Kansas, most of the states' names are words from Native American, Spanish, laugne other the first thirteen colonies were colonized by English but most Americans claim German heritage. Our closest neighbor is a mile and a half away, I love my privacy have large yards around my house and free-range chickens, ducks, geese, and genies and I raise cattle and crops also.
I am from Northern Wisconsin and yes I have a passport. It was going to be used for my career. Charity my wife to be was from Kenya. We were working to work 6 months in the States and 6 months overseas. Medical field. We make most of our money in home health Wisconsin Michigan Ohio. Among others, then provide medical services to the poor in Kenya at whatever they could afford as well as medical services in United Arab Emirates Then branch out from there. However Charity received her BSN in nursing I almost had my MSN in nursing NP in May 2017 June she went to her sisters in Ohio. By mid June came down ill. Admitted in a hospital in Columbus. ICU Cancer with Met. Died July 1st 2017. She was a strong woman and is to this day missed.
America is really closer to how Europeans think of a continent than we think of the US as a country. States have their own laws and cultures. A Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island “Clam Chowder” are all different soups. I live in Florida and where I’m at is heavily Greek and British so we get a lot of that influence but drive 2 hours and you will hit places with stronger Cuban or German or Puerto Rican or Jamaican populations and it changes the culture and especially the food. I mean you go up towards Louisiana and they have a culture all their own.
Actually the there are FOUR clam chowders : New England; Manhattan; Rhode Island and ROCKY POINT. If you're not from Southeastern New England, you won't understand.
You're very right. We even have multiple states that are bigger than some European countries. And another example is in Michigan. There area around Dearborn has the largest Middle Eastern population in the country and it heavily influences the food there but drive thirty minutes north and there's a historically large Geman population and you see it everywhere, especially the food. Same thing in Texas. ~A!`f`ter `Katrina a huge amount of people moved to Texas and you can find tons of Creole food and culture right along with Mexican and what we'd consider 'cowboy' culture of BBQ and soul food. Not to mention a huge Asian population and extire sections of the DFW area that are akin to Chinatown in San Fransisco.
ALSO, you didn't need a passport to go to Mexico or Canada until recently. So, you could do everything in North America without a passport. Unless you were a businessman who needed to go to Europe/Japan, you didn't need a passport for the most part.
My favorite thing about these videos as an American is you don’t know something that is a part of your life is interesting until someone else looks at it and goes “what the fuck is that?”
I’ve had my U.S. Passport since I was 22 years old. I’m much older now! Prior to 9/11 we didn’t need a passport to travel to Canada, Mexico and most of the Caribbean. Now we do. But we don’t need a passport to travel to U.S. territories such as the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam.
@@ik7578 I don’t believe a “Real ID” drivers license will get you into Canada or Mexico. I think a passport is still needed for international travel to Canada and Mexico. I believe the Real ID is for domestic travel if you don’t have a passport. I’ll have to check it out.
@@ik7578 So apparently the Enhanced Real ID WILL allow entry to Canada but only by vehicle or boat at border crossings. You can’t fly in. And the Enhanced Real IDs are only available in a limited number of states.
One of my 2 half brother's is a UK cop. He had told me that the UK firearm homicide rate is fixed. As in, if you get shot in the UK but die in the hospital due to that gunshot wound, then it is counted as a death in the hospital and not death by a firearm.
The word soccer comes from Oxford students in the 1880's as a way to differentiate the two sports. They called Rugby football "rugger" and association football "assoccer" which was eventually shortened to "soccer".
I live in South Carolina, USA and I am 68 years old. I have a passport only because we took a cruise in 2014 but have no desire to leave the US on any more trips. We have beaches and mountains within a 3 to 4 hour trip and they are in South Carolina and they are beautiful. I feel very blessed to live in the United States.
Ohio here. It's true most Americans don't have a passport and never leave the country. We have a vast and diverse area to explore domestically. We have two huge mountain ranges, Florida beaches, lakeside holidays in Michigan; you really have everything you'll ever need here. Besides, many of us can't afford international travel. I went to Canada once in 1997; that's it. Also, I own 11 guns. It's a mixture of handguns, shotguns and rifles and I can attest that these guns don't float around at night and commit crimes. That's entirely on the operator. Ngl, if I could afford more of them, I'd buy more of them. I'm an enthusiast of sorts
And y’all are the reason my family is actively seeking asylum overseas. What the fuck is wrong with you? No one is threatening you. This isn’t Russia (yet). Is it just because you have a small one? Get a therapist, not a fucking AK47.
