Can Europeans Answer Simple Geography Questions? #2

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  • čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
  • I attended the EGM (Erasmus Generation Meeting), organised by @ESNInternational, where 900+ people from all over Europe gathered to shape the future of Europe. Since this is one of the biggest international events of ESN (Erasmus Student Network), I decided to test the participants' knowledge on Geography. Here's what happened.
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  • @hichamcypher4763
    @hichamcypher4763 Před rokem +789

    Question to europeans: "name a country surrounded by countries that don't have sea boarder"
    Question to americans: "name ANY country in the world"
    ".............. ASIA!"

    • @raghava7263
      @raghava7263 Před rokem +56

      pretty sure they'll say africa lol

    • @ashtinpeaks9972
      @ashtinpeaks9972 Před rokem

      Turns out when you ask college students vs asking people on omegale, you get a difference in intelligence WHO WOULD OF THOUGHT.
      Europeans are such supremacists its sad. They think they are better than everyone else.

    • @Drago1995
      @Drago1995 Před rokem +16

      but also Europeans: "ISN'T PORTUGAL A PART OF SPAIN OR A PROVINCE OF SPAIN" 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

    • @raghava7263
      @raghava7263 Před rokem +85

      @@Drago1995 americans: what's spain? Is that kylie jenner's daughter's name?

    • @Drago1995
      @Drago1995 Před rokem +5

      @@raghava7263 lmao

  • @Darkwolf7773
    @Darkwolf7773 Před rokem +408

    I paused right after the question about the United States starting with the letter L. I stood there for 5 whole mins thinking what other state other than Louisiana was there. You got me.

    • @Am_b0b
      @Am_b0b Před rokem +20

      I'm watching these vids the same way and felt so stupid that I couldn't think of the second... Didn't feel any smarter when he revealed it was a joke 😅

    • @piousmuffin5285
      @piousmuffin5285 Před rokem +20

      Same. Went through like 30 states from memory until finally resorting to a map, at which point I started doubting my sanity after still failing to find it.

    • @writerbill1
      @writerbill1 Před rokem +11

      I'm from the US and it had me thinking for a bit!

    • @retroscient
      @retroscient Před rokem +5

      OMG me too hahah. So glad I'm not the only one who did this

    • @leonardell-bon7104
      @leonardell-bon7104 Před rokem +3

      Do Los angelis count?

  • @danacalinescu2542
    @danacalinescu2542 Před rokem +441

    Considering that English is not the native language for most of them and also not the language they use when learning Geography (or thinking about places), some questions are not good choices, imo. For example, the question with countries that end in L. For me, a Romanian, Brasil is Brazilia and it ends in A. Maybe I think about it ending in L, maybe I don’t. Ask me anything else about it - flag, currency, capital, rivers a.s.o. - if you want to test my knowledge, but not something that requires to think in English.

    • @lamalello
      @lamalello Před rokem +68

      My tought as well. The guy was italian, so for him they're Brasile and Israele, not Brasil and Israel

    • @Danceofmasks
      @Danceofmasks Před rokem +60

      How many letters in the name of capitals is a weird one.
      So many languages spell city names differently as well.

    • @Chuulip
      @Chuulip Před rokem +14

      Tbh if they are university students and part of an international study program, your English has to be a certain level to even be able to participate. As a non native English speaker myself I think these basic English skills should be expected.

    • @lamalello
      @lamalello Před rokem +36

      @@Chuulip sure, but thinking in English is pretty basic, while remembering names is a whole other thing

    • @davidz3879
      @davidz3879 Před rokem +10

      Asking for countries not recognised by the UN isn't understood by most.

  • @abraxadabra4224
    @abraxadabra4224 Před 11 měsíci +42

    What I appreciated was the attitude people had when they didn't know something - they used it as an occasion to learn more :)

  • @vladimirpesic5635
    @vladimirpesic5635 Před rokem +357

    Little correction: RS does not stand for Republika Srpska (that is part of BiH), but it stands for Republika Srbija.

  • @Longknife
    @Longknife Před rokem +200

    *This video:* "Name a country that doesn't border any country that borders the sea."
    *Also this video:* "Simple" Geography questions!

    • @techgregory5253
      @techgregory5253 Před rokem +10

      Uzbekistan and Lichtenstein, that would be easy for me (I'm from Belarus)

    • @JJ-ku8bm
      @JJ-ku8bm Před rokem +5

      the way it's asked, it fairly easy, the country itself can be an island/continent with just its country on it, as it doesn't have any land border with other countries ;)

    • @Sprenger262
      @Sprenger262 Před rokem

      @@techgregory5253 they‘re the only ones aren‘t they?

    • @mone582
      @mone582 Před rokem +2

      ​@@techgregory5253 I wondered if the Caspian Sea counts as "sea". But I guess it's considered a lake.

    • @janewilks3829
      @janewilks3829 Před rokem

      @@Sprenger262 Also San Marino!

  • @viquiben4919
    @viquiben4919 Před rokem +53

    Paris is a male character in The Iliad. He was the son of the king of Troy and the archer who killed Achilles.

