Why Does Myanmar Use Imperial? (Answering Google Autocomplete - Southeast Asia Edition) 

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One reason why Thailand drives on the left is because the British used Thailand (then known as Siam) to travel between their two colonies, which were British Burma (now Myanmar) and British Malaya (now part of Malaysia). Back then, during colonial times, both Myanmar and Malaysia drove on the left, so Thailand had to follow suit, due to sharing borders with two former British colonies. One reason why Singapore speaks English is because Singapore's government wanted English to be a language that Singaporeans of all ethnic and linguistic backgrounds can use to communicate with each other.

The American flag itself is also inspired by British East India Company. So you can say that the American and Malaysian flag are "cousins".

To add more to the question of why Southeast Asia is so populated, there are certain parts of Southeast Asia that have very fertile land like Java Island in Indonesia, Mekong Delta in Vietnam and many others. The volcanos mentioned in the Indonesia part also provides fertile soil that helps with a large population. Lands with fertile land results in large populations

Philippines: the only country where you can see people with Spanish names, speak English, Austronesian culture, use peso, Christian people and American inspired politics and form of government

Southeast Asia Have : 1. Only Uncolonized Southeast Asia Nation (Thailand) 2. Red Khmer 3. Krakatoa 4. Vietnam War 5. Richest Country (Brunei and Singapore) 6. Spanish Asia 7. Populated Region And More!

The series shall rise again! Nice video. Also as a Singaporean, I would also like to point out that the reason a lot of Singaporeans speak English is because of government literacy programs. Else I'd assume that many Singaporeans won't be speaking English as fluently as they are right now (they even beat the Brits in the PISA test when it comes to the English language section)

The using of Malay language isn't because it's neighborhood like Malaysia and Indonesia but it's because the native peoples of Singapore are Malay.

4:25 I laughed at that animation of Malaysia kicking Singapore away :D

The Spanish peso, by the end of the 19th century, was worth half an American peso, I mean dollar. The two used to be the same 100 years before. I guess because of this tie, nobody bothered to convert the Philippine Commonwealth to dollar. At its 1946 independence, the PHP was still worth US$0.50.

Fun fact. Myanmar switched to driving on the right in the 1970s but practically all of their cars are right hand drive (made for driving on the left) & most of the infrastructure is made for driving on the left.

because there is no standardization in Myanmar. trust me there are many standard conversions in every way every time including trading, measuring and so much more.

Vaguely related opinion: Sulawesi is one of the coolest looking islands in the world.

Google autocomplete gotta be one of the best video ideas that he forgot about

Vietnam was invaded by Chinese dozens of times in the last 1000 years and have fought off constant attempts at annexation and assimilation. This is why Vietnam likes the US as a counter to China. The Vietnamese have not forgotten the war with the US, but they are very pragmatic people.

"Why Vietnam like the US ?" Long story short: *China Happen*

Yes, please make a video on the history of the metric system, that would be very interesting.

5:16 - contrapoints and geography now, what a man of good taste!

Ah... ASEAN true siblings in Asia Sometimes we hate each other but we also love and need each other Toxic in online game but friendly in real life 😅😂😘🙏

Note that Singapore's national language is technically Malay and their National Anthem is sang in this language.

Let’s just slide into the comments real quick,

and the British East India Company flag is probably inspired by Majapahit Empire flag and also the US might have gain their flag inspiration via the British East India Company.

Fun fact: "peso" means weight, so it historically referred to a standardized weight of silver or gold

As a Thai with many vietnamese friends, The Vietnamese has a simple answer to why they "like" the us. At least in Vietnams case, the US admits its war on Vietnam was bad. You can always make friends with a Bully that apologises, than one who pretends it never happened *coughchinacough* and have been best of friends all along. At least that's what they told me. While I understand the general context is a a little bit more complex than that, because the Vietnam war has always painted the US unfavorable in the case, which has been seen positively by the Vietnamese in general public, while the US general public has been in general Negative towards the US decision on the Vietnam war and its involvement. And not to mention condemning the atrocities that US committed on Vietnam. So the Vietnamese people generally see the American Citisens positively, for they understand that many of them stood up against their own government to end the war. And it is what Ho Chi Minh was playing at as well. and why it was never pushed a fierce Anti-american rethoric in Vietnam, and mostly focused on Defend the homeland against invaders. Rather than painting that every American is the embodiment of evil.

Great video!

Rare Earth has a brilliant series of videos about Cambodia, and of course, they cover the landmine topic in their usual way...

Would like to see a version of this with the Balkans...that could be interesting IMO.

