10 Things America Has That Britain Doesn't

On the 17th day of Vlogmas, I count down ten things that America has that Britain - my home country - does not.
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[@anthonyruscitti4645]

You know he isn’t from America because he was actually afraid of a tornado warning instead of sitting on the front porch and watching for it

[@judeflowers2813]

We do that in Florida too, but waiting for hurricanes. They are dramatic and beautiful in a way. I've been through quite a few and other than losing power, I've been extremely lucky so far.

[@markwalsh8913]

If that isn’t the truth, great childhood memories of sitting on the porch waiting to glimpse a tornado while eating a bowl of popcorn in lovely Wisco!

[@4thdimension760]

"false alarm"....no it just didn't come your way lol.

[@sassytbc7923]

You can tell from his accent.

[@katherinebrumley7794]

Or out chasing them. But to be fair, I typically tried to take cover, though I have driven into a few of them, too.

[@Moonshinedave1]

Living in a wooden house is perfectly fine, unless you are living with three pigs and you get accosted by a rather large wolf.

[@kathleenhenson5833]

Has that become an issue? I’ll not live in a wooden house.

[@Moonshinedave1]

@@kathleenhenson5833 In reference to the child's story "Three little Pigs"

[@nunyabidness674]

LoooooooooooL or Johnny Depp with whiskers drawn on his face

[@Heavywall70]

The wolf must also have a very large lung capacity

[@dawnreneegmail]

Heavywall70 please tell me you know of this story for kids... and dearest Laurence, no one wants a history lesson so allow me. London was once upon a time almost entirely wood structured sans a stone bridge or two. So much so that the last conflagration which took three fourths of London was from that time on known as The Great Fire. And because wood was so easy to obtain and build the forests of Nottingham for example steadily went POOF! Post the great fire with the forests consumed to build houses that were now ash is the WHY London was mandated to build new structure with brick & stone and perhaps rubble of which there was plenty. You know sir, you’ve been with us a decade and we embrace you as our own, thus I bestow you with an American right of passage: a nickname you don’t necessarily ‘cotton to’ (now there’s an idiom for ya), or a nickname you like but with a warm hoodie and a healthy elbow touch I declare “HOWDY LARRY!”🤠, from your audience member Dawny 😣🤓

[@11yhn11]

Another reason wooden houses are more popular in the U.S., especially in certain states such as California, is because they are safer during earthquakes. The wooden structure is able to wiggle a little bit with the movement from the quake. This, hopefully, results in less deaths, injuries, and property damage.

[@RyTrapp0]

Brick chimneys are often even the first structural element to collapse in houses that have them. UK: minimal natural disasters. US: ALL the natural disasters, LOL There's just so many factors playing into this - weather, natural disasters, climate, temperature ranges, resource availability, terrain, building density, building heights, etc., etc., that it's just a waste of time trying to debate what is "better"; there is no right answer.

[@benbaker2965]

California is forever dealing with fire. Wonder how much protection is wood versus brick/stone against fire. They need to work on fireproofing the roofs.

[@katehaynes5735]

Exactly why we don't have brick buildings/houses in California. Shake, shake, shake!

[@kkrolf2782]

COMMENT: o.d. 9:54 re: Arby’s … Is anyone else watching this who can remember when Arby’s had multiple spit-rotisseries behind the counter wherein was displayed THE juiciest roast beef that was then and there carved and laid out onto the bun?? I can almost remember that heavenly smell! But for that very reason I no longer go to Arby’s unless coerced, and then I get the ham and swiss sandwich.

[@therealdeal3672]

Yes I remember the Arby's of the 60's and 70's. They were really good. ​@@kkrolf2782

[@hannahthoms4246]

As an American I find it funny that you actually went to a secure area for a tornado warning. We do literally nothing in my area, until we actually see it. I’ve never seen one tho

[@stephanieschaffer2133]

I lived in the Midwest and tornado country for over 20 years and have a lot of friends that still live there. This is the first time I've ever heard this from someone claiming to live there, and I suspect they're lying. We don't fear tornadoes in the Midwest because they usually don't hit their mark, but we don't ignore the danger either. Everyone knows where their shelter is and goes there when a siren blares. Everyone. That's because tornadoes usually can't be seen before they hit, they hide behind a wall of rain so thick and heavy the sky turns neon green (I've seen this three times myself). I've been through a few legit tornadoes, one was covered on international news, and the tornado safety was the same every time. Even in college with the invincibility of youth my whole apartment complex packed into the laundry basement next door for a tornado warning and waited until it was over. The tornado wasn't even in town, but we all took the precaution BECAUSE WE AREN'T STUPID. In short, don't listen to this idiot and become a statistic, because Mother Nature really enjoys irony.

[@hannahthoms4246]

@@stephanieschaffer2133 I love the information and I love that you’re looking out for others, but I don’t, and never claimed to live in an area where tornadoes are prevalent and dangerous. I live in Michigan. We get maybe one per year and even then it only touches down for a few minutes, and maybe two warnings. I don’t not go to the basement because I’m stupid- though I probably am in more things, I don’t because tornadoes simply aren’t enough of a threat to need to. I’d also like to add that from the very beginning I said “in my area.” I never claimed that people don’t go to safety everywhere or that there is never a need for it. I should have specified that I live in a pretty tornado safe area, but I didn’t think of it at the time. All in all I’m so glad you replied to my comment to give people real information about the danger of tornadoes, but please don’t call me an idiot without all the information, or put words into my mouth. Have a nice day!

[@monty4336]

During bad storms in Michigan, we use our visual scanners aka, eyes, to see if anything looks like it could be of danger to us. Otherwise we just go about our day during storms. 😆

[@yaoidreams2993]

lol, I live in Kansas and we don't seek shelter until we see the tornado. we usually stay upstairs watching the news and watching the skies, ready to take shelter, until it's either went past us or we need to rush to the basement. I've experienced seeing 4 or 5 tornados in my life. the sky gets dark, usually, but not always green...it can be a deep rusty red or simply a really dark grey. I'm so sorry that Stephanie person was mean. it really was just a funny observation you had. 😊

[@susanfudge1737]

Jeeze. I'm in Georgia, on the Alabama border. We always get in our safe place when the alarm sounds. We've seen houses demolished and know people who've died.

[@thorgrootsweetrabbit2244]

If he thinks Wal-Mart is big, don't frighten him with Sam's Club or Cost-Co.

[@victorvelazquez6547]

Or B.J.'s, here in Virginia.

[@SvenTviking]

I don’t think Wal-mart is anything to boast about, considering what they do to small communities. The board of directors and one in ten shareholders should be machine gunned into a ditch. They are the complete opposite to the American dream.

[@BeeWhistler]

SvenTviking Not disagreeing with that but mainly he was just saying it was huge.

[@EmdrGreg]

Market Basket makes a super-sized store as well...

[@bobbythies8892]

Lol menards or home depot

[@Sivick314]

"every day is pancake day" i've never been so proud of america

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

Sivick314 Technically, every day is “carb I can cover with maple syrup and serve with a pork product” day.... French toast, pancakes, waffles.... all go well with sausage, bacon, ham....

[@cnett486]

That and free refills

[@grantorino2325]

"English breakfast" isn't exactly starvation, either. Although, I'll admit: We Americans tend to go EVEN MORE overboard with the morning meal. On the European continent, though, breakfast is little more than a snack. Seriously, what we call "lunch," the Frenchmen call "dejeuner [breakfast]," and what we call "breakfast," they actually call "petit dejeuner [little breakfast]."

[@THEHamBot1]

@@Rick_Sanchez_C137_ damn right.

[@Betharoot]

Pancakes for supper are the best.

[@joycedavenport1624]

One thing I’m always struck by in Britain is the ability of go hiking without fear of deadly wildlife. I live in Florida, where if the snakes don’t get you, the gators will, unless the bears beat them to it. And in a lot of the country you’re also a prey species for mountain lions. And go to the beach and the sharks are waiting.

[@trickygoose2]

In Britain, we have one poisonous snake called the Adder. It is rare because of a lack of suitable habitat and tends to shy away from humans. I think there has been one human fatality from an adder bite in the last 50 years here. People are more likely to worry about the chance of getting a slightly irritating red mark from a small insect bite.

