And remember: The whole idea of a national park dates to 1872 when Yellowstone National Park, the world's first national park, was created by Congress.
That's fascinating. The most beautiful thing I've ever seen was the Appalachians during autumn. It took my breath away. Mountains covered in orange, red and yellow. Simply stunning
I think "Americans" is a very convenient *idea* for people around the world to poke at because everybody hears about them all the time. I can say for myself that, while I might have a disagreement with an action your country takes, or have met some americans online who I didn't much care for, that will always be tempered by the many others I've talked with who I genuinely like.
Yes! It's so nice to hear things a foreigner loves because we are so often stereotyped as being lazy, uneducated, backwards, and just overly loud, obnoxious and rude. I'm not saying there aren't Americans who fit that stereotype but you can find those types in any country in the world.
A lot of Canadians and Europeans get this confused. Remembrance day and Veterans day fall on the same day. Remembrance day is also called Armistice day which marks the end of WW1. So many people in other countries assume that veterans day also marks the end of WW1 and those that died in the line of duty. Veterens day actually did used to be Armistice day but was later changed to Veterans day. One of the main reasons why Americans don't celebrate the end of WW1 as much as many of other countries is because realisticly we really were not apart of the war until the end.
Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day. It was started shortly after the Civil War, for people to decorate the graves of the war dead. Veterans Day is the same as Armistice Day in Europe, to recall the end of World War I. The name was changed after World War II.
@@robert3302 There is no such day as Armistice Day in Europe, as far as I know. It is in the UK though and other countries might commemorate the end of WWI in their own way. Those WWI celebrations quite often merged with WWII ones and so on. And of course, some countries have nothing to celebrate, they lost the wars. Europe is not one entity.
I never thought about it before, but I bet a lot of the more fanciful American words owe their unique sound to some of the Native languages. Not in the sense of being based on specific Native words, but just inspired by the overall sound. If you grew up in a country where places have names like "Chatanooga" and "Mississippi", a word like "loolapalooza" or "doohickey" isn't nearly as out-there.
Absolutely! I live in Philadelphia and we’re known for our accent ( not in a good way). But a lot of our accent came about from the amalgamation of European languages that were concentrated here.
I can’t tell you how many times I go on videos about culture or different countries and the first comment is always a repeat. “Americans are stupid.” “Americans have no culture.” “America is the land of ignorance not freedom.” “Americans are fat.” Same bull, recycled over and over across the internet. All I want to say is thank you. Thank you for providing me a little light of hope. I can watch your videos in happiness knowing that people stand by my side when I say that we are a positive and happy people, and we care for our country and our home, we’re so much more than the fat, stupid, oil chuggers, and you truly see that. Thanks man.
America bashing is a international sport, sometimes it's played here as well. All rules are based of false assumptions. To win, you practically break your neck coming to America. You weren't aware of this sport?
Yes, the comments on this channel are for the most part very positive. Thanks for your comment. Really love these videos and the subscribers/ fans, seem to be very kind with that comments to Laurence and each other😊
THIS. I came down to the comments to post the very same thing. Thank you, @Lost, for not parroting the standard canards (pun intended). You are a gracious visitor.
I have a plan, Arthur, I just need money I know how you feel! I don’t know why it had to be our country that everyone hates but it is and it sucks. I’ve been pretty depressed here lately about it especially since I’ve spent a good portion of my life in ignorance just admiring and and looking up to Europe and I became aware of how they see us and it was a crushing feeling. So yeah I totally know how you feel.
Baloo TheBear I really wish these foreigners could experience what it feels like to be totally shunned by the world. Be told a bunch nasty things about you without them even knowing you! And literally just come up with dumb reasons to hate you like complaining we only speak English. I don’t know about you but I really don’t see a need to learn other languages (except Spanish) in a predominately English speaking country unless I’m traveling abroad but I’m not doing that anytime soon!
The last point you mentioned reminds me of a quote that I read recently: "The difference between Americans and Europeans is that Americans think 100 years a long time, while Europeans think 100 miles a long way."
Schismatic I’m from California and know exactly what you mean. It’s nothing to travel 100 miles to do very common activities, or like you said, commuting to work. I now live on a barrier island on the east central coast in Florida. People who live here have a saying that they don’t like going “OTB”. OTB stands for Over The Bridge. If they have to travel OTB, which is *LITERALLY 1/2 A MILE* they complain. Of course, now that I’ve lived here for 9 years, I can kind of understand what they mean. Going from my house to say, a restaurant OTB may only be 7 or 8 miles, but it takes 15-20 minutes to get there (which is still no big deal), and probably most importantly, it’s a completely different ambience from beachside to the mainland. However, I still don’t think it’s anything to travel say, to Orlando (which is about 65 miles away), while people who’ve lived here forever think going to Orlando is a *major ordeal!* 😂
I had a roommate once that called an Uber instead of an ambulance when she broke her leg falling down the stairs. It was great, the driver was a good sport about it.
I have to say, I'm very impressed that you even took the time to learn about America. You probably understand now why Americans are so very proud of our Country. We are a very proud Nation.
In the Deep South, college football is more popular than professional football. In some states, high school football is very important, especially in rural areas where it's a major source of entertainment for Friday Night.
College football is more popular in Oregon because we don't have an NFL team. If someone here does support an NFL team, it's the Seattle Seahawks. We make a really big deal about the Civil War game, when Oregon State University and the University of Oregon play against each other.
Marcus Toole I’m not sure if it is the same where you are from, but out here in rural California, local high school sports are very popular and competitive because it’s honestly one of the only chances to get out of your area. Everyone wants to get into a D1 college somewhere in the city.
I'm afraid I agree on the insult of calling it 'pudding'. Pecan Pie is a culinary treasure and I say that and don't even eat it any longer. We are from the South and the 'pie' dessert is a special part of heaven in the South.
Fun fact: A study found that a scaled up version of a pancake would have hills and valleys bigger than the Marianas Trenche, also making Kansas officially flatter than a pancake!
Him saying that reminded me of something else too. In west Texas, where my dad is from, he told me it's a known fact there are more oil rigs then trees lol. I've been to west Texas a lot (to see my grandparents) and I would believe it since it's pretty arid out there lol.
What I put on FB when sharing your vids: I thing I noticed about the US was an unintentional ignorance that people who have not traveled our glorious country have for other states. The regional differences are eye opening. Some people never leave their home states. Some people only experience one highway corridor on one coast that may contain several states. But, you really can’t appreciate what we have in this country and the origins of the differences. This guy gets it. He has been exploring the US like a wide eyed child in a toy store. No judgement on the differences. Just a wonderful adventure discovering what is different and they trying to ascertain why. People who feel that other states have a certain type of people or belief system should watch him while he explores the joy and awe of our country.
Memorial day is supposed to be a day of remembrance for those who gave their life in service of the country. Veterans day is supposed to be a day for veterans to celebrate their service.
@@gloriastroedecke2717 I really like Arby's, however, there is only one Arby's anywhere near me and I'm scared to go because they get really bad Google reviews. :(
@@ManMan-te2nu Expensive? Despite my love of Arby's I haven't been in quite some time. Don't do 4 for $5 deals on their roast beef sandwiches constantly?
Ok. I can help. The first is USA has the best pizza. And ice cream. And we have stuff like chocolate milk and all kinds of candy. And buffalo wings. And chineeze food. And mexican food.
southern is uniquely american! pickled okra, fried green tomatoes (with goat cheese), sugar cream pie! kumquat jam!!!.... all the other foods we eat here customarily are ethnic cuisine- we have everything!!!
Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras is the American experience of Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day. You might not have been far enough South or in a big enough Catholic area to really experience it.
Audra Sieger. That is GOOD. You'll love this: In reality the Gulf Coast Mardi Gras America traditions started in the late 1830s as an impromptu New Years noise parade in Mobile, Alabama by a citizen (Michael Kraft) that had moved there from Philly and Penn Dutch country. It would be equivalent to a Second Line parade today or a Mummers Parade. The next month they created a Crewe of members and started to decorate wagons the next year. Mardi Gras season starts with New Years, on Twelfth Night and goes to Lent Eve (Mardi Gras and Luna Gras). By 1840 they had moved it Shrove Tuesday and tied it to the French Colonial Founding in the winter of 1702. The first Krewe was the "Cowbellion de Raken Society" and it was a closed secret fraternal society of "maskers". Their sons were mostly cotton brokers and formed the second called "The Strikers". They paraded on Luna Gras night (Monday) A few years later New Orleans Commerce Association requested that Kraft inform them on how to build Krewes and run street parades to aid tourism (yes even then) and entertain the populous. New Orleans was founded about 15 years after Mobile by the same French families. Both cities had lost any older colonial celebrations ad both cities changed hands four or five times in that century and gone in and out of Catholic governmental control. Today's parades there look a great deal like the Carnival parades of the French, German, Dutch borderlands, including the masks and the throwing of trinkets and food from the illuminated floats, mostly in night parades. Most do not know the Philly through Mobile to New Orleans connection. My wife told me.
Heather. Downtown Mobile parades are tamer (less burlesque) than Downtown New Orleans. However New Orleans has parades up in the Arts District and out in the St Charles garden district that don't have the obscenity. Pretty much like Mobile's. Both cities also have traditional parades in the commuter towns outside the city. Cities like Biloxi, Bay Saint Louis, Pensacola have all their associations pretty much combined onto one massive city run parade on a particular night. Mobile does most parades in the three week of nights before Lent. New Orleans too. For Mobile: best parades are Mystics of Time, Order of Myths, Stripers and Mardi Gras Day ending with their oldest society still parading. Lots of others that are extremely good. For New Orleans Comus, Bacchus and Zulu are great. Most parades are great. Second line parades are in neighborhoods everywhere. Parking and driving is hell, so park early and walk.
@Ro Mary What kind of Barbeque? Brisket, ribs, porkloin, sirloin, gator tail, turducken, turkey, chicken (wings, boneless, bone-in)... The list goes on.
The Grand Canyon is really going to blow your mind, make sure to spend 2-3 days really exploring it, and if you get the chance go down into the base of the Canyon. it is different at different times of year, so you could go there in January and it would be quite different then if you went there in the Summer, also northern part and southern part are quite different from each other as well. Of all the sites to see in America, the Grand Canyon might be the most awe inspiring.
@@miningflame9847 Not from me - saw it in June when a flowering wild rose was blooming everywhere, the scent of those in the air was magical. (But don't go then if you are allergic to roses!)
I used to deliver newspapers to the canyon, the winter was the most impressive to me.. you can actually feel the void before you see the canyon itself. And when you do first look down, you think you're looking at the bottom, then realize the River is twice as far down... if that makes any sense. It's harder going down, than coming back up... going down your holding yourself back, when you turn around to come back up, you actually get to use your normal muscles.
I'm going to counter with Yosemite as the single most impressive park I've seen to include the Grand Canyon. Perhaps I didn't 'do' the GC correctly or spend enough time there, or maybe it was just over-hyped by the time I visited in my 40s. My first (and many subsequent) visit to Yosemite was genuinely awe-inspiring. I remember thinking 'it's actually as good as the postcards' - a strange sentiment perhaps but it does sum it up. Granted, these days it's so crowded you have a hard time enjoying the popular spots in the valley itself but if I'm visiting those areas I just make a point of arriving near dawn to avoid the crowds, then move off to the more wilderness areas later in the day. The only places I've seen that rival it are in the Alps and maybe just a bit of the Canadian Rockies.
