The World According to Geoguessr Players.

[@jevux]

holy shit 40 minutes of zigzag explaining metas i'm actually speechless this is amazing

[@Igor0__0]

Dude you should see his second channel

[@zlomeny]

HE FINALLY EXPLAINED GEOGUESSR 🥳 (geoguessr expl;ained reference)

[@Choekaas]

This was so much fun! Thank you very much for doing this, and in so detailed fashion! I was so happy to see that you noticed all of the details, especially a lot of the obscure ones, and that you enjoyed the illustration so much. ❤ Serbia: Jelen is a popular beer brand there, so just to have a little more colourful variety in the Balkans, I just filled the country with them. As for Bangladesh: I actually forgot to illustrate it, and I honestly didn't realize it until you pointed it out. Complete brainfart there by me haha. xD

[@GeoPepito-su2bv]

Very nice piece of work @Choekass. Amazing details. And the explanations by Zigzag are priceless

[@tirsojed]

Great work! I'd like to point out that the red soil in Brazil feels a bit off though. It is mostly in the Central Western and Southern parts of the country. It's much less common in the Northeast and near the coast.

[@elvs.]

Do you plan to update the map to ad bangladesh illustrations ? (great work though)

[@sweetsweetmeat]

I know nobody is going to agree with me but this whole whiteneing the teeth and eyes of the thb seriously needs to end. Looks virtually sat@nic.

[@nuclear9977]

@@elvs.yes my hot gf / bottom ❤

[@ICanSnake]

8:03 Imagine going Idaho on Hawaii.

[@Gamers4sho]

LMAO

[@CriticalityIncident]

😂

[@frijoless22]

a little sad he didn't acknowledge the grid

[@DragonBank]

Yuppp. I was sad he just mentioned the volcanic ash and not the silly perfect grids in a volcano island that show up a ton and now have the funny Idaho lore around them.

[@davidz2690]

Adding the straight line mission line across Wales is such a nice touch. Tom did so much for the game

[@pythor2117]

Would be epic as a jigsaw puzzle

[@nilsp9426]

9000 pieces or more please!

[@Basch12345]

someone please make this and sell it to me

[@geoEndoline]

someone please make this 🙏

[@oxylenspeedrun7763]

the ALTO sign isn't in north columbia but panama! i love this map, really great job from the artist

[@jessali_]

I'm really nerding out over this, what a beautiful illustration! And I'm surprised I even learned new stuff! I've played this game almost every single day for 5 years, but apparently there's still some common meta I wasn't aware of!

[@indigo1324]

5:08 I think the speed limit sign is pointing out that it’s mostly only western states that have speed limits as high as 80. In the rest of the country, the highest possible speed limit is usually 70 or 75.

[@OlalOop]

It's apparently only Nevada, Montana and South Dakota that goes as high as 80.

[@dlkchi1506]

i like the detail on the highway to inuvit, it was drawn darker than the other roads which highlights the fact that it still only have gen 2. props to the hard work!

[@deloreandorian]

5:49 is a super common 'adopt-a-highway' sign in my home state of Missouri. It wasnt until i got into geoguessr that i found out it was unique and used as a meta!

[@tweety.-.]

also find it a lot in ontario!

[@ryanolsen294]

@@tweety.-.cool, any chance at all you would know the towns? Or at least, where’d would be this sign be more common? Maybe the biggest cities? Or even, smaller towns maybe?😅

[@anson2457]

You see them in New Mexico as well

[@Crazyclay78YT]

yeah i for sure know that wisconsin and illinois' are very distinct too

[@23Sam]

doesnt kansas have the sunflower illustration on all their signs too? I never realized that those 2 states used such similar art on their signs lol

[@kyle-homa]

When the valedictorian gives you all their notes

[@velociroger]

not putting the olive green possum guards for tas is craaazy

[@skyblockgamer7713]

Also he missed super unique Slovenian road markers.

[@yesh420]

@@skyblockgamer7713 i cant tell if these are legitimate things or youre just making things up lmao

[@skyblockgamer7713]

@yesh420 I don't really understand what you mean but these road markers which you can see in the video are the best indicators of Slovenia.

[@yesh420]

@@skyblockgamer7713 thank you

[@realkrusty]

40 minutes of intense geoguessr knowledge is HYPEE

[@Lellela]

Now if only I could remember every single one of these at the same time for more than 2 minutes, I'd be a pro!

[@Carlcoolice]

That's such a cool map. Must've taken alotta effort to create.

