BRITS React to 10 Best Small Towns You Never Heard Of in the U.S
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- OB Daz, Gaynor and OB Aidan react to the 10 best small towns you have never heard of.
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The "Northwestern" that's in Natchitoches is "Northwestern State University". The much more famous "Northwestern" is basically in Chicago.
Evanston, IL a northern suburb of Chicago.
Yep, why did this narrator even say that?!?!?
Northwestern State University whos school mascot is the demons? thats wild
and it’s called Northwestern because back at the time of its foundation, it was Northwest of most of the country that resided on the east coast or south.
Amish live back closer to the 1820s. Watch the movie "Witness" which is not only an excellent movie (Harrison Ford is a Philly cop), but also provides a very nice depiction of Amish life in the process. Really good film--was filmed in and around Lancaster, PA (pronounced there as Lankister--emphasis on the Lank) when I lived in Harrisburg, PA, just up the road.
I can never think of that move (which is beautifully filmed, btw) without remembering my sister taking our son on a train trip from Harrisburg to Philadelphia to visit friends. This was the year the movie came out. He was about 8 or 9 at the time and she would NOT allow him to go to the bathroom at the station in Philadelphia. Poor kid. :)
Ahhh, little Lucas Haas. Had a mad crush on him as a girl.
The Amish "break" you're talking about is called Rumspringa. And it's considered a rite of passage that allows young people to make an informed decision on whether or not to remain in the lifestyle. It's not frowned upon that I know of.
Yes, and the surprising fact about it is the majority of young people choose to stay in the lifestyle.
There are a few ultra-conservative sects (think Schwartzentruber) that frown on the practice of Rumspringa, but most sects embrace the idea that young people have the right to understand what they're choosing.
Different Northwestern. Northwestern is in Chicago and is in the Big Ten.
That Snoopy shaved ice machine brought me back to my childhood, I loved that thing😂.
For me, it was my son's childhood, only he had the snowman. :)
When Northwestern University in Illinois was founded, it was indeed in the northwest of the United States.
I lived in Applegate, Michigan population 301 people. When we moved I took 6 of the population with me. We had 1 convenient store, 3 churches a fire department and a bar.
Northwestern University *IS* in Illinois. The one named here must be a different one.
Makinac in Michigan it's an amazing little town, too touristy but nevertheless mind blowing
FYI Aidan. The Internet requires electricity to function... No incest problem
Lovely video. Small towns here in south-central Pennsylvania are nothing to sneeze at, and I'm surprised at least one of them didn't make this list. There are many wonderful small towns to be found in this area of the state. I LOVE having the Amish for neighbors. Here in south-central Pennsylvania, we also enjoy the fullness & richness of the changing of the seasons. When it gets too hot, you know a cool down is right around the corner, and vice-versa. Spring & Autumn here are spectacular. Small town life in Pennsylvania is GREAT....!! 😃
Ya'll ain't got nothiin' on Northcentral Pennsylvania. One of the prettiest small towns you'll ever visit (and I can almost guarantee you've seen photos of it) is Muncy, PA, not far from the largest town in Northcentral PA, Williamsport (home of Little League Baseball, and onetime lumber capital of the world. At one time, Williamsport had the highest number of millionaires per capita, in the world, too.) And we've got history and nature and culture and artists and artisans and craftsmen. So we can agree that life in small town PA is great. :)
I live in Amish country in Ohio. Holmes County is gorgeous and their woodworkinh is second to none.
Most are pretty cool people who only use technology for work and use natural gas and propane for everything that needs heated or cooled. Propane powered refrigerators are wild.
I love Holmes County! I love the beautiful furniture and gift shops, the bakeries, the cheese shops, Lehman's store, and the most beautiful farms nestled along the rolling hills and valleys. Absolutely lovely! The real deal - not like "Amish Disney World" in Lancaster, PA.
My aunt and her family live in Sugarcreek
@@Unit285 it's a beautiful area. Millersburg, sugarcreek, Berlin, etc. Just have to be vigilant about buggies and cyclists.
@@debrawhite751 it's an underrated part of Ohio for sure. It's like stepping back in time and crossing into the Swiss Alps.
Nice thing about Michigan is you can live in a cute small town but still be within a short drive of a bigger town when you want to have a night out.
