When I think of #Vietnam, I think of "Water" everything from the rains, to the floods, the water puppets, to flexible "watery" nature of the people. Also, the Water you need to make the best coffee I've ever had in my life. Can't give enough thanks to all the Vietnamese geograpeeps that helped with this one especially those I met and are featured in the video! ALSO! Want to possibly come to Zimbabwe for the last episode? We are thinking of doing a group trip! If you think you might be willing to join, take the survey here and we will try to make it happen! www.surveymonkey.com/r/YLLZTZ5

@allpremier

2 ай бұрын

W VIETNAM!!

@isthisathing2656

2 ай бұрын

Scorpion toilet

@chislox

2 ай бұрын

Hello can I just thank you for everything you’ve down to make me enjoy these episodes so much thank you

@rakiahbaker5589

2 ай бұрын

Good morning Vietnam!

@theexplorerJP

2 ай бұрын

Nice

I have been waiting for this since I was in primary school, I am an adult now

@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija

2 ай бұрын

well it’s here enjoy bro

@GeoBlits

2 ай бұрын

Most W man on earth

@brodown64

2 ай бұрын

I was waiting for the Somalia episode since I was in elementary school and when it dropped I nearly screamed

@bababababababa6124

2 ай бұрын

Hanoi and Saigon > Bangkok

@andreaslefteri3661

2 ай бұрын

i get you all honestly, when afghanistan came out i was 11, now i'm 20 and there's only 3 countries left. it's crazy to think that by the end of the year the series will be over after a decade of running

Fun fact: Related to the "watery" feel of Vietnam, the Vietnamese word for country is "nước", which literally means water

@Sonnen_Licht

2 ай бұрын

For anyone who's wondering how "water" could be related to "country", "nước" is a clipping of "đất nước" meaning "country", but literally means "land & water".

@thevannmann

2 ай бұрын

The colloquial word is nước which is a shortening of đất nước (land + water) but a more formal way to say country is Sino-Vietnamese quốc gia (國家).

@DrFerno727

2 ай бұрын

that explains Nuoc Mam

@GeographyNow

2 ай бұрын

SEE?!?!?

@TheDiamondBladeHD

2 ай бұрын

@@DrFerno727 Country of fermentation

I LOVE VIETNAM 🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳, Love from Trinidad and Tobago🇹🇹!!!!

@vinhvan2184

2 ай бұрын

I love Trinidad and Tobago from Vietnamese living in Australia ❤

@DO-YUN-lf3vh3vh9w

2 ай бұрын

love from korean living in uk

@kerchelle95

2 ай бұрын

My country 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹

@ordinarryalien

2 ай бұрын

Love from Andromeda! 👽💚 I plan to visit you soon.

@gialacvlogs4717

2 ай бұрын

Vietnam love you too I'm from Vietnam 🇻🇳🇻🇳

Ahoy Vietnam! Love from Czechia! 🇨🇿❤️🇻🇳

@trungduong4040

2 ай бұрын

Xin chao Czechia! From Vietnam. :D

@trungkn

2 ай бұрын

My brother-in-law is from the Czech Republic, he is very cute and handsome 😂

@andypham1636

2 ай бұрын

There’s a significant việt community in Czech Republic

@sonthuglife6370

2 ай бұрын

ahoj😅

@huyquang6308

Ай бұрын

❤❤

I had a random thought: make a mini-series called “Geography Then!” where you do these overviews of countries or regions that don’t exist today. Could be a fun way to dip toes into historical content and expand the audience… and see how the past melds into the present.

@bcbdjane

2 ай бұрын

he could do that after he finishes geography now

@michaelkobylko2969

2 ай бұрын

That's not a bad idea. I had the thought of Geography Wow! where he focuses on a strange, hard-to-believe or just massive event or feature of country's past, present or even future, or a unique geographical feature to a country or region.

@stupidgarbage4888

2 ай бұрын

Such a cool Idea

@DiamondKingStudios

2 ай бұрын

“Geography Then! SIKKIM” would be an interesting video

@moon993

2 ай бұрын

Speaking of Vietnam, South Vietnam would make a good episode of “Geography Then!”

3 more countries! 🇾🇪 Yemen 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

@Mr.WestcottX

2 ай бұрын

For real. Almost done.

@Terrinist

2 ай бұрын

now we need "Geography now! EARTH"

@CarlosLopez-sf6sg

2 ай бұрын

☹️

@Ariespradana13

2 ай бұрын

Maybe remastered old countries next??

@SirVaros

2 ай бұрын

When Vatican city?

Had the amazing chance to visit Vietnam in January 2023. Having been to 28 countries so far, Vietnam probably takes the cake for me. The people are so genuine and the culture is so fascinating. As a Finn it’s really easy to relate to the hardships experienced by the brave people of Vietnam over the course of their history, but it only makes it so much sweeter to see them thriving today. Definetly have to return someday! Thank you for the episode Barbs!

