Your ignorance is astounding. It’s hard to imagine you get invited to any social gatherings, but do you notice that people don’t actually laugh at your formulaic approach to humor? You’re not funny.
@@joshuagarcia1324 Never in Western NY but Central and Eastern Montana have odd winters. 60 above one week and -20 the next. The coldest I was in was -42. Then there is the wind. They say that Montana is windy because Wyoming blows and North Dakota Sucks. I don’t know but there is a good bit of wind.
I grew up in Michigan. I came to Montana in 2019. Winter? Yeah, it's just a regular ol' winter. So what? Well, maybe it lasts a bit longer. No big deal. Yet... during the winter I remember the time I lived in Florida.
Yeah that doesn't matter much considering how much rent is. I call it beauty tax. I pay extra to live in this beautiful State but it's hard unless you've got a good career. Californians are driving prices up and making it hard for native Montanans to afford to live here.
@@montananick370 why don’t some move to cheaper parts of the state who don’t want professional careers? Nashville is now expensive and one of the fastest growing cities in the country but the poor are moving to other parts of the state or living in homeless camps and a few trailer parks.
As a black man I was very reluctant to visit Montana. Ended up being the best vacay I ever had. Stayed in West Yellowstone. Drove 700 miles through the National Parks, went zip lining, and to the Grizzly center too. And the geysers were amazing, especially old faithful!Shout out to the people at the Happy hour bar. Best garlic burger in the country. Look forward to visiting again!
@@NickJohnson when you’re from an Urban city (Detroit) and you do research about the state and you find out the black population is less than 1%, you kinda get preconceived notions of why that might be. I will say I did get some stares while at the Walmart in Bozeman, but it wasn’t anything I couldn’t handle. I even went into a gas station in West Yellowstone, mistakenly left my mask in the car, and nobody said anything, besides have a nice day. I forgot to mention the best part of the trip which was meeting Bruce Lee’s widow Linda, she was even let me take a pic with her! I’ll definitely be returning!
Thank you for this comment , I’m a black man as well from California but currently live in Nevada and I was considering doing a road trip up there to see the nature , but when I looked up how few of us live there I definitely had preconceived notions . I just want to go up there and see the nature and eat some deer lol .
@@Carti2official dude, you're from Detroit. The worse place in America. Red states will welcome anyone but we don't want victims. Leave shitty Detroit that was ran into the ground by Nancy Pelosi's dad. It's not abt race but ignorance.
The flathead valley is getting 100 Californians moving there a day and so is most of Western MT. So you will feel the liberalism eventually. Just like Colorado and Oregon did.
As a lifelong Montanan, there are several points you made that are true, some a little harsh or over simplified. Montana is a big, beautiful land. It is true some dont care for the influx of out of staters moving in or who own 2&3 homes here. I grew up in Billings, nor much has changed over the years and your evaluation pretty spot on. I have lived in the Flathead valley for 15 years. Tons of Californians, Utahns, and Canadians. I have seen the bird flipped to then, no doubt, but Montana's as a whole are kind and friendly people. Love it, I've lived in Colorado, California, Washington, and you can keep them all.
It's like heaven living in Montana. I've lived here all my life..nothing like it anywhere. I am a native American Indian from Montana and wouldn't live no where else
It’s horrible living in Montana so everyone should stay away from here, especially if you’re from California, Washington, Oregon, New York and other states like those.
As a northern Montana resident, born and raised, "No traffic, no drama, no bills," is quite possibly the most inaccurate way you could describe the hiline in Montana.
Ok...but you do know that there are other Problems!! #1..I am also a Born and Raised BiG Sky Baby!! But Montana is a Strange Political Place... 1 day its a Democrat as Governor..then a Republican!! Although the Governor now is .Pretty much a Phoney Lame 🐎 Horse!! Also let's not Forget that Nobody in Montana is a Native!! Track it back to the Gold and Cooper Rush!! If I asked every single So Called Native of Montana Hybred..I would track it Right Back to Europeans!! So saying your a Native Based on a Mere 1 or 2..even 3 generations is Pig Slop!!
I think maybe the people in the twelve native american tribal nations might have something to say to your "nobody in montana is a native" point. But beyond that my "pig slop" includes five generations of farming and a family history that reaches back over a century. And of course there are other problems. My comment was reacting to a very specific part of this video trying to inaccurately describe the place I call home.
How is employment out there? I'm looking at different places to move and trying to learn as much as I can before I move. I came to Connecticut years ago and hate it
@@adamhowick7274 it depends on what type of employment you're looking for and how close to larger towns/"cities" you want to be. I was just looking the other day on job postings for northeast Montana and I found like 10 different farms looking for help. That may not seem like a lot, but as far as population density goes there's some real employment opportunities if you have the skills to fill those types of positions. If you're looking for something more professional services related there always seems to be a few across different towns in northern Montana if you look hard enough. Far eastern Montana near Sidney and Fairview and Bainville you'll find some good paying oilfield work if you don't mind hard labor, occasionally a railroad job opens up, and there always seems to be some level of help needed with customs/border patrol if you're interested in getting involved with the federal gov't. Also, the hospitals typically seem to be constantly looking for some level of help. There's also various telephone and electrical cooperatives that periodically have openings and there is an extreme lack of plumbing/electrical/carpentry services if you're a self starter type and have the know how to work those kinds of jobs. There's also a bunch of teaching jobs typically available. Really there's lots of options. The main choice is whether or not you're ok with living "in the sticks". If you get a job in Lustre or Daniels County or maybe even somewhere like Turner, you're going to be far away from a large group of people and you're probably going to have to ge used to extreme rurality. On the other hand you could still live fairly close to somewhere like Glasgow or Havre or Wolf Point or Sidney or a handful of other bigger towns and still have some level of "civilization". Mostly what's available is more physical labor stuff and the landscape is wide open spaces with few trees. It's different though if you're talking about all of Montana, because western and southern Montana offer completely different job opportunities. Both billings and great falls would be one of the two actual cities I would recommend most, not in terms of culture (bozeman and Missoula are WAY better in terms of culture), but in terms of potential jobs and affordability. What type of job would you be looking for and how open to country living are you?
@@RedRoseSeptember22 ..if you can stand there until the bear is 20 ft away....as my granny would say....that's like hunting a bear with a switch...I want to go with you...
Go for a hike in Montana (it's free) and spend all day walking without seeing another human is a Priceless opportunity. Also while you do this your only concern is startling a dangerous Moose or Bear.. Brings you back to the Paleolithic era.
@@erikfritz8040 I wasn’t asking because I want to pet them , I just was curious on there temperament to know how cautious to be if I saw one. That’s all . Sheesh .
I visited Montana for the first time last month. I fell in love with Montana. Great people (mostly conservative who believe in America/Constitution), good roads, speed limit 80 (means 85+), no traffic jams, beautiful mountains, and the best National Park, Glacier. I flew into Bozeman, great airport.
You may be surprised to discover that Montana is filled with as many Liberals as Conservatives..... The ability to understand who is what, may reveal some interesting effects.....
@@russelljohnson437 I don’t know if that’s what they mean. But I live in Montana and we are “self reliant” as in if we separated from the US and we were our own country. We would be fine, we have our own food, timber, electric etc. Obviously other states can do that but there are actually a good amount that can’t do that
@@TorysSideQuests I know what you mean. I'll use California as an example. The state has all the means to be self reliant, however they would rather live off of borrowed resources. If I recall, they get their drinking water from Nevada, and their power from Arizona.
Realistically it doesn't get dark completely until around 10:30. And by dark I mean pitch black considering the state has almost zero light pollution. I was at East glacier camping and you could look up and see the stars for real.
