Not all County Fairs have rodeos or tractor pulls. They do usually have animal barns and judging, and carnival rides. Where I live in Southwest Missouri we do have rodeos and tractor pulls throughout the year. Some colleges have rodeo teams too.
@kilroy2517 They are a County's highest ELECTED officer. There are State Police too. And lets don't get in to the federal thief's. Which one answers to We The People?
I introduced your channel to my husband and we both really love how wholesome and kind you are in your videos. Thank you for being a light in the darkness that is UA-cam. Keep up the good work, Andre! 😊
As an “Old” Country Kid I find tgis type of video interesting mostly because of the reactions of the Foreign Visitor rather than the footage of the “Fair” or “Rodeo”.
County fairs and state fairs were the most fun we had during the summer as kids. They generally are held towards the end of summer - like August and September - after the produce is harvested. I was surprised they didn't show the rides.
9:00 A cop is law enforcement for a particular city, while a sheriff is law enforcement for the county area outside of the city. We also have a third category called state troopers that usually spend all day on the highways and can go anywhere.
A sheriff is an elected official who is the top law enforcement in a county. His authority extends to every town, city and area in the county that he is a sheriff. He does not have any government supervisors or is beholden to the government agencies. Usually a Sheriff handles the "paperwork" of the county law enforcement, so to speak. Summons, court, and other things. Larger areas have a sheriffs office with deputy sheriffs, and other officials that help with the work. The government of the county also hires police officers to help in the daily law enforcement of the county. They respond to calls, problems, police the roads and so on. These are APPOINTED officers, they are hired, not elected, and usually have a police Chief that is their boss. State police usually are referred to as "state troopers" or "troopers" just to tell the difference from local police, and the state police who handle the bigger state matters. Normally state police jurisdiction is on the main highways to keep everything working and going, usually jobs that the local sheriffs aren't able to do. They have jurisdiction in any area of the state, but usually restrict their activities to more broad law enforcement that the local police or sheriffs do not do. So in most US counties you have both a sheriff and a chief of police. One elected, one simply hired and put in place by the government. Then above them are the state police that oversee all the counties in the state. Then above them you have Federal police of various sorts. US marshals, ATF, DEA, BOP, and others.
Don’t forget Game Warden, the top guy on the charts discussed in this comment thread 😊 They have more jurisdiction than any of the other officers listed. If in Texas, well The Texas Rangers are pretty much top tier with jurisdiction.
I’ve watched your videos for a while and I just want to say thank you. Seeing America through your eyes renews my love of country. When you live somewhere and deal with the day to day of life, you sometimes forget just how special America really is is and you remember the blessings you have because you were just born in such an awesome place. Thank you. Just thank you.
My school took us to the morgue where you got to see a real dead body of a drug addict. The sight of the grey, lifeless face, his bruises, needle marks, the smell, etc. was enough to make you think twice. They call it "scared straight" and it's far more scary than sitting behind bars because half the kids vomited or came very close. Our health teacher's husband was a pathologist and arranged it all so not all schools do this.
I went to a cadaver lab at a college in high school. I was in an advanced biology class that was basically a college class though and we had to remove organs and stuff was pretty awful lol. I can still smell it 25 years later lol. I had advanced accounting and business law in high school too had both those senior year in my junior year I had the biology class that took us to the cadaver lab. I had accounting in my junior year too but senior year that same teacher had an advanced class and the law class she taught. I had some other throwaway class I took that basically taught us how to apply to schools and took us to a handful of colleges. I had enough credits and all in school so I got to leave school after lunch to go to work. Everybody else was at school a couple more hours I was at work in a factory making $10 an hour not bad for a high school kid 25 years ago
i saw an accident victim who had to have part of her skull removed and was in a persistant vegetative state. it was traumatic for sure, but actually didn't straighten me out at the time believe it or not.
I used to be a 4-H leader, and our county fair never had a rodeo. Most fairs do not have rodeos. If you want to see a rodeo, it is best to to go to a rodeo event, but if you want to see the regular fair events pay attention to the 4-H calendar in the area you will be at. Most county fairs are at the end of the summer some time. End of July through August.
Our local rodeos are in May and June, and the county fairs are June through August. Then the winners from those go the the State Fair, which is late August/early September.
In our 4-H. ..during fair time... The kids horse events was one of the prime events....the competitions, the fun games...the costumes.. etc was so fun....all my kids were in 4-H...we all loved fair week...
When my state still has a fair, they replaced bull riding with demolition derby. That's where you put 20+ cars in a ring and they run in to each other until only one is left working.
Andre, I started laughing when you said you want to go to a county fair when you come to the U.S. - in every one of your videos you want to add whatever the video is about to your To Do in America list. From the activities and theme parks, to the national parks, to the cities. the restaurants or wherever - you're going to have to spend at least 6 months here!
It amazes me when people call things weird just because it's not part of their culture or their experience. If things are just different from what you're used to that's okay. Those types of things make life interesting 😊
To me it shows a juvenile attitude about different cultures just because they are different from your's. I find the English custom of rolling cheese down a hill odd but I don't criticize
To be fair, bull riding is a little weird. Like, I know someone who breeds bucking bulls, and they are treated very well, but an an event it is sort of odd.
@@BackWordsJane... Well it comes down to language and people's intent when using the word "weird", I know people who mean no harm by the word and are using no differently then some would use the word "odd". But there are definitely people that use weird while making a face as to infer that it's beneath them, or something uncivilized. I would argue that people from our country, the U.S., as well as probably most countries, have people that are just gonna be rude or closed minded about opening their minds to new and different cultural things.
@@helpdeskchick It is "odd" until you think about it for just a second. These are mostly old traditions, and you can EASLIY imagine some brawny cowboys on the frontier with a bottle of whiskey saying, "I bet I could stay on that bull longer than you."
@ My dad grew up in southwest Texas and was a rodeo clown for a little bit. His best friend did bull riding. I get that it is tradition but that does not mean it is also a little odd.
My favorite things to get at the county fair are funnel cakes and corn on the cob drenched in butter! In Indiana where I live, my 5 brothers always compete in a demolition derby race. They have won so many times in the past 30 years that I have lost count of their wins, lol. When I was a member of 4H, I won blue ribbons in candy making, oil painting and also won a blue ribbon for my chickens. County fairs are a real slice of America! Much love from Indiana, USA ❤️🇺🇸
I'm originally from Pennsville NJ where I was born and raised in Salem County NJ. I've been to the Salem County fair several times. Right across the street of where they typically hold the fair is a place called Cowtown. It's not the oldest Rodeo in the Country, but it is one of the Oldest in that region of the country. Right down the road from there is a small community called Sharptown within Pilesgrove, NJ. When I still lived there, I attended the Sharptown United Methodist Church that was established back in the mid 1800s. It is such a beautiful congregation with many wonderful people. This region, this state has some of the best gardens in the world. There's nothing else like a good ripe Jersey tomato or fresh corn on the cob. The funnel cakes, fried Oreos, corn dogs, cotton candy, crab cakes, corn on the cob, and so much more are some of the foods, treats that this place has to offer. If you head towards the shores from Cape May all the way up and even past Atlantic City, then you can enjoy some of their treats as well such as the saltwater taffies, homemade fudge squares, and much more. This still doesn't even account for all of the eateries with the Pizzas, Cheesesteaks and Subs. Then to add on top of that, the seafood from that region is also amazing. One of the coolest memories I have from the Salem County fair when I was in my late teens in the late 90s is when I watched an older man literally melt and smelt iron on the spot and then molded and shaped real horseshoes. This older man was a real blacksmith. That was impressive to watch. It was a blessing to have seen this in person right there at the Salem County Fair.
Before deep fried oreos got popular in the last 15 or 20 years, when i was a kid, it was fried dough, funnel cakes, candy apples and cottom candy, kettle corn, that were the sweet popular items at the fair. You always wanted some fair fries, or sausage and pepper rolls, yummy stuff like that too.
