Huge thanks to Liberia Positives on instagram for helping with this video. (Check them out! @libpositives) I honestly think I might consider going here. No joke. I might have to raise money by doing some more sponsorships and merch sales but it might be worth it..... #LIBERIA
Fun Fact: Liberia's current president George Weah is a former professional footballer, playing for clubs like Monaco, PSG, Manchester City, Chelsea, and AC Milan.
Fact about Liberia: They love the US. In the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Liberia offered to send it's 3,000 soldier army to help. The US thanked them for the offer, but turned it down.
@@orcfish1476 The gdp per capita is high in pr at 31,000. Only a little under the poorest US state, Missisippi. Trumps opinion wouldnt matter because the Puerto Ricans can vote whether they want to be a state or not. Them speaking Spanish wouldn't be an issue, they could still function speaking Spanish as a US state. With their high gdp, i am confident they will rise above the political instablity commonly found in latin america
@@zaidkhan6296 this, and also the fact that a lot of Americans don’t actually speak good English but are able to thrive. We have Hawaii and it seems to be working out fine (although I agree Hawaiians don’t really want to be a state) so I think Puerto Rico can climb while being a US state and it doesn’t seem like the worst idea
@@crasharchive7707 I mean, the hawaiians have the British Flag on their state flag these people really don't want to be a state, but I understand, everything is so expensive and they still are kinda treated as a territory.
My mum is half Liberian and my dad Ghanaian. They met, married and had us in Liberia, but the war drove us to Ghana/UK. Its funny my parents always say "those days..." Liberia was good. They were working and earning US dollars and living so well. The war destroyed everything they'd built, but my mum still goes back regularly
I’m Liberian and a survivor of the 2nd civil war. It brings me joy to see it be mentioned and talked about 🙌🏾 I am also Kpelle and the K is silent my friend haha 😆
the civil war was horrible, my mom was pregnant with me and fled to the USA to not get killed. I'm lucky i'm alive but i'm missing out on a bunch of things happening in Liberia
I was born in Monrovia , but we left when i was 8 years old, my parents always tell me that they have spent their best years there....maybe someday, ill visit it...😘😗
I was an Irish peacekeeper there just after the war for a year,it’s makes me so happy to see that beautiful country develop. I really hope to go back someday
I am Liberian and let me tell you, this was one of the most informative history on my own country that I have heard from an outsider. Thank you-ooo, great work-oooo 😂
America in Africa. Just came here after watching Drew Binsky’s video on his trip to Liberia. Interesting to look through the history of Liberia and how it was first formed by the United States.
I grew up around a bunch of Liberian refugees in the 90s, and one of the cultural things that I picked up from them is the snap-handshake thing. That is, when they shake hands, they snap their fingers, but it's a shared snap. You apply pressure with your middle finger against the other person's middle finger during the shake, so when you pull back it makes a snap. If you can do it, it's a fun way to show off cultural competency to other Liberians.
I've been waiting for this episode for a LOOOOONG time. I've always been interested in Liberia and I feel more Americans should be aware of the historic ties between the two countries and should acknowledge Liberians as kin.
I care. You can't take it personally, Americans don't care about each other - in that respect I suppose we're treating Liberians as Americans. This society is a predatory and alienating one, it is unfortunate but it is what's come to be. Know that I care, though.
Fuzzy Dunlop some Americans have actually been interested in and helped Liberia since its beginning. W.E.B Dubois, Booker T. Washington and H.M. Schieffelin, are three of them that have done so.
You should be proud of yourself on how much you educated so many people. You made all these videos so informative and entertaining in the same time. So many people will widen their horizons about the world. I watched all your videos from when you started and I was amazed of how much diversity there is in the world. Thanks you for what you are doing. Greetings from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Yeah i was wondering if that was going to be mentioned, also not to mention the cross-dressing, child sacrificing/ and eating warlords that Butt Naked fought with and against. People should watch the Vice documentary on Liberia after this video.
Broooo I just came from there and was just wondering that 😂😂😂😂 But maybe it's has changed into a better place now since that documentary is 8 Years old..
I lived in liberia from 2018 to 2020 when I came back to the US due to Covid-19. A lot has changed. The people there are some of the friendliest, most inviting people I have met. The bad reputation that available information on google has given them is completely outdated.
The part about having the newest cellphones despite living in shanty houses reminded me a lot of my country, Brazil, we see a lot of this everyday, and the word they have for it in Liberia, "shikii", sounds like one of our words that can mean the same thing here, "chique", the pronounce is almost the same, the only difference is that the emphasis on "chique" is on the first half, while the emphasis on "shikii" appears to be on the last half
Famous person is also George Weah who was first a footballer who won the best player of the year and became first African to do that and after that he became a president.
Torro Lucky Doesn't matter he'll be a dummy like the other Africans leaders He will not do anything to make his country truly independent just look at her first trip...FRANCE the nation that continues to exploit its former colonies
Wow! What an outstanding presentation, so much details about Liberia that are educative. As a Liberian, I just have to say thank you and the team on this presentation. Priceless work this is, not to mention your brains.
