Geography Now! TONGA

[@GeographyNow]

The only indigenous monarchy in the pacific, the most "Mormon" country on earth, and they really like to juggle here. There's a "Tonga" stuff to cover in this one. Enjoy! #Tonga

[@isthisathing2656]

Ok

[@Моисеи-ф4ж]

ITS TONGA TIME

[@xqwstv]

Okk

[@jqydxn8941]

@@Моисеи-ф4ж TONGA TIME

[@andrefarfan4372]

@UC1medA94IyP1ifuCDCBS0lA ok

[@JustDevon1]

I’m from New Zealand and whenever the Tongan rugby team comes to town it feels as if the entire Tongan population is there to cheer them on, that’s how passionate these people are about rugby. Love you Tonga 🇹🇴

[@bazookacantgame]

The Red Sea lol

[@Packless1]

...Clash of the Titans...! ...Tonga vs. New-Zealand seems to be for Rugby kindof what is Germany vs. Brazil for Soccer...?!

[@jordancoolwell8347]

Nice bro we have alot Of Tongans here in Australia Sydney

[@filipburic5194]

Yeah there's literally bearly 83K Tongans in NZ compared to 110 in Tonga. Almost as crazy as Lebanese diaspora 😅

[@jordancoolwell8347]

@@filipburic5194 we have heaps of lebs in Sydney

[@ottis83]

I just love how countries, lets say starting with letter C got their 6-10 minutes of fame all those years ago and here we are with 28 minutes of Tonga episode.

[@autumnphillips151]

This makes me sad because two of my top eleven favorite countries both start with the letter C :/

[@somekindofaperson]

yeah, i am glad portugal starts with "p" so the episode was made on a more established geography now channel. it's normal that the first episodes are smaller, the show developed along the years, but yeah i pity some countries that had smaller episodes.

[@ventedbus4917]

I mean for a sub goal we could probably get them remastered

[@Enric.]

the oldest countries should be made once again

[@idifjrivhjf5198]

@@somekindofaperson yeah my country starts with a "b"

[@yetanothertubeuser]

Is it Tonga time? I think it's Tonga time.

[@cringeynamehere9145]

Yes

[@mommyg5232]

Colonizing the pacific ocean...

[@mayurifrostwell6862]

It's Tonga Time!

[@halfaspolish]

Yeaaaa boi! its tonga time

[@speedydragon12]

Yes

[@zuziagalant6761]

One of amazing things about Tonga is that in 1939, after the German invasion of Poland, the Kingdom of Tonga was among the first to declare war against Germany. Subsequently, as a result of a public campaign the people of Tonga funded two Spitfire fighter aircrafts. At that time the Kingdom was ruled by Queen Sālote Tupou III. Such a small remote country helped Poland before their allies like France or UK even realized what had happened. It is a small fact but really shows how exceptional these people are.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

World War II was won with British intelligence, American steel, Russian blood, and Tongan fighter aircrafts.

[@jaqenhghar2970]

@sword-swinging cat yes! Tonga did participate in the war against the Japanese during the Solomon Islands Campaign alongside the Solomon Islands, the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji.

[@ILCORVO78]

Strange that Germany didn't surrender after Tonga declared war to them!

[@pantae2946]

That’s crazy

[@TheFreeest501]

@@ILCORVO78 ya, I bet the Germans we trembling 😂 c’mon bruh, us island nations would be light work to the Germans

[@UKatheist1]

Another great episode guys! Just a little thing though, whilst Art was talking about the National Rugby League team (20:10) the pictures on screen were of the National Rugby Union team. They are two separate teams. Keep up the good work, and looking forward to the UK episode. Hopefully you'll mention Cornwall and it's language and culture!

[@agent_ad1375]

I'm from the UK too and I'm looking forward to what they put in our episode🇬🇧

[@GeographyNow]

Thanks! I'll put that in Fan Friday

[@mattpotter8725]

Yeh, I always thought rugby union was bigger in Tonga, especially rugby 7s. They may be better ranked in rugby league (not completely sure about this), but they are well known for their exploits and especially the very attacking way they play rugby union.