    • @monpopotama9416
      @monpopotama9416 Před rokem +17

      Exactly what I wanted to say, I am french and would never have thought of Paris as a female name

    • @paulcrowley8587
      @paulcrowley8587 Před rokem +3

      Paris Hilton is female
      No idea about the hotel

    • @udraj914
      @udraj914 Před rokem +4

      He was thinking of modern times I guess, as in Paris Hilton

    • @viquiben4919
      @viquiben4919 Před rokem +1

      @@udraj914 😂 guess so.

    • @d.6593
      @d.6593 Před rokem

      Yes it's one of my favourite stories

  • @janacibulkova4667
    @janacibulkova4667 Před rokem +227

    Geaography questions for Americans: Name any country on the map.
    Europeans: Which national anthem doesn’t have any lyrics.
    😂

  • @yousefessam5235
    @yousefessam5235 Před rokem +27

    - What is the capital of Djibouti?
    = Djibouti?
    - Correct!!
    = What?
    - What?

    • @wyqtor
      @wyqtor Před rokem

      What is the capital of Singapore?

    • @nightspicer
      @nightspicer Před rokem

      @@wyqtor those are the capitals that I like, very easy to remember

    • @giovanni-cx5fb
      @giovanni-cx5fb Před rokem +1

      LMAO I thought the same

  • @V0r4xiz
    @V0r4xiz Před rokem +31

    #1 Israel is not inly recognized by the UN, it has been a member since 1949. Not a political thing, simply a fact. #2 Paris is a MALE name. Paris was the prince of Troy who eloped with Helena, causing the Trojan War. #3 Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei) is a longer capital than UIaanbaatar.

    • @privatevendetta
      @privatevendetta Před rokem

      Antananarivo is also longer.

    • @nicoladc89
      @nicoladc89 Před rokem +1

      I think that the official name of Bangkok is pretty unbeatable in length.

    • @udraj914
      @udraj914 Před rokem +2

      Hah, clearly nobody hasnt heard of Sri Lanka's capital : Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte

    • @nicoladc89
      @nicoladc89 Před rokem

      @@udraj914 oh clearly you don't know the official name of Bangkok.

    • @pedrofmc0000
      @pedrofmc0000 Před 9 měsíci

      Uffffffff! Thanks friend I thought I was getting crazy...

  • @em0_tion
    @em0_tion Před rokem +33

    This was educational AND entertaining, nice! 💪👏

  • @miskopisko8833
    @miskopisko8833 Před rokem +52

    Small thing, rs is Republika Srbija
    The way you said it, Republika Srpska is actually in Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • @writerbill1
    @writerbill1 Před rokem +36

    Those were some great questions. I was surprised to hear you make a question about doubly landlocked countries (a country entirely surrounded by countries that are landlocked). The only ones are Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan. I loved it!

    • @NekromDj
      @NekromDj Před rokem +6

      for Uzbekistan only if you consider the Caspian Sea being a lake…. Which it sort of is :D

    • @johanna4655
      @johanna4655 Před rokem

      Does Rwanda count?

    • @writerbill1
      @writerbill1 Před rokem +2

      @@NekromDj it is a lake! Just a giant one.

    • @writerbill1
      @writerbill1 Před rokem +3

      @@johanna4655 no just because it borders the DR Congo and Tanzania that aren't landlocked.

    • @johanna4655
      @johanna4655 Před rokem +1

      @@writerbill1 aah true

  • @christianloser5038
    @christianloser5038 Před rokem +24

    name 4 capitals with 4 letters you should state in which language. E.g. Wien/Vienna capital of Austria or Rom(in german)/Rome in english and many others like Prag/Praha and so on. And female names of capitals I might be wrong but Paris in its origin was a name of a male.

    • @sini234
      @sini234 Před rokem +2

      I was so confused about Rom having four letter apparently 🙈

    • @lynnm6413
      @lynnm6413 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Same, I was very confused by Paris supposedly being a female name

  • @adamw2785
    @adamw2785 Před rokem +45

    Paris, the city in France, is named after a Gaul tribal settlement of the Parisii people (settlement name unknown). So the city name isn't male or female, it's an ethnonym. It means Spear People or something like that. The name Paris didn't exist before that as far as anyone knows.

    • @davidz3879
      @davidz3879 Před rokem +12

      Yes, but like Sofia, it's used as a female first name.

    • @gevorgvanarmenie9788
      @gevorgvanarmenie9788 Před rokem +10

      I also thought about Paris of Troy. So Paris couldn’t be the answer. I though more about Cyprus, which is Nicosia.

    • @irondasgr
      @irondasgr Před rokem +9

      Well, he obviously thought that Paris Hilton made all the difference.

    • @irondasgr
      @irondasgr Před rokem +1

      @@gevorgvanarmenie9788 The funny thing about that is that in Greek the capital city of Cyprus has a totally different name which is Lefkosia. It's interesting how it's changed to fit some weird and so different other root. This is one thing. Another thing is that neither of these toponyms have I ever heard in Greece/Cyprus or anywhere else to be used as woman names....

