As a Pennsylvanian, I cackled heartily when I saw the traffic cones in front of the "welcome to Pennsylvania" sign. Traffic cones: Pennsylvania's unofficial state flower
@CheleBoxy
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂 I thought the same thing!
@rd6203
3 жыл бұрын
😅 We claim it here in NV, too! The damned things proliferate like weeds! It's not uncommon for people to either mow them down or harvest a patch and drop them in the desert.
@LeoDomitrix
3 жыл бұрын
They mark our second season: Road Work. The other being Winter, of course!
@Revelwoodie
3 жыл бұрын
Little known fact -- If construction on I-80 ever stops, the earth will spin off its axis and crash into the sun. Thank you, Pennsylvania, for your sacrifice.
@danajohnson4757
3 жыл бұрын
Texas too!!! I'm shocked when driving on an interstate here, especially I-10, when there's NOT traffic cones!! 😂🤣
@MattLovesVinyl
3 жыл бұрын
The best part of the video isn't Laurence eating it on the Rocky Steps. No, it's Tarah laughing at him. That's a good wife!
@rexpimplemyer3839
3 жыл бұрын
Had a chuckle over that myself. Thoroughly enjoy their humor.
@wpl8275
3 жыл бұрын
My favorite line is "while accidentally driving through Delaware". LOL. Pretty much everyone does that.
@jacayz
3 жыл бұрын
Hey, some of us live here. Although we don’t generally make that public😎
@davidmurphy5545
3 жыл бұрын
Delaware makes a fortune from people accidentally driving through.
@rich7447
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty much. Sometimes it is worth the trip to avoid sales tax on big ticket items.
@celestepalm6949
3 жыл бұрын
@@jacayz Inland Delaware is pretty. Guess you try to keep that secret too!
@elgatofelix8917
3 жыл бұрын
@@jacayz I can guess why. Must feel a sense of shame knowing it's Biden's home state.
@jimm6386
3 жыл бұрын
You missed a really neat spot in Philadelphia - in Fairmount Park, there's a section in it called Valley Green. There's a quite long bridal path (as wide as most city streets) and only horses and humans (dogs too) can use it. It follows the Wissahickon Creek - eventually leading to Valley Forge . It is a place where Washington's troops marched north and west during the decisive battle of our war for independence. It is an absolutely beautiful place - even the creek is stocked with trout every year. Quite the resort in the middle of a big eastern city.
@tarstarkusz
Ай бұрын
There's a restaurant in that park. I used to bike ride in that park out along ridge ave.
@cantankeroushousewife2942
3 жыл бұрын
This is beautifully done! The scope of Gettysburg still can not be measured even in this. My mother dragged me to Civil War battlefield after another throughout my childhood. Many we were lucky that dad was stationed in those states, it made it easier. Bull Run/Manassas (whichever side of the war one was on) was where my great-great-great grandfather died and his son had to write home to tell his mom about her husband's passing. They fought for the Union. 1 father, 3 sons. One of them 14 (my great-great grandpa he rode for Ohio). Anyway, thank you for sharing and thank you for the reverence you presented on Gettysburg.
@Maggot39967
11 ай бұрын
From Ohio by any chance? Just a random guess due to statistics ( Ohio sending the highest number of soldiers ). I'm an Ohio guy with family that runs back to the revolution and currently trying to find out if we were involved in the civil war. Just wanted to say I thought your story was pretty interesting.
@stanleydenning
3 жыл бұрын
Lost in the Pond: One of your best productions, yet. Well done and appreciated.
@gemoftheocean
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I knew from one of his other vids, he'd been to Gettysburg, and I wondered why he hadn't shown footage from there. Now I see he did a nice long video about different places there. Next time he goes, a visit to the Lancaster area would be fun.
@johngilbert9553
3 жыл бұрын
Very nice photography. You taught me a lot even though I was born in America. Seriously it was a very nice video well edited, humorously narrated, and intelligently scripted.
@frankisfunny2007
3 жыл бұрын
Born, raised, and still live in Pennsylvania. Honestly, I'm very fortunate that I live in Pennsylvania. It is a pretty nice state. (If you ignore the awful roads)
@frankisfunny2007
3 жыл бұрын
By the way, we have 3 words for "you people/you all/you lot" in Pennsylvania. There's "Yinz" in western PA, "yas" in central PA, and "Youse" in eastern PA. Each region of the state having their own accent.
@frankisfunny2007
3 жыл бұрын
During the American Revolution, both York & Lancaster in Pennsylvania, were both the capital. Lancaster for a day, then back to York until the British (Army) retreated back to New Jersey. Then America got Philadelphia as it's capital, again.
@richschmeck5496
3 жыл бұрын
@@frankisfunny2007 im from central pa born and raised and have never heard anyone in my 23 years of living there say YAS to address anyone...???
@thegreatest3371
3 жыл бұрын
Where I live in Pennsylvania my roads are great.
@thegreatest3371
3 жыл бұрын
@@richschmeck5496 61 years in Pennsylvania never heard of YAS
@feidry
3 жыл бұрын
Laurence, this is probably the best video of yours that I've ever seen. The jump in quality and production value is just amazing. Well done!
@Steve_Stowers
3 жыл бұрын
I guess this is what happens when Laurence gets to leave the house.
@FireCracker3240
3 жыл бұрын
I said the same thing! As a proud PA girl that lives in the Harrisburg, glad to see I wasn't biased in my thking. He did a phenomenal job with the production of this video. Hands down the best ever.
@namelessone3339
3 жыл бұрын
I, too, thought this is one of your best!