Having so many volcanoes is also good, the land here is very fertile, especially Java and Sumatra

I love your voice. Good vid

wait how have i been watching you for years and never subbed to you? well now i am :D

Make a history of Myanmar please. Especially the name around it, almost all the RU-vidrs got it wrong by saying the military regime created the word "Myanmar", infact the word was created more than a thousand years ago when the kingdom of Bagan was founded. You can find the written word on tablets, scrolls and walls of the pagodas. While Burma came from Bama which is how Indian traders called the Myanmar people. The name came from the kingdom and the people east of Brahmaputra river which is the Bagan Kingdom, ofcourse this name stuck around as an informal name around traders and when the British first arrived to India and asked them who are the people in the east? The indians simple said Bama.

Small fun fact: Papua New Guinea and East Timor border Indonesia, Indonesia and Brunei border Malaysia, Malaysia borders mainland Asia; but neither Papua New Guinea nor East Timor nor Indonesia nor Brunei border the Asian Mainland

The Not Just Bikes & Contrapoints love -- absolutely iconic

Lovely video. Now could you please do one like this with the Arab world? Greetings from an English teenager in Dubai =)

Thailand have drive on left side since before automotive industry started in Japan. Actually reason for Thailand and Japan for drive on left side are same. At late 19th century Thailand and Japan are first two countries in Aisa that modernized their country by use role model from UK with many help from them that's why we drive same side with Uk. Not only road but many other things such as railroad, post office, telegram we received knowledge from UK in that time.

I liked the second auto complete for Thailand. Actually curious if it's culture based or what drives it.

Finally, a video about SEA!

You explain Indonesian volcanoes in.... sort of right time As we speak, by this date (29/11/2021) our brethren in eastern java was hit hard by volcanic eruption of Mt. Semeru Houses buried, crops failed, they have no food, clothing or shelter. Although they receive aid and help from goverment, it still not enough I'm not here to raise charity, I'm just bring the news Let us pray for our brethern for they safety and their survival (evacuation is ongoing, there's still people missing or trapped) If any of you have something to spare, please donate to any charitable foundation you know will reach there If you don't, don't force yourselves. And pray and spread messages May god bless us all. Amen #prayforsemeru

As a Thai people, I think we imported a lot of road and highway designs from Japan

Really dodged a bullet with Thailand there, that second result would've been pretty awkward...

Some of the topics are interesting to dive deeper in to it. Like how did Thailand manage to never be colonised?

Fun fact: The British East India flag is based on the flag of the modern day Majapahit flag which controlled modern day Malaysia meaning that the American flag wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for Malaysia.

Anubis: "The 14 pointed star for the 14 provinces of-" Malaysia: *Yeets Singapore* Anubis: "for the 13 provinces of the country"

Great video! What about 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea?

Myanmar uses both metric and imperial. We also still use our traditional system.

Interesting video

Although, Australia did not really 'go through it' as we were colonised after the industrial revolution and so were unable to gain the benefits of the huge expansion in population

Please do imperial/metric history thank you KhAnuBae

5:05 I knew you were a Contrapoints stan!!!

Regarding Thailand driving on the left. To be fair all countries was using left side traffic throughout the ages before motor vehicles. Its the natural system when almost everyone are right handed. You meet someone of the road on your horse you would want to use your right hand to greet, trade goods, draw your weapon, etc. My own country, Sweden was driving on the left up until 1967 as an example.

With ContraPoints in your recommended videos, you must be a man of culture as well

Philippines still retains some parts of the original austronesian grammar system in their official language and also have made it more complex.

Can't wait for the South Asia Pack

I am very surprised everyone questioning about why Thais drive on the left, but no one raising up question on why Burmese drive on the right. Trivia: Myanmar was only changes side during 1970. Before that, people could drive from Singapore on the left all the way til Pakistan. Another trivia: Indonesian also drive on the left.

nice vid

3:14 does anyone feel like the building is like the old avengers tower

I too have wondered about underwater civilizations

My English book is actually from Singapore

i really hope that ending patron thing was inspired by NJB

The flag of malaysia wasn't inspired from british east indie company flag. It was actually design based on johore sultanate flag. In original design the canton was in red colour while the stripe in blue. The head minister of johore sultanate at that time tun onn jaafar ask muhammad hamzah ( the creator of the flag) to reverse the blue and red because the yellow star with red background look like a communist symbolism. Then he ask the 5 pointing star to be 11 pointing star to make it more less communist.

as a singaporean, i would say the lingua franca of singapore is singlish which is a creole of english chinese and some malay, but when in doubt you can use chinese(since most people can speak it or at least understand a bit of it) rather than english as the older people are generally not that fluent in english while the younger generation generally can speak their mouth tougne(aka mandarin/chinese for the most part)

A really good Disney movie? When did we start talking about paradoxes?