Lovely to see a Brit who's not prey to the more common love/hate relationship with the US.Terrific observations, well grounded in experience, and devoid of bias.
I really want to thank you for talking about healthcare here in the US. What many people outside of the US don't realize is that: a.) You can never be turned down for care, even at a private hospital. If you walk into an emergency room with a serious or life-threatening condition, they *must* treat you. Some people seem to believe that they can just turn you away to die. That is not the case. b.) Even without insurance, there are many federal, state, local and private charity programs available which will pay for most, if not all, of the treatment costs. It *is* a pain in the ass, and there certainly are hoops to jump through, but there are options available for poor and/or uninsured patients. I used to be a homeless heroin junkie. I once got an abscess in my arm which spread into a limb-threatening case of cellulitis. When I realized that it was not going away in its own, I managed to get into the emergency room of one of the most wealthy, advanced hospitals in the country. They take indigent patients routinely. I was treated with IV antibiotics for several hours in the ER, and had a follow up appointment the next day. They prescribed and issued me a course of oral antibiotics and sent me on my way. Years later, after I had gotten my shit together and popped back on the grid, I assumed I would be receiving a bill from them, as I had neglected to speak to a hospital social worker to get monetary assistance after I was released. I contacted them to inquire about any debt I owed and they explained to me that it had been written off years earlier. They just write-off such treatment against their taxes, as they are providing services that would otherwise have been thrust upon the county hospital. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the US healthcare system is not nearly as bad as so many people make it out to be.
Fuck You Google Im glad you’ve had a good experience, but I don’t think it is a typical one. There’s help for the very poor, sort of, but not for those between Medicaid and the ACA. And if your issue is dental related, forget about it. I know people who have lost dental coverage when they changed jobs and had to remove their braces with pliers. I know people who had to pull out their own teeth. It’s hard to imagine how debilitating tooth pain can be unless you’ve seen someone with a cavity untreated for most of a year.
I wish that was true for everyone. Unfortunately, in my case, I didn't qualify for the type of assistance you did. I guess it's because I made $500 a month. But the injury they repaired prevented me from working, so... I still owe them thousands.
@@iamblackthorne I qualified for assistance in Orange County CA while making nearly $4k per month, so... $500 per month is *WAY* below the national poverty level, so you would most definitely qualify for Medicaid... You were either misled or are a liar.
@@qwertyuiopaaaaaaa7 Braces are not a life-endagering issue. Dental issues are a different story, I agree. But I have also had rotted teeth pulled for about $50-100 each, by a dentist who specializes in extractions. I'm primarily talking about severe health issues. Life threatening shit. Not cavities. I am not saying the US system is perfect. I am of the opinion that a single-payer, opt-in system would be best. And the ACA is complete bullshit, BTW...
You haven't seen mountains until you've seen Alaska... Washington State has 5 or 6 big volcanoes two mountain ranges, a rain forest, a desert and the mighty columbia river.
@@karozans It's nice, but honestly the whole Togiak area is so much more beautiful to me. It really seems like it is some mystical land of clear deep water, stark black rocks, dome islands and clouds, sheer cliff faces, emerald green grass, mist and wildlife galore.
@@nmg6248 I used to be a commercial fisherman. So, I've seen it in a lot of ways including: *Approaching/leaving via the deeper bay (and I have experienced the movement reactive glowing algae - so beautiful, as well as mer swimming by the boat like flapping torpedoes!) *Long relaxed periods of sitting on the water slowly moving, breathing in the misty air and enjoying the water, the islands, the wildlife (birds - especially mer and arctic tern and ravens [called "teluk" because the ravens speak a different language in Alaska, frequently a smooth purr of teluk]-, foxes, sea and river otters, whales, walrus - and we'd enjoy the seals if they weren't so overpopulated and viscous animals worse than weasels) *Beachcombing & hiking (sandy beaches, rocky dangerous beaches, cliffs, ridges, grasslands, tundra, forest) *Exploring old wrecks and derelict buildings *Visits to the town (talking to locals, having bears come right up to our boats at the docks) Some of the animals are curious and playful, so they will come right up to the boat and may even interact or show off. Others are skittish or elusive (foxes for example). Others still are indifferent (walrus). There's also a lot more variety of sealife than most of the up-river fishing districts.
The other day i took my thingamajig off the shelf and a thingamabob fell off of the whatchamacallit.....well, I'll tell ya, that put me in such a coniption, that it left me in a tizzy. So I guess I'll just go sit down and grab a poke o'backer and chill out. =P
Its actually a word i made by byself so that you dont have to figure out what there or their or they're word to use. So you can just use theyer and it can be any one of them. But it was my idea i hope you know.
Regarding college-level sports versus professional-level sports: I personally prefer college football over pro football because college ball is rather more unpredictable year-to-year, and even game-to-game. In college ball, the star players are guaranteed to move on in a few years, and prestigious teams rise and fall far more quickly. The players are more likely to make mistakes, or simply make bold moves that pay off... or don't. And, to be quite frank, the egos aren't nearly as obnoxious in college ball as in pro ball. (Though there are definitely some...!) Hope this provides some insight!
Lol my uncle feels the same way as you. He loves college football but doesn't watch the NFL. I'm kind of the opposite but mostly because I grew up watching the NFL rather than college ball although I do watch it on occasion.
It is a common misconception that Chicago's nickname Second City came from it being (once upon a time) the second most populous city in the country. Second City actually refers to the second incarnation of Chicago, after nearly the entire city burned down in the Chicago Fire.
@@kecatlover972 Let's see, I've never been to the Indian Ocean, but I can tell you it's wet and salty. Whether or not I've been to your 2nd rate city is a non sequitur.
With your interest in how language developed in America, I believe you would be interested in this. Many Scots-Irish settled in the Appalachian Mountains (pronounced App a LATCH in). I saw a documentary about a NYC music teacher who wanted to explore the music of Appalachian settlers. She went into an isolated area where descendants of Scots-Irish settlers lived. She quickly learned they were very clannish and did not interact with strangers. Eventually, a woman took her in and slowly she was introduced to others in the area. Because of their isolation from the rest of the world, they spoke the Irish of their ancestors, and sang Irish songs that have been lost in Ireland. Hill people throughout the Appalachian mountains speak alike. The Appalachian mountains extend into Alabama and the hill people speak like the hill people in other areas of the Appalachian Mountains. Because the younger generation has been exposed to people outside the hill country, the hill language is slowing disappearing in this group. It has been said by many people that southerners sound like they are singing when they talk. Their accent is pleasing to the ears.
While it is an acronym, it does not stand for roast beef, it stands for Raffel Brothers which is the name of the founders. It’s a phonetic spelling of the letters R and B.
I do declare, you inspire me to be more excited about my own country on a regular basis! Love how you enjoy the U.S. and how enthusiastic you are about sharing what you've learned. Great video.
Whenever you get the chance please come and visit the Great Plains. I am from Kansas. There are absolutely beautiful places to see in Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Missouri, Iowa, and Texas. None of these states are as flat as some people think. We have great food, friendly people(mostly), big beautiful blue skies and wide open spaces.
In regards to Chicago... While many articles, web sites, tour guides, and random people will say the nickname of "Second City" has something to do with a comparison of size, population, or national standing compared to New York, that's not correct. The fire of 1871 basically razed Chicago to the ground. A new city sprang up from the ashes. Well researched historical sources show the "Second City" moniker was applied to this new city that rose up on the site of the "First City".
Sometimes we need a good contemporary apolitical foreigner..a Brit...to remind us of how to look at our nation in a very good light. Do travel some more, especially to the West, through the plains, over the Rockies, and get to Oregon, because I think it will astound you, the diversity in that state...oh and don't miss Bryce and Zion national parks when you eventually get down to the Grand Canyon, those parks are a half day's drive away at most from GC. There's so much to see and so little vacation time..
When coming to Oregon, btw, PLEASE don't make the assumption that Portland is representative of the entire state. Portland is great, but the state is far more than that.
@@MsPinkwolf There's one in every crowd, isn't there? By the way, Washington state is also fantastic as is British Columbia if one has a month to fully explore all 3 places. I'm just in awe of Oregon because I think it often stands in the shadow of Washington and BC, whereas Oregon itself is absolutely just as spectacular if not more so.
Me, too! I also love high school football, but I’m from Texas where it is practically a way of life and some of our HS football stadiums are larger than college stadiums in other places.
@@moonbot7613 And I’m not sure where you’re getting yours. I didn’t say they were larger than Big 10 or SEC fields. The person who pointed this out to me went Rensselaer polytechnic which has 4,842 seats vs. NEISD Heroes Stadium which has 11,000 seats. Trinity University has a 4,000 seat stadium and Judson ISD has a 10,706 seating capacity.
Come and check out the Canadian Rockies! They are amazing! As you're doing this, you can easily access Lake Louise, and others. The water in the Lake Louise, the water is so cold that it is a beautiful aqua colour. I think that you would love the drive, when I made the trip, I saw bears, Rockie Mountain big horned sheep, and all sorts of birds.
@@MST3Killa I can somehow find strawberry rhubarb when I want to. I think it's more common than blackberry at least. I'm not sure I've actually tried blackberry pie, though I'd like to.
Have you ever been to Cahokia? It is in Illinois just across the border from St. Louis. It is a UNESCO world heritage site, and once was a Native America city with quite a few visible impressive remnants today, and a nice museum. I recommend you check it out.
@@keandric2765 yes the mounds are massive...especially the main one there. I believe it's called The Bishop's Mound. They do have a staircase on it so you can climb to the top. ❤
I really appreciate the positivity in these vids, I love hearing about foreigners (though after living here so long that’s probably not the correct word for him specifically?) enjoying America or American things. It feels like sharing a treat with a friend or something, and we don’t often see it. It helps me reevaluate things I don’t even acknowledge because they’re common as well, and kinda see them as interesting again
I spent a week in Rochester, England, for the Dickens Festival. Stayed with a host family. During a getting-to-know-you discussion, Mr. Host dismissively stated "of course, America doesn't have any history." Having just earned a BA in History and English, only my mother's careful attention to teaching me manners kept me from having a conniption (yep, I also love the word). Thank you for recognizing our amazing history! England's history is likewise fascinating. They were fortunate to have had plenty of folks jotting it all down. Sadly, English settlers (and other Europeans) destroyed most of the indigenous storytellers. Imagine the lost riches of America's First People! You are to be commended for your humanity!
My late wife, bless her, was a British immigrant to America. And so was a great portion of her extended family. Her family and I talked about language often, which was quite fun. But she could never get these two items (regional geographic directions) in order: OUT west and BACK east. As we settled this continent, the west was where we were going. The east is where we were from. We were FROM the east. It was back home. Back east. Why would she speak of "out east"? By the way, don't forget words such as a "doofie," or to express a certain time as half nine for 9:30, and so on.
If you watch the Townsends channel, where he does a lot of 18th century American cooking, the preferred spice back during the colonial period was nutmeg. Every era has its preferences, eh?