[@saudaldoraee8943]

صلوا على النبي

[@juanpedronardin8596]

​@@mattpotter8725 Yeah you have to consider Rugby Union (15 players) is more popular globally than Rugby League, easily they have a lower ranking in Union (they are always like 13-16) but still having a great team.

[@Chouyren]

The Hunga Tonga eruption in January was insanely powerful. It's estimated it was the strongest volcanic eruption since Krakatoa in 1883 and stronger than any nuclear weapon explosion making it the biggest explosion to ever be recorded by modern technology. People heard the explosion as far as Alaska. The Tsunami that was generated by the collapse of the island reached 15 meters in some places. It's honestly a wonder only 3 people died.

[@arbabasukalsar4361]

Literally f*cked up my WiFi in India for a week lmao

[@islandvibez]

@@arbabasukalsar4361 bro are you serious?

[@jaqenhghar2970]

I believe they're giving it its own classification. I think they're still figuring out a name, but I heard Ha'apaian may be it.

[@iluvmemes69420]

And the deaths were in Chile I think...

[@arbabasukalsar4361]

@@islandvibez yeah apparently it disrupted subsea cables

[@BasedBurrr]

And Barb, as a Tongan, I appreciate how you kept referencing how you wished a Tongan rep was there to help do the show. It shows how much you Genuinely respect our culture. I’m glad we’ve made it on this channel. Living in such a. Vast country like the US, I feel like a lot of groups are just kinda over looked. I think Tongan ppl and our culture is worthy of displaying and sharing with the world

[@garlicgirl3149]

Agree!

[@3trip886]

Savage island?🤔

[@marionetteproject508]

@@3trip886 what th fuck you on bruh?

[@A.O.T..]

Small country never been colonized my love and respect to Tonga from Turkey! I will visit Tonga next year along with NZ Fiji and Tahiti

[@R19sianaa]

i eat horsey

[@lemani2024]

@@R19sianaa Dog is more eaten in Tonga than horse

[@R19sianaa]

bro really, I totally didn't know since I'm Tongan and Samoan

[@seinispiker7995]

​@@lemani2024 I'm Tongan from Ha'alaufuli, Vava'u Tonga till I was 13.yr's of age and I never heard or seen any one in my village or nearby villages eat Dog. Seriously?? with all the sea food at your fingertips. I don't believe this

[@michaeldowd8422]

My new next door neighbours are from Tonga. I'll be honest, I was surprised they were from so far away. In fact if you stuck a giant pin through the planet in the UK it would probably emerge in Tonga. Turns out they had to leave because of the volcano. They are the friendliest family I've ever met and am glad to have them as neighbours.

[@oscarmedina9669]

FUN FACT, PAUL! In Chile 🇨🇱, especially in the southern part, specifically in Chiloé Island, a local delicacy is "Curanto" (from Mapudungun language "Kurantu", Kura being "stone"). It is basically lots of seafood, fish, pork, chicken and sometimes beef, put on a grill or directly on the burning charcoal and stones, and then covered with leaves and even a little bit of dirt, and more stones. All is cooked by the steam, and is really delicious. It is believed that Polynesians got in contact with the local Mapuche people (Williche/Mapuches of the South), having trade between them, and leaving some influence, such as the UMU that became CURANTO/KURANTU. Also the Kollongka or Mapuche Chicken has roots from the Polynesian Chicken, so at least in this part of South America, the first to arrive were not Europeans but Polynesians. Greetings from the South Pacific, the "End of the World", CHILE 🇨🇱

[@LM-qv7cy]

That so cool umu is deff Maori and Samoan earth oven 😄

[@poly408]

Sweet potato definitely came from the south americas. We eat sweet potatoes like no other here in Polynesia.

[@jones9309]

The second person I've heard to be aware of this maybe there's some truth

[@DatNiccaa]

@@LM-qv7cyUMU is polynesian. Not just Maori or Samoan. Tongans do UMU too & we actually still call it UMU. Maori call it Hangi

[@DatNiccaa]

Iv always said this!!! If polynesians were able to voyage from island to island, what makes people think they wouldnt have sailed to the Americas before the Europeans????