@duongvi4350

2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤Thank you very much.❤❤❤

@huyquang6308

Ай бұрын

❤❤

Vietnam is such a majestic nation. many of us overlook the nation for its devastating conflict with the US in the 50s to the 70s, but it is far more than that which meets the eye. Vietnam has more than 100 million people who you can find living in some of the most vibrant, bustling cities like Hanoi or ho chih minh, while you can find Lucious green miles of untouched rainforests, rolling fields and crystal waters. It is truly a nation of contrast. Not just that but Vietnam has outstanding cuisine, arts, wildlife, culture, tradition and hospitable people. I love Vietnam, love from Trinidad and Tobago!!! 🇻🇳❤🇹🇹

@quangvinh1153

2 ай бұрын

@@Toohottoohandlle Do your country have corruption laws ?

@Davide-gk2wp

2 ай бұрын

love to Trinidad and Tobago from Thailand! appreciate our brothers and sisters in Vietnam!

@tashrifgani9101

2 ай бұрын

@@Toohottoohandlle name an Asian government which aint corrupted

@anhao2640

2 ай бұрын

@@ToohottoohandlleĐảng cộng và Chính phủ Việt Nam chống tham nhũng quyết liệt nên mới khởi tố nhiều quan chức, các nước khác không khởi tố quan chức thì không có nghĩa không có hoặc ít tham nhũng bạn nhé.

@scurly0792

2 ай бұрын

​@@ToohottoohandlleGoogle translate literally exists stop whining

Small correction: The Vietnamese language belongs in the Austroasiatic language family, not Austronesian.

@ayooolearnit6153

2 ай бұрын

I wish they mentioned about the Khmer krom minority in southern Vietnam (indigenous Khmer folk) who also have the largest Buddha statue in all all of Vietnam!! ❤in Soc Trang province

@duonghdduong5899

2 ай бұрын

​@@ayooolearnit6153người khmer là 1 trong 54 dân tộc được công nhận ở đất nước Việt nam, khmer krom bản địa sống ở cambodia và bạn nên qua cambodia để đề nghị họ được công nhận là dân khmer bản địa

@preston74

Ай бұрын

​@@duonghdduong5899aside from the accents, how did it come to that different regions have different dialects? My parents from the north, I was born in the south so I was familiar with both dialects. Then there's the central region, forget about it!

@kawings

Ай бұрын

Most of Vietnamese phases which the Barbs mentioning are direct taken from Cantonese words if you had realized or not.

Love Vietnam 🇻🇳from Saudi Arabia🇸🇦❤

@Mr.WestcottX

2 ай бұрын

Likewise by In America. 🇺🇲

@thanhthuyang9697

2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤ fr VN To Bro!!!!!

@MrRikikudo

2 ай бұрын

Love you habibi ❤❤

Fun fact, my dad was drafted in the US Army to fight in Vietnam. He hurt his back during basic training and was medically discharged. He met my mom a month later during rehab. If he never hurt himself, he would never of met my mom and I wouldn’t be here. 😊

@Dinmc123

Ай бұрын

Your dad is the chosen one

@PROVOCATEURSK

Ай бұрын

Are you a millionaire? Not being here in the first place is the better option if you are not.

In Moscow there is a shopping mall and hotel called Hanoi-Moscow that i used to go often for Vietnamese food and froots. Vietnamese food is very popular in Russia. And one of my core memories is Vietnamese balm called Golden star, it was very popular then.

I have been waiting for this episode since 2017. Vietnam is like my second home - I have visited it 4 times so far. I am really obsessed with Vietnam's food, coffee and culture. I want to spend more time in the north during my next visit. Can't wait to go back!

I’m in Vietnam right now for a one-month long vacation. Your timing of uploading this video is perfect for me! Now I get to know Vietnam more while I’m in it! Even though I’m Vietnamese, I was born and still reside in the US.

@fs5775

2 ай бұрын

Viet Kieu

@Toohottoohandlle

2 ай бұрын

Good for u. Life in here is miserable. I wish I was born in western country like u

@DiemChauTranthi-sw4oi

Ай бұрын

​@@Toohottoohandlle actually, you're just being miserable 😏

I’m from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰. I disagree with the point that Thailand 🇹🇭 people are friendlier than Vietnamese 🇻🇳 People . In my opinion, in general (not all,) Thai people are friendlier towards Caucasian people of darker complexions like me. When I first traveled to VN 🇻🇳 I found that people were genuinely nice and friendly. A few sellers I spoke to were happy to know that I am from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰, apparently, people from India have a bad reputation for bargaining down to the last cent (Doesn’t help me when I look like I am from India) I found that it was much easier making Vietnamese 🇻🇳 friends Than Thai friends. I never got some warm feeling in Thailand 🇹🇭. So that is one of the reasons I became a fan of Vietnam 🇻🇳 and I keep returning. This is just my personal view.

@trungkn

2 ай бұрын

In Vietnam there is no racial or gender discrimination. Whether you are male, female or LGBT, it's all the same. The government neither recognizes nor opposes it. They want people to be free and happy ❤

@migspedition

2 ай бұрын

maybe socialism somehow changed vietnamese perception on race and gender. thailand on the other hand is very hyper capitalist and has a royalty which breeds more elitism.

@nguyenhuanld

28 күн бұрын

Thankyou. VN always welcomes you back.

There's is a pretty large Vietnamese community where I live in North Alabama. There's a lot of Vietnamese restaurants and I had multiple roommates in college from Southern Vietnam who lived with their extended families nearby the college when the dorms were closed. I hadn't tried Vietnamese food before college, but now it's definitely one of my favorites. I would eat Pho every meal if I could.

