You can't have Polynesia without #Samoa. This country is the OG Islander. Thanks to YOU guys the Samoan Geograpeeps for helping out and ESPECIALLY explaining the incredibly simple Fa'amatai system. Wow. What a complex legislation system!
@@pholilenokwandamacwele9098 when it's Friday in Samoa, it’s Thursday in American Samoa with 35 min distance between them. So if you travel to American Samoa from Western Samoa you’ll be on Thursday from Friday within 35 min.
Actually, it was in Tahiti that James Cook made the mistake of pronouncing Tattoo instead of Tatau. Likewise, Taboo instead of Tapu when he was in Tonga.
@@cerebrummaximus3762 Здрасти! Ами зависи къде, Мексико е огромна държава ама по принцип си е хубаво. Аз живея на изток. На карибската част. Тук няма много Българи. Запознал съм двама , трима. Повече има из големите градове. Обаче ако ти е странно че съм в Мексико, ще се хванеш за главата ако разбереш че преди това съм живял в Доминиканската Република за доста години, и семейството ми все още живее там. Даже имам сестра която там се роди
Fauler Perfektionist as someone that’s flown from the US to Australia and back, that return flight is wacky, left on Friday at 1pm (1300), flew for 15 hours, and it was Friday morning in Los Angeles. I saw the sun setting and rising again and I was still on the same airplane!
@@joermnyc Trans-Pacific travel is like that. Flying west means losing a whole day even though our bodies tell us we're gaining hours back. Flying east means gaining back a day even though we're losing hours.
As a Samoan from both Samoas, I grew up in American Samoa but visited my family on Samoa. We hold our culture close and although the two fly different flags, we've always considered Samoa as one. We are a proud, God fearing people and often times can be found sharing what we have with those around us. This is the culture I grew up to know and continue to pass on to my child. Awesome video.
My mom and I are both from Samoa, and living in the US. My mom is full blood Samoan while I’m what Samoans call, “Afakasi.” This segment was entertaining for my mom while super educational for me. The time “difference” between Samoa and American Samoa is wild 😂 Thank you!
Interesting. That word 'afakasi' sounds very close to the old EU term 'half caste'. It was also used in the Caribbean region centuries ago to generally describe a 'mixed' person.
Hello, I am seeking Samoans who can maybe tell me what happened with Samoan measles outbreak of 2019. Specificly, did vaccinated kids die? Any insights?
Love the video this was fun to watch. I'm a NZ born Samoan and love my culture. Last time went to Samoa was to get my Malu last year in January that was my most memorable moment 🇼🇸🇼🇸 that I will never forget thank you to Suluape Peter for giving me my most favorite piece of clothing 💯❤️
I mean he has a crazy schedule, probably if he asked him like 1 year after the shoot there would had been and higher possibility of him appearing, but at least he tried.
Barely relevant story: in Japan I recently visited the Little World open air museum near Nagoya and in the Pacific Island realm, the Samoan traditional houses needed some fixing, so they actually brought in a crew from Samoa that still built traditional houses with historical methods and around the site there were signs with information about what they were doing and posters with the bios of the crew and phrases in Samoan and a message that encouraged people to talk to them about their craft and country when there was a chance. They were working the whole time so we couldn't chat with them, but we heard them speaking Samoan to each other the whole time and we told them thank you for your hard work according to the phrase poster and they thanked us back in Samoan. I just thought that was really neat. I'd love to see Samoa some day.
That’s awesome! As a Samoan, I recommend it! My people are very kind and we can be pretty funny too. Super chilled island of friendly people. We would welcome with open arms. Manuia lou aso
As a Western Samoan we welcome you to come to Samoa it’s a beautiful island with wonderful events... i suggest if you ever do go then go to taumesina resort it has different events and fun activities.
Love the story! When was this? There's an artistry to building Samoan fale that can really be appreciated when watching it in progress, and seeing all the intricate detail and workmanship on the inside underneath.
Michael De La Cruz that is true. Whenever I hear the chiefs speak and using ancient words that are not used in modern Samoan, it gets confusing...its like they’re speaking a whole seperate dialect
@@mkfleez5319 Yeah I've only started my research into our Samoan culture at the beginning of 2018 and was shocked at how our elders kept the ancient language alive, apparently the Matai system was the reason why our culture and customs were never lost like the tatau including bestowing of Titles through kava ceremonies and more, the Matai system is a bridge between the Ancient language of Samoa and the modern language, we Samoans call it "Gaga Fa'atamali'i" or "Gaga Fa'atupu" even Tongan royals can speak the ancient language of Samoan, Hawaiian kings also used to speaks it apparently the Samoans are known as "Tui" kings of the deep sea, Samoa means Sacred Center because it is the home of Tagaloalagi
Tongans and Samoans used to have a war and Tonga took over Samoa for a while until Samoa won and it became independent after German samoa it became just Samoa
Samoa is kinda like the mother island of Polynesia it’s the center between all the islands and some of the islands in the south pacific us Samoans don’t consider them as Polynesian.
