It's actually not that easy... (Explaining Countryballs)

[@wojtekpolska1013]

4:02 fun fact - there was some vote or sth in Liechtenstein where they tried to remove the monarch's power and turn him basically into a figurehead, but he threatened to leave the country with all his money if they passed that law, so they backed down, and the Liechtenstein ruling family still has a lot of power in the country

[@HistoryandOtherStuffwithBV]

9:51 I guess I'm too Slavic to think of Czech, Slovak and Polish as complicated languages

[@Bzhydack]

Definitly we have more sense in our writing 😉

[@kaktusman1285]

for real man, me too

[@honza_88]

Slovak and Polish are not hard for native speakers of Czech like me, however they are difficult for especially non-slavic people.

[@petrpinc7695]

While Polish is soft sounding it has terrible voice to written word transcription. Czech sounds harsh, but transcription is good. Slovak sounds soft and has good transcription. In my opinion. For English speaking people, out of the three, Slovak is the easiest to learn and speak fluently. We still have to take into the account case system, timings, gendered words, patterns, a lot of a exceptions, etc. In the end they all get quite complicated.

[@OneAws0meE]

0:01 I literally watched that video a few days ago

[@2Many74s]

Same 😂

[@tejano1]

As a Texan, the McKinney meme is real.

[@BrassPlayr]

As a McKinney resident. I can confirm. Hail Pete Delkus!

[@tejano1]

@@BrassPlayr real

[@hakkuna79]

ME MCKINNEYEN

[@wildfire9280]

They killed McKenny

[@Verner-eh4pk]

9:37 everyone else normal, but Ireland with the euro, UK pirate, and Finland just wants vodka 😂

[@Jiyu567]

,,Wait a recession is supposed to lower your economic might?" -Germany

[@L.internet8]

It's not Germany going up. More like Japan going down.

[@Jiyu567]

@@L.internet8 niemand mag Angeber noich

[@sagittariusa9012]

@@L.internet8 True, Germany's GDP even decreased in 2023.

[@gregoryturk1275]

@@L.internet8No it’s mostly because of exchange rates the Japanese Yen has massively devalued boosting exports and attracting foreign investment.

[@anime0965]

Doitsu-san will be overtaken by India-senpai in like 3 years.

[@yougoslavia]

2:42 This would have been good if the UK had its "children" with it (Canada, Australia, NZ and all the other countries with their king).

[@malta_ball701]

Petition for drew to make a Malta countryball plushie (Day 63)

[@TheBeanMan.]

YOOO LES GO FIRST, anyway ya signed

[@SPTR_FanxTestTube]

Ok

[@exotek3118]

Ja 🇩🇪

[@surzhykball]

Signed btw I subbed to you😊

[@Sonnzar]

Sixth signed

[@TheDarkCeratosaurus]

Drew is the type of guy to exclaim: "Gee Whizz!" when he is baffled.

[@jackdaly8908]

Correct me if I'm wrong, I really don't want to keep saying this if it is, but I think the reason Wales wasn't included on the flag was because it was regarded as the kingdom of England and not its own kingdom.

[@richiesmeckgeckscas46]

I think that is the case. I also thought that modern-day Wales was a part of England for a while until I saw a map of the UK.

[@antoniomoreira5921]

Not sure it's the right niche but if anyone's interested in hard-core European historical comparison and diachrony I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's videos series

[@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV]

It is. I know, because people can't stop recommending him! I get why people do that, but I don't have the hours necessary to actually watch his videos.

[@titojuani20]

0:52 I love that comic idea, tbh

[@DanielSheehan-bb4zu]

Drew, at this point just make a Malta ball.

[@pumpkojacket]

We should get a whole micro nation wave of plushies

[@Truth4234]

malta is bad

[@MSKofAlexandria]

@@pumpkojacket Correction: Micronations are not the same as microstates. Micronations are internationally un-recognized claims of usually small land inside of a different country, and microstates are countries with a low population or small land area, usually both.

[@mehtab193]

@@Truth4234it’s small so what did it do

[@NotMeMaybe]

"I love the channel with the Big Black- Logo" i was scared for a second there😂

[@user-vf1zw3wn3m]

I have to be honest. There is way fewer monarchies left than i thought. I live in Norway so we have a monarchy and i have lived with it my whole life, but i imagined more nations would have monarchies

[@ChatGPT_ChatbotTest]

Do you want to keep it?