@shanicestella2226

2 ай бұрын

And also Louisiana ??? Thats why there is a unique genre of cuisine called Viet-Louisiana formed by Vietnamese community in Louisiana

@WolfearOfficial

2 ай бұрын

I'm obsessed with pho too lol

@PROVOCATEURSK

Ай бұрын

So you went to college and still don´t understand the food you need to eat? American education stereotype reinforced.

@karitete52

Ай бұрын

Wow, I dont hate them, but they dont give you “real” Pho 😂 coz they came from South Vietnam, but Pho is Northern traditional food.

12:30 Liechtenstein is sorta shaped like Vietnam after a few too many bowls of pho.

@GeographyNow

2 ай бұрын

Love this comment 😂

@IonlyPlayz

17 күн бұрын

@@GeographyNow bro loved it so much he forgot to heart it

In the "Celebrity" part you forgot include Diane Nugyen who wrote famous actor bojack horseman's memoir

@PrincessLockette

2 ай бұрын

Haha very funny 😅

@tuananhtranhuu

2 ай бұрын

Nguyen is the most popular family name in Vietnam

@Toohottoohandlle

2 ай бұрын

She was born in America and lived there since she was a kid. Why include her xd?

@Marlin123

2 ай бұрын

@@Toohottoohandlle yeah but she is of Vietnamese decsent

@Toohottoohandlle

2 ай бұрын

@@Marlin123 so? Why u proud of a Vietnamese born in other country lol? If she was born in Vietnam, she will probably working in some office with 300 dollae / month salary🤣

A historical note about post-1975 Vietnamese refugees: the country which welcomed the largest proportion of refugees (as percentage of its own population) was Australia.

@deanzaZZR

2 ай бұрын

That's nice. Of course Australian soldiers were fighting alongside the US soldiers.

@KonradAdenauerJr

2 ай бұрын

@@deanzaZZR The Aussies were very good soldiers, too.

As a Vietnamese , i have waited since the Cambodia episode, i love Geography now and i am so happy the Vietnam episode is finally here. The wait is well worth it Side note: not mentioning football in the sport section of vietnam is very bruh Side note 2: If i have to say what country would be vietnam "bestfriend" politically, Laos and Cuba are up there. Laos is seen kinda like the little brother of Vietnam, alot of Laotian go to Vietnam for study and many integrated themselves into Vietnamese society. Cuba have been Vietnam closest allies since the cold war, both are communist, both share suffering from foreign attempt military intervention (US) and trade embargo (US). Vietnam is slowly getting better of than Cuba due to opening up trade, Vietnam now send aids to Cuba and many Vietnamese study medicine in Cuba due to Cuba having a advance medical industry (relatively to us). Cuba was probably one the biggest supporter and aid Vietnam alot during all 3 Indochina (against the french, the american and the chinese), now that they need our help, we willing to lend a hand to pay back the decades of support they gave to us.

It's 21h45 in VN, I just back from work and now enjoy your video. Thank you for advertise my country to the world.

Suprise Laos is not mentioned in friendzone. Two country is quite close in relation

@SimonMoreal

2 ай бұрын

Laos is more friendly toward China these days.

@AlvisNguyen

Ай бұрын

@@SimonMoreal sadly yes. But that's because Laos fall for China's debt trap. We Vietnamese still see Laos as a brother

@Strix2031

27 күн бұрын

​@@SimonMoreal laos is friends with both

No big mistakes now other than: 1. Vietnam isn’t the only Southeast Asian country that didn’t have it’s own script. Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and East Timor didn’t have an own writing system as well. In fact their are a couple minorities in Vietnam that have their own script, most notably the Cham with their Cham script 2 Vietnamese is an Austroasiatic language and not Austronesian 3 Football is the most popular sport in Vietnam and not badminton

@kaizen2820

2 ай бұрын

To be honest with that logic, most countries have never had an indigenous script. The scripts of Thai, Khmer, etc. were derived from ancient Indic languages. Japan uses Chinese characters and its other two scripts were derived from Chinese characters

@DVfromtheeast

2 ай бұрын

Any statistics for the 3rd bullet? I d like to add that football is team sport, badminton is individual sport that doesn't require much space, so it's more convenient to do regular badminton matches, and both female and male can play together, in football not so much

@Heylanda-fb9xb

2 ай бұрын

​@@DVfromtheeastYou don't need any statistic to find out that football is Vietnam most beloved sport and not Badminton, that's more of an Indonesian/Singapore sports. As a proof, when Vietnam U-23 made it through the semi-final in World Cup Qualification in 2018. The people of Hanoi CLOSE THE ENTIRE CITY just to celebrate the achievement. Kilometers of motorcycle parade of people wearing shirt bearing their national flags just driving around the city center can be seen during those period.

@DVfromtheeast

2 ай бұрын

@@Heylanda-fb9xb I was there in hanoi that time, I didn't even watch the match but still go out, you should know the difference between playing a sport and watching a sport

@DVfromtheeast

2 ай бұрын

@@Heylanda-fb9xb are you even vietnamese, do you play football?

