More Countries That Dislike Each Other (& Why?)

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[@General.Knowledge]

*Are there any MORE countries that dislike each other?*

[@aprendeadibujarconlucas470]

Spain and U.K.

[@namename3130]

This isnt pinned, and the spain and uk really dont mind each other. You could try "Everywhere and China" because its a sh**hole...

[@JAndaD700]

Yes can you please do more

[@JAndaD700]

And also Spain and Italy

[@AliFromGachaland]

egypt and ethiopia reason: ethiopia wants to dam the nile river, and egypt doesn't like that because the nile is very important for the country

[@user-kl5wg2cj7z]

About the greece and turkey part of the video: the trojan war has nothing to do with the conflict between Turks and the Greeks. The Turks have been in Asia minor only in recent history (around the fall of Byzantine empire era). It also should be noted that the people of Troy were in fact Greek, the trojan war was about the conflict between Achaeans and Trojans (not greeks vs trojans)

[@manolisbach2380]

Δεν εχει αποδειχτει οτι οι τρωες ηταν ελληνικο φυλλο για να τα λεμε ολα

[@ardaalpergoz1823]

Troyans were the descendants of Luwians and they were Anatolian. Anatolians were not Greek nor Turkic in origin. After Alexander's conquests they became hellenized , after the battle of Manzikert (it actually started slightly before but especially after the battle of Manzikert) Turkic people came to Anatolia as a dominant minority. Most Anatolians converted to the religion islam while some did not convert. The ones who converted became Turks while the others continued being hellenized Anatolians. (Turkish peoples' dna is comprised of 55-65% Anatolian dna 25-35% Turkic dna and 0-20% other) The destroyer which first entered the dardanelles was in fact called Agamemnon named after the Achaean King. (It was named so purposefully and it was a common thing that leaders/sultans did to claim to have taken the revenge of Hector after winning a battle against the Greeks.

[@Thanasis1]

@@manolisbach2380 Auto ithela na po ki ego

[@ilias8972]

​@@ardaalpergoz1823 As someone who studied history, that's one of the most objective and unbiased comments I have ever read in a comment section about Greek-Turkish relations.

[@segevkrespi8609]

Not so recent history as Turkish presence in west Asia and Anatolia began with the Seljuks invasion in the tenth century CE but I get your point

[@sou8730]

I'd like to say, while the Spanish government has officially supported Morocco on its plan of autonomy for Western Sahara, the decision has been heavily criticized by literally every political party and pretty much the entirety of the population. So, while _officially_ things have been resolved, in reality it's still there

[@General.Knowledge]

I did not know this! Thanks

[@nxp38_66]

@@General.Knowledge Turks are immigrants from Mongolia and Central Asia! West Anatolia is Greek since centurys and it also spoke Greek under the Ottoman Empire! Troy was Greek yo cupcake! The rivory of Turks and Greeks only reaches back 955 years! Pre Turkish Anatolia has nothing to do with the rivory between turkiye and greece!

[@rafaelbastos8713]

@@nxp38_66 Troy was not Greek bro. It was Hittite

[@sinnyawesome7037]

@@nxp38_66 wow that is the dumbest comment i have ever seen!

[@harnolld]

@@General.Knowledge all the spanish refuse that decision of our goberment, and it’s very posible that the next party in rule will cancel all the movements of the actual goberment. Another issue with the Spanish-Morrocan issue is that they claim territorial waters that are from Spain why there are the Canary Islands and they claim waters till the islands coasts.

[@gabrielpereira8648]

As a brazilian, I see argentinians more or like brothers that love bickering against each other over football (and sometimes politics), there is even a colloquial way in which we refer to them (and in Spanish, their language) - "Los Hermanos"

[@matroqueta6825]

The feeling is mutual! I feel like as countries we fully grew out of the bad blood left behind by our colonial ancestors and now are friends that see one another as worthy rivals in the sports field I especially like speaking with brazilians since we can understand each other perfectly despite speaking different languages, which is funny since I can't understand a single word when you guys speak portuguese with each other. I always wondered if you guys also don't understand a word if argentinians speak spanish with each other but can perfectly understand when we speak it with you

[@gabrielpereira8648]

@@matroqueta6825 I used to live in Germany, and shared a bedroom with a roommate from Spain, we both spoke our mother languages, and we were able to understand mostly of what each other said, it was funny to see people reacting to it hahaha I suppose it would be the same with an argentinian hahaha I've been taught Spanish when I was little, but only the basics, I can't speak, but I can understand a fair good deal of it. I also remember that back then in Germany I've met an argentinian who supports Boca Juniors. Me, a fellow supporter of Corinthians, started provoking each other about the Libertadores football cup. That year we won against Boca, qualified for the world championship and won against Chelsea in the final. What a year hahahaha next year though they've got their comeback against us. As for the Argentinian guy that day, we've had a couple of beers and a very fun chat, unfortunately I've lost contact of him, such is life.

[@Pedro1902FFC]

@@matroqueta6825 not really u guys r very racist with us.

[@pucheta9464]

​@@Pedro1902FFC Sorry about that! most of us are welcoming to our brazilian brothers

[@RakeshKR10]

Football 🤝

[@pedroramos6130]

There is something about Morocco vs Spain which is, at least in present times, much more important than history and Sahara (probably not Ceuta and Melilla). Is inmigration, or, to say it properly, the way Morocco uses immigration to negotiate (some would said blackmail) with Spain. You proabably know that whenever Spain do something that Mohammed VI doesn’t like he stop to control it and thousands of people try to pass the border in Melilla and Ceuta. That is obviously a big internal problem to Spain. That is, at leas in the Spanish side, the main concern.

[@zakariaalami1491]

Well when you occupy two of our cities + a dozen of isles that's the least we could do make you suffer and pay . Although technicly speaking Morocco could and would no not go to war for these terretories in the time being for obvious reasons (military and economic) so a little black mail to push our interests isnt that bad, is it ? 🤣

[@sergiopepe2210]

@@zakariaalami1491 that's stupid

[@pedroramos6130]

@@zakariaalami1491 You are probably aware that Ceuta and Melilla have been Spanish for centuries. And that the population of both places want to remain Spanish. I know what you mean, but it is the same with Gibraltar, they are exactly what they want to be.