Wow. This guy could sell ice to the freakin eskimos man. You marketed Samoa so well even though the video wasn't for that purpose. Malo lava kama palagi le fai mea mafai 🤘
When everyone is a royal really no one is but that's such a cool and unique thing ever. And it would have been so cool if the rock was here. And I agree I love the the Pacific island nations they are so unique.
Hawaiʻian: Kālā (money, "dollar") .."kala", which sounds (very roughly!) the same, has an interesting "hidden secret meaning" similarity to "kālā": kala - Pukui-Elbert, Haw to Eng, 1. nvt., To loosen, untie, free, release, remove, unburden, absolve, let go, acquit, take off, undo; to proclaim, announce; to forgive, pardon, excuse; to substitute for (Kin. 22.13); counter-sorcery or sorcerer, proclamation, public crier, announcer; prayer to free one from any evil influence; to practice counter-sorcery. (( PPN tala )) ..so, with "kālā" you can (to some extent) "kala" yourself (and others) from "unwanted and evil" things,.. like poverty and not having a decent board to heʻe nalu. :) Aloha nui ʻoukou! :) 🤙
Let me just say, never in my life, have I anticipated uploads from a RUclips channel. I have been watching Geography Now for about 2 years, and you have never made me bored, even with countries that don’t really interest me. My favorite upload would have to be the Balkan episode, I love the Balkans. Keep up the amazing effort Paul :)
Fun fact: All of the wrestlers shown in the "Famous Samoan" section belong to the same family: the Anoa'i. Everyone is blood-related, except for Peter Maivia, who is considered brother by blood-oath of Rev. Amituana'i Anoa'i (the head of the family and not a wrestler), which means Maivia' family (including his grandson, The Rock) is an honorary branch of the Anoa'i. If you look at any Samoan wrestler, there's a big chance s/he belongs to the Anoa'i family! (btw, the third wrestler shown was Roman Reigns, not Mark Iupati's doppelgänger)
Other wrestlers of the Anoa'i family include: Jey and Jimmy Uso Nia Jax Tamina (kinda) Rikishi Yokozuna (yes he was Samoan not Japanese that was a gimmick) Umaga and more :)
I really get excited whenever I see a Samoan athlete in sports and in wrestling. I mean how can you not like Samoan athletes there that popular. And also I always get excited whenever I see The Rock in on of his movies or TV shows. He’s my favorite person in the whole wide world.
Fun fact: They called it samoa because it is in the middle of NZ and Hawaii, if your samoan, you will understand that sa means sacred and moa (apart from chicken) means center put it together then you got "sacred center"
Made my day. I wasn't expecting a new geography now for a long time. Thanks for working during the quarantine I know it must be harder than normal. Stay safe.
Man when I was binging the episodes I had no idea of the agony to come in waiting for the next on the list. Kudos to those that have been following from the beginning
Mr. Blonde That is going to be very disappointing, the S, T and U countries are like the most interesting off of the whole bunch but let’s just hope that this Corona thing vanishes soon and please god take revenge on China
big fan of raw fish, because im islander but i never had ota i'a. my samoan co-worker shared it with me and it was delicous. thanks you all samoans for that and panipopo.
Hello Paul, I’v been a fan for 5 years and everyone tells me that I am so good at geography, history, religion and genetics ad that’s how I got connected to geography now, I will always be a member of the community, PS:I’m a Kazakh Canadian
@@deliks3955 I don't think small is enough, it's tiny, almost 3 times smaller than Liechtenstein, and less people than Monaco. I'm really interested for the next episode too!
Hahaha! Malo lava! Loved the energy! And appreciated your brave attempt to pronounce the names as best u could... Much alofa ma fa'aaloalo (love & respect) for your efforts in making this vid! Manuia Soifua!
Watching this video made me so happy to see how much research you put in to understanding my culture. Huge respect for this channel. By the way your pronunciation of most of the words was spot on.
Wow, finally a government system that makes sense :D I am flabbergasted with Samoan culture. A warm "fala aí" from Brazil to Samoa. And another little guy is next
I believe the airports shown at 3:45 on Savaii are no longer in operation, as when I visited the island I drove to Asau & Salelalonga Airports and they both had notices of closures.
yoooooo Malo Uso really appreciate the effort that you guys have put in this video. I know that our faamatai system is quite confusing, but one fact about that Faamati system is that Dwayne has a matai title which is "Seiuli". Malo cheoooooo
1. Why does it seem like everyone on this channel has a boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife except for Paul? 2. Paul should make a series where he reveiws fan countries
I agree such a tiny island but they've produced so such greatness. Their culture is still so rich. He failed to mention about Samoans/Polynesians are the greatest & fiercest voyagers. They discovered all of Polynesia using no compass nor tool. Master wayfinders!
