I agree with everything he said except the part where he said dont expect people to be on time. Being on time is having manners and being considerate. The movie you're thinking of is Steel Magnolias. I love that movie too. Love Dolly Parton
I’m from South Carolina, lived here for all of my life. Yet I have traveled over most of the world, and these kind behaviors that we are taught have served me well no matter where I have found myself. A man in China who owned a small store asked me why I was so kind to him. I didn’t know what to say. Maybe this is a video about how strange southerners are, but I don’t think I’d want to be any other way.
@@katiel.3417 My wife’s a Gamecock Alum too, she went back to get her Masters Degree at Clemson though, so we have fun with the rivalry. I think that we all down South just treat each other with respect. There are times when we’re forced not to do that, but as a rule we are good to one another. Georgia fans push that limit frequently.
@@dannyreeves4782 yes, we can definitely agree about Georgia fans!! I was in USC’s marching band and never went to an away game in Athens but heard plenty of stories about UGA fans from other band members who did 😳
The movie you’re thinking of with Dolly and Julia Roberts is Steel Magnolias! Savory grits, deviled eggs and boiled peanuts are just a few of the foods you must try in the South. The old saying “there’s more than one way to skin a cat” definitely applies to food in the south. Even the simplest of things, like boiled 🥜 peanuts , can be changed up by the extra seasonings, boil time, etc. Everyone likes to put their own spin on recipes, unless it’s a cherished family recipe that’s been passed down… then you strictly stick to the recipe in that situation lol. And funny story about the Spanish Moss trees that he mentioned… I grew up in a very small country town, so you learned to be creative, use the resources around you and make things you wanted, that weren’t considered a necessity. Halloween costumes always fell into that category lol. One year we decided to go gather up a bunch moss from the trees around the swamp. We glued it all over our old play clothes and mom’s shower hats, painted our hands, feet and face green and Boom 💥 we were Swamp Thing. The costumes actually looked really cool, but there was one major downfall… we were itching and scratching the whole time from the chiggers. After being hosed down and scrubbed off in the yard, mom made us camp outside for a few nights so we didn’t bring them in the house. 😂 Good ol Southern living ❤
When they say bless your heart, its not a good thing! lol I found that out the first month after I moved to the South from New York City, And it's true manners! I've had people tell me I can yell at their kids if they don't address me as Mr. John. (I work at a private country club).
Gaynor, to a point I agree with you on grits. The thing with grits is they are either trash or god tier there is no middle ground with them. If you get a chance give them another try but ask the staff how they like them and what they put on them first. Some places have great food but horrible grits.
I've only been to the deep south a few times, and Wolters is right on the barbecue. Absolute S tier level whether it's places like Atlanta or Savannah. I never thought I'd like collard greens as a side but it slaps in Georgia. Yes ma'am Yes sir is also refreshing, people showing respect.
I'm from Baltimore, and while we're not the South, people from Baltimore will share their life story with people they've just met. And we love to share info about where to visit/eat/etc!
There are open shelled oysters and fried oysters. Fried oysters are delicious (breaded). They have a sweet fresh taste of the sea taste. Hominy grits come from a large kernel type of corn. It 's similar to polenta but white. It's not the same as regular white or yellow, or blue corn....yes, there are different colors of corn.
Boiled peanuts are soft and salty. It shouldn’t take much to crack the shell if done right. You should just be able to pinch it with your fingers to crack it. They are so good.
Steele Magnolias is what you're trying to remember. Another "southern" movie is runaway bride with Julia Roberts. I found 2 more (more girly movies) "The Secret Life of Bees with Dakota Fanning or "Fried Green Tomatoes" with Kathy Bates ❤❤❤
He skimmed over it kinda quickly, but don’t sleep on the summer humidity. Like for real! I’m speaking from Louisiana. It’s CRAZY bad. Guarantee, whatever you are expecting, it’s worse than that. Especially bad if you’re not used to it or have never experienced it. I moved to North Texas, which is still somewhat humid, but didn’t really realize how bad that Louisiana humidity was until I was out of it for a few years.
Mark 15:15. Hmm. I'm not sure when I lost the urge to try and climb every big tree that looked climbable. 🤔 But as an adult in lieu of climbing, I have hugged my favorite backyard trees, not just from affection but to support myself as I catch my breath from the walking! Now I sometimes drive to look at them or settle for taking a picture from the house. 😎
Sophie, during Prohibition, alcohol was illegal in the U.S. That never worked, but some places choose to remain dry, or dry on Sunday's. Also, Sophie, I used to be afraid of Oysters. After trying them, I decided they were good on occasion, at least when with friends who love them. The two of you are really good working together on these reactions. The whole team is good, but your vibe alone works well too. As a northerner, it took me a minute to understand grits. They are not like any kind of porridge. They have a unique consistency. Now, to my southern sisters and brothers, I have learned to appreciate them, just not by themselves. I do enjoy cheesy grits, and other flavored grits. I will have to try shrimp and grits sometimes. Anyway, Cheers to you all!
Mark 6:00. Howdy! 🤠 The "Cornpone Comedy" trifecta formerly on "CBS" was "Petticoat Junction", "Green Acres" and "The Beverly Hillbillies". Then there was also "The Andy Griffith Show", "Gomer Pyle USMC" and "Mayberry, RFD", also formerly on "CBS". Plus the variety Show, "Hee-Haw!". They all contributed to giving the rest of the country, if not the world, the impression that he's referring to! 😁
I'm from Michigan, the north, but I was in Alabama for 2 years and it was a big culture shock. Most people are nice unless they're on meth, then they might try to rob you, but the real danger is their sweet tea...their sweet tea is trying to kill you. I was in the hospital for a bit while I was there (great hospital system in Huntsville, AL) and every day they'd give me sweet tea and it blew my mind that in a hospital they'd try to make me drink a glass of liquid with 3 cups of sugar in it. I was there in 2017 and they had a day where it got down to 17 degrees (which in Michigan is pretty much half the year) and they city freaked out. That day the I was in Madison, AL and the city shut down. I was the only car on the road that day, laughing my ass off while people looked out their windows at me like I was a maniac. I was king for a day.
I don'tthink they were giving you real cane sugar tea. In the hospital they normally sweetened tea with artificial sweeteners or sugar substitutes, like splenda. Taste almost the same as real sugar.
A few misonceptions: "Bless your heart" is rarely condescending and only in context. Yes, we ARE judging your parenting because you refused to stop your child's behavior. The opposite is true for time. When we to meet at 8 o'clock, we expect you at 7:55.
the first thing i thought of when seeing this video was "don't forget your manners", my family is from mississippi and manners are a huge must and things like cursing (especially around family) is something that just doesn't happen.
Beat oysters to me are from Wellfleet, Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Yummy. Sweetest oysters I have ever tasted. One day I ate 36 oysters in a 4 hour span as well as buttered steamed clams...60 of them during the same pwriod of time, sane sitting. Lived there working for a oyster boating rig for 3 months one summer. Amazing experience. Shout out Wellfleet Oyster family. Sweet and salty. Who doesn't love that? Great experience, beautiful views and I will never forget the taste of these oysters....natural seasoning. YUMMY!
I went to the liquor store to purchase a 12 pack of beer today; On my way out a woman approached the entry door. I held it open and was stunned when she said "You are carrying more than me -so just walk through." I was raised in the south and told her "Lady's First Please!"
