These "Countries" Aren't Really Even Countries

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[@brandonm8901]

Absolutely no touchy topics here 👀 definitely no reason for someone to leave a geopolitical essay in the comments...

[@JmKrokY]

Yeah

[@Alice1apple]

I’m sure everything here is completely objective and un-controversial

[@niluscvp]

I genuinely like how you're both serious and just bullshitting at the same time in every video on this channel, its really uinique take on making videos that brings me a lot of joy.

[@zekeyeager1458]

It’s called ✨satire✨

[@JmKrokY]

Same

[@stefanw07]

@Safwaan he just wanted to use his stupid star words like he saw on tik tok 🤡

[@GeoZoo-official.]

I Live in Abu Dhabi, The United Arab emirates, and my father works in Dubai (so a 2 hour drive there everyday). During Covid, there were actually physical borders between the two emirates, because they had different Covid restrictions, so you needed a negative Covid test report to enter Abu Dhabi. It meant that my dad needed to take a covid test every 2 days in order to come back home. Each emirate even has their own brand of airline. Etihad for Abu Dhabi and Emirates for Dubai. Andrew, You're a mad genius.

[@Mini_Pixels]

As a UAE citizen, this is a certified true moment lol

[@zombieat]

Air Arabia for Sharjah.

[@xaverlustig3581]

Thank you that is really interesting insight. Do you still feel a bond in the sense "We're one country" between all the United Emirates?

[@GeoZoo-official.]

@@xaverlustig3581 Yeah. Their anthem has nothing about the Emirates as autonomous states, it’s all about unity. It’s like the EU but a with the same language and culture.

[@trolllovindaddy]

@@Mini_Pixels his highness sheikh khalifa passed away today😔 as an expat, our community had huge respect for such a great ruler ❤️

[@Weeegeee212]

Puerto Rico is another interesting one. They have their own Olympic team despite being American citizens, and a lot of people mistakenly label it as a country. Many Americans are shocked when they realize they can go there without a passport. Being in Old San Juan also feels extremely European and it’s trippy seeing everything conducted in Spanish despite being on U.S. soil.

[@FOLIPE]

Puerto Rico belongs to the US while being a part of the US, which I guess assumes it is its own "country" except it isn't sovereign as it is owned by the US

[@zebimicio5204]

Same case with Taiwan

[@joojishibuki]

I will say that as a Puerto Rican from the island, many of us call ourselves a country but we understand that we’re a part of the US. We might not be our own country but we are a nation with our own identity

[@DeSlagen8]

@@zebimicio5204 The Taiwan situation is a bit odd. There was a war between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Republic of China (ROC). PRC won, and took the entire mainland and basically forced the ROC to the island of Taiwan. ROC still lay claim to the entirety of China, and will not make a compromise. That's why little people recognise "Taiwan", as it lays claim to the entire island you must support that as well, and ignore PRC's legitimate claim. Taiwan is sort of recognised as its own country at this point, despite what the governments of both Chinas want to believe.

[@DeSlagen8]

@@joojishibuki That sounds like the Faroe Islands. They don't speak Danish, and they don't want to be related to Denmark, but they are better off being part of Denmark.

[@TheNmecod]

In Canada, Quebec is considered by law to be a "distinct society existing within Canada"

[@TheNmecod]

Which was later changed to "distinct nation within a unified Canada"

[@gamermapper]

Are Indian reserves considered that too? Because if not it's super hypocritical. But I mean French, a colonial language that isn't even universally spoken in Canada, is considered official, but not an indigenous language. So I wouldn't really be surprised.

[@gamermapper]

Should Black Americans and Hispanic Americans in the US be considered that as well?

[@dazza2350]

Cool

[@ZeteticPhilosopher]

@@gamermapper Is there a black or hispanic state i’ve never heard of? Because no.