@@rarebreed6713 My granduncle, an ole' mariner, shared that he learned how to find islands (100 - 1000 miles away) using the stars. He would point to an area in the Heavens to locate Tonga, Tahiti, and Manu'a islands (the easternmost end of the Samoan archipelago - 360 miles away) Indeed, Master wayfinders! 🇼🇸🙏🇦🇸
Thank you, my friend. I learnt more from this program in the last half hour than any other time in my poor learned NZ, life of my unknown grandmother native Island of Savaii. My father came from Savaii as a young boy way back around 1909 and in his own words on a banana boat. My intentions have always been to visit the island of my father's birth but so far this has not happened. Kia ora from NZ.
I'm not even Samoan but I was so invested i watched the whole thing. Probs cause i live in South Auckland, haha. Even tho im not Samoan, Samoan culture feels like home to me.
I still remember going to school with a few Samoans (I live in Australia btw) and a Samoan girl instead of saying my name (David) called me Ga'Vika (She told me it was Samoan for David... I don't know I never looked into it.) Anyway Samoan people are very friendly and honestly always willing to joke around with you.
Hi! I'm from Upolu, Samoa. Just found this on RUclips recommendations and I love how you guys explained everything and your RUclips channel, but I can't take you guys seriously esp when it comes to you guys saying Samoan words hehehe. Anyhow much love from the islands❤️stay safe
@@MarcinKralka I think that it's because they managed to test every suspicious case. The current number of cases are highly understimated because of shortages of diagnostic tests
SantomPh Moana draws heavily from Samoan culture in the movie and that’s a fact. Moana uses a lot more Samoan items than any other country I can think of
@@dangerislander Moana's Father has Samoan Tattoos, Her red Chief Head piece is Samoan called a Tuiga, The "We Know The Way" song is sung in Tokelauan/Samoan, The intro song with the Disney Castle "Tulou Tagaloa" is in Samoan.
JDouat7 Exactly 🤙🏽 and their time in Motonui is supposed to symbolise the time where the first Polynesians "paused" from exploring different islands and stayed in both Samoa and Tonga, the first Polynesian settled islands. So of course it's going to draw on the original islands
Finally, my last name comes in handy! I always felt the whitest out of all my Samoan family members (my big bro called my a palangi, which basically is the Samoan equivalent of calling someone a gringo), but I feel like I learned more about my heritage after this video. Thanks Geography Now!
You can't have Polynesia without #Samoa. This country is the OG Islander. Thanks to YOU guys the Samoan Geograpeeps for helping out and ESPECIALLY explaining the incredibly simple Fa'amatai system. Wow. What a complex legislation system!
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Ok
Wuhan viurs 😭😭
Hi from Croatia ,great video.
"when will I return?"
"Yeeeessterday"
I am crying
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@@pholilenokwandamacwele9098 when it's Friday in Samoa, it’s Thursday in American Samoa with 35 min distance between them. So if you travel to American Samoa from Western Samoa you’ll be on Thursday from Friday within 35 min.
Hi crying HAHAH
I wanna Go HOME
Fun fact, the word tattoo came from the Samoan word tatau. But Europeans mispronounced it, which is why it is now known by the world as ‘tattoo’
and Taboo = Tapu
Actually, it was in Tahiti that James Cook made the mistake of pronouncing Tattoo instead of Tatau. Likewise, Taboo instead of Tapu when he was in Tonga.
In Spanish we have "tatua-je", i don't know where the "je" came from.
Tou'a = Divorcer
@Manoa Nope, actually from Samoa
Pro tip: If you're in Samoa the day before your birthday, go to American Samoa, and come back the day after. Boom, two birthdays!
AGREED! Your family in western Samoa can take care of the first birthday, and your family in American Samoa can take care of the second birthday 😌✨.
SilverCipher, wrong. You got it backwards.
@@girlletmeknoooowwww10 Also the western Samo is technically in the east.
@@Leo7s1822 damn now I want some flat earther to prove Samoa doesn't exist.
@@Leo7s1822
Pissrael moment
As a Samoan, this makes me freaken proud! Awesome pronunciation and knowledge of our motherland 🇼🇸😊 cheeeehoooo Samoa mo Samoa ♥️ xx
Ga lou aka I pronunciations a vaega ia..but yep they did a really good job of getting the details out..
For someone who just learnt about the country he did really well haha
The mother land is taiwan but ok
@@gazinape5851 If you go further back it even goes into Mainland China in what is now present-day Zhejiang, Fujian.
American youtubers are the smartest people in the world that’s how they managed to study Samoan traditions easily
Greetings to Samoans from a Bulgarian living in Mexico!
