Finnish Comedian Ismo breaks down the English language on Great Day Houston

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  • Опубліковано 23 тра 2019
  • Finnish comedian Ismo once commanded a military unit and studied physics in college, but chose to follow a career in stand-up comedy instead. It turned out to be the right decision because he's been named "The Funniest Person in the World" after winning a competition at the famous Laugh Factory comedy club in Los Angeles.
    His appearance on "Conan" went viral and gained over 70 million views in only 3 days by doing what he does best...breaking down the quirky English language and offering an outsider's perspective to everyday experiences. • Ismo: Ass Is The Most ...
    Ismo is performing at the Joke Joint Comedy Club tonight and tomorrow night at 8pm and 10:30pm and Sunday night at 8pm. Tickets start at $14 and are available online at www.jokejointcomedyshowcase.c...
    FINNISH WORDS:
    - Hyppytyynytyydytys = "Bouncy Cushion Satisfaction"
    - Janishousu = "Rabbit Pants" / Scaredy Cat
    - Poronkusema = "Reindeer Pee"
    ...Legit Measure Of Distance
    ...How Far Reindeer Travel Before Peeing
    ...7.5 km / 4.7 miles
    - Joulupukki - "Christmas Goat" / Santa Claus
    - Kalsarikannit - Getting Drunk At Home In Underwear
    - Juoksentelisinkohan = "I Wonder If I Should Run Around Aimlessly?"
    - Aitiyspakkaus = Cardboard Maternity Box
    ...Baby's 1st Bed
    - Rintaliivit = "Breast Vests" / Bras
    - Lentokonesuihkuturbiiniapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas
    ...Longest Word In Launguage
    - "airplane jet turbine engine auxiliary mechanic non-commissioned officer student"
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  • @petrikoivukangas
    @petrikoivukangas 5 років тому +2353

    Juuston, Teksas.

    • @timomastosalo
      @timomastosalo 5 років тому +59

      Teksas, of cheese, gotcha.

    • @petrikoivukangas
      @petrikoivukangas 5 років тому +5

      @@timomastosalo 👍

    • @VortechBand
      @VortechBand 5 років тому +2

      Juustonaksu

    • @livedandletdie
      @livedandletdie 5 років тому +15

      Juuston, Teksas, Amerikka, Helvetti... which is quite close to Helsinki, Suomi, Eurooppa, Helvetti.

    • @VortechBand
      @VortechBand 5 років тому +2

      @@livedandletdie Sehän on tuo Hell-sinki josta löytyy tuo juum Sir Nainen

  • @license2imagineproductions747
    @license2imagineproductions747 4 роки тому +1482

    Hats off to Ismo for his unique, intelligent brand of humor and to the interviewer for her genuine interest, charm and warmth.

    • @ezarfams8161
      @ezarfams8161 3 роки тому +1

      Y

    • @annicarosander2074
      @annicarosander2074 3 роки тому +5

      Hyyvä poika! 🤗

    • @moussagueye4978
      @moussagueye4978 3 роки тому +7

      You just happened to be a genuine positive human.♥️

    • @jakkeledin4645
      @jakkeledin4645 2 роки тому +6

      He thinking same as we usual thinks. He only say it more funny way. Respect.

    • @imokin86
      @imokin86 2 роки тому +13

      Yes, she's good. She's interested, she has prepared a set of meaningful questions and she lets him actually answer and reacts to what he's saying.

  • @radikaali
    @radikaali 5 років тому +4395

    Never seen the host before but she is great! Felt like she actually was interested and amused by those facts.

    • @AnttiKivivalli
      @AnttiKivivalli 5 років тому +230

      And her pronounciation of the Finnish words was good!
      The typeface missed the "umlauts", so like "kalsarikänni" really should have ä and not a between k and n.

    • @GreatDayHouston
      @GreatDayHouston  5 років тому +321

      Thank you!

    • @FloatingWhales
      @FloatingWhales 5 років тому +129

      I agree! actually did her homework and showed a genuine interest!

    • @HardKokki
      @HardKokki 5 років тому +77

      I ögree, very good houst.

    • @daemon816
      @daemon816 5 років тому +7

      The plastic surgery weirds me out, but she does seem very sweet otherwise.

  • @sophdog1678
    @sophdog1678 3 роки тому +116

    "You have more saunas than cars. What's up with that?"
    "We like to be warm?"

  • @arsipantsu
    @arsipantsu 5 років тому +625

    "ohm, we like we warm, yes" couldn't have said it better myself Ismo

    • @fixit8492
      @fixit8492 3 роки тому +5

      I'd say there are more saunas than cars as cars are necassary in the outbacks, and yet the sauna is even more important for life. Sauna is what a holy sweat lodge is to real Americans, who consider Finns and Samis as brothers with an independent indigineous nation. Samis deserve their own, but as for the Finns I must say their language is almost identical with the eleven Sami languages and that makes them rather indigenous with their holy saunas even though they have lost much of their other ways. One love! Yhtä rakkautta! Rahkisvuohttain! Uksi armastus! (in finn/sami/estonian)

    • @RabbiHerschel
      @RabbiHerschel 2 роки тому

      @@fixit8492 "real Americans"? The real Americans are the Europeans who make up the American nation.

    • @marias6583
      @marias6583 Рік тому

      he said we like to be warm lol

  • @ipuya
    @ipuya Рік тому +313

    This is the first time i see an american talk show host actually delving in to the culture and geography of a foreign country. Great job 👏👏👏

    • @nadjakari1752
      @nadjakari1752 Рік тому +8

      I was happily surprised about that! Great touch from the show!!!

