5 Ways British and American Autumns Are NOT So Different

Autumn has arrived. And it's my annual reminder that the season is very different in Britain and America. Or is it? Here are five ways British and American autumns are actually quite similar.
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[@mbrennan459]

There has always been alcoholic cider in the USA. In fact, that used to be the only kind. In the late 1800s as the prohibition movement began, there was a movement to outlaw apples because alcoholic cider was the main product of apples. Apple orchards began “soft” cider to combat the negative reputation cider had. One could argue that it was so successful that by the late 1900s, many Americans were unaware of hard cider.

[@petergraphix6740]

I've always been a beer hater, no idea how anyone drank that stuff. The first time I tried hard cider i was in love. Around the time of prohibition a lot of hard cider apple orchards were destroyed, so a lot of historic blends of hard cider are now gone.

[@samanthab1923]

They make Lairds Apple Jack near where I grew up as a kid. 🍎

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

Johnny Appleseed was a real guy, but he didn't plant apples for eating. They were for making hard cider. Between cider and whiskeys, this country ran on booze, even when booze was banned using the Constitution. When alcoholic beverages were contraband, automobiles were modified to run faster and were used to transport hard liquors using only the light of the moon, which gave rise to the word "moonshine". Applejack is kinda like apple brandies like Calvados, except its alcohol is concentrated by freezing and discarding the ice. So there are compounds in there that would be removed by distillation like methanol, which are nowadays removed with things like molecular sieves.

[@christianterrill3503]

Hard cider really made it come back for the USA in the last 20 years. Apple cider is was also a local thing for some places on the east coast and for lots of Washington state where we grow most of the apple for the USA. My dad grew up making apple cider and was taught by his dad. Buying real apple cider was hard to find for a very long time.

[@kkrolf2782]

@@petergraphix6740 😱 😢 😭 Wonder if any of the neighbors of those hard cider groves managed to end up with any “volunteer” apple trees? The mash from the cider production would have made a fabulous garden amendment! I, myself, had a marvelous volunteer from a neighbor’s garden that made apple pies and cobbler to die for!!

[@jonathanq5124]

As an American with a dad from Germany, every day is Oktoberfest. I mean, he doesn't really drink, but someone has to make up for it.

[@seesthru]

I'm in Florida. So no not everybody has experienced Autumn. It's more like a drier end to summer that lasts until mid-December.

[@TheOfficialTarynTots]

Interesting fact: Oktoberfest at Frankenmuth, MI is the only one sanctioned by the German government outside Munich. They got that honor in 1996. So a lot of us from around the area go there for that. I was surprised a real Octoberfest (or however it supposed to be spelled) is supposed to be in September.

[@chrisjarvis2287]

Our Oktoberfest here in Cincinnati is September 14 - 17

[@atsukorichards1675]

Ours in Cleveland is at the first and second weekends.

[@lavenderoh]

My mom has a cousin that lives near there, my parents have traveled a lot in life but somehow missed the Midwest. So when the cousin was planning a reunion several years ago, my parents drove from NC to Michigan over a few days, making sure to visit Frankenmuth! They loved it! The funniest thing they said was that the cousin apologized that about it they came in a heatwave, it was July and low 80 degrees... here in NC at that time it was in the high 90s and that's very typical for us. I just heard my local news say "look forward to crisp fall temperatures this first week of October!" Only to look up and see the highs are all 80+ 🫠🫠🫠🫠

[@noone1929]

I like the fact that in a way Octoberfest is just a wedding party that hasn’t stopped. King Ludwig the first married Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen and the people were invited to celebrate with the royal couple who were married in October and I guess they liked it so much they decided to keep it going the next year until now.

[@buckythepunky]

I can not make it past Tony's monster bacon meals and the outlet mall. The Comfort in that spot does offer cheap and comfotable logging. I miss the Family style dinners.

[@whoviating]

Since you mentioned pumpkins, I'll take the opportunity for an interesting bit of historical trivia. The settlers in Plymouth (so we're talking 1620) called all such trailing plants with a hard rind "pompion." The large, round orange kind was a sort they hadn't seen and they noted the natives called it "ascoutersquash" or something similar. (The spelling was phonetic.) Somehow over time the words got flipped and "ascoutersquash" became "pumpkin" and gourd types of "pompion" became "squash."

[@klimtkahlo]

Makes no sense phonetically…

[@whoviating]

@@klimtkahlo I'm not sure what you mean. When the natives told the settlers what something was called, the settlers wrote it down based on how it sounded to them. Apparently, the native name for a pumpkin was something like "as-koo-ter-squash" or "as-ker-ter-squash" so that's how they recorded it.

[@jameswheeler5260]

@@whoviating Made sense to me. Shrug. Also, fascinating!

[@itschelseakay]

This is so interesting! Thank you for sharing, I love facts like this.

[@thekowboymom2710]

Laurence you forgot to add how we all go bonkers over Apple Cider Doughnuts in the Autumn 🍁🥮

[@samanthab1923]

They are the best 😮

[@MsRENO1977]

Autumn..in Missouri. Falling beautiful leaves (clogged gutters), Hard cider consumption is up (drunker relatives), Pumpkin Spice literally everything, Pumpkins for sale inside every store, Ghosts and skeleton decorations everywhere, lower electric bills (yay), bags and bags and bags of little bite sized candy for sale at every turn, football flags popping up everywhere, people wearing sweaters and long pants and thankfully the kids are back in school…. All the good and the bad…my favorite time of year…. But alas, the snowy, ice, freezing weather n the Midwest is just down the road a bit…

[@samanthab1923]

That’s a lot 😊

[@tomhalla426]

Americans appreciate any excuse to have an ethnic themed party, whether Oktoberfest, St Patricks Day, or Cinco de Mayo.