There are a lot of drones in New Jersey, but a LOT of people have them as a hobby. Amazon has more than 4,000 different drones, and Walmart has more than 1,000. The drones are just toys. Here's an interesting drone fact: in The Netherlands, they were having problems with people flying drones near Schiphol Airport. So the Dutch trained birds of prey, eagles and falcons, to snatch them out of the air and bring them down! The birds have such fast reflexes that they can grab the drone without getting hurt by the rotors. I saw a video of a training session, and it was amazing! As soon as the drone was in the air, the bird looked like he wanted to go get it! The trainer told it to go. The bird went straight for the drone, grabbed it, and took it down. It was done in seconds. The bird seemed to enjoy it, and it got a nice piece of meat for doing a good job.
drones are not toys lol...they are, for all intents and purposes, aircraft! I'm sure amazon has over 4000 "toy drones", but I highly doubt they have anywhere close to 4000 real drones. And the drones in new jersey are reportedly (I have no idea of the actual real facts) "the size of a car" which would mean they are unmanned aircraft that need to be registered with the FAA. I understand that wasn't your main point, and I don't mean to nitpick....but drones are definitely not toys!
Amazon and Walmart carry drones, but not near that many, many are toy grade, but both sell a couple models of hobby grade consumer drones, which are a whole different ball game, and aren't that much different than industry drones that police, fire, and agriculture uses. The Dutch did train eagles to take down drones, but it was a very short lived program, and never was used other than the training, because it was to time intensive, but mostly due to the fact that the eagles could get severely injured. Those props are no joke, a 6" carbon fiber prop on a medium size drone could take a finger off a grown human like a Japanese chef making shrimp portions for their table..lol.
@@jamesaritchie1 ... There was nothing over New Jersey but people's imagination running wild, and lights that are always in the sky, but weren't noticed until a CEO got whacked and an orange monkey was getting a lot of bad press, so the ruling class wanted the people distracted.
#4 I had a lovely chat with my neighbor today, and we spoke a lot about Portugal. His friend said that if he couldn't live in the US, he would live in Portugal. I spoke about you and how I had independently started learning about Portugal. I agree with my neighbor's friend. The only family that I have left is in Denmark. I have been there many times, but I think I am more of a Portugal kind of girl.
Also deep fried twinkies, deep fried EVERYTHING and usually some kind of semi-famous entertainer sings. Also people exhibit many items from collections, flowers, vegetables (like a 500lb pumpkin) handicrafts etc.
Before my pops retired and sold their house and moved down to FL, right there in Pennsville, NJ in our back yard, the one year we had Pumpkins and some of them were pushing over 800lbs. It took 4 of us to lift one of them up off the ground to put in on the back of a trailer. There's something about the soil of South Jersey.
Tractor pulls were started in Italy by Lamborghini to show off how powerful his tractors were >>> "...Soon after the venture Lamborghini tractors became known as the best in Italy and Ferruccio started organizing tractor-pulls in his hometown just to show the superiority of his machines."
The county I grew up in (Columbia county, Pennsylvania) had the largest fair in the state every September into October, and Every summer is the Benton rodeo. We also have the largest amount of "covered bridges" in the country.
After retiring, my father bought a "mountain" house in Columbia County off of Old Reading Rd. About half an hour from Catawissa. If I remember correctly (I only went up there a couple times a year) there was a huge fair in Bloomsburg every year. Is that what you are referring to?
Grew up in Central Pennsylvania. Lancaster. Been to the Bloomsbury Fair quite a lot when I was young. Great times. Live in Austin, Tx. Still go to the rodeo every year so my kids can have similar memories. Often quite different experiences, but many similarities.
@ At the outlet malls I guess. Still miss the beautiful, green (for most of the year anyway) landscape. Never quite gets that shade of green here in Texas.
Hey Honey, Minnesota/North Dakota here. Funnel cakes are basically American pancake batter deep fried. County Fairs I think of Farm country, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts etc. Aren't very country. Folk, Blue Grass are usually thought of as sub categories of country music. I'm sure some of those still working tractors are close to a hundred years old. 4 Have fun.
I'm from South Jersey. It is very Country and even more so than most other states. You're confusing the city part of NJ which is North Jersey. It's very country down in South Jersey. Well at least is used to be when I was growing up there. South Jersey was 99.9% all farming and fishing. You don't get much more redneck than that! We were true Hill Billie's. We invented mudding! We invented the Funnel Cake, the Corn Dogs, The Saltwater Taffies, and more. How about the ketchup used on many dishes... Go ahead and take a trip through the Pine Barrens and hope you don't get lost in the woods! Do not try to say that NJ isn't country! Go ahead and traverse the marshes of South Jersey and hope you don't get stuck in 2-3 foot of river mud! Watch your step you might get stuck! We have rodeos there some of the oldest in the country. We have tractor pulls, we have demolition derbies, dirt racetracks, and much more. And if you go up to Northwestern NJ outside of the city area near the PA and NY border along the Delaware River heading towards the Delaware Gap, You're in the Mountains. You are in Appalachia. Don't try to say NJ isn't Country! It is more country than most of the rest of the country. Without NJ this Nation wouldn't be what it is today! It is very country! Oh, and you enjoy your Powergrid and your lights? You can thank a New Jersian for that!
They are thought of that way sometimes, but Country would be an offshoot of Folk and Bluegrass which both predate Country & Western, which kind of sprung from Bluegrass and Folk making it's way to the honkeytonk bars in areas the were considered the sticks even back in the 1940s...lol.
I grew up in Illinois, and I was entered in the County Fair every year thru 4-H. It was a very big deal to go to the Fair. The one I attended was the Grundy County Fair. We always had a carnival included. And we had stock car races, as well. We looked forward to it every year. We didn't have a "Pig Scramble", what we had was the "greased pig contest" - which is the same thing! You would love the County Fair!4
4 - County fairs are tremendous fun! When I was a kid, I was in 4-H, and my aunt raised goats and we'd show them at the fairs. It was tons of fun. Fairs always have tons of animals to see, fantastic artwork and quilts to look at and you might even win one in a raffle. Contests for best pies, best jams, best breads. There's tons of farm equipment to look at, tractor pulls, and if you're feeling very adventurous, you can bet on some cow chip bingo. That's when we draw lots of squares on the ground, place your bet on a square, and wait to see if the cow poops in your square. It's very common for money made from events like this to go to charity, as well.
Explain to him what 4-H means, i was never in it, but have a basic understanding. it is like kids that raise an animal and sell them off. (from my understanding)
Many places have fairs at the end of the summer. My area has them in August and September. You should go to one of you're here during that time. We have all the things shown in the video, as well as carnival games, rides, concerts, dance performances, antique farm equipment to look at, arts and crafts for sale, and so many different foods to try
Fairs can be a lot of fun! Not all of them are created equal but usually all of them have pretty similar experience. Truck pulls and tractor pulls are fun. Lot of livestock shows, the derby is always a big hit(no pun intended).
I have to say, a tractor pull is one of those things you wouldn't think would be entertaining, but wow. A live rodeo, too, is amazing. I highly recommend trying both.
This was a nice video. I am American, the best advice I can give you is this. Celebrate where and how you live with your neighbors. Country music is a buy product of Folk music. Enjoy
County fairs are tons of fun! I would pick a county fair over a state fair. He skipped the pageants but you'll see the kids dressed up most of the week with their boots on helping out all around the fair. Go when you can see their parade 😊
Our county fairs in Iowa always had the rodeos, carnival rides, animal barns, and my favorite thing was the demolition derby. People used old cars to smash into each other, and the last car still able to move won.. My brother used to participate in these. As kids we also used to have cow milking and goat milking contests, and well as the pig scramble. Lots of fun! Love your reactions. Thank you!
I am retired and in my 70's, I rode sheep until I was six. The trick is to get a good grip on the wool. With the County Fair, there is usually a Carnival with rides at the time of the Rodeo and Fairs. Almost every little town in Idaho had an annual fair/rodeo/carnival and they schedule them all summer in different towns on different weekends. We used to get a new hat, cowboy boots and cowboy scarf, just before the rodeo each year. In Idaho, the fairs are much better, bigger and a ton more events. * Barrel racing for females, all ages, * Team roping * Calf lasso/tie * Wild horse throw rides * Logging pole climb w spikes * Log chopping events * Log rolling balance * Horse races * Hot dog eating contests * Fiddler events * Parades before the rodeo, (through town) - The retired redneck accountant, veteran, former collegiate heavyweight wrestler, king's kid
You should go to a state fair and a county fair. State fairs are bigger county fair are smaller depending on how big the town is thats hosting it. Arizona and Oregon have good state fairs Texas too.