    • @gevorgvanarmenie9788
      @gevorgvanarmenie9788 Před rokem +1

      @@irondasgr yeah, I get the capital names confused, but Nicosia is still a female name. It comes from Greek mythology, but I forgot who it was.

  • @vdimitrova6007
    @vdimitrova6007 Před 8 měsíci +2

    As a fellow Bulgarian I can give you an advice. Try to ask questions that a person that is not that good in English can answer as well. As an example if you ask a Bulgarian about let’s say Italy - for a Bulgarian person it ends with an “q/ya/я”, for English speaking person it ends with a “y”, but for an Italian it ends with “A”. So it is confusing.:) Keep up the good work 🎉

  • @phueal
    @phueal Před rokem +35

    Worth noting that these people are likely to be one of the best cross-sections you could find of people to answer Geography questions, since by definition they're well-educated (all university students in an affluent part of the world) and specifically part of an organisation which fosters living abroad and meeting people from other countries.

    • @maximushaughton2404
      @maximushaughton2404 Před rokem +13

      Just because they are well-educated, all university students in an affluent part of the world, does not mean they are good at geography, unless it's their area of study. Near enough every other program you could study at university, does not require you to know geography. You could even go as far as saying, that even in geography you are not required to know the answers to the questions he was asking.

    • @phueal
      @phueal Před rokem +9

      @@maximushaughton2404 I wasn't saying that all of them would definitely be good at geography, just that as a cross-section they will be much better than most others. If you're going to pick a location to do street interviews, then short of the corridors of the UN there aren't many better places!

    • @sharknado623
      @sharknado623 Před 11 měsíci +3

      They are answering in a language that's not theirs. How many languages do you know, since you're so smart?

    • @phueal
      @phueal Před 11 měsíci

      @@sharknado623 was that question directed at me? I don’t remember describing myself as smart, or implying as much?

    • @feelsbadman1677
      @feelsbadman1677 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @phueal but to make up for that he asked much harder questions than he would ask usually.

  • @daffasadono21
    @daffasadono21 Před rokem +1

    I hope i can meet this youtuber next time, im in love with geography since primary school and memorizing countries and its capital city

  • @alexwtf80
    @alexwtf80 Před rokem +7

    Since I pause before any answer to do it myself, you really got me with 2 US states starting with L... I was stuck with Lousiana and then I named every damn state... you got me, good trolling sir.

  • @Zcout
    @Zcout Před rokem +3

    More of these !

  • @Sayitlikitiz101
    @Sayitlikitiz101 Před rokem +100

    It's sad to see the last Brits in the Erasmus program and even sadder to know that future British youth are not going to have such opportunities. The worst part is that they could have easily chosen to stay in it but decided to do their own program, and that program has now been watered down significantly.

    • @Jacques1675
      @Jacques1675 Před rokem +3

      Yeah,I wish I was able to participate in that but because Boris Johnson (who is also one of my local MPs) stated that it was too expensive, British people can't participate in it anymore

    • @SirLoinOfsteak85
      @SirLoinOfsteak85 Před rokem +9

      I'm so glad I got to do Erasmus. What an amazing experience it is. You learn so much culturally and have experiences you remember for life.
      It's criminal what the British government has done to its citizens.

    • @lbergen001
      @lbergen001 Před rokem +10

      I feel really sorry for you. You mentioned 3 important words: Youth, future and opportunities. If more UK people had these in mind, there hadn't been a Brexit. I hope future UK politicians (teenagers now) remember these words when they are elected.

    • @thedude9014
      @thedude9014 Před rokem +1

      Yes but you now have blue sovereignty

    • @thecockerel86
      @thecockerel86 Před rokem +3

      ​@@thedude9014 ...and happy fish!

  • @aueonkel90
    @aueonkel90 Před rokem

    You Videos are so good!

  • @slink66
    @slink66 Před 11 měsíci +9

    Funny to notice that Anna is following the question Name a country beginning with a A but not ending with a A

  • @privatevendetta
    @privatevendetta Před rokem +15

    The UN does not recognize countries. Other countries do. The UN however has members, Israel being one of them. Palestine on the other hand has the same status as Vatican City as an observer.

    • @Bobonov
      @Bobonov Před rokem

      This is not correct. UN is an organization which inside it recognize countries, yes it has no value at global level, but it still does it for its internal matters. Recognized countries by UN do not imply that its members recognize them and vice versa.
      At global level there are countries which are recognized by all the other and some who are recognized by only some.
      An evident case is Palestine and Israel whose are recognized as country by only some of the UN member.
      UN recognized Israel, but it is not recognized by all UN members
      UN gave to Palestine status of external observer, but not all UN member recognize it.
      Another highlight case is Kosovo which is a very complicate case.

    • @georghauer7811
      @georghauer7811 Před 11 měsíci +1

      The UN recognizes member states. That's typically what means "UN-recognized". But then mentioning Israel wasn't correct as it is a UN member state.