G. Ivanov Grozev talofa lava (greetings) to you too from Samoa 😊
Greetings, kefe my bro!
G. Ivanov Grozev, you have to be a "rare bird" with that cultural mix. LOL
@@cerebrummaximus3762 Здрасти! Ами зависи къде, Мексико е огромна държава ама по принцип си е хубаво. Аз живея на изток. На карибската част. Тук няма много Българи. Запознал съм двама , трима. Повече има из големите градове.
Обаче ако ти е странно че съм в Мексико, ще се хванеш за главата ако разбереш че преди това съм живял в Доминиканската Република за доста години, и семейството ми все още живее там. Даже имам сестра която там се роди
@The Raptor yes ?
"When will I get there?"
"In just over 24 hours."
"What? Um... well when will I return?"
_"Yesterday."_
😳 Whooooa.
Fauler Perfektionist as someone that’s flown from the US to Australia and back, that return flight is wacky, left on Friday at 1pm (1300), flew for 15 hours, and it was Friday morning in Los Angeles. I saw the sun setting and rising again and I was still on the same airplane!
@@joermnyc Trans-Pacific travel is like that. Flying west means losing a whole day even though our bodies tell us we're gaining hours back. Flying east means gaining back a day even though we're losing hours.
Amazing
I’m samoan. I loved this, especially the effort taken in pronouncing some of those difficult samoan words. Well done 👍 🙌🏽
As a Samoan from both Samoas, I grew up in American Samoa but visited my family on Samoa. We hold our culture close and although the two fly different flags, we've always considered Samoa as one. We are a proud, God fearing people and often times can be found sharing what we have with those around us. This is the culture I grew up to know and continue to pass on to my child. Awesome video.
👏🏻 make sure you teach your kids the language..(cuz I wish I did,but I only know the basics/everyday type conversations).
Traditional Samoan food is so good and so nutritious
@@outsidechambaz Do you have any recommendations? Would love to make some, but unsure about what's easy/not.
If we are one? How come y’all chose your American benefits over becoming one? 👀
No guts, no glory, at least you tried to get 'The Rock' on the episode.
He will regret it.
@@SillyhAsH Why?
they had guts they just did not get the glory
The Rock was on Superwoman's channel and not this one??? Honestly it's his loss, this is such a better channel in so many ways
@@ablurida hey man, you don't have to put something down to lift something else up.
Samoan Citizen in 2011: oh boy, I can't wait to celebrate my birthday this year on Dec 30th!
Samoa: :)
My friend Miranda probably wouldn’t like celebrating her birthday there 😂 Her birthday is December 30. And she’s Greek.
They could just hop over to American Samoa for the day
Your friends name is the name of pepsi's fanta copy lul
You missed the perfect opportunity to say "Tell me Samoa about it!"
Samoan punch him
🤛
badum tssh
Amghannam nah I’m gonna Po him
AAAAAAAAAAAANDUSB S QOA WHAJ A QNWNQ EI E Y
My mom and I are both from Samoa, and living in the US. My mom is full blood Samoan while I’m what Samoans call, “Afakasi.” This segment was entertaining for my mom while super educational for me. The time “difference” between Samoa and American Samoa is wild 😂 Thank you!
My cousins call me a kefe :(
Damn, wish I was Samoan and could live in the US.
Interesting. That word 'afakasi' sounds very close to the old EU term 'half caste'. It was also used in the Caribbean region centuries ago to generally describe a 'mixed' person.
Hello, I am seeking Samoans who can maybe tell me what happened with Samoan measles outbreak of 2019. Specificly, did vaccinated kids die? Any insights?
Love the video this was fun to watch. I'm a NZ born Samoan and love my culture. Last time went to Samoa was to get my Malu last year in January that was my most memorable moment 🇼🇸🇼🇸 that I will never forget thank you to Suluape Peter for giving me my most favorite piece of clothing 💯❤️
Who else thought The Rock was actually going to make a surprise appearance after all?
Not me. I had a feeling he wouldn't appear.
Right? I say we take revenge and trow paper at him. (get it? Rock paper... Ok I'll see myself out)
I mean he has a crazy schedule, probably if he asked him like 1 year after the shoot there would had been and higher possibility of him appearing, but at least he tried.
No
fitzmeister87 he hosted an episode of HQ trivia a whilst back so I truly believed he might have :(
I took a DNA test and I'm 1.5% Samoan. I proceeded to file for a 1.5 acre land lease in Samoa. I think that's pretty reasonable.