[@omarziada5]

Hi, I live in the UAE so I thought I could tell everyone that people in the UAE frequently (sometimes even daily) go from emirate to emirate, be it for work, family, or just hanging out. You can barely tell where one emirate ends and another starts. Besides, the people of the UAE share a common identity, leader, constitution, etc. Also, your pronunciation of Fujairah was not bad :)

[@berryberry8290]

i hope that the etihad railway gets done soon so there will be less traffic and more people that can go from emirate to emirate

[@-t_.]

yep. i live and go to school in sharjah, but i stay in dubai 3 days a week

[@berryberry8290]

@@-t_. cool me too

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

1:41 This isn't exactly an accurate map of the UAE. The islands to the north of Abu Dhabi (Dalma, Sir Baniyas, and Abu Al Abyad) belongs to Abu Dhabi and should be yellow, and the Dubai exclave of Hatta to the south of Ras al-Khaimah isn't even the same color as Dubai. Heck, there should be a triangular point pointing towards the west next to Hatta because it's more than just an exclave of Dubai, the place next to it (Masfout) is an exclave of Ajman. And "je ne sais pas" means "I don't know" so you being like "What did I just say?" is actually quite fitting.

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

They mix up 2 enclaves too

[@kip741]

Also another big one is that kalba is a part of Sharjah. Do u live in the UAE cos u seem very knowledgeable about the country

[@LuckyRMST]

I love when you just completely go off "script" and just look around google maps and find interesting stuff. The more random facts the better :)

[@WuffiePhoenix]

Isn't everything located between the Arctic and Antarctic ocean, except Antarctica?

[@blartversenwaldiii]

yeah, he misread 'Atlantic' as 'Antarctic'.

[@lumer2b]

I think an interesting point that makes US (or Switzerland or Brazil, etc.) states not countries is that, despite having different laws, taxes, police, the states don’t own the citizens, only the federation does. So if you don’t like Alabama laws you are free to move to Alaska and you’ll then live by Alaskan laws. You’ll vote in Alaska, you’ll pay taxes to Alaska, effective immediately, and Alabama cannot hold you back, nor can Alaska reject you

[@rachelcookie321]

That’s an interesting take. I wonder if there are any “countries” that don’t have this. Maybe that’s how we find the country least like a country.

[@gamermapper]

What country forbids you from leaving? Other than East Germany and North Korea. Forbidding someone from leaving is usually considered against international law

[@gamermapper]

@@rachelcookie321 The EU has the Schengen area, and microstates like Vatican or San Marino basically can't exist without the countries directly close to them.

[@rachelcookie321]

@@gamermapper that’s different though. The people are still owned by the country, they just have the right to freely travel freely between certain countries.

[@gaymoder]

one place that came into my mind as i was brewing coffee (i drink it with milk btw) was the un's buffer zone in cyprus, like, if you commit a crime there, who's gonna arrest you, interpol? does it have any public services? it does hold some territory too, so perhaps it is more of a country than SMOM

[@mrsigmagrinder8737]

No one lives in the buffer zone and only Turkey recognises North Cyprus so if someone did get into the buffer zone and commit a crime I assume it's the laws of (south) cyprus that will apply

[@torben22.16]

Why does the order of malta not just take it?

[@bradazbradazbradaz]

What kind of milk?

[@theboxygenie]

SMOM sounds like a slurred version of "someone's Mom."

[@dimitrosskrippka2154]

Cool fact about Perm: the deadliest massive extinction happend is the end of Permian, called that after Perm

[@pierreabbat6157]

And when was the Udmurtian?

[@dimitrosskrippka2154]

@@pierreabbat6157 before the Hadean

[@FlowElectron]

that Is actually a really interesting fact

[@Kilijumper]

lmao bosnia is definetely not doing very well hahaha. If theres one thing they are doing right now, its not doing well. They are actually at a point of some of the greatest tensions politically and ethnically since the war since last year.

[@lewisbaitup6352]

Lol i was a bit suspicious when he said that

[@gamermapper]

What about Herzegovina

[@theboxygenie]

Was there a war last year?

