Where is America? Map Men explain | Thoughts + Commentary

The Map Men explain where is America. We're talking maps, language, accents, Colombia, Latin America... and no one is forgetting Canada.
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[@andyjohnson4907]

I'm British and dated a girl from Toronto for five years, and not only could I not tell where other North Americans were from, but she couldn't either. One time in the supermarket in the UK, we could hear an NA accent, and I asked her if they were Canadian or American. She couldn't tell. So we walked to the other end of the supermarket and could still hear them, so we concluded they were from the US.

[@johnbattle7518]

Europeans do that with every English speaker. A woman was rude and demanding at a French restaurant. The waiter walks away, cursing stupid dumb Americans. The only problem is she was Norwegian, who knew English.

[@David_Werbenjagermanjensen]

yeah, even tho i do think americans on average are louder than canadians, that doesn't mean you can tell the difference with just that lol, there is high energy louder type people in canada and there are quiet "keep to yourself" type americans....i know people from both of those personality groups who are from both canada and america the only real tell there is, is if someone pronounces "about" like "aboot"....like, canadians pronounce everything with an "oo" sound that, in america, sounds like "ow"

[@johnbattle7518]

@@David_Werbenjagermanjensen There are some other things like filler words that are different as well.

[@David_Werbenjagermanjensen]

@@johnbattle7518 yeah but i mean like....something that comes up in a lot of words that u can hear the accent to, the canadian people i know almost sound american to me with their word choice, but they always have that "ow" and "oo" thing i was talking about lol you are probably right with the filler words tho, i just cant recall any of them cuz the only times ive ever heard them were in some form of media i was watching, rather than actual conversations i can relate to

[@Tijuanabill]

**laughs a little too loud, in American**

[@tawa7546]

Love your reaction and love that you mentioned the question in regards to how many continents there are, since Jay Foreman has a map men video about that too! Looking forward to seeing your reaction and hearing your comments about it!

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It is a nice day when I see a new video notification from this channel, especially when its related to map men.

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

In English, CURRENT and recent monarch names are NOT translated. So, for example, the King of Spain is Felipe VI not Philip VI, even though all previous Felipe's are almost always referred to as Philip in English. Same with Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (all previous Carl's are called Charles in English). I didn't know that Elizabeth II was called Isabel in Spanish. Queens named Isabella in Spain or Portugal are not called Elizabeth in English.

[@florianlipp5452]

11:40: there is a film with a similar premise: "Run Lola Run". (It's in German but I believe there exists an English version or at least English subtitles). The title character experiences the same day in 4 different ways. The only original difference is the exact second on which she leaves her house. One second earlier or two seconds later and her life takes dramatically different turns...

[@Stogie2112]

Great film. Very intriguing.

[@noellzy]

Hey mate, love your channel, especially for the no intro letsgo! thanks for introducing me to these mad lads.

[@davidcarabott8436]

The point you make about about the number of continents you might think there are is dependant on when / where you were at school reminds me of a recurring question that has been asked on the UK TV show "QI" various times over the last 20 years - "How many moons does the earth have?". There is a compilation of these on the QI KZbin channel, titled "QI Compilation | Alan VS The Moon(s)". Never sure how well known QI is outside the UK, but if you've not come across it before you might find it "Quite Interesting".

[@Sandman60077]

It always annoys me when people complain about someone saying Columbus "discovered" America. You don't have to be the first person to ever see or do something to be able to discover it for yourself or others. It's like if you're driving home from work and you take a different street that's 5 minutes quicker, you just "discovered" a new route for yourself. It doesn't mean other people didn't already know about that route. Children are constantly making "discoveries as they grow. The first time they see a Bumble Bee, that's a new discovery for them. A few weeks ago I discovered a new recipe for a delicious chicken and broccoli dish, I didn't create the recipe though and others knew about it, but I discovered it for myself. It's the same with Columbus, no he wasn't the first person to know about the continent. But the people of Europe didn't know about it, so he "discovered" it for the people of Europe.