I swear, last summer here near Eureka (N of Whitefish), close to the border with Canada, around solstice time, the twilight gets dim never fades to black, and no matter how early you wake up, the sky is already blue. I checked a map to see how close to the arctic circle we are. Nope, not at all close. But the dark sure is brief in summer. Forget to look out the window right at midnight, you might think there's no night.
What you didn’t mention is that all the small towns of Montana follow their Schools class C sports volleyball, Basketball, and football. We travel all over and it’s a huge cultural thing in Montana! The entire town follows their high school sports team! There was a documentary made about it! That’s what we do in the winter! Then everyone goes to the bar and drinks beer and has pizza while the little kids run around or play on the pool tables! That’s what small town life is like in Montana! I grew up I. A town of 800!
Sounds exactly like the hilltowns/Berkshires of western Massachusetts. Nothing but small towns, and everyone takes great pride in their local high school sports teams!
As a true montanan, born and bred, I'm proud to be! Born in Kalispell but now live in Troy. Love my little hometown....probably won't ever leave Troy! My heart is here and you won't never take Montana out of my heart ❤
I live on the Flathead Reservation and we have the most beautiful reservation, here in Montana. Not all Native American's drink and do drugs and the reservations are not dangerous. Get your facts straight.
Out of my 19 years of living I kid you not this is my first time seeing anything of Montana. As a south Floridian I forgot this pace exists from time to time, but im glad im taking the opportunity to learn about this place
I am from South Dakota, but have lived in Montana for 27 years. You described the regions pretty accurately. The one word to describe Montana best is diversity, in geography, politics, weather, attitudes, economies, and people. What I love about Montana is the fact that people are independent thinkers and live to the beat of their own drums. The fact you didn't portray accurately is the Native American population. I believe Native Americans account for 8 or 9 percent of Montana's population.
About the Rez life, damn we've been in curfew since last spring. You drive around at night you'll get ticketed for curfew violations, travel restrictions. We're in shutdown, also not everyone on any Rez is as stated. If anything you get out at night you'll come across kids still playing, people walking dogs, families live here it's not like it's chaotic.
I visited the Rez in Northern Wisconsin and was appalled to see the restrictions of its residents compared to people like myself passing through. Seemed very authoritarian and Natives deserve the same rights and freedoms as all Americans. I'm half Mexican and Sicilian but have family married into a few different tribes here in Wisconsin.
I felt hurt somewhat. My family is borned and bread there. I lived there also at a time in My life. I never lived like that are seen that kind of living.
I moved to Montana from California 1 year ago. It was very hot where I came from and the winters were mild. When people ask me where I come from, I give them an honest even though it's uncomfortable. The laws are enforced and I appreciate it. My core values are closer to the folks in Montana than where I came and I made some friends. I shovel my snow as needed and I help my neighbors clear their walkways. One thing that cannot change is that I'm a wine snob and don't like beer and I've never have seen beaver jerky.
I can tell you this: Some of the nicest toughest people are from Montana. The elderly here are tough as nails . I'm not kidding you little old ladies in they're 80s 90s lifting a 150 pounds easy. God Men are tougher than the horse they ride. God I love them all.❤
I really enjoyed this video! You're funny and entertaining. Thanks for such great detail and insight. I learned a lot and had fun doing it. I appreciate your knowledge and candor. Keep up the good work.
As a disgruntled non-lib Oregonian who's been to Montana thrice, first time in 1998 on a family road trip to Yellowstone (hit Missoula, Deer Lodge, Helena, Butte and Virginia City; stayed between Livingston & Gardiner), and twice, in 2004 & 2020, on Amtrak's Empire Builder line that parallels the HiLine through the whole state... simply put, I love this state; most of it is beautiful it their own way. Give me the Big Sky over the Big Apple anyday! To sum it up: Western & South-Central MT: Next to Idaho North-Central & Eastern MT: West Dakota 🙂
I am a Bulgarian and was really curious about how real people live in the us. Thanks for the video. Its a big country, oftt the only thing us foreigners see are the crazy things and Hollywood. It is nice to see the national culture.
@@hahna77 That may be true, but the Californians who don't like what's happened to their state have an obligation to fix that shit and rid themselves of the liberal malignancy.
America is such a big place with large regional cultures. A lot of the neighboring states live quite similar this as well, like Idaho, Wyoming, Eastern Washington etc. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) we don't get much attention and so people don't really know anything about us lol
Highly suggest you do some more videos in Montana about Butte. Im the 5th generation out of this town and we and my family members have basically helped this town on quite a bit. We are the reasoning why the electrical grid is up for the whole United States and we're also one of the oldest towns in Montana. If you go through and drive through the town you're going to find historical Victorian buildings and some of the best eateries in the country.
Was just there in early September. I’m South American (Ecuador) and loved the scenery. As long as you respect the locals, they will respect you. People move for different reasons, and I don’t have a problem with cold weather, but was surprised to learn that alcoholism is a very real problem in Montana. I’m currently in Conroe, Texas and life is pretty good there, but the solitude and beauty of Montana is something I will always miss. No place is perfect - not even The Galapagos, but home is definitely what you make of it.
I love your videos Nick! They are such an enjoyable and educational experience to watch and your huge efforts and research and humorous touch included in making them makes your channel like no other! A 10/10 from this Southern Californian. Your unboxing video series are my favorite and I would love to see an episode on Oklahoma or Missouri. I think the heartland and southern states are the most interesting and could stand to use more attention.
@@009-u1h it’s so funny you said that, I just recently moved to Montana but was born in VT and raised in NH, and you’re exactly right. There’s nothing there.
Nick funny humor and good info. I love Montana the space and freedom the open outdoors. I hope the State does not change with all the new people moving up there. If you do not like the way of life in Montana, then do not move there trying to change the laws. Stay home where you are and do not try to mess this State up.
This is my favorite state. I wanted to move here at one time for the beautiful mountains, land and some isolation. However, things turned around in my life. Now I definitely want to go visit and see the majestic views.
Moved to montana 11 years ago from New York. It is a breath of fresh air. To not be cramped together with many others. The space is very inviting. I am more conservative then liberal. To me it is home.
Everyone wants to complain about CA and that's fine, they definitely don't have it all figured out. But as an MT resident who works in the hospitality industry, I run into more people from the East Coast and Texas than from the West Coast, and I'd rather deal with a CA than a NJ, NY or TX any day.
Thank you for that acknowledgment! I am Californian and people stereotype us unfairly. California is a big state, and other than the larger cities in SoCal or Bay Area the rest of the state has smaller towns and cities. We are not all liberal. My town is Bishop, Ca and it is not very different than Montana.
Nice to be the 1,000th comment here. I _loved_ Montana in 1982 and 1983, when I covered the Bitterroot Valley for the Missoulian. Once a week I wrote my flyfishing column, Trouting About. _I got paid to go fishing!_
@NickJohnson thank you for your unique and creative work. I have visited the US (I am from Europe) and I was vastly inspired by your videos on what to visit.
Billings and Helena seem a good fit. I'm just a quiet conservative, who wants to find a good Christian church, find a wife and have a family. I could never understand why people moving somewhere would want to change the culture. It's just a bizarre concept. Moving to Montana and leaving California has been a dream since childhood. I hope now at 31 I can finally make it. Lord willing.
Helena is a government town with a liberal Catholic college -- so, progressive, if you get my drift. Apart from that it's a lovely place to live and raise children.
Californians vote on liberal policies that subsequently create homelessness and crime which they are oblivious to. Any negative change which occurs they can pass the blame on its foundation ie. conservative/constitutional values. Second and just as impactful is the lack of community which is replaced by government oversight. A community helps one another but in big cities everyone is a potential enemy.
