have public transit in rural areas. I don’t think any country does.
@@robw1571 Well then technically, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and Arizona should have been included since the Colorado River runs through all of them and ends at the Pacific Ocean 🥴
@@Nick-lx4fo Biggest balls per capita goes to the pacific island territories though, they send more men to military service than any of the states when compared to population.
The low voter turnout is a real issue IMO. Only the most radicalized members of the Left and the Right are motivated to vote. IMO people in the middle need to get off the their couches. The expression "the lunatics have taken over the asylum" is the way that I would describe the US government in 2022.
That's because those candidates win the primaries and then there's no one for the sane to vote for. That said Biden is hardly a leftist. He may window dress as one right now but truth be told in any other industrialized country he'd be considered conservative.
Low voter turnout is def a problem in USA. I think I once heard that voting is mandatory in Italy. I wonder how countries enforce mandatory voting. Is it like incentive to vote or punishment for lack of voting?
The Left: "Trans people deserve equal rights under the law." The Right: "Trans people are icky degenerates trying to destroy America with a pedo cabal funded by George Soros." Centrists: "Clearly, both sides are too radical for my tastes. I'm just going to continue sitting on the fence."
@@statsguy1446 Not really. The so called left leaning Democrats in America are way more center than the left in Europe. American left is very minor. People like Bernie Sanders are true liberals but America will never be ready for a Sanders because again, most American Democrats lean more center than pure left.
Hispanics might be dominant in the West. But soon as i was almost finished my drive from California Los Angeles region to North Carolina Charlotte region, I came across a Hispanic grocery. So although their population is smaller, they are very present. Black presence could only be seen in Cities out west except for El Paso. Than I came into Fort Worth and Dallas and there was really where Blacks were significant. Did not see many Hispanics in Little Rock (B/W) or Memphis. Memphis is the Black town, while Nashville is a white town. I saw one black guy in Knoxville. Blacks are more significant in Charlotte and Fayetteville were I'm at.
Their history and culture are very distinct from those of the 3 states he mentioned, while they may litterally be on the West Coast geographically they aren't part of the cultural region. (Like how New Mexico isn't part of "the south" or Montana not being part of "the north" because those regions were named when the east coast was all that mattered)
You mentioned that the East Coast was settled earlier but the first humun beings entering the Americas did so via the land bridge between Asia and the Americas, i.e. West Coast.
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I currently live in the west coast (CA), east coast (MD) and midwest (MI). I bounce back and forth between these 3 states because of work and I'm originally from CA. I spend most of my time in the midwest. Whenever I go to east coast as a Californian native, I see some differences but there's also a lot of similarities. But midwest is completely different. It's not like east or west. Midwest people seem to be both conservative and liberal at the same time. Or maybe neither conservative or liberal. As a west coast native I wouldn't mind living in the east coast (northeast region) but I don't think I could permanently live in the midwest or south.
I'm from Baltimore Maryland and yeah! Don't hate the west coast Los Angeles California people and gangsta rap of powerhouse experience classic entertainment around the world. Yeah! I love it. But i don't hate like ny do!
The real divide is urban and rural. There are still plenty of people on/near the coasts that are more similar to Wyoming politically than they are to New York or LA.
Great video. However many cities on the east coast date back further than the 18th century. I’m from Maryland and my town was built in the mid 1600s some others much earlier.
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9:11 that map does not support the claim you make You say that the map has darker shades because there's more population on the east coast, but the map is taking into account per capita enlistment. It's not inherently true that a state with a higher population would have a higher per capita enlistment. In fact, it would be quite easy to be the opposite
Do a video on coastal nations that lack coastal cities Also do a video on nations that have the highest percentage of their citizens on the borderlines.
This is off topic but you should make a video’s discussing Micro nations, like Sealand or Molossia. “Countries” that claim to be independent nations but aren’t recognized by any nation.
After being in California for three weeks, I appreciate North Carolina more. But California does have nicer things. Just the whole accessibility thing bothers me!
The maps on ethnicity look all wrong. There should be a ton of Asian, Middle Eastern, and Latino enclaves on the West Coast.. The largest populations of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese outside of their native country are on the west coast, which is the eastern edge of the Pacific Ocean. Not to mention huge populations of Indian, Thai, Iranian, Nigerian, etc. Ethnic diversity, cultural appreciation, tolerance, etc would all be good areas to compare East and west
These kinds of statistics are very complicated because many Asians are now many generations here so there is a lot of mixed race, I have many friends with a Korean father and a white mother or the other way around and the kids and grand kids are all mixed so there is no real race anymore it is "mixed" race. I also know of Latino and Asian mixed it's really not clear oh that person is Korean and that person is Latino, it's much more complicated now.
@@drscopeify totally agree. I think there was a huge influx in the 70s, and because CA is SO diverse, there are plenty of flavors to choose from, and we are a state that thirsts for variety.