The Julia Roberts movie you were talking about is called Steel Magnolias. Its a true story that takes place in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The movie depicts the town as it still appears today.
I disagree with a few things. I drink unsweetened tea, I call grocery carts carts, and I know you said might on this but personally I don’t call all soft drinks coke anymore. I broke that habit in college. I have lived all my life in North Georgia though so that may account for the differences.
These are in general not that everyone does it. Most Southerners call them buggies. Actually having lived in different regions, I have never heard anyone say grocery cart, only shopping cart. I guess because they are commonly used in more than just grocery stores.
I was born in South Carolina, lived up north for a while, even a short spell in England, and I have to say Charleston and Savannah are two of my favorite places I've ever been too. Those cities just ooze history and beauty. Enjoyed my time in the Costwolds, Lymm and Alti too, though
I only disagree with the being on time part. A few people in my family were military and they always taught the rest of us to be punctual. I'm under the mindset that if you are on time you are 5 minutes late. I think most people in the South would consider lateness to be quite rude.
I think there is a scale. Sort of a five-10 mins may get a pass, but 30 mins is just rude. Of course, it also depends on the event and whether you were supposed to aid in some way...
You take peanuts that's still in the shell after you wash the dirt residue off the shells you put them all into a big tall soup pot and in the pot you make a salty liquid brine and if you want you can add spicy hot spices to the liquid to give the boiled peanuts a Cajun spicy heat..when the peanuts are boiling it softens the shell and absorb the liquid and will even crack the shell which the peanuts inside then become super soft salty and spicy if you were to add hot spices and that is how you make boiled peanuts...or you can just find most viewed videos on how to make regular or Cajun boiled peanuts and make it yourself to enjoy a yummy laid back snack on a perfect day
Peanuts are legumes, same family as beans, lentils or peas. If you ever ate a raw peanut it taste just like eating a raw bean (why did I eat a raw bean... I was a kid once) people who have eaten boiled peanuts have told me they taste like a soft boiled Bean.
As someone who was raised in small town I. Florida we had grit with fried eggs on them with biscuits every morning before going to school. It was cheap and filling. So grits are a thing I missed when I traveled around the world and the States. But it is an Southern thing😊
Mark 10:46. Tea! It took me a long time to acquire a taste for "Unsweetened Tea"! (Huh? It began as "Sweet Tea" until the sweetness was removed from it? Just call it "Tea"!) As a Type 2 Diabetic, if they don't have "Splenda" or "Zero Sugar" options for "Sweet Tea", I get the Tea, except when they make it in the same urn or pot that they make Coffee in! Blech! 🤢🤮 "Diet" soda pops are an option that I also had to get used to that took a while! To get beyond only tasting the artificial sweetener and to taste the intended flavor. I was patient enough to endure that, unlike my best friend. But anyway, "Diet" is meant for those trying to avoid Obesity and/or Type 2 Diabetes in the first place! But over doing it can lead to Type 1! Then you're back to regular soda pops, unless you just call it quits and drink water only, like some I know. 😁
Steel Magnolias is the movie you are describing. Peanut shells are not very hard, they are damp when they are first pulled out of the ground, then they dry pretty quickly and become like cardboardish, There is a seam along the side, where you typically split them open to remove the actual nuts, there are anywhere from 2-3 nuts per shell. Boiled peanuts they throw them in with the shells still on, in salty water and sometimes other spices are thrown in then boil them until the entire peanuts, shell and all is soft. Peanuts are not an actual nut, they are a legume, just like peas and beans.
I was walking in a supermarket with my husband and, my brother-in-law. A child was throwing a major tantrum and my brother-in-law yelled out in his direction "You want to slap him shut or should I?" It was funny but the mother didn't think so. 🤣🤣
There is nothing like oysters on the half shell!! YUM YUM YUM Oh and by the way - peanuts can be roasted in salt which make the nut salty and same when boiled - it's done in a salty brine and therefore the peanut is salty!! Steel Magnolias is the name of the movie!! GREAT MOVIE!! DOLLYWOOD IS AWESOME and Seaverville is no longer dry!
Boiled peanuts are fresh, raw, uncooked peanuts that are boiled in water with salt and sometimes other seasonings. The ones with soft shells you can eat whole. The hard shelled ones you have to crack open. They taste like cooked beans, as they are from the legume family. Hello from South Carolina.
Something Sophie may or may not know by now: Two peanuts are usually in one shell. Each shell is normally a pair of peanuts in a pair of pods that are connected. Sometimes a single nut ends up in a pod on its own, but usually they come in pairs. It's a shell, not a pod, but they look like pods. The shell is easy to open, and not very thick, it's almost like a thick paper.
I used to live in Tennessee & my favorite soda is Coke. I'd have to remember to say Coca-Cola or I'd be asked "What kind?" 😅 Took a little getting used to.
There's nothing wrong with chewing up an oyster. There are also many ways to prepare them. For instance, they can be fried, grilled, poached, raw, roasted, steamed, etc. The best oysters come from estuaries and the areas close to such. It's a combination of the salt water they live in and the flora that enters the water from the land. Oysters just filter the water and whatever is present in the water defines their flavor. I come from an area where both wild and farmed oysters are common. They are expensive in restaurants, but most of the people around here will just buy them by the bushel. I get them for about $65/bushel and that's enough to easily fill 2 or 3 people. So, the price isn't that bad. Granted, it's one of those 'who you know' situations. The same bushel could cost someone who isn't close to the person who gathers the oysters +$80. People can also take their own boat out and gather a bushel a day, without a license. Anyone gathering more has to have a commercial license.
I have never cracked a boiled peanut and they get as salty as how much salt in used boiling them. They are just easy to get to the soft peanut inside by popping in your mouth and doing what comes naturally to get them out the shell. And lucky if one is soft enough shell and all is edible. Roasted peanuts would need cracking. I use an instant pot to do do them. Green peanuts we are lucky to get. Green ones are fresh from the ground. Not dried out.
i’m born and raised in savannah and it’s so bizarre to immediately recognize bay street/ factor’s walk, tybee lighthouse, etc. I go exactly where that guy is standing at the beginning all the time.
Mark 16:38. Say what now? Sure, when people say "Hominy Grits" but otherwise, I thought they were ground corn! 🤔 That's odd! Intact Hominy doesn't appeal to me! Hmm. Ahem. Okay... Quote One - Grits are made from ground corn, typically from less sweet, starchy varieties often referred to as dent corn. Grits can be made from either yellow or white corn and are often labeled accordingly. June 25, 2021. Quote Two - Are grits made from corn or hominy? Grits are a type of porridge made from boiled cornmeal. Hominy grits are a type of grits made from hominy - corn that has been treated with an alkali in a process called nixtamalization, with the pericarp (ovary wall) removed. Grits are often served with flavorings as a breakfast dish. End quote! Aha! Those pictures on can labels of "White Hominy" don't make them look like Corn at all! They look more like Cauliflower, that shrank! Well, that's news to me that they are a Corn thing! Like how Grapes become Raisens! Or like how Plums become Prunes!
