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?

[@koobs4549]

If Evan comes to Detroit, he should skip Detroit style pizza & go straight to Freddi the Pizza Man in Melvindale. I’m a Detroit native & it’s the best pizza in the area. Detroit style pizza is overrated, it’s more like pizza bread.

[@koobs4549]

He should visit Lafayette Coney Island though, it’s a Detroit staple & it’s where the natives go

[@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

[@mikeg.4211]

And he smells his food.

[@anitapeludat256]

@@jenniferpearce1052 Geez, depends on the state and region. Few things are one hundred percent usually because of terrain . Competitive cycling is everywhere throughout New England. But, we have serious constant hilly terrain and strong curves. Our paved roads as well as dirt are the original tribal trails that were walked upon for centuries. Upper Midwest states cycling state wide. It takes days.

[@evan]

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

[@HyperDaveUK]

This was a lovely video, thanks for going to Chicago for our viewing pleasure! The tax write-off donation to charities does wind me up!

[@Paul_Halicki]

@@HyperDaveUK Retail stores do that in the US now. But.... you have to acknowledge it. At first I would check yes more often than not, then someone pointed out they were doing it just to save money on their taxes. Screw that.

[@evan]

@@HyperDaveUKwell tbf, I’m unsure now about that! I have seen a few comments here and on a recent vid saying that’s a myth (tax purposes at least) so it’ll remain annoying for a different reason 🥹

[@LyraDavis]

Evan, if you think your girlfriend might want to try the Oreo cola, we do, in fact, have it in the UK. Pop in to Iceland. Thats where we get ours :)

[@wessexdruid7598]

@Evan - you can get the Oreo-flavoured Coke in the UK now, too. 🙄

[@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 a 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!

[@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!" 😆

[@flitsertheo]

Probably the EU would have a few words to say about the artificial colours and flavours. Such as "toxic" and "banned".

[@acerimmer8338]

At first I thought he meant something like it'll give you the shits (work in healthcare so of course I went there), then realized the whole ghost thing. Very clever.

[@michaelfrank2266]

I know! That's such a great line. I nearly posted it too.. LUL

[@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 😂

[@beachykeen9559]

Agreed. I laugh so hard at his videos. His humor is quintessentially British and I love it.

[@kooltom4]

Ghost flavoured - "might go right through you" cracked me up!

[@WhichDoctor1]

it's funny, cause as a brit i find him rather unsubtle. Still interesting to watch but not really that funny because he's soo on the nose with his jokes

[@stevedavenport1202]

He is dripping with sarcasm

[@seantlewis376]

When I lived in Wrexham, Wales, I was, as far as anyone knew, the only American in the village. There were so many cultural conversations going on! I love content like this.

[@marscaleb]

Watching the Missus pop up behind him when the Oreos came out just made my day.

[@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...

[@painetdldy]

Floridian here! Is there really a western Washington vs eastern Washington thing going on there? Sorta liberal vs conservative? (nothing like stirring the pot) My niece (originally Floridian also) lives there and made a snarky comment about visiting Seattle. Her fam lives in very eastern WA.

[@chancyleclown3887]

@painetdldy eastern washington tends to lean conservative more than west though even on the coast its more a city V rural thing. Like even an ultra blue city like Portland Or you go into the mountains and run into more centrist and right leaning people pretty quickly

[@daveweiss5647]

​@@painetdldy western WA doest tend to be very cloudy and wet and left leaning while Eastern WA is like a different state very arid different geography more rural and more conservative.

[@fromhgwaii]

@@daveweiss5647there’s a reason why there was a “Cascadia” movement ;)

[@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!!!!

[@djdissi]

I was SO pleasantly surprised and impressed when we ended up in Pittsburgh. We were driving back home to Toronto. An underappreciated city for sure. I'm originally from Montreal. We'd gladly go back for a longer visit to that city again soon if we could, but under the circumstances... who knows now when the next best time would be to ever go visit anywhere in the US 😞✌️🇨🇦

[@dogeared100]

Grew up north of Pittsburgh.​@@71lizgoeshardt

[@-beee-]

I find Pittsburgh gorgeous!

[@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.

[@leonardking84]

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

[@literalnightowl5181]

The crossover i didn't know i needed

[@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!

[@greg5639]

I just don't get what you get out of going to that dump. London ? I live a few miles south of Chesterfield, N / E Derbyshire. We have rolling hills, Craig's , moors woodlands ,lakes/reservoir, and rivers. I can take my German Shepherd and Malinois out walking and let them run around freely all day long . I'm not watching hing out for those dressed in black robbing folk and swinging knives around either ! You can keep your cities. I'm happy living in an old pit village . If you haven't , try going further a field away from the touristy areas. Take care. Me duck .👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@nicktankard1244]

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

[@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.

