I tried my best to Singa-POUR my heart out in making this video. Too many things we didn't get to talk about and already the video was getting long. THIS is a very unique country unlike any other. So glad my old Singapore buddies Ben, Nigel and Kevin took part in this video. Also thanks to the rest of YOU guys the Singaporean geograpeeps for emailing me with awesome information! Enjoy ...leh!

@Tesseract2912

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@wickedgaming145

3 жыл бұрын

Hi wazz up ? Hope you are safe

@MissingGamer

3 жыл бұрын

*punch*

@ParasaurolophusEwan

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Barbs!

@sleblic6078

3 жыл бұрын

Sing too a poor

Singapore: Means Lion city even though there are no lions Sierra Leone: Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well

@beetrootsoup3130

3 жыл бұрын

@Jay Saenz where tf did they even find lions to use in there national crest?

@daanwillemsen223

3 жыл бұрын

Half of Europe uses the lion as its symbol without having lions

@isuru_dimantha6577

3 жыл бұрын

laughs in Sri Lankan 🇱🇰

@bxzidffbxzidff

3 жыл бұрын

@@daanwillemsen223 Yeah even the coat of arms of Norway, Denmark, and Finland has lions lol

@ludwigvonkoopa4998

3 жыл бұрын

@@daanwillemsen223 we do have lions lol, but they are in zoos

Singapore is the Monaco of Asia, they even have similar flags

@PinkGoldPeach23105

3 жыл бұрын

@Insanx Rxbxl and they're both very rich

@BarkaDono

3 жыл бұрын

oh i never noticed

@edward_ketiak88

3 жыл бұрын

Indonesia's flag is even more similar to Monaco's...

@PinkGoldPeach23105

3 жыл бұрын

@@edward_ketiak88 yeah, but it is pretty much the opposite of Monaco in many other aspects as Monaco is very small, continental and very rich while Indoneseia is very big, is an isular country and isn't rich

@Amn09888

3 жыл бұрын

No monaco is Singapore of europe !! European people think they are better than others

I've lived in Singapore for 16 years and I've learnt more from this video than I have my whole life living here

@arghhh440

2 жыл бұрын

Lmaoo 😂 much love from another parallel universe 🤣

@Au1n

2 жыл бұрын

i am from singapore for only 7 years cause i spend 2 years in hong kong as a baby

@saiharshith

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@xarnate9994

2 жыл бұрын

same bro, didnt even know about the second airport

@JoyoIIngBoyo

9 ай бұрын

I hate Singapore

1:25 Singapore: increased landmass by 22% since independence Macau: laughs in casinos

@PatheticTV

2 жыл бұрын

Their landmass must have increased at least 50%, possibly even 100%, based on old maps.

@onlyarham

2 жыл бұрын

Monaco too

@9x177

2 жыл бұрын

When ur that small you have no choice lmao

When buildings in the country are taller than the actual *‘highest point’* itself

@EightThreeEight

3 жыл бұрын

The Danish want a word with you.

@vrind2705

3 жыл бұрын

EightThreeEight ok sure

@EightThreeEight

3 жыл бұрын

@Z1dm3 I stand corrected.

@jonnee1234

3 жыл бұрын

EightThreeEight I’m danish and that’s correct

@Steveofthejungle8

3 жыл бұрын

The highest point in Illinois is the top of the Sears Tower! I’ll call it the Willis Tower over my dead body

So excited about Slovakia!

@reylingenao9146

3 жыл бұрын

You should be in the video peter.

@salihalash4111

3 жыл бұрын

You gotta be part of it Meat na chips!

@extsaojose

3 жыл бұрын

Je suis Chaud!

@redsreport9843

3 жыл бұрын

Where you've been peter? I miss your rate the hotelss

@aperturescience7297

3 жыл бұрын

stop making my mom laugh

22:21 RIP headphone/earphone viewers.

@lowheadvarney158

3 жыл бұрын

Tobuscus reincarnated

@davidliu2243

3 жыл бұрын

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

26:00 interesting fact: Taiwan used to use their Hello Kitty themed Eva Air jet to send troops back and forth from Singapore and Taiwan. I don't know why they chose that aircraft but it was kinda funny

@ralphsaavedra2326

2 жыл бұрын

Because (mostly) no one would've suspected

@epicgmaer26

2 жыл бұрын

i guess because people don't expect troops with guns marching out from a cutesy airplane lool

I'm Singaporean and had no idea there's another airport

@1monthago860

3 жыл бұрын

I'm Indonesia and I know all of the airports.

@Elizabethvelasquez9321

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@elfinabek5651

3 жыл бұрын

I sing to

@Daniel-kp9oy

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh moment

@andrewyulianto1753

3 жыл бұрын

how old you are

"Singapore has another public airport not commonly known" Singaporeans: Surprised Pikachu

@hi-qg1xh

3 жыл бұрын

True

@ksorabbit

3 жыл бұрын

i mean some know but almost nobody go there so i dont mind them not knowing seletar

@owo4470

3 жыл бұрын

i know about seletar, but ive always thought it was a military base HAHAHA

@gianfrancoricci92

3 жыл бұрын

@@owo4470 I mean, there's a seletar airport AND a seletar camp, so you're half right

@ngaylorsmwift5144

3 жыл бұрын

Is there such thing as singaporeans? I thought its a country home of different nationalitites. The melting pot of asia.

6:42 the reason why "singapura" means "lion city" is because the first person who discovered the island saw a lion that look epic so the guy who found the island named it "singapura"

@arplays4837

2 жыл бұрын

*epic lion😎*

@Suresh_Kamath

2 жыл бұрын

The name Singapura is derived from Sanskrit meaning "Lion City".Singa comes from the Sanskrit word siṃha, which means "lion", and pūra means "city" in Sanskrit.