[@Dhi_Bee]

Interesting how a country & population so small can have SO MUCH history & culture! I can’t wait for Trinidad & Tobago next. It’s been one of my favorite countries in the world for most of my life!

[@celestemendez4428]

Ahhhh I'm Trini and I can't waitt either!!😭🇹🇹

[@Dhi_Bee]

@@celestemendez4428 yeah, I had/have a few Trini friends & met a lot of Trinis growing up in the US & I never met ANY Trini I didn’t like. They’ve all been super cool & fun. Hopefully a mean, grumpy one doesn’t ruin that for me but it’s been 30+ years & I still haven’t met that type yet

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

they have been there for thousands of years.

[@Chris.djw13]

​@@celestemendez4428 been waiting a long time for this one!

[@jameslongstaff2762]

My family is Tongan. Good job with this! I would have made different decisions, but I'm grateful you're helping educate people about our culture.

[@lydiademarek]

Out of interest, what decisions would you have made?

[@a1gthc]

"Is it Tonga time? I think it's Tonga time!" - Bill Wurtz 😂I've been patiently waiting 3 years for my country to be featured on this channel and now the wait is over. Let's GOOO!! 🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴

[@PharrowlOG]

Colonizing the pacific ocean...

[@marionetteproject508]

@@PharrowlOG and being the only not colonized county

[@void1483]

love to tonga from Mexico! I've been there before, and the culture, the food was amazing! 🇲🇽❤🇹🇴

[@ChrisFan890]

Why not España its nice there!

[@modahabbab]

o youve actually been to tonga?

[@ChrisFan890]

@NotMrIncredible I went into your About section *you're actually a Canadian* 🇨🇦

[@NDSVM]

@@ChrisFan890 That's just a setting thing, who knows, maybe he wants to avoid Mexican censorship

[@jaqenhghar2970]

@@cyrusthegreat7030 yeah whatever happened with that? I thought she was gonna be a co-host for this episode. really disappointed.

[@GanMic]

The Polynesian wrestling dynasty in the WWE that the Rock is associated with (the Anoa’I family) is actually Samoan, specifically American Samoan. There is a WWE wrestler of Tongan descent, Haku (or Meng) who’s widely considered by other wrestlers to be the toughest man they’ve ever met.

[@mikehawkisbig9791]

Also Hakus kids are now pretty big wrestlers in Japan.

[@MNMTheRealThickShady]

Tonga kid was also billed from tonga

[@BrandanTheBroker]

Toma Tonga aka Roman Reigns evil twin 🤣

[@lynxraide]

@@MNMTheRealThickShady Funnily enough, he is a part of the Anoa'i Samoan dynasty

[@grid462]

Think that's the way of distracting from Jimmy Snuka killing a guy

[@saulthechicanootaku]

Meanwhile, a lot of Swiss people are like "since when do we have islands in the Pacific?" after seeing the flag. Either way, pretty cool how both flags look alike

[@rayelgatubelo]

Maybe Tonga was where the Swiss Family Robinson was marooned...

[@coucoubrandy1079]

Well, they should take out the Red Cross on their flag. A bird , stylised, but don't assume they have anything to do with Switzerland.

[@idifjrivhjf5198]

how tf do landlocked countries import export

[@mobo7420]

@@idifjrivhjf5198 You know of the concept of "trains"...?

[@idifjrivhjf5198]

@@mobo7420 switzerland too mountainous

[@goq9757]

In September 1939, after Germany's aggression against Poland 🇵🇱, the Kingdom of Tonga 🇹🇴 was one of the first countries to declare war on the Third Reich 🇩🇪 - and it did not stop there! At the moment when the world powers "hunched their tails" - avoiding confrontation with Hitler at all costs, an extraordinary gesture came from this island, more than sixteen thousand kilometers away. As part of a public fundraising campaign, the Tongan society bought three Spitfire fighters for Poland. 🇵🇱❤️🇹🇴

[@jayvonnoelsmith8445]

Tonga 🇹🇴 is a good country love it

[@MissingGamer]

Tongan nature is fascinating, would love to go there 🇩🇪❤🇹🇴 Also that banana and coconut milk dish looked soooo good

[@AllenI04]

Love from Indonesia to all Tongans People! 🇹🇴 🇮🇩

[@marionetteproject508]

Aww, thanks, lots of love to indonesia from tonga

[@sultan9givewey]

​@@marionetteproject508your welcome 😊

[@DatNiccaa]

Thanks! Now can you tell your indonesian people to stop ripping off our Tongan people by trying to mimic out fine mats with cheap product!!!!