Used to live in Montana. Now I live in Texas and I miss it there. I still kept my 406 area code and it's illegal for robo calls to call to that area code. 406 is a pretty sacred number in Montana, I remembered the 406 mile marker by I-90 was changed to 405.99. From my experiences in Billings, besides trucks, there's tons of Subarus.
@@briangasca6534 liberals ruin every state they move to. Including SC where I live. If you move to a state dont try to change it. Move there because you like the way it already is!!
Funny how my sister and I were watching this video when the AC guy came to make a quick repair, and he asked us if we were watching Nick Johnson. He said he loves your channel and that a few of his friends watch your channel too. We all feel like we learn a lot of interesting stuff about all of the US. ☺️
I’d love to visit this state. I’ve been living in New York my whole life and I’m pretty sick of the crowded urban environment. I’ve visited only 3 states so far and drove through 4-5 in total. I wish I can visit every state
New York has a GIANT rural landscape for you to check out. I have an uncle that lives in Monticello New York and it’s pretty rural while still having downtowns here and there.
Wow that outfit you were sportin’ in this video definitely had a Montana vibe. It’s what I would imagine a local dude at one of their very many bars would be wearing...before he climbs into his 1975 Ford truck where the wheels previously fell off but put on another set of used wheels back on it. I liked the interview segment you added at the end too! 😊
Tanya that was my dads coat from like the late 70s :) and yes, my cousin is a cool guy. I'm doing more interviews now :) you have yourself a GREAT start to 2021 :)
Californians have a bad rap here but it's just the ones trying to make Montana like California. Housing prices have skyrocketed making hard for some of us natives to find affordable housing.
Montana is okay. But it's very cold and it snows a lot. If you like driving in the snow, this place is for you. But I don't enjoy getting out of my warm bed to drive to grocery stores in the freezing cold. So I prefer the state of Hawaii. It's very expensive, but I like island living with the ocean breeze caressing my hair and palm trees swaying in the wind.
California ex-pat here. I moved to Missoula about a year ago as part of a recovery program. I've come to love the absolute beauty of the nature in this state, and decided to stay for the long run. Been coal rolled a few times, and I understand, but I'm not one of those "2nd vacation home" types. Replaced my California plates as soon as I could lol.
Yup, and the only problem with that is the wages are even lower! Poverty with a view. Unless you are coming with all the money you'll ever need, don't! Actually, just don't
@ no not in the flathead lol. My husband works out of town alot! He puts fiber optics in the ground and air. Its a good living with great benefits but he dosnt get to enjoy the view and outdoor activities much. At least he will have good retirement to enjoy it then I guess. The flathead is beautiful but I would not give 2 cents for most of the east side of the state.
Thanks Nick. When I lived in Alberta I always wanted to head south from Calgary and go to Montana but never had the time. This video was awesome to show me around the state thanks!
I grew up in Montana in the 50s and 60s. It was a great place to be as a kid. When I went to our 50th class reunion, I was shocked at how everything changed. Our old house which at one time was the only house up on the hill, built with square nails, is still there, but the porch, the two big trees out front have disappeared, the back yard had been taken over by a new building, but still looks great, just a block from MSU. A lot of old familiar places are gone. A friend of mine may well sell their house and move elsewheres in the State since property taxes had gone up 500%. I felt like a stranger, more like an alien.
I as a life long resident as well thought this entire video was his idea of one big sarcastic joke. It’s a great advertisement to keep people from moving here. I do appreciate the value in that!
6th generation Montanan here. Montana is a beautiful place. Lots to do if you're into the great outdoors, camping, fishing, hunting, hiking, chopping wood. But it is a land of extremes, can go from 80 to below freezing in the day. Forest fires are a problem now a days. I've seen snow every month of the year here. Montana folk are mostly pretty mellow, but very, very self reliant. Big place, big place, driving from Idaho to the North Dakota lines is over 900 miles. Driving is counted in hours not miles, next Mc Donalds 60 miles. Be prepared for winter driving, have a kit for your rig. You can't get cell service a lot of places, radio in less places. There are places you can drive & not see another soul for hours. Break down & you maybe waiting a while. Awesome scenery & wildlife, also drunk drivers & meth heads. Good schools , most kids graduate from high school. Not a lot of good paying jobs & housing is getting quite expensive any more. I wouldn't live anywhere else.
🤣🤣😂😂 I spent about 50 years in Montana. Roughly 46 years of them were in NW Montana within the wilderness areas of the Rockies. Nice sense of humor making this video, but much of it is quite true...I watched the state and it's inhabitants change somewhat drastically over the decades. But, so has the rest of the planet. All and all I think humans are evolving into better beings. Thanks for the refresher!
Merry Belated Christmas, Nick. 🎄🎄 Thank you for the video. It’s nice to see what a state REALLY looks like instead of the photoshopped pictures online.
Drove through montana and I was blown away by the amount of land. "When is the next gas station?? 100 miles?!?" I loved it 😂 that gas station was PACKED. You could tell it was the only one within 100 miles in both directions lol.. it was a truck stop too. We had to take another freeway a few extra miles just to get to it. Wasn't even off an exit. We went to deer lodge and couldn't find any hotels after a 12 hour drive, and had to drive all the way to mussoula to take a rest. Went through one of the biggest Lightning storms I ever been through, like a Monsoon. It was beautiful through the mountains, Huge Lightning strikes would hit the top of the peaks. Such a beautiful state. The grasslands and the small hills like velvet for miles and miles. And a dead deer on the road every few miles. So much wild life. Deffinelty completely different than what we see in Washington, (New California)
I did travel through the great state of MONTANA many times before and I really loved it. I was really seriously considering moving to RoundUp or any small city/town which it was under 3,000 people. But, right away I didn't feel welcome at all. I was even told by a few locals that most of the state don't have an issue with anyone as long as they just are passing through. So, I decided to look somewhere else in the country and I am still looking folks.
Dear Mr. Johnson, I am a long-time fan of your channel. This is a very spectacular video. And I would love to relocate to Montana. This state is just so gorgeous. Greetings from Ukraine
"I will live in Montana. And I will marry a round American woman and raise rabbits, and she will cook them for me. And I will have a pickup truck... maybe a "recreational vehicle." And drive from state to state. Do they let you do that?"
I have lived in Montana for over 21 years now and am retired with my wife while our sons and their families live in Reno, NV. Montana is a great place to live. Everyone is armed to teeth out here and will not allow criminals to have fun without a fight. However, we have many leftists living in our state in places like Missoula, Kalispell, and Helena. They have come from California and New York and other states in an attempt to ruin Montana. However, we have voted in a great governor and attorney general last year. The Montana Public School Union is highly leftist.
Waltoe1able don’t even worry about that I’ve lived here my whole life and these asshole California dicks are starting to leave plus they can’t stand the cold and don’t care for it whatsoever we just gotta keep pushing these assholes out and take back our state! We outnumber those pricks big time so they’ll start leaving here soon and get tired of it
…..Yeah, Californians who have some money to try to bring Montana decent food, culture, maybe build a home with more than one bathroom (ever been to that shithole Butte?!).
The three horrible states Vermont Colorado Idaho The two best states Montana Wyoming Montana’s better though only because I love it here and there is way more to do, but I respect Wyoming a lot
Here is my entire Unboxing Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLq-_cmf3H6yqgM1vGG305six5T7dqGURF.html
Why did you change your 'real' surname? lol Johnson yea right...