@kathleenwerner-leap1681
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!!!
@corablue5569
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed/ this was fantastic!
@jimboa20
3 жыл бұрын
Gettysburg really is an overwhelming place. It's such a huge, sprawling site and really gives you an idea of the scale that Civil War encompassed.
@matthewyarnell3272
3 жыл бұрын
It is on my bucket list of places to visit on day. Perhaps when I don't have to worry about money so much.......
@carolkeppel7923
3 жыл бұрын
A lot of people don’t realize just how big the battlefield really is. They think it was just fought in the town, but it covers a vast area. My husband and I visited Gettysburg for nearly 30 years and it took years to see most of it. What an awesome place
@mariagrenat6147
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I’m a Pennsylvanian born and raised. At 67 years of age it’s really great to see my state through someone else’s eyes. Better yet that you weren’t born here because how you see it somehow seems more pure.
@hatuhite
3 жыл бұрын
As a Pennsylvanian, I must say, I think this is the best presentation in documentary form of my beautiful state. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
@protorhinocerator142
3 жыл бұрын
Right? How do we get this to be an official "welcome to Pennsylvania" video, endorsed by PA? This video was surprisingly good.
@chrisknopp5201
2 жыл бұрын
I agree I live about 40 minutes away from Gettysburg and a hour from Hershey in a waynesboro
@poutinstereo
3 жыл бұрын
I’m from Pittsburgh and living in Australia and missing home so much, especially as I mourn my grandma passing and not being able to home. Seeing some of home really helped. Seeing my exact exit from the parkway was much needed. Glad you liked it!
@kaseymeier5944
3 жыл бұрын
My condolences for your loss
@mikepez
3 жыл бұрын
I’m from the Burgh and am stuck overseas as well. Sorry to hear about your Grandma.
@frandistabile4723
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry about the loss of your grandmother
@joeheid4757
3 жыл бұрын
My condolences.
@brentmcwilliams4332
3 жыл бұрын
I am burgh born and bred, as I say, or a yinzer from back. I grew up there until the age of 16. My mother is still living in Latrobe. She isn't well. We both have cancer. I am stuck in paradise (Hawaii) and haven't been able to see her in over a decade. I totally feel you my brother. 🤙💔
@patriciaasturias1007
3 жыл бұрын
That Rocky run was stunning.
@Camie.in.Philly
3 жыл бұрын
Most people that don't live here assume that we are fixated with his character but they don't know Sylvester Stallone actually went to Lincoln High School here in the city.
@David_K_pi
3 жыл бұрын
And Laurence was almost stunned in the fall. 😜
@TheCousinEddie
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! The editing was so well done. That run up the steps of the Philly Museum of Art is no joke. Hell, even Rocky struggled with it at first and he wasn't running in the 100 degree heat of summer.
@jimgreen5788
3 жыл бұрын
Patricia Asturias, aside from the face plant at the top. : )))
@kathleenpayne564
3 жыл бұрын
I live in PA beautiful state. Hills. Live hills. Saw Ohio once. It was flat. It felt unreal
@Outsyder216
2 жыл бұрын
As an adopted Pennsylvanian, this video was really nice. I'm originally from Cleveland but lived in Pittsburgh for 10 years; I presently live in Philly but now that I'm working remotely, I plan on moving back to Pittsburgh since my friends are there and it has a much lower cost of living. There's a certain...charm about PA that's hard to put in words.
@apollovizsla
18 күн бұрын
I know what you mean about there being a certain charm about PA! I was born and raised in Somerset County PA, but I have been living in Connecticut since November of 1984. Although I love many things about CT, I really miss PA, with the most important thing being my family. I am ready to move back. It has been too long.
@Patriot1776American
3 жыл бұрын
Everything seems to be bad news right now. This channel makes me happy. Thank you Laurance.
@SwimCoach8
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for visiting our little commonwealth. I recently ended a forty year career manufacturing chocolate for The Hershey Company. While PA has wonderful seasons, I must apologize for our summers. Heat near 100 and dew points in the middle to upper 70's makes life hell. I hope you found some cooling shade in the Hershey Gardens. Thanks for all you do, just love the channel!
@susanunger2278
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's been a nasty last two summers with this heat and humidity.
@josephcernansky1794
3 жыл бұрын
depends which part of PA, the climate is around 15 degrees cooler in the Alleghanies than in eastern PA, even cooler than P-burgh 50 miles to the west.
@protorhinocerator142
3 жыл бұрын
@@josephcernansky1794 Here's the thing about Western PA. Everyone I know lives on a hill. You gotta park on a hill. You have to put the car in park AND use the emergency brake. Nobody lives on a flat area. Hills, hills, hills. And if it snows, you slide and slosh all over the place.
@rexmyers991
3 жыл бұрын
This is your best episode yet. I was stirred, I laughed out loud, I cried (well, I teared up) and I hung on your every word. Thanks, Laurence, for showing me my own country through your eyes.
@cahafera
3 жыл бұрын
As a PA resident, you did a fantastic job! Thank you and I'm glad you enjoyed your time here. 😊
@dottiepark
3 жыл бұрын
Regarding the Art Museum steps on Philly: one evening I took visiting friends from California up the steps for the twilight view and interrupted a very romantic marriage proposal. Which was hilarious. Also, my in-law worked for the PR person responsible for the Rocky statue. Also, I used to work with the homeless at the Reading Terminal Market...so glad you got to see that jewel of my beautiful home town.
@eksortso
3 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Western Pennsylvania, now working in the Pittsburgh region. Thank you for marveling at the hills in my part of my country! Those heavily forested mountainsides define so much of my life.
