Geography Now! SIERRA LEONE

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  • @GeographyNow
    @GeographyNow  4 роки тому +775

    The rule is you have to share this video with another person, because you are not allowed to "See-era" this video A-leone" (*explosion)
    THANKS TO ALL THE SALONE GEOGRAPEEPS FOR HELPING OUT AND EVEN TEACHING SOME KRIO IN THIS VIDEO! You guys rock! #SierraLeone truly is the "diamond" of west #Africa. ENJOY!

  • @elijahdage5523
    @elijahdage5523 4 роки тому +640

    This looks like the longest running school project ever and I am here for it.

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 4 роки тому +42

      It does kind of give off the vibes of when you and your friend group got together to goof off and make a presentation.

  • @onasiszm66
    @onasiszm66 4 роки тому +310

    Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 capital is Freetown. Gabon 🇬🇦 capital is Libreville ( Freetown = Libreville) same meaning different languages. Watching from Zambia 🇿🇲

    • @legoleviathan6411
      @legoleviathan6411 4 роки тому +21

      I feel bad for you because your country is going to be one of the last to get a video

    • @novussyrius6036
      @novussyrius6036 4 роки тому +16

      @ True, the first one (Afghanistan) needs to be redone

    •  4 роки тому

      @@novussyrius6036 obviously

    • @509LM
      @509LM 4 роки тому +3

      @@novussyrius6036 I think many old episodes need to be redone. They were so short.

    • @bruhz_089
      @bruhz_089 3 роки тому

      @@509LM I like short videos

  • @sosa9220
    @sosa9220 4 роки тому +191

    Paul, I would just like to say thank you for making this episode from the deepest part of my heart. Ever since I found this channel during high school, I have been waiting patiently for the day until you cover the Nigeria and Sierra Leonean Episodes. This current episode about Salone is very deep to me, as it deals with a part of my family history that unfortunately, I have not learned so much about. By making this episode, and now being able to watch it in my Sophmore year of college, I not only feel extreme gratitude but also feel like I know more about my deceased mother's home. I sincerely appreciate it 🇳🇬🇸🇱

    • @ZM19.
      @ZM19. 4 роки тому +6

      Preach brother

    • @francisnwadike9505
      @francisnwadike9505 4 роки тому

      Are you Nigerian/ sierra leone

    • @sosa9220
      @sosa9220 4 роки тому +1

      @@francisnwadike9505 Yerp!!

    • @francisnwadike9505
      @francisnwadike9505 4 роки тому +2

      @@sosa9220 just like dija the Nigerian musician her father is sierra leone and mother Nigeria

    • @keshinro...6979
      @keshinro...6979 4 роки тому +4

      Sierra leone Krio Nigerian influence. Words like kushe,yawo etc are Nigerian yoruba language. Love from Nigeria

  • @simplymariama
    @simplymariama 4 роки тому +329

    Love to our brothers and sisters from Sierra Leone 🇸🇱
    - The Gambia 🇬🇲

  • @yatianaconteh
    @yatianaconteh 4 роки тому +563

    As a Sierra Leonean, I have to say that this is a well researched video. Much love from Salone. 'Una don try'= you've done well

    • @grandpaafrica001
      @grandpaafrica001 4 роки тому +21

      Indeed, my sister. I was awed looking at this guys talk about our country brilliantly. 🇸🇱

    • @5thdawg917
      @5thdawg917 4 роки тому +6

      @@grandpaafrica001 He didn't mention the Westside boys. 😥 That's the best thing about Sierra Leone

    • @ernestinemarshall3143
      @ernestinemarshall3143 4 роки тому +3

      Den try beng😉

    • @taddykabba9100
      @taddykabba9100 4 роки тому +2

      Ayeeee my people 🇸🇱 they don try

    • @xxX-fj7uo
      @xxX-fj7uo 4 роки тому +2

      aight i dun try too

  • @HappiKarafuru
    @HappiKarafuru 4 роки тому +1076

    How to trigger West African country
    Jollof rice

    • @ZM19.
      @ZM19. 4 роки тому +27

      Accurate

    • @man.7237
      @man.7237 4 роки тому +18

      It sounds like saying "JoLlOf RiCe" can create war on each other

    • @man.7237
      @man.7237 4 роки тому +13

      Oh here it goes...

    • @ZM19.
      @ZM19. 4 роки тому +15

      chico nah man, it’s Ghana that wins this battle. I put Nigeria third behind Sierra Leone.

    • @mariagabbott
      @mariagabbott 4 роки тому

      😂😂😂

  • @sierrajamerson5637
    @sierrajamerson5637 4 роки тому +45

    I'm Black Canadian, and Sierra-Leone is my first name. My mom named me after Sierra-Leone because it was the first country to repatriate enslaved Africans from the US (1815), which is where our family is originally from in North America. A couple years ago I took a DNA test to find what African ethnic groups I belonged to, and I ended up being part Sierra-Leonean!
    I had a good happy cry about it; it felt like I had been honoured with my ancestors name this whole time without knowing it.

