My daughter was working offshore and went to Norway - her comment was 'Dad, they've got their shit together'.

@ckvt1337

3 жыл бұрын

yeah actually im an exchange student there and norway is probably the healthiest most fair and most advanced society on the planet

@TheAccidentalViking

3 жыл бұрын

@@ckvt1337 I've lived in New Zealand and Norway. I'd rather live in New Zealand.

@TheAccidentalViking

3 жыл бұрын

@Carl Stone No, because it makes me closer to a job and friends.

@TheAccidentalViking

3 жыл бұрын

@Carl Stone How can it not be a personal preference? Of course it is. New Zealand is less actively hostile towards immigrants. They are more friendly and likely to give someone a job, even if they lack some sort of paper qualification, if they can show they can do the job, they get the job. Not so here in Norway. Also, the climate absolutely sucks in Norway. Cold and dark winters drain a person's will to live.

@other8040

3 жыл бұрын

DENMARK HAS THE LEAST DEBT!....awkward..........

Thank you for boosting my Nordic patriotism

@johndavidcollins6163

3 жыл бұрын

Tak tak

@other8040

3 жыл бұрын

@@johndavidcollins6163 shush

@funnylittlegolbin

3 жыл бұрын

@@other8040 herre gud da, ro deg ned

@optforthyname3800

3 жыл бұрын

@Edison David toxic relationship alert + sketchy advertismet alert

@oskar-h-h

3 жыл бұрын

@@optforthyname3800 lol Norwegian is danish

Alternate title: Talking about Norway for 20 minutes

@ibx2cat

3 жыл бұрын

There's Norway I would ever do that

@lovelhearn

3 жыл бұрын

@@ibx2cat I don't belize it

@MoonBoyAdino

3 жыл бұрын

Are you syria's?

@albthewise6135

3 жыл бұрын

i’ve always wanted togo to norway

@jimothypersson8306

3 жыл бұрын

@@albthewise6135 first Togo was a french colony now you want it to be a Norwegian one😮

"do you know how many Mexicans there are? lots. several. many." -toycat

@bobhope4288

3 жыл бұрын

I live about 150 miles north of the Mexican/US border and I can tell you, Toycat is right.

@sodinc

3 жыл бұрын

several or even not less

@eddiefenton6309

3 жыл бұрын

like at least 4

@Dracopol

3 жыл бұрын

The guy is an incisive genius of socio-political knowings and stuff...now if only he learned numbers...

@nil.campama

3 жыл бұрын

facts

Why are all the Nordic countries so happy? Well, the flags are a big plus

@kaur9384

3 жыл бұрын

we have no sand , get rid of sand

@andymccoy8370

2 жыл бұрын

@@kaur9384 i don't like sand. it's coarse, rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.

@justenjoy9545

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Switzerland also

@notreally5255

2 жыл бұрын

That’s all I took from the video

@davidroddini1512

2 жыл бұрын

@Respectable Username I love that comment! ROFL 😂

One thing I as a Swede would say contributed to our good living standards, is the strong presence of unions. There is no minimum wage set by the government, they all are decided through negotiations between unions and the emloyers (Jeff Bezos' nightmare). Same goes with parental leave, payed vacation etc

@raahauge

3 жыл бұрын

ibx2cat: Anyone who claims they know the answer, is advancing their agenda. Jimothy Persson: One thing ....

@jimothypersson8306

3 жыл бұрын

@@raahauge ?

@raahauge

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimothypersson8306 Your agenda is, that unions are nice. There are strong unions other places than in the Nordic countries. And not immediately apparent to me, why monopolies should be better at setting the wage than the government. In the economic literature, you talk about "insiders" (in unions) vs "outsiders" (unemployed not in a union). When the unions negotiate the wage, they have no incentive to take the interests of the outsiders into account. I.e., higher priority to high wage perhaps at the expense of the unemployed outside unions (classic tradeoff in economic theory).

@jimothypersson8306

3 жыл бұрын

@@raahauge only place that has as high union membership as the Nordic countries is Belgium (which also has very good living standards). Unions negotiating wages almost always leads to a higher wage and I can’t see how that’s bad. It sounds ridiculous to me that every single job in a country would have the same minimum wage

@raahauge

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimothypersson8306 High wages are bad, if they causes higher unemployment. Perhaps not relevant in recent years with high employment, but during the 70-80ies it was an issue. Switzerland, which comes out as good as the Nordic counties (and better than Belgium) on most list of "Quality of life" etc has a union membership rate of 22%, which is way below the "Nordic rate". You can, of course, also find the reverse examples. And you don't know the causality as far as I know: Is Nordic culture causing high wealth/quality of life AND union membership, or (as you claim) union membership causes high quality of life. On the single minimum wage: Usually, the minimum wage is only relevant for a limited part of the worker force. Typically the potential "outsiders".

Regarding the high taxes in the nordic countries: It seems most of us have some sort of understanding that even though taxes kinda suck, you know they're worth it the second you need the government to back you up. Unemployment, sickness, pension, a life without stress or whatever - You'll get your money worth in the long run. :)

@MrPicky

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

@ratardobatardo

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@GeorgeSagen

3 жыл бұрын

Must be nice to know that your high taxes go to a worthy cause rather than failing dismally to even keep up with servicing the interest on your national debt...that you not only have zero national debt, but that your country has a dragon horde full of cash.

