What's it Like Visiting America... as An American?

[@LostinthePond]

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[@rainbowwwkim]

Dont forget to link his channel!

[@rainbowwwkim]

​@@balancedactguythat guys a dick and you look great 👍 thanks for doing what you do

[@Suebee1988]

Where's the link to Evan's channel?

[@MbisonBalrog]

The dream Collaboration I have been waiting for. Lawrence and Evan.

[@donnabert]

Yuck, Evan is a liar and has no sense of self. He is never wrong, he is perfect, no self-growth, etc.

[@MbisonBalrog]

@@donnabert He is a YTer of course.

[@privacyvalued4134]

They should swap places for a day, including the glasses.

[@shplorf1977]

An American Brit and a British American. A meeting of the minds!

[@nedludd7622]

This is an odd couple. On one hand there is the enjoyable amusing Lost in the Pond and on the other there is the insufferable Edinger. He laughs at his own "jokes" and even thinks his awful puns are clever and funny.

[@CaptFreedumb]

As midwesterner, in fact i only live about an hour or so from Chicago. Visiting other states can sometimes be like visiting a different country.

[@SeliahK]

As someone in capital region NYS... I agree completely! Every state I've spent time in has been like being in a different country, and I love that about it. The U.S. is like 50 countries all sharing a trenchcoat and pretending to be one. I sometimes think that's part of why we have some of the problems we do here. 😆

[@thebeefcow3915]

@@SeliahK51, if you include puerto rico

[@Roanoak]

​@@thebeefcow3915 Well then you would have to include Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa and I think there's like eight more territories of the United States. That our populated that have their own flags.

[@mamarinejim1964]

I live close to Springfield, IL (yes there is stuff in Illinois besides Chicago) and going to Chicago land is like a different country.

[@MikeU128]

Heck, as a lifelong resident of Illinois, visiting the far southern end of Illinois can feel like visiting a different country!

[@literalnightowl5181]

The crossover i didn't know i needed

[@nicktankard1244]

Didn’t expect a collab with Evan :) but it is very welcome

[@chancyleclown3887]

Washington (not DC) resident visiting Texas was quite the culture shock!

[@daveweiss5647]

I've never been to Texas, but as someone else from WA, I agree, BC Canads seems far more familiar than when I visit Cali, AZ, Nevada, New Jersey, Maryland, etc...

[@fs5775]

Lawrence is wickedly funny, man. His subtle sarcastic comments throughout, his timing - we are truly lucky to have him in the US!

[@evan]

He threw so many good jokes in I only noticed when watching this 😂

[@rebeccacuthbertson1271]

How has this collab not happened already?! Ho man. This was great, thanks guys!

[@trevorcook4439]

It has happened already. You’re commenting on it.

[@kmck25]

As a Pittsburgher always love a positive shout out!!

[@stevethepocket]

As someone who lives near Akron and whose parents are from the Pittsburgh area, that felt darn near surreal.

[@71lizgoeshardt]

Yay Pittsburgh!!!!

[@SherriLyle80s]

"Ghost flavored Kit-Kats." "Maybe it will go right through you." 😂

[@LindaC616]

The ones I bought at Halloween were greenish and "marshmallow flavored" (pretty much just "white chocolate").

[@WG55]

"It doesn't taste like anything." "So it does taste like ghost then!" 😆

[@mikearndt8210]

I don't know why but this video made me feel really nostalgic. You and Evan are two of my favorite KZbin creators and I found it really heartwarming to see you both working together. Chicago is my home but I have a lot of problems with the US, so this video gave me both a happy and sad feeling. When I saw Evan was in Chicago, I had hoped that you two would collaborate and I am super thankful that you both did! I hope that there can be more like this in the future!

[@Juliet-y3g]

Loved this video! It's funny because I came across Evan's Jersey food video last month and subscribed. I was pleasantly surprised to see you guys joining forces in this video. Take care fellas, and keep up the good work.

[@garretthedden5743]

As someone who has been trying to see as much of our beautiful country as possible, it's crazy how you can experience culture shock just by crossing state lines.

[@Roanoak]

Tell me about it. I grew up in Wisconsin, and then moved to Tennessee and then moved to Louisiana then New York. I have lived in approximately 7 states. But those four were probably the biggest jumps in culture.

