Washington 1:02 Idaho 2:26 Montana 3:08 North Dakota 4:02 South Dakota 4:45 Minnesota 5:44 Wisconsin 7:02 Michigan 7:46 New York 9:14 Vermont 11:13 New Hampshire 11:58 Maine 12:43 Massachusetts 13:44 Rhode Island 14:30 Connecticut 15:12 Pennsylvania 17:02 New Jersey 18:37 Ohio 20:57 Indiana 21:58 Illinois 23:52 Iowa 25:47 Nebraska 26:41 Wyoming 27:15 Utah 28:09 Nevada 28:50 Oregon 30:39 California 31:09 Arizona 35:47 New Mexico 36:40 Colorado 37:02 Kansas 38:23 Missouri 38:52 Kentucky 39:34 West Virginia 39:44 Virginia 39:58 Maryland 40:27 Delaware 40:51 North Carolina 41:36 South Carolina 41:58 Tennessee 42:30 Arkansas 43:29 Mississippi 44:20 Louisiana 45:30 Alabama 46:33 Georgia 47:51 Florida 48:56 Oklahoma 50:51 Texas 51:19 Alaska 54:05 Hawaii 54:44

us americans just call the capital "dc"

The most not-American thing about this video has to be the order that he chose to talk about them in

As a lifelong Texan I can say Texans do not consider themselves as "southerners" but as Texans. It is it's own thing.

47:10 Martin Luther King Jr was from Atlanta, Georgia, not Alabama. His home has been turned into a museum in Atlanta. It’s not as popular for visitors though as the aquarium (which is the world’s largest) or the World of Coke, but it’s a cool historical site. Also, MLK died in Memphis, Tennessee. Again, not Alabama.

Everyone in Minnesota: we don’t have funny accents The rest of the U.S: oh honey

Most states: Put something emotional on their signs Rhode Island: *Enjoy it now, because it ends in about 200 yards*

What’s hilarious is that Washington was almost called Columbia after the Columbia river, but the name was rejected in fear that it would be confused with the District of Columbia. So they called it Washington.

Buffalo is actually the second most populated city in New York I think

Idaho = Potato, That’s all I know and I live in the US

36:12 That's in Celsius, for any Americans watching who don't know that C is the primary temperature unit in Britain. 46-48 C is about 115-118 Fahrenheit, and 46-48 F is really cold (about 8-9 C), and Phoenix obviously never gets that cool.

As a New Yorker myself, I can tell you that New York took some land from Vermont. New York is like 95% farmland. New York is actually 90% republican in terms of counties, population wise though it’s mostly Democrat. It’s the only state which has towns named Rome and Carthage next to each other. Other towns nearby are named Mexico, Poland, and Denmark. And if you say you’re from New York people immediately assume you’re from either NYC, Buffalo, or Syracuse. Also Kansas has a lot of history pre-civil war. It was a place of a lot of violence and conflict due to when it was becoming a state, congress gave it a choice to become either a slave state or free state. Northerners and slave owners poured into the state to try and flip the vote in their own favor to get more voting power over the other in congress. This time period of violence and fighting was known as Bleeding Kansas. In the end tho, Kansas became a free state. As soon as Kansas entered the US as a new state, South Carolina got salty and fed up with northerners seemingly getting preference from the us government that South Carolina left the union, followed by the other southern states which formed the confederation of states of America, which sparked the civil war..

I can’t believe someone talked about Idaho without bring up Potatoes

Only foreigners call it “Washington” we locals just call it DC

You should have mentioned Detroit Michigan is Motown. Short for motor town because all the cars made there but Motown was a center for an entire genre of music for decades. Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Lionel Ritchie and many, many more legends of American music

5 years later and this is still my favourite channel.

"Yeah uhh... South Carolina, I can't name any reasons that make it so famous." *Chuckles in starting the Civil War*

It’s bad when Detroit isn’t even know for being the capital of automotives anymore...😬

I’ve been to Pittsburgh like a dozen times and it’s actually an amazing city to visit, b/c there’s literally so much things to do in it! I guess it was bad when it’s steel industry was at its highest and the pollution in the city was the worst in the country by far, but since it’s not as prominent now it’s a really beautiful and clean city. You should research more about it!