[@usedtoberyanpoopnownormal8822]

@@trickygoose2 hah in America we see flies outside in 32F degree weather (0C)

[@Sirius-ly]

Won't be long now before I have to get the metal pans and big spoons out to place near the doors. The Black bears wake up and come up on my raised deck to see if they can find food. I've watched them climb the wooden posts to get up, or just jump over the 6 foot fence and walk up the stairs. I've got tons of pictures. They've even knocked on my windows and doors. One year I had one that would come visit while I drank my morning coffee on my deck, and just sit by my car and watch. I'd talk to him and he'd even wave back at me when I waved at him, then saunter on down my long driveway when I was done. But, it's always a smart move to make a ton of noise before opening any door. I've been surprised many times by one not 3 feet away when I've let the dogs out at night. Luckily, they run pretty fast and show no interest in protein! The Coyotes, Raccoons, Foxes, Wolves and Bobcats, however, aren't quite as put off. They don't budge! And, Wolf spiders may not be venomous, but they sure do pack a punch in their bite, will make you sick, and they do intentionally go after you. And... they jump!

[@joycedavenport1624]

@@Sirius-ly My primary complaint about the bears is that they put their front feet on the top of my fence then push down to break it. And of course they rip up the trash. (There’s always some idiot who leaves their trash/bird seed/animal feed out.)

[@cleverusernamenexttime2779]

@@Sirius-ly all spiders are venomous. It's how they eat. Most spiders are not toxic enough to harm humans.

[@HopefulKingsFan]

Hearing him say Black Widows are rare is kinda funny. I live in Sacramento California (so the valley) and when we moved into our house it was infested. Over the years I’ve become used to them and I never go too long without having to kill one or two

[@rachaelscofield8082]

I also live in sac town lol! And I woke up with one in my hair once (a house we rented a few years ago was infested with them outside lol). They are pretty harmless considering I have never known someone who was bit. Also super killable.

[@peggyjones3282]

I've seen quite a few in my life but only know of one person who was bitten. He was a home inspector and crawling under a building. Made him really sick, but it's rarely life threatening unless it's a child or elderly person bit.

[@marklar7551]

@@peggyjones3282 or f you don't take care of it. Seriously, at least go to a quick clinic or something if you get bitten. I was living in Napa California, working in the wineries in the valley I saw TONS of Black Widows in the pallets. When you have stacks of pallets in row after row that do not move for a year or more....well then there you go.

[@greenie2390]

A suggestion I found was to put diatomaceous (earth-grade) powder down. I put it behind bookcases, under furniture, and in any cracks between the wall and the floor where it will not be noticed by visitors. When we moved into our house we thankfully had no killer bugs but I hate 99% of bug critters and we had spiders, ants, and other creepy crawlies. I still get a couple per year but even the ant population has gone down. Just wish I had known about diatomaceous powder when I lived in AL and got bitten by fire ants multiple times.

[@sallyz555]

I lived in inland Southern CA for 5 years and I saw more black widows than any other place I've lived. They were on my patio and one took up residence right outside my front door. I just left them alone.

[@nertz4579]

UK: no deadly spiders: USA: deadly spiders Australia: Am I a joke to you

[@darrylroederer2680]

Oh yes, Australia... Where even the cows are poisonous.

[@ShamblesMD]

"Watch out for snakes!"

[@snarkymatt585]

@@darrylroederer2680 the cows here in Oz aren't poisonous but the ones in Pommyland were for a while.

[@victorwaddell6530]

@@snarkymatt585 The best steak I ever had was in Esperance , South Australia . That was in 1994 when I was there on liberty in the US Navy .

[@annep.1905]

Well, keep in mind this is America vs Britain because he's lived in both countries. I must say, the more I hear about Australia's death-dealing creatures, the more leery I am of the thought of traveling there.

[@chrisransdell8110]

As an American it never occurred to me that wood framed and sided houses might seem novel.

[@SvenTviking]

It’s the fact that every house over 50 yrs old are fucked by termites. My old house is 145 yrs old, as were all the houses in my street except for the older ones or those removed by the Luftwaffe.

[@TwisterDoesGaming]

SvenTviking “those removed by the Luftwaffe”

[@thecreepnextdoor7560]

@@SvenTviking uh, where do you live?

[@moshpitsandbongrips6998]

SvenTviking not if the house is taken care of 💀

[@Bluebelle51]

@@SvenTviking I lived in a wooden house that was built in 1849, it was in fine shape. Termites aren't really a problem if the house is maintained. Fire is usually how the old ones usually go. My house that was built in 1849, in California was lost in a wildfire in 2015, along with the rest of the town

[@koretmulder6316]

I was in England in around 2007. My friend and I had rented a narrowboat, and tied off and went into a small pub near the canal in Rugby, where about 15 locals were sitting around. We drew some attention when we started talking, I suppose they don't get a lot of tourists from California there, and one of the younger locals (who may have been a few pints in) declared with deep skepticism, "You aren't very tan for someone from California". I assume everything he knew of California he had gleaned from reruns of Bay Watch. I tried to convey to him the immense difference in scale between this one single state in the US and England counties, and the fact that driving from the northern border of California to the southern would you from snowy ski slopes to scorched desert. I'm pretty sure he still thought I was making it all up.

[@Joker-yw9hl]

Oh he doesn't sound very nice. I'm sorry about that 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@marklar7551]

That's because California is fake 🤣. It is difficult for most of the world to figure out that the USA has all the space it does, let alone that some states are huge in area and only have the population of a big named city spread across them.

[@JS-rv3et]

hey now to be fair to the lad ... thats cheating California runs the entire COAST of the country... although i suppose you could say driving 9 HOURS across Tennessee is also cheating since its only like and hour and a half north to south lol although isnt england like a 2 hour drive in any particular direction from the center anyway

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

If california was more like texas it wouldnt be as bad. Socal gets close but its ben liberalized man

[@kkrolf2782]

@@Joker-yw9hl One thing that E V E R Y country has is their very own variety of a $ $ h 0 1 e s , if you get my meaning. And, sadly, those of us who don’t fit that description could spend our whole lives apologizing for the others to no end. Thanks for your efforts though. Be well!

[@cathariney.3877]

The “free refills” for soft drinks here hasn’t always existed. When I was growing up (mid-1960s to early 1980s) free refills were only offered for coffee or iced tea. We were charged extra for additional sodas. I think that after the “make your own drink” machines were installed that the free refills came into fashion, and now even at a full service (sit-down and be served) restaurant where you don’t pour the drink yourself, they are now free for refills, too.

[@RyTrapp0]

It's an interesting example of competition driving prices down. There's absolutely nothing to dispenser soft drinks, the consumables cost next to nothing, it's just massive margin; but, if your competition starts offering free refills(while they're losing out on the margin, it isn't costing them much of anything in expenses) and it sways some customers, you better follow suit!

[@ajs41]

Until about 20 years ago there weren't any free refills here in the UK even for things like coffee.

[@billycox475]

Wal Mart stocks everything. Except for the one thing you went in to get. They're out of that.

[@laurab5750]

Kroger's is worse!

[@kayagyft2049]

Every single time

[@catladylayne3285]

Facts! Lol 😆

[@MKahn84]

Too true!

[@nycdweller]

I live in Manhattan; we don’t have Walmart

[@chuckoneill2023]

Spider bites - the reason Spiderman is American and not British.

[@AdamTheMan1993]

I'm pretty certain that the current Spiderman actor is British

[@6starsandy]

AdamTheMan1993 hush

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

Tobey Mcguire - American Andrew Garfield - American-English Tom Holland - English Sorry, but Spiderman has been getting progressively more British.

[@6starsandy]

Ser Garlan Tyrell Hush

[@Yeesack]

Lol Tom Holland is British but has a good fake American accent

[@florperez163]

I love in the west and in a semi-arid desert. Some people may have the misconception that all deserts are hot year round. It snows here in the winter and can get very cold. In fact the temperature can drop drastically from day to night. It’s has many animals and plants. What I love about living here is that I don’t have to deal with the humidity. The landscape is is simply stunning.

[@my_stomach_hurt1876]

I live in the high desert of California and it’s technically considered a “cold desert” but it’s still 90 to 105 in the summer. It snows in the winter. Weather is weird

[@usedtoberyanpoopnownormal8822]

@@my_stomach_hurt1876 yeah sand doesn’t like holding heat.

[@mossy_oak]

Its very rare for it to snow in a true desert, so this makes me wonder where you live. I lived in part of the Sonoran Desert for the first 20 years of my life and it never even got close to being cold enough for snow

[@lordofthemound3890]

I went to the Phoenix area a few years ago and was stunned by how much vegetation and color there was in the desert. You just don’t picture it like that.

[@rationaltrekker2509]

I live in SoCal, but have lived in Albuquerque, NM. I have travelled into the California high desert and yes, it can get quite chilly - even downright COLD in the Winter in a desert.