@dlbtgb
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you came to Pittsburgh! The London Times once said that Pittsburgh was the only city with its own front door. It was referring to the view coming out of the Ft. Pitt Tunnel going into Pittsburgh.
@DouglasJenkins
3 жыл бұрын
Especially shocking when you do it at night! Dark tunnel arriving into a sparkling city!
@annikam9359
3 жыл бұрын
I was going to say the same thing! Not to be missed at night. So pretty!
@lolawave2159
3 жыл бұрын
Even as a resident who enjoys that surprise view upon emerging from the tunnel on a regular basis, I can confirm that it never gets old. We Pittsburghers know that our city isn’t perfect but we love it with our whole heart! ❤️
@guymorsillo7310
3 жыл бұрын
RIGHT ON!
@CheleBoxy
3 жыл бұрын
That view of Pittsburgh from the tunnel at night! *SIGH*😊
@cwolfpack3
3 жыл бұрын
As a native Pennsylvanian with deep Pennsylvania Dutch and Moravian roots, I heartily approve of this video. Well done, Laurence and Tara! When you cover all the mini-dialects in PA, you should also do a separate video on the cuisines. After over 20 years living in warmer states, I moved back to the rolling hills of central PA and will likely never move again. It's HOME.
@revgregory
3 жыл бұрын
He did a great job with what little time he seemed to spend in PA. I too have deep roots in PA, my father's side of the family came over from Germany in the 1730s on a land grant from the Penn family and mother's side came from Germany shortly afterward. The home my great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather built in 1759 still stands between Reading and Kutztown, and there's tons of history to be had in that area if you spend some time there.
@protorhinocerator142
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. It really felt like PA. This video took me there, and I haven't been in 2 years.
@cherylreitz4779
3 жыл бұрын
same.....German background family has been in Pennsylvania since the 1700's. My grandparents spoke nothing but Pennsylvania German while eating shoo fly pie lol
@mikeb2496
3 жыл бұрын
Count zinzabar, and teedyescum are great untold stories. Learned about it from a small plaque in Plymouth PA. Be well!
@elizabethlavicka271
3 жыл бұрын
@@revgregory cool! What home is that?
@Jeanniebugg
3 жыл бұрын
I loved the few years that I spent in Pittsburgh. It really had become "home" to me. 18-years after leaving, I still miss it.
@frenchfryfarmer436
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@isaacserbin8763
Жыл бұрын
Come on back :)
@brianwoodbridge88
3 жыл бұрын
Honestly I wish Netflix would make a series and just allow Laurence to travel all over the country and do a travel show. He's a funny guy and a great narrator. This was extremely well shot and edited! Keep up the good work!
@karentucker2161
2 жыл бұрын
Me too
@shinigami146
2 жыл бұрын
@@karentucker2161 Agreed! Such a good narrator with great wit, charm and humor!
@CoasterMan13Official
2 жыл бұрын
Or the Travel Channel. That would be a brilliant TV show!
@cameronmccolgan5012
3 жыл бұрын
As a fellow British-American who had the pleasure of growing up in PA, it was great to watch you discover the wonderful commonwealth
@michaelevans1193
3 жыл бұрын
2 things: 1 - Hamilton wasn’t involved with the Declaration of Independence, he helped to write and pass the US Constitution. Hamilton was in the Army at the time and.not in Congress. 2 - It’s a shame that you didn’t include Valley Forge on your trip. That was a turning point in the American Revolution.
@benandemmasmom
3 жыл бұрын
There's so much of PA not represented. Didn't set foot in the "coal region". And I hale from "Dutch country" which deserves a mention
@captainnathan1651
3 жыл бұрын
Hamilton wrote most of The Federalist Papers which were published to convince people to support the passing of the Constitution. John Jay and James Madison also contributed.
@TheBTG88
3 жыл бұрын
The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.
@onemercilessming1342
3 жыл бұрын
This guy likes to sneer at anything that isn't British. He disdains America.
@jpbaley2016
3 жыл бұрын
A lot of what they say about Valley Forge is myth. The temperatures while Washington bivouacked there were in the 40’s. They also had plenty to eat, food given to them from the farmers in the area. Much of the myth of Valley Forge actually came from the conditions Washington’s troops suffered while wintering in Morristown, NJ in 1777.
@tamrabananarama3354
3 жыл бұрын
That was fantastic! You did the state justice and are a comedic genius. Your wife looked stunning as always 💜💜💜
@milkshake123abc
3 жыл бұрын
Woo hoo! You finally made it to Philadelphia! What a lovely tribute to my hometown. So glad you enjoyed the sights, the cheesesteak and your epic run up the Art Museum steps. Priceless. Your best video to date. Hope you didn’t seriously hurt yourself. 🤕🤕
@andreaowens9267
3 жыл бұрын
Loved your video! As a Pennsylvanian, I think you did an amazing job covering it.
@Bill.Pearson
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed Philly. As long as you're discovering our history, here's a shortcut to put the founding of the country in context... The Revolution may have started in Boston, but it wasn't finished until Philadelphia did the paperwork.
@UWSGP
3 жыл бұрын
The peace treaty ending the war was signed in Paris. I guess that was the paperwork that finished the war.
@assassinlexx1993
3 жыл бұрын
Be it work, paperwork or the bathroom. There is always paperwork.
