South African Reacts To Why Nobody Cares About Appalachia
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South African Reacts To Why Nobody Cares About Appalachia
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I appreciate the sentiment, Jono. I'm a proud West Virginian, born n' raised, and you're right, it is beautiful. West Virginia is the only state in the union, that lies entirely within the Appalachian mountain range, and despite our economic problems, here you'll find some of the friendliest, most hospitable, proud and hard-working people, in the world. Our main industries used to be coal, steel, and lumber, but more recently has been tourism. It's the kind of place that you, specifically, would love. It's mostly wilderness, with some of the most beautiful scenery, you'll ever see. It's a setting, perfect for camping, hiking, fishing, hunting, whitewater rafting, photography, and not to mention the Hatfield-McCoy trails, which is a trail network popular with off-road enthusiasts, worldwide. And contrary to the title of this video, many, many people care about Appalachia.
Peter Santenello has a great series about central Appalachia.
My folks came from Appalachia, West Virginia. If you'd like to do a deep dive into the region may I suggest Peter Santenello's channel. He spends time talking to locals, usually after just showing up someplace. At about 40 minutes each there's around eight hours, more or less. Man's been everywhere just talking to everyday folk. Great way to pass some time when ya have to.
Appalachia isn't a farming area. It was the center of coal mining in the US. Now that most of the mines have either closed, or cut back their operations drastically, unemployment is skyrocketing.
I live in West Virginia and i love it this is my home beautiful much love from West Virginia what a beautiful family you have ❤❤❤❤❤
From watching your videos, I think your family would like The Smokies. Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg have the attractions and shopping they want and the ability to disappear into nature with ease, you would love.
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Jono,
My father was raised in WV, on a farm in the mountains. The place is called Brandywine and it's one of the most beautiful places in America.
Appalachian mountains are God's country. Beautiful, wholesome friendly people
To add onto what others have said, Huntsville and Knoxville also have a high density of people who have a STEM PhD due to nuclear and aerospace. Normal people may not care about the region much, but they have military significance. That small subset also makes significantly more than the video's quoted median income for the area.
We moved from Texas my home state to my husband’s state of NY. We then moved for awhile to S. Carolina for a bit over a year. From there we moved to Virginia. My husband worked in the airplane industry and had a chance to move to West Virginia. We hopped on board to escape the high prices involved in living outside of Wash. D.C. We have been here for 27 years and are happy. The nicest people live in West Virginia. When coal and logging were under attack the state was hit hard. They are trying to bring more jobs here and improving as best as they can.
I'm from Kentucky. Very glad you're looking into this. The narrator pronounces it wrong. It's app-uh-latch-uh, not laytch-uh. Losing the coal mines has devastated the region. It's complicated when it comes to the mines. They're awful, but they provide jobs. Double edged sword situation. I think you and your family would love the Appalachian Trail which runs from the top of the states to the south. Hiking the deep woods with all kinds of wildlife and plant life. Many people include hiking the whole trail on their bucket list. Maybe you can look at Stephen Frye In America episode two. If you react to it, which I would love, break it up into two or three reactions. Gives a good look at my area. Love you and your family!!!!
There are some great YT videos on the region, particularly the core of WV and Eastern KY. Before I ended up down around Atlanta (the metro area is situated on a thousand foot high plateau just below the Appalachians) I grew up in the hills and mountains where TN, GA, NC meet. Spent a lot of time living off the land, hunting, fishing and in the garden. You'd probably like it, to this day still a lot of beautiful places hidden away from the world up there. You might try looking up the West Virginia Mine Wars - particularly the Battle of Blair Mountain from 1921 (always thought it would make a killer novel or movie) to get a sense of how the coal companies treated people back then.
For a regional perspective, I grew up and have lived off and on in the greater Pittsburgh area in Western Pennsylvania. When people here say Appalachia, they mean that WV, Kentucky area. For the most part, they don't consider themselves part of "troubled Appalachia" despite being located in the mountain range. For example, local churches from places like Pittsburgh say that they are going on missionary trips to build homes "in Appalachia". People know that doesn't mean up the road, they mean that specific West Virginia, Kentucky, etc area. Pittsburgh is considered an anomaly in the so called Rust Belt of former coal and steel cities that struggled as those industries faltered. Because of their being a city of many universities, hospitals, and now tech, it's managed to hang on significantly better than other cities in the region and is relatively prosperous.
Bet your bottom dollar when things hit the fan Appalachia is the place to be
I'm right in the heart of that region. There's alot of us who live far back in the foothills and forest. I'm 5 miles from pavement and 20 miles from the closest traffic light. Lol
They seem to always leave out the fact that you can live off of a fraction that costs in more urban areas.
Appreciate the nice reaction 🤓 I am born and bred, and extremely proud of where I come from; we are indeed the “forgotten” part of America. While in this age of uberpolitical correctness, holding ‘mountain folk’ up to ridicule, is still Open Season with US elites, politicians,academia and Our entertainment culture, we are stoic against this bigotry and in a way….keeps us strong. Southern West Virginia has some of the poorest counties in our nation, yet are completely forgotten by DC politicians. Yet we remain. Considering what all is against our region, we still have some of the friendliest, welcoming and giving people to be found. I have lived in more populated areas, but WV is my home, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Blessings to you and yours from southern West Virginia 🤠
Im from northern apalacha in Pennsylvania by Wilkes barre and over 80% of the locals are at or below the poverty mark