@@greyknightexan I knew one years back. Said there wasn't a day they didn't do 200 to get to the scene of some accident. They want to be the first to respond if they can when you're in the middle of nowhere and need help.
Not really. There are jurisdictional issues of what each do. In my area, the sheriff and state police do all things in the county. For incorporated cities, they have their own sheriff office which runs the local jail and handle process service more than they do law enforcement…although they will respond to police calls if needed.
@@SuperDrLisa - It depends where you live. In Virginia, sheriffs are county-level offices. Some, not all, cities are incorporated in such a way that they have redundant county services solely for the city. So, they elect a sheriff for their city but not for the county. I’m surprised you’ve never voted for a sheriff because the sheriff’s office for the county your city resides in is still responsible for duties the city police do not have jurisdiction to handle. Must be a unique way your state works.
Your love of America is helping me to see that this place doesn't suck as much as I feel it does. I mean, the healthcare industry sucks, but not stuff like this. Thank you for your videos 😄
New England is six states, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Maine. On the map NJ is below NYC. Every state has it's own state fair, plus additional counties or regions within a state.
4. That was a fun video. Usually, county fairs are associated with more rural states, but all states have either County, State or Agricultural Fairs. New Jersey is in the northeastern US but is not part of New England, it's in the Mid-Atlantic region.
4. Texan here. Yes, I've been to county fairs, state fairs, Renaissance fairs, flea markets, garage sales ... all sorts of gatherings. X) My uncle (mom's brother) is a cowboy, and he used to compete in rodeos a lot when I was a kid. I got to go see him do a bull ride once as a kid. I was about 6 or 7, and I still remember it vividly. Don't remember if he won or lost though; as soon as we saw him compete, grandpa was like ok, we're done, and we headed out (it was a long drive home and he wanted to get back before dark). Lol. I'm happy to watch you react to Evan any time you want; I'm a long time viewer of his. :D
A "cop" is usually a "township" or "Town" officer. A sheriff, is usually a county officer. Then you have State police, (covers whole state, especially areas between towns, and major interstate highways.
Sheriff as well can appoint their own deputies and they have constitutional powers to arrest elected officials and such within their jurisdiction w/restrictions/specific reasons of course. They are responsible to monitor stuff like county fairs and other county funded/run events while regular police do the general duty work in their specific area.
I was born and raised in a rural area. The county fair & carnival was one of the highlights of the year. Every year it was over Labor day and out school let out until the fair ended. (We started in Aug. so we could be off for fair week.) My dad told me that his cousin helped invent the sled for the tractor pull. The last one I saw was in Buzzard Gulch near New Hampton, MO. My sister and I tap-danced in the talent show every year. (Yes, we won a few trophies.) I haven't been for years! Seeing this, I wish I could go again.
Simply put: Sheriff is county law enforcement - Police is city law enforcement - Marshall is federal law enforcement Bull riding is a fantastic show! Professional Bull Riding - PBR - holds tournaments. The one in Los Vegas is great!! I'm sure there is video available for PBR.
How a tractor pull works is there is a trailer, with the back end with wheels and the hitch end on the ground. As the tractor drives, a weight moves towards the tractor making it harder for the tractor to pull. The other tractor is just to reset the trailer.
4. Just a friendly geography note: New Jersey is not part of New England. The New England states are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. If you can't find a county fair to attend, look for a state fair. State fairs are similar but bigger. As for American Folk Music, there is an instructive video called The Difference Between Folk and Country Music.
Heck yea I can't even count all the rodeos I've seen it's a Wyoming thing even our kids ride sheep an no horns (younger cows) I even won a big ol gold belt buckle when I was young riding bucking no horn lol Great vid boss 👍😎
County fairs vary by region. There are pie eating contests, awards for best recipes. In my area of California, we have quilting awards, awards for all breeds of animals from rabbits to poultry to all types of equines to all farming animals. It's great family fun!
As I wrote to you before, fried pickles are great! You use dill pickle chips, bread them, fry them in hot oil. Then you eat them by dipping them in Ranch Dressing. THEY ARE GREAT!
I live in Virginia and I enjoy watching your videos. I’m an immigrant who loves the southern culture because it reminds me a lot of home. I’m blessed that I live near towns that host good rodeos and country fairs. You can even go to a Mexican and American rodeo and compare cultures too.
On the other side of the street is CowTown, there's a flea market every Tuesday and Saturday. Saturday evening is the Professional Rodeo that started back in 1929, Cowtown Rodeo has stood the test of time... remaining true to their traditions of the Old West and bringing each of you a taste of western ranching that is an integral part of American history. They are the longest running weekly professional rodeo in the USA!
We go to the annual county fair every year and others too. Most have been going for a hundred years or more. They have agriculture, farm equipment, amazing food, activities, bands, carnival rides, etc. It's so fun and a must for Americans! ❤️🇺🇸
I had the honor of participating in a bull riding event once. The bull bucked me in about 4.7 seconds and stomped on my chest. My sternum had to be surgically repaired and I was hospitalized for about 3 weeks. I never rode another bull, but at least I can scratch that off the bucket list.
Yeah, our fire dept used to put on a rodeo every year to raise money for equipment that we couldn't squeeze in our budget, so we'd obviously take care of ambulance/medical standby, which is required in my state for any sanctioned rodeo, and boy oh boy did I see some bull riders get messed up over the years, yet in almost 20yrs of us hosting it, I think we only transported to the hospital twice, them guys are a stubborn bunch, and I think between not carrying insurance and personal reputation, they wouldn't go get treated unless they were almost dead or unconscious. I did get to put my legs over the back of a bull once and start to sit on it while it was still in the chute. They were running slack after the main event and they had a bull loaded up and the bull rider was a no show or something, I wasn't gonna ride it or anything, just wanted to see what it was like to sit on one. Right as my butt started to touch it's back it gave a quick small buck and grunt, and I was like, I'm done!!! Close enough, I'm scratching it off my bucket list!! 😂😂
County fairs are all going to be pretty unique in each individual county. I'd recommend going to a state fair. A Midwestern state fair like Iowa or Wisconsin would probably give you a different experience than a southern one like Mississippi or Alabama. I'm not sure which part of the US you'll be in, but late July into mid August is fair season.
2:10 come to Fort Worth and Dallas, texas. We have the stockade and are pretty close the the texas state fair. The biggest fair in texas. It will have so much more than this!
You should consider visiting Albuquerque, NM. The state fair is in September, and the first 2 weeks of October is the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. The Indian culture center has a lot of events and food you can enjoy learning about Native American life. ❤😊
I went to my first rodeo in Montana to see my cousin compete in the College Rodeo Championships. He was in the calk roping competition. My favorite event is "Bull Dogging or Steer Wrestling." Team roping is really neat. The bareback riding is almost as exciting as the bull riding. The ladyies' barrel racing is really fun to watch. I''ve probably been to two dozen rodeos of the past 50 years.
I live in rural NE Oregon. We are a farming, ranching and logging community. I have participated in county fairs and rodeos since I can remember. I rode horses in barrel racing, it is much harder than it looks staying on as they whip around barrels and race to the finish. So much fun and utilized the skills you use on the ranch every day.
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See, if you lived anywhere in the Great Plains or the Midwest, you’d have known about mutton bustin’ for decades! My husband is British and the thought of iced tea disgusted him until he tried it. It was sweet tea with lemon and he loved it! Having said that, my husband embraces American life, culture, and traditions. He absolutely loves America!
Mutton bustin' and a lot of the side events like that are very regional though, I'm in the Midwest, in MO, and I even worked part time at a rodeo outfit for a little while, and I'd never heard of mutton bustin' until just a couple weeks ago when I saw a video similar to this one. What our rodeo outfit did for the kids to get out there and get all muddy was a mix of the greasy pig thing and mutton bustin', it was called the calf scramble. We'd put 2-3 of our fastest little calves out there, with a $10 or $20 bill taped to the top of their shoulder blades, in the arena with about 75-150 kids under 8yrs old and the kids would chase them around trying to get the money, it was adorable. Although there was always a couple kids who probably needed to wait another year, who would just end up covered in mud standing still screaming for mommy or daddy to take them home and that they hated cows now... 😂😂
First- Some fairs do not have a rodeo included as part of the package. They may have animal judging contests, but not rodeo events. Second- All county and state fairs occur only once a year. So you will have to schedule your USA visit to a location at the same time as a local county or state fair takes place. Some fairs only last one weekend, while larger state fairs can last a week or more.