Nutmeg is still a key spice in a lot of European cuisine, so it’s no surprise. (Indeed, nutmeg or mace - the husks of the nutmeg - is one of the key spices in most smoked, finely-ground sausages like wieners, frankfurters, bockwurst, etc. So even in USA it’s present in a number of foods where we don’t realize it.)
Come to New Hampshire. We have the ocean, a big lake, tall mountains and an amazing national forest with a swift river that is amazing to swim in (albeit at 7-10 degrees Celsius).
I never heard of Shrove Tuesday until this year when I joined the Episcopal Church which is related to the Church of England through the Anglican Union. They do have a pancake dinner at the church hall that evening. To me, growing up, the day before Ash Wednesday was Mardi Gras or "Fat Tuesday".
THANK YOU for the shoutout to Arby's. Arby's gets some weird kind of animosity here despite having amazing roast beef and fries. Although it straddles the line between fast food (McD's, Burger King) and fast casual (Panera, Chipotle, Sarku, etc.) price-wise, quality-wise it's well-worth it once in a while. Seasoned curly fries are the best kind of fries, so straight and crinkle-cut can just piss right off in comparison.
The Grand Canyon is absolutely stunning. I was fortunate enough to see it once during a road trip, and it's pretty breathtaking. Another national park (I think) that I would recommend is Muir Woods in California. I'm positive that Treebeard lives there.
Shrove Tuesday, (the day before Ash Wednesday) is celebrated in various parts of the country in different ways. Up near the Lakes, where there are a lot of German and Polish descendants, they actual do a donut thing as they do in PA (where they are called faschnahts.) In Louisiana and Mississippi they celebrate Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) with parades and donuts.
you should go to Mt. Rainier in Washington state (it's literally right next to Seattle). It's gorgeous. There's something very cool about wondering the city of Seattle and having a huge Mountain in the background. Actually, the entire state of Washington is gorgeous. California also has its fair share of mountains and lakes (Mt Shasta, Tahoe, Yosemite, etc). Very scenic.
I second that. Pro tip: Go to Las Vegas. Area 51 is 60 miles north, but more relevant, the southern part of the Grand Canyon is only 40 miles away, with the Hoover Dam. More interestingly, Las Vegas is surrounded by major national parks, 6 in total I think, with a major ski resort (Mt Charleston at 14,000 ft) not at all far from the Las Vegas valley. All of that is within easy helicopter reach. My favorite...uhhh...quirk is massive Air Force base at the northern end of Las Vegas valley, Nellis Air Force base. Even tho you can see the entire base from downtown Vegas, it is designated a 'black' base. The wikipedia page for Nellis makes for interesting reading. (Always fun to see sniper teams on rooftops during the open to the public days.) It is also the home base of the Air Force Thunderbirds. Also, being a major training base, you get foreign Air Force planes always hanging about, particularly a lot of RAF and Royal Navy types. Then there is gambling.
@@LostinthePond If you do visit, I also recommend visiting the Grand Staircase and the Zion National Park. They're nearby, and are amazingly beautiful, and definitely worth a visit, especially taking a walk on one of the easy Zion trails, or if you're a fan of hiking, taking one of the longer ones.
It also opens the summer vacation season. Labor Day ends it. Labor Day was designed to compete with international May Day, which was seen as a socialist celebration, and therefore, something to be avoided.
I live in the Rocky Mountains area (North Idaho), and I'll tell you what. Banff National park in Canada is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. Lake Louise and the glacier highway are straight magical. If you ever have a chance, atleast google it.
And of course tour Glacier National Park here in the USA which is close to Banff. Take the "Going to the Sun" highway and see the "Weeping Wall". Glorious.
Come to Kansas City and I will be your tour guide for both Kansas and Missouri. You'll find out that it's not flat and boring. And we have the best BBQ in the country!!
I'm from Kansas City, Missouri. And to be quite honest, Kansas is my least favorite state. I've been lucky enough to have seen the entire country, road tripped east, west, north and south and Kansas is so boring to me. I know there are a lot of amazing people from Kansas but shit, I really don't care for the state.
Texas BBQ? KC is good so is MO but, well........I'll gladly snack on your BBQ but well, TX just outsizes you. But to each his own, you like what you like and if you prefer Kansas or Missouri then well,.....It will just me how much you are wrong. ; )
@@chillzz4082 Fl is great. Apalachicola is great for oysters. The Keys are great for almost any type of seafood. Orlando has great citrus. Spent much time in this wonderful(and some times crazy) state.
I appreciate your honesty!! I am a born and bred Midwesterner. I grew up in the Chicagoland suburbs. In fact, there are cornfields practically in my backyard. I am now in Utah, and the topography is stunning. My apartment has perfect views of snow capped mountains. It’s breathtaking!!!
Garden of the Gods park in Colorado has a strange vibe to it that makes every cell in your body wake up and take notice. It's unforgettable. I've never been anywhere like it.
I just discovered your videos. They’re very enjoyable. If you want to see something majestic come to Washington state and go to hurricane Ridge in the summertime. Just outside of Port Angeles on the Olympic Peninsula. Breathtaking!!!
You should check out the Smoky Mountains too! It’s expands along the border of Tennessee and my state North Carolina. There’s a valley on the mid west side of the mountains in Tennessee called Pigeon Forge that we love to stay in and there is a lot of awesome stuff to see and do there.
He should really check out the beautiful scenery my state of Arkansas has to offer. We have the Ozarks and the Ouachita mountains, which are beautiful and only extend a bit into Missouri and Oklahoma.
Here in Utah, we have the mountains and snow, which is what were known for, but in southwest Utah, Washington county, we have Palm Trees, which even surprised me, the first time I went to the town of St. George. I have wanted to visit England since the 80's, when I was introduced to electronic bands such as Depeche Mode and New Order, hopefully someday.
Just a heads up.. no one who lives in/near the Appalachian mountains pronounces the ch as a soft "sh" sound that I'm aware of. We all use a hard "tch" e.g. App-uh-latch-en. Love the video as always!
I'm from the west, and always said it "App-uh-lay-shun" until I moved to West Virginia for a couple years when I was a young man, and they immediately schooled me on the proper pronunciation. I've been living out west again for nearly 18 years, but I still pronounce it "App-uh-latch-en."
As one person who lives in the area told me, "It's app-a-latch-uh or I'll throw an apple atcha." My experience is that most people in the North convert the third "a" into a long vowel sound, but people in the actual region (or, at least the Southern half of it) use short "a" sounds throughout the word. So, there are regional differences in pronouncing the name of the region.
It's interesting that you mentioned the Application Mountains. In my college geology classes, decades ago, we learned there are seven ways mountains are formed and there are examples of all seven typed in the Appalachian range! It is the only range in the world where that is the case! It is also the oldest, which is why they are some of the last-minute mountains. Erosion.
Here in Alabama, folks are (for the most part) all about college football and not the NFL. You either hear, "Roll Tide!" (University of Alabama) or *cough, cough* "War Eagle" (Auburn University). Bama is playing NCAA playoff game Monday night against Clemson. Roll Tide, btw. 😏 I believe I've watched all your videos but I don't believe I've ever seen a video about how living in America has changed YOU. I've seen what you think about things here or there. I've heard you speak about how your opinions of things may have changed. But what about Laurence being a different person because of living in America? Just a thought.
when I moved to AL in 1990 for work, I knew what I was getting into. day we got into the house, all the neighbors trekked over to meet and ask the most compelling question of all "Bama or Auburn". (I went to Brigham Young U., but was moving from OH - where I adopted tOSU)... so I asked all the plusses and minuses and said "give me a week and I'll pick one". It was during a down time for Bama - and some EE's a work convinced me AU was a better choice. I never told anyone, but the reason I chose AU was because it thought it was kind of Sylvester and Tweety to have an Eagle and a Cat for the same school... ;)
@@lylestavast7652 my UA over AU choice was more cut and dry. Between family influences and a horrific experience my friend had at Auburn, it was an easy choice. Given their record, I'd say I made the right one. A friendly Roll Tide to you! 😉🐘🏈🐘
Although New Jersey is the most densely populated, and has been for some time, it also has sparsely inhabited areas such as the Pine Barrens. Part of the beauty of my home state is the diverse geography and environment. We are rural, suburban and urban. We have an Oceanside which we are well known for but also nice mountains. Looking forward to your eventual arrival to the East Coast states and most especially New Jersey.
I'm absolutely terrified of alligators but I went on an airboat ride in the Everglades. It's absolutely worth it, even for someone with my phobia, so I'd completely agree. I'd love to see that in Louisiana.
Speaking of topography, I'd suggest you visit the Ozarks. Specifically the northwest Arkansas portion, with beautiful areas such as the hawksbill crag.
I have a recipe for toasted coconut and chocolate chip pecan pie from Southern Living that is amazing. My brother who was in the US Army got to give some mini pecan pies to some Romanian troops and they LOVED it too and asked for more.
Southern Utah. You need to get there. Lots of national parks within easy driving distance of each other, and each is totally distinct from the others. Mind-blowing beauty out there.
A note on pronunciation : Pecan is most usually pronounced puh-kahn... The pronunciation pee - can denotes something one keeps under the bed if there is no indoor plumbing... (An old joke)...
@@MollyFC no offense intended...it's one of those words without a fixed pronunciation...in Georgia, where I'm from, puh-kahn is the most used prononciaton in the northern part, above the gnat-line...below that line, pee - Kan seems to be more used...
I'm not sure where you've been in Colorado, but I highly suggest Glenwood Springs. Hopefully you don't experience the joy of driving I-70 in a blizzard though.
Thank you for bringing up American history. This country is certainly a child compared to many of the ancient worlds throughout this planet, but it's just so lovely and refreshing to hear you (particularly as someone who wasn't born and bred here) talk about the value of the history of this country, even if the history of the country shorter than that of other countries. I met one other person once, while I was in Japan, who I had the pleasure of chatting with, who said to me that Americans *do* have history and can and should be proud of parts of our history just as ancient countries with longstanding traditions are proud of parts of theirs, and it was just as striking to hear that from him as it is to hear you bring it up now. I think our short history or a sense of a lack of longstanding cultural traditions can be a source of odd shame, and, especially on the internet, it's something that people don't hesitate to point out in a negative light. I think a lot of Americans find themselves (maybe less-so as time goes on) clinging to their ancestries and ancestral traditions because of this - it's partially just pride in ancestry, but maybe feeling of a lack of anything tangible to point to as "American history" or specific "culture" is part of it as well. So, it's really oddly striking and beautiful to hear this sentiment. Thanks for bringing that up.
I've had the Hee-bie Gee-Bies the last couple of days. Thank goodness you're back. Since Vlogmas I got used to seeing you everyday. Thanks for your videos.