[@jerry2357]

It depends which people of Europe you're talking about. The Icelanders knew about Vinland, which was North America.

[@65Tedybear]

You might celebrate yourself for that discovery. But telling a newpaper "I discovered this or that route" would have another connotation to it.

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[@paulplexed]

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[@rule303gc]

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[@BlameThande]

What you say around 2:40 about translating names is interesting. In English we seem to have largely stopped doing it in the late 19th century. It does make a difference, because, say, the name of King Frederick William of Prussia sounds less sinister and 'other' to us than his descendant Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, for instance. The King of Spain who launched the Armada against England was Philip II, but we call the current Spanish King Felipe VI. Odd when you think about it. edit: On other points, CGPGrey has a video about the number of continents, and Bill Bryson's book "Made in America" contains some of the other names that the US founding fathers considered adopting.

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[@charolastra606]

Those pictures of the architecture in Bogotá were awesome, I appreciate you sharing them. As a person in the UK, to me they looked like some typical country pub down the road from me haha would have never guessed it was in Colombia if I hadn't been told! The amazing organic patchwork of ideas and happenstance that makes up human history is often delightful :)

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[@198EE4]

Love the “how many continents are there?” conversation: I recently got into a debate with a friend from Colombia about it. I was raised saying North America/South America whereas she says it’s just America. But you’ve got to think that if you say it’s just the one continent of America, that logic should push you to the conclusion there are only four continents: America, Eurasica (Europe, Asia, Africa), Australia, and Antarctica.

[@ianbentley-rb7hs]

According to the Ingoldsby Legends (google it),all the best geographers say that there are five continents; Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Romney Marsh.

[@punky1534]

I like that. I guess a good question would be , how much water qualifies as a divide? Oceans obviously count, but do canals?

[@198EE4]

⁠@@punky1534great question. If you do it that way I think we end up with 6. NA, SA (Panama canal), Eurasia, Africa (Suez canal), Australia and Antarctica. Just like it was said in the video - it’s odd there isn’t a consensus about this. 🤔

[@anthonytravers100]

Continents do have a consensus, it's a study of the science of Geology. There are many more continents than you think, there are 7 major ones, but there also many sub-continents and micro-continents

[@198EE4]

Continents in this sense meaning geographic, not geologic. Yes, there are continental plates and subcontinents, but we’re talking about the lack of globally defined geographical areas.

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[@leonardodavid4670]

I live in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, and I learned at school that there are 6 continents, America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Antarctica, but for some time at school I learned that America was divided into 3 Americas, North, South and Central America, that changed over time, so it would be 8 if it didn't changed.

[@Chaosmite]

So if Central America is its own continent, what is Middle East? Is it Asia, Europe, or Africa? Or would it be by itself just like Central America. Most maps have Central America with North America as the continent.

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[@ddoucette]

The pronunciation of Columbus was hilarious to me 😂. I could hear the voice in my head continuing with something about an extended car warranty.

[@concernedcitizen-1958]

I'm hoping you see this message. I've noticed that you're not uploading much stand up reactions. These are my personal favorites. One of the many reasons for this is that your smile and laughter brighten even the darkest days! Would you consider incorporating more in the future? I'm happy to offer suggestions if you wish. Thank you for the original, thought-provoking and entertaining content and commentary! ✌️ ☮️ 🇺🇸❤

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Idk why but I always hear matpat screaming in my head “THE LORRREEEE” every time more is revealed lol

[@WoodStoveification]

Jay Foreman has a video on the number of continents that might be interesting to look at

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Congrats on 100k subscribers!