Grew up right near little saigon, so vietnam has a very special place in my heart 🇺🇲❤🇻🇳

For the "Best Friends" section, Laos is definitely considered to be Vietnam's best friend. Many Laotians move to Vietnam to study in various fields such as healthcare, and many Laotians can speak Vietnamese after just a year or two of living there. Laos was also subject to heavy bombing campaigns by the Americans because of their role in helping the North Vietnamese army in securing logistical support. I can't think of a country that Vietnam is closer to than Laos.

@nhuanhucnguyen266

2 ай бұрын

Strongly agree. In fact, I am a little surprise when Laos is not there in the friendzone, the two countries have been together for so long.

@Starfruit079_YT

2 ай бұрын

Maybe it wasn’t Included because Laos was Thailand’s best friend (or Thailand was Laos’ best friend. I forget) ?

@datvu6256

2 ай бұрын

Because Paul came to HCMC. If he come to Hanoi, the answer will be different.

@hoangminhle2296

2 ай бұрын

Vienam loves Laos so much that Vietnam gave Laos a water port at Ha Tinh province for free

@trungduong4040

2 ай бұрын

I also think Laos should be included. In comparison with Cambodia, the relationship between Vietnam and Laos is far closer. The political system in Laos resembles Vietnam, and in Laos there is not a strong anti-Vietnamese sentiment in certain sections of Cambodian society (based on what I have read).

Visited Vietnam last year and what surprised me the most is how the country has developed within almost 30 to 40 years of an intense civil war. The roads were great, the trains were good (we took the overnight train from Hanoi to Da Nang), the food was fantastic and the people were very friendly. Coming from India, the chaotic nature of the street didn't really overwhelm me as we are used to our cities. I loved Hanoi more than Ho Chi Min and found Hoi Ann to be a tourist trap. It would have been better if we stayed in one of the many beachside hotels in Danang! But the best part of my trip was the cruise in Ha Long Bay. The bay is really beautiful and at night it does look spectacular. If I have to go back, I will go back to Hanoi, the more northern parts and Danang. And I will take the train again because that view of the sea and cliffs as the train winded down the tunnels and hills is something to remember for a lifetime. People say Vietnam is a cheap destination, but as Indians we found it to be moderately priced. The fruits especially the dragon fruit, and other specific SE Asian fruits were cheap, otherwise at the same price as India. The Ban than market in Ho Chi Min wasn't cheap either, but yes the quality of clothes at that price point is better than those in India. Street food was cheap, I especially loved Bun Cha, but sometimes the herbs can be too much!! Vegetarians and Vegans will have a hard time here because almost every dish has fish sauce in it.

@tntkit

2 ай бұрын

I'd say we have a lot of options for vegetarians, since the major religion here is buddhism. You can find a lot of those eateries with the word "chay" usually written big on the sign, and they have a lot of options, ranging from various toppings for rice, noodles, to even hotpots. And there are also vegetarian version of the non vegetarian dishes too like com tam, pho, bun bo hue, etc. And if you're still having trouble finding an eatery, try to find a pagoda. 90% chance there'll be a vegetarian place near it.

I LOVE VIENTNAM🇻🇳❤ GREETINGS FROM ARGENTINA, SOUTH AMERICA🇦🇷⚽️🌎🥰

3 more countries. Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe. I've been with this channel for years, loved this channel, and still do today. I cannot wait for these final 3 episodes.

@GeographyNow

2 ай бұрын

Especially after we did the Geolandia episode. WHew! Glad I got that new country after it gained independence!

@CommenterChaos

2 ай бұрын

​@@GeographyNowyeah the timing couldn't be better

@harpman476

2 ай бұрын

@@GeographyNow When is the Zimbabwe episode coming out? Did you say it will happen on the tenth anniversary?

@kungpaochicken89

2 ай бұрын

@@GeographyNow please use 'BECOME A CITIZEN OF GEOLANDIA' as actual marketing for your channel and merch

@Mr.WestcottX

2 ай бұрын

@@harpman476 so hype for last country episode. 🇿🇼

Love from the United States of America to Vietnam! 🇺🇸❤️🇻🇳

@Mr.WestcottX

2 ай бұрын

🇺🇲❤️🇻🇳.

@zekdopa591

2 ай бұрын

🇻🇳❤️🇺🇸

@scoutdude4455

2 ай бұрын

Blood is thicker than water! 🇺🇲♥️🇻🇳

@French_Commune

2 ай бұрын

Some Folk are Born made to wave the flag

@bradley8575

2 ай бұрын

I read that Vietnam is the most pro American country🇻🇳 ❤️🇺🇸.

Hey, Barbs! Zimbabwean here living in South Africa. Give a shout when you want some info, will be glad to help.

