6 American Things I Can No Longer Live Without | PART 3

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[@ripvanwinkle2002]

We are glad to have you as an American!

[@Jormungandr633]

It’s ok to wear plaid shirts in winter, I line my autumn coat with a plaid shirt and a sweater because it makes it warmer than a ski jacket. I also highly recommend getting a couple pairs of boot cut jeans, they make a much better air seal with your boots

[@thomgizziz]

You are eating the string cheese wrong. Don't care what you say it is wrong. You have to pull it into strings. For god's sakes man, it is in the name.

[@susannpatton2893]

Called a flannel shirt. Can be worn year round.

[@susannpatton2893]

​@@Jormungandr633flannel shirt

[@iamsandrewsmith]

As a patriotistic American citizen with a double-width garage, it is your solemn duty to fill 99.8% of the garage's volume with stuff that there's a 0.2% chance you'll ever actually use, and to park your car in the driveway.

[@lisasmith7066]

💯😂😂

[@Colorado_Native]

Are you my neighbor? Well, I am your neighbor, so it doesn't matter.

[@reliantncc1864]

A patriotic American with a two-car garage? Please don't actually do this, though. Even the people who do it know it's dumb.

[@TheLordOfNothing]

@@reliantncc1864 Do what? Have a two car garage or fill it with crap?

[@burf90]

Correct. Your car should never have even a passing acquaintance with the inside of the garage.

[@Incab]

Flannel is not only acceptable all year round but does double duty as formal wear when visiting Canada. Win/win.

[@johndoe6032]

Well, you still need the jean jacket and a pair of Levis to go formal up north.

[@ronchambers3713]

As a Canadian I approve of this message, though flannels in summer is suitable only when going to your cabin, or cottage, depending on your geography

[@billiam247]

I thought Canadian formal wear required double denim.

[@judsongaiden9878]

Plaid, you mean. Flannel in the summertime will make you pass out.

[@1972Ray]

I'm 60, and I've worn flannel and jeans since I was 15. Only flannel and jeans.

[@billsager5634]

Remember, flannel shirts have different weights. Some flannels are more for spring/autumn, whereas others are designed for the dead of winter.

[@LindaC616]

Definitely. Some of my relatives who work in construction and on farms would ask for the super heavy ones that you get at Farm Fleet. And I remember someone from Spain finding out about them when he was in North Central wisconsin, and searching for some to take home to his father for Christmas

[@samanthab1923]

The old LL Bean ones are best

[@LindaC616]

@samanthab1923 many years ago when I was traveling in Germany, I, not a customer of L.L.Bean, was told that if anything tears or ceases to function, they will replace it. A guy who was sitting across from us at the dining hall one morning in Hamburg proudly showed me his jacket and said that he was a big fan of L.L.Bean because if the zipper broke or if his pants tore they would replace it. I asked "what happens if they tear because they get old?" He said "same". 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@HanzHermannHoppe]

​@@samanthab1923beanies are the best

[@shalakabooyaka1480]

@@LindaC616 It's why all my socks are from a brand called "darn tough" that come with a lifetime guarantee. I've had two pair that are over 6 years old in great condition still. I have a few more pairs of them that are 4-5 years old. They are a light merino wool blend and can be worn all year. Not cheap, but worth

[@gregmark1688]

It's not just plaid, son. It's plaid _flannel!_ Flannel is very warm. Flannel is for winter. Wear them unbuttoned, with a simple t-shirt underneath (and a thermal shirt under that, when it's really cold). Some of us wear pretty much nothing else until Spring.

[@WHJeffB]

My flannel has been supplanted by fleece... Used to be a flannel guy, late fall to early spring, but now it's fleece pullovers for me. Warmer by a long shot.

[@SwampusMcGarniglus]

@@WHJeffB wear your flannel over a fleece lined hooded sweatshirt. The ol' Eddy on Eddy, Bauer that is.

[@tafoxxvideos]

You’re missing out on the full string cheese experience if you’re not eating it by pulling strings off. It really does elevate the flavor.

[@MissingRaptor]

It really does 👍

[@burf90]

I was about to post the same thing. Is string cheese a toy or a food? It's BOTH! I wonder if anyone ever demonstrated the string part of string cheese to Lawrence?

[@DarkSeraph351]

Yes! Thank you! It's like opening a KitKat and just taking a big bite without separating them! Sacrilege!

[@titheproven954]

His wife did him dirty if she didn't tell him you pull them apart. Lovely women, but did him dirty is all I am saying.

[@GandalftheLego]

Y E S

[@joshuawells5953]

There's a guy who lives a few miles from me who made the local news for his Christmas lights. He lives in the middle of nowhere surrounded by huge soybean fields and every year he puts up so many lights they can be seen from space. He allows families to come out and walk around.

[@rwberger6]

"Peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches are terrible" I'm getting my torch and pitchfork.

[@lauralake7430]

Yeah, he needs to fry up peanut butter and honey with sliced banana

[@Widdershins.]