You could count the militias/civil defense forces for states like Oregon that have them, but I don't know if those are even organized enough to have specific numbers available
@@TCatfishEatist I didn't take any offence, I merely assumed you may be a foreigner who hadn't heard of them before (heck, I hadn't heard of the organization you're referring to).
West coast nice but not kind East coast mean but kind I just saw a clip where a lady said that. West coast they will be all sympathetic if you have a flat and wish you luck changing it. East coast "you can't change your own tire? let me do it for you, idiot.." mean words kind action. Pretty accurate lol
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This past few days watching my funds decline is very discouraging.Holding doesn't really help much ,any Idea on how to earn better through investment ?
*Which other 2 regions of a country should I compare?*
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north and south
Northern and Southern Italy
China for sure
East and West Poland
As someone who grew up in the Northeast, even the two states with Republican governors are fairly moderate and downright left-leaning when you compare them to what passes as "conservative' in the South. Two entirely different trains of thought.
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Massachusetts has a republican governor but goes democrat in almost literally everything else. and it regularly ranks as one of the most liberal/progressive states (sometimes ranking first depending on criteria).
@@MultiKswift I've usually chalked up the (R) governorship to the fact there's still a big working class consciousness in the NE. Most traditional conservatives still value public education & are only as right as the state is progressive. They'll make a show of balancing budgets, but not much else.
@@UniquelyUnseen I've heard some people explain it that we want someone of the opposite party in place to act as a check/balance when we are overwhelmingly on one side of the political isle.
I've heard other people explain it that New England republicanism is very different from national republicanism. And so we will never vote for a republican in a national election (president, representives, or senators) but will when they are working within Massachusetts.
I think it's hard to pinpoint exactly but is probably influenced by multiple things.
@@cartier2312 you forgot the northern states
As a Californian I feel like Nevada is a part of the west coast culturally if nothing else.
As a Nevadan, I agree ☝️
As an Arizonan who's spent time in Nevada, I joke how it's almost California's little colony. So much is influenced by CA, especially in Northern Nevada.
Yeah Nevada is basically california with less laws lol
Yeah! That's why? I said Let's go!!!! The west coast Los Angeles California and las Vegas nevada powerhouse classic. Cuz my raiders and dub nations 4life!!!! Westside til I die!!!!
If we're throwing NV with us might as well include AZ (love and respect y'all 🙏👍).
Big mistake on the cost of living: "the cost of living is over 100, which I think means on average it takes more to live than you can earn every month". No, the cost of living in the US is set to 100, and then the cost of living in each state is calculated based on that. So for example, CA's 140 means that it is 40% more expensive to live in CA than the US average, and TX's 90 means that TX is 10% cheaper than average. Also, the cost of living index does NOT take income into account, so it may be worth it to live in a state that is 40% more expensive if the average income is 50% higher, for example.
Thanks for the explanation I had a feeling the video was wrong but my theory was completely different than this lol
That makes more sense
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Totally agree with this one! 100%
Alaska’s cost of living index is. 131% . It used to be much higher 40 years ago but back then the wages were much better.
As a middle class Southern California native, whenever I visit New York I'm shocked at how expensive things are in NY. And I also hear this from my friends in NY that used to live in CA. It's funny because majority of America thinks CA is THE most expensive place. Average cost of food, dining out, rent, car insurance & health insurance are more expensive in NY than CA.
@@malaquiasalfaro81 thanks literally to you
I have been saying this for a long time. New York, specifically nyc is easily the most specific city when you provide context . Not even close
@@malaquiasalfaro81 I wonder if that's due to all the agriculture California and the west have. Much fresher and less transportation costs.
@@xxgoodnevil17xx yes that is probably the largest part for food. Most vegetables in store are from California. There’s an awesome Indian restaurant here and the gentleman says he imports all his spices from India. Raises the cost for sure.
I wish that moved to California and see the celebrities stars talented and staying going some place else.
Having lived on both coasts and in the south, I would say the more polarizing video would be the North and South. You touched on it a bit but there are a lot of differences. To me the south almost feels like a different country (I've lived in Europe and Asia as well).
I’m from the north and I will say that without a doubt Ontario Canada feels culturally more similar to the north than the south does.
Oh yeah? What was it like in Vermont?
I've lived in Northern Virginia all my life but have family in Lynchburg. Someone call Virginia the South and it definitely is in cities like I mentioned but Northern Virginia is like a different world compared to the rest of the state. It feels like I'm in a different country when I go to some cities in rural Virginia
I'm from New England and the culture here is very different and slightly more European compared the rest of the country.
When you say south and North what part exactly? One thing that party drew to this video is that South is actually split, if look at populations, growth, demographics, history the South Atlantic states of VA, NC, SC, GA, and FL are as much different from AL, TN, MS, AR, KY, and LA "TX and OK too but that's a different story" as the Northeast is from the Midwest........ the 3 states of GA, NC, SC together is 26 mil that more people than AL, MS, TN, AR, LA and KY combine. Then when you factor in Florida's 20 mil it becomes a pattern. NC to FL alone is 47 million people in area barely bigger than Cali but 8 million people more.
