British Guy Reacts to US Living: 4 Things I Honestly Thought Would Be A BIGGER DEAL Lost in the Pond

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[@TrippleT123456]

I am in Las Vegas, and we had a grape vine in the back yard and there were brown recluses that lived there. Also on a back hose faucet we had a black widow that lived under the handle. We left it, they kill the annoying bugs like cockroaches.

[@emilykerr5154]

My SO would not be able to live in where you do he is absolutely terrified of spiders because he was bit by a brown recluse and as you can guess it eas not a plesent experience

[@toddsonnier3763]

Driving back from a late funeral, we got caught in the edge of a small tornado. Didn't see it coming and had no cell or radio signal because we were in the middle of nowhere. Debris whizzing all around us and strobe-like lighting, but we(obviously) survived.

[@Smileybeeblevrox]

Technically Jaywalking is against the law and if any police officer witnesses you doing it, it is possible to get a ticket, BUT THAT RARELY EVER HAPPENS.

[@jacklewis5452]

Why do they call it J walking? You dont walk in the shape of a J......more like a slash from one corner to the opposite corner.

[@Smileybeeblevrox]

@@jacklewis5452 It's Jay walking not the letter J. Jay is an old term for a rube, dude, newbie. Also applies to status. Jay's were known to still have horse and buggies and not automobiles, therefore didn't know when to cross the street because they didn't have cars.

[@elkins4406]

@@jacklewis5452 In addition to what Michael Waskelis said, a "Jay" (meaning a country-dweller, or "hick") will cross the street any old way because that's just what people do in rural areas. Jaywalking doesn't really apply far out in the country, where you don't have marked out pedestrian crossings at convenient intervals. It's really only in towns, surburbs, and cities that jaywalking is even a thing. If you live out in the country, you just cross the road wherever and whenever you can see that no traffic is coming.

[@zammmerjammer]

I had a cop try to give me a ticket for jaywalking (or crossing the street while dialing my cell phone... whatever excuse she wanted). I just refused to give her my ID and she threatened to arrest me and then backed down and yelled over her shoulder she hoped I'd get hit by a car. For context: am black

[@shesintexas1198]

@@zammmerjammer Years ago, my sister got a ticket for jaywalking in downtown Dallas, Texas where she worked. She's white. This was before cell phones. I think the officer was concerned for your safety. She probably thought you might be distracted from watching for traffic while dialing your cell phone. I'm sure you thought you were fine and maybe you were.

[@owlchild2145]

Jaywalking is definitely not a big deal in most places in America. The only time I've ever seen or heard of the police enforcing it is in high traffic areas where the flow of people is a serious concern, but most people would have the common sense in such times to cross at the crosswalks lest you git hit by a car. For example, when I lived in Austin the police enforced jaywalking rules along Guadalupe St., which was a high traffic street across from a large university campus, and masses of students jaywalking was so common it genuinely caused traffic issues and was pretty dangerous.

[@bwestacado9643]

Yeah that's more a big city issue. I've had cops slow down and wait for me and my friends to cross in any random spot we chose

[@aaronsmith9823]

It’s honestly very common in coastal/tourist places like Virginia Beach, Ocean City, Myrtle Beach etc etc

[@jameshunt9208]

Unless you count rioters and Unlawful protests, lol.

[@whimsicallywiddershins6381]

I once jaywalked right in front of a police car lol. And nothing happened, he just kept going.

[@laurenhartsell5358]

Tornadoes usually aren’t too bad unless you’re in it’s direct line of path. I’ve definitely driven by a few in tornado alley that have randomly popped up. The news will do a good job warning those in upcoming and immediate danger to them, but because of this a lot of people will go outside to look at them first before taking shelter since they’re pretty cool to look at.

[@catgirl6803]

I think the only place where jaywalking is enforced is downtown areas where there's a lot of traffic. It's not like there are cops everywhere watching people cross the street, or people calling reporting you. The biggest thing about jaywalking is that if you cause an accident due to it, you will get a ticket. It also means the driver may not be responsible for your injuries if you're hit, depending on the situation, they consider the pedestrian at fault.

[@theblackbear211]

I think Lawrence put the tornado risk into pretty good perspective. He's lived in the US for 13 years, and according the the tornado risk map he posted- he has spent his entire time in the "Red" zone - and he has experienced 2 warnings - which means that a tornado formed - or had the potential to form, somewhere near him. I spent 20 years in the "Orange" zone and I heard precisely 1 warning. Though 2 passed within roughly 20 miles of where I lived during those 20 years. The damage from most tornados is very limited in area, and often times miss structures entirely.