Your ignorance is astounding. It’s hard to imagine you get invited to any social gatherings, but do you notice that people don’t actually laugh at your formulaic approach to humor? You’re not funny.
I grew up in Montana. If you are worried about “out of staters”, wait for the first bitter winter. They will all leave.
@Real Donald Trump Better a hick than a homeless drug addict
It’s beautiful I’m moving there immediately.
Being in western NY, is it worse than here?
@@joshuagarcia1324 Never in Western NY but Central and Eastern Montana have odd winters. 60 above one week and -20 the next. The coldest I was in was -42. Then there is the wind. They say that Montana is windy because Wyoming blows and North Dakota Sucks. I don’t know but there is a good bit of wind.
I grew up in Michigan. I came to Montana in 2019. Winter? Yeah, it's just a regular ol' winter. So what? Well, maybe it lasts a bit longer. No big deal. Yet... during the winter I remember the time I lived in Florida.
It's my favorite State! My wife and I were driving through and we watched a lady on a horse with no saddle racing a guy on an ATV
DAMN did you video it Drew??
@@NickJohnson i did not! We just happened to be driving by as it happened
Didn’t happen then. Poser
Thats the most Montanan thing I've heard of. I'm from one of the seven reservatiions
This was John Steinbeck's favorite, whatever that's worth
Montana also has No Sales Tax. It’s why you see plenty of Exotic cars with Montana license plates.
Yeah that doesn't matter much considering how much rent is. I call it beauty tax. I pay extra to live in this beautiful State but it's hard unless you've got a good career. Californians are driving prices up and making it hard for native Montanans to afford to live here.
@@montananick370 why don’t some move to cheaper parts of the state who don’t want professional careers? Nashville is now expensive and one of the fastest growing cities in the country but the poor are moving to other parts of the state or living in homeless camps and a few trailer parks.
that's why i wonder why some billionaires Million dollars cars have Montana's license plates while the cars in texas
Our property tax more then makes up for it🙄
@@dhand34 why should we have to move from where we are?
It literally took me 24 hours to drive through all of Montanna. But damn the scenery and that big blue sky. Couldn't get enough of that.
Contrary to popular belief, the sky over Montana isn't bigger than that of any other state.
Wow you must have been going super slow lol 😂
God's hands ❤
@@Kelle0284 its better looking, i think thats what they mean.. especially at night
took me 4 days with exploration and I didn't even go to Glacier
As a black man I was very reluctant to visit Montana. Ended up being the best vacay I ever had. Stayed in West Yellowstone. Drove 700 miles through the National Parks, went zip lining, and to the Grizzly center too. And the geysers were amazing, especially old faithful!Shout out to the people at the Happy hour bar. Best garlic burger in the country. Look forward to visiting again!
Haha Montana people don't care about skin color. It's all about being a good person.
@@NickJohnson when you’re from an Urban city (Detroit) and you do research about the state and you find out the black population is less than 1%, you kinda get preconceived notions of why that might be. I will say I did get some stares while at the Walmart in Bozeman, but it wasn’t anything I couldn’t handle. I even went into a gas station in West Yellowstone, mistakenly left my mask in the car, and nobody said anything, besides have a nice day. I forgot to mention the best part of the trip which was meeting Bruce Lee’s widow Linda, she was even let me take a pic with her! I’ll definitely be returning!
@Montana Cowboy no just you
Thank you for this comment , I’m a black man as well from California but currently live in Nevada and I was considering doing a road trip up there to see the nature , but when I looked up how few of us live there I definitely had preconceived notions . I just want to go up there and see the nature and eat some deer lol .
@@Carti2official dude, you're from Detroit. The worse place in America. Red states will welcome anyone but we don't want victims. Leave shitty Detroit that was ran into the ground by Nancy Pelosi's dad. It's not abt race but ignorance.
Montana is an amazing place. I really hope it doesn’t get heavily urbanized anytime soon.
The flathead valley is getting 100 Californians moving there a day and so is most of Western MT. So you will feel the liberalism eventually. Just like Colorado and Oregon did.
@@JesusChrist2000BC I live in Holmes County, Ohio. I just visit Montana every couple years and hope it stays the way it is.
There is no work there, and until there is, there won’t be any huge influx of people moving there.
Never will understand the obsession with guns.
@Anthony Coz so you get to kill animals,big deal!
As a lifelong Montanan, there are several points you made that are true, some a little harsh or over simplified. Montana is a big, beautiful land. It is true some dont care for the influx of out of staters moving in or who own 2&3 homes here. I grew up in Billings, nor much has changed over the years and your evaluation pretty spot on. I have lived in the Flathead valley for 15 years. Tons of Californians, Utahns, and Canadians. I have seen the bird flipped to then, no doubt, but Montana's as a whole are kind and friendly people. Love it, I've lived in Colorado, California, Washington, and you can keep them all.
Apparently Not a 'lifelong ' MT
@@thegrand1356 well, 45 of my 50 years in MT.. lol.. 1 year in So Cal was enough for me
Is Billings a good place for a young family to raise their kids
@@miked2573 I was born and raised there. It was a fine place to grow up, has good and bad areas like any city.
It's like heaven living in Montana. I've lived here all my life..nothing like it anywhere. I am a native American Indian from Montana and wouldn't live no where else
It’s cool but there’s nothing to do in winter
The winter time in Montana is so much fun
N I gotta be honest it’s not easy being black and living here
I love your culture ....would love to visit your state one day
Not even Wyoming?
It’s horrible living in Montana so everyone should stay away from here, especially if you’re from California, Washington, Oregon, New York and other states like those.
Agreed! This place is a shithole!!👍🏻
I see what you're doing there LOL
@@kingofthorns203 shhhh
Lol I'm from Texas and I'm coming, your funny
I'm from Cali and ashamed of the kind of people that come from here.
As a northern Montana resident, born and raised, "No traffic, no drama, no bills," is quite possibly the most inaccurate way you could describe the hiline in Montana.
Ok...but you do know that there are other Problems!! #1..I am also a Born and Raised BiG Sky Baby!! But Montana is a Strange Political Place... 1 day its a Democrat as Governor..then a Republican!! Although the Governor now is .Pretty much a Phoney Lame 🐎 Horse!! Also let's not Forget that Nobody in Montana is a Native!! Track it back to the Gold and Cooper Rush!! If I asked every single So Called Native of Montana Hybred..I would track it Right Back to Europeans!! So saying your a Native Based on a Mere 1 or 2..even 3 generations is Pig Slop!!
Also talk to your Local Politicians!! That have been Selling Out MT for Years..Doesn't make a difference if your (R) or (D)..$ame Bird
I think maybe the people in the twelve native american tribal nations might have something to say to your "nobody in montana is a native" point. But beyond that my "pig slop" includes five generations of farming and a family history that reaches back over a century. And of course there are other problems. My comment was reacting to a very specific part of this video trying to inaccurately describe the place I call home.
