I particularly like the last girl, who explained what confused her, listened to the answer, and then aced the test. Not knowing is not crime. Not having any drive to improve is. Hi from France.
@@nicoles2219 everyone in the world knows that u arent ALL stupid. if u ask ppl from every country same stuff like these, u can find similar dumb ppl everywhere. problem is that due to ur education system, u find more in US than other countries🙁,but that doesnt mean there arent good educated US americans there🙂
Think you'll get push back on England not being a country. "The U.K., as it is called, is a sovereign state that consists of four individual countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland."
@@lingualizer Come on bro....don't listen to the UN. England is 1000 percent a country as is Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic Of Ireland and noone will ever convince me of anything different.... especially being an Englishman. If your saying nations thats like saying Norway isn't a country because it is a nation of Scandanavia but Scandanavia isn't a country nor is it a continent. I suppose you could argue that point over the independence fight of Catalunya in Spain to independently nationalise itself but certainly not considering the countries in the UK fought each other not to be a part of England or whatever. Still enjoy your channel though...keep up the good work
@@fatapples3838 "Don't listen to the UN, listen to me, an Englishman!" very compelling argument, but using the UN as a basis is solid. It's simple, straightforward, and majorly agreed upon.
@@nomathic7672 Lol ...not really debating the legalities though of what or how a country is actually formed not any of my other points on the basis for what a country is? All your basically saying is your a fan of the UN. Just because the UN or Western media says it doesn't make it true. Try looking on Wiki or try looking through actual history on how countries came to fruition. The United Kingdom is recognised as a collective of nations. It's not a country. That fact. I'd rather look it up on FIFA rankings of recognised countries rather some guess outlet which don't take history into account
It seems to me that most of these people from the US do actually know of a lot of countries. The problem seems to be that they don't understand the definition of a country which is just really concerning. It's the type of thing taught to 5 year olds here in the UK.
ugh i hate generalizations. but you can’t fight it when its true 😭. I’m from the US and i know about many countries and i studied it in school (i’m in high school for reference),,, but if i was put on the spot i feel like i’d forget everything and end up on one of these videos and that’s my worst fear 😭
1:00- England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all considered countries. You can describe it as a country within a country so that kid wasn’t wrong.
@@Unrealbushcampson "England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are countries that are part of the United Kingdom" - Wikipedia Also, "All of them can be described as countries, or nations, as can the UK in its entirety."- The Guardian Get your facts right mate.
here we go again :D The struggle of understanding the word Capital. Unless they use another word in US for it, this will be the biggest mystery for me haha
I am actually positively impressed, media leads on it's so much worse, probably cherrypicking the worst cases. General knowledge isn't that bad if people actually take a minute to think about it.
@@matthew9726 That may be true, but the way media sometimes portrays it people seem to know really nothing, at all. But here you can see that it's somewhere in there. Just, very dusty and rarely to never used. It's interesting because that means that they aren't simply stupid or something but it shows how irrelevant it is for people in the US to know that.
@dr.s1333Well sorry, at least considering what’s going on in the world they should immediately say Russia, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Ethiopia and all the countries that are in war rn. Not knowing things about the world affairs is very dangerous
@Lingualizer Ehm,.. the UK is a bit odd as England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland are all countries. A food indicator is sports events where they all represent themselves on the field like in rugby etc. So you were wrong about that. The UK represents the whole kingdom in foreign policies as one collection of countries, hence only the UK being represented in the UN.
When he said “England,” instead of telling him he’s wrong, you should clarify that yes, the main subdivisions of the UK are commonly referred to as countries, but you’re looking for sovereign states, ie countries that aren’t part of another country
I can't speak for the education system in other areas of the country, but where I live (Indiana), we were taught the distinction between countries and continents and the 7-model system for continents (though there was no Oceania, just Australia) in elementary school. Indiana isn't a high ranking state in terms of education, so I'm assuming that this is the case in a lot of other states as well. I think part of the problem is, post-elementary school, there's little incentive or reason to think about World Geography in the U.S. Its sort of a long running joke how little Americans travel internationally when compared to the rest of the world. One theory as to why that is, is that international travel is cost prohibitive for many Americans. The U.S. borders only two other countries, and unless you are one of the few Americans that live near the northern or southern border, even going to those two aforementioned countries might cost a several hundred dollar plane ticket there and back. If you plan to travel to any country outside of North America, it gets even more cost prohibitive from there. Additionally, some theorize that the United States' lack of any legally guaranteed paid time off is to blame, making it so many simply just don't have the time. That is to say, traveling internationally isn't a prospect for a lot of Americans. This paired with the fact that World Geography is an elective course in most high schools in the U.S., and that we only discuss geography vaguely in World History, even the most basic facts about World Geography sit on the backburner to make room for information that is more relevant to our daily lives. Additionally, I know at least for me, when I'm put on the spot, I'm liable to forget my own name. In fact, once, for an audition for a musical that I participated in high school, I was asked to sing the Pledge of Allegiance (because it was presumed that I would know it), and I totally blanked out on the entire thing, despite having said/heard the Pledge of Allegiance essentially everyday since I started attending school.