It took me until senior year of high school to figure out that this place existed and even then it was a brief mention in a world history class. For some reason the American education system likes to leave out places like Liberia and Puerto Rico, and it's a bit of a shame because these places help improve understanding of continental USA history tremendously.
u can forgot the Philippines we colonized after the Spanish-American war we protected Cuba during and after the 18th century etc. but the thing is that the US school system either didn`t brother to put it in the history book or didn`t want to upset the Refugees that US once colonized etc. i`m not sure what`s true or not so yea -shrugs-
yea it is but they mostly forget that not ONLY puerto rico is a US Territory but their are others if look into the history that US ONLY "colonized" two countries Liberia and the Philippines both got their Independence w/out fighting liberia(getting their freedom after the US Civil war) and the Philippines in 1947 after WW2 when most of manila had to be rebuild etc.
MAZAPAN 666 i have actually. i am from the philippines and i can definitely confirm it is alot worse than our living conditions. what i said was satire and my opinions have changed in a short timespan, i am grateful to live in america, but the living conditions cant make up for the mistreatment of some people in this country. i take my third world identity with pride and that wont change.
@@glomyers I don't agree with your "America Is bad" comment since all countries have their pros and cons but I do agree America mistreatments for some races are bad.
Sincerely thank you for this video I’m Liberian and honestly anytime I tell people this they always say are you Nigerian and I’m like no Liberian but anytime someone asked me now about where I’m from I’m just going to send them your video
This is a positive and fun portrayal of Liberia. The Liberian people are very sweet and have persevered through so much. Thank you for this excellent review of Mother Liberia!
I lived in liberia from 2018 to 2020 when I came back to the US due to Covid-19. A lot has changed. The people there are some of the friendliest, most inviting people I have met. The bad reputation that available information on google has given them is completely outdated.
Too many don't even know about our territories. Guam suffered brutally during World War II at the hands of the Japanese, but the native Chamorros stayed loyal to us despite the occupiers' attempts to change them by force. They even did their best to keep the few surviving soldiers hidden and alive until we returned, at the risk of their own lives (sadly, only one American soldier was still alive by the 1944 recapture). Truly impressive people.
love to Liberia from Somalia Liberians and Somalis are both Africans and maybe one day when we build up our countries and become successful we can become allies
I know he was mentioned as president, but I think that for a big chunk of the world, George Weah is the most famous Liberian person who ever lived. A football legend.
thank you, we don't get alot of positive attention from a huge majority of Americans , you would think them living in a country with alot of privileges they wouldn't be bothered by another country having a similar flag to theirs. They hate us but we Liberians look up to them, its sad.
@@lzephyra I think respecting countries based on their culture and people is far more important than gdp per capita and other such statistics. From what I have seen, the Liberian people are a warm, generous, and humble group. 🇱🇷🇺🇸
While growing up in Costa Rica, we had to learn the capital cities of each province. Coincidently, there is a city in the Province of Guanacaste called: Liberia. So, after moving on to learning about other countries in the world, I came across that indeed there was a country named Liberia. I had thought somehow that there was a connection with the people from Guanacaste or the Liberians. I don’t know where the name Liberia originated from (whether it was Spanish, Portuguese, English or Other). I don’t think Barby discussed it in this episode; but the fact that Costa Rica’s Second International Airport is located in the city by the same name as an African Country with no relation to each other is quite interesting.
Well over time Americans have a different name for towns and cities like your cities in the Kingdom of England, Scotland wales and Northern Ireland such as Wessex And in America they have Philadelphia
@9:33 no!!! Im a native Liberian. my family was living in Liberia during the rebel war, and rebels attacked native Liberians, Muslims, and government officials (who were native Liberian). That why my family had to escape to a refugee camp in a different country.
You guys nailed this Liberia thing. Nice presentation. OOOooohh Liberia was one of Africa most respected and look to country; but, unending crisis strangled its respect; now, it is one of Africa forgotten and less significant countries.
This short and educational piece makes me share tears for my Mama Liberia. Tears of pride and joy cause I am a native of this great and naturally rich country. Tears of sorrow cause we continue to bringing shame on Mama Liberia by our insensitive political judgment which placed power in the hands of corrupt and/or unqualified people. Thanks so much for helping people know us a bit more than they did yesterday. Liberia, the sacred shrine of my DNA will rise again to the shame and demise of they that are betraying her love and trust today. Bless your heart and work!
10:00 That's very interesting! The very same thing happens here in Brazil! We even have a similar sounding word for shikii, "chique" which means "fancy". There must be some correlation between the two words.
2:11 Greenville is the #1 growing city in the south, if you count an actual city not just a residential city in Houston or Dallas it is the number one growing city, tons of people are moving here and the county updated the population of the city from 48,000 to 60,000 based on parents with enrolled students and the students them selves in the city that go to public schools.
6:38 For someone like me who comes from ethniclly homongeous country like Poland where something like 99% of people is basically polish, it's unbeliveble to see how diverse other countries can be.
Loma geh here o. We nah making eh lazy. Tank you ya you really did well. Just some koloqua for you guys. Awesome job. Liberia is so complex. More work to do but Liberians are really expanding.
Opens episode up with saying how it was one of the only African nations to never be colonized, then proceeds to talk about its colonization for the rest of the episode...
