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  • @BoterBug
    @BoterBug Před 2 lety +7029

    Missed opportunity: "This tectonic definition has some major faults."

    • @giovannibertocci8944
      @giovannibertocci8944 Před 2 lety +62

      i'm not getting it :(

    • @adrianthoroughgood1191
      @adrianthoroughgood1191 Před 2 lety +148

      Now you've pointed that one out I'm actually astonished they didn't use it! It's totally on brand!

    • @giovannibertocci8944
      @giovannibertocci8944 Před 2 lety +24

      @@Rodman200818 thanks :))

    • @JayForeman
      @JayForeman  Před 2 lety +3420

      I’m absolutely furious that we didn’t think of this! Is it too late to go back and film it again? :(

    • @inzanex36a89
      @inzanex36a89 Před 2 lety +181

      Jay Foreman not at all. In fact I’ll be happy to watch the video again, or several more times if you do manage to think of some other jokes

  • @gandulfthegrey1155
    @gandulfthegrey1155 Před 2 lety +4034

    Meanwhile in an alternate universe:
    We are the Maps and here is the man.
    Man Maps, Man Maps, Man Man Man, Maps Maps

    • @jiddybit
      @jiddybit Před 2 lety +52

      Man Maps*

    • @gandulfthegrey1155
      @gandulfthegrey1155 Před 2 lety +11

      @@jiddybit thanks for the correction

    • @henning1152
      @henning1152 Před 2 lety +4

      Have you seen the france episode?

    • @eduardolins5391
      @eduardolins5391 Před 2 lety +7

      Biology charts be like

    • @eduardolins5391
      @eduardolins5391 Před 2 lety +24

      @Tom Simons ᨆ this guy spams every video with this link this is the fifth time i see him this week

  • @nouche
    @nouche Před 8 měsíci +300

    As a kid who grew up in France, I actually remember they teach “Oceania” as being a real actual proper continent.

    • @lera_vasi
      @lera_vasi Před 4 měsíci +33

      Same in Mexico. For us, "Australia" is just the country.

    • @Luke_05
      @Luke_05 Před 3 měsíci +4

      @@lera_vasi This is how I remember being taught it in the UK too

    • @lagalletacosmica
      @lagalletacosmica Před 3 měsíci +3

      Spain joins the Oceania gang

    • @DaveBroTube
      @DaveBroTube Před 3 měsíci +10

      @@lera_vasi Same for me in the US. Oh, who am I kidding? We didn't learn anything about any other countries.

    • @erjkaerjka
      @erjkaerjka Před 2 měsíci

      Same in italy

  • @mrsusan5672
    @mrsusan5672 Před rokem +604

    The definition of conversation at 0:38 is one of the many, many reasons to love Map Men.

  • @PlatinumAltaria
    @PlatinumAltaria Před 2 lety +2497

    Missed the obvious joke that the tectonic model has major FAULTS.

    • @markcooper-jones7494
      @markcooper-jones7494 Před 2 lety +151

      gah

    • @Karibanu
      @Karibanu Před 2 lety +45

      Possibly something about drift, too

    • @festethephule7553
      @festethephule7553 Před 2 lety +29

      Oh piss off. Take my like and go away.

    • @njdevilku1340
      @njdevilku1340 Před 2 lety +17

      @@markcooper-jones7494 How come you don't get any recognition with CZcams? I hope Jay is sharing the ad revenue.

    • @whimbur
      @whimbur Před 2 lety +10

      @@festethephule7553 That's the most english thing i've read in a while.

  • @s1ddh4r7h.p
    @s1ddh4r7h.p Před 2 lety +5076

    Okay jay and tom scott probably know something about the algorithm that we don't lmao

    • @BenianausKI
      @BenianausKI Před 2 lety +457

      Obviously, how do they keep uploading at the same time

    • @JayForeman
      @JayForeman  Před 2 lety +2729

      @@BenianausKI It's really not that much of a conspiracy theory. We just both happen to do Mondays at 4pm.

    • @1sensational
      @1sensational Před 2 lety +36

      @@JayForeman hi jay ;))

    • @CricketLover51374
      @CricketLover51374 Před 2 lety +11

      @@JayForeman hi Jay!!!

    • @tjjs7999
      @tjjs7999 Před 2 lety +26

      @@JayForeman coincidence?

  • @nataliatc1
    @nataliatc1 Před rokem +190

    Mexican here. Born in 1993. Public school. I was taught 6 continents: América, Europa, Asia, África, Oceanía and Antártica. But I was also taught that eurasia can be a thing depending on how you look at it and that América can be divided on 3 sub-continents: North, central and South.

    • @itadakitontaro36
      @itadakitontaro36 Před rokem +22

      Yee, Brazillian here, and basically same, but it's confusing, sometimes, it's said that the 3 subdivisions of america are in fact separate continents (Due to some cultural aspects and all), and Eurasia/Afro-Eurasia are just a landmass thing

    • @wackyotter1235
      @wackyotter1235 Před 9 měsíci +6

      United States here, teachers got fucking pissed at me for daring to mention Oceania for some reason. I was taught NA, SA, AS, EU, Anartic and Anartica

    • @SaloCh
      @SaloCh Před 9 měsíci +7

      ​@@itadakitontaro36what I found weird was that they decided to separate Central America into it's own thing when it's basically just a little stretch of mass between Mexico and Colombia and afaik isn't culturally different enough from either to really matter

    • @itadakitontaro36
      @itadakitontaro36 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@SaloCh It may not be culturally different to the rest of the continent, but still, when talking about political differences, that may be it

    • @CaptainAmerica001
      @CaptainAmerica001 Před 7 měsíci +12

      America is a continent & an American is from the Continent of America.

  • @jjknight636
    @jjknight636 Před rokem +58

    In France we learn at school that continents are separated by oceans OR geographical limits such as big mountains (we were taught the Urals defined the eastern boundary of Europe)

    • @patricktho6546
      @patricktho6546 Před měsícem +7

      And then we have the Alps and other things, that don't separate continents

    • @RobinClower
      @RobinClower Před měsícem +1

      So is India a continent? How about Chile?

    • @STho205
      @STho205 Před 19 dny

      Is western NA a different continent than Eastern NA...the same for SA?
      If you define as separated a around by natural oceans or water straights...then there are 4 continents:
      Asia/Europe/Africa is one
      America is two
      Australia (or Oceania) is three
      Antarctica is four
      Five if you consider Greenland big enough and not part of the American shelf.

    • @jamesdakrn
      @jamesdakrn Před 14 dny +1

      Urals considered a border but not Himalayas… lol Europe is not a continent cmon

  • @jiddybit
    @jiddybit Před 2 lety +4128

    I thought Mark said "30 second Armenian," was confused why someone might be Armenian for half a minute.

    • @fyu1945
      @fyu1945 Před 2 lety +20

      wait, what did he say?