[@lduh9446]

@@pedroramos6130 Were spanish How funny

[@zakariaalami1491]

@@pedroramos6130 i know but the same could be said about andolusia who had been muslim for 8 centuries , i'm sure that the population of the two cities would rather remain under spanish control , that not the issue , the issue is that if spain want to keep them then she should bear the consequences of those territories who are physically in africa. If you are not able to do so we would be more than happy to have them back .

[@twinsen1949]

Some of my best friends are Brasilians. I'd say nowadays the rivalry is more of a brotherly banter. Two countries that love each other but still tease and annoy one another. Though some people really do see it as enemies rather than friendly rivals.

[@gabrielpereira8648]

Greetings from Brazil bro :)

[@twinsen1949]

@@gabrielpereira8648 Greetings from Argentina! Tem um dia otimo meu irmao!

[@brunosimoes6405]

Yeah, Brazil and Argentina indeed love each other, although there are always the "rotten eggs in the basket". Those guys who do racist gestures and dances towards brazilian players during football matches are really awful. That needs to stop! Many brazilians are starting to see Argentina badly because of such racist attitudes. Your authorities need to do something about this atrocity. Racism is inacceptable. Apart from that, peace and love to you hermano.

[@willgpb_]

Well, I'm Brazilian and if you told me I look like an Argentinian you'd get punched in the face. (jk though, totally agree. Our rivalry nowadays is much more of a meme)

[@Kobe_Abogutal]

Sounds like sibling relationship

[@firstcynic92]

If you want to get instantly demonitized you could talk about the "disagreement" between China (PRC) and China (ROC aka Taiwan).

[@NightPhoenix.Y]

Don't think that happens, ppl talk about that shit all the time. Ppl say it like it's China's kryptonite, both China's kryptonite, even though they never talk about Matsu and Kinmen.

[@jubberwocky63]

@@NightPhoenix.Y I'm from Xiamen (Amoy) island, and everyone just doesn't talk about the Taiwan issue because everyone likes to take day trips to Jinmen (Quemoy) lol

[@NightPhoenix.Y]

@@jubberwocky63 Understandable have a nice day.

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

West Taiwan vs East Taiwan you mean right?

[@jol6310]

@@XXXTENTAClON227 thaiwan is a tropical island.

[@WyomingTraveler]

Excellent video, while I knew about these rivalries I didn’t know all the details thanks for expanding my knowledge.

[@raphaelboamorte2518]

Here in Brazil theres an expression generally used in sports "Winning is good, winning from Argentina is much better" But its Just a healthy rivalry with our "hermanos"

[@orkunpak]

i know this is going to sound extremely naive but i’ve been to around 30 countries and as a turkish person, the country where i felt the most welcome was greece by a mile. and i’ve heard similar comments from my greek friends as well. it is absolutely true that there is a conflict between the two countries but i would argue the people of both get along quite well especially over a bottle ouzo or raki (though admittedly there are ultra nationalist idiots on both sides). we enjoy very similar food, similar music cultures, similar expressions… anyway, just wanted give a shoutout to our neighbours in a hopeful manner.

[@petew5289]

I served a un tour in Cyprus in 1980 and noticed that Cypriots from the south got on really well with Cypriots from the north iam pretty sure they were farmers

[@FWU100]

As for Brazil and Argentina you can say that the reason Uruguay exists is because of their rivalry, since England proposed the creation of Uruguay as a buffer state between them.

[@riderofwhite1131]

Very simple to understand, thank you! 😁👍👌

[@abderrahmanesmimite6137]

Thanks for the educational content! Few points can be argued but it’s great research! If you don’t mind, how did you created the drawings and animations?

[@Ricardo94000]

At the same time the rivalry exists, I'd say Argentina and Brazil are best friends countries as well. We are so similar in many ways and the commercial partnership is very strong too. It's always nice to talk to Argentinians too, you can't not like them.

[@thefebi8457]

Best Friends??? I doubt It, get along Is no the same as best Friends man

[@Ricardo94000]

@@thefebi8457 no other nation is closer (not only geographically) to Brazil than Argentina, and I work dealing with a bunch of different countries, but of course, that's my opinion.

[@andrs901]

Uaiei! Amigas y rivales!

[@myboxingaccount6887]

@@thefebi8457 Best friends, rivals only in sports. I'm argentinian and i don't know no argentinian that doesn't like Brasil

[@methysmenostempelis430]

Brazil and Argentina are sportnations... That's our only rivalry.

[@simonrancourt7834]

How about a video on rivalries between a country and one of it's regions, like Québec vs Canada ? How about a video on strange wars, like the "whiskey war" between Canada and Denmark for Hans island ?.

[@geraldmeehan8942]

Interesting video let's hope these rivalries can be settled peacefully

[@SmartplaySPBR]

Currently, a fight that could grow because of the Amazon Forest is between Brazil and France, since the largest French land border is precisely with Brazil because of the border between the state of Amapá and French Guiana.

[@axelalfaro93]

You can talk about Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The disputes over the Nicoya and Guanacaste territories we're always present during the XX century. In modern times the dispute move over the ownership of the San Juan River. It might be clarified by now, but the people of both countries are always fighting over the issue.

[@marianxendor3974]

The best way to define the relationship between Argentina and Brazil is a toxic one. Sometimes we love each other and sometimes we certainly do not

[@edwardblair4096]

I'm pretty sure the map of Cyprus at 3:11 is wrong. In the southeast corner there is the yellow blob of a UK military base. To the east there is a section in red that is separated by a green line from the larger red section in the north. The green line represents the de-militarized zone administered by the UN that separates the two halves of Cyprus. There is no point in having a green line separating two sections of the same territory. The correct map will show the section east of the UK base and south of the dividing line with the blue color of "south" Cyprus.

