5 Pet Words I Only Picked Up After Moving to America 

Be careful about spelling things out around Arthur. We did that and our dog figured out how to spell. RIP Thor dog. You were the best boy

I've never in my life heard someone call their dog bub. Lived in the US in several states. It's probably local to where you are. It was a common word in the early 1900's and you can hear it a lot in old cartoons and films. But people don't use it these days much.

I’ve lived in the US my whole life and have never heard a dog referred to as bub until this video.

I've never heard anyone use Bub in that way, though Bud or Buddy aren't unheard of, and sound much friendlier as well.

"leash" is definitely more common, but you'll still hear "lead," especially at dog shows.

I love how Arthur perked up at the word "destroy"

Congratulations on your citizenship Laurence. It’s been a joy watching your videos.

I think of Bub as a short form of Bubba, which is baby talk for brother. I’ve never heard of a dog called Bub before now.

Arthur looked anxious in the car wash. Our family dog had the same reaction; she just sat in the seat and trembled. Kafka is a little vexed because Arthur has not yet acknowledged his (Kafka's) superiority. He might have a long wait. 😁

The look of contempt and disdain on the cat’s face. Lol.

Arthur was so intently listening to you and watching every hand movement. What a cutie

"Leash" is used most often, though I have heard "lead"- usually by professional dog trainers. (I have to say, I really liked the fake-out at the end, there. I knew the bag didn't contain what it seemed to contain, but the suspense of finding out what was in there was fun.)

Arthur's ears need their own channel. ❤

American apartment dweller here. I once yelled at my cat after the usual "petting" session that ended in a bite. I yelled, LICK DON"T BITE then worried that the neighbors had overheard. Also, FWIW I have no idea what you're talking about re: "Bob".

I can relate, I came to the US in 2015 and for the first 3 months I felt like I was in a movie. Just the cars, the dimensions of things, the signs, the sirens - all familiar from movies.

Your puppy has mastered the puppy eyes, so adorable. And your cat has mastered the death stare, haha. I enjoy your videos a lot! It's always fun to learn about other cultures and also what they find unusual about our culture :)

Congratulations on adopting Arthur. Love Khafka, too!

To ask our dogs if they wanted to go outside to relieve themselves, we'd say "Do you want to go out?" Or, "Do you want to go outside?" Sincerely, a Northeastern Pennsylvanian. P.S. I've never before heard anyone refer to a pet as "bub."

I love that Arthur and Kafka seem to be totally cool with each others company and even want to play together. That is wonderful!! Good job, Kafka for accepting your new family member!!

I've lived on the west coast, east coast, and now in the north, and never heard anyone call their dog "Bub" as a nickname, lol btw, love your cat, over and across multiple times for pets, then ditches you 😄👌

A well-intentioned warning: If leaving Arthur alone in the crate, take off his collar. Puppies are all kinds of escape-artist and the collar can get caught up in the crate and strangle the pup. I heard it happen to others from my trainer, and my dog almost hung himself when I left him alone with the collar on for 5 minutes when I went to use the bathroom (his crate was in the living room where I could watch over him)! After that, it was collar off EVERY time he went into the crate.

My dog learned what spelling walk meant. I had to change to pedestrian event. I fear Arthur will be just as intelligent. Adjust, evolve, overcome

Your family is BEAUTIFUL!! Kafka and Arthur are precious, your wife is lovely, and you were ADORABLE as a little boy!! This video made me really happy 😊

What an adorable dog. You made a good choice. Hope you have many happy years together.

The phrase I always used to tell my dogs to pee / poop was "do your business".

I rode horses, and we called the line we attached to the horse a lead. It makes sense.

I am from St Louis, and I have never heard Bub for a dog. Your little puppy is such a quiet little guy!

What a very happy adorable dog. I'm so happy that you rescued him. 🤗 Ceasar Milan is a good "instructor". I learned a lot from him. Even if someone doesn't have a dog, many of his tips and tricks help people deal with other people's dogs.

Love your videos! Also, I love Tara too much not to say anything about the lack of a headrest in the car. Even in the slightest accident whiplash and probably worse. Much worse. Take care of your beautiful selves!!

