This Part Of The UK Wants To Leave And Join Norway? 

We should give Orkney and Shetland to Serbia, this will benifit absolutely nobody and is a completely absurd idea.

It's weird that Orkney is looking into this but Shetland, which is much further from the British mainland, isn't.

Personally I think the the world would be a better place if everywhere was Norway

Welcome to Norway, Orkney ❤🤍💙

I’m from Shetland and our dialect has a lot of similar words to the Norwegian language

I was in Orkney last summer when the ferry ran aground. We were very lucky to get the last spaces on the alternative ferry on our original departure date. A lot of other visitors ended up stuck there for quite a while because flights and ferries filled very quickly.

It's funny how Scotland is having the same problem as the uk as a whole with centralisation, it is a big problem since lots of the population is in the central belt around glasgow and Edinburgh

Saw this weeks ago and it sounds absolutely crazy but I want it to happen bc, as a Swede, it's kind of fun our brothers get another Island or more like Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

Well, from the Viking Age to the Middle Age, Norwegian was spoken on the Orkney Islands; it is known from runic inscriptions from before 1200

I love your videos so much. Thank you for your videos, Toycat!

Thanks Toy Cat! I like all your videos about Norway and other Nordic countries. Please keep making more!

Fun fact, Iceland and the Faroe Islands were almost going to be included in that debt collateral 😮

Let's go Orkneyar! We welcome your return to Noregsveldet.

3:00 It's even worse than what you describe. It was the *Danish* king who pawned *Norwegian* land to cover his daughter's dowry. Yes, he was the king of Norway too but the two coumtries had different laws and the king could not legally cede Norwegian land without the approval of the Norwegian parliament and they weren't even told about it. Needless to say, that did not go down very well among the Norwegians. The relationship between Denmark and Norway was never the same again and Chrstian I and his successors had to keep sending Danish officials and officers to Norway to pacify the natives. Personally I'm happy about that. I'm a descendant of at least one of those Danish oppressors so if it hadn't happened, I wouldn't have been born.

We in Norway will gladly welcome the Orkney islands back home

Perfectly reasonable for anyone to want to leave the UK

Fun fact: The Danish Kingdom is a unitary state according to its constitution, but is able to work around that with regards to Greenland and the Faroe Islands by saying they are “delegating competencies” to the Faroese and Greenlandic governments, but that the Danish government will always be the supreme ruler in the Kingdom. Basically saying they can take the power back at any point in time. They aren’t going to do that obviously, but it was the solution they came up with.

The island groups in the North sea and that area are going to be even more odd. The Faroe islands are Danish despite being closer to Norway and the UK than Denmark, the Shetland islands are British despite the fact that they will be closer to Norway than the UK and the Orkney islands will be Norwegian despite being right next to the UK. To make things even more funny, I think the outer Hebrides should go to Ireland.

If you're going to the province of Quebec, take some time to go to Quebec itself as well. I was there last year, and really loved the city. Didn't see a lot of the province itself, except Saquenay, which was so beautiful, I'd go back there now, if I could...

"scotland was an independent colony" interesting slip up there, lol

if orkney wants to go back to norway we better get a refund

this was a very informative, easy to understand and really interesting. Great video! subbed:)

This is actually a good proposition. It would benefit them tremendously. Norway is extremely rich and prosperous with a health political system, which, compared to many other nations, doesn't go too far towards any end of the political spectrum.

I’d definitely recommend driving up to the Gaspé peninsula from quebec city and then if you have time maybe head down to northeast New Brunswick (some parts there are almost completely french speaking so that’s interesting) and then down to Fundy National park (they have the largest tides in the world)

Watching you ramble for 20 minutes once a week has become a staple of my diet. Keep up the good work lol

Hey toycat! You definitely check out Montreal if you weren’t planning to already. Great food all over the city and probably the only place in all of Quebec where you’ll get around just fine in English. For the road trip, you might wanna check the entirety of gaspé, very beautiful maritime vibe

I've heard Montreal, Mont-Tremblant and Quebec City are nice places to visit. Maybe good in the fall when the colours are at their best and the forest fires are out.