10:37 About the close-door policy before 1986, or we usually call "Thời bao cấp". I once asked my grandfather, who used to serve in the North Vietnam Army (NVA), about his thought on the decision keeping the close-door policy until 1986 by Lê Duẩn. He said, at that time, Vietnamese people had to fight: - Cambodian-Vietnamese War (or the Red Khmer led by Pol Pot) from 1975 until 1989. Red Khmer was backed up by the Chinese government, which eventually led to the next war with China. - Vietnamese-Chinese border war (1979), fight against the Chinese (was backed up by the American) in the North border with China. Although officially the war ended in March 1979, the Chinese still messed around the Vietnamese border with the ambition of taking down Vietnamese government in later years, which forced Vietnam focusing huge amount of military force in the North border, always in ready state for the next invasion from China Having to manage the resources for these two wars, plus the suspicion for the Western country (mainly the American and their allies), Vietnamese government had to play safe with the close-door policy, only traded with the communist allies except China. From the history point of view, maybe some people might argue that Vietnamese government should had use the open-door policy sooner by a few years but that decision would be too risky to decide, rather late than sorry. If God don't play dice, so does the leaders at the top level of Vietnamese government.

@NGUYEN-TUAN-1975

10 күн бұрын

Còn 1 cuộc chiến ngầm nữa đó là nội ứng VNCH luôn lăm le tổ chức chống phá. Toàn bộ lính VNCH chỉ có 1 người bị xử vì quá ác. Còn lại đều được sống và cho cơ hội phục vụ quê hương ở chiến trường miền tây. May là tai mắt dân khắp nơi nên phá nhiều nguy cơ hiểm.

Love Vietnam from Philippines 🇻🇳 ❤ 🇵🇭

@trungduong4040

2 ай бұрын

Love Philippines, from Vietnam. I would love to visit your country.

@trungkn

2 ай бұрын

Love Pinoy, fan boy dota2 comment 😂

@markdangga2371

2 ай бұрын

​@@trungknPlease STOP

@Kix298

2 ай бұрын

​@@trungknwhat

@DTVDragonsTelevisionRevised

2 ай бұрын

​@@trungkndota 2 still rampant here lmao (but not that popular anymore)

It has finally appeared, go VIETNAM

@Mr.WestcottX

2 ай бұрын

Now, next is Yemen 🇾🇪💜

33:02 as a Vietnamese, I would say Vietnam's best friend is Lao, not Cambodia, Vietnam-Cambodia relationship is like that of Vietnam-China but reverse, but Cambodia is the one hating Vietnam for various reasons, but Vietnam doesn't really care much about Cambodia. In general, the two kinda hate each other, but it's not a love-hate relationship. Vietnam certainly has extended influence on cambodian government though, so it might be where the misunderstanding came from. Lao on the other hand, helped Vietnam a lot during the Vietnam war, evidenced with the Ho Chi Minh trail and they even got bombed heavily on behalf of us, and the people of both countries got on well with each other, with none of the conflicts that Cambodia might have with Vietnam.

@SirNova2o9

2 ай бұрын

How Vietnamese view China is the same way Cambodian view Vietnam. No hate here tho. But is more about hating the government than the people. I hate the Cambodian government. Im Cambodian from the state.

@danielalejandroarizarodrig1540

2 ай бұрын

I was very surprised not to see Laos there honestly. Question tho: what about Russia? I have been living in Moscow for years and many Vietnamese work and study there.

@SangPham-of4bd

2 ай бұрын

@@danielalejandroarizarodrig1540 I'd say before the current war, Russia was universally loved. But now the population is more split, some support Ukraine some support Russia.

@mvii69420

2 ай бұрын

@@danielalejandroarizarodrig1540 about russia, not much going on in vietnamese's minds except the fact that they helped us during vietnam war (though it was actualy the soviet). Political wise, we have some trades here and there but we try to not involve much and keep our view neutral.

@taichiwinchester1102

2 ай бұрын

I would say the culture difference between Vietnam and China is much smaller. There aren't a lot of culture similarities between Cambodia and Vietnam TBH. Meanwhile the Vietnamese and the Chinese, especially the southern Chinese, they are probably 95% the same minus the language and political differences.

Ukraine interestingly has a somehow stable relationship with Vietnam. One Vietnamese businessman became literally the richest man in the entire Vietnam when he brought to Ukraine quick noodles packets (highly popular in Asia, but at that time it was a "mind-blowing" technology" in eastern Europe) and named it "Mivina" (translated from Vietnamese as "Vietnamese noodles"). for this day few generations grew up in Ukraine calling every single type of quick noodles package as "mivina". also a lot of Vietnamese clothes factories sell their products here. and it is considered as some good quality products. hell, we even have an entire type of slippers called "vietnamki" because Vietnamese "shuttle traders" brought them here.

@alexyuu952

2 ай бұрын

agree, not only we in Ukraine call any brand of quick noodles "mivina", it became like a modern cultural pillar, theres not a single ukrainian that doesnt know about mivina. Vietnamese food is also delicious albeit not as popular here sadly

Forget to mention Vietnam's fellow ASEAN countries in the friend zone.

@NDD_Duy

2 ай бұрын

@@Toohottoohandlleit’s… Not worth it I get there is corruption in the central government But the issues is that THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL CHANNEL WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT THE NEGATIVITY that haven’t show. I’m not here to support to government It’s just how to like, show others foreigners to something something idk But better watch your back. Bộ An Ninh Mạng always watching…

@giahuynguyenkim6389

2 ай бұрын

Corruption and censorship exist everywhere, so that is a moot point to talk about. Dictatorship? Sure thing, I guess.@@Toohottoohandlle

@FlamingBasketballClub

2 ай бұрын

​@@Toohottoohandlle cope 😭🤣

@Heylanda-fb9xb

2 ай бұрын

Consider it a blessing that there is no negativity part being talk about here. Because oh boy, VIETNAM HAS A LOT TO TALK ABOUT!