These fairs are biggest in areas that still have a lot of rural culture. In South Carolina, near the state capitol, and the state fair has all the livestock but no tractor pull. In South Florida, the county fair did have the tractor pull, no rodeo, and more horse events. They both had rides, live music weighed towards folk / country, sometimes local school bands as well, and events like pig races and cattle auctions.
It's interesting watching you see videos about America and get excited about the landscapes and culture. I do the same when I watch videos about your amazingly beautiful country of Portugal.
most county fairs take place near the end of summer in the US. they can be found across the entire country. the biggest and best county fairs can be found in the middle 1/3 of the US.
I wish you would come to America, spend a year here, and travel from one end to another, experiencing the cuisine, the sights, the holidays, and the fairs.
I live in middle eastern Alabama. When growing up we had local fairs similar to this. Not much rodeo stuff but similar. We had Ford Chevy pull contest, where a Chevy Truck and a Ford truck would chin their back bumpers together and see which could pull the other for a certain distance. It was great. We also had a greased pig contest, but with ours, the winner got to keep the pig they caught. It was great.
It’s great to see this part of Jersey shown. We generally get the stereotypes from people who only see the part of the state from the airplane when they are flying into EWR. Similar county fairs are also held in Sussex, Warren, and Hunterdon counties. There are still plenty of farms and horse stables in the state.
When I was younger and because of where I live. The majority of animals were treated this way, including our food. They had a saying that cows and steers have the best life, after humans.
Love your channel my friend and here's the 4 to prove it. I've lived in Southern Idaho for most of my life. The county fair is an event we attend every year.
If you ever come to America for a county fair, come for The Big E! A ton of states get together in one fair ground to out do each other for who produces the best food and things. There are concerts and contests too of course! It's huge!
My area has a separate rodeo about a month prior and after the county fairs in the local region(my area has at least two one in one city and another in our neighboring city a few months after). Basically the one in my city doesn’t have the 4H program, a program to help kids learn the trade of agriculture and raise the farm animals, however the other fair does. It also doesn’t have the craft and arts show like the other one, however both of these are found in the neighboring city’s county fair. Both do have carnival rides and food stands. The neighboring city ironically doesn’t have a rodeo like we do, but their other neighbor town does. So it just reflects you’re going to get a different experience depending on what the local interests are and what the venue is able to hold.
When you visit, plan so you can attend a county or state fair (state fairs are bigger). Our North Carolina State Fair does indeed have tractor pulls, demolition derbies, riding and roping, music concerts and more. It covers hundreds of acres. I am not sure about the sheep riding, I never saw that, but with ten days of fair and all there is to see, it is very easy to miss some events.
If you're ever in Indiana, there's something called the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival. It takes place for ten days, beginning the second weekend of October. There are thirty-one bridges in total. One of my favorite parts is that most of the bridges are painted red on the outside, so they're really pretty to look at.
NJ is famous for tomatoes and sweet corn. The fairgrounds are surrounded by turf farms. About 1 km away is cowtown and cowtown rodeo. A large under roof flea market.
I'd suggest hitting a handful of different fairs, a few county fairs, a state fair or two, etc... they're all different. A lot of small towns have a weekend where there is a festival of sorts, similar to a county fair a lot of times, but for that particular town. The main town in my county has what they call Paul Bunyan Days... vendors and food, carnival rides, Fireworks show on Sunday at dark, etc... right in the town park. There is also a fairgrounds on the edge of town where the animal events happen, and other stuff, as well as a demolition derby. There's a parade through town Monday morning. Another town in the next county has something similar, without the carnival rides, but they have a car show as part of it. Thanks for your videos.... it would be cool if you would do more showing a bit of how culture is where you are, and how it's different... maybe find some things in the videos that you could show how a similar thing or activity happens in your country, or just videos showing some things that might be somewhat unique to your part of the world. I'd love to come see some of Europe some day. Cheers and Happy New Year!
My favorite thing at county fairs is the art competition. You get to see sone amazing work by local artists that you’d otherwise never enjoy. They have different categories and the have competition based on age so kids can compete against other kids in different age groups. I always mean to enter but not nearly good enough for a competition.
My Japanese wife had an opportunity to see a professional indoor rodeo shortly after moving to the US. American TV had a big impact on post-WWII Japan, so the Western cultural things were a big hit with her. In the 1990s, we took our daughter every year to the Clark County Fair (SW Washington State). It had been going for over 100 years. At that time, they didn't have a rodeo associated with the fair (lots of other places nearby did have rodeos), but the fair had instead free admission for evening concerts by well known celebrities (for example, Willy Nelson) from various music genres. As time went by, the concerts were not free, and other types of events (e.g., Monster Trucks, Demolition Derby) replaced the concerts. Our fair was big, so lots of amusement park archaide activities and rides. They, of course, had fair food, some not shown in this video (Indian Fried Bread, Corn on the Cob, Cotton Candy, etc.). The fair was always the first part of August, and we were blessed at that time with "the largest 4th of July fireworks display West of the Mississippi River." That was held down at the Fort Vancouver National Historical Site on July 4th, of course . Budget cuts and the ever increased risk of wild fires (as our summers became bone dry and days over 38 degrees Celsius increased), shut down that summer event. It came back but much reduced. FVNHS is a great place for foreign travelers to visit. If you do a Pacific NW leg on your US travels, I recommend you look into it. Vancouver, Washington, is across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. It isn't a small town. I think the current population exceeds 190,000.
One of my daughters took 2nd place mutton busting and showed a cow a few times. Waukesha County Fair, Waukesha Wisconsin U.S. . The most fun is just sitting and watching people. Thanks for another nice video.
Not all County Fairs have rodeos or tractor pulls. They do usually have animal barns and judging, and carnival rides. Where I live in Southwest Missouri we do have rodeos and tractor pulls throughout the year. Some colleges have rodeo teams too.
I also live in Southwest Missouri, try to go to the rodeos and tractor pulls whenever I can.
I grew up in Cape Girardeau. The SEMO District Fair was a staple
@@MissouriJohnson I grew up around the Topaz Mill area. There's this small county fair we would go to almost every year.
Yeah, where I live they don't do rodeo at the fairs ...too many liberals.
@mrsleep0000 Liberals are supposed to be more free minded and tolerate others opinions.?😂😂😂😂
A Sheriff is elected and hires Deputy Sheriffs, a Marshall is appointed, a Chief of Police is hired.
In Texas, there are a lot of different law enforcement agencies. There are also the Texas Rangers, Constables, and Border Patrol.
Sheriffs have different duties in different states.
@kilroy2517 They are a County's highest ELECTED officer. There are State Police too. And lets don't get in to the federal thief's. Which one answers to We The People?
That's good information, thanks for posting. Obviously you are way above the crowd in your flight, please instruct traffic control of your intention
@realityisiamthespoonthefor6735 Please inform the tower,, Turn on Navigational Becons.
These cowboys doing the bull riding are professionals that travel on a circuit working up to qualifying for the championship.
And 10 years after they retire at the old age of 25 they have crippling chronic nonstop pain ........ everywhere ........ forever.
I introduced your channel to my husband and we both really love how wholesome and kind you are in your videos. Thank you for being a light in the darkness that is UA-cam. Keep up the good work, Andre! 😊
Ty so much. 🙏
As an “Old” Country Kid I find tgis type of video interesting mostly because of the reactions of the Foreign Visitor rather than the footage of the “Fair” or “Rodeo”.
County fairs and state fairs were the most fun we had during the summer as kids. They generally are held towards the end of summer - like August and September - after the produce is harvested. I was surprised they didn't show the rides.
9:00 A cop is law enforcement for a particular city, while a sheriff is law enforcement for the county area outside of the city.
We also have a third category called state troopers that usually spend all day on the highways and can go anywhere.
wrong a they are both cops you mean police not cop.