Thumb Up #921! 👍 You're welcome! Thanks! 😊 Notes: Heh. I don't know if it is now, but back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, whenever my alcoholic paternal grandfather had to drive through Noble, Oklahoma, to get to Norman, Oklahoma to see one of Grandma's relatives, he grumbled openly about Noble being a dry town, and he was afraid that they would arrest him if he wasn't on his best behavior as he drove through it. He was visibly relaxed once we left their town limits! This isn't my first time seeing that video. But I've just realized that his wife kept her looks while he lost his, so that probably means looks don't matter to her. Hmm. 🤔 CSA Civil War Monuments and CSA Flags! He failed to mention them! Sure, some have been removed by now. But you might still see them. "Six Flags Over Texas" recognizes that one of them is the "Stars & Bars" as does the tourist center at the Stateline. But I was startled to see a lonely CSA Battle Flag, flying alone near a beach when we went to Galveston one day. It was to mark a lonely grave where one soldier was buried. It made me wonder why he was buried alone and not with any others. Since the flag pole is so tall, that's probably what draws your attention to the grave in the first place. Otherwise, it might pass for a tiny sand dune. Okay! That settles it! Despite hearing thunder outside, I'm leaving the house to go find Breakfast!
i live in Texas and on our public square is a confederate statue honoring the men who died from our town during the civil war, BLM protesters came here to tear the statue down they were turned back by heavily armed local people from our town, its still there. they decided they really didnt want to tear it down.rude behavior isnt tolerated here.
@garythornbury9793 hey! Before I was of school age, we lived in San Antonio. My younger brother now lives in The Colony. But anyway, I have to inform people that Oklahoma didn't yet exist during the Civil War, so how could we be on anyone's side. We don't have any monuments like that that I'm aware of as there would be no need for them. Heck, come to think of it, I have never seen any battlefield cemeteries in person in Oklahoma. If any exist, they might be about the wars with our tribes? 🤔 It has been a while since I was able to see the show, "Discover Oklahoma". The only CSA flags that I've seen in use up here were flown by Caucasians in protest against whatever they were protesting. One day, as I was leaving to go pick up a gal, there were two guys passing by the mailboxes looking like they were about to pass out. I got the mail, and I offered some help to them. Long story short, they lived in another town, so I took them there. Their destination was a two-tone brown, single-wide mobile home, next to the burnt ruins of an old motel. I was startled to see a CSA Battle Flag, with frayed edges, on the motel's flag pole. The last time I was there, the place still smelled like fresh ashes. No flags. Seeing the flag made me think of "Gone With The Wind" and of the flag reveal scene in it. I also thought about how it looked like someone was playing and used the ruins as their fort. But their side lost. Or they were pretending that the ruins were Union and they had claimed it. I don't know. I seem to be the only one who played "Guns" or "War" in the early 1970s. No one wanted to be on the losing side, though, so we just pretended to shoot at imaginary foes that had us surrounded, whatever they were! Now, in a more prominent display, I've seen CSA Battle Flags modified with words placed on them and usually around the silhouette of an M-16. But not since the pandemic. I've seen an Alabama trucker at one of our two local truck stops, with a cap that had a CSA BF emblem patch on it, and it matched his chained wallet. He was rude to the other customers, in the manner of "Hey, I'm only joking with you!" as if that would keep him out of trouble. I saw another guy who resembled that one, show up at the scrap metal place. He didn't see anyone that didn't look like him, so he wasn't rude. The gist is that we do have rude people up here, but they are the opposite of what you described. Go figure.
If someone asked "what type of Coke you like" mean they just what to know what type of Coke product/soda would you like. You can ask for your tea to be unsweetened and get packages of Sugar so you can sweeten it as you like. Get whatever kind of mayo you want...lol!😂 Where I live in the south, what you would call a Trolley in the UK, we will 😊call a cart.
04:09 Even people from other regions of the US often screw up their faces when they hear "boiled peanuts." I've surmised over the years that they think someone's taken already roasted peanuts and boiled them (which indeed would be gross.) The important factor is that boiled peanuts are made from "raw" peanuts that have reached full size, but not fully matured (dried out). Once prepared properly, they are salty (sometimes spicy) and lovely. When I was a kid, on long car journeys in Georgia in the '70s, before every few freeway exits, you'd see a hand-lettered sign on plywood reading "Boiled Peanuts: next exit." They were, and are essential road travel food, and completely addictive. Always buy more than you think you'll need, if you get the chance. I'd link to a recipe/boiling instructions, but the thing is, like Italian food, boiled peanuts are all about the quality of the produce, not the cooking technique. You need the correct "green" peanuts from certain areas/farms in The South, during certain times of year, for the best experience. On our way to my Granddad's, (Douglas, GA) in the summer, there was one farm that had a roadside stand we would stop at, buy a big bag of pre-cooked goober peas, and also a huge bag of raw, green uncooked peanuts for cooking once we got back home. Also some fried pork skins, crackling, and maybe some fresh peaches and stuff. If you all came over and took a road trip down South, you'd realise there's a reason they are referred to as "Country Caviar." Probably the most moreish food I've ever encountered in my life. Love to see a video of that!!
Good video thank you. I'm originally from Louisiana. And New Orleans has some of the best food there is. And I'm always on time. Lol! Love your videos!
If you see this comment, I'm from the South here in the US and I just wanna say that you're absolutely gorgeous and stunning Sophie ,just wanted to give you that compliment.😉 Much luvvv from AMERICA!!!!
He's saying if they give you unsweetened tea and offer sugar packets it will not be the same as tea intended to be sweet because when you add sugar to tea that isn't still hot it will not dissolve
My mom (from southern Illinois) told me that when she was a teenager they called soda "Coke" and when they went to watch movies, they just said they were going to the show. Before I joined the church I belong to now, I used to love iced tea. I don't like grits either, maybe because I detest hominy. In North Carolina when I had our third child, they gave us the menu so we could choose what we wanted. Though I never checked the grits box, I got grits every meal.
Working in the service industry in a southern tourist town broke me of many of my “southern” habits. There are so many visitors who make fun of you or talk down to you that you begin to remove some of these elements. For example, I no longer say coke” for soda, I say as little as possible to customers (tourists) so they won’t hone in on something they find funny, and I no longer correct another persons child. I maintain my authenticity around family and friends but tourists get none of it. They make being yourself unbearable at times.
Southern U.S. has a lot in common with Britain. It was mostly settled by British aristocracy, land and slave owners. Its partly where we get our accent. So much of our "southern hospitality" and adherence to manners come from British etiquette.
I'm a southerner! I've lived in south Georgia and in the Florida panhandle but my hometown and where I live now is Nashville Tennessee. I disagree with Wolter on a few things. First, rarely do you see someone correct someone else's child in public. Also he's wrong about tea. Restaurants have both sweet and unsweet tea available many of them also have flavored teas that you can get. But it most restaurants you can also order hot tea and they will bring you tea bags and a small teapot with water and you can prepare it at your table. The only exception to that is usually fast food restaurants Many people request their tea served with no ice. If you're eating in at a fast-food place you can make your own tea from the beverage bar and put the ice or leave the iced out it's up to you. But nobody's going to force you to drink tea with ice in it. Usually they prepare the tea and it is hot when they prepare it and then they'll put the large containers in a walk-in coolerr and let them cool down a little bit but if you're filling your own to go cup I. A fast food place, it's usually room temperature. You have an ice machine there if you want ice I drink both hot and iced but rarely hot tea in the summer. Like Wolter said it is so hot here in the July & August you will want a cool drink!