Marcelo *perfectly balanced as all things should be*
Yes your majesty
When you are 100% vatican You guys can lease land
@@Manu-ww9pt if you don't work for the pope then you cant be vatican
agachate y concelo
Barely relevant story: in Japan I recently visited the Little World open air museum near Nagoya and in the Pacific Island realm, the Samoan traditional houses needed some fixing, so they actually brought in a crew from Samoa that still built traditional houses with historical methods and around the site there were signs with information about what they were doing and posters with the bios of the crew and phrases in Samoan and a message that encouraged people to talk to them about their craft and country when there was a chance. They were working the whole time so we couldn't chat with them, but we heard them speaking Samoan to each other the whole time and we told them thank you for your hard work according to the phrase poster and they thanked us back in Samoan. I just thought that was really neat. I'd love to see Samoa some day.
That's super cool
That’s awesome! As a Samoan, I recommend it! My people are very kind and we can be pretty funny too. Super chilled island of friendly people. We would welcome with open arms. Manuia lou aso
As a Western Samoan we welcome you to come to Samoa it’s a beautiful island with wonderful events... i suggest if you ever do go then go to taumesina resort it has different events and fun activities.
Collin Champagne yeah I would read it for sure
Love the story! When was this? There's an artistry to building Samoan fale that can really be appreciated when watching it in progress, and seeing all the intricate detail and workmanship on the inside underneath.
Yes Samoan formal language have this sort of Shakespearean vibe to it. They speak in quotes and parables.
Yes there are two ways of speaking in Samoa the noble way and the royal way of speaking, because Samoa has many kings and chiefs that's why
Michael De La Cruz that is true. Whenever I hear the chiefs speak and using ancient words that are not used in modern Samoan, it gets confusing...its like they’re speaking a whole seperate dialect
@@mkfleez5319 Yeah I've only started my research into our Samoan culture at the beginning of 2018 and was shocked at how our elders kept the ancient language alive, apparently the Matai system was the reason why our culture and customs were never lost like the tatau including bestowing of Titles through kava ceremonies and more, the Matai system is a bridge between the Ancient language of Samoa and the modern language, we Samoans call it "Gaga Fa'atamali'i" or "Gaga Fa'atupu" even Tongan royals can speak the ancient language of Samoan, Hawaiian kings also used to speaks it apparently the Samoans are known as "Tui" kings of the deep sea, Samoa means Sacred Center because it is the home of Tagaloalagi
Tongans and Samoans used to have a war and Tonga took over Samoa for a while until Samoa won and it became independent after German samoa it became just Samoa
Samoa is kinda like the mother island of Polynesia it’s the center between all the islands and some of the islands in the south pacific us Samoans don’t consider them as Polynesian.
Wow. This guy could sell ice to the freakin eskimos man. You marketed Samoa so well even though the video wasn't for that purpose. Malo lava kama palagi le fai mea mafai 🤘
@AnimeOne white
When everyone is a royal really no one is but that's such a cool and unique thing ever.
And it would have been so cool if the rock was here.
And I agree I love the the Pacific island nations they are so unique.
I see you everywhere!! Are you trying to be Justin Y.??
@Collin Champagne p
Edge Lord.
I still don't get how everyone's a royal in the first place
Yeah by that logic everyone in a democracy is royalty
The currency of Samoa, the “Tala” originality come from a old German currency called “Taler”. Pretty funny that they don’t rename that
Taller
@@jahanitahani Taler.
...so does the Dollar
Hawaiʻian: Kālā (money, "dollar")
.."kala", which sounds (very roughly!) the same, has an interesting "hidden secret meaning" similarity to "kālā":
kala - Pukui-Elbert, Haw to Eng,
1. nvt., To loosen, untie, free, release, remove, unburden, absolve, let go, acquit, take off, undo; to proclaim, announce; to forgive, pardon, excuse; to substitute for (Kin. 22.13); counter-sorcery or sorcerer, proclamation, public crier, announcer; prayer to free one from any evil influence; to practice counter-sorcery. (( PPN tala ))
..so, with "kālā" you can (to some extent) "kala" yourself (and others) from "unwanted and evil" things,.. like poverty and not having a decent board to heʻe nalu. :) Aloha nui ʻoukou! :) 🤙
Tala means star in Filipino xD just sharing hahahahaa
Let me just say, never in my life, have I anticipated uploads from a RUclips channel. I have been watching Geography Now for about 2 years, and you have never made me bored, even with countries that don’t really interest me. My favorite upload would have to be the Balkan episode, I love the Balkans. Keep up the amazing effort Paul :)
Thanks! I really appreciate that! You rock!
@@GeographyNow I hope serbia is next😂
Have been watching since 2016
milos cerak long live serbia 🇷🇸
Greetings from a slav's son in Uruguay.
The facts and information aside, just wanted to say thanks for spreading the representations of my country.
Also, love your work.
Fun fact: All of the wrestlers shown in the "Famous Samoan" section belong to the same family: the Anoa'i.