[@Viennery]

Canada and the United States sound similar because all the cities of North America share a “metropolitan” accent. It’s only when you leave the cities into the more rural areas do the accents come out strong. I think there are 2 reasons for this: 1. Cities are generally filled with people from all over, and must adapt to better communicate with each other, speaking more clearly and pronouncing everything as best as possible. 2. Rural regions are generally more tight nit with people who grew up together with a lot of inside jokes and slang from families going back generations. The accent is usually thickest with the elderly, and comes out strong when people are free to be themselves without worrying what anyone else thinks of them. I grew up in Atlantic Canada and would always talk a certain way with my friends and family, but then I travelled across Canada for work, eventually settling down in Quebec. When I took my SO home to the maritimes, she noted that I suddenly started talking completely different and with a heavy accent, which I didn’t even realize I was doing. On top of this, my family remarked that I’ve started to take on a Québécois French accent from living here so long.

[@thseed7]

7 Continents is what I learned and looking at the world, it seems the most correct.

[@CaptainAmerica001]

America is a continent & an American is from the Continent of America. If not, then what is America?

[@thseed7]

@@CaptainAmerica001 The United States of America is classically a part of the North American Continent along with Canada, Mexico, Greenland and 20 other Caribbean and Central American countries and territories. The entirety of North and South America is commonly referred to as the Americas.

[@CaptainAmerica001]

@@thseed7 But America is a continent. If not, what is America then?

[@thseed7]

@@CaptainAmerica001 North America and South America are continents. There is nowhere simply called America. The United States of America is only a country and refers to only a portion of the landmass named "the Americas" as it was by European explorers/colonialists. The Americas included every modern country from Canada to Chile. Continental landmasses are determined by continental plates, large areas of land grouped together by geographical location or divided by large bodies of water or mountain ranges.

[@CaptainAmerica001]

@@thseed7 But America is a continent. If not, then what is America? What is a continent? I know you've heard or seen the word, you typed out the "United States of 👉America👈".

[@karisno7798]

Just found your channel, loved this video!

[@Nugginz1988]

You are not wrong on the accents between Canada and the USA.. Even the distinct ones have a lot of similarities. When I hear a rural canadian accent it reminds me of a Wisconsin accent.

[@fatcole1152]

7. One for each major tectonic plate

[@Alvio64]

Map men did a video about how many continents there are. That might be what you're referring to anyway but it's good, if you haven't seen it i would recommend

[@HH-hd7nd]

6:58 It is not offcial yet but most likely the accurate number after the discovery of Zealandia, an almost entirely submerged land mass east of Australia. New Zealand, New Caldeonia and a few small islands in between are the only parts of the land mass that rise above sea level, is 8. The final classification of Zealandia hasn't happened yet and there are arguments both for and against classifying it as a continent, but as of now the majority of scientists seem to favour the classification as continent which would mean that Eath has 8 continents (Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia and Zealandia - from largest to smallest). It should be mentioned that the number of continents has varied over time as continents collide to form supercontinents (Pangaea was the latest one) that break apart again after a while.

[@ernestb4473]

4:25 Cooperworld-Jonesania

[@AlistairForsyth-y9o]

Loved this. For an alternative view of the world (not just "America") try Al Murray's "Take on the Nations of the World". Very, clever, very funny (contains some profanity, of course it would its Al Murray!). Makes reference to most of the Americas including Colombia, Canada, "treacherous" Argentina, Peru, Panama etc. Quite long but will suit your sense of humour (I think),

[@johnbattle7518]

British defeated every country in the world. Pub land lord series

[@paulcrowley8587]

Map men do a video on continents. Worth a watch

[@Leslie-Risse]

Map Men made a video about how many continent there are. That should interest you. ^^

[@donkfail1]

You from Nicaragua? Well done, country! Not only is the best rum I've ever drunk from there, but a favorite KZbinr too. Great!

[@pparr052971]

Continent can either be land mass or tectonic plate. For land mass there is Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, North America and South America. If we go by tectonic plates you have to add Zealandia and a bunch more.

[@CaptainAmerica001]

America is a continent & an American is from the Continent of America. If not, then what is America?

[@AlexSeesing]

There are many reaction video channels but you stand out because your refer to other sources and you promote reading books. I like that a lot.

