The Longest Border in the World

Strange enclaves, peninsulas, and some pretty big mistakes.
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[@ManishManju]

I'm quite proud that you used kilometers instead of miles xD

[@Maxime_K-G]

But it also makes me feel weird x0

[@664theneighbor5]

Miles are better.

[@HelgaCavoli]

@@664theneighbor5, it's 2020. Update already. You can do it.

[@maniacram]

Maxime K-G No you’re not weird. Miles are perfectly fine too 👌.

[@NatureShy]

Helgali I prefer miles. I’m used to it while hiking. Literally every trail distance sign in the US uses miles.

[@TheGodlypig]

I live in vancouver, and seeing you at spots just a few blocks away from my house is surreal

[@jjmcook]

Same.

[@awesomeness1010]

Ikr!

[@awesomeness1010]

@@rithvikcheruvu5956*Surrey lol

[@fluffnight]

Yep!

[@sohan_89]

That's nothing. Imagine living in abbotabad and Osama bin laden was your neighbour all along.

[@brandonhiraeth4537]

It's absolutely hilarious that you said it doesn't cause any issues like the same month the pandemic starts and Roberts Point got cut off because of border closures.

[@tapalmer99]

There are several seaplanes and lots of people on boats

[@davidbarts6144]

@@tapalmer99 Capacity on the emergency ferry is limited and it is no real substitute from the easy road access to the Vancouver metro area that Pt. Roberts used to enjoy.

[@Coyotehello]

@@tapalmer99 actually Pt Roberts real estates dropped more than 30% at that time... The school closed the bank closed, the large grocery store closed...

[@RichardLalonde]

When John Tortorella was coach of the Vancouver, Canucks he lived in Point Robert’s because he is an American citizen. So he had to drive in to downtown Vancouver from Point Robert’s for work.

[@alittlebitgone]

@@RichardLalonde You are aware that an American citizen can live in Canada, right? Like.... do you think every American NHL player who plays for an American team drives from the US for every home game or practice?

[@dmillz23]

I'm native American and live in real jurisdictional nightmare of a reservation. The reserve straddles the st Lawrence River and nys, in Canada we have both quebec and Ontario.

[@andrepoiy1199]

Akwesasne right? Not only that the Canadian customs is on the mainland, so you have to go through that first before going back to the island

[@janoswimpffen7305]

I wrote my master's thesis about you guys there at Akwesasne.

[@peter_smyth]

6:15 "That's like four border crossings in one day, sounds like a nightmare." **Laughs in European**

[@Obscurai]

It's a nightmare because it is a hard border crossing with queues and wait times.

[@stevensamuel4634]

The European border crossings don't have hour long waits do they?

[@Terrus_38]

Steven Samuel In EU we don't have border crossings.

[@jayenvanz]

Terrus Ciekawostki *Schengen Area

[@stevensamuel4634]

@@Terrus_38 my point is your borders don't have security lines checking your passports

[@cx5954]

In Europe I cross 4 borders to get to work every day germany-Netherlands-Luxembourg-france

[@gazpachopolice7211]

Cool, could you share the map or something. It doesn't have to be exact, like from your house to office to protect privacy. Nearest border town/point. Would love to see it.

[@butterball_]

how many hours is the drive?

[@DQuaternion]

How do you go that route without crossing belgium? Doesn't seem to make a lot of sense...

[@cx5954]

Jonathon Perout No all countries are in the eu shcengen area

[@cx5954]

Jonathon Perout exactly

[@adly.prastya]

5:51 "Cananda"

[@colonelmaelradec7370]

Lol

[@CutiePi]

Cananda for ever

[@blizzbee]

2:41

[@raynemichelle2996]

Lol

[@marionschildcare]

Lol

[@delta-wd4gg]

5:53 "Cananda" I'm from Vancouver, and the whole Point Roberts thing has always puzzled me, but it has also made shopping online from US shops quite convenient!

[@TrevorWilliamsIsAgodDamnBoss]

Can we give this man some props. He waits until the very end for his ad. I love you

[@Rossbrian1]

Theres 4 ads in this video lol

[@TrevorWilliamsIsAgodDamnBoss]

@@Rossbrian1 gotta get ad blocker man. His add is at the end tho.