@kebman

3 жыл бұрын

If you think we've got high taxes, just add in your American health care insurance as "tax", and you'll most likely pay _more_ than in the Nordics. Also, since it's not insurance-driven, you don't have to worry about your company being too small to be taken seriously to get good health care.

@JanneStjerna

3 жыл бұрын

@@kebman add the schoolfee. Poor och rich all got rights to the educationsystem.

Literally seen a picture of these flags yesterday and was wondering about them

@javierhillier4252

3 жыл бұрын

Same lol but this morning

@luispinero2835

3 жыл бұрын

Yesterday I was talking with someone in Omegle about Nordic countries

@BaraIsrael

3 жыл бұрын

KZread knows.

@AneriGS

3 жыл бұрын

@@BaraIsrael no no no Toycat knows

@wolfzmusic9706

3 жыл бұрын

saw*

The parts of Russia that have "Nordic" flags, are also tied to Finland and Sweden. Add to this that that area was known as Gardarike once, which was a viking kingdom.

@mexitegel

2 жыл бұрын

Gårdarike=the realm of farms

@onionpeelplays6375

2 жыл бұрын

Karelia

@KittenCritters

2 жыл бұрын

@@mexitegel That is false. Gardarike comes from the norse word Garða which means Fortification/Town, Gård originates from the same word but a better translation of Gardarike would be "The Realm of Cities". Which also makes more sense since the taiga around Novgorod would make farming absolutely terrible.

@mexitegel

2 жыл бұрын

@@KittenCritters makes sense!

@norsk-potet0_089

2 жыл бұрын

Gardariket was further south towards kiel. And this kingdom existed long before scandinava got their flags "sorry about my spelling"

Here in nordic countries we have this really cool thing, it's almost like a superpower you could call it: *COMMON SENSE* also *~ erhem ~ SUOMI MAINITTU TORILLA TAVATAAN!!!!!!* 🇫🇮 🇫🇮 🇫🇮

@kaur9384

3 жыл бұрын

Yes , that's pretty much it 🙄 Meil ei ole seda veel 🇪🇪

@TheTomplom

3 жыл бұрын

@@kaur9384 Sunn fornuft :-)

@trkk7047

2 жыл бұрын

Something about tortilla?

@TheLittleTrombone_01

2 жыл бұрын

It looks Swedish more than Norwegian, so I’m lost. In Norwegian, ø, and æ are used, rather than ö and ä, å is used in both, however

@trkk7047

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLittleTrombone_01 it’s finnish

it makes me happy knowing that someone knows the difference between the nordics and scandinavia

@auvomesilampi6325

3 жыл бұрын

Why? What does it matter?

@johhhnsen

2 жыл бұрын

@@auvomesilampi6325 EVERYTHING!

@camerondon3712

2 жыл бұрын

@@johhhnsen I imagine. I think some people tend to mix up the Celts and Nordic at times as well.

@andymccoy8370

2 жыл бұрын

@@auvomesilampi6325 voi vittu 🤦‍♂️

@Peter_File69

2 жыл бұрын

yeah as if finland is scandinavian which it’s not

Love the phrasing, Denmark got to keep the kids 😂

@kirstireinholdtsen5844

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, very funny. I have an icelandic friend who said he wish Norway took Iceland with them when they left Danmark. Like Iceland felt left alone out there in the sea

@vanefreja86

3 жыл бұрын

@@kirstireinholdtsen5844 I can imagine. Good they got their independence from us in the 40s :)

Estonia: *crying intensifies*

@cat_1878

3 жыл бұрын

1 like = 1 Estonia into nordic f

@FirstNameLastName-tg3rc

3 жыл бұрын

Did you ever hear the tragedy of Estonia not being classified as Nordic? (I'm basing this of research and an actual Estonian, Estonia is closer to Finland and the Nordics than Latvia and the Baltics (despite Estonia having a land border to Latvia).

@CO0L_CAT

3 жыл бұрын

@@FirstNameLastName-tg3rc wow

@FirstNameLastName-tg3rc

3 жыл бұрын

@@CO0L_CAT Can I ask what was wow worthy? (And in case you were wondering, said Estonian would be more accurately put as listening to and watching Artur Rehi's KZread videos).

@FirstNameLastName-tg3rc

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlexTheYugoslav Fingers crossed NATO does it's job enough to protect Estonia. And while yes, Russia did spread it's influence to Estonia during the USSR's occupation of Estonia, it's language is still closer to Finnish and culturally I believe I'm correct in saying they're closer to again, Finland.

A language called Norn used to be spoken in the Shetland Islands. It is related to other Nordic languages but is extinct now

@noticerofpatterns9188

2 жыл бұрын

We must bring it back

@Bawamba

2 жыл бұрын

@@noticerofpatterns9188 You really do. Imagine sayin fk off in Norn when the taxman come 😄

Bunnpris literally means "bottom price" When you've got a receipt, the total amount you gotta pay is the bunnpris

@SteinGauslaaStrindhaug

3 жыл бұрын

Well, no. It literally means "bottom price" but that's not what we call the total on a receipt; that's called "totalen" or "sum". I think the name "Bunnpris" is simply meant to suggest it's the cheapest (bottom is the lowest possible) without literally claiming it (as that would be illegal advertising unless it really always was). The gramatically correct way to claim that, would be "billigst" (cheapest) or "lavest pris" (lowest price), but that would be an illegal claim as they cannot possibly always be cheapes or they'll go broke. (The "mini pris" slogan of Kiwi is similarly nonsensical but vaguely suggesting its very "small" prices; I do think I remember they (or some other low price grocery chain with a similar name or slogan) got in some trouble for that but they managed to argue it was a name not a positive claim, or that it didn't say cheapest but cheap or something like that) It may also be a pun/reference to English expression "the bottom line" or the Norwegian word "bunnlinjen" (both literally meaning the same), which I think used to refer to the total on a receipt or in a budget; but nowadays is mostly used metaphorically to mean the essence in english, while "bunnlinjen" is mostly used by economists to refer to the budget or more broadly how well a company is doing.