New Jersey is the most densely populated state and even it has lightly populated rural areas and even a barely populated forested area (the Pine Barrens). That's how big the US is.
i love american history. yeah we dont have thousands of years of history like Europe, but 240+ years is plenty of time for some amazing events to take place. there is more history to be read about than a person could read in a lifetime. our history is very much tied to European history though. we learn about the roman and Greek empire, British history of the magna carta, the Renaissance, the enlightenment etc. our country is founded on principles from those topics. the founders didnt just magically come up with the constitution one day. that philosophy came from centuries of European philosophy
You really have to get past thinking we have a 240 year history. We have ruins that are 10,000 years old. Ancestors crossed the Bering Strait (which was a land bridge then) from Russia to Alaska and down. These were the ancestors of native americans--there are many tribes and beautiful cultures. Example: The Comanche Indians were probably better horsemen that the Mongols. You would enjoy that part of your history.
When you mentioned whangdoodle my ears perked up! Have you read the story "The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles" by Julie Andrews (aka Mary Poppins :)? I read it when I was young and loved it!
In the US I have never heard of a whangdoodle, so I looked it up. It’s use is contributed to two British authors. Roald Dahl and Julie Andrews Edwards.
Try the Cascade Mountains, amigo... but in the summer bc they are as green as green gets if u picnic next to a stoney brook you must either drink or nap or have a good book -> Edenesque I think I just coined a new word
Another Great American word, not used much any more, is cahoot "Cahoot is used almost exclusively in the phrase "in cahoots," which means "in an alliance or partnership." In most contexts, it describes the conspiring activity of people up to no good. (There's also the rare idiom go cahoots, meaning "to enter into a partnership," as in "they went cahoots on a new restaurant.") "Cahoot" may derive from French cahute, meaning "cabin" or "hut," suggesting the notion of two or more people hidden away working together in secret. "Cahute" is believed to have been formed through the combination of two other words for cabins and huts, "cabane" and "hutte."" 1827, in the meaning defined. History and Etymology for cahoot perhaps from French cahute cabin, hut.
i'm from kansas and have always been fond of visiting the rocky mountains but absolutely fell in love with the pacific northwest after going there a few years ago, the cascades and the olympics are like the rockies on steroids, meaning they get so much more moisture and so much more lush and verdant, was stunned by the of size of the trees, amount of waterfalls, streams, rivers, and beautiful coastal areas, colorado by comparison is somewhat on the arid side
When I was a girl (50 years ago!) growing up in Colorado, we celebrated May day. We delivered little baskets of flowers to favorite neighbors; and we did Maypole dances at school.
WHAT!!!??? There's a Pancake Day and NO ONE told me until now!? Why aren't we doing this over here? That's it... what day is it? What are the traditions for Pancake Day? Do I just eat Pancakes all day? Is there drinking involved with Pancake Day? I'm taking this day off work...
I was in Cub Scouts... we never did that. But now that you mention it, I faintly remember a Catholic friends of mine (the type that wears his ash cross on his forehead all day) talking about Shrove Tuesday as "Pancake Day". Hmmm... can I just... take the religious part out and make it a day to actually celebrate the existence of Pancakes and how great they are?
I'm sure that when you lived in IN, you noticed another level of sports which people go nuts over--high school, specifically basketball. It's also true in IL, but in metro Chicago, the coverage is considerably overshadowed by all of the pro sports. However, when the Illinois State High School Basketball Finals are held in Peoria in March, the whole state goes nuts, and in the 4A (biggest schools), Chicago always seems to be leading the pack. In fact, the old movie "Hoosiers" was about an Indiana high school basketball team. Yes, Redwoods are big, but don't forget their cousins, the Sequoias, which also have a national park all their own. Some crazy synonyms of dohickie are whatchamacallit and thingamajig.
I know he at one point lived in Anderson, Indiana, and their high school basketball team used to be a powerhouse. Having lived in Anderson for most of my life, I can say that they haven't been great lately (not since the 90's), but they had Johnny Wilson back in the 1940s. Those teams are what started Hoosier Hysteria. So he definitely got a unique experience in Indiana.
I don't know if he lived in Anderson in 2016, but two teams from Madison County, which is the county that Anderson is in, won state at their respective levels. It was crazy then.
Skip Yellowstone. Hit Glacier. Head West from there - uppermost part of Idaho, NE Washington. Keep heading west to the Cascades. You'll forget about the Rockies. Good trip.
Lawrence, as much as you appreciate landscapes, come to Oregon. Amazing coastlines, high deserts, rainforests, snowcapped mountains verdant valleys , stunning waterfalls, and the the majestic Columbia river gorge. You won't be sorry. Love your videos. Krts Futter
Our county loads up two barges on the river with fireworks and fires them off on the 4th. When you’re out on the boat ramp you get hit with all those concussion waves. It’s one heck of an experience.
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We thank Teddy Roosevelt for our national parks. He was one conservation-loving badass.
So true!!
And remember: The whole idea of a national park dates to 1872 when Yellowstone National Park, the world's first national park, was created by Congress.
fun Fact, the Appalachian Mountains and the Scottish Highlands are the same mountain range separated by continental drift.
Moreover, a lot of Scots settled in the Appalachians.
@@EvelynElaineSmith also the Scotch - Irish...
Wow, I never knew this 😯
And it's one of the reasons why some of the Scots who were expelled from the Highlands during the clearances settled there.
That's fascinating. The most beautiful thing I've ever seen was the Appalachians during autumn. It took my breath away. Mountains covered in orange, red and yellow. Simply stunning
We love hearing nice things about ourselves from foreigners because we are so often demonized by the rest of the world. Thanks!
We're often demonized by our own. "Blame America first!"
I think "Americans" is a very convenient *idea* for people around the world to poke at because everybody hears about them all the time.
I can say for myself that, while I might have a disagreement with an action your country takes, or have met some americans online who I didn't much care for, that will always be tempered by the many others I've talked with who I genuinely like.
It's beyond old. We're very tired of it.
di butler that’s what brought me here too
Yes! It's so nice to hear things a foreigner loves because we are so often stereotyped as being lazy, uneducated, backwards, and just overly loud, obnoxious and rude. I'm not saying there aren't Americans who fit that stereotype but you can find those types in any country in the world.
Veteran's Day is for the living and Memorial Day is for the deceased.
A lot of Canadians and Europeans get this confused.
Remembrance day and Veterans day fall on the same day. Remembrance day is also called Armistice day which marks the end of WW1. So many people in other countries assume that veterans day also marks the end of WW1 and those that died in the line of duty.
Veterens day actually did used to be Armistice day but was later changed to Veterans day.
One of the main reasons why Americans don't celebrate the end of WW1 as much as many of other countries is because realisticly we really were not apart of the war until the end.
What's Commonwealth Day in the U.K.?
Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day. It was started shortly after the Civil War, for people to decorate the graves of the war dead. Veterans Day is the same as Armistice Day in Europe, to recall the end of World War I. The name was changed after World War II.
And God bless all who have served!
@@robert3302 There is no such day as Armistice Day in Europe, as far as I know. It is in the UK though and other countries might commemorate the end of WWI in their own way. Those WWI celebrations quite often merged with WWII ones and so on. And of course, some countries have nothing to celebrate, they lost the wars. Europe is not one entity.
I never thought about it before, but I bet a lot of the more fanciful American words owe their unique sound to some of the Native languages. Not in the sense of being based on specific Native words, but just inspired by the overall sound. If you grew up in a country where places have names like "Chatanooga" and "Mississippi", a word like "loolapalooza" or "doohickey" isn't nearly as out-there.
Absolutely! I live in Philadelphia and we’re known for our accent ( not in a good way). But a lot of our accent came about from the amalgamation of European languages that were concentrated here.
I can’t tell you how many times I go on videos about culture or different countries and the first comment is always a repeat. “Americans are stupid.” “Americans have no culture.” “America is the land of ignorance not freedom.” “Americans are fat.” Same bull, recycled over and over across the internet. All I want to say is thank you. Thank you for providing me a little light of hope. I can watch your videos in happiness knowing that people stand by my side when I say that we are a positive and happy people, and we care for our country and our home, we’re so much more than the fat, stupid, oil chuggers, and you truly see that. Thanks man.
America bashing is a international sport, sometimes it's played here as well. All rules are based of false assumptions. To win, you practically break your neck coming to America. You weren't aware of this sport?
Yes, the comments on this channel are for the most part very positive. Thanks for your comment. Really love these videos and the subscribers/ fans, seem to be very kind with that comments to Laurence and each other😊
THIS. I came down to the comments to post the very same thing. Thank you, @Lost, for not parroting the standard canards (pun intended). You are a gracious visitor.
I have a plan, Arthur, I just need money I know how you feel! I don’t know why it had to be our country that everyone hates but it is and it sucks. I’ve been pretty depressed here lately about it especially since I’ve spent a good portion of my life in ignorance just admiring and and looking up to Europe and I became aware of how they see us and it was a crushing feeling. So yeah I totally know how you feel.
Baloo TheBear I really wish these foreigners could experience what it feels like to be totally shunned by the world. Be told a bunch nasty things about you without them even knowing you! And literally just come up with dumb reasons to hate you like complaining we only speak English. I don’t know about you but I really don’t see a need to learn other languages (except Spanish) in a predominately English speaking country unless I’m traveling abroad but I’m not doing that anytime soon!
The last point you mentioned reminds me of a quote that I read recently: "The difference between Americans and Europeans is that Americans think 100 years a long time, while Europeans think 100 miles a long way."
true, time vs space LOL
I'm in California, and I know a couple people who literally commute over 100 miles each way to work and back.
By God, hope they figure out a better plan soon. I know it isn’t easy to move, especially in California, but that can’t be healthy.
Schismatic I’m from California and know exactly what you mean. It’s nothing to travel 100 miles to do very common activities, or like you said, commuting to work. I now live on a barrier island on the east central coast in Florida. People who live here have a saying that they don’t like going “OTB”. OTB stands for Over The Bridge. If they have to travel OTB, which is *LITERALLY 1/2 A MILE* they complain. Of course, now that I’ve lived here for 9 years, I can kind of understand what they mean. Going from my house to say, a restaurant OTB may only be 7 or 8 miles, but it takes 15-20 minutes to get there (which is still no big deal), and probably most importantly, it’s a completely different ambience from beachside to the mainland. However, I still don’t think it’s anything to travel say, to Orlando (which is about 65 miles away), while people who’ve lived here forever think going to Orlando is a *major ordeal!* 😂
Europeans think "Miles? What are miles?"
July 4th celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence, not the victory of revolutionary forces over the British.
True, but without that victory we wouldn't celebrate it.
@Justin Michrina lol, true.
That's kind of an emotional and mental victory if you really want to get into it lol
yes, americans celebrate the Declaration of Independence by watching a drunk relative fire bottle rockets out of his ass
I'm mad that he didnt mention fireworks, that is the biggest thing about the 4th, it's on his friggen shirt.
I had a roommate once that called an Uber instead of an ambulance when she broke her leg falling down the stairs. It was great, the driver was a good sport about it.
dude deleted my comment about 1:17 and how black americans should take that attitude. Total liberal
Much cheaper!
Your roommate was smart. Ambulances are expensive lmao
I would too not because it’s expensive but because it’s not life threatening
@@andrewchristiansen8311 probably because it’s racist
I have to say, I'm very impressed that you even took the time to learn about America. You probably understand now why Americans are so very proud of our Country. We are a very proud Nation.
Yeah most people on the internet don't do any research so I'm glad he did. 😂
In the Deep South, college football is more popular than professional football. In some states, high school football is very important, especially in rural areas where it's a major source of entertainment for Friday Night.
