It's a pretty good observation, they are called "hollow bricks" here in south america. Particularly in bolivia, they leave those bricks exposed in constructions, looks terrible but it's very cheap
@@alfonsocuiti east europe/ex-Soviet in general too, someone Estonian built a house here in Helsinki with exposed concrete brick and it sticks out like a sore thumb. looks like it's still in construction but it's been there for over 10 years
@GeoWizard Also, Albania was given away by the "rifts" or tearing found in the image only found in Albania and Montenegro (and Senegal, but it clearly wasn't Senegal).
"Get in! Man this game never ceases to exhilarate and thrill!" This has got to be part of any geowizard trailer you make in the future! Hilarious, although pretty accurate tbf!
@@TheMrJourneyer Those signs are really common for your local tindahan (third world convenience store.) Sometimes it will be a different company like Bear Brand and the store name is just the owner's, I think
When I saw the "Bangon!" sign I thought it would be ridiculous if you'd actually guess the location bang on, but there's no way that would happen. And then it did, 😲
hungary has been streetviewed during winter so it stands out from other european countries. when you do a lot of maps you even know some countries as "oh it's really sunny so we might be on the eastern part which is always sunny"
@@zanedietlin7645 well, when you see lots of trees but with no foliage, it usually hungary, bulgaria or some parts of ukraine. works like 85% of the time
Oh man what a bummer , im Greek and that last round looked absolutely 100% Greece, the road , the mountain , the goats , everything . I would ve guessed it wrong as well. Ok only the shepherd looked kinda albanian but there are a lot of Albanians in greece so...
One tip for when you're trying to work out if it's BE or NL (car plates aside): In NL the houses often look very similar due to strict building codes and neighbourhoods being built in one go. In Belgium it's more of a free for all so you get streets like guess #4 where every house looks very different.
That's what I thought! Of course there are also neighbourhoods in the Netherlands where every house _is_ different, but this will either be a very old neighbourhood or a very rich neighbourhood.
Really enjoyed the video, especially because you clicked twice in my country even though the last time was incorrect. Would love to see perfect score in Greece. Greetings from Thessaloniki🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷!!!
Quick tip to distinguish Canada and US. If you have a speed limit sign like you did in PA, USA, miles per hour is US, Canada uses Kilometres per hour. So 25 in a neighbourhood is definitely US.
has a better score just clicking on anywhere in the country then i do spending 10 minutes going down the road trying to find cars with visible plates and road signs
Absolutely well done with the Bacolod guess, bang on :) ... I have been there, only for a few days lining up a digital microwave link, I was part of a team (Siemens) upgrading the national telecoms there to digital in 1992.... but honestly I would not have been able to pick that out, all I would have done is the same as you, guess somewhere in the Philippines... so that you just happened to guess on Bacolod was incredible, nice one
So glad you included the first round, I visited Methana in Greece last year and instantly knew it was that island from having gone around it on a moped!
Just a tip, when deciphering between the USA and Canada you can take a look at the speed limit signs. If it says 25 on a neighbourhood street or 50 or something on a country road it’s the USA. You can judge for yourself and decide that it’s in mph for most roads.
I'm Greek and at the end I was like: "That's definitely Greece! Everything here looks Greek to me. Hold on though, it could also be Albania, but has he ever gotten Albania before? Nah, it has to be Greece. Oh COME ON!"
For me it was the man's shirt... I don't know why I was thinking a Greek old man wouldn't wear a red plaid shirt. Googling "greek old men" and yeah they mostly wear light blue or white and rarely plaid. Weird the things we get hints from.
22:37 OMG that is the same road I took to go to the beach in Ksamil that is unbelievable! I was shouting Albania and thought you would get it cuz the country is really mountainous but ggs none the less.