@tntkit

2 ай бұрын

@@Toohottoohandlle proof? link?

I can't believe that it's been almost 10 years since this channel was running. Now it's all coming to an end. Thanks Barby for the journey 🙏

Yay! I was waiting for the Vietnam episode. 🇻🇳

I’ve been waiting for this episode for years. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the beautiful country of Vietnam. Excellent episode Barbs and Co. you all did a wonderful job.

Tôi yêu các bạn Việt Nam -A fellow ASEAN member 🇮🇩❤️🇻🇳

@michaelduong5267

2 ай бұрын

"anh" uses for older male; "em" for younger person (genderless) and your wife (no matter her age, culturally, you can call her "em"). So, it's kinda rude when you refer to urself "anh" and the other "em" while you don't know whether he/she is younger or older than you. To be more polite, you should use "tôi" for urself and "bạn" for the other, "các bạn" if there are more than one person. "Tôi yêu các bạn Việt Nam" would go better 👍

@runbulletproof5920

2 ай бұрын

@@michaelduong5267 I edited my comment. Thanks for the correction

We’re really in the end game now

@Mr.WestcottX

2 ай бұрын

For real. In this series of countries. A-Z

10:27 the death of Lê Duẩn does not lead to the Đổi mới reform, he is the one that started the Đổi Mới reform during the 5th national assembly (1982) when he famously critique the Soviet economy model and kick start the reform Without Lê Duẩn there would be no reform, nobody got the gut to tell the Soviet theyre wrong at that time, his successor Nguyễn Văn Linh only continue where he left off Lê Duẩn speech at the very openning of the national assembly where Nguyễn Văn Linh was elected to replace him which was the 6th assembly in 1986 where he reaffirmed the commitment to reform that he made in 1982, he only died a month after that Lê Duẩn image of "evil communist dictator that held back developement" is just revisionist thing that is spread mainly by Chinese descended people because he cracked down on them during the Sino-Vietnamese war

@duythinh252

2 ай бұрын

Shout out to my brother/sister for spitting fact about Lê Duẩn here

I was waiting for this episode since 2018. It finally came out !

I’ve been subscribed since August 2016 and the one country episode I was waiting for the most is the Vietnam episode and it’s finally here!!!!🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳

@Mr.WestcottX

2 ай бұрын

For real. For years. 🇻🇳

@nofood1

2 ай бұрын

same

As we get closer and closer to the end of this series, the episodes get more interesting. Love this episode Been Watching since the Albanian episode when I was a pre teen

@GeoBlits

2 ай бұрын

Sad it’s ending :(

@natdaproalt

2 ай бұрын

Yep :(

I've been waiting 5 years for this!! I've been living in Vietnam for the past 5 months, but my husband and I were here 5 years ago too and discovered your channel. Keep up the amazing work, Barbs! I'm so glad you enjoyed one of my favorite countries (and had amazing coffee)! :)

Fun fact Vietnam shares with Crotia. The country's geographical center is located in another country (at least if you limit yourself to the mainland).

“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh,

@DiemChauTranthi-sw4oi

Ай бұрын

OMG, MY MOM LOVES TO LISTEN TO HIS PHILOSOPHIES😍😍😍😍, NOW HE'S DEADDDD😭😭😭

Yesssss finally my country!!!!! Love this video from Vietnam!🇻🇳💖

Hey Barb, I'm not sure if you know this, but I love traveling, and I've visited 34 countries (not a lot, I know). Before going to any country, I watch your videos about that country to understand the culture more. And you won't believe this, for the last 5 countries I've traveled to in the last 6 months, every single time I stumbled upon my hostel roommates watching your videos. It has become my own way to start conversations now

Great video! Some things that are technically correct but are rather from a Westerner/tourist viewpoint: - The overemphasis on Champa kingdom - The overemphasis on “Vietnam trilogy” - Mentioning badminton but not football - The “no restrction” on building’s height - Water puppetry (traditional yess, but VERY touristy)

As a Vietnamese i say: damn! His decipering is mindblowed accurate. :))))

@Mr.WestcottX

2 ай бұрын

Cool. 🇻🇳 Vietnamese person commenting.

Yay finally viet nam. I love viet nam and i am so excited. My south east asian country collection is finally completed. The wait is over. Funally. Thank you!! This vhannel came so far.💕💖😭

I find one crucial thing the video forgot to mention about religion is the "Ancestor worshipping faith" of Vietnameses, which I have never seen any family here that doesn't practice. Like its name, each Vietnamese family or the family of the elder son of the lineage has pictures of deceased grand parents or great grandparents on altar in their house to worship. Nonetheless this is an amazing video that covered many charms of Vietnam, I really can feel the effort and sincerity in it.

@Danuvi-ib2pu

26 күн бұрын

You are right. It is our religion. But we have even raised it to worshiping Humanity, placing it in the center, surrounding by our ancestors. It is called Lễ Gia Tiên (But regrettably, almost forgotten today. Also, we worship any great person, Vietnamese or foreigner. And finally, we worship mother goddess.