That's an argument I will never understand, let alone accept. You don't have to be able to travel to a certain country to know it exists, nor does your country have to lay next to it. If it was the case, most of the people I know would only be able to name a few countries in Europe, as trips to Asia, Africa, Australia or any of the Americas would be too expensive for them. Yet, we are all able to name at least a few countries on each continent, and most of us knows most of the countries in the world. It's not that hard to just look at the map or the globe (or just Google maps) and learn something about the world outside the US. If anything, it's the faulty education system to be blamed, and not the topography of North America. It is extremely US-centric and everyone in the US seems to just accept it, even though the ignorance you are raised in makes it way too easy for the government, the media or any other political entity to manipulate you. And that's why I believe that it is a huge mistake to look at the world's geography (and world's history, for that matter) as irrelevant in day to day life and thus unnecessary. It's a very basic thing to know what the planet you live on looks like and who else is there on Earth, and what events shaped the world we live in. American ignorance in this matter is beyond my comprehension, and so are the arguments to justify it.
@@Stefiiiz I understand your frustration. I think it's important to remember that what you and your friends know isn't necessarily representative of the geography knowledge of the world at large (especially considering that you have enough of an interest in geography to watch a geography focused UA-cam channel). It's not a huge leap that the fact that for a lot of US citizens travelling isn't even a prospect, that for a lot of US citizens the nearest bordering country is over a thousand kilometers away, and that for a lot of US citizens accessible media outlets focus almost exclusively on domestic affairs, might influence the prevalence of geographic knowledge in the US. Whereas, for the majority of the countries in Western Europe, travelling to another country is completely normal and common, the idea of having to travel over a thousand kilometers in order to reach the nearest bordering country is unimaginable, and the household name news outlets often cover international affairs. It's true that anyone can learn anything on the internet, but I'm sure there are many things that you could learn that you've elected not to; with so many potential things to learn, one has to pick and choose. For example, one could easily learn how to perform CPR via the internet and potentially save someone's life in the future, but most people don't. More likely than not you haven't. It probably hasn't even occurred to you. Just like it hasn't even occurred to a lot of US citizens to try and supplement their geography knowledge using the internet. What frustrates me is when people try to paint some middle class American, living paycheck to paycheck, who will likely never have the opportunity to travel abroad in their life entire life, choosing not to use their precious free time to learn geography knowledge as though it's some huge moral failure. Like, god-forbid people choose to spend the little time they have after work with their family or doing something they enjoy, instead of learning something that will have no practical impact on their daily life. It just sort of comes off as elitist. People are not bad people just because they don't know everything you know.
@@quince9404 I'm not trying to diminish people for not having the same amount of knowledge, I'm just saying that the education system that allows such level of ignorance is broken. And, as I stated before, I believe that having elementary knowledge about the planet you live on, both it's current state and it's history, hugely impacts your day to day life - it allows you to make better informed choices regarding politics, environment, education, work, belief system etc. I'd say it's crucial to how your day to day life looks like in the long run. Also, you decided to entirely ignore what I said about ability to travel abroad or lack thereof having no real impact on general geographical knowledge. And it's not just me or my social bubble, as you seem to claim, who doesn't believe in this argument - it's pretty much everyone outside the US. Of course, the amount of knowledge we have can vary, as it depends on where we live, what school we attend, what our interests are and how capable and willing to learn we are. I wouldn't say I'm particularly interested in geography, but it is true I liked it more than some other subjects. My husband, however, hated it, skipped some of it at school and didn't travel abroad before he met me (and even then we only went abroad twice and the trips were to neighbouring countries), so his geographical knowledge is relatively small. Yet, he has no problem with telling the difference between a country and a continent, naming a few random countries in Africa or a few Asian capital cities. And I know there are people who are not able to do that outside the US as well, but the general consensus is that it is elementary knowledge that people graduating from, say, middle school should have. So I'm sorry, but I still don't think that your points are valid, however I do respect that it is your opinion and I appreciate the manner you're presenting it. It's just painful to see that such astonishing level of ignorance is being rationalised and widely accepted in the US, even by smart people like yourself. Take care! PS. People in Central and Eastern Europe can travel abroad too 😉
@@Stefiiiz I sympathize with those, like yourself, who cringe at the lack of geographical and world-affair knowledge of the average American. Unfortunately, American media and news is overly exported to the rest of the world, much to the frustration of a lot of non-Americans and Americans alike, including myself. This makes it so that a lot of non-Americans know way more about the US than they would ever want or need to know, all the while looking over at Americans, in our own little bubble, many knowing relatively little about the outside world. I understand the knee-jerk reaction to dismiss us as dumb, willfully ignorant, or arrogant, and we certainly have our fair share of those sorts of people. I will also be the first to admit that the U.S. education fails in a couple different areas of curriculum, including geography and world-affairs. Contrary to your perception, a lot of us care and are working to fix it, but revolutionizing an entire education system, especially when curriculum is determined on a state-by-state basis, is an incredibly arduous, drawn-out process. I’m sure you’ve experienced yourself how hard it is to push the needle on systemic issues in your country; these things take time, and the US is more divided than it’s been in a long time and concerned with a lot of other pressing issues. That being said, how we arrived at this point in terms of geographical knowledge in the US is nuanced, and yes, topography and lack of exposure to international media is a part of it. Having even just the prospect of traveling abroad increases one’s interest in the world at large- even in places that you most likely won’t ever travel to. Whereas, if you know you will never have the opportunity to see the world beyond your own borders, even if you might want to, it’s easy to grow apathetic about what happens beyond those borders. I’m sure you and your friends learned about countries that you have never visited/prior to when