I don't think the Summit Hotel in the Isle of Man is open anymore but I went there about a year ago and they had some good cakes so it's worth the journey.

From a US citizen's perspective, I know the Isle of Skye for Drambouie liquor. I know Shetland Isle for its ponies and wool. I'm more familiar with both than the Isle of Man. I knew the Orkney Islands are somewhere around the UK, but thanks to your video I know exactly where.

Who doesn’t want to be in norway

Also Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean is actually very strong cultural center in Quebec and the town of Saguenay (used to be Chicoutimi) is one of the bigger cities in Quebec. In Saguenay-lac-st-jean, Tadoussac is a must, a little village at the opening of the fjord where you can see whales by ferry and hike around the fjord

If you're doing a road trip, the most beautiful part of Quebec is definitely the Gaspé Peninsula just at the north of New Brunswick. They have the most beautiful national parks in Quebec and this is where the Appalachian mountain range pass through. All the biggest mountain are in this region, the National Gaspesie Park is absolutely stunning. And you have the famous Percé Rock and all of the nice beaches aroud. It's viewed as the most touristic part of Quebec far from the big cities

Fun fact . The Hudson Bay Company recruited a whole lot of men from Orkney - as they were very tough people , used to extreme weather conditions. Quite a few married native women in Canada and some of these people and their children returned to Orkney - I think in the 18th century.

@ibx2cat you'd have fun checking out map compare sites - some let you drag and drop countries on top of each other/continents, some choose an assortment to overlay with the country you pick, plus give you neat stats for extra perspective :)

I am from the Isle of Man,currently living in Scotland. The Manx were ruled by the Norse centuries ago,and the legal system is based on Danelaw. We were also owned by a Bishop, The Lord of the isles,and the odd despot or two. The isle of Man is a Crown dependency and a convenient off shore bank. I can't see the Brits giving up any land to any other state. They see these Islands as one country, despite the fact that three countries make up the (dis)United Kingdom.

As a resident of Yorkshire, I think it's time for a new Danelaw

If we get back Orkney does that mean we'd have to finally pay Scotland that silver dowry we owe them? It's about 200 000 pounds sterling now, we could use that money for something else. Like building a couple of meter of motorway or something.

Country shopping my favourite thing to do in my pastime

Love this video but you have me laughing the way you bounce sat there explaining everything 😂

Wasn't expecting a Portugal mention on this video!

Thanks for the great video! Ps. Great haircut buddy you look great ;)

Toycat, I would recommend you visit Lac-Mégantic. It is a small town of which on July 6th, 2013 a train carrying crude oil derailed into the historic town-centre, completely destroying it, and killing 47 people, who of which 5 were instantly vaporised. it isn't much of a fun, or exciting location, but I would like to see you go. It's more of a show of rememberance than anything.

The ad break was amazing! Would watch/buy again - oh wait, it’s a subscription…

I can't wait for those Québec videos! I am suprised though that you will visit it before you visit Saskatchewan.

A region of Quebec which I have *definitely* not been to at all because I didn't fill out the paperwork to cross the border is right on said border, called the boundary waters. If you are physically capable of canoeing, you should check it out it's truly beautiful nature

While you're in Quebec, you should check out Gatineau Park in the National Capital Region (i.e., the Ottawa area). It's managed by the National Capital Commission, not the Quebec park system. and it's surprisingly close to downtown Ottawa. I don't know when you're visiting, but the park is gorgeous in the fall. It has something for everyone. The city of Gatineau runs a free shuttle from Ottawa into the park on weekends in the summer, and I love it :)

18:24 I know fishermen from Brittany sailed to these islands in the past to gain a livelihood. Like elsewhere, these borders reflect the various disputes between the French and the English.

Which way? Norway!