[@funsalmon]

I'm in the orange zone, at least 10 warnings, at least 3 actual tornados, at least 2 derecho winds in 40 years, no actual damage beyond hail.

[@davebcf1231]

According to the map he posted I'm in the yellow zone and we generally have at least one warning a year, usually more. Several nearby towns have been hit over the last 20 years, although damage was mostly minor in all but one of those cases. It's definitely not something that I worry about, but they're also not as uncommon in some areas as what your experience is. Maybe they need to update that map he used...

[@kebobs3727]

Guy I knew in high school got hit by an SUV while jaywalking. He got ticketed and had to pay for the damage his body did to the front of the SUV. That's the main thing with jaywalking, puts you at fault if you get hit and can be quite expensive both for medical bills and being on the hook for damage

[@toemblem]

I think that would vary by state and it depends on what type of road you're on (residential, commercial, etc.).

[@BeadleJuce]

@@toemblem While there are some residential (or private) roadways with unrestricted crossing*, jaywalkers are always considered at fault (even if they die) unless the driver committed a more egregious offense (such as a DUI). *If crossing is unrestricted, you are not jaywalking. Jaywalking is only when you cross illegally.

[@toemblem]

@@BeadleJuce Nope

[@BeadleJuce]

@@toemblem Decided to look it up; the type of road actually isn't a factor. Or at least not a significant one (haven't seen it mentioned in research). State variation definitely is though lol. Here's a source that seemed to articulate the state differences very well www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-if-a-pedestrian-is-hit-while-jaywalking.html

[@goldie6961]

Depends on state for sure, here in NY (the state as a whole, I’m upstate) the law works such that pedestrians always have the right of way, so it wouldn’t be hard for you to catch a ticket for hitting somebody who’s jaywalking as long as they can somehow prove you could’ve “braked sooner” or something. It’s really dumb and really grey and this really is gonna depend on the damn courtroom your in

[@toemblem]

I live in coastal Southern California and black and brown widows are common. They don't attack humans, generally speaking. They would only bite you if you touched them. When you lift something up, that is stored outside, you just look underneath prior to putting hands down there. They are pretty slow moving and easy to kill. I have not seen a brown recluse although I am told they exist here. But, then again, they are very reclusive. I've seen the occasional scorpion, centipede and tarantula. Tarantulas are not venomous but they are impressive. We also have fire ants, wasps, various bees, fleas and ticks. Nothing a little Raid wont take care of. ;) The British professor was wrestled to the ground not for jaywalking but for resisting arrest.

[@johnmurkwater1064]

California has brown recluse and desert recluse spiders but more often than not people are seeing the Hobo spider which is just a little bit darker and has a slightly larger abdomen, it's very hard to tell them apart so people just squish them to be safe. Hobo spiders used to be thought of as very dangerous, and although their bite is painful, it's not going to kill you.

[@theblackbear211]

I find it curious that Lawrence did not mention that the US does have a Professional Football (Soccer) League - with a team in Chicago - where he lives. MLS (Major League Soccer) Currently has 27 teams (24 in the US and 3 in Canada) with plans for expanding to 30 teams by 2023. Since the smallest stadiums in the league seat at least 18,000 it's pretty popular. I know the Club here in Seattle has a large and devoted following.

[@michellelandvik4009]

I have lived in the great plains/Midwest since I was a second grader (I'm 42 now), and I've never seen a tornado. I saw a funnel descend when I was at a county fair once, but it went back up and didn't become a tornado. A couple have hit towns nearby, but I've never actually seen one.

[@samosmapper9687]

Did you just forget about Women’s Soccer, mate? We’re the best in the world in that sport lol

[@tammiehaynes6272]

Who cares?

[@jdh6818]

Jaywalking is joked about among Americans for being the most unimportant law. Everyone has jaywalked at some point.

[@hermunkulus]

Yep. You’ll only get called out by bored cops. I remember when I was in San Diego back in 2006, my family and I jaywalked on an empty street and the cop flipped out on us. It was very strange. Then again, I’m from New York and things are much different.

[@kcc3271]

Jay walking is the law books but unless your interfering with traffic it is hardly unforced.

