God bless your daddy!

You have a great daddy. Mine is same way. Grew up in the mountains of NC. I wouldn't live anywhere else. I'm just like your dad on that. God bless you both.

You're fortunate. You grew up in the middle of life! There are some out here purchasing the shiny things yet they never grin as your father does. Your daddy is spreading laughter and smiles on YT. You tell him that.

I can relate to most all this. Didn’t need the translator either. 😉 Smiled through the whole thing. God bless y’all’s family.

Amen! I agree You had the best childhood and therefore you were rich rich rich

Yes!!!!!! Well said!!!!!

Exactly. He has no concept of poor. Hes surround by beauty. Always a belly full of natural food. Roaring fire with a moonshine before bed. But yeah he hasnt got the latest iPhone so hes a bum.

I need to live here, get away from these stupid days. These people have so much common sense, character, loyal, huge hearts, money means nothing... he was doing great until Trump came up. Trump called Veterans losers & suckers, told McCain he was not a hero for being captured, the 20 year retirement is gone, we could always go anywhere for healthcare nothing new. Trump dodge the draft. If they can prove that they have Indian in them I think 40% or more they can get Government assistance. Mexico didn’t pay for that crappy unfinished wall that falling down in places Mexican already found ways through it and over it

@@michaelwhite9863 Ummmm... Vets COULD NOT go anywhere for healthcare. They could not see non-VA Drs. Made it tough to get adequate care. Go visit a VA hospital 🥺 to compare. And towns are not packed with VA clinics for general care. I dont care about your political views one way or the other.... (you made his affect your life). Just wanted to clarify what he was referring to.

@@michaelwhite9863 dude you listen to a bunch of lies spun out of control by media. just stop already.

I can think of another 80 year old man who isn't nearly as sharp or wise....

@@mrjon75 who?

@@Personalapocalypse77. your leader.

@@mrjon75 Biden isn't my leader.

Amen!

This!! 🔥🔥🔥

@Fred Garvin Idi Amin, Robert Mugaby... yeah tribes butchering each other for thousands of years. 300 years ago they were selling their own people to the slave traders for barrels of rum. Plenty of tribal blood spilt on both continents.

Amen!

shit . so the american dream is cursed with and founded on envy spite and greed

It seems the poor live longer than the rich & don't commit suicide, they tough out the battle which is life. So, who's really the rich man/woman?

Ive lived in East Kentucky my whole life. Here’s the facts. There are no middle class folks here. Youre either coal mine owner rich or youre coal miner middle class. The average miner here makes 90 grand a year. They work so many hours that when they get off they go apeshit and spend tons of cash in local businesses. I am part owner in a local tattoo shop in Pikeville Kentucky. We are the heart of Appalachia. In a predominantly rural area, Pikeville is booming. The college with its med schools, tons of other courses of study and their willingness to give out tons of athletic scholarships make a very diverse population. On top of the athletic folk, there are the med students. This adds a lot of Indian, Muslims, Europeans and various other American influences to our collective whole. Pikeville is a very diverse town. Sir, as a native Appalachian American, i ask you to show the positive in our community. This man is a perfect example of what i consider “positive”. I know that you’re just showing reality when you show the methican American element of our culture, but, please continue to show this type of hillbilly. The truth is this, theres more good than bad in these hollers.

Cheri T as a fellow Appalachian American, i can attest to the fact that we’re rich! We’re rich in culture, family and history. I’m so proud to be a hillbilly!

I could listen to his stories all day. lol. He reminds me of me grandfather I lost 3 years ago. Pepaw would tell stories like this guy. Miss him lot. My family is from Kentucky too. I currently live in Ashland.

These are my people. I live in southeast ky and have my entire life. To me there is no place better

I would like to go, is it dangerous? I am amazed by the mountains, but i don't know if racism is a thing over there.

100%

His laugh is so genuine and precious💚

He is so wonderful!

I’m from Atlanta and live in Prestonsburg Ky that’s definitely true for over 90% of the people I’ve met here for sure

Repent and trust in Jesus. We all deserve Hell for our sins, such as lying lusting coveting and more. We can't save ourselves, but Jesus can save us. He died on the cross to save us for our sins and rose from the grave defeating death and Hell. You must put your faith in him only. He is the only way to Heaven. Repent and trust in Jesus. Romans 6:23 John 3:16😊❤❤❤

If there were no more food at the grocery stores or medicine at the drug stores...I'd me dead in 3 months.