you visited them, but, in being able to relatively easily travel abroad, you possess a sense of international community and international interest that is harder to foster in the US. I’ve only been abroad once; I worked for a year and a half in high school to pay a $4000 dollar fee to go on a 2-week trip to France, Britain, and Italy that was organized by my school. Of the 1,200 students in my high school, only about 30 were able to afford to go on the trip, the majority being from affluent families. My grades suffered because of the amount of time I spent working, but I wanted to go so bad that I kept with it. Most of the kids at my school understandably decided that a 2-week trip wasn’t worth over a year of work. I haven’t been able to afford to go abroad since; I sat down with my sister to talk about potentially revisiting Italy recently, but as an adult with living expenses and bills to pay, I realized it would be a lot harder now to save the money to do so than when I was in high school. We scrapped the idea after we estimated that it would take about six years of saving, with no vacations, before we would have enough money. All that is to say, we learn many things in school, in my case basic geographic knowledge included, but if it has no opportunity for reinforcement in your daily life it will inevitably be lost. For the everyday American, whose media consumption rarely includes things of the international variety and who doesn’t even have the prospect of traveling abroad, there is no opportunity for reinforcement. My hope is that, rather than directing their frustration towards individual Americans, who are largely the victims of circumstance and systemic issues, that our international friends will direct their frustrations towards said systemic issues and support us in our efforts to fix them. I’ve really enjoyed our conversation, I like testing my ideas against others. You’ve made some fair points, and helped me reexamine some of my potential biases, but I think I have a leg or two to stand on regarding my argument as well. Have a good day :)
@@quince9404Listen I live in Croatia, most of us don’t have enough money to travel around the globe and yet I can name about 80% of countries, other Croatians would probably know Europe, Asia, N.and S.America, so don’t give me that argument “we can’t travel and therefor can’t know other countries”
Good to see Lingualizer correcting his past mistakes: 1) He no longer asks the question ambiguously as "Can you name three countries outside of America?" which most people, especially native English speakers, will interpret as the United States of America since "America" is a nickname for the U.S. and in anglophone countries they refer to the continent America as "the Americas" because they consider it to be two continents. 2) He no longer accepts England, Scotland, Wales, etc. as correct answers. In a previous video in this series, he accepted countries in the U.K., but not countries in Denmark!
But problem with 2'nd point is that Welsh, Scots and Irish people have vastly different culture between them. Historically they are different countries, and they have their own administration entities like Essex or Cambridgeshire in England, while Danish "countries" (literally called regions) are more like cantons of Switzerland or mentioned above "administration entities", and the biggest difference between them is that Denmark have one government while UK have one central for kingdom as well as governments for Wales called Llywodraeth Cymru or The Scottish Government for Scotland. You can stop accepting them as a countries but it doesn't mean that they aren't one.
He shouldn't have to rephrase the question, especially if you're a native English speaker. When asked to name countries OUTSIDE of America, that should raise a red flag because there are no countries INSIDE of the country y'all confuse for a continent leaving you to ask for clarification but you don't. Making great material for the videos.
@@rs-wc8rw Greenland is an autonomous country as much as Scotland is. Both are part of kingdoms that are sovereign states recognized by the U.N. Greenland is not like a canton, or literally called a "region," but a self-governed country (self-rule), like Scotland.
@@FruitGod ahh... so you meant Greenland or Faroe islands while writing bout Denmark, understandable. But next time please correct me earlier. I was certain you meant like Jylland or Sjælland.
It's called a country, but it's a country in the same way Germany is a country. It behaves more like a state and is called a country purely for historical reasons. To me it makes sense to not accept it as an answer, because it's not a UN recognised country. People just happen to feel like calling it a country.
You’re actually wrong about England not being a country. First, country and nation are synonyms and they are the same thing. Second, the UK is a union of 4 countries, but the UK is also called a country. The UK is also called a nation. The more you know!
Nation is not the same as a country. A country is a type of nation, but not all nations are recognized as countries. However you are correct that England and the UK are both considered countries
You got it wrong @Lingualizer. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are separate countries united under a single Monarch. The 'United Kingdom' refers to a political union between, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Although the UK is a fully independent sovereign state, the 4 nations that make it up are also countries in their own right.
I’ve lived in the USA why whole life, I’m in my 3rd year of high school. I credit all my knowledge of the world outside of the US to the fact that a lot of my family is from Sweden and I travel there every other year to meet relatives
I don't blame the kid for quiting when you were wrong about England/Scotland/Wales, as plenty of people have already commented. You aren't teaching anyone something if you are wrong.
I think schools should really take more time on teaching children in the United States of America about maps in the America they don't do it much even though I really don't like maps and have a hard time grasping how to use them and knowing where everything is it's good for children to know these things if we just took more time to stay on this topic and talk about It more I'm sure people will understand it also sorry for my bad grammar I'm not very good with typing and reading
@@athenatryon8079 it really depends on the state. The most educated states tend to be in the Northeast: Massachusetts, Connecticut, NewJersey, Vermont, and Maryland.
@@sumatra1421 New Jersey resident here, schools did teach us and had quizzes on a good amount of the countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe and identifying which country is where on a map. Also learned to memorize the 50 states which should be something everyone should learn but clearly many people didn't.
I wonder if those that disconnect are embarassed by their ignorance or if they're just preventing potentially losing seconds of their life learning "boring stuff"
The 'United Kingdom' refers to a political union between, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Although the UK is a fully independent sovereign state, the 4 nations that make it up are also countries in their own right and have a certain extent of autonomy. Same as European Union is Not a country. It's a political union.
Bro they all use the same currency they all part of the union jack and they aren’t full countries like a nation. Quebec is a nation in canada but not a country.