    • @privatevendetta
      @privatevendetta Před 11 měsíci

      @@Bobonov @Georg Hauer That is wrong. I quote from the UN website (About UN Membership): "How does a new State or Government obtain recognition by the United Nations?
      The recognition of a new State or Government is an act that only other States and Governments may grant or withhold. It generally implies readiness to assume diplomatic relations. The United Nations is neither a State nor a Government, and therefore does not possess any authority to recognize either a State or a Government. As an organization of independent States, it may admit a new State to its membership or accept the credentials of the representatives of a new Government."

    • @Bobonov
      @Bobonov Před 11 měsíci

      @@privatevendetta you probably misunderstood when I wrote "UN is an organization which **inside it** recognize countries, yes it has no value at global level".
      Being recognized as a country by UN has value only inside UN.
      Cuba is in UN, Israel is in UN, Cuba does not recognize Israel as Country
      By simplify application to UN.
      You became a UN member by applying and then your application goes in plenary vote by UN member.
      Of course, to obtain the necessary vote you should already have diplomatic relation with the majority of the UN member, otherwise you'll never get the necessary votes.
      Once you get the necessary votes, you are a became a member of UN, even if not all members recognize you as a state.
      Once member of UN this means that UN recognize you as a State, it is very clear on the website where there is Member States list.
      According to Britannica Encyclopedia, state: sovereign political entity
      So UN members state (for UN inside UN) are sovereign political entity
      Of course, globally speaking, this is not that easy.
      Let's speak about Kosovo. Many countries recognize Kosovo as a country, all those countries are in UN, but UN does not recognize Kosovo as a country.
      Is it a country?
      Well if you are a USA, French, UK, German, Italian citizen and many others, it is a country
      If you are from Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Spain, Greece, Romania and some other, it is not a country.
      So is Kosovo a country?
      The right answer is: UN and other countries "opinion" does not matter, it depends on from where you come from (your citizenship and what your country thinks of it)

    • @EL-oj6uq
      @EL-oj6uq Před 9 měsíci

      Then many other nations arent recognized by everyone as well, UN considered nations as nations if they're members, israel is in fact a member@@Bobonov

  • @runa3659
    @runa3659 Před rokem +18

    Isn’t the capital of Thailand the one with the longest name? Because I know that Bangkok is just the short version. It’s even in the Guinness book of world records

    • @wyqtor
      @wyqtor Před rokem +1

      Yeah, it's Krung Thep Maha Nakhon ...

    • @nightspicer
      @nightspicer Před rokem +2

      the full thai name is, I believe it's the longest non one word place name in the world.
      The longest one word is a hill in New Zealand, and the longest town name is the Llanfairpg in Wales

    • @atticman4275
      @atticman4275 Před rokem +2

      None of the Thais actually say that long name though.

  • @realhawaii5o
    @realhawaii5o Před rokem +17

    I keep thinking I'd be in this, then I remembered I was working on EGM stuff during the EGM and couldn't be there during the interviews 🥺

    • @lingualizer
      @lingualizer  Před rokem +5

      :( next time!

    • @davidz3879
      @davidz3879 Před rokem +1

      @@lingualizer Why do many of the people featured represent countries other than their own?

    • @dainapetrauskaite4083
      @dainapetrauskaite4083 Před rokem +6

      Because they come to study to the countries they represent. For example someone comes from Columbia to study in Italy and joins ESN local entity in Italy, thus the person would be representing Italy

    • @realhawaii5o
      @realhawaii5o Před rokem +2

      @@dainapetrauskaite4083 And that's how you get people representing Latvia that are from the UK.

  • @user-gs6yu9cx4r
    @user-gs6yu9cx4r Před 9 měsíci +3

    my answer about capitals with female names was Sofia and Athens since it was named in honor of greece goddess Athena

  • @pieterhuman8049
    @pieterhuman8049 Před rokem +14

    Compare this with the rudimentary questions to American students. I certainly know where I'd rather have my child educated.

  • @billysequins
    @billysequins Před 10 měsíci +3

    Much more difficult questions than the ones I've seen posed to unbelievably thick American kids

  • @leeo9620
    @leeo9620 Před rokem +14

    Lingualizer,YOU BETTER STUDY!!!! I didn't expect such a serious mistake from you. I'm Italian and Vatican City does not maintain bilateral relations with China, Yemen, Afghanistan, etc!!! Little Correction:The guy from Cyprus,the second one, he replied correctly because Vatican City is not recognized from U.N.
    Vatican City is observer state of U.N. like Palestine. I don't understand why lingualizer included Palestine and not Vatican city!!!! There are 193 countries in the world recognized!!

    • @nicoladc89
      @nicoladc89 Před rokem +3

      Vatican City is not a member of the UN, but is recognized by UN. The same for Palestine.

  • @NoelPendergast
    @NoelPendergast Před 9 měsíci +1

    So FUN!! I feel like over half of them were flirting with you ... which made it even more fun to watch! LOL

  • @mrtomlovin
    @mrtomlovin Před rokem +6

    Are they really "simple" questions?
    The capital of Gibuti? The RS acronym?