    • @6000yrs
      @6000yrs Před 2 lety +157

      @@fyu1945 Thirty-Second (32nd)

    • @billyfisher7763
      @billyfisher7763 Před 2 lety +244

      Because you can't bear knowing that you're Armenian for more than 30 seconds

    • @003mohamud
      @003mohamud Před 2 lety +71

      It was interesting to see the surnames be slowly anglicized.

    • @l.u.k.8747
      @l.u.k.8747 Před 2 lety +26

      It's pretty obvious why someone might be Armenian isn't it? No need to be confused about it for 30 seconds.

  • @JNCressey
    @JNCressey Před 2 lety +4778

    No, no, no. You're forgetting the true definition of a continent:
    A set of territories which give bonus reinforcements per turn in Risk.

    • @theoceanistblu9346
      @theoceanistblu9346 Před 2 lety +29

      Congrats on reaching 69 likes!

    • @dataman6310
      @dataman6310 Před 2 lety +130

      Ah yes, stacking literally all of my units in Australia so I could get those sweet 2 bonus units every turn.

    • @unknown_matter7818
      @unknown_matter7818 Před 2 lety +5

      true

    • @dorthusiast
      @dorthusiast Před 2 lety +28

      Asia is the worst continent confirmed

    • @mrp4242
      @mrp4242 Před 2 lety +12

      Ukraine is the key to it all!!!

  • @bluesmcgroove
    @bluesmcgroove Před 7 měsíci +6

    I’ve only gotten into Map Men and Jay Foreman’s content recently and the seemingly flawless French from Jay took me entirely off guard

  • @totallyoffthewallinc4744

    Just found you and you two are blessedly brilliant! Thank you for being you! Loved your French/Spanish/German/Dog… (your home-made commercials are superior to ‘produced’ ones)

  • @jordanzish
    @jordanzish Před 2 lety +3471

    That Rosetta Stone spot was a bloody masterpiece.

    • @johnlacey3857
      @johnlacey3857 Před 2 lety +186

      Yes... it’s the first time I have willingly and eagerly watched an embedded advert from start to finish... and thoroughly enjoyed it!!

    • @MihkelKukk
      @MihkelKukk Před 2 lety +111

      @@johnlacey3857 you should look at more ads made by this channel, most of them are pure gold

    • @johnlacey3857
      @johnlacey3857 Před 2 lety +25

      @@MihkelKukk Agreed... Jay and Mark are pure gold!

    • @mediocrefunkybeat
      @mediocrefunkybeat Před 2 lety +49

      @@johnlacey3857 They put almost as much effort into the ads as they do the episode. High water mark for online advertising.

    • @joncurtis199
      @joncurtis199 Před 2 lety +25

      Most vids you can skip the paid product placements. Not in a Jay Foreman video though

  • @joebleasdale5557
    @joebleasdale5557 Před 2 lety +2309

    *What continent is Australia in?*
    By definition: Australia
    Tectonically: Australasia
    In the Olympics: Oceania
    In football: Asia
    In music: Europe

  • @noodlespoo
    @noodlespoo Před 8 měsíci +7

    In Russian there's a term "part of the world" that's used for anywhere distinctive enough. So Russian geography pretty much takes the 'landmasses separated by water' approach for its definition of a continent. But Europe and Asia are still considered different "parts of the world".

  • @richdiddens4059
    @richdiddens4059 Před rokem +11

    Back when I was in elementary school (US) in the late '50s we were taught that the division between Europe and Asia were the Ural Mountains then down to the Caspian Sea, west along the southern border of what is now Georgia, across the Black Sea, and down through the Bosphorus. The Urals are also a major dividing line between Russian provinces/state/subdivisions.

    • @misteruhl4575
      @misteruhl4575 Před 20 dny +1

      Amazing that you remember the specifics of a geography lesson that you had 70 years ago.

  • @jackmchenry9305
    @jackmchenry9305 Před 2 lety +1039

    All I can confirm is that there is indeed at least 1 continent, and there is the possibility that there are multiple continents

    • @N1lav
      @N1lav Před 2 lety +36

      @Tom Simons ᨆ reported. Stop spamming.

    • @Synthetica9
      @Synthetica9 Před 2 lety +9

      MULTIPLE? I'm gonna need a few sources for that

    • @screamsinrussian5773
      @screamsinrussian5773 Před 2 lety +7

      prove it nerd

    • @drillbitt4426
      @drillbitt4426 Před 2 lety +3

      Europeans before the discovery of Australia, the americas, and antartica.

    • @thebob563
      @thebob563 Před 2 lety +7

      Eurasioceanamerantafrica

  • @Antondencoole
    @Antondencoole Před 2 lety +13014

    The fact that jays french is actually accurate makes it a lot funnier

    • @paradoxmo
      @paradoxmo Před 2 lety +1572

      He lived in France for a time (:

    • @oli_g_98
      @oli_g_98 Před 2 lety +633

      @@paradoxmo yeah, nearly a decade I think

    • @sinaarrgghh604
      @sinaarrgghh604 Před 2 lety +982

      He's really boned up on his dog speaking as well! (sorry couldn't help myself!)

    • @manuelcouderc315
      @manuelcouderc315 Před 2 lety +370

      And at least they tried to speak spanish, It wasn't flawless but it was good

    • @Leron...
      @Leron... Před 2 lety +222

      @@sinaarrgghh604 that pun was ruff.

  • @arinlilevjen6114
    @arinlilevjen6114 Před 9 měsíci

    This was so great. Even the sponsorship ad at the end was entertaining!

  • @wellston2826
    @wellston2826 Před rokem

    Verywell done. Even the commercial is amusing and worth watching.

  • @saideepakb
    @saideepakb Před 2 lety +2767

    The final English-French segment sounded like a Govt of Canada press conference.

  • @gurrrn1102
    @gurrrn1102 Před 2 lety +1835

    There are only two continents:
    - Antarctica
    - Australiafroeurasiamerica

    • @zikalokof1challenge414
      @zikalokof1challenge414 Před 2 lety +58

      In theory theres 4: America, Africaneurasia, Australia and Antarctica

    • @fullmetalboomer8089
      @fullmetalboomer8089 Před 2 lety +38

      So basically it's the place that inhabited by human and the place that aren't?

    • @wackojacko4580
      @wackojacko4580 Před 2 lety +13

      3. USA

    • @MellonVegan
      @MellonVegan Před 2 lety +9

      @@fullmetalboomer8089 I'd guess they're referring to submerged land bridges.

    • @jml732
      @jml732 Před 2 lety +6

      Afroeurasia (1st Human Frontier) -> Polystralia (2nd Human Frontier ca. 50k bc) & the Americas (3rd Human Frontier - ca. 15k bc) -> Antarctica (the Lost Continent)

  • @malcolmharris3916
    @malcolmharris3916 Před rokem

    How brilliantly informative and truly funny you two guys are. Though I am only now joining your party, I am very happy that I have.