[@NoOne-bg4nd]

@@Rossbrian1 those are KZbin ads

[@AramiMedia]

That isn’t very fair. He makes money off those sponsors which help him carry on and upgrade his videos. You should be thankful that he has them at all, not that they are out of your way.

[@snoopyloopy]

Yep, just for that, I'll even watch it...

[@OhadPearl]

"Zoom in enough, always find weird stuff" - Johnny Harris, coronatimes

[@salliet9653]

Welcome to the Quantum world

[@donmayers3841]

True as ballssss😂😂I

[@jeffrey88888]

Thanks for visiting! Forty Ninth Parallel is one of my favourite places for coffee and donuts in Vancouver

[@user-iz3gv5vo6b]

In Canada, we know this. In the US, they've never heard of this. Keep up the great work Johnny.

[@markusz4447]

guess many US citizens couldn't point to canada on a globe

[@roshawn1111]

@@markusz4447 more like most people in the USA are worried about the Mexico and US border rather than Canada.

[@Ric9hardify]

I'm American, as in The United States of American. I knew this and more.

[@davedammitt7691]

@@markusz4447 a globe. LOL. Think my grandpa had one of those. Do you stop at gas stations and get road maps to figure out where you're going, also?

[@markusz4447]

@@davedammitt7691 dude a globe is mostly a learning tool and useful at that, nor for navigation ;)

[@user-nd8mq2qc9q]

Man I thought it is the first episode of the New Border Series 😂

[@joshuakevinserdan9331]

Vox Borders would still be hosted in the Vox channel I believe. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

[@coasterexpert7501]

@@joshuakevinserdan9331 No your correct.

[@user-nd8mq2qc9q]

@@joshuakevinserdan9331 You're right , let's look forward to the coming uploads

[@joshuakevinserdan9331]

@@user-nd8mq2qc9q Me too. Borders is my favorite in the Vox Channel. I'm going to guess that you feel the same way, lol.

[@user-nd8mq2qc9q]

Joshua Kevin Serdan Sure thing pal ᵔ◡ᵔ

[@surfie007]

I always stop whatever I’m doing to watch a new one of his videos

[@akaphotography]

same haha

[@judahmoar2533]

It's really satisfying rewatching this video and recognizing all the places they filmed. Feels kinda weird seeing Vancouver in a vid.

[@vamsisuggu6083]

Yeah same man😂😂

[@raynemichelle2996]

Why? There are lots of Vancouver videos on KZbin. I just think its cool that an American KZbinr is hanging out in Van.

[@nazeemmuhammed2249]

You probably have watched Van on TV more times than you realise lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZvQaGeMfNiNeLc

[@yoitsblazeable]

Currently binging all of your videos. I love history and your channel has so quickly became one of my favorites. Anxiously waiting for the next video!!

[@Y_Canada]

As a Canadian, I'm very happy to watch your videos about our country. You're amazing! Thank you.

[@TheT0N1c]

8:24 Alaska: Am I a joke to you?

[@swagrodgersmichaelpenisjr.1187]

do you not know what the continental united states is? it doesn’t include alaska or hawaii

[@javonte3473]

He said the continental United States 😐

[@TheT0N1c]

@@swagrodgersmichaelpenisjr.1187 It does include Alaska. If we wanted to exclude it He should have Said contiguous US.

[@TheT0N1c]

@@javonte3473 yes He did he didnt say contiguous US

[@markjohnson5071]

@@swagrodgersmichaelpenisjr.1187 Alaska is into the continent.

[@owenm3112]

Thank you for talking about canada again, as a canadian i appreciate the attention

[@willemslabbert591]

Not only are you delving into topics which the average person doesn't even think about you do it in such a eloquent way. Your videography and your editing is amazing and I think about these kind of things all the time I am more interested in science and whatnot but I like your videos they give me a break from my life to find out about maps and borders and how we have drawn these imaginary lines. Just want to say you've made an impact in my life made me feel not so alone so anyways wish you all the best I hope you keep making great content which you do

[@LikeTheBuffalo]

Don't worry, Johnny, Canada is really into you, too. Edit: Also the people of Cananda. _Huge_ Jonhnny Hrarris fans.