How is employment out there? I'm looking at different places to move and trying to learn as much as I can before I move. I came to Connecticut years ago and hate it
@@adamhowick7274 it depends on what type of employment you're looking for and how close to larger towns/"cities" you want to be. I was just looking the other day on job postings for northeast Montana and I found like 10 different farms looking for help. That may not seem like a lot, but as far as population density goes there's some real employment opportunities if you have the skills to fill those types of positions. If you're looking for something more professional services related there always seems to be a few across different towns in northern Montana if you look hard enough. Far eastern Montana near Sidney and Fairview and Bainville you'll find some good paying oilfield work if you don't mind hard labor, occasionally a railroad job opens up, and there always seems to be some level of help needed with customs/border patrol if you're interested in getting involved with the federal gov't. Also, the hospitals typically seem to be constantly looking for some level of help. There's also various telephone and electrical cooperatives that periodically have openings and there is an extreme lack of plumbing/electrical/carpentry services if you're a self starter type and have the know how to work those kinds of jobs. There's also a bunch of teaching jobs typically available. Really there's lots of options. The main choice is whether or not you're ok with living "in the sticks". If you get a job in Lustre or Daniels County or maybe even somewhere like Turner, you're going to be far away from a large group of people and you're probably going to have to ge used to extreme rurality. On the other hand you could still live fairly close to somewhere like Glasgow or Havre or Wolf Point or Sidney or a handful of other bigger towns and still have some level of "civilization". Mostly what's available is more physical labor stuff and the landscape is wide open spaces with few trees. It's different though if you're talking about all of Montana, because western and southern Montana offer completely different job opportunities. Both billings and great falls would be one of the two actual cities I would recommend most, not in terms of culture (bozeman and Missoula are WAY better in terms of culture), but in terms of potential jobs and affordability. What type of job would you be looking for and how open to country living are you?
Montana is a great state for outdoor fun.
Yea the grizzlies don't care where you are from..
@@rickmiller7552 It's called bear spray lol.
@@RedRoseSeptember22 ..if you can stand there until the bear is 20 ft away....as my granny would say....that's like hunting a bear with a switch...I want to go with you...
If the grizzlies don’t kill you, a hunter mistaking you for a grizzly will.
@@rickmiller7552 its called 7.62x54
The geography of Montana is so majestic!
I'm black and I wouldn't trade my time spent in Montana. Wonderful State, don't change, Montana.
Stay out
@@NoCumBacksiFunny he already there brother.
@@NoCumBacksiFunny yikes, i hope thats not you and your real daughter in your profile pic. if it is shes gonna have a tough upbringing with a dingbat
@Anna annanymous can’t wait till we “ruin” this one too 😊
@@NoCumBacksiFunny Montana people in a sentence lmao
Go for a hike in Montana (it's free) and spend all day walking without seeing another human is a Priceless opportunity. Also while you do this your only concern is startling a dangerous Moose or Bear.. Brings you back to the Paleolithic era.
I want to visit soon . Are moose aggressive ?
@@AnOldSoul45 no, feel free to pet them and place your children on their backs for the gram.
@@erikfritz8040 I wasn’t asking because I want to pet them , I just was curious on there temperament to know how cautious to be if I saw one. That’s all . Sheesh .
stray mountain lion go brrrr i got stalked by one north of sacagawea park in livingston behind the softball feilds lmao
And the ticks , don't forget the state insect lol
I visited Montana for the first time last month. I fell in love with Montana. Great people (mostly conservative who believe in America/Constitution), good roads, speed limit 80 (means 85+), no traffic jams, beautiful mountains, and the best National Park, Glacier. I flew into Bozeman, great airport.
You may be surprised to discover that
Montana is filled with as many Liberals
as Conservatives.....
The ability to understand who is what,
may reveal some interesting effects.....
will visit it this year!
@@seniorzhang9114 We welcome visitors, the current settlement of some areas of Montana has made it difficult to turn around, but come on anyway.....
@@danielhutchinson6604 thank you. Are you a local?
@@seniorzhang9114 The Bitterroot Valley, along the Idaho border....
I love how Montanans are self-reliant, whether they are conservative or liberal.
What the hell does that even mean?
@@russelljohnson437 I don’t know if that’s what they mean. But I live in Montana and we are “self reliant” as in if we separated from the US and we were our own country. We would be fine, we have our own food, timber, electric etc. Obviously other states can do that but there are actually a good amount that can’t do that
@@russelljohnson437 he’s saying EVEN the liberals there are self-reliant lol. Which is unheard of.
@@TorysSideQuests I know what you mean. I'll use California as an example. The state has all the means to be self reliant, however they would rather live off of borrowed resources. If I recall, they get their drinking water from Nevada, and their power from Arizona.
@@TorysSideQuests a lot of this state has a lot of there own businesses and they have a type of culture put into one state
"It's dark until midnight"
Where'd you get your drugs?
Light duh
Realistically it doesn't get dark completely until around 10:30. And by dark I mean pitch black considering the state has almost zero light pollution. I was at East glacier camping and you could look up and see the stars for real.
I swear, last summer here near Eureka (N of Whitefish), close to the border with Canada, around solstice time, the twilight gets dim never fades to black, and no matter how early you wake up, the sky is already blue. I checked a map to see how close to the arctic circle we are. Nope, not at all close. But the dark sure is brief in summer. Forget to look out the window right at midnight, you might think there's no night.
He talks to a map dude
British Columbia?
What you didn’t mention is that all the small towns of Montana follow their Schools class C sports volleyball, Basketball, and football. We travel all over and it’s a huge cultural thing in Montana! The entire town follows their high school sports team! There was a documentary made about it! That’s what we do in the winter! Then everyone goes to the bar and drinks beer and has pizza while the little kids run around or play on the pool tables! That’s what small town life is like in Montana! I grew up I. A town of 800!
Valley county Checking in!!!
GO SCOTTIES!!!!!
@@stevenbeardshear8639 yay!!! I grew up in park county!! Now I’m in Billings
Victor "village" checking in.
Sounds exactly like the hilltowns/Berkshires of western Massachusetts. Nothing but small towns, and everyone takes great pride in their local high school sports teams!
Montana is the best place in the world. Nowhere compares to it.
Not the best place, if you like coconuts or alligators.
Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand
Are we a joke to you
@@andrewsucksatvideos4482 italy, japan,france, argentina, nepal, china,
@@GroovydawgJ france, aregntina ,nepal and china? In what dream world are you living in?
Do you live in Montana?
As a true montanan, born and bred, I'm proud to be! Born in Kalispell but now live in Troy. Love my little hometown....probably won't ever leave Troy! My heart is here and you won't never take Montana out of my heart ❤
I live on the Flathead Reservation and we have the most beautiful reservation, here in Montana. Not all Native American's drink and do drugs and the reservations are not dangerous. Get your facts straight.
Right!
Haha try doing anything there, fishing, hiking, hunting. See how far you get.
Thank you MJ
Agreed !
Yeah I have a house in polson and I love it up there, but I normally live in billings but I go back and visit my second house in polson often
Well a lot of them do I've lived on the Cheyenne, Ft Belknap, And Crow reservations
Out of my 19 years of living I kid you not this is my first time seeing anything of Montana. As a south Floridian I forgot this pace exists from time to time, but im glad im taking the opportunity to learn about this place
My pastor who lived there used to meet people who thought Montana was a different country!
I am from South Dakota, but have lived in Montana for 27 years. You described the regions pretty accurately. The one word to describe Montana best is diversity, in geography, politics, weather, attitudes, economies, and people. What I love about Montana is the fact that people are independent thinkers and live to the beat of their own drums. The fact you didn't portray accurately is the Native American population. I believe Native Americans account for 8 or 9 percent of Montana's population.
About the Rez life, damn we've been in curfew since last spring. You drive around at night you'll get ticketed for curfew violations, travel restrictions. We're in shutdown, also not everyone on any Rez is as stated.
If anything you get out at night you'll come across kids still playing, people walking dogs, families live here it's not like it's chaotic.
Yeah that was wrong saying most natives are drinking and gambling and doing drugs. I couldn’t believe he said that.
He doesn't know calf scours from Apple butter. He knows almost nothing about this state.
I visited the Rez in Northern Wisconsin and was appalled to see the restrictions of its residents compared to people like myself passing through. Seemed very authoritarian and Natives deserve the same rights and freedoms as all Americans. I'm half Mexican and Sicilian but have family married into a few different tribes here in Wisconsin.
