Mini Countries Abroad: How Embassies Work

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[@Wendoverproductions]

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[@gipsydanger7379]

Could you cover how Jordan despite its location. Is one of the most stable nation's in the Middle East?

[@suprememax4948]

thanks man! you are one of the few youtubers who understand that not everybody wants a face reveal!

[@swissbreeze]

Wendover Productions Who else dislikes when there’s an ad

[@britishthought4018]

Cool

[@ramkumarsuresh]

Thanks for the info. I'm aspiring to work for my country India.

[@MeisterYodarkus]

If Wendover Productions designed an embassy it would be a plane flying in circles constantly being refuelled in the air from time to time.

[@bingo784]

What about maintenance though?

[@ranjith27]

Bunkhead a plane would replace it from time to time, I guess

[@cgunugc]

@@bingo784 The chancery would be whatever plane happens to hold the embassy, and the embassy personnel would transfer between chancery planes in a process similar to mid-air refueling, extending a pressurized catwalk between two 747s flying in extremely close formation. There would presumably be maintenance facilities on the ground of the home country or a nearby ally, repairing the alternate chancery plane. This would cost an ungodly amount of money, but the logistics would be really cool.

[@TrolliJar]

MeisterYodarkus Lmao

[@bingo784]

@@cgunugc This is the stupidest idea I've ever heard. The moment one of the planes does a jerky movement the catwalk will tear and both planes will depressurize. Everybody dies!

[@connorvinnicombe8416]

0:20 The British Embassy is the building to the west of the one you highlighted. The one you highlighted is a chicken restaurant, which coincidentally has more staff than the embassy 😂

[@JEST3R_]

😂

[@Lhawga]

I am a Mongolian, living in the UK, never knew we had a UK embassy 🧐, there was a building called visa submission centre

[@sebastianelytron8450]

I know which one I'd rather be stuck in

[@mattshap9731]

Is it a good chicken restaurant though?

[@seraphina985]

@@Lhawga Heh if it's small which it probably is then it's entirely possible that it's actually the same building a single building can have multiple registered delivery points, blocks of apartments are the most obvious but many businesses and institutions have separate delivery points for departments that share the same physical building.

[@vampyfawn]

Should mention how the American ambassador to Denmark became a reality tv star there to promote the US.

[@AvNotasian]

Or how the US ambassador to China caused a political problem by carrying his own umbrella and being genuinely more likeable than their leader to the population. I think he got recalled because he was too successful in swaying public opinion.

[@SmokeyD_]

NotAsian is there a source for that? It sounds hilarious

[@fullmetalalchemist9126]

What

[@troychavez]

Here in Mexico, the US Ambassador has become a cultural icon visiting restaurants, museums, industries, and shows...

[@anneclarence1704]

@@AvNotasian sounds fake as shit lol name checks out

[@untruelie2640]

There is an even more important reason why embassies are necessary: They are a person's official link to their own country if they are abroad. Like a bureaucratic safehaven where you can get help if you are in some sort of trouble (like loosing your passport for example). This task is VERY important; some times even more important than representation or relationship building.

[@rachelcookie321]

As someone who lives in a country I don’t have citizenship and plan on living in other countries, I am very thankful for embassies. I would be scared to travel without them.

[@untruelie2640]

@@rachelcookie321 I agree. It's always a good thing to find out where your country's embassy is (And if you are not in the capital: Where the nearest General Consulate or at least the nearest office of a Honorary Consul is). It is very reassuring that there are always people who speak your own language and will help you, if anything goes wrong.

[@JRN007]

Yeah right. Bologna. They do zero to help people.

[@untruelie2640]

@@JRN007 And what are your sources for this statement?

[@techpriest5452]

@@untruelie2640 their source: "waa waa goverment bad"

[@JDB-tc5rs]

*Wendover:* "The embassy also represents its homeland through its actual building" *Me:* Looks at the USA embassy which is actually a fortified base with 5m walls Yep, pretty accurate.

[@gigachad-jh1dh]

JDB 1113 Prison Noice

[@TheDonner000]

Too accurate. Our country(South Korea) has both national law enforcement right in front of the Embassy and the US Embassy has its own security as well, at all times. Its the heart of the anti-US movement locations, and some crazy people have been known to break into the Ambassador's own home and crash their car into the embassy walls.

[@JaydentheMathGuy]

700th like.

[@f4fphantomii468]

Even the German embassy in Thailand looks like a prison. Big walls.

[@franch9267]

The us embassy in uruguay is horrible , it doesn’t matches the landscape at all , it just looks like a fort . Check it out

[@atticusbrown9154]

As a person in the foreign service community, this makes me happy.

[@noodles7193]

Atticus Brown Gotta represent the foreign service!

[@jackcohen4931]

People have said a lot of unpleasant things about the Foreign Office, but we've never been accused of patriotism. Sir Richard Wharton:

[@syedhasanalimahdi7390]

My mom is working for the German Embassy in Jakarta and I am fascinated with the foreign service. Due to her job I also got to move countries every few years, which was a lot of fun. Which country are you from?

[@AneeshVittal]

Syed Hasan Ali Mahdi Botswana

[@vksepe]

My dream is to work with the foreign office.

[@Privateacct1038]

if a police officer enters an embassy, who will the embassy call? the police?

[@V1RotateRotate]

Nope they have their own law enforcement, a US embassy will normally, probably always, have a contingent of US marines.

