American Reacts to Who Owns Antarctica!

[@Rubberduckboy123]

I totally agree with jay forman. Your take on reaction videos, which is honestly overdone on KZbin, is just so much better than basically everyone else.

[@ThornyLittleFlower]

I like that he just Googles' info he wants to know instead of the usual 'please tell me in the comments.' Bull💩 the others pull.

[@Mikefizzled]

@@ThornyLittleFlower 'Tell me in the comments' and then there's not even a hint they are interacting with said comments.

[@Ho_Lee_Fook]

​@@Mikefizzledcough cough tyler rumple

[@michaelkennedy8270]

Yup, JJ is insanely good at this. He turns reaction into an art form, and a seriously funny art form to boot. He deserves so many more subscribers.

[@Mikefizzled]

@@michaelkennedy8270 JJ's style doesn't lend itself as easily compared to some lazy reactors. I'd bet a recent chunk of most reactor's audience is only watching for positive reinforcement and they'll barely care about the reactor themself. Whereas JJ going on little research tangents to investigate the topics or rewinding to catch all the jokes like Jay said isn't hitting that positive reinforcement as frequently.

[@skasteve6528]

The Michael Palin reference is because he did a series in the early 1990's Pole to Pole. There is one border dispute that was even more amicable than the Antarctic one. Hans Island was claimed by both Denmark and Canada. In 1984, Canadian soldiers visited the island and planted a Canadian flag, also leaving a bottle of Canadian whisky. The Danish Minister of Greenland Affairs came to the island himself later the same year with the Danish flag, a bottle of Schnapps, and a letter stating "Welcome to the Danish Island" (Velkommen til den danske ø). The two countries proceeded to take turns planting their flags on the island and exchanging alcoholic beverages. The dispute was settled in 2022 and now Canada has a land border with Denmark. The penguin would have graduated from university. We don't graduate high school in the UK. The Penguin got a M.A (hons) English Lit and went on to form his own publishing house, a feat later reproduced by a puffin and a ladybird.

[@HyperDaveUK]

Yay! You should get a T-shirt that says "Endorsed by Jay Forman!"

[@KingDomsKingdom85]

Lol, completely agree 😂

[@AnthonyP73]

Yes 🙂That shout-out was well-earned - it must feel so gratifying!

[@MrJamBluejam]

Jay Foreman managed to sum up pretty well. Your channel is what reaction videos could be. Keep up the great work.

[@Mancaveman1969]

I don't know what Jerusalem song that was but it's definitely not the one the article refers to. This is the one you need. The lyrics don't start until 1:53. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXWcXpegetp4oK8

[@neuralwarp]

Actually this one is much better. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3y1eYqKa92Xe7c

[@neuralwarp]

This is a better version www.KZbin.com/watch?v=MKRHWT6xdEU

[@threethymes]

This is a better example of this song with the audience singing at the last night of the proms kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXa1moOrhLasrNE

[@Mancaveman1969]

@@threethymesI agree.

[@jezlanejl]

Wrong Jerusalem mate, you should check it out, its basically England's second national anthem...

[@stephensanderson8920]

And far better than the first.

[@nolaj114]

So cool to hear Jay Foreman "fangirling" over you, JJ! Well deserved comments too.

[@spnhm34]

The first rule of Map Men is never skip their ads

[@GnrMilligan]

And the second rule is You Don't talk about Map Men! Oh, and the third is No Smoking!

[@ThornyLittleFlower]

Its true, the pausing, reading and looking into the facts is what makes your vids so enjoyable.

[@wessexdruid7598]

Glad the slaps seemed to have stopped, though.

[@neuralwarp]

"No heavy petting" is classically one of the rules you always see on the wall at swimming pools.

[@MuckinFental]

YES!! Jay entirely nailed the reasons we watch your reaction videos. You bring something to the party, not milking it or half-arse it. You actually are naturally curious and it’s great to share thoughts like that.