On the other hand... If you have a heart attack out in the boonies, you're meeting the lord right quick 😂😂😂

Everybody loves diversity until the food supply gets cut

@@DreamstrafeI mean, meet some ppl that survive bad heart attacks...they are not really fully living...better to meet the lord on your terms.

I’ve driven through Appalachia many times. The closest gas stations are 30 miles away spread apart. There is NOTHING up there except Timber Rattlers, Copperheads, and Moonshiners. The only way to get supplies is driving into town which can be MILES away. Driving down those 7% grades is a little nerve wrecking and god forbid you get caught in that mountain fog in which you can’t see headlights 4ft in front of you. The mountains are a rough environment to live in

Yes! I’m smiling now 😁

Yeah , I didn't even notice

Absolutely

@@mark_osborne h

“Huh” 😂 lmao I’d love to drink a beer and go fishing wit this guy

He reminds me of my pappy sooo much.

Don’t wear them out cuz ya ain’t gotten another air this year lol 👍

That’s my family hillbilly love. That’s how I grew up

aye that was a good answer

Hmmm I wouldn't mind him being my boyfriend lol

These people will have more money that we'll never know about. Buried in deep freezers incased in concrete.

Just because he looks like that does not mean he’s poor. You don’t know what’s buried in his backyard 🤷🏼‍♂️ he could be very wealthy for all we know

But otherwise absolutely, he seems like a very wise old timer, probably has hours and hours worth of stories to tell and wisdom to share, makes me wish I had my grandfather here to pick his brain. He passed when I was 12

@@Heyhowareya97something either way that’s come to mind I wish more would consider: someone isn’t necessarily poor until someone goes and says “you’re poor” by others’ standards.

Poor is so relative. He has a home in the hills and loved it enough to stay.

Duh

𝑰𝒇 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒆𝒕 🙄

Don't worry the global elites have that covered. Depopulation is one of the things their going to do.

You’re right. Starting with the Covid vaccine...

These days the kids raise the parents. Crazy times.

Agreed. I grew up in north east Tn. People love to hear my talk lol

Arkansas here. No Cc needed☺️

Growing up in Florida we have all sorts of people. I also have family in Ohio, west Virginia etc.

He talks like my folks do.

My dads side from Tennessee so this sounds like second nature to me

slaving to pay back the banks for shit they can't afford or need to impress people that don't care. I am a debt free country boy myself. I gain more joy taking my son fishing on the creek than anything that requires tickets

Amen

@Fred Garvin ... Very true. I grew up in southern VA and what this man is saying resonates like crazy. I didn't know we were "poor" until we moved away when I was 11. We lived off the land and had everything we needed. I got my first job when I was 6, raking leaves and picking pecans for the neighbors. I'm 39 now and been working ever since. Good, good times. Wouldn't trade it for nothing.

@Fred Garvin sad state of affairs isn't it.

As an empty suit man I yearn for that simple life believe me,.

You hear a lot about poverty but you’d be surprised at the older men around here that can drop $50K cash on a brand new F-150. I live the next county over from this man.

The interview needs to speak with an anthropologist on how to do respectful interviewing (ethical ethnographies). Even if you don’t have money, no problem be likes to be called poor. It seems as if the interviewer isn’t listening at all to the responses and simply has an agenda of pointed questions. Good interviewing isn’t just asking thoughtful questions, it’s about listening. If he was listening he might have had encouraging comments and better, more relevant follow up questions. These people aren’t here for our amusement, to be gawked at like a circus act or animals in the zoo. To the interviewer, do your homework, learn more about properly interviewing and be more respectful.

I am so thankful I have this happiness in my heart.

@@zb2363 I agree this old guy probably owns and has more then the guy doing the interview lol

That old man has more knowledge than most people today. You can tell that was a tough old man, but you can also tell he has a heart of gold. The world 🌎 would be a better place if we grew up like this old man did.

Thats true success

It’s sooooo sad.....I know what it feels to lose a cousin

@Ashton Kilburn Lol 😂

yeah

@@Beetwate305 Losing your partner of 50 years is way different than losing a cousin.

I couldn't agree more.

Nothin' Like 'Tegridy.

Yup! hes richer then most!