[@drzander3378]

@Roanoak, Have you ever lived outside of North America? You may find that the differences in culture between US states are insignificant compared to those between European countries or Asian ones.

[@dragonbowlsupper]

Evan's inflection and word choice is so very English but the accent is still American. Very interesting.

[@LindaC616]

The speed is very east coast + KZbinr.

[@jenniferpearce1052]

Cycling! Americans don't cycle. We bike.

[@TheoneandonlyJobis]

Very feminine. I think he might actually be the girlfriend

[@mswitch936]

As someone from your “home state” (Indiana), when I have visited the East coast and West Coast, it has felt like visiting London. I tried so hard when I did visit London to not be so “midwest nice” and it is quite difficult when it’s been ingrained in you since birth

[@SarahMould]

Just visit anywhere outside London - you'll feel much more at home 👋😃

[@jenniferpearce1052]

As a Californian Boilermaker, you do you! We need more niceness on the coasts. And the "coastal elites" could use a kick in the teeth about how awesome Midwesterners are!

[@katashworth41]

So that’s why Evan went to Chicago. :)

[@darcytomayko5127]

Wow! I can't believe you both finally collaborator on a video. I've been watching both of your channels for years. I always thought you both should do a video together...amazing it happened. Excited!!! Ps Evan nice of you to say you liked Pittsburgh, that's where I'm from.

[@Robin-xr2tz]

So interesting to me to see two transplants discovering the changes in their experiences

[@MbisonBalrog]

Evan talks so fast, and changes cadence, and thinks all other the place. That is how you know he from the Dirty Jersey.

[@LindaC616]

I immediately thought that + KZbinr, even though I've been to NY more than NJ. Maybe I gleaned that from students.

[@PrinceWesterburg]

I've been thinking of relocating to the states and I was scared that the America of my youth had disappeared but this video actually proved it hasn't - thanks so much!

[@TheDopekitty]

I dunno. I'd wait on that or go right away for a visit before Trump's inauguration

[@TickleMeElmo55]

@@TheDopekitty You dunno? You're probably one of the fools who think the country is gonna take a dive.

[@uncletoby-]

If you’re still thinking about moving here. I recommend you wait another 5 years to avoid possible deportation.

[@raybarry4307]

MANHATTAN (the geographically smallest of the 5 boroughs) is grey asphalt. The other 4 (and Brooklyn, Staten Island & Queens in particular) is over the top parks and tree lined streets. As a New Yorker, it's unbelievably galling, when non New Yorkers associate Manhattan for all of New York City. Native New Yorkers avoid (most of) Manhattan at all costs. Annnnnnd I can see why he fits better in Europe.

[@LindaC616]

😅 A good friend used to live in Brooklyn, now the Bronx. I didn't see all of the green in Brooklyn, but I still miss hanging out there when I visited. Where she is in the Bronx, there's more green, but Brooklyn just had a different vibe.

[@timothygreer188]

ooof that New York accent killed a bit of my soul. FYI We now have bins to put out on the streets, no more bags of trash

[@Dunybrook]

Very fitting that you filmed this is the Windy City considering the mic problems. So hilarious seeing you two together.

[@nb594]

Greetings from the New Jersey Shore, Lawrence and Evan and fams!

[@that44rdv4rk]

I laughed too hard at "maybe it'll go right through ya"

[@dj-kq4fz]

I've been to Pittsburgh, only once, and like Evan, I was very impressed and enjoyed the couple of days I spent there. A Gem, maybe underappreciated.

[@cag19549]

My parents are from southwestern Pennsylvania. I've been there several times in my life through the times when the air was dirty with coal soot, the collapse of the steel industry and its metamorphosis into the "gem". I'm a big time Steelers fan, and to be honest, I'm not sure there's a steel mill within a hundred miles of Pittsburgh anymore. You can still uncover some old abandoned coke ovens in the surrounding towns, I think it's underappreciated because people still look at it as a steel town. It isn't. It has a well renowned transplant hospital. Fun fact: I had an ancestor who was shot by Indians on a boat on the Monongahela River next to the Point. Back in those days, it was Fort Pitt.