[@mattbentley9270]

OMG you got a shout out ! Damn mate, he is right tho - u celebrity u !!! love Map Men

[@brian1002]

Jay ain't wrong I appreciate that you give proper dues to someone's hard work too

[@nicw5574]

That's brilliant! Your thank you speech was very good, especially the bit about "laying a turd". I thought that bit was particularly moving 😂

[@WolfHeathen]

Amundsen was smart, Scott was stupid. Manhauling was considered "honorable" but it left Scott's men exhausted, requiring a lot more calories than they had access to. Amundsen, being Norwegian, had experience with traversing snow and ice on skis and dog sleds which spared the men from exhaustion and sped up travel significantly. Amundsen had inuit clothing while Scott had modern wool clothing. Amundsen was warm, Scott was cold. Scott used slow-moving ponies and unproven, slow and unreliable machinery. The machinery broke down and got stuck while the ponies, contrary to dogs, actually sweat, meaning the ponies froze to death while Amundsen's dogs didn't. Amundsen used everything that was perfectly adapted to the conditions while Scott had no clue what he was doing. Amundsen had made it all the way back to Tasmania before Scott was even off the ice shelf.

[@SaturnPandaCat]

I think the article in the beginning about Robert Scott is an example of our humour and sarcasm. It’s based on the propaganda produced by some countries. The ones that either downplay or refuse to acknowledge the contribution of other countries. My favourite was the claim that Amundsen planted flags to piss off the British. Not that they genuinely got there first lmao.

[@ThornyLittleFlower]

24:45 No heavy petting used to be on all the swimming pool signs here in the u.k. No diving🚫, No running🚫, and No heavy petting🚫

[@rayaqueen9657]

No bombing 😃

[@ThornyLittleFlower]

@@rayaqueen9657Thx, I couldn't remember the others.

[@BeeLZBeeb]

Oh yeah, I forgot you can only pet lightly in water (cramp inducing I assume)

[@AxR558]

On the topic of penguins, you really need to look into Major General Sir Nils Olav III. Mascot of the Norwegian Kings Guard and resident of Edinburgh Zoo, he occasionally inspects the troops and it is excellent. To quote wikipedia: The next honour was a knighthood, awarded during a visit by soldiers from the Norwegian King's Guard on 15 August 2008. The knighthood was approved by King Harald V and Nils was the first penguin to receive such an honour in the Norwegian Army. During the ceremony a crowd of several hundred people watched the 130 guardsmen on parade at the zoo, and a citation from the King was read out, which described Nils as a penguin "in every way qualified to receive the honour and dignity of knighthood".

[@Renzsu]

Yess, one of my frustrations with reaction videos is when someone just hears a mention of something and assumes it means this or that. Often they're wrong of course, but you actually look it up and save me from screaming at my screen :D

[@nolajoy7759]

Agree..can actually enjoy the video and reaction without popping a blood vessel.

[@jimstewart8122]

Aww. You seemed to have missed the Schroedinger's cat joke 😭😭

[@spnhm34]

In my universe he totally got the joke

[@glenninuk8981]

@@spnhm34 Guy goes into a library 'Do you have that book about Pavlov's dog and Schrödinger's cat? Librarian "It rings a bell, yes, we have it but at the same time I think we don't"

[@mjheffy44]

Im waiting for the "this video was sponsored by JJLA !", 😂😂😂 Sorry JJ couldn't resist that one !

[@alexanderwiles2003]

its absolutely awesome that jay has noticed you and did what very few youtubers do and looked into a reactors content to see what they are actually doing and i have to agree with him when it comes to what makes you stand up. i hope his words have given you even more motivation to keep smashing it

[@NurseTwoFeet]

Well done for getting the shout out, you deserve it!

[@Jamie_D]

Love that Jay took the time to call you out,in a good way :)

[@funnygallie7863]

I love you and jay foreman. I barely read any of the jokes but you do so I watch you too!

[@dinger40]

The Crimean War finally ended on the 28th. December 1966 when Berwick on Tweed finally declared peace, The fighting started in October 1853 and ended February 1856 But Berwick who were on the declaration of war were left off the peace treaty.

[@kenhobbs8565]

That is amazing. A d I completely agree. You are the only one who does it and I love it.

