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1:54 Actually, in Spain we have "Father Christmas" but we also have the three Wise Men (Although in Spain they call them "Los tres reyes magos" wich literally translates to the three wizards kings), these bring the presents in early January, instead of december.

St Nicholas is basically what Santa is based on. Here in the Netherlands he comes on the 5th of december.

9:16 this is actually a little more nuanced. In Brazil, most women do in fact keep their last name, but we tend to double barrel and end up with stupidly long last names over generations

Christmas goat is indeed the name of Santa Claus here 😂 So it's not a goat, but just Santa with a strange name. Greetings from Finland 🥳

1:54 In Italy is a bit more complex than that: Historically in most of Italy it was also "Baby Jesus" that bringed gifts, except for a couple of regions where it was either Saint Nicholas or Saint Lucy. Now "Babbo Natale" (literally Father Christmas) has replace most of them in popularity, but in some places the older traditions survive. Then there is also the "Befana" (literally a witch/hag, with broomstick and everything) that brings some more, smaller gifts (usually candies) to good children and coal to bad ones on Epiphany day. All of them are someway or another considered "little" helpers of Baby Jesus.

11:23 Drew, as a (Non-native) Washingtonian, the reason it's called that is the state has a lot, and I mean A LOT of trees- except, half the state is more like a desert. That is because of the Cascade Mountains making a Rain Shadow effect. That's all.

Though "Joulupukki" literally means Christmas Goat it's just the Finnish word for Santa. In Finland, Santa comes in the evening and gives gifts to kids directly.

That "who brings presents" map isn't exactly accurate. St. Nicolas brings presents in Poland BUT on the 6th of December. Meanwhile during Christmas it totally depends on region (thank partitions lol). It can be: - Baby Jesus - Little Angel - Little Star (Gwiazdka) - Starman (Gwiazdor) - Grandpa Frost (Dziadek Mróz)

Slight correction: Grandfather Frost (known as Дед Мороз in Russian), is actually the equivalent for Santa but in New Year and New Year's Eve.

On the us airline flight map, Jet Blue is technically a subsidiary of American Airlines and they serve Thailand.

Yeah the overwork issues in japan is more of a cultural issue than a legal one. they have a strong, extreme even, sense of collectivism even if it is at the expense of their own health and social life.

The Finnish christmas goat is probably because of the translation. We have santa claus.

Finally drew just took a break. He deserves it

12:01 I refuse to believe he just said *"Pintree"* State...

1:44 I'm finnish and me or everyone I've met have never heard of a christmas goat

1:46 This map doesn't show the full picture when it comes to Poland. In Podbeskidzie and Lesser Poland it's more common for a little angel or baby Jesus to bring people gifts, while in Greater Poland the gift-bringer would be Gwiazdor (lit. Starman). St Nicolas is generaly more popular in the east, centre and the north

2:38 fun fact: saint basil was a real person who helped the poor a lot so he bacame a tradition

12:47 I like how the Chesapeake Bay grew westward taking over Maryland. OC is the capital now.

Fun fact. The license plate for cars in the Northwest Territories of Canada is actually a Polar Bear, not the typical rectangle/elongated rectangle found in most of the world.

11:56 It shows Wisconsin rightfully owning the upper peninsula

10:25 “Tetens”…drew…you have to be kidding…

Not even half a minute in and he calls nato the north *american* treaty organization. It’s the North Atlantic, not North America.

2:39 the netherlands we have something called "Sinterklaas" which is short for "Sint nicolaas" which is basically the Saint Nicholas that you can see in poland. I kinda understand why were colored red, but still. Even the depiction of St. Nicholas is exactly Sinterklaas

In Bulgaria it's actually Grandpa Koleda who is different from Father Christmas and Grandpa Frost, Grandpa Koleda the name Koleda is a old Bulgarian legend dating back to 1400 years ago

2:02 actually in Polish voivodship of silesia it mostly depends on city because in ruda śląska for example St. Nicholas comes on december 6th and on december 24th baby jesus comes

12:03 Hi, Newfie here to explain. It's called "The Rock" Because the vast majority of the province's population lives on the island of Newfoundland, which is extremely rocky with many steep cliffs and edges.

1:58 Santa Claus is litteraly shot for Saint Nicholas. It’s the same thing. Not kinda, it’s the same “person”

Just imagining all the alternate versions of “Santa ain’t bring these gifts! I did” and “Santa isn’t real”

In Poland the person delivering gifts is: Gwiazdor- A star ⭐️ Sw. Mikołaj- St. Nicolas 🎁 Jezusek- Baby Jesus 👶

2:30 in the netherlands its both st nicolas and santa, depending on what the family celebrates, but the majority celebrates st nicolas.

0:27 You could also see it as "No official agreement but close military ties in practice"

"pin tree" and "tettons" hurt me

12:23 there isn't much to advertise about NW Territories, they pretty much have that, Yellowknife and the Great Slave Lake 12:30 in Inuktitut Nunavut translates to Our Land

As a certified scuba diver I didn’t know is was considered a dangerous activity. With the right equipment and guide it is pretty safe.

1:58 In Poland actually presents at Christmas Eve brings Little Star (Gwiazdka). Saint Nicolaus brings presents at Dec 6th.