@alternateaccount4673

3 жыл бұрын

@@SteinGauslaaStrindhaug that does make more sense yeah Always thought bunnpris was just a synonym for Bunnlinje ye so I just commented that cuz the dude asked

@Calistarius79

3 жыл бұрын

Heh... when I saw "Bunnpris" it made me think _"Farmers price?"_ to my self. Because there is a Swedish slang word which is "bonne", it is slang for the word "bonde" which is "farmer" in Swedish. But the "o" in these words are pronounced more like a Swedish "u". And "pris" is also the Swedish word for "price". Plus, in Swedish it is somewhat easy to put together different words and as such create a new word as well. So when I saw "Bunnpris" it almost looked (and sounded) to me like a Norwegian farmer opening a store where they sold all their goods at a "Bonnpris"... which is what the Swedish word would look like if a Swede decided to sell things at a "Farmers price". XD

Good to know there's a fellow Norway obsessive out there. En dag vil jeg bor der. It's got to a point where if there's a Scandinavian/Norwegian option in any decision I'm making I will always take that. When I was buying a boat I turned to the Norwegian company Pioner because why wouldn't I. When I was buying a car I bought a Volvo. They just do everything so well. Most of my drive and passion for Scottish independence is based around the idea that Scotland could continue down a path of Scandinavization. Since the Scottish parliament was set up in 1998 we have been inspired by these great countries in so many of our policies. The land reform and right to roam laws in Scotland is something that Scandinavians have enjoyed for years. The baby box scheme is straight from Finland. Generally progressive policies such as free tuition fees too. I know it's a lost cause at this stage but I can't help but feel a little hacked off by the oil situation too. If we were independent back in the seventies then we could have been in a similar situation as Norway now; a country of 5.5 million people and a $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund. But instead, we got fifteen years of Thatcher and food banks. The money went straight to London and the pockets of oil executives. Maybe I should just be grateful for the Scottish parliament and the political drive we have here for a better and fairer country. I can't imagine living in England and not having the benefits that we enjoy. Nothing beats Norway though. Vi elsker deg, Norge.

@arcticblue248

3 жыл бұрын

our wealthfund grew in 2020 with like 116 billion dollars, despite government using lots of money on various programs to save businesses in these Corona times.

@catsandcrows8880

3 жыл бұрын

Now you made me want to visit Scotland, travelling around for a bit to explore the Scottish Highlands and cultural treasures. When we can travel again , of course.... Greetings from Norway!

@forturet4115

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't mention Volvo is swedish *triggered swedish noices*

@brutusbastados4801

2 жыл бұрын

You might be disappointed when you see the price of Scotch whiskey in the Vinmonopolet.

@sondreaslaksen5657

2 жыл бұрын

I am norwegian

5:48. Speaking of skewed statistics, I would like to remind everyone that Vatican City has 2.27 Popes per square kilometre. EDIT: Fixed "metres" to "kilometres".

@ylette

3 жыл бұрын

There's a million popes?

@markmh835

3 жыл бұрын

Probably more like per square kilometer. Or mile.

@TotoDG

3 жыл бұрын

@@markmh835. Noted, and fixed.

@triplev-th2kw

3 жыл бұрын

The vatican also had 256 murders per 100000 people in 1998. Which was about 4 times more than the second most dangerous country.

A few points, Finland was the first country in the world that gave all women all the right to vote and also stand for parlament. All other Nordic countries also understood the value of women for a decent society. Then it's quite obvious that poverty is easier to disregard in a warm country, even in rich countries still today. Poverty in the winter is lethal and cannot be bypasses just like that. And then there is education and the understanding and demand that it's not just for the elite and the rich kids but for all kids including girls. Now there is still one country that could fit into this group of countries and that is Scotland perhaps. From the Nordic Model in the Wikipedia. "American author Ann Jones, who lived in Norway for four years, contends that "the Nordic countries give their populations freedom from the market by using capitalism as a tool to benefit everyone" whereas in the United States "neoliberal politics puts the foxes in charge of the henhouse, and capitalists have used the wealth generated by their enterprises (as well as financial and political manipulations) to capture the state and pluck the chickens."

@perperald21

3 жыл бұрын

Well, not correct. The first sovereign country was Norway, but the Russian Grand Duchy of Finland did allow women to vote 7 years before Norway, but it was a part of Russia. New Zealand gave universal suffrage un 1893 , 13 years before Finland, but NZ was also not sovereign country, Universal suffrage was a fact in the state of Wyoming in 1869, and most Australian states in the 1880s.

