Wholesome fact about native Americans and Ireland : when they heard about the Irish famine, native Americans sent food to Ireland because they knew how it felt to be oppressed
See the thing is that while being regal AF and while her family is a bunch of tree-swinging crazies most of the time, Lzzie 2 manages to be amazingly wholesome.
Wholesome fact about Liechtenstein: when Liechtensteins army last went to war in 1866 their 80 soldiers were sent out to protect a mountain pass in Austria at the border to Italy (the stelvio pass). But after the war ended 81 soldiers returned to Liechtenstein because they befriended an Italian at the pass.
Also, Nestle apparently bottles and sells tap water there...? And if I remember correctly, Flint isn't even in the top ten of the most led-poisoned water in a town. So... yeah.
I guess it’s drinkable, but it tastes horrible in most places. Also, it sometimes dries out your mouth, leading to an undesirable feedback loop of water drinking.
The unicorn is only our national animal because it was said to be the only animal with the ability to take down a lion (England’s national animal) so maybe not so wholesome!
Norway has knighted a king penguin. It is called Sir Nils Olav III and lives in Edinburgh zoo. The penguin is promoted each time the Kings Guard returns to the zoo.
That's a bit like how the Canadian Army gave a polar bear born in the Toronto Zoo the rank of private. She was born on remembrance day (November 11 2015) and was named Juno after Juno Beach, shortly after that she was adopted as the living mascot of the Canadian Army and given the rank of private.
@@hanbanaroda It's pretty much like the rest of the big European Nations in the same period of time, England, France, Spain, Portugal were all in the business of colonies.
@@bluester7177 True, but the West Indies Company wasn't as much a colonizer, as it was a business venture, their main 'product' being slaves. They were the turntable of the slave trade in Western Europe. And it is one of the origin stories of 'Zwarte Piet', who replaced the devil as St Nicolas' sidekick (for reference, look at the German Krampus) because he was seen as less aggressive and more child-friendly. Yep, the times, they do change.
In the nederlands, next to my flat, we have a plant hospital. Basically you can bring your dying plant and they will heal it and you can adopt another plant for around a euro. :)
@@justsamoo3480 That is true, as far as I know one of their original ancestors was from that city. Lipizzaner horses were mainly bred in the habsburg monarchy and are still bred and trained in Vienna, Austria today.
During the Great Famine (genocide by the English in my opinion) the Choctaw tribe donated €170 to help the Irish. In 2020 the irish paid them back 4 million to help with coronavirus
@@MegaPokemon1997 the famine was primarily a supply chain issue, the fungus affected a lot of crop but British regulated shipping made it difficult to get any of the existing unaffected potatoes to the people who were starving
In Germany parents who have more than six children can ask the President to be the godparent of their 7th child and then the president sends 500€ to that 7th child.
@@nadiar.4638 500€ isnt that much as people in Germany have relatively high paying wages, and the thing about the president is mainly just a congratulations, very few Germans actually have 7 kids
@@nadiar.4638 the average german woman has about 1,5 children which is not a lot We actually have too little children in our country our overall population is quite old
in Wales we had the lgbtq+ community come down and help during the miners strike and then hundreds of miners came down to lead a pride parade with the same people that helped with the community during the mining strike
it was called Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners and evening though parts of the community didn’t want the help at first, the group kept helping and they became really close and there’s actually a movie about the whole situation as well :)) so that’s a wholesome story from it too long ago
I think a more wholesome fact for Ireland is that during the Famine the Choctaw nation donated what little money they had to Ireland despite going through hard times themselves. This is still remembered with great importance in Ireland, so much so we erected a sculpture in their honour and our government created a university scholarship for Choctaw members to study in Ireland. Just recently when a GoFundMe was created in aid of the Navajo Nation which was particularly hard hit by the covid crisis the creators were surprised to find a missive proportion of donations were coming from Ireland. This is because once the Irish got wind of what was happening they started donating in their droves to honour the Choctaw nation and how they helped us in our time of need. I just find it so wholesome that the Irish and Native Americans couldn't be further apart but this supportive relationship has lasted for over 170 years.
In welsh 'psygod wibli wobli' means jellyfish, it literally translates to wibly wobly fish and is one of my favourite welsh words (asside from 'popty-ping' which means microwave)
The Welsh word for microwave is ‘meicrodon’, which is a literal translation of microwave, and the term for jellyfish is ‘cont y môr’ or ‘sglefren môr’ (sea skater). Both words you mentioned are internet myths, sadly! But they do sound great haha
Not sure how wholesome this is but here’s one of for Ireland. Our Taoiseach (prime minister) is gay and openly so as he married his husband in 2015 before being voted in to office in 2017.
Sorry to burst the bubble but Leo isn't married! He's been with his boyfriend for years but they've no plans to get married anytime soon according to an interview he did a few months ago.
In Ireland we have “fairy forts”, the remains of long gone ancient dwellings that formed circular mounds in the ground that can still be seen. Over time through folklore these came to be thought of as the work of the fae folk, to this day most farmers leave them alone on their land for fear of incurring the wrath of the fairies.
There's also a superstition surrounding cutting down hawthorn trees because of fairies, so it's not unusual to see one smack bang in the middle of a field.
A bit of a wholesome fact for Ireland: recently Irish people donated en masse to the gofundme for Navajo and Hopi people affected by the coronavirus as a way of paying it forward after the Choctaw people donated £170 (at the time) to Ireland during the Famine
Ireland raised over €2000000 for the choctaw tribe in America during covid because of them giving us $170 to help with the famine. It was a lot of money for them
@@stinkygremlin267 About $5000. You can just look these things up. It's not a small amount of money certainly, but it wasn't a _huge_ amount back then either - except of course that American natives didn't have it particularly great back then (not that it's amazing for all of them today either), so the gesture was still very much appreciated.
@@ErwinPommel Yeah, we didn't, but I think the Norwegians are talking about the several commando and special forces attacks and raid that the British and Norwegians carried out.
It wasn't for saving them, it was for putting them up during the war years, and our close relation thoughout the struggle . From fact Anders Lasson is one of a good number of Norwegians that served in our special forces during the war. both our SAS and SBS claim he is one of their founding fathers. the Commando troop that guards the uk nuclear arsenal is nammed after his place of death in Italy also. He lead a hell of a life. Sadly ended to early, but doubtful he'd of made a good civvy after the war. He was on the original commando raid which was in the channel Islands in 1940 and was killed weeks before the end of the war. He was the last of the originals to die.
In Finland 🇫🇮 If you’re about to have a baby the goverment will send you a free baby box worth 170€ it has 56 things in it including summer and winter clothes a stuffed animal, blanket and all the basic supplies you need aaand the box has a mattress so it can be the first bed for the baby 💁🏻♀️
a wholesome fact about the Queen of England: even though she has a bunch of staff around her house and is 94 years old, she still looks after her corgis herself. She has owned over 30 corgis during her reign as monarch but has recently stoppped breeding them as she doesnt want to leave any behind when she dies.
justsamo o From what I can see, we got it from the Medieval Latin Croãtia which itself came from inscriptions in 9th century of either Croatorum, Chroatorum or Crvatorvm. I apologise if this is incorrect.
3:57 in germany it's less that the prisoner "deserves" to be free and you will be put back into jail if they get caught but as far as I understand it the longing for freedom isn't punishable which "excuses" your escape but not any crimes you committed on your way out
I think the Germans just feel that you (as a prisoner) merely pointed out the flaws and weaknesses in their system and use it to update their jails with. Like free advice and feedback xD
My fave wholesome Finland fact: there is a popular live stream every spring featuring Saimaa ringed seals, a species that is only found in the lake Saimaa in the entire world, as a part of the conservation efforts for the species. The stream had over a million views this year. The camera is located by a rock the seals frequent on so the people can watch the seals chilling. There's also an effort to create man-made snow banks for the seals to build nests in during the winters when there isn't enough naturally formed smow banks at the lake to make sure the Saimaa ringed seals have enough safe nests.
Like Bavaria, in Scotland there is the 'freedom to roam', essentially meaning you can walk, camp, etc. almost anywhere you want (except in somebody's garden or something for obvious reasons)! Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for England, but I always found it cool that the Scottish government kept the countryside accessible to those who don't own land!
@@earie5403 I guess because it's not built on old religions/cultures/prejudices. The Dutch people chose to have a royal family, and didn't the Royal family to any particular church
You also get a letter from the Queen in Denmark. So good job to the UK, Norway and Denmark for being nice to elderly on birthdays and wedding anniversarys.