[@JoelJames2]

Their home country, which will cause an international political shitstorm.

[@stomiball889]

😂😂😂 we need answers

[@eabn87]

They're gonna call the ghostbusters.

[@alondite122]

It breaks the law they all signed effectively rendering them fucked to every other country that signed and upholds said law

[@chrisbove8248]

When you said "Palau", you highlighted some random spot off the coast of Brunei and Malaysia. Palau is in the Pacific, on the other side of the Philippines.

[@niller207]

I noticed that as well. He highlighted Palawan Island in the Philippines. Palau is located on the other side of the Philippines hehe

[@mctavishsoap3815]

@@niller207 yea it's like in the middle of the Pacific

[@legoleviathan6411]

I noticed too

[@Alex_Aramayo]

How do u guys know this

[@mctavishsoap3815]

@@Alex_Aramayo I'm a geography nerd so I know it. Don't know about other guys tho

[@Fernball21]

"Not a place; it's the people". So Asgard is an embassy?

[@AO00720]

Fernball21 thor said it

[@doujinflip]

Only the group assigned to work in another sovereignty as official representatives of Asgard.

[@mayhssbn]

Came to the comments looking for this!

[@Fernball21]

@@mayhssbn haha me too, ended up having to create it

[@smokeylebear1062]

So is DickGard and Koochcup

[@CustardInc]

*video titled mini countries* 'it's a common misconception that embassies are sovereign territory' Huh, I wonder why

[@lukeflanagan3034]

I just find that to be absolutely false though! That has never been a misconception and how exactly can it be?

[@damonferrara3637]

@@lukeflanagan3034 I've heard people say that.

[@doujinflip]

The host country isn't allowed to enforce its laws upon diplomats or their official property, so in effect they're like miniature foreign countries for as long as they're welcome. Administratively the grounds are usually leased (not sold or ceded) on like 99-year terms.

[@lukeflanagan3034]

Doncarlo Agustino Right! That’s what I’m saying. If you’re in a particular embassy of a certain country, then you would technically be in the territory of the embassies country! There really is no misconception about that is there?

[@kikuoteruya7048]

@@lukeflanagan3034 Not really, embassies are inviolable but they are not a territory of the country's embassy meaning that the host country law stil apply to anyone besides the diplomats, a good example is if a woman visiting an American embassy and give birth at the premises, the child will not be an American citizen because the child was not born in US soil. So if the embassy was US soil, US law would have full jurisdiction, but it doesn't.

[@B-enjoyer]

In DC, we have embassy day, the embassies put on party/tours for the DMV, it is one of the best things about living in DC, it is also always put on a weekend and free food and crafts are always there

[@rachelcookie321]

That sounds cool! A great way to learn about other cultures and have fun.

[@MysticalKO]

Wait really, I live in north Virginia and never heard about it

[@georgewashington3918]

Woah That sounds hella cool!

[@peteydog1473]

8:36 me an australian realising we have a quite unique US embassy

[@crystalwolcott4744]

Thats so cool! I love how it looks. It would be cool if we had more like that adn less like prisons.

[@switchplayer1016]

@@crystalwolcott4744 well unfortunately most countries that have the more prison like architecture have to be made to withstand a bomb blast as they are located in areas with known terrorist groups that pose a serious threat. The architecture of the US Australia embassy would look nice in iraq but unfortunately it would be easily bombarded.

[@crystalwolcott4744]

@@switchplayer1016 Yeah, I know. It's still a shame.

[@Tanknuggets217]

Yeah since, it's not a high risk area.

[@highnoon9333]

RIP I.M. Pei... one of the greatest architects to ever live. he died at age 102 the day after this video came out.

[@nabibbs7937]

It's been 2 years :( sorry for ruining tho

[@abbarhazes7029]

@@ribbke he died 2 years ago in may the day after this video was ppsted

[@nehankaranch2149]

@@nabibbs7937 check the comment date idiot

[@HyperIonMake]

@UCNBtuSP3q6uenD64ofgHTxg you're an idiot

[@baikhous]

@@nabibbs7937 Ruined yourself 👀🤡

[@nicholaskotlarczyk6131]

I love how the image of the embassy buildings represent that country Britain - a country manor China - a grand modern building Abu Dabi - a middle eastern architecture USA - A prison complex

[@rapman5363]

The embassy’s of Britain, China and Abu Dabi of which you referenced are located in the territorial U.S. where they are relatively safe from attack and invasion. Three can be a lessening of outward signs of security. The difference with the U.S. embassy is that they are on territories that can be somewhat dangerous and hostile, plus U.S. there is a history of attack on U.S. embassy in foreign countries so appropriate measures need to be taken regarding safety and security

[@MrDavidh4]

Wakanda - a hologram

[@bskull3232]

@@rapman5363 But practically, who would attack an US embassy? The host country certainly will not, because this means war, and their own embassy will be as dead as rock. Certain groups? Maybe, but a layer of thick wall should be sufficient, so why the prison construction? FYI, the US consulate in my city (Shenyang, China) looks cool from the outside, but if you walk in, it's literally like a prison with an office. A door, an X-ray machine, and an armed US soldier are all there are waiting in the entrance hall. Then in the waiting hall there is not a single window. All things you can watch are TVs broadcasting repeating 1 minute clips in Chinese and English. The only tiny windows are on the other side of the counters, which are physically separated by bullet proof glasses and a small opening for exchanging documents. Basically the construction is like a typical Chinese bank, with all artificial light sources, in a prison.

