Brit Reacts to 10 Things That Will SHOCK You About The South USA 

"Bless your heart" *~can* often be used sarcastically, as an insult, but not always, just as any phrase can be. Most of the time it is genuinely meant in a caring way, so what Mark is saying should be taken with some salt.

Grits are basically ground hominy corn. The best is course ground hominy with butter, cheese salt, and pepper. But our town has been blessed with an authentic Cajun restaurant that makes the most AMAZING shrimp and grits. I live in rural Oklahoma... o you might wonder how we ended up with an AUTHENTIC Cajun restaurant??? Remember when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans? Many people from there were moved all over the region to be able to help them? We welcomed many refugees, and there were a couple of brothers among them. They opened a small Cajun restaurant that was an instant hit, and people traveled from Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, just to eat here!!! Just a month ago, they opened their new restaurant, which is 6x the size of their original building!!! When they opened that new building, there was a waiting list just to be able to eat there.

SEC- South-eastern conference, is basically the premier league of college football. Generally the best top to bottom conference in football. Also the best traditions, biggest support, best rivalries etc

Grits are dried white corn, and rehydrated into a porage type dish.

It’s 77 degrees F (25 degrees C) outside in Minnesota right now

The "Bless your heart" can actually be a positive expression. It's all in the delivery and context, lol. Grits is coarsely ground corn. I personally don't like it as I'm not a fan of the texture.

The shrimp he showed that was just piled on the table was a low country boil. It typically has the boiled shrimp with potatoes and small chunks of corn on the cob. It can have other things too but normally it’s not too spicy

I’m an Air Force brat so I’m not originally from the south. I was born in northern Michigan and spent the beginning of my elementary school in Nebraska and my family was transferred to South Georgia when I was in the second grade so about 8 years old and I didn’t grow up going to church every week. And when we got to Georgia the very first thing anyone asks you when they meet you is, what church do you go to? And it’s always followed with, oh, you’ve got to try mine! It’s the best!

Grits are like white corn meal

👍🙂❤ Keep on Rockin', Nick!!!! Thanks for sharing your videos. 👍🙂❤

Grits is finely ground corn. Delicious, hot, buttery, shrimp is a plus. Great with eggs and toast and bacon 🎉

SEC = The South Eastern Conference of College (NCAA) football. Teams such as Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, etc. all belong to this conference.

Savannah is one of my favorite places in the world too since I lived there for a few years and graduated from high school there. It’s a party town and I also turned 21 there so…I had some FUN! It’s a beautiful city

2:20 Idk why I find that funny. “I treat people the same way they treat me. And that’s the best way.” 😂

I've been all over America 🇺🇸 but my heart ♥ is in the South I have lived and will always live in the South. I live on the Gulf Coast. I grew up in Mobile Alabama and made Pensacola Beach Florida My home. The people and the food is amazing here. 😉👍❤️❤️❤️

College football is popular all across the states, not just the south. The bigger difference between the south and the north is the god & guns bit he mentioned.

Grits are just corn and it’s cooked like porridge or oatmeal. And it’s served in so many different ways

Like others have said, bless your heart can be meant in different ways m. It depends on the tone and the reason for it

'Grits' is (are) a catch-all name for a variety of ground corn dishes. It's a process: the corn kernels are treated in an alkaline solution, usually lye, which causes the kernels to puff-up, doubling in size. This is called hominy (or hominy-grits.) In Mexico, it is called nixtamal, or pozole. The kernels are then dried. In the States, these dried kernels are coarsely ground into a mixture that resembles other grain dishes, such as rolled oats or farina ('cream of wheat.') In Mexico, the dried corn is ground into a flour/dough called masa, or masa harina, which forms the basis for traditional Mexican cuisine, from tortillas to tamales to enchiladas to sopes to chalupas and so on. In the States, these ground corm kernels are cooked in salted water until soft and tender, usually until a porridge-like viscosity has been achieved. Grits are a Southern staple, served hot, as breakfast fare with butter and syrup (usually Karo-brand corn syrup) or served-up for brunch, lunch or dinner or an elegant supper, from the most humble to the most sophisticated dishes. Grits with shrimp Creole, crawfish or shrimp Étouffée, mixed with a sharp and savory cheese sauce ("cheesy grits.") and many other ways (nearly limitless variations.) There are both white and yellow grits, due to the variety of corn. I prefer yellow grits, as they are heartier, in my subjective opinion. NOTE: No self-respecting Southern chef or homemaker would ever serve instant grits (like instant oatmeal.) NEVER. Grits are am institution in the South, a way of life. And I love them (and I live in the Northeast, in the State of Connecticut.) Below is a link and a possible video recommendation for your channel. Traditional grits in the American South. A beautiful technique: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V6R-80q0kQQ.html

Biscuits and gravy are so easy to make using one of the many recipies on You Tube. Everything you need is available in grocery stores in the UK.I would like to watch you cook it and eat it. I think you will enjoy it.

No parking in New Orleans this is for sure... unless you find a pay garage or just get really really lucky and find a spot on the streets. Best bet is secure parking garage, no matter the cost.

"Grits" is ground white corn from hominy. Hominy is a special large-kerneled white corn. Corn is a New World Indigenous food item found throughout North, Central, and South America.

Grits is ground hominy corn

Hospitality is more than just Waiters in restaurants. Bless your heart can be a nice saying and or a insult. It just depends on the context of the conversation or situation, on how we would use it.😊

SEC = South East Conference. College football division.

SEC stands for SouthEastern Conference. College football is made up of conference districts. Other examples are ACC - Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Ten

Not massive parking in America for most places. Even major cities, most businesses have their own or it’s street parking. If you see something huge it’s usually for a shopping center with multiple businesses sharing that space.

I was born in Georgia. I left and lived in Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania,Maryland, New York, Arizona, and New Mexico. I came back to my family here in Georgia and I will most likely die and be buried here!

Southern hospitality goes much further than waitstaff. Down in the south, it's not uncommon to invite a stranger to your house for dinner.

Bless you heart ♥ honey... is not always bad I'm a southern from Florida a true native.. not a transplant 😅 you need to try some grits and tators! Fried tators with a little onion. You should go to a Florida Georgia game.. Gators vrs Bulldog 🎉 and honey if you no the right ppl you can buy moonshine any time 😂😂

Southeastern Conference.... college football LSU... Louisiana State University GEAUX TIGERS

A dry county is a county where no alcohol is sold and you cannot drink it. A moist country is where you can drink alcohol but you cannot buy it. A wet county is a country where drinking and buying alcohol is perfectly legal. For example, the Jack Daniels Distillery is in a dry county in Tennessee and the company had to special permission to sell bottles of whiskey. People who visit the place can drink on the property and buy one bottle to take home with them, but no one can drink it in that county. Drinking your bottle of Jack in that county is highly illegal and as a foreigner you do not want to mess with American laws. Getting arrested will wreck your US trip and it could lead to losing your chance to visit the US again.

grits, you ever get sand in your mouth

Food in the south is not the best. Obviously, it’s a matter of opinion. I’m from Southern California and Mexican food is the best.