    • @beaumatthews6411
      @beaumatthews6411 5 місяців тому +1

      surprised to see that this guy was in my hometown! There is a lot of diversity here in Houston, must be one of the world's greatest

  • @UncleHam1337
    @UncleHam1337 5 років тому +3238

    Nyt kyllä täytyy nostaa hattua haastattelijan taustatyölle ja ammattitaidolle muutenkin.
    edit: Enkä näköjään ollut ainoa joka sen huomasi :)

    • @saneless
      @saneless 5 років тому +12

      hattua nostaa

    • @woowooNeedsFaith
      @woowooNeedsFaith 5 років тому +11

      @saneless
      Taidat käyttää jotain muuta kieltä sanajärjestystä valitessasi. Suomeksi "nostaa hattua" on parempi sanajärjestys.

    • @saneless
      @saneless 5 років тому +10

      @@woowooNeedsFaith ei voi muuta sanoo

    • @Pyovali
      @Pyovali 5 років тому +16

      Ainut vaan, että tää oli vähän kiirreellistä, mutta tuskinpahan tälle mitään mahtaa kun asiat on perinpohjin näin kaavailtu.

    • @Dimens1oner
      @Dimens1oner 5 років тому +13

      niin suomessa, riippumatta onko jonkun mediatalon toimittaja, vai jonkun ns viihdeohjelman pääjehu niin yleensä haastattelu on oman asian pönkittämistä tai suoranaista vittuilua haastateltavaa kohtaan, ja sitten on niitä kysymyksiä joita ei haluta kysyttävän, mutta kysytään silti. koska noh. Suomi

  • @testikuskitestdrivr6012
    @testikuskitestdrivr6012 5 років тому +1326

    Love the face that she made after Ismo explained "Kalsarikännit", ...getting drunk in your own house in your underwear, with NO intentions of going out... -LOL

    • @XtreeM_FaiL
      @XtreeM_FaiL 5 років тому +2

      Emphazise matter.

    • @Spetulhu
      @Spetulhu 5 років тому +138

      The Hungarians (their language is distantly related to Finnish BTW) also have a very funny word where they probably get drunk but at least don't plan on going out. Donaldkacsázás which is translated quite literally as “Donald Ducking”, meaning they walk around at home with a shirt but no pants on.

    • @janilaine2692
      @janilaine2692 5 років тому +20

      @@Spetulhu Well D. Duck is most liked character and familiar in Finland... And Swedish are called Gladstone Gender.

    • @renek4692
      @renek4692 5 років тому +18

      Did you knew that back in the 1950-s donald duck comics were banned in Finland. Reason - not wearing pants.
      Greatings from Finlands neighbour - Estonia.

    • @OlviMasta77
      @OlviMasta77 5 років тому +5

      @@Spetulhu That's hilarious!

  • @youngThrashbarg
    @youngThrashbarg 5 років тому +1403

    Ismo vahingossa paljastaa Suomen puolustuskyvyn. 2:10

    • @wauhti6358
      @wauhti6358 5 років тому +148

      Voe helevetti pojjaat me ollaan kuses! Ny amerikaanot tietää meirän Suomen puolustuskyvyn

    • @satinkuti5875
      @satinkuti5875 5 років тому +6

      :DD

    • @mariaolsdotter63
      @mariaolsdotter63 5 років тому +34

      No ei se kumminkaan ole huonompi kuin Ruotsin puolustuskyky (= olematon)!

    • @TheOriginalGayman
      @TheOriginalGayman 5 років тому +10

      @@mariaolsdotter63 Siitä ei ollutkaan puhe.

    • @ceoge4887
      @ceoge4887 4 роки тому +3

      Nyt amerikaanit panee perseeseen

  • @Emppu_T.
    @Emppu_T. 5 років тому +325

    Our little Ismo, all the way over at cowboy land !

  • @Jack_of_Helsinki
    @Jack_of_Helsinki 5 років тому +319

    WTF = Welcome to Finland.

  • @Sharnoy1
    @Sharnoy1 5 років тому +637

    Niin sitä vaan Suomea ja suomenkieltä tuodaan maailmankartalle. Hyvä Ismo! 🇫🇮

    • @OwnedByGalatea
      @OwnedByGalatea 4 роки тому

      tah?

    • @SkySchen
      @SkySchen 4 роки тому

      @@OwnedByGalatea torilla tavataan

    • @timppaUT
      @timppaUT 3 роки тому +4

      @@OwnedByGalatea He said: ”There he’s bringing Finland and Finnish language to world map. Well done, Ismo”
      And that ”torilla tavataan” (Let’s meet at the marketplace or plaza) is Finnish saying we use whenever Finland is mentioned outside of Finland. Kinda self-pun to ourselves as we are not necessarily most social folk on earth.

  • @dannne88
    @dannne88 5 років тому +1115

    Host: You are a squad leader in the Finnish military right?
    Guest: It sounds so fancy when you say it like that. I hope no one attacks us.
    That's a finn right there! ^^

    • @livedandletdie
      @livedandletdie 5 років тому +32

      If he had been drunk he would have a very different opinion. And he'd hope it'd be the Swedes that attacked, just so he could say in Swedish så ja så ja jag skall inte skära bara rispa...

    • @johnraina4828
      @johnraina4828 5 років тому +19

      @@livedandletdie the power of perkele

    • @sepposavinainen2660
      @sepposavinainen2660 4 роки тому +1

      @@iliilil5761 We just laught them off with Ismo :)

    • @TheSuspectOnFoot
      @TheSuspectOnFoot 4 роки тому +13

      It does sound " a little fancy" when she says that he was a commander which would be like a general when he's just a corporal.

    • @TheSuspectOnFoot
      @TheSuspectOnFoot 4 роки тому +5

      ​@@petterimikael9 Do you just assume that people who don't use their real names or pictures aren't old enough and need a lecture or why are you telling me all this basic training stuff? Squad is also not a joukkue but ryhmä instead, a platoon would be joukkue.
      Mistake on my part was that I thought she said former commander. I've never heard anyone use the word formal commander which techincally is correct but does still give "a bit" fancy vibe.