The easiest way to tell the difference between the US and Canada is that Canadian sign posts are made of wood and US sign posts are metal. Like if you look at the yield sign at 4:47 its wood
tom: *gets kidnapped and trafficked to a random country* kidnappers: "now he is good and lost he will do anything we tell him" also tom 5 seconds after having his blindfold removed: "okay judging from the position of the sun and the language of the graffiti on that bin we must be in Juba Southern Sudan, surely...
When he was clicking "Philippines" I was thinking, no way it's in Bacolod, mfw the result came in. I'm from Bacolod. Dumbfounded. Bangon is actually to wake-up/get-up(from bed and also from poverty) lol
WTF I am from Bacolod City, Philippines and I didn't even recognize that area. I've guess Manila area, on the North side of the Philippines because of the dialect on the sign of the store. Anyways that guess was freaking insane my dude! 10/10
The side car motorbike "tricycles" are very common in Philippines. if you see them, it's a very good clue. Also Tanduay Rum signs are usually everywhere too
Have you ever thought of doing a bus only challenge? You pick two ridiculously far points in the UK and only use bus, and maybe walk to the next stop where there isn't a bus route. Always wanted to see this!
For canada vs USA you can generally tell which one it is by the speed limit. If its below 30 in residential, 40 on a main road or 60ish on a highway it's going to be the us. Not sure If you saw it in round 12 but just a heads up if you cant find a flag for next time.
Imagine for a second that someone threw trash on the ground which an automated car took a picture of while on a quest to map every road in the world. Then said trash would be used by a random wizard to deduce where a computer program had placed him in the world while trying to guess 20 places in a row. Or the goat mare for that matter
Don't know that you're checking comments anymore but the way you can tell that it was Canada vs. the US at 4:44 is that here in America there will always be English text on the Yield and Do Not Enter sizes. Usually in Canada there isn't text since it would have to be in English and French.
This place seems familiar at 20:24 because of the Walking Dead Season 2 with Rick and Shane. I think this is where they shoot that scene when Rick told Shane that he knows he's been sleeping with his wife. XD
14:31 We don't have these kind of dyed traffic barriers in Lithuania. Also, the end which the traffic comes from should be bend to the right so it doesn't cause more good than bad to the car if it collides into it (Only some don't do that if: 1. There is no hazard to the car (e.x. very low speed limit). 2. Road work error which wasn't fixed yet.)
I was extremely confused when you said Pennsylvania, since I guessed exactly the same seconds before and I dont have any clue of the different states in the US. 2% chance
That awkward moment that you're only 25- 30 minutes away (without traffic) from Bacolod. Edit: I'm from Silay City (the map usually put our City's name on where the airport is and the city is actually located near the sea.
I'm from the Philippines and I know it's here because of the writings and the general appearance of the location, but if you give me a hundred guesses, I would still not get that it's in Bacolod. How?
Canadian here ✌ some highways have rumble strips, some don't, and even more alternate between having them and not having them all on the same stretch of road!
I knew I recognized that Oregon guess, I've driven that exact road before, my hometown is Klamath Falls which is only 50 miles east or so! Shout out from O Ray Gun!
"Those classic bricks that they use in Bolivia..." Gotta love this man
It's a pretty good observation, they are called "hollow bricks" here in south america. Particularly in bolivia, they leave those bricks exposed in constructions, looks terrible but it's very cheap
Buildings in Bolivia definitely have a look to them.
I also guessed Bolivia because it's looks a lot like the game Ghost Recon
"The trees look intensely Canadian"
@@alfonsocuiti east europe/ex-Soviet in general too, someone Estonian built a house here in Helsinki with exposed concrete brick and it sticks out like a sore thumb. looks like it's still in construction but it's been there for over 10 years
I wonder how many times Geowizard checks he's recording and he isn't.
Every second game probably
Imagine sitting on a public toilet, from the next stall you hear ,,Let me make sure I'm recording"
it seems like he's had some unpleasant experiences
Must pretty common since he checks like every episode
When is the next straight line challenge coming out?