[@obiwanbenobi4943]

Even a moderate Toronto accent will sometimes sneak a longer o in some words whereas someone from my area right next door (Michigan) will not. Aboot is not about. Yes, I do like the humor of these guys. First video from them I've seen. That would be like having four books for the price of one. Love that your accent is coming out here and there. :)

[@youngrezwarrior]

Yea I live in the u.p we have a different accent from downstate and Canadiens, but Canadiens will always have longer o’s as well as always saying eh with a high h sound

[@sonnydahl5224]

I usually don't commit on anything , but thank you for all your good shows.

[@nosuchthingasshould4175]

The ‘little Britain’ photos of Bogotá blew my mind

[@JohnSmith-gb5vg]

Went to school in the 70’s (Florida & Colorado, military brat) and was taught to reference USA as “The United States of America” and as the “Northern America of the America continent”. I guess teaching has changed since then.

[@thecode327]

Atlas Pro gas a phenomenal video on defining continents. I think it would fit in well with your content.

[@KarmasAB123]

4:12 I have this map downstairs. It's great :D

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4321 is a fabulous book. I read Moon Palace earlier in the year, which is similar, but one storyline. The New York Trilogy is great too: three short novellas.

[@StephMcAlea]

Hi, cartographer of 25 years here. If we consider a continent different than a landmass, 'technically' there are: 1. Europe (includes Iceland, Malta, Doggerland (now submerged), east to the Urals, and SE to the borders of Turkey and Iran) 2. Africa (including econzone island) 3. North America (including the Aleutians, south to the Colombian border and Trinidad, Bermuda, and Greenland) 4. South America 5. Asia (west to the Urals, SW to the Sinai, S to the Seychelles, SE to Singapore, E to the Kurils) 6. Oceania (not even getting started on this one. Its HUGE. 7. Zealandia (mostly submerged but contains NZ, Fiji, and thousands of islands. Also huge). 8. Antarctica.

[@CaptainAmerica001]

Hello, Electrical Engineer of 23yrs. America is a continent & an American is from the Continent of America. If not, what is America?

[@tprnbs]

i was taught there are 7 continents (people who was thaught there are 6 probably considered Europe and Asia as Eurasia and that makes sense because it's a same "piece of land" but for some they are different continents because they're different linguistically and ethnically, and people who were taught 5 probably considered 2 Americas as one)

[@DraKeNgg.]

En la Cuba, en Geografía desde la primaria nos enseñan 6 1-America 2-Europa 3-Asia 4-Africa 5-Australia y Oceanía* 6-Antartida *Australia y Oceanía se enseña así como un solo continente. *Europa y Asia tambien nos lo enseñan separado como 2 continentes apartes.

[@johnp8131]

Pretty much the same as I learnt it back in the 60's in Britain. I like to stick with this as it annoys the Yanks!

[@ejtattersall156]

@@johnp8131 Sounds like special pleading because Europe and Asia should be one continent, then. Or Eurasasfrica

[@CaptainAmerica001]

America is a continent, not a country. Therefore, 'American' is not a nationality/citizenship, officially. Furthermore, an American is from the Continent of America.

[@ejtattersall156]

@@CaptainAmerica001 America is also a country. You can throw all the tantrums you like, that's the way it is. Canada or Mexico doesn't get to keep both Mexico and Canada AND America. America took the name first. Tough luck. Hate America in some other way. There are two countries named Congo. No one says a word about that. You don't get to tell other countries what they are named.

[@CaptainAmerica001]

@@ejtattersall156 There's no country named America. There is a continent named America! 👍

[@tinasturgeon4730]

Awesome! Thanks ❤️ Much Love! #Hangovergang

[@ScottLovenberg]

Greetings from Minneapolis, South Canadia!