[@msp_isyourteacher6139]

“If you don’t have air conditioning, you will die.” Me in Houston, TX- #truth

[@laurametheny1008]

Yeah. Except for this past year. Good Lord!🙏🤪🌬️🌁

[@davidpar2]

Life in TX: If the bugs don’t get ya, the plants will

[@enn1997]

Preach. I'm from North Texas and air conditioning is life here!

[@laurametheny1008]

@@enn1997 Yeah I can't even begin to see how you stand it! Then to have that incredible ice crap come out of nowhere? Jeez! That's more like where I live in Northern Illinois. Gets really hot and VERY VERY sticky humid in the summer and super freezing cold in the winter. We don't have air in anything now because we can't afford to fix it. I did get cheap dehumidifiers tho because the wet is the worst. It's not only suffocating but it ruins everything if you aren't prepared. Baking stuff, envelopes, fruit you name it. Anyone who doesn't believe in climate change by now has to be daft. Everything is going haywire. We have birds we have never seen before. Insects coming at the weirdest times. Tornadoes in the WINTER?? NOPE. Topsy turvy. Ice storms in Texas. Wow. I hope you guys are doing better. We're kind of in a lull right now. It's drier. Thank God no fires or floods...yet. It hurts my heart so much to see everything burning. If you believe in God, you know what's up. No matter what we are all in trouble, not even going to Covid which ain't over. Be safe.🙏💔🕊️😕

[@fbiagentmiyakohoshino8223]

even more so in arizona

[@redonk1740]

He wasn't joking when he said you will die without air conditioning in some parts of the USA. From the EPA: "Some statistical approaches estimate that more than 1.200 deaths per year in the United States are due to extreme heat." Heat stroke ain't no joke.

[@kathleenr4047]

I live in Florida and some cities require that a broken air-conditioner constitutes a a life threatening situation and must be repaired with 24 hours, mostly meaning if your A/C dies at 5pm on Friday, they *can't* make you wait till Monday before they call the repairman. They have to call the repairman right away and pay the weekend or afterhours prices. --- I believe they do the same thing with heating (consider it an emergency) in states where is it really cold.

[@Stilicho19801]

Look at houses built before 1941 to see how folks lived without AC.

[@michaelknierim2100]

I'm a 62 year old Florida native. I grew up without A/C, we used box fans. My grandma had a big attic fan.

[@whoahanant]

@@kathleenr4047 in colder states our homes are built to specific standards because of the cold so you're correct in general. Homes and such are very insulated and pipes are heat taped and insulated so they don't burst in winter. It's unlivable if your infrastructure isn't up to standards for winter.

[@TheJiggsCasey]

Most of the American South West was extremely low in population till A/C became mainstream in the 1950s.

[@herbhofmann7441]

If you experience an earthquake in America, you’ll be grateful for a wood home. They flex!

[@danielfronc4304]

In the upper southeastern U.S. I've sat through two very minor earthquakes. They were no big deal at all as they just kind of vibrated the floor and I have to admit it was kind of cool, as long as they're very minor. My extended family lives in Indiana and we've driven through small towns where they absolutely destroyed homes and you can see the path they took. They're by no means a laughing matter.

[@djkoenig4716]

Usually after big quakes the big fires that start soon thereafter is the worst part!!! People caught inside the rubble burn-up, can't get rescued in time. :●{

[@builtontherockhomestead9390]

Brick chimneys is the number 1 cause of houses being destroyed during an earthquake.

[@gemoftheocean]

The UK STILL can't do Mexican food, though they hallucinate they can.

[@gemoftheocean]

@@djkoenig4716 almost never happens now.. in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 that did happen. Building codes changed after that, ditto more major changes after the '33 Long beach earthquake. Buildings made all of brick in California are rare. Virtual guarantee you're looking at a building pre-1933. Other code changes as well in California adding more re-bar to freeway support columns etc.

[@gerrywilson6579]

You should really visit “Mammoth Cave National Park” in Kentucky. It is really unique. And then travel to the “ Great Smoky Mountains”. I love this part of the country! ❤️

[@JS-rv3et]

hey we need a disclaimer. great smoky mountains. " not on fire like California " just clouds on ground

[@Yup712]

Finally! Someone else that loved Arby’s as much as I do! The curly fries are amazing, love the roast beef sandwich with horsey sauce, and their french dip is a favorite! But you haven’t lived until you’ve tried their Ja’Mocha Shake!!!

[@Tam_Eiki]

Did you know that you can buy their horsey sauce in a bottle at the grocery store now? Same with their Arby-q-sauce. I'm sure that WalMart stocks them. :)

[@sigsin1]

Okay, most of Arby’s is mystery meat to me. And the one by me refused to make the BLT without a HUGE load of mayo. But the Jamocha shake is amazing and their chicken fingers used to be the best.

[@feliciagaffney1998]

I've never been a fan of Arby's. It isn't real roast beef as far as I'm concerned. But my parents always get it if we are on the road and stop for food. I have them take me somewhere else, if possible. 😆🙃

[@Yup712]

@@sigsin1 OMG, I love the Jamocha shake!!!

[@Yup712]

@@Tam_Eiki Really? That’s so awesome! Thank you very much! I’ve seen Chick-Fil-A’s CFA sauce at Kroger and also Cheesecake Factory’s sweet brown bread (which I can devour when I’m at the restaurant) at Publix also!

[@richardm3023]

Spiders are like guns in the USA. You rarely see them, but you are rarely more than 10 feet from one. And you don't want to provoke either of them. .

[@garyguymon9857]

Well said Richard. :-)

[@aspiringnomad15]

Darn right

[@gentlegiant6585]

👏👍😁🇺🇸

[@dirgecry2047]

How does one provoke a gun? A gun owner I can see, but I really want to know how you provoke a gun.

[@buzzzthrower555]

@@dirgecry2047 well its rather simple to provoke a gun you yell at it call it names and threaten to take it away but not a good idea last time i did that that gun just jumped up and fired at me. lmfao jk

[@Bluegillbronco2]

Without America's vigorous consumption of pancakes Canada's syrup based economy would collapse.

[@hilarysmith9715]

No, we have high fructose GMO slop. Actual maple syrup is expensive and most don't like the taste compared to the fake stuff. All our food is poison synthetic crap produced by a company that poisoned southeast Asia with its defoliant.

[@z0phi3l]

@@hilarysmith9715 Maybe you have that crap, I'll pay an extra buck or two and get the real thing, not quite as expensive as you insinuate

[@budmeister]

@@hilarysmith9715 I'm lucky to have a maple farm near my parent's home. I have a bag of maple sugar on my shelf and it's delicious in my coffee.

[@Shadowmere445]

I suppose my preference of cane syrup is a bit out of place in this thread

[@bcatypical]

"The syrup based economy"??? eastern Canada's economy may be based in syrup....well, VERY east, like Nova Scotia etc, but the rest of the country's is not, but then from what I've seen, Americans usually don't know much about Canada. BUT I'm glad our neighbors to the south (United States) is appreciating our syrup industry. :)

[@sticks4632]

I remember I was going back home to florida and when we were just about to leave Georgia we had a tornado warning. But it wasn't just one tornado. It wasn't just 2. It was 3 tornados in the distance in diffrent directions. I had never seen a tornado (surprisingly) so seeing 3 at once was terrifying.

[@rustyreturns9754]

And thrilling, I’m sure.

[@jonathankozenko]

When you said "Speaking of things that are deadly, here's something else Britain doesn't have..", it cut to an Ad for helping refugee children, starting with their faces. It was so sudden I was like "Wow - that joke is dark man!"

[@ClayLoomis1958]

In a lot of places, like here in California, it's against the law to build unreinforced brick houses. The first decent earthquake and your house would be rubble. Wood can move, shake, and bend during an earthquake, so it's the building material of choice

[@magdamanoli8753]

Really? Well I never knew that. What about big buildings, skyscrapers, schools etc?

[@ClayLoomis1958]

@@magdamanoli8753 Steel, reinforced concrete & glass are usually used for large, commercial buildings, but, here in California at least, it's all one and two story buildings, unless you're in a large city. You have to be careful in earthquake country. You won't find a lot of brick homes in Japan either.

[@Steampunkkids]

Clay Loomis, thank you. I came here to make the same points you just did!

[@holstfly1]

I was actually planning on putting this as a comment!.

[@larrybrennan1463]

Even brick chimneys are suspect. The fire chief of San Francisco in 1906 lived in a wooden house, but he was killed in his bed when the earthquake collapsed his chimney. Not that his presence would have made much difference in fighting the subsequent fire that lasted four days, basically being put out when there was almost nothing left to burn.