@evilfrasier2390

3 жыл бұрын

*Don’t Touch My No No Square intensifies*

@timoterava7108

2 жыл бұрын

@@perperald21 Finland was never "part of Russia". Finland was part of the (Russian) Empire, which is quite a different thing. During the time of The Autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland 1809-1917 the only things Finland and Russia shared were - the Empire - the Emperor - the flag - the foreign policy Finland had own - laws - government - parliament (the Senate) - religion - official languages - money - stamps - officials, no Russians allowed - education system - etc. Even the militaries were more or less separate. There was even a customs border towards Russia.

@camerondon3712

2 жыл бұрын

That you said Scotland could fit in genuinely made me really happy.

@MonTube2006

2 жыл бұрын

So basically you're buying the narrative that our ancestor oppressed women and didn't value them... Show some respect to your roots, these people were not savage nor idiots as today's media tries to portray them in the blasphemous name of progre$$

"Look how cute the graveyard is." -2cat

@PsychicLord

3 жыл бұрын

So appropriate in these pandemic filled times.

@295g295

2 жыл бұрын

> 14:04 < graveyard

"look how adorable these trash cans are" -toycat 2021

@295g295

2 жыл бұрын

> 14:13

The reason the Shetland Islands have white and blue is because the Nordic cross is to represent their Scandinavian heritage also Blue and white is to represent their Scottish heritage also Scotland because the Scottish flag has the colours white and blue on it.

@bokhans

3 жыл бұрын

I hope Scotland will brake free from that unhappy forced marriage soon and join EU and it’s brothers and sisters in Northern Europe. Welcome. ❤️

@PsychicLord

3 жыл бұрын

@@bokhans Hopefully the Shetlands will break away from Scotland and remain outside the EU.

@leonlawson2196

3 жыл бұрын

@@PsychicLord hopefully not

16:35 and another map without New Zealand...

@javierhillier4252

3 жыл бұрын

Lol yeah bruh 😂

@AneriGS

3 жыл бұрын

I will never see new Zealand

@jakesunnex8872

3 жыл бұрын

Doesn't exist

@fluffy131

3 жыл бұрын

I'm from nz how dare you im real i think

@jakesunnex8872

3 жыл бұрын

I'm form nz to

I am genuinely quite disappointed that Caithness wasn't even touched upon about having a Scandinavian flag for the county. We're not an island, we're northern Scottish mainland, but we do have some history and culture relating to Scandinavia.

as a Dane i am glad that people like our nations, even the strange peeps from Sweden.

@human69.

3 жыл бұрын

i replied to you with the dumbest hate comment against denmark but youtube went all laggy and buffery and shit so i had to restart the app to get the video going and when i did i saw that my comment was gone :(

@frbo9002

3 жыл бұрын

Kamelåså

@dubisoft

3 жыл бұрын

DANSKJÄVLAR!! 😘

@djjesusdiedforourspins1838

3 жыл бұрын

@Vinther1991 Svenskefaen!

@stonedape2406

3 жыл бұрын

@Vinther1991 _harold hardrada wants to know your location_

The fact that ToyCat kept the subject (mostly) on Scandinavia is a miracle on itself.

I haven't seen sun this year 🙂 🇫🇮

@Helperbot-2000

3 жыл бұрын

Same 🇳🇴💻

@ritz5606

3 жыл бұрын

@@Helperbot-2000 what is sun?

@Helperbot-2000

3 жыл бұрын

@@ritz5606 something visible 1/3 of the year here

@Pining_for_the_fjords

3 жыл бұрын

Here in northern Norway, the sun should be visible for the first time in the coming few days.

@88marome

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen the sun🇸🇪

Why am I still watching? Because it's interesting, and I feel flattered being from a Nordic country. Btw Bunnpris = Bottom Price.

@javierhillier4252

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sad id love to be part of a nordic countries im from UK where so close yet so far

@Literally-Brian

3 жыл бұрын

@@javierhillier4252 you’re welcome over anytime!

@petfama4211

3 жыл бұрын

My sisters boyfriend whom she met in England came over to Norway and lost his shit at the name Rema 1000. He just found it so funny for some reason and kept referring to it as Rema one thousand

@mikaeldahl50

3 жыл бұрын

@@petfama4211 because they (used to) sell 1000 unique products. originally some of the stores were called Rema500 too.

@Pining_for_the_fjords

3 жыл бұрын

@@javierhillier4252 As a Brit living in Norway, I have no regrets so far. I'm just glad I got here before we lost our freedom of movement from brexit.

I'm from the north of Scotland and have spent much time in Shetland. Most of the people there consider themselves "Shetlanders" not Scottish and many would prefer to be part of Norway. I also know lots who have emigrated there. Now, I live in Åland with my Swedish partner and our kids that were born in Finland. I love Scotland and it will always feel the most like home but living here, "the system" is so much better.

It is absolutely impossible to get around the Faroes without a car.. Plus you get to do the crazy tunnels!!

@ibx2cat

3 жыл бұрын

One of the first places I'm going when they allow British travellers back :)

@JoseWhon

3 жыл бұрын

@Carl Stone Yes massively limited. Car is the only way really.. There are quite a few public scheduled helicopter services though!

There are plenty of people in Finland (mainland) that speak sweadish as their native language. Although it is not entire similar to swedish in Sweden.. same goes for Åland, the autonomous part of Finland. Finland also had this status when it was a part of Russian empire.