My parents are from Vietnam and I always wanted to learn more about the country that they're from. Been waiting for this episode for so long. Thank you Barbs!!

Hate being that guy that just knows Vietnam from TV, but when Top Gear went here for there special, was one of their best places they've went and made me love Vietnam even more than i do now.

YOUR BIGGEST VIETNAMESE🇻🇳 FAN RIGHT HERE!! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS EPISODE FOR YEARS!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉

@SirSamuel_Smith_Squirrel_TheIV

2 ай бұрын

NO IM THE BIGGEST VIETNAMESE FAN🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥

Very good video, here’s a few little historical corrections: 1) Lê Duẩn, despite being a hardliner, gave the go ahead for the đôi mỗi reforms shortly before his death, so like in China where Mao repaired relations with the US, both dictators paved the way for reforms before their successors. 2) Ho Chi Minh died during the war in 1969, so he had no say in how a reunified Vietnam came about. He was, of course, all about unity, and serves as unifying figure for the country, but he was most definitely a communist as well, not only a nationalist. 3) The friend zone part was done well, but Cambodia is probably the wrong choice - there is a lot of bad blood due to ethnic massacres of Vietnamese and Vietnam’s occupation. Probably the ‘correct’ answer is actually Laos.

14:52 actually, hủ tiếu nam vang, despite its Vietnamese-sounding name, isn’t technically Vietnamese originally. In fact, it is even in the name. Nam Vang is actually the Vietnamese name for Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The dish, therefore, translates to “Phnom Penh rice noodle soup”. This is because the noodle soup dish created by the Teochew Chinese who migrated to Cambodia. With that being said, by the time the Vietnamese got a taste, it was so good that it became widely popular in Vietnam.

Ahh man. I'm so proud of how much effort and time you've come. You only has yemen, Zambia and zimbabwe. You truely a geography legand. You have done over 200 episodes and the fact it's been 10 years since you've done the Afghanistan episode. Your amazing.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING VIETNAAAAAAAAM!!!!!"

@ricebro7044

2 ай бұрын

*electric guitar*

@SirSamuel_Smith_Squirrel_TheIV

2 ай бұрын

As a Vietnamese, thank you I hope you have a GOOD MORNING USA! I gotta feeling that today is gonna be a wonderful day,

@kathleenlynch1961

2 ай бұрын

Rest In Peace Rob Williams

You are entertaining AND informative, keep it up

Love from the Philippines, your neighbour from across the sea!

Thank you for making the image of my country become better in friend's view, love the efforts keep it!

I have been waiting for this for so long!!!! Thank you! Excellent Content

Vietnam is a wonderful country with great people 🇷🇺❤🇻🇳

although i’m a foreigner, i’ve lived in Vietnam practically my entire life and it’s such a beautiful place. although sad you didn’t mention Nha Trang, Mui ne, etc.

I have been waiting for this since I first found your channel. This is so cool!

Love Vietnam from Malaysia 🇻🇳❤️🇲🇾

@Mr.WestcottX

2 ай бұрын

Cool 🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳

@quangminh9873

2 ай бұрын

thanks. love Malaysia from Vietnam

@SirSamuel_Smith_Squirrel_TheIV

2 ай бұрын

I’m a Vietnamese dating a Malaysian, so I guess I love you too😂

@evamamani9026

2 ай бұрын

​@@quangminh9873I love vietnam 🇻🇳💕 of America continent 🌎😊

Another great video. Definitely having some Pho tonight!

@trungduong4040

2 ай бұрын

Enjoy! :D

I started watching Geography Now since the St KITTS AND NEVIS episode in 2019 because my dad showed it to me. That was 5 years ago. Now there’s only 3 episodes left. Great job ❤

I have been waiting for this episode for many many years!

"đồng bào" is the word from the story of the origin of Vietnamese people named "Con Rồng Cháu Tiên". It means all Vietnamese people are have one mother Âu Cơ and one father Lạc Long Quân. To know more you shoud read this story.

As a Brazilian, to see a country that have great forests, lots of fruits and coffee, I see it as kinship.

Water Buffalo or Carabao is Philippines National Animal.. I love Vietnam!..🇻🇳 From Philippines..Mabuhay!.🇵🇭

@darwinpro464

2 ай бұрын

We call it Kerbau in indonesian :)

Reminder, when you make the Flag dissection, PLEASE include the “BLOOD OF THOSE WHO FIGHT FOR FREEDOM” animation, we need it back!

@deeemtee7040

2 ай бұрын

Need it back?

@Toohottoohandlle

2 ай бұрын

Cry more😂

@floridaandpuertoricomappin9893

2 ай бұрын

HEY Orion

just went to vietnam....awesome country and people......they grew in there own cultural way...

@MaiNguyenNgocHan-tg6od

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your appreciation 😊

@jasm361

2 ай бұрын

@@MaiNguyenNgocHan-tg6od cảm ơn😊

@Danuvi-ib2pu

26 күн бұрын

Thank you. Not many people can see our cultural aspect. We have 5000 years history and great culture. Please look at the Ngọc Lũ Bronze Drum alone, you'll appreciate how civilized such a culture was 2000-3000 years ago.

As a Vietnamese American I am happy you made this video and you did a good job Mashallah. Shukran for educating the people.