[@kenhobbs8565]

And personally, I only watch a reaction video if I've already watched, liked and subscribed to the original content. (if I haven't I make sure I do it straight away, it's only fair).

[@Jules-R]

Awesome, congrats! I also enjoy that you look stuff up and don't just passively watch.

[@stephenmonaghan6030]

Best reaction video I have seen. The source material (The Map Men) was superb.

[@veradennis7502]

Jay is right! Your reaction videos are great :)

[@iangt1171]

It's the attention to detail that does it! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@davidrenton]

they never brought the penguin outfits for the video, that's how they roll , everyday Mark and Jay just sitting watching TV dressed as Penguins

[@mvmhughes]

The penguin flag is the brand icon for Penguin books a well-known British book publisher.

[@PHDarren]

The dogs had heard about Amundsen and thought, nah, you're on your own now guys.

[@takilatime]

I agree with jay foreman, you definitely bring something unique. It’s always interesting to see your takes on British culture. Also you posted the wrong Jerusalem video. You should watch the actual song. It’s a poem set to a hymn and is the unofficial anthem of england

[@rayaqueen9657]

Tho it's unofficial, it is actually played at sporting events etc where England plays as a single nation.

[@rolon-will3362]

Congrats! Nice to see you being appreciated.

[@SaturnPandaCat]

Berwick Upon Tweed is one of those weird English place names that isn’t pronounced the way it’s written. Like the nearest city to me (Norwich), the ‘w’ is silent. But the above was minor when I moved from London to Norfolk (Norwich is in Norfolk). Below are just a few of my favourites: Costessey - Coss-sea Hunstanton - Hun-ston Postwick - Pozzick Stiffkey - Stewkey Burgh Castle - Buh-rah Castle Letheringsett - Larn-sett Happisburg - Haze-bruh Wymondham - Win-dum

[@JamesLMason]

I called it in the last video you did! I said that I wouldn't be surprised if he'd seen your reactions and added an extra long one in response.

[@cenedra2143]

Really happy Jay Foreman appreciated the work you put in to react to his amazing videos ❤ I love his videos and your reaction to them 😊

[@PaulReardon-qh9fk]

I'm just over a minute in and I'm so proud of you JJ!!!!

[@reefuss69]

Jay Nailed it, love your vids bro x

[@dimchemilevski8780]

The poo joke is homage to Douglas Adams. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Douglas Adams

[@rbs7290]

Loving your response to your shout out from Jay 😂

[@pallasathena1555]

3:00 Jay: here on a round earth is really what Antarctica looks like from below Me: wait, what? Shouldn’t that be above?

[@marktubeie07]

WOW WOW - congrats JJ, & he's absolutely correct, you rule man ! Try & get a colab with him to discuss his views on reaction videos perhaps, it would be fascinating.

[@boggled007]

Well deserved praise from Mr Foreman. Map Men are brill.

[@LLMoran617]

Jay Foreman commented on one of your videos once - I think it was the London Boroughs one. Not sure if you saw it. Or if you will see this. Ad infinitum.

[@RosieLee777]

You remind me of a lovely villain in a comic marvel film, or something from Carnivale. That evil chap lol. But live watching your reactions. Do you drink tea? Or always coffee

[@Purevi27l]

Really enjoy your vids! And congrats on getting a shout out from the big dogs lol

[@paulbromley6687]

I may have to react to JJA reacting to Jay Forman reacting to some M M Maps.

[@fishtigua]

Oh, and Scott's tea-caddy from the expedition was kept aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia.

[@zahrannahyan9666]

24:50 schrödingers colony!!!

[@jillosler9353]

In the list of least important events in WW2, the one stating "Eva Braun purchases a purple hat" is a joke relating to the Poem "Warning" by Jenny Joseph which starts with the line "When I grow old I will wear purple" - because Eva DIDN'T grow old and died, alongside Hitler, when she was 33 😂. The 'Jerusalem song' mentioned is the one that started as a William Blake poem and then became a hymn with music by C Hubert H Parry almost a century later. It's called "Jerusalem" and begins with the words "And did those feet in ancient time walk upon England's mountains green, and was The Holy Lamb of God in England's pleasant pastures seen", is sung every year during the Last Night of The Proms, and is practically our chosen National Anthem - closely contested by Land of Hope and Glory! .