  • @TimForber69
    @TimForber69 Před 3 dny

    Your writing is so good. The line about continental breakfast... 👌🏻

  • @_Mr.Tuvok_
    @_Mr.Tuvok_ Před 2 lety +330

    “He speaks English… in French. He is, the most interesting man in the world”

    • @MegaWunna
      @MegaWunna Před 2 lety +4

      Jay foreman speaking English in a French accent lol

    • @KagaminaraShikatsu
      @KagaminaraShikatsu Před 2 lety +19

      As a native french speaker, I confirm his english-french accent is on point. That's actually quite impressive.

  • @munjee2
    @munjee2 Před 2 lety +2618

    Jay's French is quite alright but his French accent is just perfect

  • @JoshHills
    @JoshHills Před rokem +4

    Congrats on actually making your sponsored by segments engaging. I actually want to watch and not skip!

  • @planevideos001
    @planevideos001 Před rokem +1

    Lol this is why I don't skip sponsored parts of videos! You really put great effort into them!

  • @i.cyarrell
    @i.cyarrell Před 2 lety +1215

    "Black chosen at random" "Yellow for no particular reason" Hol' Up

    • @Croz89
      @Croz89 Před 2 lety +176

      It's a nice joke, but unfortunately it's *mostly* a myth. The IOC did define it that way for a brief period in the late 1940's, but it was dropped after nobody could find any evidence the creator of the flag intended it that way. Since then the colours have not been tied to any particular continents.

    • @LandoBando-pj5ox
      @LandoBando-pj5ox Před 2 lety +120

      “Red for North America “ meaning Native Americans

    • @Wolfknight16
      @Wolfknight16 Před 2 lety +70

      So, basically the power rangers model?

    • @Wolfknight16
      @Wolfknight16 Před 2 lety +55

      @@Croz89 the official choice of those colors is that one or more of those colors are found on every country flag in the world.

    • @sabin97
      @sabin97 Před 2 lety +31

      @@LandoBando-pj5ox
      the north of america doesnt get its own ring.
      ALL of america gets ONE ring.....and if it's based on skin tone, then that ring would be brown, as most americans are brown.

  • @mattsomeone610
    @mattsomeone610 Před 2 lety +341

    Mapmen is the only channel I watch the sponsorship, as well as oversimplified

    • @thescooshinator
      @thescooshinator Před 2 lety +14

      InternetHistorian's and Graystillplays' ones are great too.

    • @mattsomeone610
      @mattsomeone610 Před 2 lety +1

      @@thescooshinator used to enjoy watching Greys content but when he started changing his content I stopped watching about 4 years ago. Miss his long dark series

    • @WhollyMowly
      @WhollyMowly Před 2 lety

      Try Lindybeige

    • @rare80
      @rare80 Před 2 lety +8

      The word "only" is awfully misused here.

    • @mattsomeone610
      @mattsomeone610 Před 2 lety

      @@rare80 shut the fuck up. It ain't a bloody grammar test

  • @samuela-aegisdottir
    @samuela-aegisdottir Před 9 dny

    6:00 - that is amazing!

  • @christiannicholas
    @christiannicholas Před 10 měsíci

    Love how accessible the subtitles are

  • @Yotanido
    @Yotanido Před 2 lety +498

    Honestly, if you're cutting by culture, Asia needs some more cuts...

    • @NuclearTopSpot
      @NuclearTopSpot Před 2 lety +89

      *coughs in indian subcontinet*

    • @Anonymous-cm8jy
      @Anonymous-cm8jy Před 2 lety +60

      Middle east and North Africa aswell

    • @michaelnajoan5104
      @michaelnajoan5104 Před 2 lety +12

      @@NuclearTopSpot *coughs in Indonesia*

    • @billybiljun3416
      @billybiljun3416 Před 2 lety +33

      Middle-East continent
      Indian continent
      Southeast Asia continent
      East Asia continent
      Central-North-Caucassian-Asia continent

    • @putraduha3176
      @putraduha3176 Před 2 lety +1

      @@michaelnajoan5104 nahh SEA pretty similiar

  • @FarfettilLejl
    @FarfettilLejl Před 2 lety +699

    "Don't worry about the details, we'll figure that out later" did you take it from the actual brexit referendum question?

  • @heofonfyr6000
    @heofonfyr6000 Před 8 měsíci

    this is the only channel where I don't skip the adverts... I even pause them if I have to do something.

  • @kaibayashi_gaming
    @kaibayashi_gaming Před 9 měsíci +1

    The only channel whose product placements I actually watch...

  • @MuchWhittering
    @MuchWhittering Před 2 lety +612

    There's only 1 continent. It just has a large lake making navigation difficult.

    • @Green24152
      @Green24152 Před 2 lety +9

      @vbddfy euuyt i dont think you got the joke there
      the "large lake" whittering's talking about is the Pacifc/Atlantic/Indian Ocean.

    • @azaria_phd
      @azaria_phd Před 2 lety +1

      By definition a lake must be surrounded by land tho, and the oceans aren't.

    • @R1CK4STL3YGAMING
      @R1CK4STL3YGAMING Před 2 lety +8

      Correct, there is only 1 continent, Ameri-Afro-Euras-Oceani-Antarctica

    • @MistahFox
      @MistahFox Před 2 lety +11

      @@azaria_phd It's a pond then.

    • @falsemcnuggethope
      @falsemcnuggethope Před 2 lety +4

      @@azaria_phd If you count the oceans as one big lake, it is surrounded by land.

  • @ramiroborges7359
    @ramiroborges7359 Před 2 lety +385

    For those who missed the outstanding alliteration "Complicated culture can't be conveniently cut into clear categories" 3:56

    • @joebleasdale5557
      @joebleasdale5557 Před 2 lety +2

      Bof

    • @loopy7057
      @loopy7057 Před 2 lety +3

      Can we collectively coherently can the clarity of your clarification?

    • @benh5266
      @benh5266 Před 2 lety +4

      Ah, the Seven C's I've heard about

  • @ekatep6362
    @ekatep6362 Před 11 měsíci +8

    I was always taught that continents were basically down to tectonic plates. Then we were taught that some countries were lumped in with the nearest one

  • @BigNews2021
    @BigNews2021 Před rokem

    You guys are hilarious, love it!

  • @Inkyminkyzizwoz
    @Inkyminkyzizwoz Před 2 lety +374

    You didn't even mention the issue of how 'large' a landmass has to be in order to be a continent!

    • @ipadair7345
      @ipadair7345 Před 2 lety +21

      Greenland is a continet Change my mind.

