British Verdict on 15 Similar American Things

My team decided it would be a good idea for me to do one of those 'opinion' videos in which I rank similar American things. So here goes.
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[@laurataylor8717]

Whenever Laurence mentions his "team" or "producers" I am envisioning how he has put the cat and dog to work.

[@brianmccarthy5557]

I think it's mostly his cat. With a little help from his wife Old Fashioned AF.

[@JonnyMac420]

His wife is bad ass af

[@adriannecote5319]

Thanks for the giggle.

[@heidimarie1198]

Cat wanted to hypnotise us using his glasses !!

[@ruk2023--]

It's a very British team to use the word team in an ironic way to include your relatives and pets.

[@darrengray1849]

Laurence: Tide over Gain. Proctor & Gamble: Whatever. We make both.

[@elultimo102]

Tide may be too good---Supposedly it will ruin your custom hand-painted T-shirts.

[@jimjungle1397]

Right now, I think Gain is significantly cheaper than Tide.

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

@@jimjungle1397 I think tide is used a pseudo currency too

[@ItsJustLisa]

I can’t take the Gain scent. It’s too strong.

[@georgeadams1853]

What happened to Cheer? You made that too.

[@suntanman99]

I love that you said pop rather than soda. You are a true midwesterner.

[@Puglover130]

Or a Canadian. We all know pop is the only correct term. And calling all pop Coke just makes you look simple.

[@davidetienne9404]

I live in Illinois, and everyone I know calls it soda. I hate the word "pop". Stupid word for a soft drink.

[@lookoutforchris]

@@Puglover130quiet down. No one cares what a leaf thinks, you didn’t invent it or name it.

[@CptJistuce]

​@@Puglover130I may use an abbreviation of the brand that started it as a generic term, but at least I don't claim a soft drink as my father.

[@tag7137]

Pop is the only correct way to say it

[@HayTatsuko]

The one thing I find equally annoying about Walgreens and CVS is that the pharmacy is always as far away from the front entrance as is humanly possible, to try to drum up as much sales of other things they can. What's more annoying is that it often works, for me, despite my knowing this.

[@jamescooley5744]

There is Rite Aid, in some areas. We had more drug store choices, like Thrifty, Revco, Skaggs, Osco, Payless, Eckerd....all consolidated into CVS ,Rite Aid and Walgreens.

[@jeremeybrown9716]

It's intentional. Pharmacy is set in the rear so you have to walk past the store shelves, and in theory you'll be more willing to purchase stuff since you're already there.

[@machinist7230]

Fun fact, Walgreens is the highest priced of all the chain pharmacies.

[@leecarlson9713]

Having the pharmacy in the furthest corner was also a safety feature-a drug thief had to traverse the rest of the store to escape! Of the three big stores, from bottom up, it was K-Mart, then a step up is WalMart and finally Target is another step up in quality. Of course, K-Mart is no longer with us.

[@Butterratbee]

@@machinist7230okay. Atleast they actually have my prescriptions ready, unlike literally every single time I have ever been to cvs

[@ladysky2883]

A quick history of pharmacies here. We (USA) used to have something called here they were blue laws and in other parts of the country they were called something else. Meaning there were rules (unofficial laws) that stores did not open on Sundays. But pharmacies could operate longer hours during the week and open for a few hours on Sundays. So since the grocery stores were closed the pharmacies started carrying some sundries to tide people over until they could get to the store the next day. That is how pharmacies got to look almost like regular stores but with higher prices.

[@pkmcnett5649]

The only places open on Sundays when I was a child (1960s and early 1970s) in SE Michigan were restaurants.

[@kathy2trips]

​@Marty's 4x4 - That's what's great about America: "United states for our mutual defence, but free in our individual pursuits." If theres something there's truly untenable about one state, there are 49 others from which to choose.

[@gloriaalex11]

It's true, and blue laws WERE official, actual laws. Just 20 years ago where I live, grocery stores and pharmacies were okay, but other stores couldn't open until 1:00pm on Sundays. Even in a Walmart super center, they roped off sections. You could buy food and medicine, but not clothing, sporting goods, etc. Most places here have since repealed those laws.

[@kathy2trips]

​@@pkmcnett5649 - As of 1976, 30 states had some form of Blue Laws still on the books. Massachuttes repealed theirs in May 1902. The problem with blue laws was that they were irregularly enforced, because in some instances, they were declared unconstitutional. Also, more women were entering the work force so it was an economic and logistic issue. Michigan still may not sell cars on Sunday and may not sell alcohol on Sundays until noon.

[@pkmcnett5649]

@@kathy2trips I forgot about the car sales one still in force.

[@m2pt5]

"McDonald's is just sort of McDonald's, innit?" Truer words have never been spoken.

[@OmniscientWarrior]

It is a bit different in Europe than USA

[@kivimik]

@@OmniscientWarrior There are variations, but McDonald's is ubiquitous nonetheless (unless you're Russian since 2022).

[@GeckoHiker]

McDonalds in Hawaii carries sushi and poi. As a young Army wife eating at the outdoor seating area in Wahiawa nobody explained "wasabi" to me. But, I learned quickly.

[@monember2722]

​@@GeckoHikerlol

[@KCKingdomCreateGreatTrekAgain]

Should’ve had an Arby’s to choose.

[@jennifergarrett6809]

Actually Dr Pepper was named for a civil war surgeon. The man who created the drink had worked with him. He felt that the real life man had much compassion for those he worked on wether southern or yank . So when the young assistant came of age and named his now famous drink he named it for a real doctor who he admired. So yes Lawrence Dr Pepper does have a degree.

[@ceciliag4219]

Didn’t know that, thanks for the info

[@jennifergarrett6809]

@@ceciliag4219 by the way I'm a Dr Pepper fanatic. Being a native Texan I've been to both the Dublin Texas bottling plant before and after the contraversy a few years ago. I've also been to the museum in Waco the birthplace. I'm a Pepper freak.

[@jennifergarrett6809]

@@hillbilyjed1318 actually if you'll check facts the daughter that was supposedly being courted was about 12 years old at the time. So that story was proven fiction.

[@hillbilyjed1318]

@@jennifergarrett6809 guess Google needs to check their facts.

[@gemoftheocean]

WHETHER

[@AtarahDerek]

The Missouri is perfectly capable of raising its own profile. I've seen it do it. I've been rerouted because of it.

[@danitho]

😂

[@steeljawX]

Dunno why it and the Mississippi don't have higher ratings on Google. In comparison to the Atlantic, far fewer 1940's U-Boats threatening my trip. That obviously means both should get even higher ratings.

[@carolgage4569]

Denny’s is where you go for breakfast when the bars close. I-Hop is where you go on Sunday morning to meet your brother and his family…

[@josephgaviota]

The IHOP near me has LOTS of people waiting outside every Sunday morning.

[@cosmicinsane516]

Don’t leave out Waffle House. That’s where you go at 1:30am to contemplate your life choices.