[@garymaidman625]

Exactly, the green line is essentially a no-man's-land.

[@stevelam5898]

You shouldn't be surprised, the author of those videos is an azeri promoting the turkish nationalist agenda. Well not so much under covered, he had once said that the Greeks will cease to exist as a nation within the next hundred years. He's the caspianreport dude. I doubt the map of Cyprus was a mistake. Also, the Aegean islands "dispute" is in line with the turkish foreign policy. The Greek-Turkish dispute begins with the Troy war, for him. And, oh yeah, Homer was a turk and his real name was Omar.

[@eduardoromerovaquero3191]

You must be joking to point out the situation between Spain and Morocco, which has it’s ups and downs, and not mention the relation between Algeria and Morocco. Two neighbours which share hundreds of km of border, and hardly have any diplomatic contact. In fact until these last years crisis, Spain would reexport algerian gas, because Algeria will not sell it directly to Rabat. Not to mention that their common border seems everyday closer two the Korea’s situation than two normal magrebh countries.

[@mail2257]

You made a mistake in Bosnia ,first of all Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country that is made of 2 entities republik of srpska and federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( which is it self made of Muslim and Croatian part ) they have 3 presidents and basically you have 2 states in same country who hate each other and 3 one which wants to become 3rd entity ( Croatian part )

[@OriginalVD]

You must also start making videos for types of culture and religions in different countries

[@General.Knowledge]

That's a cool idea! The different cultures in specific countries or regions

[@mcswordfish]

Northern Ireland (and its overspill into central-western Scotland) would be a great example

[@alexanderkorol677]

@@General.Knowledge 0:45 You'll be surprised to learn that Vatican and China actually *do* have bad blood that stretches back quite a bit. During The Reign of Kangxi, there was an incident known as The Rites Controversy in which The Emperor basically had a flame war with the pope, Clement XII.

[@alexanderkorol677]

@@General.Knowledge You'll be surprised to learn that V@t1c@n and Ch1n@ actually do have bad blood that stretches back quite a bit. During The Reign of Kangxi, there was an 1nc1dent known as The R1te5 C0ntr0versy in which The Emp3r0r basically had a fl@me w@r with the p0pe, Cl3m3nt XII. (Had to repost because of c3n50rship)

[@mariajoaoferrazdeabreu150]

Great video. Congrats

[@nunogoncalovianacandeias7481]

Gosto muito do teu canal. Informação sempre útil e confiável. Um abraço.

[@ibracadabra882]

As a Belgian I like how you use the Belgian anthem as background music in each of your video’s ❤️🇧🇪

[@Silence_stp]

I don't recognize the athem 😭

[@Silence_stp]

Oh yes between 0:20 and 0:40 ,i can listen it

[@patrickjeffers7864]

Wallonia and Flanders..here's a future topic

[@RakeshKR10]

English 👈

[@ibracadabra882]

@@patrickjeffers7864 Leve België en Leve de Koning ❤️🇧🇪

[@matteopace5880]

Brazilian here: The rivalry its more reduced to sports really. But, there are, for some, a little beef here in there... The present governments ideologies; and, for some few people in each side, Argentineans are a bit cocky and Brazilians have bad manners (it seems a little bit the relation between France and Italy). But in the great majority, there is no hate or tension, it's like 2 good friends that like to trash talk each other.

[@LadyAphr0dite]

Excellent video!! You should do one on Dominican Republic and Haiti. I don't agree with the rivalry, but the conflict is real. Lol

[@ilosada2933]

(Me watching the thumbnail) -Spain and Morocco: Yeah, we have a hard time cooperating but I wouldn’t say that we hate each other. -Greece and Turkey: Ha, that’s a classic one. -China and… The Vatican?: THE WHAT?

[@molybd3num823]

are you spanish or morrocan

[@gyro9626]

bro I was like that too lmao

[@ilosada2933]

@@molybd3num823 Spanish.

[@thenaughtynerd7933]

I'm moroccan and i wouldn't say that i hate you , but considering historical events the rivalry between us will never end ... Did you know that Morocco and Spain throughout HISTORY had at least one War in each 100 years ...

[@ilosada2933]

@@thenaughtynerd7933 Whenever someone talks me about Morocco vs Spain stuff I immediately think of that meme were two guys separated by water scream “Fuck You!” “Fuck you harder” for no reason, it’s kinda like U.K. vs France if you really think about it.

[@edgarmarquesm]

Brazil and Argentina’s rivalry these days is basically in football, and despite having its ups and downs it's still kind of a healthy rivalry, in my opinion. I’m Brazilian, and I’ve travelled to Argentina a few times, and I’ve always been treated very respectfully, apart from when I travelled in 2014 a couple of days after Brazil’s horrible loss to Germany. And in that situation I was definitely not mistreated, just mocked by the hotel’s receptionist. Even though at the time I got a bit angry, it turns out to be a funny situation.

[@edgarmarquesm]

@Michelle I really don't get why you’re being so hostile over a football/soccer based rivalry. Is honestly way better than a rivalry based on wars, cultural cleansing, among other reasons.

[@lexa9876]

@Michelle I mean, at least they are not starting wars for petty issues, unlike your country...

[@maskedblackcat]

We love our brazillian brothers. Very lively people and they have a beautiful country... nonetheless essa mancha 7x1 não vai desaparecer

[@JuliaCuri]

@@maskedblackcat Tranquilo, hermano. One more thing that won't disappear any time soon is the fact that $1 real can buy $50 pesos. Also, just a friendly reminder...the Falklands are still british. That said, I love Argentina, saludos!