The Norwegian Kingdom controlled these islands for over 800 years - The Orkney Islands are a big and important part of the Norwegian Norse history. I´m a Norwegian whom at age of 12 moved to The Orkney Islands. I´m now 19 and I occasionally comes back to my home city Bergen. (Norway) I have strong connections to both places and I was genuinely sad that Norway said that they had no thoughts about it, and that we does not want to be a part of this dispute. The Orkney Islands are rightful Norway´s territory. My family really want Orkney to be a part of Norway again. I really hope Norway step up and start a conversation with UK, where Orkney can be a part of Norway, but they are independent.

13km wide bridge? One of the funnier mistalks that ive heard in a while Edit: 11:20

Algonquin Park is part of Nipissing District, which is part of Ontario, which is part of Canada and its larger than the US state of Delaware

St Pierre et Miquelon is all that remains of New France in North America. France kept that when they ceded the rest to Britain.

As a Norwegian we would happily welcome them back as an autonomous region, the same goes for the Shetland Islands, Faroe Islands and Greenland. It would be a very symbiotic relationship, with Orkney island offering resources and the Norwegian government providing significant funding to education, healthcare, infrastructure and more.

The elements of the Confederation Bridge were put in place by the same vessel ("Svanen") that put in place the elements of the Great Belt bridge (before) and the Øresund bridge (after).

Anya Hindmarch has created some designer Ice Cream Flavors -- one of which is Heinz Ketchup (from Pittsburgh). Also Peas. Hope to see a foodie video.

Love your content as always ibx2cat 😃

I for one welcome our Orkney underlings.

i doubt the UK would let Orkney go. Even if they tried to force themselves out, the UK could stop it. Plus , id be curious to see how people of the islands would vote if this came to a referendum

tourists from all over would come to see the bridge too. but i imagine that bridge would be ridiculously expensive and likely not profitable. (unless you count keeping your territory and its resources as profit)

I thought they might become a crown dependency like Jersey or the isle of Mann.

Greenland and the Faroe islands are in different situations: Greenland is a country within the country of Denmark

I love how chaotic this man is

As someone who has Orkney descent way down my line, i think they should join norway

Gaspésie and Charlevoix are the most beautiful places in Quebec. Check out the SEPAQ park system which is the Quebec national park systems (outside of federal parks)

Aaah Norway..the one with the award winning "crinkly bits" (ahem the fjords) as done by Slarty Bartfast, from Douglas Adams "The Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy"..!!

hey toycat, my dad left me, but this supreme quality video sure made my day! when you come to canada you should stop by alert, i heard it’s a pretty cool place

I live on the Borders. I am quite happy to go to Norway. I'm Scottish and it sounds like a fabulous idea!

A Gaelteacht region in the west of Ireland maybe? Dingle (Daingean Uí Chúis) is kinda magical

St. Pierre and Miquelon (SPM) are basically the last and "final" remenants of New France that France still has control as of today. Most of its economy today is heavily based on fishery and tourism (from neighboring Canada mostly) and has reciprocity agreements with Canada for things like allowing them access to Canadian medicare, etc. At the end of the Seven Years War at the 1763 Treaty of Paris, France ceded most of its lands to the victorious British empire, but allowed France to retain the colonies, although on-and-off occupations by the British military were frequent (due to France's support of Americans during the revolutionary war, and any subsequent skirmishes) until 1816 after peace negotiations with Britain (Canada at the time) and the United States normalized relations with France after the war of 1812. By the 1900s, SPM has flirted breaking off with France and joining the US (and later Canada), but the idea never really materialized, unlike Quebec: its more autonomous, free-spirit, Eurocentric-minded sister who was also raised by the French, but adopted as a late-stage, rebellious teenager by the British. Today though, SPM is a fun and remote seaside destination reachable by ferry from Newfoundland (or seasonal summer flights from Paris), full of French cuisine with a maritime twist, and despite not part of the Schengen, it is a part of France, treated as such, represented at the National Assembly, its inhabitants are French and EU citizens, and like the rest of France it uses the Euro as the currency (although they do widely accept Canadian dollars), license plates are EU-styled starting with "SPM", uses 220v Type C, E, and F plug outlets, and drives on right side of the road.