  • @cspel002
    @cspel002 4 роки тому +75

    First time I heard about GN I was researching for my trip to Ghana. Now I'm hooked on your videos. Thank you for educating the 🌎

  • @asesay7622
    @asesay7622 4 роки тому +103

    This is certainly the most accurate description I’ve heard about Sierra Leone. Fun fact; I’ve learnt things I never knew before, though a Sierra Leonean.
    You guys did thy homework well. Una Tenki🙌🏾

    • @HasufelyArod
      @HasufelyArod Рік тому

      What languages do you speak? I'm curious

    • @712naby
      @712naby 7 місяців тому

      Fun fact: many Sierra Leoneans do not even know their own country history sadly.

  • @issamansaray4838
    @issamansaray4838 4 роки тому +11

    "Una tenki tenki for make dis kind video yah, r galdy for watch am over and over " Thanks you guys for this video and i just cant get tired of watching it over and over again. This is complete quick guide and history in summary about Sierra Leone. i have learnt so many new things that i never knew about growing up Sierra Leone.

  • @KashaReaction
    @KashaReaction 4 роки тому +454

    I’m a Sierra Leonean and I’m happy to be here 💪🏽🔥🇸🇱🇸🇱
    Edit: wow thanks for the likes and replies

  • @TaufiqueJoarder
    @TaufiqueJoarder 4 роки тому +115

    Glad to see you mentioned about the tie with Bangladesh. I teach in a Bangladeshi university and find students from Sierra Leone, flying all the way to study in Bangladesh. Bangladeshi NGOs also have operation in Sierra Leone. Just one clarification regarding Bengali and Bangladeshi. Bengali is the ethnicity and Bengalis live predominantly in Bangladesh, of course, but they can be seen in India, arguably Myanmar, and many other countries as expatriates. On the contrary, Bangladeshi is the term used to mean the people from Bangladesh. In your script you said Bengali a couple of times to mean Bangladeshi. Not a very big mistake (some may feel otherwise though), but I thought, it's good to bring to your notice. Cheers.

  • @erickfrago7224
    @erickfrago7224 4 роки тому +129

    Fun fact: when Miss Universe was held in Manila last 2016, Sierra Leone's representative was well loved by everyone. Although she didn't get into any semifinalist post, she eventually became a model. We also heard about the sad story of their representative in the 2018 edition were she arrived late in Bangkok. She was allowed to represent Sierra Leone the following year, and even wore an evening gown made by a Filipino designer. We love them, and we do hope someday their representative will be crowned.
    P.S. Art is such a gentle giant. I wanna see more Mikael.

    • @alexandapiters1968
      @alexandapiters1968 4 роки тому +2

      I'm also mu fan....but in my country mu isn't that much popular.. 🇧🇩

    • @erickfrago7224
      @erickfrago7224 4 роки тому +1

      @@alexandapiters1968 i love your candidate as well. Am sure someday they will also shine because your country has so much story to share to the universe

    • @alexandapiters1968
      @alexandapiters1968 4 роки тому

      @@erickfrago7224 thanks for supporting our candidates, BTW I think you're a Filipino, Right?

    • @erickfrago7224
      @erickfrago7224 4 роки тому +1

      @@alexandapiters1968 i am, yes

  • @davidklausyamba2961
    @davidklausyamba2961 4 роки тому +16

    Aaah...I'm so happy I finally get to watch the Episode of my country after waiting for so long.
    I am a Sierra Leonean and am from Kono.
    You really made my day and in love the episode as people get to know much about this place. Thanks GN.

  • @4rce556
    @4rce556 4 роки тому +115

    Love Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 From New Zealand 🇳🇿

    • @egghead6958
      @egghead6958 4 роки тому +6

      Me as well 🇸🇱🇳🇿🇸🇱🇳🇿🇸🇱🇳🇿🇸🇱🇳🇿🇸🇱🇳🇿🇸🇱🇳🇿🇸🇱🇳🇿🇸🇱🇳🇿🇸🇱🇳🇿🇸🇱🇳🇿🇸🇱🇳🇿🇸🇱🇳🇿🇸🇱🇳🇿🇸🇱🇳🇿🇸🇱🇳🇿🇸🇱🇳🇿🇸🇱

    • @fatimazahramarah2634
      @fatimazahramarah2634 4 роки тому +3

      after sierra Leone my home country comes Australia then new Zealand
      are my favorites county in the world.
      luv new Zealanders cause they are 1 of the most peaceful and nicest people I've came accross.

    • @rexlazar
      @rexlazar 4 роки тому

      Am a sierra leonean

    • @PkTrek
      @PkTrek 3 роки тому

      @@fatimazahramarah2634 but Australia and neazland hates Muslims if you don't know!!

  • @manuelingenito1798
    @manuelingenito1798 4 роки тому +187

    I like Sierra Leone, greetings from Argentina! 🇦🇷♥️🇸🇱

  • @reginaldbrown-taylor1202
    @reginaldbrown-taylor1202 4 роки тому +411

    We are the most religious tolerant country in the world. Our greatest asset and pride. And a country with a high degree of intermarriages of different tribes.
    Another fun fact: the words Cola and jazz are from Sierra Leone!