[@PlannedObsolescence]

We had Bob Ross. In your face, Britain.

[@LostinthePond]

Knew I missed one.

[@killermonjero]

I bet Britain doesn't have Bob Ross Chiapets either.

[@nemo227]

Okay, not a gamer, YOU make me laugh. I'm with you on that one.

[@PlannedObsolescence]

killermonjero They probably don’t have happy trees either.

[@Fortaker]

Don't forget Fred Rogers!

[@ryanbrothers5377]

I saw someone else comment on a video once, but it really well said: "Tornadoes aren't a big deal...until they are."

[@applesdelido7]

I lived in both AZ and NM. DO NOT go hiking without a ton of water. 2 big water bottles and a water bladder in your bag, best to be over prepared. Stay on the paths and DO NOT turn your back to a cliff. Many people/tourists die, their kids too due to them not realizing that the desert/cliffs are unforgiving. Also, if it is your first time hiking, just hike a mile total first, and increase the distance on the next hike by a half mile or mile if you want. Being over prepared is always best.

[@neathizar9743]

English people: Sees tornado, runs Midwestern Americans: Sees tornado, stands by window to watch No joke, out here some people anticipate a tornado and chase them

[@seanclark8452]

If it's big, watch to see which way it's going and looking around to make sure it doesn't have a friend right behind you. If you've got the visibility to see them coming you can usually move to the side of all but the monsters - and they only form in a few places.

[@bongothaplant4730]

That's just something people in the entire the middle to lower half of the country do

[@erinbailey4631]

Neath Izar that’s favorite past! I’m from Texas and my grandfather and I love to chase and talk tornado

[@2Sparrows4aFarthing]

bongothaplant - “tornado alley” cuts right through the middle of the US. I’m in Nebraska and we have tornado warnings and watches ALL.THE.TIME. during tornado season.

[@EveIsJustMyBlogName]

DLR I live in Nashville, TN. We just experienced a tornado! I’ve been in SO many of them (also lived in Nebraska at one time). I’m actually most worried for the damage wind and hail from the tornado might do to our house/vehicles. I’ve never truly feared for my life during one, though.

[@insomniacraccoon]

"They're quite rare." *DON'T MIND ME AND MY BLACK WIDOW INFESTED WOODS. THE SOUTH IS GREAT YALL*

[@weird_friend5162]

It really is aint it. Going out on a nice walk but you cant relax because you just saw a black widow attack a butterfly and then slip inside the bark of a tree.

[@insomniacraccoon]

They seem enamored with my garage too. I swear I see one or two of those little bastards every year go scuttling in the corners.

[@FollowingUsernamesR]

Yeah, just lemme shake the scorpions out of my shoes first...

[@snowangel7980]

I live in a lovely little desert that intersects with all the horrifying things-- black widows, brown recluses, tarantulas, scorpions, rattlesnakes, and any other number of poisonous things. Although, the tarantulas are pretty cute, tbh, you just gotta get a shovel and move them out of the vicinity of the house. The worst thing is seeing one with eggs on their back and you have to get like WD-40 and a lighter to torch the thing so it's babies don't run off everywhere.

[@skoshow8418]

Sounds like Stephanie lives in Arizona

[@CriticalListener]

4:55 "The female of the species is more deadly than the maaale." Love your voice, Laurence! you should sing more often!

[@roberthayter157]

Yes. It was in tune, too! Great untapped tallent . . .

[@catherinehenry6762]

As a European, born and raised, I've always thought of the American Free-Refills as something of a poser. Most times, the fast food restaurants will give you a giant glass (plastic, really) of soda, probably about one and a half liter. Granted, it is more than half filled with ice, but the source of my confusion is that only a person who's has been jogging on the surface of the sun would be so thirsty as to need a refill.

[@jennifermccrary1570]

That is hilarious. And wrong. The restaurants with the giant plastic cups let you get your own refills, so there may or may not be ice- its up to you. In normal restaurants there may be ice, but the cups are usually 12-16 oz. I have seen many people go though 2-3 of them in a sitting. It's actually pretty common for Americans in certain socioeconomic brackets to not like water because it has no taste, and drink nothing but sodas and juice instead. Needless to say, that results in a lower life expectancy. Never assume something you hear about the US is exaggerated just becauseit is outside your experience. We are literally half a continent, so doing that is like assuming something you hear about Germany is wrong because it doesn't apply in Spain.

[@triciacallahan1680]

I am an American and always order my soda at fast-food restaurants without ice. They do it - no problem. I hate buying cups of ice. The soda is already cold from the machine it comes out of. True - I never need a refill.

[@johnleeson6946]

You referred to a soft drink as a “pop”! YOU SIR ARE AN OFFICIAL MIDWESTERNER NOW!!!! 👍

[@Scotford_Maconochie]

Pop is used in the West Midlands in Britain

[@orsors2129]

...or Canadian.

[@kaneo1]

At least he didn't call Sprite his favorite flavor of coke!

[@LJBSullivan]

Yes! We've won you over.

[@beatyea5711]

in the south, it's always coke. never soda or pop. just a coke.😁

[@sophieburns1911]

I live in Alabama. I ate pancakes this morning and then watched my dad kill a black widow. After Church I went to Walmart. We haven’t had a tornado since Easter but there’s hurricanes in the gulf so I see one coming soon. I like to sit outside and watch the heavy wind. I come inside when the rain starts so that I don’t get wet.

[@slinky6481]

You know, Alabama may boast the highest number of American stereotypes of any state. Much love to my southern neighbours from an original Missourian!

[@spinalobifida]

I like watching the wind and rain until I get wet too. Hopefully that storm didn't get you. Which one was it?

[@sophieburns1911]

@@spinalobifida I’m not sure, whatever one was July or August last year.

[@PINGWIN-EUC]

Bama represent!

[@jacobandrzejewski4464]

I also like to sit outside under a overhang and just listen to the tornado sirens go on for like 5 mins

[@L.M788]

As someone who’s from California I think I can confidently say that black widows aren’t that uncommon here. I’ve never ever seen one in the house but I have seen them living in trash cans or hiding along fences. I also used to live in “The High Desert”. It’s on the way to Vegas from Los Angeles and it ranged from 17F-117F. It would snow in the winter and then burn through your shoes in the summer.

[@jennifermccrary1570]

I killed a black widow in my house last year.

[@Ivehadenuff]

Every day is pancake day in the USA! I didn’t realize how fortunate I was. FYI: In the Eastern USA we do not say “pop”. In the Boston area we grew up calling it “tonic”. Now we say “soda”. We also don’t put groceries in “sacks”. We call them “ bags”. We also don’t typically call a dad “pop”, now that I think of it.

[@anonygent]

In the south, they're all called "Coke", even Pepsi. "Do you want a Coke?" "Yeah, I'll have a Sprite, thanks."

[@triciacallahan1680]

I grew up near Boston too and always called it "tonic." Had to break myself of that when I moved to the Mid-Atlantic - no one knew what I was talking about. Another one that still trips me up? Jimmies!

[@chickengenie1802]

"It can get 100 degrees" Laughs in tucson

[@NotOneOfUs]

100F in the summer in Arizona is a nice summer day.

[@domino52o26]

Ayyy, what up tucson bro. East sider here.

[@shadow6471]

@@domino52o26 East Valley?

[@ChadHershey]

Also laughs in southern Illinois with 100+ deg temps and 90% humidity.

[@taehyunkim5709]

In Texas it was 115F this past summer

[@irishcolleeninmn8134]

Free refills is a human right.

[@ramblingmillennial1560]

lol

[@helens.undead666]

Doberman Service Dog Mom that’s faxx if the govt gonna keep stealing my money through taxes I better get my damn refills at least 😭

[@BlueDebut]

@@helens.undead666 run for office with that slogan 😂

[@helens.undead666]

@Flightof2Owls i hope you know that was a joke...

[@bubb5225]

helens midnight dreary Then you MUST refuse to accept your Social Security check when it comes. And you MUST go out and protest how numerous companies, in the first year of the Trump tax law, are paying ZERO federal income tax while you’re paying an effective 20-30 percent.

[@nanamarler8282]

I know you have “The Pound Store”, sort of our version of a “Dollar Store”. I was surprised when I moved to the south, and would find a “Dollar General “ down most backroads ,rural areas , and basically as common as squirrels.🤪😂😂🤣

[@RyTrapp0]

I swear, whenever I watch a UK YTer and they're talking about "going to 'pound land'", I about lose it every time. Because I'm a manchild.