Shipshewana isn't quite how it's portrayed in the video. It's a huge tourist attraction in the summer. It has the biggest flea market in the midwest every week in the summer. It has hotels, resturants, stores, etc. Yoders Meat & Cheese Company is an awesome meat market though. Ill make the hour drive just to go there.
Hey Guys! I am from oklahoma (relocated to connecticut) so I have actually been to about 4 of these towns on the list. My take is; these new england small towns are gorgeous and you will find alot of hospitality there. On the other hand, places like Davis, OK. are a little different. The experience is much more "homegrown" and the folk out there genuinely care about being hospitable. If a simple life, good friends, and true southern hospitality is the life for you, then I would say he nailed the #1 on this list.
Try Bust Colorado, population 2. It's halfway between Colorado Springs and Woodland Park
In Shipshewana, there is an auction, an Amish restaurant, and other things. I have personally never been, but, it is famous for those things in the surrounding areas.
The first thing I think of when I think of England is rain. Just like Seattle.
Small towns are the best. I loved growing up in the NJ suburbs. Less people less problems
Fayetteville Arkansas in the foothills of the Ozark Mounntains. College town, around 93,000 residents, and over 30,000 plus student population. University of Arkansas flagship school main campus. Razorback stadium, Bud Walton Arena, Baum stadium baseball stadium, JB Hunt Transportation world headquarters, Tyson Foods world headquarters, Walmart world headquarters, plenty of restaurants and bars, culture, lakes, rivers, water sports, hiking trails, etc. Clearly I can go on and on about this place. Did I say it's beautiful too?
I just moved to Fayetteville from Ohio in January. We absolutely love Fayetteville and the entire Northwest Arkansas (NWA) area. It's awesome walking out of my house and seeing mountains in the distance in every direction. I'm from a much smaller towns, so Fayetteville is actually much bigger than what I'm used to, but it still has that kind of small town feel...except the traffic lol. And then if you drive just a few minutes outside of town it complete country. My girlfriend and I are constantly talking about how beautiful the view is when we're driving around.
I’m from Benton (I find myself say,”no, not Bentonville” all the time to people from out of state. I also love Fayetteville and the whole NWA area. I’m just hoping the recent explosion of growth up there doesn’t change the flavor of the place too much. It’s such an awesome classic college town, and in a beautiful natural setting, to boot.
Two others in AR I’d recommend that are smaller one in my area, one in yours: Hot Springs, only 30 minutes from me. About 40,000, so a small city. And Eureka Springs, near you. It was always a big favorite of my family, and is still my favorite place for a relatively close trip. It’s so quirky and interesting, w/a lot of history. And of course the Crescent Hotel attracts a lot of ghost hunters. Even if you don’t actually believe in that, its interesting history, and they even do a campfire ghost story time. Not to mention its just a beautiful old building, always w/one or two resident cats (the “managers”).
Northwestern University is in Evanston, IL
Narrator was wrong for that Toledo jab.
Red bank NJ has the count Basie theatre and Vogel. Rick Wakeman just played there Tuesday night. A nice town with a high class concert venue.
I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma and grew up going to Turner Falls. It was always fun. It's not super glitzy or anything, but it's a good example of why I love li ung here. It's never TOO much. By all means, Oklahoma would love a visit.
Oklahoma City is in the process of building the tallest skyscraper in the US. Oddly enough.
I don't know exactly why, but I find that fascinating!
So 8 of these towns he’s mentioning will have “rough” winters, with cold temperatures & snow which is why he says they are great vacation destinations. #1, #4 & #5 are all in New England, so lots of snow. Marietta being on the river will be truly cold as I grew up in a town down river & yes, very cold. It’s been hit by ice storms the last few years. However, Marietta is quiet lovely, but it’s in the Appalachian Mountains & the region tends to be poor. There are some people up in the mountains who still use outhouses. Hawaii, while beautiful with tropical weather, is expensive to live there…cousin used to live there when he worked for the government. The South has alligators & Natchioches has an alligator park. And though this town is inland a bit, it’s still close enough to the coast that you could still be affected by hurricanes. Weather will be very hot & humid in the summer which is why there’s air conditioning…winters are relatively mild compared to the northern part of the country, but they still can have crappy weather as well at times. Most will tell you not to move to Oklahoma...it tends to be a poor state which is why he tells you it's affordable. When he put it at #1, I laughed & wondered who was paying him to say that. Edit: weather is very hot in the summer (32+C) & mild winters (average temp 8C)
Check out Yukon OK. nice suburb of Oklahoma city.