    • @potatoesandducks958
      @potatoesandducks958 Před 2 lety +38

      @@ipadair7345 No, greenland is a clickbaiter, so it doesn't deserve the status of continent

    • @ipadair7345
      @ipadair7345 Před 2 lety +10

      @@potatoesandducks958 what about Madagascar, Borneo, Java, Britain, Ireland, The Main island in Cuba, Newfoundland, Baffin Island,

    • @potatoesandducks958
      @potatoesandducks958 Před 2 lety +5

      @@ipadair7345 Those aren't clickbaiters, so they do have a chance of receiving the status of continent

    • @ipadair7345
      @ipadair7345 Před 2 lety

      @@potatoesandducks958 Thats nice to hear :)
      Edit: *see, I'm reading comments

  • @cbohn99
    @cbohn99 Před 2 lety +442

    5:40 If UK sends Jay Foreman to the Eurovision Song Content, there will be no doubt that UK will finish first. Petition to send Jay Foreman to ESC 2022.

    • @rjc0234
      @rjc0234 Před 2 lety +5

      Jay Foreman x Bill Bailey. It will be glorious.

    • @politicallycorrectredskin796
      @politicallycorrectredskin796 Před 2 lety +2

      I last watched that depressing abomination in 1985. I had no idea whatsoever that we were still doing that.

    • @orbracha25
      @orbracha25 Před 2 lety +1

      do you think the UK wants to win the eurovision?! if they did, they'd try to send good songs!

    • @orbracha25
      @orbracha25 Před 2 lety

      @@ethanbennett7 sure but trying to win might help you win

    • @kellydalstok8900
      @kellydalstok8900 Před 2 lety

      They could sing one sentence in every European language and one in Dog. Cats may feel a bit left out though.

  • @cristinapavesi4729
    @cristinapavesi4729 Před rokem

    great episode!

  • @MatthewCaunsfield
    @MatthewCaunsfield Před 7 měsíci

    Map Mem have the best back catalogue! 😁

  • @jamesboulton2722
    @jamesboulton2722 Před 2 lety +486

    We New Zealanders have decided that due to the fact that NZ seems to be missing from most maps (including the ones at the back in the intro) we will claim our own continent Zealandia. We figure no one will notice. We’ve even got the geologists on board, and a Wikipedia entry. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealandia

    • @ChilapaOfTheAmazons
      @ChilapaOfTheAmazons Před 2 lety +42

      Good for you. 😄❤️
      If Australia can pretend to be a continent rather than an island, I don't see why New Zealand shouldn't.

    • @000Dragon50000
      @000Dragon50000 Před 2 lety +24

      Just dump something heavy on the other end of your tectonic plates to lift zealandia up out of the water :p

    • @eleSDSU
      @eleSDSU Před 2 lety +26

      @@000Dragon50000 hey! as a Chilean I will kindly ask Zealanders to not do that :c

    • @dragonmartijn
      @dragonmartijn Před 2 lety +1

      That needed to be New Zealandia....

    • @DingleDangle66
      @DingleDangle66 Před 2 lety +1

      You are part of Oceania.

  • @marcoromo5724
    @marcoromo5724 Před 2 lety +413

    Jay brushing his hair back is like when Zooey Deschanel doesn’t have bangs. A totally new person

    • @LurkerPatrol5
      @LurkerPatrol5 Před 2 lety

      Where does he brush his hair back?

    • @RuntyMcTall
      @RuntyMcTall Před 2 lety +6

      @@LurkerPatrol5 On the top of the podium in the Olympics scene, for one

    • @tempestive1
      @tempestive1 Před 2 lety +1

      I had to Google "zooey deschanel no bangs" xD

    • @barselino9877
      @barselino9877 Před 2 lety

      what the heck

    • @marcoromo5724
      @marcoromo5724 Před 2 lety

      @@tempestive1 now you’ll never sleep the same

  • @alanprice7584
    @alanprice7584 Před rokem

    This just cracks me up, love the humour.

  • @thesnep4757
    @thesnep4757 Před rokem

    I had to watch this ad again, it was so amazing.

    • @tober7141
      @tober7141 Před 22 dny

      Watch it another time, snep.

  • @weldin
    @weldin Před 2 lety +345

    Let’s Dancing Funky is a classic. Should definitely be the Armenian national anthem.

  • @seesaw41
    @seesaw41 Před 2 lety +678

    The Swedish and Norwegian texts say: "Do not eat this. If you accidentally eat it, consult a doctor."
    Edit: the turkish Text at 4:26 say (according to Google Translate):
    Here you go. Here I am.
    Uncle Moe!
    Thank you, Madam
    This will be a gift.
    Uncle Moe!
    I'm here while you eat.

  • @joshuamunoze
    @joshuamunoze Před rokem

    I love geography and history and this channel has it all

  • @Henkvanpeer
    @Henkvanpeer Před rokem

    Great work guys; amusing, funny, consice, ie not a single world too much, but still very clear, and your cherries on the pie, like music/songs, also well done! YT has got talent!👍👍👍😉😁

  • @dalstein3708
    @dalstein3708 Před 2 lety +375

    "Don't worry about the details, we'll figure it out later." (on the Brexit ballot, 6:00)
    Seem historically accurate to me.

    • @TalesOfWar
      @TalesOfWar Před 2 lety +12

      We still haven't figured it out.

    • @mordorimzrobimy
      @mordorimzrobimy Před 2 lety +10

      @@TalesOfWar If you had figured it out, you wouldn't have left.

    • @KerbalFacile
      @KerbalFacile Před 2 lety +8

      The giant space scissors part is only slightly an exaggeration for burning centuries of diplomatic goodwill, halving a country's entire food supply, ditching whole industries (hello mussels producers), upsetting Irish nationalists again, and tossing any influence on European matters to the bin.

    • @leogama3422
      @leogama3422 Před 2 lety

      @@TalesOfWar By any time soon?

    • @TalesOfWar
      @TalesOfWar Před 2 lety +3

      @@leogama3422 They can't even work out if they've been to any parties or not so god help us on this.

  • @SwitchAndLever
    @SwitchAndLever Před 2 lety +1125

    Because of what you didn't mention in this video I learned that the Arctic is not considered a continent, because there is no landmass above sea level underneath all that ice, unlike Antarctica. Tres bien!

    • @noname_atall
      @noname_atall Před 2 lety +9

      currently*

    • @SwitchAndLever
      @SwitchAndLever Před 2 lety +84

      @@noname_atall saying "currently" implies that there is landmass under the Arctic ice, there is not. At least not any more so than in any ocean. The Arctic is a floating mass of ice. The shallowest part under the Arctic icecap is the Lomonosov Ridge, which has at its shallowest part around 400 meters down to the ocean floor.

    • @WilliamAndrea
      @WilliamAndrea Před 2 lety +11

      ​@@SwitchAndLever The Arctic is actually a region, beyond just the Arctic Ocean. As well, the Arctic Ocean isn't permanently covered by ice; in the summer melt, it shrinks by about half.