12:48 half of maryland casually disappearing and being absorbed into delaware

Keep it up man

10:48 Interesting that PEI’s nickname is wrapped around Cape Breton (my home island), which is a part of Nova Scotia, instead of the other island illustrated to its right (which is presumably supposed to be PEI)

10:46 I just like how you can see that the U.P. is greyed out XD

1:15 im pretty sure that’s still part of Australia

2:26 the gnome and goat is just the translation but he looks like Santa

Petition for Drew to make a series covering Ace Combat and its multiple universes: [Day 337] Devosa (minor planet designation: 337 Devosa) is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 22 September 1892 in Nice. The asteroid is orbiting the Sun at a distance of 2.38 AU with a period of 3.68 years and an eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.14. These orbital elements are similar to that of the large asteroid 4 Vesta. The orbital plane of 337 Devosa is tilted at an angle of 7.85° to the plane of the ecliptic.

11:07 there is a Roman countryball behind him

Drew’s maaaibe muscles make me drool

6:41 This is really good way to show why many people will be moving to the Midwest

Imagine being in Norway or Sweden on Christmas and you get gnomed.

04:43 it can´t go to Luxembourg? that's weird! Luxembourg is literally a Hub for transportation flights and companies

In Finland we have Santa Claus, but we call him Christmas goat

0:13 *North ATLANTIC Treaty Organization

12:47 How are they just going to remove maryland like that :(

Bro the keystone province is such a cool name if it is because it conects the two more developed sides of Canada.

Fun fact. Christmas gnomes are also called Gonks!

santa claus does give gifts, but hes just called christmas goat

Petition for Drew to make a Finlandball plushie (Day 9)

Correction the first map is the American empire The Red represents corr territories and orange vassals

About the millionaires: in many countries you become a millionaire just by owning your house. Prices have gone up so fast, many middle income households became technically millionaires. But most wouldn't sell their house, because they have to live somewhere and don't want to/can't move

Petition to Drew to buy a bunch of land in Louisiana and form an Empire

Christmas goat is the GOAT

Space is "The Final Frontier" Alaska is just... the one before it.

Drew didn't post today, so I'm putting it here Petition for drew to make a Malta countryball plushie (Day 33)

1:46 In Mexico it's baby Jesus.

In Croatia we have 3 of them father frost-djed mraz, st Nicholas - sv Nikola,and father Christmas - DJed bozicnjak

Nevada, my home state, is also known as the Battle Born state

La Belle Province for Québec translates as The Beautiful Province.

9:00 the Dutch do, or at least used to, do something quite epic. Women carry both names actually! So for examples, my great-great-grandmother is called "Maartje van der Eijk-van der Kooij" on her gravestone. Maartje van der Kooij married Jacob van der Eijk, so after they married, she began carrying the name Maartje van der Eijk-van der Kooij literally into her grave. (You can be happy she was a Protestant and thus only had one first name.... ;)) In everday speech, women could choose but if they had to be short, tended to just put down/say their own name for clarity. (To make clear the person pre-marriage is the same as the person post-marriage signing official documents. Or the person you're speaking to is still that classmate from 20 years ago.) Nowadays, with the Netherlands being less traditional, most people have stopped doing it. I know my grandmother still picks up the phone as "Mrs. Wisse" instead of "Mrs Zoutewelle" using my grandfather's name. I think it has to do with the fact my grandparents are the only couple in the family who officially married and my parents and uncles/aunts never did.... Also, I have no clue why the Belgians and the Dutch have different customs! That may have to do with protestantism vs catholicism... Edit; ok, so you talked about it. But still, I love seeing these insanely long Dutch family names in newspapers or stuff.

0:52 Also Lebanon

11:03 the golden hammer christmas is a weird name

i see a new plush behind the rectangle

9:25 yeah I just wanted to say In Netherland The woman adopted the loved one last name, well they stil have there first familie name

2:34 wait until you get to know the spanish regional gift-givers

from a utahn I have to say we LOVE our behives. There is a fliping mural of one in our capatal bilding

11:24 Oregon gonna get stuck in the Suez canal

I live exactly at the father Christmas and baby jesus border. As a child I simply decided that the former made more sense than a literal baby

As a Norwegian. I never realised how weird it is to call santa Julenissen

I see that he hid the Roman ball for todays episode can’t wait till it releases

The Christmas goat is a swedish tradition

11:07 lol😂

Fun fact: In Luxembourg we get presence twice. Santa Clause (European Version) comes on the 6th of december and baby Jesus on the 24th of december.

The Roman ball has gotten closer than last video (in his facecam)

Bro. "the evergreen state" is literally on our license plates.

Petition to force drew to make a romanian plushir with a spear to im pale

Maryland is just..missing in that state nickname map. It sank into the Chesapeake. Only the Delmarva Peninsula survived.

my province being called the heart land is kinda metal

You’ll always hear show me in Missouri lmao

NATO officially stands for North American Treaty Organisation

11:43 florida is the sunshine state, no?

I thought I never hear anyone call Arkansas "Native State" then I realized it's on our license plates.

Nunavut actually literally translates to "Our Land"

As a finn, we just have santa, atleast in southern parts.

You should watch the new solar balls episodes! They are crazy good!

5:20 who likes the light shade of green in Wyoming, Utah and Nevada that basically shows you where Interstate 80 is? 😅

Petition for Drew to make Hungary countryball plushie (day 16)

Shimmy Shimmy Ay, Shimmy Ay, Shimmy Yah (Drake) Swalalala (Drake) Swalalala, Swalalalaaaah

I don't know why that last map showcased Florida s the Everglade State rather than the Sunshine State.

After watching that Ferrari movie I very much believe that F1 racing is one of the more dangerous hobbies out there

Drew please have a st. Lucia countryball plushie

Petition for drew to make a Malta countryball plushie (Day 32)

Petition for Drew to learn the longest anthem he can find and recite it Day 102

Ya gotta react to "History of the entire world,i guess"

Drew, my dear friend. Teeeeetons. Not tettins. Haha