[@miksapribus2140]

I think hungary had a monarchy without monarchs for some time after ww1, but it changed away after some time. Usually when the monarchs lost too hard during a world war, it was easier to just remove them from the equation, than find a new family and make a place for them in an election based system

[@user-vf1zw3wn3m]

@@ChatGPT_ChatbotTest Yes, I want to keep it. I see no reason to remove our monarchs

[@ChatGPT_ChatbotTest]

@@user-vf1zw3wn3m thank you for responding, I was wondering because a lot of the English want to remove theirs

[@モフモフ-z7d]

君主制をイヤがるのは 民衆がパンを気軽に焼けなくなるからですか？ 昔は悪い領主が居て 市民たちをイジメてました パンも焼けなくされました

[@aizetsu-san]

Drew you should make a caribbean countryball plushie(preferably the Bahamas since it's my country :D)

[@daikonyum3688]

SII Y TRINIDAD

[@Justin-it3bj]

4:56 the language barrier was a huge reason why the Austro-Hungarian military was so ineffective during the first world war although they were the fourth largest military at the outbreak of the war, and most of their military presence was in the Balkins, but a huge downside is most of the officers spoke German

[@FORDGT40_SPITFIRE]

Petition for drew to put the flag of the Byzantine empire in the background day 139

[@videakias3000]

9:34 I don't know about the other ones, but greece loves its sea since greece is the world's number one ship owning country with the worlds biggest merchant fleet.

[@KariTheLoaf]

LMAOO YOU SAW MY VIDEO THANKS MAN

[@FridayGameOFFICIAL]

Hiiii I’m the one who told you lol

[@KariTheLoaf]

@@FridayGameOFFICIALthanks for telling me because I never wouldve known XD

[@bc10Comrade]

Petition for drew to play Guts and Blackpowder while talking about the 18th century (day 75)

[@PeekasLukkala]

Why? Guts and Blackpowder has no relation to the 18th century.

[@JmKrokY]

4:07 Liechtenstein literally has a crown on its flag

[@jonathankolk]

Oh my god, I never realised the red stripes of Ireland weren't all the same in the Union Jack

[@GeorgianPotato]

Petition for drew to make a Georgia 🇬🇪 countryball plushie (Day 1)

[@KariTheLoaf]

as an Armenian I approve

[@Davis-t3e]

Drew should cover the willhelm goseloft worst shipwreck in history and never talked about

[@billy-bo_]

Well, that's a fabulous idea for tv show! 🎉

[@Stuff_Fan]

1:27 *NORTHERN* Ireland

[@richiesmeckgeckscas46]

The entirety of Ireland was part of the UK, but now just Northern Ireland is in the UK.

[@Stuff_Fan]

But when it was, it was called Great Britain, and that’s the northern Irish flag but without the hand.

[@Justcallmeedd1]

Croatia Got backstabbed after helping the austrians in the hungaria. Revolt so thats why Austria Said why did Croatia have a tantrum 4:51

[@NOVA10993]

9:47 Yeah that's Poland but upside down 🇵🇱

[@anderscarlson4231]

It's how it's drawn

[@greedyzombie16]

I love Drew so much, I always wait for noon to eat my lunch and watch his new video

[@Oscar92839]

0:11 thought he said “daddy”

[@Mikafano]

The “Having sea in not important” group is missing its main member; Croatia 9:33

[@lawden210]

5:44 All pops can swim by default in Worldbox

[@The_Copper_Element_Itself]

For ages now units only swim when they are in REAL NEED to swim. They don't do it on purpouse

[@osheridan]

2:52 Thailand is almost a monarchist/military dictatorship lol

[@muhammadhabibieamiro3639]

Another amazing video

[@coolpank8638]

5:01 , wait until he hears about the HRE

[@Chumpfirm]

But HRE was mostly German

[@ItalianCountryball11]

0:10 THEY KILLED MCKINNEY!

[@gessfred]

I WATCHER THAT KZbinR SINCE THEY HAD 100 SUBS

[@KariTheLoaf]

AHHHHHHHHH

[@Hazy_Productions]

YOU *babuhfrerd*❗️❗️

[@Hazy_Productions]

YOU *babuhfrerd* ❗️❗️

[@The_Very_Halal_Indonesia]

​@@KariTheLoafEeeyyyyy Cousin Kari

[@HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-w9p]

McKinney is hotter than the sun

[@ItsMarinGaming]

then if you show your crush this joke say "but your hotter"

[@HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-w9p]

@@ItsMarinGaming oh nah thats pretty good

[@Germanguys4232]

I would buy so many country-ball plushy if they were not so expensive

[@Someperson12532]

6:17 jag means I, gripen means arrested, but i dont know what all of that together is supposed to mean, despite being swedish

[@jarmoliebrand2005]

1:14 Petition to ingrain the Welsh dragon into the flag.