@NotMe-pw4eu

2 жыл бұрын

@@arplays4837 p

@tamannatanisha6498

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I was just about to write that. I heard that while tram riding at night Safari. 😄

@great9527

2 жыл бұрын

@@Suresh_Kamath No it's from Tamil Singam and Puram - Singapuram to Singapore

this is me rn, in Singapore, watching a geography now video on singapore, drinking tea from a geography now mug.

@marooneer2016

3 жыл бұрын

chad

@zeruapod2897

3 жыл бұрын

@@marooneer2016 No, a legend.

@moonagaming6068

2 жыл бұрын

@@zeruapod2897 it is same thing

Singapore : "We hate cars" Also Singapore : " Let's have a Formula 1 race "

3 жыл бұрын

And yet they didn't mention it in the video.

@TheSunMoon

3 жыл бұрын

Because, MONEY.

@kenhew4641

3 жыл бұрын

at NIGHT

@nathanlong8295

3 жыл бұрын

Funny to think about ay?

@Alimin-ik9ug

3 жыл бұрын

Hate car??wait till they entering malaysia highway..😂😂

Barbs: The Straight of *Malacca* Greeks: TF DID YOU SAY TO ME

@iqmalaidil3414

3 жыл бұрын

As a Malaysian living near the sate of Malacca, Assassins Creed: Odyssey pretty much ruined the state's name. Kek.

@gui18bif

3 жыл бұрын

Explain

@thurstonmirolav8891

3 жыл бұрын

Malakas (Greek: μαλάκας [maˈlakas]) is a commonly used profane Greek slang word, with a variety of different meanings, but literally meaning "man who masturbates". While it is typically used as an insult, with its literal equivalent in English being "wanker", the meaning varies depending on the tone and context used.

@SirGeorge8600

3 жыл бұрын

lol, but in all seriousness I'm Greek and lived in Singapore for over a year studying abroad and it was an amazing once-in-a-life-time experience. The people are so nice and Singapore itself was very beautiful. Even had the oddity pleasure of running into another Greek there who ran a Greek restaurant lol. I've been waiting for this video for a while from Geography Now and it really made me miss Singapore.

@ranjanbiswas3233

3 жыл бұрын

@@thurstonmirolav8891 Basically Malakas means Gross man?

🇸🇬: Our foods are delicious 🇲🇾: Hey! Don't steal our Nasi Goreng! 🇮🇩: Yours??! Brothers, always fight. But however, we are Brothers :)

@dyazkiprit

3 жыл бұрын

i can say Malaysia and Indonesia is brother, but Singapore? nah... seems like they already lose their identity lately.

@28mlee

3 жыл бұрын

@@dyazkiprit is it because Singaporeans are more educated than most of Malaysia and Indonesia? Yea i guess that is something we Malaysia and Indonesia have in common. Not something to be bragging about lol

@CutieZalbu

3 жыл бұрын

Messy lmao you’re sayin that as if it’s something bad, Indonesia has almost 300 million and 100x bigger than singapore,so of course singapore would beat it,but you forget Indonesia can be a slow burner and overtake in 100 of so years. You can’t compare two things which don’t have the same potential. Sincerely an American

@dyazkiprit

3 жыл бұрын

@@28mlee no one bragging here, i just said they lose their identity and it's a fact. how many educated human resources in Singapore? how many educated human resources in Indonesia? i bet educated Indonesian are even more than the whole Singaporean population, it's just the country that spread too wide and it takes a lot of time to build it, build the small country like singapore is like building 1 province in indonesia, and we only need less than 10 years to build jakarta which has the same size as Singapore, the problem is, we have 33 more, but don't worry, for the next 10 years, every single province in Indonesia will be as modern as jakarta but i guarantee Indonesian will never lose their identity.

@adityamulya9963

3 жыл бұрын

@@dyazkiprit good

Yo Singapore sounds so cool! Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮!

@gibbishgiggles

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Big fan of Finland too!! My dream to visit Helsinki one day 🤩

@HarryPT

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Wish to visit ur country sometime. BTW have u heard about this finnish band called blind channel?

"Singapore - the only island city state in the world" Bahrain, with a comparable area - *cries in a corner*

@andrewlentner

3 жыл бұрын

Ain't Bahrain connected to the main Arabian peninsula?

@prakanshmishra9004

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewlentner That's Qatar, mate.

@meneither3834

3 жыл бұрын

@@sriyadityasrivatsa5346 Monaco's not an island.

@hondasuzuki6345

3 жыл бұрын

Singapore is a city state, but Bahrain is a island state

@prakanshmishra9004

3 жыл бұрын

@@hondasuzuki6345 To be fair, island state and city state are not officially used terms. So, their definition is very vague, which makes it difficult to categorise.

Singapore is like the Switzerland of Asia. Super rich and neutral. Being a tiny country, you've got to maintain neutrality and good relations with everyone. It's one of the few countries in the world that has good relations with China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, North Korea, South Korea, and the USA. Hence, Singapore is a suitable neutral ground to host top level diplomacy meetings. The most famous recent one being Kim Jong-Un and Donald Trump meeting at Singapore. China and Taiwan's presidents have also both met at Singapore.

@josexavier1685

3 жыл бұрын

Switzerland is much more safe in geological terms - in the middle of alps, with nuclear bunkers, its a fort. Singapore is an island that can be attacked from each side and one tsunami wipes it off.