He was raised to live on the land, but there are HIGH PAYING job's in the coal miner's in the area

@Danny. Working in the Virginia coal mines pay around $26 per hour or $53,440 per year for 40 hour work week. Some coal miner's work ALOT of overtime. Usually time and a half $39.00 a hour after 40 hours. Some pay Time and a half daily after a 8 hour shift. Double time on Sunday, possibly Double time for working over 60 hours in any given week. With the simple life style most resident's live and surviving with what they have around them in the mountains, $26 a hour or $53,440 a year for 40 hour work week one can live VERY GOOD!!!

I just hate stealing and senseless vandalism!!!

@ HOOKED ON PR. That's absolutely true.

I've always said, the only reason being poor would be bad, is if you didn't want to be and didn't do anything to change it. If you are happy, then there is NOTHING wrong.

Poor is a mindset, if you are happy you are rich

What is your experience being poor that you could make such a statement?

Me too!

No sponsors or nothing 😂

I love this channel!!

100%

Rock On Leslie !!

Leslie, where can I learn the things you have mentioned? Especially to can your own food? Everything you mentioned sounds amazing!

@@alfredschnozzenstein1657 the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving will teach you everything you need to know about canning, in the absence of having an old Gramma to watch. My dad taught me how to hunt and field dress my kill, I learned a rough butchery from my anatomy clases in college,( where I had to skin every one else's cats because no one else in the class had grown up skinning wild game). There are many helpful reference books as well on the subject of wild foraging. IDK where you live, but my best advice is go where the game and land are. Find a piece of land with a water source and you'll be set no matter what comes.

You are amazing

@@lesliehancock7569 Leslie, thank you so much! I really really appreciate you taking the time to respond to my comment. I live in the DMV, but after watching this video, and listening to the gentleman speak, my curiosity got the best of me. In life, you never know, which is why I asked because I would like to learn how to survive in the environment you’re in. Thank you once again Leslie! 😊

2020 wish people would understand me better

And what is wealth anyhow? I prefer emotional, spiritual and health for wealth.

Amen 🙏🏻 ♥️

Peter Santanello Appalachian series is great too

He's happy

Well said sir

A gentleman and a scholar. U speak facts! We can learn from everybody.

Agree. We need to open our ears and hearts and close our mouths.

there is nothing anyone can learn from black people

@@vincentr5850 you’re a sad excuse for an American if you believe that. There’s nothing more representative of the strengths are nation has than our ability to work together regardless of who you are or where you were raised. Ps: racism is a sin 😘

This is a pin-worthy comment.

Amen, brother.

i love when people try to mind read what a person they have never met and don't truly know is thinking.

I couldn’t agree more.

@@treasuretim3 They must've done a pretty good job of it because the creator of the video liked their comment.

Feels

Came here to comment this

Heard this from my grandma. They would carry their shoes to church to keep from wearing them out.

LPC's, Leather Personnel Carriers. Boots! God I love Appalachia.

Then he said they went the whole summer barefoot. Man his upbringing sounds amazing for real. I wish there were more people like him around my parts of town!

You just see it in his face that he is a good man!

Lmaoooooooo I swear

If you ever had straight Moonshine then you would totally get it.

@@toochiemacc I watch these videos cause I grew up in Appalachia and I they remind me of my teenage years. I'll let you fathom to guess if I've ever had any 😉

And a beer now and then

Lol

We used dry drums too for family and friend get togethers which was about everyday or atleast every weekend

+James Z. Williams: OMG! You did that too? We used to take turns rolling down a hill inside a 55 gallon drum. I'm still baffled how we came out of that drum without serious injury.

God Bless you James

We used tires, good times lol

Yeah money ain't shit, many people in the middle of nowhere are much more happy than most in the god-forsaken cities and that's a FACT.

Same ❤

Yea cats can get out of control if you let them

But if you have them by accident, raise them.

Watch coal miners Daughter,she was raised her.

That's right... if you don't wanna have kids, shouldn't be doing the activity that makes em. It's simple. Abortion ain't the answer.

@@garrettlandin8734 This is an idiotic statement. Abstinence-only education is what isn't responsible, because it doesn't work. It's going against human nature. The usage of publicly available medical resources (abortion, IUD, BC, morning after pill, condoms) is responsible sex practices. This medieval idea of "you shouldn't have sex if you don't want kids" is the exact reason we have teen pregnancies, because uninformed people like you promote bad ideas. So, actually, abortion is the answer.

That is not understand the background stories of those people...