  • @tarmokortelainen4572
    @tarmokortelainen4572 2 роки тому +336

    Deborah Duncan has done very respected backround investigation for this show. She is so lovely person. When she has an exotic quest, she already knows quite a lot of him. I really respect her attitude.

    • @GreatDayHouston
      @GreatDayHouston  2 роки тому +25

      Thanks!

    • @MimiMangetsu
      @MimiMangetsu 2 роки тому +5

      "exotic"? maybe use another word. The word "exotic" sounds very degrading and racist. A foreigner or a finnish person sounds better.

    • @tarmokortelainen4572
      @tarmokortelainen4572 2 роки тому +19

      @@MimiMangetsu Are you serious?

    • @ChocolateMilk..
      @ChocolateMilk.. 2 роки тому +2

      @@MimiMangetsu Write a book about it.

    • @simplesimon8255
      @simplesimon8255 2 роки тому

      Yes. Goes to show that not all Americans are culturally-insensitive pricks

  • @Silli999
    @Silli999 5 років тому +270

    Thats Ismo. Lepposa ukko. Thumbs up.

  • @gotham61
    @gotham61 9 місяців тому +15

    As an Estonian, I will point out that the one other language which is quite similar to Finnish is Estonian.

    • @Samirustem
      @Samirustem 6 місяців тому +2

      Was thinking same. Also hungarian. And i assume sentence structure should be sinilar to turkish too

    • @pauljordan4452
      @pauljordan4452 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@SamirustemFinno Ugric. A man from university learned Hungarian in the 60s and still speaks it fluently. Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian are probably most unfamiliar to an English speaker.

  • @bennylloyd-willner9667
    @bennylloyd-willner9667 5 років тому +287

    He's great, I just discovered him recently and his take on the English language is brilliant. Thank you Finland for sharing him with us!

    • @bennylloyd-willner9667
      @bennylloyd-willner9667 5 років тому +1

      @@JHsara yes, in the sense "brilliantly funny" I can't imagine anyone would read my comment as Ismo is a proper English language professor🤣🤣🤣

    • @cryptosquall3535
      @cryptosquall3535 4 роки тому +1

      Benny Lloyd-Willner No shit didn’t know that.

    • @danfors1333
      @danfors1333 5 місяців тому

      He's the only comedian they got. Be gentle with him.

  • @ePostman
    @ePostman 5 років тому +601

    Excellent host. Many shows have annoying, arrogant and sometimes ignorant hosts. Deborah is just perfect, and looking great too.
    Kisses from Norway :)

    • @yli18veetyyppi89
      @yli18veetyyppi89 5 років тому +21

      @Ægsnåmet Vjäturþøðikke Yeah but Houston is a city. Not even the biggest city in the country. Finland on the other hand is a whole country. Her statement makes sense both from an American's perspective (Finland is way smaller than the US) and from a statistical perspective (Finland is actually below the median in a list sorted by population (116th out of 233) but definitely by the population's density (172nd out of 194).

    • @fcbculeg9226
      @fcbculeg9226 5 років тому +3

      Ægsnåmet Vjäturþøðikke
      She was talking about the population.

    • @Cyba_IT_NZ
      @Cyba_IT_NZ 4 роки тому +6

      @Ægsnåmet Vjäturþøðikke it was a good comparison so her viewers could understand what a small country is.

    • @Jansku1111
      @Jansku1111 4 роки тому

      @@fcbculeg9226 Yes it must have been the population because otherwise every European country would be a small country (compared to US)

    • @Aurinkohirvi
      @Aurinkohirvi 4 роки тому +1

      But Europe is bigger than the USA and by average European Union member states and bigger than United States member states.

  • @jameskennedy6982
    @jameskennedy6982 4 роки тому +138

    My Mom's sister was married to a Finn, I speak Croatian, and we would carry on great conversations...not having any idea what the other was saying. He was a great uncle.

    • @milanstevic8424
      @milanstevic8424 2 роки тому

      As a Serb, I guess I'm not supposed to understand this completely authentic Croatian language?
      (There is no such thing as a Croatian language, there is a South-Slavic group of languages at best, also known as Serbo-Croatian, or Croato-Serbian, depending on how much you care about the exact ordering of the words as if they're supposed to convey nationalism in this context. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbo-Croatian )

    • @22222roro
      @22222roro 2 роки тому +2

      @@milanstevic8424 Why even worry or type about this nonsense, even by your wikipedia page ( under "History" "Early development") it says Serbo-Croatian started as Old Church Slavonic, so the language actually originated from Slavonia or Croatia and later when used by regular people it became known as the Croatian version of old slavonic. So from what you're saying I assume you think that Serbian is also not a language but it's also Serbo-Croatian?