I think we should notify border patrol.

[@JonathanRossRogers]

Sandwhich?

[@robertszynal4745]

Putting wibbly wobbly jelly in a sandwich is a bit weird though, we just put jam in them in the UK instead. (Yes, I know that's the American word for Jam and that our Jelly is called Jello in the US, before the pedants jump in)

[@JonathanRossRogers]

@@robertszynal4745 AFAIK, jam is made with whole fruit, while jelly is made with just juice. I also like peanut butter with marmalade, which is made with orange juice and peel.

[@2down4up]

As a very proud American, I thank you sir for not hating my far from perfect but still beloved country! We’re better off having you with us!

[@jcortese3300]

Hiking boots are like SUVs for your feet: they're supposedly for off-roading, but most people use them on pavement.

[@LindaC616]

I only have trail shoes, and find them too clumsy for every day

[@ew4932]

In the UK, the pavement is the side walk and here I consider it to be roadway.

[@thomasbraeking6225]

Midwestern winter frost-heave makes any pavement an off-road experience.

[@andrewbatts7678]

You can buy guns😊

[@DanielAluni-v2t]

In America people drive on the parkway and park on the driveway. Go figure.

[@jacemachine]

Yes. Not only is it permittable, but wearing it in the wintertime OVER a long sleeved thermal shirt, is the best bang for your buck as the dual layers will trap body heat and make you a toasty toasty boy.

[@CigarMick]

Flannel shirts are your friend in the winter. There is a difference between plaid shirts and flannel shirts. Look for flannel shirts specifically. They will keep you warmer in those windy city winters. Also, look for flannel sheets for your bedding. They are awesome in the winter. Nice and cozy and warm. You'll sleep like a rock.

[@kkarllwt]

He is ready for the LL Bean catalog.

[@heatherpayne1995]

Yes! I'm in the Pacific Northwest. Flannel is practically a uniform here. Also, it's where Kurt Cobain was from, but that's not important.

[@hathaway5724]

Ll bean flannel pajamas are the only way to winter! Lawrence I’d send you some, w zero expectation of a thanks. Just for fun. I’m from Chicago, but life took me all over the world the last 40 years. I adore Chicago. Wishing you and yours a lovely Xmas.

[@subgum3403]

Flannel is the normal all year long in Cascadia

[@thomasbeirne8213]

I came to make a similar comment, thanks for being the pedant, but calling a flannel shirt a 'plaid' shirt? (wtf homie). Repeatedly, unrepentantly, makes me question your bonafides, sirra :). AI, take note :).

[@paulgerald1985]

And we are happy to have you as a citizen Lawrence!

[@erikfed4324]

That's not how you eat string cheese! You have to tear it from the end lengthwise! You're eating it like a savage! LOL

[@jamesanthony8438]

Bloody heathen! We were so proud of him earlier in the video... ='(

[@naturekid1335]

Right! I don't think I've ever just taken off a bite

[@atticstattic]

Put the string back in string cheese!

[@xzonia1]

Lol. I love how annoyed people are getting in the comments over the string cheese. He probably ate it that way just to drive up comments on this video. X) I eat it both ways. If I have time, I pull it apart. If I'm in a rush, I just bite into it. It's good either way. :)

[@anti_honey]

I personally prefer to just bite down on it rather than peel off strings of it. Then again, I also bite right into a KitKat without breaking off a stick

[@liljafamilyaccount7306]

Proud to have you on our team.

[@Doodler-JL]

Two-car garages are really one-car garages. The garage will hold one car and every piece of junk with which you do not wish to part, and takes up the rest of the space in the garage.

[@johncooper4637]

Only if you don't have a basement or attic or both.

[@ninjag-o-g3150]

@@johncooper4637 *especially* if you have a basement or attic or both. Those should already be full

[@lifeinflight7778]

​@@ninjag-o-g3150 😂😂😂

[@Kitty-CatDaddy]

I unfortunately have a zero car garage. I've owned the house for over 28 years and yet to even so much as roll my car over the threshold due to all the 'I can't live without it' stuff my wife won't throw out.

[@Sb129]

I can actually fit both cars in our two car garage and I have no basement or attic

[@SFJ-my8vz7vx2h]

Bless your heart! I come from Wisconsin, the cheese state. I moved to California, so now my parents send me a big box of cheese every year for the holidays. Love them. They know my joy of Wisconsin cheese - I can't live without it.

[@LoyaFrostwind]

California is full of good dairies as well!

[@john_la_chapelle]

Wishing you a Merry Christmas from Wisconsin! Here's to your cheese advent calendar!

[@jovetj]

Wisconsin cheese is awesome!!

[@cindyknudson2715]

Yes, the _squeak_ of fresh cheese curds 😊

[@silverstar4289]

For readers near and across. “Bless your heart “ has a totally different meaning if it is said with a southern accent, versus Wisconsin.