New Hampshir “ Live Free or Die” here, but split my year over in Maine. I used to have a passport but not going to all my previous destinations were too much money. If I shop around and am flexible on dates I can generally get $200-300 round trip from Boston or Manchester to LA and back. The last flight to Seattle was under $200. I herd they’ve been over booking the flights and if you’ve got a tight connection flight you’re screwed. Most people don’t have the $$$ to do a trip out of the country
I also wanted to address the gun topic. I grew up around guns as I come from a hunting family. Rifles, shotguns, and handguns. Single shot, bolt action, pump, and semi automatic. I have never experienced nor have anyone I know experienced gun violence in the United States. I know one kid who was shot accidentally, and two others who had gun violence incidents in foreign countries, but not the US. Most gun violence happens in cities due to drug or gang related issues. That is my personal experience. Thanks for taking an interest!
Agree and most guns used in gun violence are not used by the registered owner. what dumb criminal would use his/her own gun in a crime when it can be immediately traced back to them!
Grew up in Georgia near the Florida line. Ancestors were from Northern Ireland. And no, we do not need ID to cross state lines. There’s no border check or anything. It’s just the road with a sign that says “Welcome to” whatever state you’re entering.
@@wheredidthetimego8087 Arizona here. On trips to California there are Agriculture checks to make sure you are not bringing in anything that might damage or infest citrus, fruit and vegetables in California. Arizona does this also sometimes to protect our agriculture if there is a pest (fruit flies and the like) in California
Mississippi. I had a passport, traveled the world, and now they've made traveling such a hassle, I don't want to bother anymore, so I let it lapse. We use drivers licenses as our universal IDs between states. Favorite sandwich: ham & cheese poboy (come to New Orleans!) or a Reuben.
You could still technically cross into the US from Canada with a drivers license at certain border crossings up till 2019 if you had a then enhanced drivers license. But it was discontinued
Georgia here. I had a passport a few years back when I went to Italy and France. I went to Canada when I was young and didn't need a passport to cross the boarder. You can travel from state to state without a passport or any types of papers. The USA is so large that there is always something new to see and experience.
You should acknowledge that while you don’t need travel documents to go state to state, all adults are required to carry id. Drivers license, state id, service id, I don’t know if school ids count. You have to be able to identify yourself (or be able to be identified if there is an accident or you become one of those fatalities). Why make it hard? Lying in a hospital, unconscious and alone, no way to notify your next of kin. Or in a lonely morgue, also with no way of notifying your next of kin.
It's a shame that small usable trucks have been outlawed. If you want a usable bed, giant sizes are literally the only option if you want a vehicle made in this century.
North Carolina here. No, we don't need passports to cross state borders. Going from one state to another is free access, no check points. Basically, you'll only know which state you're entering by road signs saying "Welcome to North Carolina: or "Welcome to Florida" etc. I do have a passport and use it mostly for ID when more than one ID is asked for, I have used it to go to Mexico.
I currently live in the state of Maryland(USA). I'm 46 years old, have never had a passport, and would only ever need one if I decided I wanted to see the world. Our states are the size of European countries and we can freely travel to all of them without any checkpoints. We've got beaches, tropical areas, mountains and valleys, swamps, plains, deserts, hills, canyons, huge lakes, giant rivers, pine forests, hardwood forests, and have the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Atlantic to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. There is not a "NEED" for a passport.
Hey there Adam! I am from Michigan (the mitten shaped state surrounded by the Great Lakes) ..we are considered a Midwest state on the Northern border. This is fun seeing where everyone is from. 😊
5:35 These numbers actually represent firearms deaths for which only 1/3 are homicides. The vast majority are suicides and the others are accidents or justified shootings.
FYI Soccer is a term that was created in England! It was short for "Association" of football. The term stuck here while in England you changed to using just football.
I got my passport in 1997 when I was 26, in order to relocate to the UK for work for a number of years. When I travel now, I travel mostly overseas as I find it's super expensive to vacation in the US. For example, it is less expensive for me to fly to Costa Rica than it is to fly to either US coast, and Hawaii and Alaska are ridiculously expensive. Last I priced out flights to Heathrow, it was only marginally more expensive than to fly to NY. Might as well go overseas. I've been all around Central and South America, and also most countries in Europe. Almost everyone I know has a passport, and uses it. I currently live in the middle of the county, in Iowa. I have also lived in several states in the US, including California and Texas.