    • @milanstevic8424
      @milanstevic8424 2 роки тому

      @@22222roro what's your logic here? why don't we call your language Proto-Germanic then? there is a reason it evolved into Old English from the fusion of Norse languages and West-Germanic dialects of Anglo-Saxons.
      Similarly, Serbo-Croatian was developed from Old Slavonic language group (but not the actual Church variant however, read below). If you didn't know, we are all Slavs: Poles, Slovaks, Czechs, Croats, Slovenians, Serbs, Russians, Ukrainians, and many others.
      There is no Slavonia!! There was never a country called Slavonia, there is a region by that name, but contrary to what you're thinking, it's not the birthplace of the Slavs, it was named like that after the fact. Likewise, there is no distinct Croatian language.
      Sure, there is a country of Croatia, but Croats actually share their language with at least 4 other populations in the same general area. No, the primary language did not originate in Croatia. If you had read the article with due attention you'd learn that there are three major distinct dialects of Serbo-Croatian, and these are the variants that constitute the whole difference between the nations.
      But these differences are so nuanced that Croats, Serbs, Bosnians, and Montenegrins can outright understand each other on their mother tongue. The primary language we all speak is named after the two most dominant speaker nations, Serbs and Croats, and it wasn't named like that by me, it was the international consensus that the language should be named Serbo-Croatian.
      English people aren't Germans, declaratively, yet their language evolved from a proto-German dialect. Not to mention the plethora of words borrowed from Latin and later French. Is French then the same as English? Is English then same as German? Contrary to these examples, Serbs can understand Croats without any exposure or practice with the "Croatian language". Can you figure out the nonsense in your line of thinking?
      If this person said "I speak Slavic" that would be nonsensical as well. There is no singular Slavic language, even though there are so many Slavic people, but obviously the roots to all Slavic languages can be traced back to old Slavic dialects, that are for some reason CALLED Slavonic.
      Why? Well, Old Church Slavonic wasn't a true spoken language but a literary one, used as a standard to marry the meaning, laws, and literature between all Slavic peoples at the time. At the time, scholars were expected to learn several literary languages: Church Slavonic, Latin, and especially Greek were a must, but in the medieval period Persian and Arabic were also prized. Literary language is not the same thing as a spoken one.
      "Old Church Slavonic was *adopted* as the language of the liturgy in churches serving various Slavic nations."
      "Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic was the first Slavic *literary* language."
      "The beginning of written Serbo-Croatian can be traced from the *10th century* and on when *Serbo-Croatian medieval texts* were written in five scripts: Latin, Glagolitic, Early Cyrillic, Bosnian Cyrillic and Arebica, the last principally by Bosniak nobility. *Serbo-Croatian* competed with the more established literary languages of *Latin and Old Slavonic* in the west and Persian and Arabic in the east."
      There is no Australian! There is no Canadian! There is no Falklandislandian! There is no American! There is no Croatian! There is a principle of common reason behind this, because it is well-established what constitutes a standalone language in this world.
      I'm sorry but you must be a shitty troll if you completely disregard the 1000+ year old legacy of a language that no European thinker or politician had the balls to deny.

    • @dennislindqvist8443
      @dennislindqvist8443 2 роки тому

      @@milanstevic8424 English has influences from both the Danish Vikings, the French and the Romans, but is basically part of the Germanic language tribe that has much, much older ancestry.

    • @milanstevic8424
      @milanstevic8424 2 роки тому

      @@dennislindqvist8443 How's that disproving what I said?

  • @TheTruthKiwi
    @TheTruthKiwi 5 місяців тому +15

    I dare say that was one of the best interviews I've ever seen. From her team's research to her experienced and authorative and yet humble and inquisitive hosting to Ismo's natural humour that perfectly fits the platform and nice nature. It just couldn't get any better.

  • @StarOnCheek
    @StarOnCheek 3 роки тому +193

    it's so ironic when Americans find measuring distance in reindeer pees funny, but also measure things in feet

    • @daleicious1528
      @daleicious1528 3 роки тому +5

      Well, peoples feet are a more consistent(hopefully) distance to measure by.

    • @edgywagy145
      @edgywagy145 3 роки тому

      Dirty one

    • @skedeman100
      @skedeman100 3 роки тому +5

      Dale Icious it actually isnt, the poronkusema actually is quite a scientifical measure

    • @williamwhitman4889
      @williamwhitman4889 3 роки тому +2

      I would guess it was originated by hunters who tracked deer.

    • @cantankeroustank6904
      @cantankeroustank6904 3 роки тому +19

      @@williamwhitman4889 Actually it has its origins in reindeer sledding. See, reindeer can't pee and run at the same time, they have to stop to pee. They also have a nasty habit of accumulating various proteins in their urine. Over time those proteins can build up and cause a super painful blockage that can and will basically paralyze the reindeer. So poronkusema is the maximum distance you can force your reindeer to run between piss breaks, unless you actually like being stranded in the middle of nowhere in freezing temperatures, massaging the animal's bladder to try to break the blockage or, worst case scenario, trying to suck it out.

  • @zomaga1
    @zomaga1 5 років тому +581

    I am slightly impressed by her pronounciation.

    • @GreedAndSelfishness
      @GreedAndSelfishness 5 років тому +25

      I'm not.

    • @Myrou1
      @Myrou1 5 років тому

      K

    • @hamdi7150
      @hamdi7150 4 роки тому +4

      Her?????

    • @Aurinkohirvi
      @Aurinkohirvi 4 роки тому +16

      I am too. She pronounced amazingly well considering English and Finnish have different sounds for letters and different rules for pronounciation. Well, Finnish has one rule and English has so many rules you need to remember how to pronounce every word.

    • @xooperz
      @xooperz 4 роки тому +3

      @@hamdi7150 racist

  • @clearasil11
    @clearasil11 4 роки тому +61

    Top notch comedian. Now I don't mind if someone says offensive stuff or goes real dark, I actually enjoy it, but I have to hand it to Ismo because his observational comedy doesn't come at anyone's expense and it's probably the hardest way to go.

  • @michaelmilsom9518
    @michaelmilsom9518 3 роки тому +152

    She is a great interviewer. He would not have been easy and she did a great job of him showcasing and also connecting the interview very much to the home crowd. Nicely done!

    • @GreatDayHouston
      @GreatDayHouston  3 роки тому +10

      Thank you! We're glad you enjoyed the video :)

    • @michaelmilsom9518
      @michaelmilsom9518 3 роки тому

      @@GreatDayHouston :-)

    • @mazzyzi7178
      @mazzyzi7178 2 роки тому +5

      She talks too fast, we finns talk sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.....w

    • @mazzyzi7178
      @mazzyzi7178 2 роки тому

      @@GreatDayHouston Talk slower pls, hard to follow for non native english.

    • @Manda-wilj
      @Manda-wilj Рік тому

      @@mazzyzi7178 yes

  • @Cujo_Ate_My_Credit_Card
    @Cujo_Ate_My_Credit_Card 5 років тому +85

    That 'start from a scratch' joke killed me! Very likeable hostess, all hosts should be like her.