[@abarkaie]

seconded as a Canadian

[@jamielapping]

Bru fucking love bojack in your profile picture 😔 sad it’s over

[@averynoodles7754]

I screamed when he said "Vancouver"

[@ropro9817]

Yeah, Canada! :D

[@iSevenSimmer]

We do really love ya -from Toronto 🙌🏻🇨🇦

[@sunshinebowman-gibson1977]

Quarantine has made me find this video even more interesting than I already would’ve. Anyone else going crazy ?

[@adrianemira1909]

Hmmm

[@RudeDog-xi6ry]

Yeah sunshine 🌞 stir craziness lol

[@Hakumeiun]

6:00 I grew up in Southern Nevada, in a place where kids had to bus out of town to go to high school. We shared that high school with the Death Valley, CA kids and I always thought it was crazy they had to cross state lines to go to school. But that has nothing on this!

[@beckstervanc4947]

Johnny you are everything KZbin should be! Another informative, educational and fun video! I’m from the U.K. (London) and I am hooked on your content! Thank you for keeping my mind fit with intelligent content. I was in danger of gorging on the online version of junk food -social media

[@campossanti]

Quarantine and a new video comes up. Thanks Johnny !

[@joshratiani]

9:28 The West end of the border (past Point Roberts) has some really interesting history. The border in the San Juan islands was disputed with the Pig War.

[@luxpjamer]

Josh Ratiani just read about think after seeing your post. Thanks

[@gwdexter]

Glad I wasn't the only one yelling WHAT ABOUT THE PIG WAR!? at the screen....

[@tysalerno2166]

Johnny, I would love to see a video done by you based on how borders should change when rivers or lakes were the defining lines between two states or countries. Especially now when rivers and lakes are being drastically affected by damning, water shortages, etc. Just an idea though! Maybe worth an inquiry.

[@TheRockMorton]

Interesting perspective on the border formation and what it looks like at ground level. I'd like to add that land surveys were typically performed with compass and theodolite (or transit), and in certain situations maybe chains (not string). Many thanks!

[@DonRossMusic]

This has likely been dealt with in another comment, but I'll risk repeating it. The 49th parallel forms the border from Lake of the Woods west to the border between BC and Washington State. East of Lake of the Woods, the border follows a combination of natural boundaries and treaty-agreed survey markers. This is alluded to (briefly), but for the most part the border is called a straight line (even referred to incorrectly as a straight line that goes on for 6416 km at 1:40) . "The 49th Parallel" is a colloquialism for the international boundary, but 70% of Canada's population actually lives south of the 49th parallel, including all the people in Toronto and Montreal (the two largest cities). I live in Nova Scotia at 44.6 degrees north. The whole province is below the 49th, as are the entire provinces of Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. The eastern parts of the border were negotiated for the most part in the 18th and 19th centuries. Toronto is located at 43 degrees North, Montreal at 45, and Halifax (where I live) at 44.6. Even Ottawa, the national capital, is at 45. So, the western half of the border is the 49th parallel for the most part (like Vancouver and its appropriately named coffee shop), but the vast majority of the population lives south of the 49th. Fun fact: Pelee Island (Canada's southernmost point in the middle of Lake Erie) is at 41.6 degrees North, a little south of the boundary line between Oregon and California over on the west coast. Cool, eh?

[@mikes8874]

Wow, Don Ross! Love your music ! :)

[@Sjalabais]

This is a necessary and sensible comment to a sloppy and uninformative video that is at least ten minutes too long. Thank you for taking your time!

[@a_human8489]

Don Ross as a vancouverite I’m insulted by that 2 largest cities comment Vancouver is larger than your pseudo French TOWN Were second not Paris after budget cuts.

[@DonRossMusic]

@@a_human8489 Hi there. I don't really understand this comment or how what I said could at all be insulting, but, no matter how one counts the populations of the largest cities in Canada, Vancouver is smaller than both Montreal and Toronto. That's not an insult, it's just true. According to the 2016 census, the population of the city of Vancouver proper is 603,502, which makes it Canada's 8th largest city (after Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, Edmonton, Mississauga and Winnipeg). If one counts the greater metropolitan areas of the cities (central city + suburban and satellite communities), Vancouver has 2,463,431 people, making it the third largest after Toronto (5,928,040) and Montreal (4,098,927). Montreal is majority French speaking (indeed, the world's second largest French-speaking city after Paris), but Canada has had two official languages for many years and Montrealers have Canadian citizenship. Have a nice day!

[@DonRossMusic]

@@mikes8874 Thanks, Mike!

