I never realized that this was even in my vocabulary until Charlie started talking about it. And then I realized that I say it a million times a day.

Snap back to reality OPE there goes gravity OPE there goes Rabbit

Another foundational Midwestern thing: Saying "Mmmbye" at the end of a phone call

As a Michigander, I had NO CLUE that this expression is part of my daily vocabulary! It's less of a "word" than an involuntary automatic response 😂

Everyone who disliked this video is from them shadowy places.

"Ope" was a foundation argument of my Master's of "Wisconsin Wordology" thesis and I traced its earliest usage back to the Beer Purity Law of 1516 that states beer can only be made from "Water, Barley and Hops, ȍpe 'en Yeast. It's a valid Scrabble word so play it wisely.

Ohioan here, and this made me realize that we’re the melting pot of classic Midwest and whatever is going on in West Virginia.

Beginning of video I think, “what are you talking about?” By the end, I’m like, “I’m pretty sure I say this 1,000 times a day.”

You left out the rapid fire "ope ope ope ope" as a caution/attention getter, often used with children and dogs. (When I watched this, I realized I had just used it with my dog on a walk a few minutes before.)

They eat avocado toast and acai bowls 😂😂😂

This is actually very similar to how we talk up in Canada lol. “Ope let me squeeze right past ya” is a common phrase up here too 😂

Ope. Almost missed this before I watched it real quick.

What about that dark place? They eat avocado toast. 😂😂😂

The "Open" sign in the back with the "N" taped off 😂

I’m from St Louis and deliver beer for a living I say “ope sorry” and “ let me squeeze behind you real quick “ 20 times a day

I’m Canadian, everything for the Midwest still applies up here

Worked at a hotel and a friend would point out every time I said “ope” I said I was just giving guests an authentic Midwest experience

Hey, I’m Here today with the announcement of Walz as Harris VP…. Sadly as a south Floridian, I was ignorant of the midwestern slang of the “OPE” that was being thrown around… Funny…come to find out that I have ALREADY been just “OPE-ING” my way through life unbeknownst to me since childhood. Thanking my Mom and Dad, their exquisite impeccable manners, and down to earth friendliness, that I am already ahead of the curve here! Thank you for the OPE tutorial. Welcome Tim Walz, your midwestern ethos is SO down to earth and a breath of fresh air in this mean cynical just plain awful political nightmare we are in.

I like how yall added Kansas in there after the fact. A little, Ope didn't mean to exclude ya there.

Native Californian here. Been saying "OPE" most of my life. Never been to the mid -West except for a two hour layover in Chicago once. Must have caught it then.

I was born and raised in AZ but my dad is from northern Wisconsin and growing up I would say this, and I still do. I never thought anything of it until I started watching these videos 🤣

🎶 *Ope I did it again...* *Little off key, but--* *Ope, sorry, mimimiii*

I am German and just realized that we say it too, at least some people. It’s kind of an emphasized „ohh“ you use when something goes wrong and you want to express both awareness of the situation, alert others and apologize to them in the same word. Like „ope, I just bumped into you, don’t fall, I am sorry“.

This is so cool . I am Bulgarian , we say OP for all the same reasons you mentioned , The Greek also say it but i believe it is an actual word over there .

1:55 "ope"n notes......nice

Yesssss, they threw in an Uff-dah at the end.

The most Midwestern statement that exists is "Ope just gonna sneak right past ya"

"You can never go there" he says After correctly pronouncing acai. 😂

I'm from South Central KS. Born and raised here. We definitely use the, "Ope, let me squeeze by you." Or "Ope, sorry about that." Especially now with social distancing in effect everywhere it's very polite and effective when you get too close to another customer. I'm finding I have more in common with my northern Midwestern brothers and sisters than I ever realized. Made a friend online from MI back in 2015 and we have visited each other a few times. MI almost feels like home to me. I would consider moving there but I hear your winters are pretty killer. Also had the joy of taking the ferry over to WI from Grand Rapids in summer 2019. More good Midwestern folks over there.