[@stormythelowcountrykitty7147]

Dr. Pepper was a real doctor but not the inventor of the beverage. It was named after Dr. Charles Pepper by its creator Charles Alderton.

[@OmniscientWarrior]

And Dr Dre is also a real doctor, but not medical. He got it in social anthropology in 1995. I'm unclear of it was honorary, earned, or a bit of both.

[@TheNeojanus1]

Also fun fact he named it after the father of the girl he was courting. Probably the best way to win over a FIL

[@scottstauffer4094]

He was a fizzician.

[@pkmcnett5649]

Shoot, now I want a Pepper.

[@noracola5285]

Dr. Pepper is the scientist who created it. What you're drinking is actually Pepper's monster. (not my joke, I lifted it from an unrelated video)

[@TakenTook]

Don't forget Meijer as a Midwestern alternative to Walmart and Target. They began in Michigan, but are present in several other nearby states, including Illinois. They carry everything from clothing and shoes, to small appliances to automotive supplies to electronics, plus a huge selection of groceries including some things that might be hard to find at a regular grocery store, a huge garden supply department, and most locations also have a full pharmacy

[@bjbrown]

The Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a great place to visit. Nice in the spring when the butterflies are released.

[@cynthiajohnston424]

Walmart in our small central Illinois town is not as nice as it once was - fewer products , less help , etc. & it is dirty ! 🤑 Ever watched any YT videos titled " The People of Walmart " ? Well ... I often wonder if the videos were made at our local one ! 🤣 However , the WM thirty miles away is very nice , good help , better & different merchandise , etc. - well worth the drive ! So much for " shopping local " ...

[@Sorrowdusk]

I often forget not everyone has Meijers.

[@sigsin1]

They were the first for one stop shopping! I’m from Greenville, MI, home of Meijer, and I remember when the first Thrifty Acres opened. In Greenville, I remember going to the Meijer store when it was just a grocery store. We had purchased our house from their daughter but couldn’t afford the land behind it yet. After the Meijer grocery store burned down, they built the Greenville one stop shopping right in our backyard. We had to move. But as a little kid, I loved it! Meijer was good to the town. We were a very small town but Meijer didn’t cause any downtown businesses to have to close. And people could make living wages there, even as a cashier. Those were the days.

[@TakenTook]

@@sigsin1 -- Let me salute my fellow AARP-aged person, because younger folk and people outside of Michigan usually do not remember when it was still called Meijer Thrifty Acres. But I like to think they were the main reason we were able to avoid the scourge of Walmart in this neck of the woods for so long. As far as I'm concerned, we STILL don't need Walmart, because we had something better even before Sam Walton opened his stores. The first K-Mart was also in Michigan, in Garden City .

[@TakenTook]

Menards has the additional advantage of carrying a surprising variety of shelf-stable food and beverages, and limited frozen and refrigerated grocery items. So if you also need to pick up a gallon of milk, a carton of eggs, and other (non-produce and non-butcher counter) things like pop or condiments or frozen pizza, stopping at Menards instead of one of the other home-improvement stores could save you a separate trip to the grocery store.

[@cosmicinsane516]

Menards is also good/bad because of their silly 11% mail in rebate. Sometimes it’s cheaper than competitors after rebate, but it’s also more expensive out of pocket at the store that day. They do have a nice selection of light fixtures and faucets compared to lowes/Home Depot

[@TakenTook]

@@cosmicinsane516 -- That, plus you have to go and find a specific rebate coupon in the little pockets along the wall on the way to the exit, and then remember to actually submit the rebate with your receipt, which sometimes doesn't seem worth the hassle for a less expensive item. I like the Costco situation where the rebate is automatically taken off of your bill at the register.

[@cynthiajohnston424]

@@cosmicinsane516 True about the 11% rebate thing - a sale that's not really a sale ! ( as a lifetime equestrian , I've always said " there's no such thing as a free pony " , i.e. if it's too good to be true ... , etc. about most " sales" 😂 )

[@DaveDuncanMusic]

Pop is a sound and type of music, short for "popular". There is no drink on the planet called "pop".

[@TakenTook]

@@DaveDuncanMusic -- Here in the Midwest, folks drank "soda pop" back in the 1800s, referring to the popping sound of the bubbles in the carbonated water. When I was a kid, my elderly relatives who had been born between the 1890s and 1920s still called it soda pop. In my parents' generation and beyond, we shortened that to just "pop" If you truly want to experience the popping bubble aspect of soda pop in a very intense way, you should try drinking a can or wide-mouth glass of Vernors, which is an extremely carbonated version of ginger ale invented here in Michigan. It was originally called "Vernor's" -- named for the Detroit pharmacist who made this specific ginger soda pop mixture and sold it at the soda fountain area of his pharmacy -- but eventually the brand name was simplified to just be "Vernors" The numerous frantically-popping bubbles in Vernors, causing needle-like micro-splashes of ginger ale to pelt the roof of your mouth with each sip, and even your upper lip and nose as you bring a wide glass or open can up to your face to take that sip, will make the derivation of the "pop" terminology very obvious. The popping bubbles of Vernors are so intense that I personally prefer to drink it out of a narrow neck bottle, or allow it to become somewhat flat sitting in an open can or glass before drinking. Sometimes I will even warm it up on purpose in the microwave, or in a small pot on top of the stove, to expand those gases even faster and let them boil off somewhat before drinking it. The closest that other carbonated beverages get to the intense popping experience of drinking a chilled freshly-opened Vernors is probably putting Pop Rocks candy in your mouth before you take a sip of another brand of ginger ale, or dropping the Pop Rocks right into the glass after pouring some other ginger ale. And at the risk of beating a dead horse, I will mention that those Pop Rocks candies are called "POP" Rocks for the same reason that we call carbonated soft drink beverages "pop" here in the Midwest - the POPping bubbles 😉

[@applesauceisgood32]

The second you say "Hello!" I know I'm in for a good time.

[@stephanieblahbiddyblah]

Ooh Lawrence

[@dianefiske-foy4717]

Yes!

[@senorbaconhawk11]

Or when it comes to things we at least have the illusion of choice. So many “different” brands are owned by the same conglomerate.

[@AngelaMastrodonato]

Speaking of the illusion of choice, so many of these have an option that is more convenient to me in my local area, which makes the choice for me. I don’t really have a strong opinion when it comes to Home Depo vs. Lowe’s, but Lowe’s is closer to me so Lowe’s it is. And the coffee one cracked me up because I live in “the land of Dunkin”, and was shocked, shocked that Dunkin was not included among the coffee choices. I actually slightly prefer Starbucks, but again, there are 3 Dunkin’s in my town, with only a population over 12,000, and no Starbucks, although there are Starbucks in neighboring towns, and since I work from home with no reason to venture far, Dunkin becomes the choice for convenience. And, while Peet’s is available in the grocery stores, I have yet to find an actual Peet’s shop in my area. My favorite coffee is actually Caribou, which is better than Starbucks. But Caribou isn’t even available in the grocery stores in my area anymore. It was in the grocery stores but is hard to find. Dunkin must have gone after them

[@pkmcnett5649]

@@AngelaMastrodonato Dunkin Snacking Bacon! Yum!