I think that you may be using the shortened version of “bubbie” which is a term of endearment. A cross between baby and buddy. 💕

For my family, leash is the handheld one and lead is one that’s attached to a pole or something

Ha! Arthur ADORES you Laurence! Watch how he looks at you! Thanks for another video

Your channel is such a delight! Arthur and Kafka are great. I think you’ll be at a million subscribers in no time at all! 😁🐶🐱

Aww your pets love their daddy!

I cannot believe this man isn't on actual television. This show is terrific! Thanks for the content!

Laurence, my first dog (i was 42) was a service dog that i rescued from a shelter and i didnt like the name she was given by her abusive former owner. So i changed it to Krymsan cause she was a reddish brown. But 99% of the time i called her Booboo and thats what i had engraved on the box that now holds her ashes. She was murdered right in front of me by a hit & run driver. Two yrs of major depression and one failed suicide attempt later and God told me in no uncertain terms that he still had stuff for me to do so 5min after i prayed for a reason TO BE here he put my boy TOBE (toby) in my path (see what i did there? TO BE = TOBE). I rescued him off the streets of nashville tenn in april 2012 (he'll be 12 in aug) and we havent looked back since. Oh, and i totally forgot about committing suicide as soon as i saw him. He is the dog i had prayed for back when i was 10yrs old. God just took his time giving him to me, 40yrs i waited. I was 50 when i got him and now im 61, he'll be 12 this aug. Even tho his name is officially TOBE, i still call him Booboo. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Arthur respects that Kafka was there first, and so is the Alpha. That will save him a few savage beatings...

Used to say to our dog “do your business “. I’m not sure if we were expecting him to trade shares, do a coke deal or just take a shit

i LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your map pillows!!!! and yes, being a native hoosier i spotted the one with indiana straight off. 😁

Kafka seems to tolerate Arthur ok... though I see he gets a bit agitated ... (noticed some tail flicking... means a totally different thing from a cat than from a dog.)... I love them both so cute! How has he been getting on with storms? We had a couple of big thunder storms the last couple of nights with hail ... I noticed my 1 cat moved her bed both nights from across the hall to right outside my bedroom door... either she was wanting comfort... or she thought perhaps I needed protecting from the storm... I'm not sure which... I assume though it's more likely that she was scared.

You and your wife seem to like bright colors. I can't wait to see your home fully decorated. 🟦🔴🟨

LOVE Tara's glasses!!

I haven't heard people call their pets bub, but I'm one who refers to my male pets as Bubba, sometimes. My in-laws have called their baby boy "Bubba" as well.

It’s so fun to watch these being an American living in England right now for few years.

I didn't realize "stroke" vs "pet" was a regional thing. I just thought they were synonyms. Sure, "stroke" is used in... other contexts, but I didn't think it had that bad of a connotation.

I just love little Arthur. He really is adorable! For a while there I was afraid Arthur went bye-bye because you haven't really featured him in any of your recent videos. However I am delighted to see he seems to be fitting in quite well! Hope to see him in lots more videos in the future. ❤

I got my dog Gus at 4 months old, and the next day I went to the car wash, and it scarred him for life. I had never had a dog that seemed to care about the car wash at all, so I didn't even consider that it might terrorize him. I thought he was going to die by the time it was over. He was scared of about everything. Rain, wind, people with cords or hoses, fireworks, of course, and just about anything else you can think of, except other dogs. Arthur was not having a good time at the car wash, but his stress level was not bad compared to Gus's. He rolled over on his back and went stiff and shook until it was over with, and it took about 15 minutes before he stopped shaking. 14 years of that being scared of everything, and he was scary strong and had an amazingly strong bite, but he was always scared. Then came King, who was scared of only two things, the vacuum cleaner, but only the one at home, an identical one at work didn't bother him at all, and a ceramic Cocker Spaniel. He never noticed it for 2 years, then one night, he locked eyes with it, and it outstared him. Once he was shown it wasn't alive, he was fine, but he would never make eye contact with it again. I would move it around and he would avoid looking directly at it. King and his sister Molly were basically fearless, except Molly was scared of the vet and hated day care. Fireworks and storms didn't bother them at all. It was so nice not to have to go through the month or so of fireworks terror every year around July 4th.

8:15 Would advise that you (re)install the headrest in the driver's seat of the car. The headrest is an important safety feature and can greatly reduce the risk of head and neck injury in a collision.