The South Atlantic states are way more cosmopolitan and faster pace then the interior South.
This video could easily be renamed: California vs the East without changing much
The East Coast States OF The United States are Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia are all East Coast States. The West Coast States OF The United States are Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The Southern States Of The United States are Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas
@@cartier2312 you forgot the northern states
Idaho neveda and alaska should have been part of this
more like west vs east without southeast
@@cartier2312 that made no sense 🤦♂️
Honestly
If Vermont and Pennsylvania were to be included for the East Coast, you could have atleast given the West Coast a state like Nevada, Idaho, Arizona or even Alaska or Hawaii
sore loser L west W east
Pennsylvania has Philadelphia which is considered an East coast city, while AZ or NV have no cities that are near the Pacific Ocean
Pa is always considered east coast
@@AlexCab_49 a case could be made for Las Vegas as well then. Completely unfair to not include Nevada if they were going to include Pennsylvania.
@@rolando7660 Las Vegas is too far from the coast to be considered "West Coast" and feels more Desert Southwest. Although you could argue the Las Vegas could be an extension of SoCal
Personally I'd define the East and West coasts based off of geography and watersheds (east of the Appalachians and west of the Cascades, Sierra Nevada, etc.) but it would be a lot harder to get numbers for everything that way.
Let’s deal with facts and not personal definitions. Any state that touches either the Pacific Ocean or Atlantic Ocean.
As a European (Italian) if I had to live in the US, instead than East or West coast, I'd pick Colorado.
The only (big) limit is the absence of any sea. But I love the mountains, so it's good for me! ;-)
The west coast has both ocean and mountains
@@mikedaniel1771 so does the East
utah is pretty good aswell
@@fluxuous6907 Where?
@@mikedaniel1771 let's see... NY, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, ME...
Wanted to add this as a pennsylvanian, we do actually kinda have a cost, Philadelphia is at the mouth of the Delaware River which connects directly to the ocean.
Yeah Philadelphia and the East half is more of a East Coast feel. Pittsburgh and the West are in Appalachia
I have lived on both coasts. The weathered is better on the west coast, but I prefer living on the east coast. Schools are generally better, and everything is close by. Transportation infrastructure is superior in the east. Beaches are better in the east and we have more cultural attractions. I left California 23 years ago, would never move back. The northeast megalopolis has provided me with a great quality of life. The population on the west coast is rather transient while the population on the east coast tends to stay put.
i agree with most of what you said there. i still prefer living in the west coast mainly because i live in a very developed area. its near a top 100 school in the country, the architecture is arguably better than even the northeast metropolitan area, we got Hollywood a few hours down south, homes are generally bigger (but also very expensive like new york), and i have had a lot more job opportunities that when i lived in new york. i did notice there is a lot more diversity in my area than my experience in the east.
I'm about to do my fourth and almost certainly final flip-flop - back to New England. After 18 years in California the ONLY thing sadly left that is compelling about it is the weather. Can't believe I'm headed back to the winters again, but the people and the culture ultimately make it worth it. Oh, and in NH I can actually a nice little house on a beautiful piece of land to call my own, while still being fairly close to Boston. Really looking forward to it.
@@polylight I thought the weather would be a drag in the east, but I have grown to genuinely love the seasons, more now than when I wasa kid. If you are bummed our about shoveling snow, by a condo instead of a house. California has nice weather, but my quality of life overall is so much better. I live in NYC. At least the rain washes the smell of pee away. San Francisco had turned into a beautiful toilet by the time I left, and i lived in a good neighborhood. I'd moved to the burbs the last couple of years I was there. What I learned is the suburbs are boring and mostly the same, no matter where you live. Autumn in New York is my favorite time, but I like the snow too.
If you love the cold and snow - like I do - the Northeast is the place to be. I love the four seasons. It really impacts day-to-day living and each season has its own kind of mood or vibe. Nice to have the change-up.
There’s no better place to live in the country than in California Central Coast , with my avocado farm and going once a month to Burbank just for business
Would’ve 100% included AZ and NV part of the west coast. they are honestly more culturally like CA then the Pacific Northwest
Are they on the Pacific coast though?
Good video. I would have gone into the geography a little more and mentioned how the east coast is a coastal plain whereas the west coast is a coastal mountain range. This has caused the metro areas on the west coast to be much more isolated from one another, unlike the east coast which is largely one continuous city almost. The only place on the west coast that comes close to this is the area from Los Angeles to San Diego but even in this case, there is a break due to Camp Pendleton.
This is a man who knows cali! I've done that drive past Pendelton hundreds of times. Beautiful area. My dad used to work at the plant before back in the 90s. I live further up the coast in Oregon now, and you are right about the scarcity of connecting cities. Once you leave north LA on the 5, its farmlands and nature, with towns interspersed. Near Frisco and Sacramento it gets a bit dense again, but after that its nature all around.