@timoterava7108

2 жыл бұрын

"Plenty" = 290,000 (including 30,000 people of Åland). That's 5.2% of the population of Finland - 4.8%, if Åland is excluded. Those are the official numbers. In reality the vast majority of the official Swedish-speakers are bilingual - or sometimes even native Finnish-speakers. The intermarried couples usually choose Swedish as the offical first language of their children (regardless of the reality) - especially, if they live in the Swedish language majority area. The Finnish overgenerous minority laws provide better benefits for the Swedish-speaking minority than for the majority! Also the recent flow of immigration from the underdeveloped countries lowers the learning standards in many of the Finnish-language schools - making the Swedish-language schools more appealing.

@peacefulminimalist2028

2 жыл бұрын

they speak swedish, just much slower and with finnish intonation :) it sounds kinda cute if you're into that kind of stuff

@andymccoy8370

2 жыл бұрын

@@peacefulminimalist2028 as a finn learning swedish in school, the finnish-swedish is much easier to grasp. we used to listen to sentences in swedish and finnish-swedish and often the swedish was way too fast, incomprehensible gibberish. to be honest i never really cared about learning it cause to finns it's such a pain in the ass but i'm proud to know how to spead some swedish, even if it is finnish-swedish.

@lilian1960

2 жыл бұрын

There is Ålandic swedish and finnish swedish.

@timoterava7108

2 жыл бұрын

@@lilian1960 The Finnish Swedish is actually a misleading term. In reality they are not Swedes but Finnish Swedish-speakers. After centuries of intermarriages and changing languages and cultural indentities back and forth, one can no longer tell by language and/or name only, whether the roots of a person in Finland are originally - and to which extend - in Finland or Sweden.

Great video filled with interesting facts and very entertaining commentary. Thanks Toycat!😎

Toycat:looks at a trashcan Also Toycat: look how adorable this stuff is

"That place in russia and estonia" used to be swedish (together with Latvia) for a couple of centuries (up until the early 1800s). So it isn't that strange that it has a nordic cross. (A bit of an aside - do look up the Republic of Jamtland (Jämtland) for a quirky weirdness)

THANK YOU for explaining that Scandinavia and the Nordics are two different things!!!!! I'm so tired of people using them interchangebly

@human69.

3 жыл бұрын

same. i even got confused myself because of other people getting confused XD

@Dampfish

3 жыл бұрын

He didn't get it completely right though. It's the Scandinavian Peninsula, but his map included Svalbard in that. And even though Svalbard is part of Norway (which is obviously Scandinavian), Svalbard itself is not.

@kimpekkonen4204

3 жыл бұрын

ME TOO!! It's tiring when have to explain to fellow finns, no we don't belong to scandiavia.

@MrPicky

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dampfish If it was only the Scandinavian Peninsula then Denmark would not be a part of it ;) It has more to to with the history of the 3 kingdoms (Norway, Denmark, Sweden) and how they where linked. A part of Sweden (Scania/Skane) was Danish and then there was the Kalmar Union.... So Svalbard belongs to Norway and therefore is a part of the Scandinavian countries.

@MrPicky

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! It is like FINALLY someone got it right ;)

As a mapper I always find it awesome seeing someone enjoy geography and the world and stuff. This video was entertaining as your content usually is keep up the great work. And geography and statistics needs an hour plus long video to properly explain all the different skews that happen

Dude, I saw some of your videos from the other channel from time to time, never subbed as I barely play Minecraft (and not on console), and just found this channel by complete accident!! Needless to say, this is probably the best surprise in a while, I love geography and I really could not have foreseen this! Love your style of videos regardless of the content, keep up the great work across your channels! :D

If it were up to me, as a Finn, I would welcome Scotland to the Nordic countries and back into the EU without a slightest hesitation!

@BosisofSweden

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! I am all for it! Lets vote! Men already wearing skirts so they would fit right in with swedes too. And we could learn Scottish Gaelic.

@harri9885

2 жыл бұрын

@@BosisofSweden Finns have a rudimentary understanding of Swedish as it is the second language in our country. Let's see you try speaking Finnish :) (and without the use of the word Perkele) :D

@BosisofSweden

2 жыл бұрын

@@harri9885 😅 I have tried and my god it is difficult. I drove Taxi in Borås, lot of Finns. But when I try I seldom use prerkele it actually ends up worse ... like vi&&o... Love my Finnish friends though.

@wofuldragoon5057

2 жыл бұрын

But Estonia?

@BosisofSweden

2 жыл бұрын

@@wofuldragoon5057 But Estonia what?

Keep up the geography stuff lol, almost as interesting as Minecraft You're much more interesting than my geography teacher XD

@user-hk1vi9pz9s

3 жыл бұрын

You have a geography teacher?

@DwellerUK

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-hk1vi9pz9s Yes, I'm in year 9 at school lol

@user-hk1vi9pz9s

3 жыл бұрын

@@DwellerUK year 10 American, I don't have a geography class and never have...

@nearlysplit

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-hk1vi9pz9s year 7, I have geography class

@vilhelm15

3 жыл бұрын

@@nearlysplit year 9, and i also have geography class

Wow I remember joining one of your Minecraft Xbox 360 hunger games sessions when I was young and coming second place to you in a really memorable final 2. It's super great to see that your channel is still live and well!!!

Just the fact that you know the difference between the Scandinavian and Nordic countries made me like your video before even watching it all ;) As an Icelander I had no idea that the flags of Orkney and Shetlands are "Nordic" - thanks for informing me about that ;)

12:01 Toycat: "All the tiny islands" Greenland:

This is the most entertaining video I have seen in some time. Talking about my country and our nordic brethren. Also I always find it funny the way English speaking people say Norwegian names

I watched your videos some years ago and remember getting a headache because you talked too fast. Now you have toned it down, and your videos are a lot better paced! Really like that, since the subject matter is very interesting. Soo. Thanks for that! Now I might even consider subscribing.