[@edgarmarquesm]

@@maskedblackcat Unfortunately , it will not desapear, but we can still use this memory and the shame/anger it causes us as fuel to enhance our team, for that to never happen again. Letting the rivalry apart, congratulaciones hermano for the World Cup win, your team really deserved it, specially Messi! I was rooting for Argentina in the final, and got really scared when your defense relaxed a bit and France tied the game. Thankfully you guys won the penalties! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pelé 👨🏾 🫱🏾‍🫲🏻 🇦🇷 Argentina ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (Lo siento, tuve que hacer una última provocación)

[@stfpl]

Okay here's how the Greece Turkey thing actually went cuz the anatolia part is utter bullcrap. The turks arrived in the region thousands of years after the events you mentioned. Moreover anatolia was colonised by Greece and the trojan war was between Greek tribes. The only conflict the Greeks had against anatolia at that time was when the Persians invaded and when Alexander did his conquest. The anatolia you mention at that time has nothing to do with turkey let alone the conflicts now. (here come Turkish bots)

[@georgekordalis5465]

I mean he did say that the turks came later but yeah

[@whyshouldwecare3267]

yeah, wtf, its much simpler. Turkey colonised greece, greece threw them back, turkey maintained areas of greek population till they genocided them in the 20s.

[@georgekordalis5465]

@@whyshouldwecare3267 not colonised conquered

[@Polo-rn8ly]

@@whyshouldwecare3267 We are the getting invaded in 1920s.. We are the one getting massacareed but GrEeK GeNoCİdE.. İt is so sad how Wikipedia filled with greek trolls inserting random slanders and Twisting history...

[@stfpl]

@@whyshouldwecare3267 Conquered*

[@harleyb.birdwhisperer]

Years ago, the Kingston Trio did a song about this. (That was a musical group in the 1950’s and ‘60’s). Title was “The Merry Minuet”. A lot of it’s still true.

[@makotopark7741]

this looks silly, but can you do a video on countries' citizens who just randomly hate each other because of a specific reason? For example, Malaysians and Indonesians quarrel most of the time because they accuse each other of "stealing cultural practices or elements" or Thais and Filipinos hate each other sometimes because of beauty pageants and also Thais and Cambodians who also accuse each other of stealing each others cultures lol

[@likegeil1535]

There is a great oil field under the Kuril Islands, so there is a huge economic part in the conflict

[@joeyjojojrshabadoo7462]

Russian also has dubious but not entirely unfounded security concerns Japan would allow America to limit their sea port access.

[@jjg55]

Great video and quick recap of the history, great job!! Greetings from Greece 🇬🇷

[@unvunb7157]

Trojan war cannot really be related with Greek Turkish rivalry.

[@stevelam5898]

It can, if you are an azeri promoting turkish nationalist positions, like this dude.

[@henriqueskate]

You missed Peru vs Chile which is definitely a more intense rivalry than Brazil vs Argentina in South America, for example.

[@Yokah]

He talked about it in the first video (name is "Countries That Dislike Each Other")

[@MarkoZds]

There is no dislike between Argentina and Brasil. There's only a football rivalry. It almost never spills into unrelated stuff.

[@alnitaka]

When I saw the top row of flags in the thumbnail, I came up with countries other than these. Greece suggested to me North Macedonia. China suggested Taiwan. Spain suggested Catalonia.

[@taylorandrews4461]

Watching this after Morocco knocking spain out of the world cup ... especially with a panenka penalty is brilliant

[@tondavaverka2131]

Hi, here in Czechia, we have rivalry with slovaks, atrough its just friendly rivalrly, where we make fun about one another, we are still best friends. I think that all of these rivalries all around the world should be resolved to same point like we do

[@NeoZeta]

Well, that's because poking each other is not the same as rivalry. Czechs and Slovaks are not really rivals, thus there's nothing to resolve.

[@legalduidriving]

It's more like the Sweden-Denmark relationship

[@atlanticstate9602]

the situation between Portugal and Morocco is very interesting, the countries for several centuries had many wars but they are good friends right now .. unlike Spain-Morocco relations mainly because of recent wars between the 2 countries in 1869, 1912-1923 and the last war in 1958 (Ifni War , a city in southern Morocco with a situation similar to Ceuta and Melilla but Spain returned it to Morocco in 1969)

[@puraLusa]

But if there's trouble portugal will side with spain. And yes there is also territorial beef between spain and portugal.

[@FoxenOne]

+2002

[@redaissami9380]

As a moroccan I see Spain as an ally and I believe the future will be bright for the two countries, yes we had beef but spain now supports our plan for autonomy for moroccan sahara

[@redaissami9380]

And btw I went to Ceuta and it has nothing intresting there

[@redaissami9380]

Was there a war between morocco and spain in 1869? I think you got it wrong its 1859-1860 war of tetouan

[@KirkukisTurkmen]

hey i have a question where do you get all of these information and some maps?

[@IAI7r]

Brazil and Argentina is the best example of a rivalry gone right, after many conflicts, now it’s mostly friendly banter, and they always respected each other in some way, hence the support to each others independence, love from Brasil to the Argentinos And now is all about football (soccer)

[@Psyxic_Crimes]

Indonesia vs. Malaysia. Even had a war, the war of “Konfrontasi”. Though this rivalry isnt as deep and serious as, say, Japan and China, or Greece and Turkey. Southeast asian countries are more interested in trade, rather than wars.

[@Psyxic_Crimes]

@aaaaaa They didn’t. They were kicking malaysia’s ass. I believe they almost took over the malay part of kalimantan completely. But Malaysia asked for help from the west, and the UK 🇬🇧 commonwealth responded. So, Most of the fighting was between the British, Australian and New Zealand vs. Indonesians. On borneo island.

[@jhaarbur]

I would recommend a video series on countries that either go hand in hand with each other (ex. US/Canada, Australia/New Zealand, Romania, Moldova), etc., as well as countries that have very suprising connections with each other (ex. Israel/Thailand, eSwatini/Taiwan, Liechtenstein/Cameroon, etc.).

[@namename3130]

Tbh you could extend the us canada thing to us canada uk ireland australia newzealand and various carridean and oceanic islands lol

[@jhaarbur]

@@namename3130 Well ya of course, but I am talking like two or three that go hand in hand or in a cluster together. All of those are the Anglosphere, so it's more generalized. I am talking about countries like Germany and Austria that almost seem to go together automatically, even though they are most certainly are different nations. That type of relationship.