Taiwan has diagonal strips, Japan has vertical ones. Also, US speed limit signs say "speed limit" while Canadian ones say "maximum"
And Canadian signs rarely end in 5. Only signs measured in miles per hour do, and Canadians use KM/H
The US should change it to recommendation speed because no one listens to the the sign
@GeoWizard Also, Albania was given away by the "rifts" or tearing found in the image only found in Albania and Montenegro (and Senegal, but it clearly wasn't Senegal).
"Get in! Man this game never ceases to exhilarate and thrill!"
This has got to be part of any geowizard trailer you make in the future! Hilarious, although pretty accurate tbf!
haha i thought of that as well 😂 it’s amazing that such a mundane game to anyone else is so exciting to some people!
"Still in Europe. It's winter..."
10 seconds later "Hungary"
Hungary's streetview was captured in winter
I wish finnish one was too
"Feels like Netherlands, with the flat roads and psychopaths"
I honestly never noticed before that "cycle" and "psycho" sound so similar XD
@@bastiaanabcde and we do have a lot of psychopaths too
@@bastiaanabcde it needs that english accent
Glad to know I'm not the only one who heard that 😂 I had to check out the subtitles just to make sure 😅
@@vivethecats412
comme le psychopathe du petit chaperon rouge :) Bien joué
"Bangon" means "get up" in Filipino, fitting for that coffee ad. Greetings from the Philippines! You're bound to get those Filipino views soon lol
We could say Tom ROSE to the challenge and got it BANG ON. 😁
Pinoyyyyy
Bangun means get up too in Indonesia bruh
@@TheMrJourneyer
Those signs are really common for your local tindahan (third world convenience store.) Sometimes it will be a different company like Bear Brand and the store name is just the owner's, I think
Taga bacolod pa ako 🤣🤣🤣
When I saw the "Bangon!" sign I thought it would be ridiculous if you'd actually guess the location bang on, but there's no way that would happen. And then it did, 😲
Bangon! means "rise!" or something like "wake up!" in Filipino, which makes sense because it's a coffee advert
14:30 "Kinda looks like Lithuania. In many ways" Yeah, those distinctive looking Lithuanian trees
hahah
That's exactly the sort of thing he would get, though.
Looked like Lithuania, but I was sure it wasn't only by the barrel on the side of the road, we don't have ones looking like those
The hungary one was also very good. It was literally a flat wintry field
Im hungarian and that is almost too much evidence
Yeah what on earth was that. This guys a nutcase
hungary has been streetviewed during winter so it stands out from other european countries. when you do a lot of maps you even know some countries as "oh it's really sunny so we might be on the eastern part which is always sunny"
Nils K rule of averages sure but cmon man it’s not quite that simple
@@zanedietlin7645 well, when you see lots of trees but with no foliage, it usually hungary, bulgaria or some parts of ukraine. works like 85% of the time
Tom did check if he was recording during this video at 6:08
That's a classic
Just makes me wonder how many attempts have been lost lol
@@handsomesquid He used to lose videos a lot in the beginning but now he remembers to check it every time.
The location you got in Luxembourg is the road I drive on to get to school every day 😂😂
I recognized that exact location straight away lol
23:00 is what makes geowizard stand out from the rest
Holy shit, i didn't even notice XD
what happened?
storyofethan he made a cocaine joke and sniffed his hand when he mentioned a white line. Intentional or not idk but if u pick up on it it’s funny
@@alphabetsoup4269 "We also got a white line" **SNIFFS*
@@taylorscott1531 I said this word-for-word just before I saw your comment.
Oh man what a bummer , im Greek and that last round looked absolutely 100% Greece, the road , the mountain , the goats , everything . I would ve guessed it wrong as well. Ok only the shepherd looked kinda albanian but there are a lot of Albanians in greece so...
The Shepard looked kind of Turkish or eastern which is why I would’ve guessed Albania
@@Bamiyanbigasf based on what exactly? I literally couldn't tell it's not some hilly part of Romania?