My dads is a of sore oil worker and every time he works in Norway he has nothing but positive things to say and really enjoys his experiences there

@Tangerine9407

2 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@wofuldragoon5057

2 жыл бұрын

My dad has worked in norway for 8 years and he doesnt like it at all.

What I take from this video is: 1. Norway had a ton of stuff in the past, that is now owned by others. 2. Romanticism is scandinavialised.

@drdewott9154

3 жыл бұрын

1. Honestly same for Denmark. I mean you know about the US Virgin Islands? Or the gold coast of Ghana? Or Iceland. 2. True.

@CarlAlex2

3 жыл бұрын

@@drdewott9154 Or England, the Kalmar Union etc.

@Dampfish

3 жыл бұрын

1. And to complicate things even more, all of Norway once belonged to Sweden xD

@Christian_TH

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dampfish "Belong" as in same king and foreign ministry, yes.

@CarlAlex2

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dampfish The personal union with Denmark lasted from 1397 to 1816. The personal union with Sweden lasted from 1816 to 1905 when the parliment of the now constitutional monarchy told the kinkg of Sweden to bugger off and asked a Danish prince to become king of Norway. And its not like being in a personal unionj means one country owns another like a colony - it just means that the members of the union have the same king (or queen) like the members of the Commonwealth -would you say that today the UK owns Canada ?

I was rubbish at geography at school. I really like learning things from you ,tc , and you send me down lots of geo-rabbit holes . So , yeah , thank you x

BEST geography KZread channel by far + most knowledge per minute of any channel!

19:31 or maybe, having nothing for half of the year made them build a more resposible society in general, contrary to what you'd have in all year round warm countries where they might have a more irresponsible society because they never really needed to change anyway. "if you need more potatoes just plant more potatoes, doesn't matter if it's June or January, just the damn potatoes"

@Cromag3

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. The cold and snow probably contributed to less warfare. Warfare requires lots of food which there were not lots of in the winter, and winter warfare is a real pain in the butt. (especially in the olden times)

@motan7864

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cromag3 *lols in viking* no, their secret is low population size, look at any low pop country in the world, they exhibit pretty much the same qualities as nordic countries

You should look into the "Law of Jante", it will explain a lot about the nordic nations.

@beorlingo

3 жыл бұрын

Jantelagen is the best thing ever!

@michaelsimonsen2017

2 жыл бұрын

It would be much more fair to call it Jantenormen (Norm of Jante)

"There's a certain happiness to Norwegians" *Lands on a graveyard street view*

@erikafinland2162

Жыл бұрын

🤣

9:48 Toycat Norway didnt sell those Norwegian islands, Denmark did

@toastytoast9800

3 жыл бұрын

Denmark sold the kids huh

@nyronlord2425

3 жыл бұрын

@@toastytoast9800 yep sold them to the devil, and kept the rest

@Mira_linn

3 жыл бұрын

@@nyronlord2425 the damn ex wife allays saying it was the housebound even thou it was a common decision

@nyronlord2425

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mira_linn do you mean Norways the wife even tho we were occupied and were tranfered to Sweden and they decided it was ok thatDenmark could keep iceland, denmark and the faroe islands

@Mira_linn

3 жыл бұрын

@@nyronlord2425 5 realms 1 king however the king was just as much acting on the behalf of one country as the others as he was elected by the ruling class separately in each country.

One thing I find interesting is that the main political parties in the Nordic countries are their labour parties (Centre-left).

Maybe a secret in the US but not in Britain. We actually have geography classes in school

@kaur9384

3 жыл бұрын

maybe you actually have an semi functioning educational system

@compatriot852

3 жыл бұрын

Kinda funny considering how little Europeans know about American states and countries in the Americas

@eblita3698

2 жыл бұрын

@@compatriot852 It is kind of boring as they in the states all speak the same language. No long history either. Many borders just a straight line. No real culture. Only two party political system. There isn't much to get curious about.

@holoholopainen1627

2 жыл бұрын

With TOP MONEY - You Get to READ MORE - and Use INTERNET !

Greenland and the Faroe Islands are part of the Kingdom of Denmark (i.e. a Commonwealth of sorts), but not part of the state of Denmark. (Which is also why neither is a member of the EU. The Faroe Islands never joined the European Community back in the day, and Greenland joined, but left after a referendum in 1986.) They have more devolved governments than, say, the countries of the UK (so far...), so it's a different sort of construction and that warrants them being called separate countries, and Greenland has a roadmap of sorts for independence, though there is no time frame for it as of yet. (Iceland, of course, managed an orderly and peaceful independence from Denmark back in the 1940s.) Anyway, sorry for ranting... Great video!

Scandivanian here, I aprove this video!

@unclear6055

3 жыл бұрын

Lite sen men ja, video godkänd!

@rascallybloom567

2 жыл бұрын

Hvilket av landene er du fra?

Travelling in the Faroes by public transport is quite doable. They have a pretty good bus network and you can get a pass that covers them all (or certainly did a few years ago). The only challenge is that you are meant to tell the driver your destination which means having to try and work out how to pronounce the string of letters on the map.