[@libbieslicious]

zigzag tries to go one video without mentioning a red road (IMPOSSIBLE CHALLENGE)💀

[@-lolzie-]

HELPPPP

[@Kj_Gamer2614]

15:50 Monaco does have striped curbs on some places constantly, such as the famous hairpin in the race keeps the striped curbs year rounds

[@Tvngsten]

11:49 It's the old Martinique flag

[@arrowheaded]

27:46 rip the desh, gone but never forgotten 💔

[@awsomemodels]

I wonder why he left it out 😂

[@imtherealclown]

22:01 they're correct, back right is Reunion if I'm not mistaken

[@Maistora11]

39:50 "Jelen" means deer and there's also a drawing of a deer below but not sure what is the Geoguessr meta significance here.

[@aleksandarpavlovski-uz6zf]

Jelen indeed means deer in Serbian, but it refers to a beer brand which is quite distinctive to a town named Apatin (where the brewery is) but it's the largest beer brand in Serbia so you can see it all around the country. It's also a great tip for the Balkans where you can see different beer brands on bilbords. For example in Serbia beside Jelen there's Zaječarsko, for Croatia there's Ožujsko, Karlovačko, in Montenegro Nikšićko, and North Macedonia Skopsko. I guess it's hard to memorize if you're not from Balkans, but we sure do know all the beers in the region 😂😂

[@gregoryhouse7804]

14:35 I think there is no clear-cut border because it is likely a region where the languages and cultures of both countries blend and intermix. But I could be wrong.

[@fleek6319]

true, it's the region of the Sami, indigenous people. Their land spreads all across northern Finland, Sweden, Norway. I think even a bit of Russia

[@stefansoder6903]

@@fleek6319 Yes but the missing border line is in the Torne Valley which is a culturally Finnish area on both sides of the border. Finnish language and architectural style is on both sides of the border.

[@fleek6319]

@@stefansoder6903 ahh true, the Sami region is much bigger. Thanks, I didn't know that!

[@the_zizam3073]

Oscar please make video in format of "Who wants to be a milionare" and invite some pros. Like,, Which of these 4 bollards is Denmark bollard and stuff like that. I think it could be fun.

[@pete6929]

Great idea!

[@pinkdragon4830]

That would be sick

[@zecdi]

fire idea

[@plodiN3]

The artwork is so beautiful. We do have a nice little planet

[@GlaciaI47]

37:52 it's the sunrise coverage of the highway in Amur. Also in Mexico, the road become white in Yucatan and end up on a pink lake

[@Ellies_okay]

Two minutes in an I have to pause so I can watch when I can give this my fullest attention. This is amazing.

[@DuckOfRubber]

The Canadian Shield is some of the oldest exposed rock on Earth. Because it is extremely dense and hard, it can withstand glaciers and erosion fairly well, but the topsoil gets scraped away every ice age so it never really builds up.

[@raindropsonthewindowsill5170]

Daaaammn, salute to the artist (and you for explaining it all)

[@MichaelCoIIins]

10:00 in , This is Crazy bro!! Absolutely love the piece and the work put into it. The details are soooo good! You should do a collab with him and publish it as the unofficial GG cheat sheet!

[@Choekaas]

I'm up for it! 😊

[@bone_broth_000]

Such a good video!! I learned a ton. So thank you @zi8gzag and @choekaas both. A couple things I noticed: the two Alto signs are actually both in Panama, showing the font change when you're west vs east of the canal. And the US speed limit sign, in addition to being different from Canada's "Maximum", is specifically 80MPH which is a really high speed that you typically only see on a few highways, like the I-15 in Utah. Oh and Ghana tape is correctly front-right (I think you were thinking of Reunion!)

[@pete6929]

I’ve always loved these kinds of maps! It reminds of one I had as a kid with drawings of people and animals on it. Nice vid, really liked the explanations of the details

[@geoEndoline]

you missed the diagonal grid on the big island at 8:02 , great detail

[@cofetimeforintalkenglish]

39:55 Jelen is a popular Serbian beer brand, i assume its there cause theres a lotta advertisements for it

[@zwatotem]

ȸeer

[@theotimepinchart7724]

As a Belgian, I must say we got done quite dirty here

[@sayansingha6370]

13:15 goat mentioned!

[@sanj_lh]

27:40 Yess your second pradesh “day-sh” pronunciation was perfect!! It’s actually the same pronounciation with Bangladesh too

[@azrule6663]

thing is the 'd' in pradesh is not a hard d sound, its similar to 'th' sound in 'the' , So a better reperesentation should be pra-thé-sh

[@Natural_Order]

As a northeastern US resident in October right now….the trees are looking quite pretty

[@noneotherthanmyself173]

Same the trees are beautiful

[@elaynedorthenel2810]

The Canadian Shield is the remnants of a huge mountain range that was decapitated by retreating glaciers. Absolutely beautiful, and makes for incredible outdoor adventures. There's a reason we call it cottage country, it's perfect for camping and other outdoor sports. Personal favourites are canoeing, hiking, and snowshoeing. It's difficult to build infrastructure because all the soft rock was scraped off by the ice sheets and left exposed the hard underlying rock. Driving the highways where they had to blast through the rock is an interesting combination of appreciation and intimidating.