[@namename3130]

@@jhaarbur i guess the us and canada are more geographically partnered, i was pointing out that the same level of cultural similarity is shared with the above

[@jhaarbur]

@NameName- I am aware of the cultural similarities in general, but I’m specifically talking about two countries that are like 🤞 to the point where if you think of one, you automatically think of the other as well. Sometimes, there are 3 countries collectively like that. But do you see what I mean about the USA 🇺🇸/ Canada 🍁 🇨🇦 having that close connection, as well as Australia 🇦🇺/ New Zealand 🇳🇿? Yes they all speak English, but there is a very close cultural connection with the two countries and their counterparts mentioned that you often think of them 🤝. I mean there are of course non peaceful examples as well, like Russia 🇷🇺/Ukraine 🇺🇦, China 🇨🇳 and Taiwan 🇹🇼, South Korea 🇰🇷/ North Korea 🇰🇵, etc. But their close connections with each other, for better and for worse, are representative of what I mean. Another very good example is Romania 🇷🇴/Moldova 🇲🇩.

[@namename3130]

@@jhaarbur perhaps

[@jedlen4262]

Spain did recently recognized Morocco's autonomy Play as the best way to solve the issue, and according to latest statements by Pedro Sanchez there will be no change in that decision.

[@redaissami9380]

Good decision from his side and the decision won't change since it doesnt envolve the government's opinion but it's a matter of intrests

[@ColourMeInvisible]

Gibraltar also has a good relationship with Morocco but a tenuous one with Spain. That's an interesting video.

[@edwinthompson5844]

I can definitely agree with your comment as i was born and live and work in Gibraltar. The Spanish government constantly bully us whenever they want to.

[@larrsan]

@@edwinthompson5844 Totally understandble...English say to all to decolonise but they dont do it....fortunately decadence of uk and usa is coming, and the world is happy for that, cheers :D

[@aymanehomrani9471]

the rivalry between argentina and brazil sound more like the rivalry between el salvador and honduras, those two were rivals in football.

[@esotericacademy6471]

i have been in morocco for 27 year now people love Spanish they like brothers and sisters for them never meet with someone who had bad feeling toward them they are always welcome

[@anasskadmiri4349]

HERE IS ONE, NICE TO MEET YOU LOL

[@WiljohnMaronilla]

Perhaps you could also include the rivalries in the South China Sea/West Philippine Sea between Vietnam vs. China and the Philippines vs. China. There’s also rivalry between Malaysia and the Philippines over the Sabah issue.

[@gambitacio]

Understatement. They should just do PRC (shit China) vs rest of Asia.

[@dud6581]

The issue about the Western Sahara between Spain and Morocco was resolved some time ago when Spain recognised it as Morocco's territory.

[@JstZelda]

Only our stupid president did , we don't agree and we want our sahara back.

[@dud6581]

@@JstZelda El Sàhara no podria volver a ser parte de España, si Marruecos lo desocupa pasaría a ser su propio país porque España no posee ese territorio, Marruecos lo ocupó después de que nos fuésemos de allí debido a presión de la ONU por descolonizar territorios

[@AlejandroSanchez-is2ci]

@@dud6581 but no spanish want sahara back to spain, we want it independent and free

[@JstZelda]

@@AlejandroSanchez-is2ci Habla por ti , yo quiero la provincia del Sáhara español de vuelta .

[@AlejandroSanchez-is2ci]

@@JstZelda para que quieres un desierto? Te vas a gastar más en mantener el ejercito de allí, hacer todas las Infraestructuras y mantener a toda la gente que vive a base de paguitas , que en lo que vayas a sacar en extraer los pocos minerales que hay

[@thecattocouncil.8796]

"starting with the ones on the thumbnail" OH MY GOD ITS A GIGA CHAD Most based youtuber to ever exist

[@ingGS]

One of my dearest friends is Turkish, he shares animosity towards Greeks and has explained that the biggest reason they dislike each other is because Turkey taking Istanbul (Constantinopla) from them.

[@eduardosantabaya5348]

Turkey vs Armenia, Turkey vs Syria, Turkey vs Kurds, Turkey vs Greece... it's like Chile in South America

[@escbrendolino]

I really like the Belgian national anthem in the beginning of the video!

[@user-ly8rw3gn3p]

Nice video you could do a part 3 where you could include Bulgaria 💪💪and serbia or Bulgaria and greece/bizantin

[@davidmadrid947]

Currently Spain has a good relationship with Morocco and our government has supported the Moroccan plans of an "autonomous" Sahara within Morocco (instead of independence or self-determination) in exchange for more border controls and cooperation against terrorism and illegal migrations

[@sou8730]

And has caused everyone to be mad because Spanish people are pretty much the only ones who care about Western Sahara independence lol

[@davitxenko]

Yep, super wrong decision from our goberment, well, from Pedro Sanchez (prime minister of Spain) because apparently his staff wasn't aware of this suden change. Now more than ever we needed the Argelian gas, we could have saved Europe from the current gas crisis. But nah, our autistic president decided that it was the perfect time to sell our Saharaui brothers to Moroco knowing what would be Argelias reaction. The weakest goverment we have ever had.

[@JstZelda]

Nuestro gobierno , es decir ya nadie se toma en serio al gobierno terrorista que tenemos

[@Buto.7103]

Eso es lo que quieren que crean

[@thenaughtynerd7933]

You need to do better than that if want peace and you will eventually trust me .

[@Sigart]

Would be a shame not to include the 2 countries with the most recorded conflict in the world (recorded, obv other countries could have had more and I'm also pretty sure it depends how you count. Denmark and Sweden,

[@rfkwouldvebeenaok1008]

*countries that matter on the world stage

[@Sigart]

@@rfkwouldvebeenaok1008 Hmm.... Where do the limit go to when you matter and when you don't?

[@rfkwouldvebeenaok1008]

@@Sigart good point. I suppose being in the collective memory of everyday people when it comes to thinking of world Wars, countries in NATO, and overall large global influence. When I think of big names, I think Russia, America, UK, Germany, France, Greece, Turkey, China, Japan, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Australia. I think we can bag Denmark and Sweden in with the countries everyone forgets. Along with Finland, Greenland, and Canada.