[@Create-kitchen_2010.]

Sending Love from Panamá city we love Tonga 🇹🇴

[@lucianotuimavave7356]

Yayy you did Tonga! congrats! I am from Samoa and I love my neighbour being represented in such an accurate and descriptive way!

[@_pineappleprince]

Right so cool to watch and then the rewatch the “Oceania” playlist on their channel 😍

[@edwinjrm1637]

Fun fact, Oceania is having a sports game called the Pacific Mini Games starting June 17. Think as of the Olympics of Oceania

[@Fraccy]

I have been waiting for this episode for YEARS and it couldn't have been any more perfect if you tried

[@toko34]

As a Tongan I loved the part when you guys speak Tongan about stealing the ship and killing the Brits! That was hilarious!🤩

[@rayyanlahloub2767]

It living there look like heave?

[@toko34]

@@rayyanlahloub2767 what?

[@rayyanlahloub2767]

@@toko34 i mean the natural beauty

[@lydiademarek]

@@rayyanlahloub2767 I think: is living there like heaven

[@R19sianaa]

@@toko34 yo toko

[@miro1987]

You know it's a small country when there's no co-hosts.

[@mjhmab]

Honestly i prefer barbs alone

[@theturquoiseball1255]

​@@mjhmab Which means that you haven't watched Geography Now enough. The other guys are funny

[@mjhmab]

@@theturquoiseball1255 his squad is funny, i meant the guest guys who come to their country episode

[@trianglearchives5776]

@@mjhmab the truth needs to be said. Honestly nobody really cares about the co hosts, they ruin the episode. Sometimes because their accents make it hard to understand the info about the country. And a lot of ppl are doing it just so they can be popular on KZbin, notice how they’re more happy about themselves being shown than they are willing to contribute to the episode in meaningful ways

[@stickdorsey6051]

These uploads are life!...best way to get laugh and learn about new cultures

[@obrienhamski3211]

fun fact i am zambian and here we have a tribe of tonga south of zambia good to learn there is also another group of people with he same name like ours

[@jashafu3887]

Really? That's cool asf

[@giannistsolebas6962]

I just love the Pacific Nations as much as Carribbean Countries! Can't wait to watch the rest of the episodes coming

[@Steveofthejungle8]

I’m in SLC and there’s a pretty large population of Polynesians here from the Mormon missionaries. I’ve seen a Tongan church running around the city.

[@gregweatherup9596]

A church that’s runs? That would be quite a sight to see. . . . . . (😂 I know what you meant, but that was too funny to resist 🤣🤪😂)

[@gregweatherup9596]

@@jaqenhghar2970 😳I suppose that’s yet a third valid interpretation. I had presumed the OP meant they had passed a church building while the OP was running (either actually jogging or just in the sense of ‘going about errands’, around town) and I had then jokingly linked it to the literal image of a church building with legs running like some Baba Yaga imagery. All in all, this has been a good reminder of how much the English language relies on context for clarification.

[@Steveofthejungle8]

@@gregweatherup9596 hahaha yeah I was on my morning run in a new neighborhood when I saw the church haha

[@lakshyasharma288]

Learning about the pacific island nations is so cool, we are hardly taught anything about them in school. I found it interesting that some of the islands are suffixed with "tapu", in Hindustani (the colloquially used mix of Hindi and Urdu often spoken in North India), islands are also called "tapu". Though I think that a connection is not likely to exist. Great video Barby! Excited for Trinidad and Tobago, especially because there are so many Indians there! Love from India!

[@andyjay729]

An actual Tongan other Polynesian may have to correct me, but I think in one of those cases, "tapu" there means "holy", which is actually the origin of the English word "taboo".