Scotland, Wales, Nothern Ireland, and England are the places that make up the UK. But the UK itself is a country. Meaning those places make The United Kingdom, hence the word "united" to make the country. So no, Scotland, Wales and England aren't countries, they are nations.
@@The-KingsDaughter They are countries, constituent countries. It’s basically pointless semantics but it causes confusion because they do refer to themselves as such
1:01 But England is a country in a country like the city of London is a city in a city. So the City of London is a city in a city in a country in a country.
I am shocked. Don't they have geography lessons in US schools. But then there's also Google maps nowadays. Knowledge at your fingertips. What's going on?? 😲😲😲😲
Nice to see that someone can be so hyped for knowing things that every European 7 year old know...I was 10 when I memorized like 100 countries and their flags..
To be very honest with you, I would be ashamed to walk this earth if I wasn't able to name three countries in the world and not differentiate between a continent and a country. Those guys with the Iq level same as in my bedroom are wasting this planet's air.
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The UK is not a country its considered a sovereign state that makes up of the 4 nations which are countries in their own right
Is it my imagination or do you look like Daniel Kessler from the band Interpol? 🙂
@@Misteroutandabout then why are the plates uk not gb
Europe, Asia are not continents😝
"can you name me 3 countries"
"is this a trick question?"
brother 💀
2:20 These guys lmao
The fact they got it right makes it even better
And the bonus "BELGIUM" scream in the back only makes it better 🤣
@@jeffafa3096 I laughed so hard at that. BELGIUM !!!
What does the guy on the right say? 'I already ... ?'
@@MareKoTePratiKuci "I already banged them out!"
PLEASE THIS MAN NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A TIKTOK OR A REEEL 😭😭😭
I particularly like the last girl, who explained what confused her, listened to the answer, and then aced the test. Not knowing is not crime. Not having any drive to improve is. Hi from France.
It honestly baffles me how so many Americans don’t know the difference between a continent and country
yes! their lvl of education its a sad,sad thing 🙁
Yeah there are a lot of dumb people here😮💨
I’m American and we aren’t all this stupid, yes these people are embarrassing
@@nicoles2219 everyone in the world knows that u arent ALL stupid. if u ask ppl from every country same stuff like these, u can find similar dumb ppl everywhere.
problem is that due to ur education system, u find more in US than other countries🙁,but that doesnt mean there arent good educated US americans there🙂
Same and I’m American
England is called a country. it was the way it was taught in schools. we never referred to England, Scotland or Wales as nations but countries.
The English are a nation. England is a country.
@@Verbalaesthet ive been school, i will continue to use what i learned in school
Yeah.. I’m Canadian and way taught that they were countries but just thinly under the ruling of the British monarchy
Then what is a UK? Do you call it as "state"?
@@fatherlouiswilliamssugaada5023 the UK is a sovereign state
Think you'll get push back on England not being a country.
"The U.K., as it is called, is a sovereign state that consists of four individual countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland."
yeah that would be fair, it's just that when I ask for countries I'm talking about UN recognised ones
@@lingualizer Come on bro....don't listen to the UN. England is 1000 percent a country as is Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic Of Ireland and noone will ever convince me of anything different.... especially being an Englishman.
If your saying nations thats like saying Norway isn't a country because it is a nation of Scandanavia but Scandanavia isn't a country nor is it a continent.
I suppose you could argue that point over the independence fight of Catalunya in Spain to independently nationalise itself but certainly not considering the countries in the UK fought each other not to be a part of England or whatever.
Still enjoy your channel though...keep up the good work
@@fatapples3838 "Don't listen to the UN, listen to me, an Englishman!" very compelling argument, but using the UN as a basis is solid. It's simple, straightforward, and majorly agreed upon.
@@nomathic7672 Lol ...not really debating the legalities though of what or how a country is actually formed not any of my other points on the basis for what a country is? All your basically saying is your a fan of the UN.
Just because the UN or Western media says it doesn't make it true. Try looking on Wiki or try looking through actual history on how countries came to fruition.
The United Kingdom is recognised as a collective of nations. It's not a country. That fact. I'd rather look it up on FIFA rankings of recognised countries rather some guess outlet which don't take history into account
@@lingualizer England is a city.
I wanna flex so bad in one of these videos and just names 190 countries
And their capital cities. And their biggest cities. And their former capital when they changed. Lingualizer would just beg me to stop.
195 actually
REAL
2:30 Now I definitely know that this show isn’t with fake people, because creating this would be impossible😂
It seems to me that most of these people from the US do actually know of a lot of countries. The problem seems to be that they don't understand the definition of a country which is just really concerning. It's the type of thing taught to 5 year olds here in the UK.
I don't see why they don't understand the difference between country and continent
same here in Brazil. we know the difference with 5 years old.
*world
ugh i hate generalizations. but you can’t fight it when its true 😭. I’m from the US and i know about many countries and i studied it in school (i’m in high school for reference),,, but if i was put on the spot i feel like i’d forget everything and end up on one of these videos and that’s my worst fear 😭
2:50 he said "May God make you happy"
“Name 3 countries in Asia”
My brain trying to confuse me: Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan
Task failed succesfully
It do be right though, I don't understand the joke, can someone explain it to me so I can also have the time of my life laughing at the joke. Pls.
Pakistan, turkmanistan, uzbekistan. 🙄
@@shahnoormaredia5269 I know there’s more. But he said “3 countries in Asia” not 4 or 5 or whatever
Greatistan: Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan
1:00 That guy wasn't wrong to call England a country. You asked the wrong question if you meant sovereign states/nations
As an European, I’m really shocked about that 😂
Are you Ukrainian ?