[@zammmerjammer]

@@kcc3271 Or if you're non-white, it's an excuse for cops to mess with you.

[@bwestacado9643]

I've jaywalked mere feet from a crosswalk lol

[@bwestacado9643]

@@zammmerjammer Yeah you gotta hate those liberal cities and their prejudice cops

[@valerielansford565]

While it's true that jaywalking rarely is enforced, if you cross the street outside of the crosswalk and are hit by a car, you can & will be responsible for the ensuing accident. You can be made to pay for any and all damages including your own Dr./hospital bills. The driver of the car will NOT be found at fault.

[@Pugiron]

"Tornado Alley" is much larger than Great Britain

[@toddsonnier3763]

I've seen one black widow in 47 years living in Texas. During that span, I've seen hundreds of poisonous snakes. Hell, I've seen more mountain lions in the wild than black widows. I've seen brown recluses on occasion.

[@kentgrady9226]

World football/soccer is the number one participation sport in the US and has been for a number of years. In any city of any size at all, you will find dozens of pitches, if not multiple complexes housing dozens each. I have heard numerous foreigners express shock at the prevalence of the beautiful game here in America.

[@poohb22]

I don't know about other areas but in mine. If you watch high school soccer boys and girls teams. The boys teams are pretty milo but the girls team can get wild. The girls get vicious. One announcer yelled during a game welcome to the thunder dome because both teams where out for blood.

[@TheMiddaydreamers]

I've lived in the middle of tornado alley all my life. I've even had three F5s come within 5 miles (~8km) of my house. Yet I still haven't actually seen a tornado with my own eyes.

[@rebeccahanson6941]

There are soccer fields everywhere in the US. I played softball growing up and I feel like there were just as many soccer as softball/baseball fields.

[@AndrewL209]

we have lots of black widows and i live in a pretty populated area of california. i see 5-10 every summer in my garage/outside. theyre pretty easy to avoid so its not really a problem lol

[@marianclough8577]

Brown recluse spiders are the ones to look out for in garages.

[@sadiekincaid5310]

@@marianclough8577 if you have black widow spiders you will not have brown recluse spiders because they are both ground feeders so they don't share territory. Black widows prefer either living under a house or in a garage where they can be left alone to go about their life. Brown recluse spiders can be very aggressive where as black widows are more frightened of you than you are of them.

[@bwestacado9643]

That shed full of spiders is no joke. Don't ever put your hand under somewhere without looking 1st. He may not have dealt with a black widow yet, but I've killed hundreds over my lifetime and been inches from a savage bite more often than I like to admit

[@zacharyricords8964]

Haha coincidentally today some guy was jay walking extremely slow on a 3 lane city road right in front of me! Nobody really gets arrested for it, but thats because most people arent as dumb as the guy i almost killed.

[@Fridge56Vet]

Yeah, all of those are pretty much non-issues. Soccer has been slowly growing in popularity here since the 70s. Now relatively popular, & even a bit mainstream.

[@PotentiallyToast]

That discord notification tho... Confused the hell out of me for a sec xD

[@jariemonah]

Jaywalking is only a big deal if the person is crossing into a high speed multi lane road, otherwise it would be silly to enforce that law on a street with low traffic.

[@cfromcass]

Jay Walking is a minor traffic infraction you will just get a ticket or warning. We were all stupid although when I was a wee youngster I was younger than 25.

[@JonBroun]

I think Jay walking was a thing of the past. I have never heard anyone in todays time being charged with it.

[@jamus1340]

Well, Jaywalking is illegal but is usually overlooked. No one really pays attention to Jaywalking. You can however be ticketed for it, if the police officer is in a bad mood for some reason. I've been scolded for Jaywalking before but I don't know anyone ever ticketed for it. Poisonous spiders are far more common in the south but occasionally end up in northern regions because they end up part of cargo. I know a few people that have been bitten by the brown recluse one was my dad. It was hiding in a video game he was repairing at the arcade. Tornadoes generally happen in rural areas so they're not always reported unless they hit populated areas which can and do happen. All these things happen but not to everyone. That's why it's not as much of a big deal for some.

[@sirwadsontoast5928]

Its against the law to Jay walk. But that law is rarely enforced by the police

[@jerseydevs2000]

I lived in Japan, and most Japanese don't cross the road on a red light, not even if there are no cars. I've heard that Germans are the same. Jaywalking is only a big deal here in the U.S. in certain cities, and that's only if certain cops are feeling a bit cranky...