@@billhilly9426 Having lived on the Gulf Coast I can’t think of one time I have seen someone order hot tea in a restaurant. And no one in my family even owns a kettle. Unless we are sick, my relatives only drink cold tea we make either in a pot on the stove or in a glass jar out in the sun.
Cool fact: Huntsville, Alabama has a minor league baseball team and the "Trash Pandas" is their name. A trash panda is a raccoon. But I think it's a cool name.
Ello Sophie! I ope you get to give the Southern US a Right Proper visit someday!! You're welcome in the USA any time, and if you arrive here late we'll leave a light on for you!!🙂😀😊
Hey something Cool about living in the south is gas station food that stuff is either really good or really bad.. Same thing with Mexican and Chinese food.
I’m from North Carolina and you want to visit some beautiful beaches. This is the state to go to. I’m my opinion NC has the best beaches on the east coast, excluding southern Florida. I’m talking about the actual beach, the water is so beautiful. The water is warm during the summer, so you can actually swim in it. I’m specifically from the Wilmington/Wrightsville beach area. It’s a beautiful little city, so if you want to experience the beach life, I recommend eastern NC.
@@bobwillis9190 If you want to be shark bait. And better beaches are a matter of opinion. Florida does have prettier water but that’s all I’ll give ya.
Florida gulf coast beaches are the best, been going there for 40 years, never seen a single shark attack. Those occur more on the eastern side of the state (Atlantic ocean). The water is crystal clear and warm and the sand is as white as snow.
im a 43 yr old american from minnesota. i have no idea what a boiled peanut is. but thats my favorite part of the country to visit. georgia, alabama, florida, texas they know whats up
Boiled peanuts are peanuts that are not fully grown and boiled in salty water. That way the peanut farmer can sell more peanuts every season. They are boiled in the husks.
Mark 8:41. Oh, I hate it when people anywhere on the planet use a trademark or brand name as a generic term! 🤬 But anyway, "Coca-Cola is Coke", and they paid for that in more ways than one! Besides, now the question actually makes sense since there are more "Coke" options to choose from! 🙄
If you've been to Tennessee then you've been to the south. This guy never rarely mentions North Carolina and he mentions Tennessee even less than NC. Rest assured that both Tennessee and North Carolina are both firmly southern states. You'd be doing yourself a favor by visiting both states. In North Carolina you can spend 2-3 days on the coast. Ferry or drive to the Outer Banks and visit the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Stop in Wilmington and tour the US Battleship North Carolina. Then take a 5 and a half hour drive to Asheville North Carolina in the southern part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The largest private home in the United States is located in Asheville and is open year round for tours. The Biltmore Estate and Gardens was opened to the public on Christmas Eve 1895. One last thing, he mentioned the metropolis of Atlanta, Charlotte NC is a better visit. Charlotte is also a larger city.
I'm actually not entirely sure myself what boiled peanuts are, but you put them in your Coke; you take a drink, you get a mouthful of the peanuts too (I feel like this should be common knowledge, but for anyone who's never tried it & does, be careful when you take the drink/peanut combo so you don't choke on the peanuts). 🥜 Well, some people won't judge you if your kids are being unruly, but most will; I try not to. Last month I saw a woman grocery shopping with her 3 kids & I could tell she was at the end of her wits by the way she was yelling at them (& yeah, one of the boys belched & didn't even say "sorry;" she didn't particularly like it, either). I didn't think of her as a bad parent, I just knew that it had been a long day (maybe even week) for her & I actually pitied her. Don't worry about it, Gaynor; believe it or not, lots of southerners don't like grits either. And yeah, I don't trust places that have square biscuits; biscuits are supposed to be round! ☹ Also, sure I've heard plenty of people call them "buggies," but I call them "carts." 🛒 If you do manage to come to the south & you decide to try biscuits & gravy, no place does it better than Hardee's (the only issue is they stop serving breakfast at 11 am, so, there might be a line). ⭐ If you manage to get to Louisiana, try the bananas foster & beignets; it's what they're known for. And yeah, there are plenty of dry counties; that doesn't mean that you can't get any alcohol at all, though (I myself live in one & it just means you can't buy alcoholic beverages on Sundays).
I agree with everything he said except the part where he said dont expect people to be on time. Being on time is having manners and being considerate.
The movie you're thinking of is Steel Magnolias. I love that movie too. Love Dolly Parton
I agree about being on time. I was raised in the South, and my mama always taught me that being late was being disrespectful of other peoples time
@@janiceoliver9028 exactly.
I’m from South Carolina, lived here for all of my life. Yet I have traveled over most of the world, and these kind behaviors that we are taught have served me well no matter where I have found myself. A man in China who owned a small store asked me why I was so kind to him. I didn’t know what to say. Maybe this is a video about how strange southerners are, but I don’t think I’d want to be any other way.
Same here (from NC/SC but have travelled a lot) and agree! Even though I’m a gamecock alum 😆
@@katiel.3417 My wife’s a Gamecock Alum too, she went back to get her Masters Degree at Clemson though, so we have fun with the rivalry. I think that we all down South just treat each other with respect. There are times when we’re forced not to do that, but as a rule we are good to one another. Georgia fans push that limit frequently.
@@dannyreeves4782 yes, we can definitely agree about Georgia fans!! I was in USC’s marching band and never went to an away game in Athens but heard plenty of stories about UGA fans from other band members who did 😳
@@dannyreeves4782 Georgia fans really are the worst in my experience. They seem to hate us primarily because of the old ball coach, Steve Spurrier.
C L E M S O N!!! only joking lol, love the manners in SC. You don't understand how different it is until you visit other places.
The movie you’re thinking of with Dolly and Julia Roberts is Steel Magnolias! Savory grits, deviled eggs and boiled peanuts are just a few of the foods you must try in the South. The old saying “there’s more than one way to skin a cat” definitely applies to food in the south. Even the simplest of things, like boiled 🥜 peanuts , can be changed up by the extra seasonings, boil time, etc. Everyone likes to put their own spin on recipes, unless it’s a cherished family recipe that’s been passed down… then you strictly stick to the recipe in that situation lol. And funny story about the Spanish Moss trees that he mentioned… I grew up in a very small country town, so you learned to be creative, use the resources around you and make things you wanted, that weren’t considered a necessity. Halloween costumes always fell into that category lol. One year we decided to go gather up a bunch moss from the trees around the swamp. We glued it all over our old play clothes and mom’s shower hats, painted our hands, feet and face green and Boom 💥 we were Swamp Thing. The costumes actually looked really cool, but there was one major downfall… we were itching and scratching the whole time from the chiggers. After being hosed down and scrubbed off in the yard, mom made us camp outside for a few nights so we didn’t bring them in the house. 😂 Good ol Southern living ❤
Natchitoches, Louisiana that would be where the movie takes place the author was born there
When they say bless your heart, its not a good thing! lol I found that out the first month after I moved to the South from New York City, And it's true manners! I've had people tell me I can yell at their kids if they don't address me as Mr. John. (I work at a private country club).
It depends on context, bless your heart can be an expression of sympathy or gratitude, or a way of calling you stupid.
This isn’t true. Bless your heart isn’t always an insult. Depends on the context. Please stop telling people this. Thank you.
Gaynor, to a point I agree with you on grits. The thing with grits is they are either trash or god tier there is no middle ground with them. If you get a chance give them another try but ask the staff how they like them and what they put on them first. Some places have great food but horrible grits.