@josephcernansky1794
3 жыл бұрын
AND the very first DECLARATION of INDEPDENCE wasn't even in Philadelphia. It was actually written on the banks of a stream in north-central PA by locals who were tired of the inactions of the Continental Congress. They signed the document and messengers rode to Philadelphia to present it to the Congress, but being much wilderness and backwoods...the travel took over a week. When the men arrived in Philadelphia on July 4, they found the city in celebration that evening. Never did present their version of the Declaration of Independence.
@isejanus2714
3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations! You have demonstrated more knowledge of American history than 97% of your native born fellow citizens who believe D-Day is when we commemorate the Minute Men's victory over the British at the Alamo during the Civil War. Impressive number of people on your production team.
@melangellatc1718
3 жыл бұрын
No Trumplettes know this history!
@nellgwenn
3 жыл бұрын
You mean when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
@David_K_pi
3 жыл бұрын
@@nellgwenn - Forget it. He's rolling. 😆
@mixtlillness9825
3 жыл бұрын
Wait a minute! You mean the Aztecs didn’t rush to Ohio during the Montana Gold Rush of 1349?
@isejanus2714
3 жыл бұрын
@@mixtlillness9825 Didn't Ken Burns make a documentary about that?
@karenjayne24
3 жыл бұрын
As a Philidelphian, I so appreciate your tour of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia. Both offer so much more than people realize. The American history in Philadelpia should be experienced by all Americans and visitors go away with a deeper understanding of America. Visiting Benjamin Franklin's home and understanding his enormous contributions to not only Philadelphia but to the world is beyond amazing. There is so much more to explore here and I hope you will visit us again. Safe and happy travels to you and the Mrs!
@dmahoney661
2 жыл бұрын
As a fellow Philadelphia I reflect that sentiment!
@karenjayne24
2 жыл бұрын
@@dmahoney661 Thank you so much for your comment. And how about our Eagles! Fly Eagles Fly! Love our Phillies, too.
@seven471
Жыл бұрын
Born in Philly, but moved away when 2. I need to go back
@dmahoney661
Жыл бұрын
@@karenjayne24 indeed!!! Go birds and Phillies are in the World Series!!!!!!! Woooo!
@elizablair2816
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir, for displaying Our American history so very, well! In a time wear America's roots seem forgotten, it's nice to see someone talk about America in such a patriotic way!
@creinicke1000
3 жыл бұрын
This was a lot of fun to watch.. As an American I always learn things about my country from your clips.
@honeybeastie1
3 жыл бұрын
Me too... he's great!😊
@terriestapley5475
3 жыл бұрын
It’s Fascinating to be learning along with you- I love your adventures and look forward to more of them 🇺🇸
@alyssaroseknits
3 жыл бұрын
I'm from Pittsburgh and I'm just so freaking excited to see my city in a video. I miss home so much and I just love it so much 🖤💛🖤💛
@Jimmy_G412
3 жыл бұрын
Scrolling through the comments seems like there are a lot of us from Pittsburgh who watch this channel.
@Jenny-tm3cm
3 жыл бұрын
Pittsburgh is awesome! I would love to see a video about more PA cities (:
@penguinsfan251
3 жыл бұрын
@@Jimmy_G412 yeah, you're right. I'm in South Fayette.
@brilliantbunny6271
3 жыл бұрын
I’m from Pennsylvania, but currently living in New Mexico. I miss home so much, and I needed this. It reminded me of some great memories. Thank you!!
@michelleb7399
3 жыл бұрын
Not from PA but I do have the same name as you, minus an N. I am Michelle Lyn! I have joked that my parents liked tires, since if you say my first and middle name all slurred together with the emphasis skewed, it’s like “Michelin.” I’m a dork. Anyway, cheers to my fellow Michelle Lyn(n)!
@CheleBoxy
3 жыл бұрын
Well I have to join this little club! My middle name is also Lynn but mom left an L out of my first name.😃 I am a PA resident. Nice to make your acquaintances!!💕
@greenmachine5600
3 жыл бұрын
New Mexico is amazing too. Make sure to visit the old sites and Santa Fe and try the local food
@debd353
3 жыл бұрын
Having grown up in Philadelphia, and now living in Pittsburgh, I thoroughly enjoyed this! Oh, how I miss the Reading Terminal Market, and running up the "Rocky Steps" on my regular runs! I love the Commonwealth and your fun and informative take on it!
@missyb.623
3 жыл бұрын
As a Pennsylvania native, thanks, great job. I think your weird thing of photographing each state's capital is neat.
@patricialeaper832
3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video as I do all of what you create for KZitem. Addition for Hershey's founder. Not only did he create a school, but it was for orphans, also housing them too. He had stock in his company, and before he died, he gave the chocolate factory to the school via the stocks! So, EVERY time you buy a Hershey product, you support orphans!
@mollytremblay1396
3 жыл бұрын
Sure hope you got to see some Amish country when in PA. I loved seeing horse and buggy parking parking at Walmart in Ephrata. 🤗
@katiemccracken4860
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for visiting my state! I live in the suburbs of Philly but was born and raised about 60 miles north of Pittsburgh. So I know how you feel driving on 80 for like 200 miles. I cant wait for the dialect video of this. Having lived here on the east side of PA, I still haven't shaken my western dialect. Though I do enjoy the look I see when I refer to soda as pop.
@balcorn9211
Жыл бұрын
60 miles north of Pittsburgh is the area both my parents are from! Grove City and Wesley to be exact. I lived near Grove City for a year as a child and that whole area has a special place in my heart.
@captainnathan1651
3 жыл бұрын
My heritage is nearly all English so I’m often trolling the KZitem channel for Brit vids and that’s how I happened upon Lost in the Pond. I just adore Laurence & his beautiful wife. Funny, charming, sweet, poignant.
