Everybody, meet Donnie. Donnie is what happens when your wife's aunt and uncle give you this cap and glasses as a gag gift for Christ...
Finding America
Me and Tarah
Recently, Lost in the Pond guest blogger and British expat, Mark Turner, returned home for Christmas. The following is a journal from his ...
It's almost Christmas Day. So what better time to give you all a rundown of the five things Americans ask me on the 25 December? I grant...
It's been many years since I last walked the green pastures of England. That doesn't, of course, stop me from reminiscing about so...
Americans like to ask me about the place in England in which I grew up: Grimsby. Long before I moved to the United States, Grimsby was whe...
It's that time of year again, folks: the decorations are up, the tree is down (I have cats), and Michael Bublé has emerged from his c...
This past weekend, the wife and I opted for something different; we headed down to the Chicago Shakespeare Theater to catch the Tony A...
Over the years, I've put an inordinate amount of effort into maintaining some of the chief qualities - if that's the right word - ...
As we enter the winter season, I headed this week down to Chicago's famous Christkindlmarkt - literally "Christmas Market" - ...
To my American viewers, Happy Thanksgiving; to everyone else, Happy fourth Thursday in November. Here are 5 things Americans ask me - a Br...
I met a woman recently and introduced myself to her. “Hi, I’m Mark,” I said. “Hi, I’m Daryl,” she replied with a smile.
If there’s one thing U.S. TV show producers seem to love, it’s a British cameo to throw some drama into the mix. However, more often than...
Okay, America. Words like "douchebag" are all well and good, but if you ever find yourself low on insults, feel free to borrow s...
It's been a strange few days in America. Hopefully this video can represent some welcome relief for those who need it. And also as an ot...
At times like this, I think we could all do with the following reminder: amid all of the ugliness that has unfolded over the last eighte...
For this episode, I sat down with my British friend, Tessa, who was visiting from Glasgow. I was determined to find out which aspects of d...
In what has to be one of the most surreal moments of my life, last night I joined hundreds of Chicagoans on the streets of Wrigleyv...
When historians look back on 2016 in America, the most prevalent word gracing their reports will be "bonkers".
On Tuesday, I gave you the trick, now for the treat. That's right, here's part 2. Watch your favourite British host, Laurence Brow...
As Halloween approaches faster than Jason Voorhees at a teen camping trip, your favourite British host, Laurence Brown, tries out some ty...
Back in 2013, Lost in the Pond ran a piece listing 12 idioms commonly heard in British English that had some very different American E...
Are you a Brit living in the United States? Do you miss British chocolate, tea, and biscuits? Are you... homesick? If so, here's some ...
After receiving a black eye following an altercation with a balloon (don't ask), I have opted to do a faceless video for you fine peopl...
It's that time of year again when people dress up as vampires, ghosts, and presidential candidates. With that in mind, your favo(u)...
In this episode of Lost in the Pond's Finding America series, Laurence Brown heads down to Chicago's Navy Pier to get a close-up ...
As you may be aware, I recently made the decision to use the power of the internet to highlight all the places in America that stock wha...
As many of you know, I relocated from Indianapolis to Chicago at the back end of July. In this episode of Lost in the Pond's Finding...
For millions of Americans, one of the upsides to living in a technologically-connected, globally-conscious world is that there has been—i...
Given its mutual history with Britain, it probably comes as no surprise to anyone that America is home to a high ratio of people who cla...
I'll be honest with you; as much as I love living in America, there are still an inordinately high number of British items I miss fr...
Are you a Brit visiting the United States? Perhaps you’re an American trekking the hillsides of Britain? Either way, there’s a good chance...
In this episode, your favo(u)rite British host, Laurence Brown, outlines the biggest difference between Britain and America. Is it the la...
There will always be a connection between Yorkshire pudding and my first years of journey as a cook and foodie. Pudding is a staple at ev...
The British are very good at two things: 1) getting incredibly drunk and 2) coming up with words to describe the act of getting incredibly...
In my quest to visit all fifty U.S. states by 2020, I headed off into the mountains of West Virginia in September, 2016. It was here th...
In this weekend's Brit Talk, Laurence Brown asks, "what is acceptable for dunking into tea?" This question comes after the ...
In this weekly video series, your favourite British host, Laurence Brown, does his best Irish accent. Or his best impression of Dougal fro...
It's a well-known fact that hundreds of U.S. towns and cities were named after equivalents in England. What is perhaps less well known...
Your favo(u)rite British host, Laurence Brown, has this bizarre habit of occasionally breaking out a Scottish accent. Thankfully, the lat...
With Great Britain and the United States currently heading up the Olympics medal table, we thought it would be a great time to look at w...
Watch your favourite British host, Laurence Brown, travel to the 95th floor of Chicago's second-tallest skyscraper (if you include th...
Your favo(u)rite British host, Laurence Brown, discusses some of the things no one told him about life in Chicago, after moving to the Win...
Dear Indiana, I am writing to formally declare that, after almost eight years residing in your pseudo-rectangular borders, I am moving o...
We've all committed an embarrassing faux pas or two. If you're an American visiting England, you'll want to watch this video...
It's that time of year again, folks, when we celebrate America's birthday. As a Brit living in America, July 4 has offered me no s...
Yesterday, I voted for the UK to remain in the European Union. I believed, as an immigrant of the world, that immigration was a good thing...
After months of debate, political speeches, and sensationalist news reports, the day has finally arrived. Millions of Brits will head to t...
Right now, the world could do with a bit of laughter and there’s nowhere more giving in this department than Britain. Except maybe North K...
In what is the fourth part in an ongoing series, here are 5 more British and American word differences you might not know. To start at the...