Yeah, I like my grits a little loose and with cheese and butter. 😋
I can't eat them plain. I have that least add butter or cheese. Preferably bacon or sausage.
@@ambam90 I never seen them without butter and seasoning.
I've only been to the deep south a few times, and Wolters is right on the barbecue. Absolute S tier level whether it's places like Atlanta or Savannah. I never thought I'd like collard greens as a side but it slaps in Georgia. Yes ma'am Yes sir is also refreshing, people showing respect.
I'm from Baltimore, and while we're not the South, people from Baltimore will share their life story with people they've just met. And we love to share info about where to visit/eat/etc!
There are open shelled oysters and fried oysters. Fried oysters are delicious (breaded). They have a sweet fresh taste of the sea taste.
Hominy grits come from a large kernel type of corn. It 's similar to polenta but white. It's not the same as regular white or yellow, or blue corn....yes, there are different colors of corn.
Boiled peanuts are soft and salty. It shouldn’t take much to crack the shell if done right. You should just be able to pinch it with your fingers to crack it. They are so good.
Peanut shells are pretty soft even before boiling.
@@JustMe-dc6ks more brittle, but yes.
Steele Magnolias is what you're trying to remember. Another "southern" movie is runaway bride with Julia Roberts. I found 2 more (more girly movies) "The Secret Life of Bees with Dakota Fanning or "Fried Green Tomatoes" with Kathy Bates ❤❤❤
I’ll add Steel Magnolias to my watch list! ☺️
Fried Green Tomatoes is a great movie.
His videos are great. Would enjoy you reacting to him at places you’ve been or wanna go to. He’s been all over the west and some extra.
He skimmed over it kinda quickly, but don’t sleep on the summer humidity. Like for real! I’m speaking from Louisiana. It’s CRAZY bad. Guarantee, whatever you are expecting, it’s worse than that. Especially bad if you’re not used to it or have never experienced it. I moved to North Texas, which is still somewhat humid, but didn’t really realize how bad that Louisiana humidity was until I was out of it for a few years.
"Do peanuts come in shells?" Oh, Sophie...🤦♂ The reaction was fun as always; thanks, guys. Cheers!
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Mark 15:15. Hmm. I'm not sure when I lost the urge to try and climb every big tree that looked climbable. 🤔 But as an adult in lieu of climbing, I have hugged my favorite backyard trees, not just from affection but to support myself as I catch my breath from the walking! Now I sometimes drive to look at them or settle for taking a picture from the house. 😎
Sophie, during Prohibition, alcohol was illegal in the U.S. That never worked, but some places choose to remain dry, or dry on Sunday's. Also, Sophie, I used to be afraid of Oysters. After trying them, I decided they were good on occasion, at least when with friends who love them. The two of you are really good working together on these reactions. The whole team is good, but your vibe alone works well too. As a northerner, it took me a minute to understand grits. They are not like any kind of porridge. They have a unique consistency. Now, to my southern sisters and brothers, I have learned to appreciate them, just not by themselves. I do enjoy cheesy grits, and other flavored grits. I will have to try shrimp and grits sometimes. Anyway, Cheers to you all!
Thanks for the support ☺️
Mark 6:00. Howdy! 🤠 The "Cornpone Comedy" trifecta formerly on "CBS" was "Petticoat Junction", "Green Acres" and "The Beverly Hillbillies". Then there was also "The Andy Griffith Show", "Gomer Pyle USMC" and "Mayberry, RFD", also formerly on "CBS". Plus the variety Show, "Hee-Haw!". They all contributed to giving the rest of the country, if not the world, the impression that he's referring to! 😁
I'm from Michigan, the north, but I was in Alabama for 2 years and it was a big culture shock. Most people are nice unless they're on meth, then they might try to rob you, but the real danger is their sweet tea...their sweet tea is trying to kill you. I was in the hospital for a bit while I was there (great hospital system in Huntsville, AL) and every day they'd give me sweet tea and it blew my mind that in a hospital they'd try to make me drink a glass of liquid with 3 cups of sugar in it.
I was there in 2017 and they had a day where it got down to 17 degrees (which in Michigan is pretty much half the year) and they city freaked out. That day the I was in Madison, AL and the city shut down. I was the only car on the road that day, laughing my ass off while people looked out their windows at me like I was a maniac. I was king for a day.
I don'tthink they were giving you real cane sugar tea. In the hospital they normally sweetened tea with artificial sweeteners or sugar substitutes, like splenda. Taste almost the same as real sugar.
I live in the south, this is correct.
half of this is not correct lol
coke means coke no one says that
@@nick8874 where I am from coke is a name for every soda
@@historyfoot you must be from virginia then lol....when i ask for a coke they say "we have pepsi" or else they bring me a coke lol
I grew up in Atlanta and we always used coke as a general term.
@@nick8874 I am from Arkansas
@Gaynor, the movie you're thinking of is Steel Magnolias 😊
A few misonceptions:
"Bless your heart" is rarely condescending and only in context.
Yes, we ARE judging your parenting because you refused to stop your child's behavior.
The opposite is true for time. When we to meet at 8 o'clock, we expect you at 7:55.
the first thing i thought of when seeing this video was "don't forget your manners", my family is from mississippi and manners are a huge must and things like cursing (especially around family) is something that just doesn't happen.
Beat oysters to me are from Wellfleet, Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Yummy. Sweetest oysters I have ever tasted. One day I ate 36 oysters in a 4 hour span as well as buttered steamed clams...60 of them during the same pwriod of time, sane sitting. Lived there working for a oyster boating rig for 3 months one summer. Amazing experience. Shout out Wellfleet Oyster family. Sweet and salty. Who doesn't love that? Great experience, beautiful views and I will never forget the taste of these oysters....natural seasoning. YUMMY!
I went to the liquor store to purchase a 12 pack of beer today; On my way out a woman approached the entry door. I held it open and was stunned when she said "You are carrying more than me -so just walk through." I was raised in the south and told her "Lady's First Please!"
I grew up in Atlanta and lived in Savannah for 8 years. I miss it so much!!
Steel Magnolias!!! That's the movie!
The movie you are thinking of is Steel Magnolias, Gaynor 😊
The Julia Roberts movie you were talking about is called Steel Magnolias. Its a true story that takes place in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The movie depicts the town as it still appears today.
I disagree with a few things. I drink unsweetened tea, I call grocery carts carts, and I know you said might on this but personally I don’t call all soft drinks coke anymore. I broke that habit in college. I have lived all my life in North Georgia though so that may account for the differences.
These are in general not that everyone does it. Most Southerners call them buggies. Actually having lived in different regions, I have never heard anyone say grocery cart, only shopping cart. I guess because they are commonly used in more than just grocery stores.
I was born in South Carolina, lived up north for a while, even a short spell in England, and I have to say Charleston and Savannah are two of my favorite places I've ever been too. Those cities just ooze history and beauty. Enjoyed my time in the Costwolds, Lymm and Alti too, though
I only disagree with the being on time part. A few people in my family were military and they always taught the rest of us to be punctual. I'm under the mindset that if you are on time you are 5 minutes late. I think most people in the South would consider lateness to be quite rude.
I think there is a scale. Sort of a five-10 mins may get a pass, but 30 mins is just rude. Of course, it also depends on the event and whether you were supposed to aid in some way...