When I think of wholesome facts, though, I think of facts that are also wholesome for other people to know - and maybe something other countries can aspire to. So not things like 'happiest', 'healthiest', 'most equality' etc., because there is always one country going to be at the top so it doesn't actually say much. Like, say... 50% of politicians in Finland are women, one of the highest (if not the highest) rankings in Europe.
Depends on what kind of study you do, personally I don't think you can mesure happiness accurately as it is perceived differently in every country/ culture in the world. But I don't doubt Finnish people are not the least fortunate ones and that they have good living conditions.
cyprol well I mean, that should be normal, right? Making a huge deal out of it would make it “special”, even though we’re trying very hard to normalize that half of politicians are women. And the “happiest country” thing actually measures satisfaction more than anything else. There isn’t actually that much positivity here in Finland. We just have very little negativity. This, in my opinion, shows that people can simply be peaceful and satisfied, something that’s kind of rare nowadays. More people are angry and hateful than enjoying life and admiring the silence.... I think peace and calm is what the world needs most right now I think that’s wholesome, but you can disagree
The Netherlands is actually #2 when it comes to “goodest” country in the world just behind Finland according to the Good Country Index (yeah I know goodest isn’t an actual word)
In Australia, every primary school child learns a dance called ‘The Nutbush’ and not only is it played at every school disco and dance, but I am yet to go to a party as an adult where The Nutbush is not played. It feels like a legal requirement to join the dance floor when this song comes on.
@@weareallbornmad410 Germany and France used to have a very bad relationship because of wars and such (for example when Germany occupied France in WWII) and thus there are a lot of Franco-German projects nowadays that have been invented a long time ago (I can't remember when most of this started sadly) that are supposed to strengthen the bond between the two countries.
My parents got a card from the Queen on their 60th anniversary. The way it works is that you apply (someone in the family, usually) to the palace and someone makes sure that the card turns up on time. It's a very nice card with a pic of Brenda on the front, and it's "signed" (that printing system that looks a lot like the real thing.The ink is shiny like it was just put on the card). It was close enough that I was able to easily convince my mother that the Queen had signed it herself. She was in a care home at that time, and the staff and my sister (who lives closer) had organised a party for Mum and Dad - the rest of us came back to the country and had a great time. Though she wasn't a flag waving royalist, she was definitely more pro-monarchy than anti. [Me too. Not one for going out there & queuing to see her drive past, but I have more respect for her than many people do for their own country's leaders... Not mentioning any, keeping politics out of this.] She died a few months later, not long after her 80th birthday, but I know that receiving that card meant a hell of a lot to her. Now the funny side - my little sister had organised the card (little... Mum of 2 young adults. I keep calling her that so I don't feel so old) and told us that the site said it *would* turn up at the address given and on the day. Via Royal Mail, of course. And so it did. Dad said the postman was early for once (he didn't know about it coming), but that might have been a coincidence. We read the back of the envelope and it said the date that the card *must* arrive, and if it did not, we were to contact the relevant person at Buckingham Palace so that an inquiry could be launched. I am not kidding! Talk about taking it seriously! Well, like I said, it was perfectly on time and made Mum & Dad's day :-) I think there's a reason for not many Brits making comments about the UK and that's because we're not the sort to blow our own trumpets. But I do think - without prejudicing myself against anyone else. I love the fact that we're all different because it would be a fricking boring world if we werent! - that I have every right to be proud of my country. It hasn't been perfect, it still isn't perfect, but we do acknowledge it and the majority of us do try to make improvements. There is no such thing as a "perfect" country. Every one has things it isn't, or shouldn't be, proud of. The trick is to move on and make amends where possible and where not, to make sure you don't do it again. Like people as individuals - that's all anyone can do. Britain has given a crap ton of improvements to the world and I'm proud of that. E.g. with approx 0.1% of the world's population, around 15% of innovations and inventions are British, many of which have been given to the world in one way or another (e.g. the world wide web). I think we punch above our weight. As a very recent example, the 7 Formula One teams that are based here have been making (and inventing better) machines to help coronavirus patients breathe. They've done it without patenting anything and the whole world is invited to use the various device blueprints to make their own. They've also managed to simplify machines to the point where they can be 3D printed and yet they still work as effectively. I know that the 3 other teams in Italy and Switzerland are also working on their own projects, and they should be thanked too. In the meantime, I don't see why we can't be openly proud of our little country once in a while.
More Ireland ones! In 1847 the Choctaw nation made a $170 donation to victims of the Irish famine. This left a huge impression on Ireland that still continues to this day through art and donations. People of the Choctaw tribe can get scholarships to come and study in Ireland too. Recently due to Covid-19, the Navajo and Hopi set up a GoFundMe because of how bad they were hit by the virus, and when the Irish heard of it, came out in droves to donate, reaching and surpassing their orginal goal of 2 million dollars.
When the religious wars were happening in Ireland for about 1919 to 1998 all players for the irish rugby team were form both norther Ireland and the republic of Ireland and the second song we sing while playing in Ireland called Ireland's call is about this.
Nicky L I think Michael means between the Irish Catholic and British Protestant communities. There were quite a few revolutions and the like. The All Ireland rugby team only sings the Irish National Anthem, A Soldiers’ Song, when they play in the Republic of Ireland. The rest of the time they just sing Ireland’s Call out of respect to Northern Ireland which also makes up the team.
Thats a very difficult subject to give a straight answer about. The concept is racist and where the character comes from is racist. But dutch people dont intend it to be racist and the character is seen as a good person, so people dont want to see it as a bad thing and as being racist. The world is changing so fast the last 50 years and this is something that many people know from their childhood and they want to keep it the same and experience it with their own kids. While the kids probably couldnt care less what the character looks like, as long as the character is fun, gives candy and presents. Im curious about what you think about changing the look (and name) of the character to match the new non racist story that they got black from going down the chimney? With black swipes on the face and clothes and everything else just "normal". Or would you say the character has to go altogether?
@@nadiar.4638 this is not a thing we are discussing since last week. This has been an issue that has been addressed since at least the 1980's. Zwarte Piet is a side character. For the festival to work he isn't needed. Im fine if they changed his color, im fine if he disappeared. Blackface is the worst, so that definitely needs to go.
Personally I've never saw zwarte piet as anything other than being black from the chimney. I understand why people see it as racist. I couldn't care less what colour he is or if he wouldn't be there at all. What i find disturbing about this is that a really large group is hell bound on keeping this fictional character as is. And are really scary. "Our tradition!" "If you don't like our tradition, go away to your own country!" That is not the country i was raised in, and believe it is. It scares me that so many people are racists without even knowing it.
@@avie_v Same here, but I also would like to mention those are the extremists. I've stood in front of the 'other side' of those extremists; ( the 'anti-petes') and though it was a small group, it was worrying what was being shouted at us. While I was trying to console a child (which had recently lost his father) they screamed at me that they wanted me to die, that I was a typhoid-hag and a cholerabitch and that I deserved the worst for being a Pete. The people were banging against their (théir...for théir safety) fence and rattling it like they were in prison or something, throwing pepernoten at our faces and laughing when one child burst into tears. Both of those sides are awful and I don't agree with any of those people, whether extreme pro-petes or anti-petes. Also, just a tiny thing here..my group consisted of black people, white people, asians, indians, lesbians, straights, grandma's, children(young teens) and canadians and british folk and men and women and boys and girls and everyone was equally treated each year, as they should be. All petes are equal, always. Then one year I noticed that more black people had come to visit. I asked one girl if they were new in town. She answered; 'No, we're all from Amsterdam. They've got white petes now. My co-'worker' told me to put white gloves on and make my face white with foundation, so they can see the soot-stripes, otherwise I'm too close to a black pete.' I've got a few more of such 'horror' stories, with people making Petes 'lighter' so they look 'friendlier than those usual dark faces.' Also, mr Bert mentioned he was a side-character. I honestly think that at this point, Saint Nicolas has become the side-character. If he was the only one in the parade, nobody would show up. When our city decided to ditch the traditional version, the home-appointments went through the roof and I declined 'coming over' because it'd have become a 4-visits-in-every-hour kindof thing. A Black Pete statue online is currently 25 euro's and the Saint-Nicolas book of Charlotte Dematons (which was discontinued because she kept being harassed over it) has reached 100 euro-prices on Marktplaats. Believe me..I collect Black Pete items and they are so expensive now, I have resorted to making them myself. He's not a side-character at all. He's a mythical figure, he's not supposed to represent any black folk.