You are correct, I should've specified, I meant "Colonized by westerners" or "Europeans" UNLESS you consider the African Americans coming back as "repatriation"
All hail, Liberia, hail! All hail, Liberia, hail! This glorious land of liberty Shall long be ours. Though new her name, Green be her fame, And mighty be her powers, Though new her name, Green be her fame, And mighty be her powers, And mighty be her powers, And mighty be her powers, In joy and gladness With our hearts united, We'll shout the freedom Of a race benighted, Long live Liberia, happy land! A home of glorious liberty, By God's command! A home of glorious liberty, By God's command! All hail, Liberia, hail! All hail, Liberia, hail! In union strong success is sure We cannot fail! With God above Our rights to prove We will o'er all prevail, We will o'er all prevail, We will o'er all prevail, With heart and hand Our country's cause defending We'll meet the foe With valor unpretending. Long live Liberia, happy land! A home of glorious liberty, By God's command! A home of glorious liberty, By God's command! 🇱🇷💕💕💕💕💕
How could you not mention George Weah? The current president of Liberia who was a famous soccer player in the 1990s., playing for AC Milan and Chelsea among others.
aadish 99 It's a misconception. I wish he woulda touched more on the American-Liberian civil war. It's one of the more interesting stories of wars in Africa.
+Abandoned Hope The ACS was a private organization, Liberia was their private colony and the main reason it got independence was because the ACS thought that Britain and France were interested in gaining it, so they cut their losses and told the ancestors of the Americo-Liberian they were on their own.
Oh, I remember Liberia! On the last summer holidays, I got really interested in units of measurement (for some reason) and especially American/Imperial units (I'm European of Swedish and Russian decent). So I read up about the Imperial measurement and remember reading, that they were also used in Liberia. I did not understand that at the time, but now I most certainly do (and I also understand the flag now). Thank You, mr. Barbato!
The only person that i know who come from liberia is george weah and you didnt mention him, he is the only african man who achieved ballon d'or ( best footballer in the world )
In Bahrain we also say “La” after every sentence which is funny because La also means no in Arabic. So we say “ Ee La” which literally translates to Yes No. confuses people but we love our La’s
That’s the image of Malagueta pepper, a chilli from Brazil. I think you meant Melegueta pepper (or grains of paradise, Guinea pepper) which is a spice from West Africa. Dammned internet searchers, mixing up e with a :)
So many names and even a coast named after this pepper. It must be a fine spice. Never got the chance to taste it. So, from now on, I have a goal in this life, to get my hands on some of these grains :) Peace!
I went to Liberia in 2016 and I did have a beach all to myself. They love their Americans the. I was also the only tourist I saw there or heard of. Not visited much at all.
Thanks for the video😊😊 I’m a Liberian and I’m really glad you did it... Will be willing to provide more information if you might want to do an updated version.
This aint gonna sound original but great work and great show guys! I really enjoy the balance of knowledge, cool stuff and jokes that you bring in every episodes. This one actually really makes me wanna go to Liberia :D Shout out you guys !
I'm going to Liberia next week and was like "Snap! Idk anything about this place... RUclips help!" And RUclips sent me you and now I feel like I got a 100000% better idea of what I'm getting into and am even more excited. Every time I'm going to a new place I'm gonna check it out on this channel first. You covered EVRYTHING I wondered about. YOU ROCK 🤘
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Huge thanks to Liberia Positives on instagram for helping with this video. (Check them out! @libpositives) I honestly think I might consider going here. No joke. I might have to raise money by doing some more sponsorships and merch sales but it might be worth it..... #LIBERIA
Geography Now once again IF YOU NEED INFORMATION ON THE VIETNAM EPISODE JUST TELL ME
liberia seems interesting af, would love to see u go there :D
I WAS WATCHING THE BOLIVIA EPISODE WHILE YOU WHERE MAKING THIS VIDEO
So long waiting for the Vietnam episode
I'm waiting for UK, probably like few weeks ahead of you. haha
So technically Britain is Liberia's grandmother?
Varinius Aurelius this got me laughing for real 😂😂😂
Would that make Canada, Australia, and New Zealand the uncles?
And I guess the Philippines, Cuba, the USVI, and Puerto Rico are the siblings?
Te C-Jones puerto Rico isn’t a country it’s still in the usa
Its a territory
@@tec-jones5445 agree
Fun Fact: Liberia's current president George Weah is a former professional footballer, playing for clubs like Monaco, PSG, Manchester City, Chelsea, and AC Milan.
Carson Telfer Thank god someone knows about the Balon d'or winner George Weah
No Name everyone does
He is my uncle
Weah in Milan was a pure beast 👌👌
Surprised he didn’t mention that in the video
“Only African country to be colonized by African-Americans” Liberia is a special place!
yeah it's fair then. But if the smart more relied on white people do it. NO. Then it's evil
WTF IS THIS FLAG?? or sponsor of microsoft paint?
Sierra Leone too!
@@melize7035 Well yes but actually no.
West point makes them more special
Fact about Liberia: They love the US. In the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Liberia offered to send it's 3,000 soldier army to help. The US thanked them for the offer, but turned it down.
chaosXpert
Weren't they ruled by warlords then.
Declan Newton-Maharaj General Butt Naked?
In hindsight, I'm sure the Liberians were grateful they were turned down
chaosXpert Liberia was started to be a place that African Americans can immigrate too in the back to Africa movement.