@jasonlescalleet5611
3 жыл бұрын
I’m a Buckeye, but I do like Pennsylvania a lot and have been there many times. Especially to Pittsburgh which is close enough to my part of Ohio that we have Giant Eagle, and will soon have a Sheetz station. I was last there on Memorial Day weekend, where I rode a bike on the Pittsburgh end of the Great Allegheny Passage. Such a great location for a city. No city I know of has an entrance quite like Pittsburgh’s. Going through that tunnel from what seems like sparsely inhabited mountains, then seeing the buildings all on display in front of you, before you cross the bridge.
@mournblade1066
3 жыл бұрын
I grew up three blocks away from the Sheetz headquarters in Altoona, PA. The Sheetz family are awesome folks.
@jimraihl9833
3 жыл бұрын
@@mournblade1066 I only live like 2 blocks from the first sheetz store. Small world.
@bethkelley575
3 жыл бұрын
I live just outside of Pittsburgh. Born and raised in New Castle. I love the view going into the city from the tunnels, it is amazing!
@Jgfweb
3 жыл бұрын
Grew up in Pgh, and lived around Lancaster and York off and on about 10 years. Both areas have their unique dialect. Definitely worth another LITP episode Next time you go to Pittsburgh, please do a video with another favorite KZitem-r of mine, Pittsburgh Dad. Maybe I’ll see you if you ever come to Virginia
@josephcernansky1794
3 жыл бұрын
I always loved flying back north to The Burgh and driving from the airport thru the tunnels....then BAM!!! City...right in your face.....so many friends from around the country traveling with me always got the same wow!!! It's a cool rush, especially for them, they had no idea, big surprise!! PS: ever wonder why their is an "h" at the end of burgh and no other cities have that? Hint: It cam about from WW1, when we went to war with Germany.
@patf.3776
3 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of my favorite L.M. Brown vlogs. Beautiful photography and wonderful narration.
@jenniferflynn3118
3 жыл бұрын
Ahhhhhh, good old philly. I miss the cheese steaks on Amoroso rolls. It's my home town. I even drove the carriages for a little bit.
@steventambon2588
3 жыл бұрын
Amoroso, proof youre a true Philadelphian
@BewareofDarkness44
3 жыл бұрын
I just vacationed in Pittsburgh with my family a couple of weeks ago. It was a wonderful city. Great views, great people, great food, great museums, and a fantastic baseball park. We had a blast! We also rode the incline, it was a unique experience!
@benandemmasmom
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, from a live long Pennsylvanian. You've taken me down many paths of my childhood.
@lisas.5783
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. I was born and raised in Pittsburgh and it made me so happy to see just a few clips of the city. I knew where you were each time, as if I was there myself. I currently live in Phoenix and, because of the pandemic, have not been home in two years. I really miss it. When people here in AZ ask where I’m originally from and I tell them Pittsburgh, 8 times out of 10 the will offer their “condolences”. They inevitably follow that up with “Aren’t you glad to be living in Arizona now?”. I usually respond with a bewildered stare. We are stuck in Phoenix because of my husband’s job. If it weren’t for that, I would put this place in my rear-view faster than you can blink an eye and would be high-tailing it back to Pittsburgh. Just a “yinzer” at heart, I guess!
@babyfry4775
3 жыл бұрын
I so agree with you. I live in the west too and am so sick of brown. I was home in the burgh in June and forgot how green it was and loved seeing all those trees and deer. I miss it! It’s so dry in the west that I actually crave rain. I do love the mountains here in the west but the rest of it not so much.
@lisas.5783
3 жыл бұрын
@@babyfry4775 Yeah. Never rains here….until it does. Then, your pool floods, your trees blow over, your shingles fly off, and the wind lifts your 60 lb. patio umbrella like something out of Wizard of Oz and carries it over the common wall between you and your neighbor taking out three rows of block as it goes. Then, with the rain comes mosquitoes….Mosquitoes way worse than any I ever experienced in PA. The traffic here is terrible. A trip down I-10 westbound at rush hour (which, is now all day) makes sitting in the Squirrel Hill Tunnel seem like a picnic. And the crime? Horrible. We have crimes here that people in Pittsburgh have never even heard of or considered. As soon as we are able, we are going back to PA. Trying to formulate our escape plan from AZ.
@writingraven3314
3 жыл бұрын
I'm from Pittsburgh, so it's nice to see my hometown acknowledged here. And I'm familiar with every place in Pittsburgh you featured in this video. Pretty awesome.
@JohnDoe-ol3yz
Жыл бұрын
This video is equal amounts of funny and informative. It is so well written and so entertaining. Some television network should give Lawrence a large budget to create half hour shows which would encompass 2 states each (so 25 episodes). Let him write, narrate, and star in the series.
@f.michaelbremer-cruz2708
3 жыл бұрын
Speaking as a former Pennsylvanian, I very much enjoyed this video. You distilled a lot of what makes it an interesting state and made it seem like a place that's worth visiting. Just as you covered the history so well. I'm glad that you and your lovely wife got to visit and I hope you had a nice time with your friends in Baltimore beforehand. :) You are so correct that English in PA gets a bit unique in some regards. Including oddly, the way Lancaster is pronounced in South Central PA. Unlike anywhere else, the pause between first and second syllables is omitted altogether.
@angpenn1935
3 жыл бұрын
This was fan-FRIGGIN-tastic!!! And l live in Texas!!!