[@LM-qv7cy]

I know Shiva is a Hindu deity, so if your at a party and somebody tell you siva in samoan you should dance 💃 also you should check out rongorongo and indus script too hehe

[@jaqenhghar2970]

@@andyjay729 yes, from Captain Cook's second voyage to Tonga in 1777 he learned of the word tapu (written as taboo at the time).

[@usimahaeua]

@@andyjay729 Yes it means holy I have tongan friends and they call the holy bible "tohi tapu"

[@nedataha9650]

@@andyjay729 tapu can mean sacred but also forbidden! there’s a very thin line and I wish there was a cohost who could’ve delved into the topic a bit more

[@TheGeographyBible]

One of my most favourite episodes! Been watching for so long

[@JanuszLeszekWons]

In 1939, after Germany's aggression against Poland, the Kingdom of Tonga was one of the first countries to declare war on Germany. Then, as part of a public fundraising campaign, the Tongan public donated two Spitfire fighters. The Kingdom was then headed by Queen Sālote Tupou III. Poland respect for Tonga

[@ItsSunlightStorm22]

I love Tonga from Philippines! 🇵🇭🤝🇹🇴

[@ltmg9832]

Mahal kita from your Tongan sis! You guys are the Asian version of us! 👌🏾🔥💕

[@zanderpagal4574]

@@ltmg9832 love you guys from Iloilo Province Philippines❤

[@kimturner1963]

I met some Thongans before and they told me they could use a row boat or swim between islands. Very friendly and kind people.

[@AFNick]

Videos covering obscure countries like Tonga are why I subscribe to this channel. Tonga has a colorful history for such a small remote place.

[@jeff__w]

2:42 The story of the six Tongan boys shipwrecked on Ata Island is really fascinating. Check out “The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months” in _The Guardian_ or, in documentary film form, on KZbin. (Spoiler: Their story is the antithesis of William Golding’s novel.) Edit: _See also:_ “A real life Lord of the Flies: The 50-year-old story of a group of teens stranded on an island,” the _60 Minutes_ segment on the CBS News site. (h/t Andrea Chung)

[@andreachung396]

There's a 60 minute segment on it too!

[@jeff__w]

@@andreachung396 So there is! Check out “A real life Lord of the Flies: The 50-year-old story of a group of teens stranded on an island” on the CBS News site. (KZbin has a brief 50-second preview of the _60 Minutes_ story.) Thanks! 👍

[@daniellajones7727]

love to tonga from singapore 🇸🇬 ! absolutely loved this video, barbs! its so cool how much research and effort you put into these vids

[@marionetteproject508]

oh my, love to singapore from a tongan from new zealand.Yes, he did their research.

[@tawseeftaher9109]

00:20 geography 1:02 political geography 6:36 physical geography 9:40 11:30 13:16 15:00 demographics 21:10 23:30 music 25:30 friendzone

[@andyjay729]

Mentioned it in the words-only commentary, but Hunga Tonga eruption was actually heard in Canada's Yukon Territory. That might beat Krakatoa as the loudest sound in human history.

[@ok-vk9fv]

Krakatoa was heard in Ireland and the sound circulated the earth 3 times

[@colin4962]

Love to Tonga from Moldova 🇹🇴🇲🇩

[@hissukka6619]

do moldovans want to reunite with romania?

[@jaqenhghar2970]

@@hissukka6619 that's like asking if American Samoans want to reunite with their western counterpart of Samoa. The obvious answer would be a definite NO.

[@hissukka6619]

@@jaqenhghar2970 I'm not familiar with Samoa

[@colin4962]

@@hissukka6619 NO! Many Romanians want this but only a few Moldovans (Not much, the Party for the reunion in Moldova got only 1,2% of the votes)

[@odochi7091]

Interesting how the kiekie have such similar designs to the Roman Beltea, such different cultures and times but it seems what is fetching to the human eye never changes :))

[@andyjay729]

I live in Seattle and there's actually a Tongan community-frequented Methodist church just down the street from my house.

[@heybagley]

Paul, you've never looked better than in this video: hair in perfect length and well groomed, the glasses, the way the beard trails along your jawline, the red polo shirt! Also I love that you tried to sing Harry Nilsson's "One".