A sheriff is an elected official who is the top law enforcement in a county. His authority extends to every town, city and area in the county that he is a sheriff. He does not have any government supervisors or is beholden to the government agencies. Usually a Sheriff handles the "paperwork" of the county law enforcement, so to speak. Summons, court, and other things. Larger areas have a sheriffs office with deputy sheriffs, and other officials that help with the work. The government of the county also hires police officers to help in the daily law enforcement of the county. They respond to calls, problems, police the roads and so on. These are APPOINTED officers, they are hired, not elected, and usually have a police Chief that is their boss. State police usually are referred to as "state troopers" or "troopers" just to tell the difference from local police, and the state police who handle the bigger state matters. Normally state police jurisdiction is on the main highways to keep everything working and going, usually jobs that the local sheriffs aren't able to do. They have jurisdiction in any area of the state, but usually restrict their activities to more broad law enforcement that the local police or sheriffs do not do. So in most US counties you have both a sheriff and a chief of police. One elected, one simply hired and put in place by the government. Then above them are the state police that oversee all the counties in the state. Then above them you have Federal police of various sorts. US marshals, ATF, DEA, BOP, and others.
@@thesleeper530 Neither of them is a cop.
Don’t forget Game Warden, the top guy on the charts discussed in this comment thread 😊
They have more jurisdiction than any of the other officers listed.
If in Texas, well The Texas Rangers are pretty much top tier with jurisdiction.
I’ve watched your videos for a while and I just want to say thank you. Seeing America through your eyes renews my love of country. When you live somewhere and deal with the day to day of life, you sometimes forget just how special America really is is and you remember the blessings you have because you were just born in such an awesome place. Thank you. Just thank you.
My school took us to the morgue where you got to see a real dead body of a drug addict. The sight of the grey, lifeless face, his bruises, needle marks, the smell, etc. was enough to make you think twice. They call it "scared straight" and it's far more scary than sitting behind bars because half the kids vomited or came very close. Our health teacher's husband was a pathologist and arranged it all so not all schools do this.
Because at no point is “That won’t happen to me” a common expression of human nature. For many children, this is trauma to no purpose.
A few years after i graduated they started bringing prisoners into the school to give talks about how scary prison is.
I went to a cadaver lab at a college in high school. I was in an advanced biology class that was basically a college class though and we had to remove organs and stuff was pretty awful lol. I can still smell it 25 years later lol. I had advanced accounting and business law in high school too had both those senior year in my junior year I had the biology class that took us to the cadaver lab. I had accounting in my junior year too but senior year that same teacher had an advanced class and the law class she taught. I had some other throwaway class I took that basically taught us how to apply to schools and took us to a handful of colleges. I had enough credits and all in school so I got to leave school after lunch to go to work. Everybody else was at school a couple more hours I was at work in a factory making $10 an hour not bad for a high school kid 25 years ago
as someone who has done every drug around, i'm pretty sure if i was shown that growing up I would have at least avoided the hard drugs completely.
i saw an accident victim who had to have part of her skull removed and was in a persistant vegetative state. it was traumatic for sure, but actually didn't straighten me out at the time believe it or not.
It feels good to give your neighbor an award, and it feels good to get one. Doing nice things for each other, is the root of all culture.
I used to be a 4-H leader, and our county fair never had a rodeo. Most fairs do not have rodeos. If you want to see a rodeo, it is best to to go to a rodeo event, but if you want to see the regular fair events pay attention to the 4-H calendar in the area you will be at. Most county fairs are at the end of the summer some time. End of July through August.
Our local rodeos are in May and June, and the county fairs are June through August. Then the winners from those go the the State Fair, which is late August/early September.
@@skyem2775 Yep, that is why I said check with the 4-H calendar, because each county and state are different.
It's 50/50 if there is a rodeo, but if it does, I am there!
In our 4-H. ..during fair time... The kids horse events was one of the prime events....the competitions, the fun games...the costumes.. etc was so fun....all my kids were in 4-H...we all loved fair week...
County fairs are just the best!
I've lived in the US my whole life and only recently saw kids riding sheep at 52 yrs old in Arizona. What a blast!
When my state still has a fair, they replaced bull riding with demolition derby. That's where you put 20+ cars in a ring and they run in to each other until only one is left working.
I accept demolition derby as a replacement for bull riding
Can't complain about that.
Demo derby for the win
I haven't seen a d-derby in years, but the are wonderfully fun to watch.
That's what happens in Indiana too 😂
Andre, I started laughing when you said you want to go to a county fair when you come to the U.S. - in every one of your videos you want to add whatever the video is about to your To Do in America list. From the activities and theme parks, to the national parks, to the cities. the restaurants or wherever - you're going to have to spend at least 6 months here!
I was thinking a year long trip!😻
Don't forget giant turkey legs. They sell those at 90% of fairs in the u.s.
That's more of a Renaissance Festival thing in my experience, but I'm sure there are fairs with them too. They're actually really tasty!
It amazes me when people call things weird just because it's not part of their culture or their experience. If things are just different from what you're used to that's okay. Those types of things make life interesting 😊
To me it shows a juvenile attitude about different cultures just because they are different from your's.
I find the English custom of rolling cheese down a hill odd but I don't criticize
To be fair, bull riding is a little weird. Like, I know someone who breeds bucking bulls, and they are treated very well, but an an event it is sort of odd.
@@BackWordsJane... Well it comes down to language and people's intent when using the word "weird", I know people who mean no harm by the word and are using no differently then some would use the word "odd". But there are definitely people that use weird while making a face as to infer that it's beneath them, or something uncivilized. I would argue that people from our country, the U.S., as well as probably most countries, have people that are just gonna be rude or closed minded about opening their minds to new and different cultural things.
@@helpdeskchick It is "odd" until you think about it for just a second. These are mostly old traditions, and you can EASLIY imagine some brawny cowboys on the frontier with a bottle of whiskey saying, "I bet I could stay on that bull longer than you."
@ My dad grew up in southwest Texas and was a rodeo clown for a little bit. His best friend did bull riding. I get that it is tradition but that does not mean it is also a little odd.
My favorite things to get at the county fair are funnel cakes and corn on the cob drenched in butter! In Indiana where I live, my 5 brothers always compete in a demolition derby race. They have won so many times in the past 30 years that I have lost count of their wins, lol. When I was a member of 4H, I won blue ribbons in candy making, oil painting and also won a blue ribbon for my chickens. County fairs are a real slice of America! Much love from Indiana, USA ❤️🇺🇸
In the Pacific Northwest we have Elephant Ears more often than Funnel cakes
Hello my fellow Hoosier 😂
I'm originally from Pennsville NJ where I was born and raised in Salem County NJ. I've been to the Salem County fair several times. Right across the street of where they typically hold the fair is a place called Cowtown. It's not the oldest Rodeo in the Country, but it is one of the Oldest in that region of the country. Right down the road from there is a small community called Sharptown within Pilesgrove, NJ. When I still lived there, I attended the Sharptown United Methodist Church that was established back in the mid 1800s. It is such a beautiful congregation with many wonderful people. This region, this state has some of the best gardens in the world. There's nothing else like a good ripe Jersey tomato or fresh corn on the cob. The funnel cakes, fried Oreos, corn dogs, cotton candy, crab cakes, corn on the cob, and so much more are some of the foods, treats that this place has to offer. If you head towards the shores from Cape May all the way up and even past Atlantic City, then you can enjoy some of their treats as well such as the saltwater taffies, homemade fudge squares, and much more. This still doesn't even account for all of the eateries with the Pizzas, Cheesesteaks and Subs. Then to add on top of that, the seafood from that region is also amazing. One of the coolest memories I have from the Salem County fair when I was in my late teens in the late 90s is when I watched an older man literally melt and smelt iron on the spot and then molded and shaped real horseshoes. This older man was a real blacksmith. That was impressive to watch. It was a blessing to have seen this in person right there at the Salem County Fair.
Before deep fried oreos got popular in the last 15 or 20 years, when i was a kid, it was fried dough, funnel cakes, candy apples and cottom candy, kettle corn, that were the sweet popular items at the fair. You always wanted some fair fries, or sausage and pepper rolls, yummy stuff like that too.
Yeah, oreos are not exactly a classic. I'd add elephant ears and caramel apples to the list of best classic fair foods.
As a kid l begged for the carmel apple 😂
CORNDOGS!!