[@Blondie42]

Halloween, too.

[@alboyer6]

Johnny "appleseed" chapman wasnt going around planting apples to make pies... it was all about the cider, the alcoholic variety.

[@alansmithee8831]

@alboyer6. So you reckon the bloke was pie-eyed?

[@cynthiajohnston424]

@@alansmithee8831 Oh, the wit ! 😂

[@w.reidripley1968]

Johnny's crabapples -- long before the hybrid Granny Smith -- would have made good pies if you could get sugar to the frontier.

[@barbaralamson7450]

Your statement " do it now or do so now" will keep me coming back. You are adorable.

[@barbaralamson7450]

@Click_Profile_for_more_info405 I've subscribed to your other channel. Are you taking too much on?

[@sunnyt228]

We live outside Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and autumn is in full swing! High temps in the 50s.

[@jetsons101]

Love CDA..................................

[@teresabillings8378]

As someone who lives in pecan country. Pee-can is a urinal/slop jar. It's puh-kahn.

[@thekowboymom2710]

I remember someone telling me "A pee can is what you put under your bed at night" 😄

[@nicolad8822]

Not in Britain, where we only discovered them in the 80s it seems to me. I’m still not convinced.

[@harrymaciolek9629]

Growing up in the 60’s, the only pumpkin product we saw with regularity was pumpkin pie. Started seeing pumpkin ale in the 80’s, then in the 90’s the pumpkin spice went crazy.

[@samanthab1923]

That’s how it was with decor as well. Pumpkins, mums & Indian corn on the doors. No orange or purple lights. No wreathes. That all came way later. Full blown by 1990 🎃👻🍁🍎

[@sheilaathay2034]

There's no pumpkin I pumpkin spice. Only the spices used in the pie. The flavors. Believe me, no actual pumpkins😂

[@ferretyluv]

I don’t remember pumpkin spice becoming a real thing until the 2000s. It appeared in the 90s but didn’t become a meme until later.

[@Cricket2731]

​@@sheilaathay2034, I used to work in a truck stop. Many drivers thought that pumpkin spice cappucino contained pumpkins. They were quite relieved to find it was just the seasoning. (Quite honestly, I'm none to fond of Cloves, a main flavor in Pumpkin Spice whatever.)

[@bethsojourner6798]

I also grew up in the 50s and 60s. There was of course pumpkin pie but we also bought pumpkin seeds at the corner store.

[@TheWeatherManP]

London / and or England can still be in the 90's F in Fall / Autumn as well. Indian summers are often common in central & southern England in Fall.

[@HayleyTief]

As someone who lives in central Texas, Autumn is also my favorite season. I think we all love being able to go outside without it being dangerously hot. I can’t wait for the cold fronts to finally hit-we’ve had an oppressively long summer. Plus, so many awesome things happen in the fall! Again, planned around the weather 😅

[@TheCJTok]

Lived in many places in Texas before moving up to Oklahoma (except west TX and the panhandle). I live for those cold fronts. 😂 Winter is actually my favorite season because the bugs are dead and I don’t sweat.

[@uncletoby-]

In your honor, we’re going to rename it a “Laurence O Lantern”.

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

Or a "Larry" O'Lantern.

[@timothyorendorff7642]

Works for me!

[@AddilynneLastname]

nope

[@linkly9272]

@@AddilynneLastname Too late!

[@seanmorgan2356]

I like it! This year, I too will make a Lawrence-O-lantern.

[@CountGremlin]

As someone from moist ass Florida- I wish it would get 60 F more often. It's weird to see Autumn & Halloween decorations in 80 F weather 😂

[@rebelpearl]

A couple of fun facts regarding the pumpkins grown in Illinois - 1) most of them are grown within 90 miles if Peoria, 2) Peoria suburb Morton (another person mentioned their pumpkin festival which I recommend) is the home of the Libby’s company’s pumpkin canning factory. 85% of the canned pumpkin in the world is canned there.

[@rwill156]

Growing up we pressed our own cider, so it wasn't pasteurized, I always thought it was best when it just started to get "tingley" on the tongue. Of course that was when it was starting to ferment. We also always had Christmas pudding, I never thought much about it then, it was just something we always had. But now realizing that my great-grandparents came from the UK, my grandparents still were rather English in some ways, would probably explain it.

[@quaintlyeccentric]

Pasteurized cider just tastes like apple juice. Love the tingly kind from years ago!

[@sheilaathay2034]

Same here!

[@bethsojourner6798]

Maybe that's why we always had plum pudding at Christmas. My grandmother was English and probably introduced my mother to plum pudding. We also always had mince meat pie in addition to pumpkin.

[@SailorDonut]

There's a farm market near me that sells unpasteurized apple cider and it starts to ferment if you don't drink it up within a week or so of opening it. I definitely know what you mean by the "tingly" flavor

[@nancylindsay4255]

Tingly on the tongue. That's exactly it!