    • @verpix4956
      @verpix4956 4 роки тому +5

      That's cool

    • @lain7758
      @lain7758 4 роки тому +3

      That's cool (unironically)

    • @animotion8490
      @animotion8490 4 роки тому +5

      South Sudan : am I a joke to you

    • @abbad707
      @abbad707 4 роки тому +1

      reginald brown-taylor thats cool

    • @abbad707
      @abbad707 4 роки тому +1

      reginald brown-taylor oh okay

  • @DeadChannel420
    @DeadChannel420 4 роки тому +648

    Ah yes!
    *Sierra Leone, the African Bangladesh*

  • @dindings
    @dindings 4 роки тому +59

    Great video, greetings to all the Sierra Leone people from nearby Canary islands

  • @ACHistory
    @ACHistory 4 роки тому +54

    Seriously Barbs, you're developing a language of godly proportions. So far, the vocabulary includes:
    -Whomst'd
    -Whomst'd-forth-with
    -Guay (As in "Any Guay")
    -Any pronunciation in Icelandic, Portuguese, or Romanian.
    -Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenu
    -Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
    -Hwaa (As in "Any HWAA")

    • @alphadragonn3685
      @alphadragonn3685 4 роки тому

      "Guay" means "cool" in Castilian Spanish 😃

    • @ACHistory
      @ACHistory 4 роки тому

      @@alphadragonn3685 I think I heard that, but I don't remember.

  • @thekrimzonthief
    @thekrimzonthief 4 роки тому +72

    That butterfly impression was 👌

    • @bananacat4945
      @bananacat4945 4 роки тому +7

      My sister is deathly afraid of butterflies and she ran out of the room screaming when she heard the impression

  • @Nchinnam
    @Nchinnam 4 роки тому +6

    I started watching since the Barbados episode and its crazy to think that barbs was the only one running the show back then. look at how far they have gotten together. I am so happy for you mate.

  • @osmanhkamara1318
    @osmanhkamara1318 4 роки тому +152

    I have being in Sierra Leone all my life but to be honest, lots of these things you guys mention I didn't know about them..😎😎it's sad our police officer can't seems to get enough of their corruption but our country is beautiful and friendly...Thank you guys for making this episode educative, funny and likeable.👍👍

    • @Nordanatolier55
      @Nordanatolier55 4 роки тому +6

      Greetings from Turkey my friend salam alaikum

    • @osmanhkamara1318
      @osmanhkamara1318 4 роки тому +5

      @@Nordanatolier55 wailaikum salaam warahmatullahi wabarakatu

    • @mashnun5873
      @mashnun5873 3 роки тому

      One of my COUSINS DAD IS IN AFRICA AND IS FROM BANGLADESHI ARMY. HE WORKS IN SIERRA LEONE. I JUST HATE THAT COMMUNIST COUNTRY IN AFRICA FIGHT A LOT WITH INNOCENT POOR COUNTRY. BUT MY UNCLE SAID THAT SIERRA LEONES R VERY POLITE TO THE BANGLADESHI ARMY. AND SOME PEACE KEEPER ARMY FROM BANGLADESH R MAKING AIRPORT IN MALI AFRICA. PROUD TO BE BANGLADESHI

  • @samosamo.
    @samosamo. 4 роки тому +7

    Ayyy thanks for this! I'm a British musician from Sierra Leone. ;) LEONE.MON - AT SUNSET WE SERENADE

  • @a.h.tvideomapping4293
    @a.h.tvideomapping4293 4 роки тому +156

    Fun Fact:
    There is at least one person in Sierra Leone right now

    • @geographyglobe3547
      @geographyglobe3547 4 роки тому +46

      Fun Fact: for every minute in africa, 60 seconds passes.

    • @Gr0g234
      @Gr0g234 4 роки тому +16

      Ummm citation needed??

    • @bernardomercado261
      @bernardomercado261 4 роки тому +12

      @@geographyglobe3547 Fake news - cannot comprehend. Please give citation of evidence.

    • @geographyglobe3547
      @geographyglobe3547 4 роки тому +10

      @@bernardomercado261 source: jamal

    • @bababababababa6124
      @bababababababa6124 4 роки тому +16

      @@geographyglobe3547 Source: Trust me bro

  • @rafaeldcarmo
    @rafaeldcarmo 4 роки тому +347

    Sierra Leone also has the highest IQ average in Africa 🇸🇱🤓

  • @SibylleLeon
    @SibylleLeon 4 роки тому +7

    Best part of this video: Art's smile when he talks to his kid

  • @yoav28
    @yoav28 4 роки тому +93

    Anyone noticed that Paul's shirt's colors match Sierra Leone's flag?

    • @loafhouse
      @loafhouse 4 роки тому +3

      Maybe Barb has a 0.000000001% ancestry of Sierra Leone on his DNA test results ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @ladycool1866
      @ladycool1866 4 роки тому

      Yes ooo

    • @Mullkaw
      @Mullkaw 3 роки тому +2

      wait until you learn that he does this for every country 👀

  • @maticvass3262
    @maticvass3262 4 роки тому +58

    The country where my heart is. Home home 🇸🇱🇸🇱🦾🇸🇱🦾🦾🦾

    • @K1ng_ib
      @K1ng_ib 3 роки тому +1

      Jollof rice #1

    • @Moisax5
      @Moisax5 15 днів тому

      😂😂😂😂
      Yeeeeee​@@K1ng_ib

  • @captainbean1264
    @captainbean1264 4 роки тому +315

    All I knew about them was that their currency was the "Sierra Leonean leone"

    • @jaywilliams9294
      @jaywilliams9294 4 роки тому +13

      10,000 leones is $1

    • @HenSt-gz7qj
      @HenSt-gz7qj 4 роки тому +9

      @@jaywilliams9294 well... that's much better than my country Indonesia.
      1 usd is around 15,000 idr now.
      thanks to... bad government for almost a century (as usual) and add the pandemic into the crowds.