[@BTinSF]

Tornadoes are a function of geography where warm, moist, unstable air from the Gulf of Mexico encounters continental cold fronts crossing from west to east. So you see them where this happens in the midwest and south. In CA, we hardly ever even get thunderstorms.

[@TheDoctorsDancer]

"Jaywalking" comes from an effort to get people to cross at cross walks and when indicated as the number of cars on the road increased. The concept was developed because it was a way to embarrass people into being safe and not stupid. For the most part it worked...though I think the effectiveness has gone down since it was developed in the 1900s...

[@dibutler9151]

Ive lived my entire life in the Southern tornado alley and have seen a LOT of tornadoes. I'm now living in the Midwest & there hasn't been a tornado where I'm currently living for 20 yrs.

[@Jliske2]

My sister has a story about setting up a tent in the Appalachian woods to find a bunch of brown recluses inside. generally if you give them space they will scuttle away--

[@tthinker9897]

My first vacation out of the United States I landed in London, England. I almost got hit by cars a dozen times because I would look left to see that no cars were coming, only to hear a taxi honk and squeal its brakes from behind me - because in the US we drive on the right side of the road - and in England you clearly don't.

[@johnw8578]

Jaywalking becomes more important in high traffic areas or when public events like fairs or fests are going on -- then it becomes a way for the police to make some money as jaywalking tickets involve a fine of $75 to $150 dollars (in my area). As a driver, I get irked when someone crosses in front of my moving car in the dark while wearing black clothing and also it is raining and icy; AND there is a cross walk/stoplight only 50 feet away where he could have crossed safely and not made me swerve around him.

[@BlueDebut]

I grew up playing soccer but switched over to basketball and flag football. Soccer is definitely seen as a "kiddie sport" but even then there's fields EVERYWHERE because we use fields for many things and a lot are for many sports

[@cat3rgrl917]

FYI where i live it is heavily wooded. As a precaution i always shake out my clothes and hold my shoes up side down and beat them on the floor. I know several people whom have been bitten by Brown recluse spiders, whose habitat happens to be heavily wooded areas. While not aggressive they will bite if squished

[@saragoldsmith2913]

Jaywalking use to be a big deal. It is more of a thing that is mostly Ignored in most places

[@chefbubbaclemson3701]

Here in Anderson SC, we have the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center, there are 5 FIFA regulation Pitches there, and weekend pick up matches when there isn't a club tournament going on... More Soccer fields than Baseball fields. I feel partly responsible as we started club football back in the 70's and 80's when I was a kid, and it's grown exponentially each decade since! Was lucky enough to get an invite to try out for the USMNT back in 1986 but Alexi Lalas beat me out.... No worries, I coached for 15yrs in the Army and afterwards

[@nessabeane8162]

Worked in a Book warehouse for a couple of years in Toledo, Ohio.... we ALWAYS had infestations of Brown Recluse spiders, Black Widows, and rats..

[@meganh2637]

I live in South Dakota at the start of what's called "Tornado Alley". I grew up in a small town and I still remember, to this day, abt what we all came to call "Tornado Tuesday". one Tuesday in summer, FOUR tornadoes actually touched down ALL in the area surrounding our town but ended up all moving away from town and dispersing in less than an hour. Two Bigger Tornadoes also touched down at the SAME time in other parts of SD and caused MASSIVE destruction in 2 other cities! it was personally freaky since I was home alone that day! Still not as freaky as this one time, while camping in South Dakota, one happened at night and was so bad it washed away the little land bridge for the campsite and all the campers, myself included, were stranded and had to decide IF the tornado moved toward us, if we would have to form a human chain in the river to try and cross! 0o0 I stopped camping during the late spring/early summer because of this since it always seems to be the best time for Tornadoes here! XP Avoid Tornado Alley if you aren't willing to become WELL versed in the how's and ways to handle Tornado emergencies.

[@SynnJynn]

I've experiance 4 tornadoes. 1 in Kentucky, 2 in Tennessee, and had to drive past 1 as fast as we could in Louisiana. I've brushed a black widow off my son's shoulder. I found a dead blackwood in my daughter's hand when she was a baby. Here at the border of TX soccer is big.