As someone who lives in Yorkshire, having watched this I want to reinstate the Danelaw and become happier...

@perperald21

3 жыл бұрын

Well,the Danes were south of York, Jorvik was a Norwegian town.

@northbound42

3 жыл бұрын

@@perperald21 i can't find anything on york being Norwegian but a lot on it being Danish. Pls share your sources

@perperald21

3 жыл бұрын

@@northbound42 Eitik Bloodaxe was king af Northhumberland, he was Norwegian, Jorvik (York) was a central town in Northumberland.

This was a beautifully, interesting and fun Video. Thank You for This Video!!!!!

I don't know why I look at his titles, it's the rants that are the best bits :) Keep safe everyone.

13:35 imagine watching some random video youtube recommended you and toycat pulls up your house on google maps

Andrew, you HAVE to go to the Faroes! I went there in 2018 and it was stunning!

@Zeagods-CyberShadow

3 жыл бұрын

Yes please come visit us

Dammit Toycat, why must you make me super want to travel during a pandemic and also when I live in the middle of nowhere! I wanna do a big nordic trip now!

You should look into Svalbard! It is probably the most interresting nordic island of them all!

@MonTube2006

2 жыл бұрын

Rockall MUST belong to Iceland once and for all ! I said it.

Absolutely loved this video being a scot living with a dane really enjoyed seeing her claim most of the territories of orkney and shetland for scandinavia

Dont go to Faroe Islands in winter.. I was hiking that place you showed in the afternoon and it got all dark while I was chased by sheep :')

@jagtcurlyDK

3 жыл бұрын

Hiking in the Faroe Islands is a matter of keeping an eye on time, knowing when the sun will set, changing weather conditions and beeing realistic to what you can accomplish in such a short period with not that many sunlight hours. Don't take chances, they are plain stupid. I went there with my two kids here in December 2020 (3 and 6 y.o.), and we had great fun - and did do both easier child friendly routes and more advanced (advanced for a child). So yes it can be dangerous, but not if you consider all risks about taking a hike, and you'll need to be realistic... and not to be afraid of sheeps!! haha And yes, I went on the hikes alone with two small kids! and they got to be in quite dangerous positions as well, but as long as they know how to handle those kind of situations correctly, it's not a problem ;)

@Zeagods-CyberShadow

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah its gets dangerous when you hike in the snow and mist

@holoholopainen1627

2 жыл бұрын

Atleast You met someone ! Even IT was just a SHEEP !

It was strange seeing you going through my hometown Bodø haha. Thanks for visiting!

This was amazing, made my day

The Faroes (when I was there) had a very good bus and ferry system.

This is closest you will come to someone flirting with an entire country.

Always fun to hear of our small country in videos like this. Greetings from the Faroe Islands!

Same i want to go to the Faroe Islands badly even though its landscape is similar to ireland its like a different world

8:31 ah yes, Auckland, biggest city in the Nordic island nation of New Zealand. I find it funny that my country is really similar to the Nordic countries in terms of happiness and stuff like that.

@aidenbooksmith2351

3 жыл бұрын

Oh no! Now people know why New Zealand is so advanced! Toycat accidentally let it slip that New Zealand is scandinavian

@Pining_for_the_fjords

3 жыл бұрын

New Zealand is basically the Norway of the sourhern hemisphere.

@Cromag3

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pining_for_the_fjords That's what I've been thinking too. They have roughly the same population and size and they are both advanced, peaceful and stable countries. I bet they also have a lot in common when it comes to politics. Heck, they both even had tragic mass shootings by right wing extremists in recent years.

@kirstireinholdtsen5844

3 жыл бұрын

The very best with New Zealand is the haka dance. It's the Worlds most cool dance ever, isn't it ?

@holoholopainen1627

2 жыл бұрын

Which ISLAND IS BETTER ? North or South ?

how is this coincidence i just looked this map up this morning and looked into it then got into the Nordic flags today then my favourite youtuber for history and geography makes a video on them. im mind blown at that.

@fingranleoxhmpfh7631

3 жыл бұрын

Do be like that sometimes

@human69.

3 жыл бұрын

happens to me too sometimes, just not the exact situation youre describing

I was at the Faroe Islands when I was young and it’s absolutely stunning, I definitely recommend visiting it

11:40 the Flag for Scania (below sweden right to Denmark) is supposed to be little bigger, at the map it currently only shows todays size/region of Scania, while back in the days it also contained the areas Blekinge, Halland, (parts of) Småland and even Gotland. But it got divided when sweden annexed it from Denmark.

20:25, wasn’t paying attention and suddenly you’re in my hometown, in the same spot I was a few hours ago

@kaur9384

3 жыл бұрын

*He knows what you did last summer*

I specifically love this because A. Gives some actual attention to the Nordic Countries & states & islands B. I myself am a very large portion Scandinavian, and am currently planning on moving to Norway C. There was a good bit on information in here *I didn’t even know existed*

Fun video. It was made even better when you dropped down in Stockholm and landed right outside my home! I walk down those streets every day.

You should looked up the tunnel projects in Faroe Islands. Pretty amazing connecting together all the islands and making shortcuts so make safer roads than the open ones. Makes you wonder if its made by norwegians and their oil money lol. Been living in Sweden for approx. 20 years, all im missing from my bucketlists hearby in "nordi-scandi world" is so far Iceland, Faroe, and well.. Shetlands too i guess.