[@refliqsyt576]

as someone from New jersey, shoprite is really only in New Jersey, New York and some of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Maryland

[@gigafrooge-rokturis]

39:08 "' we got just some white flowers''' bro they''re deadly...

[@bjorn.josmans]

Great editing in the video its really improved

[@lynden9771]

The drawing of the bus / van in the Russian Far East could be referring to all the Japanese cars you find there, that looks like it could be a typical Japanese style flat fronted minivan of some sort

[@soeytsu]

bro just put 3 things on brazil and called it a day

[@LucasTrikas]

So many missed opportunities, the map is truly amazing tho.

[@tobbex7372]

This map is just amazing! What a great job!

[@TheOnlyVipey]

8:22 The second "Pare" sign is in Panama. He is illustrating the separation between the use of "Pare" in Mexico/Central America and "Alto" in South America.

[@mork6668]

In Brazil they also use PARE

[@Declan398]

Other way around

[@eljefecom]

1:24 Fire Hydrant colors are used to indicate the water flow rate.

[@onyxify]

missed a few references (updating as i watch) south america - red soil specifically in argentina panhandle + black dot on the plates europe - estonian white flowers

[@pingerlol]

22:01 youre thinking of the reunion tape, this one is in the right place

[@Sakarias07]

37:52 they are referring to sunset coverage around the p-297

[@tyehardy4534]

it's always so weird how well known Inuvik is to geoguessr players. I first heard of inuvik through playing geoguessr, and managed to manifest myself moving there through it. Amazing little town

[@jakistam1000]

19:52 Yes we're a catholic country, but this reference is more specific. When someone dies in a car crash, sometimes people will set up a cross next to the road where the person died, especially in rural areas. Occasionally there will be flowers as well. (Until now, it never occured to me that this might be Poland-specific thing)

[@lynk9852]

It's also something that's done in Germany - at least southern Germany

[@tedzards509]

9:49 In Brazil, you missed the tall grass around Tocantins, the rocky mountains in Espírito Santo and the mesh sattelite dish

[@dascraazy]

the ghana tape isnt incorrectly placed btw also rip that theres no south georgia and south sandwich islands, falkland islands, bangladesh, american samoa, pitcairn islands, reunion black tape, and no british indian ocean territory (and basically no cocos islands thing) oh and 11:39 thats martinique old flag cuz martinique has some trekker coverage

[@gubblfisch350]

No Azores either

[@dascraazy]

@@gubblfisch350 true they didnt put they they only put portugal, there shoudlve been the azores flowers and that its volcanic

[@imtherealclown]

30:10 also the Yamaguchi yellow guardrail

[@erichschweingruber4533]

The swiss speed limit sign doesn't show the town name but it reads "Generell" and is always on a 50 km/h speed limit sign. It means generally 50 km/h. It is usually shown when entering a town

[@dewgie]

this video was great vibes :)

[@yonatanneustadt2792]

5:13 all kum & go's got renamed to maverik recently. (And yes, it is a gas station.)

[@Oznej]

Lovely walkthrough! I think the missing borders point out very common 50/50s - like northern Sweden and northern Finland. There's also no border between Botswana and South Africa.

[@marcqc19]

Theses Quebec ''bollards'' have two very different use. The blue/yellow(or blue/blue, yellow/yellow) are used for lane markings, yellow is for dotted passing lane marking and blue is solid yellow line. The white ones are used at the beginning(3 red lines) on(1 red line) and end(green) of the guard rails during the winter for the snow plowers

[@moonnxss]

for what ive seen till now orange and white snow poles are common in hokkaido too and around wakkanai sometimes u can see a mix of russian and japanese on the plates i learn how to be good at guessing japan on my own but u always have something more to tell me ty for this video ur just too good at this game

[@milanomaster]

That's such a brilliant map

[@TheNathcrash]

Man put the estonian white flower, what a king

[@SuryaBudimansyah]

Zi8gzag stole the "ENHANCE! ENHANCE!" gimmick from Jack and take it to the pro level

[@andrewdrover4001]

the newfie boxes as u call them are used for Garbage/trash boxes mostly

[@JoniCoroni]

The swiss speed signs do not have the town name on them. It says "Generell" which means "general" it is most often used in towns and cities to mark the 50 kph speed limit. Basically when you are in a Town the speed is 50 in general unless there is for example a 30 kph zone. And because everyone knows that the limit is generally 50 there is no need for a speed restriction sign after every intersection for example.

[@johnmurphy9286]

That western US tree in Oregon is likely the Dougless Fir (state tree of Oregon)

[@dqqqqqq]

Amazing vid as always 💪

[@mork6668]

The no hunting signs in Portugal are indeed red and white,and you can also find them in diamond shape!!