I felt hurt somewhat. My family is borned and bread there. I lived there also at a time in My life. I never lived like that are seen that kind of living.
“Natives” commit more crime than any other collective
I grew up here, still here, the out of staters are killing Montana. I'm hoping we get fooking arctic here this winter. To run these soft ones out.
So people have to stay in the state they were born?
Yes simulate to the local culture, and leave your filthy liberal ways where you came from.
@@brandonbrown2652 no, just don’t change the place you move into the place you fled. Leave states how the native residents enjoy it.
Amen, we are full. No vacancy. Stay the hell out. Move to Colorado, they have mountains.
Montana is beautiful!
No longer thanks to the raping and pillaging of MT by greedy politicians and realtors
@@thegrand1356 I know what ur saying I read an article a few years back about samething happening to da Swiss alps
Having lived in montana I can say.Nick does an accurate description, I enjoy his songs, he doesn't let lack of talent get in his way.😃
Montana is seriously beautiful, I love driving across MT. Anytime I get freight going to or coming out of MT, I do a happy dance.
ein wunderschönes Land, ich konnte es letztes Jahr besuchen. Viele Grüße aus Deutschland
You've unboxed half the states! What a great milestone.
Actually more! Some haven't aired yet 😘
@@NickJohnson Can you do Delaware??
@@williamperryjr1324 I’m waiting for that one too
Sorry we are full. Don't move here!!!! And in winter it is "frozen hell" everywhere.
But come spend your money for a week...the g r Izzy bears like a variety of dineing experience.
Please don't come here, folks. MT is changing too fast by folks moving here and being jerks.
We are happy to stay small!
Yes it's cold very cold so don't come here
Agreed!
I moved to Montana from California 1 year ago. It was very hot where I came from and the winters were mild. When people ask me where I come from, I give them an honest even though it's uncomfortable. The laws are enforced and I appreciate it. My core values are closer to the folks in Montana than where I came and I made some friends. I shovel my snow as needed and I help my neighbors clear their walkways. One thing that cannot change is that I'm a wine snob and don't like beer and I've never have seen beaver jerky.
haha that's fair.
I have been here lifelong and have never seen or heard anyone talk about beaver jerky either
I can tell you this: Some of the nicest toughest people are from Montana. The elderly here are tough as nails . I'm not kidding you little old ladies in they're 80s 90s lifting a 150 pounds easy. God Men are tougher than the horse they ride. God I love them all.❤
one of the states I was looking forward to hear you unbox! thanks : ) happy 2021!
I KNEW IT Ligia!! ❤️❤️
Montana is wonderful living and the last true free state. I have been to every other state and none is as good as Montana.
I grew up in Bigfork and came back after 15 years of moving and working around the country. I love your assessment Nick! Nailed it man!
I literally have gone to almost every state that you’ve covered just because your videos are hilarious 😂 Love these...
My favorite Blazing Saddles scene around 10:50...
“How about some more beans, Mr. Taggert!”
“I’d say you had enough!”
classic movie.
That was a all time funny movie.i could not believe they cut that campfire scene out when they put it out on TV.
As a truck Driver from Ca I loved driving through there from Northern Idaho. Those town pumps are nice. Summer feels lovely there.
I totally agree!
Town Pump shout out!! 👌
@@NickJohnson 👍🏽👏🏽
@@PaulDMorton 👍🏽👏🏽
I really enjoyed this video! You're funny and entertaining. Thanks for such great detail and insight. I learned a lot and had fun doing it. I appreciate your knowledge and candor. Keep up the good work.
As a disgruntled non-lib Oregonian who's been to Montana thrice, first time in 1998 on a family road trip to Yellowstone (hit Missoula, Deer Lodge, Helena, Butte and Virginia City; stayed between Livingston & Gardiner), and twice, in 2004 & 2020, on Amtrak's Empire Builder line that parallels the HiLine through the whole state... simply put, I love this state; most of it is beautiful it their own way.
Give me the Big Sky over the Big Apple anyday!
To sum it up:
Western & South-Central MT: Next to Idaho
North-Central & Eastern MT: West Dakota
🙂
My cousins live in Montana. I've been there several times. Going on route 2 is long and can be boring but it is beautiful. Gas up prior to driving!
I totally agree!
Route 2 is great. Yeah or it might be the last gas station you see until you see the tow truck.
I am a Bulgarian and was really curious about how real people live in the us. Thanks for the video. Its a big country, oftt the only thing us foreigners see are the crazy things and Hollywood. It is nice to see the national culture.
Hollywood is less than 1% of 1% of 1% of the US..we do not like California either.
@@JesusChrist2000BC agreed by us fellow Texans. I don't even think most Californian's care for all the San Fran and Hollywood lib lunacy.
@@hahna77 That may be true, but the Californians who don't like what's happened to their state have an obligation to fix that shit and rid themselves of the liberal malignancy.
America is such a big place with large regional cultures. A lot of the neighboring states live quite similar this as well, like Idaho, Wyoming, Eastern Washington etc. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) we don't get much attention and so people don't really know anything about us lol
These episodes are partly accurate but also a bit sarcastic. Please Don't judge any US state by watching this channel.
Highly suggest you do some more videos in Montana about Butte. Im the 5th generation out of this town and we and my family members have basically helped this town on quite a bit. We are the reasoning why the electrical grid is up for the whole United States and we're also one of the oldest towns in Montana. If you go through and drive through the town you're going to find historical Victorian buildings and some of the best eateries in the country.
Was just there in early September. I’m South American (Ecuador) and loved the scenery. As long as you respect the locals, they will respect you. People move for different reasons, and I don’t have a problem with cold weather, but was surprised to learn that alcoholism is a very real problem in Montana. I’m currently in Conroe, Texas and life is pretty good there, but the solitude and beauty of Montana is something I will always miss. No place is perfect - not even The Galapagos, but home is definitely what you make of it.
Did you go back to your homeland?
@@jackblack496 - Houston, Texas is my homeland at the moment. So, yes.
@@gigioecu riiiight … it isn’t and we all know that but cope on
@@jackblack496 Real. We all know why Texas is a third world dump.
I love your videos Nick! They are such an enjoyable and educational experience to watch and your huge efforts and research and humorous touch included in making them makes your channel like no other! A 10/10 from this Southern Californian. Your unboxing video series are my favorite and I would love to see an episode on Oklahoma or Missouri. I think the heartland and southern states are the most interesting and could stand to use more attention.
Funny seeing you here bud.😆
Montana is the last-frontier state. Great falls to Calgary which has the best picturesque areas.
Alaska is "The Last Frontier"!
No state that is composed of 80% farm land is a "frontier". Vermont and NH are unironically more frontier than Montana or Idaho.
@@009-u1h it’s so funny you said that, I just recently moved to Montana but was born in VT and raised in NH, and you’re exactly right. There’s nothing there.
Nah. Alaska is the last frontier my dude.
Great Falls is full of meth heads and racists..
11:50 “for the RUSSIANS” made me laugh so hard 😂
Maybe it is you never know Shannon!
Putin's not alone anymore: China, North Korea, Iran have or are joining the club.
@@casper-z9rkls6gl Chyna is the bigger threat imo
Me too 🤣🤣
@@casper-z9rkls6gl Iran doesn't have nuclear weapons. Our government just needs constant enemies so they can sell weapons. Look at Iraq.
Nick funny humor and good info. I love Montana the space and freedom the open outdoors. I hope the State does not change with all the new people moving up there. If you do not like the way of life in Montana, then do not move there trying to change the laws. Stay home where you are and do not try to mess this State up.