In 1847, the Choctaw people collected $170 ($5000) today and sent it to Ireland to help during the potato famine. In recognition of this, over 20,000 Irish people helped to raise more than $2,000,000 in aid of covid-19.
the gameshow skit was so good omg not only did it make me laugh but the whole acting and editing and the idea in general was great. i love seeing you put effort into making your content better and better every week.
A wholesome fact from Poland: We love storks, like a lot, it's a big part of our culture, they show up in literature and everything, they make their nets everywhere and nobody disturbs them, they are multiple cameras installed in some nests and you can watch live how your favourite stork is doing
One of the best videos you have made. I clicked like when you put up the "error" message. Loved the game show bit. Keep going with the creativity. You're awesome!
@@izzy_s_8178 Yes, because nothing says "Thank You NHS" like clapping in the streets, rather than giving them a pay rise.... or a decent amount of funding for that matter....
@@izzy_s_8178 Yes, which was started by a Dutch woman living in England who was inspired by the Dutch doing it for their healthcare workers. (Other countries did it to, I don't think the Dutch started it)
Loving all the sketches being added, obviously such a lot of hard work going into these, they are so smooth and professional too...really impressive as well as funny and entertaining..those sub numbers should be far bigger imo. Stay safe Evan x
In Norway we call our teacher (all teachers and lecturers as well as any other adults) by their first name. We do this because we believe that all people are equals, no matter appearance, heritage or even age.
Let's list them: Native Americans came way before anyone, Viking were the first Europeans to go to the place where the USA later became a country, and the only place in modern USA Columbus got to was Florida.
Wholesome fact about Austria: It is constitutional law since 1919, that you're not allowed to have a royal name. If you do so however, the maximum penalty for this crime is 0,14€.
Wholesome fact about Ireland, at the 2016 Euros football tournament the fans of the Republic of Ireland football team were awarded the Keys to the City of Paris for being the most respectful of the city. They were seen during the tournament running around breaking up fights, fixing cars that had been damaged and cleaning up after their own parties. In one park there was a 300+ person party, the binmen showed up the next day to find around 80 binbags full of bottles and cans at the gate and a note saying "sorry about the mess"
Honestly never thought of the whole "queen sending me a card when I turn 100 and so on"-thing weird in any way or 'different'. The Danish queen does it as well
I lived in Cyprus for 3 months, and I was told the reason they have so many cats there is they used them to get rid of their mice problem... now they have a cat problem which tbh I think is better.
Thanks for reading my reddit comment (the one explaining how the Netherlands got the street dog population down to zero) , it's so much fun to see your own comment in a video like this! Also: in the Netherlands people who turn 100 (and every 5 year after that) also get a letter from the royal family! People also get letters with 65,70 and 75 years of marriage. And, if you want, you can also get a visit from the mayor
Let me add a bit on the flowers Canada gets from the Netherlands... it's more than simply a thank you gift for the help in WW2 (though it partly is) it's also a thank you because members of the royal family were taking refuge here, one of which (future queen Julianna) was pregnant. When she started giving birth and was rushed to an hospital in Ottawa, the government declared the maternity wing to temporary be extraterritorial, which meant the newborn, princess Magriet, would have the citizenship from the Netherlands despite her situation. Their (the Netherlands') flag was also flown above the parliamment; it's the only flag other than Canadian to have ever done it as far as I'm aware. So yeah, the tulips are a thank you for WW2 and for the birth thing. Also each year, when they bloom, Ottawa has this festival, I've heard it's lovely but I never went
Wholesome fact about Finland: There is one kind of endangered seal living in Finland and in order to bring awareness they have a yearly livestream of a specific rock where these seals like to chill so people can watch them sunbathe😁
The Australian Farmers has a “war” with one of our native animals the Emu. The emus were wrecking fences and farmland etc. But instead of harming one of our national animals. We decided to literally just let the emus win. There was also a man who posted (mailed) himself from London to Perth (Aus) because he couldn’t afford a plane ticket.
"That's not even Dutch." He pronounced it as if it were a German word. As did I before spending time in the Netherlands. Then I learned how to pronounce it (and finally got it right!), and used every opportunity to show off. Bonus round for Evan: say "Enschede"
We all love Micheal D. the leprechaun , with his doggos who are nearly as big as him. The funniest thing is when he is on the pitch before a rugby match and goes to shake hands with Devin toner!
Scotland is (circa 2020) the first country in the world to include LGBTQA+ History and inclusive sex ed in every school's curriculum 😊 This also is alongside a major a crackdown on homophobia & transphobia and there are no exemptions to teaching all of the above 💕
Evan, in the US there’s actually a law that _explicitly protects_ businesses/individuals who donate food (in good faith) from being sued if someone gets sick from that food. It’s just that most people don’t know about it.
Hearing all these wholesome facts about my country (the Netherlands) but I can only think about the other weird facts that I know: We have one of the oldest still standing armies (de landmacht) We have the oldest national anthem We have the oldest tri colour flag (we were the first with red white and red) We are the tallest people in the world We have the highest concentration of museums in the world We were the first country the recognise the USA as a nation We have more bikes than people or cars (I own 2 myself) We have the highest percentage of English speakers, while English is not a national language And we have the highest percentage of people speaking 3 or more languages Orange carrots were created to honor the royal family, before that carrots were yellow or brown
oh and if anyone is curious, I have 2 at my parents' house (one needs to be sold), one in the city I live in and one in the city I study in lol. I dont have a driver's license so it's my main mode of transportation
The Irish flag(the tricolour), the green represents the catholics of Ireland and the orange represents the Protestants of Ireland and the White represents the peace between them
#1 In NS, Canada, we still send a _massive_ Xmas tree to Boston, Mass. _every_ year. This is to thank them for their help & support during the aftermath of the Halifax explosion. To this very day Halifax & Boston have a special connection. Plus, the folks in Boston just 'get' us maritimers.🤪😂😂 #2 In Canada we have the 'Sorry Law'. Canadians say the word, Sorry, so often in fact, that we had to have an _actual_ law passed! Said law states: if you are in an accident & say, "sorry" at anytime, it is NOT an admission of guilt. We say sorry as a reflex, most of the time. Yes, we even say it after somebody rear ends _our_ car while we are stopped at a red light. *sigh This law maybe cute or heart warming however, extremely necessary! 🤓
Evan: If i become a British citizen then I might get a letter from the Queen when I turn 100! Me: *Thinking about how she would've been dead for about 75 years * uh huh :0
When the quarantine hit Denmark we turned to song. This is something we continue to do in the face of catastrophe, and singing together is something we treasure highly. A choir leader started a morning song show on international tv, morning song is something most students are very accustomed to, he also has famous danish artists sing some classic "community songs" as we call them, every friday. It's one of the most popular shows on danish television. We love singing together so much that we have a Danish Song Treasury that is protected by law, and most danish people have had the experience of singing in a choir
Thanks! I definitely think my lighting has stepped up through so much trial and error (and many many videos). Kept failing for ages, but I’m slowly learning!
I have two wholesome facts even though I am neither from Liechtenstein nor from Denmark or Canada. 1) The last time Liechtenstein's "armee" went to war they left with 80 men. They came back with 81 because they found a new friend. (I'm not sure if this is just a legend or actual truth. Does anyone know this?) 2) "The whiskey-war" Canada and Denmark argue about a little island (uninhabited) since 1984. Denmark's president visited it first and left a sign with "Welcome to a danish island" and a bottle of schnaps. Then a team from Canada visited the island, took the schnaps and left a bottle of wiskey for the next danish team. And this "conflict" is still going on. What an amazing way to "fight" over an island^^ (Sorry for any grammer or spelling mistakes, I am working on it (: )
Wholesome uk fact The queen was so devoted to her corgis that she considered them to be family and her first corgi - Susan went on her honeymoon with her
Would love for you to react to more Dutch stuff, especially the (admittedly very complicated) school system or trying to learn some Dutch and see how it's different from German and English! Loved the 'what's in Evan's brain'!
I feel like he should be okay at dutch no? I mean he knows english and german. So it shouodnt be that hard for him. I know as a dane some words i understand, because i know english and danish, and some german, but then there are those words that are so strange that incant understand them. So when reading dutch news i can understand a sentence here and there and my german is horrible, so i feel like he should be able to read it a little.