[@AstonMartinStig]

I love Canada so much. Awesome time every time I venture up north. East coast, west coast, both of Canada's are wonderful places for tourists.

[@thaselloyd8289]

No! Don't come here the bears will eat you. Go to hawaii where its safe

[@corinnaely8012]

I see what you mean as I look at the boarder line myself! This was very knowledgeable for me. Thank you so much for your videos and keep up the good work! Coco

[@Chimera_Photography]

That intro sounded like every friend of mine smoking pot for the first time! “But it IS interesting! That’s what I’m here to tell you!” 😂

[@j2174]

American: "and then they end up not taking over Canada" Rest of Humanity: "and then the Americans lost."

[@nelsond5361]

Americans lost the war. Even trump threatened to punish Canada claiming that the Canadians burned the White House

[@jondabon6522]

Donel they did burn it tho

[@Hawkeye-kr6uw]

Jonathan Wong the British burned the White House in 1814.

[@stormflyer6574]

@@Hawkeye-kr6uw it was a combination on Canadians a Brits many Canadians

[@jondabon6522]

Hawkeye 5381 canada was already an autonomous country by then, if not heavily influenced by britain

[@BeckiandChris]

“Am I contributing to erosion with all this traipsing through the woods?!” DEAD!! Shit this was so good! Also such a trip!!

[@team419]

i really hope this manufactured relationship you guys share is worth the exposure - the smiles seem so forced. feels like an episode of black mirror or something

[@bernielomax4859]

@@team419 nice.

[@pamacons]

I saw that drone footage and was like “damn that looks like chris’s footage”

[@iamfantastic.iamgreat3649]

@@team419 I want you to clean my jumper today. Will you do it? Please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please! Thank you so munch? Sorry for the inconvenience caused. Please let us know if you saw any openings at Mumbai office. Please contact me. Thanks

[@SHENGEsiyabonga]

"It'salways interesting to zoom in" Most versatile phrase, ever

[@tozomulali1]

I can watch every channel on my box staring Johnny Harris, The Art of Journalism… Love your work!!! Thank you I appreciate you

[@paultoqueboeuf2881]

Youforgot to highlight the border between Canada and Alaska

[@Q_QQ_Q]

cuz it was not drawn but bought

[@leonlawson2196]

ҳҲ̸Ҳ̸ҳ well it was drawn. By Russia.

[@GuyfromtheWAN]

@Rodrigo Rex it was bought from russia

[@antonioribeiro9984]

The video is about "the longest border in the world". This is another border...

[@a_human8489]

Urm how do I say this? It’s not.........human accessible

[@doctergoogle]

There's these 2 towns at the swedish finnish border that are right next to each other and since they're both really small they can cross with no drama they even share supplies like fire trucks and ambulances. They're basically the same place.

[@ThatBronxgirl7]

LOL I'm like Kilometers? Vancouver is the most beautiful city. I hopped on the ferry to Salt Spring Island. LOVE IT!!

[@chaselearnslanguages47]

He always looks like he’s so irritated with everything. But just looks. If you listen to him, you don’t hear any irritation in his voice.

[@samuelblake]

constipation look

[@alpheusmadsen8485]

I didn't notice that, but now that you mention it, you're right!

[@genericstaticshock705]

I absolutely love it . I didn’t notice until the beginning of this video when he was explaining why he continues to talk about Canada. It’s ok James sorry. I didn’t even say anything but sorry , geez. Oh Canada 😂

[@faro_inc]

he's sarcastic and annoying

[@Kumorini]

@@faro_inc ok.

[@Evantures]

Loving this video. From a fellow youtuber, and geographer. You should come visit Iqaluit, Nunavut when the world is'nt on pause... It's beautiful up here.

[@MrAwesomestar7]

Lol felt like I just rewatched CP Grey

[@elijahdale4546]

CGP Grey

[@RoyalePukes]

I came to the comment section because I had the same vibe

[@Ptaku93]

it felt completely different for me

[@Kahhru]

Exact same topic, completely different vibe.

[@Azsunes]

Point Robert's is pretty crazy house prices on one side are a few hundred thousand move north and a small house becomes a million just by crossing the border.

[@voxveritas333]

but is that CAD or USD?

[@Azsunes]

@@voxveritas333 Was looking at it in CAD on both sides

[@killerjames33]

Probably a nice place to live if you have dual citizenship.