Too late thanks to the raping and pillaging of MT by greedy politicians and realtors
@@thegrand1356 most of which are not from here! But they sure like taking the money for ruining what we had!
This is my favorite state. I wanted to move here at one time for the beautiful mountains, land and some isolation. However, things turned around in my life. Now I definitely want to go visit and see the majestic views.
Moved to montana 11 years ago from New York. It is a breath of fresh air. To not be cramped together with many others. The space is very inviting. I am more conservative then liberal. To me it is home.
Everyone wants to complain about CA and that's fine, they definitely don't have it all figured out. But as an MT resident who works in the hospitality industry, I run into more people from the East Coast and Texas than from the West Coast, and I'd rather deal with a CA than a NJ, NY or TX any day.
Thank you for that acknowledgment! I am Californian and people stereotype us unfairly. California is a big state, and other than the larger cities in SoCal or Bay Area the rest of the state has smaller towns and cities. We are not all liberal. My town is Bishop, Ca and it is not very different than Montana.
I love the way you make fun of ALL people LOL
Nice to be the 1,000th comment here. I _loved_ Montana in 1982 and 1983, when I covered the Bitterroot Valley for the Missoulian. Once a week I wrote my flyfishing column, Trouting About. _I got paid to go fishing!_
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I really enjoy your videos especially your sarcasm. Thanks for the time you take to give us this information ☺️
Köszönjük!
@NickJohnson thank you for your unique and creative work. I have visited the US (I am from Europe) and I was vastly inspired by your videos on what to visit.
Here's me trying to find a decent state that Californians haven't yet started moving to and corrupting.
Too late thanks to the raping and pillaging of MT by greedy politicians and realtors
They’re already here, we don’t need anyone else!
Believe me. I’m a Republican who fled California and hate the liberals ruining the current state I moved to; Utah
Give it time homie lol 😂😂😂
Why do y’all conservatives bring politics into everything:( y’all act like republican states aren’t worst.
Hi Nick, greetings from Windsor, Canada, ive watched all of your videos about each state, very informative and entertaining. Thanks
Hey Toby thanks for writing!! Hopefully you learned stuff! ❤️
I lived in Missoula 22 years ago, it's amazing how different it is now.
Billings and Helena seem a good fit. I'm just a quiet conservative, who wants to find a good Christian church, find a wife and have a family.
I could never understand why people moving somewhere would want to change the culture. It's just a bizarre concept. Moving to Montana and leaving California has been a dream since childhood. I hope now at 31 I can finally make it. Lord willing.
Good luck brother!
How do you feel about the 2nd amendment
Helena is a government town with a liberal Catholic college -- so, progressive, if you get my drift.
Apart from that it's a lovely place to live and raise children.
Californians vote on liberal policies that subsequently create homelessness and crime which they are oblivious to. Any negative change which occurs they can pass the blame on its foundation ie. conservative/constitutional values. Second and just as impactful is the lack of community which is replaced by government oversight. A community helps one another but in big cities everyone is a potential enemy.
Used to live in Montana. Now I live in Texas and I miss it there. I still kept my 406 area code and it's illegal for robo calls to call to that area code. 406 is a pretty sacred number in Montana, I remembered the 406 mile marker by I-90 was changed to 405.99.
From my experiences in Billings, besides trucks, there's tons of Subarus.
Hello, fellow Montanan here, this is so true lmao
And yes, we don't take well to new-staters
That’s alright, if I ever visit and they try to chase me out. I’ll be sure to keep my .38 and AR in my back seat. Just in case
@@brandonmoreno1752 Ah yes, I'm sure that will stop us 😐
Why is that?
@@briangasca6534 liberals ruin every state they move to. Including SC where I live. If you move to a state dont try to change it. Move there because you like the way it already is!!
@@raye9224 Weird since you have a anime pic lol knowing they make fun of people like yourself.
This was fun, Nick. Your cousin Tanner is cute. 😌
He's a ladies man for sure
Funny how my sister and I were watching this video when the AC guy came to make a quick repair, and he asked us if we were watching Nick Johnson. He said he loves your channel and that a few of his friends watch your channel too. We all feel like we learn a lot of interesting stuff about all of the US. ☺️
Wait what??? No way!
I’d love to visit this state. I’ve been living in New York my whole life and I’m pretty sick of the crowded urban environment. I’ve visited only 3 states so far and drove through 4-5 in total. I wish I can visit every state
just dont go there to ruin it with your liberal agenda crap.
@@xsonyabladex 😂
Would you truly want such an Extreme change?
New York has a GIANT rural landscape for you to check out. I have an uncle that lives in Monticello New York and it’s pretty rural while still having downtowns here and there.
I love living here and raising my livestock. ❤ I don't love seeing the population increase and housing market raise by the minute.
Are that many people really moving there?
Lucky you! I’m jealous. lol
Wow that outfit you were sportin’ in this video definitely had a Montana vibe. It’s what I would imagine a local dude at one of their very many bars would be wearing...before he climbs into his 1975 Ford truck where the wheels previously fell off but put on another set of used wheels back on it. I liked the interview segment you added at the end too! 😊
It looks like Nick needs to be more careful when he spits out his chaw juice, he got some on that nice jacket.
Tanya that was my dads coat from like the late 70s :) and yes, my cousin is a cool guy. I'm doing more interviews now :) you have yourself a GREAT start to 2021 :)
My brother moved to Missoula, I dont know why. I think he close his eyes, and pointed to it on the map..😂😂
How is he doing? Hope well and all.
@@israeldavila27 Yes he is doing good
he could've picked a WAY worse place June :)
Missoula isn’t too bad outside of home prices. Winter can be not ideal for many but the summers make it worth it to many
Missoula is a liberal college
Town. Hippies
Uh oh I know a lot of people that wanted to keep Montana a secret
You opened up the flood gates for snobby Californians 😂
Locals need to follow the UK's lead with a Mont-exit referendum. Otherwise it will be the next Washington.
Californians have a bad rap here but it's just the ones trying to make Montana like California. Housing prices have skyrocketed making hard for some of us natives to find affordable housing.
Montana is okay. But it's very cold and it snows a lot. If you like driving in the snow, this place is for you. But I don't enjoy getting out of my warm bed to drive to grocery stores in the freezing cold. So I prefer the state of Hawaii. It's very expensive, but I like island living with the ocean breeze caressing my hair and palm trees swaying in the wind.
Believe me alot of conservative Californians moved to Montana. Montana went full Republican this election cycle.
Hahaha this shill is late to the game thanks to the raping and pillaging of MT by greedy politicians and realtors
California ex-pat here. I moved to Missoula about a year ago as part of a recovery program. I've come to love the absolute beauty of the nature in this state, and decided to stay for the long run. Been coal rolled a few times, and I understand, but I'm not one of those "2nd vacation home" types. Replaced my California plates as soon as I could lol.
Welcome
Just remember why you left and leave all that begind
Are you a liberal
@@jackblack496 yep.
@@SplitSight so you left the third world Mexican hell hole you created to support creating another. 👌🏻
I haven’t been here in forever I need to start watching this channel again
“Cost of living here is soooooo low”
*Not even in the bottom half of the country* (17th)
Yup, and the only problem with that is the wages are even lower! Poverty with a view. Unless you are coming with all the money you'll ever need, don't! Actually, just don't
No its not
@@jordandaniel9229 exactly, cost of living is in line with wages but yes you want to get employment prior to moving. Thats just common sense.