@ValerieSellards
3 жыл бұрын
I agree, and I’m from WV. 😃
@cromulentwords
3 жыл бұрын
Growing up in suburban Philadelphia, I endured multiple school field trips to both the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, all of which occurred before I was old enough to care. Also, they used to let you touch the Liberty Bell (the '90s were lawless times). But as an adult, I plan to make a thorough visit to historic Philly once again so I can appreciate it properly. Thanks for stopping by, Mr. Brown!
@tessaallebach673
3 жыл бұрын
It’s only the replica of the bell that’s been on display, the real one is somewhere in Washington, but Philly wants that foot traffic 😂
@robinmills8675
3 жыл бұрын
I had a similar experience growing up 20 minutes from Washington DC. Almost every field trip was to a museum or monument. I, too, want to revisit those places now that I am 66 and can truly appreciate it.
@carolines3953
3 жыл бұрын
I’m a Brit living near Philly! We could’ve given you and your wife a tour. We regularly show visiting family around.
@Blazeme1up
3 жыл бұрын
If you ever end up back in PA you could do a whole series on Knoebels Grove. The best amusment park in the world!
@SunnysFilms
3 жыл бұрын
YES. I miss it so much.
@jeffreytoman8351
3 жыл бұрын
True
@kennethiman2691
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed!!!
@holdenagosta875
2 жыл бұрын
Ayyy I work there!
@Blazeme1up
2 жыл бұрын
@@holdenagosta875 So do I
@pamelabennett9057
3 жыл бұрын
As a native Pennsylvanian, I appreciated this video and that you visited more than just the big cities. While I'm sure you could have spent a lot more time exploring other parts of the state, I was pleased that you at least went through my home town of Harrisburg. I hope you didn't just take a picture of the outside of the Capitol building without going inside to view what the Smithsonian identified as the most beautiful capitol building in the country. The rotunda alone is jaw-droppingly beautiful, filled with marble, gold, and beautiful paintings. A free tour is well worth the half-hour time.
@sschmidtevalue
3 жыл бұрын
I'd give this multiple thumbs up if I could. Great job!
@aerocoaster3252
3 жыл бұрын
The term “yinz” is only used in the western parts of Pennsylvania, mostly around the Pittsburgh area. In the southeastern part of the state, around the Philadelphia area, the equivalent term would be “yoos guys” aka “yous guys”. Also, authentic Philly cheesesteak sandwiches generally use real cheese, melted over the meat while on the grill, not Cheese Whiz.
@brettbuck7362
3 жыл бұрын
I heard "yinz"/"yunz" 20 times a day, every day, in east-central Kentucky. So it is not just western PA - I think it is a Appalachian mountains thing.
@patsmith4863
3 жыл бұрын
"Yinz" translates to "Youins" and finally to "yoos guys" the further east you go.
@elizabeths50
3 жыл бұрын
close enough to the Ohioan way of saying you'uns which of course ends up being yuuns, Especially in southern Ohio. LOL
@jamesmiller2250
3 жыл бұрын
People who say "yous guys" get their steaks from Pat's or Geno's. It's just "yous."
@aerocoaster3252
3 жыл бұрын
@@jamesmiller2250 - I’ve heard just “yous” in northern New Jersey. Can’t say I’ve heard it on the Philly area, though.
@jerricocke987
3 жыл бұрын
The battleground the battlefield the cemetery everything at Gettysburg is so complex that it may have taken them three days to fight the battle but it would take somebody a week to come into it and walk over it and understand it I'm glad y'all had a good time on your trip.
@mystikarain
3 жыл бұрын
The battlefield is the graveyard, almost 90% fallen on both sides were buried in place.
@fouronetwo813
3 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful show case of our state, thank you. 1:50 Glad you showed off this approach to the city. The view coming out of the tunnel gets all the hype but even after driving into town that way thousands of times rounding that bend and having the city come into full view is still stunning to me. (Even if it's obscured by our traditional summer road decorations, construction paraphernalia)
@delphinidin
3 жыл бұрын
As a Pennsylvanian, I am delighted. I didn't know that the Hersheys narrowly avoided being shipwrecked on the Titanic! Also, having watched a few videos about the States by Brits, I'm really happy that you pronounced Maryland right. lol
@deborahdanhauer8525
3 жыл бұрын
That was wonderful Laurence! Thank you❤️ You had me worried there when you stumbled… so glad you are ok. You were taking those stairs 3 or 4 at a time! Very, very good🤗❤️🐝
@TheBiggestMoronYouKnow
3 жыл бұрын
I live near lancaster, I love how green PA is
@CheleBoxy
3 жыл бұрын
I'm in Solanco!
@dmoney8602
3 жыл бұрын
No one cares.
@theopkingdom3433
3 жыл бұрын
I live in Denver, PA. Neighbors. :)
@missybarbour6885
3 жыл бұрын
Eagerly awaiting that video on PA grammar because we truly do have a language all our own AND it changes as you go from one end of the state to the other! If you speak Pittsburghese, you say "yinz", but if you're from Philly you say "yous guys". Pittsburghers call shopping carts "buggies" and Philadelphians call snow cones "water ice". The accents are totally different too. But the real east west beef is Sheetz vs. Wawa lol
@LeoDomitrix
3 жыл бұрын
Western Pennsylvania dialect is actually marked as its own, but I think Philly needs its own, too. Respect.
@dylanelizabeth7712
3 жыл бұрын
Def a wawa girl myself and it’s actually “wooder” ice
@davidshanholtz1666
3 жыл бұрын
Go Sheetz! I live 16 miles from their their headquarters and my son-in-law's one cousin is married to one of the Sheetz men.
