How To Say Bangor, Maine | "We Are Bangor"

[@missvidabom]

Max Miller brought me here. And I love this.

[@imaginativeskydadytm1389]

Me too 😁

[@mialemon6186]

Ayy Tasting History gang! Good to know hooked on phonics never steered me wrong and it is in fact my family who tried to correct me who are wrong. 😂😂😂

[@TheCardinalFang]

How many Tasting History followers are going to make it here. Shout it out here!

[@agimagi2158]

Same haha

[@pamelapennington4886]

Me too! I love it too.

[@g.v.hedgpeth2602]

Max sent me here! This was awesome! 😁

[@Nikolapoleon]

I expect that this surprisingly awesome little video will get a big bump over the next couple of days from Max Miller's followers

[@DonnaBarrHerself]

Tasting History links to this for the brownie episode.

[@patrikniklasson4059]

Who's here from Tasting History?

[@laurachambers4092]

Hi

[@BLJG2000]

Me. But I live in Northern Maine, so I really should have seen this already. (It's so annoying when people say Banger!)

[@hopenield8234]

Yep, came from Max’s recommendation and I’m glad I did cos it’s a lot of fun. I have no connection with any Bangor - UK or US.

[@LanceLoughry-m9z]

Moi!

[@sharonjackson1408]

Yep me, I plead guilty lol

[@jaromir_kovar]

Here from Max Miller's brownie video. I love the song, you guys are awesome. Is it possible to feel nostalgia for a place I have never been to?

[@biegel88]

BRAVO! Lucas Richman, Music Director of the Bangor Symphony, for your beautiful playing and singing!!

[@biegel88]

Thanks, Chad!

[@bethanykt]

moved to Maine as a teenager from Pennsylvania, which also has a Bangor, pronounced "banger"...I was told they say it different up here but don't you worry if you say it wrong I learned fast...Native Mainers WILL ALWAYS CORRECT YOU !!

[@katelynjanovsky8564]

The 78 individuals who disliked this video pronounce it Banger.

[@freddiemedley5580]

Bangor in Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 was established 525, Bangor in Northern Ireland was established 558 Us Welsh pronounce it "Banger" so you should use the Welsh pronunciation and not the Northern Irish one if you ask me!

[@spychiatrist3045]

@@freddiemedley5580BASED AND TRUE PILLED 😎

[@hopenield8234]

Disagree. Variety is the spice of life. And with the Welsh version being pronounced banger we know immediately which one it is…. ie the original Bangor.

[@markp4967]

😂😂😂

[@chuckjunkins7576]

From someone who is from Bangor ME and currently living in Washington State and has lived on the Bangor (pronounced Banger!) Navy base here it was SOOO hard to get used to pronouncing Bangor like Banger! Love this video!

[@TheGregdavid]

When I moved to Maine it was tough getting used to pronouncing what is clearly spelled as Bang-Or, Bang-Er or Ban-Gore as Bang-Gore. Be nice if the extra needed G were in there!

[@freddiemedley5580]

From someone whos been to Bangor hundreds of times, not saying which one as its the og couch ocugh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. If you call it anything but "Banger" your a wongern

[@TheDruidfreak]

This song is a Bangor

[@Xycomm]

Stfu

[@Nick_Taylor.]

😂😂😂😂

[@uncltod8801]

I know that this video is several years old, but I just came across it, and I find it to be absolutely brilliant, well done!!

[@mattmercer5920]

I googled "how do locals say Bangor" and this video came up. Very informative.

[@danielvarnum3086]

Very happy to see the duck of justice make an appearance.

[@npy6612]

Come to watch this video because the news here in Hong Kong reported this. Nice music :)

[@MrsDWhite]

It would be great if the credits included a listing of participants in video in order of appearance along with their connection to the region.

[@JudyPancoast]

@@jonathanwright8802 you're a jerk. This should have credits. A lot of people who worked on this deserve to have their names mentioned.

[@AndrewPoopyPants]

@@jonathanwright8802 😂😂

[@jenhofmann]

This is great! I'm most impressed by the singing public servants. Bravo! As someone who lives in the Willamette Valley (it's Will-AM-it, dammit!) in Oregon (ORE-gin, two syllables), we feel your pain. #psa

[@WastrelWay]

I've never been to Maine. I've only seen Bangor on a map. But I can say truthfully that I have always pronounced the name correctly. And that said... this video is timeless.

[@marm1970]

Glad you pronounce Bangor correctly, From Bangor, Co Down, Northern Ireland

[@freddiemedley5580]

Pfft you were established in 558, whearas the Bangor in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cymru Gwynedd was established in 525. We pronounce it Banger so looks like Banger is still the right pronunciation, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@barbarafarnsworth4800]

Love it. 😁. Thanks for clearing that up for folks. Bang GORE is dear to my heart. God bless.