[@ihatehandles112]

6:31 for anyone wondering the countries here are here ya go: Finland Iceland Norway Denmark Switzerland Austria Latvia Russia Netherlands France Italy Hungary Bulgaria Monaco Poland Malta Andorra Romania Moldova Belgium Germany

[@gabrielchee8470]

7:36 this is why i don't dare talk about taiwans political situation

[@joshuamccool5302]

Drew, just to let you know but the British flag is only called the Union Jack when it is on the back of a ship. If not it is called the Union Flag.

[@propernoun1583]

The offset Northern Ireland part of the UK flag was done to prevent Scotland’s cross from looking like a border.

[@The-Chair516]

Worldbox countryballs? I never knew I needed this!

[@Belgian_Monarchist]

Petition for Drew to make a Flemish and a Walloon countryball plushie (Day 7)

[@WtcDoesBS]

Petition to have Drew make the flag on his wall the flag of Burundi, my country (day 1)

[@HREAnimationz]

Signed

[@Cil-lan]

Mhhhh yeah, well, great. Now since today, please, make a Romanian plushie with a spear, mister paintbrush, pleaseee

[@Imnotgay098]

9:29 Actually the problem is those country having a high Living Cost specially Iceland, Switzerland and Norway And Ireland isn’t that rich, it’s actually poorer than you think

[@musicadereyollipro6637]

9:50 Both Spain and France have a language on common that its even more difficult than central europeans, the basque language

[@anotherrandomguy6012]

Petition for Drew to make a series covering Ace Combat and its multiple universes: [Day 365] The 365th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was first activated in March 1942. After training with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in the United States, the squadron deployed to the European Theater of Operations, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany. The squadron was twice awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation for its combat actions. Following V-E Day, it moved to the continent of Europe and engaged in photographic mapping until inactivating in December 1946.

[@TheBeanMan.]

0:19 I’m subbed to Kari lol

[@KariTheLoaf]

:D

[@Benzomax4666]

THE FLAG IN THE BACKGROUND TORTURED MY BRAIN

[@Countrygirlhasrizz]

0:02 Why doez this guy always see the things I see

[@lawden210]

1:34 It's a half saltire

[@thomasduggan1924]

Ireland should be a native central europe speaker because Irish is one of the hardest languages to learn

[@miksapribus2140]

9:49 Finland is a honorary member of the V4 countries. They have nothing to do with them, but they are the cousin of hungary. I heard that the Finnish language isn't hard, it is easier than english, which is easier than french. It is hard to learn because it comes from the Ural and not some random western country, but if you know hungatian than it is not that big of a leap. People just think these languages hard because they don't know anything similar, like how half of the french words are the same as in english.

[@PeekasLukkala]

“Finnish easier than English” ACCORDING TO *WHO* ???

[@minthuhan8064]

6:15 Hungary leased 14 JAS-39 Gripen fighter jet from Sweden for 10 years and did not own them.

[@Tsum1231]

The real reason wales is most likely not represented in the Union Jack is cause wales was directly part of England at the time

[@galaxyexplorer8075]

Day 54 of getting Drew to make a New Zealand ball plushie with a laser kiwi accessory

[@gyara7329]

My favorite Central European country is Finland.

[@CelestialLight7]

How good a country's economy is not based on the total gdp, even gdp per capita does not tell you a good estimate. India and China have a large economy yet most people in those countries are quite poor. The only reason countries like China, India, Indonesia, etc have a large gdp is due to their large population. Look at the gini coefficient which is the equality of wealth to see how good a countries economy is doing and how an average person lives in that country.

[@NovelTuber]

But with a big economy you can still flex a lot more hard power and economic power, it doesn't matter of Luxembourg has highest GDP per capita in world, the sum total is still very less, meanwhile sum total of China comes out to be huge, that's why China's a major world power

[@vedants.vispute77]

0:40 Yeah we are 5th largest but prices here are lower so GDP appears small, otherwise we are already 3rd largest in PPP terms. There was a time in 90s when India was 15 times smaller in terms of economy size and nominally we are about to cross Japan and Germany in a few years.