[@dj-kq4fz]

@@cag19549 I appreciate your response! I had two images like you mentioned, one of the frontier times (I love early American history) so I try to picture what it once looked like. The flipside, of course is the once vibrant industrial city (and the pollution of the 70's) that I imagined growing up. Thanks!

[@jpleva9987]

⁠@@cag19549 There is still a steel mill in the area - US Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock.

[@stevethepocket]

@@cag19549 US Steel's Edgar Thomson Works is still across the river from Kennywood. Dunno how busy it is these days, but Google Maps still has it labeled.

[@broad_cat]

Just chiming in to say I once had to last-minute reschedule a vacation from New Orleans, and the only available option was Pittsburgh. Maybe it was just because I expected nothing, but it was an incredibly good time! And a great place for asking the locals opinions on where to go. The cable car up the hills and dinner overlooking the city was awesome. So many cool museums, the random americana art exhibition in some guys backyard, etc. Dope city.

[@Bigdog5400]

I’ve been an Evan follower for years and have been hoping for this collab since I found your channel

[@christineperez7562]

I love this collaboration.

[@springwynne1943]

Ghost flavored KitKat. Maybe it would go right through you 🤣🤣🤣 Had a LMAO moment 😂

[@funk411]

Oh Hi Evan! Never thought you'd be here. So happy for this collab.

[@PandaBear62573]

I was born and raised in NJ but my mom is from Illinois. She would always say hello to everyone, as a teen I thought she made us look like idiots. I now live in NYC and the mayor is attempting to help with the garbage problem. However, he wants people with curbside pickup (as opposed to putting it in a dumpster) to buy a 55 gallon garbage can with a locking lid. The garbage can costs $50 and sanitation promptly breaks the lock when they open the lid. Also, 1 garbage can isn't enough for most people and they end up putting bags next to the can defeating the whole purpose.

[@Waterflame]

From what I remember, NY/NJ don't have alleys so that's why the trash is put on the street. Am I correct in that?

[@meomy29]

A good topic for a video would be about state and city nicknames. For example, the nickname The Windy City doesn’t refer to the weather.

[@morgan97475]

Good point about Midwestern friendliness. While in Indiana, a buddy of mine from Mass. & I were out at a restaurant. After the waitress took our order, he asked me if everyone here (Indiana) was so friendly like her. Yes they are.

[@shesintexas1198]

I'm not familiar with Mr. Edinger, but apparently he has discovered "Flyover Country."

[@LindaC616]

😅

[@joermnyc]

New York trash: we didn’t build in alleyways to hide the trash, so it can ONLY go curbside. There are spots that have alleys, but usually that’s for commercial trash behind shops. Roosevelt Island is unique: the trash goes UNDER the street in a vacuum tube system that’s connected to most of the buildings.

[@raerobertson5509]

Same in Philly. Alleys are rare.

[@LindaC616]

A friend of mine who lives in New York used to be an entertainment writer/editor. She schooled me right away about how you always see alleys in police shows that take place in New York, but there aren't any alleys!

[@Jamie_D]

You might have to slow the video down, but his true Brit came through, he looked mortified at the random physical contact at 1:40 ish 😂

[@LindaC616]

😅

[@LindaC616]

But then, 12:00.... I thought, "how unlike Laurence".😅

[@TheFonzieCommunity]

Yes!!!!!!! So happy to see this collab!!!

[@AZickmund]

I was going to be very sad if you two didn’t collab whilst in close proximity!!

[@averywelche1122]

Better than Oreos (which are great), are the original "Hydrox" which I've discovered they're making again. Crispy! More chocolately! Better! Oreos are the dupe of the original Hydrox!

[@alexandragblessing]

THE COLLAB WEVE BEEN WAITING FOR

[@codymuders4996]

Let’s gooo i’ve been waiting for something like this for years 🇺🇸♥️🇬🇧

[@evan]

Sorry my video is so delayed! 😅 BUT ILL HAVE IT DONE SUNDAY! Lovely time together :)

[@fabienneclavier5984]

Yes! Yes! And yes! I remember suggesting this collab to one of you a while back! Sooooo happy! 🩷

[@stacker63]

EPIC collab! YES!!

[@Frances-r2u]

In England I watch Evan regularly, and I always think how interesting he is about his impressions of our differences, and how nice he is as a person. I also enjoy watching Lawrence too. I hope there are more vlogs like this with them both!