Everyone is blood-related, except for Peter Maivia, who is considered brother by blood-oath of Rev. Amituana'i Anoa'i (the head of the family and not a wrestler), which means Maivia' family (including his grandson, The Rock) is an honorary branch of the Anoa'i.
If you look at any Samoan wrestler, there's a big chance s/he belongs to the Anoa'i family!
(btw, the third wrestler shown was Roman Reigns, not Mark Iupati's doppelgänger)
Roman is Joseph Leati Anoai
Marissa Urias, that unrelated one would be Samoa Joe.
Other wrestlers of the Anoa'i family include:
Jey and Jimmy Uso
Nia Jax
Tamina (kinda)
Rikishi
Yokozuna (yes he was Samoan not Japanese that was a gimmick)
Umaga
and more :)
of course lol. Its a small world in Samoa 😂
@@theephraimite wait I actually thought that Samoa Joe was also related with Rock Roman umaga etc etc
Can you tell me who is related with who?
Fun fact: Samoa used to drive on the right hand side of the road until switching to the left in 2009
So they could import Australian and Kiwi cars?
@@TacticusPrime Yup. Much cheaper that way than Importing American cars.
Imagine that. An actual informational post.
Reverse Sweden
@@TacticusPrime japanese cars ***
Paul while talking about history: *Hobbs and Shaw saved the world from evil...*
Me: hold up...
I hope the South Africa episode remembers to mention the arrival aliens in District 9. Important historical event.
I really get excited whenever I see a Samoan athlete in sports and in wrestling. I mean how can you not like Samoan athletes there that popular. And also I always get excited whenever I see The Rock in on of his movies or TV shows. He’s my favorite person in the whole wide world.
@@TheKalihiMan yep, the first foreigner to reach number 1 in Japan Sumo
Fun fact: They called it samoa because it is in the middle of NZ and Hawaii, if your samoan, you will understand that sa means sacred and moa (apart from chicken) means center put it together then you got "sacred center"
Thank you for the video so nice to see our Samoan islands on your show alofa atu
“I’ve never spanked a belly like that before” Art, 2020
mamma mia
One must have been spanking quite a selection of bellies before that to say that.
Definitely an unexpected high point of the episode. And we all thought mentions of the Rock would be the main appeal. After watching? Nah. This. 😂😂😂😂😍
Yessss I’ve been waiting for this, Much Love From One Of Your Samoan Brothers 🇼🇸🇼🇸
Made my day. I wasn't expecting a new geography now for a long time. Thanks for working during the quarantine I know it must be harder than normal. Stay safe.
Man when I was binging the episodes I had no idea of the agony to come in waiting for the next on the list. Kudos to those that have been following from the beginning
Finally! I've been waiting for this episode. Great job on the Samoan pronunciation 🇼🇸😊
well Dwayne The Rock Johnson just missed the opportunity of a life time to appear on Geography now. He will forever regret that decision
If they hire Captain Disillusion to throw some CGI in and put The Rock in. 🤷🏾♂️
Yes 😂
Nah, he would’ve butchered it, he’s a great ambassador for us Sāmoans but his Sāmoan speaking is trash 🤷♂️
hes a sellout who cares about him.
He plays Maui in Moana
All the S, T and maybe U countries will be done in Quarantine probably.
Also this is probably the smallest country that has a really long episode!
Since nobody seems interested in doing anything to bring this ridiculousness to an end, we'll probably still be quarantined at Zimbabwe.
Mr. Blonde
That is going to be very disappointing, the S, T and U countries are like the most interesting off of the whole bunch but let’s just hope that this Corona thing vanishes soon and please god take revenge on China
@@omaralkayal7598 Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, US and UK to name a few.
Touchy Torchy
EXACTLY !!!!
Omar Al kayal ffs you just had to throw in ‘f China’ huh
Imagine going to American Samoa from Samoa and being like “See ya yesterday!”
Lorenzo Afable it’s basically the same thing as those assholes who say “see you next year” before New Years
Finally, Samoa! I like the country And have been waiting.
I'm samoan, and I love the accuracy of this video. God bless you.
big fan of raw fish, because im islander but i never had ota i'a. my samoan co-worker shared it with me and it was delicous. thanks you all samoans for that and panipopo.
Love Samoa🇼🇸 from Iraq🇮🇶 and live in Germany🇩🇪. I want to visit the country at some point.
🇼🇸🤝🏻🇮🇶🤝🏻🇩🇪
plenty of Iraq and Samoan people get along here in sydney Australia.respect my friend
شلونك من سموه!
I’m Samoan and I have friends from Iraq here in California 😊
Hello Paul, I’v been a fan for 5 years and everyone tells me that I am so good at geography, history, religion and genetics ad that’s how I got connected to geography now, I will always be a member of the community, PS:I’m a Kazakh Canadian
I thought you were hungarian at least you said that under one video
This flag is from Hungary. Am I right?