[@cerithomas2032]

Nice work !

[@roblindstrom797]

Going superstar JJL

[@GoreGazzim]

I agree with Jay., the reason I like your reaction videos is because you actually question things you don't understand. And you'll read up and inform your viewer. Plus I'm British and it's good to see what yanks think of us... Also I'm from Liverpool in one of your videos you refere to our river Mersey as "Mercy" when it's proper pronunciation is more like "Merzey" with our strange scouse accents. Peace out brudda

[@melanierhianna]

Jerusalem the hymn. “and did those feet, in a ancient times, walk among England’s pleasant lands..”

[@wessexdruid7598]

It's where the term 'Chariots of fire' comes from.

[@ryledra6372]

And did those feet, in acient times, walk apon Englands mountains green And was the holy lamb of god, on England's pleasent pastures seen And did the countenence divine, shine forth upon those clouded hills And was Jerusalem builded here, anong those dark satanic mills Bring me my bow, of burning gold Bring me my arrows of desire Bring me my spear, O' clouds unfold Bring me my chariot of fire I will not cease from mental fight Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand Until we have built, Jerusalem on Englands green and pleasent lands ________ Best answer I've heard is "No and go get it yourself" XD

[@MazzaEliLi7406]

Jerusalem - words by Blake (Poet) check out the last Night of the Proms.

[@ahdoodeclair]

The name "Bernard" in Britain, Australia, New Zealand and almost everywhere in the English speaking world is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable and the unstressed vowel, schwa, on the second. People in the USA put the stress on the second syllable as the French do. Even the Saint Bernard dog is the saint ber-nəd, not the saint bə-nard as it is in the USA.

[@rosemariewelch1525]

The hymn Jerusalem may also be called "and did those feet" it is an English hymn. Featured in the David Bowie film "The man who fell to earth" And yes England is mentioned a lot in it.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

You got the pop version of Jerusalem - the horror, try "The Last Night of the Proms"

[@AngelaVara-i4l]

I enjoy your reactions.

[@ChurchyXo]

I think the USA! USA! USA! was a nod to you, JJLA 😉👍🏾

[@streaky81]

There are by the way some good videos floating around youtube of people from both the US and UK missions to the antarctic doing tours and talking about life down there and whatnot - definitely worth hunting down.

[@MrGrahawk]

Jay wont be impressed by the wrong Jerusalem. Only a reaction video to the Elgar/Parry Jerusalem will make amends.

[@awarrii]

1:30 I love Jay Foreman 🫡

[@PaulCoaley]

Great praise you are brilliant

[@nolaj114]

I never considered seal and penguin mummies before ... I feel negligent. Oh, now I have to think about Amunsden's mummy too ....

[@KeeleyDe-M]

Your content is great. Well deserved mention 😊

[@johnnyd1790]

You might be flattered but he's more than right. Me watching reactions for nearly 3 years now (which are better than the movies, anime, stand ups, documentaries, in short the shows themselves at times) I can say I feel a deep and constant feeling of spite you do not react to top 10 things I like, because you're a darn reaction genius. If you'd broaden your reaction scope, you will be making millions out of y0utube, people will love you, people who don't know you right now (because you posses the rare treats of knowledge, emotional IQ and the ability to bond them naturally with your demeanor = you're more than a natural, you're made for this). Insane how good you are. You just need more material and a fkload of free time and willingness to commit. PS:... should be preserved for future generations in perpetuity or until global warming melts it down.🤷‍♂️

[@nolaj114]

I get dessert and desert mixed up too - get my hopes up but just get a mouthful of sand.

[@jonhodges6572]

All you need now is for Siobhan to acknowledge you, then your world will be complete.

[@klaxoncow]

The cat in the box is owned by Schrodinger. It's Schrodinger's cat. Also, at the same time, there is no cat in the box and it isn't owned by Schrodinger (and it's quite possibly also dead as well). It is and isn't Schrodinger's cat at the same time. I would explain this better. But quantum physics literally makes no sense, so I can't.