  • @albapp
    @albapp Před rokem +10

    OMG such an abismal difference when they ask this kind of questions to people in the States

  • @wonhung
    @wonhung Před rokem +2

    There are 4 capital cities in the UK. England/London, Wales/Cardiff, Scotland/Edinborough, N.Ireland/Belfast. Eire/Dublin. Isle of Man/Douglas, though the last two are not part of the UK, but are parts, or islands within the group of islands around GB.

  • @alexarihani2902
    @alexarihani2902 Před rokem +15

    I feel embarrassed that the Scottish woman was faster as guessing than me and I grew up in Michigan

    • @carlosnorris352
      @carlosnorris352 Před 11 měsíci

      Now your turn to name 2 Scottish councils that start with M. Of course, without using google.

  • @AgentSmith911
    @AgentSmith911 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Some of these questions were very easy but some very difficult. The one about the landlocked country was hard lol

  • @xzelixteckacz
    @xzelixteckacz Před rokem +4

    Dobrá práce, Veroniko 😃

  • @aooaa8113
    @aooaa8113 Před 11 měsíci +2

    4:00 Uzbekustan is also double landlock

  • @kiwilemon8639
    @kiwilemon8639 Před rokem

    Larger amount of questions, W

  • @dbuc4671
    @dbuc4671 Před rokem +7

    Dutch person: *Exists*
    Lingualizer: WaAr iS dA fEeStJe???

    • @giovanni-cx5fb
      @giovanni-cx5fb Před rokem

      Dude, I'm not Dutch, I don't even speak a word of Dutch, but it makes me cringe every time.

    • @gabrielabagala
      @gabrielabagala Před 11 měsíci

      only to the people of Groningen

  • @wrcfan2024
    @wrcfan2024 Před rokem

    cool video

  • @jlpack62
    @jlpack62 Před rokem +5

    He asked back to back Brits questions about the Anglosphere. I don't think that's fair.

  • @Vanhapjuuma
    @Vanhapjuuma Před 5 měsíci

    Thanks. I paused at the question of the US states starting with L, and couldn't figure out what was the other one besides Louisiana. That was 5 minutes well spent, and I'm still pretty sure that a Labama or a Laska must be correct as well. Left Virginia was on the list too.

  • @xenotypos
    @xenotypos Před rokem +11

    I admit I completely forgot that Paris was a girl's name in English. Afaik in french it's just the city (or maybe that guy from the greek mythology but that's unrelated lol).

    • @gevorgvanarmenie9788
      @gevorgvanarmenie9788 Před rokem +8

      Paris of Troy was a man😂

    • @xenotypos
      @xenotypos Před rokem +2

      @@gevorgvanarmenie9788 Which is why I said "that guy", obviously.

    • @gevorgvanarmenie9788
      @gevorgvanarmenie9788 Před rokem

      @@xenotypos OK, it was just a bit confusing how you put it after you wrote about “Afaik”.

    • @Kwstas_Vagias
      @Kwstas_Vagias Před rokem

      In Greek we wright the name of the guy as "Πάρης" it is like "Άρης" (the god of war) but with a P in front so it is a little different than Paris.

    • @ubiergo1978
      @ubiergo1978 Před rokem +1

      @@gevorgvanarmenie9788 To be honest, Paris the city didn't came from Paris of Troy but the Parisoi tribe that lived in that area when Julius Caesar conquered the Galia.

  • @helloahla239
    @helloahla239 Před rokem +7

    0:52 the guy from Cyprus could have said Northern Cyprus for a non recognized country, easy !

    • @ubiergo1978
      @ubiergo1978 Před rokem

      It would be dangerous for him once he came back home, depending on which site he was, I guess. O.O

  • @kkumar888
    @kkumar888 Před rokem +4

    You mentioned Israel is not recognised by UN?? Is that true? i do not think so. It is recognised by UN from 1949. Please correct me if i am wrong.

    • @user-lt7bd8on9c
      @user-lt7bd8on9c Před 10 měsíci

      You're right. Of course Israel is recognized by UN

    • @EL-oj6uq
      @EL-oj6uq Před 9 měsíci

      Yes Israel is a member state it's a mistake

  • @hectelionstormrage6098

    Questions were hard !

  • @EntirelyPointlessContent
    @EntirelyPointlessContent Před rokem +22

    Ah yes, the Geogeussr experience is coming in handy with guessing Lesotho being surrounded by South Africa. Anyone else? xD

    • @ifer1280
      @ifer1280 Před rokem +1

      Yep, that was my first answer as well

    • @m0t0b33
      @m0t0b33 Před rokem +3

      Well it's good they asked people who are students NOW, because when I first started studying geography in school, Jugoslavia was still a country, and Pluto still a planet.

    • @rosshart9514
      @rosshart9514 Před rokem +1

      @@m0t0b33 Today, astronomers label Pluto as a planet again.

    • @m0t0b33
      @m0t0b33 Před rokem

      @@rosshart9514 okay, but the countries have modified even more since the early 90's

    • @rosshart9514
      @rosshart9514 Před 11 měsíci

      @@m0t0b33 That is correct

  • @Summit_Swiss
    @Summit_Swiss Před 10 měsíci +12

    BIG correction: Bern IS the officially the capital of Switzerland. It always been!