[@LoyalandTrue.]

@@drzander3378They have not a clue what Europe is, they think it's a country the dafties.

[@thatoneguywhoraps]

Bro I moved to Ohio in 2018 and then mfs are are different. I still don't understand half of what they do

[@GilmerJohn]

It's been over 30 years but when we visited London we ended up riding a bus toward the end of the day to our hotel. I mentioned to my wife we will have to find out where St. Paul's was/is. Everyone within earshot was concerned that we missed our stop and when we told them we were going to St. Paul's the next day, they asked where we were staying and told us how to get there from the hotel. Believe it or not, I experienced a similar thing when riding the NYC subway to the Bronx. (We live in a sermi-rutal part of Virginia, and it's just routine for a 3rd party to chime into a conversation.

[@Lily-Bravo]

Not long ago, I had arranged to meet a friend over from Australia at her hotel near St Paul's. As I had lived in London in the 1970s I was confident in making my way there, but the new buildings masked the old views and I stood for a while being a bit puzzled. A young man came up to me and asked if he could help me, I explained I where I needed to be and I was trying to orient myself. He said he was early for work and would walk me there. We had a really good chat as we walked and I joked that I would look out for him on my way home. It seems to matter nowadays so I will mention he was Asian, but he was British.

[@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.

[@gloriastroedecke2717]

@MbisonBalrog Dirty Jersey? Are you from Long Island?

[@amyb1078]

I'm from NJ and I was like, "Why is he talking so fast?" I think it's just him.

[@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!

[@lalida6432]

I love the Midwest. Everybody chats with everybody.

[@Ryyi23]

I'm always happy to have folks from the coasts discover how great the midwest is!

[@GeneralNickles]

The tipping thing has absolutely gotten completely out of control. They ask for tips at fast food places, car washes, and I even got it at a thrift store once. I refuse, and I don't feel bad about it at all. If you're not an actual waiter, then you're not getting a tip. If I have to order my food standing up, and then go get it from the pick up counter, then you're not getting a tip. I'm sure as hell not tipping at a drive through. And the audacity of asking for a tip at a fully automated car wash is utterly mind boggling to me. This has got to stop. Americans need to collectively just stop tolerating this nonsense. Boycott tipping. Just don't do it. It's the only way that this BS is ever going to change.

[@pickleeater3102]

Amen!

[@dogeared100]

Raise wages.

[@PhoneMan-x7m]

You tip because you are a worker and you know how it is. Until the federal minimum wage is $20/hr everyone is underpaid and the extra dollar you give to the girl at the counter of a sandwich shop means something.

[@eldoradocanyonro]

@@PhoneMan-x7m The real minimum wage is zero. The faster the minimum wage is artificially inflated, the faster the robots will replace the minimum wage worker. Inflating every wage to $20 means the skilled who worked for less than that will have no incentive, and the trained who worked for $30 will have no increase, while all the things they buy will by necessity be increased by inflation caused by the minimum wage. It ain't rocket science.

[@katashworth41]

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

[@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.

[@GenXfrom75]

I’m an ambassador of southern hospitality… I talk to customers all day and I LOVE IT!!

[@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.

[@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.

[@kizayn8238]

Came from Evans channel finished your thanks giving video which I enjoyed greatly, finally I'm watching this video the inverse of the video that lead to me subscribing to you. So far great video looking forward to watching your other videos. no better way to spend my time at 5am. W channel

[@abdullahaanawaleh]

I'm a british immigrant to the GCC and that last segment about America not feeling like home really resonated with me. I havent been back to the uk in 6yrs but when I do go back, I know so much will have changed and the feelings will be different to how they were before. Great collab, I've watched both videos now. Great stuff.

[@Dunybrook]

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

[@IowaGrandpaTrain]

As a long time Lost In The Pond follower, this was one of the best LOIPs ever. Please do more with Evan.

[@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.

[@gloriastroedecke2717]

@raybarry4307 The beautiful thing about being from New Jersey is that we can go into NYC for the day,use the " amenities " and return home to a nice place to sleep. And if we don't feel like it we still have great things to do right here at home that keep our own economy flourishing.

[@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 . ♥

[@lilmamacpa3062]

Beautifully said. Thank you so much for your service to our dear country. We can never repay what you gave given for our sake.