@AndrewAMartin
3 жыл бұрын
@@LeoDomitrix There's also Coalspeak, the dialect of the Anthracite coal region in the northeast part of the state.
@galnetdor
3 жыл бұрын
It's a crime he didn't stop at a Wawa, it's an institution and the 'Majestic Goose' Wally should have been the national bird. :-)
@tbolt5883
3 жыл бұрын
Hi from PA. If you get a chance, go to Pottsville and visit Yuengling Brewery, the oldest brewery in the USA. It is still privately owned.
@DurkMcGerk
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Laurence for helping me learn the history of my country.
@matthewyarnell3272
3 жыл бұрын
I agree. He is doing a very good job with his videos :)
@marykaybrown4764
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind and nostalgic visit to the land of my birth! The Commonweath of Pennsylvania still has a special place in many hearts!
@smlorrin
11 ай бұрын
Yeah, so many people were forced to leave Pennsylvania when the factories, steel mills, and mines closed in the 70s and 80s.
@denielledelong5524
3 жыл бұрын
I got so excited when I saw you were in my state that I spent ten minutes explaining to my boyfriend how cool it is to see you reacting to my little part of the world. Very much enjoyed this. Thank you ❤️
@kristinee1025
3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding. Pennsylvania is one of my favorite states, been everywhere and did everything you did, and you brought it all back home for me. Thank you!
@snowps1
3 жыл бұрын
It's great to visit, but living in PA means paying 1,000 different taxes.
@calmlake2248
3 жыл бұрын
Hershey garden is absolutely gorgeous, highly recommend that everyone go if you ever get the chance
@FireCracker3240
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. All of Hershey is absolutely gorgeous... not just the Gardens, but the Hotel Hershey (a mix of Spanish charm and Italian elegance), the older section of Hershey with it's Kiss shaped street lights, The Hershey Story, The Hershey Museum, HersheyPark and last, but certainly not least, Hershey Chocolate World. There's also the Milton Hershey School, which provides education for children from disadvantaged homes.
@julierauthshaw8556
3 жыл бұрын
I moved to PA 7 weeks ago with my husband. We lived in FL for 32 and 34 years, respectively. We bought the house he spent his teenage years in. PA is a beautiful state; so green and lovely. We are in Western PA, very near the border of OH. No more moving, I am home.
@doggeelikesit9849
3 жыл бұрын
Pa.welcomes you. Of course the dogs will be watching your every move. Lol Enjoy!
@nadurkee46
3 жыл бұрын
You never disappoint, you have such a great story telling way about you. So glad our countries patched up their squabbles over taxes and tea, etc.
@catt1003
3 жыл бұрын
I grew up in the greater Scranton area & spent a chunk of the 90s in Philly after interning in the gorgeous state Capitol in Harrisburg. Great video, but now I'm thoroughly homesick!
@Fred100159
3 жыл бұрын
Welcome to Pittsburgh, PA - Hope yinz enjoyed your stay. And yeah, a REAL Philly cheesesteak is AMAZING. Also, it seems Whitechapel must have come a long way since 1888...
@akeeperofoddknowledge4956
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Lawrence, for saying such nice things about my home state! I live in VA now, another historic state, but remain a Keystoner at heart! My hometown of Franklin, Pa, though small has quite a bloody history! Check it out, sometime!
@pamnewman8392
3 жыл бұрын
As a Philadelphia area resident, your video was fantastic! Next time your in the area, check out the country side. Namely, Bucks County. Truly beautiful. Cities are interesting, but nothing beats the country side. Thank you ❤️
@tysongames2750
3 жыл бұрын
I love Pennsylvania! Still one of the best places to live in the US. If I ever moved out of Texas, I would definitely consider Pennsylvania. Oh yes, and I too have run up the Rocky steps 😉.
@marylee3573
3 жыл бұрын
I moved from PA to Texas and back to PA. I love both!
@FireCracker3240
3 жыл бұрын
This year, the Harrisburg region is #7 in the entire country for people to relocate to buy houses. That's due to the stability of government jobs, low cost of living and the fact that you go from downtown, to the suburbs, to more rural areas, in under 15 minutes. How awesome is that?
@jeffrutt6331
3 жыл бұрын
I am the opposite. I live in Pennsylvania, and if there is any other state I would move to, it would be Texas! I love Texas.
@rickallan8337
3 жыл бұрын
This is now my favorite video of yours. Thank you for appreciating America. You a lovely, adorable and thoughtful geek. 😃
@JeffDeWitt
3 жыл бұрын
For years I'd take my mom up to PA, she'd spend a few days visiting with her sister and I'd spend the time wandering around PA. I've probably seen more of that beautiful state than most of the people that live there. When you were in Hershey it's too bad you didn't check out the AACA (Antique Automobile Club of America) Museum, it's one of the worlds great auto museums.
@howardkerr8174
3 жыл бұрын
I lived in Pennsylvania until I was 18 and it took several trips around the world and dozens of trips up and down I-81 before I finally decided one day to stop in Hershey to see the AACA museum...and I am a lifelong car nut. I seem to remember a museum near the interstate(?) back in the late 50s, my father took me there on a trip to Quantico when I was a small child.
@susanunger2278
3 жыл бұрын
There is also the Civil War museum in Harrisburg which tells both sides of the Civil War story.
@sambone8194
3 жыл бұрын
@@howardkerr8174 that was Clyde Zimmerman's Autorama, on US 15 at the PA Turnpike. Zimmerman was a hotelier and real estate mogul who was a prominent car collector in the early days of the car hobby.