@@TKDDLJ09 Yes probably! Although I think Danish is very hard to understand, even though I am Dutch and speak both English and German, so it might depend on which language you are coming from, so to speak. Would love to learn more Danish, maybe I'll make it my summer project this year!
evan, the 1996 emerson good samaritan act prevents companies that donate food in good faith from being sued by the recipient except in cases of gross negligence. so your pizza hut could've donated food.
Alternate Evans and Brain Cell Evans were SO fun, I love how you added that little 'game show' part? Really fun and unexpected, super enjoyed it as a nice little mid-breaker for the video!
Wholesome story about Scotland: In Edinburgh, during the 1850s, lived a man named John Gray. He had a dog who's name was Greyfriars Bobby, and they were very close. On the Fifteenth of February, 1858, John Gray unfortunately died. After this sad news, Greyfriars Bobby would go to where his owner was buried and guard his mound, and did so til he himself died on the Fourteenth of January, 1872. There is a statue of Greyfriars Bobby in Edinburgh, I've seen it. This story actually made me cry when my teacher first told my class.
The wholesome fact about the Queen sending the letter for 100th birthday also applies with the whole Commonwealth. Australians, New Zealandians, Canadians etc, all get the same letter when they turn 100
Wholesome fact about native Americans and Ireland : when they heard about the Irish famine, native Americans sent food to Ireland because they knew how it felt to be oppressed
Aishling Ní Faoláin and recently Irish people helped raise over 5 million to provide aid to Navajo and Hopi nations!
That’s lovely - it’s actually so great to think how much good we can do if we work together. Gah, now I’m crying.
We also have a memorial statue for this in Cork and it is called Kindred Spirits
@@PiranhaSatan That makes me proud to be Irish
A couple in Manchester, once sent a wedding invitation to the Queen. She took a detour from lunch with the mayor, to turn up and wish them the best.
That's amazing
The rumour is that her "excuse" for showing up was she wanted some cake.
Dee Wheatland HM should be on Bake Off.
Cake is wholesome xxx
See the thing is that while being regal AF and while her family is a bunch of tree-swinging crazies most of the time, Lzzie 2 manages to be amazingly wholesome.
I like how the cast of Alternate Evans is slowly increasing...
How long till there will be a terrible fanfic on wattpad including them....?
@@c0balt-blu3 Don't worry I'm on it!
@@sanitysquota937 oh no.... what have i done
@@sanitysquota937 Please tell me you're actually doing it
@Sophie DAVIES Dear God you're right
Wholesome fact about Liechtenstein: when Liechtensteins army last went to war in 1866 their 80 soldiers were sent out to protect a mountain pass in Austria at the border to Italy (the stelvio pass). But after the war ended 81 soldiers returned to Liechtenstein because they befriended an Italian at the pass.
Aww
I already knew the story but it makes me smile every time
Thats adorable and should definitely win!
Italian dude was like fuck the gov I'll join the tree lovers.
This is one of my favorite facts
“Hi my name is Welcome and Evan to my channel”
" Access to drinkable water is expected in America"
Flint, Michigan be like: O.o
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I mean it's expected but that doesn't mean our corporate-run government cares
Also, Nestle apparently bottles and sells tap water there...? And if I remember correctly, Flint isn't even in the top ten of the most led-poisoned water in a town. So... yeah.
I guess it’s drinkable, but it tastes horrible in most places. Also, it sometimes dries out your mouth, leading to an undesirable feedback loop of water drinking.
Jancellor Clementine yiikes I guess I understand why Americans mostly drink tap water now
The unicorn is only our national animal because it was said to be the only animal with the ability to take down a lion (England’s national animal) so maybe not so wholesome!
No that is wholesome
Wales' national animal is a dragon, pretty sure that could defeat both
Cameron Birt I don’t doubt that but they kinda just sit back with popcorn and watch the drama unfold anyway. It’s more fun that way.
Nothing says wholesome like '
"Fuck England" lol
Czech republik has a double tailed lion with a crown, so...
Norway has knighted a king penguin. It is called Sir Nils Olav III and lives in Edinburgh zoo. The penguin is promoted each time the Kings Guard returns to the zoo.
That's a bit like how the Canadian Army gave a polar bear born in the Toronto Zoo the rank of private. She was born on remembrance day (November 11 2015) and was named Juno after Juno Beach, shortly after that she was adopted as the living mascot of the Canadian Army and given the rank of private.
Look for Wojtek, a bear who fighted in a war. He got a rank too.
@@sanSDI I didn't know that! He sounds Polish... which war?
@@weareallbornmad410 i Think he was from poland, but dont know anymore. There are Videos about him on youtube.
@@sanSDI i accidentally read rank as tank and was very confused
As a Dutch person I'd like it if you'd rename this video to: British guy praising the wholsomeness of The Netherlands for 14 minutes straight
Lisa Milne i’ll change it into ‘honourary British guy’. After all the trouble he’s been in with getting his citizenship, we should give him that ;)
Werd echt blij van deze video
@@lisamilne8621 For now
Agreed
"Who buys chocolate in an airport?" - Proof Evan is not European
Gotta love good old fashioned European airport tax dodging
You may have dogded the tax, but its gonna cost ya!
I bought loads of Milka chocolate in the airport in Rome 😂
i’m Australian and do that hahaha
@@sy4920 unless you are buying a ton of it and go somewhere you needed to be
What's in Evan's brain was the greatest game show I've seen in years
Thank you!! It took me A DAY
Evan Edinger that’s dedication !!! it’s appreciated though :))
Using the "what's gibby thinking about" jingle would have killed it imo.
I realy liked it, will it return
I loved it too. Made me smile :)
Dutchman: "We literally flood our own country to drown our enemies"
Evan: "Yet again, winning the award for most wholesome country"
Hahahaha it sounded cute to me 😅
Ok, now lets talk about Dutch West India Company and why are you giving that title of the most wholesome country back 😂
@@hanbanaroda we know we have a lot of shit. Please just let us have this little win. I beg you
@@hanbanaroda It's pretty much like the rest of the big European Nations in the same period of time, England, France, Spain, Portugal were all in the business of colonies.
@@bluester7177 True, but the West Indies Company wasn't as much a colonizer, as it was a business venture, their main 'product' being slaves. They were the turntable of the slave trade in Western Europe. And it is one of the origin stories of 'Zwarte Piet', who replaced the devil as St Nicolas' sidekick (for reference, look at the German Krampus) because he was seen as less aggressive and more child-friendly. Yep, the times, they do change.
In Ireland you get payed €2,540 when you turn 100. It’s called The Centenarian Bounty, and is an award from the Irish Government
What are you supposed to with €2,500 at 100?
Give it to greatgrandkids or something idk
In the nederlands, next to my flat, we have a plant hospital.
Basically you can bring your dying plant and they will heal it and you can adopt another plant for around a euro. :)
Ow serieus? Welke stad?
That is so cool, what is it called?
@@bella.m266 In Maastricht
De antwoorden zijn alleen maar Nederlands, echt top.
We have a plant-shelter nearby, adopting one costs money but it's up to you to decide what you want to give.
Edit; Weesp, naast Muiderberg. :P
I need more “What’s In Evan’s Brain” skits in my life I genuinely laughed out loud seeing that haha
Same Evan is doing more comedy and that is amazing but who is Brian
saame😂😂😂
@@renekumar8290 it's a play on the word brain
Rene Kumar it’s the word brain but with the a and the i switched
And he still can't pronounce Schiphol :p
"Hello and welcome to a man trying not to get globally cancelled."
After this video he will never get cancelled in the Netherlands 😅
@@nadiar.4638 Are you sure? Strip Pole might be enough....
Adrienne Danehy-Oakes come on the strip pole comment was funny
@@adriennedanehy-oakes9596 a strip pole would make an airport way more fun though 😅
Wholesome Fact about Austria:
Once Lipizzaner horses have completed their trainig in the Spanish Riding School they are known as "Professors".
my god thats cute
That's amazing!
Aren’t Lipizzaners named after Slovenian village?
this wins
@@justsamoo3480 That is true, as far as I know one of their original ancestors was from that city. Lipizzaner horses were mainly bred in the habsburg monarchy and are still bred and trained in Vienna, Austria today.