As an South Asian, same reaction 🤯
Same
Same
2:20 This is the funniest clip ever. I couldn't stop laughing XD
What does the guy on the right say? 'I already ... ?'
and they answered the question correctly quicker and easier than most of the others.
me too bunch of funny wirdos :DDDD
1:00- England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all considered countries. You can describe it as a country within a country so that kid wasn’t wrong.
No they are considered nations of the United Kingdom.
@@Unrealbushcampson "England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are countries that are part of the United Kingdom" - Wikipedia
Also, "All of them can be described as countries, or nations, as can the UK in its entirety."- The Guardian
Get your facts right mate.
@@Gareth. You Australian?
here we go again :D The struggle of understanding the word Capital. Unless they use another word in US for it, this will be the biggest mystery for me haha
No, here in the US we use capital, country, and continent, but many people here are just ignorant.
Something that confuses a lot of Americans is that we also use the word capitol to refer to the main government building in each US state capital.
@@infinityslaya aha that could be a reason
I am actually positively impressed, media leads on it's so much worse, probably cherrypicking the worst cases.
General knowledge isn't that bad if people actually take a minute to think about it.
it shouldnt take a minute to say 3 countries right
@@matthew9726 That may be true, but the way media sometimes portrays it people seem to know really nothing, at all. But here you can see that it's somewhere in there.
Just, very dusty and rarely to never used.
It's interesting because that means that they aren't simply stupid or something but it shows how irrelevant it is for people in the US to know that.
@dr.s1333Well sorry, at least considering what’s going on in the world they should immediately say Russia, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Ethiopia and all the countries that are in war rn. Not knowing things about the world affairs is very dangerous
It would be interesting to see you quiz Americans on the street, instead of wrapping all of America in the cringy demographic that uses Omegle
There are other youtubers who did that. Result was same.
@@shahnoormaredia5269 I don't know how much picking and choosing he does, But Jimmy Kimmel would tend to agree
all of america could fit into this demographic tho
"cringy demographic" lmfao too true...but thats a huge expense travelling there from spain just for a vid. maybe in the future he will do it
Cry duuumbb amerikkkaan
They honestly did better than I was expecting
To be fair, as you may know, "nation" and "country" are often used interchangeably and yeah the terms are sometimes confusing
So proud for my country. The first girl said Finland first although she didn't know what a country is. 🇫🇮
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all countries.
That’s what I learned in the 90s. Now I guess the definitions have changed.
these are provinces
@@-kr8206 constituent countries*
3:34 lol how he jumped saying JaPan
I'm not sure whether to be offended or flattered that people think of Italy for this 🤌 😂😂😂😂
2:32 I think that's the most hyped I've ever seen someone say Belgium
@Lingualizer
Ehm,.. the UK is a bit odd as England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland are all countries. A food indicator is sports events where they all represent themselves on the field like in rugby etc. So you were wrong about that.
The UK represents the whole kingdom in foreign policies as one collection of countries, hence only the UK being represented in the UN.
5:34 "Name 3 countries outside North and South America"
5:36: "Yeah, we're all fucking stupid, I know"
he understood the assignment 🤣
When he said “England,” instead of telling him he’s wrong, you should clarify that yes, the main subdivisions of the UK are commonly referred to as countries, but you’re looking for sovereign states, ie countries that aren’t part of another country
He would have disconnect before the end of the sentance lol
@@aurelienjeanvoine1369 fair lol
2:21 these guys are so high and hilarious 🤣
I can't speak for the education system in other areas of the country, but where I live (Indiana), we were taught the distinction between countries and continents and the 7-model system for continents (though there was no Oceania, just Australia) in elementary school. Indiana isn't a high ranking state in terms of education, so I'm assuming that this is the case in a lot of other states as well. I think part of the problem is, post-elementary school, there's little incentive or reason to think about World Geography in the U.S. Its sort of a long running joke how little Americans travel internationally when compared to the rest of the world. One theory as to why that is, is that international travel is cost prohibitive for many Americans. The U.S. borders only two other countries, and unless you are one of the few Americans that live near the northern or southern border, even going to those two aforementioned countries might cost a several hundred dollar plane ticket there and back. If you plan to travel to any country outside of North America, it gets even more cost prohibitive from there. Additionally, some theorize that the United States' lack of any legally guaranteed paid time off is to blame, making it so many simply just don't have the time. That is to say, traveling internationally isn't a prospect for a lot of Americans. This paired with the fact that World Geography is an elective course in most high schools in the U.S., and that we only discuss geography vaguely in World History, even the most basic facts about World Geography sit on the backburner to make room for information that is more relevant to our daily lives. Additionally, I know at least for me, when I'm put on the spot, I'm liable to forget my own name. In fact, once, for an audition for a musical that I participated in high school, I was asked to sing the Pledge of Allegiance (because it was presumed that I would know it), and I totally blanked out on the entire thing, despite having said/heard the Pledge of Allegiance essentially everyday since I started attending school.