General butt naked, general bin laden, general mosquito 1 and 2 and their enemy general mosquito spray.. wtf happen 😂😂😂
America should do more to establish closer ties to Liberia. Doesn't get the attention it should
Andrew so true
and Puerto Rico, it would be so cool if they were states lmao
@@orcfish1476 The gdp per capita is high in pr at 31,000. Only a little under the poorest US state, Missisippi. Trumps opinion wouldnt matter because the Puerto Ricans can vote whether they want to be a state or not. Them speaking Spanish wouldn't be an issue, they could still function speaking Spanish as a US state. With their high gdp, i am confident they will rise above the political instablity commonly found in latin america
@@zaidkhan6296 this, and also the fact that a lot of Americans don’t actually speak good English but are able to thrive. We have Hawaii and it seems to be working out fine (although I agree Hawaiians don’t really want to be a state) so I think Puerto Rico can climb while being a US state and it doesn’t seem like the worst idea
@@crasharchive7707 I mean, the hawaiians have the British Flag on their state flag these people really don't want to be a state, but I understand, everything is so expensive and they still are kinda treated as a territory.
My mom is native Liberian and she survived the first civil war
Same
Cool, nobody asked
Stfu
Same here
same
'In Liberia, the official language is English but only about 1/5 of the country speaks it properly" so basically...it's just like America
America doesn't have an official Language you dingus.
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
@@Calikid331 Tell that to the people living in America.
Qué?
We have a bigger population there fore we are correct
My mum is half Liberian and my dad Ghanaian. They met, married and had us in Liberia, but the war drove us to Ghana/UK. Its funny my parents always say "those days..." Liberia was good. They were working and earning US dollars and living so well. The war destroyed everything they'd built, but my mum still goes back regularly
There's a spirit in Liberia. And Liberian and Ghanaian food are great - lucky you!
Hope you've visited beautiful Liberia and Ghana but now.
I’m Liberian and a survivor of the 2nd civil war. It brings me joy to see it be mentioned and talked about 🙌🏾 I am also Kpelle and the K is silent my friend haha 😆
the civil war was horrible, my mom was pregnant with me and fled to the USA to not get killed. I'm lucky i'm alive but i'm missing out on a bunch of things happening in Liberia
That's funny, in Scandinavia, Pelle is a stereotypical boys name. (With European pronounciation, not English.)
I think my dad was in both or one of them, and my mom came here when she was very young so she wasn't really in the war
I'm also bassa and I want to learn the language but my dad won't teach me. Someone teach me please 😭
Hola
I was born in Monrovia , but we left when i was 8 years old, my parents always tell me that they have spent their best years there....maybe someday, ill visit it...😘😗
You absolutely should. My best years were spent there too! I lived there from 2018-2020. Not long, but enough to learn to love it.
I was an Irish peacekeeper there just after the war for a year,it’s makes me so happy to see that beautiful country develop. I really hope to go back someday
Vice ruined it for me 😢
Gotta love those county flags
Lmao😂 let my country be!
*Shoots temple*
EPMTUNESツ 666th Like xD
So bad they're great, Microsoft paint should be used more for flags
I am Liberian and let me tell you, this was one of the most informative history on my own country that I have heard from an outsider. Thank you-ooo, great work-oooo 😂
Please check us out for some Liberia content 🇱🇷❤️🇱🇷
Yes he was respectful and fun and in brotherhood with Mama Liberia. Refreshing to see compared to all the mean spirited negativity out there.
America in Africa. Just came here after watching Drew Binsky’s video on his trip to Liberia. Interesting to look through the history of Liberia and how it was first formed by the United States.
Me 2
🇺🇸 United states
Me too
Sounds to me like they like sucking up to the US
Do nt you dare to be proud if it you are so wrong to call anything positive about leberia one of the most poor countrys in the world
I love your accent where you from? I'm Liberian.
ᴼʰ ᴵ ˡᶦᵏᵉ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵃᶜᶜᵉⁿᵗ ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᶠʳᵒᵐ?
Barby is from South Korea.
He is actually an american with korean heritage
@@pauleaxe9407 Actually, he is American with half-Korean *blood* and Italian, French and Irish heritage
r/woooosh
*cough cough*
I love Liberia, it's one of my favorite countries in Africa along with Mozambique and South Africa. I would love to visit it some day
Liberia loves you too...
You are welcome to the land of liberty
are you a her's fan?
@@imwolff6402 I’m a huge Her's fan. I miss them dearly
@@dreamvisitor me too, their music was unique and beautiful in its own way :((( r.i.p boys
@@imwolff6402 I’m never gonna get over it man. amazing talents taken too soon
*Sasstown* huh?
Did you know that there was a city called *Chocolate City* near Monrovia?
Yes, there still a city called Chocolate City.
Chocolate city is alive and it is even more lively then ever.
i know
I am not surprised
How about Cockburn Town?
I grew up around a bunch of Liberian refugees in the 90s, and one of the cultural things that I picked up from them is the snap-handshake thing. That is, when they shake hands, they snap their fingers, but it's a shared snap. You apply pressure with your middle finger against the other person's middle finger during the shake, so when you pull back it makes a snap. If you can do it, it's a fun way to show off cultural competency to other Liberians.
terminaldeity yes my parents do that all the time
terminaldeity u are right lol
It’s an African thing... Ghanaians do it a lot too
race traitor
it's a west african thing , i'm an East African and i learned it from west africans lol
I’m a proud Liberian (bassa girl ) American
Bassa here too yayyyy 💃💃💃💃
Me too! Bassa girl here
gerbo tribe from Maryland
I’m bassa-pelle(idk how to spell it)
Bassa is everywhere
I've been waiting for this episode for a LOOOOONG time. I've always been interested in Liberia and I feel more Americans should be aware of the historic ties between the two countries and should acknowledge Liberians as kin.