Guys northwestern is in Illinois ...its outside of Chicago in Evanston. The northwestern in Louisiana is another college
The movie " Steel Magnolias " was filmed in Natchitoches! It is a lovely place to visit and of course the famous meat pies too!!
Check out Kannapolis North Carolina
Red Bank is great! Love the NJ Connections and shout outs!
Born in Natchitoches, LA
The Amish are not inbred, but do suffer from what is known as "Founder's Disease". This is where the gene pool gets locked up and unable to express variety. Thus, lots of Amish are blonde haired or share similar facial characteristics.
You can see this better with Africans, as each tribe has obvious differences from other tribes.
Amish do abstain from most modern conveniences, but also use them in limited capacity to conduct business. So, it's now common to find Amish internet websites and stores that take cash and card. If they use a motor vehicle, it is often owned by the entire community or they have a good associate who offers them rides into town.
Founders Disease is inbreeding
Azkenashi jews as well.
Winnipesaukee is the name of that lake by Wolfeboro
It's an Amish tradition called Rumspringa, Daz.
Teenagers/young adults can watch TV, movies, and all the things that are forbidden.
It is a defined period and after that they can decide to return and join the church or leave.
The Mennonites first immigrated to the Colony of Pennsylvania in 1683 and the first Amish settlement in 1740.
NH is always among the top 5 US States, and our 200+ towns are seemingly all on lakes, ponds & streams. Mountainous/hilly with 82% forestation and four distinct seasons, we are an enthusiast's paradise. Yes, we've been "found", but there are still many "holes to hide in" as we say.
So many amazing small towns - This video really falls short of providing you options
Areas around Lancaster/Hershey PA are also very nice
I’ve been going to lanesboro Minnesota for years and the trout fishing stream and rivers are pretty good and the Amish are around there too. A lot of small town breakfast shops and good stores. The only thing that turns off people from going there is the deep dive into the valley where it is it’s very steep. Otherwise, if you get past that part you’re fine it’s beautiful no sometimes it’s very cold.
These don’t seem to be the type of towns that Daz would like to live in. And many of the things that are of interest to people like Briggs I don’t think they matter much to Daz. You’re right Daz Northwestern University is in Illinois. Briggs left out Northwestern State I think. That’s the one that’s in Louisiana.
Reba McEntire, the country singer is from Oklahoma so all you have to do is listen to her accent
Roseville Georgia, would be good for y'all. It's just south of Chattanooga TN, (I'm talking I lived 1 block from Chattanooga & 3 blocks or, a walk away from a great sports bar where there is darts tournaments 3 nights per week. Y'all would love it👍😁
I can’t hear red bank , NJ without thinking about Kevin Smith.
For more about Amish and Mennonite communities, watch one of Peter Santenello's videos; he has several with these folks. He has visited places all over the world, spending time with local people. Cities and places off the beaten path. For that matter, you might find a smallish town you like in one of his videos. Try recent ones in Huntsville and Fairhope Alabama. But many, many more, and they all involve talking with local people - not tourism type videos. Remote native communities to big cities.
Wolfeboro is great. So are Laconia and Meredith; both also on Lake Winnepesaukee.
For a better idea about Oklahoma, I suggest looking up "Keeping it Dutch" featuring Sean a Marine Veteran and Farm Homesteader or "Hidden Heights Farm" featuring Kevin another Veteran and Farm Homesteader. Both live near the same town and both are friends. You truly get an idea of what it is like running a Family Farm in Oklahoma, by watching their videos. You pick up the vibe of rural small town living, schooling kids, and the day to day activities including outdoor sports like Fishing and Hunting.
yooooo sherburne vermont! Adore it. Shelburne Farms there is a wonderful place to visit!
Suggestion---to get to know people in a small town, go to CHURCH on Sunday and stay afterwards for coffee. Usually people at church are happy to talk to you about what is going on in the area.
Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the country in Evanston, Illinois. Just north of Chicago.
I live in Ardmore, OK. Davis, OK is just North of me. There is no way in hell you guys would move to Davis. lol I mean, were we watching the same video? LMAO I just don't think it's a match for Daz or even Gaynor really. Oklahoma is a great financial option among other things, but it is not a match for you guys. Maybe somewhere closer to or in Oklahoma City, I could see it.