@ no not in the flathead lol. My husband works out of town alot! He puts fiber optics in the ground and air. Its a good living with great benefits but he dosnt get to enjoy the view and outdoor activities much. At least he will have good retirement to enjoy it then I guess. The flathead is beautiful but I would not give 2 cents for most of the east side of the state.
@@montanaliving4769 they wouldn't have your 2 cents
Thanks Nick. When I lived in Alberta I always wanted to head south from Calgary and go to Montana but never had the time. This video was awesome to show me around the state thanks!
Montana is beautiful 😻
it IS Deidra!
I lived there for years, attended Eastern Montana University, had my son in the Billings hospital...it's changed alot since I lived there.
I grew up in Montana in the 50s and 60s. It was a great place to be as a kid. When I went to our 50th class reunion, I was shocked at how everything changed. Our old house which at one time was the only house up on the hill, built with square nails, is still there, but the porch, the two big trees out front have disappeared, the back yard had been taken over by a new building, but still looks great, just a block from MSU. A lot of old familiar places are gone. A friend of mine may well sell their house and move elsewheres in the State since property taxes had gone up 500%. I felt like a stranger, more like an alien.
As a lifelong Montanan, I definitely approve of this video! Impressive accuracy in your depictions.
Sam you live in a cool state
That's funny! I puked in my mouth a couple times. "My cousin lives there..so I pretty much know everything about it." Nope
I as a life long resident as well thought this entire video was his idea of one big sarcastic joke. It’s a great advertisement to keep people from moving here. I do appreciate the value in that!
The Blackfeet reservation is better than most make it out to be.
Subarus all over liberal Missoula lol, literally
They got that AWD
From your post, it sounds like I may not fit in because I'm from Alabama and a huge conservative.
I love this series so far, can’t wait to see a video on every state left!
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6th generation Montanan here. Montana is a beautiful place. Lots to do if you're into the great outdoors, camping, fishing, hunting, hiking, chopping wood. But it is a land of extremes, can go from 80 to below freezing in the day. Forest fires are a problem now a days. I've seen snow every month of the year here. Montana folk are mostly pretty mellow, but very, very self reliant. Big place, big place, driving from Idaho to the North Dakota lines is over 900 miles. Driving is counted in hours not miles, next Mc Donalds 60 miles. Be prepared for winter driving, have a kit for your rig. You can't get cell service a lot of places, radio in less places. There are places you can drive & not see another soul for hours. Break down & you maybe waiting a while. Awesome scenery & wildlife, also drunk drivers & meth heads. Good schools , most kids graduate from high school. Not a lot of good paying jobs & housing is getting quite expensive any more. I wouldn't live anywhere else.
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I spent about 50 years in Montana. Roughly 46 years of them were in NW Montana within the wilderness areas of the Rockies.
Nice sense of humor making this video, but much of it is quite true...I watched the state and it's inhabitants change somewhat drastically over the decades.
But, so has the rest of the planet. All and all I think humans are evolving into better beings.
Thanks for the refresher!
Ok Ted!
Even for states I normally don’t pay attention to, you somehow make entertaining videos about. Now I want to move to Montana.
it's super cool Megha!
Too late sold out by the greedy politicians and realtors
Merry belated Christmas Nick! Thank you for bringing back mappy and family back in this video! 👍😂
Hey there!! Hope you have a blessed 2021!!
That song at the end, though... 😂🤣🤦🏼♀️🤣😂
Hey Amy you can buy it on iTunes ya know 😉
I lived and worked throughout Montana for 5 years and Nick nailed it in 90 seconds
Hilarious! I love this video and can’t wait to visit Montana.
Just moved to Montana and Nick you nailed it! I eat raw meat, drive a pickup and drive real fast!
you're already a true montanan then!
Merry Belated Christmas, Nick. 🎄🎄
Thank you for the video. It’s nice to see what a state REALLY looks like instead of the photoshopped pictures online.
Hey Zach so true
Thank you sir! Can you unbox one of these states next or at your earliest convenience: Oklahoma, Kentucky, or Alabama?
Eventually!!
@@NickJohnson thanks
"a few native americans" I think your forgetting bout the res there bud cause there's a lot of natives. 😂
Drove through montana and I was blown away by the amount of land.
"When is the next gas station?? 100 miles?!?" I loved it 😂 that gas station was PACKED. You could tell it was the only one within 100 miles in both directions lol.. it was a truck stop too. We had to take another freeway a few extra miles just to get to it. Wasn't even off an exit. We went to deer lodge and couldn't find any hotels after a 12 hour drive, and had to drive all the way to mussoula to take a rest.
Went through one of the biggest Lightning storms I ever been through, like a Monsoon. It was beautiful through the mountains, Huge Lightning strikes would hit the top of the peaks. Such a beautiful state. The grasslands and the small hills like velvet for miles and miles. And a dead deer on the road every few miles. So much wild life. Deffinelty completely different than what we see in Washington, (New California)
I did travel through the great state of MONTANA many times before and I really loved it. I was really seriously considering moving to RoundUp or any small city/town which it was under 3,000 people. But, right away I didn't feel welcome at all. I was even told by a few locals that most of the state don't have an issue with anyone as long as they just are passing through. So, I decided to look somewhere else in the country and I am still looking folks.
Well that's Roundup for ya
Knew nothing about the state until this. Thanks very much for thoroughly enjoyable information!
Dear Mr. Johnson,
I am a long-time fan of your channel. This is a very spectacular video. And I would love to relocate to Montana. This state is just so gorgeous.
Greetings from Ukraine
"I will live in Montana. And I will marry a round American woman and raise rabbits, and she will cook them for me. And I will have a pickup truck... maybe a "recreational vehicle." And drive from state to state. Do they let you do that?"
@@stalkinghorse883 Sir, I wish you to execute this dream
Я думал только я в Украине смотрю этот канал)))
yay! i'm sure they would welcome you Oleksandr!
@@АндрейНестеров-ф4я Вы ошибались. интересно посмотреть об Америке. Вы там бывали?
I LOVE watching all your videos! So entertaining 😁
Sheila ❤️❤️
This was entertaining on another level. It made me subscribe instantly
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I have lived in Montana for over 21 years now and am retired with my wife while our sons and their families live in Reno, NV. Montana is a great place to live. Everyone is armed to teeth out here and will not allow criminals to have fun without a fight. However, we have many leftists living in our state in places like Missoula, Kalispell, and Helena. They have come from California and New York and other states in an attempt to ruin Montana. However, we have voted in a great governor and attorney general last year. The Montana Public School Union is highly leftist.
I'm from Libby, and Kalispell is becoming a damn ghetto, sadly.
Waltoe1able don’t even worry about that I’ve lived here my whole life and these asshole California dicks are starting to leave plus they can’t stand the cold and don’t care for it whatsoever we just gotta keep pushing these assholes out and take back our state! We outnumber those pricks big time so they’ll start leaving here soon and get tired of it
…..Yeah, Californians who have some money to try to bring Montana decent food, culture, maybe build a home with more than one bathroom (ever been to that shithole Butte?!).
That’s happening here in Idaho as well.
I love the idea of living in states like Montana, Vermont, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado ❤️.
Two of them are great states and three of them are horrible. States you should avoid with all cost.
The three horrible states
Vermont
Colorado
Idaho
The two best states
Montana
Wyoming
Montana’s better though only because I love it here and there is way more to do, but I respect Wyoming a lot
I just came across your channel. You are hilarious and I learned alot about Montana while laughing! Subscribed!
Hi Veronica. Welcome ❤️❤️
Nick Johnson you’re hilarious 😂 😆. I love your videos. “If you Live in Montana” is my new favorite song.
Cool! You can buy it on iTunes did you know? The link is in the description, Natalie.