@@flavio-viana-gomide Yeah but the turan (Pan turkic) wolf isnt there usually
@@justussssssss Also it's ő a Hungarian letter? - which is in his name.
@@Amghannam thats right too are you hungarian?
Cant wait to see a smile on a Barbs face when the San marino episode comes.
Uh, why?
@@PrincessLockette Two words. Small country.
@@deliks3955 I don't think small is enough, it's tiny, almost 3 times smaller than Liechtenstein, and less people than Monaco.
I'm really interested for the next episode too!
@@Amghannam I have a feeling that the history segment will take longer than physical geography :D
@@raceris7309 Haha, possibly, it is the oldest republic in the world after all!
Im samoan and some of these facts i didnt know about.Also ur pronunciation it good keep it up
Hahaha! Malo lava! Loved the energy! And appreciated your brave attempt to pronounce the names as best u could... Much alofa ma fa'aaloalo (love & respect) for your efforts in making this vid! Manuia Soifua!
The last time i was this early,samoa was still using the utc-11 time zone
Same
When Keith started playing the ukulele I thought he was gonna do the end credits song 😄
No one:
Samoans: We’re the people of Tomorrowland y’all
No, Tomorrowland is here in Belgium.
But unless it's daylight savings time, they can't compete with the Line Islanders of Kiribati.
alexxxth why you so pressed for😂
It's also the first country to welcome new years 😂
Watching this video made me so happy to see how much research you put in to understanding my culture. Huge respect for this channel. By the way your pronunciation of most of the words was spot on.
Wow, finally a government system that makes sense :D I am flabbergasted with Samoan culture. A warm "fala aí" from Brazil to Samoa.
And another little guy is next
I believe the airports shown at 3:45 on Savaii are no longer in operation, as when I visited the island I drove to Asau & Salelalonga Airports and they both had notices of closures.
8:23 HAHAHAHHA I love the "Straight Outta Samoa" t-shirt
Y'all got me hyped for San Marino and Sao Tome
Same
I been subscribed to your channels for years. I'm glad you finally did Samoa. Fa'afetai lava
This has to be the most interesting channel on RUclips!
Loyal for 5 years
I swear everyone has a 'Keith' in their friendship group.
And if you don’t..then you are the Keith 😂😂😂😜
Wanda Mendes ha no
I have never had a friend called Keith and I am not a Keith
@@legoleviathan6411 cuz I’m assuming u have no friends
@@dynamark_7232 or they're not American or live somewhere where it's more ethnic names..😐
@@sillau9 I honestly don’t remember saying that or why I would say that lol, I’m a little disgusted tbh
"Speaking of big, Keith's eating a sandwish."
Oh, the SHADE.
Fun Fact: Since Samoa observes DST in the summer, the time difference between them and American Samoa actually becomes 25 hours.
Why though? It's so close to the equator. Also they started in 2010, meanwhile other countries are trying to get rid of DST :D
Scientist: Time is a illusion
Samoan: Whats that? We are still confused with time
100th like lmao!!!
yoooooo Malo Uso really appreciate the effort that you guys have put in this video. I know that our faamatai system is quite confusing, but one fact about that Faamati system is that Dwayne has a matai title which is "Seiuli". Malo cheoooooo
1. Why does it seem like everyone on this channel has a boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife except for Paul?
2. Paul should make a series where he reveiws fan countries
Maybe Paul wants to be single? It's not unheard of. Or he may have someone, and they want to keep their relationship private.
Please don't die of breath without completing all the countries.
U Mean covid19, the Coronavirus?
@Generous Principle what's an oxygen
They have to be extremely unlucky at their age... (if you talking about covid-19)
Been looking forward to this episode!
🤩🤩🤩oh my gooooooood I am earlyyyyy! Geography now I learned so much about countries because of you guys! I thank you so much!!!❤️❤️❤️
This is one dedicated country I've ever seen.
So many stars are here and so much tradition.
Nathan Long I agree! Such a rich and beautiful culture
No one the real meaning of tradition unless the visit the South Pacific islands
I agree such a tiny island but they've produced so such greatness. Their culture is still so rich. He failed to mention about Samoans/Polynesians are the greatest & fiercest voyagers. They discovered all of Polynesia using no compass nor tool. Master wayfinders!
@@rarebreed6713 My granduncle, an ole' mariner, shared that he learned how to find islands (100 - 1000 miles away) using the stars. He would point to an area in the Heavens to locate Tonga, Tahiti, and Manu'a islands (the easternmost end of the Samoan archipelago - 360 miles away) Indeed, Master wayfinders! 🇼🇸🙏🇦🇸
Thank you, my friend.
I learnt more from this program in the last half hour than any other time in my poor learned NZ, life of my unknown grandmother native Island of Savaii.
My father came from Savaii as a young boy way back around 1909 and in his own words on a banana boat.