    • @tugrul5124
      @tugrul5124 4 роки тому +3

      @@HenSt-gz7qj seriously???

    • @akhighpin012
      @akhighpin012 4 роки тому

      @@HenSt-gz7qj At Least Its Better Compare Past President. Just You Know They Have To Make Education Better.

    • @dhegadheer2600
      @dhegadheer2600 4 роки тому +1

      @@HenSt-gz7qj at least u guys have a currency :(

  • @BrandtsBuijs
    @BrandtsBuijs 4 роки тому +65

    20:44
    Idris Elba apparently had quite a long career, graduating from Oxford in 1876!

  • @agastyawiraputra2208
    @agastyawiraputra2208 4 роки тому +54

    Cassava leaf stew sounds like one of my favourite vegetable stew originally made in Indonesia. Sierra Leone and Indonesia should hang out sometimes.

    • @unfazedjae2645
      @unfazedjae2645 4 роки тому +8

      We also like eating Indomie in west Africa! Especially Nigeria and Ghana, we import a lot of it lol

    • @agastyawiraputra2208
      @agastyawiraputra2208 4 роки тому +6

      @@unfazedjae2645 Yeah I am aware of that too, although I never knew Ghanaians eat that as well. Maybe one day if you visit Indonesia you can try eating Indomie at local 'warkops' to get a more local experience ;)

    • @ladycool1866
      @ladycool1866 4 роки тому +1

      Thanks dear

    • @tanm3yy
      @tanm3yy 3 роки тому

      @@agastyawiraputra2208 this is random 😅 , but your name was ancient Indian sage's name and your surname means 'son of brave'

    • @moonnyxx
      @moonnyxx 2 роки тому

      Trust me. It's very, very good.

  • @MatheusSilva-rl3fm
    @MatheusSilva-rl3fm 4 роки тому +11

    This is great! My first year of college i had to do a huuuge report on a selected country and mine was Sierra Leone 🇸🇱! Ever since I love learning about them more and more

  • @amrayabaptiste2933
    @amrayabaptiste2933 4 роки тому +47

    "The beautiful people on land are truly the diamonds of Africa" ❤ In Carriacou, West Indies there are possibly descendants from Temne. A group visited from Sierra Leone and identified a dance they performed. How lovely.

    • @mohammedhassanakbari6722
      @mohammedhassanakbari6722 4 роки тому

      Sunny Leone

    • @FairyCRat
      @FairyCRat 4 роки тому

      That's in Grenada, right?

    • @amaradumbuya2099
      @amaradumbuya2099 4 роки тому

      iam Temne how are you

    • @alhajikarimkoroma
      @alhajikarimkoroma 4 роки тому +1

      A themne here, good to meet you sister 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

    • @SheMC1998
      @SheMC1998 3 роки тому

      The Temne Nation of Carriacou: Sierra Leone's Lost Family in the Caribbean
      This book explains the history well

  • @kabochaVA
    @kabochaVA 4 роки тому +125

    20:45 "Idris Elba (First black man to graduate from Oxford 1876)"
    hmmmm... okay...

    • @sadstatic
      @sadstatic 4 роки тому +3

      yeah they might address it in fan friday

    • @kabochaVA
      @kabochaVA 4 роки тому +23

      ​@@sadstatic Yeah, it's strange that they _always_ address it two days later on flag Friday... I'm starting to believe that they leave the mistakes intentionally so that people would comment on the video, in an attempt to boost "engagement" and make the algorithm happy.

    • @BrandtsBuijs
      @BrandtsBuijs 4 роки тому +4

      @Rhys Owens it’s what was stated by another person, Christian Cole, first person in the segment. And even if he was talking about the father, 1876 still wouldn’t be possible, because that person must have been born around 1850, and fathered Idris about 120 years later.

    • @Dhi_Bee
      @Dhi_Bee 4 роки тому +9

      Pierre C. I never thought about the mistakes being on purpose. That’s actually a smart idea as far as more revenue via the social interaction & engagement about the videos

    • @dhegadheer2600
      @dhegadheer2600 4 роки тому +2

      @@kabochaVA Let's say ur theory is true still the deserve it they been running this for 5 years !!

  • @aabidn275
    @aabidn275 4 роки тому +5

    Been here for like 5 years and its insane how much effort u guys put into these episodes!

  • @stefanopeca6300
    @stefanopeca6300 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks so much for such a well researched and information-dense video!.
    I lived as a child in Salone in the late '80s and early '90s. My family had to pack up when the civil war came to Freetown. On the day the rebels came to Freetown, the principal came in class and said "kids! Surprise! We're taking you for a surprise field trip to the American Embassy! Now! Take your backpack and get to the bus!" ...and that was the last time I set eyes on my beloved school (AISF). We left a few weeks later. Never got to say goodbye to any of my wonderful teachers (Mrs. Hume-Dawson? Ms. Hutton? Mrs. Chiney Coker?) or my best friends. While it was sad for 12-year-old me to leave, I cringe at all the senseless pain and suffering that so many local families and children had to endure for years. I still get teary-eyed when I think of it all, I had a beautiful childhood there and I miss it so much.