@@ifeelprettyohsopretty806 Hand-dipped corndogs are a favorite of mine
There are a lot of drones in New Jersey, but a LOT of people have them as a hobby. Amazon has more than 4,000 different drones, and Walmart has more than 1,000. The drones are just toys. Here's an interesting drone fact: in The Netherlands, they were having problems with people flying drones near Schiphol Airport. So the Dutch trained birds of prey, eagles and falcons, to snatch them out of the air and bring them down! The birds have such fast reflexes that they can grab the drone without getting hurt by the rotors. I saw a video of a training session, and it was amazing! As soon as the drone was in the air, the bird looked like he wanted to go get it! The trainer told it to go. The bird went straight for the drone, grabbed it, and took it down. It was done in seconds. The bird seemed to enjoy it, and it got a nice piece of meat for doing a good job.
drones are not toys lol...they are, for all intents and purposes, aircraft! I'm sure amazon has over 4000 "toy drones", but I highly doubt they have anywhere close to 4000 real drones. And the drones in new jersey are reportedly (I have no idea of the actual real facts) "the size of a car" which would mean they are unmanned aircraft that need to be registered with the FAA.
I understand that wasn't your main point, and I don't mean to nitpick....but drones are definitely not toys!
The drones ove rNew Jersey are NOT toys. They are very large, and very, very, very expensive, assuming they are even ours.
Amazon and Walmart carry drones, but not near that many, many are toy grade, but both sell a couple models of hobby grade consumer drones, which are a whole different ball game, and aren't that much different than industry drones that police, fire, and agriculture uses. The Dutch did train eagles to take down drones, but it was a very short lived program, and never was used other than the training, because it was to time intensive, but mostly due to the fact that the eagles could get severely injured. Those props are no joke, a 6" carbon fiber prop on a medium size drone could take a finger off a grown human like a Japanese chef making shrimp portions for their table..lol.
@@jamesaritchie1 ... There was nothing over New Jersey but people's imagination running wild, and lights that are always in the sky, but weren't noticed until a CEO got whacked and an orange monkey was getting a lot of bad press, so the ruling class wanted the people distracted.
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I had a lovely chat with my neighbor today, and we spoke a lot about Portugal. His friend said that if he couldn't live in the US, he would live in Portugal. I spoke about you and how I had independently started learning about Portugal. I agree with my neighbor's friend. The only family that I have left is in Denmark. I have been there many times, but I think I am more of a Portugal kind of girl.
It's fun to watch people in New Jersey do small scale versions of midwestern/western fairs.
Also deep fried twinkies, deep fried EVERYTHING and usually some kind of semi-famous entertainer sings. Also people exhibit many items from collections, flowers, vegetables (like a 500lb pumpkin) handicrafts etc.
Before my pops retired and sold their house and moved down to FL, right there in Pennsville, NJ in our back yard, the one year we had Pumpkins and some of them were pushing over 800lbs. It took 4 of us to lift one of them up off the ground to put in on the back of a trailer. There's something about the soil of South Jersey.
Don't forget deep fried Coke.
Tractor pulls were started in Italy by Lamborghini to show off how powerful his tractors were >>> "...Soon after the venture Lamborghini tractors became known as the best in Italy and Ferruccio started organizing tractor-pulls in his hometown just to show the superiority of his machines."
The county I grew up in (Columbia county, Pennsylvania) had the largest fair in the state every September into October, and Every summer is the Benton rodeo. We also have the largest amount of "covered bridges" in the country.
After retiring, my father bought a "mountain" house in Columbia County off of Old Reading Rd. About half an hour from Catawissa.
If I remember correctly (I only went up there a couple times a year) there was a huge fair in Bloomsburg every year. Is that what you are referring to?
Grew up in Central Pennsylvania. Lancaster. Been to the Bloomsbury Fair quite a lot when I was young. Great times. Live in Austin, Tx. Still go to the rodeo every year so my kids can have similar memories. Often quite different experiences, but many similarities.
@galaxywolf969 When I was a kid we went to Lancaster at the end of every Summer for back-to-school shopping😅
@ At the outlet malls I guess. Still miss the beautiful, green (for most of the year anyway) landscape. Never quite gets that shade of green here in Texas.
@@galaxywolf969 Yup👍
County fairs! The sights, the smells... wait all year for ours. And you run into friends you haven't seen in ages. ❤
Hey Honey, Minnesota/North Dakota here.
Funnel cakes are basically American pancake batter deep fried.
County Fairs I think of Farm country, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts etc. Aren't very country.
Folk, Blue Grass are usually thought of as sub categories of country music.
I'm sure some of those still working tractors are close to a hundred years old.
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Have fun.
I'm from South Jersey. It is very Country and even more so than most other states. You're confusing the city part of NJ which is North Jersey. It's very country down in South Jersey. Well at least is used to be when I was growing up there. South Jersey was 99.9% all farming and fishing. You don't get much more redneck than that! We were true Hill Billie's. We invented mudding! We invented the Funnel Cake, the Corn Dogs, The Saltwater Taffies, and more. How about the ketchup used on many dishes... Go ahead and take a trip through the Pine Barrens and hope you don't get lost in the woods! Do not try to say that NJ isn't country! Go ahead and traverse the marshes of South Jersey and hope you don't get stuck in 2-3 foot of river mud! Watch your step you might get stuck! We have rodeos there some of the oldest in the country. We have tractor pulls, we have demolition derbies, dirt racetracks, and much more. And if you go up to Northwestern NJ outside of the city area near the PA and NY border along the Delaware River heading towards the Delaware Gap, You're in the Mountains. You are in Appalachia. Don't try to say NJ isn't Country! It is more country than most of the rest of the country. Without NJ this Nation wouldn't be what it is today! It is very country! Oh, and you enjoy your Powergrid and your lights? You can thank a New Jersian for that!
They are thought of that way sometimes, but Country would be an offshoot of Folk and Bluegrass which both predate Country & Western, which kind of sprung from Bluegrass and Folk making it's way to the honkeytonk bars in areas the were considered the sticks even back in the 1940s...lol.
Watching your channel renews my respect and love for my country....Thank you.
Yes, being from the South, we have lots of county fairs. We also have rodeo competitions that are not part of county fairs.
Same in the north
Being from the west we have it more often. 🫡
I grew up in Illinois, and I was entered in the County Fair every year thru 4-H. It was a very big deal to go to the Fair. The one I attended was the Grundy County Fair. We always had a carnival included. And we had stock car races, as well. We looked forward to it every year. We didn't have a "Pig Scramble", what we had was the "greased pig contest" - which is the same thing!
You would love the County Fair!4
4 - County fairs are tremendous fun! When I was a kid, I was in 4-H, and my aunt raised goats and we'd show them at the fairs. It was tons of fun. Fairs always have tons of animals to see, fantastic artwork and quilts to look at and you might even win one in a raffle. Contests for best pies, best jams, best breads. There's tons of farm equipment to look at, tractor pulls, and if you're feeling very adventurous, you can bet on some cow chip bingo. That's when we draw lots of squares on the ground, place your bet on a square, and wait to see if the cow poops in your square. It's very common for money made from events like this to go to charity, as well.
A lots of relaxed family fun especially for younger kiddos and worn out parents lol.
Explain to him what 4-H means, i was never in it, but have a basic understanding. it is like kids that raise an animal and sell them off. (from my understanding)
Many places have fairs at the end of the summer. My area has them in August and September. You should go to one of you're here during that time. We have all the things shown in the video, as well as carnival games, rides, concerts, dance performances, antique farm equipment to look at, arts and crafts for sale, and so many different foods to try
Fairs can be a lot of fun! Not all of them are created equal but usually all of them have pretty similar experience. Truck pulls and tractor pulls are fun. Lot of livestock shows, the derby is always a big hit(no pun intended).
I have to say, a tractor pull is one of those things you wouldn't think would be entertaining, but wow. A live rodeo, too, is amazing. I highly recommend trying both.
This was a nice video. I am American, the best advice I can give you is this. Celebrate where and how you live with your neighbors. Country music is a buy product of Folk music. Enjoy
County fairs are tons of fun! I would pick a county fair over a state fair. He skipped the pageants but you'll see the kids dressed up most of the week with their boots on helping out all around the fair. Go when you can see their parade 😊
Our county fairs in Iowa always had the rodeos, carnival rides, animal barns, and my favorite thing was the demolition derby. People used old cars to smash into each other, and the last car still able to move won.. My brother used to participate in these. As kids we also used to have cow milking and goat milking contests, and well as the pig scramble. Lots of fun! Love your reactions. Thank you!
A visit to a county, or state fair would be enjoyable for your whole family!! They happen mostly at the end of Summer. So much good, indulgent food.