    • @SwitchAndLever
      @SwitchAndLever Před 2 lety +33

      @@WilliamAndrea region ≠ continent, and continents are generally beholden to a landmass, something which the Arctic polar icecap lacks. A floating piece of ice is not land, even though you can step on it and walk around on it. The Arctic region includes areas of several countries on different continents. I should know, I grew up just by the Polar Circle, which is what defines the Arctic region, in the north of Sweden 😄

    • @WilliamAndrea
      @WilliamAndrea Před 2 lety +13

      @@SwitchAndLever Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear. I'm not saying the Arctic is a continent by any means. I was trying to clarify that you wrote "Arctic" in some places where you meant "Arctic Ocean" and that there's no ice cap per se on the Arctic Ocean. There's a pack of sea ice, but it's impermanent. On the other hand, Greenland does have an ice cap (technically an ice "sheet", I just found out), which is in the Arctic.

  • @dlt4videos
    @dlt4videos Před 5 měsíci

    This channel is great, As much as I like the videos and the topics - I really lose my mind on the commercials I wish I had a product I would totally sponsor you guys. 😂

  • @pliktl
    @pliktl Před 9 měsíci

    This was wonderfully silly 😂 thank you for the belly laughs, i needed that

  • @diegomountin585
    @diegomountin585 Před 2 lety +464

    I both love and hate that the “Map Men” jingle at the beginning is off-beat
    Not that Jay is an expert in singing a beat out of sync or anything :D

    • @jakeb6703
      @jakeb6703 Před 2 lety +22

      this one was worse than normal too lmao

    • @andrew20146
      @andrew20146 Před 2 lety +3

      I have to believe they are doing it intentionally for maximum quirkiness.

    • @ChanceTheCheetah
      @ChanceTheCheetah Před 2 lety +2

      You took the best intro to any show ever, and ruined it
      It's great!

    • @mastertrams
      @mastertrams Před 2 lety +1

      No, he isn't an expert at singing one beat out of sync. What he is an expert at, however, is singing one syllable out of sync...

  • @austinbutts3000
    @austinbutts3000 Před 2 lety +840

    Continent: A large, continuous landmass separated by oceans.
    Ocean: A large, continuous body of water separating continents.

    • @Doc.O.K.
      @Doc.O.K. Před 2 lety +36

      What came first the hen or the egg ??

    • @amenhalleluyah1111
      @amenhalleluyah1111 Před 2 lety +8

      @@Doc.O.K. the land was separated first politics of history and wars come in second.

    • @Damian-cilr1
      @Damian-cilr1 Před 2 lety +45

      @@Doc.O.K. the egg,because chickens evolved pretty recently

    • @imnotreallyjess4318
      @imnotreallyjess4318 Před 2 lety +11

      define large. because some may say australia is a continent, while others could say it's an island. is greenland a continent?

    • @NoahSpurrier
      @NoahSpurrier Před 2 lety +1

      How many oceans are there?

  • @jsc5492
    @jsc5492 Před rokem

    Totally excellent and jokes REALLY funny.
    Thanks, boys.

  • @Abigael317
    @Abigael317 Před rokem

    Congratulations on a FANTASTIC ad read! If you can include your sources (not just people who helped with/did all the research), I'll subscribe!

  • @feelflows
    @feelflows Před 2 lety +112

    The intro keeps getting more chaotic, I love it

  • @Aprill264
    @Aprill264 Před 2 lety +68

    5:38 accurate description of how Britain usually performs at Eurovision

    • @wilyriley_
      @wilyriley_ Před 2 lety +3

      unironically better than Embers

    • @YeOldeFootballChannel
      @YeOldeFootballChannel Před 2 lety +2

      Last time UK did well in Eurovision was... let me check, ah yes! 2017 with Lucie Jones.

    • @Karibanu
      @Karibanu Před 2 lety +8

      When you put zero effort in it's not terribly surprising

    • @PiousMoltar
      @PiousMoltar Před 2 lety +4

      Eurovision is a joke anyway

    • @kingt0295
      @kingt0295 Před 2 lety +4

      Eurovision is pretty much a formality for a lot of countries, just send some rando and get drunk watching

  • @anateresa4862
    @anateresa4862 Před rokem +49

    In Mexico we call the continent that you guys call Australia, Oceania. I was very confused when I learned English and they referred to Australia as a continent until I learned about how different places have a different number of continents

  • @_MrMoney
    @_MrMoney Před 2 lety +307

    Is Mark singing the intro out of beat a reference to Jay's school recital?

    • @Diamondman164
      @Diamondman164 Před 2 lety +36

      Surely it's therefore Jay singing 1 syllable out?

    • @leopold7562
      @leopold7562 Před 2 lety +22

      @@Diamondman164 Thus making it a reference to Jay's series of singing songs with the lyrics one beat behind the music. It's very clever and somewhat disorientating, which makes me feel rather stupid and, erm, disorientated, which is why I don't listen to them.

    • @brumm0m3ntum94
      @brumm0m3ntum94 Před 2 lety +12

      Doesn’t he sing one syllable out of sync, so in this case shouldn’t he be more like
      Map Men Map Men Map Map Map Men
      Map Men Map Men Map Map Map Men
      Instead of
      Map Men Map Men Map Map Map Men
      Map Men Map Men Map Map Map Men

    • @stupidfanboyph
      @stupidfanboyph Před 2 lety +1

      Mark is one syllable out of sync, Jay is two syllables out. The previous one (or before i dunno) had the both of them a syllable out of sync.
      Seems like they know people are anticipating how will they do to the intro now, since they did the extra 'men'

  • @sircoloniser5454
    @sircoloniser5454 Před 2 lety +3551

    Part of the reason that Europe is a separate continent is because historically it was nigh impossible (by land) to get to Asia via land due to the mountains and sea
    Note: the continents were drawn by Ancient Greece, Russia and Spain.
    Other note: the Silk Road did not exist in Ancient Greece’s time.

    • @JayForeman
      @JayForeman  Před 2 lety +1475

      That’s a brilliant fact, and I wish we’d explored it in this video.

    • @mardasman428
      @mardasman428 Před 2 lety +222

      Nonsense. It was barely possible because of political reasons. The Northern route was complicated because the mongol and tatar empires roamed free there. The Southern route through modern Turkey was blocked by the Persians and later the Islamic empires.
      But all these areas are not blocked by mountains or sea. You can get to Central Asia(!) via Russia fast, and you can get to Persia easily too. In fact, the sea actually makes Asia more accessible.

    • @sircoloniser5454
      @sircoloniser5454 Před 2 lety +171

      @@mardasman428 because the inhospitable steppes and frozen tundra could not hold back people

    • @lowlsqwid
      @lowlsqwid Před 2 lety +200

      @@mardasman428 i'd like to see you walk from france to china.