[@doujinflip]

Plenty of people would violate a US embassy, whether its a specifically anti-America mass mob or hooligans taking advantage of a nearby protest. The US remembers being overrun in previously "nice" places like Tehran or Cairo, plus all the other close calls as well as the numerous attacks on the facilities and its staff throughout the years, and realized that no place is truly guaranteed free from political instability and a collapse of effective local law enforcement. Defending against these incursions plays into the design of the compound, which since it can't physically move has to turtle up. As for the consular section/prison, having watched "Argo" I'd assume the US does take responsibility for everyone in the compound at the time of a lockdown to include visa applicants; a consular section would be on the ground floor (if not a separate annex) and would be one of the first places exposed to an overrun. A windowless waiting room might be an extra security consideration to ensure no "tourists" or "students" are taking notes of the security features from within the walls. Having been through other countries' visa and immigration lines, it doesn't sound all that different though. Getting permission to step foot on someone else's literal turf is never a bright and welcoming experience.

[@prestonang8216]

Hotel - Trivago

[@RedHair651]

As to the usefulness of embassies, I can tell you they are still very handy if you are living abroad you need to vote/be repatriated/get protection/renew your passport or ID card/and so forth

[@MrSomeDonkus]

Being a diplomat seems like the most intresting, fulfilling, and fun job imaginable. I also have noticed that it seems that some of the coolest people are usually the children of diplomats. That being said i dont think i got what it takes. Im just not all that sociable.

[@musicjax]

I dunno. Talking to political people all day sounds grating.

[@Jem_Apple]

It’s a life of faking lol You have to pretend to like everyone and pretend to care about the life of diplomat No.16052150632579042 from but fuck nowhere day in, day out for decades. If you’re genuinely a people person who deeply enjoys talking to people about subjects you couldn’t care less about and constant high stakes social interaction then it makes sense but otherwise it seems like a particularly cruel & unusual punishment.

[@bonbonS1969]

Interesting and fun, yes. Fulfilling, absolutely not. LOL

[@Ejsmich]

lol I know a few, probably at least when they are kids that they do not know the trends of their country and are more acustomed to the culture of that country,at least like not knowing how to use slang

[@flick6291]

I really enjoy the way you structure your paragraphs. It has an essay style to it which im currently trying copy because it's so effective at making points efficiently. Thank you

[@felixr6482]

Flick I just wrote an essay today. I imagine wendover reading it and think whether it sounds good.

[@aviads8439]

I see it as taking the wikipedia article, cutting out the least important three quarters of the words and structuring what remains as a presentation.

[@karikrummi4222]

666th liker hehe

[@krzlcve]

yes same

[@aleksanderthorstensen]

I know you don't have time for everything, but one important aspect embassies and consulates still have today is to provide support for their citizens living in foreign nations and for citizens of their host nations to immigrate to their nation.

[@doujinflip]

Not just the host nation, but also "third country nationals" who happen to be local to the host nation and want to visit/move to their nation. Processing TCNs is fairly common in places with large expat populations like the Middle East.

[@VitruvianAlgo]

absolutely. this is a key point

[@HaakonHawk]

I was wondering why he didn't mention that. If you're on vacation abroad and you lose your passport, the embassy is where you need to go in order to get a new one.

[@alexdyk9813]

Doncarlo Agustino Some embassies also provide services to third country citizens. For example, if a Malaysian travels to a country that doesn’t have a Malaysian diplomatic mission, they can seek help from the nearest British embassy.

[@lablabs2613]

Yes! Like getting new passports if yours are stolen/lost

[@de_cre_vi]

Embassies are also very valuable for when you want to travel internationally or if you move abroad. You can apply for and obtain visas through them, and go to them if you lose your passport, etc.

[@a-a-ronbrowser1486]

I was a Marine Security Guard in Dakar, São Paulo, and Bangkok 03-07. It was such a great experience! Great video!! You really did a great job with the research.

[@WH1T3_No1SE]

Poland also has North Korean Embassy as well as North Korea has Polish Embassy in Pyongyang.

[@varunmanjunath9123]

India too!

[@Ecoean]

China too. No brainer of course

[@LucarioBoricua]

Poland likely has it as a leftover from the Cold War and being a Soviet satellite.

[@peterongan9655]

@@Ecoean that's not a surprise

[@antonmothes3160]

@@LucarioBoricua Poland is likely more a american Satilite

[@MrIrseany]

Foreign emb design: reflects the country’s image US emb design: heavily secured

[@bokhans]

Shit scared and hide behind thick walls. USA isn’t that popular.

[@SilvanaDil]

@@bokhans - Why be an easy target for the jealous?

[@Annadog40]

With border wall plans, pretty much is our astetic

[@Myreactionwhen_80085]

@@bokhans So what it's better to keep defenses down because your a pussy if you don't. Being suicidal isn't brave in the least bit. Ad hominem fallacy really is a sort of policy when addressing nthe US

[@greatwolf5372]

@@bokhans True, superpowers by their nature are never really popular. The US was much more popular pre-World War 2 when it was isolationist and had a military smaller than that of Portugal.