As an American, I was always/am always curious about the football/futbal thing as well. For the same reasons. Passports, they aren't cheap and are time consuming to get and need a lot of information/documents - which, depending on the document, aren't cheap - or available to you without jumping through hoops to get. It's also expensive to travel, in general, I always try to get my UK friends (some of them anyway) to come here vs going there since a to of the time a plane ticket alone is worth more then a whole trip (plane/hotel/car) trip that y'all may book from there. I got an e-mail the other day about a deal alert to go to London, for $1271. That's just the plane. A friend (from London) shared a link that does holidays to NY (which is much more expensive) that included plane, 4 night 4^ hotel stay and amusement tickets to various things for $2549 - plus we have fees/taxes which would probably add who knows how much.. so the whole trip here would've been only about twice what our plane ticket alone would cost. I know you can get deals, etc but just giving the newest example I saw. To answer the other question, I live in Ohio. When people ask, I generally say Ohio if I know they are from the states, any other time, I say Ohio, United States - since If I just say United States or US they'll ask which state (which makes me laugh since most people I know over there only know of Florida, California, Texas, NY and more recently Chicago (since it's a huge tourist spot for some reason now). Like they assume I live in one of those areas, so it's easier to say the state and expand if needed lol
Fun fact for Adam Couser: The Indianapolis 500 is attended by a crowd of 300,000 fans for The Big Race each year! The race track is so LARGE that it holds these 8 Landmarks: Churchill Downs (Kentucky Derby) Yankee Stadium, The Rose Bowl Vatican City, Taj Mahal, The White House, Liberty Island The Roman Collosseum For real, Dude
Seattle Washington. Passports: consider how few vacation days Americans get (unless you're a CEO or high up in some company). Even then, people aren't encouraged to use them. I'm self-employed, so the work's going to still need finishing if I take time off. Also...flying and traveling outside the country with disabilities isn't always easy or feasible, depending on what they are (my husband would have a rough time traveling...). And then...the costs...given the majority of Americans don't earn enough to take trips outside the country...well...getting a passport can be a luxury. And no, you don't need them to visit other states. We have passports but need to renew them b/c they're out of date.
I'm originally from the central valley in California. It's 2 hours from the beach, 2 hours from the mountains, and 2 hours from the desert. You could ski, dune buggy, and surf all in the same weekend. Lol. Now I live in Iowa.
You've got nothing on us, Adam! We were on the same soccer team, and then you guys wandered off the stage and started calling it football. We've no idea what happened to your brains.
Saying the state first has a super simple reason: When we get the question, "Where are you from?" in everyday life in the US, we're asking each other for the state or city. If we're assuming you don't know the city, that's the information we're most used to giving.
I’m from North Carolina, and I would probably do the same thing and just say that’s where I’m from without mentioning “America”. Also, I just got back from the Caribbean and I didn’t even need a passport to go there, I just needed a birth certificate and an ID. And I would love to go to other countries but I simply can’t afford it. I believe most Americans that don’t travel abroad face the same issue, it’s not out of lack of curiosity or anything related to that. Also also, The last time he says “…..it’s quite laughable because….. SHES DEAD.” Took me out. Bruh…. I love his fkd up humor. And then when you put ur head down and started laughing as well I laughed even harder. Also, like Adam, I’m not laughing at the Queen being dead, I’m laughing at how he said it. 😂 ☠️
I am 58 years old and have Never had a passport. Recently, my family took a cruise from Texas (Galveston) to Roatan, Honduras. Then, on to Purto Costa Maya, Mexico and last stop was in Cozunel, Mexico. We were told that we didn't need a passport if we had an Original Birth Certificate validated by the state seal we were born. If you change your name, like marriage or divorce, then you had to provide that documentation as well. Passports are easier to travel but harder to obtain. Especially after the Pandemic that closed everything. Some workers did not return and new employees had to learn the job. It is advised in the USA to apply at least 3 months before your trip. Sometimes, it can take 6 months unless you are desperate and willing to pay $$ higher fees for expedited service. Passport or Birth Certificate had to be shown to first board the ship and at every port if you got off to view the area. I was shocked when I found out my brother and his family including my nieces and nephews all had passports. Most state lines you just walk or drive across. California is the exception as you cross into the state. They are strict about only natural plants, vegetables and resources are ONLY in CA.
Football is called football because the length of the ball is a foot = 12 inches. A foot length ball is therefore a football. And the game of football is obviously played with a football.
Hello from Texas Adam! I did not own a passport until i was about 33 years old. That was the first time i was able to afford a trip "out of the country". Even though I went to Vancouver, Canada. I was 46 before travelling to Ireland last year to move my daughter in at uni. I wish I could afford to travel more, there are so many amazing places I'd love to see.