[@phillipbradford6976]

The seven continents are...Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

[@Dah42]

So you think North America and South America are two different continents? Do you realize that North America and South America are connected by the Isthmus of Panama.? It would make more sense to consider Europe, Asia and Africa one continent than to consider North America and South America two different continents.

[@AayJayEmm]

Continents - If I had no other knowledge of the world and was handed a map of it, I'd say 3. America , Africa-Asia-Europe and Antarctica. If it was a globe, I'd probably drop Antarctica, as the Mercator Projection is deceiving, so I'd go with 2.

[@larrysaenz8964]

America is our home good to see ya you look fantastic happy holidays ❤

[@CaptainAmerica001]

America is a continent & an American is from the Continent of America.

[@dorkangel1076]

Jay Foreman did a comedy musical support act for Dave Gorman in the UK several years back. I missed the show but I have his CD from it kicking around somewhere.

[@deezynar]

Do people from Brazil introduce themselves by saying, "Hi, I'm from America."? Do people from Germany introduce themselves by saying, "Hi, I'm from Europe."? It is obvious that they do not, so why does anyone care that people from the United States of America introduce themselves by using the short version of their country's name? Nobody is confused about what country they are from when they say, 'America.' And nobody believes that Americans are saying that people from San Salvidor are not Americans. It should be obvious that many, many, words have multiple meanings, and 'America' is one of them.

[@CaptainAmerica001]

The confusion is *how* people confuse the USA 🇺🇲 for a continent. Does it resemble one? Do you consider yourself a person of logic, common sense, intelligence, critical & rational thinking, etc.? 'America', in the official name of the United States of America, has represented a continent for the past 247yrs, even 269yrs before the USA 🇺🇲 existed. The Continent of America has not changed name in 516yrs. The United States of America USA 🇺🇲 has not changed its name. By saying that "America" is a country because it's the short version of USA🇺🇲, then your logic has to apply to the Republic of South Africa 🇿🇦 or the Central African Republic 🇨🇫. If we easily, lazily, ignorantly, etc., do the same to the RSA🇿🇦 or the CAR🇨🇫 by reducing the names to denote a location or a demonym, then Africa is a country & African is a citizenship. Same exact logic! There's a continent named America. There's no country named America.

[@deezynar]

@@CaptainAmerica001 Did you notice that you ignored everything I said? You ignored the reasons I gave that show why the word America is not problematic as the abbreviated name of the United States of America. I read your comment, the arguments you use to come to the opposite conclusion are spurious. I won't rebut them because you didn't address mine.

[@CaptainAmerica001]

@@deezynar Nothing you said is relevant. Facts, logic, intelligence, etc., , *always* wins!!! Don't need to address anything you stated. 😎

[@deezynar]

@@CaptainAmerica001 You are right! The facts, and logic, I presented prove my point. That's why you couldn't answer them, and you didn't try.

[@CaptainAmerica001]

In conclusion, America is not a country or a nation. Therefore, 'American' is not a nationality or a citizenship, officially. Anyone who uses these 2 terms as such is due to ignorance, conceitedness, laziness, stubbornness, indoctrination, and/or arrogance! Furthermore, an American is from the Continent of America.

[@davesunhammer4218]

This was sooooo informative! We have Fun Fact Friday where I volunteer during the morning planning meeting. PS: I was taught 7 continents and 9 planets. And the reasons they Pluto isn't a planet are in fact not true

[@docksider]

An alternative is that is named after Richard ap Meryk, anglicised to Richard Amerike (or Ameryk) (c. 1440-1503) was a British merchant, royal customs officer and later, sheriff of Bristol. Several claims have been made for Amerike by popular writers of the late twentieth century. One was that he was the major funder of the voyage of exploration launched from Bristol by the Venetian John Cabot in 1497, and that Amerike was the owner of Cabot's ship, the Matthew. Ap means that Richard was Welsh in origin, ap Meryk means son of Meryk .