[@uncletoby-]

Love your Tie, Nephew.

[@jamesburton1050]

😂😂

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

We can agree to disagree. I love his shirt, but KZbin needs to de-monetize this video for that tie, it is a hate crime to all who are not color blind to have to look at it.

[@patrickchambers5999]

But a collared shirt and tie? Lost your t-shirts, or is laundry overdue?

[@uncletoby-]

@@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059 Ok

[@bmolitor615]

it's almost Mondrian...

[@thudthud5423]

My favorite seasons are salt and pepper. Wait...oh, that "seasonings". Nevermind.

[@nathangamble125]

I prefer mustard and barbecue sauce.

[@TheOnlyCaprisun]

Personally, my taste is Salt n Pepa. But, to each their own!

[@russellrofe4849]

The first "hard cider" I ever had was in Portsmouth, England. It was called Strongbow and served in giant glasses that looked like fishbowls. I was used to weak American beer, so I got wrecked with a quickness.

[@uncletoby-]

You can get Strongbow in bottles or cans in the USA.

[@mpetersen6]

To my knowledge the strongest "beers" ever brewed were the Milleniums from Sam Adam's. Somewhere around 40 proof. Very pricey. There were a few others from the UK. I can't recall the proof/percentage though. For stronger American beers one normally had to go to the Malt Liquors. The average American pilsner is more geared towards popping a cold one after cutting the grass on a summer day. The micro and craft brewing trend has changed that now to some degree.

[@lavenderoh]

UK drinks like that and beer have lower alcohol content than most American versions... unless you're from Utah or something.

[@mpetersen6]

​@@lavenderoh I remember a documentary on the History Channel before they became the Ancient Aliens Channel about brewing in the US. Pre Prohibition there large numbers of independent brewers all over the country. Most of which went out of business because they couldn't find alternative products. After it was repealed (1) there were a lot fewer left that could resume production. After WWll the industry began to change to a lighter tasting product. One thing mentioned in the show was the Owner of Sam Adams mentioned his admiring the major brewers such as Miller and Budweiser for their ability to large amounts of consistent product in multiple facilities. About the only beer l buy nowadays is for simmering bratwurst. Had my share already. 1) Alcohol abuse was one motivation behind Prohibition. But afterwards it was said there were more alcoholics than before.

[@antonycharnock2993]

Strongbow is actually one of the poorer ciders. Thatchers is one of the better ones. Especially Old Rosie. Proper farmhouse cider in the UK is actually cloudy with bits of apple still floating in it. I once had a pint from a pub in Devon....it was strong....

[@sheilaathay2034]

Im American. Thanks to Facebook and Geneology, we have learned in recent years that our forefathers in Wales and England were famous in Somerset for their production of cider. Some of my family visited the old house and land where they lived. It was a lovely place. It originally came with 1000 acres, now its down to 100. The orchards must have been lovely. I dream of going there and meeting all of my relatives that i have grown to deeply love. All thanks to Facebook. It has been a miracle to me. And yes i do love cider. And fresh apples. I grew up in Washington State. Land of Apples😂Nice coincidence. 💖

[@aniE1869]

It only just recently cooled off below 100° here.

[@mirthenary]

I like fall through spring, it's the best time of year, especially winter. I can't stand hot weather

[@bethstocking9466]

Have you been to a corn maze? Those are fun in the autumn!

[@eloiseteklu84]

Yes, do a corn maze Lawrence!

[@SuperTex1966]

Another great video. Born in and live in Texas. You've been here. Fall or Autumn is a myth, or at least a much shorter season than you describe. Love it here, will never move from here. but it's hot.

[@CDRiley]

I hear ya !

[@quaintlyeccentric]

I lived in South Texas for 4 years and (no offense) I couldn’t wait to head back north. So missed the change of seasons.

[@alansmithee8831]

@SuperTex. I am from UK and stayed a month in west Texas years back. They had snow in January and then in March when we were there, the adverts started saying summer was here, in what I knew as winter and with no time for spring. Imagine not having fall, winter, spring, summer and autumn. All five seasons, just to confuse that Vivaldi bloke that pizza restaurants seem to get called after.

[@davidcosta2244]

Hot and humid if Florida is worse. Although, Corpus Christi tends to mimic Tampa Florida for the same humidity.

[@Captain_Bad_Bill]

Lacrosse, the city & the game, are related as the game was played by native American people in what it now Wisconsin. The game, with some times 150 players on each side, used a paddle made of a long staff bent into a hook with a simple net made of leather tied in a cross pattern. This staff reminded the French explorers of a bishop's staff, giving the game its name used today.

[@kathleenr4047]

Maybe, but the city is spelled La Crosse.

[@Captain_Bad_Bill]

@kathleenr4047 my bad, didn't check my spelling!

[@kathleenr4047]

@@Captain_Bad_Bill No worries.👍

[@samanthab1923]

How did it become such a preppy Ivy League sport?

[@Captain_Bad_Bill]

@samanthab1923 Good question! During native american play, injured players were quickly dragged off the field and DID NOT stop! Don't sound very preppy to me!

[@ivechang6720]

I'd never even seen a red cinnamon apple until recently. I always thought it was a misinterpretation of caramel apples. In Minnesota it's caramel apples preferably snappy greeen ones.