[@juniordiplomat8767]

My dad is a diplomat, and I've been traveling all of my childhood, so seeing this video and comparing it to my experiences and view of the multiple American embassies I've been to is really interesting.

[@supercooperstories]

Same! We’ve been all over, and been stationed at multiple posts

[@dormi_torio]

@@supercooperstories Same. Though i’ve only been in North and South America

[@Ejsmich]

Have you been to the chinese one? my friend lives there

[@juniordiplomat8767]

@@Ejsmich I'm not sure if you were referring to my comment, but no, I've never been to China, so I've never visited the American Embassy there :/ Maybe they've lived in another country?

[@Ejsmich]

@@juniordiplomat8767 Saudi Arabia?

[@matthieugauthier5128]

The US Ambassy in Ottawa is nicknamed the ”submarine” as it’s half underground & super well protected so it looks like it’s peaking out

[@KuraIthys]

Ah embassies. When you need to deal with your passport while in a foreign country, it's often the embassy you need to go to. And there may only be one of those in an entire country, which could make for a lengthy trip. (especially if it's a large country, like say Australia, where you might need to get to Canberra if you have an issue, even if you're in Perth... Not a trivial trip to make.) Architecture of the embassy buildings is certainly interesting, but other features can be too. I had to get to the Australian embassy in London a few years ago, during an unusual heatwave (34 degrees celsius in London...) London isn't really built for hot weather, so nobody has air conditioning or in many cases even something like a fan... The british museum was absolutely sweltering in that weather... But... Guess who had air conditioning, unlike most of the shops and the like in the area? Yep. The Australian embassy... Weird, but somehow amusing.

[@Redrally]

British Embassies are not equipped to or let you deal with passport issues - it sucks really. I'm a dual national, so it's not as big a problem for me, but essentially, a Britain abroad is expected to renew their passport via post, which with processing means a 2-4 week based wait depending on where you are... it blows!

[@Archangelm127]

@@Redrally I'm pretty sure the consulates in various cities handle passport issues, or used to. Also, you should know that it's "Briton."

[@krishnaprakash2155]

>heatwave >34°C Wat.

[@Redrally]

@@Archangelm127 Yes and yes, but as a Briton abroad, I checked - no my embassy nor consulate does not handle passport issues.

[@genghiskhan5701]

34 Degrees Hot Laughs in Filipino

[@runarandersen878]

The embassy also serves the inhabitants of their country who live i in the country. Mostly for work or studies. They usally help with passports, elections and sometimes when they get arrested.

[@FriedrichHerschel]

And serve foreigners in things like visa, or trade issues.

[@kostpoliakov]

@@FriedrichHerschel If the embassy is big enough it will often have consulates as separate units; often in multiple cities around a specific country. Thus, people dealing with visas and similar issues will be dealt with separately and often away from the embassy building.

[@Brick-Life]

The visas are in an different building called visa application center

[@doujinflip]

Visa application centers are just a function of the consulate, or sometimes a private contractor who coordinates work with that consulate. Either way the consulate/consular section itself makes the decision to approve or deny an application.

[@AussieLiam93]

CIA and other first world spies often reside in US and NATO countries emabsies that are located in the 2nd and 3rd world.

[@giography5340]

That smooth transition from the video to audible doe 😳

[@haydendavis9026]

Came here after seeing the attacks on the US embassy in Baghdad, since it plays a pretty big role in this video.

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

"DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY!" **neck crack** **gunshot** "It's just been revoked."

[@SnicketySlice]

This is the comment I came for.

[@nath-wp7xp]

Uh... Peter. He didn’t really set you up for that Lethal Weapon line.

[@obiwankenobi4252]

Breaking news: South Africa declares war on America

[@zerodos_02]

Beat me to it. Damn.

[@Generalscorpio]

I'll have what she's having.

[@TWE_2000]

"35% bonus" Mogadishu here I come.

[@heavyhanded1782]

T WE shit mean I’ll take the 5% bonus for the Bahamas hookup... I’d take a damn cut for the bahamas

[@heavyhanded1782]

Oh fuck never mind Dangerous spots give you 70% bonus... fuck that send me to some shithole I’ll go for 70%

[@somedude5422]

Mo Money Agreed man, 70% seems better

[@martintheiss743]

they give the 35 only because US State considers that site a dangerous place to work at. Also, such as Washington, certain sites do need their best people and I am sure many there are long term diplomats like Sir Kim is.

[@Amghannam]

@@somedude5422 You get a 70% bonus and that place is like 1000% cheaper. So you technically get 70000% bonus.

[@kamari6710]

Yall better run from the Iranian embassies Good way to start 2020!

[@truejash4686]

Yep...

[@drod3434]

There is no USA embassy in Iran.

[@drod3434]

Rae Kyeong there is no Iranian embassy in the USA. Since 1979.

[@MajorMlgNoob]

I wish that was the worst thing still

[@willyj3321]

Compared to what came later, that was a good way to start 2020.

[@sanchezzz69420]

the promo at the end has been the cleanest I've watched so far... so enticing.. i bow down... my respect...

[@EndymionClashofClans]

Interesting fact: Some countries of Europe (in this case Belgium where I am from) don’t have embassies in each country in the world (too expensive). If another European country (let’s take Germany for example) does have an embassy in that specific country Belgium doesn’t, Belgian citizens can also go there if they have any problem (repatriation or something else).