    • @perla5465
      @perla5465 Рік тому

      I’m pretty sure right now it’s one of the safest places in africa. So you can definitely return or simply just visit

  • @valentinemansaray6095
    @valentinemansaray6095 4 роки тому +6

    As a Sierra Leonean living in the country I found this documentary very educative. A lots of grounds covered in unfolding our history, topography, foods, culture etc. Sierra Leone is a multicultural and diverse society. We do have our challenges as a country but we're mostly defined by our tolerance and love. You're all welcome to Land of Milk and Honey.

  • @paulcharles4941
    @paulcharles4941 4 роки тому +70

    My country is blessed with nature and trust me you won't regret when you visit.
    I am proud to be a sierra Leonean...

  • @markword6963
    @markword6963 4 роки тому +9

    What I LOVE about Geography now is they focus on the good things about each country, and makes me so curious to visit those countries.

    • @ZM19.
      @ZM19. 4 роки тому

      Facts

  • @bojangozil9294
    @bojangozil9294 4 роки тому +107

    I'm a Gambian🇬🇲 and I love Sierra Leone peoples ❤✌🏾

    • @akindele13
      @akindele13 4 роки тому +6

      And we love your, thanks for opening up your borders to our Sisters and Brothers during our Civil War.

    • @bojangozil9294
      @bojangozil9294 4 роки тому +6

      @@akindele13 you guys a always welcome to the gambia.....❤✌🏾

    • @unfazedjae2645
      @unfazedjae2645 4 роки тому +5

      I’m Nigerian and Equatorial Guinean. I love all Africans countries :) 👌🏾✨

    • @fatimakamara4606
      @fatimakamara4606 4 роки тому +5

      We love you guys ❤

    • @alhajikarimkoroma
      @alhajikarimkoroma 4 роки тому +3

      We love you too!

  • @ianw1976
    @ianw1976 4 роки тому +27

    Sierra in 2016: Ebola free!
    2020: Oh just you wait...

    • @jaywilliams9294
      @jaywilliams9294 4 роки тому +12

      Coronaviurs didn't effect SL at all

    • @ZM_Zya
      @ZM_Zya 4 роки тому +1

      @@jaywilliams9294 it is however a joke

    • @unfazedjae2645
      @unfazedjae2645 4 роки тому

      COVID doesn’t work in West Africa luckily

  • @davidklausyamba2961
    @davidklausyamba2961 4 роки тому +66

    I saw this from a friend’s page...it is absolutely true about us Salone 😆😆😆
    We are Sierra Leoneans 😚😘
    -We call every diaper, pampers
    We are just like that😂
    -We call every insecticide SHELTOX
    We cant help it😂
    -We call every cereal cornflakes
    It's in our DNA 😂
    -We point at an empty chair and ask “porsen dea ya? As if there's a spirit on it..''
    We are funny😂
    -We steal your belongings and help you look for them
    We are good people😂
    -When EDSA takes light, we go out and,check if it's the whole street
    We like being sure😂
    -We use a bar of soap till it looks like a Sim card
    We don't mind😂
    -We buy something,skip Instructions & ask neighbors how it's used
    We like oral instructions 😂
    -We withdraw money from an ATM then count it 3x before going
    We are cautious😂
    -We lock the car then try to open it 2 times before going
    We are strange😂
    -We turn off the volume just to smell what's burning (wait ba, quiet somtin dea burn)
    We are hilarious😂
    And u know what? We are the best 😊
    COPY AND PASTE IF YOU'RE A PROUD SIERRA LEONEAN

    • @thomassamai4861
      @thomassamai4861 4 роки тому +3

      😂😂 Love this!

    • @okorieprecious3001
      @okorieprecious3001 4 роки тому +4

      Wow... Nigeria in a nutshell. lol

    • @stealthman34
      @stealthman34 4 роки тому +1

      That's cool mehn

    • @kadiatukamara6852
      @kadiatukamara6852 4 роки тому +2

      So true, we r naturally funny. Even during the war we have endless jokes of people dying. Not funny but funny 😃. Yes we have the best jollof!!!

    • @hannahkanu174
      @hannahkanu174 4 роки тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣
      So true
      Salone my country 🇸🇱🇸🇱

  • @ARCtheCartoonMaster
    @ARCtheCartoonMaster Рік тому +2

    Man, that _Ebola_ really shook up the world in 2014 - it was even the subject of a _Caillou_ UA-cam Poop, of all things.

  • @mvcrafts1194
    @mvcrafts1194 4 роки тому +8

    Wonderful job explaining the Geography, and those animations always impress me! Can't wait for Singapore!

  • @ruhul_amin_1805
    @ruhul_amin_1805 4 роки тому +128

    L❤VE FOR SIERRA LEONE 🇸🇱
    FROM BANGLADESH 🇧🇩

    • @Tootisepop
      @Tootisepop 4 роки тому +12

      We love Bangladesh 🇧🇩

    • @Vibri_but_Paranoid
      @Vibri_but_Paranoid 4 роки тому +1

      @@Tootisepop well the king of saudi arabia dosent like bangladesh

    • @pratyushdash7573
      @pratyushdash7573 4 роки тому +2

      let me say i am not having any grudge against you but you all are somewhat backstabbers not your government[ your prime minister is very humble] but your new younger generations. means what we indians gave you independence from pakistan going against usa,france,etc and at that time you were 90% below poverty line. and what we got your immigrants flooded our north east regions and we just made a law to stop overpopulation in north east because they have a lot of rainforests including the 2nd oldest in the world the burmese rainforest. and your so called younger generation acknowledged us as the greatest enemy and now you are supporting pakistan. wow!