As soon as realized this was a thing, I noticed that myself and most of the people I know say it CONSTANTLY. The ope is alive and well in Kansas.

Ope is such a part of my everyday vocabulary I don't even notice it anymore. Did they say it more than once?

I’m crying from laughter, pure gold thank you guys

Love this video 😂 Scandinavian heritage is why I say “Ope” a lot - you betcha 😂😂

I never realized how much I said ope until I learned it was a Midwest meme

I remember in 2nd grade trying to figure out if it was spelled "ope" or "ohp"

My wife and I, as western Canadians, recently learned of "oofta" from watching the first season of Fargo. We now say it as frequently as we possibly can. But i'd like to learn more about it's appropriate usage, so im looking forward to the School of Oofta

We have watched this amazing video so many times! My 7 yo son almost has it memorized 🤣 Tonight at McDonalds the girl at the drive thru speaker said “Ope” - he said “She just Ope’d you! Give that girl a beer!” 😂💙😂

I’m from Indiana... and now I realize that I say “ope sorry” all the time 😮

This is very accurate, we don’t eat avocado toast in Michigan

You treat this like a comedy sketch but as someone from New Jersey I’m learning a lot

I've lived in Nebraska most of my life. Its funny but most of us don't realize we say it until someone points it out. Now my wife and I both start laughing when one of us uses it.

Ope has spread to Colorado as well. You monsters.

Hahaha. The whole reason I found this is because I was waiting for my son's bus with him and it was late and just as I was getting worried it pulled up and I said "ope, there it is!" And I was painfully aware that I'd said it because a few days ago someone pointed out that we say that a lot and in my mind I was like "no we don't!" But ya, we totally do. And I'm proud gosh darnit! I googled "ope" after I said it and this painfully accurate video popped up. 😄

Teacher: You must never go there. Student:😳

I didn't know I needed this collaboration, but it makes so much sense now...

"Ope, excuse me..." Yep! So true

I’ve never been more proud of my state for making something so beautiful

It never really hit me that we actually said ope all the time until this lady almost bumped into me and we both went "ope, sorry"

As an immigrant in the Midwest, “ope” must have been the first mannerism I learned. I never realized it until I watched this video.

Can we talk about the Ope dialects though, because in Iowa it's "Oop" instead.

From central MN. I babysat for our neighbor's. The little boy was about 1. He kept getting into things that belonged to my husband. I would say "ope that's Joe's", "ope that's Joe " all day. The little guy thought I was saying Oats so that is what he called my husband for years. Guess I say Ope a lot.

1:26 Me: *stops mid-chew, mouth full of Avacado toast*

Not having lived in Wisconsin, this is way over my head. I get a kick out of everything else! The Manitowoc Minutes are terrific

Thank you so much for this gem!

Im from west virginia and we say this all the time. The squeeze right past ya had me dying! Be in subway or something trying to get a straw while someone else is going to fill up their cup and you hit em with the "Ope my bad, lemme just squeeze around ya here fella"

I'm European with a heavily Americanized accent (thanks US domination of global media) and I never before realized that I, too, use 'ope' quite frequently. Guess I'll have to swing by the Midwest soon to pick up my honorary citizenship.

Currently sharing this with all my new California friends and coworkers so they can join the ope side. (Been working on teaching Midwesternisms for a few weeks.)

I don't know if he's exaggerating his accent or not, but I like it

I find myself saying this a few times a day & have to chuckle quietly to myself thinking of these videos. Thanks Charlie. 😂

I was born and still live in Anchorage Alaska. I noticed I started saying "ope" when I was trying to navigate through a crowded area (school, mall, church, etc.) I've never lived elsewhere, and grandpa on my moms side is from South Carolina. He had a thick SC accent. The rest of us are Alaskan native/Russian/Swedish decent. Its funny finding similarities I relate with in these videos.

If you say "wope" you like the bears.