My intentions have always been to visit the island of my father's birth but so far this has not happened.
Kia ora from NZ.
I'm not even Samoan but I was so invested i watched the whole thing. Probs cause i live in South Auckland, haha. Even tho im not Samoan, Samoan culture feels like home to me.
we dont claim you
@@idontgetthejoke9465
Spread love bro.
Where are u from?
Why do u have an Irish last name?
Loved this episode. Feels good to be seen, and have it summarised so well with respect. Much alofas to you and the team. 🙏🏽🔥
This is one of the best episodes
Love to Samoa from Bosnia
🇧🇦❤️🇼🇸
thank you uso!
Greeting from the US 🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@annelewis5165 Greetings Back and thank U for bombing Belgrade in 1995.
I just found this channel and it’s awesome and Keith is a national treasure
5:52 so that's where the Rock lives
No
@@dogethekiller4483 The Rock is from Samoa
Samoa has a place called the house of Rock
It makes perfect sense
He isnt from samoa his mom was
Yeah i was being sarcastic
But yeah it makes sense
Orghh I can't describe how much I love this channel
I meant greetings*
When will we return?
*_Y E S T E R D A Y_*
Love this series so much.
I still remember going to school with a few Samoans (I live in Australia btw) and a Samoan girl instead of saying my name (David) called me Ga'Vika (She told me it was Samoan for David... I don't know I never looked into it.) Anyway Samoan people are very friendly and honestly always willing to joke around with you.
That's awesome..also it's spelled Tavita or Kavika for David in Samoan..
@@sillau9 Ah thank you for the correction. I'm honestly not great at spelling
@@DaveFloatzelloverSimon no worries,lol..you had the saying-sound right
That was really interesting, like really interesting.
Greetings Samoa and American Samoa from Russia! 🇷🇺❤🇼🇸❤🇦🇸
LOL "well when will I return?" "Yesterday." I LOVE your channel! Great content.
Love you guys! This was what I needed...
Also, Greg Louganis was born to a Samoan father and Swedish mother.
Samoa is a cool place. Looks really beautiful there
Hi! I'm from Upolu, Samoa. Just found this on RUclips recommendations and I love how you guys explained everything and your RUclips channel, but I can't take you guys seriously esp when it comes to you guys saying Samoan words hehehe. Anyhow much love from the islands❤️stay safe
Atamanuia Satuala ahaha
Here a fun fact, Samoa has only been driving on the left since 2009 👏
That must have caused some confusion
Lol iv been watching for year you guys have amazing episodes
Great show.
Art has the beverlyhills accent, the one that SNL did for "The Californians"😂
Keith is the best. He keeps everything down to earth.
5:53 I didn't know you could visit Dwayne Johnson's house.
Just stay safe you guys, sending virtual hugs from the UK 💜
You guys make geography so fun! Thanks heaps:)
So uh I'm actually supposed to be in online class rn but... *it's time to learn geography now - not later.*
Can’t wait for San Marino such a imperialist such country at one point owning a entire city!
Also the country with most total cases of coronavirus per million people.
with one hospital
*SAY NA NA NA*
@@MarcinKralka I think that it's because they managed to test every suspicious case.
The current number of cases are highly understimated because of shortages of diagnostic tests
they were took to Italy.
Looking at it now...
"Moana" has "Samoa" written all over it :-D
You Smart are
SantomPh Moana draws heavily from Samoan culture in the movie and that’s a fact. Moana uses a lot more Samoan items than any other country I can think of
@@kanyewest184 and what Samoan items are that?
@@dangerislander Moana's Father has Samoan Tattoos, Her red Chief Head piece is Samoan called a Tuiga, The "We Know The Way" song is sung in Tokelauan/Samoan, The intro song with the Disney Castle "Tulou Tagaloa" is in Samoan.
JDouat7 Exactly 🤙🏽 and their time in Motonui is supposed to symbolise the time where the first Polynesians "paused" from exploring different islands and stayed in both Samoa and Tonga, the first Polynesian settled islands. So of course it's going to draw on the original islands
I was really hoping to see a cameo by @TheRock on it, but a reaction after watching it would be equally as cool. =)
Well done Geography Now. Thoroughly enjoyed this. Seki as. Cheeewhooo😊👌
Last time I was this early I also didn't remember what to say.
Hawaii 5O ood
Very relatable
Finally, my last name comes in handy! I always felt the whitest out of all my Samoan family members (my big bro called my a palangi, which basically is the Samoan equivalent of calling someone a gringo), but I feel like I learned more about my heritage after this video. Thanks Geography Now!
I think I would go there just for the food 🤤 it sounds like it's in the ceviche and poke family, and the sweet treats look so intriguing.
So much work has gone into this, well done ✅ appreciated x
Your pronunciation is incredible! well done!!