I like how he finds the city of New London weird, but there is literally a city in Canada called London, which is even weirder

"Alabama, which is where MLK is from... but it's also where he was killed" MLK was from Georgia, was a pastor in Alabama, and was killed in Memphis, TN

Him: *complaining about Tenessee's spelling* Also him: *Doesnt even mention Mississippi's spelling*

As a Kentuckian, I immediately thought “Horses!” When you said we’re known for one thing. 😭 my mom’s food is way better than KFC, my dude!

Fun Fact: Venice, Italy has about 400 bridges, while Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has about 446

The big northwestern states are not "de-populated." They were never populated, in the first place. Yeah, I am surprised people outside the country know about the electoral college map, and that the minimum number of votes a state gets is 3, while some get more based upon their population. Good upon you! BTW, Washington is the most common place name in the country. There are towns, counties, and streets called Washington all over the place. Father of our country, and all that.

When he saids Northern Michigan doesn’t make geographical sense. UK with Northern Ireland:😖😖😖

As someone who lives in Grand Rapids, I can confirm that the only time we talk about Detroit is to make fun of it or be thankful that we don't live in Detroit.

Hello from California :) I enjoyed your video & learned new fun facts about my country + the individual states. LOL you were right-on in much of what you said about each of the 50. I appreciate your humor too & unique way you moved across the map, it was a clear method of state id. I was surprised to learn that USA state of Georgia has a larger GDP than country of Georgia(capital: Tbilisi). More about state of Mississippi (which like 'Tennessee' has excess of doubled letters in the name): in addition to what you mentioned, MS also ranks worst or near-worst in USA for income, education, obesity, health, poverty, other things. Very sad. I'm unsure how I happened upon your video, the title sparked my curiosity, glad I watched. Will check-out more of your offerings. Thanks!

When your state isn't destroyed by Toycat but praised *Laughs in Colorado*

“I didn’t think Massachusetts was very important” Jazz music stops

This was fascinating as an American in his 40s who's traveled to 35 states. I have friends in their early 20s who I'm going to show this to. For Americans traveling to other states and time zones is close to international travel due to the cultural and land differences, and it's a perennial rite of passage for lucky or foolish young folks, a lot to learn in the difference between the state you grew up with and the many others.

36:08 With that in mind, you would be pleased to hear that I had to go for like half a year or more without a functional AC because mine broke and my family was too frugal to get it fixed. Used a table fan for that entire time.

Toycat is the first person I’ve seen to describe Idaho without mentioning potatoes. Also you you better describe Indiana as corn, soy, and rv factories. The northern part at least.

The Washington vs Washington DC thing gets even weirder when you realize that Washington State was originally called the Columbia territory, and DC got the name “Washington” to avoid confusion between the two.

Ok, this is a really late comment, but I just have a couple things to say: 1. New Jersey is actually well known for having no sales tax on clothing. 2. If you ever decide to actually spend some time in Connecticut, go to New Haven and get yourself some pizza. Connecticut used to get a lot of Italian immigrants, so the pizza there is really good.

As a Texan, I loved your commentary about my state. I’m an independent, so I really don’t care about how the state swings, but from the 2022 gubernatorial election, it seems like it may stay red for longer than we thought. Also Austin had (and still kinda has) a really bad homeless problem, it was starting to look REALLY bad, but they are finally starting to do something about it, albeit quite slowly. It really left a mark on Austin, as now there’s abandoned homeless shanty towns everywhere littered with trash and human waste, to the point where Houston actually looks prettier lmao. So yeah, if you ever get the chance, come visit us! If you want to visit a city, I’d recommend San Antonio, the river walk is amazing!

“Delaware is where everyone makes fun of in the United States” Florida: Are You Challenging Me

Ok so Martin Luther King Jr was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. But it’s ok. You get a Britain pass.