Yes to the food. Starting with corn dogs.
Yes and go to a state fair! They are so much fun. Most of them are in August
In Kentucky, our county fair has a different main event for each evening. Tractor pulls, demo derby, bull riding, etc. lots of fun.
Rodeo, no matter where it's held, is worth the trip. It's exciting, every one is happy, and there's a vibe I cannot adequately describe. Yee-haw!!!
I am retired and in my 70's, I rode sheep until I was six. The trick is to get a good grip on the wool.
With the County Fair, there is usually a Carnival with rides at the time of the Rodeo and Fairs.
Almost every little town in Idaho had an annual fair/rodeo/carnival and they schedule them all summer in different towns on different weekends. We used to get a new hat, cowboy boots and cowboy scarf, just before the rodeo each year.
In Idaho, the fairs are much better, bigger and a ton more events.
* Barrel racing for females, all ages,
* Team roping
* Calf lasso/tie
* Wild horse throw rides
* Logging pole climb w spikes
* Log chopping events
* Log rolling balance
* Horse races
* Hot dog eating contests
* Fiddler events
* Parades before the rodeo, (through town)
- The retired redneck accountant, veteran, former collegiate heavyweight wrestler, king's kid
You should go to a state fair and a county fair. State fairs are bigger county fair are smaller depending on how big the town is thats hosting it. Arizona and Oregon have good state fairs Texas too.
Yes, I was a little girl in the 1960s and we spent many a day at the Oregon State fair in Salem. It was so much fun!
I showed cattle
And sheep-a family tradition. Was great!!
Fresno district Fair first monday in Oct for 2 weeks and YOU get all this and more.......demolition derby still too
Sheriffs are county cops, where police officers are city cops is a simple explanation.
Troopers are State police.
@@greyknightexan I knew one years back. Said there wasn't a day they didn't do 200 to get to the scene of some accident. They want to be the first to respond if they can when you're in the middle of nowhere and need help.
Not really. There are jurisdictional issues of what each do. In my area, the sheriff and state police do all things in the county. For incorporated cities, they have their own sheriff office which runs the local jail and handle process service more than they do law enforcement…although they will respond to police calls if needed.
I live in a city of 60,000 I never voted for a sheriff in my life, none was ever on the ballot.
@@SuperDrLisa - It depends where you live. In Virginia, sheriffs are county-level offices. Some, not all, cities are incorporated in such a way that they have redundant county services solely for the city. So, they elect a sheriff for their city but not for the county. I’m surprised you’ve never voted for a sheriff because the sheriff’s office for the county your city resides in is still responsible for duties the city police do not have jurisdiction to handle. Must be a unique way your state works.
Your love of America is helping me to see that this place doesn't suck as much as I feel it does. I mean, the healthcare industry sucks, but not stuff like this. Thank you for your videos 😄
New England is six states, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Maine. On the map NJ is below NYC. Every state has it's own state fair, plus additional counties or regions within a state.
Yep, NJ is part of the Tri-state area.
when I think of New Jersey, I think " The Sopranos"
4. That was a fun video. Usually, county fairs are associated with more rural states, but all states have either County, State or Agricultural Fairs. New Jersey is in the northeastern US but is not part of New England, it's in the Mid-Atlantic region.
4. Texan here. Yes, I've been to county fairs, state fairs, Renaissance fairs, flea markets, garage sales ... all sorts of gatherings. X) My uncle (mom's brother) is a cowboy, and he used to compete in rodeos a lot when I was a kid. I got to go see him do a bull ride once as a kid. I was about 6 or 7, and I still remember it vividly. Don't remember if he won or lost though; as soon as we saw him compete, grandpa was like ok, we're done, and we headed out (it was a long drive home and he wanted to get back before dark). Lol. I'm happy to watch you react to Evan any time you want; I'm a long time viewer of his. :D
A "cop" is usually a "township" or "Town" officer. A sheriff, is usually a county officer. Then you have State police, (covers whole state, especially areas between towns, and major interstate highways.
Sheriff as well can appoint their own deputies and they have constitutional powers to arrest elected officials and such within their jurisdiction w/restrictions/specific reasons of course. They are responsible to monitor stuff like county fairs and other county funded/run events while regular police do the general duty work in their specific area.
Cop is a nickname that applies to any law enforcement officer in the US. It’s short for copper.. referring to copper badges used very long ago.
I was born and raised in a rural area. The county fair & carnival was one of the highlights of the year. Every year it was over Labor day and out school let out until the fair ended. (We started in Aug. so we could be off for fair week.) My dad told me that his cousin helped invent the sled for the tractor pull. The last one I saw was in Buzzard Gulch near New Hampton, MO. My sister and I tap-danced in the talent show every year. (Yes, we won a few trophies.) I haven't been for years! Seeing this, I wish I could go again.
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Bull riding is a fantastic show! Professional Bull Riding - PBR - holds tournaments. The one in Los Vegas is great!! I'm sure there is video available for PBR.
How a tractor pull works is there is a trailer, with the back end with wheels and the hitch end on the ground. As the tractor drives, a weight moves towards the tractor making it harder for the tractor to pull. The other tractor is just to reset the trailer.
4. Just a friendly geography note: New Jersey is not part of New England. The New England states are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. If you can't find a county fair to attend, look for a state fair. State fairs are similar but bigger. As for American Folk Music, there is an instructive video called The Difference Between Folk and Country Music.
Heck yea I can't even count all the rodeos I've seen it's a Wyoming thing even our kids ride sheep an no horns (younger cows) I even won a big ol gold belt buckle when I was young riding bucking no horn lol Great vid boss 👍😎
County fairs vary by region. There are pie eating contests, awards for best recipes. In my area of California, we have quilting awards, awards for all breeds of animals from rabbits to poultry to all types of equines to all farming animals. It's great family fun!
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Love for you to do an actual Rodeo. With bull riding and bronco busting etc. I've been to them. They are awesome.😊
I live in Virginia and I enjoy watching your videos. I’m an immigrant who loves the southern culture because it reminds me a lot of home. I’m blessed that I live near towns that host good rodeos and country fairs. You can even go to a Mexican and American rodeo and compare cultures too.
I used to like horse pull. Same as tractor pull but farmers bought their best work horse team.
❤that was my favorite part of our local county fair!
On the other side of the street is CowTown, there's a flea market every Tuesday and Saturday. Saturday evening is the Professional Rodeo that started back in 1929, Cowtown Rodeo has stood the test of time... remaining true to their traditions of the Old West and bringing each of you a taste of western ranching that is an integral part of American history. They are the longest running weekly professional rodeo in the USA!
We go to the annual county fair every year and others too. Most have been going for a hundred years or more. They have agriculture, farm equipment, amazing food, activities, bands, carnival rides, etc. It's so fun and a must for Americans! ❤️🇺🇸
I had the honor of participating in a bull riding event once. The bull bucked me in about 4.7 seconds and stomped on my chest. My sternum had to be surgically repaired and I was hospitalized for about 3 weeks. I never rode another bull, but at least I can scratch that off the bucket list.
Yeah, our fire dept used to put on a rodeo every year to raise money for equipment that we couldn't squeeze in our budget, so we'd obviously take care of ambulance/medical standby, which is required in my state for any sanctioned rodeo, and boy oh boy did I see some bull riders get messed up over the years, yet in almost 20yrs of us hosting it, I think we only transported to the hospital twice, them guys are a stubborn bunch, and I think between not carrying insurance and personal reputation, they wouldn't go get treated unless they were almost dead or unconscious.
I did get to put my legs over the back of a bull once and start to sit on it while it was still in the chute. They were running slack after the main event and they had a bull loaded up and the bull rider was a no show or something, I wasn't gonna ride it or anything, just wanted to see what it was like to sit on one. Right as my butt started to touch it's back it gave a quick small buck and grunt, and I was like, I'm done!!! Close enough, I'm scratching it off my bucket list!! 😂😂
I'll be in a tractor ride tomorrow night through Florence Massachusetts minimum 1000 lights per entry🎄
County fairs are all going to be pretty unique in each individual county. I'd recommend going to a state fair. A Midwestern state fair like Iowa or Wisconsin would probably give you a different experience than a southern one like Mississippi or Alabama. I'm not sure which part of the US you'll be in, but late July into mid August is fair season.
A lot of the cowboys who ride broncos are all messed up. Some can barely walk after years of being abused by the cows and being stepped on.