[@bennux0117]

My co-worker who's from Maine made me watch this. Now I understand him a little better.

[@BlueBuffalo207]

And baked in a buttery flaky crust

[@toastyotaku42]

Yes! I love that video!

[@KenPeavey]

Fluttery Baky crust. CUT

[@timsample9627]

Wicked Awesome! This song just HAD TO BE WRITTEN! Take that Roger " detonation banger Maine" Miller!

[@GrampieBob2]

Tim, now we need one for Brewah.

[@paulandrews5123]

Ayuh! That's some good stuff right theyah! S'pose if you ahh from Maine like Mr. Tim Sample heeah.. You likely pronounce it "Bangoah" :D

[@msdonnanobleuk]

J Walker Nope. Tim's got a gold star on his birth certificate from being born in The County.

[@aspieduck]

This should totally be a series. Next up: Orono, Passadumkeag, Machais, Calais (full).

[@jameshubisz]

Machias*

[@aspieduck]

James Hubisz Thanks. I typed that on my phone. TBH, I am surprised that is the only typo I made. ^_^

[@starofwater]

And Saco....

[@MrAwsomeshot]

Rain Day haha I moved down to TN from bangor but I still work for the same company and I send these southern guys up there some time and I send them a load assignment involving saco and they go "psycho" haha too funny

[@msdonnanobleuk]

And Wiscassett and Damariscotta....

[@eb7713]

Who else is here because of Max Miller's Tasting History of making Bangor Brownies? Lol! 😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@ecentricbirdlady]

Ric, this is a close second place, behind Sonia and Jack! LOL Thanks for another! I just FB shared with all the mainers who have moved away. Good job to all who participated!

[@toastyotaku42]

I live in Bangor. My boyfriend is from NY and I always correct him on how to say Bangor. This song was awesome. Some of the locations are so near my apartment it's crazy to see them on youtube!

[@madiivory677]

Why does everyone have to complain about this song?? This is just for fun! They took time and did this! So just stop complaining!

[@SallycrosbyUk]

I went to university in Bangor, Wales. In English, people say it much like how it is clearly mispronounced in America, but in Welsh it sounds more similar to the 'proper' pronunciation of the US city (it's spelt the same in Welsh as in English). Very interesting! I think the reason only a few people say it like the city in Maine is that it sounds too much like you're trying to speak Welsh but can't hahaha! Fascinating!

[@andrewr2757]

Points out though Bangor Maine was named after a song, and not Bangor in Wales "Accounts vary on how many settlers were at the plantation -- some sources say there were as many as 576 while most others say there were between 200 and 300 -- but in 1791 the settlers decided to incorporate themselves as a town. Because Maine was part of Massachusetts at the time, the settlers had to petition the Massachusetts General Court to become incorporated. The Rev. Seth Noble, who had arrived in 1786 from Wakefield, Mass., convinced his neighbors they should call their town Sunbury. Noble’s neighbors gave him the task of going to Boston to deliver the town's petition. While waiting to present the petition in Boston, Noble -- an organist and composer -- began whistling one of his favorite tunes: "Bangor," a Welsh hymn written by Tans'ur. In Welsh, "Bangor" means "high choir." In Celtic, "Bangor" means "the white choir."" - Source Bangor Maine's website

[@SallycrosbyUk]

Ok! I don't much about the place in Maine, I've never been to America. In modern Welsh though, Bangor does not mean 'high choir'. I'm fluent!

[@SallycrosbyUk]

'high choir' would be 'côr uchel'. It's possibly some seriously old Welsh in some way, sure! :) as is the way with lots of place names tbf, eh :)

[@SallycrosbyUk]

Bangori means 'wattle' in English so basically an old fence that surrounded the monastery that built the city. The 'i's been lost. There's still big metal fences the whole way around now!! The city was founded in the 6th century when a load of monks set up shop there :D that might be where you got the choir bit from :) They would sing there! I had an early music lecture in the cathedral. There's a bit just for singing! I don't know if there's a name for that, but there's a bit inside the cathedral with sort of pews just for singing. It's a square with pews on all four sides and everyone looking in on each other if you get me. Amazing acoustics unsurprisingly. I have to say that was one of the coolest lectures, learning about the history of the place whilst being inside it. A bit like being in a museum except the tour guide hasn't been there 2 months but is a university professor specialising in the subject :D if you catch my drift!

[@SallycrosbyUk]

I'm not gonna lie, I didn't know the word 'Bangori' or the word 'wattle' but I read the history of the place in Welsh so I'd get the most accurate information as that is the first language of 80% of the population there ^_^

[@puggirl415]

You've got a lot of good singers in Bangor. Came here on a whim from another video. Glad I did.

[@susanthibedeau1667]

So awesome! It was always so disappointing when landing at the airport to be told "Welcome to Banger, Maine." Of course, someone on the flight would always yell at the attendant -- "It's BangOr!" Thanks!!