[@bjorn3923]

Endymion - Clash of Clans nice that must be an EU ordinance

[@edipires15]

As a citizen of an EU country, you can seek help from any embassy of another EU country if your home country is not represented. So (theoretically) if a French citizen goes to North Korea and needs assistance, he/she can go to the German, Swedish (or British) Embassy

[@entropyzero5588]

@@edipires15 From what I've heard, in certain places that is the only way for German citizens to actually get any help abroad - German embassies tend to be pretty shit at that aspect of their job... -.- On a lighter note: As of next month, US citizens in Austria can also go to McDonald's instead of an embassy if they are in trouble. The jokes write themselves there...

[@bokhans]

Sweden actually takes care of all USA embassy dealings in North Korea.

[@colourandsound]

@@entropyzero5588 I thought you were bullshitting but this is actually true.

[@lorjxsia1613]

Gringotts Bank from Harry Potter was filmed in the Australian Embassy in London

[@RT_today]

*High Commission. It's not called an Embassy.

[@EmSpro]

Australia House

[@carltomacruz9138]

@@RT_today: It IS an embassy all but in name. High Commissions are what embassies of member-states of the Commonwealth called when they are located in another commonwealth country.

[@diegoantoniades9153]

Ok

[@saltymcsaltface]

Filmed what do you mean the world of Harry Potter is real

[@Pschokid]

I've used embassies alot in my everyday work. Mostly for giving out temporary travel documents but they've also been helpful making settlement investigations or inform people about decisions. A settlement investigations is what you do before you recall a permanent residency permit after a person has not been in the country for too long. They also do other kinds of investigations like interview a person wanting to move to their spouse in an other country

[@John_Be]

As an American I interviewed for a job in the British embassy in DC I got to meet the Ambassador's wife and work with their head chef. They were very kind to me. I did not get the job but it was a great experience.

[@feynstein1004]

Diplomat: a person who'll tell you to go to hell in such a way that you'll look forward to the trip

[@marcfortig8941]

Churchhill quote?

[@feynstein1004]

@Marc Förtig I have no idea. I read it somewhere 😂

[@nethascotx24]

Probably a Churchill quote

[@justintylerwashere]

American embassies be like.

[@Septiccatgaming]

I sure will enjoy my trip to hell, Norway.

[@chitranchakrabortty]

12:35 "Nowadays though, messages can be relayed instantaneously though a whole host of *memes* "

[@varunmanjunath9123]

Legendary lol xD

[@whateveryousay3996]

*S O W H A T S T H E P O I N T*

[@0Abraham16]

Means*

[@first-last557]

@@0Abraham16 somebody didn’t get the joke

[@mabstermad9064]

i literally checked at this time to so if someone had heard it like i did

[@thesenju126]

i love the fact that you have the citations for every fact you state on a video down in the description, great content

[@miguelumbarila6358]

This is what I should have learned during 5 years of politics and international relations at college. Great job. Keep it up!

[@rxss6154]

Fun Fact: EU citizens can use any other Member state’s Embassy if their own country doesn’t have an embassy, consulate or high commissions in that country.

[@blueberry_dino4675]

Any Canadians visiting a country in which Canada doesn't have an embassy the citizen can visit a British Embassy if there is one.

[@rxss6154]

BlueBerry_Dino i never knew 🤷🏼‍♂️ the more you learn everyday

[@akshatagarwal6776]

@@blueberry_dino4675 Australia and Canada have a similar agreement, I think

[@henanigans205]

Not in that country or in that city?

[@rxss6154]

henanigans in the country I believe. For example, North Korea there is a UK embassy, German embassy and a Swedish Embassy but there is no French Embassy. If a french citizen had problems they could go to any of those Embassies for help.

[@ranentan9960]

bruh i thought this was a HAI video and i was confused why the video seemed longer than usual and why there wasn't any bad joke telling

[@puellanivis]

Bad joke telling? Or Worstest Joke Telling?

[@stevencooper4422]

My favorite joke was the Bahamas having a 5% extra "hardship" pay

[@sd8313]

Well it's not thursday

[@donny5073]

Who's hai?

[@italiana626sc]

@@donny5073 Half As Interesting. His other channel that we all who love him, also love.

[@LastKnight123456789]

I love your channel and your work! Just cheered when I hear for the first time the city where I live: Ponta Delgada - Portugal - Azores!!

[@adrienne3334]

Very, very interesting stuff..especially the cost of the new embassy built in London recently, during extremely difficult and challenging financial times in this country due to Covid 19..thanks for sharing 👍

[@nicole55085]

The past two weekends in Washington, D.C. were “embassy open house days” where almost all the embassies open up to the public for free and give out great food and random stuff (tote bags, stickers, sunglasses that say “country name in the US”). And they have lots of performances/art on display too. So much fun!

[@abdullahsagga7195]

Good video, but you forgot a very important point of why embassies exist, they are not just to promote their own countries, they often have real tasks such as providing support and services to people from their own countries such as renewing passports and providing consultation. They also often serve as visa application centers for their home countries. Furthermore, in many cases they could provide protection and help with legal problems of their citizens living abroad. It seems that you have never travelled or dealt with embassies before in your life. But anyways, embassies do have a much bigger role of just promoting their country and doing business, and not just during war even during peace.

[@aoikemono6414]

Those are called consulates you idiot. Maybe you assume too much and think too highly of yourself.