[@j4BnSPUgdu]

Every time I watch one of your videos I'm blown away all over again. It kinda freaks me out that you are so obviously just, I don't even know of words that describe what you so obviously are. Astute. Check. Insightful. Check. Perceptive. Effortlessly analytical. Unerringly accurate. You seem to have a mind equipped with radar, or sonar, or infrared. Some faculty of noticing things invisible to the rest of us. Things that, after having been pointed out by you, are, well, undeniably true. Perspicacious. Shrewd. A keen observer of life. And so well able to articulate precisely what you mean. There was a guy in my class in high school like that. I don't remember his name. I don't understand why you aren't a mathematician or a physicist or a rocket scientist. It's true, though, that I know nothing whatsoever about you aside from your "let's watch this together" videos on KZbin. For all I know, you could be on the verge of discovering a cure for cancer. Except even though you might think of yourself as a bit of a nerd, you are far too socially adept. There is a streak a mile wide of aesthetic canniness. Exceptional discernment and judgment. A streak of cool a mile wide. I can see you playing trumpet like Miles Davis. Or making art like Frida Kahlo. Except of course you'd never be painting like Frida or blowin like Miles, because you'd never be doing any thing like someone else. You are wholly original. The genius is the one most like herself. I abhor that word, that "G" word. I'm sorry. I have expectations formed from years of lived experience and reading. And some traveling. When I was younger, a series of ads for the United Negro College Fund ran with the words "A mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste." As a child in gradeschool, I enjoyed the privilege for some time of being considered somewhat average. I didn't say much. Until by some fluke, I accidentally scored off the chart on some test. Then everyone was convinced I was a massive underachiever, and they sent me to spend time every week with a counselor. Your No Protocol channel strikes me -- on the surface, at least -- as possibly the most appalling underutilization of an enormous engine of intellect. It's so passive! Life is not a spectator sport. If grades were handed out for living, "class participation" would be a big part of our grade, no? I buy two quadruple shots of espresso each morning. I probably had too much caffeine. Sorry, sorry. But isn't there some truth to this? Do you have another channel I don't know about? What are your plans, what would you like to do when you grow up? Sorry again. It bothers me when people go on and on as though they've already made up their mind about the world, as though you aren't even there. But see, that's part of what I find so infuriating. It's that you so obviously know so much and there is so much I want to ask you about, but this is inherently a passive medium. I was told in school that the brain is more active while eating a hot dog than while watching TV. Thank you for patiently indulging my rant. And thank you for letting the rest of the world play at being a fly on your wall while you watch and think and talk about things. Love the way your mind works. May you surf oceans of blessings.

[@SonOfMuta]

6:42 There are seven: North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia.

[@Vrealita]

Depending the country you studied on

[@mycelium5899]

Fellow descendant of the great aguas of Nicaragua, you definitely have to look more into our history

[@atrus3823]

It’s not just that there are other Americas, but that there are other countries in North America. Canadians often share a similar sentiment. We often refer to the people as Americans (mostly because anything else is cumbersome), but I generally only hear Canadians refer to the US as America in a disparaging way. Edit: I have a bad habit of not waiting for the end of the video before commenting 🤦‍♂️

[@FritsKist]

Nice painting in the background.

[@dyoung3536]

Certain words often are the tip off if you're Canadian...."House"..."About"....the vowel sounds can give it away. "You's" (plural of You...so say Canadians) is often considered Canadian...at least parts of Canada. Growing up in Northern Michigan, it was common for people in other states to guess I was Canadian. Of course if you say the letter "Z" as "Zed" instead of "Zee", that's a dead give away too.

[@danmayberry1185]

Not if you're Canadian.. only if you're from Ontario.

[@btraven7536]

Probably the most known Chilean music up here is from Mon Laferte. Tormento and Tu falta de querer are great music videos.

[@ravenward626]

If you want to complicate the question of how many continents there are you could always wrangle a geologist into the conversation. I have vague recollections of semantic arguments about using tectonic plates to define continents which can get into the weeds over multi-plate continents and submerged or partially submerged tectonic plates.