Fuzzy Dunlop right thank.you becuz we see you as kin. But Americans couldn't care about us
I care. You can't take it personally, Americans don't care about each other - in that respect I suppose we're treating Liberians as Americans. This society is a predatory and alienating one, it is unfortunate but it is what's come to be. Know that I care, though.
Fuzzy Dunlop As an American I agree. We need to connect to our lost baby more.!!!!😍😉💞✌💖❤👌💄🇺🇸
Fuzzy Dunlop some Americans have actually been interested in and helped Liberia since its beginning. W.E.B Dubois, Booker T. Washington and H.M. Schieffelin, are three of them that have done so.
@@thegigadykid1 Liberia is one of my favorite countries in the world, I wish more of us saw Liberia that way though. I would love to visit
You should be proud of yourself on how much you educated so many people. You made all these videos so informative and entertaining in the same time. So many people will widen their horizons about the world. I watched all your videos from when you started and I was amazed of how much diversity there is in the world. Thanks you for what you are doing. Greetings from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
And not even a mention of general butt naked...
Yeah i was wondering if that was going to be mentioned, also not to mention the cross-dressing, child sacrificing/ and eating warlords that Butt Naked fought with and against. People should watch the Vice documentary on Liberia after this video.
Broooo I just came from there and was just wondering that 😂😂😂😂
But maybe it's has changed into a better place now since that documentary is 8 Years old..
I lived in liberia from 2018 to 2020 when I came back to the US due to Covid-19. A lot has changed. The people there are some of the friendliest, most inviting people I have met. The bad reputation that available information on google has given them is completely outdated.
Sad
That's the only reason I came😂
The part about having the newest cellphones despite living in shanty houses reminded me a lot of my country, Brazil, we see a lot of this everyday, and the word they have for it in Liberia, "shikii", sounds like one of our words that can mean the same thing here, "chique", the pronounce is almost the same, the only difference is that the emphasis on "chique" is on the first half, while the emphasis on "shikii" appears to be on the last half
yep
Nothing better than Waking up in the morning and watching Geo-Now whilst having breakfast
Christoph Hanke what time?
Omg lol me too i swear!
I am in school when GN is uploading (11 AM in Austria)
RPHXX I live in Germany plus i currently have holidays^^
Really? Our next holidays are in 2 weeks
World: In quarantine
Liberia: Heard of that one before
Lmao
hahhaha
Ahutigf
Lol
Famous person is also George Weah who was first a footballer who won the best player of the year and became first African to do that and after that he became a president.
I was just about to say he should've tell us more about him
Torro Lucky Doesn't matter he'll be a dummy like the other Africans leaders He will not do anything to make his country truly independent just look at her first trip...FRANCE the nation that continues to exploit its former colonies
How was he not included?
Jordan Johnston He just said that he was elected for president in 2018 and nothing else.
Neos Rerum We will see what the time will bring, hope that you are wrong thought.
Love & respect to 🇱🇷 from 🇮🇳 🤝
Shailesh kumar Marampalli thank you brother
Thanks
Thanks
How is india
@@thesosigman3700 in what terms , elaborate please
Wow! What an outstanding presentation, so much details about Liberia that are educative. As a Liberian, I just have to say thank you and the team on this presentation. Priceless work this is, not to mention your brains.
It took me until senior year of high school to figure out that this place existed and even then it was a brief mention in a world history class. For some reason the American education system likes to leave out places like Liberia and Puerto Rico, and it's a bit of a shame because these places help improve understanding of continental USA history tremendously.
or maybe they haven't contributed anything meaningful to American history...
It was sending african americans back to africa, and in the racial tensions today, its understandable as to why they would.
u can forgot the Philippines we colonized after the Spanish-American war we protected Cuba during and after the 18th century etc. but the thing is that the US school system either didn`t brother to put it in the history book or didn`t want to upset the Refugees that US once colonized etc. i`m not sure what`s true or not so yea -shrugs-
yea it is but they mostly forget that not ONLY puerto rico is a US Territory but their are others if look into the history that US ONLY "colonized" two countries Liberia and the Philippines both got their Independence w/out fighting liberia(getting their freedom after the US Civil war) and the Philippines in 1947 after WW2 when most of manila had to be rebuild etc.
@@apple_dragon226 they did not colonizes Liberia like he said
I think even with the Ebola incidents Liberia is definitely one of those african countries that turned their economy around 🇱🇷👍🏻
your comment was good until you added the cringe emojis
Mom: We have America at home.
America at home:
Benjamin Davis
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america is already bad lol, idk how it could get worse.
MAZAPAN 666 i have actually. i am from the philippines and i can definitely confirm it is alot worse than our living conditions. what i said was satire and my opinions have changed in a short timespan, i am grateful to live in america, but the living conditions cant make up for the mistreatment of some people in this country. i take my third world identity with pride and that wont change.
@@glomyers I don't agree with your "America Is bad" comment since all countries have their pros and cons but I do agree America mistreatments for some races are bad.
@MAZAPAN 666 third world doesn't equal bad, it's a cold war term.
America’s secret stepson is revealed ; )
"America, in the case of young Liberia...... you *ARE* the father!!!"
But who’d he marry to have a stepson?