[@llcase31]

Awesome ! Started working up here april of 2013 and also took up residence last month 👍 The lyrics are typical of the cool ppl and friendly (albeit warped at times) , "Mainestream" humor.. I love the beautiful country and people here.. Come to Maine and experience it. !!!

[@gdp3rd]

Brilliant! Max Miller of @TastingHistory sent me.

[@StuiB08]

I love how this is a "Don't Download This Song"/"We are the World" hybrid.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

There are no words for how awesome this is...well, maybe "Wicked!" Well done:)

[@AngelroseDesings]

nice

[@ElizabethKilbride]

Very cute!

[@s0dfish110]

I live in England. How did I get here from watching videos about book restoration? It's definitely bed time (nodders).

[@lonewolf333]

Soon as I go there, I'm going to call someone from back home in a public place on my phone, and tell them real loudly "Yeah, we're in Banger Maine, you know, like "finger banger!"" and then savor the reaction of everyone around me.

[@rangerjenny1278]

I wish this was about 5 minutes longer with some more cameos, but great job :D showed it to some people in Mass since I just moved down here and have to tell everyone where I'm from lol

[@allysonn.6870]

I could name every person and place here. Small place. I am so excited! Our little town is gonna be on NATIONAL NEWS in 10 minutes!

[@Yesica1993]

Oh, goodness, how did I find this? This is brilliant! And I apologize to all the, uh, Bangorians (?) for saying it wrong all these years. I didn't know! I blame Roger Miller!

[@jeffphillips6795]

I love this video! Worth every cent.

[@Patrick_Nottingham]

Coming to visit this week and I really needed this. Thanks.

[@jjhampden5491]

Great video lesson! We can all thank country singer Roger Miller and his 1964 song "King of the Road" for spreading the mispronunciation. I find myself constantly correcting people on this. Now I can direct them to this fun video. Thanks!

[@brianjshelly]

Actually you can thank the people who founded the original Bangor centuries prior to Bangor, Maine even existing. Original "correct" pronunciation being Bang-er.

[@jjhampden5491]

Brian Shelly What? Penawapskewi, Panawahpskek, Oranbega, Norombega, Kadesquit, Condeskeag, Conduskeag, Kenduskeag, Sunbury, Bangor? At what time and by whom?

[@brianjshelly]

JJ Hampden The Welsh, roughly the sixth century. Or the Irish from the Bronze Age. "Bangor" etymologically has roots in both Welsh and Irish.

[@ecentricbirdlady]

Destination BANGER Maine!!!!

[@mysteriousperson69]

Brian Shelly There's actually a great story about the naming of Bangor that involves a drunk clergyman. It was supposed to be named Sunbury. bangorinfo.com/history.html

[@paulbilodeau266]

Great video - first time I've seen it. I always thought it to be pronounced Ban-gor...

[@vikkiibudge]

This is awesome. Very well done! I love it!

[@sadwih]

This is so good!!❤😂 I had a good laugh 😂 😂😂 LOL

[@kamcheng2530]

this was in the news in Hong Kong

[@dianapridemore9976]

Thank you for this! We plan on going to Bangor next year and we wanted to say it right😊

[@adambohlen3074]

I live in Bucksport which is only 20ish minutes away. I will forever stand behind our Bangor people! Our voice will be heard!!

[@christaylor8337]

I grew up with Alex Gray and am so proud of him. My grandmother pronounced it 'BAHN-gor' and it took her about 3 seconds to say the 'bahn' part.

[@Iamthetable767]

You’re proud of how he beat the crap out of his girlfriend?

[@somedudeinatunnel3102]

​@@Iamthetable767 Your name is Kyle Smith, you probably punched a hole in the drywall

[@jenniferyanofsky10]

Nice! I remember going to the drive-in as a kid and the ads pre-movie all pronounced our fair city "Banger". And these were LOCAL ads! Sheesh!

[@jjhampden5491]

Jennifer Yanofsky Those ads as well as some you hear on radio and TV today were/ are produced by people from away. In fact that is one way you can tell where it came from.

[@chrisriddle3963]

LOVE!!! Extremely clever and very well done!

[@JinsungVideo]

This is well done..... Intro with Alex is hilarious

[@wendylong4850]

awesome job!!

[@tylerryder2735]

THAT WAS AWESOME!

[@nathanlutz4991]

Here in Calais, we don’t give anyone a pass.

[@iweyl]

Loved this!

[@bearpuf]

Priceless Thanks

[@BunnyRaptor]

We are the world was good enough, so this is a cut above.

[@miguellowe2407]

I love Bangor and I love this song.

[@zametal.]

This video is indeed hilarious. I would probably never have been in the situation to pronounce the name of your city, but I still feel better now that, if I were, I knew how to do it correctly XD

[@corried5576]

I love it!