Just found this video but I am from Washington state! The evergreen state as we are known for our lush evergreen trees all year round, our rainy and quite grey weather, coffee, Sasquatch, and every tech company. We are much different from Washington D.C. (which is not an official state, but a federal district as the capitol of the U.S.) and also on opposite coasts. We tend to differentiate for the mix up we get while traveling in the states and getting asked where we were from while just a few states over. This is primarily because of region differences. The PNW (Pacific Northwest) and Midwest are very different regions and the people in said regions are proud of where we're from. The food, language, and culture are so different that we wouldn't want people to assume we're from a region or state that we're not familiar with. I've lived in Washington my whole life and I want people to know that I think of my region and community before they think of the federal government. IDK thats just my reasoning 🤷🏻♀️
I saw you checking out all the things America had your town did not have I been here 60 years and would love a quiet place like yours Especially these days ps Nice car you have in the video
Georgia!! I will say a part of it is pride from where you grew up, I love southern culture and it's a lovely place, but another part of it is that we're so used to traveling in-country that we don't have to specify that we're from America. So when asked where we're from in other states, we say our own state. Also, America is huge, so in some ways, saying you're from America is like saying you're from Europe. It doesn't feel specific enough. Edit: I also don't have a passport, but that can kinda be attributed to the fact that I'm only in high school. And I absolutely agree that climate wise you can see pretty much everything in America. I do want to visit other countries, but that's more out of a curiosity for culture, food, and the people than the area. but for climates, we have mountains and forests in Georgia, with some meh beaches, but we are a 6 hour drive from Florida, and we can go skiing in North Carolina, also about 4-5 hours away(car). If we want anything else, we can hope on a quick plane ride to another state and see it. On the ID thing, we use or state issued drivers licenses for id both in and out of state.
Adam, I was born at St Francis hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. When I was one, we moved into a house in the South Hills of Pittsburgh an area called Brookline. I was married in 1990 and we bought a home in a place called Bethel Park, PA which is a little further south from my childhood home. I'm back in Pittsburgh, but we are presently planning a move north, to the Pymatuning Lake in Crawford county area of Pennsylvania. How's that? Google map will show you the areas! I've mentioned this before, but we were told our Irish half came from County Down...
@tomgardner2638 I was born at St, Elizabeth;s Hospital in Pittsburgh and moved to Ohio in Middle School. I ended up in Ohio not too far from Pymatuning Lake. We would take rides to Pymatuming to see the carp at the Spillway.
@@momof4grownkids528 "Where the ducks walk on the fishes backs"... They re-did the Spillway several years ago, it is nice, but seagulls make it rather messy. The old building there with the stuffed animals was torn down a while back too, they are supposed to re-build it and open it soon.
Minnesota, here! I used to have a passport--went to France (with a lengthy layover in Amsterdam) with my secondary school French class, and spent a semester abroad in Japan while I was in college, but never renewed it once it expired, since I can't afford to travel abroad right now anyway. Might get another one, though, given the 'real ID' thing that's going on. Pretty sure the passport requires less paperwork. These days, when I go on vacation, I'm normally traveling for a convention in another state--and driving, since the normal methods of un-popping your ears during a quick takeoff/landing don't work for me, so I wind up in pain for 2-3 days after flying anywhere.
I live in Arkansas and the pronunciation is because of the French misspelling the name of the Indigenous Quapaw (which is who the state is named for) when hearing other Indigenous groups say it. Apparently it is still technically illegal to not say it as Arkansaw 😂
Between States, the borders are like 1 sign saying "welcome to "state name here". We don't literally treat them like other countries with border crossings. Even in airports, of course you need your ID to get through TSA but that's just for flying in general. It's just so they can varify you in fact are who you say you are. But no, passports are not required when traveling to the states or territories, even the ones in the Carribean or Pacific.
New Mexico. I was lucky to be able to travel. My family is multicultural and have family in several countries. I was blessed that my parents could do that for us. I traveled to most of Europe, 20 of the 50 states. Been all over Mexico and south America. And I read, write, and speak 3 languages.
Heya! Some missing information from the football segment: Before industrialization, sports were played primarily on horseback. Once people who weren't wealthy enough to have horses had more time to actually organize and develop formal sports, these sports were collectively referred to as football, since it was a game of ball played on foot rather than horseback. As these games solidified into the big 3 football games of football we know today (soccer, football, rugby), they developed official leagues and standardized rules. The British specifically took a liking to the Association of football, which they referred to as simply asSOCiation football and later even more simply as soccer. American football was a newer sport at that time, and the two sports made it to America as football and soccer. Soccer never really caught on in north America, while football never caught on in Europe. Following our split from Britain, the British did as they often do and changed their mind, collectively stopping referring to soccer by its association roots and instead referring to it as football once more. Meanwhile, rugby traveled to Britain's other colonies, Australia. Thus, you have the division of the three main footballs
Howdy Adam. glad you read the comments. Interacting with your subscribers will help your channel grow. West Virginia here. We live in the backwoods of Southern West Virginia. it's called the freedom state. The moonshine flows and big-time gun owners. We own 27 last count and ride our four wheelers into town with our rifles strapped on. Yes, we can to into the stores here without people freaking out because everyone else is packing. You need to come visit.