[@RoboticDragon]

Canadian here again, I love these highlights on obscure stuff, I never would have thought to think about. Great little insight into both of our countries.

[@poulpostz]

5:50 CANANDA ! LONG LIVE TO THE CANANDA ! Great video by the way :)

[@10shatrunjay]

Ah thank you for fulfilling the thirst for a new Borders episode.

[@enriceaux]

Bro you deserve way more subs. The production quality on your vids is top notch. Always happy to see a new video!

[@sophiesacilotto5470]

Thank you so much for doing this video! I live on Vancouver Island and it was super cool to learn more about the history of the border and see some great footage of where I live!

[@poocrafter2]

I'm curious do you guys in Canada specifically Vancouver and the like learn about the history of that area? I remember here in Washington State we are required to take a state history class in 8th grade.

[@sophiesacilotto5470]

@@poocrafter2 Yes we learn quite a bit about the history of the area but it is mostly focused on colonization and the gold rush and not much else (as far as I can remember)

[@Pete_YT]

Zoom out for perspective, zoom in for insight.

[@neilgabion5836]

Let me borrow this.

[@toreheggem2366]

I like how some of these "inconveniences" could be solved by adding ferry trips across the water. Ferry from Point Roberts to the rest of the Us mainland =No border crossing and generally shorter time spent on the trip itself.

[@FruityVeggieHead]

I thought this too, I’m sure tho there’s a good reason they haven’t. Probably either weather or currents make a ferry unreliable/not always safe, or it’s financially not worth it bc of how few people would utilize the ferry. I’m sure it’s like the border towns in TX where people work/shop over the border rather than travel farther into the US. I bet the school children are the only ones who “need” to travel to the rest of the US, and there can’t be that many of them if it’s only middle school up in that small an area

[@MexiPenguin11]

Yes, however the water though that area can get extremely choppy during the winter. You would need a substantially large ferry to handle the wakes, too big and costly for the amount of children and adults. Hip hip hooray for northern Washington winter weather!

[@aberrantbotanista4951]

Ferry crossings aren't as easy and quick as you might think. I grew up in the San Juans.

[@garbour456]

Ferrys are also quite expensive

[@Roxadus460]

​@aberrantbotanista4951 even tho I didn't grow up in The San Jaun Islands I remember visiting them in August and the ferries were slow on the day I went, I couldn't imagine how long the trip would be during winter..

[@jonathonperout6786]

I lived in Point Roberts for 3 years and worked on mainland US in Bellingham. I really enjoyed it and miss it there. The locals are amazing, and if you are vacationing in Vancouver, I highly recommend stopping down to the Point for a visit (once the world is open again).

[@iodainsoneoficial]

Mr. Harris, Thanks for this fantastic video! Your videos are actual geography lessons!

[@JuhrrellMusicNow]

You're really nice with editing and storyboarding. The way you organize and simplify the direction of your writing and/or recording (applauding)

[@ninipasta9062]

Imagine those kids make friends at school and theyre like come over this weekend, its like nah i dont wanna do 4 border crossings

[@davidzirn5934]

I just recently found you and I am extremley impressed! I would like to add another oddity about borders. Ohio and Michigan have an oddity that part of Michigan can only be accessed by driving thru Toledo Ohio , or by boat! Trivial but interesting! Keep up the good work !

[@fuori_piste]

Very informative and entertaining. Great editing too. Thank you

[@Abdulaziz2003]

Thank you for making a video to help us pass the time. Very interesting video, watched the whole thing :) ❤️ love your vids man!

[@finnmeiklejohn7012]

I literally saw my house in this video! I'm so happy you enjoyed Vancouver

[@lujeanwood7802]

I am truly fantasizing I am there right now with all of you. This is amazing information and so much fun. Great vision to strive for in my future (now).

[@wizeird]

"the only way to access is through this little land bridge", "you have to do 4 border crossings a day just to go to school", somebody tell this man about boats

[@shantor100]

Boats and riding them costs alot of money

[@johndododoe1411]

@@shantor100 Tell that to people on tiny islands needing the boat trip because water, not because borders.