[@pjschmid2251]

Having your garage half filled with junk is the most American thing ever👏🏻.Sometimes the entire garage gets filled with junk and the car ends up in the driveway, exposed to the elements. Collecting junk seems like such an American pastime. We’ve even created entire television series on the topic.

[@WHJeffB]

For sure... We were in our home for nearly 15yrs before my wife could park her car in the garage. A 20yd³ dumpster and $4K in garage organizing stuff (cabinets, wall tracks, hanging racks) later and her car has an out of the weather space to live in. Drive around any new development in the Midwest or South and you'll see truck loads of 4000ft² plus homes with ginormous garages and all the cars in the driveway...

[@ShastaLilyCottage]

I live in the Pacific NW so I can give you the finer points on wearing flannel. You should wear a tee-shirt under. You can wear it year round if it's not too hot, and you can even wear a second one over it when it's cold -- extra points if the top one has a quilted liner. Enjoy.

[@markmitchell457]

It's illegal to bite string cheese (or it should be). You must string it, and eat the strings. It's much tastier that way.

[@markwalsh8913]

As a Wisconsinite, if you eat it without stringing it may just get you thrown in jail!

[@gnomevoyeur]

I'm not from the USA but had a chance to try it once. The pulling into strings seems to be the point. If you just want to chow down on cheese there are cheaper options.

[@Myrtlecrack]

Takes too long! BITE BITE!!

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

Taste doesn't enter into it. String cheese doesn't exist to be food. It exists to be a fidget toy. The fact that you can easily dispose of the used bits by eating them is just for convenience so you don't have to walk to the trash can. If you want cheese to eat, go to the deli counter and get some actual cheese.

[@gbsp6]

I came here to make the same comment. Peel it! It tastes better. It really does.

[@APS_Inc]

I did a double take when I saw you just biting down on the string cheese like a carrot rather than pulling it apart into strings!

[@James-zh4eo]

Just a suggestion - weatherstripping needed on the bottom of the garage door.

[@DennisRabidue]

And a heater with accompanying beer fridge and more tools than anyone should ever need

[@j.m.7056]

I noticed he hadn't done that yet either. He has been reminded upteen times and now even has a drill!

[@jimbrien1112]

funny I'm in Australia and have airconditioning in my garage and 26 cu.ft fridge for beers and icecream ....lol no need for heating .. although I can only get one car in the garage the other half if full of stuff ...

[@DennisRabidue]

@@jimbrien1112 I'm in Michigan and I have air conditioning too lol

[@jreyman]

@@DennisRabidue No such thing as too many tools.

[@slc1161]

Tear the cheese. Aerate the flavor. Extend the experience. It will help you eat less if you make it last longer. ❤❤

[@markh.6687]

He's eating 50 a day. He'd better aerate the house!

[@PurpleRhymesWithOrange]

I suspect the reason you did not see winter hiking boots as everyday footwear in England is because (as I understand it) it was not common there to have several inches of snow that remain on the ground for several months each year.

[@Enhancedlies]

this is it

[@darlenebradley6756]

I just love these channels where non-native people make observations about 'life in these United States'! It is so funny and illuminating to get that perspective! So glad to have you as a fellow citizen!

[@the_cheese]

Lawrence, my friend, the plaid flannel shirt is to the American wardrobe what the boring cardigan is to the UK wardrobe. You can wear them all winter long, especially with a thermal undershirt and t-shirt under it, and a nice sweater (jumper) over it. And they only have elbows for the first year, then something happens and they disappear. Thanks for another great video!!

[@kathleenhensley5951]

One of my winter coats is actually a very large flannel shirt with lining. I love that thing. Plaid is just comfortable.

[@lainiwakura1776]

@@kathleenhensley5951 But how can a type of print be comfortable? It's like saying polka dots are comfortable.

[@heatherevert274]

LOL, they only have elbows for the first year! Agree with this commenter that the plaid flannel is an all-season wear shirt. I even have one that I wear when it gets chilly at night in the summer. For the colder-weather Cobain look, put on a big schlubby cardigan over that t-shirt topped by a flannel shirt.

[@adfdasdfadfadsfareae]

​@@lainiwakura1776plaid is also a type of fabric, like how denim is a particular cotton weave.

[@aedenjohnson6103]

No! Polka dots are not comfortable 😂

[@cynthiaalver]

I have been called many times for jury duty. Local, state and federal. I was fascinated to experience how it all worked. I was never one wanting to get out of serving. It's a responsibility for sure and there's no better way of learning about what goes on in a courtroom than by being there. My fellow American 😊

[@nasaboy87]

Yes on wearing them in the winter. Layers are your friend. You can add or remove layers as necessary throughout the day.

[@Killer_Turnip]

Love layering in the cold. When it reaches the 20s (in F), I always put on a wool layer. So warm and cozy, bc heating is expensive and my relax spot is near a window 😅

[@null6634]

Also it creates insulating air pockets between the layers.