    • @pratyushdash7573
      @pratyushdash7573 4 роки тому +1

      i am happy today you are not the part of india anymore

    • @ruhul_amin_1805
      @ruhul_amin_1805 4 роки тому

      @@pratyushdash7573 Each and every information u give is wrong. Know first and then start talking.

  • @brokos3339
    @brokos3339 4 роки тому +61

    The pun in the beginning of this video was even more horrendous than usual

  • @ederantonio106
    @ederantonio106 4 роки тому +8

    Hello! I'm Brazilian and I really like the channel. I'm improving my English with your great videos. They are very interesting! Congratulations.👏👏👏

  • @mukherjeesuniversum2665
    @mukherjeesuniversum2665 4 роки тому +55

    I'm an Indian Bengali. I knew that Sierra Leone made Bengali one of the Official languages in order to give respect to the Bangladeshi peacekeepers, but never knew that a small community of Bengali people actually live in Sierra Leone.
    Love from an Indian Bengali to the Bengali and all other people of Sierra Leon .🇮🇳🇸🇱🇮🇳🇸🇱🇮🇳🇸🇱🇮🇳🇸🇱

    • @JayJay-iy6ri
      @JayJay-iy6ri 4 роки тому +7

      Snehel Mukherjee we don’t speak your language please. It’s not official at all .

    • @ranjanbiswas3233
      @ranjanbiswas3233 3 роки тому +1

      @@JayJay-iy6ri No problem. 😊

    • @muhammadisaac07
      @muhammadisaac07 3 роки тому +1

      Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩
      🇧🇩❤️🇮🇳

    • @jamaisvx
      @jamaisvx 3 роки тому +2

      @@JayJay-iy6ri LMFAOOO right i’ve never heard that before

    • @JayJay-iy6ri
      @JayJay-iy6ri 3 роки тому +2

      @@jamaisvx I don’t know why they keep claiming that we speak their useless language here . I respect the diplomatic relationship between us but if you guys try to claim that your language is official here , that’s how colonization started. ! And we will not encourage such thing again!

  • @pedrobotelho2265
    @pedrobotelho2265 4 роки тому +54

    Words: Exist.
    Portuguese: Yeah I made that.

  • @ShaddeyNNM
    @ShaddeyNNM 4 роки тому +10

    I love their creole!! Has some similarities with the creole we speak in my country. Great video by the way !!!

  • @SDAFC
    @SDAFC 4 роки тому +12

    Gary Harlow "dollar store Steve Irwin" 😂😂😂

  • @toganium4175
    @toganium4175 4 роки тому +7

    My favorite Geography Now episodes are the ones on small, more obscure countries that no ones talks about.

  • @Mulae766
    @Mulae766 4 роки тому +15

    I'm so excited to learn more about my country, God bless you that watching and reading this comment and God bless Sierra Leone

  • @weishiyuan4607
    @weishiyuan4607 4 роки тому +107

    Freetown and Libreville, two African capitals, both have the same meaning ❤️

    • @perla5465
      @perla5465 Рік тому

      Freedom 🇬🇦 🇸🇱 ❤❤❤❤

  • @reeceedgington9276
    @reeceedgington9276 4 роки тому +31

    Fun fact I learned is that a good chunk of the krio settlers who went to Sierra Leone were black loyalists from Nova Scotia

    • @Imjustasimpleman5310
      @Imjustasimpleman5310 4 роки тому +2

      So it's like Liberia's 🇱🇷 Canada.

    • @reeceedgington9276
      @reeceedgington9276 4 роки тому +2

      @@Imjustasimpleman5310 I mean if you look on a map its literally on Liberia's northern border so yeah I'd say so

    • @YvieT
      @YvieT 4 роки тому +5

      Absolutely! My parents are Sierra Leonean, and my dad’s side came from Nova Scotia.

    • @armahpruski5877
      @armahpruski5877 4 роки тому

      Most of the black loyalist lived in New York then the revolution happened and the Brits promised freedom if you fought for them. Most moved to Birchtown, Nova Scotia. Some guy, something Peter kept asking for their own land in Africa. British abolishtionist (forgot his name) who was a navy Capitan helps them sail to their colony of Sierra Leone. They established Freetown and were a port city where drunken sailors would go to spend the night. They sold mainly rum and did very well for themselves.

  • @billysbilbolag2050
    @billysbilbolag2050 4 роки тому +111

    Has Keith been losing weight? Good on you man!

    • @zyxwut321
      @zyxwut321 4 роки тому +13

      Yeah, he's looking healthier.

    • @Sp1n1985
      @Sp1n1985 4 роки тому +2

      I am worried now because of black panther

    • @syxca
      @syxca 4 роки тому +1

      Or maybe, just maybe, he's not an American anymore

    • @bigtex1238
      @bigtex1238 4 роки тому

      From depression. Lol just kidding

    • @JustLewKas
      @JustLewKas 3 роки тому

      @@Sp1n1985 he’s already dead

  • @Fummy007
    @Fummy007 4 роки тому +4

    4:19 Small mistake, this is the similarly named "National Railway Museum" in York, UK. you can tell by the lights on the ceiling.