[@nicolad8822]

@@AngelaMastrodonato Couldn’t you make far nicer coffee at home for far less?

[@AngelaMastrodonato]

@@nicolad8822 I do usually make coffee at home most of the time with a store brand, Aldis and BJs are my favorites, but occasionally I do like to get coffee out as a small “luxury”.

[@maidenminnesota1]

Yeah, aren't there something like only 10 corporations that own all of the world's brands?

[@MagpieHoney]

I grew up with the saying "If you see a cardinal, you are being visited by a loved one." It's supposed to be comforting, but sounds a bit creepy. Then again, I guess seeing a bird in reference to seeing a dead loved one, is much better than seeing a zombie. right?

[@jamesglendening5180]

The Walmart greeters aren't really there to greet customers, they are just underpaid door security to catch shoplifters. The whole greeting thing is to make people less creeped out by door watchers

[@user-sz2px8pv3f]

Why they only hire fat, old, or crippled people, or in the case of my local poverty mart, a mix of all 3 to fill that job then? They'll profile me as a "thief" regularly and ask for a receipt but if I walk at a normal pace they can't get up from their bench to try and make me stop.

[@Parker--]

They're not really underpaid because they're not really a deterrent nor will they catch somebody.

[@steeljawX]

@@Parker--I feel like it's the over-literal concept of a "watch dog". The dog watches the thief break in. The dog watches the thief huck your stuff over your fence. The dog watches the thief leave. The dog watches you come home in disbelief at what has happened and still expects a treat for a job well done at......watching.

[@Parker--]

@@steeljawX That's a very compelling argument that they're overpaid.

[@mattheffron391]

Dr. Pepper has a degree in "Fizz-ics" 😉

[@davidkermes376]

ever try dr. pepper after it's gone flat and warm?? it has a distinct bouquet of ... prune juice. still good, though.

[@Urroner]

Dang, you beat me to it.

[@hayu187]

He earned his degree from Pepperdine

[@thomasmacdiarmid8251]

@@davidkermes376 It's good hot, like a fruity sweetened herbal tea.

[@bryntnjal9446]

Brilliant! :-)

[@spinynorman887]

For decades Wendy's has been my favorite. Their burgers are just greasy enough and big enough to taste like mom's, even though Mom never made square burgers. Plus when Dave Thomas (Wendy's founder) did his own commercials they were often hilarious, but usually cute, because he was unafraid of being a goof on camera. And I respect that. Probably why I subbed your channel.

[@BigRalphSmith]

Dave's death was the first time I ever actually said "where's the beef?"

[@OmniscientWarrior]

I too watch Lawrence because Dave Thomas want afraid to goof around on camera.

[@LibertyMonk]

Wendy's is a great balance between hot garbage and a nice gimmick. Most other chains are too expensive, or have a gimmick you need to acquire the taste of, or whatever. Then there's McD's, which is the pinnacle of garbage food, but still somehow hits the spot sometimes.

[@jovetj]

But... Wendy's's bacon is AWFUL! It's not even bacon, just flavored paper.

[@thomasmacdiarmid8251]

Also props to Dave for his support of adoption, which Wendy's has continued since his death.

[@ChronosTachyon]

Mountain Dew, at least the original flavor, is better understood as not being a soda but as a carbonated mixer for high-proof moonshine that people just started drinking as a beverage. Code Red, which I actually like, is basically Mountain Dew with maraschino cherry syrup. I'm sad that it's not as widely available as it was twenty years ago.

[@anonygent]

It's still available in the south. I prefer LiveWire, the orange flavor, but it's hard to come by down here. I'm still waiting for a caffeinated pineapple soda.

[@danitho]

I'm in Iowa/Illinois (I live along the border of the states). I see Code Red, Voltage, and Live Wire every where. There's another one too....some sort of Freeze, idk. I've also lived in Texas recently and South Carolina about 7 years ago. Saw them commonly there too. Jarritos has a pineappple flavor. Big Red and Fanta do too. But they may be rare depending where you are.

[@CMDRFandragon]

The land of choice in the grocery store lol. So much yes! Nothing like the first world problem of having so many options for chips on the shelf that you cant find the particular flavor or brand your looking for.

[@98.11Deet]

I recently told a friend "You should never go to IHOP if you can go to Denny's, and you should never go to Denny's if you can go to Perkins."

[@jmcg6189]

Never go to the greasy spoon going under the name of Denny's. I have been in Idaho, Florida, Tennessee and they are all equally bad. Give me IHOP any day. Occasionally Waffle House is okay but risky.

[@notsogreasy8851]

And you go to Perkins if you wanna head to the hospital, at least the one around me was that way, 🤔 I wonder why they were shut down.

[@HOGH-HOP]

I always preferred Perkins. Wish there was one in New England!

[@llamawalrushybrid]

I would die for Perkins.. but sadly looks like I won't get that chance

[@thevibrancyreboot3835]

Nope. 1. Perkins 2. IHOP 3. Denny's Perkins has the best syrups and selection overall. Unfortunately, though, the Perkins in my area closed. As well, IHOP is close to my house. Honestly, I would never go to Denny's unless every other option in town was unavailable. And, ultimately, I have to agree that the local places by far trump the chains.

[@josephcote6120]

The only ones I feel strongly about? 1) Detergent: My wife has allergies to some perfumes, so we always use All Free-and-Clear. Does a good job at what it's for, cleaning clothes. 2) Coffee shops: I don't much care for any chain coffee. I will look for a decently clean local place every time.

[@susanmorgan5591]

I totally agree about All Free and Clear. Haven’t ever used Tide in my 50+ years of doing laundry.

[@JeffN4POD]

A lot of people, myself included, are allergic to Tide. Years ago my mother-in-law was trying to be helpful and washed my clothes in it... I started breaking out in a bad rash.. she was so sorry, she didn't know a lot of people are highly allergic to it. I ONLY use ALL, preferably Free and Clear.

[@Spudz76]

I also use All Free and Clear but I mix in some peanut oil just to add back the thrill of maybe giving people a rash.

[@rebeccaclementz3756]

We use "Our Family" Free and Clear. It's cheaper than All.

[@engletinaknickerbocker5380]

Exactly. My sons were allergic to Tide, no matter which specialized formula. We had to use baby shampoo, and castile soap due to the cradle cap and eczema on their tender baby skin. We've used Era since the super-allergic son grew up and moved away. Coffee, black, but I reuse the grounds 2 or 3 times before saving it for compost!