[@BrianPatrickOMalley]

I love how you nailed most of these--no spoilers! Have you seen "Adam Ruins Everything" comedic history video about how the car industry invented the term "jaywalking">

[@wayne2091]

I grew up and lived in tornado alley most of my life have only seen one tornado on the ground a mile or two away. I've seen several funnel clouds go over head but did not touch down.

[@rachelmaxwell5936]

Black widows are somewhat uncommon where I live, but we did have a huge one in my garage last year. But I don't think they're actually rare around here, they just don't like people, so they usually build webs in places where people are unlikely to go. I remember once going out to a rural shooting range with my brothers and when they went to set up bottles to shoot at, they came back warning the rest of us to watch our step because there were bushes and patches of grass with black widows. As for the brown recluse, that really is only in the southern states, although I think there might be a related species (desert recluse, maybe?) around here, because we had a neighbor who was bit by some kind of recluse spider on the foot. It wasn't a pretty sight. As for hobo spiders, they're not actually that dangerous, though they do have a bad reputation.

[@TimothyLafreniere]

A tornado just hit the suburbs of Chicago, where lawrence lives. Last night.

[@misterkite]

Here in arizona we definitely get black widows and scorpions. We've killed 3 scorpions inside the house so far this year. You can hire a company to spray for them but it's expensive and only lasts a short time (for example it's common to pay $300/year to have them come out every 2 months to spray)

[@neutrino78x]

No tornadoes here in California but we do get earthquakes. At least with storms you usually know where they're going, but with earthquakes, there's no warning, you're just sitting there peacefully and the ground starts shaking. The largest I have been in is a 7.1 earthquake in 1989....part of the Bay Bridge from San Francisco to Oakland fell off, sending motorists to their deaths. (this is not to be confused with the famous Golden Gate Bridge from SF to Marin which I believe was unharmed. My bedroom protruded out of the side of the house on the 2nd floor a bit (under normal circumstances....it sort of hangs over the front door) and you can see a huge crack in the junction to this day.

[@jameshunt9208]

I live in Iowa and I have seen 3 Brown recluse spiders in almost 3 decades of being alive. That averages out to about once every ten years. I've seen a lot more Timber Rattlesnakes a lot more often than Brown Recluses.

[@Midnyte_Angel]

We occasionally get tornadoes. In Pa.... Lol I forgot that part.

[@harvbegal6868]

In Oregon there is pretty much no jaywalking laws. The closest it gets is about pedestrians disrupting the flow of traffic. But people can cross the street as long as no traffic is present even if there is no crosswalk marked.

[@stevenwoods8805]

I live in and grew up in Atlanta and i haven’t come across a black widow since the early 2000s as a kid. Interestingly enough i also haven’t had any issues with jaywalking except once when i was as a kid, a police officer sitting in his car hiding in the bushes yelled at us through the car speaker and scared the hell out of us lol

[@SeaMarble]

when I was a teen and rode the town bus instead of the school bus (I was slower getting my license) I had NO CHOICE but to jaywalk after a certain bus stop... across a rode with 5 lanes and people going 45-57 (ish) miles per hour... with a hill so I could only see 1/3 of a mile in one of the directions... terrifying, I hated it.

[@jeffrichards1537]

As a kid I would run across an interstate highway as a shorter way to get to a friends house. All u have to do is look have an idea of speed of cars and then pick a gap and go

[@williamcross6480]

J-walking is something that literally only comes up if you do it directly in front of a cop. It’s something that everybody does and no one thinks twice about, but you consciously don’t do it if you see a police officer near by. It’s also something they will ignore in many places

[@kathyp1563]

I've Jaywalked right in front of a police car. When I realized it, I gave him a sheepish grin & a shrug. But he never came out of his car. Some other commenter mentioned that it really only matters if I get hit. If I get hit while jaywalking, I'm at fault. It determines the fault. Never thought about that myself.

[@williamcross6480]

@@kathyp1563 yeah I 100% agree. That was what I meant by it’s something they’ll ignore

[@joechain7548]

I live in New York, and we have the brown recluse spider here.

[@frankisfunny2007]

The school's athletic association (PIAA, or Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association) in my home state of Pennsylvania does have a soccer program for school districts through the state. So, the schools in my area do have soccer fields. My town's soccer field is literally a field. Some in the area are played on American football fields.