[@vikingsailorboy]

Paul is always hot

[@stormeagle4586]

I am half Romanian and Tongan. I've been waiting for this so long!

[@karishmasherissesookhram]

Always love these episodes. Can't wait for the Trinidad and Tobago one 'cause it's my home country.

[@omarthetopdowg]

You guys are funny yet informative

[@itslaylabelle]

What a great episode! I’d love to visit Tonga

[@arthapeterson5239]

Just discovered your channel. So much fun! I'll go back and watch 'em in alphabetical order!

[@ahmetskart]

Weird Fact in Turkish🇹🇷 idiom is "Tongaya düşmek" (that translate "Falling to Tonga") means if you get fooled or tricked.😄

[@lolita239]

That's hilarious😂 and really interesting, do you know how that phrase started??

[@davidcaddy149]

As an Aussie, can I just say I wish our politicians would ask "How can we help?", not "How much does it cost?" to our south pacific friends

[@dama9150]

Exactly. Hopefully the new govn will start behaving better.

[@vikramaditya6812]

Lol! First protect yourselves from China😆

[@dama9150]

@@vikramaditya6812 Our failure in the Pacific Isles and the way we have been behaving with them and treating them is exactly why they are turning to China's open hand, even they know it's dangerous. That's how much of an arsehole our governments have been to them.

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

Any of your govt. never considered South Pacific as friends. How they even get elected?

[@jaqenhghar2970]

Aussies like you give me hope.

[@Theturtleowl]

I think it is so cool that Tonga is still a monarchy. I know nothing about it, but I still find it very interesting that they survived.

[@brendanmoran57]

Been watching since like 2017 and man seeing that this series is still not done brings me joy

[@bazookacantgame]

Whenever Tongan sports teams come to New Zealand, we always say that the Red Sea appears because all the people of Tongan descent in South Auckland all go out to the game and pretty much only where red for the days leading up the the game

[@StylaCemSG]

Finally it’s Trinidad-Tobago, Tunesia and finally the one everyone has been waiting for: Turkey 🇹🇷 I’m very excited for what he has planned for that Episode

[@bussinessgallery6628]

Hey Barbs! Hello from Maldives Love your videos! Been subbed since the release of the Maldives episode!

[@KalaniAmosa]

Fijian boatbuilders in the highlands of Fiji built many of the giant Kalia boats, biggest trees in Pacific apart from Hawaii

[@choyboy8989]

That's true. I hear these stories around the kava circle. I heard stories of how the Kalia was made in fiji

[@bumblingbureaucrat6110]

I love the Tongans! So many here in Utah.

[@cthulhuheadjt1372]

I like the old-school vibe of this episode. Don't get my wrong, I like to hear about each country from its people, but I liked GN more with this format.

[@blezzshaban9860]

Fun fact over here in Ghana in the early 2010s a musician released a song called Tonga the message in the song insinuating that Tonga means the female reproductive organ (You know what I mean) the song went so viral that it was due to this song that we got to know that there's a country called Tonga

[@georgefifita9762]

Been waiting 9 years for this video. Ive watched your videos since highschool!

[@AlbertBoris]

The flag is basically if the Swiss one was reversed and minimized Australia-style lol

[@usimahaeua]

The christians did that

[@jaqenhghar2970]

inverted is the word you're thinking of.

[@EarthCentral]

The Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai eruption in January was rated a VEI 6 largest explosion since Krakatoa in 1883 with the ash plume reaching over 55 kilometers into the air basically going into space and may have small impacts on the global climate

[@KanyeTheGayFish69]

Actually novarupta in 1912 was also larger

[@andyjay729]

@@KanyeTheGayFish69 It says a lot about how remote much of Alaska is in that no one died in that eruption, though some Alaska Native villages were abandoned by heavy ashfall.

[@DeyaViews]

0:16 Starting off by mishearing Barbs and thinking he said "phallusocracy". That would have been a very different kind of place. Tonga sounds like an absolutely fascinating and beautiful place.

[@unusualcontent1821]

Hey barbs, this episode was great I have been watching since the Barbados episode you guys do such a grand job now you are gonna cover my home country of trinidad and tobago 🇹🇹 I can't wait to see it.... big up!.