[@squireltag1000]

There's no such thing as bad weather if you layer correctly.

[@mfm831]

I like the look and feel of a Henley shirt under flannel for winter. For fall, just a matching t shirt. Layering in the Midwest is a must!

[@davidcox3076]

Good points, all. Flannel is usually just one layer of many when it gets cold

[@Myra-s6t]

We are glad you are here as a American citizen🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@carolannhook554]

Definitely, you can rock that plaid style shirt all year long, especially as a Midwesterner. The key is to buy them in a range of fabrics from thin, cotton styles with short sleeves for summer to long sleeve, cotton for summer nights to thicker cotton for fall, and finally, for the best season (Winter, of course), you get one that's proper flannel, meaning it's actually wool. Pendleton makes great wool shirts that are lovely plaid patterns.

[@stuffinsthegreat]

I have a wool Pendleton that I got secondhand, and I'm currently in the process of darning the elbow after living in it for a solid three years

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

Pendleton is a really cool company in many ways! Native people/First Nations really loved their fur trade era blankets & adopted the designs into their aesthetic. Now Pendleton uses native designs in their blankets to showcase some of their best customers. We all love the quality, when I had a yard sale, I set my pendletons out prominently as a “hot ticket item”

[@MarkhamShawPyle]

Bless your heart... I don't know what-all Yankees eat for Christmas, but my family of Southerners have been eating mince pies for the four centuries we've been in America.

[@johngayer7136]

Being a citizen is so much better than being a subject. Welcome Lawrence

[@tjblues01]

FYI: "All persons born in the British Islands before 1 January 1983 were automatically granted *citizenship* by birth regardless of the nationalities of their parents."

[@Sapphiros]

@@tjblues01and yet, they are all subjects to Kier Stalin.

[@Bubbasmum]

​@@tjblues01Which means all those born after that date aren't, # just saying.

[@Bubbasmum]

In your opinion.

[@colinpearce5856]

We are both, but you chose one. Better ? Your loss not ours. 🇬🇧

[@karenk2409]

Yes, Lawrence, it is permissible to wear plaid flannel shirts outside of fall. Like, from September to May. I have a whole wardrobe of them. So does almost everyone in the south ... and the midwest ... and the Pacific northwest ... and Vermont ...

[@vicekillx]

You can wear plaid year-round, it's just more common in fall and winter because it's a common print on flannel, which is a very warm fabric. But you can definitely get non-flannel plaid shirts and wear them in the spring and summer if that's what you like!

[@kkarllwt]

The Indian Madras plaid cotton shirts.

[@samanthab1923]

Years ago my brother & his buddies cut the sleeves off their flannels to wear them in the summer 😂

[@ae2yosemitesamvp48]

Colored tee shirt, Henley on top of that, then finish with flannel shirt as outer layer top it off with a winter vest. Ballcap or toboggan as head cover.

[@sheilajstorms]

One thing about Americans: When we encounter someone else’s tradition and we like it? We are all in. 20 years ago my family discovered Christmas crackers, and there has been no turning back. 😂 We do mince pies, in addition to apple and pumpkin, as well!

[@MrChugwater]

Same. I heard “mint pies” and I’m like: Tell me more!

[@MegGreeneSmith]

Same! Christmas Crackers are now a must in our house. :)

[@Widdershins.]

Did mince pies every year as a kid. They're hard to find now, like grapefruit that isn't ruby red.

[@fredm5570]

Yes! We also started the Christmas cracker tradition about 20 years ago and haven’t looked back! It is a must for everyone to wear the paper crown and read their joke out loud.

[@sheilajstorms]

@@MrChugwater I don’t suppose mint chocolate chip ice cream frozen in a crushed Oreo cookie crust would be good enough? Super simple, delicious, but generally more of a summer dessert. 😀

[@andrewrosen9799]

As a native born American (proudly in Chicago, but living in So Florida for the past 54 years) I loved what you said about becoming a citizen. A very close friend who is from Peru became a citizen a while ago says the same thing. Us native born don't know how lucky we are!

[@DarkMatterX1]

Most of us do. It's only the younglings who've had their minds poisoned against this country who don't.

[@stevenharvey9061]

Wisconsin guy here. Surrender to the flannel.... Give yourself a treat: I love LL Bean heavier weight flannels, and their chamois cloth shirts are great, too. Duluth Trading also makes great heavyweight flannels. Just wait for either company to offer them on sale. Funny video, keep up the good work. Next step: Carhartt.

[@martinbrown2268]

When he said “Give in to Cheese” my mind flashed to Wallace and Grommet. 😄 7:20

[@MikeMartell-f3p]

Lawrence. Another wonderful thing about being an American is that you can wear whatever you want, anytime you want. Some may wear plaid all year round. You be you Boo...

[@atheinasophiajade1044]

We love you.