Love it.
@@jsnel9185 The other interesting thing is that that is where Interstate 5 comes very close to the Pacific ocean
It might be interesting to compare the Midwest (centered around Chicago) to the South, from Texas to Virginia.
As a pennsyvannian it's nice to be on the east coast
The East Coast States OF The United States are Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia are all East Coast States. The West Coast States OF The United States are Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The Southern States Of The United States are Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas
@@cartier2312 Seeing the thumbnail I found it odd West Virginia wasn’t included. Especially the eastern panhandle region. Your comment is how I see it
@@cartier2312 you forgot the northern states
As a Washingtonian, it’s nice knowing you rely on our inventions to get by. (Windows, Microsoft, Amazon, etc)
@David Henry Same here man👍
Coming from a west coast background (western Washington) in terms of political stance and lifestyles and attitudes there is a lot to say about geography, in particular people west or east of the Cascade mountain range, and I'd dare say the Sierra Nevada range as you go south through California. West of the mountains has billions of tall trees and, at least in Washington, gets a lot more rain which makes it lush and green, and the natural environment (despite the rain) encourages a lot of outdoor activity. It also results in a lot of environmentalism (tree huggers and hippies). I grew up camping in the woods and beach combing, mountain biking, trail hiking, skiing, etc. with a lot of reverence for nature. But... drive over the mountains to eastern Washington and it changes dramatically, like being in almost a different country. Camping, for example, on the west is done with quiet respect for nature nestled in the trees with small campfires in designated fire pits and the main sound is tent zippers and hammering of tent pegs in the ground. But on the east side it's loud boisterous bbq partying and car stereos and families bickering loudly. And of course western Washington generally votes blue and east votes red. If you wore a MAGA hat in a west side campground you'd get some unpleasant stares. If you wore a Joe Biden t-shirt on the east side you'd probably have beer cans thrown at your head. Just saying sometimes it just as much different one or another side of a regional geographical division as it is between West and East coast USA. I'll bet if I went tent camping in New Hampshire it would almost feel like "home".
Just say you dislike conservatives. It's that easy.
east washington sounds wonderful
Ok Spokane native here, and bud, your full of crap.
New Hampshire is the most confusing state politically to the point I'd say it's the only state in the country that could be defined as independent. New Hampshire also gets waaayyy more snow than Washington State especially western Washington unless you live up on the cascade mountains of Washington, which little to nobody does. I love Washington state though because of its climate and diverse landscape, just wish it wasn't so damn cloudy, expensive, and full of homeless in western Washington. I like the Bellingham area and smaller towns like Lynden up by the Canadian border a lot. Not full of traffic like Seattle metro.
The west coast Los Angeles California gangsta rap
Awesome, GK! As a US-friendly Swede, I learned A LOT from this one - and other of your focused vids! Keep up your excellent work: Cheers from derelict Gothenburg!
Isn't Gothenburg pretty conservative in terms of Swedish politics? My Swedish political understanding is not that great but I love your country. Cheers from the USA
Jag alskar talar svenska. Jag talar inte svenska god. I only started learning it recently so i can't write or speak much, I would write this in swedish if i could, but it's a nice language.
On another regional divide, as a lifelong resident of Northern Virginia, it's like a totally different world here compared to the rest of the state and it's crazy that some people call Virginia the South but it definitely is once you get outside of the DC suburbs
Northern Virginia is like the furthest south point of the northeast megalopolis basically
State lines are a terrible way to define regions. Virginia, New York, Texas, etc. Are all in multiple regions but are just put into the one that is historically more accurate
@@ppppppppp64 I agree
If you think that’s bad try going into Appalachian Pennsylvania. Everyone here calls it Pennsyltucky for a reason
Although a native Texan, I have lived in all geographical regions of the U.S. and even abroad. I currently live in Northern Virginia (NOVA). This region of VA is basically comprised of DC suburbs. Although there are people here from all over, I tend to encounter A LOT of transplanted Northeasterners.
I'm from central California and even we are not the same as northerner or southern California
To clarify the map @7:59, it actually showed which non-Caucasian ethnic group was MOST overrepresented in that county--and only relative to that group's *national* population proportion. East Asian and Pacific Islander Americans are, in fact, much more highly concentrated on the West Coast than on the East Coast, largely due to geographic proximity, but it's that Latinos are even more highly concentrated in some of the same counties on the West Coast. Some of the counties on the East Coast indicated as having Asians as their most highly overrepresented minority are, like, just really, really white and happen to have a slightly higher-than-average proportion of Asian Americans (esp Desi/South Asian Americans). For instance, Morris County, NJ, where I grew up.
I was about to point that out. I'm first generation American-born, my parents being from Guatemala and El Salvador. I was raised in Las Vegas and have been to California countless times, where I have family. After Latinos (mostly Mexicans but also Salvadorans, Cubans, etc), there are TONS of Asians, mostly Filipinos, Chinese and Vietnamese/Koreans. California and Vegas have more Asians than Black Americans. Growing up, my friends had parents from Mexico, Philippines, China, Cuba, El Salvador, Honduras, Vietnam, Ethiopia and Eastern Europe. That's Vegas immigrant makeup for the most part
It would be interesting to see a 3 sided comparison that included the Gulf coast.