[@moalzaben5554]

That volcanic eruption of Jan 2022 was nasty, I remember my school talking about it for a whole week, no joke

[@makiki2007]

Hi, Barbs! The photo of Queen Salamasina is actually Queen Emma of Hawai'i! Mahalo for another fun episode.

[@despaahana]

Yes! I'm glad someone else saw that.

[@zurimoore2545]

Nice channel been watching you since 2019 KEEP UP THE GOOD VIDEO AND HISTORY

[@mohitdubey3146]

Lots of love ❤️😘 to Tonga🇹🇴 from India 🇮🇳.

[@deeteewritesthings2024]

Yay glad to see you all did a video on Tonga! I'm part of the Tongan population that lives in New Zealand lol, yes NZ do have the largest Tongan population and they live in areas by the Airport or by the main City Centre in Auckland. Also another interesting fact, we also have a significant number of Tongans who have PhDs (Tonga's government sometimes has an entire cabinet where they all have PhDs) as education is seen as a vital element of success in Tongan culture. Just to clarify, in 2:22, the name was spelt in correctly - it's Lupepau'u International Airport. Also, in 4:12, the name was also spelt incorrectly, it's Tupou. Otherwise, thank you so much for this video! I thoroughly enjoyed it and happy to see our homeland on the map!

[@kalanimaiokalani]

It was awesome that you started the video by clarifying the pronunciation. Mālō 'aupito (thank you) from Aotearoa New Zealand 👍🏾

[@nigeltang6915]

You've really worked much harder every video you do! This is a great episode!

[@nedataha9650]

i’ve been waiting for this episode for yearssss 🇹🇴

[@aqimjulayhi8798]

Glad to see you pronouncing Tonga correctly. I’m not Tongan, but as a fun fact, many Austronesian languages (including Polynesian languages) commonly have the ‘ng’ sound. If you wanna vocalize the ‘g’, you add another g. For example, Tongga.

[@sagrinne9922]

can confirm, am filipino

[@andreachung396]

Yaaaaaaas!! Been waiting for the video since you announced the Tonga video!!!!

[@BasedBurrr]

Dude… been waiting for this episode for years lmao MY TONGANS! And actually there’s a big Tongan population in California. Plenty of here in the bay area

[@lilanisi]

I was really hoping you would get to goto Tonga for this episode (you mentioned looking forward to it in an earlier ep) but still I hope its on your list of future travels as I think you will love the food, history, beautiful nature and hospitality of the Tongan peoole😘

[@gator_bait_8583]

I had the privilege and pleasure of meeting many Tongans when I lived in Salt Lake. Some of the most loving and amazing people ever!

[@chaotic.content]

I'm so glad I finally found this channel. I love learning about different cultures :') y'all make it so entertaining

[@keisha4620]

The Jets is an 1980's pop group from Tonga. They had hits like, "I Got a Crush On You" and they sung the original theme song for Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers (Disney Cartoon).

[@jaqenhghar2970]

wow, I didn't know about them doing the Rescue Rangers theme that's cool! I'm disappointed they weren't mentioned in the episode...

[@Create-kitchen_2010.]

I have been waiting for this country since 2018

[@mofoftriangle]

Team @geographynow… WOW. Well Done! You guys are doing something good, improving. I loved the economic comments by Noah, the Natural part as well , its been cleverly explained keeping it fun without missing out on the interesting and important topics. Barbs I encourage you to comment more on slightly controversial stuff. Seeing you walk in thin ice is fun! I’ve been following since Albania and I have seen your format improve and improve. The storytelling uin this episode shows a sharp improvement than what you had at the end of last year (when I started losing interest in your videos) .. Im BACK!

[@pierreodendaal6519]

Why did you lose interest? I've lost interest ever since guest hosts became a part of EVERY episode and when the became too long in my opinion.

[@abbynormal206]

Good Grief this was Fantastic! So interesting and inclusive of all aspects of this country. I subscribed and am immediately going for more. Such extensive, authentic research.

[@dorsal_fin8004]

It crazy how much time h puts Into his videos, cant wait for the UK 🇬🇧 episode!