[@AlexPope1668]

The Canadian Shield was created by a massive glacier retreating (last ice age), which scraped most of the dirt/soil away, leaving just a few inches of soil and a lot of exposed bedrock.

[@at_playz9012]

8:24 i think it is in panama

[@helvetiqa]

Kum-n-Go is a chain of gas stations and convenience stores. They're trying to expand more nationally but are going to change their awkward name first 😂

[@nathanhass]

FYI all “Kum & Go” will be rebranded as “Maverik” by the end of next year

[@michaellee4276]

The speed limit is 80 mph in parts of the western U.S. high plains freeways. In the Eastern US, midwest and on the West Coast, the speed limit is rarely over 70 mph, never over 75. That is why that sign near Utah says 80.

[@Thomasott-s1i]

amazing vid so entertaining

[@lucassancere4072]

12:34 I am quite sure they both knew the meta, especially Blinky, but with the high stress they missed it.. Also I think he saw the mini palm trees in the garden usually typical of south UK and went there

[@SophiaMix-m9p]

arrêt is stop in french, and is pronounced “ahet” with a little bit of the french r sound where the h is 2:58

[@arrtemfly]

straight line mission mentioned... hell yea!

[@Shakazaramesh]

Personally I wouldn't call most of these things metas. For me metas are things like the the google car, roof rack, camera generation, etc. Something that is entirely the result of how the locations happened to be photographed and has nothing to do with what the place would actually look like if you were physically there. Maybe I'm misremembering but I think a few years ago (when geoguessr streamers started getting moderately popular on twitch) that was the common definition, but it's widened since then.

[@JamesG761]

8:01 you missed to mention the famous"grid" on the southwest of "big island"

[@exulqnsis..]

39.53 - jelen is a very famous beer brand just like heineken or guinness and its kind of similar to how you would associate coca cola with mexico when you see signs/posters on the street ahah hope this helps :D

[@Fons-Hendrickx]

36:08 He forgot the Soelajman-Too mountain in Osh

[@dogwastaken.]

That flag in the Caribbean was the flag of Martinique (I think)

[@JayS.-mm3qr]

Thanks for this. I am interested to check out the purple flowers and south forests of Argentina.

[@palmtreegal3]

Wow this map is so awesome!

[@usandthen]

the thumbnails bruhh xDDD just adding 12 filters more and its done xDD

[@Lattrodon]

I knew someone from Iqaluit, it's pronounced Ik-al-oo-it

[@mosmarb]

Lidl is a German company, that's why it's there - it's plonked fairly close to their HQ too.

[@MirkLy_rt8k]

20:18 Main roads in Ukraine improved a lot since the coverage was done but small ones still shoddy because of the other priorities during the war. Also “місто” really means “city” and your prononciation is perfect!

[@blitzstrike7156]

This is actually so sick

[@Aldurrr]

21:57 i thought that it was front and reunion has back

[@thesmilingtitan]

Wouldve loved to see the real image of the metas flash on the screen for all clues

[@PineMartin709]

Its the newfie garbage boxs to store bags of garbage by the road for the garbage trucks

[@miss_inputs]

33:54 Noooooo!!! That is not a Canberra bus stop at all, that is the other NSW bus stop sign. I don't remember why they have two types of bus stops or what the difference is, but I am afraid you made a mistake the one and only time my beloved Canberra will ever be mentioned, unless you're counting Queanbeyan as part of us (they will be upset by that)

[@miss_inputs]

Okay so I looked this one up, I had a feeling one was an older design and the other was a new design: www.transport.nsw.gov.au/operations/roads-and-waterways/traffic-signs?f%5B0%5D=road_traffic_sign_type%3A2061 The one with the bus inside the yellow circle is old and retired and the B is the newer design, so if you see the old sign in newer coverage, you know you are somewhere that the NSW "government" has neglected due to being poorer or having racial minorities etc. (I definitely remember seeing them in real life just a year or so ago in the western suburbs)

[@JayS.-mm3qr]

Cool, but this seems very simplistic. Someone should do a world map for each unique thing. Signs, vegetation, camera, land formations, architecture, etc. There's too much to fit all in one map.

[@pop-up5982]

this guy really loves his maps doesn’t he .

[@lexistential]

Ghana is front right, Reunion is back right

[@Sophia-xx7rv]

I love the northwestern Canada roads that are nothing but forest and sky

[@stefaningenhamm5320]

i can't believe you missed the wide blur for lowcam in swiss^^

[@Navrothius]

You missed white dots around the road in Estonia as the famous Estonian white flowers ;)

[@coinsboostmyego3068]

for arrêt I think the proper one is without the "te" sound at the end but it varies by region I think cause im franco-ontarien and I find myself saying arrete and not arrêt