[@paulad.patterson4732]

Or McIntosh caramel apples, perfection on a stick.

[@ivechang6720]

@@paulad.patterson4732 😋 🍎

[@GeckoHiker]

As a k8d growing up in Florida, it was too hot for caramel apples. So we ate the apples separately from the caramel candies. As an adult who traveled to other states I was mystified by any sort of candied apple. I was sure it would drip.

[@skyydancer67]

​@@paulad.patterson4732yeah, granny smiths or gala apples for me. I like granny smiths a bit better though

[@you_can_call_me_T]

The only red candy apples I knew growing up were just sweet red candy, not cinnamon flavored

[@garyschwab8802]

Duck hunting season, quail hunting season, dove hunting season, turkey hunting season, squirrel hunting season rabbit hunting season, deer and elk hunting season.

[@marciadarby3]

Autumn is my favorite season!

[@ashleyj0]

Here in small town Iowa, our downtown does an evening Wine Walk this time of year. The biggest appliance store cooks apple cider in store on the stoves in there & adds a shot of whiskey to your cup. Man.. that's a great way to get someone in the mood to buy a new stove 😅😅 as you can imagine, the whole store smells like autumn heaven. And then the whiskey hits... but yes, the midwest really sells hard in autumn. If you haven't been to a local apple orchard yet, you should go now! Bc the apples you buy at the store have been pretty much frozen for a year at this point. The difference in taste is very apparent!

[@Sandman2007]

Fall weather is great. Plus you get the joy of Halloween and Thanksgiving makes it extra special.

[@julietdenniss1798]

When I was growing up, my mom made candy apples and I think she made her own candy coating. She also made caramel apples. Every autumn Kraft would put 12 sticks in bags of Carmel. I even remember they came out with a caramel rap where you could rap it around the Apple. But in the 1970s both went out of style. Right now, only caramel apples are being sold but I’m not aware of too many people actually making them at home any more

[@samanthab1923]

I always loved Kraft Caramels. They did come with the sticks during Oct. Do you remember Fudgies?

[@quaintlyeccentric]

Forgot all about those Kraft products! Alas my caramel/candy apples are behind me but great memories!

[@ahe79]

I don’t think I’ve ever eaten a candy apple. (I’m 44) I always have had caramel apples as a kid. My mom made them. I still like caramel apples, though. I’ve made them for my kids when they were younger. Though I mostly have bought them. And I also caramelize cans of sweetened, condensed milk and use that as a caramel dip for apples. Delicious!

[@meedwards5]

Caramel wraps still exist and caramel apples are pretty common where I live. We make them every year. My kids are in college and we still love to get together and pick our own apples and dip our own caramel apples.

[@momdad5368]

I have made homemade caramel and candy apples. They were good but not enough family members to help me eat them!

[@reginakeith8187]

As a kid in southern Illinois back in the day, we had caramel apples but I'd never seen the red candy apples. I'd heard of 'candy apple red' (according to the Beach Boys & the Electric Mayhem, it's the color of Santa's sleigh) but that confused me because my candied apples were.... light brown? I've finally had a candy apple and I don't care for them. It's caramel toffee apples for me!

[@WSKRBSCT]

In Florida, your winter is our autumn. We then get a week or two of winter-ish and then spring.

[@lakeireland]

Kinda. The weather in FL depends on which part of the state you’re taking about and how close to coast. It’s not uncommon for parts of the North FL/ NWFL to be in the high ‘Teens for a couple months while Tampa/Miami/Keys are MUCH warmer.

[@WSKRBSCT]

@@lakeireland This is true. Wasn't thinking of that. When I was going to school in Tallahassee, I'd tell my mom that the weather was completely different from home in the Tampa area, particularly in winter, and she didn't believe me. She started watching the weather and she couldn't believe what she was hearing. I particularly loved people pulling the fire alarm in the middle of the night during finals week and we all had to go outside and freeze our asses off. I don't think they thought that one through.

[@JPMadden]

It's my understanding that during the colonial years in New England, some people drank a low-alcohol "hard cider" throughout the day, similar to low-alcohol beer in the UK and other countries in Europe. People knew that drinking water might cause a serious illness or death but did not know why. This New England custom lessened over time, possibly during the Industrial Revolution as fewer people lived on farms with orchards.

[@deeblack9393]

Have you ever tried mulled cider? It uses the non-alcoholic version with autumn spices, and you heat it in a slow-cooker. It makes the house smell wonderful! You can also do it with wine.

[@quagsnake]

Mulled wine is very popular at Xmas in the UK. I think I've heard of mulled cider too but it's less common.

[@Trebor74]

Mulled hard cider is better, especially with added whiskey or rum

[@julietannOsfan1972]

I know a family who lived in London for 6 years & have recently moved back to Utah. Even tho they have been back for 2 years they still celebrate Guy Fawkes Night on November 5th. They save some fireworks from July 4th for this & have a great time. Autumn is my favourite time of the year. I just wish that I had someone special to share it with.