Is it just me, or does the outro in this video sound a lot like Not Just Bikes' outro?

"Let's dive straight into Myan- **intro starts**

3:15 what is that amazing looking building at the background

i’m pretty sure malay is the national language of singapore bc it’s the native language of the nation since the malays are the indigenous population of singapore, hence why their national anthem is in malay and not mandarin, tamil or english

Do one of these for south america!

Please do the history of metric vid

8:41 Why an asterisk on Up and Atom?

Amazing video (from myanmar!)

1:30 Well, Indonesia drive on the left side of the road too. But ig we arent neighbors according to this channel.

I was A bit confused when I saw the thumbnail lol. - Shows Thailand and Brunei - Angkor Wat in the Background - Title about Myanmar

Anyways, let's dive straight into Myan-

Make a video on undivided British Raj, that extended beyond the subcontinent

I want to corrects something on 1:33 , Malaysia are not the only Thailand's neighbors who drives on the left-side. Indonesia also drives on the left, and for another addition, Indonesia's automotive too are heavily influenced by Japan.

Filipinos don't speak Spanish, it is easy to recognize a Filipino base on their name Filipinos use to have a American First name and a Spanish surname. Example Arthur De La Cruz, Arjun Cruz or John Deguzman. Filipino official Language is Filipino and English, yes that's the official language of them. Not all Filipinos are catholics and Filipinos love KPOP and Anime. LoL

Spain: I fear no man but him,…(Brunei)it makes me scared.

convergent flag evolution--love it

As vietnamese i will answer the us and vietnam ally Cause , you just made our economy grow , before we got here vietnamese rice farmer made 300 dallors per year now we made good money . You build more business for us and just help us economically, all that we love you , -love from a guy in vietnam that watch your videos

As their neighbors i could confidently said that both Thailand & Indonesia drive of the left because of the British. Also the reason Japan drive on the left

Well explain for Malaysia flag and why Singapore used English

"Just, when in doubt, use English" Haha. I'm pretty sure North Korean Air Koryo pilots communicating with Chinese Air Traffic Control use English. Despite the fact that neither country was fully colonized by nor in the sphere of influence of an English-speaking country

Sang Nila Utama will go haunt you for saying Malay language existence in Singapore is merely due to Singapore's adjustment with its neighbors.

1:20 Yes, including USA's role in it. Apparently Thomas Jefferson was a fan & metric system had some influence in US adopting a decimal system for its currency & US$ was probably among the early decimal currencies. 3:57 I think a better question would be 'Why US adopted British East India Company flag?' coz even the so called "Grand Union" flag is an exact same flag as the EIC flag with different dimensions. 4:46 In particular "Tamil Nadu" not "South India" coz not everyone in South India is Tamil.

Indonesia spreads over 2 continents, Asia and Oceania. We have tiger and we have kangaroo, the only country to do so.

Why is myanmar there with the flag of thailand???? (in the thumbnail)

Myanmar actually does not use imperial at all in day to day usage. Traffic speed signs are in km/h etc. Malaysia was not the only neighbour that drives on the left. Myanmar drove on the left till a general changed it. Btw most of the world drove, ride and walked on the left, before US changed it to right. Many countries drive on the left that are not commonwealth. Indonesia for example.

Nice

4:47 I already know that since I'm literally Malaysian

Question here: I'm Indonesian and I'm always confused of why we drive on the left, was it kinda like why Thailand drives on the left or what?

The first time he said imperial Star Wars tune in my head

Good

Actually, Malay became one of Singapore’s official language to not forget their history as the island, Temasek, was always part of the Malays homeland until the Brits came in and brought a bunch of Chinese people. Even the name Singapore is orginated from “Singapura”, an old Malay word

I am more interested in knowing what invasion IS actually considered legal by the UN...

"Why do hippies love Bali?"

Isolation is the reason why Myanmar doesn't use international imperial unit. Today, most of Myanmar still use historic burmese unit of weights and measures. Some like government and bigger company projects use international standard.

Every time I hear Brunei I immediately think of drew binsky

5:21 Whoa, this afternoon, Semeru Volcano just erupted and destroys so much houses in Lumajang, so... Welcome to Indonesia, earthquake can be anywhere, everytime in ease

I am a Southeast Asian Cambodia to be precise I do not know much this video help

I know a good amount or quite a lot about south east asia