The only word I spelled out when I had dogs was the T word. Treat! 😅 I am from Indiana ,but have never used the word Bub to talk to my dogs.

I thought it was called a lead because you are supposed to lead your dog around with it. Great video.

I love your videos. They are informative but hilarious as well and that so called British humor is alive and well. Love it and congratulations on your 500k achievement. Now to 1m.

We use the word lead for the rope for the horse/mule/donkey and leash for dog.

I have to say, this is a cute dog.

Arthur is so cute! All full of puppy energy. Or was that Laurence? I forget.

My neighbour in England used “go hurry up” for go potty. A friend used “go busy busy” we never had a command with our dogs.

I started calling my son, Bub, because he didn't like me calling him babe when he was a teen. It was my way of keeping my term of endearment for him without it sounding uncool to him.

Never heard anyone referring to their dog as “ Bub.” Now, “BUD”, is a commonly used term of endearment for dogs. Maybe it just got lost in translation…😏

One important thing to know about the ASPCA is that it is not an umbrella organization, and any money you donate to it will not be shared with your local SPCA. They are a New York based shelter and a lobbying group. They do important rescue work (with camera crew in tow) but the animals they rescue get dumped on the local shelters operating on a fraction of the budget. The same is true of the Humane Society of the US, except they don’t even operate a shelter. They just do lobbying and highly publicized rescue missions, in which most of the “rescues” get dumped on under funded shelters. You can donate to either organization and feel good about doing so, but if you really want to help animals in need, consider donating to your local shelter. The ASPCA’s top 10 highest paid employees make over $200k a year, with the top brass making just under a cool million.

I've never heard of Bub and have never used it for my dog. That one is new to me.

I want to say THANK YOU for making a seat belt for Arthur in the back. We have a similar set up but our leash is tethered to the anchor system in the back. But I see too many dogs able to wander in the car and its super dangerous. Not only can they get on your lap and cause a distraction (its how we got rear ended at a red light by an SUV going near 50, she was trying to push her lab off her lap.) But also its safer for THEM if you get into an accident. If you're ever in a bad accident (hopefully never tho) dogs are often confused and scared. They can get hurt if they aren't tethered or they can run off after an accident when a good Samaritan helps or a emergency responder opens the door to help passengers or get Arthur out. Some people never find their dogs after that and its horrible for everyone involved. So THANK YOU! Edit: It also is safer for people trying to help, my dog feeds off my emotions and goes on guard if I am upset, in pain, or panicked. I wouldn't hesitate to say that I was panicked because of the accident and if something happened to a spawn or my husband that Iverson wouldn't hesitate to bite anyone approaching me in any threatening manner.

I'm only 30 seconds in but I just had to comment that I already can't handle the puppy's cuteness as he watches you do the video!

Bub is a new one for me. Never really heard that used I have heard as well as used ‘Bud’ As in Buddy , my friend and companion. I am 71 and was born and raised in the US

Genuinely enjoy your comedy delivery. Thank you

"Potty" is certainly an American English word not taught in Europe. My cousin once had an exchange student from Switzerland. We were in the car going to Walmart and my cousin said "I have to go potty when we get there". The Swiss girl was super confused as to how a trip to Walmart was going to involve a party.

The word Bub is more of a terms of endearment now. Your dog is just so cute by the way.

While "leash" is the standard for dog owners, there are a lot of American uses for "lead" including a horse's lead rope, and in the context of dog showing and grooming. I usually think of leashes as having a loop at one end and a clip at the other. I think of a lead as a leash without a loop at the end.

I am getting a new puppy on Monday. First one in 8yrs! I sure hope I remember how to "get 'im brung up".

But you will find the word lead used for the leash you use for livestock

On behalf of the late great Norm I'd like to congratulate you on your doghouse ownership.

Aww, I loved this one. Lots of both your pets! Scritches to them both. LOL, my *second* thought after 'stroke' was Billy Squier's song "The Stroke".

I know this is random, but I really like the stairs behind you!! Great color combination! 😍😍😍😍

Nice vlog. I call my cat, Bub, Bubsy and Bubby sometimes. It's not his name, obviously, but I have also only ever heard it as a term of endearment. Having said that, I am a Brit living in the US. By the way, where did you get the material for those throw-cushions, I really like it. I wouldn't mind some Brit style map material.