One tip for when you're trying to work out if it's BE or NL (car plates aside): In NL the houses often look very similar due to strict building codes and neighbourhoods being built in one go. In Belgium it's more of a free for all so you get streets like guess #4 where every house looks very different.
See also: Brusselization
That's what I thought! Of course there are also neighbourhoods in the Netherlands where every house _is_ different, but this will either be a very old neighbourhood or a very rich neighbourhood.
@Conn Benn Don't start this with me Nigel, both are correct.
Well "BANGON" was certainly foreshadowing!
3:00 How is it even possible to get an empty road with overcast clouds and nothing else around, and then guess within 50 miles of the location?????
being naturally good at it, learning quick, playing a lot…
Even as someone who lives in Bacolod, Philippines, I wouldn't be able to make that guess lol (sooo lucky)
You're insane, dude
I literally live in Bacolod City but still couldn't guess it was in our region at all.
@@LaRapier TBF most of Philippines cities looks the same lol, though if he moved a lil bit farther, I would be able to recognize that it's Bacolod.
@@perlen5227 I would notice it too since the street is leading to a commercial area.
Ikr, he's so lucky even me i didn't know it's Bacolod lol I thought it's Manila or Near Visayas
@@hmmmm7902 Bacolod is in Visayas
i’ve been going through tough times in my life but your videos are one of the reason i keep going. thank you.
Hang in there bro / sis x
@@tingmo6669 ^ Stay strong whatever you're going through
Those 'rifts' in the sky in the last round are a very identifiable feature of Albanian coverage.
Really enjoyed the video, especially because you clicked twice in my country even though the last time was incorrect. Would love to see perfect score in Greece. Greetings from Thessaloniki🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷!!!
Quick tip to distinguish Canada and US. If you have a speed limit sign like you did in PA, USA, miles per hour is US, Canada uses Kilometres per hour. So 25 in a neighbourhood is definitely US.
There's nothing more belgian than being in love with your daughter
has a better score just clicking on anywhere in the country then i do spending 10 minutes going down the road trying to find cars with visible plates and road signs
Absolutely well done with the Bacolod guess, bang on :) ... I have been there, only for a few days lining up a digital microwave link, I was part of a team (Siemens) upgrading the national telecoms there to digital in 1992.... but honestly I would not have been able to pick that out, all I would have done is the same as you, guess somewhere in the Philippines...
so that you just happened to guess on Bacolod was incredible, nice one
10:41 For all Filipino out there watching this video this is what you come for
That PH guess was absolutely mental. Insane even.
So glad you included the first round, I visited Methana in Greece last year and instantly knew it was that island from having gone around it on a moped!
Just a tip, when deciphering between the USA and Canada you can take a look at the speed limit signs. If it says 25 on a neighbourhood street or 50 or something on a country road it’s the USA. You can judge for yourself and decide that it’s in mph for most roads.
Also, American signs say "SPEED LIMIT" while Canadian signs say "MAXIMUM".
that story about the old man is hilarious :D
poor daughter
@@LadyLitka i hope she’s far away from him!
@@LadyLitka Who says she’s not out telling strangers how she is in love with her dad as well...
7:28 I HEARD :
"It feels like the Netherlands; with the flat roads and the psychopaths"
Bang on guess mate!
The Luxembourg guess was amazing😳
@@harshul9530 Or seen Luxembourg on Street View / Geoguessr.
Just process of elimination really. I’m more impressed by the Hungary one
Hello World yeah that was crazy as well. I would’ve gone Argentina for sure
Goats and Albania, name more iconic duo
Tea and britain
@@sammybeaver9130 Fair enough
America and freedo- oh wait..
@@safron2442 lol
Sheep and Scotland
I'm Greek and at the end I was like: "That's definitely Greece! Everything here looks Greek to me. Hold on though, it could also be Albania, but has he ever gotten Albania before? Nah, it has to be Greece. Oh COME ON!"