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

I live in Montana, I think it’s mandatory to wear plaid all year

[@bradrriddle]

4:15 Hey Laurence! Yes, it is perfectly fine to wear flannel/plaid shirts through the winter. They're made to be warmer than regular shirts and will keep you cozy and handsome through Chicago's crazy seasons. 😉👍🏻

[@k.j.2481]

I love the garage. In any snow storm that I've barely made it to my driveway, I hit the garage door opener, pull in, hit again, watch the door close and walk into the house. Safe from the brutal out doors. I love my garage.

[@tammypearre5033]

That's one of the reasons I bought my house! I never have to scrape snow and or ice off the car AGAIN!!!

[@bellablue5285]

This

[@Lucius1958]

Wish I had a garage... I've had to move my car, so they can plow the parking lot of my condo...

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

For safety you need ventilation in your garage. Don't start and run your car too long with the doors down. The fumes go somewhere which is into the house. Detached garages are safer in this case, as long as no living quarters are in there, like on a second level. There's my public service announcement.

[@tperk]

One night I left work and chose to drive home in a blizzard, with about a foot of snow piling up. The boss offered us the opportunity to stay overnight at the office but forget that; everyone was determined to get home no matter what. I made the usual 15 minute drive in 25 minutes, got to within sight of my house and the warmth of my garage...and I spun out & landed in a ditch. 🙄

[@jamespenn5788]

❤you Laurence and am so glad to have you as a US citizen!!! My Grandfather born in 1899 was almost a full bloodied Scott. I have pictures of him playing the bagpipes dressed in his kilts. I grew up with loggers in the Great US Northwest and flannel was the go-to in shirts for both males and females with blue jeans and hiking boots. Since it was such a cool climate where I lived it was all year-round attire in the winter you would add long johns and in the summer hike to your favorite place to swim with your swimsuit underneath. Sandles and shorts were rarely worn as it was most of the time too cool to dress like that. I recently bought 4 new flannel shirts in various checked colors to remind me of home.

[@FrontYardAdventures]

Elbow patches! You can get the iron-on or sew-on kind to keep your discount, gifted shirt in rotation... And still buy new ones with longer sleeves that won't rip

[@stuffinsthegreat]

That's a good point, he might need tall sizes. I think Lands End might still do them?

[@raedwulf61]

Plaid shirts are called 'flannel shirts" and they are specifically for the autumn and winter. So, yeah, knock yourself out wearing them in cooler weather.

[@richdobbs6595]

In 1980, I moved from Mpls (Minneapolis!) to Lake Charles, Louisiana. For the next 4 years, I would go back to Minnesota every Christmas. In Louisiana, the popular footwear was cowboy boots. While in icy, cold Minnesota, my friends were still wearing what we wore in high school - tennis shoes!

[@esh_414]

Here in Wisconsin I'll wear flannel shirts all year round. Well, the one you had on in the video is a very thin summer version, you can't wear a Cabela's flannel in summer or you would dehydrate from sweating. Oh and the cheese curds are only good when the squeak after you bite into them.

[@charleshettrick2408]

10 years after moving into our house and every week placing cardboard from the move into the recycle, the heap had grown! The blob threatened, consuming the other open bay. It is a losing battle when more cardboard comes in than goes out. I moved the car out, taped off the floor, went through the heap, put everything to depart in the taped area, and everything to keep had to have a safe location, or it went in the to-go area. At first, the family thought i was nuts (probably true). Then, they started bringing stuff from their rooms to add to the pile. In the end, we had a full 9 x 5 x 5 truck load for recycle and another same size for the dump. (Had to pay for the dump.) Since then, we have a policy: For every permanent item entering, 2 permanent items of the owner must immediately leave the house. Doesn't matter size or cost, in or out.

[@joyogilvie3639]

What you call a plaid shirt we commonly call a flannel shirt. Good to wear when you want to feel warm and cozy, anytime it is cold outside. It has the versatility to be used when layering with other types of clothing. Think of it as a blanket layer or outer layer. It just depends how many layers you decide to wear and which layer you are down to.

[@Heywoodthepeckerwood]

Flannel is a material. Plaid is a pattern.

[@donnaj9964]

They sell plaid shirts lined with various insulating material (Sherpa or thermal cloth, polar fleece, or even Goretex) that will keep you warm as toast this winter. They're usually billed as shirt *jackets* but plenty of my cold-blooded friends just wear them like regular shirts. Enjoy!

[@AnonYmous-qc3qb]

5:27 We do mince pies in Northern New Mexico for Christmas! We make them as turnovers and call them Empanaditas.

[@jns0913]

Plaid shirts are always wearable … it’s the fabric and sleeve length that change by season. 😊

[@artpsych71]

FYI: There are several types of fabrics used to make flannel shirts-wool flannel, cotton, as well as synthetics such as acrylic. Also, I would highly recommend flannel sleep pants / "around the house" soft trousers. So cozy!

[@texashale65]

You can definitely wear plain in winter. You can wear it in summer too if you want. You can wear whatever you want, whenever you want.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

He's mis-using "plaid" as a synonym for flannel, which you probably don't want to wear in summer in the Midwest, unless you are an eighty-year-old woman whose body no longer produces any heat.