I was on my mom’s passport at the age of 18 months as we moved from the states to Japan. I have had a passport my entire adult life (60 yo now). I have seen all but 4 states, several Canadian provinces, a few Mexican states, Costa Rico, Argentina, Virgin Islands, England, Wales, and Ireland. My favorite sandwich is the Reuben and I currently live in the state of Arkansas (R CAN SAW). 😄
I saw the photo of guns and the comment asking “Is it like that on America?” I live on the Midwest of the U.S. and I got a rifle for my 13th birthday. As kids we would carry our rifles through town to get to a place to shoot. Students with drivers licenses drove pickup trucks and had one or two rifles hanging in the back window of the truck, and drove them to school!!! People back then were raised around guns and had PARENTS who taught them not to shoot people!!! There are also millions of Veterans in the U.S. who are well trained with firearms of all kinds as well as explosive ordnance. Our Constitution gives us the RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS as a protection against a tyrannical government and to protect ourselves, families, and others. Unfortunately our Communist Politicians want to disarm us. It makes you wonder why doesn’t it? All dictatorships in the last century have banned guns so they can do evil things to the defenseless masses.
Bro, more reactions from this guy. We need more of this. This was great. Born and raised in FL. Stayed in NC after exiting the Marine Corps. I own a passport. Had to have one while in the Marines so if you need to fly home commercially (emergency reasons) you can without issues.
Im from Ohio originally, but my wife and i have been living/cruising on our sailboat for 22 years. We've been all around the coastal US and to canada and the Caribbean. A friend from the UK told me the difference between the US and the UK: "In the US a hundred years is a long time". "In the UK a hundred miles is a long way". The US is so big and there is so much to see and do here that most folks dont get around to visiting other countries. Besides, if you speak three or more languages you are called a linguist, if you speak two languages youre called Bi-lingual, if you only speak one language youre called an American. 😉
You do not need any form of ID to travel between states. Most of the time the only way you would know that you’ve moved from one state to another is a sign on the side of the road saying “Welcome to__________”. There are no boarder crossings or anything like that.
(A) I just looked at my bread label 1 gram per slice. Maybe because I have been raised on it, but I don't find it sweet at all. When making home made bread, sugar is need to feed the yeast so it rises. (B) I am 62 years old and I've never had a passport. I have had no need for one as travel outside of the United Stated is way to expensive and there are many places here that I would like to see (also expensive). I live in west central Florida and will be driving to the Smoky Mountains (Tennessee) in 2 weeks for vacation and that will take about 12 hours only stopping for gas and meals.
I’m from Utah. I got a passport that I never used except to try and get a library card, but the librarian told me the passport wasn’t legitimate ID because my address was written in pencil-the instructions in the passport said to write in pencil. The librarian did accept my cable bill.
I'm from Kentucky and currently living in southern Indiana. I don't own a passport because I dont have much interest in traveling and thats not for a lack of curiosity, but various reasons. Biggest ones are having to take the time off of work when I only get 2-3 weeks per year. The money for tickets, rentals, boarding my dogs etc. And then I just HATE flying. I recently went to TX to visit my friend and I was miserable sat next to a big guy so a bit of my claustrophobic kicked in and on the way back I was so anxious and restles and tired of being stuck on the plane so a longer flight, 5, 6, 7+ hours traveling is not something I think I can really do unless I'm completely sedated the entire time lol.
I’m from Mississippi, and no passport here, I can go to sandy beaches, snowy mountains, grassy plains, see geysers, volcanos, explore giant redwood forests, huge rivers, I have access to 2 different oceans, I can go to a desert, I can go see swamps, we have some the most diverse wildlife, ancient ruins, natural wonders of the world like the Grand Canyon. I’ve never thought about leaving because I haven’t even seen everything here yet😅
I've had a passport for as long as I can remember and I'm 66 years old. I was born in Germany but have lived in Chicago since I was a baby. My family would travel back to Germany quite often. My husband is from Michigan and never had a passport and he never wanted to travel :( I took the kids to Germany when they were 6 and 8 years old and they loved it. My daughter has the travel bug now. I can't wait to see how you and your family like it here in the states when you come to visit in Oct. Love your channel and you also deserve a million subs and more!
Hello from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania! Most people I know don’t travel internationally. There’s so much to do within our own country from mountains, deserts, forests, lakes, hot, cold, urban metropolises, coastal watersheds, islands, cultures and so much more that we can go whole lifetimes of vacations and not see everything. The bonus of staying within your own county is similar laws, same currency, same institutions, same rights(for the most part 😬). Our states are the size of European countries which is why most don’t travel ($) and which is also why we say the states we are from. Our states are defacto individual nations also functioning within a larger system. States even have their own militaries separate from the one you know of that interacts with the outside world lol
Another possible reason, and one that I read a long time ago, is that the ball used in American football is 12 inches long (a foot). And I'm from Texas, big guy!