[@rustyreturns9754]

In the 1980’s, I spent 9 hours driving across the desert from Las Vegas to Phoenix, AZ in July. When I needed a break to stretch, I could feel the perspiration being sucked out of my skin. It’s an eerie feeling. It was 104 degrees F.

[@googletaqiyya184]

Wooden houses dominate the west coast because they fare much better in earthquakes. They sway and bend whereas brick house crack and crumble.

[@carlrest6553]

GOOGLE TAQIYYA Lol obviously you don't know very much about construction. Wood houses suffer extensive damage, especially the plaster or drywall finish on the interior and also finished wood floors and tile. They flex a little but that doesn't save the interior.

[@theinsanegamer1024]

@@carlrest6553 Plaster and Drywall cracking and breaking is better than the entire structure of the house collapsing on your head. Not to mention that a bit of flex is LEAGUES better than none at all.

[@Bluebelle51]

also in the South, where bricks become missiles in tornadoes

[@Bluebelle51]

@@carlrest6553 extensive damage to the cosmetics of the house, yes, having a wall land on your head, not so much I survived the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake living in Oakland, my 1906 wooden house, did rather well, but the brick chimney, collapsed into the side yard

[@theinsanegamer1024]

I live on the edge of Tornado Alley (North Central Iowan) and I have luckily not seen a tornado. I have seen a vortex swirling, but nothing coming of it, not even a bit of funnel formed. Regardless, it was one of the scariest things I've seen and I hope I will never see a fully formed one.

[@siriusmeixiu]

L: Sometimes it gets to 100 degrees in the summer in the US. Me: Laughing in Phoenix

[@sirmoonslosthismind]

laughing because, like most people who live in phoenix, your brain has been damaged by all the heat. there's no other explanation for why people would literally place their state capital at the hottest point in the state.

[@JeffN4POD]

I remember seeing 124 degrees when i lived I Las Vegas... heck, it was still 100 at 11pm some nights.

[@literalnightowl5181]

Even in Indiana we've had temperatures reach over 100⁰! Not to mention, he live in Indianapolis which is usually like 10-20⁰ degrees hotter because of all of the brick and concrete and just lack of air movement!

[@jalvarez608]

😂😂😂 this cracked me up

[@disoriented1]

I am from Missouri (Misery, as we call it)..in the summer it often can be upper 90s and 100 F..with humidity that can literally cause you to gasp! I remember flying from Kansas City, MO to Phoenix, AZ in July a couple of years ago. It was 84F in KCMO when I left..I deplaned at Sky Harbor..and was so pleased it was cool!..I later found out it was 102F..at 10pm..but with no Missouri humidity! I loved the rugged mountainous terrain!..but it was so brown in looked liked Missouri in January..

[@adwnpinoy]

I hope you get to experience the awe of the Grand Canyon in person one day.

[@danbev8542]

And the Rocky Mountains! And Eastern forests….it is a big country!

[@matthewholzinger1042]

I've lived near Chicago my whole life of 60 years. Only about 10 years ago I found out a forest preserve near me has a small population of rattlesnakes. I never knew they could live in this climate.

[@rustyreturns9754]

Now you’ve frightened Laurence.

[@KiltedHammer]

there are 32 different species of rattlesnakes in the US, adapted to their individual climates. The ones in Chicago are likely timber rattlers.

[@theohlinsguy4649]

I think you missed the biggest thing America has that Britain doesn't: THE SUN

[@Scotford_Maconochie]

Britain has the Sun. It's the best selling newspaper.

[@theohlinsguy4649]

@@Scotford_Maconochie I stand corrected!

[@edgilroy9887]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@tonilando]

I saw the sun.. Once

[@sirbossphoenixhutton4110]

you mean guns

[@scabbarae]

American here- while I prefer waffles for their texture, I'll never turn down a nice stack of blueberry pancakes.

[@stpetie7686]

I grew up in AZ and the thought of Britain not having much Mexican food until recently makes me want to cry.

[@felinesandflowers]

I moved to the U.K. 5 years ago and can tell you that Mexican food is still pretty non existent here. They might have a few restaurants in London but they are not that great. Also, the selection of what they call Mexican food in the grocery stores is dismal.

[@stpetie7686]

@@felinesandflowers Without Mexican food eating is purely a survival activity.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

We have the best food here in the great southwest.

[@timread641]

I'm a Brit and I whole heartedly endorse your complaint. Mexican and TexMex food here is appallingly bad we do however make up for it with some awesome Indian,Thai, Vietnamese, Turkish, Moroccan and Middle Eastern cuisine.

[@reneewauchula]

You know it's funny cuz wood houses tend to survive hurricanes and earthquakes better than brick or block. The one negative of having a woodhouse is that black widows actually love them. I killed three yesterday in my garage

[@namaste_charlei]

I love that he described Arby's as "exquisite". He reminded me of my cousin from England that described much of what she ate here as "divine". 😂

[@GatorDunnAZ]

Arby's is gross and yet now it sounds amazing and I'm craving it. 🙃

[@rickyfever]

Arby's is underrated. The roast beef and Arby's sauce is so good!

[@dragonofepics7324]

Ricky Fever I like the curly fries.

[@terrifictomm]

Sugar, salt, and saturated fat! The diet of Kings!

[@terrifictomm]

@@GatorDunnAZ Try their 2/$6 Gyros instead. Original. Extra tziki.

[@psteverific]

Something else that could be on this list: Cicadas We had family visit from the UK last summer, and I was asked why the power lines were buzzing so loudly, and if it was normal for them to buzz like that. I grew up here, so it never occurred to me how much that sound would be misinterpreted as electricity to someone hearing it for the first time.

[@Maddog-wm5xi]

I'm not ready for the millions of Cicadas to come out in southern Pa year and 2025... they are literally everywhere... also it took me so long to figure out what those sounds were, growing up I knew that the only time I heard them was on really hot days in the summer...

[@Alexander-vl1lg]

Oh boy. I'm in central PA

[@matthewsmith4647]

Try Alabama mid August

[@Moonbramble12]

It isn't summer time until the cicada start singing.

[@slightlyaboveaverage2235]

So nostalgic for me, as a child I vividly remember around 7 or 8 at night when the sun started to set they would all start chirping and I knew it was time to start heading home.

[@randalmayeux8880]

When you get an Arby's roast beef sandwich always get the horsey sauce. It is fantastic!

[@fennecf4431]

Ah yes, the brown recluse. Wakes up memories of the three ex marines I was training with, freaking out at the gym and have their 17y/o foreign exchange student (me) remove the tiny frightened spider from the wall.

[@d.robertolesoncoldwellbank7848]

My English buddy drove Seattle to Arizona and thought he went to “the Midwest.” Broke my heart to show him the map. We had beers and laughed. Many beers. Many. 😏

[@g0679]

Dean Oleson Hope it was Schaefer Beer.

[@d.robertolesoncoldwellbank7848]

g0679 🤣🤣🤣

[@ad6723]

I lived in southeast Wisconsin as a youngster, then moved to Wyoming at age 7. We always considered WY to be “the west” & WI “midwest.” Then my best friend from WY moved to Seattle & started calling the Rocky Mountain region the “midwest”, & suddenly I had an identity crisis. Now I live in the Four Corners area, which is considered the “southwest” despite being a thousand miles from the coast, & almost directly south of where I grew up in WY. So confusing! I can’t imagine a non-American trying to figure out our regional nomenclature!

[@erinbrinker33]

Brick homes in California tend to kill people in earthquakes.

[@dboykrank47]

I find in CA (at least SoCal), most houses are stucco, not brick/wood.

[@maxrobley4200]

Ilana the Cat stucco is used on the exterior of homes for water proofing. Most houses here in SoCal have wood framing with a stucco exterior.

[@elizabetha2601]

My moms house in so cal is stucco. That used to be a desert but now not really.

[@jn1mrgn]

I live in a 1979 single wide mobile home. Earthquakes are just a fun time.

[@christinerose4839]

Erin Brinker your answer is so untrue lol

[@usagi-sama8595]

If you're ever in the southern US, you should visit a Waffle House. Its a fine example of a "greasy spoon" type diner. The food is great and they have their own contextual lingo for their food. After you order, listen to how the waitress calls out the order to the chef. It gets especially colorful when you order hashbrowns with various toppings. I tend to get a double, country style, scattered, covered, chunked and topped.

[@biffmalibu3733]

I moved to Pennsyltaxya 12 years ago. I am a Georgia boy so I was excited when they opened a couple of awful waffles near me. I used to have to drive for an hour to get fried Okra and grits but that place closed down so the Waffle House for grits now. Going to visit family in Woodstock GA so I'm excited for Checkers, Zaxbee's and Brunswick stew, plus real BBQ.