Jay Africa
Cue Canada walking out in disgust
Jertude1981 lol, so true
ITS JUST US AGAINST THE WORLD, GET OVER HERE 😂😂😂😂😂
woodchuck31x best part ever XD
"Love That Curly Guy!"
woodchuck31x And it will be US even if the other nations go to metric.
Love it!!!!💗💗💗💗💗
Love Liberia 🇱🇷
From Malaysia 🇲🇾
Barby is BUFF
Edgar Diaz Who knew?
IKR.
Liberia is like your step child you take care off
but you try to hide from your real family
Gemini Joey Salvacion Is... is this something people do?
Sincerely thank you for this video I’m Liberian and honestly anytime I tell people this they always say are you Nigerian and I’m like no Liberian but anytime someone asked me now about where I’m from I’m just going to send them your video
This is a positive and fun portrayal of Liberia. The Liberian people are very sweet and have persevered through so much. Thank you for this excellent review of Mother Liberia!
I lived in liberia from 2018 to 2020 when I came back to the US due to Covid-19. A lot has changed. The people there are some of the friendliest, most inviting people I have met. The bad reputation that available information on google has given them is completely outdated.
I wish Liberia was more well known in America, they're like our step son
More like America's bastard son
@@JWNimble exactly lol
Too many don't even know about our territories. Guam suffered brutally during World War II at the hands of the Japanese, but the native Chamorros stayed loyal to us despite the occupiers' attempts to change them by force. They even did their best to keep the few surviving soldiers hidden and alive until we returned, at the risk of their own lives (sadly, only one American soldier was still alive by the 1944 recapture). Truly impressive people.
@@hawkeyeten2450 a damn shame, I know all 5 territories by name
Alot of Americans for some reason hate us while we look up to them, its insane
Tbh, after watching this episode Liberia is definitely one of my new favorite countries.
Awwn that's nice we love new people too
We love you Liberia! From, Americans ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you
love to Liberia from Somalia Liberians and Somalis are both Africans and maybe one day when we build up our countries and become successful we can become allies
From the Americas or just America if you mean the United States
@@anthonykatsivalis224 clearly the US
America loves you liberia
I’m Liberiaian ,Ghanaian,Nigerian and Egyptian and I’m happy to all all of our history and our culture
Ahan all in one. You're truly blessed
How ?
Lies
I know he was mentioned as president, but I think that for a big chunk of the world, George Weah is the most famous Liberian person who ever lived. A football legend.
*KEN I SWEAR*
Ahhh You saw the instagram live broadcast I see. Here's a TRUE geograpeep... ;)
oh youuuuuuuuu
KEN I SWEAR
😂😂😂😂
NO ABUSE TO FILIPINO WORKER!
- PH Government
As a US citizen, I love Liberia! You guys are awesome!
Why do you love it, and what makes it awesome?
thank you, we don't get alot of positive attention from a huge majority of Americans , you would think them living in a country with alot of privileges they wouldn't be bothered by another country having a similar flag to theirs. They hate us but we Liberians look up to them, its sad.
@@lzephyra I think respecting countries based on their culture and people is far more important than gdp per capita and other such statistics. From what I have seen, the Liberian people are a warm, generous, and humble group. 🇱🇷🇺🇸
@@botwcaosipho2198 I know right!! So many people are missing out on a good time because of statistics and what media shows them.
While growing up in Costa Rica, we had to learn the capital cities of each province. Coincidently, there is a city in the Province of Guanacaste called: Liberia. So, after moving on to learning about other countries in the world, I came across that indeed there was a country named Liberia. I had thought somehow that there was a connection with the people from Guanacaste or the Liberians. I don’t know where the name Liberia originated from (whether it was Spanish, Portuguese, English or Other). I don’t think Barby discussed it in this episode; but the fact that Costa Rica’s Second International Airport is located in the city by the same name as an African Country with no relation to each other is quite interesting.
Liberia derives from the Latin word "Liber" meaning free.
"These towns sound so American" As a brit, i find this very funny
GenuineBread I wonder who named those places
IKR? Nothing American about it. We have those in Canada too. I wonder why? Is it maybe because of Eng.... nah, probably not.
When I have Brazilian tourists coming to Portugal saying "this sounds so Brazilian!" We know the feeling, brothers.
Gulielmus Princeps I thought Canada was a part of north AMERICA
Well over time Americans have a different name for towns and cities like your cities in the Kingdom of England, Scotland wales and Northern Ireland such as Wessex And in America they have Philadelphia
@9:33 no!!! Im a native Liberian. my family was living in Liberia during the rebel war, and rebels attacked native Liberians, Muslims, and government officials (who were native Liberian). That why my family had to escape to a refugee camp in a different country.
Wow I am so happy watching this in Liberia.
Isaac Witherspone that's cool
My mom is from Liberia (Kakata of the Bassa Tribe), I’m Liberian American and I want to visit so badly!!!
Kelvin Riddick im Bassa too! Was up fam
I'm bassa too and I wanna learn the language but my dad won't teach me lol. My dad and mom said they're gonna take me there in a few years
You guys nailed this Liberia thing. Nice presentation. OOOooohh Liberia was one of Africa most respected and look to country; but, unending crisis strangled its respect; now, it is one of Africa forgotten and less significant countries.
Finally my home nation Liberia!!! 🇱🇷 🇱🇷 🇱🇷
Cool, nobody asked.
@raffle baffle nobody asked for a reply to a reply to a 2-year-old comment either.
@raffle baffle your reply still doesn't matter.