Hi Adam, I’m from Boston. I I have never used my passport. Before 9/11 we didn’t need a passport to go to Canada, Bermuda, Mexico and a few other places I have never been. Love your channel!
8:26 There are Canadian MLB Major League Baseball teams. This should come as a surprise to no one. The Toronto Bue Jays won in 1992 and 1993. The Montreal Expos were the other Canadian team which no longer exists and was redesigned into the Washington DC Nationals.
My dad took me on my first flight from Texas to Oklahoma when I was 12, and since then I’ve only ever wanted to travel. I got a passport when I was 18, and I’ve never been without one. It is almost as costly to travel within the U.S. as it is overseas. Airfare is the biggest chunk, then accommodations and food. Yes you can travel to cheaper places in South America and Asia, but the cost of traveling in my own country really stays the same no matter where I choose to go, so I always go Europe.😂 Also, I tell everyone I’m from Texas.
So about the "where are you from question" I think the most simple way to understand it is if you asked that to someone and they answered "Europe" instead of say "France" or "Finland" or "Estonia" it'd seem a bit vague and weird. That's all it is.
Nevada here and America is comparable to the size of all of Europe so each state is like it's own country and lots of Americans stay within the borders to travel due to how large it is and you experience different cultures and scenery depending on where you go....
I live in Florida now, but I moved from Minnesota 8 years ago (Literally from the most north to the most south besides Alaska). Since I have family in Canada, I've had a passport ever since I could remember.
Born and raised in New Mexico. Don't have a passport, never have. Cool thing about NM is that we are the ONLY State that requires our licenses plate to have USA on it, so that people in other States know we American.
First, from Louisiana Adam. When we travel around the US, we typically are asked by other Americans where we are from. We get used to naming a state. Force of habit
I'm from the U.Ss and travel abroad regularly; if asked where I'm from, I say, "The U.S.." I'm cautious about saying "America" because there are two entire massive continents of people who are "American." Inevitably, that question is followed up by "What state?" or "What part?"
Oh, second answer! First, I'm from Arizona :) We answer with our state first instead of the "country" because our state literally is our country. You need to understand that at the time of founding, the word state was synonymous with country or government, thus another way to understand the USA is as the united countries of the continent America. We are literally 50 countries that decided to cooperate, and for most of our history we were more loyal to our state government than the interstate government. So yes, by answering with our state most folks can assume American fairly reliably, but it's also simply a cultural holdover from the American isolation past
Ok, so our country, just like Lawrence said, is huge. We have quite a few different cultures within the U.S. so there is definitely differentiation and diversity. In addition to that,the cost of an international flight can add up to a rather large expense. As well, since we can drive most places within the U.S. and don't need passports for interstate travel, for many, it makes sense not to have a passport. One additional fun fact - its the same driving distance from Houston, TX to Orlando, FL as it is from Houston, TX to El Paso, TX - 16 hours. For yall to travel anywhere within Europe, you must have a passport because there are so many countries within Europe. Also, regarding favorite sandwich, I'm the most basic - peanut butter. It always does the trick. Love your videos dude. Keep it going!
I live in Indiana the Hoosier State! I’m 42 years old and I have never had a passport. You only need a passport to leave the country. Going from state to state you don’t need one as we have the right to freedom of movement. The country is so big I have only been to half the states. I would love to travel west but it’s just too expensive. Also most of us don’t understand why it’s called the “World” series either. The Super Bowl Champs are called “World Champions” which also does not make sense. Love your content man!
I was born in Kentucky and have lived in Tennessee for 30 years. I have a passport and have been out of the country. The last time I checked, it was around 1600.00 to fly round trip from Nashville to London.🤗❤️🐝
I think one of the reasons Americans mention what state they are from is because of the sure size of the United States. The entire European continent is 1.04 times bigger than the 48 contiguous United States. (The united states minus Alaska and Hawaii) So fairly comparable in size. We have many states as big as entire nations in Europe. So giving our state is kinda like stating what country you are from. Another reason is the United States started as a confederation of territories. basically each state controls it's own territory. The Federal Government is for common defense and trade regulation. Each state has their own government, even military. Each state can and often does have different laws than another state. Kinda akin to the European Union if the European Union had each constituent country also give up personnel to a common military. So people stating which state they are from is like stating which country you are from within Europe.