That's an argument I will never understand, let alone accept. You don't have to be able to travel to a certain country to know it exists, nor does your country have to lay next to it. If it was the case, most of the people I know would only be able to name a few countries in Europe, as trips to Asia, Africa, Australia or any of the Americas would be too expensive for them. Yet, we are all able to name at least a few countries on each continent, and most of us knows most of the countries in the world. It's not that hard to just look at the map or the globe (or just Google maps) and learn something about the world outside the US. If anything, it's the faulty education system to be blamed, and not the topography of North America. It is extremely US-centric and everyone in the US seems to just accept it, even though the ignorance you are raised in makes it way too easy for the government, the media or any other political entity to manipulate you. And that's why I believe that it is a huge mistake to look at the world's geography (and world's history, for that matter) as irrelevant in day to day life and thus unnecessary. It's a very basic thing to know what the planet you live on looks like and who else is there on Earth, and what events shaped the world we live in. American ignorance in this matter is beyond my comprehension, and so are the arguments to justify it.
@@Stefiiiz I understand your frustration. I think it's important to remember that what you and your friends know isn't necessarily representative of the geography knowledge of the world at large (especially considering that you have enough of an interest in geography to watch a geography focused UA-cam channel). It's not a huge leap that the fact that for a lot of US citizens travelling isn't even a prospect, that for a lot of US citizens the nearest bordering country is over a thousand kilometers away, and that for a lot of US citizens accessible media outlets focus almost exclusively on domestic affairs, might influence the prevalence of geographic knowledge in the US. Whereas, for the majority of the countries in Western Europe, travelling to another country is completely normal and common, the idea of having to travel over a thousand kilometers in order to reach the nearest bordering country is unimaginable, and the household name news outlets often cover international affairs. It's true that anyone can learn anything on the internet, but I'm sure there are many things that you could learn that you've elected not to; with so many potential things to learn, one has to pick and choose. For example, one could easily learn how to perform CPR via the internet and potentially save someone's life in the future, but most people don't. More likely than not you haven't. It probably hasn't even occurred to you. Just like it hasn't even occurred to a lot of US citizens to try and supplement their geography knowledge using the internet. What frustrates me is when people try to paint some middle class American, living paycheck to paycheck, who will likely never have the opportunity to travel abroad in their life entire life, choosing not to use their precious free time to learn geography knowledge as though it's some huge moral failure. Like, god-forbid people choose to spend the little time they have after work with their family or doing something they enjoy, instead of learning something that will have no practical impact on their daily life. It just sort of comes off as elitist. People are not bad people just because they don't know everything you know.
@@quince9404 I'm not trying to diminish people for not having the same amount of knowledge, I'm just saying that the education system that allows such level of ignorance is broken. And, as I stated before, I believe that having elementary knowledge about the planet you live on, both it's current state and it's history, hugely impacts your day to day life - it allows you to make better informed choices regarding politics, environment, education, work, belief system etc. I'd say it's crucial to how your day to day life looks like in the long run.
Also, you decided to entirely ignore what I said about ability to travel abroad or lack thereof having no real impact on general geographical knowledge. And it's not just me or my social bubble, as you seem to claim, who doesn't believe in this argument - it's pretty much everyone outside the US. Of course, the amount of knowledge we have can vary, as it depends on where we live, what school we attend, what our interests are and how capable and willing to learn we are. I wouldn't say I'm particularly interested in geography, but it is true I liked it more than some other subjects. My husband, however, hated it, skipped some of it at school and didn't travel abroad before he met me (and even then we only went abroad twice and the trips were to neighbouring countries), so his geographical knowledge is relatively small. Yet, he has no problem with telling the difference between a country and a continent, naming a few random countries in Africa or a few Asian capital cities. And I know there are people who are not able to do that outside the US as well, but the general consensus is that it is elementary knowledge that people graduating from, say, middle school should have.
So I'm sorry, but I still don't think that your points are valid, however I do respect that it is your opinion and I appreciate the manner you're presenting it. It's just painful to see that such astonishing level of ignorance is being rationalised and widely accepted in the US, even by smart people like yourself. Take care!
PS. People in Central and Eastern Europe can travel abroad too 😉
@@Stefiiiz I sympathize with those, like yourself, who cringe at the lack of geographical and world-affair knowledge of the average American. Unfortunately, American media and news is overly exported to the rest of the world, much to the frustration of a lot of non-Americans and Americans alike, including myself. This makes it so that a lot of non-Americans know way more about the US than they would ever want or need to know, all the while looking over at Americans, in our own little bubble, many knowing relatively little about the outside world. I understand the knee-jerk reaction to dismiss us as dumb, willfully ignorant, or arrogant, and we certainly have our fair share of those sorts of people.
I will also be the first to admit that the U.S. education fails in a couple different areas of curriculum, including geography and world-affairs. Contrary to your perception, a lot of us care and are working to fix it, but revolutionizing an entire education system, especially when curriculum is determined on a state-by-state basis, is an incredibly arduous, drawn-out process. I’m sure you’ve experienced yourself how hard it is to push the needle on systemic issues in your country; these things take time, and the US is more divided than it’s been in a long time and concerned with a lot of other pressing issues.
That being said, how we arrived at this point in terms of geographical knowledge in the US is nuanced, and yes, topography and lack of exposure to international media is a part of it. Having even just the prospect of traveling abroad increases one’s interest in the world at large- even in places that you most likely won’t ever travel to. Whereas, if you know you will never have the opportunity to see the world beyond your own borders, even if you might want to, it’s easy to grow apathetic about what happens beyond those borders. I’m sure you and your friends learned about countries that you have never visited/prior to when you visited them, but, in being able to relatively easily travel abroad, you possess a sense of international community and international interest that is harder to foster in the US.