[@Sigart]

@@rfkwouldvebeenaok1008 But power on the world stage is not necessarily what regular citizens know. For example, USa cannot ignore Denmark _at all_ for 2 reasons, both of them named Russia. USA has a radar in Greenland that monitors Russia's north coast, Greenland has home riule, but Denmark is in charge of their foreign affairs (it's a whole Thing). Additionally, Denmark control the entrance to the Baltic Sea, meaning that as long as the North Pole is still frozen at least half of the year, Denmark couldd potentially contorl Russia's main port (we're not, but in case of war, Russia will definitely go here). That means that USA can't exclude us from influence (and they don't want to, since we're friends and all) There are a bunch of other ways Denmark excercises influence all over the world. We're very good at "soft power". Well. Sorry for the lesson. This is also just today and not about the influence Denmark had back in the day when Denmark and Sweden actually did have conflict. And not touching on Sweden's influence as an arms manufacturer or anything.

[@rfkwouldvebeenaok1008]

@@Sigart You've got to learn to take personal patriotism out of your arguments when talking about your country dude. It negatively effects what you wrote. There was a lot of bias in that, and having the level of bias you had in that makes things just look a bit odd. For instance: I'm an American, and when I included my country with the others on the world stage it wasn't because of some nonesense about how great America is or any notion of superiority to others or any of that typical American arrogance. I included it because it was a statement of preceved fact on my part. Plus I think it would look odd without it there. Lots of evidence to put it there too. Cold war, WW2, possibly ww1 but not really, and it's essentially the defacto world police. A lot of what you said was evidence of Denmark's usefulness. I didn't say it wasn't useful. Plenty of counties are, and they all do their parts in trading and commerce. Like Canada. Canada is our northern neighbor and we have very good relations with Canada, but just like Canada there's a small chance people are going to say Denmark when people think of immediate influential countries. Well unless you live in Denmark and are very patriotic.

[@adrianbeltran6925]

Maybe one of the most long time rivalries is the spain-morroco if we count since the reconquista its been for more than 1000 years (around 1250 years).

[@mattmz1366]

Honduras and El Salvador is another rivalry. They went to war briefly sparked by a football match

[@tayler2396]

Nicaragua and Costa Rica is another Central American rivalry, especially with the current dictatorship in Nicaragua.

[@supermagikarp558]

7:19 fun fact: technically wwii never ended bc of this conflict since japan and the soviets never signed a peace treaty

[@coodrut]

Well soviet union doesnt exist anymore

[@gamincaimin9954]

@@coodrut So I guess it will TRULY NEVER be settled then

[@dundee6402]

Although Morocco doesn't particularly like Spain, a country that it can't stand at all is Algeria. The border between those two is actually insane. I don't think you can even cross it at all unlike the Morocco-Spain ones.

[@onlyagermanguy]

Can you? Isn't The Morroko Spain border super heavily fortifed because it's Technical Part of the EU ? And Immigrants use it to get to EU soil?

[@dundee6402]

@@onlyagermanguy It's fortified but you can pass by road with a passport control. Lots of Morocco people work in that part of Spain everyday.

[@onlyagermanguy]

@@dundee6402 Interresting thanks for the responds

[@Buratya]

That was the most wrongly simplified version of Cyprus i've ever heard... Still a good video despite several mistakes issues in the comments. When you get better at researching, this channel can reach it's potential

[@F_4k3]

loved the Belgian anthem playing on the background, la brabaçonne

[@nightmagister]

Nowadays Brazil and Argentina are best friends, their only rivalry is indeed footbal.

[@T0NKER]

Loving the belgian anthem in this video!

[@imwinningthisone7613]

Fun fact about Scotland -> 1/3d of the current Scottish population has Flemish ancestry.

[@youprayteas]

You failed to mention Bloody Christmas in the Cyprus issue.

[@JoaoLucas-qv7do]

Brasil and Argentina are Rivals, not enemies, in Brasil we call then "hermanos" and they call us monkeys ಠ⁠∀⁠ಠ

[@tmghui888]

You can say that US and China are rivals. They are very different and they are competing for economic size as well as their militaries.

[@quizdiscovery]

Very informative video. China vs Vatican City. The most populated country of the world vs one of the least populated

[@kaloarepo288]

They say conflicts among family members and cousins are the worst and also conflicts with neighbors so its not surprising that countries next door to each other often dislike each other the most!

[@willgpb_]

Although Argentina and Brazil's rivalry on modern story is much more of a meme than anything, some Argentinians are so racist towards Brazil that I feel actually concerned. Thank goodness they are not the majority of people.

[@pucheta9464]

Argentinian here, fuck those guys, me and my homies love brazil

[@RakeshKR10]

Like Portuguese ve Spanish 🤜🤛

[@Saggs786]

Yeaa, keep blaming argentinians and dont even talk about xenofobic brazilians, so cringe tbh

[@fayero5]

3:53 Spain was never colonial, do not pretend to attribute to Spain what other empires of Europe did, Spain was always the different one within Europe, Spain had viceroyalties in America each viceroyalty with its viceroyalties, where until the arrival of the Hamburg the native Americans lived considerably well with the same rights as a peninsula, where mixed marriage existed since 1500, Spain also had the first black professor and graduate of Europe, even had Conquerors, NOT Colonialists, who left their mark on culture, constructions, speech, food and traditions As did the Romans, Carthaginians, Greeks, Muslims, Alans, Visigoths here in the Iberian peninsula.

[@user-lh6yb3tq6t]

Then how would you define the cultural cleansing that happened in the viceroyalities? And you do realise saying conquerors does no do it better in any way, do you? Also, if the Spanish weren't "imperialists" is because when that form of ruling outer territories started to spread, Spain was too poor to attempt anything like that. They did have territories in Africa (wich were given to them, not "gained). Spain is the same as almost every other country, probably still better than England (not that difficult though) but definitely not the holy land of tolerance and mixtures some want it to seem.