@bangscutter

3 жыл бұрын

@@josexavier1685 The lower part of South China Sea area (where Singapore is) is geologically stable and free from cyclones and tsunamis. Indonesia and Philippines act as shields against those natural disasters. Singapore knows its vulnerability as a small island nation. This is why it has mandatory military conscription for men, and ensure it has the strongest / most advanced navy, air force, and air defence systems. What they lack in numbers, they make up for in quality. But Singapore need not worry about war with its immediate neighbours Malaysia and Indonesia. They have strong ties with each other and everyone would lose out in a military conflict. Similar sort of relationship like in Switzerland with France and Germany. The ASEAN region is now getting more united due to China's encroachment into the South China Sea. Israel too, is in a similar situation, where it has military conscription and the most advanced weaponry to make up for it being surrounded by larger countries. The difference compared to Singapore and Switzerland, is that the surrounding countries are actually hostile with a history of wars since its existence.

@iamgreat1234

3 жыл бұрын

@@bangscutter You sound like Malaysia has low quality people. Malaysia had recognised ethnic Thai as Bumiputera. And ethnic Vietnamese can work in Malaysia even if they can't speak Malay language. As of 2020, Malaysia has the largest Mandarin & Cantonese speakers in Southeast Asia, many being non-Chinese. There is at least 20,000 Japanese & 20,000 Korean live & work in Malaysia. Malaysia no longer import low quality migrant just to make our number bigger.

@speedy8018

3 жыл бұрын

@@josexavier1685 no tsunamis cannot reach as indonesia is blocking us from tsuanmis, thats why in 2004 singapore that did not get hit

@renonathan4816

3 жыл бұрын

Singapore as a country is rich, but 80% of us Singaporeans are not. Cost of living is super high and we barely make ends meet

yes singlish is actual a mixture of eng, chinese, malay, chinese dialects and tamil and sometimes even other languages

@buildznoe8116

2 жыл бұрын

R u a Singaporean? I wanna ask u something

@smolkidd

2 жыл бұрын

@@buildznoe8116 no i just major in cultural studies

@buildznoe8116

2 жыл бұрын

@@smolkidd i see

@spacecraftcarrier4135

2 жыл бұрын

Singaporean here; our modern day Singlish is a mixture of: - English - Mandarin ("Chinese") - Chinese dialects (Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese, etc.) - Behasa Melayu (Malay) - Some Tamil - Some American slang - Some Japanese memes

@ReiToriyasuSan

2 жыл бұрын

@@spacecraftcarrier4135 Memes?

Someone: makes video about Singapore Every single Singaporean: I feel a disturbance in the force.

'So you do you want to build a boat or a skyskaper' Singapore: Yes

@Michael_Chater

3 жыл бұрын

NO, someone crashed it there

The red part in the flag depicts "Blood of those who fought to prevent Independence"

@endi4654

3 жыл бұрын

Lol.. I seriously get ur joke 🤣 Though.. It actually represents Universal Brotherhood.

@FaizalMohdMustapa

3 жыл бұрын

lol to 'prevent independent' part got me chucking

@thisiswheezie

3 жыл бұрын

Merah-Puteh, the sacred malay colours of Red and White, also used in indonesian, malaysian and melakan flags.

@netijhen

3 жыл бұрын

@@thisiswheezie not malay its Nusantara. Cus its from javanese majapahit empire, and Javanese not malay

@archishvempati3606

3 жыл бұрын

You had us in the first half, not gonna lie

I'm a 5th or 6th generation Singaporean-Tamil, but grew up in Vancouver. My family literally goes back to Singapore regularly to visit family, but actually to eat ridiculous amount of food, especially notorious fruits like the durian and jackfruit, and to buy gold. My entire childhood...the end!

@bharath2508

5 ай бұрын

Naanum tamil pesuvan

Pulau Ujong, literally Island at the end, is such a fitting name given where Singapore is located.

@ThatOneMalaysianGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@Astronomical Foundation it's old/classical malay language

Barbs: "Strait of Malacca" Greeks: _giggle immaturely_

@manassikdar1

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@Flazerie

3 жыл бұрын

i dont get it

@manassikdar1

3 жыл бұрын

Malacca sounds like malaka (greek word) which means wanker or masturbator

@dongster529

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks internet, always teaching me new ways to swear.

@kryoruleroftheninthcircleo4151

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, I have Greek friends and I’m learning Greek too.

When I told my Singaporean friends that I am going to Singapore with the other half (who is Singaporean) for the first time, they counted the number of meals I could eat (apparently 12 in 3 days) and made a list of 'to go' places. They did not include a single attraction, just food places.

@yingsters

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahah.. Food is very important to Asians, particularly the Chinese. There's food for every social event, even family gathering. The English socialise through beers (meet up for a drink); we socialise through for (meet up to "makan") .

@Qiyunwu

3 жыл бұрын

Attractions in Singapore are tourist traps. We don't do that to friends

@averagerick9581

3 жыл бұрын

@@Qiyunwu Very true, everything you see in a tourist-y area in Singapore is designed to get tourists to spend money, better off eating at a hawker centre

@averagerick9581

3 жыл бұрын

@Miranda lambert I meant spending, usually places like Gardens by The Bay and Jewel are free of charge but be wary of eating or spending there because I'm seen a mark up in price of 2x, just plan ahead and I'm sure you'll be fine :P

So enjoyable and beautifully presented. Thank you! I miss Singapore, cannot wait to go back.

I think this is one of the best geography channels I founded! Thanks for making this type of videos, I learnt a lot more about Singapore even though I'm a Singaporean. :))

I'm a South Korean nerd jailed in my house because of this damn virus. I've been 2 years in Singapore because my father had to earn money. Singapore was REALLY beautiful, so much trees, and there's a beautiful park. My best time in my life was when I lived in Singapore. I wanna go back to Singapore again... Love from 🇰🇷 to 🇸🇬

@Wurfenkopf

3 жыл бұрын

You are also the best English speaking Korean I've ever seen on the net!

@sisufhsjwjs

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wurfenkopf thx :D

@LeFanxyy

3 жыл бұрын

love from SG 🇸🇬to SK 🇰🇷. I hope to visit your country one day!