[@modmaker7617]

What about Srpska?

[@modmaker7617]

@@gamermapper Herzegovina is a geographic region without any political relevence.

[@ChrisSum.]

A day when toycat uploads is a good day

[@fredurdead]

Guys I've been doing some research and I think we might be nerds. This is obviously a concerning revelation and I'm unsure how to proceed.

[@Spacemongerr]

What. I'm the shock

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

*Ah yes, the Dutch side of Saint Martin is indeed the cool side...what better way to enjoy your vacation than to get blasted away by the engines of a big Boeing or Airbus just to land on some concrete and potentially die.*

[@chdreturns]

It is the cool side, grab some ear protection & planespot.

[@jebbsredemption]

I know right! Almost as good of a vacation plan as being in Tiananmen Square, China, 1989.

[@samelom]

There’s a pretty big ambassador of the sovereign order of Malta in the city center of Brasília, Brazil (and yeah, it’s not Malta, but the sovereign military order one)

[@quaeft]

Funny story about UAE. I visited it back in march and I flew to DXB Dubai Airport but stayed over in Abu-Dhabi. It was such a mess to enter shops in Abu-Dhabi because they don't recognize the corona measures of Dubai vice versa. In Dubai I didn't even needed a corona test, in Abu-Dhabi I did. Abu-Dhabi uses the "Alhosn App" (Corona App) which has no meaning in Dubai. Its complicated stuff down there

[@naga_h1316]

We still have to used in abu dhabi when the rest of the country you don’t have to even wear mask😂

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

Bro some US Townships/Cities have APPS. THAT'S NOTHING.

[@BananaWasTaken]

What about the constituents of the UK: Are England, Wales and Scotland each their own constituent countries? And if so what about Northern Ireland?

[@gamermapper]

They're not independent countries they're just provinces called "countries" just like in the US, a "state" isn't an independent state but just a province called a "state"

[@BananaWasTaken]

@@gamermapper yes but in the US you aren’t taught that each state is it’s own country when you’re young. In the USA, each state may have different school curriculums, but they all use xth grade and terms like Junior, Sophomore and Senior whereas in the UK, England uses years, Scotland uses primary and Northern Ireland uses years but differently to England. England also has foundation, ks1 and ks2 and Scotland does not. (Wales has the same education system as England)

[@thorthewolf8801]

@@BananaWasTaken Dont think thats a meaningful difference

[@kosinusify]

@@BananaWasTaken German Länder use different education systems, too. Yet, nobody thinks of them as somewhat sovereign entities (except Bavaria, they've always been pretty entitled)

[@nicholascuevas7447]

@@BananaWasTaken As an American I can say that we learn about the different states and people certainly have state pride but they aren’t called countries like Scotland and wales are

[@Mr.KokoPudgeFudge]

2:19 I once saw this guy who was talking about countries that begin with D, and he said "Dubai" as an example. As if it's a country.

[@morestuff64058]

That guy does not understand geography very well. that's why he says Dubai is a country. I'm sick and tired of people calling one of the emirates of my country a country. That guy seriously needs to go to Geography school. Dubai is not part of the UN. It does not have territory. it is not recognized as a country. it does not recognize any country. and most importantly is that it does not have relationships with other nations. so stop calling Dubai a country everybody

[@gentuxable]

I remember how people form another canton came to where I lived during the crisis because our canton was able to open more stores. In some cantons gyms were closed, in others open. It was all quite counter-intuitive from the pandemic point of view but that's what you get when you have different rules but no borders. How would you check every S-Bahn basically every few kilometer anyway. By the way in which Language do you abbreviate the cantons "Neuchâtel" with "HE" and "Glarus" with "OL"?