[@Swivel360]

Or is it? Or is it not?

[@48Ender48]

Yes... Or no... ? 😜​@@Swivel360

[@nathanmillsy9220]

You have arrived Sir!!!!

[@HH-hd7nd]

16:24 Well Argentina declared war on Germany on March 27th 1945 - 42 days before the unconditional surrender. That's a bit past "they saw that Germany was loosing the war".

[@stemid85]

You're the best JJ

[@TasteTheD]

Not a huge fan of the map men videos, but it's great that you got a shoutout and that they appreciate you

[@Thoucraggyknob]

Ha Ha! Congrats JJ!

[@debkendall]

The Mount Erebus disaster occurred on 28 November 1979 when Air New Zealand Flight 901 (TE901)[nb 1] flew into Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica, killing all 237 passengers and 20 crew on board.[1][2] Air New Zealand had been operating scheduled Antarctic sightseeing flights since 1977.

[@pipercharms7374]

Wow congrats!!

[@simonruszczak5563]

So, despite its name Antarctica doesn't actually belong to ants!

[@davidrenton]

typically when you finish high school (secondary school) in the UK, the accepted form of celebration is to go get drunk as a skunk on the cheaptest nastiest booze you can get, none of this graduation nonsense, you might burn your uniform and tell the girl you pined over for the last 5 years you like her knowing you will never see her again, hence the cheap booze helps with the inevitable rejection and humilation. US High school graduations seem a whole lot of fuss over nothing

[@TheNZJester]

The US research Base is shared with New Zealand on New Zealand territory in Antarctica. Flights to and from the NZ/US base fly in and out of New Zealand.

[@KevFrost]

13:20 wrong jerusalem

[@G02372]

Tom Crean: An unsung hero, is worth a read 👍 📕 Tom was on Scott’s and Shakleton’s Antarctic expeditions.

[@Haylo545]

1:26 congratulations 🥳

[@MuckinFental]

I also lost it at the moustache escalation.. they did have insane facial topiary. Anyone with this level of moustache chops can only be considered “a thoroughly good egg”. (Don’t ask)

[@rachelpenny5165]

When I finished my biology degree I almost applied to work for the British Antarctic Survey. But because I have multiple sclerosis and had chronic bronchitis as a child I would not have been considered suitable to go. All my life I have been fascinated by Antarctica.

[@stuarthumphrey1787]

Don't have a clue what song that was, but not the Jerusalem the guys referred to. Look it up under classical music or the last night of the proms

[@kenhobbs8565]

The box with a cat in saying "Colony? “... 'Don't let the cat out of the box' is a saying

[@patriarch7237]

It's Shrodinger's colony - a colony, and not-a-colony at the same time.

[@PHDarren]

56 Million years ago Antarctica was a green and pleasant warm place full of plant and animal life, all that flora and fauna will have turned into lovely untapped oil reserves.

[@laurajarvis3156]

Jay collab immediately ❤

[@catfrab]

Lol wrong Jerusalem...😂

[@IkarosWaltz]

"There's a cat in the box" or is there...?

[@jaakkomantyjarvi7515]

24:52 Schrödinger's cat reference.

[@Thebrainymonkey]

There's a monument in Cardiff Bay to Scott and his team. Incidentally, I read a report that Russia has detected Oil and Gas in Antarctica recently and want to extract it. So I expect things to kick off there in the next few years.

[@Shoomer1988]

They made a mess of the temperatures. -60°C isn't -60°F, it's -76°F. Now -40°C is -40°F so I think they got mixed up.

[@noggintube]

They haven't messed up - you fell into the trap I bet they were hoping for - go back and listen again 😉

[@ThornyLittleFlower]

@noggintube well put 😅 👍

[@Shoomer1988]

@@noggintube You're right. I didn't hear it.....searching for excuse.... excuse found..... because I'm er deaf.

[@johnf4659]

the cat in a box is reference to schrodinger's cat

[@Jamie_D]

Don't think he got the Schrodinger's cat reference,lol