[@danmayberry1185]

You got Evan out of his shell enough to talk, Lawrence - well done.

[@LiqdPT]

😂

[@LindaC616]

🤣🤣🤣 I've never seen this guy before. I think, in my youth, I approached that, but without the....um...self-confidence. I've changed...😅

[@OltonHall]

The first time I noticed pumpkin spice in the UK was at a Pret in Edinburgh in 2018. I was shocked it had made it over there.

[@donnaguy9057]

Oh, that was great! Very interesting.

[@EaginFoodie]

The crossover I never knew I needed!!!

[@Danno385]

Wow I love both of you guys. This was awesome.

[@olivinemage4233]

Haven't even watched the video yet, but hitting the like button on principle because this crossover is too good not to be amazing!

[@leonardking84]

It was so nice to finally see Tara again. Thank you, Laurence.

[@rustyreturns9754]

Just watched one of Evan’s videos. He’s not too bad. May subscribe in future. Yo, however, are permanently in my feed.

[@donnaj9964]

This was a blast--thank you guys!

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🤗 Lawrence glad EVAN had such a good time in Pittsburgh and AKRON, Ohio my hometown😎💚💚💚 We had cousins growing up living in New Jersey, but They were friendly😁 I also love sweets ❤️ PIES, and donuts and cookies😋

[@mysteryegg340]

What a surprise!! I've subbed to Evan's channel for a few years. Nice to see you two together, it's like two world's colliding haha

[@reddrockingeezer]

Love you & your videos, Lawrence. Your wife's good cooking is giving you a spare tire. Keep up the great videos.

[@colleenmarin8907]

Love this crossover - I enjoy both of your channels!

[@marketads1]

I’m not familiar with the East and West coasts being unfriendly that way. All are stereotypes. NYers will talk about everything with you and CA has also been alternatively pictured as being so relaxed as to welcome even a squirrel to dinner!

[@LindaC616]

I'm from the Midwest, and when I moved to the East Coast, I was warned that people were not going to be as friendly. I haven't had major problems. Maybe because I came with low expectations. I do remember walking to the local fish market and saying, "could I please have a pound of..." and one woman looking at the other behind the counter and said, "She said 'please'!" I started to wonder what foreign planet I had landed on! It's not the same as the Midwest, but once people let you in, you're in.

[@papajeff5486]

“There is no return to paradise,” taught by my professor in my first college. However, when I was deployed to a foreign war, I knew where home was. It’s not Baghdad, Iraq. It’s not a scruffy desert, in Afghanistan, just across the border of Pakistan. It’s not in the crowded city of Pyeongtaek, South Korea. It’s not in the southeast of Africa. It’s not north of Frankfort, West Germany. My home is in the mountains of east Tennessee. I retired here and love it, in the US foothills of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

[@elainesgarden]

@papajeff5486 It would be impossible to thank you enough for your service to the US or for your particular viewpoint of your home country. But I can try. Thank you, thank, you, thank you. God bless you , Sir. I hope you truly enjoy your home in those Mountains. You, above the rest of us, should . ♥

[@jerb920]

I love that you two are doing a collab!

[@phoen1x_plays]

The collab i didnt know I was waiting for

[@flyer7694]

Nice shout out to cowtown and Wawa. Salem county is where I grew up.

[@bryn494]

Two for the monetization of one! You just made my day :)

[@bryn494]

Cowtown...

[@colemine7008]

So great to see you guys together.

[@GazGaryGazza]

11:44 Who on earth eats a kit-kat like that FFS Evan!

[@katashworth41]

We do have the Oreo Coke Zero here, I don’t like either Coke Zero or Oreo so have avoided.

[@LindaC616]

I came across that at seven eleven, about a month ago. I had no idea that such a thing existed.The guy said they had the sugar free version, but common sense told me to stay away from it.

[@Mountain-Man-3000]

What a tremendous crossover!

[@mynameisdan8178]

Best collab ever Great video!

[@SanskarWagley]

What a collab!

[@DJ_Seleen]

Collaboration

[@TheJ0llyWalrus]

The CocaCola flavoured Oreos were definitely better than the Oreo flavoured Coke Zero. Though I wouldn't call either good.