Go DAWGS😂
College football is more popular in Oregon because we don't have an NFL team. If someone here does support an NFL team, it's the Seattle Seahawks. We make a really big deal about the Civil War game, when Oregon State University and the University of Oregon play against each other.
@@johns9478 yea I remember the civil war thing. Even in school they would make green and orange cupcakes
@@johns9478 one day you need to go to a game in the SEC. The difference is insane and bears witnessing (in a good way).
Marcus Toole I’m not sure if it is the same where you are from, but out here in rural California, local high school sports are very popular and competitive because it’s honestly one of the only chances to get out of your area. Everyone wants to get into a D1 college somewhere in the city.
Using the word “pudding” to describe pecan pie is high treason 😂😂
ann f, he likely calls all deserts pudding, just regional thing ;)
I'm afraid I agree on the insult of calling it 'pudding'. Pecan Pie is a culinary treasure and I say that and don't even eat it any longer. We are from the South and the 'pie' dessert is a special part of heaven in the South.
I would call it a candied thick jell in a thick paste shell.
Disgraceful
You tell 'em, girl!!!!
There are 9 US states which have more cows than people! (South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, Kansas, Idaho, Iowa and Oklahoma.)
Yep! I always cite Wyoming because it's the closest in size to the UK.
Fun fact:
A study found that a scaled up version of a pancake would have hills and valleys bigger than the Marianas Trenche, also making Kansas officially flatter than a pancake!
@@cheeseninja1115 who studied this and WHY?
@@Yahriel I think it was some Harvard professors on their off time.
Him saying that reminded me of something else too. In west Texas, where my dad is from, he told me it's a known fact there are more oil rigs then trees lol. I've been to west Texas a lot (to see my grandparents) and I would believe it since it's pretty arid out there lol.
What I put on FB when sharing your vids:
I thing I noticed about the US was an unintentional ignorance that people who have not traveled our glorious country have for other states. The regional differences are eye opening. Some people never leave their home states. Some people only experience one highway corridor on one coast that may contain several states. But, you really can’t appreciate what we have in this country and the origins of the differences. This guy gets it. He has been exploring the US like a wide eyed child in a toy store. No judgement on the differences. Just a wonderful adventure discovering what is different and they trying to ascertain why. People who feel that other states have a certain type of people or belief system should watch him while he explores the joy and awe of our country.
Memorial day is supposed to be a day of remembrance for those who gave their life in service of the country. Veterans day is supposed to be a day for veterans to celebrate their service.
@Rita Roork that is correct, but my father wasnt even born at that point so I dont really have an issue calling it that hahaha.
Qwunk12 Labor Day?
@@samanthab1923 what about it?
Qwunk12 Just added it to the holiday list, sorry 😐
@@samanthab1923 oh that's fine it sounded rude but not intended to be that way
Arby's is the butt of many jokes across America... I, however, salute you fo recognizing the amazing-ness of Arby's.
CavemanSynthesizer You are right. People do make fun of Arby's, but people do eat there and repeatedly, because they are,after all, still in business.
@@gloriastroedecke2717 I really like Arby's, however, there is only one Arby's anywhere near me and I'm scared to go because they get really bad Google reviews. :(
Indeed, one of the very few things the Simpsons skewered twice.
@@ManMan-te2nu Expensive? Despite my love of Arby's I haven't been in quite some time. Don't do 4 for $5 deals on their roast beef sandwiches constantly?
Arby’s is awesome!☺️
Make a favorite American foods list
Yes please
Ok. I can help. The first is USA has the best pizza. And ice cream. And we have stuff like chocolate milk and all kinds of candy. And buffalo wings. And chineeze food. And mexican food.
....and if you could provide a British comparable in either style or taste.
Yes! And taste testing!
southern is uniquely american! pickled okra, fried green tomatoes (with goat cheese), sugar cream pie! kumquat jam!!!.... all the other foods we eat here customarily are ethnic cuisine- we have everything!!!
Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras is the American experience of Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day. You might not have been far enough South or in a big enough Catholic area to really experience it.
Heather are you in Mobile or New Orleans, or one of the other cities that picked it up much later and made city parades run by the town governments?
We have Shrove Tuesday/Fasnacht Day in the Pennsylvania Dutch area where I grew up (Lancaster, York, Hershey area). Fasnachts are delicious!😊
@@STho205 I'm neither in Mobile or New Orleans, but I'm close enough to make a spontaneous trip to either.
Audra Sieger. That is GOOD. You'll love this:
In reality the Gulf Coast Mardi Gras America traditions started in the late 1830s as an impromptu New Years noise parade in Mobile, Alabama by a citizen (Michael Kraft) that had moved there from Philly and Penn Dutch country. It would be equivalent to a Second Line parade today or a Mummers Parade. The next month they created a Crewe of members and started to decorate wagons the next year. Mardi Gras season starts with New Years, on Twelfth Night and goes to Lent Eve (Mardi Gras and Luna Gras). By 1840 they had moved it Shrove Tuesday and tied it to the French Colonial Founding in the winter of 1702. The first Krewe was the "Cowbellion de Raken Society" and it was a closed secret fraternal society of "maskers". Their sons were mostly cotton brokers and formed the second called "The Strikers". They paraded on Luna Gras night (Monday)
A few years later New Orleans Commerce Association requested that Kraft inform them on how to build Krewes and run street parades to aid tourism (yes even then) and entertain the populous. New Orleans was founded about 15 years after Mobile by the same French families. Both cities had lost any older colonial celebrations ad both cities changed hands four or five times in that century and gone in and out of Catholic governmental control.
Today's parades there look a great deal like the Carnival parades of the French, German, Dutch borderlands, including the masks and the throwing of trinkets and food from the illuminated floats, mostly in night parades.
Most do not know the Philly through Mobile to New Orleans connection. My wife told me.
Heather. Downtown Mobile parades are tamer (less burlesque) than Downtown New Orleans. However New Orleans has parades up in the Arts District and out in the St Charles garden district that don't have the obscenity. Pretty much like Mobile's. Both cities also have traditional parades in the commuter towns outside the city.
Cities like Biloxi, Bay Saint Louis, Pensacola have all their associations pretty much combined onto one massive city run parade on a particular night.
Mobile does most parades in the three week of nights before Lent. New Orleans too.
For Mobile: best parades are Mystics of Time, Order of Myths, Stripers and Mardi Gras Day ending with their oldest society still parading. Lots of others that are extremely good.
For New Orleans Comus, Bacchus and Zulu are great. Most parades are great. Second line parades are in neighborhoods everywhere. Parking and driving is hell, so park early and walk.
"Favorite American Food" sounds like a cool video idea.
@Ro Mary What kind of Barbeque? Brisket, ribs, porkloin, sirloin, gator tail, turducken, turkey, chicken (wings, boneless, bone-in)...
The list goes on.
When talking about beautiful mountain ranges, don't forget the Sierra Nevada! ❤
I’d love to hear your favorite Americans foods, as well as your least favorite, and which UK foods you think should come over here.
The Grand Canyon is really going to blow your mind, make sure to spend 2-3 days really exploring it, and if you get the chance go down into the base of the Canyon. it is different at different times of year, so you could go there in January and it would be quite different then if you went there in the Summer, also northern part and southern part are quite different from each other as well. Of all the sites to see in America, the Grand Canyon might be the most awe inspiring.
Im here to get yelled at by the internet for having pride in the grand canyon because I live in Colorado. Do your worst guys
@@miningflame9847 Not from me - saw it in June when a flowering wild rose was blooming everywhere, the scent of those in the air was magical. (But don't go then if you are allergic to roses!)
Add in a side trip to Antelope Canyon
I used to deliver newspapers to the canyon, the winter was the most impressive to me.. you can actually feel the void before you see the canyon itself. And when you do first look down, you think you're looking at the bottom, then realize the River is twice as far down... if that makes any sense.
It's harder going down, than coming back up... going down your holding yourself back, when you turn around to come back up, you actually get to use your normal muscles.
I'm going to counter with Yosemite as the single most impressive park I've seen to include the Grand Canyon. Perhaps I didn't 'do' the GC correctly or spend enough time there, or maybe it was just over-hyped by the time I visited in my 40s. My first (and many subsequent) visit to Yosemite was genuinely awe-inspiring. I remember thinking 'it's actually as good as the postcards' - a strange sentiment perhaps but it does sum it up. Granted, these days it's so crowded you have a hard time enjoying the popular spots in the valley itself but if I'm visiting those areas I just make a point of arriving near dawn to avoid the crowds, then move off to the more wilderness areas later in the day. The only places I've seen that rival it are in the Alps and maybe just a bit of the Canadian Rockies.
Lovely to see a Brit who's not prey to the more common love/hate relationship with the US.Terrific observations, well grounded in experience, and devoid of bias.
Shrove Tuesday is Mardi Gras in New Orleans and is celebrated riotously. They are both about the beginning of lent.
jws1948ja Also known as Fat Tuesday.
You Sir make a better American than most of our natural born !
Keep up the good work. 😊
I really want to thank you for talking about healthcare here in the US. What many people outside of the US don't realize is that:
a.) You can never be turned down for care, even at a private hospital. If you walk into an emergency room with a serious or life-threatening condition, they *must* treat you. Some people seem to believe that they can just turn you away to die. That is not the case.
b.) Even without insurance, there are many federal, state, local and private charity programs available which will pay for most, if not all, of the treatment costs. It *is* a pain in the ass, and there certainly are hoops to jump through, but there are options available for poor and/or uninsured patients.
I used to be a homeless heroin junkie. I once got an abscess in my arm which spread into a limb-threatening case of cellulitis. When I realized that it was not going away in its own, I managed to get into the emergency room of one of the most wealthy, advanced hospitals in the country. They take indigent patients routinely. I was treated with IV antibiotics for several hours in the ER, and had a follow up appointment the next day. They prescribed and issued me a course of oral antibiotics and sent me on my way. Years later, after I had gotten my shit together and popped back on the grid, I assumed I would be receiving a bill from them, as I had neglected to speak to a hospital social worker to get monetary assistance after I was released. I contacted them to inquire about any debt I owed and they explained to me that it had been written off years earlier. They just write-off such treatment against their taxes, as they are providing services that would otherwise have been thrust upon the county hospital. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the US healthcare system is not nearly as bad as so many people make it out to be.
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Im glad you’ve had a good experience, but I don’t think it is a typical one. There’s help for the very poor, sort of, but not for those between Medicaid and the ACA. And if your issue is dental related, forget about it.
I know people who have lost dental coverage when they changed jobs and had to remove their braces with pliers. I know people who had to pull out their own teeth. It’s hard to imagine how debilitating tooth pain can be unless you’ve seen someone with a cavity untreated for most of a year.
I wish that was true for everyone. Unfortunately, in my case, I didn't qualify for the type of assistance you did. I guess it's because I made $500 a month. But the injury they repaired prevented me from working, so... I still owe them thousands.
@@iamblackthorne I qualified for assistance in Orange County CA while making nearly $4k per month, so... $500 per month is *WAY* below the national poverty level, so you would most definitely qualify for Medicaid... You were either misled or are a liar.