I live in Poteau, Oklahoma my fellow okie 😂
The Amish grow their own food, make their own furniture and clothes and build their own homes. They MUST wear clothes they're told to wear, the way to wear them, and the way they're to be made. There's very strict rules on dating and marriage. They pretty much have to have permission for a lot of things like that If they leave the Amish life they are shunned by other Amish, including their own family.
If a young person chooses to leave after Rumspringa, before they are baptised, they are not shunned at all. They are welcomed to visit and often the non-Amish grandkids spend summers with their grandparents or aunts and uncles. It's only those who've been baptised and then decide to leave, who are shunned, and the degree to which that shunning is enforced depends on the church district, which vary widely in their strictness.
I live in a town of about 4.5 thousand people. We have a lake on 3 sides of us and it cuts us off from the rest of our county. We have no official town government, or law enforcement. We furnish our own fire protection and ambulance service. Most of our buildings are old and historical and we have a deep history. However, we like our quiet, calm and peaceful life.
I grew up near a lot of Amish communities.
They had lots of businesses in the area and their stuff was always top notch.
The ones here use modern devices to some extent. They run a couple bakeries and grocery stores in the area-- excellent baked good, btw-- and they have to have modern equipment to keep up to code and everything.
But their own homes are more traditional. And they have a tiny one-room school with hitching posts outside, and they don't use motor vehicles or tractors (but will hire people to drive them if needed).
And they rock the whole look with the hats and the bonnets and the beards and all that.
They have videos on the Amish. You should watch them. You will be surprised about them. We didn't live too far from Shipshewana. They make great furniture and the food is very good
Lived in a town of 1700 people. Then we moved to the big city of 7,000 people. And now I'm in Houston.
most of those towns seemed like they would be dang cold in the winters
Newark, Delaware / Bear, Delaware/ Middletown, Delaware / Hockessin, Delaware
I didn’t expect Oklahoma to be on there. I live in a small town in Oklahoma. I’m pretty sure my grandpa was born in Davis. He served in WWII and settled in Tulsa. He was married over 50 years and had a daughter and adopted my dad when their daughter was like 18-19 years old. He passed away from cancer when I was 12 he was in his 70s and then my grandma died 9 months later. I don’t think I’ve been to Davis. If you come to Oklahoma, Tulsa and Oklahoma City have the most stuff going on that you can do. I live a short commute from Tulsa. I’m a small town girl and don’t like the trafffic and crazy highways and what not in Tulsa so I avoid going there and stick to the smaller towns around me that are closer. I like Owasso. It is a booming town and has a lot of what Tulsa does but it’s still got that small town feel. Also Pawhuska is a good place to visit. They filmed the movie “Killers of the Flower Moon” there this past year or so with Leo DiCaprio.
@daz I wouldn't be surprised if we have crossed paths or know the same people. I'm about 4 miles from the woodlands and worked for XOM.
my kind of places to grow old to.
Check out Fairport, Alabama.
Northwestern University is in Chicago. I live 30 miles from there.
I got hooked on a show called Return To Amish about people leaving the Amish world to join the "English". Pretty interesting. A lot of them are adopted, mostly to take care of the farms
If you are interested in small towns you really should check out Eureka Springs, Arkansas. About 3000 people. At least 10 bars. Very historic town. Really cool place.
my city of Attleboro used to be the jewelry capital of the world it's a small town where I'm from technically it's a city but it's way too small to be a city.. population is only like 45,000 but it's so spread out and some parts are very poor and we've had a huge huge huge take over a foreigners lately as well due to the boarders being open in Massachusetts is a sanctioned state so it's getting bad
I can only speak to the Midwest but Decorah, Iowa might be one to consider.
Been to Maui and Honolulu, Honolulu is more like the city but it does have the sandy beaches and blue waters you're talking about. Maui is more like Mountains and forest with some areas of small towns.
The break from being Amish is called Rumspringa. It's a complex and emotionally charged thing that has quite a few documentaries spawned because of it.
The Amish do not use modern conveniences like electricity, telephones, TV, computers, etc.
The Mennonites are allowed to use some modern conveniences.
When Amish children become adults, they are allowed Rumspringa. They get a certain amount of time to go out into the modern world. Some stay in the modern world, and some go back to their Amish life.