[@bestleefboi]

0:42 5*

[@-a2games-]

Petition for Drew to collaborate with SimulatedYT

[@NOVA10993]

9:47 I think Poland disguise as Indonesia.

[@ickgtib]

It's not a mistake, it's normal in the countryball universe

[@Finlandball39]

Petition for Drew to make a Finlandball plushie (Day 38)

[@stupiditiusmaximus]

Day 9 of asking Drew to make Romania and Hungary plushies (inspiration from MaltaBall!)

[@THETORTUREDPOETSDEPARTMENT.13]

Background: Wales was United with England England was With Wales Scotland was joined Then…. Northern Ireland was kept by The UK.

[@Oscar92839]

2:16 😂😂

[@Arthur_RobloxPlayz]

2:33 B B C

[@Erossss334]

World box has an update coming im excited

[@nathangamble125]

Wales is not a kingdom, it is part of the Kingdom of England. This is why it wasn't included in the United Kingdom's flag. Wales _was_ a kingdom, which was conquered by England and absorbed into it, while England and Scotland were unified by inheritance (James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne in 1603, so became King of both Kingdoms; the Kingdoms were then formally united into the Kingdom of Britain 104 years later), not conquest. Ireland was conquered by English Kings, but the Kingdom of Ireland was created by the English Kings and held as a vassal state under a personal union (between 1542 and 1801), rather than being subsumed into either the Kingdom of England or the Kingdom of Britain. The United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland was created in 1801.

[@Someperson12532]

9:10 aint no way bro called 140 milion little

[@AgniFooty]

Drew is da GOAT

[@shrekler8538]

Petition for drew to revive his old age of history 2 videos day 202

[@Anima_2_2302]

the thai monachie is on it`s way to become an absolute monachie, so the countryball is a bit inaccurate in this case.

[@simonkonig6868]

I'm swiss and i have never heard anyone say that money doesn't matter

[@RazorSharpMC]

Um Drew and all historians/geographers out there but Wales is in the Union Jack because Wales makes up the upper half of white on the Union Jack

[@KristianLipsanen]

6:30 Finland is just depressed all the time🇫🇮

[@dianapenelopeburnwood5381]

Czechia mentioned multiple times 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@CT_IDIOT]

Petition for drew to make a Botswana plushie so we can have a robot

[@ItsWaffle_Lord]

Drew just said kanker without knowing it means cancer, btw cancer is used as a swear word in the Netherlands and North Belgium AKA Flanders

[@Kerguelen.Mapping]

Petition for Drew to hang the Buryatian flag (Day 7)

[@lawden210]

2:27 Indians in Turkey?

[@jhina4m4]

I think the person who made that post messed up the flag for "India"

[@Estonia-ty9fs]

Petition for drew to put up the flag of Estonia (Day 1)

[@beefguy1237]

i littery love this guy

[@ryno155]

Petition for new Adriatic Sea countryball plushies, Trieste, Venice and Yugoslavia day 200+?

[@PenguinGang25]

Petition for drew to make Dutch and Belgian countryballs day 19

[@floppi7098]

2:15 the turks when you ask them why theyre not in turkey when its the “best” country:🤬

[@for.k]

8:50 pov : vietnam , laos , cambodia , myanmar and thailand

[@gabrielchee8470]

5:20 meanwhile singapore: education and living together

[@ChildishSoap]

Another day another drew durnil vid

[@njking3d61]

OMG WHY DOES EVERYONE MAKE POLAND FLAG UPSIDE DOWN?!!!!

[@AntoniNSB]

Because they are stupid

[@richiesmeckgeckscas46]

something about everything being upside down in Poland

[@keroppib4ptista]

One person messed up, people made fun of him and it stuck

[@TheRavenLord1]

Petition for Drew to get a Roman Empire day 89

[@balpreetsingh6834]

North Korea is an absolute monarchy. Meanwhile Eritrea ( Insert Muppet looking away meme here)

[@karlthewimpykid]

Day one of asking Drew to put up the flag of the city of Kielce

[@giantWario]

I don't get it though, according to the IMF, Japan's economy grew by 1.6% in 2023 while Germany's economy outright shrunk this year! So how could they have passed up Japan?

[@billy-bo_]

4:53 😂