[@thecommenter9678]

My local IHOP is run by the NICEST people. during a ice over they were the ONLY people still open, it was just the manager and two employees who she didn't even ask to come in. They worked hard to provide HOT food to very cold people. Me included. The food was pretty much the same as any IHOP, but it was the fact it was warm that made it the best food i ever tasted at that moment in time. I will never forget what those brave souls did for us =D then i slipped on the ice at the front door but no worries i was so padded up it felt like nothing i was just surprised, and they replaced my coffee for free.

[@zachj7953]

Lawrence: I've had the baconator 24 since I've moved here Also Lawrence: deep dish pizza is just too much stuff 🤔

[@habracken8004]

I’m in Europe right now & I’ve heard two non English speaking people use “Y’all” which is a trip for a Southerner like me.😂

[@TheBrokenLife]

Re: Tide vs. Gain. They're both made by the same parent company and are essentially the same product with slightly less expensive ingredients (and lower retail cost) in Gain. My source for this information was dating a woman who was a chemist at P&G and worked on Tide. She made me a Gain convert. 🤣 Also... This is why the _really_ cheap detergents have such a heavy perfume smell. The perfumes are far cheaper than the actual cleaners, so those detergents simply mask odors rather than remove the underlying soil.

[@alicerudolph8106]

When my late sister lived in Kansas back in the 1970s, you could only buy liquor in private clubs. My Dad bought 50-cent memberships for both himself and Mom so they could have a drink at their hotel while visiting.

[@frantremblay1630]

"You don't GO to Denny's - you END UP at Denny's." I actually do prefer them over IHOP, probably in large part because 1) growing up, we went there on our birthdays, and 2) IHOP always seemed like it was a dessert place that was open in the morning, more than a real breakfast place.

[@nickhall1115]

Well said. Waffle House for the win though.

[@lennybuttz2162]

The only thing IHOP has that's better than Denny's is syrup. IHOP puts some freaky stuff in their pancake mix and they never give you a big enough plate.

[@Sk8Betty.]

Waffle House when I’m in the South. Dwight’s here in the Mid-Atlantic Appalachian Mountains.

[@MikehMike01]

They’re both trash compared to a real diner

[@protorhinocerator142]

@@nickhall1115 Waffle House makes surprisingly good omelettes. And of course their hash browns with all the covered smothered topped etc. are world class.

[@SamD.Coffey]

Lawrence, all of us are over here very politely agreeing with you. We love you.

[@RiannaPeterson]

his comment about birds almost makes me want to stop watching his videos... I'm so infuriated

[@miriamrobarts]

@@RiannaPeterson He was joking. He has a whole video about how he likes seeing the birds in his yard & the difference between European Robins & American Robins.

[@RiannaPeterson]

@@miriamrobarts oh lol didn't realize that 😅

[@linpulver2106]

We used to have Tide in the UK along with its competitor Surf. Also a detergent called Omo and i can't think why that is no longer with us! Oddly we still have Persil which is an odd choice of name as it is the French word for parsley.

[@TheAlmightyDoge]

Target is where you pay more to avoid the people who go to Walmart

[@laurac5451]

The places and things all depend on the individual managers and how well they do their job.

[@ericjohnson7234]

imagine for just a moment. That you walk into a restaraunt sit down order your food, hacve ackward conversation for 20-30 minuets wating for the food, then when it arrives you are in heaven for a good half hour. You go back the next day, repeat the same ritual. Except the food is pure hell. Then you ask to see the manager to ask why the food takes like pure hell. And the waitor comes out, and says, oh yeah, yesterday our managment changed hands. That manager we had yesterday, it was his retirement day. Worked here for 40 years. The new manager is fresh out out of college. The waitor said. The customer said. I wondered why the meat tasted wrong. This is an actual conversation between the customer and the staff I had listened to for five whole minutes i sat one booth away from.

[@nickhall1115]

That is sooo true. I don’t particularly like Arby’s, but the location near my house is always on point. I still won’t eat Arby’s that didn’t come from that location though.

[@vortexathletic]

As a fellow midwesterner, I do prefer burgers more than chicken. But if I want a burger, I’ll go to Culvers, not Wendy’s; and if I want chicken, I’ll go to Chick-fil-A

[@DamonNomad82]

Culver's is the best, for burgers AND frozen desserts!

[@ItsJustLisa]

Culver’s! I love their mushroom burger and onion rings. And don’t get me started on custard. 🤤

[@deb6252]

As much as I love all your shows and all the things I learn from you. My very very favorite part is when you say goodbye. The way you say it - for a few minutes all is right with the world.

[@sparkyspark964]

I remember Boot’s in London... I loved it and went to that store almost every day when I was there...and now there’s one in Vegas and probably other places as well. If I’m not mistaken, Boot’s is a pharmacy and it’s like a Walgreens or CVS....

[@RodBeauvex]

Dr. Pepper and Wendy's, truly a man of taste. Love the backwards Denny's footage.

[@26algiz]

The Denny's footage looked like the U.K.

[@jesseberg3271]

Qudoba? Is that a local chain? It's the only thing I've never seen or heard of.

[@johngavin1175]

They are a national chain. I work for a food company that delivers to them.

[@Sal.K--BC]

I've never heard of it either... but I'm Canadian. I'm guessing they only have Chipotle in Canada, which is too expensive. I'd rather eat at a local Mexican restaurant or even, dare I say, Taco Bell. But, I guess I'm just cheap.

[@jesseberg3271]

@@Sal.K--BC I take a family owned local restaurant over a chain any day too. Even when I'm driving cross country, Yelp lets me find something decent for dinner wherever I"m stopping.

[@claraphillips7900]

I grew up on IHOP because when I was a child, my parents decided that Denny's coffee sucked, and so did their sausage. I insisted that IHOP was for ordering pancakes, until I got older and realized French toast existed. Then I worked at that IHOP, and met the one person who cleans the soda fountain. I ordered pancakes for every employee meal. Now when I go to IHOP to talk to my former coworker friends, I order hot chocolate (that they make from packets and hot water), and ANYTHING other than pancakes.

[@snesguy9176]

Yeah im a Denny's guy, because my grandma worked at one, even into her 70s. Going to Denny's was going to see grandma for me as a kid.

[@DavidSSabb]

3:23 - I moved to Chicago last year (from elsewhere in the US though) and also faced this dilemma. Coming from North Carolina I didn't have a 'hometown' MLB team that I cared about. But I think I feel closer to the Cubs firstly because I'm on the North side, and second because Wrigley Field and Wrigleyville in general is just better. The White Sox stadium is just soulless, it's' just surrounded by nothing but interstates and parking lots. Cubs ownership is a bit shit but that's true of a lot of sports franchises if you look too closely.

[@JoshFerguson-yd8gn]

Yet, they’ll still make more in a year. Then almost anyone will see in their lifetime. They may play a game. But they have to keep their body in top physical shape for the rigors of a season.

[@xo2quilt]

The blue circles reflecting on your glasses is the focus today!