[@antonycharnock2993]

Bonfire night is fun in the UK. It probably goes back a lot further than Guy Fawkes. It's the food that is traditionally associated with it like jacket potatoes, bonfire toffee and parkin(a sticky ginger cake made from oatmeal) Sadly it's mainly fireworks now as bonfires have been banned in many areas. It used to be the tradition to collect all the spare wood for the fire and for children to walk around with a guy asking for "A penny for the Guy"

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I'm Alabama...fall is peeking in, but we won't get a proper fall until probably the end of October and start of November. Winter won't be felt until end of December, start of January. I want another year with some snow...I miss seeing it, like when my family lived in Alaska.

[@jamesburton1050]

Yep, we rarely get any great length of winter weather here.

[@diggity1039]

Hello Alabama!

[@lakeireland]

Same here in NW Florida. Then Spring is 2weeks in March before Melt Your Face Off Season begins. I miss a proper winter like we had in Maryland. If it’s going to be cold, I want snow to go along with it.

[@jarancrane2462]

As someone who grew up in small town Midwest full of orchards, I have been shamed countless times for not liking cider in any way shape or form.

[@imweakfordeaky]

I don’t like apples, period. So I feel your pain.

[@linkly9272]

Same, except I was allergic to nearly all fruits until recently. So I liked apple cider but I couldn't have any :(

[@samanthab1923]

@@imweakfordeakySacrilege 😊

[@giantslug6969]

Shame up ye and yer family, scallywag

[@uncletoby-]

I only like Hard Cider. The soft stuff is not for me.

[@maybeebuzzy2265]

What a spiffy Autumn themed tie, Lawrence (you know, but in an American accent)😉 Yes... we notice such things.

[@Fridge56Vet]

Autumn is a great time to visit the Midwest, especially if you like pumpkin spice everything and American football.

[@blushdog99]

Mid atlantic too

[@lisasharf1442]

Circleville, OH (or Roundtown, if you’re local) has a weeklong Pumpkin Festival every year in October. Pumpkin everything to eat, games, parades, and the pumpkin weigh-in. Largest pumpkin last year weighed 1837.5 pounds.

[@5avan10]

I moved to Illinois last year from Colorado. In Colorado, we would have already likely had our first snow by now, generally right on the heals of the hottest weeks of the year. Colorado sometimes has a week or so of Autumn, but you can't count on it. Last year, living in Illinois, I was astonished at how long Autumn lasted. It was actually long enough for the leaves to turn colors and hang around for a while before falling to the ground. And we didn't get our first snow until December-- a good 2 months later than I was used to.

[@asten77]

We get fall in Illinois usually but rarely much spring

[@cynthiajohnston424]

Those of us who have lived in Illinois / the midwest for most or all of our lives always say that Fall is our favorite season & the only reason we live here . 🧡💛💚🤎

[@asten77]

@@cynthiajohnston424 as a native Nebraskan, I much prefer spring. We got spring there, we don't here. Usually.

[@cynthiajohnston424]

@@asten77 Our seasons , at least in central Illinois ( farm country ) , are not as clearly defined as past decades . However , after crazy months that had record breaking cold in Dec. , " monsoon " Spring , drought Summer , this week's Fall is truly appreciated - temperate weather , cool nights , warm days , leaves beginning to turn , farmers getting early beans in , geese circling overhead ... beautiful ! 🍁🧡💛💚

[@colleenmonell1601]

OK, I'm in San Diego and today feels like a fall day but we also have days coming that will be in the 80's. Also, historically San Diego loves to burn down in October. We see hot weather with winds in October which is usually our downfall when it comes to wildfires.

[@DawnDavidson]

Yeah, I loved autumn in the East. In California, the fall is fire season, so, not so much. :(

[@samanthab1923]

Santa Ana’s Devils Winds 🌬️

[@jed1729]

Well enjoy your Autumn weather here where I live they don't have Autumn or winter I love the pumpkins they look great

[@RRaquello]

One difference in weather, at least on the east coast, is September & October are hurricane season, so even if you don't get directly hit by the hurricane, you occasionally get the remnants or outer reaches of the hurricane pass through your city, like happened in New York & New England yesterday, where you get dumped with enormous amounts of rain in a short time. We actually had two of them in the last week, one last Sunday and one Friday night, but some years you don't get any at all.

[@samanthab1923]

I certainly remember Halloweens where the weather was terrible & we wore coats over our costumes in NJ 🎃

[@jayhom5385]

Here in the southwest it's just summer that actually gets cool at night so I can sleep.

[@lavenderoh]

​@@jayhom5385here in NC I heard the news say "get ready for crisp fall weather this first week of October" to look up and see the highs are still 80+ ... not a good sign! And we only get 10ish degrees lower in the evenings. And it's humid. 😭

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

Boy, you're not kidding about the hurricanes. I still have shell shock over hurricane Fran in 96. We're near Raleigh, NC and had sustained 80 mph winds all night. I've never been so scared and Fran wasn't nearly as bad as Katrina, Hugo, etc. were.

[@antonycharnock2993]

Most of the weather hitting the UK at this time of year is the remnants of ex hurricanes which turn into Atlantic depressions. So we've got that in common.