I think that the Southeast should be considered as a different region from the rest of the East Coast, and I would add all of the Gulf Coast to the Southeast.
I think it would be interesting to compare west coast to northeast coast… like Virginia and north. I feel like the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida are just straight up in a different region than what I consider the “East Coast”
Yeah and if you add GA, SC, FL to the east coast then you should add AK, AZ, NV to the west coast for a more equal analysis.
theyre apart of the original states
Virginia isnt north east?
I wouldnt really say its southern either more of it's own thing but definitely south eastern before north eastern
@@reelfishing47 VIRGINIA IS STILL THE EAST COAST IS APART OF THE FIRST 13 colonies which makes the east coast from Maine to Florida is the EAST COAST it’s in the EASTERN STANDARD TIMEZONE AND TOUCHES THE ATLANTIC OCEAN in colonial days it was called the mid colony
I grew up on the east coast and so did my peers and I only saw the LA area once as a little kid back in 09z It was nice to see the Pacific and the palm trees out there.
The people in the WEST COAST are more friendly, polite; and nothing compares to the landscape in the West Coast!
I LOVE OREGON !!
West coast life is too fast nothing compares to the beautiful beaches or Florida!!
Not much friendliness or politeness in California.
not in cali
The majority of the tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon among others were established on the west coast.
Very cool analysis! I think I would have included more states that are culturaly west like Nevada and Arizona to make the comparison a little more even like how you said that you included Vermont and Pennsylvania despite them not having coastal acess which I never considered that those states were land locked and not technically part of the coast but you were right to include them because they culturally are likewise I think it makes sense that you excluded Alaska and Hawaii even though they could be considered west coast geographicaly but they aren't culturally and I imagine they would have messed up the calculations with Alaska being so big but so little population and Hawaii being so unique as well.
I feel nevada and most certainly Arizona are a different type of state. Arizona is more similar to New Mexico and Texas, the south west. Nevada is somewhere in the middle between the southwest and west coast.
@@Homer-OJ-Simpson I disagree, I think that SoCal is way more culturally close to Arizona and Nevada than it is to the Pacific Northwest.
@@govindraman3189 except a SoCal is significantly more left than Nevada and Arizona.
@HomerOJSimpson Arizona is definitely different from California in some ways, for example the gun culture in Arizona is much more permissive. There are a decent amount of people in Phoenix who carry handguns in their cars for protection. Not so much in Los Angeles. Gun laws in Arizona are much more like New Mexico and Texas than California as well.
@@john3_14-17 so cal is part of the south west and a lot of the similarities have to do with environment and temps (semi arid to desert) and Mexican influences but they are also very different in others
You should include Alaska. The sheer amount of cargo that passes through the state is pretty crazy.
Now do a video on the amount of people fleeing New York and California for the states that didn't look too good on these maps.
I’m very curious General Knowledge, how long does it takes you to prepare for and develop a video like this? Your videos are always exceptional!
CA, NV, and AZ is where it's at. 👏
I've wished someone had made a video on this topic for years a while! Thank you!!
I’m writing a book called “West Coast Etiquette”. This info and video is long overdue, as is the upcoming book. Such stark differences!
The west coast is not just less populated because it was explored later, it is much less inhabitable because it’s covered in large deserts and the tallest mountains in the continental US.
I think various factors including the lack of water and distance from Europe played a large role in the East becoming more populated than the west. (Granted the west recieved a large volume of immigrants from Asia, also due to relative proximity)
Now the journey from NYC to LA is a comfy plane ride or a long but easy drive. In the early days the journey was much less safe. (Ever play Oregon Trail, its the original Dark Souls)
And lots of desert
@@jasonreed7522 the ride from ga to Utah is atrocious
You you can do the Netherlands north and south. I love in the south but we are a lot more social, hospitable and direct in communication. The more north you go the more “stiff” people will become. Belgium also has south and north separation between French and Belgium speaking people. There are lot of countries you can do this for
California was NOT settled first. New Mexico and arizona have European immigrant populations and cities dating back to the 17th century, and the city of Santa Fe was founded the same year as Jamestown. The whole area was settled at almost exactly the same time as Virginia and Massachusetts.
I think the older narrative was originally skewed because California and the southwest became part of the United States after the end if the US/Mexican war in 1848, and the California gold rush began a year later. New Mexico and Arizona became states in the first few years of the 20th century.
I have been to both Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown, the first Atlantic European settlement, twice for several days each time, and to Santa Fe several times as I grew up in El Paso, Texas, which is part of New Mexico culturalktpy and most other ways. They are both very worth visiting. Personally, though, I find Santa Fe much better. if you have been to both, and prefer Jamestown/Williamsburg, feel free to disagree. ;)
That may *technically* be true, but the Spanish and the Mexicans had a joke of an investment/development plan for their colonies/territories. Most of the actual settlement and development came *after* the Americans plowed the Rancho/Mission system underfoot.