[@abdullahsagga7195]

@@aoikemono6414 lol I don't think that you know what you're talking about. I advise you to Leave things you don't understand to people with bigger brains.

[@jakubondrus6064]

@@aoikemono6414 nah, embassies offer these services too. Speaking from my own several experiences with several embassies.

[@jakubondrus6064]

@@aoikemono6414 also why would you get so rude over embassies/consulates lmao

[@capivara6094]

@@aoikemono6414 ok, this.... was highly unnecesary

[@JimmyDeLock]

That was one of the smoothest transitions into an ad that I've ever seen. Well done man

[@Amentofarts2]

I've been to the UK embassy in Mongolia!!!! Only one I've ever been in, and I was so surprised to hear it mentioned here. It's actually wonderful, it's tiny and it has a pub in it!!

[@IamJay]

Embassies works using audible.

[@snay71]

works*

[@Moses_VII]

@@snay71 *work

[@snay71]

@@Moses_VII r/woooosh

[@invisi.]

SnaY haha you sure are funny posting that subreddit here

[@michaelsam4239]

@@snay71 You have reddit? you must be so cool

[@sam_likes_airplanes]

“They can’t go into the embassy building” Iran: *YOU DARE OPPOSE ME?*

[@MajorMlgNoob]

That's why we don't have an embassy there anymore lol

[@saullerman4287]

Hi. I would like to see if you can investigate how the airlines assign their planes to their various routes, taking into account schedules, flight times and changes in time zones, as well as maintenance programs. Thank you very much and congratulations for your channel. Saul Lerman from Mexico City

[@saullerman4287]

@R20ZZ Thank you very much for your answer congratulations, your channel is spectacular Can you help me know what video it is? Thank you so much.

[@garretjenkins8720]

Embassy’s are very useful I learned that in my trip to Europe I missed the bus back to the ship so I walked into the us embassy and they were super nice and got me a ride back to the ship free of charge

[@marvelgoh5648]

1:39, you pinned Palau wrong, you pinned on Brunei/Malaysia's Water

[@michelangelobuonarroti4958]

@@HNreport bruuh

[@JPTQJR]

@@HNreport Bruh

[@PrograError]

​@@HNreport Malaysia : *triggered* Brunei : *triggered* Vietnam : *triggered* Philippines : *triggered* Thailand : *triggered* Singapore : *Yawn* (FYI if you don't know those are the majority claimants of the spartly islands and the area of the south china sea which china has claimed to and demarcated as the nine dash line)

[@jhbf]

*West Philippine Sea

[@halimceria]

@@HNreport bruh

[@iraqigeek8363]

As the son of a diplomat and (retired) ambassador, I can't thank you enough for making this video. Most people don't understand what diplomatic service is about, and many think diplomats' main task is attending to consular affairs issuing visas and paperwork.

[@WilliamOunj-ge8th]

You are a TCK. THIRD CULTURE KID.

[@syedhasanalimahdi7390]

iraqigeek Yeah I feel you my mom is in the German Foreign Services and tells me a lot of interesting things about how embassies work.

[@iraqigeek8363]

@@WilliamOunj-ge8th Excuse you, I'm on my fourth culture, and will soon start on my fifth :D

[@WilliamOunj-ge8th]

@@iraqigeek8363 no TCK. THIRD CULTURE KID is a terminology used for kids of diplomats who were raised in different cultures. Please Google TCK. THIRD CULTURE KID and join Facebook, Instagram and Twitter groups. Their is plenty of support for people like you.

[@WilliamOunj-ge8th]

@@syedhasanalimahdi7390 You already admitted that you are a TCK. THIRD CULTURE KID, go join Facebook groups, Instagram as well as Twitter groups and diplobrats groups so you can show support and love to those groups.

[@user-fp1go9fl7n]

Thanks for the video. It was interesting to see how embassies work on different spectrums including the smaller ones. I've been to several small embassies myself in South Korea, and it sounds like the kind of things described in the video.

[@axy99]

Fairly accurate. You should have added the roles of Chargé d'Affairs and the purpose of Consulates, as many people mix between Embassies and Consulates :)

[@Alex2Buzz]

US State Department: *Sets a country's hardship bonus to 35%* Country: We know, but hey!

[@jagerbombasstic]

Alex Martin I feel like if we had a public list of countries and their hardship bonuses we'd get a pretty accurate representation of the world. Because I'm sure it's hard to get more money out of congress to pay that...

[@chrisding1976]

JagerBombasstic from a westerner view for sure

[@reinatr4848]

@@jagerbombasstic there is one, it's in the references :) aoprals.state.gov/Web920/hardship.asp aoprals.state.gov/Web920/danger_pay_all.asp

[@dr.winner2516]

@@reinatr4848 Thanks man

[@sandracollins9443]

would you like to have a trade agreement with England?

[@morkryan8287]

2:58 "diplomats cannot be entered without permission". Very nice way of wording consent 😂😂😂

[@pekenjos]

This was very informative, thank you very much.

[@cewuifgerv]

Two other very important functions of embassies that were not covered in the video are 1) provide assistance to citizens of the home country if they get into trouble in the foreign country and 2) assist citizens of the foreign country with visa applications for the home country.