[@MegaWunna]

Saint-Barthélemy was Swedish colony from 1784 to 1878 Gustav III of Sweden thought it was agood idea of buying the island from the French. When the news reached turku (åbo in Swedish) they manged to mistranslate it between Swedish and finnish so they accidenlty said it was a big colony instead of a small island. So a few days later the leaders in turku was very suprised that a lot finns had turned up at the harbor in turku for deparure to the new colony. They had to clear things up for the people there.

[@jackm3572]

Everyone in perm has curly hair

[@enzerisbeats]

This is absolutely hilarious to watch but so enterntaining Keep it up

[@seankuhn6633]

Countries are really decided by military projection boundries. baja california is a perfect example.

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

How so?

[@IdolMako]

love these videos about geography and the world and stuff

[@lambo3844]

I think that if you are not recognized by bhutan you arent a country -bhutan, i guess

[@mhey8836]

12:24 You said there are no parking spots here but there are, turn on satellite and you can see there are quite a few around the Fontana del Cortile del Belvedere dei Palazzi Vaticani, the Vatican City Train Station, and they even have an electric vehicle charging station above.

[@thorthewolf8801]

Actually, you have been to a quarter minus one. 49x4=196, 49-1=48.

[@SalvatoreBabones]

This video is almost bad enough to inspire me to re-upgrade to Singapore level, but I'm still upset about having been denied Patreon-level bad video benefits.

[@TheMightyKinkle]

22:50 Yes, the Manchester Airport Pub!!!!!! Amazing place. The beer garden has an electronic departure and arrival board so you know what planes are coming. Also, it's the only pub I know with a pay and display car park for all the plane spotters who go there without eating or drinking

[@oscar1331]

Christiania (Danmark) is a interesting "country" it's a partially autonomous region in Copenhagen, they got a flag, cout of arms, anthem, there own laws(sort of it's complicated) when your leaving Christiania there's a sign saying -you are now entering the EU, it's a beautiful place!

[@oscar1331]

Åland (Finland) is interesting also! 🇦🇽

[@Rolf-farmedfacts-supervisor]

@@oscar1331 They dont have the...danish rolls🌹 which every scandinavian knows is why we should visit Christiania!

[@albiemayo2376]

Thats so strange, I've actually walked round that exact area of manchester. All I remember was that the airport was way to close. Like Ryanair was taxiing to the runway behind someones back yard.

[@FroZenMemes]

Something amusing about Andrew saying "Croix" as "croy" lmao

[@champagne.future5248]

Toycat trying to see how many wars he can start with one video

[@inwalters]

The Maldives should use all their cash to build a replica of the Burj Khalifa on one of their islands. Then even if sea levels rise 70 meters [200 feet] they'll still be above water and just assign every citizens an apartment in the building.

[@anthonyhaynes8738]

I just learned you had a better channel

[@snokehusk223]

My boy, Bosnia and Herzegovina is in a very peculiar state, there might be changes very soon, by that I mean a division of three ethnic territories

[@RadenWA]

When your country name have an “and” it’s kind of a bad omen that it isn’t really “one thing”, isn’t it

[@kostam.1113]

@@RadenWA That Hercegovina part doesn't really exist in administrative terms It's just cultural and geographical region But yeah Bosnia has some tricky future

[@gotham61]

Best Kebab Luton is currently listed as "temporarily closed"

[@Mattineu]

When i started watching this video i though of the Order of Malta, it was a nice surprise to see it in video!

[@davidandersson422]

More videos like This and in general just More videos pls, Mr Cat

[@glauberglousger6643]

Australia isn’t a country, it’s a Continent... Except, it IS, a country...

[@WuffiePhoenix]

Oceania is the continent, Australia is just the "main mainland".

[@BurnBird1]

@@WuffiePhoenix Oceania is not in any way a continent.

[@juancruzroviaro1043]

@@BurnBird1 it's Oceania. ¿Why does Australia get all the credit? I mean. What about New Zealand, Fiji, Tuvalu etc

[@BurnBird1]

@@juancruzroviaro1043 Because continent implies a large contiguous landmass. I know that the definition of continent can be a bit arbitrary, but just drawing a circle in the ocean and saying that all islands within it are a continent in and of themselves is just stupid.