@roj22fetals6

3 жыл бұрын

Tbh singapore probably will be the advance country in Southeast Asia due to they're gdp per capita and investment, love Singapore from Philippines 🇵🇭🇸🇬

@sisufhsjwjs

3 жыл бұрын

@Oki Aditia Smaller than our town....

“forcefully gained independence against their will” cracks me up every time. It makes so little sense yet so much sense, especially if u know the story behind singapore’s independence

@nepotisphallus8839

3 жыл бұрын

Well that notion was actually a misconception propagated by both parties. They recently released something called the albatross files, which is basically data from the dealings leading up to separation and it was decidedly mutual

@alusias3183

3 жыл бұрын

Nepotis phallus dang I kinda wanna read it now. ngl, it sounds interesting

@nepotisphallus8839

3 жыл бұрын

@@alusias3183 I think it's online for public access, but I'm not too sure, because its part of new history curriculum so it's not exactly secret

@alusias3183

3 жыл бұрын

Nepotis phallus I’m looking at it rn xD I’m glad that it’s going to be in the new history syllabus. At least the future generation will be familiar with it

@nepotisphallus8839

3 жыл бұрын

@@alusias3183 yea it already is

I’ve lived in Singapore for 25 years and I’m really impressed by this video. Great job guys!!!

This is by far the BEST and most informative video on Singapore. It is honestly factual and accurate not just about Geography, but history and cultural socio economic financial the whole she bang. Hannah is great on the five Fears. As an ex-Singaporean, this is so nostalgic I have been a Kiabor all my life and didn't know how to tell my friends about it. I have crop Hannah's clip and sent it to my friends and relatives so they can now understand. Thank you so much.

Last time I was this early Singapore was part of Malaysia.

@scorpioninpink

3 жыл бұрын

Ehh, it was still a British Port last time I was this early.

@memegodsonseungwan329

3 жыл бұрын

Last time I was early Charles Vyner Brooke was still Sarawak's Rajah

@lucasbado2216

3 жыл бұрын

last time i was this early, the library of alexandria was not on fire.

@chillipowder0169

3 жыл бұрын

@DANIEL BIN OMAR - what? We never were, and we never will be a puppet of any country.

@wristy94

3 жыл бұрын

Last time I was this early, I was still a Chinese representative to a bunch of British people who somehow made themselves the government for reasons I don't understand

That "5 fear" is so on point. There was a saying in Singapore, "if no one do it, I must not do. If someone do it, I must do it no matter what it takes"

@thisiswheezie

3 жыл бұрын

Unless u in NS

I LOVE THESE KINDS OF VIDEOS SO MUCH. GOOD JOB, I REALLY LIKE YOUR CONTENT!

This is so informative! We are a reupholstery sofa local business at a workshop and have worked with many expats. Simply love how friendly people are in Singapore.

finally. as a singaporean, I've been waiting for this video for years!

@xiaoting1112

3 жыл бұрын

Yes 😇🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬

@ViktorZuess

3 жыл бұрын

Yah Loh!

Fun fact: When you're filling customs, you get a nice big red sign that warns people that drug trafficking is punished with death penalty; in caps. Really loved it, cheers from Colombia you Singaporeans!

@RainyLeaf89

3 жыл бұрын

We also announce it on some flights coning in HAHAHA It's quite funny to see passengers' expressions as they hear the words : You are warned that drug trafficking is punishable by death. ¡Hola, my amigo! ¿Como estas?

@mr.100rupees3

3 жыл бұрын

Can't younger the death penalty for like 25 grams of weed

@kenhew4641

3 жыл бұрын

yep, you get a non-pardonable DEATH penalty for having 30g or 1 ounce of weed on you.

@begejekan1244

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't it like that with most south east asian countries? Indonesia does that too and I'm pretty sure Malaysia does aswell

@deyodoladeyola1882

3 жыл бұрын

What a country, Men are allowed to be physically tortured but women are exempt. Men have to serve the military even if the do not want to but women a exempt, they can volunteer but they do not have to do the hard work if they do not want to. Equality :) Male privilege? lololol. Only if the victims were women, the world would've been going crazy about this.

There is a province here in Thailand called “Singburi” which means Lion City and from the same Sanskrit roots as well.

@mycodenameisejatt

2 жыл бұрын

For your information, Songkhla name came from Malay-Sanskrit name 'Singgora' as same as Singapura.

@hub6490

2 жыл бұрын

@@mycodenameisejatt Songkhla come from Persian name Singora which come from Indian name Sighalar because this land looks like 2 lions.

@lemagnifique1573

2 жыл бұрын

Basically the same name

Super great video! Sending love from Singapore 🇸🇬💫

Me reading the Singapore history book for my exam tomorrow be like- 👁👄👁

@garlic_bread180

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@dinamosflams

3 жыл бұрын

This must feel like a gift from the heavens

@vrind2705

3 жыл бұрын

@@dinamosflams yes it does

Singaporean here! Amazing video! I suppose I'm going to make it a point in the future to watch your video to get some information of the country before travelling there. Hope you can introduce all the countries in the world. All the best!

this channel is just amazing

There's a French-speaking rural region here, in Québec, which also puts "lah" at the end of sentences for emphasis, and I find this tidbit of information hilarious. 😁

@kevinnguyen3087

3 жыл бұрын

Oui, Monsieur!

@samshankar9413

3 жыл бұрын

is it all of quebec or just a specific part of Québec

@LeRoiJojo

3 жыл бұрын

@@samshankar9413 A bit everywhere but especially in the Saguenay region. They're known to add 2 or even 3 "lah" back to back when it's really important. 😁 "Ah bein là, là, ça va faire, là!" (Loosely translated: "Now, that's more than enough!")