[@ToxicEbolaBoy]

I live in Utah, a naturally occurring desert that has mostly been terraformed into being habitable, but it still gets over a 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer consistently for weeks at a time. Having water with you at all times is only a rule if you don't like to die.

[@theoestep]

"Every day is pancake day" You should sell that slogan to IHop

[@masongates246]

I am sure you have mentioned it in a video but being from Texas, I love talking about Biscuits and Gravy to someone from the UK or EU. nothing funnier then a Scottish woman saying " Why would you put gravy on a biscuit?" . lol

[@mariaweston5477]

Because cookies are called biscuits in UK.

[@feralbluee]

love it!! “biscuits and gravy” Wot!??? but there’s one thing i can’t get used to in Britain. here biscuits are 😊biscuits. and how much better a word could you get for those flat, round, delectable, sugary delights than cookie. cookie sounds exactly what it tastes and looks like 🍪🍪🍪. do you call croissants 🥐 a biscuit? LOL and what do you call biscuits or maybe you only have crumpets, scones (yum), and English muffins. just wondering - really. always found that confusing :) 🥐🥯🥨🥖🍞🥞🧇🍩🍪🧁🥧🥮🫖🌷🌱 and then there’s the aubergine🍆 which is just a fine name :)

[@stevenserna910]

@@feralbluee Oh yeah, in Texas we say, Bis-cutz 'n grave-y, and cruss-ants (but that's too-sissified for a real man) and muff-uns (they're the sweet kind though). English Muffins are something you get at the refrigerated section in a cardboard-tube made by Pillsbury. You'll find 'em at the local Super Wal-Mart. You gotta set those in the oven to bake for a li'l-bit though. Grave-y is usually cream based (flour, milk, grease from the sausage and bacon, salt n' pepper to-taste) with black pepper to give it a li'l kick. The goal is to cover every inch of the plate in a thick layer of gravy, then sop up what's left-over with more bis-cutz. Add a couple drops of Tabasco hot sauce for a spicy shot. Wash it down with a mug of hot black coffee. If you want some dessert after that...have more bis-cutz n' grave-y. In Texas it's ok to fart in company after a meal, just as long as you say, "Sorry folks, not bad manners, jus' good food." Remember..."He who smelt it, dealt it."

[@MsSavagechef]

@@stevenserna910 English muffins come in a paper tray inside a sort of plastic bread wrapper. It sounds like what you are talking about are those canned biscuits that you have to slam on the edge of the counter to open and then you bake them.

[@californiahiker9616]

A brick house in earthquake country will fall in an earthquake. A wooden house will sway, it has some “give”. I’ve seen plenty of bricks on the sidewalks after earthquakes.

[@michellepost5232]

If you ever come to Kansas during summer, you will want air conditioning. It can get up to 103 degrees, and very humid. I lived decades in KS and never saw a tornado. Most were in Topeka, Lawrence, and Wichita, for the most part.People use their basements for tornado shelters if their house has one. Most county seats have a Walmart. I always thought neon signs lit up at night made cities pretty.

[@marybrown8905]

First one I ever saw was just south of Lawrence, by the Lookout.we stood in the middle of the road off 23rd St and watched it! Pretty exciting.

[@barbaro267]

What I took from this is that I am statistically very likely to die of heart disease. Got it.

[@johnbowers6258]

@Guss Ruffee And a few 'shiners, same as I do in Texas

[@Rontero]

Guss Ruffee Same here in Missouri plus mountain lions.

[@johnbowers6258]

@Guss Ruffee Shiners I know tell me there's shine for sellin' and shine for sippin'. Second kind is better. Good thing I'm kin enough

[@SHURIKENRCN]

Guss Ruffee Haha I’m in South Alabama

[@drewpamon]

Only if you eat carbage.

[@jamesburke8039]

No wooden houses in Britain bc forests were cut down in the dark ages and never recovered.

[@Bob-jm8kl]

Deforestation in the British Isles was already significant by the time the Romans arrives.

[@hojiscott733]

Are "the James Burke " of Connections fame? Probably not

[@RogersRamblings]

There are wooden, or part wooden, houses in East Anglia and the South East. Other parts of the country have wooden framed houses.

[@HemlockRidge]

I believe that Britain's "Wooden Walls" (the Royal Navy) was more detrimental to the amount of trees available.

[@cryptotharg7400]

@@HemlockRidge - A vast number of English oak trees were felled to build Henry VIII's Navy. Apparently, England was, at one time, forested at almost Amazonian proportions.

[@genegreen9613]

"supermarket with its own ZIP code" caused me to laugh out loud. Like your sense of humor. I live in El Paso, Texas, in the Chihuahua desert. The low humidity means my arthritic joints hurt less.

[@herowither12354]

I've had maybe 25-35 brown recluses in my bedroom over the years, with several of them appearing in my bed. If I've been bitten, nothing came of it. Also, pro tip, if it looks like a tornado isn't moving, it's either moving away from you.. or run.

[@lovepurple88]

I live within an hour of the Mojave Desert. It’s hot, it’s dry, it sucks. People say “But it’s a dry heat”..... so is the oven, and you don’t want to live in there either.

[@eggrollsoup]

gulf coast humidity sucks man. It’s worse than your desert heat

[@datguitarplayer1656]

Feel the same way. Vegas. Everybody says that "dry-heat" nonsense. Doesn't make a difference when your shoes are melting into the blacktop pavement.

[@lovepurple88]

Michael absolute truth.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

Michael Southern California native here - I’ll take our dry heat any day of the week over the humidity of a state like Florida. Not even a close call. When I experienced that humidity, I thought I died. I never knew that you could feel like you just stepped out of the shower all day, without actually having taken a shower at all even. But it isn’t like you are walking around the house after your shower - you are just stuck all day in a tiny bathroom that has steamed the fuck up from that shower and don’t have a towel. Like a sauna, with your clothes glued to you. GROSS. The humidity there hits you like a fucking wall. No windy breeze or anything. Ick ick ick

[@insomniacraccoon]

Humid heat sucks too bro. You get absolutely drenched in sweat and it doesn't GO anywhere. It just sticks. Everything is WET, all the time. There's so much moisture in the air that you're fucking choking on it. I swear I need GILLS to breathe some days. And I've lived my whole life in this shit. Heat sucks. Dry heat sucks. Humid heat is hell.

[@keiththorpe9571]

Wal-Marts have to be enormous, since they have to eventually employ the entire population of the towns where they move in and displace all other independently-owned retail and service businesses.

[@djdavis6837]

Destruction 100

[@holger_p]

So you mean the entire population is employed at wal-mart and goes shopping to wal-mart ? I don't think this is going to work.

[@evanjudge9420]

im american and ive never been to walmart

[@Monsuco]

Dude, 2003 called, they want their snobby cliche back. People quit complaining about Walmart when Amazon became a thing.

[@apexone5502]

That only applies to small towns that aren't a part of any major metro area. Walmart stores are huge where I live, which is a small town, BUT since I'm in the Atlanta metro area, none of what you said applies here.

[@mammie19621962]

2 things I NEVER thought I hear.... 1.) Mild used in describing a 🌪 tornado 2.) Lawrence saying "ain't" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KairuHakubi]

my dad grew up near a desert, and would bike out there just to chill as a kid. light a cactus on fire, watch the scorpions pour out, just regular 60s childhood.

[@reaganhataway]

Life in Mississippi: Wife: the brown recluse that lives in the cabinet by the plates has gotten pretty large. Me: well I guess I can kill it, he’s been there so long tho.

[@SergeantSquared]

Until you read about them and realize they go hunting when they're hungry.

[@paulinotou]

I got out of my car when I was living in Louisiana, and a Brown Recluse came out of no where and climbed up my jeans and on to my arm. I freaked out.

[@SuperYTPmaster]

wife (also sister, and aunt)

[@insomniacraccoon]

That's alabama, not mississippi.

[@iconic762]

I live in Mississippi, we had a wolf spider living between the window and the screen for most of the year. It only died once the temperature dropped.

[@roadrunner681]

I've seen tornadoes rip pavement and concrete off roads lol the midwest is no joke

[@ellaolsen3374]

Tornadoes are the only correct way to receive God's wrath

[@kathleenmuchka2559]

Rip pavement up? Tornadoes have leveled towns.

[@sammy13ificationable]

I have a friend that had his house ripped off of him by an f3 and had a dryer machine door thrown into his head hard enough to crack his skull... ripping up pavement ain't shit for twisters

[@bmaiceman]

I call bull shit. No way it's going to rip up pavement roads!!!! Buildings yes because they stand up from the ground. But not roads.