[@xcell_r4thr87]

then what happened to the Muslim and jew population after the reconquista? or the native Americans? or the Catalan independent movements?

[@tankie9997]

With regards to the Vatican and China, it's worth mentioning that part of the reason for the Vietnam war was local Buddhist sentiment against the Catholic church, which was favoured by the French. So I wouldn't be surprised if there is still equal or greater enmity between them.

[@smavi4133]

As a Turkish dude who grew up abroad of Turkey and thus met, interacted and had friendships with a ton of Greek people, my resume on this whole Turkey-Greece thing is: on a 0-10 "how much do you hate your neighbor" scale, if Turkey is on a, give or take, 4, Greece is on a solid 12. No desire to elaborate further.

[@ivanmacgar6447]

It's the same with Turkey-Armenia "rivalry", from the Turkish side it's very fringe, maybe a 3 out of 10. From the Armenian side however it may as well be a 23 out of 10.

[@ChillkittzGT]

I have this friend of mine who's a native British citizen, he told me that as a Brit himself, sometimes he just refer to his country as England (without Scotland) because of this exact scenario, the minority of Scots wanting their own independence. that's also the reason why some Englishmen don't also acknowledge their country's name being United Kingdom; it's not completely united enough for some.

[@JP-je6jg]

I'd say for most English...they will call themselves British. There is certainly a push for Scottish and Welsh identity though, I think it causes English to react. St andrew and St David are celebrated but St George is seen as a symbol of English nationalism and therefore racism and xenophobia. You are right, despite huge cultural similarities, it is not truly United.

[@graham2954]

@a basketboy where to begin with this absolute shite.

[@_FsEk]

The issue highlighted isn't whether English people consider themselves British, it's the fact that many use both terms interchangeably thus considering England as being the same as United Kingdom, thus irking a good percentage of people from the United Kingdom who happen not to be English. It makes people suspect that the cultural and political dominance of England within the UK is still part of the English psyche even if English people aren't consciously aware of this.

[@johnneumann7273]

I would disagree with the idea that the Kurils offer little economic or strategic value. If Japan were to regain them, the Russian Navy’s ability to access the Pacific from Vladivostok would be hindered, plus I believe they may have oil reserves.

[@h0lynut]

I also disagreed with such a statement. If that were the case, i doubt japan would even pursue those islands. They hold much geographic, economical, and political significance.

[@princecharming4708]

North Korea will lose access to pacific as well

[@johnneumann7273]

@@princecharming4708 true true

[@tayler2396]

Might be a good time to hold a referendum on them and annex them to Japan.

[@_daleko]

Look this is completely unrelated but if you ever make a Portuguese version of this channel you should call it "Coronel Conhecimento" its literally perfect 😂

[@brianlusengeli1014]

Do a video about Kenya and 🇺🇬 rivalry also Kenya and 🇸🇴 rivalry

[@JohnnyLodge2]

Tbf in Spain vs Morocco. Spain also used to be a colony of Morocco it wasnt always Morocco a colony of Spain

[@brunolima7402]

Wrong. There was no Morocco or Spain back then, ignorant.

[@user-lh6yb3tq6t]

What?? There is no historical truth to any of those claims

[@Taiki97]

when?? give me the period when Spain has being a colony of Morocco, pls, I`m reading.

[@abrahammelano3495]

If Spain was a colony of Morocco then why Morocco is crying when they got obliterated back and is crying on colonialism? That makes no sense.

[@JohnnyLodge2]

@@abrahammelano3495 very good question. Turn about is never fair play I guess.

[@YS-pb5nc]

For Bosnia, you seemed to have forgotten to mention when Serbia invaded them, 250k Bosnian Muslims were genocided, and 2M were forced to flee the country

[@nahli8619]

The deeper he dives in the issue the more problem he will have in the comments. I think he made it as brief as possible on purpose

[@beloaded3736]

How many Muslims where there 100 milions so 2 milions flee? And 250k killed? Really? Mostly was 50k and majority of that number was killed in mutual Muslim vs Muslim clashes between radicals of Aliya and Fikret Abdic Babos armies. So stfu. Rofl genocide jokers.

[@YS-pb5nc]

@@nahli8619 is it really to much to ask for him to state who started a war and caused a genocide? If you were talking about ww2 you wouldn’t not mentioned the Holocaust, he didn’t even say it was Serbia that attacked, just that they were at war

[@nahli8619]

@@YS-pb5nc I know man, I'm a Bosnian of eastern Bosnia, my people and family have suffered a lot. I'm just saying why he probably didn't want to address such things, even tho they're factual and very important

[@IOwnKazakhstan]

I feel like the ones that are between countries that hate each other because of geographical positions are a whole lot less interesting. Like the Greece and Turkey one shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that has taken a look at that area on a map.

[@freemind360]

Thank You from Termas de Monfortinho

[@mies1mies]

netherlands and germany in foodbal (or socer for you americans) netherlands and belguim have a lova hate rivalry

[@wernercaspary7159]

In South America. Bolivia 🇧🇴 Peru 🇵🇪 and Argentina 🇦🇷 have a rivalry with Chile 🇨🇱. The War of the Pacific in the 1870's Chile vs Peru and Bolivia for territory. Argentina and Chile for territory in the Patagonia region. Add the futbol ⚽️ rivalry between these South American countries also 😉 Greetings from Germany...🍺🖐

[@SantiTheScots]

Exactly! Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱

[@vuestroancestro7648]

I will say Chile against everyone

[@Saggs786]

No hay ningun país de sud america que se lleve bien con Chile dfgjkfjgfkjg

[@HippasosofMetapontum]

you can fill this video just with Turkey Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria and many other countries that suffered in the Ottoman empire still have hate against Turkey. The Triangle - Russia, Poland, Germany is an interesting love - hate relationship over the history too ^^

[@HandlesAreShit]

Honestly, I would also say England vs Ireland also. The Troubles, famine, etc.

[@bluemoon4961]

Spain officially supports Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara and their autonomy plan.

