Connie

[Freddy🇩🇪 @FreddyLA7]

Hello again.

We’re currently in Clemson, South Carolina. I’ve decided to come back here to document the final part of our road trip.

The main reason I deactivated my account two weeks ago was that things became increasingly toxic. For some people, it’s unfortunately unfathomable that a good story can exist without some kind of hidden agenda behind it. There was even a Reddit group going through my entire account trying to find anything they could use to reveal my identity.

I know this was only a small percentage of people, but after a while it became exhausting. During the last two weeks, I received so many kind messages on Instagram, and they really made me realize how many people genuinely enjoyed following the trip. Some people even told me that their grandparents regularly ask them, “What are the Germans up to today?” I think that’s really cool.

I decided to continue because I realized that the overwhelming majority of people loved following along. A small group of very loud people shouldn’t be able to ruin something that brought so many others joy.

I also want to clear something up, as people who follow me on Instagram already know.

I’ve been to the United States before. This is not my first visit, and I’ve never claimed that it was. The last time I was here was in January 2022, when I visited New York and Philadelphia.

A lot of people shared my Raising Cane’s post from November 2025 to make it look like I was secretly American. That post wasn’t from the United States, it was from my trip to Saudi Arabia.

This is my first time back in the U.S. in more than four years, and apart from Boston, I’d never visited any of the places we’ve been to on this trip before. That’s probably why many people assumed it was our first time in America, because for all of these places, it actually was.

And let me tell you, Ohio and Alabama are very different from New York City or Los Angeles.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Thanks for reading.

[Connie @free2bethin]

@doc_1029 @MLB He tanked his likeableness when he stepped into the social justice political wokeness.

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 HOLY SMOKES. President Trump announces the United States will take 20% PERCENT TOLLS on all Strait of Hormuz traffic, and will now be known as “THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT"

Effective IMMEDIATELY.

Iran is FUMING

"We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is only stopping Iran’s ships or customers from entering or leaving. All other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait. The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as “THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,” but as such, and as a matter of FAIRNESS, will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped, for any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the World. The process and formation will begin immediately."

[Riley Gaines @Riley_Gaines_]

Yep. Confirmed true. Tennessee is horrible. Never, EVER move here.

[Lea Tea 🇺🇸 @LeaLeaTea7]

@LeadingReport Top 10 most dangerous U.S. cities:

Memphis (D)
St. Louis (D)
Detroit (D)
Baltimore (D)
New Orleans (D)
Birmingham (D)
Cleveland (D)
Milwaukee (D)
Kansas City (D)
Little Rock (D)

[Nashville Tea Party @NashvilleTea]

@LeadingReport

[John Hawkins @johnhawkinsrwn]

@LeadingReport Yes, the worst places to live are where everyone is moving and the best places to live are actually the left-wing socialist states everyone is moving out of or something.

[Connie @free2bethin]

@LeadingReport How ironic how everyone is moving to all the worst states. Go figure.

[Sean Nienow @SNienow]

Source: CNBC

Here's what actual CEOs think:

Chief Executive‘s 2026 Best & Worst States for Business survey.

The 2026 survey of 650 CEO's from every state ‐
the people who actually run businesses....

Minnesota rank: 43 (dropped)

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[Nick Freitas @NickJFreitas]

I totally agree…Tennessee is the worst!!

Please tell all of your woke leftist friends what a terrible place it is and that they should never move here under any circumstances.

[Tom Fitton @TomFitton]

.@CNBC says the ability to kill unborn babies and engage in woke racism makes states better to live in.

[Bennett's Phylactery @extradeadjcb]

Reasons states wind up on this list (not exaggerating)

1. Not enough abortions
2. Not gay enough
3. "food insecurity"
4. Not enough HR rules
5. Not enough gun laws
6. Not enough therapists
7. Not enough working moms
8. Not enough affirmative action