[@rachelgates509]

I totally forgot that Evan was British now until you mentioned it! You two really are the inverse of one another, both British and American citizens!!

[@j.rinker4609]

I enjoy watching both your and Evan's channels, so this was a great video!!

[@Cody-Bear]

At first I thought this was a video on Evan's channel 😂 I found him years ago on KZbin. I think I found him because I looked up something about differences between US and UK English.

[@tiberiusrobustus]

At 7:25 I had to like for the woman walking her cat, love it.

[@LindaC616]

🙂

[@KellyS_77]

The crossover we've all been hoping for :D Ghost flavor KitKats.... "Maybe it'll go right through you". I almost spurted coffee out my nose with that one. Very well done Mr LostInThePond!

[@TheAcgtrs]

I lived 27 years in New England, and have lived the last 25 years in Southern California… and I feel a lot of of this can actually translate to the feeling of being a East Coast person, living on the West Coast, going back to the East Coast… There’s just a difference, due to the vastness of this nation. It’s similar going north to south, as it is going east to west, and learning about all the little different regions around the country. And the first thing I have to have, the second I get off the plane in New England, is Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. That is the classic New England need, when visiting home again.

[@sameebah]

I expected to enjoy this. I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected. 😁 As someone who lived in at least 11 houses in 3 countries (including Kenya) by the time I left home at 18, I find it difficult to regard anywhere as a 'home town'.

[@stevethepocket]

Shout out to the random stray cat wandering through the background at 7:23

[@aheath7838]

As a PNWsterner, I can assure you there has been no “mass deforestation. We have logged off old growth, but Oregon as well as all other states have many more trees than we did in the past.

[@PinkSander]

Evan! I've been a follower of him for years!

[@zoicon5]

I am from NYC but have lived all over. Possibly my favorite vacation ever was when I was living in Wisconsin and decided to spend a week in NYC as a tourist. I did things I never would have done if I was living there. I went to Louis Armstrong's house (it's really cool). I walked over the Brooklyn Bridge. I went to Aqueduct and won over $200 (no this probably won't happen to you if you go there, I was just lucky).

[@RoxanneJ]

I used to watch Evan when he was learning Spanish and trying to get a job to stay in London!

[@BionicDance]

New Jersey isn't the best example of the east cost. Come to New England sometime. Vermont, say.

[@LindaC616]

Living in Rhode Island for twenty-five years now, I discovered that northern New England and southern New England are two completely different animals. Certain moments of this reminded me of a friend from Newburyport, Mass.

[@anitapeludat256]

​@@LindaC616 And each New England state is very different, and different accents are common in each state, however, each state is very much influenced by different immigrants over the years . There are a lot of Italian and Portuguese in Rhode Island as well. Massachusetts is large and the accents vary, even Boston is not one accent only. In Connecticut, some of the older populations have the RP of the non existent Mid-Atlantic, that was taught for Hollywood and broadcasters. Then it became fashionable for the high born to have private tutors and many pricey boarding schools taught it . Which sort of stuck to Connecticut as a snooty privileged accent of the Ivy League schools and young men with sweaters over their shoulders on Daddy's sailboat. We now have large Portuguese, Puerto Rican, Jamaican, Nigerian, Irish and Italian and Polish and many French from Montreal. Maine is all its own. There is nothing like it . French in the north, and a staid but very humourous, directness. It's very original. "Can't get there from here". Very kind and helpful people, . Vermont and New Hampshire, two very different states. Vermonters are quite friendly, but, you may have a different accent in each holler, or valley. It's beautiful! New Hampshire the same, but not identical to Vermont. Beautiful. And everyone, especially the 3 northern most, keep your eyes peeled for moose.

[@cak5171]

I really enjoyed seeing Lawrence unscripted. He is quite whitty and funny off the cuff.

[@Armadeus]

i'd been hoping for this collab to happen for some time now, the idea of a brit who moved to the us talking to an american who moved to the uk is so interesting

[@RedTail1-1]

As someone who has lived all over the Country. From home in Massachusetts (New England) to Texas, Michigan, Iowa, Oklahoma, Northern California, New York, among many other states. I can say that people are the same everywhere. You will find the same types of people no matter where you go. I can also say that things are the same no matter where you go. Like infrastructure and entertainment. The only difference between states is how far you need to travel to access the same things.