    • @louisvictor3473
      @louisvictor3473 Před 2 lety +61

      @@lowlsqwid We are civilized now. We take trains. Which you can do, you can go by rail from Portugal to South Vietnam in a single trip (transfers not withstanding), through Russian, Mongolia and China, among other train routes between the two continents. And as you should know, trains don't really like very steep angles, which means before the age of trains and cars, there were considerably flat and walkable routes, on foot and horseback, between the two "continents". Probably the same ones the Mongols used to harass people all the way up to Germany, a thing that did happen.

  • @kevinsiedenburg4955
    @kevinsiedenburg4955 Před 7 měsíci

    Well done. I watched your ad at the end because it was entertaining. You should get paid extra for that.

  • @samrabey89
    @samrabey89 Před rokem

    Just started watching and u mentioned eurovision....love it

  • @tonas3843
    @tonas3843 Před 2 lety +71

    fun fact: the vietnamese text in 3:53 says :
    "Don't eat this. If you accidentally eat it, call the doctor."

    • @coyotelong4349
      @coyotelong4349 Před 2 lety +12

      @@Drabkikker
      I knew it- This confirms that Vietnamese is technically a long-lost Scandinavian/North Germanic language

    • @burger9997
      @burger9997 Před 2 lety +5

      @@Drabkikker DANISH???? I’M OFFENDED

    • @karaqakkzl
      @karaqakkzl Před 2 lety +1

      @@Drabkikker notice in pictures, Nords used spoon, fork, knife to eat one thing, while Viêts need chopstick for everything

    • @Den-vk1rq
      @Den-vk1rq Před 2 lety

      Wow, did you learn that on Rosetta Stone?

    • @pgre
      @pgre Před rokem

      They all say it

  • @TheAlps36
    @TheAlps36 Před 2 lety +1755

    As an Australian there was absolutely no reason for my country to enter Eurovision

    • @gormster
      @gormster Před 2 lety +108

      SBS is in the EBU, which is the only criterion for entry.
      In any case, Europe only exists as a cultural distinction from Asia, which is also more or less true of us in Australia. We’re a southeast Asian island that’s culturally separate from the rest of Southeast Asia so we are basically European.

    • @MisterFoxton
      @MisterFoxton Před 2 lety +90

      As an Australian the single reason against the swathe of reasons FOR joining Eurovision is the first four letters of the show's name.
      If they called it 'Camp Pop Song Bangers' Australia would have joined decades ago.

    • @eavocado5890pppj
      @eavocado5890pppj Před 2 lety +21

      @@gormster true, but with that criteria Qatar can join Eurovision.

    • @gormster
      @gormster Před 2 lety +5

      @@eavocado5890pppj I wonder why they haven’t…

    • @eavocado5890pppj
      @eavocado5890pppj Před 2 lety +4

      @@gormster there were talks about joining, but nothing came of it.

  • @abdulrafiuabdulazeez9924
    @abdulrafiuabdulazeez9924 Před 8 měsíci

    These guys are the fucking best. That rosetta stone ad is the legit the best I've ever seen.

  • @ladonnaflournoy1
    @ladonnaflournoy1 Před rokem

    I found you All Today. I Absolutely love you guys. I have been missing out. Take care.

  • @nondos9742
    @nondos9742 Před 2 lety +150

    "Complicated culture can't be conveniently cut into clear categories" said with a British accent is just ironic

  • @dillusion6083
    @dillusion6083 Před 2 lety +102

    ''But complicated culture can't be conveniently cut into clear catecories'' ; Another alliteration sneakilly but brilliantly put in!
    I love these, keep it going please!

    • @angryhobo212
      @angryhobo212 Před 2 lety +5

      Another alliteration adeptly assembled, all adverbs and adjectives are adequately articulated and admirably announced, an astoundingly amazing achievement!

  • @rishabhmahajan6607
    @rishabhmahajan6607 Před rokem

    3:57 that was amazing 😂

  • @ScizorShorts7
    @ScizorShorts7 Před rokem

    That was the best ad I have ever seen in my life😂

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Před 2 lety +1152

    "Speaking as someone who's a 32nd Armenian, where do you think these eyebrows come from?"
    Good point, my friend

    • @crpticshock
      @crpticshock Před 2 lety +18

      I want to breed with you

    • @0ceanicman
      @0ceanicman Před 2 lety +26

      Ayo what the fuck?

    • @Konoronn
      @Konoronn Před 2 lety +13

      @@crpticshock lol

    • @subscribetoscp-173oritsnap5
      @subscribetoscp-173oritsnap5 Před 2 lety +7

      Why are you everywhere ?
      Are you even a real person ?

    • @hairyhaggis7431
      @hairyhaggis7431 Před 2 lety +13

      Yeah I heard it as “30 second Armenian”
      Like he was just chilling in Armenia for 30 seconds and then left

  • @williamwyant
    @williamwyant Před 2 lety +205

    Completely missed the opportunity to say “this tectonic definition has some major faults”

    • @JayForeman
      @JayForeman  Před 2 lety +193

      AAAAARRRRGH!!!!! I’M ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS WE DIDN’T THINK OF THAT!!!!! 😡

    • @PiousMoltar
      @PiousMoltar Před 2 lety +9

      @@JayForeman :D

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 2 lety +5

      @@JayForeman I've never seen Jay this angry before.

    • @AbhijayAgarwal
      @AbhijayAgarwal Před 2 lety +2

      @@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 He couldn't bear the fact that Mark understood French, and that he was Armenian for more than 30 seconds

  • @1995ToyotaCresta
    @1995ToyotaCresta Před rokem +28

    À la fin de la vidéo, Jay prononce les mots en français vraiment presque comme les Français. Bravo à Jay! 👏🇫🇷

    • @dragskcinnay3184
      @dragskcinnay3184 Před měsícem

      Et les mots anglais vraiment presque comme les Français 😂😂😂

  • @tskmaster3837
    @tskmaster3837 Před rokem

    I spent the whole video waiting for the expected "in-continent" joke to drop.
    When it finally did, I was so relieved.

  • @Ganters
    @Ganters Před 2 lety +821

    The Swedish has two words translated as "continents": "kontinenter" and "världsdelar"
    "kontinenter" are the 4 landmasses Afro-Eurasia, America, Antarctica and Australia
    "världsdelar" are the 6 political regions of Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania, South America and North America

    • @petey6467
      @petey6467 Před 2 lety +30

      that's so interesting

    • @FixTheWi-Fi
      @FixTheWi-Fi Před 2 lety +29

      That makes sense.

    • @mfra959
      @mfra959 Před 2 lety +17

      In Indonesia school Only one America or Americas
      North america
      Caribbean
      Central america and
      South America

    • @magnuslh84
      @magnuslh84 Před 2 lety +10

      same in Norway!