Arkansas also has the only diamond mine open to the public where you can dig for diamonds and keep any you find; Hot Springs National Park, which was the USA’s first land set aside for recreation before the NPS formed, and where the hot springs aren’t volcanic, and where the ground is magnetized and your car will slowly coast a short distance on flat or uphill grades briefly; and where some of the best crystals can be found; And the only area (plus Far East Oklahoma) where the mountain ranges run east / west, the Ouachitas and the Ozarks

Wow you tripped me up. I automatically went to the end to see my state of Washington and low and behold you had me first. When I travel to the east coast I tell people I'm from Washington State or they will assume your are from Washington DC.

when Michigan's great lakes aren't even mentioned-

Washington is almost 100% of the time referred to as “Washington State”

Ways to recognize a few states by shape and objects around it... Idaho (shaped kinda like an "I") Michigan (shaped like a mitten) Mississippi (the Mississippi river borders down its left) New Hampshire (shaped like an n) Rhode Island ("road-island" meaning some land) Vermont (shaped like a V) New Jersey (shaped like a J) Ohio (shaped circular "an O") Indiana (shaped like an "I") Illinois (shaped like an "i" yet circular) Iowa (most circular and the shortest name) Utah (some what shaped as a "U") California (shaped like a "C") Arkansas (directly South East from Kansas) Maryland (shaped like an "M") Tennessee (long like the name) Louisiana (shaped like an "L")

fun fact: a part of canada is considered as part of minnesota even tho its soo far up from the capitol and is seperated from the rest of minnesota by a lake yet it's literally attached to canada. it makes no sense

"if you live in Ohio, you matter" *smiles* "but not to British people sadly" *...*

How can u not mention The Wizard Of Oz or just tornadoes in general for Kansas

As a South Carolinian, I can say that tourism is the main thing that we have going for us along with manufacturing. Myrtle Beach as you mentioned is a pretty popular tourist destination as is Charleston. Charleston mainly because of the history behind it(Black Beard and the start of the Civil War).

I think that Americans associate states with food more. Washington produces most sweet apples, if you have eaten a sandwich, you have eaten food (wheat) from North Dakota, if you eat instant potatoes, they probably came from Idaho, a plains state adapted to grow potatoes. And Iowa is the corn state.

"Philadelphia mostly famous for tv shows" LOL... that's where the declaration of Independence was signed and was the seat of the continental congress until Washington DC was built...

No one mentions how MLK jr isn’t from Alabama, he’s from Georgia

As a Minnesotan, this made me feel happy - 7:05 - :)

Great video about what people outside of the US have been told about this country. I didn’t understand a lot of his pop culture references. Unbelievable unrepresentative and simplified analysis that 75% of people couldn’t relate to.

"Sorry if you're a Michiganner..." As a resident of Michigan, the term is Michgander. (Unless you're female, in which case it's Michigoose.)

"except for hurricanes, they don't seem to mind about that" -florida As a Floridian, that is, *Absolutely correct* my parents and Aunt/uncle sat in our garage during Irma with the door opening so they could watch and see if the tree fell down....

In Tennessee, the tourist place you're talking about is actually expanded so much that it really covers 3 cities that make up the "tourist" district. Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge & Sevierville. Theme Parks (Dolly Wood), ski resorts, national parks & so many tourist attractions I can't even begin to name them all. It's located just outside the Knoxville metro area in East TN.

fun fact: New Hampshire has one of the most climbed mountains in the world, which is Mt Monadnock.

Avoid confusion: It’s just “D.C.”

me: lives in usa toycat: knows more about america than me

Fun fact, in terms of passengers as of 2017, Boise airport is ranked 69th in the country. Also in terms of Idaho, potatoes and semiconductors via micron and the like.

I appreciate i didn't have to wait till the end for you to mention Minnesota.

Toycat: "We'll start at the top left." Me: "I live in Florida." 🙁

Me: waiting for my state, West Virginia Gets 14 seconds about coal and country roads *Cries in pepperoni rolls*

This was very interesting. I'm Brazilian, but, live in the US. I found what you knew about most states to be similar to what I had heard about them before moving to the US. After living here for over 3 decades, I now have pretty much the same perspective about US states as most Americans do. So, hearing a Foreigner's perception brought back a lot of memories. Much thanks to the video.

13:02 this almost happened to me before, I was staying with my dad in LA and when flying home to portland oregon I almost got on the plane to portland maine. Good thing they checked my boarding pass or I would be cold and sad in maine

I had no idea the rest of the world had such a negative opinion of Detroit. I've been there multiple times and have only gotten mugged twice. Well not counting the time I got pickpocketed and there was that other time where someone stole my car..... (I'm joking btw)

You keep saying “depopulated” which suggests the states were once populated, and then became depopulated. For the most part, the states you mention as depopulated are actually sparsely populated, and always have been.