[@Zimgirgaz]

Lederhosen, cold beer and bratwurst. Shuddering here in Concord, CA wondering at the Clayton, CA Oktoberfest takeover. The season turns...🧐

[@benbaker2965]

My father(b. 1930) remembers as a child going to Frankfort, Illinois with his German father for Oktoberfest. That seems to point that Oktoberfest celebrations existed in the U.S. quite a bit before the 1960's. BTW- apples dipped in toffee sounds divine. 👼

[@alansmithee8831]

@benbaker. Toffee apples were a favourite of mine as a kid. For bonfire night my mum would make plot toffee and start baking for Christmas. She would make traditional Yorkshire parkin and ginger cake to eat there and then at Halloween and November 5th. I am imagining with your name you would have loved it. In summer we would pick bilberries on the moors for pies and jam, then move to blackberries in hedges at the start of autumn to go with apples and pears from the trees in the garden. When I was small we would holiday near the Scottish border and go pick strawberries that she turned into jam. More recently I had so many pears that I cut and froze some. I was questioned about chicken and pear curry, until I showed it was a real thing on Google.

[@benbaker2965]

@@alansmithee8831 Sounds heavenly.

[@PirateLeota]

I love autumn! Our weather here in Idaho is pretty much the same as you described for Illinois and England. It's the most wonderful time of the year!

[@chrisjarvis2287]

Oktoberfest here in Cincinnati is huge, and a traffic nightmare 🤣

[@barbarahaberman349]

For a real pumpkin experience, you must come to Goffstown, NH on October 14 and 15 of this year for the Great Pumpkin weigh-off and Regatta. Great fun for the whole family.

[@human_brian]

Florida doesn't have Fall/Autumn. It's just Summer for 11 months a year and gets slightly cool for 1. I grew up in the Midwest and I miss seasons.

[@concernedcitizen1]

Growing up in the 50's and 60's, the only "candy " apples i remember are Taffy apples, ( the brand name of a caramel apple). It wasn't til later on that i started to see a candy apple, which was a harder red candy coated apple.of course, now, we have all sorts of candy coatings. There also was a period of time where there was a dispute over the name, whether Taffy apple was a brand or a type, so some switched the letters around and they were sold as Affy tapples for a while. Lol

[@jaynefurze9942]

I have a friend who lives in Florida now. Previously lived in Connecticut. She calls Autumn in Florida Summer with pumpkins.

[@JessWLStuart]

I love the Tom Baker Doctor Who scarf tie!

[@02sparklestars02]

This year, the first week in October in northern Illinois we are going to be in the 80’s. Not really fall weather.

[@boggy7665]

As someone who's in his 60s and has lived here all his life, I remember late October and November as being much colder in the past than they are in recent years.

[@mrychards6682]

Same, but I remember a few warm years, too. The 60s especially were so cold that we kids had to wear our heavy winter coats while trick-or-treating.

[@Kirky64]

It's a little bit of a drive, but the Pumpkin Fest in Morton, IL is a pretty good place to visit. A lot of nice little events going on during the festival, but by far the best part of it is the pumpkin ice cream and the pumpkin funnel cakes. Now, it might seem ridiculous and a little dangerous, but putting pumpkin ice cream on top of a pumpkin funnel cake is an absolutely amazing combo. Get the ice cream first, then get the funnel cake (they make them fresh when you order them), then put the ice cream on top of the hot funnel cake, absolutely amazing.

[@nancylindsay4255]

Wisconsin and Minnesota native here. I grew up calling them taffy apples. They were always covered in caramel, as from melted Kraft caramels. A perfect match!

[@anitapeludat256]

"Mulled cider" is a hot beverage with spices and alcohol like rum or whiskey. Yum. Keene, New Hampshire has a pumpkin festival with thousands of carved, "Jack o Lanterns". Unbelievable sight. Just thousands all over downtown . A must see. Road Trip! I lived in Bavaria for about 4 years, 10 years ago . They don't have many Maple trees so no brilliant fall colors. October is called, "Golden October". Mostly yellow deciduous trees. Came across as melancholy, I'm used to a riot of colors here in Connecticut and in Michigan where I grew up. I'm definitely a 4 seasons person.

[@beanhavok2287]

We do freak out about the leaves changing colors and falling....

[@86Rikki]

Bonfire night is great. You guys should get onboard.

[@janetstraw191]

But we don’t have any hedgehogs here! 😂🇺🇸

[@Widdershins.]

I, for one, will always remember the 5th of November. As an American visiting London one year (long ago), I was approached by 2 children pulling a red wagon carrying a life sized rag doll dressed in jeans and a shirt. They requested a penny for someone or something called "guy." I wondered if their parents knew their small children were out in the streets begging money from strangers. I told them no and they moved on. A few nights later, I was invited to a bonfire, and learned what a selfish jerk I'd been. Almost 40 years later, I still feel bad.

[@janetstraw191]

@@Widdershins. I, too, am an American who lived in England for 15 years. Don’t feel bad - British culture takes a while to become accustomed to! 👍🙋‍♀️🇺🇸💕‼️

[@quagsnake]

@@Widdershins. Unfortunately you'd never see a kid ask for a penny for the guy now. Guy Fawkes night, while still popular, has struggled against the stranglehold that Halloween has on that particular week of the year. The 'penny for the guy' tradition sadly disappeared in the late 80s in favour of trick or treating.

[@Widdershins.]

@@quagsnake I'm surprised and saddened to hear that. All these years on the 5th I've been imagining kids going out and earning those pennies. :(

[@poolhall9632]

I found that Guy Fawkes Night definitely filled the void of July 4 when we lived in the UK. Nothing like burning a traitor in effigy 😅

[@Ammo08]

The worst hangover I ever had was from English cider when I was stationed in the UK...never again, sticking with beer.