[@glazdarklee1683]

Loved this! Your choices are well explained, but, obviously, the answer to most should be "it depends." For example, Lowes has a big advantage when it comes to basic building supplies, but HD has a much better assortment of tools and appliances. As another example, when if comes to pancakes, IHOP is hard to beat, but if it is late and you really want some coffee and cheesecake, 'tis Denny's all the way.

[@doloreskrisky1670]

I am Menard's 100% and Chicago tavern stlye.

[@Abyssinian121]

Back in the very early Aughts, pre-Great Recession, when housing was on the upswing and every show on HGTV seemed to be about flipping homes or moving up the property ladder, Lowes chose to differentiate itself from Home Depot by 'decluttering' their stores, and making those spaces more 'homeowner' and 'decorator' friendly. Home Depot, in contrast, went the 'contractor' route, and the lack of ease in getting around your average Home Depot shows who they consider their most important source of revenue. Personally, I'd rather spend my money at Lowes, because the place gives off better, cleaner, more organized vibes.

[@jeffreyboudrero2023]

As they say go to Home Depot to build your house, and Lowe’s to finish it.

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

Early pvp Popeyes Late night/hardcore pvp Waffle House

[@ItsJustLisa]

I think of IHOP for brunch after church with Grandma (Hubby , siblings and MIL rotated Sundays) and Denny’s after bar call. But honestly, IHOP isn’t as good as I remember when it still went by its full name when I was a kid, and not an acronym. I do agree with the assessment that Lowe’s caters more to homeowners and HD caters to contractors.

[@YRDX]

We need more of these!

[@mitchellminer9597]

You got the river right. Your pronunciation of Missouri was new to me, a Missourian, but I like it a lot. Here in Missouri we can say, "you-uns". We can say, "you-rn" so it puns with "urine", as in "The bathroom's all urine." (There are a lot of different accents in Missouri.)

[@brovold72]

That's how I've always hears the *river* pronounced in the Dakotas. And since nobody lives in the river (that I know of) it's never been corrected by a native.

[@krinniv7898]

The contrarian opinion would be actually liking Burger King 😅

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I...guess I'm a contrarian, then, lol. I like the flame broiled flavor and that whoppers have lettuce, tomato and onion already on the burger. And their fries taste like tater tots. I still like McDonald's as well, too, though. I've weirdly become slightly addicted to their nuggets (but I don't get the 40 count order of them because when I used to get those, they were always cold). When they actually adhere to making the few burgers that are meant to be only made to order, those are really good as well. The double quarter pounder is my favorite, though I'm suspicious on if they still make them to order as it doesn't seem so. I used to even have issues with getting mine raw! I would have to finish my work shift being rather hungry until I could get home and finish cooking it. Don't have an opinion on Wendy's and Chik-fil-A as I don't really eat at those. Oh. Wait. I remember once getting a burger from Wendy's and saying it tasted like Burger King, which in my book, is a compliment...I guess. It was good, I didn't hate it. I think I was disappointed, though, because there are fewer Wendy's near me, so I have to go out of my way for one and for it to taste like something I've had countless times was a let-down.

[@harveywallbanger3123]

BK is great... IF they use halfway decent produce and condiments, and IF it was assembled correctly and in the correct proportions. ~60% of the Whoppers I've gotten have been effed up. This is mostly because they make the employees portion and apply the stuff manually, which is asking too much of the average fast food worker, to be honest. A big part of the reason McDonalds uses only pickled ingredients and condiments is because they're much harder to screw up. All the employees have to do is squirt them on there, the portioning is done manually by a caulking gun thing.

[@lynntaylor9681]

I'm happy to be a contrarian then. I've always liked Burger King but I've never liked Wendy's except for their frosties and sometimes Baconator. I love BK's Whoppers, onion rings, and chocolate pie desserts. I love mayo and the whoppers usually have a good helping of mayo.

[@garycamara9955]

Thats n ou t a s iui t down restaurant.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

I hate BK with a passion lol.

[@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available]

Question: If a woman with big boobs works at Hooters where does a woman with one leg work? Answer: IHOP

[@elultimo102]

😆😆😆

[@noneofurbusiness5223]

Thanks. I SO0 needed to laugh 😃

[@MartinAhlman]

I tried McDonalds in Liverpool in the 80s. How did they manage to make the burger, the fries, and the chocolate milkshake taste so bad? It made all the other McDonalds in the world look like they had a Michelin star (Disclaimer: I haven't tried them all) Threw it away after tasting it and went to a chippy instead and then to a pub. Never been to a McDonalds since. So, thank you Liverpool! But my heart belongs to Manchester, except for Piccadilly Gardens obviously.

[@MrBluman999]

Real talk, he's totally right about Denny's vs Ihopp. Local Diners are almost always a much better place to eat.

[@RiniAbroad]

Really enjoyed this video, but wanted to share that Walmart has greeters specifically to prevent theft. There was a study done well over a decade ago that showed when people were greeted, theft was sincerely reduced because they feel seen/perceived. Many stores make it mandatory for someone to always greet for that reason.

[@Puglover130]

While I knew that about WM, it just clicked in that at SDM , only the one in the ghetto gets the cosmeticians to greet you. The good locations , they ignore you, which is perfect.

[@hugeinjapan4635]

Wendy's 100%! Where else can you get a loaded baked (jacketed) potato and smother it with chili, then wash it down with the thickest shake ever made? Edit: Guys, I know they're branded "Frosty". Because Lawrence's audience is international, I thought calling them shakes would cause less confusion. Yea, it's basically soft serve ice cream.

[@Adiscretefirm]

Not a shake, a Frosty

[@larryinc64]

Wendy's used to be my favorite until they ruined their fries a couple years ago.

[@hugeinjapan4635]

@@larryinc64 yea, their fries are barely above Del Taco tier

[@BGPhilbin]

Wendy's burgers have been my favorite for going on 50 years.

[@lennybuttz2162]

@@BGPhilbin I'd get a baconator once a week then the manager of my local Wendy's started making all the burgers for the whole day in the morning and keeping them in a steam box. So gross, the edges were blackened. They were dry and nasty. Their fries are never crispy, they're limp and super salty. They do have more than 1 flavor diet soda, that's nice. They have also gotten really expensive. Worse quality higher prices, no me as a customer.

[@annbuchler6636]

Love your channel! I always watch when I want to lighten my mood. BTW I have relatives from Pittsburgh and they say it like "You-ins" like a 2 syllable word kinda run together.

[@ReMarkAbleMagic]

Your videos are fun, thanks.

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

Those black socks you were wearing indicate an allegiance to the 1919 Chicago White Sox. That's the team that threw the World Series, and became known as the Black Sox. I'd never heard of Qdoba until now. We don't have them in the Bay Area. The employees at your call center probably preferred Mountain Dew because it's very high in caffeine (more than most colas). BTW, "Dr Pepper" is spelled without a period. I live in California, so I prefer "you guys" as my plural form of "you."