[@shantor100]

@@johndododoe1411 I'm specifically talking about this story. Not everyone on earth. Relax. I know children in other countries cross rivers on bridges to go to school. I just made a general response to someone suggestion a boat. Obviously those people thought about it too and don't take a boat for some reasons. Maybe the water is more dangerous at certain times of the year. I don't know

[@johndododoe1411]

@@shantor100 I wasn't talking about rivers and bridges, I was talking tiny islands near coasts or bigger islands.

[@shantor100]

@@johndododoe1411 you're not paying attention are you

[@brokensilence11153]

As a Canadian, I love that we got 2 videos in a row. :) I learned things!

[@KarlShakur]

I absolutely love your animations. your workflow must be berzerk.

[@capcompass9298]

Check Escourt, Quebec. It supposidly came about on the last evening of drawing the border and the wine flowed a little too much. In the morning, a straight line was drawn but it now goes through people's gardens.

[@noelleelizabeth9991]

"They don't cause too much inconvenience" laughs in US/Canadian border indefinitely closed because of covid.

[@noelleelizabeth9991]

@AKAAK I meant the Point Roberts/Northwest Angle border issues. Also way too many people abused that Alaska loophole, they should've just forced them all to take ferries through the inside passage.

[@casey6556]

@@noelleelizabeth9991 Agreed.

[@casey6556]

@@noelleelizabeth9991 Well, either that or have them quarantine here for 14 days like everyone else.

[@johndododoe1411]

@AKAAK A ferry would just charge for vehicle size and enjoy the profit.

[@iamfantastic.iamgreat3649]

You need to clean my jumper. Do it! Please?

[@georgel9409]

Hope you enjoyed my city. Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the world

[@greatwolf5372]

And the least affordable

[@Slenderman63323]

@@greatwolf5372 Hey, all the foreign buyers left because of covid 19, also the over leveraged airbnb rentals are draining money by the day now. Maybe Vancouver will be slightly less unaffordable now.

[@slam5]

@@greatwolf5372 unfortunately.

[@SuperKing604]

@@Slenderman63323 it hasn’t left at all

[@Slenderman63323]

@@SuperKing604 Yep. If anything it went up

[@yodorob]

The "49th parallel" is most accurate for the West, since in the East, the border is much south of that - and Montreal, Toronto, Nova Scotia, etc. are all south of the 49th.

[@jaberwoky_]

Over twenty-five million Canadians live south of the 49th parallel.

[@raynemichelle2996]

@@jaberwoky_ That is the majority of the population

[@jaberwoky_]

@@raynemichelle2996 Correct. Get a map of the continental USA and check out the American cities that are north of our most southern point. I forget the numbers but there are X million Canadians who live further south than Y million Americans.

[@stev6963]

This is so interesting to me. I’m so interested in geography and maps. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@jamesbruzgis9476]

Cool. I love the reasons behind borders! I travel for a living and I always look up “why” this city is here.

[@elizabethraynard5669]

Loving the Canadian content! I'm from the east coast so the west coast focus is nice 🙂👌🇨🇦

[@LizziePeirce]

Fascinating! Loved the moments you guys captured of the trip too. Could’ve had more moss though 😇

[@grandenauto3214]

My best friends dad cut that “weird line” when he was a kid, at Waterton National Park

[@dalimiladamus9986]

Once again, great video. Watchin you from the Czech Republic, in the middle of europe, you have fans even here aaaand we have a borders too :D keep up the great content.

[@KylerJohnson7]

“Shut up Becky”

[@Lambda_Ovine]

Time to destroy the comment section with the next question: Can you imagine if the border between Mexico and the US were that friendly to each other?

[@jeffersonclippership2588]

Things would be a lot easier for the millions of people who cross every year for school, work, shopping, and vacations.

[@carbon5362]

Wouldn't be that practical. In terms of Canada we only have Canadians crossing the border and they wouldn't feel the need to since the living conditions are pretty much the same. The southern border doesn't just open up to Mexico but to every other country in the continental Americas. Also there isn't nearly as much trade between the US and Canada as there is between the US and Mexico so it would make sense for there to be more security at that border because way way more people are crossing it for economic reasons. In my opinion the wall is a bit much and more of a public stunt than anything effective, however it makes sense for the Canadian and Mexican borders to be different.

[@tuckerbugeater]

@@pfchim2012 You should shut up.

[@raynemichelle2996]

@@carbon5362 On the other hand, we in Canada have Americans threatening to move up here whenever politics doesn't go their way down there. Americans are our Mexicans. Also, we love Mexican tourists up here in Canada.