Yeah, I was trying to figure out how exactly he fits into the normal M.O., of broken people. I sure did enjoy his story though. I'm very happy to have heard it. I enjoy these interviews. My hearts breaks for most of the interviewees. Not this man. I feel nothing but respect, and pride for him.

I could sit for hours and just listen to this guy talk! Such a character, absolutely interesting and adorable.

Look up the foxfire series

Almost sounds like the interviewer either wants to bring some false awareness of poverty and need in the life of this man or he is just too envious about how collected, peaceful, and happy this man is without today's so called "advancements". This interviewer is an idiot and very disrespecful, Im sorry! This man is as rich as he can be!!! Let him be!!!

I'd love to drink a few beers and go fishing with this guy

@@annuitcptis3032 your right man. He looks down on him. He puts his importance in education and wealth yet this man is so much more enriches

Same. I didn't want it to end

Same his energy 💪🏽

he would fit well in the cast for napoleon dynamite

Must be a Trumper. 😂🤣🤡

I'm guessing he'd be more than happy to tell them.

I love him too!! .... I could sit w/ him for hours and learn!!!

True

Keep chompin' on that gum old man

It's worth more than city folk can ever know. We might not have much to the outsiders looking in but the love in our homes and sense of community we share with our neighbors make us some of the richest people in the world.

@@oskorei123 You appalachians are what defines Americana. God bless.

What is "poor"? Right?

💯👍

Won’t**

That's not an accurate characteristic of Mark. He did that on purpose to show us how wholesome these people are. Everybody is talking about how rich in character this man is and that's exactly why the interview was conducted the way it was.

@@SpitFactsAndThenDontReply Then why ask him over and over and over about being poor? it was pretty annoying TBH

And humble. ❤️

👍

Yes. We very humble people

Nature has that effect on you. I could never see myself living in a big city. My dream life would be somewhere in Montana, owning me a farm with cattle and horses.

The farther you are away from people the happier you are. Human beings are more annoying than flies

My Grampy was raised exactly the same. The only thing he did differently with his kids was ....he used no physical discipline. Somehow his boys still had the upmost respect for him....and they raised us without using their hands as well. They never had trouble with any of us being disrespectful, using drugs, stealing.....or ANYTHING. I understand so many people believe that the reason kids are disrespectful today is because they did not have their asses beat, but I beg to differ. That being said.....discipline was VERY much a part of our lives. We just never needed whipped. The problem with kids today is the device their parents are holding in their hands. It has robbed kids the attention of their parents..... That is not how this man was raised....how my dad was raised...or how I was raised. With no attention comes...no real consistency or discipline. I believe very much that consistent discipline is essential.

Okay Boomers

@gullars83 nah it’s politicians which are ALL BOOMERS 😂

@gullars83 aww someone's mad..

@@larenze23isbak Yup

Too bad now ya join you gonn be a guinea pig, pumped up with so many injections and drugs you dont even know what its gonna do to ya

My thoughts, too.

He’s a lot smarter than you think.

Burma Jones- That is one of the qualities of mountain people. They are slick, as well as clever and wise. They helped win the Revolutionary War. A gun behind every tree. Don't ever underestimate a mountain man. And don't ever try to get the best of them. You will lose.

It was starting to piss me off how many times that condescending prick asked him how poor he was, that man ain't poor he's richer then most folks will ever be

@@bronx4337 I live in Eastern Kentucky. We love being underestimated. It actually gives us the upper hand. 😂. You never know around here, you may think, oh poor, poor, poor, but you might just be talking to a millionaire.

You said it!

*Tell that to my SLK Mercedes...*

@@Denzel_Watchington barf Put that in your coffin

@@rochelle9022 Lol, okay little girl. Someday, you'll grow up to be a unsuccessful gold digger.

@@Denzel_Watchington Money can't buy character, but at least you can always consoom next product when SLK is obsolete!

This man is truly rich. He was raised by good people and enjoys life and I’ll bet he sleeps well. I’d love to sit and visit with him. (Love his Trump cap!)

Seriously smiled the whole interview!!

That made me laugh bless him lol

Amen. Part my family from there too. The other part from west virginia. maybe we're related

As some one who was raised by those people, it's not squalor to them. It's there way of life.

I’ve visited Mountain Man twice recently and attempted to pay him both times, but like many of these Appalachians, he jumped back, refusing to accept money. I believe there are some important lessons we can learn from these people.