I was sure it is southern Albania from the trees, the mountainous terrain and the man with traditional Albanian cap and herding goats.
I don't know why, but my brain was screaming "Albania".
Because of the goats
For me it was the man's shirt... I don't know why I was thinking a Greek old man wouldn't wear a red plaid shirt. Googling "greek old men" and yeah they mostly wear light blue or white and rarely plaid. Weird the things we get hints from.
same, but I was on that exact road like half a year ago
The goats gave it away, it had to be Albania
Albania was my initial thought as well until my brain tricked me into thinking that Google street view doesn't exist there
Please keep going with this series for as long as you enjoy it, it's quite entertaining! :)
10:52 when you see "Banging" you know it's already special
I clicked through to these videos from your Welsh straight line challenge and now I am hooked on GeoGuessr.
"he was in love with his daughter" Whats that now?
That Philippines guess was 'BANGON!' 😂
The Bacolod pick was sick!! 10:40
Did the old man in Belgium have orange skin and a New York accent?
And a sketchy looking toupée?
I have a great respect for Belgians, I really do. They like me and I like them.
How to tell Thai writing from Cambodian writing: Thai looks like bean sprouts, and Cambodian looks like Thai that got run over by a truck.
Loving your videos!! "Bangon" means "get up" in Filipino language because the signage is sponsored by a coffee brand. Just sharing
22:37 OMG that is the same road I took to go to the beach in Ksamil that is unbelievable! I was shouting Albania and thought you would get it cuz the country is really mountainous but ggs none the less.
Literally a field,
Tom: Hungary!
Hungary usually has wintery coverage along with Bulgaria but that was a very flat field so obviously Hungary
The electric poles gave it away for me, not sure if other countries have ones like those.
I am from Hungary and that guess impressed me so much man ur a legend!
This is definitely my favourite Geogusser challenge you do! Waiting for that 20!
The easiest way to tell the difference between the US and Canada is that Canadian sign posts are made of wood and US sign posts are metal. Like if you look at the yield sign at 4:47 its wood
tom: *gets kidnapped and trafficked to a random country*
kidnappers: "now he is good and lost he will do anything we tell him"
also tom 5 seconds after having his blindfold removed: "okay judging from the position of the sun and the language of the graffiti on that bin we must be in Juba Southern Sudan, surely...
Rumble strips definitely exist here in Canada, more often in larger roads
That Philippines guess was Bang On!
Wow, you come up with the most insane guesses. You have certainly became one with the map, our lord
23:01 "we've also got a white line" then proceeds to sniff, we know what you're up to Tom...
When he was clicking "Philippines" I was thinking, no way it's in Bacolod, mfw the result came in. I'm from Bacolod. Dumbfounded. Bangon is actually to wake-up/get-up(from bed and also from poverty) lol
WTF I am from Bacolod City, Philippines and I didn't even recognize that area. I've guess Manila area, on the North side of the Philippines because of the dialect on the sign of the store. Anyways that guess was freaking insane my dude! 10/10
The side car motorbike "tricycles" are very common in Philippines. if you see them, it's a very good clue. Also Tanduay Rum signs are usually everywhere too
6:07 is what you're here for!
Thanks!
Have you ever thought of doing a bus only challenge? You pick two ridiculously far points in the UK and only use bus, and maybe walk to the next stop where there isn't a bus route. Always wanted to see this!
The best videos to play while studying very calming and relaxing
This dude is the personification of google maps
I too use only 1 finger to type
For canada vs USA you can generally tell which one it is by the speed limit. If its below 30 in residential, 40 on a main road or 60ish on a highway it's going to be the us. Not sure If you saw it in round 12 but just a heads up if you cant find a flag for next time.