@@qwertyuiopaaaaaaa7 Braces are not a life-endagering issue. Dental issues are a different story, I agree. But I have also had rotted teeth pulled for about $50-100 each, by a dentist who specializes in extractions. I'm primarily talking about severe health issues. Life threatening shit. Not cavities. I am not saying the US system is perfect. I am of the opinion that a single-payer, opt-in system would be best. And the ACA is complete bullshit, BTW...
That may be because you live in a place with high cost of living but 4k a month does not qualify you for that everywhere.
As an American who the only customization I ever order is always "Extra sauce", I'm confused by your comment about too much sauce. lol
My dad's family firmly believes that gravy is to be made in a soup pot, and is a course of the meal all to its own.
And now, in the interest of fair advocacy, is Foolish Kiwi with a contrasting view.
@@MrKeserian And? That is just objectively the case
Me lol
@@MrKeserian: Ever heard of dipping your fries in thick brown gravy? It's a Suthen thang, y'all!
You haven't seen mountains until you've seen Alaska... Washington State has 5 or 6 big volcanoes two mountain ranges, a rain forest, a desert and the mighty columbia river.
I wanna see Kodiak island.
*laughs in Montana Rockies + continental divide
@@karozans It's nice, but honestly the whole Togiak area is so much more beautiful to me. It really seems like it is some mystical land of clear deep water, stark black rocks, dome islands and clouds, sheer cliff faces, emerald green grass, mist and wildlife galore.
@@andrewstambaugh8030 How have you seen it? Car? Hiking? Flying? Curious, it sounds amazing
@@nmg6248 I used to be a commercial fisherman. So, I've seen it in a lot of ways including:
*Approaching/leaving via the deeper bay (and I have experienced the movement reactive glowing algae - so beautiful, as well as mer swimming by the boat like flapping torpedoes!)
*Long relaxed periods of sitting on the water slowly moving, breathing in the misty air and enjoying the water, the islands, the wildlife (birds - especially mer and arctic tern and ravens [called "teluk" because the ravens speak a different language in Alaska, frequently a smooth purr of teluk]-, foxes, sea and river otters, whales, walrus - and we'd enjoy the seals if they weren't so overpopulated and viscous animals worse than weasels)
*Beachcombing & hiking (sandy beaches, rocky dangerous beaches, cliffs, ridges, grasslands, tundra, forest)
*Exploring old wrecks and derelict buildings
*Visits to the town (talking to locals, having bears come right up to our boats at the docks)
Some of the animals are curious and playful, so they will come right up to the boat and may even interact or show off. Others are skittish or elusive (foxes for example). Others still are indifferent (walrus).
There's also a lot more variety of sealife than most of the up-river fishing districts.
The pecan pie must (absolutely has to) be served warm.
With a scoop of vanilla ice cream..... but, I'll eat my pecan pie any way I can get it!
Bev West Me, too. I love a cold slice directly from the fridge the next day for breakfast.
American history is actually really interesting. It’s fun to see what kind of things sparked conflict and stuff like that.
The other day i took my thingamajig off the shelf and a thingamabob fell off of the whatchamacallit.....well, I'll tell ya, that put me in such a coniption, that it left me in a tizzy. So I guess I'll just go sit down and grab a poke o'backer and chill out. =P
Thats how they talk in west virginia cause they marry theyer cousins.
That... made perfect sense to me
@@greenlawnfarm5827 did you mean "their" because the word you used isn't a word. Maybe *you're* a product of cousin love?
Its actually a word i made by byself so that you dont have to figure out what there or their or they're word to use. So you can just use theyer and it can be any one of them. But it was my idea i hope you know.
rodney perry well...sounds down right consternatin'
Yes taste testing and food comparison would be awesome
Regarding college-level sports versus professional-level sports: I personally prefer college football over pro football because college ball is rather more unpredictable year-to-year, and even game-to-game. In college ball, the star players are guaranteed to move on in a few years, and prestigious teams rise and fall far more quickly. The players are more likely to make mistakes, or simply make bold moves that pay off... or don't.
And, to be quite frank, the egos aren't nearly as obnoxious in college ball as in pro ball. (Though there are definitely some...!)
Hope this provides some insight!
Not to mention lots of markets that can support pro teams do have college/university ones 😊
Who needs college football when you can just watch the preschoolers play tag?
Lol my uncle feels the same way as you. He loves college football but doesn't watch the NFL. I'm kind of the opposite but mostly because I grew up watching the NFL rather than college ball although I do watch it on occasion.
It is a common misconception that Chicago's nickname Second City came from it being (once upon a time) the second most populous city in the country. Second City actually refers to the second incarnation of Chicago, after nearly the entire city burned down in the Chicago Fire.
nonsense! that is thee most unlikely of reasons. many cities have had huge fires. and there are no newspaper references to support this absurd idea.
Yes!!! And for Gods sake man, Get thee to a PORTILLO’S!
Joseph Campese Dude have you been to our city? Any tour guide will tell you this is the reason and that Chicago is Second to None.
@@kecatlover972 Let's see, I've never been to the Indian Ocean, but I can tell you it's wet and salty. Whether or not I've been to your 2nd rate city is a non sequitur.
With your interest in how language developed in America, I believe you would be interested in this. Many Scots-Irish settled in the Appalachian Mountains (pronounced App a LATCH in). I saw a documentary about a NYC music teacher who wanted to explore the music of Appalachian settlers. She went into an isolated area where descendants of Scots-Irish settlers lived. She quickly learned they were very clannish and did not interact with strangers. Eventually, a woman took her in and slowly she was introduced to others in the area. Because of their isolation from the rest of the world, they spoke the Irish of their ancestors, and sang Irish songs that have been lost in Ireland. Hill people throughout the Appalachian mountains speak alike. The Appalachian mountains extend into Alabama and the hill people speak like the hill people in other areas of the Appalachian Mountains. Because the younger generation has been exposed to people outside the hill country, the hill language is slowing disappearing in this group. It has been said by many people that southerners sound like they are singing when they talk. Their accent is pleasing to the ears.
That’s interesting
I promise you won't regret heading out to Yosemite in California! It's such a beautiful National Park my wife and I got married there!
Did you know that Arbys is actually an acronym? It stands for America's Roast Beef, Yes Sir. Yes, seriously.
While it is an acronym, it does not stand for roast beef, it stands for Raffel Brothers which is the name of the founders. It’s a phonetic spelling of the letters R and B.
@@adbreon Ok Im a nerd and even I am repulsed by how much you know about the origins of Arbys.
I do declare, you inspire me to be more excited about my own country on a regular basis! Love how you enjoy the U.S. and how enthusiastic you are about sharing what you've learned. Great video.
Thanks, Paula! Plenty more videos along these lines in the pipeline!
Whenever you get the chance please come and visit the Great Plains. I am from Kansas. There are absolutely beautiful places to see in Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Missouri, Iowa, and Texas. None of these states are as flat as some people think. We have great food, friendly people(mostly), big beautiful blue skies and wide open spaces.
Love Goodland, Kansas!
I commented that he should check out the Flint Hills!
In regards to Chicago...
While many articles, web sites, tour guides, and random people will say the nickname of "Second City" has something to do with a comparison of size, population, or national standing compared to New York, that's not correct.
The fire of 1871 basically razed Chicago to the ground. A new city sprang up from the ashes. Well researched historical sources show the "Second City" moniker was applied to this new city that rose up on the site of the "First City".
Sometimes we need a good contemporary apolitical foreigner..a Brit...to remind us of how to look at our nation in a very good light. Do travel some more, especially to the West, through the plains, over the Rockies, and get to Oregon, because I think it will astound you, the diversity in that state...oh and don't miss Bryce and Zion national parks when you eventually get down to the Grand Canyon, those parks are a half day's drive away at most from GC. There's so much to see and so little vacation time..
When coming to Oregon, btw, PLEASE don't make the assumption that Portland is representative of the entire state. Portland is great, but the state is far more than that.
american here. HAHA. thank you hipsters. i'd say avoid it entirely and go to seattle instead.
well done tony b for totally missing the point and ruining that thread.
@@MsPinkwolf There's one in every crowd, isn't there? By the way, Washington state is also fantastic as is British Columbia if one has a month to fully explore all 3 places. I'm just in awe of Oregon because I think it often stands in the shadow of Washington and BC, whereas Oregon itself is absolutely just as spectacular if not more so.
This Century's Alexis de Tocqueville? :-)
Here is a word for you Discombobulated .
I think he's talked about that one in a previous video. It is a great word!
Is that coined in america?
@@maxonmendel5757 Yup.
@@MST3Killa that's great. I see a lot of Brits use it
Here's another one: highfalutin. I love this one. It's a humdinger.
You need to ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway to get a proper view of the Appalachians!
thierryman I very heartily agree. One of my best childhood vacations with my parents. Oh the beauty of Shenandoah!
One of my dream vacations. Cruising the BRP in an RV (a small one).
A lot of people also prefer college football over nfl football, especially in the south
Me, too! I also love high school football, but I’m from Texas where it is practically a way of life and some of our HS football stadiums are larger than college stadiums in other places.
@@jpf77302 there is only one college football stadium smaller than the biggest high school stadium so not real sure where you’re getting your info.
@@moonbot7613 And I’m not sure where you’re getting yours. I didn’t say they were larger than Big 10 or SEC fields. The person who pointed this out to me went Rensselaer polytechnic which has 4,842 seats vs. NEISD Heroes Stadium which has 11,000 seats. Trinity University has a 4,000 seat stadium and Judson ISD has a 10,706 seating capacity.
Come and check out the Canadian Rockies! They are amazing! As you're doing this, you can easily access Lake Louise, and others. The water in the Lake Louise, the water is so cold that it is a beautiful aqua colour. I think that you would love the drive, when I made the trip, I saw bears, Rockie Mountain big horned sheep, and all sorts of birds.
I suggest trying a real keylime pie from key west some day! Also strawberry rhubarb pie is great.
Not many places do Strawberry Rhubarb... unfortunately. Same with Blackberry.
@@MST3Killa I can somehow find strawberry rhubarb when I want to. I think it's more common than blackberry at least. I'm not sure I've actually tried blackberry pie, though I'd like to.
Strawberry Rhubarb crumble is a very popular British dessert/pudding and similar to strawberry rhubarb pie. Laurence may have had that.
@@gloriastroedecke2717 Oh okay. Well the key lime suggestion definitely still stands!
Kioku Key Lime pie is an American original. And you haven't really lived till you've had a piece. Great suggestion.
Have you ever been to Cahokia? It is in Illinois just across the border from St. Louis. It is a UNESCO world heritage site, and once was a Native America city with quite a few visible impressive remnants today, and a nice museum. I recommend you check it out.
Just watch out for the deer when you drive through there. They have no fear of humans and strut around like they own the place.
I've wanted to go ever since I learned about it in an archaeology class in college. Some of the mounds are supposedly MASSIVE =D
Yyyyeeessss to this!!
@@keandric2765 yes the mounds are massive...especially the main one there. I believe it's called The Bishop's Mound. They do have a staircase on it so you can climb to the top. ❤
mrhomes204 I grew up there. Surrounding areas are neat too.