  • @et99366
    @et99366 4 роки тому +9

    Not only did Isiah Washington find out he was from Sierra Leone but Black Panther Chadwick Boseman himself found out he was through a dna test may he RIP

  • @marymunoz124
    @marymunoz124 4 роки тому +9

    Whenever I watch GN videos, I feel small. Like the world is HUGE and there’s so many people. You only really know the people you come in contact with etc. But holy crap.

  • @martinmaynard141
    @martinmaynard141 4 роки тому +5

    The way they say goodbye "Ta ta" which the same as my aged aunts used in the UK when I was a child. Nice to know it has survived somewhere

  • @divineshotru2506
    @divineshotru2506 4 роки тому +9

    Well crafted episode... actually one of the best episode.

  • @LatestSierraLeoneMusic
    @LatestSierraLeoneMusic 4 роки тому +2

    Awesome 😊, thanks for putting us on the map

  • @erenstar5895
    @erenstar5895 4 роки тому +1

    Hallelujah, finally you moving so fastly & videos are coming fastly.
    Thanks Barb! ❤👍

  • @Xterminater-XI-Ben
    @Xterminater-XI-Ben 4 роки тому +54

    Yes I'm going to enjoy this episode remember Sierra Leone us people from the UK always have your back. ❤️🇸🇱 From the 🇬🇧

    • @bogdan1058
      @bogdan1058 4 роки тому +3

      Yeah, colonising and robbing a country and people is really ,,having their back"

    • @Xterminater-XI-Ben
      @Xterminater-XI-Ben 4 роки тому +3

      Times have changed my friend. A lot of people here have regret of what we did with the British empire.

    • @chrisnixon8652
      @chrisnixon8652 4 роки тому

      Bogdan10 but forgive don’t forget you forgot the forgive part

    • @jaywilliams9294
      @jaywilliams9294 4 роки тому

      @@Xterminater-XI-Ben I'm from UK coming to SL in 2 weeks

    • @adrianatgaming8640
      @adrianatgaming8640 4 роки тому +2

      @Zahin Shahazad empire doing empire things you can only hate so much on empires, as for churchill despite all he did many great things so i still like him

  • @xoliag8524
    @xoliag8524 4 роки тому +7

    I'm doing a geography project on Sierra Leone and I absolutely NEED this.

  • @AfricanBiographics
    @AfricanBiographics 4 роки тому +9

    Excited for this video, good to see a more jovial Sierra Leone after the Civil War and Blood Diamonds conflict and the devastating Ebola Virus.

    • @lifestylesierraleone76
      @lifestylesierraleone76 4 роки тому

      it was a thriving country before all the things you mention I was born there and now live in Europe I have travelled to over 50 countries and been to every continent and Sierra Leone is still on the top of my list. The people and the natural beauty you will not get that anywhere else in the world.

    • @AfricanBiographics
      @AfricanBiographics 4 роки тому

      @@lifestylesierraleone76 awesome. I hope to visit Sierra Leone one day 😃

  • @unisajalloh8983
    @unisajalloh8983 4 роки тому +1

    This is the most interesting and exciting video I’ve ever watched. You guys made geography sound so cool. Thanks so much for making this video. The facts are so on point . Feel so proud to be a Sierra Leonean!

  • @Infantepride12
    @Infantepride12 4 роки тому +4

    I’m glad you incorporated ads into this video!! You deserve to earn for your content man. I understand that finances can be a touchy subject, but I just wanted to express my support and say that I’m all in for watching ads and getting you some extra revenue. You make our lives better and we would like to make yours better too!!
    - Brian from Los Angeles, CA 🙌🏽

  • @ayanverma5746
    @ayanverma5746 4 роки тому +43

    *straight outta Freetown* that was cool T-shirt

  • @chilion_sua
    @chilion_sua 4 роки тому +24

    I’ve been waiting for Singapore since I started watching like 3 years ago :)

    • @HarryPT
      @HarryPT 4 роки тому +2

      Me too my country

    • @HarryPT
      @HarryPT 4 роки тому

      @Alex Croton yes I am

  • @marcdr.9816
    @marcdr.9816 4 роки тому +21

    I'm afraid to say "animals"
    Gary Harlow might appear from nowhere

  • @frederickconteh1881
    @frederickconteh1881 4 роки тому +1

    As a Sierra Leone, you guys did an excellent work on the Geography of Sierra Leone. It was extremely wonderful and well research and Educative. Guyz like you need to be blessed for this piece, cuz a lot of people don't even know how Sierra Leone looks like. 100% with love.

  • @erenstar5895
    @erenstar5895 4 роки тому +81

    *Sierra Leone* mean is *"Lion Mountain Range"*
    Big loves from *Türkiye* to *Sierra Léone* !
    🇹🇷❤🇸🇱

    🦁⚃⚃⚃⚃⚃⛰
    🦁⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⛰
    🦁⚄⚄⚄⚄⚄⛰

  • @shrekwithawillsmithface465
    @shrekwithawillsmithface465 4 роки тому +103

    When you can’t remember a successful comment from the last video

  • @lepingas2401
    @lepingas2401 4 роки тому +7

    I have a nice story with the large butterfly: when I was in elementary school we went to a butterfly house in my city and when I was just standing somewhere to see some of them, one of these gigantic butterfly landed on my shoulder and stayed there for bout 15 min. That thing was bigger than my head, it was really cool.