[@mgonzo3881]

Ella Olsen Tornados are made every time a gay couple get married.

[@brandonk6479]

Born in Colorado, spent alot of time in Texas, and have lived in almost every state east of colorado. Draw a line north to south, and almost every state from there east. I've seen hundreds of black widows (had one as a pet when I was a teen. Let it walk on my arms. Long as you know how to act with them so they don't feel threatened, you're fine). Seen dozens of brown recluse spiders. Never once been bitten by either. Never seen a tornado touch down either. 35 years. Kinda sad. I want to see one. From a distance. From somewhere dry. Maybe a bunker. Yes. A bunker with thick shatterproof glass.

[@KiltedHammer]

I wish I had your luck. When I lived in FL, I got bitten by a black widow and a pygmy rattler within 2 weeks of each other (cleaning out pool trap both times), stung by jellyfish twice, and went through 3 hurricanes. I have witnessed 2 F3 tornadoes in Illinois and Texas and an F4 in Iowa. While surfing in California I got grazed (luckily not bitten) by a shark. Must be to balance out all the fun I had in the 80s, lol.

[@voidpunkprincess]

Mr. Lost in the Pond, thank you for being you! have a lovely day!

[@OmegaVestoLord]

When I was a kid in NC I once left a nerf gun in a field for a few months. When I found it again I took it apart in my garage to get the dirt out, and then literally hundreds of baby black widows poured out and scattered..... that is the most horrifying moment of my life lol

[@about_average8808]

lmao

[@kerlygerl]

Good god! Horrifying!

[@kathkwilts]

I stepped in a hornets nest when I was a kid.

[@mattnsac]

If you think that is scary, I was cleaning out the parts room of my shop and saw a blackwidow spider egg nest sack. I stepped on it to kill them and those thousands of small black widows spread over my shoe and up my leg. I screamed like Chris Tucker and stripped naked in the middle of winder to spray myself down with ice cold water out of the hose in the back parking lot. To this day, that horrifies me just thinking about.

[@lizc6393]

JESUS

[@eekns]

Spiders are our friends, they murder nasty bugs and other creatures that are pests.

[@whitefantom]

Yes, the vast majority of spiders are very good to have around. In fact, some, like wolf spiders, actively hunt and kill the venomous spiders like brown recluses and make your house safer from the bad ones. 🕷🕸🤗

[@edennis3202]

My dad made me terrified of spiders when I was little. As an adult, I discovered that I'm a magnet for brown recluses. I've been bitten so many times that I'm now pretty immune. I get a small, slightly swollen spot that turns black in the center where the fang marks are, but that's all. They heal up without a trace.

[@gunbutter830]

M U R D E R!!!!

[@tangerineblossom7478]

@@edennis3202 Are you exposed through a job? I was bit once cleaning out a barn and got so sick I was in the hospital on antibiotics while they watched it. Thought it would work like a vaccine but the doctor said next bite would have a worse reaction.

[@izzy3120]

@@whitefantom i prefer the brown recluses, they kill those nasty human pests

[@maxr.mamint8580]

Almost all "brick" homes are stick-built (built with wood) with a brick veneer. There's usually sheetrock on the inside, then wooden studs, then blackboard, then the brick veneer is laid in front of the blackboard and tied into the wall with wire.

[@mabutoo]

The story of how Arby's got it's name is my favorite business myth. The story goes: Arby's was just another burger joint back when places wrapped their sandwiches in white butcher paper. To distinguish what was on the sandwich, they used a black crayon to mark them with a two letter code. Like 'CB' for cheeseburger. Well, as you can guess by now roast beef was their most popular sandwich and people asked them by the letters: "Give me two 'RB's. When times got tough, they abandoned their less popular menu items and focused on sell Roast Beef and Arby's (RBs) was born.

[@stargazerwolfrider5071]

I remember the jingle from a few decades ago.... "America's Roast Beef, Yes Sir"

[@karlamackey4675]

Thank you for that bit of trivia!

[@lefler01]

The world cried when Rax went out of business. Better roast beef sammy in my opinion.

[@vanessaf7259]

Fascinating!! I’d never heard this before

[@ABCDEFG-bk9gx]

Arby's has good curly fries

[@laurawaterfield838]

As a Brit living in America I live in a desert city in Texas. Took some time to get use to. Spiders, roadrunners, jackrabbits, coyotes, snakes, dust storms, ect.. only on rare occasions I bump into another Brit here. Go further east Texas is green. I love this state. Cheers🥂🥂 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@ramiroofaragon9323]

If you don't mind sharing: where specifically in Texas? I'm from far west Texas.

[@laurawaterfield838]

@@ramiroofaragon9323 Close to the border.

[@ramiroofaragon9323]

The desert is not for everyone, especially for people from such a nice florid climate as the UK can boast. You do have a beautiful home country and much to be proud about. Cheers. 🙏🏻👍🏻🇬🇧

[@laurawaterfield838]

@@ramiroofaragon9323 I've kinda got use to it. But still miss the green. The people here are very nice. I like living here. Traveling always helps. Cheers

[@juslookin2]

We are in Texas as well but not in the desert.

[@helenbower3014]

Love your perspective and channel. Hope we don't insult your difference really is intriguing how so many changes came about. Thanks for the subdued humor. Very refreshing. Think I want a pancake now.

[@strick405]

When you do go see the desert, don't skip Sedona in Arizona. It shows it can be beautiful.

[@charcoalangel7536]

Why would anyone settle for pancakes one day a year?

[@okienative4785]

Because waffles are better

[@baileyharrison1030]

charcoal Angel brits don’t do that. This guy is strange

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

We have pancakes on Shrove Tuesday; the rest of the year we call them crepes and eat them with strawberries and Nutella

[@shaunw9270]

From what I can tell, our pancakes are different to yours in America anyway. Technically one of them is a crêpe.

[@charcoalangel7536]

@@shaunw9270 So you guys don't eat the thick and fluffy style of pancakes?

[@robertcollins4663]

"Don't worry about Tornados unless you see one, then run" Don't just run, seek low tight shelter, hopefully a basement or buried drainage pipe.

[@greentheryno6376]

Definitely. The lower, the better (as long as its sturdy). Failing that, doorways, closets, tiny bathrooms, anything with LOADS of structural support and ZERO windows. Also: DO NOT take shelter under highway overpasses, they literally make the winds from a storm faster (because physics). Source: live in Minnesota; a state which is in tornado alley.

[@SirVoltz]

just run into it instead, all they want are friends

[@alpaca9044]

Perhaps you can just step to the side?

[@krismartikris4834]

Another thing about tornadoes is that they can sound like a freight train. In the 70's I was home cleaning the kitchen while my mom and sister were running errands. A railroad track for freight trains ran behind our property and two trains a month would come by. It was a beautiful day, sunny with a light breeze. I was washing the dishes and heard a train in the distance. I noticed the sky went from sunny to a light greenish-gray, the birds stopped singing and the leaves on the trees were perfetly still. The only way I can describe it was complete silence. Mom and sister arrived home about 20 minutes later and told me that as they were approaching the street where they were going to turn, a tornado crossed the road in front of them.

[@richardm3023]

Run to the nearest trailer park, they never hit those.

[@margaretstutts4362]

Don’t go hiking alone in a desert without water, food, a cell phone, matches, etc. and especially without telling anyone where you are going! That’s key.

[@michelleann10000]

Thanks so much. Always enjoy your videos.

[@Birkingham]

I was living in Birmingham when that 'tornado' hit. Being from the Midwest, having seen the effects of real tornados, I thought, that's not a tornado. It had the power of a dust devil, that's all.

[@chrisd3925]

Wood framed houses are WAY more flexible meaning in earthquake prone areas you cant use brick also

[@carstorm85]

Also quicker/cheaper to rebuild after tornadoes go through.

[@pills-]

Or in areas with huge temperature differentials over the year- brick doesn't have the flexibility to handle it well.

[@carls.6746]

timber frame yes. 2x4 - 2x12 twig houses no

[@stingray4540]

CarlS. Ummm... the entirety of California, and most of the west for that matter, is made of 2x4 twig houses that have withstood a multitude of earthquakes. So, yes, twig houses.

[@carls.6746]

​@@stingray4540 yes, but even in Florida and other hurricane prone areas they use twig houses. timber frame houses are much more resilient against earthquakes and hurricanes but twig houses are just cheaper to make.