I live in the mountains of western North Carolina. I agree mountain people are some of the best people you'll ever meet. We grow our own food ever year and can it. Mark if you see this I want to do a interview so bad. Please come to western North Carolina. You will love it here.

@Deshaun Hairston they shoulda killed the jerk who invented work

Squalor is offensive.

Then they're not poor

@@SpitFactsAndThenDontReply I don’t think you got it

@@bobby8164 sorry I was trolling earlier but he didn't bite. I get what he's saying and he's right.

Its crazy how dreams change as you grow older. The older I get, the less I care about having material items. I just want to not worry about bills. If we won the lottery, I swear we would give so much away to help others. Its not just age, but I think having a disabled child and thinking how close I came to losing her! Im just thankful for life and my babies and grandbabies. It would be foreign to me living like this, and Im not a city girl, but would like to go a bit off the grid.

Amen. Speaking profound truth that is pretty evident when you wake up.

Your not alone I too never had the chance to sit and talk with my grandpa like that

Everyone looks outside themselves to find happiness with people or things. The best things people need to learn is happiness with the self because we're prone to judging yourself if we trust what's outside of us.

Yea, but his fuqqed up tooth look like, he stole them from a mummy

They have really good stories

I'd rather listen to him than any fker in Til Tok

My Wife used to laugh at me because it seemed wherever I went, Older People would always end up striking up a conversation with me, and she would always ask me why I would never tell them I was busy and had to go, and I would always tell her that you never know if that simple conversation with me that day helped their day go a little better... I feel like this upcoming generation is forgetting what the Older Generations had to go through to survive, and it's sad.

Those that don't know people like this don't know America and it sure shows in DC these days. I have far more in common with this man than anyone in DC that's supposed to be representing us. If we had 435 people like this man in Congress we'd be much better off.

@@CarnivoreNomad People have it far too easy these days and it leads to a lack of empathy and understanding. People that have never experienced life like this have to create problems to complain about and "solve." They should exit their little bubbles and realize there's plenty of damn problems in America without them creating more.

Live in Indiana but have visited family in southeastern Kentucky since being a young boy. Spent many summers down there as a kid. Not being racist and dumb is the norm for all those people not the exception. I’m not saying your suggestion that but I never pass up a chance to communicate that if it comes up. There are many many people that think it and it’s a shame.

So true

My Mama grew up in the mountains of N Ga. She was raised this way...loved to hear her stories! Gone on Christmas Day 2017 at 99 years old! Love you Mama 💗

Yes money can

@@kevinb1125 Nah, many people with money commit suicide. Care to share why that is? And if you say a reason well money obviously didn't solve it right.

I’m just in it for the sex

I love how he giggles at his stories. Makes me smile. 😍 A pop and a moonpie!!!

I wouldn't have noticed the shirt if you didn't mention it lol

That's the way to live.

You are correct, my great great grandmother , and her brother both died with over a million each, both live just like this guy, Matwain Kentucky.

Yes like someone above said “rich” in values , beliefs , and work ethic that beautiful and sounds like that is exactly how the man you are writing of lived his life

Theres a difference between having money, and wanting to look like you have money. 🤷‍♀️

I remember having breakfast in some cafe near a building site I was working on, anyway this guy comes in, I figured he was some homeless guy coming in for a free bowl of soup or something cause that's what he looked like, all rough and scraggy, anyway when he left my workmate leans over and says to me, 'that guy's a multi millionaire, last summer he took our boss to see the formula 1 racing grand Prix in Monte Carlo, he landed them on his boat from his helicopter in the harbour' He payed for his snack and coffee with coins

Yes we will. We'll shoot game and grow food. Kentuckians will make it.

Yes! Us Kentuckians can make it! We know how to survive!

And I love that he voted for Trump!

@GottaBump Did you mean uneducated? He seems pretty smart to me. Doesn't matter how many years you went to school. That has nothing to do with intelligence. I have known many people with years of college but still dumber than a box of rocks.. I prefer common sense. Few people have it anymore. Especially people that voted for Biden

Steve Frost..Amen to that!

@showbizonastick What sucker would pay for three hookers when real sex is free?

I agree man

Me too

Yup. If Mark asked me that question I'd tell him I enjoyed this life and loved hearing others telling about theirs!

I’m not from the mountains, but another rural area. I love this man’s stories and the one from Mrs. Ruby. I miss so many of my family members when I hear them talk.

My grandparents were from the mountains. My heart was so full listening to his wisdom.

God bless East Kentucky!