  • @CalebJMartin
    @CalebJMartin 4 роки тому +12

    Italian: What currency do you guys use?
    Sierra Leonean: Leone
    Italian: ?!

  • @Turkiye_long-live1
    @Turkiye_long-live1 3 роки тому +3

    This episode: is the least viewed
    Me: sad sierre leone noises

  • @petervonfroster8i
    @petervonfroster8i 4 роки тому +2

    I like how you keep this as Objective and positive as you can, even if im more on the other Side

  • @Jaichbinhier
    @Jaichbinhier 4 роки тому +44

    Paul: "You won't want to SIERRA this episode aLEONE." 😅
    Me: "SHERBRO... ISLAND-ed on this video when a bunch of other people did, while staying safe at home." 😂

  • @aminr9571
    @aminr9571 4 роки тому +11

    I would love to visit Sierra Leone! Greetings from Malaysia! 🇲🇾

  • @yosfis
    @yosfis 4 роки тому +5

    Much love to siera leone from egypt! 🇸🇱❤️🇪🇬

  • @NyandayKamara
    @NyandayKamara 4 роки тому

    Great video! My maternal lineage descends from the Mende & Limba tribes in Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 Can’t wait to visit!

  • @adamsie1994
    @adamsie1994 3 роки тому +2

    I'm Sierra Leone my self my parents left the country round 1997 ( I was born in 1994 so the first years of my life we ran from the war )we felt to the Nederlands🇳🇱 I never learned much from my country. Because it was to hard for my mom to talk about it. So I really like these video 😊❤️🇸🇱

  • @taufiqridha1591
    @taufiqridha1591 4 роки тому +17

    Damn, Idris Elba lookin smooth for his age. What's the secret man?

  • @romarbetc123
    @romarbetc123 4 роки тому +9

    Was always intrigued by this country. amazing to have learned more about it!

  • @SabbirAhmed-ym4yf
    @SabbirAhmed-ym4yf 4 роки тому +106

    Saying 'Hi' to Sierra Leone people from Bangladesh.

  • @WELSHY-cb9ot
    @WELSHY-cb9ot 4 роки тому +1

    The photo of the railway museum is actually of the National Railway Museum, York, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. A fascinating place... just like Sierra Leone.

  • @change9175
    @change9175 11 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for a very good video, well researched.

  • @Lugmillord
    @Lugmillord 4 роки тому +21

    Keith was so... eloquent in this episode.

  • @pandabear7877
    @pandabear7877 4 роки тому +26

    Weren't some the freed black settlers in Sierra Leone actually from Nova Scotia Canada?

    • @foxdigg3437
      @foxdigg3437 4 роки тому +4

      Yes

    • @jimboy419
      @jimboy419 4 роки тому +7

      Some Black Americans fought for the British during the US revolutionary war so after the US won they were resettled in Nova Scotia by the British. Later a big group of them moved to Sierra Leone because of bad conditions in Nova Scotia. There are still some of of their ancestors living in Nova Scotia.

    • @glenforde.bridgeton-wood8875
      @glenforde.bridgeton-wood8875 4 роки тому +6

      Also a group of Jamaican Maroons were deported to Nova Scotia in 1796 and later sent to Sierra Leone.

    • @rashidthomas2038
      @rashidthomas2038 4 роки тому

      Yes the first batch was from nova scotia and then the maroons from jamaica

    • @YvieT
      @YvieT 4 роки тому

      Yes that’s true! My family are Sierra Leonean, and my dad’s maternal side were from Nova Scotia.

  • @Ttom966
    @Ttom966 4 роки тому +29

    As a Nigerian I can proudly say and will continue to say, Sierra Leone has the best Jollof rice

  • @ishakoroma5563
    @ishakoroma5563 4 роки тому +2

    I'm a Sierra Leonean
    You guys are amazing thanks for uploading this video God bless you.

  • @ossychibunna7285
    @ossychibunna7285 3 роки тому +1

    I'm 🇳🇬 I so much love sierra Leone they are good and kind people all I meet here in UAE are good keep it on

  • @marykanu28
    @marykanu28 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you for this 🙏🏾♥️

  • @maxplank3289
    @maxplank3289 4 роки тому +16

    Bengali is a language of special status in Sierra Leone.... because of the role of Bangladeshi UN peace keepers in that country ❤️🖤

  • @endangsaptorini563
    @endangsaptorini563 4 роки тому +73

    You're shirt/Logo really resemble Sierra Leone flag lol

    • @serenissimarespublicavenet3945
      @serenissimarespublicavenet3945 4 роки тому +11

      It also resembles its shape

    • @ethanpanelo777
      @ethanpanelo777 4 роки тому

      lol nice

    • @patrickragland1032
      @patrickragland1032 4 роки тому

      This is the one time you actually SHOULD type the possessive "your" and you decide to switch it. Why?? Hahaha. Typing "you're" takes MORE effort than just doing what everyone else does!

    • @endangsaptorini563
      @endangsaptorini563 4 роки тому +1

      @@patrickragland1032it auto correct It self and didn't bother to change it

  • @alhajiabdullahtarawallie7289
    @alhajiabdullahtarawallie7289 4 роки тому +1

    I am a Sierra Leonean live in Freetown. Respect to this channel.

  • @UrvashiKYT
    @UrvashiKYT Місяць тому

    Thanks