  • @nursultantulyakbay7070
    @nursultantulyakbay7070 4 роки тому +43

    6:30
    Ismo: "It's not very specific."
    Host: "In case y'all wondering, it's 4.7 miles."

    • @johannak8879
      @johannak8879 4 роки тому +6

      I mean, of course there had to be a study how long that actually is but the saying is used as an approximation. The distance is not common knowledge.

    • @NightwishArena
      @NightwishArena 3 роки тому +4

      @@johannak8879 Yes, and I think it is only be used when you try to sound funny and/or when you are upset about something, like "I had to walk at least three reindeer peeings to get back to home" etc.

    • @perttimyllyselka7222
      @perttimyllyselka7222 3 роки тому

      In fact: a reindeer piss a lenght between two reindeer pisses, if it doesnt stop. Its about 10km 😄

  • @DissedRedEngie
    @DissedRedEngie 5 років тому +94

    6:30 and here's how the imperial measurements were made

  • @MrAdryan1603
    @MrAdryan1603 3 роки тому +68

    The interviewer and comedian are both so funny and I love it

    • @KeithFlint350
      @KeithFlint350 2 роки тому +2

      Would be even funnier if she let him speak for more than 7 seconds

  • @gatomatias1
    @gatomatias1 5 місяців тому +7

    Amazing interview! The host and Ismo were genuinely having a good time.

  • @FINMrCurly
    @FINMrCurly 5 років тому +307

    Yes she actually could learn finnish. Sound pretty good already

    • @jamesbernadette6216
      @jamesbernadette6216 4 роки тому +11

      Haha, especially with the fast Texas style :D "Me tulemme takaisin" was very much intelligible when she said it really fast. She'd be well understood in Karelia... x)

    • @santerisalmivuori3872
      @santerisalmivuori3872 4 роки тому +2

      Finns love to kiss ass every time we are mentioned somewhere or someone tries our language. She sounded like shit, c'mon. Yes we got acknowledged, yay, just leave it at that and don't get too self important over it.

    • @peepeetrain8755
      @peepeetrain8755 4 роки тому +8

      @@santerisalmivuori3872 you probably sound shit speaking English.

    • @santerisalmivuori3872
      @santerisalmivuori3872 4 роки тому +4

      @@peepeetrain8755 Yeah well, no matter what I say to you at this point will sound like lies to you since you've made up your mind about the fact, so let's leave it at that and agree to disagree.

  • @MrPushoo
    @MrPushoo 2 роки тому +17

    this guy is a legend ..he should be a UN ambassador or something to spread cheer around the world!

  • @castoroy14
    @castoroy14 3 роки тому +27

    I would love to hang out with Ismo and have a few beers, joking and laughing. Seems like a great guy and he's funny as hell.

  • @MelliaBoomBot
    @MelliaBoomBot 6 місяців тому +5

    So lovely to see him interviewed like this.. love Ismo ❤

  • @tjv1516
    @tjv1516 5 років тому +136

    Absolutely love the host very professional and natural ❤️☺️

  • @jogrant3851
    @jogrant3851 Рік тому +9

    So great to see a Finnish comedian!! I went to Finland in the middle of winter. It is a beautiful place with a good vibe, I would love to live there.

  • @martinwulf8253
    @martinwulf8253 4 місяці тому +3

    What a genuine and humble guy, absolute legend.

  • @justanothergunnerd8128
    @justanothergunnerd8128 Рік тому +17

    I love the Finnish sense of humor - great stuff!

  • @sinetwo
    @sinetwo 2 роки тому +69

    I'm very impressed with the hosts pronunciation! Even for Scandinavians it's not easy, I am totally aware that for English native speakers you need to have an incredible grasp of pronunciations to even get close!

    • @saladshla
      @saladshla 2 роки тому +6

      Just a little tip, but Fins do not identify as Scandinavian, just northern

    • @acmemasteri
      @acmemasteri Рік тому +2

      @@saladshla Fennoscandia...

    • @moubhattacharyya1141
      @moubhattacharyya1141 Рік тому +2

      Being Scandinavian, here has no advantage from the language family point of view.
      English is a closer relative to Scandinavian languages. Suomi is the odd friend there.

    • @kami67
      @kami67 Рік тому

      @@acmemasteri Fennoscandia is bullshit

    • @soransharif3992
      @soransharif3992 6 місяців тому

      Fiins are not Skandinavias

  • @andersengman3896
    @andersengman3896 4 роки тому +39

    I can't believe he doesn't know the reason Santa Claus is called Joulupukki. The yule goat is the _original_ holiday mascot whereas Santa Claus was brought to the Nordic countries by Coca-Cola and merged with the "tomte" from Scandinavian folklore. In Sweden, the yule goat still exists, albeit merely as an ornament, while the "tomte" hands out the presents.

    • @KoteDarasuum
      @KoteDarasuum 3 роки тому +15

      The yule goat still exists here in Finland as ornament too. But the origin for joulupukki is but different to yule goat. In here, "nuutti pukki" used to bring gifts, a meanspirited and somewhat cruel spirit/unnatural being who was mostly like a man but with a some parts of a goat, with it allways having a head or skull of a goat as face, with some variations to the body, for example centaurlike mix of man and goat, or a goat legged man, or just the head of a goat on a man. He would visit on st knuts day, a nordic holiday after christmas (his name even means knut goat) and he would stay in your house untill he is entertained enough to leave, most often this meant you would give the man in costume enough alcohol so he is drunk and leaves. But if the knut goat wasnt entertained enough he would make pranks to the household before leaving. The children were told he would take away mean and kill bad behaving children, and bring them to Joulupukki, who lives on korvatunturi, a mountain in lapland that was claimed to be made out of skulls of mean and badly behaving children taken there. You know, the fun kind of christmas tradition!