@superanson7

3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps it was brought in by the british 😏

@LeRoiJojo

3 жыл бұрын

@@superanson7 I'd be quite surprised, "là" actually means "there" in French. I'd say it's a more probable origin than some Chinese-to-English-to-French transformation, not to mention it's not in use in Canadian English as far as I know.

Singapore only has like 5mil people but i see them everywhere online 😂

@HNL99439

3 жыл бұрын

99% of them have internet

@SinSnxpes

3 жыл бұрын

its because many singaporeans would tell you theyre singaporean before anything else 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@davidliu2243

3 жыл бұрын

one right here-

@tigerdalandan

3 жыл бұрын

@@HNL99439 I'm pretty sure it's 100%. We can't live without technology here.

@alphadisastroustie8853

3 жыл бұрын

yeah lol I guess we're everywhere

Omg seeing my country get a great video like this is actually amazing thx so much

I visited there once 9 years ago with Singapore Airlines. I agree with what was said about the airport. Possibly the best I have seen anywhere in the world. The airline is about the best I have traveled with as well. The food that was served on the flights was fantastic. Would definitely love to go back someday!

great video! :) just wanted to add that you swapped terms sometimes so here is a clarification: 1. Malay - ethnicity 2. Malaysia - country 3. Malaysians - citizen of Malaysia, not necessary a Malay. 4. Malaya (bonus): What Malaysia was called prior to the merger with Singapore. Malaya + Singapore = Malaysia (at least until Singapore's independence, but the name remained)

@FairyCRat

3 жыл бұрын

Actually Malaya only referred to the peninsular part. Malaysia is still called that way since it includes Sabah and Sarawak.

@mfra959

3 жыл бұрын

Malay : Bahasa Melayu

@chuahseongteik4488

3 жыл бұрын

Yea Malaya is before sabah,sarawak and singapore joined

@tiramisu7544

3 жыл бұрын

he uh... did this in the episode about malaysia alrd

@abcdasdfgh7248

3 жыл бұрын

Malay : Race Malays in singapore is including Javanese, Buginese, Banjar, Minangkabau, Boyanese etc. Not only melayu :D

You forgot to mention that Singapore has one of the most amazing GPs in Formula 1. Drivers lose around 4 kgs after a race due to the heat and intense humidity

@aliffikmal9389

3 жыл бұрын

same to malaysian grand prix too

@s14redd89

3 жыл бұрын

@@aliffikmal9389 yeah, Sepang is one of that Grand Prix that you not even suprised if the race ended early cuz of weather and extreme circuit layout

@aliffikmal9389

3 жыл бұрын

@@s14redd89 absolutely true

@ondrapinker3686

3 жыл бұрын

Sebastian Vettel - The Lion of Singapore

@randommexican5664

3 жыл бұрын

Singapore, Monaco, and abu Dhabi gp are all insane, love the Singapore gp crazy how hot it is, traction is always excellent

I went to Singapore once but I think everything I see there can I find back home in Indonesia. The ones related to food and natural reserves are even more fascinating back home. However, I think Singapore can be a great picture of what the earth look like when it’s almost fully urbanised. I think it’s futuristic and could be a great place for all nations to take care of their country’s natural reserves. Good job for their human resource for trying their best in developing the country.

@wewenang5167

Жыл бұрын

bro its literally too small to even have a natural reserve...Singapore having one natural reserve should be enough, you cant compared it to Indonesia that's just not fair because you guys are effing big! Its like comparing durian with chilli or russia with hong kong....you can't compare both of them! I really don't understand why Indonesian always love to compare stuff especially when it comes to Malaysia and Singapore....stop comparing.

@Jblah

9 ай бұрын

its called having an opinion and also freedom of speech. The irony is that he wasnt even complaining and you are butthurt already... karen 🤣🤣 @@wewenang5167

Thank you for your comprehensive & pretty accurate yet fun & entertaining summary. we were not suppose to exist to begin with , but here we are. We are a pretty resilient bunch with a never say die attitude. well we dont have much natural resources except our people and geography. thank you very much for this fun video. proud singaporean , Gabriel Ee. By the way , I am one of those peranakans. cheers

They didn't even talk about Formula 1 in the sports section? The event literally takes over the entire Marina Bay

3 жыл бұрын

Right? Right?! That's the first thing that comes to my mind when you say Singapore, maybe together with the Marina Bay Sands hotel.

@user-ny5vl9hp3e

3 жыл бұрын

Really , I just started the vid and I'm already dissapointed

Having lived the majority of my life there, I can confirm, its become amazingly economically strong, and it has a really cool airport!

@DraugasLietuva

2 жыл бұрын

You have a very odd KZread account lol

Damn i fkin' love this animated education with Paul's voiceover.

FINALLY AFTER THREE YEARS FOLLOWING BARBS AND FRIENDS.... IM TEARING GUYS... MY HOMELAND..

@JojoplayAB

3 жыл бұрын

IKR

@_miyukidreams

3 жыл бұрын

SAMEEEEE ✨

@andienialvisyahrahma9734

3 жыл бұрын

well... congratulation 🌠 love from indonesia🇮🇩💞

@Ryobi_

3 жыл бұрын

Than your my neighbour

@salbenrosli707

3 жыл бұрын

@B B Everything here bureaucratic, even in office politics. But we have this policy, the Bo Pian Act.

The lion is actually the nation animal of Singapore and the Merlion is just an invention of our tourism board

@israellai

3 жыл бұрын

Well, can't NOT have the lion as your national animal now, when it's in your country's name...