The first one is more about parenting, I grew up on the west coast and this was all taught to me as a kid.
Did Sophie really ask if peanuts come in shells?????LOL
When you’re from the American south, manners aren’t taught to you… they are beaten into you😂😞😂
Well said 😂
For sure!
The South. Where your mother can say so much with just “the look”.
You take peanuts that's still in the shell after you wash the dirt residue off the shells you put them all into a big tall soup pot and in the pot you make a salty liquid brine and if you want you can add spicy hot spices to the liquid to give the boiled peanuts a Cajun spicy heat..when the peanuts are boiling it softens the shell and absorb the liquid and will even crack the shell which the peanuts inside then become super soft salty and spicy if you were to add hot spices and that is how you make boiled peanuts...or you can just find most viewed videos on how to make regular or Cajun boiled peanuts and make it yourself to enjoy a yummy laid back snack on a perfect day
Peanuts are legumes, same family as beans, lentils or peas. If you ever ate a raw peanut it taste just like eating a raw bean (why did I eat a raw bean... I was a kid once) people who have eaten boiled peanuts have told me they taste like a soft boiled Bean.
Did you know that after you get the goober peas (peanuts) out of the ground you can plow the remains under and it puts nitrogen back in the soil?
As someone who was raised in small town I. Florida we had grit with fried eggs on them with biscuits every morning before going to school. It was cheap and filling. So grits are a thing I missed when I traveled around the world and the States. But it is an Southern thing😊
Mark 10:46. Tea! It took me a long time to acquire a taste for "Unsweetened Tea"! (Huh? It began as "Sweet Tea" until the sweetness was removed from it? Just call it "Tea"!) As a Type 2 Diabetic, if they don't have "Splenda" or "Zero Sugar" options for "Sweet Tea", I get the Tea, except when they make it in the same urn or pot that they make Coffee in! Blech! 🤢🤮 "Diet" soda pops are an option that I also had to get used to that took a while! To get beyond only tasting the artificial sweetener and to taste the intended flavor. I was patient enough to endure that, unlike my best friend. But anyway, "Diet" is meant for those trying to avoid Obesity and/or Type 2 Diabetes in the first place! But over doing it can lead to Type 1! Then you're back to regular soda pops, unless you just call it quits and drink water only, like some I know. 😁
It's boiled with the shell, softened and wet. Really good.
Get that girl some southern barbecued oysters, stat!!
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Steel Magnolias is the movie you are describing. Peanut shells are not very hard, they are damp when they are first pulled out of the ground, then they dry pretty quickly and become like cardboardish, There is a seam along the side, where you typically split them open to remove the actual nuts, there are anywhere from 2-3 nuts per shell. Boiled peanuts they throw them in with the shells still on, in salty water and sometimes other spices are thrown in then boil them until the entire peanuts, shell and all is soft. Peanuts are not an actual nut, they are a legume, just like peas and beans.
Yeah here in Nashville we are born and raised to see sodas as cokes then specify which coke you want. lol
I was walking in a supermarket with my husband and, my brother-in-law. A child was throwing a major tantrum and my brother-in-law yelled out in his direction "You want to slap him shut or should I?" It was funny but the mother didn't think so. 🤣🤣
Home made boiled peanuts in the South are great. No cracking - soft and probably salty. Absolutely great. Can't put them down.
Got a little crush on Sophie. My goodness. And hello from the south USA.
There is nothing like oysters on the half shell!! YUM YUM YUM Oh and by the way - peanuts can be roasted in salt which make the nut salty and same when boiled - it's done in a salty brine and therefore the peanut is salty!! Steel Magnolias is the name of the movie!! GREAT MOVIE!! DOLLYWOOD IS AWESOME and Seaverville is no longer dry!
Steele Magnolias… one of my favorite movies.
Boiled peanuts are fresh, raw, uncooked peanuts that are boiled in water with salt and sometimes other seasonings. The ones with soft shells you can eat whole. The hard shelled ones you have to crack open. They taste like cooked beans, as they are from the legume family. Hello from South Carolina.
Beaufort checking in! Boiled peanuts are so good and addictive.
The movie was called Steel Magnolias.
Something Sophie may or may not know by now: Two peanuts are usually in one shell. Each shell is normally a pair of peanuts in a pair of pods that are connected. Sometimes a single nut ends up in a pod on its own, but usually they come in pairs. It's a shell, not a pod, but they look like pods. The shell is easy to open, and not very thick, it's almost like a thick paper.
Never new that! 😮
@@SophieVictoria. Nowwww ya do! Have a great day.
The movie was called "Steel Magnolias" ❤
I used to live in Tennessee & my favorite soda is Coke. I'd have to remember to say Coca-Cola or I'd be asked "What kind?" 😅 Took a little getting used to.
There's nothing wrong with chewing up an oyster. There are also many ways to prepare them. For instance, they can be fried, grilled, poached, raw, roasted, steamed, etc. The best oysters come from estuaries and the areas close to such. It's a combination of the salt water they live in and the flora that enters the water from the land. Oysters just filter the water and whatever is present in the water defines their flavor.
I come from an area where both wild and farmed oysters are common. They are expensive in restaurants, but most of the people around here will just buy them by the bushel. I get them for about $65/bushel and that's enough to easily fill 2 or 3 people. So, the price isn't that bad. Granted, it's one of those 'who you know' situations. The same bushel could cost someone who isn't close to the person who gathers the oysters +$80.
People can also take their own boat out and gather a bushel a day, without a license. Anyone gathering more has to have a commercial license.
I love Sophie!!!!
I have never cracked a boiled peanut and they get as salty as how much salt in used boiling them. They are just easy to get to the soft peanut inside by popping in your mouth and doing what comes naturally to get them out the shell. And lucky if one is soft enough shell and all is edible. Roasted peanuts would need cracking. I use an instant pot to do do them. Green peanuts we are lucky to get. Green ones are fresh from the ground. Not dried out.
Boiled peanuts are boiled in water with shells on. Some people eat them with the shells on ,others dont
i’m born and raised in savannah and it’s so bizarre to immediately recognize bay street/ factor’s walk, tybee lighthouse, etc. I go exactly where that guy is standing at the beginning all the time.
Oyster are good to eat ,you can eat them raw with tabasco sauce, fry on a po boy with spicey remoulade sauce ,baked or stewed and grilled;
This is correct in Texas as well.....
Mark 16:38. Say what now? Sure, when people say "Hominy Grits" but otherwise, I thought they were ground corn! 🤔 That's odd! Intact Hominy doesn't appeal to me! Hmm. Ahem. Okay...
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Grits are made from ground corn, typically from less sweet, starchy varieties often referred to as dent corn. Grits can be made from either yellow or white corn and are often labeled accordingly. June 25, 2021.
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Are grits made from corn or hominy?
Grits are a type of porridge made from boiled cornmeal. Hominy grits are a type of grits made from hominy - corn that has been treated with an alkali in a process called nixtamalization, with the pericarp (ovary wall) removed. Grits are often served with flavorings as a breakfast dish.
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Aha! Those pictures on can labels of "White Hominy" don't make them look like Corn at all! They look more like Cauliflower, that shrank! Well, that's news to me that they are a Corn thing!
Like how Grapes become Raisens!
Or like how Plums become Prunes!
hominy is corn that has the outer shell or the corn kernals removed by soaking in a lime water solution , so it is made from corn.