[@sarangeonew]

This song is such a banger…bdum tss. This is so fun it makes me wanna visit❤

[@StamfordBridge]

Well, this is awesome. Now I’ll (continue to) get the name right, and now I want to visit and hang out with all those people. ❤️ from NYC

[@鄭君然]

What a good song.

[@geyck]

This song is a banger.

[@ecnerwal1234]

Very awesome! great job SWMC

[@brokenwing2005]

this is hilarious! Well done, Bang-GOR.

[@kirstinbone]

This is perfection.

[@thetalshihar]

BRAVO!! I recall flying into your airport there in Bangkok.

[@BijutsuYoukai]

Had to come watch this after hearing it mentioned and having my Mainer husband go on a tangent about how often people screw up the name. Amazing.

[@RickGoodellSr]

Awesome

[@margaretparenteau3774]

Love this!!!! Nice job everyone.

[@KenPeavey]

Banger? I barely knower.

[@hawkeycents6718]

Banger daily! lol

[@tonilouise5065]

love this

[@tonilouise5065]

+kpeavey2 love this

[@RugBug18]

W

[@genericnativeamericankid4836]

Yep, your from Maine alright

[@robertrenstrom4668]

I LOVE IT. And she truly has an angelic voice. Wow. . . As do the others. . .

[@CDblade]

I have to say bravo!!!!

[@BrigitteRieser]

coming over from MM, being Austrian, Europe. Love it very much :D. Now I will look up the river you're referring to...

[@BrigitteRieser]

boah en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penobscot_River#/media/File:Penobscot_River.jpg

[@ltigard34]

This is GREAT! I'm moving to Bangor.

[@6AMProductions1]

If you pronounce it bang-er just come down to Bangor in Pennsylvania we pronounce it bang-er, really come down we need all the people we can get. :D

[@sarahlindell4948]

This makes me so happy

[@joshualloyd8775]

Love this song!! Coming from a fellow Bangorian, from the original in Gwynedd in Wales, I love how relatable this is for me here, and many Americans in Maine, Pennsylvania AND New York!! Bangor, North Wales... Who knew it was inspiration for anything 🤣🤣🤣

[@mikeondavispond]

Awesome! Great job!

[@callumstandish4782]

This songs a fuckin Bangor

[@sirknoppix7271]

tasting history made me watch this and i love it, 10/10 anthem

[@randallmcneill2401]

Lol, this is great! I lived in Bangor briefly, and I’m from West Virginia. I’m probably one of the few people in my state that doesn’t pronounce it Ban-GER. Bangor is a great place, and Maine is a great state, but I still have a snicker when I hear Ban-Ger.....sorry Mainers ;)

[@freddiemedley5580]

As someone from old Bangor Gwenydd, Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (which has existed and been pronounced "Banger" for 1500+ years), "are you new Bangors offering us insults?! "

[@matthewjones1580]

I was going to say the same 😂 banger aye

[@youtubesewersocialist]

The thing is though, Bangor, Maine wasn't named after the one in Wales! Its name comes from a tune by English composer William Tans'ur. Contrary to popular belief, the hymn tune “Bangor” doesn’t honor Bangor, Northern Ireland, or Bangor, Wales. It marked an attempt by Tans’ur to honor the British Isles in general.

[@matthewjones1580]

@@youtubesewersocialist were just playin, poiting out that we have the same name and we say it banger, no ones saying it was named after us

[@michelestapleton]

This really needs to go viral. :)

[@rogersanders8881]

This is an awesome video. Honestly, it's spelled Bangor, not sure why so many people struggle to pronounce it correctly. But this video is fantastic!

[@MsTJ1024]

Loved this.

[@tomwhite48]

Came across this when googling how to pronounce Bangor, and I have to say I certainly won’t forget now 😂

[@marklandgraf7667]

Bangor is a bucket list place to visit

[@bearygrizzly3212]

Great. We have to get someone to do this for Concord, New Hampshire.

[@aardvark154]

Fantastic!!!

[@Iissafaith]

This. Is. So. Excellent. I admit, I was one of those oafish midwesterners who've always said it wrong, and now, I know better. I hope to get back there one day - beautiful state - and say it - correctly - with abandon.

[@cinthyamassy589]

You got the part about Calais right. Good stuff.

[@DebFromMaine]

multipurpose campaign: draws attention to Maine, Bangor, local celebs, is entertaining and thoughtful. Proud to be a Mainer :)

[@mcfallsr1]

This is hilarious and awesome!

[@CelticGod]

I'm from Wales - Bangor has good football team - But we pronounce it Banga

[@rustyshakleford9222]

Third boxcar midnight train, destination banger maine lol Roger Miller is the best mispronunciation

[@ginacirelli1581]

We have a "Kallis" (Calais) here in Vermont, too!