@@aetu35 so do yours
@@aetu35 and nobody ask for your senseless opinion
10:05 You waited this long to show off your abs Eh?
Al-Burūj Confederacy hot hot hot!! 😊😉
Haha sorry I'll leave now.
+Al-Burūj Confederacy
He was feeling Liberiated...
+Boti Gamer
Why are you talking about his navel?
Boti Gamer. Wtf is wrong with you
+Boti Gamer
Sorry I asked. 😖
Still watching 2020. I am proud to be a Liberian. Love you MAMA LIBERIA!🇱🇷🇱🇷💞💞
Cool, nobody asked.
@@aetu35 Cool, nobody asked for you to say "cool, nobody asked"
To be honest the Africa episodes are really my favourites.
TuxeDoge YT because no ever talks about them.
TuxeDoge YT because they have loads of culture
Buchanan, Liberia is named after Thomas Buchanan who was the cousin to our 15th President James Buchanan
This short and educational piece makes me share tears for my Mama Liberia. Tears of pride and joy cause I am a native of this great and naturally rich country. Tears of sorrow cause we continue to bringing shame on Mama Liberia by our insensitive political judgment which placed power in the hands of corrupt and/or unqualified people. Thanks so much for helping people know us a bit more than they did yesterday. Liberia, the sacred shrine of my DNA will rise again to the shame and demise of they that are betraying her love and trust today. Bless your heart and work!
10:00 That's very interesting! The very same thing happens here in Brazil! We even have a similar sounding word for shikii, "chique" which means "fancy". There must be some correlation between the two words.
Same in Belgium, The Netherlands, and France!
Also in Germany (schick and chique)
Eu pensei a mesma coisa na hora kkk
"i like yo accent where you from?"
"im LIBERIAN"
"oh my bad *whispers* i like yo accent where you from?"
that vine
2:11 Greenville is the #1 growing city in the south, if you count an actual city not just a residential city in Houston or Dallas it is the number one growing city, tons of people are moving here and the county updated the population of the city from 48,000 to 60,000 based on parents with enrolled students and the students them selves in the city that go to public schools.
By D grace of GOD this is a great episode!
I expected at least one fan of lie-beria
yes
Which god?
Spino2Earth God.
i was looking for this 😂😂😂
6:38 For someone like me who comes from ethniclly homongeous country like Poland where something like 99% of people is basically polish, it's unbeliveble to see how diverse other countries can be.
Pomeranians, Silesians and Kasubians? lol or maybe those guys are the 1%
Loma geh here o. We nah making eh lazy. Tank you ya you really did well. Just some koloqua for you guys. Awesome job. Liberia is so complex. More work to do but Liberians are really expanding.
😅 same here
Kulubor Jensen mah fellow Loma geh🤩❤️🇱🇷
Yor leh showing yorseh meh 😂
Americans and young Europeans don't know George Weah. For older Europeans he is obviously most famous Liberian. You should tell more about him.
All we know for sure is that he knows de wae
Opens episode up with saying how it was one of the only African nations to never be colonized, then proceeds to talk about its colonization for the rest of the episode...
You are correct, I should've specified, I meant "Colonized by westerners" or "Europeans" UNLESS you consider the African Americans coming back as "repatriation"
It's OK Barbs, I still love you
wowowowow picky im breaking up with you
i thought you loved me bye xx
I didn’t hear it the whole episode. I heard a lot more then just that..
All hail, Liberia, hail!
All hail, Liberia, hail!
This glorious land of liberty
Shall long be ours.
Though new her name,
Green be her fame,
And mighty be her powers,
Though new her name,
Green be her fame,
And mighty be her powers,
And mighty be her powers,
And mighty be her powers,
In joy and gladness
With our hearts united,
We'll shout the freedom
Of a race benighted,
Long live Liberia, happy land!
A home of glorious liberty,
By God's command!
A home of glorious liberty,
By God's command!
All hail, Liberia, hail!
All hail, Liberia, hail!
In union strong success is sure
We cannot fail!
With God above
Our rights to prove
We will o'er all prevail,
We will o'er all prevail,
We will o'er all prevail,
With heart and hand
Our country's cause defending
We'll meet the foe
With valor unpretending.
Long live Liberia, happy land!
A home of glorious liberty,
By God's command!
A home of glorious liberty,
By God's command! 🇱🇷💕💕💕💕💕
The Liberian National Anthem.
How could you not mention George Weah? The current president of Liberia who was a famous soccer player in the 1990s., playing for AC Milan and Chelsea among others.
What? Football player can became a President of the country?
TheSovietComrade Apparently...
He did mention him, he said he was elected president after Ellen Johnson.
Teresa Rivas Ugaz He definitely is more famous for his football career though. He could have said something about it
Alessandro Pedretti I know, he'll probably talk more about Weah on Flag Friday
Love from Liberia ...I am only Liberian here anyone
your name is indian
The Meditating Stoic not all liberians are Africans you dont have to be an african to become a Liberian
I’m a liberiannnnn yay finally
No, there's a lot of them in Minnesota, especially north of Minneapolis.
By d grace of god
I'm proud liberarian/Nigerian American.
I recently was told by liberia was a American colony but thanks to internet and you it clear
aadish 99 It's a misconception. I wish he woulda touched more on the American-Liberian civil war. It's one of the more interesting stories of wars in Africa.