    • @_-onidaacca-_9371
      @_-onidaacca-_9371 Před 2 lety +3

      Wow :o

  • @Cripalani
    @Cripalani Před rokem

    Hilarious! Keeping in mind I'm armenian you even mentioned my birthplace in the video - Novisibirsk 4:55. Definitely did not expect to see so many related-to-me things in a video about continents!

  • @simbuck00
    @simbuck00 Před rokem

    I love Jay's laugh at 3:04

  • @stockicide
    @stockicide Před 2 lety +171

    "Culture!" he says, while holding a container of yogurt, a snack containing a live bacterial culture.

  • @franchufranchu119
    @franchufranchu119 Před 2 lety +178

    This "map men" jingle was the wrongest one so far.

    • @albasapri3265
      @albasapri3265 Před 2 lety +11

      This one was very hard to listen to

    • @josefruiz3435
      @josefruiz3435 Před 2 lety +15

      The rightest one was the one that ended with “men, men men… men”

    • @rockonileva
      @rockonileva Před 2 lety +4

      @@josefruiz3435 Still my favorite one is Hommes cartes, hommes cartes, hommes cartes, cartes, cartes

    • @coyotelong4349
      @coyotelong4349 Před 2 lety

      @@rockonileva
      Would “homens mapas, homens mapas, mapas mapas mapas homens homens… homens” work?
      Or would that sound too weird?

    • @rockonileva
      @rockonileva Před 2 lety +1

      @@coyotelong4349 Hahahahahhaha I laughed so loud singing this now!!!!! It's kiiinda weird but mostly because of the nonsensical humor of this..but it works!
      Eg.. Birdman is translated into Portuguese as Homem Passaro

  • @aliasmarg8ta127
    @aliasmarg8ta127 Před 9 měsíci +1

    5:20 OMG My eyes. I cannot unsee it.

  • @HyperFocusMarshmallow
    @HyperFocusMarshmallow Před rokem +8

    I can’t imagine how much fun you guys have in making these videos. You’re hilarious!

    • @JayForeman
      @JayForeman  Před rokem

      Sign up to my Patreon to see outtakes so you can see just how much fun it is.

    • @PenguinGang25
      @PenguinGang25 Před rokem +2

      @@JayForeman not a millionaire so sorry but count me out

    • @maxropercalvo6132
      @maxropercalvo6132 Před rokem +1

      ​@@JayForeman
      AMERICA is a CONTINENT made up of 35 countries and more than 1 billion inhabitants ALL of us born in AMERICA from Canada to Argentina are AMERICANS
      North America Central America Insular America (Caribbean Islands) and South America are GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS of CONTINENT AMERICA
      NORTH AMERICA, as its name indicates, is a GEOGRAPHICAL REGION of the AMERICA CONTINENT that is located in the NORTH of the AMERICA CONTINENT and is made up of 3 countries, Canada, the USA, and Mexico, which is not in north Asia.
      CENTRAL AMERICA as its name indicates is a GEOGRAPHICAL REGION of the AMERICA CONTINENT that is located in the CENTER of the AMERICA CONTINENT is not in the center of Africa
      INSULAR AMERICA, as its name indicates, is a GEOGRAPHICAL REGION of the AMERICA CONTINENT ISLAND lands set of ISLANDS of the AMERICA CONTINENT (Caribbean Islands)
      SOUTH AMERICA as its name indicates is a GEOGRAPHICAL REGION of the AMERICA CONTINENT that is located in the SOUTH of the AMERICA CONTINENT is not in the south of Europe
      LATIN AMERICA, as its name indicates, is a REGION of the AMERICA CONTINENT where languages ​​derived from the European language, Latin, are spoken, as well as the European languages ​​SPANISH and PORTUGUESE.
      HISPANIC AMERICA, as its name indicates, is a REGION of the AMERICA CONTINENT where the European language is spoken, SPANISH, the most widely spoken language in AMERICA and by AMERICANS of the 35 countries of AMERICA in 18, SPANISH is spoken with more than 500 million speakers. throughout AMERICA being by far SPANISH the most spoken language in AMERICA and by AMERICANS
      ANGLO-SAXON AMERICA, as its name indicates, is a REGION of the AMERICA CONTINENT where the European Anglo-Saxon language, ENGLISH, is spoken.
      Educate yourself and stop consuming counterfeit adulterated garbage made in the USA that DOES NOT EXIST

    • @theninjabird9510
      @theninjabird9510 Před 5 měsíci

      @@maxropercalvo6132yapper

    • @Liam-2345
      @Liam-2345 Před 4 měsíci

      @@maxropercalvo6132 Lol. Shut up.

  • @zoesemple3418
    @zoesemple3418 Před 2 lety +152

    THE MAP MEN IS GIVING ME ANXIETY 😦

  • @unemiryune9322
    @unemiryune9322 Před 2 lety +122

    Actually here in Russia we have two different terms: 'continent' and 'materik' (mainland). First one relies on culture, second one - on the teсtonic plates, so continents are Africa, Australia (and Oceania), Antarctica, Europe, Asia and America. Mainlands are again Africa, Australia (and Oceania), Antarctica, but also Eurasia, South America and North America.

    • @parker4406
      @parker4406 Před 2 lety +6

      But by that logic shouldn't india be a separate continent?

    • @user-zz3sn8ky7z
      @user-zz3sn8ky7z Před 2 lety +8

      We have similar thing in Czechia - officially we recognize 5 "kontinentů" (Americas, Eurasia, Antarctica, Oceania/Australia, Africa), but 7 "světadílů" (splitting Americas and Eurasia).
      However in casual conversations these terms are often used interchangeably

    • @vedritmathias9193
      @vedritmathias9193 Před 2 lety

      Teutonic plates? What do platters have to do with continents? (Yes, obviously I know what was meant)

    • @unemiryune9322
      @unemiryune9322 Před 2 lety

      @@vedritmathias9193 xD haven't even noticed that typo, thx

    • @FuriousBoreas
      @FuriousBoreas Před 2 lety

      ​@@parker4406 Yes but no, teсtonic plates also should be divided by water mostly. So if India does not have huge land connection with Eurasia it can be separate continent.

  • @eunchaesleftbluecontactlens

    i love how they speak spanish, for foreginers to speak with such a good accent, as a hispanic it makes me proud

  • @EmzyT0
    @EmzyT0 Před rokem +2

    Well I wasn’t expecting a video about continents to set my poodle off! He was whining and wagging at first, but you obviously said something offensive at the very end, as actually made him growl!!
    Will have to apologise to neighbours in the morning! He might not have been loud enough to wake them up, but my laughing was definitely loud enough to get through the wall lol ! Ive only heard him growl a handful of times in last 7yrs, but this is the first time he’s done it while awake, so had me in absolute fits that this was the thing to make him grumble 😂

  • @saraphilosophizes
    @saraphilosophizes Před 2 lety +80

    This is a partially less difficult issue in Swedish, where we distinguish between kontinent (continent) and världsdel (part of the world). Eurasia, sometimes afroeurasia, is considered a continent while europe, asia, and africa are considered parts of the world.