Dude he said California was the first one to be settled out of the west coast states being compared. He explicitly said he'd leave Arizona and New Mexico out of it 😂
@@listen1st267 I was think the same thing, but there will always be those "gotcha" comments, lol
You’re talking about the European immigrants who committed genocide against the native Americans.
@@martinluna4987 "Immigrant"... very interesting choice for wording, there.
Oh yeah you should make a video on fastest growing, and shrinking countries by population in a more detailed way.
I was born in the south and raised on the west. Now I’m headed east. I’ve loved the history and the vibe of the east coast since I was a kid
I grew up on the West Coast. I like the West Coast lifestyle of health and fitness.
At about 7:30, Cost of Living, 100 is the average. If you were 130, that would mean it is 30% higher than the average cost of living. And Cost of Living is generally food, shelter, transportation, energy, clothing, healthcare, childcare.
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Hello. I live in Oregon but not the coast. The coast is 4-5 hours away depending on drive time. I consider myself not on the coast
That’s fair it feels like a different state when you pass mt hood lol
North v South is a good idea. Southern California where I was raised is far different from even Oregon
True.
Please compare all the Nordic countries: Norway, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, and maybe Iceland too
Great video ... Nice job including PA, cause Philadelphia is just a short ride up the Delaware River, so it's still connected to the Atlantic Ocean, with ports similar in size to Baltimore, Boston, Portland and Seattle.
Also, Vermont is in New England, but it isn't east coast as it has no coastline.
You can't really compare just east vs west. It's Pacific Northwest & California vs The Northeast, the Southeast, & Florida. It's interesting to see the the cultural delineations are almost perfectly matched up with the climate groups
The US has a degenerate culture of you want to call it “culture”
Which Cities are bigger by Land Area?
The East Coast States OF The United States are Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia are all East Coast States. The West Coast States OF The United States are Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The Southern States Of The United States are Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas
@@cartier2312 you forgot the northern states
Great video, keep up the good work
The NEW ENGLAND and the RUSTBELT state's are the best In the country.
I'm grew up and down the eastcoast but most of my life I've been a Pennsylvanian lived mostly between urban Bethlehem and rural bangor townships of the greater lehigh valley.
As well as most of summer's and every hunting season in WARREN/SHEFFIELD townships around the ALLEGHENY national forest.
I would add the Mid Atlantic/Northeast Megalopolis states to best states list as well
@@blushdog what about the pacific nw😢
Rustbelt 🤢
@@soupdrinker yea theres definitely improvement needed there, im about to play manhunt for the first time and watched a video on Detroit today lol
Another great video!!!
The East Coast States OF The United States are Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia are all East Coast States. The West Coast States OF The United States are Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The Southern States Of The United States are Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas
@@cartier2312 you forgot the northern states
Thanks!
The west coast also has darker sand on its beaches than the east coast. This is due to volcanic activity on the west side of the country.
I’ve never been to the east coast but I have noticed the sand here in Oregon is much darker than what I think most people would think of
I would love to see a north and south india comparison 👌🏼
Over in the west coast at least in the PNW of Washington consider Idaho, and Nevada as parts of the west coast
Bring able to travel across country 11 times as well as, driving up I-5 & I-95, would move back to Washington State in a heart beat. There are very few states where you can travel inside its borders and experience all regions of the US.
Very good video. Thank you.
Oregon and Washington are goated.
As an Oregonian though, Washington is the overall better state without taking into account landscape and natural beauty. That Is where there is a toss up imo.
This would be interesting to do regarding the home nations/constituent countries of the UK.
But given the population imbalance with England having so many people it would make sense to divided England into London, and then northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest.
Which the UK often does to make comparisons more understandable.
Man this stuff is sooo helpful, excellent presentation 👍🏼👏🏻😁
I grow up in Québec and now i'am on the Canadian West coast near Seattle since one year and for me West Coast =Best Coast.
How about North vs South now? 🙂
I think I heard of this happening before...
Nah, we did that once before.
Actually, you should consider Navy and Air Force Recruitment as well as civilian employment with the military. Not sure about Cali, but Washington has Island County and Bremerton two areas without high enlistment but which rely on the military for their GDP. Bremerton acts as a repair base for the pacific fleet and Island county is entirely dependent on Airforce and naval bases for employment.
Similar scenario in lots of parts in California. I’m from San Diego and the navy and marines basically built this city out and there are other small city’s whether in San Bernardino or Monterrey where a military logistics hub or base is located that anchors the entire city.
you did mention it but i would like to know the reasoning you included VT & PA with the east coast but not AK & HI for the west coast
With the military forces, it would’ve good to focus on National Guard. Sure they are part of the general armed forces of the USA, but each is state-based and the governor of each state is the Commander in Chief for each. Of course, population would impact the size of each National Guard, but it would’ve been good to see that.