[@JeffN4POD]

I always figured Qdoba was a California based chain... I've only had food from one once and it was a "catered" lunch at work. Never actually seen one with my own eyes tho. It was bland... But then so is Chipotle. Now Tijuana Flats... That's some good stuff... If they'd just start expanding well beyond Florida... The only thing I really miss from there TBH...Sigh.

[@kskssxoxskskss2189]

Black Sox.

[@jovetj]

Qdoba is much better than Chipotle. You don't need Chipotle-away(TM) with Qdoba, for example.

[@kirkmorrison6131]

Down in Virginia and South Carolina it's Y'all

[@whom382]

I only had Qdoba once. You aren't missing anything.

[@BardovBacchus]

The Local Cafe/Diner is the superior choice. If you ever get to Milwaukee, we have many. Lisbon Cafe is the best for breakfast, corned beef hash made in house and pancakes as big as the plate. Landmark Cafe for lunch or dinner. Their dinner specials are out of this world and they have a good Friday fish fry too

[@gwesco]

We used to go to a locally owned restaurant a couple of Saturdays each month. Then they posted a big rant on their door about not being able to get help because the government was paying people not to work. That was the last time we ate there. Moral, don't mix your politics with your business as any way you do, you will tick off 50% of your customers. And sadly, the Denny's just up the street from us closed suddenly and the building is for sale. Not sure why as they were always busy and located next to a major hotel.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Sounds good!!!

[@christopherscholl639]

Thanks for the recommendations!

[@ItsJustLisa]

I definitely prefer local! In Minneapolis/St. Paul, we have choices galore. If one wants the “chain” experience, its Key’s Cafe. I say “chain” because they have several locations, but each is run by one of the adult children of the founders. Good thing they had several kids, though one might be a niece or nephew. Their food is delicious, the portions are generous and their bakery is outstanding. For “hole in the wall”, it’s The Little Oven only 3 blocks from me. Again, good food, generous portions and friendly people.

[@BardovBacchus]

The customer is always right in matters of taste, @Marty's 4x4. You eat what you like, I'll eat what I like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@celesteerendrea4762]

OK, I have to weigh in here. I was born in Washington County, PA, just SW of Pittsburgh. Many of my relatives there used to say "youns," not "yinz," with the vowel sounding like the o in "foot." Also, having grown up near Pittsburgh and having lived for seven years in Michigan, my favourite soft drink is Vernor's ginger ale. (And after nearly 50 years in Canada, it still is.)

[@unigryph]

As a Michigander, Vernors is the best!

[@jochenau9164]

Vernor's is fantastic, despite the fact that I, an able-bodied adult human male, nearly drown myself every time I try to drink it.

[@lilannegirl03]

My mom grew up SW of Pittsburgh and spells/pronounces it "youns"! also, my husband is from MI (well, mostly...he was technically born in South Bend, but grew up in MI), and his whole family (which now includes our kids and all their cousins) loves Vernor's...too funny! 😂👍

[@CheryelHutton]

I agree with everything. Mostly. Love your video's!!

[@dustinbellinger3637]

My cousin's husband who passed away recently, was from England. He told me so many stories about it and it's always been a dream to go there. Anyways, love your videos, and your voice, and accent remind me of a really good dude I miss immensely. Keep doin whatcha do Lawrence!

[@alansmithee8831]

@Dustin Bellinger. I toured US for 3 months and loved it. For more on UK from US viewpoint see It'sJPS, Midwest Americans, SoGal or Wandering Ravens.

[@jamesm2577]

If you haven't been to one there is another breakfast chain that's actually really good called "Original pancake house", I recommend the dutch apple pancake :D Looks like there are some near chicago too .

[@agentredfox]

There is! I ate at one of those in Chicago and had that Dutch apple pancake-sooooo good!

[@tessat338]

We also have "The Original Pancake House" here in the DCA. They're pretty good. The IHOP is closer to my house, though. Waffle House is slowly moving up North from its original territory in the Southeast US. It was always a favorite on Southern road trips. I much prefer it in states where smoking indoors is banned.

[@tessat338]

Once when I was traveling for business, I HAD to get a good night's sleep and be up and productive for the training class that I was teaching the next day. Instead of risking an unknown restaurant, I just went to Denny's and had breakfast for dinner. I slept like a baby and was able to teach my class the next day without any of my random traveler's stomach upsets.

[@dayeti6794]

They are so much better than IHOP or Denny’s. The Dutch Baby is a very welcome hug. 🥹

[@ItsJustLisa]

OPH is *so* much better than IHOP!

[@corinnecivish7673]

Your stuff is so fun to watch. Love, love the humo(u)r, and the "outsider's insigthers". You really do need to come visit the western US. Most especially, Yellowstone, Bryce,, Zion, Yosemite national parks, and the Columbia river, to the coast. Your reports would be so interesting!

[@26algiz]

I haven't been to a Chipotle in about 15 years. Ever since I couldn't communicate with anyone on the line that I wanted 2 separate burritos with 2 separate meats and different items in each. The lady was so frustrated she wanted to punch me and the feeling was mutual after a few minutes of the comedy skit I was suddenly in. I left burritoless and have never returned.

[@DakotaCelt1]

I had a similar experience and will not go back

[@charliecarrot]

So strange. I worked at Chipotle for 3 years. I would never have a problem with a single customer ordering more than one item. Did it plenty of times. Regardless, Chipotle sucks as a company and how they treat workers, training sucks, experienced a lot of retributional firing and mismanagement. So I support people NOT eating there. The problem is corporate, not the poor underpaid teenager rolling your burritos.

[@stillhere1425]

Why is that ever that difficult? It IS, but why?

[@lijohnyoutube101]

This is odd. It’s extremely easy to order at these places. You walked out in the middle of an order? This sounds like a you problem.

[@WarMonkeyPlays]

@@charliecarrot Eh, corporate has its issue, don't get me wrong, but the OP's situation sounds like it was the server's problem.

[@lennybuttz2162]

I went to chipotle once and had no clue how it worked, the employees were no help. They stared at me like I was a moron, didn't make any suggestions or ask any question they just stared at me. I left and I don't intend on going back. I don't need attitude, that's why I don't go to Starbucks either. (It' s not a large, it's a ...)

[@OmniscientWarrior]

Other than tall, the sizes in Starbucks are literally the volume. Venti means twenty, but I think it is closer to 24; like how a two by four isn't actually two by four. But if you say large, for most drinks they will know what you mean, but there are a few that have four sizes.

[@lennybuttz2162]

@@OmniscientWarrior Their drink size names do not make sense and they're pretentious. I certainly do not need some snot nosed pretentious kid pulling at attitude on me when I just want a cup of coffee. How does he think that kind of attitude is going to garner him a good tip. Obviously, he's a guy without a clue.