+Abandoned Hope
The ACS was a private organization, Liberia was their private colony and the main reason it got independence was because the ACS thought that Britain and France were interested in gaining it, so they cut their losses and told the ancestors of the Americo-Liberian they were on their own.
aadish 99 it was privately colonised. Don’t let the internet fool you.
-aadish 99
That good English
If they were ever a colony, then other colonies should follow their example and throw off the United States. Puerto Rico needs independence now.
Ha Sasstown got me 😂😂
Same, wonder if the people are THAT sassy? Hmmmm......
A place I should live
Brandon Espinoza we are!! Haha and “sassay” is a word that Liberians love.
Indeed.
1:46
7:42 One of the few that created a writing system? Dude!
Please check Nativ' Lang on West African languages.
Three reasons to love Liberia:
-It's literally named "Freedom"
-It was never colonized or occupied
-ITS PRESIDENT IS GEORGE "TOTAL GOAL" WEAH!!
Oh, I remember Liberia! On the last summer holidays, I got really interested in units of measurement (for some reason) and especially American/Imperial units (I'm European of Swedish and Russian decent). So I read up about the Imperial measurement and remember reading, that they were also used in Liberia. I did not understand that at the time, but now I most certainly do (and I also understand the flag now). Thank You, mr. Barbato!
2:43 Huh... I noticed you cut out the part where you search flights. I guess it dragged out too long.
Ah Liberia, a country with USA history
Mi Les the best kind
Ah Liberia, a country with USA-History and till more culture than the US
Don't forget the Philippines.
Liberia really is Little America.
Mi Les an African country with American history
The only person that i know who come from liberia is george weah and you didnt mention him, he is the only african man who achieved ballon d'or ( best footballer in the world )
Choby Choby not in famous people section
Algeria 🇩🇿 always stands with Liberia 🇱🇷 United and amicably
Thanks sis wish I can visit Algeria looks beauty
In Bahrain we also say “La” after every sentence which is funny because La also means no in Arabic. So we say “ Ee La” which literally translates to Yes No. confuses people but we love our La’s
Mazen Fulad Hey I was born in Dammam which connects 🇧🇭 to 🇸🇦. Love From India to Saudi to Bahrain.
The story of Liberia is amazing
Interesting country Liberia. I'm Indian and hope you develop and get richer.
Thank you brother we thank India for their contribution to the world and especially medicine and engineering peace be with u
LIBYA REPRESENT.
for real I've been waiting for this episode for a while, should be interesting seeing the different aspects you choose to focus on.
Your friendly Neighborhood pessimist i thought i was the only libyan here
Sorry about what the us did I swear most of us had no idea of what was going on until it was too late سيف الإسلام
ishdeep grewal ik israel is behind it even the president of the United States cant do anything before asking israel
I know we all have strong opinions about the thoura but what's done is done brothrs , we need to move forward and build a better tomorrow.
انتو من وين يا شباب
Sasstown ! XD
Liberia is so American ! (Even with it’s flag)
Love from the United States of America to Liberia! 🇺🇸❤️🇱🇷
I can't wait for Flag Friday because of those county flags
faris taj who isn't
Me too.
This has to be one of my favourite episodes
Hi I’m Liberian. Thank you for telling our story. I learned some new things watching this video😊
That’s the image of Malagueta pepper, a chilli from Brazil. I think you meant Melegueta pepper (or grains of paradise, Guinea pepper) which is a spice from West Africa. Dammned internet searchers, mixing up e with a :)
So many names and even a coast named after this pepper. It must be a fine spice. Never got the chance to taste it. So, from now on, I have a goal in this life, to get my hands on some of these grains :) Peace!
10:05
I think my heart might have stopped
Thanks a bunch Barby!
Good job! Good for students wanting to learn about Liberia in a fun way.
I wonder how long the Liechtenstein video will take
Marianna Kryet 10 minutes long for that Ad revenue
I went to Liberia in 2016 and I did have a beach all to myself. They love their Americans the. I was also the only tourist I saw there or heard of. Not visited much at all.
Shawn Reed what do you recommend to someone passing through Liberia for a couple of days?
Thanks for the video😊😊
I’m a Liberian and I’m really glad you did it...
Will be willing to provide more information if you might want to do an updated version.
This aint gonna sound original but great work and great show guys!
I really enjoy the balance of knowledge, cool stuff and jokes that you bring in every episodes.
This one actually really makes me wanna go to Liberia :D
Shout out you guys !
Kpelle is pronounced “pelle” the k is silent also Gio is pronounced “Gee-oh” also Mano is pronounced “Ma-Nuh”
I was wondering what he was saying 🤣🤣 thanks for clearing that up
It bothered me how he pronounced Kakata...
Bro Liberia sounds AWESOME! I gotta go there sometime! Love from America 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇲 !
Thanks I really appreciate, I'm Liberian but live in America
Girl: I like your accent where you from
Dude: I'm Liberian
Girl: Oh my bad *whispers* I like your accent where you from
Shea Chamlis dude: I’m a Liberian. You forgot the “a” 😊
Thanks for the video, live in Liberia presently.
Beware of general buttnaked.
I'm going to Liberia next week and was like "Snap! Idk anything about this place... RUclips help!" And RUclips sent me you and now I feel like I got a 100000% better idea of what I'm getting into and am even more excited. Every time I'm going to a new place I'm gonna check it out on this channel first. You covered EVRYTHING I wondered about. YOU ROCK 🤘
How'd it go?