    • @Joris13T
      @Joris13T Před 9 měsíci

      Nirgends wurde vertraglich festgehalten, dass Bern die Hauptstadt der Schweiz sei...

    • @pavelmacek282
      @pavelmacek282 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Switzerland does not have an official (de jure) capital city in the technical sense. Chosen as the seat of government, Bern is referred to as the 'federal city', and operates as the de facto capital.

  • @catbitmaster8216
    @catbitmaster8216 Před rokem +10

    I am surprise no one tries guessing Victoria, Seychelles, for one of the capitals with female first names.

    • @udraj914
      @udraj914 Před rokem

      I remembered Victoria but couldnt remember which country

    • @volh1volh195
      @volh1volh195 Před rokem +1

      For Europeans more simple is to call Ljubljana (Slovenian capital)

    • @TallisKeeton
      @TallisKeeton Před 11 měsíci

      @@udraj914 I guess there are namy city's names Victoria after British queen? :)

    • @swagmund_freud6669
      @swagmund_freud6669 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Only ones I could think of were Sydney, Australia, and Riga.

    • @catbitmaster8216
      @catbitmaster8216 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@swagmund_freud6669 oh, but Sydney is not a capital. Australia's capital is Canberra.

  • @florianmeier3186
    @florianmeier3186 Před rokem +5

    Overall the young people did rather well. No need to complain about our youth. However, these are people with academic background and willing to travel - not the worst sample in this context.

    • @holger_p
      @holger_p Před rokem +2

      Knowing words with 4 letters, qualifies you for crossword games, but has nothing to do with academic background.

  • @mikehubble3962
    @mikehubble3962 Před rokem +4

    I'm 63 now & it breaks my heart they don't teach in America anymore. The worst schools in the world.
    These kids don't know nothing. We don't even have a republic or a democracy here anymore.

  • @markvillarubia6873
    @markvillarubia6873 Před rokem +3

    "At least I got educated"

  • @nevalelapena
    @nevalelapena Před 10 měsíci +1

    3:46 in his excuse neither Brazil or Portugal ends with L in Italian... But Nepal yes

  • @jamireef
    @jamireef Před rokem +5

    You had a mistake there: Israel is recognized by the UN and became a full member state in 1949

  • @danielvanr.8681
    @danielvanr.8681 Před rokem +2

    5:05 Am locuit in Brasov; I used to live in Brasov. I'm not Romanian myself, though. Nu sunt român, dar locuiesc in România de sase ani si jumatate. :)
    5:27 Bucuresti, Bucuresti .... prietenul meu esti ! :)

  • @jesuv5875
    @jesuv5875 Před rokem +5

    I learn english with these videos

  • @striker-zq1040
    @striker-zq1040 Před rokem +14

    5:11 let's GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I'm from aruba, we finally recognized 🇦🇼🇦🇼🇦🇼🇦🇼🇦🇼

    • @immMoon
      @immMoon Před rokem +1

      What country are you part of officially?

    • @vdd1001
      @vdd1001 Před rokem +3

      ​@@immMoonAruba (as well as Curazao) are part of the Netherlands

    • @striker-zq1040
      @striker-zq1040 Před rokem

      @Veselin around here we call it curacao or korsow. Depends on your dialect and where you're from.

    • @striker-zq1040
      @striker-zq1040 Před rokem

      @@immMoon technically Netherlands

    • @o_s-24
      @o_s-24 Před rokem

      ​@@immMoon aruba is a constituent country of the kingdom of Netherlands

  • @rykmat2542
    @rykmat2542 Před rokem +27

    Completely wrong. For non-English native speakers, it was not a geography quiz. It was just a language test of English exonyms.

  • @ggsheet
    @ggsheet Před 10 měsíci

    Please come to Mexico! Monterrey specifically lol 🤣

  • @chrisklitou7573
    @chrisklitou7573 Před rokem +9

    Asking the British guy that NZ question was too easy
    British people colonised NZ so of course they know alot about it

    • @juliansmith4295
      @juliansmith4295 Před 11 měsíci +2

      They colonised/invaded Canada, but Brits generally no nothing about it.
      EDIT: Now that I've seen it, what an easy question. You're right.

    • @gabrielametodieva8360
      @gabrielametodieva8360 Před 10 měsíci

      Yeah that’s a question that 90% of the English people would know how to answer and probably not many mainland Europeans.

    • @swagmund_freud6669
      @swagmund_freud6669 Před 9 měsíci

      They colonized countries I bet you the average Brit has never even heard of (seriously, ask them a Brit what they know about Malawi).

    • @vtheory7531
      @vtheory7531 Před 3 měsíci

      There’s like a million kiwis in the UK so I think the question’s easy 😂

  • @ZulkarnainK
    @ZulkarnainK Před rokem +4

    2:08 In Greek mythology, Paris is a male though. Remember Trojan War?