@YEf-ix1yy

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, the 'Mer' part kinda comes out of nowhere lol. But I guess Singapore realized that it's part of maritime Southeast Asia, and maybe they just went and slapped a sea animal on the lion to make that point 🤣

@leon_blackpaw

3 жыл бұрын

The closest idea I can think of is singapura was once called temasek which means a fishing village,thats where the fish tail came from and the lion head comes from the story of sang nila utama where he thought he saw a lion and named it singaura which is lion city.

Remember when i was high school in Indonesia 🇮🇩. I studied indonesian literatures subject. One of the chapter in the subject named "hikayat" (old malay stories). There are a few stories like hikayat abdullah, hikayat Sang nila utama. Greetings from Indonesia 🇮🇩🇮🇩

Hey Barbs, great work! Let me just notice that Singapore episode is not included in A-Z playlist, I've just came back for it.

Fun fact: as a Malaysian Northern Malay who visited Singapore, Singaporean Malay speaks a rather distinguishable, if not quaint, dialect. To be specific, they sounded like people from 1950s.

@datukrajo1807

3 жыл бұрын

Its similar to Indonesian formal speech

@Sashimi404

3 жыл бұрын

It's Riau Malay dialect. Similar to Johor's

@choy8904

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sashimi404 this guy's right

@taufiqsept

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know we sounded like people from 1950s.

@cakelovers3905

3 жыл бұрын

@@taufiqsept Actually it's true, you guys speak so... Baku. For example, we malays call kereta as kerete. Sahaja as sahaje. Correct me if I'm wrong, No hate ❤️

Singapore: Is associated with lions even though they have no lions Sierra Leone: Welcome to the club

@savioblanc

3 жыл бұрын

And then you have India That bastard has both lions and tigers and even leopards. Hell, they even had cheetahs until they were wiped out around 70 years ago But they are being re-introduced, so India will soon have cheetahs too

@Moose236

3 жыл бұрын

England as well

@lukeadams4955

3 жыл бұрын

savioblanc Yeah I agree with lions but they do have Bengal tigers so...

@OrangeUtan1

3 жыл бұрын

@@Moose236 and Sri Lanka

@Madikon07

3 жыл бұрын

What?

Singapore is amongst my 5 favourite Asian countries and as a British geograpeep I would love to check the place out some day.

so i watched so many of your videos havent even liked any of them or subscribed yet, its time to tell u , amazing vids, i like all them even tho i forgot to hit the button, ill subscribe now while i have it on my mind thankyou ! for all this geo content

Fun fact: HDB gives priority to families when buying houses so most Singaporean men ask if their girlfriends want to buy a house as a way of proposing to them!

@deyodoladeyola1882

3 жыл бұрын

What a country, Men are allowed to be physically tortured but women are exempt. Men have to serve the military even if the do not want to but women a exempt, they can volunteer but they do not have to do the hard work if they do not want to. Equality :) Male privilege? lololol. Only if the victims were women, the world would've been going crazy about this.

@solidandsoiled

3 жыл бұрын

Ya that’s the Singapore way to propose: ae, do you want to get hub?

@iamgreat1234

3 жыл бұрын

@@hagenseah4306 @Bangs Cutter You sound like Malaysia has low quality people. Malaysia had recognised ethnic Thai as Bumiputera. And ethnic Vietnamese can work in Malaysia even if they can't speak Malay language. As of 2020, Malaysia has the largest Mandarin & Cantonese speakers in Southeast Asia, many being non-Chinese. There is at least 20,000 Japanese & 20,000 Korean live & work in Malaysia. Malaysia no longer import low quality migrant just to make our number bigger.

@deyodoladeyola1882

3 жыл бұрын

@@hagenseah4306 Dude, i didn't say that serving military is always bad, I simply said that women are exempt while men are forced which is terrible. Do these men get more rights then? no. Sexism against men. Also, I don't get what your neighbors following Islam have to do with this? If I recall, Malaysia and Indonesia etc have a good reputation.

@nepotisphallus8839

3 жыл бұрын

@@deyodoladeyola1882 its part of natural physicality that men are stronger than women. Honestly NS isn't that bad, because unlike America we don't get in wars every couple years

Sidenote: Palau Ujong is only the name of the main island of Singapore, its old Malay name is Temasek.

@Gaming-2005

3 жыл бұрын

It was Pulau Ujong but I got that fact because my history teacher taught me that Temasek Island from past is in Johor.

@yuehjoly556

3 жыл бұрын

Temasek is actually more commonly used, eg.(Temasek Club) And as a Singaporean I a bit ashamed to have never heard of the name Pulau Ujong

@tyetanick

3 жыл бұрын

It was first known as Pulau Ujong (Island at the end) or Puloucong (to chinese traders), then Temasek (Sea Town) or Danmaxi (to chinese traders) before becoming Singapura (Lion City) & of course the British had issues with pronunciation & it becomes SingaPORE

@rolandhazuki8787

3 жыл бұрын

Im from Malaysia i hear old Sentosa island once called Pulau Belakang Mati means Back Death Island or Back stabbed island, that really badass name for the island

@tyetanick

3 жыл бұрын

@@rolandhazuki8787 yup the first one because of rampat piracy back then

Kind of looking forward to next one. I'm not so sure what is so special about my home country these days ... hopefully something I didn't know.

Love sg from hong Kong,cn i really hope all worlds Chinese enthic can unite.🇭🇰❤️🇸🇬

One of the smallest country in the world but still manages to be one of the longest Geography Now! video lmao

@federalrepublicofflorida6725

3 жыл бұрын

I guess so

@raz3r._.

3 жыл бұрын

Russia’s episode is even longer

@derpybin

3 жыл бұрын

@@raz3r._. He or she just mentioned it's one of the smallest country... Wanna compare the size of Russia and Singapore?