[@lewisbaitup6352]

@@BurnBird1 the british isles are pretty big, wow it's so cool to be living in this continent

[@romangomez9851]

Ibx2cat- the only youtubers outro worth watching

[@alexpotts6520]

My man definitely has some unresolved beef with Best Kebab, Luton.

[@francy3643]

I feel like this could sparkle viooemt debates about some not fully recognized nations

[@eugenekrabs141]

i havent watched it yet but i would say the least country like country is northern cyprus as the only other country to recognise it as a country is Turkey

[@englishtwister]

0:43 Woo!! Luton gets a mention!

[@kallumheywood921]

You can just sit at the airport pub and watch the planes land. It’s easy to get to from the tram stop as well i believe

[@antareepgogoi6065]

3:53 top 1 reason why i love toycat

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

*Military Malta* actually does have some Territory! It's Capitol/HQ has Extra-Territorial Status in *Italy.* It's as soverign as an Embassy!

[@loganpeters7543]

THIS is the nerdy shit that I crave and love. Easy subscribe. I can't wait to raid your videos.

[@izimsi]

You're from Luton? Is that kebab any good? I have gamy there, so I might check it out some day.

[@SteaksOnSpear]

Should have taken Gotland, it's like 10x larger than Malta.

[@MrAsianPie]

"Countries that aren't really even countries" _Fails to mention Quebec_

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

Officially The Nation Of Quebec

[@globe0147]

Based

[@gamermapper]

Indian reservations in the US and Canada too

[@Bry10022]

If there is a map of what country uses states (US), provinces (Canada), prefectures (Japan), etc.

[@xXVignettaXx]

i will say the "republics in a trench coat" narrative seems to lessen with time. I'm 21 and grew up in the states and it mostly just feels like a single country rather than a collection of states. I'm sure it felt more that way at the beginning of the 20th century but nowadays the divides between states are razor thin and most big issues exist across all lines and we don't think on a state-by-state basis unless we're specifically talking about local elections or local issues. (and not enough americans even pay attention to non-federal elections)

[@floridamanryan4328]

Very similar title confused me from that other video 10 days ago

[@ostharz4267]

I have no idea what his main channel is

[@aniqsufyan2113]

Imagine ibx2cat creating his own country

[@naga_h1316]

Am from the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 and i can conform this, there are 8 governments in this country and one of them called the union government that does everything out side the country or mega projects in the country it sulf or controlling ministries, but the rest of the seven governments are doing things on their own without interfering with the other like Dubai government cant build anything in Sharjah without the Sharjahs government approval, soo when you walk from Sharjah to fujerah let’s say you will notice the difference, and there are other things too but I don’t have much time to talk about it but in the end of day all governments are working together for one thing is to improve this country

[@rebeccacummings6697]

5:19 As a New Englander, I can confirm that this describes us perfectly.

[@Joemamma664]

Didn't drew do this? Still a good video idea 👌🏻

[@ducklacanard]

21:11 so real I appreciate that and the quality should remain as it is now dont mąkę it any better

[@DavidSolimano]

SMHOSJOJORAOM should be given Castel Sant'Angelo as territory, get the back on the map.

[@zallaevan]

I don't know why but I thought that we would start talking about the complete caos of a system that we have right here in Spain, it causes pain just from mentioning it (pun intended). Every autonomous community has its own "president", and that's specially the case in places like Euzkadi or Catalunya.

[@adhyanpasricha9438]

During most of 2021 you needed a covid test and vaccine to enter abu dhabi but neither was required for Dubai. Even when traveling between the emirates. It was like border police at an non existent border.

[@Fedoratip79]

The Maldives can perhaps become a cleanfill tip for a while if they sink.