  • @MARCO-dx4wn
    @MARCO-dx4wn Před 8 měsíci +1

    I'm screaming. I want to try and guess before he reveals the answer, so I pause the video right after he poses the question and if I feel like I know it I do not resume until I have the answer. So I paused at 3:22, I immediatly said Louisiana, then I started thinking about the second one, but I couldn't get it so I counted all of the States in my head. I kept forgetting whether I did or did not already counted some of them. After a while I decided to write them down to avoid confusion, but I only got to 48 cause I couldn't remember nebraska and minnesota. After like 20 minutes I finally completed the list and found that there's only Louisiana. I was like wtf, I resumed the video and literally one second later he said "just kidding there's only one"
    ...

  • @TheCriminalViolin
    @TheCriminalViolin Před 8 měsíci

    What did you mean by "plus/minus five" with the Africa question? I instantly was confused by that and can't let it go.

    • @lankanka1452
      @lankanka1452 Před 7 měsíci +4

      He means he still gives you the money even if you go higher by 5 and lower by 5 than the actual number. Like if the correct answer is 45 and you say a number between 40 and 50 you still win:)

    • @TheCriminalViolin
      @TheCriminalViolin Před 7 měsíci

      Gotcha, thank you! @@lankanka1452

  • @aretivardaki2062
    @aretivardaki2062 Před rokem +1

    Τελιο βίντεο ωπος παντα 😁😁😁😁😁

  • @d.6593
    @d.6593 Před rokem +1

    Some questions were very easy, some very hard.

  • @danielroberts3282
    @danielroberts3282 Před rokem +1

    The guy at 5:17 😬 He pronounced it wrong but he was talking about the Cayman Islands which definitely are Caribbean islands 🎉

  • @philipmcniel4908
    @philipmcniel4908 Před rokem +5

    I somehow thought that Vatican City and Palestine had the same UN recognition status as each other since they were both UN observer states.

    • @STrav1991
      @STrav1991 Před 8 měsíci

      Vatican and Palestine are both UN observer states. He messed up there!

  • @Darkangelike
    @Darkangelike Před 8 měsíci +1

    4:05 "Name one country worldwide that borders only countries that don't have access to the sea"
    I had a hard time understanding this question and to answer it.
    I would say, Liechstenstein ?

  • @J_A
    @J_A Před rokem +1

    3:22 I PAUSED TO THINK ABOUT THIS FOR TOO LONG, YOU FIEND

  • @TheLastheart1
    @TheLastheart1 Před rokem +4

    2:06 I thought he said “I don’t know. Im black” 💀💀💀

  • @krash66
    @krash66 Před 11 měsíci +3

    As an American I think I am unusual in that I knew all but 2 of these questions, quite easily, and I knew all the UK capitals and these people did not.
    Most Americans could not answer ANY of these questions except maybe 2 states beginning with "M". hahaha

  • @dwartbg1
    @dwartbg1 Před rokem +1

    1:56 Why you didn't say you're Bulgarian too?

  • @juliansmith4295
    @juliansmith4295 Před 11 měsíci +1

    1:20 Are you really suggesting Israel as a country that's not recognised by the UN?
    4:34 Ulaan Baatar is not longer than Bandar Seri Begawan or Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.

  • @momo160769
    @momo160769 Před rokem

    … Hier is da feestje !!! 🎉

  • @SebHaarfagre
    @SebHaarfagre Před rokem +1

    3:58 There's only one other in the world I think, that is Uzbekistan. If I understood the rules correctly (their neighbours only borders the Caspian "Sea" but it can be defined as a lake)
    To be honest I though Liechtenstein bordered Germany so I didn't even think about that

  • @piebeguidovandenberg2480

    3:54 What's your name? VITTU!!!
    4:18 Where are you from? Finland.
    Suomi perkele :D

  • @Atreas40000
    @Atreas40000 Před 11 měsíci +2

    The Cypriot student could not think of one “country” that is internationally unrecognized? Really?

  • @cherylhoggins1925
    @cherylhoggins1925 Před 11 měsíci

    Loving the girl from my hometown (Durham), owning her question!!

  • @prowrestlerfighter
    @prowrestlerfighter Před 10 měsíci

    "What's your name?"
    "Dude"

  • @Eva-mp7xg
    @Eva-mp7xg Před rokem +5

    Can Europeans answer... then asking students from India, Vietnam, Brazil... LOL :)

    • @Eva-mp7xg
      @Eva-mp7xg Před rokem +1

      @@paulosantos_989 Technically we are ALL Africans :D

  • @joshl4111
    @joshl4111 Před rokem +18

    Ulaanbaatar definitely isn't the longest capital name - what about Sri Lanka's Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte?!

    • @lingualizer
      @lingualizer  Před rokem +17

      Sorry, longest capital that consists of 1 word, next to Ouagadougou

    • @AurelianLure
      @AurelianLure Před rokem

      good point

    • @joshl4111
      @joshl4111 Před rokem +2

      @@lingualizer ahh makes sense. Thanks for another fantastic video!