[@alansmithee8831]

@Ammo. See Black Velvet and Snakebite. When younger, I saw my friend come out of a pub after drinking this, the fresh air got to him and he collapsed, in stages, eventually busting his nose on the kerb edge. We picked him up and he immediately demanded we go for a curry to soak it all up. The napkin stemmed the flow of blood. My girlfriend likes a Cornish Cider called Rattler. You do see snakes in Cornwall, more than much of UK, not rattlesnakes though, but the name is still appropriate.

[@mpetersen6]

​@@alansmithee8831 The worst one l ever had was Irish Coffee. I blame the sugar and whipping cream. If you are ever in San Francisco stop at the Buena Vista and have ONE.

[@alansmithee8831]

@@mpetersen6 It is nearly thirty years since I was in San Francisco, but I will make a note. The chap that was in the hostel asked where had had been before. We said we just visited Salt Lake City. He replied he was from there, but he had to leave, in a camp voice that explained all.

[@mpetersen6]

@@alansmithee8831 Recipe Temper glass with hot water. Pour out water. Sugar and Irish whiskey Coffee Pour frothed, not whipped, cream into glass. The secret is they let the whipping cream stand open in the refrigerator over night. It is where the Irish Coffee was introduced to the US.

[@B-A-L]

When I was a teen discovering the joys of alcohol poisoning I used to drink lager to get happily drunk and cider to get absolutely pissed out of my head!

[@Wellbaby94]

Perhaps if our temps ever go under 100 we will finally have autumn. Actually, here in Dallas our autumn is mainly late November. We get a couple of trees that sort of turn color for 2 or 3 days before turning brown and falling off. Pretty sad.

[@meomy29]

Eighty-five percent of the world's pumpkins are grown in and around Morton, IL. Go to the Morton Pumpkin Festival this autumn.

[@kimberlyholt2241]

I call it 'Fall' here in TN and tis my most favorite time of year! I even keep decor out ALL year! I love the coolness verses a smoldering hot summer, thus making life cozy! 🍁🍂

[@jonathanleonard1152]

At the independent senior living campus where I live we DO NOT TALK about fall. It is always called Autumn. We want to avoid all falls.

[@janwlf4628]

One of my favorite things about autumn...no mosquitoes!

[@ohioalphornmusicalsawman2474]

The Great Lakes region doesn't have much of a fall. September is pretty much still summer, and even early October can atill have summer weather. November frequently acts like Winter, so we are lucky if we get 6 weeks of fall😁

[@lisasharf1442]

True. Supposed to be in the mid-80’s this week, then 60 by the weekend. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@nancylindsay4255]

Even with all the drastic changes and ups and downs in our weather, many of us in the Great Lakes region (which is huge and varied) would say that overall we have delightful autumn weather!

[@ohioalphornmusicalsawman2474]

@@nancylindsay4255 True, and we might get 6 weeks of it if we are lucky!!

[@nancylindsay4255]

@@ohioalphornmusicalsawman2474 And how we treasure it!

[@pameladonnelson2093]

Autumn is my favorite season ❤

[@samanthab1923]

Same. Perfect temps. Blue skies. 🎃🍎🍁

[@catherinespencer-mills1928]

My hometown, Yuma, has autumn. Likely, most northerners would not recognize it as such. Temps in the 80s-90s but no rain. A lot cooler than summer (100-115) and only a little warmer than winter (70-80). But the nights are cold - not really, sometimes at or near freezing but only for a couple of nights. I love autumn in the Pacific NW, the temps are almost like England and Chicago in the fall. Doesn't have the spectacular autumn leaves like the northeastern US, but very pleasant all the same.

[@pm_davidjones]

Lawrence, as Autumn sets in and the leaves change, it would be well worth the 25 mile trip West to the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. The colors can be quite epic. Definitely bring a camera.

[@jaydee975]

Remember remember the 5th of November. As an American I see as unaware of Guy Fawks Day until I saw the movie V. 🙃

[@TheresaPowers]

GUY FAWKS WAS AN EVIL MAN AND V CELEBRATES THAT JESUIT KILLER.

[@Jan96106]

In America apples are covered in caramel, which I'm sure is what you mean by toffee. If they were covered in hard toffee, British would break their teeth on them. In America, some of us read Keats' "To Autumn" in the early fall, which demonstrates that the two seasons are the same in both places. Keats got it right.

[@stardust1782]

Nope, toffee apples are made with hard toffee. Makes a nice crunch when you bite into them. BTW google British v American teeth, you might be surprised!

[@nicolad8822]

It is hard toffee, especially where they rest to harden, you get a thick flat crunchy bit of toffee.

[@helenalderson6608]

I loved the red, sticky candy apple when I was a kid. I haven't seen them as much. Replaced by the caramel apple

[@dj-kq4fz]

Fall is so much better. Autumn sucks. Nah, they're both great. This is truly the best time of the year no matter where you live ( If you're not in school). Thanks YT Sensation Lawrence!

[@midnightchannel7759]

(An English boy, age 5 or 6, visited my parent's house near Chicago over Halloween before it was celebrated in England. He couldnt believe it, getting bags of candy, just like that! He was practically hyperventilating as he went trick or treating, quickly dumping the "trick or treat" line to just yell at he top of his voice, "GIVE ME SWEETIES!!" at each door. He was in Heaven.)