[@just_kos99]

Speaking of driving.... when my brother, who was in the service, came home to Seattle to visit while he was stationed in Japan, he was turning out of the cul-de-sac we live in and automatically turned into the left lane. I yelled KEVIN!! and he was like, Oh sh*t and zipped to the right, lol.

[@LindaC616]

Japan drives on the left?

[@Ditchdigger2005]

​@@LindaC616 Yes. When Japan came out of isolation in the mid 19th century they brought in experts from Western countries to help rapidly industrialise. One group of experts were British railway engineers and our railways run the same as our roads, so when cars came along Japan did the same as we did and chose left hand driving.

[@scottjacoby2594]

Not sure about the UK, but at least here in America, those donations that you give through a retail business’s checkout system is not a donation from the company using your money. It is 100% YOUR donation that YOU can write off on your taxes using the receipt you get from said retail store. That donation can not legally be written off by the retail store and in fact, doesn’t even touch the company’s books to even have the opportunity to be written off. I assume it’s the same in the UK. Also sorry for sounding rant-y, but so many nonprofits rely a lot on retail store checkout donations and I can’t stand to let misinformation like what Evan said go unchecked when it has the potential to hurt the people in need who rely on nonprofit services to subsist in some way.

[@ruthrice3498]

In the UK - You can buy icecream in McDonalds with Oreo crumb over it. Delicious

[@cag19549]

You can here too. But the oreo blizzard at the dairy queen is better. Unfortunately I can't eat that stuff anymore 😭

[@isoldam]

McDonalds ice cream is not very good (at least in the US). It's not even technically ice cream.

[@LoyaFrostwind]

As long as their ice cream machine is working that day.

[@nekoti.8-2]

Glad to have Lawrence. Evan is in the right country now (UK). Personally, I love Brit, but their culture of looking down on Americans I don't get.

[@Phiyedough]

I think you will find it is the whole rest of the world, not just Britain, especially after voting in that clown AGAIN!

[@austinwiththehat]

Lost in Evan. The shared universe we needed

[@billkallas1762]

Chicago had its first snow of the season, on 11/21. 1 inch (2.54cm) It was gone by late afternoon.

[@pdraggy]

I expected when he said 'the language barriers that I face may not be as big as yours..." I was expecting "but for those that didn't get it, that was SARcasm." (spoken in that monotone way Lawrence does)

[@minimusmax]

The waiter thing is so stupid. With tips they make WAY more than any other waiter anywhere else in the world. And on top of that, IF they don't make enough tips to make the minimum wage of whatever, the restaurant HAS to make up the difference up to minimum wage.

[@jenniferpearce1052]

I looked it up a couple years ago. Waiters make regular state minimum wage or more in California, Washington and Oregon. All three states have minimum wages greater than the federal one. So no guilt in doing the historic 15% tip there, IMHO. In other states, the base wage can be lower than the "minimum" wage, so tipping more makes some sense, but you're right about making up the difference. I've never looked it up, but I didn't think fast food workers counted as wait staff so I've always assumed they made at least their state's minimum wage and the tip thing was sponging.

[@dealbreakerc]

Never tip. Let the servers unionize or lobby for fair wages. It's not my responsibility as the customer to pay staff, that's the employer's responsibility.

[@amanda.reneeofficial]

I can confirm that Oreo flavored coke is in the UK. I just saw it at Abington Services near the England and Scotland border.

[@julietannOsfan1972]

The trees look so beautiful.

[@annettejones7777]

There are foods that are not available everywhere. For example, I grew up a couple of hours from Chicago. We used Brooks Hot Chili Bean in our chili. Now I live in Florida and can't find that brand anywhere.

[@Darxide23]

The Oreo flavored Coke has more of an... orange flavor, I think. But, the closer to room temperature they get, the more like Oreo they start to taste like. The cookie, not the cream.

[@meomy29]

Is it terrible to say that I hate how snobbish the people on the coasts sound?

[@LindaC616]

No, I get it because i'm Midwestern.But having lived out here for twenty-five years, I can tell you that northern New England and Southern New England are two completely different animals. So give people from upstate New York, Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire a chance.

[@darklelouchg8505]

​@@LindaC616Fair