@SirSamuel_Smith_Squirrel_TheIV

2 ай бұрын

Fellow Vietnamese American, we should kiss

Thanks for making this super informative - and lengthy comparing to your other videos yet short, sweet, on the point comparing to our full history haha 😂 This proves deeply that you guys love Việt Nam and are super passionate in our country, yet delicate to educate more people about our culture ❤

Vietnamese is an Austroasiatic language, not an Austronesian one. Sounds very similar but very different! :)

Thanks for making this video, I have been waiting this episode for many years now :)

Now, as a proud Vietnamese student, I'll try my best to sum up our history while not disappoint my teacher: Basically, as you said it, the Bách Việt people lived around the Red river Delta area and eventually found the Văn Lang (with the Hùng Kings as leader) and then Âu Lạc Then we were invaded by the Chinese (or not?), started a whole 1000 years era of Chinese ruling. As you mentioned, there were many revolution started off by the Trưng Sisters, most of them were successful, left the country independent for a couple years before the Chinese sent another bigger army to take us back and we sadly lost Some times later, the Chinese became more chaotic and somehow one of our man - Khúc Thừa Dụ became the leader of our land and we were independent. Then the Nam Hán brought some guy to fight us but got beaten badly by our great Ngô Quyền, finally brought our country to a fully independence After that, Ngô Quyền started the Ngô Dynasty, then the country got divided and united back by Đinh Bộ Lĩnh, started the Đinh Dynasty. Then the Tiền Lê Dynasty, when we fought the Song Dynasty for the first time. Then the Lý Dynasty, when we fought the Song Dynasty again. Then the Trần Dynasty, when the famous war between us and the Mongol took place. Then the Hồ Dynasty, the Ming invaded us but the Hồ couldn't fight off so we were under Chinese ruling again. Later Lê Lợi came up and beat the Ming out of the country, found the Hậu Lê Dynasty. Next, by some reasons I can't remember, the Mạc rise up, then the Trịnh and eventually our country was divided North and South just like in the Vietnam war (just not at the 17 line though). That whole time was very confusing with the Nguyễn in the South and the Trịnh - Lê in the North. In this time and even earlier, we had expanded to the South, which was called Nam Tiến as you've seen, with this time we reached the deep south and found old Sài Gòn (Gia Định). Later, the Tây Sơn brother got up and beat the Nguyễn in the South, then the Trịnh in the North and united the country once again, Nguyễn Nhạc was the first king after that, then Nguyễn Huệ - the very famous guy who beat the hell out of the Qing in 1789 But just a few years after that, Quang Trung died and Nguyễn Ánh stole the crown, became the next king and found the Nguyễn Dynasty, probably the most controversial dynasty in Vietnam's history (this is when Minh Mạng was ruling too). Later the French came in, took us because the Nguyễn Kings are too useless even though the people fought back the French real hard. Well, eventually we became a colony and from there start the colonial ages, there were still fighting but not significant. At this time is when HCM started his journey around the world and found out about Communism, tell that to the people when he went back to Vietnam and start doing revolutionary activities. Then WWII broke out, the Japanese kicked out the French then got kicked out themselves by losing WWII, HCM and his crew take the chance and help our country gain independence. The French then try to took the country back but lost in the Điện Biên Phủ battle. They sign a treaty and now the north was completely independent, but the South was still under French, and then American control. Next is history, the Vietnam War, ended with the fall of Sài Gòn, as we finally united our countries after years. We were independent yay, but we still have no economy for another 10 years until Đổi Mới. In that time we once fight with the Khmer Rouge and Chinese for various reasons though. Eventually our country then developed super fast and become the country of Vietnam you known today! Hopefully I've covered most of the history, sorry if my English was bad:)

been waiting for this all week long❤

I have been waiting for this

Love the Costa Rican hat, pura vida. 🇨🇷💕 Amazing episode as always, cannot believe I can finally watch it, waited for so long, sad we are almost over tho.

This episode is released at a perfect time for me, will go to Vietnam for vacation! 💖

It always fascinated me how similar the Flags of Vietnam 🇻🇳 and Somalia 🇸🇴 look. Much love from Somalia ❤

@LowkeyNeo

2 ай бұрын

As a Somali-American, much love to Vietnam as well! 🇺🇸🇸🇴❤️🇻🇳

@ngk.v1510

2 ай бұрын

Much love fro vietnam 🇻🇳 to somalia 🇸🇴 as well ❤

I've been waiting for this for so long!

Always interesting, thank you!

Your dedication to your craft is truly inspiring. Keep up the fantastic work!

My friend and I went to Vietnam last year and did the Hang Son Doong expedition! Absolutely incredible!

I have been waiting for this episode since 2017!

The wait is definitely worth it ❤

Loved this video! I’ve learned more about my motherland country from you guys than any other channel!

Hannah is glowing!!! She looks so great! Awesome video! I cant believe the series is ending soon

I'm both super hyped and absolutely dreading the Zimbabwe episode

this was a great episode really paid full respect to Veitnam here good job barbs. Looking forward to the next episode.

I was a subscriber since the Armenian episode, i can't believe how much i been watching Barbs and geography now. I freaking love this channel 🎉.

Thank you for doing video about my country! 🎉🎉🎉