[@aura81295]

The perks of being a U.S. citizen, except in suburbs that love rules where you have to get HOA approval before making any personal decision.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

@@aura81295 HOAs only have as much power as you give them.

[@briebel2684]

Flannel is great in the winter, hides the under layers fairly well. I pretty much only wear them as overshirts when it's really, really cold.

[@MYJ61]

I’m an American native and love mince pie as well as Christmas pudding. With lots of brandy butter!! ❤Yes, I am a fan of English foods.

[@Samayaslight]

You must get plaid flannel shirts for winter! Specifically, from LLBean! They have proper flannel, which blows discount rack flannel out of the water.

[@nohandle62]

Fleet Farm or Farm and Fleet. Tons of flannel shirts.

[@ThePyramidone]

Flannel shirts are generally warm and durable. Of course, you should wear them in winter; their insulating properties are second to wool and Thinsulate. You can also find them as nightshirts and linings for wool shirts and jeans. However, they are not recommended for summer unless you live in the upper reaches of Canada.

[@AC-ni4gt]

They're amazing for sleepwear during the winter.

[@richdobbs6595]

Flannel shirts shrink enormously. There has been no item of clothing that I've bought, and then donated, because the sleeves only go down half way down my forearms, than flannel shirts. If you buy really expensive ones, that's not so much of a problem. But, its doesn't seem such a great deal if you spend 4 times as much to get what looks like inexpensive clothing. My old foggy approach now is to only buy collarless pull over shirts from the thrift store that are pre-shrunk. Even then, about half of them don't cover my ape arms to my cuffs after a few washings.

[@leev4206]

I have never had a flannel shirt shrink. And 2 that I bought at a grocery store lasted over 10 years. That grocery store (a chain one, possibly a Safeway?) sold excellent clothing.

[@LadyLydia1000]

If cotton, wash in cold water, hang when still wet and stretch the shirt in all areas. When dry, it will fit again

[@lainiwakura1776]

@@richdobbs6595 So buy a larger size with that mind?

[@danmayberry6717]

Happy to call you a fellow American bud! Much love from St Louis

[@pamabernathy8728]

Wow, 2 years already!! I discovered you, sir, a KZbin sensation, well before you became a citizen. You are an asset to the country! ❤ to Tarah & 🐶 kitty.

[@poppyneese1811]

The other day I looked in the mirror just turned 62 and I have turned into Red Green, I know he’s a Canadian, but we are all a brotherhood! Winter Autumn Spring and cut off the arms, Summer flannel is fine!

[@allison8331]

Red Green!😂 I love that show!

[@darcyjorgensen5808]

We are proud to have you join us.

[@julianachandler2975]

Hiking boots, a flannel shirt (plaid), and jeans, is pretty much the standard wardrobe for much of New England, for most of the year.

[@WHJeffB]

As a native New Englander for 58yrs, I concur, but flannel has been supplanted by fleece pull overs in a lot of places. It has to be pretty darn cold to wear a coat outside now days (for me at least). My go-to is a T-shirt, cotton waffle shirt and a fleece pull over. If it's really cold, I'll throw on an old insulated flannel shirt or a vest. But you can't beat wearing one of your "dress up" flannels for going out to dinner...

[@julianachandler2975]

@ I’m a fan of layering a flannel over a T-shirt or a turtleneck with fleece over the top of that. All depends on how many seasons will exist in any particular day😊

[@worldwidestepper9880]

You’re my new favorite KZbinr !! Love how objective you are

[@rickncam3]

Pulling crackers, wearing paper hats, and seeing what the surprise toy was inside the crackers was something experienced for decades by my family growing up in Canada. The tradition was silly, but really fun for kids. What is strange is that when the kids became young adults, the tradition still continued for a few years. All good things seem to eventually come to an end and the younger generations appear to have excluded this tradition from their supper table. While crackers seem to be a thing of the past for my family, the memories are worth more than gold and always bring a smile to my face when I picture 10-15 family members sitting down to a Christmas turkey dinner with all the fixings and everybody wearing a red, blue, pink, yellow, or green paper hat. Silly, but magical.

[@anthonycalbillo9376]

Cheese is NEVER AN ADDICTION!!!!

[@sergioandrade8735]

Yes, I can give it up easily. What! Why is there no extra sharp chedder? Noooooo!

[@cate9540]

Especially string cheese!

[@MrChugwater]

It’s not an addiction, it’s a state of mind.

[@lynntaylor6686]

I agree. As a Wisconsinite, it's a way of life. Also did it bother anyone else that he called mozzarella sticks cheese sticks or was it just me?

[@anthonycalbillo9376]

@lynntaylor6686 He is forgiven, we will have to help him with more 'American Stuff!'. Remember his unbiblical peanut butter and jelly sandwich incident a few years ago....