Arbys fan?
A man of culture, I see.
I went to arby's once and my sandwich was really salty and I never went again
Ew
Haven't been to Arby's in 20+ years. 😁
Going to Arby's for roast beef is like going to Papa John's, Little Caesar, (insert more crappy pizza chains here) for good pizza. Yuck!!
I've been to Arby's, I love everything except their curly fries. Those are too salty.
I really appreciate the positivity in these vids, I love hearing about foreigners (though after living here so long that’s probably not the correct word for him specifically?) enjoying America or American things. It feels like sharing a treat with a friend or something, and we don’t often see it. It helps me reevaluate things I don’t even acknowledge because they’re common as well, and kinda see them as interesting again
I spent a week in Rochester, England, for the Dickens Festival. Stayed with a host family.
During a getting-to-know-you discussion, Mr. Host dismissively stated "of course, America doesn't have any history."
Having just earned a BA in History and English, only my mother's careful attention to teaching me manners kept me from having a conniption (yep, I also love the word).
Thank you for recognizing our amazing history!
England's history is likewise fascinating. They were fortunate to have had plenty of folks jotting it all down.
Sadly, English settlers (and other Europeans) destroyed most of the indigenous storytellers. Imagine the lost riches of America's First People!
You are to be commended for your humanity!
My late wife, bless her, was a British immigrant to America. And so was a great portion of her extended family. Her family and I talked about language often, which was quite fun. But she could never get these two items (regional geographic directions) in order: OUT west and BACK east.
As we settled this continent, the west was where we were going. The east is where we were from. We were FROM the east. It was back home. Back east.
Why would she speak of "out east"?
By the way, don't forget words such as a "doofie," or to express a certain time as half nine for 9:30, and so on.
Awh. Sorry to hear she is no longer with you. That was a nice story. ❤
That's a pet peeve of mine. a lot of USA born folks get that ass-backwards and it drives me a little crazy. good observation, Michael.
If you watch the Townsends channel, where he does a lot of 18th century American cooking, the preferred spice back during the colonial period was nutmeg. Every era has its preferences, eh?
Well we know John loves nutmeg on his nutmeg.
The Townsends is a great channel. I recommend it highly.
Nutmeg is still a key spice in a lot of European cuisine, so it’s no surprise. (Indeed, nutmeg or mace - the husks of the nutmeg - is one of the key spices in most smoked, finely-ground sausages like wieners, frankfurters, bockwurst, etc. So even in USA it’s present in a number of foods where we don’t realize it.)
Come to New Hampshire. We have the ocean, a big lake, tall mountains and an amazing national forest with a swift river that is amazing to swim in (albeit at 7-10 degrees Celsius).
I never heard of Shrove Tuesday until this year when I joined the Episcopal Church which is related to the Church of England through the Anglican Union. They do have a pancake dinner at the church hall that evening. To me, growing up, the day before Ash Wednesday was Mardi Gras or "Fat Tuesday".
We american LOVE our sauces.
You need to visit glacier national park in Montana absolutely gorgeous. Btw motorcycle is the best way to go.
THANK YOU for the shoutout to Arby's. Arby's gets some weird kind of animosity here despite having amazing roast beef and fries. Although it straddles the line between fast food (McD's, Burger King) and fast casual (Panera, Chipotle, Sarku, etc.) price-wise, quality-wise it's well-worth it once in a while. Seasoned curly fries are the best kind of fries, so straight and crinkle-cut can just piss right off in comparison.
Hear hear!! Even though I’m vegan now, Arby’s has a special place in my culinary memory. Where else in fast food world can you get horseradish too??
glacier national park will truly take your breath away.
One of the best places in America. Yosemite too.
The Grand Canyon is absolutely stunning. I was fortunate enough to see it once during a road trip, and it's pretty breathtaking. Another national park (I think) that I would recommend is Muir Woods in California. I'm positive that Treebeard lives there.
If you like the rocky mountains and national parks check out glacier national park in northern Montana some of the most beautiful scenery anywhere
Shrove Tuesday, (the day before Ash Wednesday) is celebrated in various parts of the country in different ways. Up near the Lakes, where there are a lot of German and Polish descendants, they actual do a donut thing as they do in PA (where they are called faschnahts.) In Louisiana and Mississippi they celebrate Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) with parades and donuts.
paczki ! a fabulous tradition.
you should go to Mt. Rainier in Washington state (it's literally right next to Seattle). It's gorgeous. There's something very cool about wondering the city of Seattle and having a huge Mountain in the background. Actually, the entire state of Washington is gorgeous. California also has its fair share of mountains and lakes (Mt Shasta, Tahoe, Yosemite, etc). Very scenic.
As a native Washingtonian, I can confirm
And we have the channel islands
Agreed! And the islands are great too. Ooo and the Hoh Rainforest!
Gotta do grand canyon...first time... breathless..also amazed in drive from Phoenix to rim the drastic change in temperate zones. From heat to snow.
Ooh yeah!
I second that.
Pro tip: Go to Las Vegas. Area 51 is 60 miles north, but more relevant, the southern part of the Grand Canyon is only 40 miles away, with the Hoover Dam. More interestingly, Las Vegas is surrounded by major national parks, 6 in total I think, with a major ski resort (Mt Charleston at 14,000 ft) not at all far from the Las Vegas valley. All of that is within easy helicopter reach.
My favorite...uhhh...quirk is massive Air Force base at the northern end of Las Vegas valley, Nellis Air Force base. Even tho you can see the entire base from downtown Vegas, it is designated a 'black' base. The wikipedia page for Nellis makes for interesting reading. (Always fun to see sniper teams on rooftops during the open to the public days.) It is also the home base of the Air Force Thunderbirds. Also, being a major training base, you get foreign Air Force planes always hanging about, particularly a lot of RAF and Royal Navy types.
Then there is gambling.
@@LostinthePond If you do visit, I also recommend visiting the Grand Staircase and the Zion National Park. They're nearby, and are amazingly beautiful, and definitely worth a visit, especially taking a walk on one of the easy Zion trails, or if you're a fan of hiking, taking one of the longer ones.
When I saw it for the first time I could only say “Well, shit.” It was that amazing.
and lets not forget Carl's Bad Caverns over in NM
You make me feel so patriotic, talking about our mountains and trees and landscapes, 😊 it is very beautiful here.
Oh and Americans make friends very easy but forget you just the same
Memorial Day is the American version of British Remembrance Day
It also opens the summer vacation season. Labor Day ends it. Labor Day was designed to compete with international May Day, which was seen as a socialist celebration, and therefore, something to be avoided.
I live in the Rocky Mountains area (North Idaho), and I'll tell you what. Banff National park in Canada is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. Lake Louise and the glacier highway are straight magical. If you ever have a chance, atleast google it.
Banff is beautiful!
Yes, he should go to the olympic national forest!
Banff is awesome, so are the lakes all through the Purcell Trench.
And of course tour Glacier National Park here in the USA which is close to Banff. Take the "Going to the Sun" highway and see the "Weeping Wall". Glorious.
Yes! My neck of the woods
Come to Kansas City and I will be your tour guide for both Kansas and Missouri. You'll find out that it's not flat and boring. And we have the best BBQ in the country!!
There are few things as tasty as Kansas City BBQ.
I'm from Kansas City, Missouri. And to be quite honest, Kansas is my least favorite state. I've been lucky enough to have seen the entire country, road tripped east, west, north and south and Kansas is so boring to me. I know there are a lot of amazing people from Kansas but shit, I really don't care for the state.
Texas BBQ? KC is good so is MO but, well........I'll gladly snack on your BBQ but well, TX just outsizes you. But to each his own, you like what you like and if you prefer Kansas or Missouri then well,.....It will just me how much you are wrong. ; )
He also should visit Florida he probably has never seen tropical land
@@chillzz4082 Fl is great. Apalachicola is great for oysters. The Keys are great for almost any type of seafood. Orlando has great citrus. Spent much time in this wonderful(and some times crazy) state.
I appreciate your honesty!! I am a born and bred Midwesterner. I grew up in the Chicagoland suburbs. In fact, there are cornfields practically in my backyard. I am now in Utah, and the topography is stunning. My apartment has perfect views of snow capped mountains. It’s breathtaking!!!
Garden of the Gods park in Colorado has a strange vibe to it that makes every cell in your body wake up and take notice. It's unforgettable. I've never been anywhere like it.
I just discovered your videos. They’re very enjoyable. If you want to see something majestic come to Washington state and go to hurricane Ridge in the summertime. Just outside of Port Angeles on the Olympic Peninsula. Breathtaking!!!
You should check out the Smoky Mountains too! It’s expands along the border of Tennessee and my state North Carolina. There’s a valley on the mid west side of the mountains in Tennessee called Pigeon Forge that we love to stay in and there is a lot of awesome stuff to see and do there.
The Smokies are part of the Appalachians, which extend from Maine to Georgia. So are the Poconos.
Add E oh ok I didn’t know that. Cool
@Duke Of Prunes Good point. I tend to use the AT as a basic metric for the length of the range.
He should really check out the beautiful scenery my state of Arkansas has to offer. We have the Ozarks and the Ouachita mountains, which are beautiful and only extend a bit into Missouri and Oklahoma.
The great land of airbrush t shirts
Here in Utah, we have the mountains and snow, which is what were known for, but in southwest Utah, Washington county, we have Palm Trees, which even surprised me, the first time I went to the town of St. George. I have wanted to visit England since the 80's, when I was introduced to electronic bands such as Depeche Mode and New Order, hopefully someday.
Just a heads up.. no one who lives in/near the Appalachian mountains pronounces the ch as a soft "sh" sound that I'm aware of. We all use a hard "tch" e.g. App-uh-latch-en. Love the video as always!
Jacob Albert I say both, but I only occasionally venture through them. Once every couple of years.
I'm from the west, and always said it "App-uh-lay-shun" until I moved to West Virginia for a couple years when I was a young man, and they immediately schooled me on the proper pronunciation. I've been living out west again for nearly 18 years, but I still pronounce it "App-uh-latch-en."
As one person who lives in the area told me, "It's app-a-latch-uh or I'll throw an apple atcha." My experience is that most people in the North convert the third "a" into a long vowel sound, but people in the actual region (or, at least the Southern half of it) use short "a" sounds throughout the word. So, there are regional differences in pronouncing the name of the region.
Yeah, I'm from the Appalachians and I've only heard it as "App-uh-latch-en".
Jacob Albert This is true, everyone please stop saying it the other way.
The Grand Canyon, Painted Desert, Petrified Forest, and Carlsbad Cavern are just a couple of the coolest things to do in the Southwest
Yes! Carlsbad Cavern is my favorite national park. But you have to wall down THEN elevator up
It's interesting that you mentioned the Application Mountains. In my college geology classes, decades ago, we learned there are seven ways mountains are formed and there are examples of all seven typed in the Appalachian range! It is the only range in the world where that is the case! It is also the oldest, which is why they are some of the last-minute mountains. Erosion.