@@garythornbury9793 yep!
Old Salem in North Carolina is a great place to visit.
The movie you were trying to come up with was "Steel Magnolias".
Thumb Up #921! 👍 You're welcome! Thanks! 😊
Notes: Heh. I don't know if it is now, but back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, whenever my alcoholic paternal grandfather had to drive through Noble, Oklahoma, to get to Norman, Oklahoma to see one of Grandma's relatives, he grumbled openly about Noble being a dry town, and he was afraid that they would arrest him if he wasn't on his best behavior as he drove through it. He was visibly relaxed once we left their town limits!
This isn't my first time seeing that video. But I've just realized that his wife kept her looks while he lost his, so that probably means looks don't matter to her. Hmm. 🤔
CSA Civil War Monuments and CSA Flags! He failed to mention them! Sure, some have been removed by now. But you might still see them.
"Six Flags Over Texas" recognizes that one of them is the "Stars & Bars" as does the tourist center at the Stateline. But I was startled to see a lonely CSA Battle Flag, flying alone near a beach when we went to Galveston one day. It was to mark a lonely grave where one soldier was buried. It made me wonder why he was buried alone and not with any others. Since the flag pole is so tall, that's probably what draws your attention to the grave in the first place. Otherwise, it might pass for a tiny sand dune.
Okay! That settles it! Despite hearing thunder outside, I'm leaving the house to go find Breakfast!
i live in Texas and on our public square is a confederate statue honoring the men who died from our town during the civil war, BLM protesters came here to tear the statue down they were turned back by heavily armed local people from our town, its still there. they decided they really didnt want to tear it down.rude behavior isnt tolerated here.
@garythornbury9793 hey! Before I was of school age, we lived in San Antonio. My younger brother now lives in The Colony. But anyway, I have to inform people that Oklahoma didn't yet exist during the Civil War, so how could we be on anyone's side. We don't have any monuments like that that I'm aware of as there would be no need for them.
Heck, come to think of it, I have never seen any battlefield cemeteries in person in Oklahoma. If any exist, they might be about the wars with our tribes? 🤔 It has been a while since I was able to see the show, "Discover Oklahoma".
The only CSA flags that I've seen in use up here were flown by Caucasians in protest against whatever they were protesting. One day, as I was leaving to go pick up a gal, there were two guys passing by the mailboxes looking like they were about to pass out. I got the mail, and I offered some help to them.
Long story short, they lived in another town, so I took them there. Their destination was a two-tone brown, single-wide mobile home, next to the burnt ruins of an old motel. I was startled to see a CSA Battle Flag, with frayed edges, on the motel's flag pole. The last time I was there, the place still smelled like fresh ashes. No flags. Seeing the flag made me think of "Gone With The Wind" and of the flag reveal scene in it. I also thought about how it looked like someone was playing and used the ruins as their fort. But their side lost. Or they were pretending that the ruins were Union and they had claimed it. I don't know. I seem to be the only one who played "Guns" or "War" in the early 1970s. No one wanted to be on the losing side, though, so we just pretended to shoot at imaginary foes that had us surrounded, whatever they were!
Now, in a more prominent display, I've seen CSA Battle Flags modified with words placed on them and usually around the silhouette of an M-16. But not since the pandemic.
I've seen an Alabama trucker at one of our two local truck stops, with a cap that had a CSA BF emblem patch on it, and it matched his chained wallet. He was rude to the other customers, in the manner of "Hey, I'm only joking with you!" as
if that would keep him out of trouble.
I saw another guy who resembled that one, show up at the scrap metal place. He didn't see anyone that didn't look like him, so he wasn't rude.
The gist is that we do have rude people up here, but they are the opposite of what you described. Go figure.
@@jimmiegiboney2473 i really dont care what you think- go figure
@garythornbury9793 , thanks for letting me know which side you're really on!
@@jimmiegiboney2473 back at you bro
If someone asked "what type of Coke you like" mean they just what to know what type of Coke product/soda would you like.
You can ask for your tea to be unsweetened and get packages of Sugar so you can sweeten it as you like.
Get whatever kind of mayo you want...lol!😂
Where I live in the south, what you would call a Trolley in the UK, we will 😊call a cart.
Steel Magnolias is the movie.
I tried boiled peanuts once, I didn't like them at all. Roasted are great.
One of these things are not like the other, one of these things just don't belong 🧐
I'm from Georgia. One big thing about the south..... Don't eat the buzzards. They don't taste very good, but the skunks taste amazing.
Booked peanuts are great yes boiled in salt water n you crack out of shells to eat
04:09 Even people from other regions of the US often screw up their faces when they hear "boiled peanuts." I've surmised over the years that they think someone's taken already roasted peanuts and boiled them (which indeed would be gross.) The important factor is that boiled peanuts are made from "raw" peanuts that have reached full size, but not fully matured (dried out). Once prepared properly, they are salty (sometimes spicy) and lovely. When I was a kid, on long car journeys in Georgia in the '70s, before every few freeway exits, you'd see a hand-lettered sign on plywood reading "Boiled Peanuts: next exit." They were, and are essential road travel food, and completely addictive. Always buy more than you think you'll need, if you get the chance.
I'd link to a recipe/boiling instructions, but the thing is, like Italian food, boiled peanuts are all about the quality of the produce, not the cooking technique. You need the correct "green" peanuts from certain areas/farms in The South, during certain times of year, for the best experience. On our way to my Granddad's, (Douglas, GA) in the summer, there was one farm that had a roadside stand we would stop at, buy a big bag of pre-cooked goober peas, and also a huge bag of raw, green uncooked peanuts for cooking once we got back home. Also some fried pork skins, crackling, and maybe some fresh peaches and stuff.
If you all came over and took a road trip down South, you'd realise there's a reason they are referred to as "Country Caviar." Probably the most moreish food I've ever encountered in my life. Love to see a video of that!!
Good video thank you. I'm originally from Louisiana. And New Orleans has some of the best food there is. And I'm always on time. Lol! Love your videos!
Thanks for the support ☺️
You ladies have beautiful accents.
If you see this comment, I'm from the South here in the US and I just wanna say that you're absolutely gorgeous and stunning Sophie ,just wanted to give you that compliment.😉 Much luvvv from AMERICA!!!!
The literal definition of sweet tea is unsweetened tea with sugar added to it.
He's saying if they give you unsweetened tea and offer sugar packets it will not be the same as tea intended to be sweet because when you add sugar to tea that isn't still hot it will not dissolve
Movie is Steel Magnolias
My mom (from southern Illinois) told me that when she was a teenager they called soda "Coke" and when they went to watch movies, they just said they were going to the show. Before I joined the church I belong to now, I used to love iced tea. I don't like grits either, maybe because I detest hominy. In North Carolina when I had our third child, they gave us the menu so we could choose what we wanted. Though I never checked the grits box, I got grits every meal.
When we Americans make sweet tea we put so much sugar in it one glass and you'll have diabetes
Boiled peanuts are peanuts that have been boiled. You eat them by putting them in your mouth.
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Working in the service industry in a southern tourist town broke me of many of my “southern” habits. There are so many visitors who make fun of you or talk down to you that you begin to remove some of these elements. For example, I no longer say coke” for soda, I say as little as possible to customers (tourists) so they won’t hone in on something they find funny, and I no longer correct another persons child. I maintain my authenticity around family and friends but tourists get none of it. They make being yourself unbearable at times.