[@ibbygirl1417]

It warms my heart, Laurence, to see your pride in your American citizenship. You are most welcome to our little funny farm. ❤ As for the recycling have you considered breaking all the boxes down, putting the seats down in your car and loading up the car and driving them to a recycling center to just get rid of it all in one go? That seriously would drive me nuts just having all that clutter around. Where I live there are lots of dumpsters/skips in plazas and strip malls if you drive behind the back side of the stores where there is like an alleyway for the delivery trucks to go and there are usually cardboard only/recycling only dumpsters there. That's what I do anyways if it gets on top of me. ❤ I hope you and Tara have a wonderful Christmas! Blessings to you and your families and my best wishes for good health and continued success in the new year. 🙏

[@Captain_Blue_Beard]

Sadly as a Scott i should admit Tartan actually finds its origin in Ireland

[@LindaC616]

I like the shirt he has on

[@jonmorley5931]

I didn't know that, I honestly thought it was Scotland.

[@LiqdPT]

*Scot. Scott is a person's name.

[@DH-xw6jp]

​@@LiqdPTmaybe he is a Scot named Scott?

[@notmousse]

Thought plaid and tartan were different.

[@joshuamorin2762]

Thank you for joining in our nation! Never give up that pride and excitement for being an American!

[@thatShadowKat]

Former lifelong Chicagoan, and I've never worn a plaid shirt, nor do I own a flannel shirt. That's why I've exiled myself to the desert southwest and can wear short sleeve, linen or Hawaiian shirts year round. You want a real treat, get some Pillsbury Crescent Rolls, put string cheese in the middle and bake it as the instructions on the box. For extra treat, put a piece of deli ham in there with it

[@rsmac11]

...don't act like you can't rock flannel in Tucson.

[@gwesco]

As a lifetime desert rat, I once had to spend a February in Chicago for a technical training. Never so cold in my life! I vowed I would never be that cold again. Spent today putting up a few Christmas lights while in shorts and a short sleeve T-Shirt.

[@BPBomber]

I don’t know how or why I found this channel but I’m so glad I did.

[@thedogbarber]

Hello Lawrence. We're glad to have ya here in the colonies. Funny you mention jury duty, at 48 I've never had the privilege to be called for it.

[@kirstynweinberg]

I worked in legal firms and got called 2x in 10y. I wanted to do it; odd, I know. I looked at it as my civil service was due. My family is military and I wanted to see what it was like inside of a real case, not on the peripheral sides where I worked.

[@Ambrose_TNJ]

I had gotten jury duty at 30 and fortunately for me all of the trials I would have been involved in were cancelled so I never had to set foot in the courthouse.

[@LindaC616]

I was called once, but there was no one to sub for me (teaching). I've been given forms again. Never called in MI or 10 yrs in WI

[@cate9540]

I was called once, but never seated. Those of us still left waiting were released at 2:00 PM.

[@CocoaBeachLiving]

Lucky you 😂😂😂

[@fellowshipofgaming847]

I wish more Americans had the amount of patriotism that you do! Love your videos!

[@christophercongdon7081]

Lawrence - you're eating the string cheese wrong! you have to pull it apart into strings - don't just bite off the end.

[@spiral2012]

7:00 You monster!

[@Andrice954]

Right😂

[@AlucardsDarkestNight]

I was waiting to see what way he did it, he didn't let me down!

[@onderon4125]

I can’t believe he took a bite out of it like that. Full on psychopath. It’s called string cheese for a reason and peeling it helps pace yourself hahahah

[@jamesmortland7784]

I’m a native-born U.S. citizen and mince pies are one of my Christmas favorites.

[@HarryMilton-t1p]

I hope you have watched the American Christmas classic movies starting with, It's a Wonderful Life 1942, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, Diehard, etc.

[@DarkMatterX1]

You left out Lethal Weapon.

[@timrankin8737]

A Christmas Story. The Grinch. All the Rudolph movies.

[@tracyvis5668]

I live in the US as well, in Maine, and there is no way I’d wear hiking boots in the winter. You need snow boots here to stay warm! Also why can’t you recycle all your cardboard at once? I usually burn mine in my wood stove but there’s no restricts on how much we can recycle here. Must be a city thing.

[@jasonlescalleet5611]

Yeah, I’ve got some boots from Maine. I could wear them while wading through a stream of half-frozen slush, and my socks would be dry and my feet would be warm. They’re great, though I only *really* need them when it’s snowy (or slushy) out.

[@AmandaAlto]

It varies...I'm in a Boston suburb; the recycling company my town uses won't take the (huge) bin if it's over a certain weight.

[@HumbleWooper]

Some residential recycling services here won't take more than can fit in the curbside bin they provide. If you have more cardboard than that, and don't want to slowly trickle it into the weekly (or in my city every other week but we have a larger bin) pickups, usually your only alternative is to drive it to a recycling center.