[@johnscanlon3362]

As someone who passed Canadian foreign service officer exams and was interviewed for diplomatic postings, I found this video excellent. It also cleared up a couple of misconceptions I had. Well done. Blink is an excellent starter book for developing lateral thinking. Lateral thinking is a highly regarded cognitive skill both for a career as a foreign service officer and in life.

[@mrwho4819]

If your not hired yet, maybe this will get you in 😁.. Do research and observation with few africa embassies here in ottawa, start with burundi, if you succeed in this i will drop few more. They work alongside the army families, whom are based in amisom. They will take a large sum from their salary and bring their wives and family by providing all the needed documents and once here they claim political asylum lol,,, flow and you shall find. Good luck

[@rachelcookie321]

I honestly would like to be a diplomat in North Korea. Be able to see the country without the risk of being killed and can see parts you don’t usually get to see when you’re on one of the tours that they allow tourists on.

[@ozzyfromspace]

I interned at A US embassy when I was 18 - I'm foreign so that was my first time experiencing American-style culture firsthand. This brings back memories ✊🏽

[@rachelcookie321]

That sounds cool! How do you get an internship at an embassy?

[@blazinnub2097]

Thank you KZbin for recommending this now, very cool

[@anmolpathak2791]

Thanks for this. clearing all the doubts i had for forever about the embassies.

[@oleksandrprykhodko6963]

Finally the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization gets mentioned, even if it's in passing!

[@damonferrara3637]

Do you work there, or are you just an enthusiast?

[@q345ify]

@@damonferrara3637 everyone who knows about the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization knows it is THE diplomatic post

[@johndelvecchio781]

Good point about "chancery" vs "Embassy"....but why do you go on using "embassy" during the physical description portion of your video? A missed chance to impress the point of the difference on your viewers.

[@martintheiss743]

john would you please research how this is different from sovereign citizens and their bogus claims of diplomatic vehicles.

[@doujinflip]

"Embassy" can also encompass the official property of that diplomatic mission, normally regarding worksites like the main grounds and separated annexes. "Chancery" refers specifically to the building housing the ambassador's office.

[@silveringstones857]

That could be the most well put together/understandable way to describe something that's hard to write down for others to understand

[@oceanwonders]

The video has to be marketed in a way that is interesting enough for people to click & watch it.

[@GandWizard]

8:25 For those who wonder where it is: it is in The Hague, the Netherlands, and was the embassy for the USA there until 2018.

[@MayowaSunmonu]

Hey Wendover! You guys are doing great work. I had to subscribe..your videos are a freaking goldmine. Would be willing to support the best way I can.

[@hardiancandra7368]

Wait, no plane-thingy mentioned?

[@sagbon98]

Helicopter!

[@sagbon98]

And Julian Assange getting to Ecuador. He isn't going to swim. Ecuador is one of five South American countries in fact that don't have an Atlantic Coast. The others being Chile, Perú, Bolivia and Paraguay.

[@sagbon98]

And there was a diplomat walking through an airport at 5:45

[@JenniferHorna]

@@sagbon98 Bolivia doesn't limit with the ocean, so you can exclude it

[@sagbon98]

@@JenniferHorna Yeah I know. It doesn't have an oceanic coast, therefore it can't border the Atlantic Ocean. Paraguay is also landlocked

[@MdmMim1]

1:41 that ain't Palau, amigo. That's Brunei's waters.

[@ellyouayenare2095]

Or Malaysian waters. Or Philippino waters. Or Chinese Waters. Wait

[@philmoore71]

i am amazed by the depth of your research - tks

[@donaldjanaway9579]

1:40 palau is around 1500km east of there

[@zeethanguo]

9:11 damn, soldiers over 9 feet tall

[@ArgKaiser]

That timestamp tho

[@joksizantos7520]

Lmao

[@cardboardtruck1009]

@@ArgKaiser don’t make 9/11 jokes my dad died in it He was the best pilot in Saudi Arabia

[@avocadoseveryday9354]

@@cardboardtruck1009 I was about to say sorry for your loss but never mind

[@cardboardtruck1009]

@@avocadoseveryday9354 yes lol

[@nikhilbg96]

You filmed outside the embassy of Tajikistan? You were like 2 blocks away from where I live! That embassy/house is so tiny lmao

[@dadude4960]

you don't wanna see your country's embassy in any European country... i guess Superman could change clothes in there... but not much else.

[@daleva187goligo]

he uses stock footage

[@katherinegarlock2249]

Another thing that embassies serve is that they are a bit of home. As a civilian, communicating internationally can be difficult. Wifi isn't always free or available and international plans can be out of someone's travel budget. Knowing you can walk into a building if you lose your passport or visa is amazing, especially if you are not fluent in the native language.

[@cocoacoolness]

You're making me wanna go and seek out the embassies in my country to see how cool their buildings look! Shame i dont live in a big city though...

[@rachelcookie321]

I think most embassies aren’t that cool looking unless it’s a main one (like two countries that have strong connections). Most embassies just look like regular buildings. Even if your city doesn’t have embassies, it should have consulates. The Chinese consulate in my city is in an old house except they put a big wall around it with barbed wire on top and a security guard with a gun. I think it represents China well.