[@loriemills8337]

I'm born and raised here. I live in KY i have never been in a twister but they have had a few in western ky and I live in Eastern. I have been bitten by a brown recluse. It bite me twice. I had been outside standing under a tree at night. I remembered walking through a web but that isn't a big thing here you just fight it off until you feel it no more and go about your business. I went in planning on taking a shower but I sat down for a min and next thing I know I wake up still sitting there. My neck was itching bad with 2 red spots I thought were mosquitos bite. I scratch at it all weekend. I happened to have a doc appt that Monday and by then I noticed they wasn't looking like mosquito bites so I got the doc to look she said brown lacluse. I had to take antibiotics. The Yukio thing when they bite the leave eggs in your skin if not treated they get really big and infected enough to go to blood stream and kill you. But mine was healing within 2 days. Jaywalking is in big cities im in the country we cross roads when no cars are coming. LOL, I've wrote a novel. Love your videos keep them comming.

[@staceysturgill5316]

I get what he’s saying about tornados. I’ve lived in an area where tornadoes are definitely a possibility my whole life. Our town does the siren check first

[@staceysturgill5316]

Whoops, Tuesday of month, practiced drills at school, etc. I’ve only had to take shelter a handful of times and I’m 43. One time, one touched down in a field outside of town. But when they do hit, they are devastating. I’m scared of California...earthquakes, mudslides, forest fires...it’s like the freaking apocalypse out there, but I’m sure it’s the same for them.

[@Dr.Unsteady]

Black widows are everywhere in California, there’s probably 15-30 in my relatively big yards and I have a pest control service

[@Djnc17]

Most tornadoes are in the midwest and southeastern parts of the US. States like Missouri, Alabama, Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma seem to have the most and the biggest. We do get tornadoes here in North Carolina every year, mainly in July through early October. A few years ago, we did get tornadoes in February, and 4 touched down within 30 miles of my home in the same day. Soccer (football) isn't as popular here as other parts of the world. American football, basketball, and baseball are the most popular sports. As for spiders...We have a LOT of spiders where I am. I encounter black widow and brown recluses all the time here. Though they are all over the place, most people usually don't worry too much about them. Just watch where you put your hands. Same goes for copperheads (venomous snake). They are all over the place here, and are found all the time in my yard and in the nearby woods. Just watch where you step, especially after the sun goes down. Jaywalking...Not really a big deal. Most people do it.

[@jeffrichards1537]

I worked with a guy that got bitten by a brown recluse and the doctors had to use what he described as a melon baller to scoop a giant hole in his forearm from the necrosis

[@efjefe]

Im from Wisconsin. I been is several tornados. I moved to California and at work a tornado passed over our shop. It was so rare. And blown away. I was so afraid of earthquakes. They are kinda scary but yeah tornados are far scarier. Now i live in an area with wildfires and they suck.

[@halicarnassus834]

4:50, Beesley Indiana is Literally in the red Zone..lol. But I'm thankful he never saw one since he migrated here to Indiana first in 2008

[@janetmoreno8909]

Jaywalking can get you a fine if you have some diligent traffic cop nearby but otherwise not, but if you're going to Jaywalk you had better be very certain that that there is no oncoming traffic close by.

[@funsalmon]

Brown recluses and black widows are just a fact of life. You rarely see them even when you know they're there, and they usually don't hurt you *too* badly even if you get bitten. But yeah, it's a good idea to keep your house and property clean.

[@joyhoward5325]