America is just so big. When you compare the size of the US to the UK, the UK is the size of a state. I live in the mountains in Colorado. We have Bears, Elk, Moose, Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Lions, and Wolves. When I take my dog on a hike, I carry my 38, just in case. When you take your dog for a walk, you probably aren’t afraid of being eaten. Americans who grow up in rural areas are raised with firearms. It’s just a very different way of life. We say our state first because each state is the size of a European Country and are just as different. We learn in school where all the states are located and states all have their own reputations and landmarks. We travel to the different states like Europeans travel to different countries. Finland and Italy are just as different as Maine and Texas. When we meet other Americans and you give them your state name, it tells a bit about you. I do have a passport and traveled all over the UK and Europe. I came away with the impression most people really don’t like Americans. Another thought, when I visit family in Texas, it takes us 16 hours to drive there. If we visit family in South Dakota 15 hours to drive just one way. If you’ve never driven that far, it’s a 2 day trip in the car…just driving. Our son live in Virginia, we’re planning to visit him this fall. 1500 miles away or about 28 hour drive. We’ve decided to fly for obvious reasons. Just the flight is over 4 hours and that’s after driving 2 hours to the airport. I remember living in Germany and hoping on a train for a 3 hour ride to Paris. This amazed me! Only 3 hours and we could be in Paris! I drive an hour just to go to Costco. America is just really big!
Proud Texan here. The reason we refer to our state first is because each and every state has it's own history and Culture. We are a nation, but we are a nation of proud individual states. On the passport subject; up until about 20 odd years ago, an US citizen didn't have to have a passport to travel to Mexico or Canada. You could drive from Belize to Alaska without one. When traveling from state to state the only stoppage is for commercial trucks for inspections. For the rest of us it's like travel from county to county. The only thing to keep in mind is carrying weapons like handguns and pepper spray. One has to be mindful of the different laws for such in each jurisdiction. If I were traveling to New York or California I'd have to leave my handgun at home, where I could legally carry it concealed or in holster, on my hip.
I'm from Kentucky, in the US. :) I don't own a passport. In a country the size of a continent, I've never needed one. And no, you don't have to present any sort of ID when crossing state borders-there are no checkpoints at all. Just drive right across.
We say our state when asked where we're from because the US is HUGE. State's are the size of, or bigger than many European countries, and each region has a wide variety of different cultures and subcultures. I went to California from Kentucky a few years ago for the first time and the environment of big wide horse fields and farmland interspersed with pockets of urban and rural settlements of varying sizes and populations was so fundamentally different from the vertically layered neighborhoods built on hills and steep slopes nearby giant bodies of water and huge cities I could barely pay any attention to the manmade points of interest like restaurants or tourist attractions, historic landmarks. It was like being on a different planet, and there are tons of vastly different biomes in the US with similar disparities. I live somewhere pretty green, lots of fields and woods, I've never been somewhere that's predominantly white or brown, which the US is full of. Saying "I live in America" would be like you saying "I live in Europe". Like, it's true, and it might be an important part of your cultural identity, but it doesn't paint a very clear picture. England is a pretty different place from Italy or France.
again soccer came from you brits, please stop pushing the word soccer unto us americans when you all invented the word and tied it to the sport in the first place. the sport originated in England, it is often assumed that soccer is an Americanism. In fact, the word is thoroughly British in origin. Linguistically creative students at the University of Oxford in the 1880s distinguished between the sports of “rugger” (rugby football) and “assoccer” (association football). The latter term was further shortened to “soccer” (sometimes spelled “socker”), and the name quickly spread beyond the campus. However, “soccer” never became much more than a nickname in Great Britain.
I didn’t have a passport until 2015 when I went on a cruise and left the mainland. Yes, I believe that some people should have a passport to leave their state (hello Mississippi), but since we’re 50 states inside one country, we don’t. Our diver’s license/state ID functions like our passport as it identifies us as citizens or not and if we’re over the age of 21 for alcohol purchases.
I'm from California. 6:20 Keep in mind that COVID (starting in 2020) created a LOT of lawlessness and violence, as did many "movements" in the US where criminals were out being violent in the streets and wreaking havoc (and ruining what could have been peaceful protests). But notice that suicides have a steady rise whereas homicides have an ebb and flow--this is why you hear many gun advocates, myself included, show much more concern for the mental-health aspect of gun violence than the scary weapon that they choose to use. The mental health part of suicide is obvious, but there is a very high number of non-suicide gun crime that also involves very mentally unstable people. Plus, there is a very concerning correlation between the rise of social media (around 2005) and the steady increase in suicide. Sorry for the somber rant, but this is an issue that concerns me greatly.
Hi Adam. I’m a native Houston, Texas woman. My ancestry is Scots-Irish (92 % European). I do not have a passport now, or ever. We’ve been meaning to get ours, we just ‘haven’t changed our socks yet.’😁 I’ve vacationed in Mexico (2004), but we didn’t need a passport then. No, we travel freely through the entire country, and our territories, with just our driver’s licenses. There is so much to see in the U.S., that we haven’t yet seen, so that’s our future! Love your videos dude. I’ve been subscribed for a good while now, so I can’t give you one more.🫤
My father side of the family has been in California for over 100 years. I’m currently in Santa Barbara,CA My mother side of the family has been in Louisiana for over 300 years. I got a passport when I was 17 so that I could go to England and play soccer Training at the University of Canterbury for nine hours a day. Then I played in 22 matches in 20 days. Missed the team bus one day, stranded in Piccadilly Circus…., Hungry and I only had 50 pence. Went into a small pub and they treated me to a large plate of shepherds pie and a pint of ale. They were extremely kind. I’ll never forget them.