[@geographygal2178]

Judging by the borders of Best Kebab I think it could classify as a US state

[@zombieat]

Ah cause it's a square

[@mistersir7882]

I recognise 'Best Kebab' to be a fully sovereign country, independent from Luton and the UK

[@MrFrazierCampbell]

Please do a vlog where you go to best kebab in Luton

[@MysticFlameX]

yes

[@stephen8480]

lol thanks for pointing out Luton probably best 5 seconds of fame we'll get all year

[@gotham61]

I still think you need to make it a mission to visit Sealand. You could probably do it in a day trip from your house.

[@jade_eyes_]

4:02 grazzi! Pizza please

[@rapid7939]

I live in dubai and the way I describe the emeriates to non UAE people is they are basically states, just like the US has 50 states which are basically "countries", the 7 emerites are different but also united under the UAE government

[@devlynhusband3067]

Ayeee he showed my current home. Shoutout from Oahu.

[@arposkraft3616]

@9:50 which is ironic since unlike greenland curacou is an independent nation under a crown

[@aidenbooksmith2351]

3:09 I mean, you're pretty close. The r needs work but otherwise it's pretty alright

[@TayDaGay]

At 3:59 when he was speaking german the phrase "Ich Bin Ein Berliner" he is calling himself a jelly donut as that is a name of a donut lol

[@davidwallin7518]

Sealand - look at the history.

[@innotech]

whats your first channel? I actually only know your second

[@MysticFlameX]

Andrew Andrew

[@deanchur]

So how can I get citizenship in Best Kebabia?

[@kightsun]

I was having a real shit day. Thank you for a little respite from it all.

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

He literally said "have a bad day bye" at the very end of the video right after i read this within 5 seconds man lmao

[@neoncherry6698]

I just came back from visiting Bosnia today. Can't say anything about their political situation but it was a really nice place to visit. It was beautiful and people were really friendly, also the euro goes a long way

[@Remigrator]

I learned something today

[@theta3404]

20:31 fun fact: the airport code for Perm is PEE

[@kylenetherwood8734]

Plot twist: the Maldives has already sunk but they don't want to tell anyone.

[@badxxxmonkey5541]

3:52 "I do not know"?

[@deim3]

Each time I see a video from this channel recommended, I think, maybe this is an interesting video? And each time I watch it and again, he has no idea what he is talking about, he just moves air around aimlessly.

[@dimitrosskrippka2154]

Georgia is the least countrious country. Is this a country, a state or an island btw?

[@WuffiePhoenix]

All of it! It's a flag too!

[@gamermapper]

A part of Abkhazia.

[@dimitrosskrippka2154]

@@gamermapper what is southern Ossetia then?

[@dimitrosskrippka2154]

@@WuffiePhoenix and that’s gorgeous

[@WuffiePhoenix]

@@dimitrosskrippka2154 those puns here on the internet, it starts to feel like a _punishment_ for something...

[@georgerussell9118]

What is he saying in the intro? Welcome back smsmsmsm channel video

[@Raznab]

You should look up Neue Slowenische Kunst.

[@TwoMorningPoops]

I need to be friends with the person who set up the toy cat kebab in Sunset Park

[@fonsie_games]

as a dutch guy i can agree on the saint martin thing

[@decorn2542]

If you don't own any territory you can't be attacked ;) Modern problems require modern solutions!

[@FranceballMapper]

LOL when you were talking about switzerland, you said Je ne sais paz, Which means I do not know.

[@davidbrinkman7282]

Could you tell me what you've studied

[@sshadyh]

what about Sealand ?

[@FranzJoh]

Pov you have a worthless coastline

[@BrianH1313]

TC says not to watch. Yet I still watcb. Why? I have no idea.

[@gothenmosph5151]

How is 'foreign minister' even a position in a non-country? Seems like whoever created that position in the first place should be demoted

[@Demhine]

You know in some countries ministers are more common

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

What country are you talking about? I'm very sure it is one whatever it is I can already tell but what is it?