[@kevilleb]

14:00 I had the same feelings when I took my kids to see Toronto. The place that disturbed me the most was my old block. The little side streets were the same quiet houses, but the corner stores were gone, replaced by condos. And the public library that I played games on a Commomdore 64 had a land development sign stating that that too was turning to condos. I'm scared to see what it'll look like the next time I visit.

[@Bigdog5400]

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

[@nb594]

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

[@greggi47]

So good to see you together. Each has a unique style of presentation--and I enjoy both so much.

[@valerieiglar-mobley4894]

Oh my gosh I loved this! Great collaboration. Do it again in London!

[@KennClarke1]

Great to have you guys chatting.

[@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!

[@harrietokeefe9658]

We did get the Oreo coke in England! I work in a shop and ended up trying it because I got curious after seeing it every day and it defo tasted kinda odd. It reminded me of a coke float and wasn't bad but I also wouldn't say it was good lol

[@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.

[@garryferrington811]

Indiana was the first place I saw people huddling around a burning oil can. Let's not talk about West Terre Haute.

[@funk411]

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

[@delriogw]

Having been a subsciber to both of you for years, I've always thought this would be an interesting collab. Can't wait for Evan's to arrive on Sunday.

[@ViThePrincess]

As an American born to a British family living in the US and spending a lot of time in the UK this is so interesting cause I partially understand both sides of course the American side more but I’ve spent a lot of time in the UK as well as living all across the US it’s so cool to have experienced so much different culture in the US I think the Hispanic culture I got to deep dive in Florida was my favorite. I currently live in Chicago suburbia this was such a awesome video to watch for me. Thank you!

[@giglet52]

Thanks for this video guys. You 2 are always hilarious. You need to collaborate more often please. Xx

[@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.

[@Vanda-il9ul]

My two favourite youtubers together! 😃 What a lovely day! Thanks for the present!

[@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.

[@DavidZinselmeier]

@@uncletoby- idiot

[@jjohn4874]

I always think it's odd when an American chooses to live in Europe, permanently!!

[@aengusmacnaughton1375]

Lots of fun! Great banter and interaction -- and Mrs. Lost as well!

[@Robin-xr2tz]

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

[@ramsoomair]

Been watching you both for a bit, thank you for the collab Ethan and Loren!

[@sbob17]

This is a brilliant collaboration. I love you both.

[@codymuders4996]

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

[@Softsqueakyduck]

I feel the best autumn tree landscape is the Appalachian Mountains. The greens, browns, reds, yells and other colors are just gorgeous.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

Sounds a lot like the Highlands of Scotland, in the Cairngorm Mountains, which were, in fact attached to the Appalachians a very long time ago.

[@suzettetaylor6803]

Lawrence and Evan, a great collaboration! Will there be more? I hope so!

[@MacGuffinExMachina]

The midwestern gooodbye is just a typical goodbye in most cultures. I've heard it called a southern goodbye and an Irish goodbye.

[@marieclapdorp2580]

I thought the Irish goodbye was when you just left without actually saying goodbye. So, pretty much the opposite of the midwestern goodbye.

[@DannyClevland]

@@marieclapdorp2580exactly this, it takes like 20 mins to leave any family get together here.

[@lostincyberspaceIII]

I have been wanting this crossover for a long time. A nice thanksgiving present.

[@TheFonzieCommunity]

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

[@xzonia1]

Loved seeing you two team up! :)

[@MamaEvaUSA]

OMG I love this crossover! I've been hoping for it!

[@cyrusatkinson3307]

You remind me all the time on what is still special about this hellscape . Thank you!

[@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...😅

[@BrianGentles]

10:45 Oreo flavoured Coke definitely exists in the UK. I've seen it in our local Tesco in Yorkshire. Was fairly sure I didn't want to try it and don't think I will now. Thanks guys 😂

[@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

[@EdwardM-t8p]

But he still did an excellent _Hollywood_ New York accent! 🤪

[@timothygreer188]

@@EdwardM-t8p i repeat, ooof...my soul

[@patrickpaganini]

I really like Lawrence's delivery here where he is not trying hard to sound funny - a much more natural delivery. Awesome video guys.

[@christineperez7562]

I love this collaboration.

[@laurenann4693]

2:20 I love my hometown so much, you picked such good clips of its beauty!!

[@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?

[@grsnider]

@@Waterflame yes, that is correct, in NYC, and most cities in North Jersey.