Seriously mate the way you know how foliage looks is incredible
Imagine for a second that someone threw trash on the ground which an automated car took a picture of while on a quest to map every road in the world. Then said trash would be used by a random wizard to deduce where a computer program had placed him in the world while trying to guess 20 places in a row.
Or the goat mare for that matter
When you're on the Balkans, and you see a lot of goats, that's definetly Albania, keep that on mind
I’m from the Philippines but I wouldn’t have guessed Bacolod, just the country. How the heck did he do that?!
Bangon means "rise". Proud you got that spot on
You look exactly like Bernardo Silva mate
Always thought that
bruh how did he know exactly it is in bacolod? insane indeed!
Don't know that you're checking comments anymore but the way you can tell that it was Canada vs. the US at 4:44 is that here in America there will always be English text on the Yield and Do Not Enter sizes. Usually in Canada there isn't text since it would have to be in English and French.
"It's too ramshackled." yep that's a great definition of our country😆😆
This place seems familiar at 20:24 because of the Walking Dead Season 2 with Rick and Shane. I think this is where they shoot that scene when Rick told Shane that he knows he's been sleeping with his wife. XD
Tom have you ever actually not been filming? lol
21:20 saying Oregon right instead of trolling. I feel personally attacked :D
14:31 We don't have these kind of dyed traffic barriers in Lithuania. Also, the end which the traffic comes from should be bend to the right so it doesn't cause more good than bad to the car if it collides into it (Only some don't do that if: 1. There is no hazard to the car (e.x. very low speed limit). 2. Road work error which wasn't fixed yet.)
It is 2 in the morning in the Philippines, m8
please wait till sunrise here for the invasion to commence
p.s. babangon tayo, susulong tayo
Someone might be able to correct me but everytime I see a motorbike with a strange side car i assume Philippines.
yes
hello fellow filipino
*NAMBAWAN NOISES*
@@tommangan7 yep fair assessment, tricycles are everywhere here in the PH as public transport, much like Thailand's tuktuks
6:06 it's not a geowizard video without "are we filming?"
That Philippines guess was... Bangon!
Nice one! Greece one was hard. Good luck for the next time
How about you wear that pointy wizard hat and coat with big yellow stars ? You could also have a wand.
I was extremely confused when you said Pennsylvania, since I guessed exactly the same seconds before and I dont have any clue of the different states in the US.
2% chance
That awkward moment that you're only 25- 30 minutes away (without traffic) from Bacolod.
Edit: I'm from Silay City (the map usually put our City's name on where the airport is and the city is actually located near the sea.
He wasn't kidding. It was an insane guess.
That New Brunswick intersection is one I have been to hundreds of times. So weird to have that moment of recognition
Great video, very entertaining, especially the Bruges story made me laugh out loud a lot!
I'm from the Philippines and I know it's here because of the writings and the general appearance of the location, but if you give me a hundred guesses, I would still not get that it's in Bacolod. How?
Tip for the last round: The stitching artefacts in the sky(commonly called rifts) are found in Albania and North Macedonia
20:55 Mexican rainforests: Am I joke to you?
Canadian here ✌ some highways have rumble strips, some don't, and even more alternate between having them and not having them all on the same stretch of road!
Youngest-ever mother, who gave birth at age 5, was from South America. So that father you spoke with wasn't necessarily kidding.
that Bacolod guess was BANGON!
cant believe I actually guessed correct on Albania, I must be picking up on clues subconsciously by watching your videos
Despite him being right both times, he underestimates how similar parts of America and Canada are
Lmao I got an ad for Nescafé Philippines before the video 😂
you can look at the shadows of people or poles to help finding the sun
The orientation of satellite dishes can also help.
No one:
Tom: Are we recording?
That very last guess before the end is Port Douglas. I have literally been on that street.
bro i'm from the philippines and i would never have guessed bacolod
great guess
I knew I recognized that Oregon guess, I've driven that exact road before, my hometown is Klamath Falls which is only 50 miles east or so! Shout out from O Ray Gun!