[@waltuh11121]

Only the shitty left wing which is ruining the country. All the real politicians don't

[@enriquecalvonavarro1955]

It is true, with the vast majority of the population and all political parties (both left and right) against that decision.

[@joeyjojojrshabadoo7462]

One must wonder Morocco's view on the Catalan independence movement in Spain.

[@bluemoon4961]

@@enriquecalvonavarro1955 No one gives a shit about that though. It's official that's what matters.

[@rosaeruber225]

@@joeyjojojrshabadoo7462 they don't care. they just use it to punch back at Spain.

[@luckystudent00]

England: When are those two gonna realize that this rivalry is gonna turn even more deadly? US: Shit..... I don't know, we did fight on numerous occasions but luckily you didn't get involved for the third time: Our Civil War. But I'm glad that we're friends since the Late 1800's England and US: We ride together, we die together *Drinks Beer*

[@sskuk1095]

Turkey vs. Greece would also be an intercontinental dispute.

[@forgettmenot]

The photo at 2:13 while talking about Vatican City & PRC, it is Pope Francis visiting South Korea, not PRC. We all look same so understandable mistake but it may trigger some others out there! 😂 Pope Francis is with the previous-previous president of South Korea who was impeached unanimously after the famous Sewol incident that killed almost 300 high school students and teachers along with serious misconduct.

[@user-nk3su1wf5l]

The greco-turkish rivalry is way too shallow depicted

[@zukzuc5420]

yeah for example greek cypriots abusing turkish cypriots in cyprus

[@petiteexplication6249]

Theres also Morocco and Algeria

[@massimocometti6529]

I suggest Honduras-El Salvador (borders and immigration issues) that led to a 3-fay war in July 1969

[@darkprince178]

i love ur animaton very good

[@salmay4266]

Spain and Morocco are cool lately on the expense of Algeria though

[@thenaughtynerd7933]

No we're not .

[@enriquecalvonavarro1955]

No brother, although Algeria and Spain have problems, Morocco continues to be our greatest enemy today.

[@jedlen4262]

@@enriquecalvonavarro1955 only cz of Ceuta and mellila dispute, that and WS dispute (although Spain supports Morocco on that now), without those issues they'd be allies

[@enriquecalvonavarro1955]

@@jedlen4262 It is true that the most important conflict between Spain and Morocco is the territorial claims, not only of Ceuta and Melilla (they also want chafarinas, alboran, perejil, the Vélez de la Gomera rock and the Canary Islands). But this is not the only one. There is also the issue of immigration, the claim to control waters of Spanish sovereignty (recognized by the UN) and the numerous blackmails of Morocco throughout history. Morocco has never been an ally of Spain. This is shown in the multiple conflicts throughout history.

[@jedlen4262]

@@enriquecalvonavarro1955 yeah the little islands as well, but Morocco never officially claimed the canary Islands (in Morocco's history I mean, although the locals where originally from the African continent) Edit: little correction, yes there is a little dispute over a piece of ocean (where mount tropic is located, although that location isn't recognized by the UN as Spanish, but since now Spain supports autonomy plan for WS that indirectly means that Spain gave up on that dispute (since it is geographically closer to Morocco's WS than canary Islands). That said imo Spain and Morocco will eventually become good allies

[@mariosathens1]

You shouldn't mentioned Troy etc in the Greco-Turkish rivarly cause the Turks have no relation with this chapter of History. The Greeks moved and populated western Anatolia after the fall of Troy (Bronze Age) and built several Greek cities after Great Alexander's campaign (Hellenistic Era). They became the dominant ethnicity during the Byzantine Era (Medieval Greeks).

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

Bunch of Hellenized peoples

[@e.v3832]

nope, since modern turks mostly anatolian dna rather than central asian, for sure trojans and other anatolians are our ancestors also, you greeks just hellenized them and later after fall of byzantium those people turkified

[@mariosathens1]

@@e.v3832 what is this? The History of Anatolia ala Turka? The Greeks populated Western Anatolia during the Bronze Age (1200 bc). Then they built new cities in Central Anatolia, Egypt and Levant after Alexander's campaigns, meaning 1000 yeasrs after the Bronze Age. If you claim Anatolian DNA this means you have Greek DNA too since the Greeks were part of Anatolia, of Western Anatolia at least.

[@e.v3832]

@@mariosathens1 yes you greeks established some coastline cities but those are just very small to compare rest of anatolia, after alexander many greeks immigrated here and mixed with natives so in that case we have some common genes also, but anyway you mostly belong greek mainland genetically while we belong anatolian mostly genetically, you can check dna studies and haplagroups in both country, in summary you'll see some similarity between us and thats normal

[@tk5gqj514]

@@e.v3832 Those Anatolians aren't our ancestors or anything. We entered anatolia around 1071 after we won the battle of Manzikert. Our ancestors are Göktürks, not troja or anything like that

[@dparlyn]

About Spain, Spain government actually recognized the west Sahara as a part of Morroco and that changed the geopolitical situation now the rivalry is between Spain and Argelia cause Argelia is confronted whit Morocco meaning that Argelia support the independence of West Sahara.

[@Sceptonic]

Who is Argelia

[@dparlyn]

@@Sceptonic my bad in Spanish is Argelia and in English is Algeria XD

[@enriquecalvonavarro1955]

It is true, with the vast majority of the population and all political parties (both left and right) against that decision. Morocco is the most important enemy of spain and besides, Morocco is to blame for the problems that Spain has with Algeria. We have always had a fantastic relationship with Algeria.

[@xcell_r4thr87]

Algeria is like that one jealous cousin who tries to meddle with your business and ruin all your relationships just because your better than him at everything so he tries to bring down to his level

[@enriquecalvonavarro1955]

@@xcell_r4thr87 puede que eso penséis en Marruecos, pero Algeria siempre ha demostrado ser un gran aliado y amigo de España. De hecho, en los pocos conflictos que ha tenido Algeria con España siempre ha estado involucrado Marruecos.

[@Jolowietje]

0:30 why the belgian national anthem in the background?