Here in Alabama, folks are (for the most part) all about college football and not the NFL. You either hear, "Roll Tide!" (University of Alabama) or *cough, cough* "War Eagle" (Auburn University). Bama is playing NCAA playoff game Monday night against Clemson. Roll Tide, btw. 😏
I believe I've watched all your videos but I don't believe I've ever seen a video about how living in America has changed YOU. I've seen what you think about things here or there. I've heard you speak about how your opinions of things may have changed. But what about Laurence being a different person because of living in America? Just a thought.
when I moved to AL in 1990 for work, I knew what I was getting into. day we got into the house, all the neighbors trekked over to meet and ask the most compelling question of all "Bama or Auburn". (I went to Brigham Young U., but was moving from OH - where I adopted tOSU)... so I asked all the plusses and minuses and said "give me a week and I'll pick one". It was during a down time for Bama - and some EE's a work convinced me AU was a better choice. I never told anyone, but the reason I chose AU was because it thought it was kind of Sylvester and Tweety to have an Eagle and a Cat for the same school... ;)
@@lylestavast7652 my UA over AU choice was more cut and dry. Between family influences and a horrific experience my friend had at Auburn, it was an easy choice. Given their record, I'd say I made the right one. A friendly Roll Tide to you! 😉🐘🏈🐘
There are only three things that are inevitable in this country: death, taxes and Alabama football. All three are just about as much fun.
The SEC has fallen all hail the ACC
44-16
Although New Jersey is the most densely populated, and has been for some time, it also has sparsely inhabited areas such as the Pine Barrens. Part of the beauty of my home state is the diverse geography and environment. We are rural, suburban and urban. We have an Oceanside which we are well known for but also nice mountains. Looking forward to your eventual arrival to the East Coast states and most especially New Jersey.
If you ever want an interesting trip... try a fan boat tour through the Louisiana swamps.
MST3Killa That is a very interesting trip. Especially when the guy tries to attract gators.
MST3Killa and Florida too
I'm absolutely terrified of alligators but I went on an airboat ride in the Everglades. It's absolutely worth it, even for someone with my phobia, so I'd completely agree. I'd love to see that in Louisiana.
Speaking of topography, I'd suggest you visit the Ozarks. Specifically the northwest Arkansas portion, with beautiful areas such as the hawksbill crag.
I have a recipe for toasted coconut and chocolate chip pecan pie from Southern Living that is amazing. My brother who was in the US Army got to give some mini pecan pies to some Romanian troops and they LOVED it too and asked for more.
Southern Utah. You need to get there. Lots of national parks within easy driving distance of each other, and each is totally distinct from the others. Mind-blowing beauty out there.
St. George?
Arches National Park
I've been dying to go to Zion and of course I've heard great things about Bryce Canyon
Watch your driving speed in Mormon areas.
Goblin Valley! It's like walking on a different planet.
Upvote just for pecan pie
Christina H a thousand upvotes
A note on pronunciation :
Pecan is most usually pronounced puh-kahn...
The pronunciation pee - can denotes something one keeps under the bed if there is no indoor plumbing...
(An old joke)...
@@johnmarcinko2484 people where I'm from say pe-can.
@@MollyFC no offense intended...it's one of those words without a fixed pronunciation...in Georgia, where I'm from, puh-kahn is the most used prononciaton in the northern part, above the gnat-line...below that line, pee - Kan seems to be more used...
It’s tasty
I'm not sure where you've been in Colorado, but I highly suggest Glenwood Springs. Hopefully you don't experience the joy of driving I-70 in a blizzard though.
California Zephyr Chicago to Glenwood Springs
As a Coloradan, I agree, Glenwood Springs is great. I hope he also visits Rocky Mountain National Park, heartily recommended to all.
Thank you for bringing up American history. This country is certainly a child compared to many of the ancient worlds throughout this planet, but it's just so lovely and refreshing to hear you (particularly as someone who wasn't born and bred here) talk about the value of the history of this country, even if the history of the country shorter than that of other countries. I met one other person once, while I was in Japan, who I had the pleasure of chatting with, who said to me that Americans *do* have history and can and should be proud of parts of our history just as ancient countries with longstanding traditions are proud of parts of theirs, and it was just as striking to hear that from him as it is to hear you bring it up now. I think our short history or a sense of a lack of longstanding cultural traditions can be a source of odd shame, and, especially on the internet, it's something that people don't hesitate to point out in a negative light. I think a lot of Americans find themselves (maybe less-so as time goes on) clinging to their ancestries and ancestral traditions because of this - it's partially just pride in ancestry, but maybe feeling of a lack of anything tangible to point to as "American history" or specific "culture" is part of it as well. So, it's really oddly striking and beautiful to hear this sentiment. Thanks for bringing that up.
Great. Now I'm craving an Arby's Beef & Cheddar with a healthy dose of Arby's Sauce. Thanks for that.
I love the Arby’s’ rueben!
I've had the Hee-bie Gee-Bies the last couple of days. Thank goodness you're back. Since Vlogmas I got used to seeing you everyday. Thanks for your videos.
Thankfully we're at that part of the week in which there are three videos in five days! - Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday!
Listening to the Bee Gees is the most commonly recommended treatment for the heebie geebies.
New Jersey is the most densely populated state and even it has lightly populated rural areas and even a barely populated forested area (the Pine Barrens). That's how big the US is.
The Movie Dealers Great minds think alike. Also stated that. What part of Jersey are you from? I am from Northern NJ.
True but that’s South Jersey. North Jersey is very dense, especially in Hudson county
I am from Hunterdon, NJ, Readington specifically
southern New Jersey here.
The northwest corner of NJ is also full of mountains, forest reserves, not many people.
Yes, please do a video on your favorite American foods. I like Arby's roast beef sandwiches too.
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I like their Ruben. I just have a hard time getting enough sauerkraut on it and don’t want Thousand Island dressing on it.
i love american history. yeah we dont have thousands of years of history like Europe, but 240+ years is plenty of time for some amazing events to take place. there is more history to be read about than a person could read in a lifetime. our history is very much tied to European history though. we learn about the roman and Greek empire, British history of the magna carta, the Renaissance, the enlightenment etc. our country is founded on principles from those topics.
the founders didnt just magically come up with the constitution one day. that philosophy came from centuries of European philosophy
Cicero was arguably one of the most informative, both Adams and Jefferson were big fans.
The country is just as old as England. We have ruins that are a thousand years old, it just predates "the United States."
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You really have to get past thinking we have a 240 year history. We have ruins that are 10,000 years old. Ancestors crossed the Bering Strait (which was a land bridge then) from Russia to Alaska and down. These were the ancestors of native americans--there are many tribes and beautiful cultures. Example: The Comanche Indians were probably better horsemen that the Mongols. You would enjoy that part of your history.
@@helenclarke4735 They didn't even learn how to ride horses until the Spanish showed them how.
When you mentioned whangdoodle my ears perked up! Have you read the story "The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles" by Julie Andrews (aka Mary Poppins :)? I read it when I was young and loved it!
In the US I have never heard of a whangdoodle, so I looked it up. It’s use is contributed to two British authors. Roald Dahl and Julie Andrews Edwards.
Try the Cascade Mountains, amigo... but in the summer bc they are as green as green gets if u picnic next to a stoney brook you must either drink or nap or have a good book -> Edenesque
I think I just coined a new word
Another Great American word, not used much any more, is cahoot "Cahoot is used almost exclusively in the phrase "in cahoots," which means "in an alliance or partnership." In most contexts, it describes the conspiring activity of people up to no good. (There's also the rare idiom go cahoots, meaning "to enter into a partnership," as in "they went cahoots on a new restaurant.") "Cahoot" may derive from French cahute, meaning "cabin" or "hut," suggesting the notion of two or more people hidden away working together in secret. "Cahute" is believed to have been formed through the combination of two other words for cabins and huts, "cabane" and "hutte."" 1827, in the meaning defined. History and Etymology for cahoot
perhaps from French cahute cabin, hut.
I use cahoot alot :) it's a great word 👍
I still say cahoot!
+Jordan Jnee I guess we're all in cahoots with eachother 😁
Pecan pie is my favorite. I remember loving it even at 4 years old.
My dad used to squeeze my knee when I was a kid and say "pecan pie". Now I prefer pecan over pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving...just by a bit. Thanks dad!
i'm from kansas and have always been fond of visiting the rocky mountains but absolutely fell in love with the pacific northwest after going there a few years ago, the cascades and the olympics are like the rockies on steroids, meaning they get so much more moisture and so much more lush and verdant, was stunned by the of size of the trees, amount of waterfalls, streams, rivers, and beautiful coastal areas, colorado by comparison is somewhat on the arid side
When I was a girl (50 years ago!) growing up in Colorado, we celebrated May day. We delivered little baskets of flowers to favorite neighbors; and we did Maypole dances at school.
WHAT!!!??? There's a Pancake Day and NO ONE told me until now!? Why aren't we doing this over here? That's it... what day is it? What are the traditions for Pancake Day? Do I just eat Pancakes all day? Is there drinking involved with Pancake Day? I'm taking this day off work...
It's called Fat Tuesday and is the start of Lent. Catholic Americans are very familiar with it!
It's the day the Cub Scout troop has the pancake fundraiser at church.
I was in Cub Scouts... we never did that. But now that you mention it, I faintly remember a Catholic friends of mine (the type that wears his ash cross on his forehead all day) talking about Shrove Tuesday as "Pancake Day". Hmmm... can I just... take the religious part out and make it a day to actually celebrate the existence of Pancakes and how great they are?
@@mickymoist Jesus died so you could have pancakes.
how are you today years old finding that out, denys has been givin away free pancakss on pancake day for like 10yrs now
I'm sure that when you lived in IN, you noticed another level of sports which people go nuts over--high school, specifically basketball. It's also true in IL, but in metro Chicago, the coverage is considerably overshadowed by all of the pro sports. However, when the Illinois State High School Basketball Finals are held in Peoria in March, the whole state goes nuts, and in the 4A (biggest schools), Chicago always seems to be leading the pack. In fact, the old movie "Hoosiers" was about an Indiana high school basketball team.
Yes, Redwoods are big, but don't forget their cousins, the Sequoias, which also have a national park all their own.
Some crazy synonyms of dohickie are whatchamacallit and thingamajig.
I know he at one point lived in Anderson, Indiana, and their high school basketball team used to be a powerhouse. Having lived in Anderson for most of my life, I can say that they haven't been great lately (not since the 90's), but they had Johnny Wilson back in the 1940s. Those teams are what started Hoosier Hysteria. So he definitely got a unique experience in Indiana.
I don't know if he lived in Anderson in 2016, but two teams from Madison County, which is the county that Anderson is in, won state at their respective levels. It was crazy then.
Skip Yellowstone. Hit Glacier. Head West from there - uppermost part of Idaho, NE Washington. Keep heading west to the Cascades. You'll forget about the Rockies. Good trip.
Glaciers better for scenery, Yellowstone's better for wildlife.
Lawrence, as much as you appreciate landscapes, come to Oregon. Amazing coastlines, high deserts, rainforests, snowcapped mountains verdant valleys , stunning waterfalls, and the the majestic Columbia river gorge. You won't be sorry. Love your videos. Krts Futter
Our county loads up two barges on the river with fireworks and fires them off on the 4th. When you’re out on the boat ramp you get hit with all those concussion waves. It’s one heck of an experience.