[@andrewshaw1571]

Translating names is a good laugh since it wheels back around. The english john becomes sean in irish gaelic (anglicised) which then comes back to england alongside john. From that the already anglicised spelling of sean gets further anglicised to form shaun and shawn, which also sit alongside sean, john, jon and jean, which is the french john or another spelling for jane, which is the female john.

[@iaindcosta]

The Scottish version of the English John is Iain. The English version of the Scottish version of John is Ian

[@barneylaurance1865]

I don't see the point of arguing about how many continents there are. It doesn't seem like something you can really disagree on, it's just different meanings of the same word. Like arguing about whether the word "last" means final or means a form to build a shoe around. Or which of two forms of fried potatoes the word "chip" refers to. Multiple meanings exist. Multiple systems of continents exist.

[@dogstaraycliffe]

I thought it was interesting that you mentioned the Newfie (Newfoundland) Accent, I'm no expert and base my obeservations purely on watching the TV drama The Republic of Doyle set in Newfoundland, that because it was seperated from mainland Canada it retained most of it British Isles origins and the Irish influence on the region's culture and language is still present today, which has likely contributed to the development of a distinct accent in the area. The accent spoken in Newfoundland and Labrador is known as Newfoundland English, and it has a distinct mix of Irish, English, and West Country dialects.

[@Telleryn]

The counting of continents is the same kind of frustration shared with taxonomists, regardless of what methods of sorting we can come up with, nature will always come up with some strange edge-cases or exceptions leading to disagreements, so we come up with more precise methods of sorting which not everyone uses or agrees with, so we end up disagreeing on what the categories even mean and we end up with different answers depending on who you're talking to, like whether something's a fruit or a berry depends if you're using those terms in their botanical, culinary, or legal sense.

[@ArtistJoshuaWeigand]

I liked your video. I liked the map video. I reccomend the song Ghostwriter by RJD2

[@cupid_stunt7414]

You have the same thing with Oceans as Continents...the answer to "how many oceans are there in the world" usually ranges from 4 to 7

[@quitomav]

I'm 43 and in my country (Ecuador) teach there are 6 continents: America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, Antarctica

[@tokilladaemon]

More jay foreman! Love his stuff

[@Wayward9]

About the number of continents thing Map Men made another video talking about that!

[@maxmustsleep]

Btw the link to the channel is broken Also funny you should mention the different conceptions of how many continents there are, because our lovely map men have a video entirely on this topic, could be a fun reaction for next time!

[@fernandonavarro3839]

Hi! There are 2 points of view about Earth's land masses: the geophysical and the geopolitical ones. America is a continent in both views; you can divide it in North and South, geophysically, and North, Central, South and Caribbean islands, geopolitically. Antarctica is a continent in both views. Africa, Asia and Europe are 1 continent geophysically and 3 continents geopolitically. Australia is 1 continent geophysically and geopolitically it's Oceania (Including Australia, New Zealand and all the Pacific islands not part of Asia).

[@DMG380]

In our school system we have 6 continents as we consider North and South America two continents. Also we Consider Europe and Asia Two separate continents. So we have Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, North America, South America. Although I can understand why other people might consider Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, America

[@arnelilleseter4755]

Map Men actually have a video about how many continents there are. You should check it out.

[@TheDinisPT]

Here in Portugal I was taught the six continents model: Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, America and Antarctica

[@tywco]

That’s surprising. When I lived in Portugal a guy used to run up to me in the street shouting, “Norte-americano, norte-americano!” It irritated the hell out of me, but he wasn’t playing with a full deck of cards, so... What can you do? I guess I just assumed the Portuguese counted the Americans as two separate continents.

[@LuDa-lf1xd]

That's pretty common. We try to not use the term Americano to call the people from the USA because we know that America/Americas is the continent. Yes, we know that there are other countries in North America; but this others have proper names, and calling people estadounidense is a mouthful.