In Georgia, Alabama & Florida we just pretty much cross the road/street anywhere. We're not ticketed or wrestled to the ground lol on the last bit of this sentence. ALSO ABOUT THE TORNADOS. Meteorologist & Scientist All agree & so do I, The True "Tornado Alley*states of America are; Mississippi, Alabama & Georgia ( on it's Left & South sides of the state). Bring from the states & area all my life I can say their findings are absolutely correct. Residence & cities and communities have Storm/Bomb/Fall out underground Shelters in an abundance! That's why usually if there's a death toll it is relatively low but usually no deaths. But the above ground destruction is MASSIVE. These states do their clean up, caring for those that homes, Barnes, etc were hit, do the quickest repairing & building backhomes etc. & reopen business that I've ever seen or heard of. In Alabama when I lived there for 15 years EVERYONE worked clearing the roads for utility companies, police, ambulances, FEMA to get through to people faster. WE ALL WORKED, HELPED, FED, & CARED FOR ANY THAT NEEDED HELP I was totally amazed by the people in Alabama, wonderful bunch of people. The other two states are good about that also Here's the kicker; those 3 states also have to stay alert & prepared for Hurricanes ALSO! They can go inland up to the central part of Mississippi & Alabama and a little of Georgia. Then the Hurricanes start forming & spinning off several Tornados that hit central & northern part of the states and often reach into joining states from them. Usually these tornadoes form & come through during early evening at dusk and through the night, that's when it's really worry some BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE THE SKY,. CLOUDS OR TORNADO COMING. Usually smart to bed down in the underground shelter for the night and bring things to do, drink & eat if you don't keep your shelter fully stocked, equipped and ready. Most have all that stored ahead/stocked in their shelters. Those not in the inner cities are all basically what others call Survivalist or Preppers. In reality it's just have common sense, staying safe & mostly alive to see another day and help those that need the help. These people there of all ages, races, & income join together for the best outcome for the community/town and then teach out to the cities in the state & neighboring states to help them. Those states are beautiful states and have many attractions, entertainment & history and some of the friendliest & hospitable people you'll find, bar non, period. I've lived & visited other states also but the friendliest, helpful, fighters against being pushed around or anyone else being done wrong & great hospitality are found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, N. Carolina, & Texas. All 50 states have their own great attributes, Just depends on if your a people person & like the openness of other people like the majority of those in the southern states🤣. God bless all of America !!!🇺🇸 Land of the Free Home of the Brave!!!!!!! ❤️✝️🇺🇸🗽⚖️🦅

[@niki7997]

No jaywalking is a law here...but it is incredibly rare someone would actually get a ticket for it. Maybe if, in doing so, it caused an accident. It does differ state to state though. Fun fact though- I live in Boston & have all my life. Apparently it's like a jaywalking mecca here. I've actually heard someone say we take it to another level. But in my experiences, it is absolutely necessary. If you wait for a car to stop for you, bring a book, cuz you'll be waiting a while. In other states cars are much more likely to stop & let you cross. So if you come to this area you run as soon as there's an opening :)

[@staceysturgill5316]

Brown recluse are called “recluse” for a reason...not to say no one has ever been bitten by one, but they are mostly under rocks and logs in the woods.

[@Wxqzq9826]

there is a ton of black widows in northern georgia. I come across one about once a year

[@cindydelbridge2311]

Jaywalking is less of an issue in small towns but I’ve seen people ticketed in cities for it.

[@patriciaoster7020]

Jaywalking might be joked about but when it is enforced the fines can be quite high. In California a jaywalking ticket can go as high as $250.00.

[@BrianKapellusch]

Tornadoes are scary for sure. But I've been in the us for almost 44 years and I've never seen a tornado touch down in Wisconsin.

[@nrrork]

With jaywalking you get a ticket IF you get caught IF the cop cares enough which he probably won't. That's why the story of the dude getting tackled to the ground for it is nuts because it's just a minor civil infraction.

[@ivancervera3360]

You should react to Geography king ranking the US state capitol buildings!!!

[@douglasostrander5072]

I'll go through these. Tonadoes are like a thing that happen and they can be deadly but your chances are small, not impossible. If you lived here your whole life you will take refuge many times. The closest I was to a tornado was in Tucson, the most unlikely place. It was a rope it came down and I heard damaged a shed l was maybe 200ft from it. If it went over me I might have been knocked down, I've had dust devils almost do that. Soccer here is a children's sport... Spiders, I don't like them but shake your shoes in the south or wear open toes so you can see. I'll admit I seen millions of these things in Arizona but never in Michigan. The last two are so meaningless I don't remember.

[@starcravingmatt]

I've encountered 2 black widows in my life, both in the vegetable garden. Brown recluses on the other hand... I see about 3 a year. If you live in the woods, just tap your shoes out before you put them on. Otherwise, you should be fine.

[@honkhonkler7732]

I've been through several tornadoes in north Texas. The vast majority of them are pretty benign and only result in minor damage. I just wouldn't want to live in Moore, Oklahoma or Joplin, Missouri. Those folks seems to get big ones way too often.

[@billthompson1759]

In England I'm pretty sure the roads aren't 500 yard wide!

[@theamericanadventure]

depends on how busy the road is that your crossing. downtown? you'll get a jaywalking ticket. suburbs? not so much. so it all just depends

[@lissavanhouten6628]

Don't forget the dangers of another arachnid: the tick. Certain species of ticks can cause Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Disease.