[@suralos]

La Crosse. WI is indeed pronounced like the sport. La Crosse was home the G. Heileman Brewing Company and featured the "World's Largest Six-Pack" which were six concrete storage vats which had the "Old Style" beer brand logo printed on them. This year that brewery is now brewing "Old Style" again after a 26 year hiatus.

[@dragonvliss2426]

I went to college in Northfield, Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Outside of a brief stint in Chicago with my family, that is about the only experience I have had of Midwestern life. Indeed beautiful in autumn.

[@ish474]

hot apple cider is also a common thing at ski resorts. I grew up snowboarding while poor but you could always get a got cider with or without a cinnamon stick for a dollar

[@susie2366]

The older I get the more I have to avoid sugar. Caramel apples are among the things I miss the most.

[@alansmithee8831]

@susie. I too have to watch the sugar these days. If you have kids from family or friends, you might get them to let you pinch a bit, just for a taste?

[@rodneygriffin7666]

Remember the 5th of November. John Lennon taught me that when i was 5 years old back in 1970! 🇺🇸♥️🇬🇧✌️ Love is Real. Real is Love.

[@nibbleniks2320]

Trivia about John Chapman, "Johnny Appleseed"--The apples that Chapman favored for planting were small and tart "spitters"-named for what you'd likely do if you took a bite of one. But this made them ideal for making hard cider and applejack. This was a far more valuable crop than edible apples. In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan wrote: Up until Prohibition, an apple grown in America was far less likely to be eaten than to wind up in a barrel of cider. In rural areas cider took the place of not only wine and beer but of coffee and tea, juice, and even water. Where water could house dangerous bacteria, cider was safe. (And delicious.)"

[@Del-Lebo]

My Favorite season!!! I could live (do) in Pennsylvania Autumn all year long!!!!! After a grueling (5am to 1:30 pm) shift at work I got home, washed up, changed into shorts and a t-shirt. I put on some light slippers (Aldi $5...brilliant) and started walking around my garden. Amazing.... I lost track time and spent just about 2 hours reveling in the brisk weather. The sun was, indeed, strong and warm....but the cool(to some cold) breeze was refreshing. Embrace Autumn!

[@declanclaus6681]

A lot of American apple cider also has added spices like cloves, orange, cinnamon

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

Cincinnati has the LARGEST Oktoberfest in the nation? I did not know that. Who Dey! Something else to be proud of in the Queen City!

[@kalinystazvoruna8702]

LOVE your 4th Doctor Who tie!!!!

[@bandwagon240]

Here in the US, we've got a huge diversity when it comes to climates. Florida, where I live, doesn't really experience the beloved fall change...it's just hot. When I lived up north and in Germany, I loved the turning of the leaves, something we don't get down here in America's grundle. Our "fall" is usually around April and consists of oak blooms which make everyone's sinuses miserable and coat everything in yellow pollen.

[@EthanHyland]

I live in the Panhandle, but it's still hot. Our local Oktoberfest ended today, and I volunteered at the food booth. I got some free food, and it was yummy. Our Fall change really begins in maybe late October or early November.

[@bandwagon240]

@@EthanHyland I'm in Central Florida. At least y'all are closer to an actual climate change. We just get hot, hot, sometimes near freezing and hot.

[@EthanHyland]

@@bandwagon240 The cold cold never really starts until about January.

[@oscarguzman3017]

I've experienced autumn a couple years ago as I usually only dwell in the sewers. I remember the day clearly. I poked my head out of the manhole for an entire minute of admiration. Then I went back to the comfort of my home where I truly belong. Never to experience it again.

[@heidifedor]

To quote Ned Flanders. “If it’s clear and yellow, you got juice fellow. If it’s cloudy and brown, you’re in cider town.”

[@YvonneWilson312]

UK here, and I definitely remember having red candy apples when I was a child. Whether or not they were the same as the US version I don't know. The fairground always had them and our local bakery gave you the choice of a toffee apple or the red candy version. They called them both toffee apples though! 🤣

[@Trebor74]

Currently on sale at Tesco.

[@sherryjoiner396]

93° today in Texas, but at least the nights are cooling down, into the 60s. Brrrr!

[@ScottRandolph-dd7dr]

🎉 greetings from coastal Mississippi. Watched you for years. I have many friends on the other side of the pond. Autumn here mostly comes in November during the Harvest Moon Festival. I make my own Apple cider.....

[@brkaz5864]

Autumn in Arizona is a time of celebration. Day time temperature drops to the high to mid 90s and night time temps can go as low as mid to high 60s YAY!!!!!!

[@GrammaNay]

Loving the cooler weather!!! 😊

[@miamidolphinsfan]

Here in Miami we will finally get our 1st relief from Summer as our 1st cold front of the season will come through on Ruesday (Oct 3rd) and lower day time highs to around 80 and morning temps to mid to upper 60's and most important lower the humidity down significantly.

[@randalmayeux8880]

Jonathan Chapman aka Johnny Appleseed, who planted hundreds of apple orchards, only planted cider apples, not the eating kind. Of course, all the cider back then was of the alcoholic variety. A good man!

[@harmonydesroches]

Jack Pumpkinhead!! Love a Return to Oz reference!!