I’ve only been abroad once; I worked for a year and a half in high school to pay a $4000 dollar fee to go on a 2-week trip to France, Britain, and Italy that was organized by my school. Of the 1,200 students in my high school, only about 30 were able to afford to go on the trip, the majority being from affluent families. My grades suffered because of the amount of time I spent working, but I wanted to go so bad that I kept with it. Most of the kids at my school understandably decided that a 2-week trip wasn’t worth over a year of work. I haven’t been able to afford to go abroad since; I sat down with my sister to talk about potentially revisiting Italy recently, but as an adult with living expenses and bills to pay, I realized it would be a lot harder now to save the money to do so than when I was in high school. We scrapped the idea after we estimated that it would take about six years of saving, with no vacations, before we would have enough money.
All that is to say, we learn many things in school, in my case basic geographic knowledge included, but if it has no opportunity for reinforcement in your daily life it will inevitably be lost. For the everyday American, whose media consumption rarely includes things of the international variety and who doesn’t even have the prospect of traveling abroad, there is no opportunity for reinforcement.
My hope is that, rather than directing their frustration towards individual Americans, who are largely the victims of circumstance and systemic issues, that our international friends will direct their frustrations towards said systemic issues and support us in our efforts to fix them. I’ve really enjoyed our conversation, I like testing my ideas against others. You’ve made some fair points, and helped me reexamine some of my potential biases, but I think I have a leg or two to stand on regarding my argument as well. Have a good day :)
@@quince9404Listen I live in Croatia, most of us don’t have enough money to travel around the globe and yet I can name about 80% of countries, other Croatians would probably know Europe, Asia, N.and S.America, so don’t give me that argument “we can’t travel and therefor can’t know other countries”
The UK is a political union of 4 countries
6:07 The hell was that guy doing??? 😶
Good to see Lingualizer correcting his past mistakes:
1) He no longer asks the question ambiguously as "Can you name three countries outside of America?" which most people, especially native English speakers, will interpret as the United States of America since "America" is a nickname for the U.S. and in anglophone countries they refer to the continent America as "the Americas" because they consider it to be two continents.
2) He no longer accepts England, Scotland, Wales, etc. as correct answers. In a previous video in this series, he accepted countries in the U.K., but not countries in Denmark!
But problem with 2'nd point is that Welsh, Scots and Irish people have vastly different culture between them. Historically they are different countries, and they have their own administration entities like Essex or Cambridgeshire in England, while Danish "countries" (literally called regions) are more like cantons of Switzerland or mentioned above "administration entities", and the biggest difference between them is that Denmark have one government while UK have one central for kingdom as well as governments for Wales called Llywodraeth Cymru or The Scottish Government for Scotland. You can stop accepting them as a countries but it doesn't mean that they aren't one.
He shouldn't have to rephrase the question, especially if you're a native English speaker.
When asked to name countries OUTSIDE of America, that should raise a red flag because there are no countries INSIDE of the country y'all confuse for a continent leaving you to ask for clarification but you don't.
Making great material for the videos.
@@rs-wc8rw Greenland is an autonomous country as much as Scotland is. Both are part of kingdoms that are sovereign states recognized by the U.N. Greenland is not like a canton, or literally called a "region," but a self-governed country (self-rule), like Scotland.
@@FruitGod ahh... so you meant Greenland or Faroe islands while writing bout Denmark, understandable. But next time please correct me earlier. I was certain you meant like Jylland or Sjælland.
Just saying I am English, from England which IS a country!!
Yes he didn't clarify it had to be a sovereign state.
i think he meant a un recognized country
It's called a country, but it's a country in the same way Germany is a country. It behaves more like a state and is called a country purely for historical reasons. To me it makes sense to not accept it as an answer, because it's not a UN recognised country. People just happen to feel like calling it a country.
4:50 WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT HOW HE LOOKS LIKE LIL TRACY???
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are considered "constituent countries", not nations
You’re actually wrong about England not being a country. First, country and nation are synonyms and they are the same thing. Second, the UK is a union of 4 countries, but the UK is also called a country. The UK is also called a nation. The more you know!
Nation is not the same as a country. A country is a type of nation, but not all nations are recognized as countries.
However you are correct that England and the UK are both considered countries
What I learned from this video is I need to know more about Africa and South America, they have just kinda blanked out of my head.
You got it wrong @Lingualizer. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are separate countries united under a single Monarch. The 'United Kingdom' refers to a political union between, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Although the UK is a fully independent sovereign state, the 4 nations that make it up are also countries in their own right.
England *is* a country. The United Kingdom is a country of countries. It's complicated. Watch the CGP Grey video on it. :D
I’ve lived in the USA why whole life, I’m in my 3rd year of high school. I credit all my knowledge of the world outside of the US to the fact that a lot of my family is from Sweden and I travel there every other year to meet relatives
I don't blame the kid for quiting when you were wrong about England/Scotland/Wales, as plenty of people have already commented. You aren't teaching anyone something if you are wrong.
3:43 bruh wtf how
In Brazil we are taught that England, Wales, northern Ireland and Scotland are all countries and not just "nations"
They are countries or nations that make up a Kingdom.
I think schools should really take more time on teaching children in the United States of America about maps in the America they don't do it much even though I really don't like maps and have a hard time grasping how to use them and knowing where everything is it's good for children to know these things if we just took more time to stay on this topic and talk about It more I'm sure people will understand it also sorry for my bad grammar I'm not very good with typing and reading
@@athenatryon8079 it really depends on the state. The most educated states tend to be in the Northeast: Massachusetts, Connecticut, NewJersey, Vermont, and Maryland.