Are most of these people who do this yankees?
I learned to erase my accent at a young age because I was tired of people assuming I was dumb.
we dont always say coke we say drink...
The movie was Steel Magnolias.
if you go to New Orleans remember to pronounce it New OR-LENS
I live about 4 hours north of Savannah Georgia.
The movie you were thinking of is called Fried Green Tomatoes
Southern U.S. has a lot in common with Britain. It was mostly settled by British aristocracy, land and slave owners. Its partly where we get our accent. So much of our "southern hospitality" and adherence to manners come from British etiquette.
I'm a southerner! I've lived in south Georgia and in the Florida panhandle but my hometown and where I live now is Nashville Tennessee.
I disagree with Wolter on a few things. First, rarely do you see someone correct someone else's child in public.
Also he's wrong about tea. Restaurants have both sweet and unsweet tea available many of them also have flavored teas that you can get. But it most restaurants you can also order hot tea and they will bring you tea bags and a small teapot with water and you can prepare it at your table. The only exception to that is usually fast food restaurants
Many people request their tea served with no ice. If you're eating in at a fast-food place you can make your own tea from the beverage bar and put the ice or leave the iced out it's up to you. But nobody's going to force you to drink tea with ice in it. Usually they prepare the tea and it is hot when they prepare it and then they'll put the large containers in a walk-in coolerr and let them cool down a little bit but if you're filling your own to go cup I. A fast food place, it's usually room temperature. You have an ice machine there if you want ice
I drink both hot and iced but rarely hot tea in the summer. Like Wolter said it is so hot here in the July & August you will want a cool drink!
That's different from Texas. Noooobody gets warm tea. Ice is not optional lol. I don't care if it's 20 degrees outside I need my ice.
Even some fast food restaurants will give you a cup of boiled water and a tea bag if you want hot tea.
@@billhilly9426 Having lived on the Gulf Coast I can’t think of one time I have seen someone order hot tea in a restaurant. And no one in my family even owns a kettle. Unless we are sick, my relatives only drink cold tea we make either in a pot on the stove or in a glass jar out in the sun.
Cool fact: Huntsville, Alabama has a minor league baseball team and the "Trash Pandas" is their name. A trash panda is a raccoon. But I think it's a cool name.
I always chew the raw oysters. Delicious!!!
Ello Sophie! I ope you get to give the Southern US a Right Proper visit someday!! You're welcome in the USA any time, and if you arrive here late we'll leave a light on for you!!🙂😀😊
Y'all would really enjoy Savannah Georgia ❤😊
Hey something Cool about living in the south is gas station food that stuff is either really good or really bad.. Same thing with Mexican and Chinese food.
I’m from North Carolina and you want to visit some beautiful beaches. This is the state to go to. I’m my opinion NC has the best beaches on the east coast, excluding southern Florida. I’m talking about the actual beach, the water is so beautiful. The water is warm during the summer, so you can actually swim in it. I’m specifically from the Wilmington/Wrightsville beach area. It’s a beautiful little city, so if you want to experience the beach life, I recommend eastern NC.
The Florida panhandle has better beaches
@@bobwillis9190 If you want to be shark bait. And better beaches are a matter of opinion. Florida does have prettier water but that’s all I’ll give ya.
Florida gulf coast beaches are the best, been going there for 40 years, never seen a single shark attack. Those occur more on the eastern side of the state (Atlantic ocean). The water is crystal clear and warm and the sand is as white as snow.
im a 43 yr old american from minnesota. i have no idea what a boiled peanut is. but thats my favorite part of the country to visit. georgia, alabama, florida, texas they know whats up
Boiled peanuts are fantastic…
April and November can be the worst weather months in northern Europe. They are the best weather months in the southern USA.
Lynchburg Tennessee is also "dry" but that's where they distill Jack Daniels 😮 but the next country over is "wet"😊
Wets always better then dry lol
21:30....You're thinking of Steel Magnolias :)
Boiled peanuts are peanuts that are not fully grown and boiled in salty water. That way the peanut farmer can sell more peanuts every season. They are boiled in the husks.
Mark 8:41. Oh, I hate it when people anywhere on the planet use a trademark or brand name as a generic term! 🤬
But anyway, "Coca-Cola is Coke", and they paid for that in more ways than one! Besides, now the question actually makes sense since there are more "Coke" options to choose from! 🙄
It’s exactly what it sounds like peanuts boiled in a vat with its shell still on till soft and you can peel the shell off.
In a cat?
@@chrispavlich9656 Vat, Fast typing and autocorrect changes the words. Relax.
@@LukaDonesnitch No time to relax but it’s all good. 👍🏻
If you've been to Tennessee then you've been to the south. This guy never rarely mentions North Carolina and he mentions Tennessee even less than NC. Rest assured that both Tennessee and North Carolina are both firmly southern states. You'd be doing yourself a favor by visiting both states. In North Carolina you can spend 2-3 days on the coast. Ferry or drive to the Outer Banks and visit the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Stop in Wilmington and tour the US Battleship North Carolina. Then take a 5 and a half hour drive to Asheville North Carolina in the southern part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The largest private home in the United States is located in Asheville and is open year round for tours. The Biltmore Estate and Gardens was opened to the public on Christmas Eve 1895. One last thing, he mentioned the metropolis of Atlanta, Charlotte NC is a better visit. Charlotte is also a larger city.
Hearing her talk about oysters and how she loves them. NOW we know why Daz is always smiling and why they've been married so long. ROFL!
Ummmm. Uhhhhh. Do you not know that Daz is her son? Gaynor is his mother and Sophie is his sister. 🙄
@@DSWilkes Oh shit I thought the Daz was the old man ........whoops. ROFL!
@D.S. Wilkes ummmm Daz is the dads name. The son is Aiden.
@@patrickseidel8625 Ha I was right! Good I've been redeemed.
@Scott Free LOL, my mistake. I apologize to you, sir.
I'm actually not entirely sure myself what boiled peanuts are, but you put them in your Coke; you take a drink, you get a mouthful of the peanuts too (I feel like this should be common knowledge, but for anyone who's never tried it & does, be careful when you take the drink/peanut combo so you don't choke on the peanuts). 🥜
Well, some people won't judge you if your kids are being unruly, but most will; I try not to. Last month I saw a woman grocery shopping with her 3 kids & I could tell she was at the end of her wits by the way she was yelling at them (& yeah, one of the boys belched & didn't even say "sorry;" she didn't particularly like it, either). I didn't think of her as a bad parent, I just knew that it had been a long day (maybe even week) for her & I actually pitied her.
Don't worry about it, Gaynor; believe it or not, lots of southerners don't like grits either. And yeah, I don't trust places that have square biscuits; biscuits are supposed to be round! ☹
Also, sure I've heard plenty of people call them "buggies," but I call them "carts." 🛒
If you do manage to come to the south & you decide to try biscuits & gravy, no place does it better than Hardee's (the only issue is they stop serving breakfast at 11 am, so, there might be a line). ⭐ If you manage to get to Louisiana, try the bananas foster & beignets; it's what they're known for.
And yeah, there are plenty of dry counties; that doesn't mean that you can't get any alcohol at all, though (I myself live in one & it just means you can't buy alcoholic beverages on Sundays).