[@j.rinker4609]

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

[@evelynwilson1566]

Im Scottish and every coffee shop in my local area has pumpkin spice flavours, even Gregg's the chain bakery 😂. Scotland is beautiful in Autumn. My sister and her friend visited Chicago. Her friend has family who lived in a commuter town about 30 miles away. They used to get the train to Chicago and nearly got arrested because a neighbour saw them walking the half milr to the railway station😂. Luckily she phoned the hosts before she called the police😂.They had a great time, lovely hosts and they thought Chicago was great. Re automated tips and charity donations, staffin my local shops and cafes tell you ' just press no when that option comes up'😅. I' m on a low income and I DO donate to charities but I choose who I give to. If I give a lot of support to a business I fully expect them to use some of that money to pay their staff.

[@In_Space_for_Eons]

Love love love this! As an American who lived in the UK and married a Brit, the feeling of visiting the US was one I connection with. Even now, after loving in the US again for 7 years, some aspects still feel a little foreign. Look forward to seeing Evan's video!

[@vanvorst1999]

😎👍 I'm originally from Ocean City at the Jersey shore so I completely understand the need for a boardwalk food fix when I'm back there! 🍦🍕🌭

[@ACWhoCares2]

Where did the wind carry you? I find these stories sso intresting "I was born in , grew up there but left for an exchange year and never came back..or due to job& or ❤❤ aspects I moved to states-cities-contines abroad..." People be truly citziens of the 🌏 today.

[@colleenmarin8907]

Love this crossover - I enjoy both of your channels!

[@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

[@joycelinlgbtq]

IT IS AVAILABLE HERE! I tried oreo flavoured coca cola and liked it very much. Bought it in my home town in a rural county of England.

[@nenah-18]

Same here, Norfolk UK. Couple of months back. Wasn't that keen on it though ha

[@donnaguy9057]

Oh, that was great! Very interesting.

[@nozrep]

i watched Evan’s video too it was great way to go on the collaboration, fine sires!

[@AZickmund]

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

[@ShadowFang2]

Great colab and great video as always, good to see you two together and listening to your thoughts, as a brit who moved to sweden its interesting as i do have some similar feelings when i visit the uk

[@DavidPaulMorgan]

last time I was in Chicago, visiting from the UK, it was about a week before Halloween. What a lovely city. We were three days at a Star Trek convention near the airport, but were staying near Museum Island. Lovely crisp weather and the autumnal colours of the leaves were lovely. Plenty to do and lovely friendly people. Nice 'collab' :-)

[@AdaKizi248]

Delighted to see this video, not least because I lived in Chicago for almost 40 years (until 2017) - I immediately recognized the park you're sitting in and the long shots of the El.

[@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!

[@joermnyc]

@ there is one that gets used all the time in film and TV… to the point that it’s over used.

[@LindaC616]

@@joermnyc 😄

[@amyb1078]

But why aren't there cans? Here in NJ, we put our cans by the curb. Just bags invites rats over for dinner.

[@ozywomandius2290]

Dynamic duo-love it!

[@Paul_Halicki]

I get the whole being a tourist back home thing, even without changing countries. I grew up in Buffalo, NY, and my family still lives there; I've lived in Texas for decades. When I go back for visits now.... it's just not home. And just like Evan mentioned, I'll go do things and get certain foods not just because it's part of the normal routine (like it is for everyone else in the place) but because it's a "special treat" that I'm experiencing *as a tourist*. But they're not the obvious Buffalo things like chicken wings, it's stuff like Tim Horton's for the coffee, Paula's Donuts, stuff like that.

[@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

[@springwynne1943]

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

[@jeffshannon3627]

We are very lucky you are having a Midwestern american experience to share. This was a fun video

[@flyer7694]

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

[@Immhotep]

This is the youtube collab weve all been waiting for.

[@pamelaroundy9814]

I love this. Since I found both of you separately and have been following you both.

[@LillibitOfHere]

I feel like the coastal snobbery is worse than European (across many countries in Europe) snobbery towards Americans because there’s not even a drop of curiosity about your fellow citizens, it’s just fully buying into a stereotypes and putting on blinders. The downtown of Chicago itself is an engineering marvel. They raised the whole city up in the 1800s to improve sanitation.

[@sonsieface]

Great team up, very fun video!

[@fromhgwaii]

I visited Chicago and was absolutely delighted. It is a great city, people are relaxed, transit is good, food is great, and the architecture is great.

[@LoyalandTrue.]

What about the schools? GSTK.

[@jkneumann]

Have a happy Thanksgiving Lawrence and family!!

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

Evan is reminding me of Bill Bryson in this one, far more than before. :Love the way Evan is using far more British Words than (Ooo) Lawrence using English.

[@jenniferthompson8127]

So glad you guys did this. You should do this again!

[@alyssam7404]

Yassss!! The crossover I needed!, I’ve been watching Evan for years!! Love to you too Laurence!