2:10 come to Fort Worth and Dallas, texas. We have the stockade and are pretty close the the texas state fair. The biggest fair in texas. It will have so much more than this!
You definitely would LOVE a county or state fair.
You should consider visiting Albuquerque, NM. The state fair is in September, and the first 2 weeks of October is the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. The Indian culture center has a lot of events and food you can enjoy learning about Native American life. ❤😊
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I went to my first rodeo in Montana to see my cousin compete in the College Rodeo Championships. He was in the calk roping competition. My favorite event is "Bull Dogging or Steer Wrestling." Team roping is really neat. The bareback riding is almost as exciting as the bull riding. The ladyies' barrel racing is really fun to watch. I''ve probably been to two dozen rodeos of the past 50 years.
Not to brag, but I was the 1998 Williams County Ohio goat showman of showmen 😎😂
I live in rural NE Oregon. We are a farming, ranching and logging community. I have participated in county fairs and rodeos since I can remember. I rode horses in barrel racing, it is much harder than it looks staying on as they whip around barrels and race to the finish. So much fun and utilized the skills you use on the ranch every day.
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See, if you lived anywhere in the Great Plains or the Midwest, you’d have known about mutton bustin’ for decades!
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Having said that, my husband embraces American life, culture, and traditions. He absolutely loves America!
Mutton bustin' and a lot of the side events like that are very regional though, I'm in the Midwest, in MO, and I even worked part time at a rodeo outfit for a little while, and I'd never heard of mutton bustin' until just a couple weeks ago when I saw a video similar to this one.
What our rodeo outfit did for the kids to get out there and get all muddy was a mix of the greasy pig thing and mutton bustin', it was called the calf scramble. We'd put 2-3 of our fastest little calves out there, with a $10 or $20 bill taped to the top of their shoulder blades, in the arena with about 75-150 kids under 8yrs old and the kids would chase them around trying to get the money, it was adorable. Although there was always a couple kids who probably needed to wait another year, who would just end up covered in mud standing still screaming for mommy or daddy to take them home and that they hated cows now... 😂😂
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First- Some fairs do not have a rodeo included as part of the package. They may have animal judging contests, but not rodeo events.
Second- All county and state fairs occur only once a year. So you will have to schedule your USA visit to a location at the same time as a local county or state fair takes place. Some fairs only last one weekend, while larger state fairs can last a week or more.
My brother was a bull rider in his youth and he was really good at it he actually won awards for bull riding.
All your videos prove is just how awesome America is.
No they prove just how much we do as Americans to distract ourselves from just how non awesome we actually are.
These fairs are biggest in areas that still have a lot of rural culture. In South Carolina, near the state capitol, and the state fair has all the livestock but no tractor pull. In South Florida, the county fair did have the tractor pull, no rodeo, and more horse events. They both had rides, live music weighed towards folk / country, sometimes local school bands as well, and events like pig races and cattle auctions.
It's interesting watching you see videos about America and get excited about the landscapes and culture. I do the same when I watch videos about your amazingly beautiful country of Portugal.
most county fairs take place near the end of summer in the US. they can be found across the entire country. the biggest and best county fairs can be found in the middle 1/3 of the US.
13:27 yes! They have a few big rodeo leagues over here. Check out some of the big bull riding high lights!
I wish you would come to America, spend a year here, and travel from one end to another, experiencing the cuisine, the sights, the holidays, and the fairs.
I live in middle eastern Alabama. When growing up we had local fairs similar to this. Not much rodeo stuff but similar. We had Ford Chevy pull contest, where a Chevy Truck and a Ford truck would chin their back bumpers together and see which could pull the other for a certain distance. It was great. We also had a greased pig contest, but with ours, the winner got to keep the pig they caught. It was great.
It’s great to see this part of Jersey shown. We generally get the stereotypes from people who only see the part of the state from the airplane when they are flying into EWR. Similar county fairs are also held in Sussex, Warren, and Hunterdon counties. There are still plenty of farms and horse stables in the state.
When I was younger and because of where I live. The majority of animals were treated this way, including our food. They had a saying that cows and steers have the best life, after humans.
Love your channel my friend and here's the 4 to prove it. I've lived in Southern Idaho for most of my life. The county fair is an event we attend every year.
If you ever come to America for a county fair, come for The Big E! A ton of states get together in one fair ground to out do each other for who produces the best food and things. There are concerts and contests too of course! It's huge!
My area has a separate rodeo about a month prior and after the county fairs in the local region(my area has at least two one in one city and another in our neighboring city a few months after). Basically the one in my city doesn’t have the 4H program, a program to help kids learn the trade of agriculture and raise the farm animals, however the other fair does. It also doesn’t have the craft and arts show like the other one, however both of these are found in the neighboring city’s county fair. Both do have carnival rides and food stands. The neighboring city ironically doesn’t have a rodeo like we do, but their other neighbor town does. So it just reflects you’re going to get a different experience depending on what the local interests are and what the venue is able to hold.
When you visit, plan so you can attend a county or state fair (state fairs are bigger). Our North Carolina State Fair does indeed have tractor pulls, demolition derbies, riding and roping, music concerts and more. It covers hundreds of acres. I am not sure about the sheep riding, I never saw that, but with ten days of fair and all there is to see, it is very easy to miss some events.
If you're ever in Indiana, there's something called the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival. It takes place for ten days, beginning the second weekend of October. There are thirty-one bridges in total.
One of my favorite parts is that most of the bridges are painted red on the outside, so they're really pretty to look at.
A sheriff is the police for an entire county. Police works usually within city limits but deals with a bigger population.
NJ is famous for tomatoes and sweet corn. The fairgrounds are surrounded by turf farms. About 1 km away is cowtown and cowtown rodeo. A large under roof flea market.
I'd suggest hitting a handful of different fairs, a few county fairs, a state fair or two, etc... they're all different. A lot of small towns have a weekend where there is a festival of sorts, similar to a county fair a lot of times, but for that particular town. The main town in my county has what they call Paul Bunyan Days... vendors and food, carnival rides, Fireworks show on Sunday at dark, etc... right in the town park. There is also a fairgrounds on the edge of town where the animal events happen, and other stuff, as well as a demolition derby. There's a parade through town Monday morning.
Another town in the next county has something similar, without the carnival rides, but they have a car show as part of it.
Thanks for your videos.... it would be cool if you would do more showing a bit of how culture is where you are, and how it's different... maybe find some things in the videos that you could show how a similar thing or activity happens in your country, or just videos showing some things that might be somewhat unique to your part of the world. I'd love to come see some of Europe some day.
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My favorite thing at county fairs is the art competition. You get to see sone amazing work by local artists that you’d otherwise never enjoy. They have different categories and the have competition based on age so kids can compete against other kids in different age groups. I always mean to enter but not nearly good enough for a competition.
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My Japanese wife had an opportunity to see a professional indoor rodeo shortly after moving to the US. American TV had a big impact on post-WWII Japan, so the Western cultural things were a big hit with her. In the 1990s, we took our daughter every year to the Clark County Fair (SW Washington State). It had been going for over 100 years. At that time, they didn't have a rodeo associated with the fair (lots of other places nearby did have rodeos), but the fair had instead free admission for evening concerts by well known celebrities (for example, Willy Nelson) from various music genres. As time went by, the concerts were not free, and other types of events (e.g., Monster Trucks, Demolition Derby) replaced the concerts. Our fair was big, so lots of amusement park archaide activities and rides. They, of course, had fair food, some not shown in this video (Indian Fried Bread, Corn on the Cob, Cotton Candy, etc.). The fair was always the first part of August, and we were blessed at that time with "the largest 4th of July fireworks display West of the Mississippi River." That was held down at the Fort Vancouver National Historical Site on July 4th, of course . Budget cuts and the ever increased risk of wild fires (as our summers became bone dry and days over 38 degrees Celsius increased), shut down that summer event. It came back but much reduced. FVNHS is a great place for foreign travelers to visit. If you do a Pacific NW leg on your US travels, I recommend you look into it. Vancouver, Washington, is across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. It isn't a small town. I think the current population exceeds 190,000.
One of my daughters took 2nd place mutton busting and showed a cow a few times. Waukesha County Fair, Waukesha Wisconsin U.S. . The most fun is just sitting and watching people. Thanks for another nice video.