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.
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 😅
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.
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!"
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.
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.
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.
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 ;)
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!
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.
@@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....
#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.
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 🎉
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.
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.
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.
@@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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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."
@@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)
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!!
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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
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.
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 ?
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 ! :)
@@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)?
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" ...
"What country's national anthem has no words" And they actually know the answer to that! Question to Americans: "Name the national anthem of the United States" "Huh? The what?"
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.
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.
WTF? What are you talking about? Bern is the official capital of Switzerland and has been for centuries, not just the practical one or whatever you called it. Sincerely, a Swiss.
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
such ridiculous videos they are. coming up with rather difficult questions, and then asking americans to name a country is europe.......and they say paris.
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These are not at all simple geography questions. How can a no- french person ever know that paris is a female name? That's okay but why so easy questions for Americans?