During the Great Famine (genocide by the English in my opinion) the Choctaw tribe donated €170 to help the Irish. In 2020 the irish paid them back 4 million to help with coronavirus
How nice that so many countries can come together in their hate of the Brits. I think that's as wholesome as it gets for England.
United by our hatred of the brits.
True
The famine was started by a fungus, not the English they just didn't do much to help
@@MegaPokemon1997 the famine was primarily a supply chain issue, the fungus affected a lot of crop but British regulated shipping made it difficult to get any of the existing unaffected potatoes to the people who were starving
In Germany parents who have more than six children can ask the President to be the godparent of their 7th child and then the president sends 500€ to that 7th child.
Wtf? Are you for real??
Great way to make sure the world gets even more populated...
In Belgium, it's the King, but I think it's only the 7th boy, and the queen for the 7th girl. Not sure the child receives a gift, though.
@@nadiar.4638 500€ isnt that much as people in Germany have relatively high paying wages, and the thing about the president is mainly just a congratulations, very few Germans actually have 7 kids
@@nadiar.4638 the average german woman has about 1,5 children which is not a lot
We actually have too little children in our country our overall population is quite old
"Hello my name is Evan Edinger and I'm slowly multiplying through mitosis. Welcome to my channel"
That's such a layered joke being Asexual and all...I love it!
Whilst we are all slowly multiplying through mitosis, we are all also slowly dying through apoptosis 🤷🏻♀️
in Wales we had the lgbtq+ community come down and help during the miners strike and then hundreds of miners came down to lead a pride parade with the same people that helped with the community during the mining strike
it was called Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners and evening though parts of the community didn’t want the help at first, the group kept helping and they became really close and there’s actually a movie about the whole situation as well :)) so that’s a wholesome story from it too long ago
@@plutotheplanets8197 I watched Pride for the first time this weekend, and it made me cry hapy tears :D
xdarkfaex me too !! we were given a list in our welsh lessons to write a review of the film and i couldn’t stop crying at the end !!
Pride is such a good movie
There's a movie based on this event, right?
I think a more wholesome fact for Ireland is that during the Famine the Choctaw nation donated what little money they had to Ireland despite going through hard times themselves. This is still remembered with great importance in Ireland, so much so we erected a sculpture in their honour and our government created a university scholarship for Choctaw members to study in Ireland. Just recently when a GoFundMe was created in aid of the Navajo Nation which was particularly hard hit by the covid crisis the creators were surprised to find a missive proportion of donations were coming from Ireland. This is because once the Irish got wind of what was happening they started donating in their droves to honour the Choctaw nation and how they helped us in our time of need. I just find it so wholesome that the Irish and Native Americans couldn't be further apart but this supportive relationship has lasted for over 170 years.
There is nothing more wholesome than the Irish president and his adorable dog
Very true!
Dogs! Their names are Bród and Síoda :)
As an Irishman, i can confirm
Or the video of the violinist playing for him
There is nothing more wholesome than the Irish president.
In welsh 'psygod wibli wobli' means jellyfish, it literally translates to wibly wobly fish and is one of my favourite welsh words (asside from 'popty-ping' which means microwave)
ooooh my god I just laughed for 5 minutes straight at 'popty-ping'
Thank you for sharing this crucial information.
The Welsh word for microwave is ‘meicrodon’, which is a literal translation of microwave, and the term for jellyfish is ‘cont y môr’ or ‘sglefren môr’ (sea skater). Both words you mentioned are internet myths, sadly! But they do sound great haha
@@safietjuhh7176 honestly though cont y mor is funnier. Isn't it only a gog thing though?
Not sure how wholesome this is but here’s one of for Ireland. Our Taoiseach (prime minister) is gay and openly so as he married his husband in 2015 before being voted in to office in 2017.
Also a licenced doctor and helped out in the hospitals during the covid pandemic
Fine geal tho...
Sorry to burst the bubble but Leo isn't married! He's been with his boyfriend for years but they've no plans to get married anytime soon according to an interview he did a few months ago.
That _shouldn't_ be wholesome... but sadly, in current political climate, it really, really is.
Awesome! In Finland we have an openly gay Foreign minister! Came second in the last presidential race!
In Ireland we have “fairy forts”, the remains of long gone ancient dwellings that formed circular mounds in the ground that can still be seen. Over time through folklore these came to be thought of as the work of the fae folk, to this day most farmers leave them alone on their land for fear of incurring the wrath of the fairies.
ACarnivalOfSorts I was gonna write this comment so I checked first. ✨👌🏽
There's also a superstition surrounding cutting down hawthorn trees because of fairies, so it's not unusual to see one smack bang in the middle of a field.
We fully changed the direction of a road because of a fairy fort
A bit of a wholesome fact for Ireland: recently Irish people donated en masse to the gofundme for Navajo and Hopi people affected by the coronavirus as a way of paying it forward after the Choctaw people donated £170 (at the time) to Ireland during the Famine
Hell yeah!
That’s so sweet
Ireland raised over €2000000 for the choctaw tribe in America during covid because of them giving us $170 to help with the famine. It was a lot of money for them
How much is the $170 worth in today's money?
@@Anna133199 idk think like a million maybe
@@stinkygremlin267 About $5000. You can just look these things up. It's not a small amount of money certainly, but it wasn't a _huge_ amount back then either - except of course that American natives didn't have it particularly great back then (not that it's amazing for all of them today either), so the gesture was still very much appreciated.
@@hannessteffenhagen61 $170 back then would probably be the equivilant to $5000 now
@@hannessteffenhagen61 I didn't know what 170 would be today so I just guessed btw
The British: We helped Norway during WW2
Norway: sends them a tree once a year
Evan: Wow that’s so wholesome of Norway; not Britain though
tree for effort
When liberating a country isn't good enough (this is a joke, don't take it seriously)
@@ErwinPommel Yeah, we didn't, but I think the Norwegians are talking about the several commando and special forces attacks and raid that the British and Norwegians carried out.
It wasn't for saving them, it was for putting them up during the war years, and our close relation thoughout the struggle .
From fact Anders Lasson is one of a good number of Norwegians that served in our special forces during the war. both our SAS and SBS claim he is one of their founding fathers. the Commando troop that guards the uk nuclear arsenal is nammed after his place of death in Italy also.
He lead a hell of a life. Sadly ended to early, but doubtful he'd of made a good civvy after the war. He was on the original commando raid which was in the channel Islands in 1940 and was killed weeks before the end of the war. He was the last of the originals to die.
Saved? I believe I learned in school Norway was invaded from Germany. We had British soldiers here in 1940, but they withdrew. Search Narvik.
In Finland 🇫🇮 If you’re about to have a baby the goverment will send you a free baby box worth 170€ it has 56 things in it including summer and winter clothes a stuffed animal, blanket and all the basic supplies you need aaand the box has a mattress so it can be the first bed for the baby 💁🏻♀️
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Me: *has a really bad day*
Evan: WHOLESOMENESS
a wholesome fact about the Queen of England: even though she has a bunch of staff around her house and is 94 years old, she still looks after her corgis herself. She has owned over 30 corgis during her reign as monarch but has recently stoppped breeding them as she doesnt want to leave any behind when she dies.
Its pronounced Crow-ats like hats without the H. Or Croatians.
I was about to make that comment 😁 CROW-AH-TS
Why did english choose that name? How can you go from Hrvatska to Croatia?
@@justsamoo3480 it's English what do you expect
justsamo o It likely comes from a Latin name or something, that’s why Germany is Germany in English (named after the Roman name for it, Germania)
justsamo o From what I can see, we got it from the Medieval Latin Croãtia which itself came from inscriptions in 9th century of either Croatorum, Chroatorum or Crvatorvm. I apologise if this is incorrect.
3:57 in germany it's less that the prisoner "deserves" to be free and you will be put back into jail if they get caught but as far as I understand it the longing for freedom isn't punishable which "excuses" your escape but not any crimes you committed on your way out
I think the Germans just feel that you (as a prisoner) merely pointed out the flaws and weaknesses in their system and use it to update their jails with.
Like free advice and feedback xD
I think it was because the yearning for freedom was embedded in human nature and so is not punishable by law.