[@fabiangomez1262]

Hola! soy argentino, y esta cuestión de por qué los estadounidenses usan la palabra América como sinónimo de Estados Unidos (y por qué se llaman a sí mismos Americans) la estudié bastante y lo que pude averiguar es un poco lo que dicen en el video, que para un estadounidense (American) decir "América" es solamente abreviar el nombre "Los Estados Unidos de América" pero informalmente, ya que la única abreviación oficial es "Estados Unidos", y después tienen varias, como "The US" o "The States" o USA. Y es por este motivo que al continente lo llaman "the Americas" para no causar confusiones entre los hablantes del inglés. Pero también está la explicación histórica, aparentemente EEUU en sus primeras décadas de existencia no era realmente UN país, sino que era una confederación de varios, de Estados soberanos, cada uno se consideraban ciudadanos de sus propios Estados, y es ahí donde cobra más sentido ese nombre (Los Estados Unidos de América); esto lo leí en un artículo del historiador estadounidense David Tollen titulado "Why US has no name". Y por último, también averigüé que el gentilicio "Americans" en realidad es anterior al nombre del país, o sea cuando todavía eran colonias británicas, se los llamaba "British Americans" y con el tiempo solo Americans, y más especialmente cuando comienza la guerra de la independencia. Saludos!

[@johnmassey2980]

BTW, some nice looking houses in Bogota - I never imagined seeing those architectural styles there.

[@kasongo-wewe]

Check out "why Paris was built like a snail" by Bright trip

[@TheGabrielPT]

Cristovão Colombo in portuguese (and weirdly enough we have a huge mall in Lisbon named after him)

[@robertlonsdale5326]

Some say that John Americ of England gave his name as his family coat of arms is similar to the latest usa flag. The flag of Canada has changed in the last century too.

[@purportedly]

7:27 - I was taught that there are seven, and it is the consensus. If you reckon North America and South America as one continent, as well as Europe and Asia as Eurasia, it would tend to be in the geographic sense.

[@Vrealita]

Considering North and South America as a single continent is rather a cultural/historical rationale, not a geographical one. The consensus regarding the number of continents varies between cultural areas of the World.

[@andevien2542]

His name was Cristoforo Colombo, since he was born in Genova. Then he changed it when he moved abroad, which was a usual practice back then

[@markaxworthy2508]

Newfoundland only became part of Canada in 1949 and it not only has a distinctive accent and dialect ("Newfinese") from the rest of Canada, let alone the USA, but it has a gradient of different accents in the Outports from the capital.

[@morphagohma]

I can only tell if someone is Canadian when I hear the stereotypical "aboot" (or similar words with "ou/oo"), and even then I only register it if I accidentally pay attention to the pronounciation.

[@shaytutty1989]

Ahhhh the way you pronounce New Found Land! Most canadians i know smoosh it together as newfun'lan (sometimes with a d on the end, sometimes not)

[@bareakon]

I was taught Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, North America, South America and Antarctica. So I have it as 7 continents according to my UK primary school.

[@eternalvigilance5697]

As someone from Florida, I can always tells when speaking to someone with a Canadian accent while gaming or in Discord.

[@florianlipp5452]

2:50: actually, in many languages, the names of foreign monarchs ARE traditionally translated into the local language. This goes for kings and also for pope names. English king "Henry 8th" would be called in a French history book "Henri" and in a German history book "Heinrich". Pope Ioannes Paulus (which was his official latin name) was called in English media "John Paul", in Spanish "Juan Pablo", in French "Jean Paul" and in German "Johannes Paul". Whereas non-monarchic rulers (such as Presidents") do NOT generally have their name translated. French President Francois Mitterand was called in English and German media "Francois", not "Francis" or "Franz".

[@LuDa-lf1xd]

There's also the english weir thing with calling Isabella our queen Isabel I of castile, when the translation is Elisabeth.

[@ShadowSnake141]

You look very pretty here, your hair looks really nicely styled :)