    • @koff41
      @koff41 3 роки тому

      Anders om jag slänger ut en fråga till dig om vad som helst så kan du svara på det till hundra pcent. Alttid kul när en riktig felfinnare hittar något som är livsviktigt för dem. Lev väl.
      Idag första Maj så protesterade vi emot förtrycket och det det innebär. Frihet och rätt att ha en åsikt. Vad tycker du om det!

    • @malin8408
      @malin8408 2 роки тому +3

      The origin of the yule goat and the "nuuti pukki" is probably the same, as well as the origin of the numerus different Krampus down in Germany, Austria etc. It's a goatlike man that might kidnapp and eat you if you haven't behaved during the year. But because it's so old, we'll never know for sure.

    • @wackyruss
      @wackyruss Рік тому

      Santa Claus is actually an amalgamation of the Dutch Sinterklaas as well as Odin from Norse Mythology. Also there is inspiration from Sámi mushroom shamans of Lapland.

    • @Gittas-tube
      @Gittas-tube День тому

      Hello there! Yes, and in Swedish-speaking Finland, we can use julbocken, jultomten or julgubben, all three. Here, jultomten is more rare than the other two. We usually use tomte only for the small Santa's helpers. There are also hustomte, gårdstomte etc. that in the beginning had no connection to Christmas but represented spirits that guarded the house and home, as in the well-known poem "Midvinternattens köld är hård, stjärnorna gnistra och glimma..."

  • @RichardStrong86
    @RichardStrong86 4 роки тому +16

    5:00 Scratch was a line drawn in the ground that acted as a boundary. To be up to scratch refers to being up to a certain standard allowing you to compete (with it's origins being the boundary drawn for boxing), with starting from scratch referring to the starting line you start from (that doesn't enable you any starting advantages).

  • @kevinhiggler2896
    @kevinhiggler2896 5 років тому +21

    Seen him a few times, he is absolutely GREAT! Want to see more.

  • @dirkmoolman
    @dirkmoolman 4 роки тому +19

    In my language, Afrikaans, we also put the words together, with no spaces.

    • @DieFlabbergast
      @DieFlabbergast 2 роки тому

      Bullshit! What the fuck is this, then? af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suid-Afrika Looks pretty much like Dutch, to me.

  • @fredrikcarlstedt393
    @fredrikcarlstedt393 2 роки тому +8

    Finnish ; it is not only a foreign language,
    but actually also intergalactic .

  • @Omgbbqhaxlolol
    @Omgbbqhaxlolol 9 місяців тому +13

    What kills me with Ismo is how animated his face is. His lips, his cheeks, his eyes, EVERYTHING is moving, and in such funny ways too.

  • @justsomeone5834
    @justsomeone5834 5 років тому +149

    Very funny interview and a great hostess :)

  • @Sithlordxxxx
    @Sithlordxxxx 3 роки тому +73

    I am delighted by the host. Not sure if she's doing an extremely good job or if others dropped the bar too low... whatever it is, you are an awesome host!

  • @Jurtaani
    @Jurtaani 5 років тому +134

    Even though I am natives Finnish speaker, you just don't think about your own language that much. So i would not be exaggerating when i say that this made me laugh in tears. 🤣🤣
    Oh i almost forgot to add
    SUOMI MAINITTU! TORILLA TAVATAAN!!

    • @rescue270
      @rescue270 4 роки тому +2

      He makes me think about American English in the same way and I'm still laughing to myself days later.

  • @rauhansotilas2350
    @rauhansotilas2350 5 років тому +174

    Actually, the word "äiti" is a loanword from the old Germanic language(s). The Baltic-Finnic word for mother is something similar to Estonian word for mother which is "emo" or "emä", but in Finnish, that word is today used only for the animal mother.

    • @tommiruotsila
      @tommiruotsila 5 років тому +13

      hyvä huomio!

    • @daemon816
      @daemon816 5 років тому +5

      Die mutter?

    • @SocialistFinn1
      @SocialistFinn1 5 років тому +16

      but it may as well be Finnish since it's not even used in Germanic languages anymore.

    • @sarcasm-83
      @sarcasm-83 5 років тому +4

      What is the word it's loaned from then? I can't really think of any Germanic terms that are similar - but then again, I don't know many so - I'm not saying you're wrong, just curious :)

    • @SocialistFinn1
      @SocialistFinn1 5 років тому +6

      @@sarcasm-83 it is a Germanic loanword but it's not used in any Germanic languages anymore so that's why you can't think of any examples.

  • @bradenjames670
    @bradenjames670 2 роки тому +5

    This was so Peaceful. It is really refreshing, and great to hear People have such a happy conversation. :)

  • @FumbleFusion
    @FumbleFusion 5 років тому +336

    SUOMI MAINITTU UUDESTAA TORILLE!

    • @Siskosbroidi1
      @Siskosbroidi1 5 років тому +57

      EI TÄÄLTÄ KERKEE POIS NÄEMMÄ TULLAKAAN

    • @FumbleFusion
      @FumbleFusion 5 років тому +13

      Siskosbroidi1 Ei nii 😂 Takasi vaa

    • @MrXtr3m3ly
      @MrXtr3m3ly 5 років тому +27

      Ei perkele ei taas?

    • @lauuura878
      @lauuura878 5 років тому +6

      😂😂😂😂

    • @FumbleFusion
      @FumbleFusion 5 років тому +15

      Haerksii Kyllä vaan mulla taitaa jäädä huomen koulun päättärit välistä ku toril menee taas koko saakelin yö..

  • @SanderVanierschot
    @SanderVanierschot 8 місяців тому +4

    Already at least ten years a great comedian, but I discovered ISMO just a couple of months ago! I love his humor!

  • @Leo-fz7kz
    @Leo-fz7kz 5 років тому +26

    The host is so good!