I think the most wholesome fact about northern Ireland is that we have stopped shooting each other
Omg. I shouldnt find it funn6, because the troubles were horrible, but shit that is a funny comment! 🤣
Mostly*
Ooooo that is too real 😅
True that
oh
Definitely
My fave wholesome Finland fact: there is a popular live stream every spring featuring Saimaa ringed seals, a species that is only found in the lake Saimaa in the entire world, as a part of the conservation efforts for the species. The stream had over a million views this year. The camera is located by a rock the seals frequent on so the people can watch the seals chilling. There's also an effort to create man-made snow banks for the seals to build nests in during the winters when there isn't enough naturally formed smow banks at the lake to make sure the Saimaa ringed seals have enough safe nests.
"Welcome, my name is Evan Edinger and I actually wear clothing in 2020."
coward
Has he NOT been wearing clothing previously!!?
Like Bavaria, in Scotland there is the 'freedom to roam', essentially meaning you can walk, camp, etc. almost anywhere you want (except in somebody's garden or something for obvious reasons)! Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for England, but I always found it cool that the Scottish government kept the countryside accessible to those who don't own land!
The dutch king does a side job in wich hé flies for KLM commercially
Note for those whom do not know: KLM is a Dutch airline, not a budget one, but not an extremely expensive one.
I love that! :D
@@Name-iq8te KLM is also the world's oldest, still operating airline :D
howww is your country so wholesomeeee
@@earie5403 I guess because it's not built on old religions/cultures/prejudices. The Dutch people chose to have a royal family, and didn't the Royal family to any particular church
Also in Norway you get a letter from the king when you turn 100. My great grandma got one for her 100th birthday and it was real cute:)
oh that's awesome!
You also get a letter from the Queen in Denmark. So good job to the UK, Norway and Denmark for being nice to elderly on birthdays and wedding anniversarys.
Finland has also been the happiest country in the world according to the World Happiness Report for three years in a row as of 2020
When I think of wholesome facts, though, I think of facts that are also wholesome for other people to know - and maybe something other countries can aspire to. So not things like 'happiest', 'healthiest', 'most equality' etc., because there is always one country going to be at the top so it doesn't actually say much.
Like, say... 50% of politicians in Finland are women, one of the highest (if not the highest) rankings in Europe.
Yeah, but doesn't Finland as well have one of the highest suicide rates???
Depends on what kind of study you do, personally I don't think you can mesure happiness accurately as it is perceived differently in every country/ culture in the world. But I don't doubt Finnish people are not the least fortunate ones and that they have good living conditions.
cyprol well I mean, that should be normal, right? Making a huge deal out of it would make it “special”, even though we’re trying very hard to normalize that half of politicians are women.
And the “happiest country” thing actually measures satisfaction more than anything else. There isn’t actually that much positivity here in Finland. We just have very little negativity. This, in my opinion, shows that people can simply be peaceful and satisfied, something that’s kind of rare nowadays. More people are angry and hateful than enjoying life and admiring the silence.... I think peace and calm is what the world needs most right now
I think that’s wholesome, but you can disagree
I believe EVERY country will become "the happiest" once quarantine is lifted in their corresponding country 😂
You just deserved yourself 1 "Places Evan has been cancelled from: Netherlands" pass.
i love ALL OF THE CUTSCENES
EEEU Incoming!!!
(Evan Edinger Extended Universe)
The Netherlands is actually #2 when it comes to “goodest” country in the world just behind Finland according to the Good Country Index (yeah I know goodest isn’t an actual word)
You're truly the badest
Best
I'm loving what's in Evan's brain!
We need that more often
In Australia, every primary school child learns a dance called ‘The Nutbush’ and not only is it played at every school disco and dance, but I am yet to go to a party as an adult where The Nutbush is not played. It feels like a legal requirement to join the dance floor when this song comes on.
“Hello my name is, EVAN EDINGER, I am, an, American youtuber living in the UK, and I live in a van, down by the river.”
"Hello, my name is Evan and welcome to the Netherlands Appreciation Channel."
Germany/France: There's been a Franco-German brigade for 30 years now, that sings the marseillaise and the german anthem every morning.
Why?
That's wonderful!
We are all born mad Because of 💕 love.
@@weareallbornmad410 I believe it's to create a bond between Germany and France because world wars kinda sucked
@@weareallbornmad410 Germany and France used to have a very bad relationship because of wars and such (for example when Germany occupied France in WWII) and thus there are a lot of Franco-German projects nowadays that have been invented a long time ago (I can't remember when most of this started sadly) that are supposed to strengthen the bond between the two countries.
My parents got a card from the Queen on their 60th anniversary. The way it works is that you apply (someone in the family, usually) to the palace and someone makes sure that the card turns up on time. It's a very nice card with a pic of Brenda on the front, and it's "signed" (that printing system that looks a lot like the real thing.The ink is shiny like it was just put on the card). It was close enough that I was able to easily convince my mother that the Queen had signed it herself. She was in a care home at that time, and the staff and my sister (who lives closer) had organised a party for Mum and Dad - the rest of us came back to the country and had a great time. Though she wasn't a flag waving royalist, she was definitely more pro-monarchy than anti. [Me too. Not one for going out there & queuing to see her drive past, but I have more respect for her than many people do for their own country's leaders... Not mentioning any, keeping politics out of this.] She died a few months later, not long after her 80th birthday, but I know that receiving that card meant a hell of a lot to her.
Now the funny side - my little sister had organised the card (little... Mum of 2 young adults. I keep calling her that so I don't feel so old) and told us that the site said it *would* turn up at the address given and on the day. Via Royal Mail, of course. And so it did. Dad said the postman was early for once (he didn't know about it coming), but that might have been a coincidence. We read the back of the envelope and it said the date that the card *must* arrive, and if it did not, we were to contact the relevant person at Buckingham Palace so that an inquiry could be launched. I am not kidding! Talk about taking it seriously! Well, like I said, it was perfectly on time and made Mum & Dad's day :-)
I think there's a reason for not many Brits making comments about the UK and that's because we're not the sort to blow our own trumpets. But I do think - without prejudicing myself against anyone else. I love the fact that we're all different because it would be a fricking boring world if we werent! - that I have every right to be proud of my country. It hasn't been perfect, it still isn't perfect, but we do acknowledge it and the majority of us do try to make improvements. There is no such thing as a "perfect" country. Every one has things it isn't, or shouldn't be, proud of. The trick is to move on and make amends where possible and where not, to make sure you don't do it again. Like people as individuals - that's all anyone can do.
Britain has given a crap ton of improvements to the world and I'm proud of that. E.g. with approx 0.1% of the world's population, around 15% of innovations and inventions are British, many of which have been given to the world in one way or another (e.g. the world wide web). I think we punch above our weight. As a very recent example, the 7 Formula One teams that are based here have been making (and inventing better) machines to help coronavirus patients breathe. They've done it without patenting anything and the whole world is invited to use the various device blueprints to make their own. They've also managed to simplify machines to the point where they can be 3D printed and yet they still work as effectively. I know that the 3 other teams in Italy and Switzerland are also working on their own projects, and they should be thanked too. In the meantime, I don't see why we can't be openly proud of our little country once in a while.
Thank you, i agree with everything you said, we Brits do not like to blow our own trumpets, but so much on the quite
Brenda?
@@megwyn1611 Private Eye (satirical magazine) nickname. Sorry for the delay, it's the first time I've been back since I wrote the comment!
More Ireland ones! In 1847 the Choctaw nation made a $170 donation to victims of the Irish famine. This left a huge impression on Ireland that still continues to this day through art and donations. People of the Choctaw tribe can get scholarships to come and study in Ireland too.
Recently due to Covid-19, the Navajo and Hopi set up a GoFundMe because of how bad they were hit by the virus, and when the Irish heard of it, came out in droves to donate, reaching and surpassing their orginal goal of 2 million dollars.
5:03 OMG this is so funny, how much time did this take?!
Added 8 hours onto the project gotta say 😅
@@evan worth it honestly because the whole thing and especially "strip pole airport" had me (from NL) freaking holler
When the religious wars were happening in Ireland for about 1919 to 1998 all players for the irish rugby team were form both norther Ireland and the republic of Ireland and the second song we sing while playing in Ireland called Ireland's call is about this.
Nicky L I think Michael means between the Irish Catholic and British Protestant communities. There were quite a few revolutions and the like. The All Ireland rugby team only sings the Irish National Anthem, A Soldiers’ Song, when they play in the Republic of Ireland. The rest of the time they just sing Ireland’s Call out of respect to Northern Ireland which also makes up the team.
10:33 I believe that it's pronounced CROW-ATS.