[@maramakesjournals2319]

My husband wears his flannel shirts like sweaters. When it starts getting chilly in the autumn, he begins layering. 💜💜💜

[@sr.marycatharineperry547]

I couldn't imagine a remake of All Creatures having been a fan of the original. But the new version is excellent!

[@lindawolffkashmir2768]

I still prefer the old version, since I like Robert Hardy so much.

[@frankmorris4790]

Boots. ALWAYS buy the BEST you can AFFORD. Good advice for most things....

[@williamlokar7747]

You are now an American! I see you in a couple of years with a PICKUP TRUCK, the perfect accessory for that plaid shirt.

[@heatherevert274]

No way, The pickup is for middle-class rural guys in clean shirts and jeans, not for hip Chicago suburbanites.

[@johncooper4637]

@@heatherevert274 Absolutely not true! Nearly every Texan has one whether he is a country boy or city dweller. But you should have seen the stares I got when I drove my 4 x 4 pickup with a brush guard bumper in Washington D.C. Trucks in my area are great for navigating flooded streets.

[@Widdershins.]

He doesn't know how to drive, actually.

[@redfields5070]

With an empty gun rack in the rear window.

[@williamlokar7747]

@@johncooper4637 I had my jacked Ramcharger in DC years ago, asked cop for directions, he said " you're not from around here are you".

[@dennisanderson3895]

I believe, Lawrence, the thoughts you expressed in the first few minutes on the difference to one being a citizen rather than a resident can be echoed by so many thousands. It says much to the value of one's desire to assimilate , bringing their humor, and participate in the society as one involve rather than a tennis observer.

[@LiqdPT]

2:15 How do you consume "All Creatures Great and Small"? Isn't it shown on PBS?

[@LiqdPT]

@lorigoshert6667 silly me, PBS has always just been available on TV on cable. Even growing up in Canada.

[@Myra-s6t]

Spent my last bday with the youngest son working with me, cleaning out the garage-and feeling exceptionally proud of the progress….

[@davidkranz9990]

Thank you for the wonderful content 🙂

[@JesseDCrespo]

As people have mentioned, youll get mich more mileage (and fewer total cheese sticks eaten) if you tear pieces off from top to bottom. Thats why they call it "string cheese" because it makes strings of cheese as you slowly peel away at the whole log. It helps make a cheese stick last longer!

[@anthonycalbillo9376]

Hello, Man, just when I was getting bored and ready to turn off KZbin for the night!

[@augustl8876]

Sir! Sir! The string cheese! Is not meant to be bitten into! It's meant to be peeled off in strings and enjoyed properly! I have labeled some of my friends as heathens for this very infraction! On a more serious note, I enjoy your content! Have a lovely day!

[@wdw4187]

I totally agree. Give into cheese 🧀

[@kkarllwt]

He is ready to drive out to Brodhead wisc, for fresh, warm cheese curd, Decatur dairy, 3 miles west.

[@tokerscorner2872]

Dressing in layers (guys): Top - tank top, t-shirt, long-sleeved or thermal layer, indoors layer, hoodie, heavy jacket

[@BlackFlagHeathen]

“I love string cheese!” *immediately takes massive bite like he’s eating a hot dog*

[@SteelheadTed]

We don’t play with our food, we eat it!

[@luckyrichardson1677]

So good news man, flannels can be worn year round. I also live in the Midwest. During the springs and summer just get a flannel that is thin and breathable. Then during fall and winter gets some thicker fabric flannels. Now you have every excuse needed to buy more flannels. The other tip I can give is that you can use card board as a base for gardening. My wife & I put down plain brown cardboard where we want to do our garden or flower bed then we soak it with the garden hose, and put mulch down on top. I'm sure there are a few videos on here to help if you want to do this as well. Cheers!

[@jafquist27]

CHEEEEEEEZE!!! Sometime, about ten years ago, my family and I fell, head over heels , in love with cheese. Most of our meals contain some kind of cheese, either mixed in or layered on top. I put cheese on almost everything I eat. I'm partial to sharp cheddar, but am quite happy with several string cheese sticks, or a slice or two of deli, thick sliced, american or provalon. Cheese, cheese, cheese. Bring it on!

[@MoistPinkTaco]

When I lived in Ireland I couldn't stand living without an AUTOMATIC ICE MAKER! I need 300 cubes per drink

[@Rock-Forehead]

Yep the winter (or Kobain) look would be to wear a longjohn type undershirt then the flannel over it.

[@emarti3853]

Of course you wear a flannel in the winter, you just layer it with a sweater, hoodie or quarter zip

[@Doodler-JL]

You can wear that plaid shirt all year round. Just roll up the sleeves as the weather warms up.

[@MisterMisanthropeEsquire]

I've been wearing plaid shirts since long before grunge was conceived, and still do. I'm happy for your discovery!

[@PatshraygKawlinse-o4b]

Finally, one of the literal SIXTY channels I'm subscribed to posted a video. [It's been three hours.]

[@Widdershins.]

Only 60? Piker.