@jy221series4

3 жыл бұрын

I know right

@aqeilazneil1171

3 жыл бұрын

Laksa Malaysia la

Singapore: our food is delicious Malaysia: 👀👀

@Jeremy-de1cl

3 жыл бұрын

Add more words: bojio, kiampa, walao, lan ****

@TheGamingAlong

3 жыл бұрын

Food is the most controversial part of the video.

@rolandhazuki8787

3 жыл бұрын

Also added a word "Kiasu" in the grammar 😂

@yehezkielrickjoyner6843

3 жыл бұрын

Indonesia: 👁👄👁

@alexandertan8592

3 жыл бұрын

There is a saying: the best food in singapore is the food that were brought back from johor bahru.

World : coastal cities are in danger due to rising sea level. Singapore : what...

@alphadisastroustie8853

3 жыл бұрын

don't worry we'll just build more land easy peasy

@YourLocalDoctor

3 жыл бұрын

@@alphadisastroustie8853 You know how moist our land is, right? The entirety of Marina Bay is literally made of reclaimed land, meaning it's just dirt dumped in the sea.

@alphadisastroustie8853

3 жыл бұрын

@@YourLocalDoctor yeah I know the land is moist and the dirt is just dumped into the sea so we could just do that till around 20100 (at least that's what estimates say) and by that time if we're lucky the government would have bought some land in Antarctica

@yip2454

3 жыл бұрын

We already had plans for rising sea levels years ago

@Elementroar

2 жыл бұрын

We do have sea walls planned. But honestly at this point I'm not going to be surprised if the government reveals we have mega seawalls like in Pacific Rim and they just rise out of the bay.

Aaaaaaa ive been waiting for this for 2 years!!

Singapore sling to most people: a drink Singapore sling to me: The dreaded triple chicane that used to be part of the Marina Bay Circuit until it got reprofiled

@Gabrielm624

3 жыл бұрын

Can’t believe he didn’t mention the Grand Prix at least once

@arandominternetuser5203

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gabrielm624 Good point

@zombiesandsimgaming7983

3 жыл бұрын

I didnt even know it was a drink

@MsRunningInRain

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Legit tho!

@MsRunningInRain

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gabrielm624 I know right? The Singapore GP is the toughest street circuit/general circuit on the F1 calendar. I know it's seen as a touristy gimmick to most Singaporeans, but its a massive annual event on Singapore's social calendar. Can't believe he didn't mention it either! They did an otherwise great job on the video though i reckon

"The only country to get its independence against their will' The Dominican Republic:Am I a joke to you

@ritishasingh5145

3 жыл бұрын

He said in Asia

@franciscojaviergermosenand3808

3 жыл бұрын

Im from 🇩🇴

@aasante3437

3 жыл бұрын

@@ritishasingh5145 no he didn't 0:35

@martintuma9974

3 жыл бұрын

Czechia too (most Czechs did not want to split Czechoslovakia in 1992).

@aasante3437

3 жыл бұрын

@@martintuma9974 He will probably cover that in the next episode

I love Singapore!! From Bangladesh 🇧🇩❤🇸🇬

OMG, I never knew Singapore is sooo interesting!!! Love Geography now ❤️❤️❤️❤️

If there was a Geography Now t-shirt that had all of Barbs "English" words (like whompst'd which'd) I would wear it proudly!

@tomwarrick394

3 жыл бұрын

agree. I already have the basic GN tee. Would not hesitate in buying another

@dyll1577

3 жыл бұрын

Anyhwyeeaheuuhrriw

Im from Saudi Arabia... i visited Singapore in August 2019, People are beautiful although they are from different races i don’t feel that they treat each other differently, infrastructures is excellent, its the cleanest city l’ve ever been too which shows me that everyone have work ethics and care about improving where they live! Singapore 🇸🇬 you guys are the best!!!

@iamgreat1234

3 жыл бұрын

Nope, Han Chinese are majority of Singaporean. The dark skin one that look different is migrant workers from 3rd world countries, they don't have Singapore citizenship.

@leysont

3 жыл бұрын

I guess states pay more attention to their cities when there is only one city in the state. There should be more city states IMO but nowadays everyone wants less governments, for some reason.

@cash_wtp

3 жыл бұрын

deep state wah you damn cb sia HAHAHAHA

@Jeg898

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Visit anytime! 😁 🇸🇬🇸🇦

@iamgreat1234

3 жыл бұрын

@Jeffrey Ross Which Thurd World countries you come from?

I went to singapore in 2019 because i live in sea so i guess its a good choice the waterfall in garden by the bay makes it so cold and wet and its extremly foggy

3:49 we have that in italy too, it's called telepass but its not mandatory. makes your life a lot easier tought. you can pay for tolls, garages and much more

“A nation is great not by its size alone. It is the will, the cohesion, the stamina, the discipline of its people and the quality of their leaders which ensure it an honourable place in history.” ― Kuan Yew Lee

@AridChannelOfficialSG

3 жыл бұрын

His name was Lee Kuan Yew.

@qihengng5993

3 жыл бұрын

@@AridChannelOfficialSG yea... can't tell if he's trolling or just don't know

@wijaya4565

3 жыл бұрын

You again? Lol

@neonlight1214

3 жыл бұрын

*Kuan Jew Lee*

@rares_ic

3 жыл бұрын

Bot

As a Malaysian, I've been waiting for this video for so long. Always excited to see a Southeast Asian countries' episodes. Greetings from your closest neighbour!

Fun Fact: Cocos Island was also governed by British Ceylon for a while.