@josephcernansky1794
3 жыл бұрын
@@susanunger2278 check out Steam Town in Scranton and Altoona Railroad museum if you into industrial history...another thing that they use to have every summer outside State College at Penn's Cave (only water cavern in North America, you tour it in a boat) is the Indian Nation Days, have all sorts of Native Indian tribes camping on display and an amazing learning experience for young and old alike. I think every American should learn the history of ho wand who this country was founded.
@jukthewise8776
3 жыл бұрын
Bravo, great video! The Rocky run was spectacular! Speaking of spectacles, that Lincoln shirt with the matching glasses is a hoot!
@LotsofWhatever
3 жыл бұрын
I love Reading Terminal.
@rudimae2702
3 жыл бұрын
So much to see an do in Pennsylvania. I live near Pittsburgh, and I remember trying to show my mother-in-law (who is from Australia) all the stuff just in this area. Hope you tried some pierogies while you were here. The Strip District in Pittsburgh is also a great place to see. An iconic Pittsburgh eatery is Primanti Brothers. Another notable place to visit not far outside of Pittsburgh is Falling Water. Hope you come back to our state some time!
@DarthVader-wc5ss
3 жыл бұрын
welcome to the church of WAWA
@SheelaNaGig
3 жыл бұрын
*cough* Sheetz *cough*
@mikepez
3 жыл бұрын
You meant Sheetz, right!!
@bonecanoe86
3 жыл бұрын
On his next visit we have to get Lawrence to go to a Sheetz and a Wawa and make him pick.
@DarthVader-wc5ss
3 жыл бұрын
i will not accept these ‘Sheetz’ heretics
@karenebarker9244
3 жыл бұрын
You make me love my country even more with each video you produce! What charming entertainment and enlightenment you provide.
@ScootsFromNewCastle
Жыл бұрын
Nothing more beautiful than driving down 279 and that final turn in to Pittsburgh and the that skyline comes into view 😍
@Pinnfeathers
Жыл бұрын
This is the thing about Pittsburgh that no one seems to mention: It’s incredibly beautiful, surprisingly so. That first glimpse of Pittsburgh as you described was a shock to the system, but in the best way possible. I’m still not over it 😱❣️😱
@lesterloz3915
3 жыл бұрын
I live in central PA. You just might possibly have driven within a half mile of my house. Nice job on the video.
@sparkybish
3 жыл бұрын
My husband’s aunt used to be the park ranger in charge of Independence Hall, and I still haven’t been. 😂
@KraftyKittenz
3 жыл бұрын
Aww. I missed you. You should come visit the Home of Little League, Knoebels Amusement Resort (once they are fully staffed again), Penn's Cave, Crystal Cave, and the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon. Maybe Lancaster, too. Stay in an Amish home, price some gorgeous quilts. 😉
@susanunger2278
3 жыл бұрын
Yes - the PA Grand Canyon would be great to visit
@KraftyKittenz
3 жыл бұрын
@@susanunger2278 especially with Lawrence's love of high places. 😉
@thegreatest3371
3 жыл бұрын
Knoebels? Lol
@bstylesv1
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe next time, we all pool in and take him to the Shady Maple :)
@susanunger2278
3 жыл бұрын
@@bstylesv1 Excellent idea
@condorenvy
3 жыл бұрын
Nice meeting you and Tarah as well, Laurence! Wonderful video! Peace!
@terrichristenson432
3 жыл бұрын
This is your best episode yet !!! I have never been able to travel and live in a state with not much history or interesting things to see or do, so seeing Pennsylvania through your eyes was wonderful. I might have even shed a tear for my country that I love so much. We have moved so far from what our founding fathers wished for this country and I cry.
@marykober2194
3 жыл бұрын
Once again you have outdone yourself! I learn things every time I watch one of your videos!
@mermaid1717
3 жыл бұрын
My mom was from Philadelphia. It's one of my favorite cities.
@deamoncastle5584
Жыл бұрын
My thanks to Lawrence Brown...a True American... ...whose sacrifice, time, travel...and time-travel, along with our beloved Tara, have brought a sight and spirit of America that greatly and deeply warms the patriot's heart. ...Also, hoping you gain the honor, someday, of making the extras on another of Britain's greatest contributions to the world: Doctor Who. Here's hoping.
@johnhelwig8745
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video Laurence. My grandmother's family is from the Lebanon / Harrisburg area and I now have cousins that moved from Detroit to State College. Should of stopped at Punxsutawney known for its Groundhog's Day celebration.
@gregorybatz7297
3 жыл бұрын
Where on earth did you find so many people with your same name to fill out your production crew?😎
@protorhinocerator142
3 жыл бұрын
Everyone in PA is named Lawrence. They should have covered this in 8th grade Civics Class.
@TentoesMe
3 жыл бұрын
@@protorhinocerator142 Oh! That's exactly something Lawrence would say!
@protorhinocerator142
3 жыл бұрын
@@TentoesMe Thank you. That's what I was going for, Lawrence.
@lane6866
3 жыл бұрын
Laurence was in da Burgh?! Did he speak to the locals? N'at's where da Stillers play. N'at's dahntahn. Iz yew from Inglan?
@robertaa7143
3 жыл бұрын
I lived in PA for about a year. It’s lovely.
@boosqueezy2418
3 жыл бұрын
i live in PA! welcome!!! happy to have you here 🤩
@John_KCMO
3 жыл бұрын
I love seeing America through your eyes! I really appreciate your conscious effort to see the parts not in the movies!
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