[@ADeeSHUPA]

UK

[@holcable]

Sport - There is 2 kinds of Rugby, Rugby League and Rugby Union, with a significant difference between the two. Tonga play both with their Rugby League team now ranked #3 in the world and represented throughout the NRL (which is the Australian competition). From what I know there are no Tongans playing professional AFL (Australian Rules Football) although Rugby League & Union player Israel Folau did fairly unsuccessfully like 10 years ago.

[@ichabodnoodle9595]

In the sports section I think you mistook the NRL for the AFL. There aren’t a lot of (any?) Tongan players in the AFL (Australian Football League) but there are heaps in the NRL (National Rugby League) two vastly different sports. Also, don’t forget there is a fair size difference between Rugby and Rugby League - Rugby (on its own) refers to Rugby Union (15 man no tackle limit and played in more countries) - Which Tonga is ok at - while Rugby League is 13 a side with a six tackle rule (there are other difference of course) and played in less countries - but Tonga is pretty good at at League (mainly because there aren’t that many countries playing it and there are a lot of Tongans in the NRL which is the pinnacle competition of the sport. anyway - enjoyed the episode as usual. good work. keep it coming

[@jordancoolwell8347]

He meant NRL and yes one Tongan did Play AFL though Israel folau He played Union League And AFL

[@louiethehun8462]

Lol yep, Tongans are definitely not highly valued in the AFL draft hahah

[@Kava650]

@@louiethehun8462Tongans still on top for how much people we have on an international scale 💯🤷🏽‍♂️

[@marym9246]

Love this vid! As a Tongan who’s plastic asfff, there’s so much I didn’t know about the island. Keep up the great workk

[@kaoru_6662]

Your content is amazing!!! This episode is very good!

[@dr.python]

Wow thanks to your video shorts practice and me ignoring them your main video got recommended after 3 days!

[@boricuadetorontocanada]

Thank you Barbs!¡ You continue to be the best content on KZbin

[@bipinkw1940]

Hey fellow Canadian

[@ambermurphy8927]

I was born and raised in Hawai’i and I think it would be really cool if you did a segment on it. Ik it is considered part of the United States but if people understood it’s real history and how it came to be, maybe they will see it differently.

[@karlcastro6547]

I love Geography Now!!!

[@afabrown4802]

Finally I have been waiting for this I really appreciate this.

[@liotrinidad7177]

Been waiting on my country for yearsss 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹

[@reuel2333]

Fr fr😭

[@faeholakeituai3333]

Great job guys and gal! Nailed it!

[@loang3991]

Some other notable Tongans or of Tongan descent not mentioned: Steven Adams (Basketball) Valerie Adams (NZ shot put) Dinah Jane (American Singer, 5th Harmony) Queen Salote Kevin Smith (Actor of Ares on Xena) King Haku (wrestler) Many Tongan Rugby League and Rugby players (Jonah Lomu, Konrad Hurrell, Malakai Fekitoa, Jason Taumalolo etc) Swiss (singer) Stephen Paea (NFL) And plenty more that I haven't mentioned 😀 (Comment for any that I've missed)

[@broderickfall]

Taniela Tupou

[@islandvibez]

And Pita Taufatofua, the shirtless Olympic flagbearer.

[@jaqenhghar2970]

Haloti Ngata (NFL) Manu Tupou (Hollywood actor from the 50's thru 70's) Toby Faletau (Rugby Union player) Tony Finau (PGA golfer) Monica Maughan (Tongan born palangi actress) Bowie Tupou (boxer) Katherine Willis (Tongan born palangi actress) Joseph Andy Lui (Olympic athlete) Kinitoni Falatau (FIFA player)

[@ibapa888]

Im in the southern part of the Philippines we speak Visayan and I'm not sure if we count numbers the same with Tonga or Samoa. Here it is: 1-usa 2-duha 3-tulo 4-upat 5-lima 6-unom 7-pito 8-walo 9-siyam 10-napulo

[@maapauu4282]

You don't count it the same as either

[@isaacjude91]

I just realised I didn't know what the flag of Tonga looked like up until now

[@anabarb5090]

Keep up the amazing and wonderful hard work this series is so amazing dont give up!! you rock man!