@@sumatra1421 New Jersey resident here, schools did teach us and had quizzes on a good amount of the countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe and identifying which country is where on a map. Also learned to memorize the 50 states which should be something everyone should learn but clearly many people didn't.
They are all countries, you are correct.
Somebody please clip the guys at 2:20 and make it a standalone clip I need it saved on my phone for quick and easy access.
What does the guy on the right say? 'I already ... ?'
I wonder if those that disconnect are embarassed by their ignorance or if they're just preventing potentially losing seconds of their life learning "boring stuff"
England is a country
2:21 This was pure chaos
2:46 pretty sure he says “God help you”
Not in a rude or demeaning way, but like a “God be in your favor”
Watching this video I realized that the Italian guy saying "Kairobi" instead of "Nairobi" was mixing Nairobi and Cairo
As an Englishman, England is most definitely a country!
6:08 don't judge a book by its cover.
In this video, we got a mix of people that have common knowledge on geography and the one who's knowledge isn't as much
whose*
And arrogant enough to skip when they couldn't admit their stupidity
@@dx5784 that's right
The 'United Kingdom' refers to a political union between, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Although the UK is a fully independent sovereign state, the 4 nations that make it up are also countries in their own right and have a certain extent of autonomy. Same as European Union is Not a country. It's a political union.
Bro they all use the same currency they all part of the union jack and they aren’t full countries like a nation. Quebec is a nation in canada but not a country.
people in 4:41 naming the BRICS without brasil (because it's in America) and South Africa (because it's just 3 countries)...
Why did you say north and south America when America is just one continent bro
I honestly can't tell if this is a joke or not
Wales, England, and Scotland *_are_* countries -- constituent countries to be precise, but countries nonetheless.
Exactly - the uk is a “country of countries”
0:40, England, Wales … are Countries mate.
Wait a minute, aren't Wales, Scotland and England countries?
What's this about nations? I don't get it.
Scotland, Wales, Nothern Ireland, and England are the places that make up the UK. But the UK itself is a country. Meaning those places make The United Kingdom, hence the word "united" to make the country.
So no, Scotland, Wales and England aren't countries, they are nations.
@@The-KingsDaughter They are countries, constituent countries. It’s basically pointless semantics but it causes confusion because they do refer to themselves as such
Bro, yes, England is NOT an independent country but it's still a country btw
1:01 But England is a country in a country like the city of London is a city in a city. So the City of London is a city in a city in a country in a country.
I am shocked. Don't they have geography lessons in US schools. But then there's also Google maps nowadays. Knowledge at your fingertips. What's going on?? 😲😲😲😲
Depends what state you're in. A lot of the east coast states go in depth with geography but a lot of southern states don't.
England, Scotland and Wales are countries. They're just not sovereign independent countries.
2:51 the dude said “may god help you” :)
I said in my brain, North Korea, South Korea and Solomon Islands
Apparently, they know China, Japan, Russia, etc. They just don't know they are called COUNTRIES.
Right! I feel it's imposible not to know those names but people should at least be able to tell what a contry is.
2:56 Well thecnically..................
..............France is in South America
Hell, by that logic, France is in FIVE different continents.
Egypt comes up more often than I would have guessed
I mean everybody knows about Egypt, but probably because of its ancient past and not its current state
This videos are like try not to laugh challenge for me i can't 😂😂😂
7:16 Bro just froze Up ❄️😶
Can't blame him. Girl on the right is suuuuper cute.
Jumps up does a roll and sreams JAPAN😂😂😂😂
4:27 "The Ukraine" 💀
2:51 why was that dude wearing sunglasses indoors?
Nice to see that someone can be so hyped for knowing things that every European 7 year old know...I was 10 when I memorized like 100 countries and their flags..
Never knew New Delhi was the captial of India. I learned something new
3:05 I bet he's moroccan
its nice that there's a country everyone can agree to laugh at
1:10 Woah! You just call it like it is, don't ya?
2:20 Pls wth is happening 💀
What does the guy on the right say? 'I already ... ?'
C'mon Lingualizer, no need for cardinal points.
You could've just asked to name countries outside of America.
6:25 Youtheeyopia
7:27 She looks related to Tarantino to me.
is it just me, or does his voice remind me of gru??
You need to learn that England and Wales are countries dude.
I noticed that older Americans (30+) are good at geography
San Marino, Vatican, Liechtenstein
I’M A COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJORRRR
1:05 I can bet that guy was not there for history and geography classes lol
As an Aussie, the way that they pronounced Oceania and Canberra killed my brain.
Wtf is Aussie
@@clemsonfan9166 Australian
@@ΔημήτρηςΜήτσιος-ξ6β So, he’s basically European
@@clemsonfan9166 From AUSTRALIA!
@@strange........ Where’s that?
2:38 geographic chad energy
What does the guy on the right say? 'I already ... ?'
6:04 wtf
To be very honest with you, I would be ashamed to walk this earth if I wasn't able to name three countries in the world and not differentiate between a continent and a country. Those guys with the Iq level same as in my bedroom are wasting this planet's air.
For Americans it should be easy if its only three, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq.
I wonder if lingualizer ask what is the capital of Montenegro and see how many people got offended
"Japan!" *STARTS TO SPIN*
Amazing moment.
2:40 i want those guys as my buddies!
2:53 this guy is clearly north African.
Why did so many of them name Morocco, I wonder? It's common to hear the UK or Spain, but why Morocco?
Liechtenstein Burkina Faso Burundi and Rwanda and South Sudan