My family knew an Amish woman who made quilts for us. 😊
The Amish do not practice incest. They're very strict type Christian faith. There are a few hundred in one town but there are thousands of them throughout in different nearby towns and Mennonites. Outside people will sometimes join the communities so there are enough blood lines that there is not an issue with inbreeding either.
Don't knock it until you try it
You guys should react to some videos about the Amish and them going out into the modern world and experiencing things and the modern people going to there village and seeing how they live.
Broken Bow Oklahoma and Beavers Bend State Park. 😊
Grew up on Lake Champlain. Say hi next time.
You need to worry about school property tax rates when you buy a house. These can vary greatly from one school district to another.
Any town in Western North Carolina, such as Asheville or the surrounding towns.
Ever heard of humanville Missouri? Its in the OZARKS. Or sleepy eye Minnesota?❤
❤❤potowatomi❤
Minnesota is most beautiful❤
Don’t worry daz small towns usually have multiple bars. I’m from a crazy small town with population of 1000 and there are at least 3 bars. I don’t go to bars so idk but that’s the ones I’ve seen. Several places to buy alcohol.
you all are talking about Kodiak Alaska . come visit.
This guy must be from Davis, OK. I live 90 minutes from it and have never heard 1 person mention it as a place to go to
Northwestern is outside of Chicago
I live in Abbott Tx. Population 235.
Oklahoma is “kinda” southern the accent is more Midwest or your typical American accent but some still have southern accents. It wasn’t a state till nearly 50 years after the civil war so it never picked a side and was smack dab right In between Texas a southern state and Kansas a northern state.
Towns that are on the water tend to be touristy if you’re away from the water not so much
"Little Compton" haha! I'm from Compton LA. Please change the name. My home is hell on Earth. Little Compton looks way more idyllic.
You probably went to Burlington VT
Broken Bow Oklahoma
Thank you 🙏 Hawaii 👏👏👏☝️☮️❤️and he missed 🤔over 20 of them in California 😆😁😆👍🎥👋
Honestly, if I were to move from anywhere in Europe to the US after being Empty Nesters, I'd move to Sedona, Arizona. Just checked, and the population as of 2021 was just under 9800. But it is nestled in a gorgeous red rock desert canyon that is just beautiful during certain times a day as the sun hit the red rock buttes surrounding the town. Sedona is where the 2008 GOP candidate for President, Senator John McCain was from. I was out there in 1993, and it was awesome. Didn't have a whole lotta time to hang around there, as we had to catch a Red Eye plane flight back home from Vegas to St. Louis that night, but it's one town I would definitely consider moving to if I had the ability.
I think Arizona would be too hot for many from the UK. I don’t think they would pick Arizona.
Wolfboro New Hampshire DOESN'T get packed with people ever, lol. It's a legit a great small town. Just because the US has a lot of people doesnt mean they will pack every single small town across the entire country for vacations. Most people cant afford vacations
It’s pretty packed in the summer.
Wolfeboro is great. Portsmouth, NH even better (and a little “warmer”)
Even Meredith , NH is a better option than Wolfeboro
Wolfeboro gets busy in the summer. (I’m from those parts)
Natchitoches, Louisiana is a very beautiful small town, especially at Christmas time. I lived there for several years back in the early 2000s and I never witnessed a single crime. Of course, I lived in the beautiful historic district where things were mostly calm and serene. It's like most other small towns in America. Crime is usually confined to certain areas. Avoid those areas and you will be fine. The architecture alone is worth visiting there. It's very much like stepping back in time.
Did Das pronounce it correctly? I've heard different pronunciations. Just curious.
@@rickalexander2801 It's pronounced Nack-a-tish. I think he was close. It is a wonderful, reasonably priced small town to visit.
there a "northwestern" university in like 30 states.
Oklahoma is hot and extremely humid
Try Marysville Ohio,
I wouldn't want to live in any of these small towns unless I was from there (and probably not even then). These are really small towns, but it might appeal to some people.
🇺🇸Lewisburg, West Virginia look it up🇺🇸
I like Summerville quite a bit its pretty nice in Beckley too. Wheeling as well.
Rumspringa
No one from the south considers Oklahoma a part of the south 🤷🏾♂️🤣🤣🤣😅
Mennonite here, no the Amish do not allow incest Aidan 😂