Do a video on the closest and farthest pairing of world capitals where the two nations border each other
Geography differences, and differences in public transit options would be cool.
Public transit? Unless you live in a major city like NYC or Chicago, forget about it
@@mikedaniel1771 there is public transit up and down the east coast. I live in Baltimore and you can take the train to dc or all the way up to Boston. The commuter trains between DC and Baltimore run every 20 minutes. I believe it goes further south as well. DC and New York have subway systems. Baltimore also has a small subway rail and a bus system. There are also buses that go to New York. I can take the bus from my house, to the train, take it to dc, then jump on the subway to my destination. Same when I go to New York. If the west coast doesn’t have that, that would be a great reason to compare.
@@catgirl6803 Like I said, major cities. I live in rural Virginia and I'm stuck unless I drive to Richmond.
@@mikedaniel1771 okay well that’s something to talk about and compare, isn’t it. Of course you’re not going to have public transit in rural areas. I don’t think any country does.
I feel its unfair to include Pennsylvania and Vermont on east coast but not even Alaska on west coast, but overall great video!
Technically Pennsylvania does touch the coast at the very bottom southern tip if you count the Delaware River. There is a port there.
@@robw1571 Well then technically, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and Arizona should have been included since the Colorado River runs through all of them and ends at the Pacific Ocean 🥴
Pennsylvania literally is less than 2 hours from the Atlantic. Nevada from the pacific… is another story.
@@Ian58 well I was just saying hawaii and Alaska should be counted on the west coast side
9:15 That data was per 1000 24 year olds, so the larger population of the east doesn't matter they send more per capita too.
Yeah dude didn't even read the legend, east coast just has bigger balls per capita, well actually, the south has bigger balls
@@Nick-lx4fo Biggest balls per capita goes to the pacific island territories though, they send more men to military service than any of the states when compared to population.
Born in California, raised in Georgia.
East coast is best coast!
The exact same comparison separating metrics for women would be equally enlightening. Thanks for your work.
The low voter turnout is a real issue IMO. Only the most radicalized members of the Left and the Right are motivated to vote. IMO people in the middle need to get off the their couches. The expression "the lunatics have taken over the asylum" is the way that I would describe the US government in 2022.
That's because those candidates win the primaries and then there's no one for the sane to vote for. That said Biden is hardly a leftist. He may window dress as one right now but truth be told in any other industrialized country he'd be considered conservative.
Low voter turnout is def a problem in USA. I think I once heard that voting is mandatory in Italy. I wonder how countries enforce mandatory voting. Is it like incentive to vote or punishment for lack of voting?
The Left: "Trans people deserve equal rights under the law."
The Right: "Trans people are icky degenerates trying to destroy America with a pedo cabal funded by George Soros."
Centrists: "Clearly, both sides are too radical for my tastes. I'm just going to continue sitting on the fence."
Except the centre leaning people have no one to vote for. The political representation is extremely polarized.
@@statsguy1446
Not really. The so called left leaning Democrats in America are way more center than the left in Europe. American left is very minor. People like Bernie Sanders are true liberals but America will never be ready for a Sanders because again, most American Democrats lean more center than pure left.
Hispanics might be dominant in the West. But soon as i was almost finished my drive from California Los Angeles region to North Carolina Charlotte region, I came across a Hispanic grocery. So although their population is smaller, they are very present. Black presence could only be seen in Cities out west except for El Paso. Than I came into Fort Worth and Dallas and there was really where Blacks were significant.
Did not see many Hispanics in Little Rock (B/W) or Memphis. Memphis is the Black town, while Nashville is a white town. I saw one black guy in Knoxville. Blacks are more significant in Charlotte and Fayetteville were I'm at.
wouldn’t you count Alaska and Hawaii since they are on the pacific coast?
Their history and culture are very distinct from those of the 3 states he mentioned, while they may litterally be on the West Coast geographically they aren't part of the cultural region. (Like how New Mexico isn't part of "the south" or Montana not being part of "the north" because those regions were named when the east coast was all that mattered)
You mentioned that the East Coast was settled earlier but the first humun beings entering the Americas did so via the land bridge between Asia and the Americas, i.e. West Coast.
Yeah but we killed all the natives remember? He’s referring to colonization of Americans as they arrived and settled on the northeast before the west
Love the navy bootcamp music in the background lmao
I love his videos
The East Coast States OF The United States are Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia are all East Coast States. The West Coast States OF The United States are Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The Southern States Of The United States are Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas
@@cartier2312 you forgot the northern states
Which would be the better preference dry heat or humidity
That is an excellent question.