[@intermenater]

Florida? Tornado alley? You're thinking hurricanes.

[@jacklewis5452]

Lots of Tornados as spinoff of hurricanes........also a lot of waterspouts.

[@jessedaniel6330]

its all about what part of America your in I'm in Kentucky and iv seen 7 black windows but I turn over rocks and look for bugs and snakes so that will definitely put me at higher odds to see them since they like dark places

[@kristina__marie]

I used to do home inspections in uninhabited or abandoned homes/ buildings in the NM/AZ. The worst is an infestation of widows, recluse, giant f***king centipedes, snakes, lizards, etc. and so having to navigate through the whole structure to take insurance photos. (Yuck, lol) But otherwise not an issue! Especially where I live now, in the Northern Midwest. ✌

[@jessicamorrell4713]

Jaywalking is usually an issue in high traffic areas in cities.

[@violetgibson9]

Without doing a study of it, I think jaywalking became a thing when automobiles gained popularity. This put pedestrians at odds with horses and machines. As horse traffic phased out, it was less of an issue, but still a threat. As people had been mostly accustomed to horse traffic, they miscalculated how much time they would have to cross a street. Due to the Amish populations, there are towns with ordinances requiring people to remove any mess their horse makes. Jaywalking stays on the books because of known danger spots. It gives officers something they can point to in order to protect people from almost certain death. It is something to respect rather than fear. Most likely scenario is, this is a bad place to attempt a crossing. From now on, cross at that point. If not, I will issue a ticket.

[@ognargormsby7121]

Jaywalking tends to only be enforced in large cities in the prime retail areas where traffic is already very high. The problem tends to be an issue in the USA because it is a very automobile centric culture. Thus there is a higher incidence of pedestrians being hit by privately owned vehicles and also a higher incidence of people attempting insurance scams pretending to be hit and defrauding other peoples auto insurance. So Jaywalking is a big deal in only very specific areas.

[@T-Dawg123a]

For the most part jaywalking punishments and enforcement varries based on how dangerous it is to jaywalk in that area. Crossing a busy 6 Lane in Chicago rather than finding a crosswalk, probably gonna get you arrested. However on a rarely used easement road in a rural town a cop might not even bat an eye if he sees some kids playing a game of basketball on the road as long as they don't leave stuff blocking the road when their done.

[@saragoldsmith2913]

We have 3 types of deadly spiders in the USA I live in Southern Indiana and regularly see two of them where I live.

[@toemblem]

What do they taste like?

[@EvaSnyder]

You don't have to move here. You can just come visit. Not many tornadoes in Florida, they are more of a problem on the Great Plains. Florida gets hurricanes.

[@jefftx_ill8214]

Lawrence lives in Chicago, which has a professional soccer team. The Chicago Fire

[@Mansonschick]

I think Jaywalking is something that gives the police probable cause to stop and question you. If they don't find anything, they might just let you go to avoid paperwork but if you're a jerk to them, you'll definitely get a ticket. Also, you're more likely to be stopped for jaywalking if you're a person of color. Tornadoes tend to happen further out toward the plains rather than in the city. We saw many while growing up in the country nearby where Lawrence lives now. Soccer is becoming more common in the U.S. We have the major league stadiums and strong fanbases but we tend to overlook them in favor of football, basketball, baseball, and hockey. And spiders...well, they're better hidden away from my line of sight!

[@lissavanhouten6628]

And ticks are super common here.

[@Elevatedzebra96]

I’ve seen a tornado, Ohio, and most people go outside and just record it like idiots.. and jaywalking is dangerous but I live right across from the grocery and I cross 5 lanes of traffic to avoid going a block down to the light, and there are lots of accidents here.. 🤷‍♀️

[@machinegunpreacher2469]

I live in a one-horse town in the deep south, soccer is everywhere...

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

Florida is not in tornado alley but it takes the brunt of many a hurricane.

[@erikawilliams9558]

I live in ohio and while there are tornadoes every year somewhere in the state, they've been close to my home only a handful of times. Of course, i live in a hilly area too, and not in the country. (Knock on wood...)

[@ChaseArkansas]

soccer is big until high school then it's like just families not fans in crowds. the people who do love it here play well into their college ages in national and state leagues. just not officially apart of a school at that age