  • @tonttuadhd3492
    @tonttuadhd3492 5 років тому +10

    A brilliant interview

  • @SeeWoelfin
    @SeeWoelfin 11 місяців тому +3

    What a fantastic interview! Interviewer and Interviewee both. Loved it!

  • @zabnat
    @zabnat 5 років тому +15

    Great thing about wife carrying competition is that the prize is wife's weight in beer. So high risk high reward. :)

  • @mindtreat
    @mindtreat 5 років тому +22

    Whenever someone is clapping, i'll be forever stuck with that image in my mind of a group of people swatting mosquitoes...

  • @satseetal
    @satseetal Рік тому +4

    Ismo “am I the only one not happy” devastating haha

  • @pahakuutti
    @pahakuutti 5 років тому +77

    Start from scratch because of the mosquitos.

  • @WickedBrutality
    @WickedBrutality 5 років тому +11

    Actually the word goat=pukki used in joulupukki comes from old nordic paganism, It represents the goats of thor, Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr. Although we Finns didnt call him thor, we call him Ukko but its pretty much the same thing. Before the commercialized red cocacola santaclaus came here we had nuuttipukki. Nuuttipukki is a person (Usually a children) wearing a goat fur/skin and some sort of goat mask, going from house to house to sing a song in return for some treats. Originally tho nuuttipukki was not so pleasant visitor, they were usually drunk men who wore those same outfits and went from house to house to ask for leftover food and drinks after christmas, if you didnt give them anything they could break up something from your house.

    • @Fairychamber
      @Fairychamber 5 років тому +2

      and before Nuuttikpukki there was Kekripukki who came around Kekri (old Finnish harvest festival/day of the dead)

    • @jarskil8862
      @jarskil8862 3 роки тому

      @@Fairychamber And then came Baltic Pagans and introduced Perkunas, their god of sky to Finns and Ukko turned into... one very famous Finnish word :D

    • @Miikkkaelmon
      @Miikkkaelmon Рік тому

      Wow i can’t believe how mutch old history peoples know. These old christmas folklore are new to me. Where you read this stuff or you just know?

  • @jennieh8173
    @jennieh8173 3 роки тому +13

    That's one of the best hosts I've ever seen! Love her!

  • @ookami112
    @ookami112 5 років тому +5

    Greetings from finland ! Great Ismo and great host u got there !

  • @ssr846
    @ssr846 2 роки тому +3

    The word for mother in Marathi language in India is 'aai'. crazy similarity.

  • @tantuce
    @tantuce 3 місяці тому +1

    I love that those Finnish words they discussed are written down in the description.

  • @Erik_Emer
    @Erik_Emer 4 роки тому +11

    Even in conversation he's a comedian.
    "A mosquito catching competition."
    "Yeah, it just sounds like everyone's applauding."

  • @esaedvik
    @esaedvik 5 років тому +93

    Awesome host, as people have already mentioned. A+. I'll say: WTF - Welcome To Finland.

  • @IntensePeppers
    @IntensePeppers 4 роки тому +24

    Get him a Netflix special already

  • @samspencer582
    @samspencer582 2 роки тому +5

    i like the host. She is so great and amusing too and I like Ismo and he is really funny.

  • @comradesanic4563
    @comradesanic4563 5 років тому +131

    Im swedish, but even i want to go to a finnish tori now.

    • @Flerian
      @Flerian 5 років тому +17

      We dont want swedish gay people in tori

    • @Xerdoz
      @Xerdoz 5 років тому +5

      All those fucking cunts who say tori should go there and fucking stay there and shut the fuck about the fucking tori already.

    • @comradesanic4563
      @comradesanic4563 5 років тому +13

      @@Flerian haha you called me gay. Thats so funny

    • @6possu
      @6possu 5 років тому +18

      @@comradesanic4563 its a common joke here. but its true swedes are gay

    • @6possu
      @6possu 5 років тому +11

      @@Xerdoz TORILLE

  • @ericfontaine2145
    @ericfontaine2145 5 років тому +5

    That was very entertaining. 👍 thank you 👍

  • @vomitingconfetti7187
    @vomitingconfetti7187 8 місяців тому +3

    Ismo is actually a very smart comedian. His jokes are all intelligent and original.

  • @sureshpadwal5380
    @sureshpadwal5380 3 роки тому +3

    Finns are very humble and helpful..my exp.lol from India

  • @bishnusharma3529
    @bishnusharma3529 6 місяців тому +1

    He speaks simple and yet most sensible

  • @mablesyrup1571
    @mablesyrup1571 4 роки тому +44

    What a lovely host! Utterly adorable. She should run for office. She is very diplomatic.

  • @sarcasm-83
    @sarcasm-83 5 років тому +98

    Finland was deemed the happiest country!???
    Oh man... the world is screwed :S

    • @karvakana922
      @karvakana922 5 років тому +17

      It makes you think how miserable the rest of the world is though

    • @succ448
      @succ448 5 років тому +1

      Getting Vodka ready. We got title for happiest country

    • @osk4r99
      @osk4r99 5 років тому +2

      Thats because we got some good vodka

    • @minttummn
      @minttummn 5 років тому +15

      I mean it does measure how happy mentally you are but mainly it focuses in your living conditions, safety, economy, overall health, child deaths, healthcare, education, etc., and Finland is in the top countries in all of them.

    • @MsWill813
      @MsWill813 5 років тому +12

      @@minttummn So it is how happy we SHOULD be?

  • @tiki_trash
    @tiki_trash 2 роки тому +2

    Kalsarikannit is my favorite word now!

  • @myangher5233
    @myangher5233 5 років тому +13

    He is hilarious!!! If you have not seen his show, you need to go. Saw him earlier this month at the laugh factory in Vegas and his show is really good.

  • @ansilh
    @ansilh 4 роки тому +11

    Finland?
    Me then: Linus Torvalds.
    Me now: Ismo.