I’m an immigrant from Siberia. I have my Russian passport and American passport & dual citizenship. We have “states” so American legal system is State & Federal. The federal is made of Legislative [congress & senate] , Executive [president and vice president] , Judicial [federal&state courts]. Federal laws are Immigration law Bankruptcy law Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) laws Federal anti-discrimination and civil rights laws that protect against racial, age, gender and disability discrimination Patent and copyright laws Federal criminal laws such as laws against tax fraud and the counterfeiting of money and more. Then you have your State government that has a Senator who makes the laws statewide, some examples are Criminal matters Divorce and family matters Welfare, public assistance or Medicaid matters Wills, inheritances and estates Real estate and other property Business contracts Personal injuries such as from a car accident or medical malpractice Workers compensation for injuries at work. There are different counties, cities, municipalities, towns, townships and villages in each state, commonwealth or territory. Some of them have their own system of laws and courts that handle:Rent laws Zoning Local safety . Then we have District Attorney,judges,city council, sheriffs and police for each town the sheriff is voted into the job by the county election. We have state troopers that are the police for the state and can work in every county in the state. .
I’m from Michigan originally and currently live in Georgia. I also lived briefly in Ohio. I do have a passport (since 1976 when I went to school in Italy )and I mainly use it to travel there. Lawrence is right about the reasons many Americans do not have a passport. Unlike Europe, where you can be in a different country in a few hours by relatively inexpensive trains, I remember traveling to California by train on a family vacation to visit relatives in 1960 when I was 5. The trip from Detroit to San Francisco took 3 or 4 days. In fact, when I was young, air travel was still a luxury that only the wealthy and business travelers could afford with any regularity. For most Americans, a trip to Europe would probably mean travel by ship. Also Lawrence was right that many Americans don’t see the need to travel abroad when you can’t see everything in the U.S. in a lifetime. My father was like that although his view of international travel may have been jaded by the fact that his only experience of it was going to North Africa and Italy during WWII.
11:58 not only do you NOT need a passport to travel from State to State... you don't even need a driver's license or ID... (unless you are stopped by law enforcement, or you want to rent a car or buy liquor....)... AND before 9/11, you could actually travel to Mexico AND Canada with ONLY an ID (or license)... no passport needed.... now you do need one.... mainly to get back into the U.S.... Mexico will let anyone in that seems to have money to spend....
I grew up in southeast Indiana now I live in southwest Ohio. I’ve lived in the greater Cincinnati Ohio area my entire life. When Lawrence talks about middle Indiana I just nod my head because I just nod my head because I just completely understand. Lol I don’t own a passport.
Don't let guns scare you during your visit. I'm 52 I've lived in N.y city, Brooklyn N.y, long Island N.y, N. Carolina, fort Lauderdale FL, Miami and Tampa and I have never seen or been in the proximity of a shooting or a mass shooting that I've been aware of
West Virginia mountain girl here! I do have a passport, but it’s long since expired. As much as I would love to visit certain countries overseas, it’s just too expensive for me; I travel and sightsee vicariously through RU-vid videos. Meanwhile, crossing state lines is as easy as driving across or even walking from one to the other. Every state is so different from each other, you can get a whole different experience just by visiting a few. To a degree, each one can be thought of as a mini-country that just happens to be part of a bigger one. Every state has its own unique culture and identity, and most of us are proud of our home states. We’re willing to rattle on about how cool or different that state is for ages, if someone’s interested enough to ask. Our states are as much a part of our identity as America itself is.
Hello Adam! I'm from just outside St. Louis, Missouri. I didn't get a passport until I was 28, right before I took my first international vacation in Italy. I've also been to the UK three times since then. This actually reminded me I need to get my passport renewed soon!
Our state IDs are good in all states, so no, we don't need any sort of ID otherwise. I never bothered with a passport myself, because I traveled with the military, and by the time I got out, I was fkn done with international travel. I don't even like domestic flights. I never did want to be on a boat, either, so nope. I'm perfectly happy to stay in the lower 48 😂 Texas, btw, so I have all the tourist-ish stuff without even leaving my home state.
Keep in mind that before 9/11 you could actually leave the U.S. without a passport as you used to be able to go to Canada and Mexico with just your ID. Possibly even some of the Caribbean islands not owned or part of the U.S. (Not sure but to attract more tourist maybe)