[@lennybuttz2162]

@@Meagan-Renee That's how it works. You had a good experience that makes you a fan, I had a bad experience and I won't give them a 2nd chance to do it again.

[@noneofurbusiness5223]

Employees are RUDE, after 2nd chance will never go there.

[@kaldo_kaldo]

@Marty's 4x4 Wow, I bet you live off a diet of unseasoned potatoes and pasta with jarred sauce

[@jp927]

I am politely agreeing with everything you said.

[@GateViewMinistries]

BTW, I've had washing machine repair men tell me that Tide ruins the hoses. He suggested always using Gain.

[@mousermind]

I'm amazed at how many of them also apply to me. You have great taste, sir.

[@tomhalla426]

Locally, in Texas, HEB or Walmart are major competitors as pharmacies. While HEB is mostly groceries, it works better than a trip to a dedicated drugstore.

[@loporina]

Fun fact: Starbucks was actually founded by the founders of Peet's coffee, and Starbucks started when the Peets left to over a dispute of whether or not to include espresso bars in their stores. Then the current owner of Starbucks bought up the rest of the shares.

[@jmcg6189]

Peets is served at Au Bon Pain. Both companies came along after I had quit drinking coffee.

[@kathy3178]

Gain has a very strong florally perfume scent. It is absolute miserable for those us with allergies, especially in buildings where the heat is turned way up.

[@cynthiajohnston424]

Yes ! Most laundry products now have overwhelming scents ! Who wants to smell like those products ? Prefer freshly laundered non-scented clothes & wearing my own choice of a very light , very subtle natural perfume like lavender .

[@rockhunter8483]

You're wonderful Lawrence!

[@David_K_pi]

We learned about Detroit style pizza from this channel. Never cared for St. Louis style. So now we drive across the river from St. Charles to St. Louis to get our Detroit style pizza. It has become our favorite.

[@johnhelwig8745]

Hey Laurence, I'm surprised you didn't include Arby's as one of the fast food restaurants. They have the meats, plus you mention that Arby's was your favorite in past vlogs. Being a Detroiter, Detroit style pizza is my favorite. Buddy's Pizza is the original (since 1946), not to be confused with Buddyz in the Chicago area. I totally agree, local family cafes and hole-in-the wall diners are my go to. In Detroit there a many coney island restaurants to choose from that serves breakfast, lunch and dinners.

[@Charlesb88]

The choices seemed a bit arby-trary but maybe he hadn't yet had Arby's.😀

[@annfrost3323]

He was comparing burgers. Don't think Arby's sells burgers.

[@jgood005]

Arby's is definitely #1 when it comes to fries. Their curly fries are in a league of their own. Rally's/Checker's seasoned fries are a respectable second place. All the other fast food fries are just meh

[@johnhelwig8745]

@@annfrost3323 Well, neither does Chick-Fil-A

[@johnhelwig8745]

@@Charlesb88 Check out LITP "8 Fast Food Restaurants I Only Encountered After Moving to America"

[@aaronring4704]

I don't know how long I've been consuming your content, but this is the first time I've noticed you say "innit!" Lol!

[@SmilingIbis]

For movies that mirror each other and came out the same year (1996) there is also Mars Attacks and Independence Day. Both are alien invasions and both use exactly the same tropes, except Mars Attacks goes for campy overdo and succeeds in a charming way, where Independence Day tries to play it straight and make Randy Quaid a hero.

[@poolhall9632]

When I was a little kid we went to a place called Shoney’s which is just Denny’s by another name… Shoney’s was always the first stop before a road trip to grandmas house and IHOP was a special treat Sunday after church. *The breakfast bar* Wendy’s 100% - oddly another restaurant that used to have a bar.

[@freethebirds3578]

Remember Big Boy?

[@danielmaybee68]

VERY few Americans outside of Detroit & St. Louis, even realize those pizza "styles" exist. It's almost cute (in a "bless ur little heart" way) how they try & equate themselves w/ NY or Chicago 😂

[@christopherlundgren1700]

I live on the west coast and I have never heard of these. From the picture, the "Detroit" looked a lot like a "Chicago" and I have no idea what would constitute a "St. Louis".

[@acoupleofschoes]

​@@christopherlundgren1700Detroit style is a pan pizza, a thicker fluffier crust. Cheese goes on first, all the way to the edges so it browns against the pan, and the sauce is put on in lines down the length, not covering the entire pizza.

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

I still don't know what St Lois style is, and frankly Chocago style is just gimmicky tourist food. I used to live near Chicago and hardly anyone ate Chicago style. Hand tossed was king.

[@lz5517]

No one ever talks about New Haven apizz, either

[@anneclarke40]

St. Louis pizza has thin crust and uses provel cheese instead of mozzarella.

[@ellingeidbo8469]

Agreed. Thank you. Carry on.

[@saparotrob7888]

I agree with you, Sir. I haven't seen the rest of the video yet.

[@OCMike]

Well, you sorta are wearing the correct color socks for the White Sox, if it were 1919 :)

[@laurabustos6560]

Ooohh Laurence, way to make my evening (technically late afternoon, but I wanted to sound cool)😅

[@GoatyGoatGirl]

Lowe's is set up more for residents. Home Depot is set up more for commercial business owners.

[@BiffSimpson]

Lawrence missed my favorite fast food place, which I go to every time I go to Illinois or Wisconsin: Culver’s. Their butter burgers are great and frozen yogurt is to die for. Go there tonight!!

[@Daniel-xg3ul]

Definitely Dr Pepper. It's the only one where the diet version tastes like the original version.

[@JohnThomWebb]

True but they're both disgusting.

[@bossfan49]

@@JohnThomWebb Gimme a break.

[@bossfan49]

@Marty's 4x4 Dr. Pepper is delicious , but I agree it doesn't belong in a conversation about colas. (Mountain Dew being included was completely idiotic.) In fact, one of Dr. Pepper early ads said "Not a cola. Not a root beer". It should have been Coke: Pepsi: RC Cola. Of course, his producers also included Chic-fil-a in with the burger chains.

[@johnguglielmini6658]

since you spent most of your life having pancakes only once a year how reliable is your dennys answer? i bet tarah makes better pancakes than either of them

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

And she wouldn’t have to be that good at them to win.

[@alansmithee8831]

@john guglielmini. I bet he ate loads of pancake mix, just made into Yorkshire pudding instead.

[@grantrichards4950]

I've never had a pancake at a restaurant that was even close to the scratch ones I make at home. That being said, Denny's is a little nicer inside, but iHop makes better pancakes and bacon.

[@editingsecrets]

They likely first need a visit to Target to buy an American-style pancake-maker appliance...

[@southpawSara]

as a Pittsburgher, I feel seen by your mention of "yinz"

[@someonespadre]

Used to go to Dennys because it was cheap but they raised the prices so much that it defeats the purpose. Either the hotel breakfast or look for a hole in the wall local place which is better and cheaper than Dennys.