[@cocoacoolness]

@@rachelcookie321 Yeah I've seen the Thai Consulate. It was just inside a regular office building, nothing special

[@aviads8439]

Mistakes: The British embassy in Mongolia is marked as the wrong building, the actual one is one to the left. Palau is marked in the wrong location. Ponta Delgada is mispelled. The Building at 0:08 is a hotel, not an embassy. The US embassy to the FAO is in a completely different building to the one shown. . After pointing those out, I thought the bits about the Libyan embassy siege and the Vienna Convention were good.

[@felixgustavsson2852]

The video also claims that the island of Bornholm is a part of Sweden, but it's actually a part of Denmark, at 1:25.

[@scrubology]

Chill, he's only Human.

[@ashaydwivedi420]

Chill dude 😂 it's okay it was a good video overall

[@r.andrewwhy5828]

I'm always amazed at people who downvote an informative, and very well structured video like this. What possible reason could they have? The video doesn't express opinion, just facts. I for one am smarter than I was 13 minutes and 56 seconds ago. Thank you!!

[@dondod1959]

It's called trolling

[@zakaryloreto6526]

Because they think it's propaganda I see that alot in the comments saying videos are propaganda and down vote

[@JackDrewitt]

Could be for 3 mistakes he made, uk embassy in mongolia, palau, and ponta vs ponte. But i agree

[@chad_b]

I'm pretty sure someone could upload a video of a seven year old kid saving a priests life by pulling him from a burning car and people would still dislike it lol some people are just idiots

[@r.andrewwhy5828]

@Mäander Sure the video "Why Trains Suck in America" is really a pro US view... and the 737 Max video is really supporting Boeing huh? LOL Do you believe "the man" is out to get all of us? New World Order where only the rich and powerful, along with some little green men, rule everything? LMFAO

[@archive6094]

This was super informative bro

[@Vlogoosh]

Thank You for this video.

[@samz3542]

As an American-Iraqi, language and footage that used are spot on, it's refreshing to watch your high quality videos.

[@mrniceguy4277]

During my exchange semester in Iceland I needed the German embassy to notarially certify some heritage I needed to dismiss back home. So imo they are still very useful. Like when you lose your passport etc etc

[@AtomicBoo]

I've never been to my country's embassy, but as a person living abroad, my country's consulate has been pretty pretty useful, legal documents, passport renewal, heck even voting for president, all done tru the consulate.

[@jameshenthorn238]

I’ve watched this one a few times. I was at a bookstore last week while on vacation after not having watched this for a while and guess what I found. Yep, Blink. Recognized it immediately and almost bought it. I would have if I didn’t have to finish The Handmaid’s Tale by the end of Christmas break in a couple days.

[@mariomorales8532]

There's also a North Korean embassy on Spain

[@Spanish_Patriot]

True! But no ambassador: he got expelled after a ballistic missile test.

[@anshagrawal6289]

In India too

[@thomasturner6980]

How to control a part of every nation -invasion- being Switzerland

[@ladderzombie]

I've been to the DPRK embassy in Berlin that is shown in the beginning. It's an unbelievably creepy building that gives off eerie vibes. There used to be a hostel on embassy grounds (really) which was shut down by the city and now it's just sitting there empty, some windows still open, which makes the whole complex even creepier.

[@BlueBobbin]

Really informative content, thank you

[@liweicai2796]

I. M. Pei (designer of the Chinese Embassy in US as you mentioned) just passed away a day after you posted this video ...

[@chhiringlama7203]

Today I was thinking about learning what embassy is .. And Baam! A channel I have subscribed just uploaded .. Thank you... ❤❤

[@saugatasarkar4727]

thanks for this

[@PatrickBijvoet]

Really interesting. Thank you!

[@castsmith6783]

us embasy: *exist* revolutionaries: hipity hopity your embassy is now my property

[@Archangelm127]

Yeah. When Iran came up on the list of nations that has no US embassy, I went "yeah, I wonder why." The building's still there last I heard, and the US still claims it as their property.

[@shahirani4762]

Archangelm127 I’m from Iran. And yes it is still their completely abandoned last time I saw it.

[@User31129]

"All your embassies are belong to us!"

[@dasbubba841]

@@User31129 Your embassy will make a fine addition to my collection.

[@doujinflip]

Yes it would still be US property as was agreed when the post was first established. So if the US and Iran normalize relations, the place would again serve as the embassy grounds (after rebuilding the facilities), like what happened in Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City

[@benarchie6024]

State Department kid here. Both my parents work in the embassy were I live. (El Salvador). Dad worked in Baghdad for a year. Got rockets fired at him, said the gym was the best gym in any embassy he's been to.

[@WilliamOunj-ge8th]

So you are a TCK. THIRD CULTURE KID. Join Facebook groups, Instagram and Twitter groups about diplobrats.

[@californiabruh645]

Congrats On 2M Thanks for teaching my family :3

[@OmarDaoudi_1234]

Thank you so much for this amazing video! Really enjoyable! May I ask where do you get the footage from please

[@TitusRex]

It's Ponta Delgada (Thin Point) not Ponte Delgada (Thin Bridge)

[@felipemarques1629]

As a guy who wants to become a diplomat (from Brazil hehe), I can only say thank you for this astonishing video! Keep on with all the hard work! Thankssss!!!!!!

[@moonchaser1992]

Correction: there is and has been a U.S embassy in Fiji for the past several years that is quite staffed well (150+ staff), because of the strategic position that Fiji is in being the main harbour/port in the South Pacific Islands.

[@davidgee5672]

Excellent as always.