IKR
Or CAN-CELLED-IN-CRO-A-TIA
:D
Us Dutchies in the Netherlands balance that wholesomeness out with Zwarte Piet each december and with denying it's racist all year round. ♡
Thats a very difficult subject to give a straight answer about. The concept is racist and where the character comes from is racist. But dutch people dont intend it to be racist and the character is seen as a good person, so people dont want to see it as a bad thing and as being racist. The world is changing so fast the last 50 years and this is something that many people know from their childhood and they want to keep it the same and experience it with their own kids. While the kids probably couldnt care less what the character looks like, as long as the character is fun, gives candy and presents.
Im curious about what you think about changing the look (and name) of the character to match the new non racist story that they got black from going down the chimney? With black swipes on the face and clothes and everything else just "normal". Or would you say the character has to go altogether?
Has the topic come up lately? Maybe this December will be different?
@@nadiar.4638 this is not a thing we are discussing since last week. This has been an issue that has been addressed since at least the 1980's.
Zwarte Piet is a side character. For the festival to work he isn't needed. Im fine if they changed his color, im fine if he disappeared. Blackface is the worst, so that definitely needs to go.
Personally I've never saw zwarte piet as anything other than being black from the chimney. I understand why people see it as racist. I couldn't care less what colour he is or if he wouldn't be there at all.
What i find disturbing about this is that a really large group is hell bound on keeping this fictional character as is. And are really scary. "Our tradition!" "If you don't like our tradition, go away to your own country!" That is not the country i was raised in, and believe it is. It scares me that so many people are racists without even knowing it.
@@avie_v Same here, but I also would like to mention those are the extremists. I've stood in front of the 'other side' of those extremists; ( the 'anti-petes') and though it was a small group, it was worrying what was being shouted at us.
While I was trying to console a child (which had recently lost his father) they screamed at me that they wanted me to die, that I was a typhoid-hag and a cholerabitch and that I deserved the worst for being a Pete.
The people were banging against their (théir...for théir safety) fence and rattling it like they were in prison or something, throwing pepernoten at our faces and laughing when one child burst into tears.
Both of those sides are awful and I don't agree with any of those people, whether extreme pro-petes or anti-petes.
Also, just a tiny thing here..my group consisted of black people, white people, asians, indians, lesbians, straights, grandma's, children(young teens) and canadians and british folk and men and women and boys and girls and everyone was equally treated each year, as they should be. All petes are equal, always.
Then one year I noticed that more black people had come to visit. I asked one girl if they were new in town. She answered; 'No, we're all from Amsterdam. They've got white petes now. My co-'worker' told me to put white gloves on and make my face white with foundation, so they can see the soot-stripes, otherwise I'm too close to a black pete.'
I've got a few more of such 'horror' stories, with people making Petes 'lighter' so they look 'friendlier than those usual dark faces.'
Also, mr Bert mentioned he was a side-character. I honestly think that at this point, Saint Nicolas has become the side-character. If he was the only one in the parade, nobody would show up. When our city decided to ditch the traditional version, the home-appointments went through the roof and I declined 'coming over' because it'd have become a 4-visits-in-every-hour kindof thing. A Black Pete statue online is currently 25 euro's and the Saint-Nicolas book of Charlotte Dematons (which was discontinued because she kept being harassed over it) has reached 100 euro-prices on Marktplaats.
Believe me..I collect Black Pete items and they are so expensive now, I have resorted to making them myself. He's not a side-character at all. He's a mythical figure, he's not supposed to represent any black folk.
In 1847, the Choctaw people collected $170 ($5000) today and sent it to Ireland to help during the potato famine. In recognition of this, over 20,000 Irish people helped to raise more than $2,000,000 in aid of covid-19.
The little game contest in Evan's head was a cherry on top of the cake of this video! Thank you Evan!
Glad you liked it!
the gameshow skit was so good omg not only did it make me laugh but the whole acting and editing and the idea in general was great. i love seeing you put effort into making your content better and better every week.
A wholesome fact from Poland:
We love storks, like a lot, it's a big part of our culture, they show up in literature and everything, they make their nets everywhere and nobody disturbs them, they are multiple cameras installed in some nests and you can watch live how your favourite stork is doing
One of the best videos you have made. I clicked like when you put up the "error" message. Loved the game show bit. Keep going with the creativity. You're awesome!
Glad you liked it!
evan your yt content is so original at the moment just wanna say thank you for being a breath of fresh air on yt you’re awesome
My UK wholesome fact: You live here.
_I'm gonna be honest I can't actually think of any primarily cause of the _*_current situation_*
Zac M. We did the clapping for the nhs
@@izzy_s_8178 Yes, because nothing says "Thank You NHS" like clapping in the streets, rather than giving them a pay rise.... or a decent amount of funding for that matter....
@@izzy_s_8178 Yes, which was started by a Dutch woman living in England who was inspired by the Dutch doing it for their healthcare workers. (Other countries did it to, I don't think the Dutch started it)
@@izzy_s_8178 I mean.. depends on where you live because my town didnt even do one day of clapping 💀 (dunno why, okay, maybe it's just the mancs)
I think he moved to Germany...
Loving all the sketches being added, obviously such a lot of hard work going into these, they are so smooth and professional too...really impressive as well as funny and entertaining..those sub numbers should be far bigger imo. Stay safe Evan x
Does anyone else think Evan would actually make a GREAT game show host?
In Norway we call our teacher (all teachers and lecturers as well as any other adults) by their first name. We do this because we believe that all people are equals, no matter appearance, heritage or even age.
Oof I’m early, which country is Evan gonna get cancelled in today?
Andddddd it's Albania
@@viola8119 dang I almost had bingo...maybe next week
The "country" of Europe
“ Columbus discovered US ” I have some problems with that statement
'Discovered'
'US'
Also, he never got to mainland North America.
And the wikings did come bethor him
Let's list them: Native Americans came way before anyone, Viking were the first Europeans to go to the place where the USA later became a country, and the only place in modern USA Columbus got to was Florida.
Wholesome fact about Austria:
It is constitutional law since 1919, that you're not allowed to have a royal name. If you do so however, the maximum penalty for this crime is 0,14€.
Klassisch österreichisch lol
Inflation who? haha
I wonder how many actually do have one.
Wholesome fact about Ireland, at the 2016 Euros football tournament the fans of the Republic of Ireland football team were awarded the Keys to the City of Paris for being the most respectful of the city. They were seen during the tournament running around breaking up fights, fixing cars that had been damaged and cleaning up after their own parties. In one park there was a 300+ person party, the binmen showed up the next day to find around 80 binbags full of bottles and cans at the gate and a note saying "sorry about the mess"
Honestly never thought of the whole "queen sending me a card when I turn 100 and so on"-thing weird in any way or 'different'. The Danish queen does it as well
Honestly i think the weird part starts at still having a queen xD
Norwegian king does it too.
I guess the Uk has David Attenborough, people don’t get much more wholesome than that 🤷🏼♀️
I lived in Cyprus for 3 months, and I was told the reason they have so many cats there is they used them to get rid of their mice problem... now they have a cat problem which tbh I think is better.
But do they have any birds left?
Honestly one of the highest quality content i've seen in a long time.
Good Job Evan 👏
MORE videos like this loved the gameshow segment. MORE!
Please😁
Thank you!
Thanks for reading my reddit comment (the one explaining how the Netherlands got the street dog population down to zero) , it's so much fun to see your own comment in a video like this!
Also: in the Netherlands people who turn 100 (and every 5 year after that) also get a letter from the royal family! People also get letters with 65,70 and 75 years of marriage. And, if you want, you can also get a visit from the mayor
Revealing your reddit username? Bold move
Heyy I was a comment on there too! (The Christmas tree one) It’s fun seeing your own comment on a video isn’t it
Let me add a bit on the flowers Canada gets from the Netherlands... it's more than simply a thank you gift for the help in WW2 (though it partly is) it's also a thank you because members of the royal family were taking refuge here, one of which (future queen Julianna) was pregnant. When she started giving birth and was rushed to an hospital in Ottawa, the government declared the maternity wing to temporary be extraterritorial, which meant the newborn, princess Magriet, would have the citizenship from the Netherlands despite her situation. Their (the Netherlands') flag was also flown above the parliamment; it's the only flag other than Canadian to have ever done it as far as I'm aware. So yeah, the tulips are a thank you for WW2 and for the birth thing. Also each year, when they bloom, Ottawa has this festival, I've heard it's lovely but I never went
Wholesome fact about Finland: There is one kind of endangered seal living in Finland and in order to bring awareness they have a yearly livestream of a specific rock where these seals like to chill so people can watch them sunbathe😁
The Australian Farmers has a “war” with one of our native animals the Emu. The emus were wrecking fences and farmland etc. But instead of harming one of our national animals. We decided to literally just let the emus win. There was also a man who posted (mailed) himself from London to Perth (Aus) because he couldn’t afford a plane ticket.