[@EsaLena1]

The answer to "Walmart vs. Target" is "Costco." Much better track record of taking care of its employees. Also, you are 100% correct about Dr. Pepper.

[@kenbrown2808]

my wife and I have reached a compromise on our laundry detergent. she likes the smell of tide, and I hate having my cloths being pre-smelly. she likes the convenience of pods, and I like not paying twice the price for somebody to put my laundry soap into premeasured packets. so when I'm washing my own clothes I use unscented liquid, and the rest of the time it's tide pods.

[@protorhinocerator142]

Get for the Botanical Rain flavor of tide pods with Febreeze. You might have to look around for it. Your clothes will stink pretty. DO NOT get the sports Febreeze one with the woman jogging. Your clothes will smell horrible. You're welcome.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@protorhinocerator142 what part of I hate having my clothes pre-smelly did you not get?

[@charlotteemerson5050]

​@@kenbrown2808 I agree 1000%. Laundry scents literally make me sick. I go with a liquid free detergent, white vinegar in the final rinse to remove the detergent residue, and last (if I have the energy and the time) hang on the clothesline anything that I don't care if it wrinkles. Particularly bed linens and all towels. That is the laundry smell I enjoy.

[@umiluv]

I’m like you. I use zero scent sensitive skin detergent. Have for years. I use wool dryer balls as well to avoid any laundry scents. I will also do an extra rinse cycle to make sure all the detergent is removed. Doing so extends the life of elastics and makes sure there’s no remaining detergent residue.

[@queenbunnyfoofoo6112]

I can't stand scented detergent either.

[@Kevin_Underhill]

Mountain Dew - the official drink of programmers, gamers and call centers - only had a short period of competition from Monster Energy drinks and health problems brought on by aging. It still maintains its place as best in class, #1, absolutely prefer (when I am on a cheat day).

[@user-fv5ms4sz8e]

IHOP, get the Sampler. Denny's, get the Grand Slam. That's all you need to know to survive 🥞 breakfast 🍳.

[@jLutraveling]

That was great! I live between the The Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. I love both except in 1993. There is a state park where the confluence of those two rivers meet. The overhead photos of the river in 1993 was horrendous.

[@cg9612]

Yikes!! I remember that well. We saw the misery that Hurricane Andrew inflicted on Homestead, FL the year before. That flood was a monster that wouldn't die.

[@susanbrannigan]

I remember flying into St. Louis in 1993 and seeing the swollen rivers. It was ridiculous.

[@mshawkaustin]

I lived in Kansas City at the time. I went to St. Louis for vacation and saw the Mississippi River flooding downtown. When I got home, I found out the Missouri River had flooded badly in KC that weekend!

[@jLutraveling]

Remember watching the flooding on the tv. I saw a large house floating down nthe river.

[@kathywiseley4382]

I saw the flooding of the Mississippi around Quincy from a helicopter. It just went on forever. The cool thing about the helicopter is that is how many employees that lived in Missouri got to work at the hospital in Quincy. Bridges and roads were gone. Half the staff lived across the river. It just worked.

[@JoshColletta]

Wait wait wait... you've lived in the Midwest all this time and you've never been to Menards yet?! How is this possible?! 😂

[@elultimo102]

Do you still "save big money at Menards?"😆

[@susanp7432]

​@elultimo102 with their 11% rebate you do. I love getting the checks you use in their stores.

[@robertlapointe4093]

I recently crossed both the Missouri and the Mississippi (I got lost in St. Louis during a cross country drive). As impediments to driving, they are both 5 star. What ever happened to hard to pronounce place names? When you get to New York, I nominate Taughannock Falls State Park.

[@gregorybiestek3431]

How about Tahquamenon Falls State Park in Michigan's Upper Peninsula?

[@AshleyNebs]

I love your content.

[@charlespaugh]

Never in my 55 years have I ever heard anyone say Dr. Pepper tastes medicinal.

[@gemoftheocean]

Some people do. But of the four choices, I'd also go with Dr. Pepper.

[@JeffN4POD]

It tastes medicinal. 😂. No, seriously. It does. In all my 50 years, I've never liked it. Don't care for colas either, unless there's some whisky in it. If it has to be soda, probably going to be Sprite or Mountain Dew. Otherwise, Gatorade (traditional green or Green Apple) would be my first choice in the convenience store.

[@Spudz76]

It may not connect for you if you never had whichever medicinal syrup flavoring it is that pokes the same receptors. Like the death cherry stuff of the 80s, maybe certain Robitussins. Maybe also that terrible creamy pink amoxicillin syrup. It's not the whole flavor just a note in there that hints at it, retriggering past tongue trauma.

[@alansmithee8831]

​@@JeffN4POD A spoonful of sugar helps the Dr Pepper go down, so none for Laurence. Please don't spoil good whisky with any of those fizzy drinks.

[@grantrichards4950]

I agree, but Barq's "root beer" tastes like cough syrup to me.

[@bachlava7]

I love how he says "my team" and I'm like 99% sure that's his wife 😅

[@ralphbalfoort2909]

Chick-fil-A is a great place to go after Sunday morning church services, followed by a visit to Hobby Lobby for your craft supplies.

[@twanajoyhildebrecht9718]

No amount of money will ever get me inside of a Target store 🤷🏻‍♀️ 😂 & we will just leave it at that 'cause my Mama taught me if I can't say anything nice to not to say anything at all 😊

[@thudthud5423]

Avoiding Target is a hobby of mine.

[@Spudz76]

Some locations are terrible and small and laid out all different, some are sort of decent but I still prefer a Walmart with consistent couple of floor layouts.

[@TheCJTok]

I haven’t been in a Target or Walmart in 10 years. Don’t miss them!

[@jmcg6189]

I go to Target but never Walmart. I refuse to darken their doorway.

[@Ph03nix1]

IHOP or Denny’s is a trick question… the answer is clearly Wafflehouse

[@sunniertimer598]

Except we don't have it on the West coast.

[@glowormrdr6183]

sunniertime beat me to it. Nope; and no Cracker Barrel, either.

[@nickhall1115]

@@sunniertimer598 and we don’t have in n out. If shopping for burger chains you guys win hands down. Waffle House shits on ihop and Denny’s though (it’s the best of the large chain diners).

[@ZoneXV]

@@sunniertimer598 Poor thing, I can't imagine not having access to a Waffle House, especially when it snows and shuts the entire town down except for the Waffle Houses.

[@TheProtagonistDies]

ihop. waffle has the same food for 50 years. and dennys always under cook their food

[@pawnch83]

The funniest video I’ve watched this year!!!!!!

[@pammurphy2258]

Tide and Gain are both made by Procter & Gamble. My husband is a P&G retiree. He says there is just a small difference between the two products.

[@sbaunbooth1932]

We Texans will embrace you for the Dr. Pepper choice

[@estern001]

It shocking how right you are with all of these. You are a true American.