Sweatpants? 😂 You’re definitely lost if you missed that one. Love it x

I specifically chose this video (out of the other videos on this channel) to watch next because of the prominent use of the word "potty" in the preview. Well done.

One of the things I like about Lawrence’s videos aside from the humorous comparisons of British and American life is that he seems to find joy and humor in the ordinary things of life.

Hope to see Arthur at the dog park soon!

Laurence, I think it really doesn't matter whether you call it a lead or a leash, just as long as you remember to "lead" Arthur through his walks and adventures.

Congratulations!!! You deserve millions!

That dog has AMAZING ears.

6:40 one thing to note is that "bub" is different from "bubba", with bub as you mentioned being more derogatory whole bubba is the opposite - - a nickname for brother or an otherwise imposing but sweet man, and has become a catch all for male pets in general, and variations thereof becoming associated with it

I was with my Dad and two nephews in our truck one time when Dad decided to take the truck through the car wash. We had our pup Morticia with us as well. She went absolutely nuts in the car wash, trying to bite the brushes and suds through the window. My father started yelling and swearing at her to calm down. Watching her going nuts, spit flying and my dad going nuts, spit flying was so funny. My nephews and I were laughing hysterically which got my father even madder. A favorite memory of mine!

I left a comment on the video that you introduced us to Arthur, where I mentioned that he seemed like he might be deaf. I can't help but feel like the more we see of him, the more he acts like he's responding to your actions rather than your voice. In any case, it seems like you've all adjusted well to the new addition to the family. He's adorable.

i'm from the south eastern US and we use bubba as a term of endearment for little boys, significantly younger male relatives (i still call my 22 yo nephew bubba) or for your brothers.

We need a t shirt with Arthur on it. My roommate's dog is called Bubba.

You should do a doggie DNA test on Arthur to see what breeds he is. Would make a great video!!!!

I'm not sure if this is 100% fact but I've always interpreted "Bub" when used as a term of endearment as a shortened version of Bubba which in America is often used to mean Boy or Brother and is generally a term of endearment.

2:57 We say “go pee pee” or “poo poo” to pets too 😂

Not from the South or Mid-west, I'm a transplanted Canuck from British Columbia and I call my (adopted from a shelter) 12 yr. old Aussie shep "Bub" all the time. (His "official" name is Rufus.) Then again, I also call him "Mr. Rufus" and "Rufus T. Merriweather" and lots of other (unprintable) names as well. Goes to show, how regional dialects don't matter when a handy nick-name is required. Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and you know what? They are all correct.

In the South, 'Bubba' is the term of endearment for the boydog, though I call my guy Bubby.

"Potty" may be regional. We're in Minneapolis & we say "do your thing" but that may be more a personal choice. Arthur is certainly growing fast.

I call all of my pets Buddy. This is because I can't always pull the right name out of my very full memory of pet names. And taking the chihuahua to the car wash was a disaster; she was terrified. Thank you for your charming channel!

I remember watching an episode of Top Gear and Jeremy Clarkson told the audience a story about how he was going to bone somebody’s dog 😮 That means something COMPLETELY different here in the U.S. 😆

At night I tell my dogs “let’s go pee pee and let’s go sleepies”. And they know exactly what I’m talking about lol.

I remember the word Bub from a TV show of my youth, although can’t remember which one? Had a boss who called everyone on the crew Butch, he’d say hey Butch and we’d all look at him!

Dogs have a memory and love understanding your routine.

Are you sure it's not bud? For Buddy?

In michigan you are more likely to hear Bud or buddy.

One thing that helped me with training my puppy was to always reward a down calm position and say, “good down.” My boy Miles will automatically go into a down whenever I’m not paying attention hoping that treats will fall from above. Down is also a rough one for them to be comfortable with. Also I was taught they learn better if they are calm. Hope it helps you guys have a great life together.

Bub is most definitely a term of endearment. It comes from a babyish way of saying brother (bubba). Like many things in the US, however, we use that affectionate term when we want to demean someone, suggesting that they are childish and in need of coddling. maybe I'm wrong, but that's the feel I get.

Are you sure it is Bub and not Bud? I hear Bud all the time. Never heard Bub. But I'm in the South so maybe it is just different here.