You spilled the tea on the States

Yes, Lake Michigan is the reason that Chicago has such varying weather patterns. I was a caddy in Flossmoor, and a favorite saying among Chicagoland golfers is, "If you don't like the weather, wait a few minutes."

I mean, this is really impressive that he took the time to learn all this. As an American, much respect!!!

Toycat:Oregon is very gay San Francisco: Am I a joke to you?

The Acela express, the train you were talking about doesn’t stop in new london anymore

As an Upstate New Yorker, there is a lot of differences between us, politics, culture, what we call certain things. People from Upstate NY are more Canadian than "New Yorker". It's not a vuage separation either. Heck you can even split up Upstate NY into its own cultural and geographic regions, most prominent being Western New York.

Toycat: "geographic continuity is important" Alaska: INTENSE SWEATING

I’m so sad you didn’t mention the Boston tea party when talking about Massachusetts.

Ben and Jerry's has a SHOP in Burlington, but it's made in Waterberry

Glad you talked about Fargo, love that show.

When he didn’t mention Hershey for Pennsylvania i was mad not gonna lie

“Its always sunny in Philadelphia” *laughs in eagle*

as a kansan, ill say that kansas is known for quite a few things, the wizard of oz farming since we have great soil wichita is known as the air capitol of the world kansas is also one of the more flat states with not much hills or mountains and kansas is a whole lot windier than other places in the states edit: forgot that there is also dwight d eisenhower, superman and the tornadoes

I live in Kansas and I can tell u that the only things interesting about this state are that it is the geographical center of the continental US, that there is a lot of farmland and that Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz" was from here. And honestly I can see y she wanted to go somewhere else.

"Texas is a very small state" *ArE yOu suRe aBouT tHAt*

Says Michigan is famous for Flint and Detroit me: cries in great lakes

What do you mean or what the flag will have you believe there are currently only 50 states

Common misconceptions the Detroit airport is actually surrounded by the city of Romulus and it's a 20 min drive to Detroit so if you fly to Detroit or you have a stop there your actually like 20 mins away and your not in the ghetto

Phoenix: The only city that melts your boots to the sidewalk.

"I don't know if Nashville is a music city or not..." Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, and Dolly Parton: *stares* (Also every where you go in Downtown Nashville has something to do with music)

Wow. Maryland got "I drove through by accident". No mention of blue crabs and Old Bay. Never knew I could be cut so deep. 😩

Atlantic City, New Jersey is also famous for being the city that the properties in Monopoly are named after, being names of streets and neighborhoods in Atlantic City.

* talks about Michigan and Detroit * * doesn't mention 5 great lakes surrounding it * (also people from Michigan are Michiganders)

British dude: "New York is ridiculously oversized state." Texas, Montana, Alaska: ::FACEPALM::

Talking about Missouri, go to Branson. Situated in the Ozark Mountains, they have a lot of nice musical shows and small attractions and Silver Dollar City Amusement Park.

That 70's show? Hello Wisconsin?

Toycat I swear if you don’t say anything about Maryland’s crabs and/or how it’s shaped like a gun, I will personally throw you into the Chesapeake. After watching the video I can now say I am extremely disappointed in you Toycat.

"Mississippi isn't really known for much" *Cries in Blues and Elvis Presley*

Fun fact: I go to a school called Washington University in St. Louis (Missouri) and every time I tell people where I go to school they always assume it's in Seattle but the big public university in Washington State is actually called University of Washington not Washington University.

Fun fact, Las Vegas is Hawaii's vacation getaway destination. Always found that interesting when living there, being in a tropical paradise and getting bombarded with commercials to visit a city in the middle of the Mojave desert. lol

Toycat: Montana is of no significance Me: *cries in copper* Edit: You also got down on MT's homey Idaho, and their potatoes are great. 🇺🇸

...when your city is only known for Walmart... yes I live in bentonville, yes I live by 4 walmarts.

You barely knowing anything about Wisconsin is honestly accurate i got excited when an episode of Loki took place in a town near me. My dad literally paused it to yell to my siblings that Wisconsin was relevant in something we were watching lmao

48:43 Fun fact, Atlanta is not the most busy airport. At least for one week each year where Oshkosh, WI holds the worlds largest airshow where airplane companies from around the world to show off products it holds the title for worlds busiest airport, at least for a week.