[@jonathandewberry289]

@@raynemichelle2996 Also, everyone loves Mexican tourists but nobody loves Mexican Cartels flooding into their borders. 100% of applications from Canadians requesting to become Americans (actually all forms of visas) are 100% full 100% of the time. I don't know what smug passive-aggressive thing you hoped to spit out here but nope.

[@GoTraveling1]

Johnny, as a Winnipegger, I've been to the Northwest Angle before and Jim's Corner. It was very odd for sure! Also we went in the winter and you can take an ice road directly across Lake of the Woods without having to cross the border! Definitely a fun day trip from Winnipeg!

[@GoTraveling1]

Also, if you do really want to go here some day, I'd be happy to take you!

[@poopinawoodbox]

Hello from Nanaimo Vancouver island! Saw my town when you zoomed in on the map 😅

[@blackcatiswatchingyou7776]

"Is everyone convinced that moss is the greatest thing in the world yet?" followed by more nonsense and giggles is an extremely on-mushrooms thing to say.

[@todayisokay4075]

lol I was just at that coffee shop. It's in kits right? (their orange and pistachio donut is amazing)

[@meowcula]

cheers from Canada! Liking your work.

[@mayalarrondo7254]

As a Canadian this made me smile so much!! Thank you for finding us interesting:)

[@singlesinceforever1964]

What this video did for me is realized I need friends. I miss hanging out.

[@jakenasewich490]

At 5:51 the graphic says “Cananda” instead of Canada lol

[@abcdefg91111]

Nice catch

[@ZVTV404]

These videos hit hard af in my car. Like, I wasn’t prepared, ha. Literally tho, the most 🔥 documentary/journalism channel on the 🕸

[@bumwog]

When you zoomed in to point roberts I could see my house in tsawwassen by the ferry terminal 🤯 didn't think I'd be seeing that in this video 😅

[@johnbenton5102]

It's so weird how information gets to me. This is not the first time that I have heard something on a podcast and then see a video pop up for the same topic later. I'm sure it is just a coincidence, but 99% invisible did a large chunk of an episode of the enclaves and stuff about that boarder and did a whole episode on point roberts.

[@jsavage5024]

Its your phone spying on you, this is the new generation marketing, todays technology follows every site you go to & listens to conversations you have so it can provide you with the best matching videos/websites or whatever you looking for. This how they make money from you

[@sameer_ansari5434]

Can you share the link of 99% invisible's recent podcast ?

[@arnabsadhukhan4048]

Johnny has the weirdest things he focuses on while hanging out with friends. Good for you, buddy!

[@FizpzPlays]

Wonderful video! I myself live in the state of Maine so I also thought the line not being straight here was a tad strange.

[@jwisdom1119]

Just started following this guy , love the content

[@SilverWave64]

6:05 - Just use a boat

[@waitzsauce]

Would love it if you did a video about treaty lands in Canada especially in light of the recent Wet'suwet'en blockades. Seems like everybody in Canada is confused about the borders and what is ceded/unceded!

[@juliol854]

Johnny boy! I love your segments. I probably watched all already. Haha!

[@robertpaulson8666]

Cant stop thinking of taboo watching this. Such a good show

[@dianabeairsto]

Yes! Love the Canada stuff!!!!!

[@James_Lives]

I work by Point Roberts and always wondered what’s the point 😂

[@raviatm]

Roberts

[@sydney59]

so cool seeing you at my coffee shop, great donuts

[@ozramcaesar1420]

I love your content... Putting your ads at the end... Lots of love from Philippines.... ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@klaudelu18]

Casually educating through casual education.

[@luckdemon3415]

Thanks for showing off my country! I’m way up past the 55th parallel in Alberta also have you been to science world?

[@aero33888]

The Vancouver Telus(R) Science World, or the Edmonton one?

[@luckdemon3415]

Aero I didn’t even know hey had one in Edmonton! I’m going there in 4 days so I’ll check it out. I was referring to the one in Vancouver which I’ve been too

[@laurenandseth]

That’s so crazy about Point Roberts! It’s also the same situation with Angle Inlet, Minnesota

[@strpdhatldy]

My friend grew up in northern Maine and bused across the border to New Brunswick for school. It was the closest school by like an hour.