  • @isotropisch82
    @isotropisch82 Рік тому +4

    I have a couple of Finnish friends, they're quite unique, but in a great way, very funny and self deprecating. I like this host too, she's very likable and a good interviewer who knows how to keep things moving while also being engaged - I hope she gets snapped up by a national channel

  • @NyanyiC
    @NyanyiC Рік тому +1

    Lovely interview ❤

  • @Entity005
    @Entity005 5 місяців тому +1

    whole clip was fun to watch.. greetings from Norway.

  • @Kyosti5000
    @Kyosti5000 5 років тому +48

    I was not supriced at all to hear that we are the happiest nation in the world. Apart from murderous taxing things are quite well here in Finland. Sure some things could be better but that is always the case no matter how things are. I am happy, I have little to complain. My fellow Finns are very open and warm people. This is well managed and very beautiful country + I think we get along with our neighbouring countries despite of our very bloody history with them.

    • @jokuvaan5175
      @jokuvaan5175 5 років тому +24

      Well one could argue that the high taxes are the reason for people being happy because of all the social services that they make possible.

    • @Kyosti5000
      @Kyosti5000 5 років тому +6

      @@jokuvaan5175 Yeah, might be a factor for some people. The recieving end that is. I doubt one can tax anyone happy.

    • @emmamemma4162
      @emmamemma4162 5 років тому +15

      @@Kyosti5000 Rich people in very unequal countries are less happy compared to rich people in countries with high taxation and good social services. Low crime-rates, very few homeless people and equal opportunities for all citizens are important factors for making the richest people in a country even happier.

    • @Kyosti5000
      @Kyosti5000 5 років тому +1

      @@emmamemma4162 I was thinking about your equality argument. I feel that high taxation has correlation in more equal opportunities. For the rich people it sounds like they get their money stolen eighter by some poor bastard or the government. Which ever feels better I suppose. :D

    • @emmamemma4162
      @emmamemma4162 5 років тому +15

      @@Kyosti5000 It's not only about loosing money, but about being robbed, burgled, kidnapped or killed. Rich people in poor countries have to live behind walls and everything needs to be high-security.
      In countries with more equality rich people can move about without worrying about security and they can make friends (or fall in love) with more people since the differences in wealth are less pronounced.

  • @looseygoosey23
    @looseygoosey23 4 роки тому +5

    He is the most genuine person

  • @johnmazmanian6589
    @johnmazmanian6589 8 місяців тому

    WOW I can relate to him so much! No wonder I love his comedy 😂

  • @surviainen6979
    @surviainen6979 3 місяці тому +1

    The hostess is so good in what she is doing. Love her.

  • @siddislikesgoogle
    @siddislikesgoogle 2 роки тому +6

    this has inspired me to go visit finland someday, sounds like a lovely place full of lovely people

    • @aaseppi5620
      @aaseppi5620 Рік тому

      Finland is good place to visit and live. But not all are nice and beautiful 😁, but Finland is worth a try 👍

  • @xieouyang1341
    @xieouyang1341 2 роки тому +4

    The interviewer is great, she does a great job.

  • @ProWonderify
    @ProWonderify 3 роки тому +1

    Very good presentation from Houst. Ismo we know already easy going man. Thank You.

  • @kimmirossi46
    @kimmirossi46 Рік тому +2

    This guy is AMAZING!

  • @mikanyyssis
    @mikanyyssis 5 років тому +30

    Getting drunk with your underwear is called Pantsdrunk!! Usually we do it alone but it is still considered as having a party. A one man (or woman) party. 😂

    • @zwykhg364
      @zwykhg364 5 років тому +2

      It's a fancy word for alcoholic

    • @KamaraNoir
      @KamaraNoir 4 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @sona7444
    @sona7444 Рік тому +5

    good lord. I KNEW Ismo had to be a genius to be so funny. PHYSICS!??!?!?!? good lord. this man needs a Netflix special AND MORE. omg, he would be great at hosting a show. COME ON WORLD.

    • @RachelSDay1982
      @RachelSDay1982 8 місяців тому +1

      I agree. The most intelligent people have a very good sense of humor. 😊

  • @jmatt4life
    @jmatt4life 3 роки тому +3

    I am a new ISMO fan!!!
    He is THE BOMB!

  • @nurvraxartproductions6145
    @nurvraxartproductions6145 3 місяці тому +1

    She’s a great interviewer. Ismo is a legend 😊

  • @Pikiruukki
    @Pikiruukki 5 років тому +2

    Fantastic interview , easy when talking about it , when you righ , in a fun way ... ISMO

  • @rasistitvittuunsuomesta
    @rasistitvittuunsuomesta 5 років тому +12

    SUOMI! I'm from Finland i 'm proud

  • @ap6709
    @ap6709 5 місяців тому +1

    She is a great host!! Excellent work, she really know how to consider their guests. I want more as professional as she is, wow! And of course love Ismo too. Great job both of them ❤️

  • @usagiwhitenight
    @usagiwhitenight 4 роки тому +6

    The kids at home is like -“no don’t eat Santa’s deers!”

  • @jimithy47
    @jimithy47 4 роки тому +16

    I've seen Ismo in a few videos and I love it but I think the Great Day Houston host and Ismo could do bits here and there as she was great as well. Kudos to you both.

  • @Cyba_IT_NZ
    @Cyba_IT_NZ 4 роки тому +3

    Very lovely host and funny guy. I would love to vist Finland and Houston one day :)

  • @sumuvalo
    @sumuvalo 5 років тому +155

    perekele vieköö, suami taas mainittu jossai, torille siis

    • @volvo9051
      @volvo9051 5 років тому +1

      eikö se sanonu jo? @Moi Hoi

    • @Mirop95x
      @Mirop95x 5 років тому

      Mörkö

  • @TEEHuetinck
    @TEEHuetinck Рік тому

    I like this host!!! Just discovered her, because I was looking for Ismo's interview.