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It's coming home!!!

Go to St Pierre et Miquelon - easy to visit - so interesting.

Subdivisions of subdivisions aren't that weird, a lot of countries have multiple levels of subdivisions.

Looking at history most of the islands in europe back in time where all a part of Norway, the ones closest to Norway

Well it used to be under Norwegian rule so… and they got close ties to Norway, historically, culturally snd genetically.

I’d love to see this actually happen

Being honest, every council area has be failed by the UK government, so can't blame Orkney. Also alot of islands have been failed by the Scottish Government who is responsible for ferries, which island councils have been propping up as of late.

11:36 Distance is not the only (and not even the main) factor. Sea depth is much more important, and so is the kind of rock you have on the seabed. If there is a deep trench between the Orkneys and mainland Scotland, the bridge will be much more expensive (or even technically unfeasible) compared to a long bridge build on shallow waters. Instead of single span bridge (11+ km), from Burwick to somewhere near John O'Groats, it would probably be cheaper and technically simpler to make it in 3 sections: from Burwick to the island of Swona (4.5 km), then from Swona to the island of Stroma (6 km), and finally from Stroma to mainland Scotland (3 km).

Far more people live on Prince Edward Island and the highlands of Scotland have poor road connections to build a bridge from.

why is the thumbnail in icelandic, i love it

If you go to Quebec you should visit the forest fires that have been periodically blighting the US Northeast with haze and smoke.

As a Norwegian I have never heard about this issue. Although I won't say no to them joining Norway :] If there are any one from Orkney in this comment section: You will always be Norwegian in my heart ❤

North sea Empire baby. Welcome onboard

A Little mistake, you pointed to the Shetland Islands not the Faroe Islands

I welcome the Orkneys back to the kingdom

I think that the Orkney Islands should only be a country if it unites with the Shetland Islands and gets a big paywall every few months by either the UK, Denmark and/or Norway.

Policing by consent, but the laws are UK wide. So if a large number of people are against plant prohibition, they don't get to refuse consent to be policed, no matter if their area has a majority who disagree with that law! So what is the point?

You lost me at "HELLOOO"

First place wanting to join norway... I knew scotland wants to exit UK but this is interesting. Toycat has talent for diplomacy.

With Greenland and America, the conversation has always been pretty openly centered around America buying the territory. During the 2019 dispute over CCP-funded airports caused by Denmark’s lack of subsidies, where this issue was last discussed, a more realistic alternative was proposed for Greenland to become independent with America providing those much-needed subsidies. That’s of course talking on a serious level; on the other hand I’m sure our political extremists here at home on both sides of the aisle would indeed turn it into some ideological issue

What bothers me about St Pierre and Miquelon is not their political ties, but the fact that they have a different time zone than Newfoundland.

based historical reunion? im all for it

Orkney does not want to leave UK and join Norway. Some people in Orkney are dissatisfied with Edinburgh and London and are considering alternative forms of government including greater autonomy. Joining Norway is a minority position and one of a number of ideas suggested by councillors - and it’s good clickbait.

Tons of islands used to be Norwegian possessions, including some in the Hebrides and almost every island flag includes a Nordic cross! Just some little fun facts, isn’t really a good point to say it should join Norway or else Scotland would lose all its islands by the same logic

If only Norn language was revived as well

Come to the Isle of Man !

I live in London and feel the same way

can’t we just invade them or say no

Well, as we all know from Crusader Kings, Shetlands, Orkney and Faroes are all properly part of the Kingdom of Norway

Minor correction: 🇮🇲 income tax is not zero, but it never exceeds 20 per cent. Source: me; I'm considering relocating to the island, primarily to escape the UK tax man.