The posted man was a Pom trying to get home are you allowed to say Pom anymore.
"shiphole airport" evan i- i think you missed a letter
also "vliegtuig vliegen" is in fact dutch,, but that's just how toddlers talk
"That's not even Dutch." He pronounced it as if it were a German word.
As did I before spending time in the Netherlands. Then I learned how to pronounce it (and finally got it right!), and used every opportunity to show off.
Bonus round for Evan: say "Enschede"
@@gf1917 i will sign that petition
that is the way English people pronounce it, as the ch sound that is used in Dutch has no English variation.
@@johnp139 the tap water in the toilets is perfectly drinkable! unless they pulled that dick move where they make it warm
The editing on these gets better every week and I’m living for it. Also thank you, this is cheering me up on a very shitty day
Ireland 🇮🇪 our president is a poet and human rights activist who is 5, 4 and literally looks like a leprechaun 🍀 god bless
And don't forget the doggos
We all love Micheal D. the leprechaun , with his doggos who are nearly as big as him. The funniest thing is when he is on the pitch before a rugby match and goes to shake hands with Devin toner!
I don't know if it's just because of colour grading, but Evan's hair looks so golden, what a mad lad.
Clairol.
Scotland is (circa 2020) the first country in the world to include LGBTQA+ History and inclusive sex ed in every school's curriculum 😊 This also is alongside a major a crackdown on homophobia & transphobia and there are no exemptions to teaching all of the above 💕
That's amazing! We also had inclusive sex ed in my school and I think it was really informative
Yay for Scotland! 😍
It’s a great idea but a year has passed since the law was passed and I’ve had no teaching about LGBT+ at school at all :(
Evan, in the US there’s actually a law that _explicitly protects_ businesses/individuals who donate food (in good faith) from being sued if someone gets sick from that food. It’s just that most people don’t know about it.
Hearing all these wholesome facts about my country (the Netherlands) but I can only think about the other weird facts that I know:
We have one of the oldest still standing armies (de landmacht)
We have the oldest national anthem
We have the oldest tri colour flag (we were the first with red white and red)
We are the tallest people in the world
We have the highest concentration of museums in the world
We were the first country the recognise the USA as a nation
We have more bikes than people or cars (I own 2 myself)
We have the highest percentage of English speakers, while English is not a national language
And we have the highest percentage of people speaking 3 or more languages
Orange carrots were created to honor the royal family, before that carrots were yellow or brown
Can't say for the other facts, but IIRC the first country to recognize the USA independance was Morocco
I believe we aren't te tallest people anymore
as a Dutch person, i love 'shocking' others with the fact that I have 4 bikes lmao. my dad has 2 and so does my sister. my mom only has 1 tho
oh and if anyone is curious, I have 2 at my parents' house (one needs to be sold), one in the city I live in and one in the city I study in lol. I dont have a driver's license so it's my main mode of transportation
The Irish flag(the tricolour), the green represents the catholics of Ireland and the orange represents the Protestants of Ireland and the White represents the peace between them
I gotta balance our wholesome here; we Dutchies once ate our prime minister.
10/10
Why exactly?
@@leporid257 Everyone gets peckish around midnight.
#1 In NS, Canada, we still send a _massive_ Xmas tree to Boston, Mass. _every_ year. This is to thank them for their help & support during the aftermath of the Halifax explosion. To this very day Halifax & Boston have a special connection. Plus, the folks in Boston just 'get' us maritimers.🤪😂😂
#2 In Canada we have the 'Sorry Law'. Canadians say the word, Sorry, so often in fact, that we had to have an _actual_ law passed! Said law states: if you are in an accident & say, "sorry" at anytime, it is NOT an admission of guilt. We say sorry as a reflex, most of the time. Yes, we even say it after somebody rear ends _our_ car while we are stopped at a red light. *sigh This law maybe cute or heart warming however, extremely necessary! 🤓
Evan: If i become a British citizen then I might get a letter from the Queen when I turn 100!
Me: *Thinking about how she would've been dead for about 75 years * uh huh :0
You never know 😂😂
how did I not even think of that lol
maybe by then the regent will be a queen again lol
hopefully by then we'll be a republic.
@@sjs9698 why do u care we’ve had this constitutional monarchy for hundreds of years.
When the quarantine hit Denmark we turned to song. This is something we continue to do in the face of catastrophe, and singing together is something we treasure highly. A choir leader started a morning song show on international tv, morning song is something most students are very accustomed to, he also has famous danish artists sing some classic "community songs" as we call them, every friday. It's one of the most popular shows on danish television. We love singing together so much that we have a Danish Song Treasury that is protected by law, and most danish people have had the experience of singing in a choir
Not from Iceland, but felt the need to share it: there is exactly one mosquito in Iceland, and it's preserved in a jar of alcohol
Love the editing and lighting , you can really tell how much hard work has gone into this and it really pays off. Thank you !
Thanks! I definitely think my lighting has stepped up through so much trial and error (and many many videos). Kept failing for ages, but I’m slowly learning!
I have two wholesome facts even though I am neither from Liechtenstein nor from Denmark or Canada.
1) The last time Liechtenstein's "armee" went to war they left with 80 men. They came back with 81 because they found a new friend. (I'm not sure if this is just a legend or actual truth. Does anyone know this?)
2) "The whiskey-war"
Canada and Denmark argue about a little island (uninhabited) since 1984. Denmark's president visited it first and left a sign with "Welcome to a danish island" and a bottle of schnaps. Then a team from Canada visited the island, took the schnaps and left a bottle of wiskey for the next danish team. And this "conflict" is still going on. What an amazing way to "fight" over an island^^
(Sorry for any grammer or spelling mistakes, I am working on it (: )
The Liechtenstein fact is not true
@@theskiypdee ah okay thx for your correction :)
Too bad it is a really nice story thou
Wholesome uk fact
The queen was so devoted to her corgis that she considered them to be family and her first corgi - Susan went on her honeymoon with her
Would love for you to react to more Dutch stuff, especially the (admittedly very complicated) school system or trying to learn some Dutch and see how it's different from German and English! Loved the 'what's in Evan's brain'!
I feel like he should be okay at dutch no? I mean he knows english and german. So it shouodnt be that hard for him. I know as a dane some words i understand, because i know english and danish, and some german, but then there are those words that are so strange that incant understand them. So when reading dutch news i can understand a sentence here and there and my german is horrible, so i feel like he should be able to read it a little.
@@TKDDLJ09 Yes probably! Although I think Danish is very hard to understand, even though I am Dutch and speak both English and German, so it might depend on which language you are coming from, so to speak. Would love to learn more Danish, maybe I'll make it my summer project this year!
Evan: It's not in the constitution, but I'm pretty sure access to water is a law in the US
Me: *side eyes Flint, Michigan*
evan, the 1996 emerson good samaritan act prevents companies that donate food in good faith from being sued by the recipient except in cases of gross negligence. so your pizza hut could've donated food.
Alternate Evans and Brain Cell Evans were SO fun, I love how you added that little 'game show' part? Really fun and unexpected, super enjoyed it as a nice little mid-breaker for the video!
Hello and welcome back to I am cancelled in every country
but the Netherlands :)
Wholesome story about Scotland:
In Edinburgh, during the 1850s, lived a man named John Gray. He had a dog who's name was Greyfriars Bobby, and they were very close. On the Fifteenth of February, 1858, John Gray unfortunately died.
After this sad news, Greyfriars Bobby would go to where his owner was buried and guard his mound, and did so til he himself died on the Fourteenth of January, 1872.
There is a statue of Greyfriars Bobby in Edinburgh, I've seen it.
This story actually made me cry when my teacher first told my class.
The wholesome fact about the Queen sending the letter for 100th birthday also applies with the whole Commonwealth. Australians, New Zealandians, Canadians etc, all get the same letter when they turn 100