Louisiana and Maine Compared

Mr. Beat compares and contrasts Louisiana and Maine, two states with a French connection. Surprisingly, this ended up being his most epic Compared video yet. Thanks to @AtunSheiFilms for appearing in this video and MAKING IT BETTER. Subscribe to his channel immediately or we will feed you to the crocodiles.

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[iammrbeat]

So which is better? Louisiana or Maine? Indeed, THIS WAS MY LONGEST COMPARED VIDEO YET. What the heck?
A shout out to Newsreels, the sponsor of this video. Honestly, it's one of my favorite sponsors yet. They've been terrific to work with.

Also, thanks to @Atun-Shei for joining me for this video. Be sure to check out his channel!

[JJMcCullough]

I know that Maine is also one of the states with the strongest habit of electing independent candidates. They have an independent Senator, who is the former independent governor, and have six independent members of the state legislature, which has to be some kind of record.

[xenos_n.]

As a Mainer, I appreciate... someone even mentioning Maine in a non-negative light.

[thinkfact]

As an individual who is from Maine and has a significant portion of Acadian ancestry, it was very cool to see representation. One interesting thing to note is that in some of the northernmost parts of maine, there are significant French populations with a very unique English accent that is heavily influenced by French pronunciations. I know people who don't even know French that have this accent and it's pretty fascinating.

[andyjay]

I've heard a tongue-in-cheek legend that the lobsters in Maine and the Maritimes missed the Acadians, so they followed them down south, but by the time they reached Louisiana they'd lost a lot of weight. And that's where crawfish come from.

[zachhampton]

SNL has a couple funny skits called "Maine Justice" where its a court full of Louisianan's living now in Maine...doling out justice. Thought those skits were just a random concept but now I see the linkage between the two states!

[Jobe]

I live in Maine and sometimes it feels like a separate country. At the end I was hoping you were going to talk about Moosehead Lake a little bit too because it's a hidden gem. Fun fact: I'm part of the Penobscot tribe too. Love your videos Mr. Beat!

[thedanverse]

Problem: We're not called Cajuns up here in Maine. We're still Acadian.

Also, couldn't help but notice that you left out the most fun part about the Great Acadian Deportation: After making us leave, the British brought some of us back because they didn't know how to work our fields.

[brownboyfly]

Fun fact: Maine is the closest state to Africa, despite most people thinking it would be somewhere like Florida

[ILikesports]

I’m from Louisiana and we never get enough love or due diligence on these channels thank you sir.

[Trequavion]

Also, i believe this is your longest compared video yet. I would have never imagined maine and louisiana being related. Great job

[Simon-tcmc]

This one is actually one of the most interesting videos you've done for this series. I was always curious about Arcadia.

[osberswgaming]

The history here is fascinating. Recently I’ve been looking more into the colonisation of the Americas up until the American Revolution, and this helps a ton!

[larrylandry]

When I saw the title and your channel name I got so excited!! Thank mr. beat for this video.

- Louisiana Gang

[shawn]

Live in Maine and even I forgot it exists. Thank you for highlighting our beautiful state!

[zackbrand]

I love this comparison two very different yet very similar states at the same time. Love both of them very much.

[alexmanzer]

No one in the Maritimes calls the Acadians that live here Cajuns. They are simply called Acadians.

[mattlukasik]

The two states with the most French speaking households. Thank you Geography King for teaching me that one.

[hallamhal]

I wasn't ready for the Atun Shei collab! Loved every minute of this

[mikecarpenter]

As a born and raised Mainer who's still here and now raising my own family here, this was well done!! Overall we are a pretty chill state, I mean we are called vacationland lol and just a heads up but avoid Lewiston hahahaha all my mainers will get that 🤣