[@Princess_karen]

My cousin’s husband was bitten by a black widow and it put him in the ICU for weeks and did a lot of damage to his nervous system, he is now very handicapped and has also some damage to his brain.

[@barbarastrayhorn4667]

So sorry.

[@Tomboy014]

Another reason American has more wood houses (especially on the west coast) is that they are better at handling earthquakes. Brick houses are too rigid and crumble during a quake, wood is flexible enough to survive

[@LadyButtonEyez]

In the Pacific Northwest we have volcanoes. In May of 1980, fifty-seven people were killed; 250 homes, 47 bridges, 15 miles of railways, and 185 miles of highway were destroyed when Mt St Helens in Washington State erupted . Hawaii is also noted for it's volcanoes. Never heard of one in England.

[@dianethoroughman9541]

It was May 18th. I had some homework due on the following Monday. I had not started it. I lived in Moses Lake WA at the time. We got 6 inches of ash. Governor Dixy Lee Ray gave all graduating high school seniors the benefit of the doubt about homework and tests. It was to assume we had done it and or would have passed the test. So instead of having to finish 2 or 3 weeks of high school in September we were just simply allowed to graduate. So, I was able to graduate instead of having to repeat my senior year of high school, lol.

[@LadyButtonEyez]

@@dianethoroughman9541 I live just outside of Portland, Oregon and we were hit with ash fall a couple of times from the volcano . It was so strange that it was scary. The ash silenced most of the sound around us. It looked like snow, but of course it wouldn't melt. All you could do was sweep it away and the wind would blow it right back.

[@dianethoroughman9541]

@@LadyButtonEyez And it got into car engines and vacuum cleaners which made it difficult. And then there was the strong smell of sulfur everywhere.

[@gavinhirt6994]

@@dianethoroughman9541 I was 6 living in Oregon we had 6in I thought it was snow at first. my grandparents still have a jar of it we sent them

[@ddemaine]

@@dianethoroughman9541 The UK is as far away from a tectonic plate edge, as you can get, hence no volcanoes.

[@dame-e-in1258]

Him talking about Wal Mart like it’s interesting is hilarious to me.

[@russbuss98]

They have Asda and Sainsbury's literally just like Walmart.

[@paulinotou]

IDK about the UK but I lived in Belgium and a good portion of the retail is done by smaller businesses dotted across small towns. Typically walking distance from people within the neighborhood. For example a minute away from my house we had a bakery, a little further we had a pharmacy and small grocery store.

[@elizabethbergenholtz3826]

Walmart, lots of quantity but not a lot of quality.

[@tempestfury8324]

Obviously you haven't travelled the world much. People from all over the globe are astonished by the variety of goods in a typical American supermarket. With good reason......capitalism works.

[@aksez2u]

@@paulinotou Yes, charming small businesses, important to the community. Many small shops in the US put out of business by what we call "big box stores". I guess that's why it's so fun to travel. Americans can go to Europe for the history and charm, and Europeans can come to the US for the tornados, deserts, spiders, and Walmart (and lots of other cool things!)

[@adina35mm]

I’ve lived my whole life in Utah and I’ve seen lots of black widows. Even removed several from my home/garage. Brown recluses are quite common here as well. In fact, a good friend of mine was hospitalized when I was young due to a brown recluse bite. I haven’t know anyone to die of a spider bite though. Utah is a big desert, and breathtakingly beautiful. Northern Utah has fantastic snow and gorgeous mountains (especially the Unitas) and southern Utah has spectacular red rock. The lovely thing about living in the desert is the shade is significantly cooler than being in the sun (not true in humidity) and the nights are pleasantly cool as well in the summer. Humidity magnifies everything (heat/cold) so the dry is nice. Just drink loads of water and remember to use lip balm and lotion!

[@VictoriaKimball]

Were you here when the Arby's mascot was Oven Mitt? I absolutely loved him! Every time I drove through an Arby's I'd ask if Oven Mitt worked at that location and the employees would give me a strange look (mayhaps because I was in my 40s at the time)... Until one day, the manager greeted me at the window and said Yes! and asked if I wanted to meet him. That sweet man literally crawled on the floor and stuck out his hand wearing a novelty oven mitt that looked like Oven Mitt (like a puppet). One of the highlights of my life.

[@susanf9020]

Dont run from a tornado, you can't. Take cover :).

[@5stardave]

You run to the shelter.

[@dane-taysinferno6147]

Midwesterner here the running joke is ya shoot at them to scare them away

[@ChrisPage68]

@@dane-taysinferno6147 Nuke 'em. The Donald said so.

[@WhiteCamry]

@@dane-taysinferno6147 Nah; all ya gotta do is play this ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gp_Ofoajgchpo68

[@DH-xw6jp]

@@dane-taysinferno6147 it is scientifically proven that every tornado that has been shot at eventually stopped, so i say "blast away, friend"

[@nroke1684]

I live near Death Valley and I can tell you that it’s just really hot. It is beautiful in Death Valley specifically because it is a valley flanked by the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It can be 130f and you can see snow within driving distance.

[@LJBSullivan]

Yes, but why suffer for that? Can't think why you'd live there just visit like the Germans.

[@nroke1684]

@Linda Sullivan very few people live in the deserts, I was just saying that deserts are worth visiting.

[@jennifervalentine8955]

Sunsets and sunrises are amazing, and there's a quiet and severe beauty to it all. Also it feels like there's fewer allergens and the high heat and low humidity feel good on my joints.

[@thumbdowner68]

@@nroke1684 ever heard of phoenix ?

[@MTerrance]

Death Valley may have the best name of any place in the US. You cannot complain about the heat there as you knew something was up when you heard the name.

[@DarthPoyner]

Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles. You don't understand how much you need this until you try it.

[@ShellyMiddleton]

Thanks for making me laugh! I'm addicted to your channel.

[@taterman0247]

I live in NM and there’s a new black widow in my garage every month...

[@sevenandthelittlestmew]

I’m from Albuquerque originally, and when we were kids, we’d see black widows in the garage in summer. We knew to look for the chaotic looking webs. We also would have to wash grapes and other produce where they would hide. Put grapes or lettuce (or other produce with crevices where spidey can hide) into a big bowl of cool water for about 10-15 minutes. If there’s spiders, they’ll end up as floaties.

[@alechachman9599]

Yeah my mom said she had one in her closet when my dad was stationed in Albuquerque. Ironically it was one of the only spider's she was fine with being in the house cause she is literally afraid of spiders

[@jolivio8819]

When I lived in Roswell, we had a scorpion in our home every night, had black lights on so we wouldn't step on them.

[@sevenandthelittlestmew]

@@jolivio8819 I remember scorpions could hide in your shoes or slippers, so we learned to tap them out on the front porch before we put our shoes on. And yeah, for people who don’t know, they glow greenish under black light. They emit a chemical that makes them fluorescent. Same with many other insects and even some mammals, like the platypus! There was always a story about someone who got stung by a scorpion hiding in clothes or in their shoe. Bark scorpions weren’t found in our area, though.

[@judeflowers2813]

Ive seen black (and brown) widows frequently in Florida. In the garage and a few times in my house! When I first moved her from GA and was checking out the house we were gonna rent, there was actually a scorpion on the bedroom wall! I guess the house had been standing empty for a while. First and only scorpion I've ever seen in my life.

[@thesailjunkie]

I'll never forget the first time I tried to drive a nail into the wall to hang a picture when we moved to England. Rock hard walls.

[@annatrog56]

Kinda like the plaster walls houses in the U.S. used to have.

[@RockTheBass]

I cracked up when you started singing Space lyrics. I haven't heard that song in so long! 😂

[@Flailmorpho]

as someone who lives in a desert, and has previously not lived in deserts mostly the thing you need to get used to is that it gets colder at night here than in non-deserts also like once a year there might be a sandstorm where you need to close your windows or else a bunch of sand comes in

[@YoteFisk]

Anytime we get a tornado warning here in Florida, everyone just continues on with whatever they're doing If your house isn't shaking you're probably fine lol

[@jidypowell8783]

Lol. I'm from Missouri. Tornado warning...grab a beer, hit the front porch and look up while waving at the neighbors.

[@willhobbs3128]

Same with Alabama lol. Might have a guy grab a gun and start shooting at it. But ya know. It's Alabama

[@vannah12222]

Lol same with Michigan. People go outside looking for it. Sometimes they seem quite disappointed that they didn't see one, when it's all done.

[@dperry19661]

@@jidypowell8783 Nothing like a good old fashioned wrath of god rafter rattling thunder boomer. Watching thunderheads turn into funnel clouds

[@harrygibus]

Speaking of Florida: Hurricanes?