Greetings to Singapore 🇸🇬 From Philippines 🇵🇭 I've been here last 2019 before lockdown. 🥰

Still love Singapore tho! - your neighbour, Malaysia

As a Singaporean and a long time viewer of this channel, I've been looking forward to this episode since a long time ago! The facts and cultures were well researched and appropriately presented. The delicate balance of ethnic groups, nature vs urban and order vs freedom are well presented too. There were a few minor mistakes though. At 1:56, the northeast Island is the military island named pulau tekong, not the South. The exchange rate with the Malaysian ringgit is approximately 3:1 right now and we often joked that the stuff there is 3 times cheaper, not 4 times. At 27:12, Malaysians stay in Malaysia and they often come to Singapore. Not malays specifically. Being both ethnically diverse nations, our people are known by our citizenship, and not our race. For example, I am a Singaporean Chinese, and not just known as a Chinese. We do still have issues of our own despite how well we're doing. We have a high income disparity, a pressure cooker education and work system, an aging population, a huge percentage of foreigners, limited freedom of speech, and being the most expensive country to live in.

@tyetanick

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on Buddy!

@hironyx

3 жыл бұрын

people from Zimbabwe, still waiting...

@Andy0770

3 жыл бұрын

@@hironyx You will be there if you willing, you can get some ideas from Rwanda. Literally a Africa's Singapore.

@villamor7805

3 жыл бұрын

How does the huge percentage of foreigners become a issue? Isn't that great for tourism?

@ssrlly

3 жыл бұрын

@@villamor7805 there's currently this whole huge issue of "foreigners are stealing Singaporean's jobs"

Singaporean here. Some corrections: 6:03 "Mustaphar Center" - we call it Mustafa Centre (you can probably see the sign of the image you used xD), 6:37 - "Simhapura" - we use the term "Singapura" instead, which is also translated from sanskrit. 23:59 "new interest in metal" Rock and Metal was probably a thing during early 2000s but now most of us like whatever pop music that's trending in US/UK. Many local artistes do RnB/hip-hop too. 26:02 "former prime minister" - the man in the picture is definitely STILL our prime minister, Lee Hsien Long. Otherwise, I actually learned a lot from your video! Thank you!

Love you Singapore🇸🇬 from Malaysia🇲🇾

Imagine a boy left at an orphanage by his parents 45 years later that boy is a billionaire Wait that's SINGAPORE

@zyakko82

3 жыл бұрын

Huge bruh moment

@fetzeylya

3 жыл бұрын

*Tanggang story intensifies*

@irfansjahroeddin2957

3 жыл бұрын

Haha nice

@SiPakRubah

3 жыл бұрын

@@3dsaulgoodman43 Yeah, that's our first PM who did it, Pandai

@Ryobi_

3 жыл бұрын

@@3dsaulgoodman43 me too

"Actually Bosnia and Herzegovina is not a good example, because all three are actually the same thing..." *BALKAN YUGOSLAV WAR NOISES*

@uhforja

3 жыл бұрын

It's a great example of how petty nationalisms, politics and greed destroyed a country (Yugoslavia)

@kevinnguyen3087

3 жыл бұрын

*visible confusion*

@lazazaza

3 жыл бұрын

Ezekiel De La Croix someone had to say the truth!!!

@eyepain4992

3 жыл бұрын

singapore should adopt a bonsnian style government.......................Kidding

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

3 жыл бұрын

Tito liked that.

I used to live in singapore and it was some of the best times Ive had in my life

The way they do housing sounds great. We should do more of that here.

Singapore's Covid CFR is very impressive. Even the US Military (granted, not all are 22 yr old hulks) and Qatar can't touch it.

As a French myself, I got the luck to study in Singapore these last 2 years (I came there when I was 18, now I am 20yo)! I LOVED it!!! It is such an amazing place! I literally fell in love with its culture, food, people (except for the aunties lah HAHAHA), but definitely not the weather HAHAHAHA! I missed this place so much and wish to come back somedayssssss....

@felissylvestris6557

Жыл бұрын

Comment t'as fait pour étudier là bas ?

@lucasnerson4341

Жыл бұрын

@@felissylvestris6557 Faut etre bon dans ton domaine d'étude et en anglais

I'm a zambian and my nother has been to singapore and she really enjoyed it there. She told me it's an amazing place and i would really love to go there one day.

I'll say Laksa is a must try in Singapore. I really missed it... Love from China~

11:16 "Some people come to singapore just for the food." Malaysian: *Imma stop you right there.*

@MrAizatazmi

3 жыл бұрын

And Singaporean comes to Malaysia just for the food

@jeahanketu7126

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrAizatazmi shopping n for gasoline

@ivantan42

3 жыл бұрын

Prime Arch Malaysia ah. i come there for the DAMN CHEAP STUFF

@krispykrep912

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeahanketu7126 and speeding on highways

@LC-zi8jw

3 жыл бұрын

@@krispykrep912 Haha! But Sg'reans still can't keep up with the speed of Malaysians speeding in Malaysia, as the saying goes, just follow the examples set by the locals ;) Let's not get started on how Malaysians cross the border into thailand for cheaper stuff as well. LOL!

"It has to be good to live in Singapore because otherwise, nobody will stand for it." --Lee Hsien Loong

@CrafterboeyMiner

3 жыл бұрын

Something something suicide rates

Oh the times when Geography Now made videos! I miss those days...

Singapore is pretty cool, here in the US I think we could learn a lot from how they deal with housing and making peace between historically conflicting ethnicities

Singapore : The lion is our national symbol even though lions have never ever existed here. Scotland: Hold my haggis

@coyotelong4349

3 жыл бұрын

Henare Brown Yeah Scotland’s got a Unicorn too, haha

@azandanyangintsimbi7693

3 жыл бұрын

So excited for South Africa

@demonetization6596

3 жыл бұрын

Wales: Erm

@demonetization6596

3 жыл бұрын

@Sam Ham YES how was I so blind

@MahijaSharmaDantu

3 жыл бұрын

Well Singam means lion in Tamil. . As we in India have Lions, which is considered as King, and puram or pura is town. So, singapura means "King/Lion Town or City"