    • @ianthehunter3532
      @ianthehunter3532 Před rokem +1

      ​@@lingualizer I can't find a decisive answer. Which is the actual longest one word capital and which is the longest multple word capital (in the world in English)?

    • @Danceofmasks
      @Danceofmasks Před rokem +2

      I was thinking the full name of Bangkok. That thing is a monster. XD

  • @clarakam3858
    @clarakam3858 Před rokem +3

    Good job my romanians. I knew you can do it❤

  • @Demrepaza
    @Demrepaza Před rokem +3

    Just so you know: no Dutch person says 'waar is dat feestje? Hier is dat feestje' anymore. It was a thing 11 years ago, now it's kinda cringy. ;)

  • @georgekour19
    @georgekour19 Před rokem

    Please come to Greece again 😢

  • @wolcek
    @wolcek Před 11 měsíci

    What is your name? What is your quest? What is your favourite colour?

  • @SB-gy2vx
    @SB-gy2vx Před 10 měsíci

    I was waiting for a Portuguese and Inês didn't let me down

  • @tharran7627
    @tharran7627 Před rokem

    Yes they can

  • @stgo_g
    @stgo_g Před 11 měsíci

    - What is the capital of Djibouti?
    - Djibouti? (wtf)
    - That is correct!

  • @theodoretekkers
    @theodoretekkers Před rokem +2

    Yes my UK peeps done well!

  • @MyRegardsToTheDodo
    @MyRegardsToTheDodo Před rokem +2

    Paris isn't neccessarily a female name. In Greek mythology Paris is the Trojan king's son who kidnaps Helena and starts the Trojan war.

  • @gfiksman
    @gfiksman Před rokem +1

    Israel 1:11 is a member state of the UN since 1949

  • @georghauer7811
    @georghauer7811 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Israel is a UN-recognized country. Not all UN-member are recognizing it, but the United Nations has admitted it as a member state. This is a different level of acceptance than Taiwan, Kosovo or Palestine, which are de facto countries but have NOT been admitted as member states.

  • @kida9195
    @kida9195 Před rokem +23

    1:23
    Israel is recognized by the UN. Unless you were comparing Palestine as being the Wales equivalent to Israel.
    And there is one US state that starts with L, Louisiana. Which could catch someone off guard lol

    • @xxxXXXCH04XXXxxx
      @xxxXXXCH04XXXxxx Před rokem +1

      lol, he *** up so many times

    • @anonwhathaveyoudone5127
      @anonwhathaveyoudone5127 Před rokem

      There are several countries in the UN that don't recognize Israel

    • @sledgehog1
      @sledgehog1 Před rokem +6

      Yeah, I was surprised by him saying Israel.

    • @kida9195
      @kida9195 Před rokem +1

      @@sledgehog1 my guess is he was just talking quickly and by virtue of mentioning Palestine he brought up Israel. A geographical Freudian slip.

    • @losarpettystrakos7687
      @losarpettystrakos7687 Před rokem +1

      Just wanted to write the same comment, but you already did it. Yes, this statement is nonsense. Israel is not only recognized, but it's even a full member since 1949.

  • @orlandocontrerascastro9472

    Greetings from Venezuela.

  • @multilingual972
    @multilingual972 Před 9 měsíci

    Only because I lived in Spain for a year, did I learn about the Erasmus Program. I'm a dumb American. Could someone give some detail about this really cool program?🙂

    • @zipkivol
      @zipkivol Před 9 měsíci +1

      In abstract, It's an european program (not only in european union) . It permits europeans students to have their degrees in an other european country than their origin. For exemple a french student Can have their ingenior degree in Germany with financial helps from Erasmus. It helps also to find an hebergement and help with administration.
      I'M sure you Can find more informations in official website.
      Also, sorry about my approximative english. I'M french.

  • @georgebarasa4795
    @georgebarasa4795 Před rokem +11

    What of Lesotho being entirely sorounded by SA

    • @writerbill1
      @writerbill1 Před rokem +7

      That was my choice as well, but Vatican City and San Marino are also correct answers.

    • @Kamonohashiii
      @Kamonohashiii Před rokem +1

      Andorra too

    • @ArialWingdings
      @ArialWingdings Před rokem +1

      That was also my first thought.

    • @immMoon
      @immMoon Před rokem +7

      @@Kamonohashiii andorra borders France and Spain

    • @Kamonohashiii
      @Kamonohashiii Před rokem

      @@immMoon oh true I co-melted with not having access to the sea

  • @4stringed
    @4stringed Před rokem

    What is the question he's asking everyone? I listened very carefully but i still don't understand what he says. It's sounds like "what *something* do you represent?"

    • @akerlin_4493
      @akerlin_4493 Před rokem +1

      section

    • @4stringed
      @4stringed Před rokem

      @@akerlin_4493Yeah I'm pretty sure it's he says ESN section. Should have checked discripton before leaving this comment lol :)

  • @IagoAlmeidaI
    @IagoAlmeidaI Před rokem +4

    Go brazil

  • @flawyerlawyertv7454
    @flawyerlawyertv7454 Před rokem

    Whoa!! :0