So true.... there’s never i day I haven’t said ope about something 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

I come from Oklahoma, the only place where you'll hear "ope, sorry to hear about that tornado hittin' your house, y'all wanna go to Braum's to cheer up?"

I hope it makes you as happy as it makes me my daughter is 2 and she says ope anytime she bumps into someone drops something or sees me do the same. I am a proud father.

Best collaboration ever

I've lived in Texas for over a decade and I still stay "ope, sorry. Lemme squeeeeeze right past ya."

Born and raised in Jersey, moved to Oklahoma for a few years.. Ope snuck its way into my vocabulary and I dont even remember when i started using it to begin with.

My roommate is from Illinois and he has used ope so often that it is now part of my vocabulary. I'm from the east coast.

😂 Why is this so accurate? Thank you for making this! Now I can finally direct my coastal friends to an instructional video! 😂😂😂

Too real. didn't realize until a couple years ago that this isn't a country-wide thing.

I'm a lifelong Chicagoan and I just realized I've been saying this my whole life. I think it came from a combination of "oh" and "oops".

Thanks to you im more aware of my use of the word ope and i have accepted it as a part of my day to day vocabulary.

I seriously use it 527495 times a day.

This is hilarious and so true. I have been out of the Midwest for 20 years but I still say “ope” for everything. And yeah, placement with the sentence is key.

Enjoying this from CA w/ a nice piece of Avocado Toast...OPE!

Love the colab with Myles you guys are the best duo on KZfaq!

I’m from the south and I say it. I think the light touches a little further south...

I genuinely want to know how, as a lifelong southerner, this developed as a natural part of my vocabulary, without any Midwestern, family or friends… 😂

I’ve watched this like 5 times now. Just noticed the sign in the background and the “ope ‘n’ notes” jokes. 😂

LOL. The people in the shadowy places like you too! I live in Manhattan, ate an açai bowl and some avocado toast, and went to art gallery openings during this past week. I wear skinny jeans and chunky glasses, and I have been to the Midwest exactly once--to Minneapolis. I'm a freaking walking stereotype. And I LOVE this guy! Ever since I discovered them, I've been binging on Charlie's videos for the past few days. They're great!

Teacher: a noun, verb, adjective? Student: Yes

Normal VSCO girls : “and I opp” VSCO girls from North Dakota / Minnesota : “and I ope!” Edit: Holy cow this really blew up!

“You are entitled to one pepperoni.”😂

this was my study break video. thank you. I'm diving back in now. Bye!

I was born in WstAllis, grew up in Muskego, and until now I NEVER thought I used ope. But now I see it used in context, and ope der it is! Now for the real comment. Ope, where is Da Manitowoc Minute? I haven’t had a best minute of my life in WEEKS! YA retiring der, Charlie?

😂😂😂 I seriously use this all the time and ppl in cali look at me weird.

I love You betcha and Charlie you guys are the best!

I live in WA state amd lived in flrodia and New York and i say ope a lot. Not just becausw I watch you guys

I’m not even midwestern and this word has snuck into my vocabulary. Must be what happens when you have midwestern relatives that you have visited from ages 0-14. 🤣

This was like watching some alternate dimension historical reality squished into the format of KZfaq in my reality.

What a refreshing collaboration video haha. I say ope every time the elevator opens and someone else is already inside.

"Let me squeeze by ya real quick" has always been in my life. Echoes of my 6 years in Wisconsin as a wee one? Now, I have to listen for whether I "ope"! 😮 I know where my love of cheese & ice cream came from, & that stuffed Bucky Badger, though.

This channel has made me realize how much my Midwestern mother has influenced my mannerisms. Ope.

Me and my avocado toast feel attacked

You guys are awesome !

For me, as a native Minnesotan, listening to Charlie say, "there guy" was the equivalent of Stephen Tyler watching Spinal Tap.

390 likes, 0 Dislikes Perfectly balanced, as all things should be

Today I learned that I as a Californian am a midwesterner; I've been saying this my whole life

I needed this 🥲🖤

I’ve watched so many of your videos I’ve started using some of these phrases lol