    • @douglasgriffin694
      @douglasgriffin694 Před 2 lety +3

      Very interesting!

    • @Pnaraasi94
      @Pnaraasi94 Před 2 lety +8

      Here in Finland they teach about continents like Eurasia and subcontinents such as Europe and Asia. And those can further be split into regions, such as the Middle East, South Asia or Central Europe. Tectonics are taught separately.

    • @barthettema7323
      @barthettema7323 Před 2 lety +1

      Same in Dutch

    • @azaria_phd
      @azaria_phd Před 2 lety +11

      "Regions of the world" is a lot more useful of a term. There's no use in grouping Italy, Scotland and Spain with China, Japan and Vietnam into a single continent - but there's also no way to defend Europe is a continent as we understand it. It's not even like Africa, that is connected only by a small peninsula. Europe is indistinguishable from Asia if you didn't already know it's supposed to be a continent.

    • @egilsandnes9637
      @egilsandnes9637 Před 2 lety +1

      ... and same in Norwegian. (That's not to say there's NO confusion. But still less.

  • @andrewsantos4801
    @andrewsantos4801 Před 2 lety +114

    Cgp grey fans are going to be feeling deja vu when they watch this.

  • @youmy001
    @youmy001 Před rokem +2

    OMG Jay perfected the French accent both in French and English!

  • @LudwigSpiegel
    @LudwigSpiegel Před rokem

    Cool channel! Just subscribed.

  • @gkky-xx4mc
    @gkky-xx4mc Před 2 lety +1364

    If Europe gets to be a separate continent because of culture, then the rest of "Asia" should be split up as well. Sweden is culturally closer to Norway than Vietnam, yes, but Sweden is still closer to Syria than Syria is to Vietnam.

    • @hi-ve1cw
      @hi-ve1cw Před 2 lety +406

      I would say that in Eurasia there are four distinct major cultural spheres:
      - East Asia: Cradle of civilisation was ancient China. Heavily influenced by Confucianism
      - South Asia: Cradle of civilisation was ancient India. Heavily influenced by Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism etc
      - Middle East: Cradle of civilisation was ancient Persia, Assyrians, Arab golden age etc. Heavily influenced by Islam
      - Europe: Cradle of civilisation was ancient Greece and Rome. Heavily influenced by Christianity
      One could also consider Southeast Asia as a fifth cultural sphere, but culturally in most ways they are like a mixture of the south asian and east asian spheres so I didn't count them as sufficiently distinct and unique enough to be their own separate cultural sphere but that's a subjective opinion

    • @hwg5039
      @hwg5039 Před 2 lety +22

      @@hi-ve1cw This is very fair

    • @pizzaki582
      @pizzaki582 Před 2 lety +8

      is'nt Asia split? sub continent, Southeast Asia and Asia?

    • @adrienrenaux6211
      @adrienrenaux6211 Před 2 lety +47

      @@hi-ve1cw That's interesting, but I think central asia should be viewed as the fifth big area of eurasia. I guess it has been influenced by europe, the middle east and east Asia depending on where you are, but I still don't see a siberian or a turkmenistani being part of any of the other groups

    • @gamermapper
      @gamermapper Před 2 lety +3

      @@hi-ve1cw what about Southeast Asia, Central Asia and North Asia (Mongolic and Turkic cultures of Siberia, as well as minority indigenous siberian people)?

  • @JoshuaHere
    @JoshuaHere Před 2 lety +108

    Okay, but when are we going to talk about the Finland-Gabon Line Partnership from 6:15?

    • @daveharrison84
      @daveharrison84 Před 2 lety +4

      It's the dividing line between global east and global west.

    • @vespertinnee
      @vespertinnee Před 2 lety +3

      please, what the heck is that thing.
      i must know.

    • @xJavelin1
      @xJavelin1 Před 2 lety +7

      Yes! That was the true WTF! moment for me in the video. I'm assuming it was just a joke to rile up us nerds, but if it wasn't....WTF?

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 2 lety +2

      It's my favorite continent.

    • @kiija5354
      @kiija5354 Před 2 lety +2

      I first glance thought it was a sample of a time zone, but immediately saw that Africa wasn't right. Interesting. So far the east-west division sounds most likely, but then again it's from the european point of view, the maps in for example Far East and US place their own regions in the middle of a world map, making this line of east-west kind weird. Plus there's Australia, which is more in the east than Far East, but nobody thinks of it as an eastern country.
      Hmm, granted, our views of the world seem to be very local...

  • @Henkvanpeer
    @Henkvanpeer Před rokem

    The small sub videoscene avoit the Oceania being too cold to host a fireworks display,, very funny, and shows you put 8n the extra effort “show do not tell” which is the paramount criterion for good video. So 👍👍👍👍

  • @craiglungren8703
    @craiglungren8703 Před 2 lety +4

    I like how the video started off where they say “man-made canals do not count when it comes to separating continents” and how they end it saying “why does it even matter how many continents there are? Should we even care which one we belong to? Well … No, not really (whether it be 7, 6, 5 or even 4 continents)”! 🙂

  • @axr1101
    @axr1101 Před 2 lety +14

    6:41 finally, a few lines I can fully understand, being a french Baguette

  • @yuliiataranova2056
    @yuliiataranova2056 Před 2 lety +243

    In Ukraine we’ve been taught about “continents” (Eurasia, Australia, North and South America, Africa and Antarctica) and “world parts” (Europe, Asia, America, Australia and Oceania, Antarctica, Africa). And it is strictly forbidden to mix that concepts...

    • @markcooper-jones7494
      @markcooper-jones7494 Před 2 lety +24

      This is a good distinction - still, what's the basis for those 6 continents I wonder?

    • @yuliiataranova2056
      @yuliiataranova2056 Před 2 lety +9

      @@markcooper-jones7494 same stuff about tectonic plates, and world parts is more like regions that includes continents and islands

    • @LuisAldamiz
      @LuisAldamiz Před 2 lety +14

      But Asia is a bad "world part", it's at least divided into three areas: West Eurasia, South Asia and East Asia (also Siberia or North Asia but that's like Antarctica: no fireworks allowed).

    • @LuisAldamiz
      @LuisAldamiz Před 2 lety +7

      @@markcooper-jones7494 - They are large landmasses mostly surrounded by oceans (and in rare cases joined to others by a minuscle isthmus, conveniently bored to make a man-made canal).

    • @datnguyenthe8300
      @datnguyenthe8300 Před 2 lety +4

      Thank you!!! I remember being taught that as well, coming from Slovakia. But apparently the only one who remembers it, bcs I later talked to my friends and they all thought I was crazy for thinking "kontinent" and "svetadiel" are 2 different concepts. I've started to doubt myself. Vindication!