The East Coast States OF The United States are Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia are all East Coast States. The West Coast States OF The United States are Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The Southern States Of The United States are Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas
@@cartier2312 you forgot the northern states
I currently live in the west coast (CA), east coast (MD) and midwest (MI). I bounce back and forth between these 3 states because of work and I'm originally from CA. I spend most of my time in the midwest. Whenever I go to east coast as a Californian native, I see some differences but there's also a lot of similarities. But midwest is completely different. It's not like east or west. Midwest people seem to be both conservative and liberal at the same time. Or maybe neither conservative or liberal. As a west coast native I wouldn't mind living in the east coast (northeast region) but I don't think I could permanently live in the midwest or south.
The Midwest really is a nice balance between the two coasts.
I'm from Baltimore Maryland and yeah! Don't hate the west coast Los Angeles California people and gangsta rap of powerhouse experience classic entertainment around the world. Yeah! I love it. But i don't hate like ny do!
The real divide is urban and rural. There are still plenty of people on/near the coasts that are more similar to Wyoming politically than they are to New York or LA.
In a general sense the states differences are just a reflection of the proportion of its people that live in urban areas vs rural
Great video. However many cities on the east coast date back further than the 18th century. I’m from Maryland and my town was built in the mid 1600s some others much earlier.
basically California vs the east coast
why is the U.S Air force song playing in the background particularly at 7:46 ish
0:40
This is the most impressive for me: on the both narrow stripes lives about as many people as in other 87 % of the country
As someone who isn’t from the US and not even north America, I totally agree with this video
The East Coast States OF The United States are Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia are all East Coast States. The West Coast States OF The United States are Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The Southern States Of The United States are Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas
@@cartier2312 ok
@@cartier2312 You're not really correct, but you're not completely wrong
9:11 that map does not support the claim you make
You say that the map has darker shades because there's more population on the east coast, but the map is taking into account per capita enlistment. It's not inherently true that a state with a higher population would have a higher per capita enlistment. In fact, it would be quite easy to be the opposite
I don't get the logic of including non-coastal states in the East but not the West. It should be all or none.
Do a video on coastal nations that lack coastal cities
Also do a video on nations that have the highest percentage of their citizens on the borderlines.
The United States Naval Academy and West Point Military Academy are both located on the East Coast
You forgot coast guard training.
This is off topic but you should make a video’s discussing Micro nations, like Sealand or Molossia. “Countries” that claim to be independent nations but aren’t recognized by any nation.
After being in California for three weeks, I appreciate North Carolina more. But California does have nicer things. Just the whole accessibility thing bothers me!
The maps on ethnicity look all wrong. There should be a ton of Asian, Middle Eastern, and Latino enclaves on the West Coast.. The largest populations of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese outside of their native country are on the west coast, which is the eastern edge of the Pacific Ocean. Not to mention huge populations of Indian, Thai, Iranian, Nigerian, etc.
Ethnic diversity, cultural appreciation, tolerance, etc would all be good areas to compare East and west
Latino not Latin latin is the romans
@@zeged34 good eye. Fixed.
These kinds of statistics are very complicated because many Asians are now many generations here so there is a lot of mixed race, I have many friends with a Korean father and a white mother or the other way around and the kids and grand kids are all mixed so there is no real race anymore it is "mixed" race. I also know of Latino and Asian mixed it's really not clear oh that person is Korean and that person is Latino, it's much more complicated now.
@@drscopeify totally agree. I think there was a huge influx in the 70s, and because CA is SO diverse, there are plenty of flavors to choose from, and we are a state that thirsts for variety.
I see that you forgot about any Slavic ethnicities. Nobody ever remembers the Slavs. But I expect as much from ignorant western trash like you
Was that king cotton in the background?
You could count the militias/civil defense forces for states like Oregon that have them, but I don't know if those are even organized enough to have specific numbers available
National Guard is very organized, even with the amount of flack they get from the "proper" armed forces. And are state forces.
@@leandersearle5094 sorry I meant the Civil Defense corps run by the Oregon military Dept, no disrespect to the National Guard
@@TCatfishEatist I didn't take any offence, I merely assumed you may be a foreigner who hadn't heard of them before (heck, I hadn't heard of the organization you're referring to).
West coast nice but not kind
East coast mean but kind
I just saw a clip where a lady said that.
West coast they will be all sympathetic if you have a flat and wish you luck changing it.
East coast "you can't change your own tire? let me do it for you, idiot.." mean words kind action. Pretty accurate lol
Ya forgot the most important part: How do both coasts compare in gangsta rap
The East Coast States OF The United States are Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia are all East Coast States. The West Coast States OF The United States are Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The Southern States Of The United States are Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas
@@cartier2312 you forgot the northern states
I think Alaska should be counted as west coast. Maybe Hawaii as well.
One of your best videos yet!! Love the use of maps and data. Love our beautiful and diverse country!
Very informative, thank you. A note: some Maps gave me sickness motion because of bad shaky zoom in effects
Im from Philadelphia, PA and there's and we absolutely count ourselves as part of the east coast
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@@cheguevara7478 the most advanced bot chain I have ever seen on youtube
East Coast and West Cost: we’re pretty equal
Northeast: hehe~
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