That intro with all of the "proven points" was really smart dude.

Maybe it's because of how cold it gets. You have to be pretty determined to make things work if you're gonna stay in a place like that.

@jagtcurlyDK

3 жыл бұрын

You don't have to be determined at all to make things work here. You just invent stuff that makes living way easier. Often they are invented for you, so that you can stay comfortably inside. But then again, I'm born and raised in Denmark, been to all of the nordic countries - I don't really appreciate travelling south. I just like the cold and also the dark. You get to appreciate it in a whole other way I guess. And hey... Canada must feel the same ;)

@madcinder257

3 жыл бұрын

@@jagtcurlyDK Canada isn't the same. The cold sucks.

Love this video 🤩 Greetings from the Faroe Islands 😊

There is a Swedish word which does sum up Scandinavian success as it embodies the core philosophy that explains it: Lagom. It translates as “enough”. The goal of society is for people to have enough. Enough food, a decent home, support when you are ill, old, or disabled and enough time for play and socializing. The critical thing is that as the society prospers, the notion of what is enough rises. Why are Scandinavian countries so happy? Being a first generation American of Scandinavian parents and, having spent a lot of time in Sweden and Denmark, I can say that people are people, no matter where you go. What is different is that living in Scandinavia is much less stressful. You don’t have to struggle to have a decent life. It also explains why there are so many highly-motivated achievers, the educational system is exceptional and you can go as far as your abilities take you. Much is made of the cold, dark winters. Yes they are tough. But the flip side of the coin is that the summers are utterly glorious. Given the generous vacation laws, you can take off an entire month to enjoy it and many Scandinavians do just that. A Conservative Swedish Politician family friend answered my question about what it meant to be a conservative in Sweden. He said that no one in his party wanted to cut back the social programs. In fact many are in favor of some expansion thereof. His primary view that his role was that these programs be run efficiently and effectively. Swedes know what they have. I wish many of my fellow Americans could see how, even with paying less in taxes, Scandinavians get so much more.

Estonia Probably

@vetar3372

3 жыл бұрын

​@@Art-zn6ji Finland and Estonia are closer than Finland and the Scandinavian countries. For example, Sweden and Finland actually have different languages cultures and customs. The Scandinavian countries are Norway Sweden and Denmark, but technically Denmark is not a part of the Scandinavian peninsula, the reason that label exists is because we are very similar otherwise. If the point of the "Nordic country" label is to make sense geographically and it does not have the Baltics, it should also by that same logic not include Denmark. If it is supposed to refer to countries that are similar or share more history, it should also include the Baltics, or at least Estonia. Because Estonia and Finland are very similar. If Estonia is not a Nordic country, then Denmark and Finland are probably not either

@10hawell

3 жыл бұрын

@@vetar3372 Estonia even has an alternative version of its flag to be more Nordic. Lithuania and Latvia have been with Poland for most of their history.

@tessjuel

3 жыл бұрын

One simple and obvious solution to Estonia's Baltic-or-Nordic question is to invite all three Baltic states to joning the Nordic community.

@274727

3 жыл бұрын

@@vetar3372 Finland was part of Sweden for almost 700 years from around 1150 until the 1809. The culture and customs are very similar.

@ckvt1337

3 жыл бұрын

@@274727 their tradisions and language are completely different, norwegians can understand swedish, danish and maybe icelandic but the finnish language is wack

I was really surprised when he pronounced "Åland" like "o-land", rather that "ah-land". It's still not correct, but it's way closer, and it shows that he put in some effort.

is it just me that finds toycat ranting about geography relaxing?

Hello from the Faroe Islands. Nice video and thanks for mentioning my country. :)

I've lived in various parts of the US for 25 years, The French/Swiss boarder for 10 years, and Finland for 2 years. I've been happy everywhere. Finland is still my favourite though.

@crimson9740

2 жыл бұрын

you should check out kouvola

@diamondsarenotforever8542

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of foreign ppl think like that.

I used to have a Shetland pony called Harry coz he had a lightning bolt battery on his snoot

@human69.

3 жыл бұрын

awww

19:45 yeah I can just say right away we’re as much outside in the winter as in the summer😂😂

Thank you for sharing this video

Ingria has a Nordic cross for a flag

Its an interesting point to why the Nordic countries are so successful. Historically these countries used to be very poor countries that suffered from famines from year to year. But there is something with what you said about some countries have to be the most successful, right. A lot of the wealth from these countries relies on inventions like the dynamyte which gave rise to a huge arms industry. Labor party policies also dominated the political landscape for most of the 18th century. But that's not unique for the nordic countries. But if I were to guess, its probably have to do with the post-war economy and the policies made afterwards.

As a Norwegian, I'd say the answer is: Solidarity. The Nordic model, the Nordic culture and the Nordic way of doing social democracy is a consequence of solidarity. We have a name for it: "Fellesskapet". Everyone is part of it, and although it is difficult and costly (e.g. taxes), it is the price of prosperity. There is no easy and cheap way to prosperity, and I don't think you can get there without solidarity.

I have been in the exact place you showed from alta, and as a Norwegian I can tell you that Bunnpris means "bottom price" so basically it means cheap prices. It's a moderately successful franchise grocery shop, they pop up all over Norway. The gourmet comes from it being a more exclusive shop compared to the other Bunnprises. It was kinda uncanny to see a parkinglot I myself had been on in a video.

@MK-vh9wz

3 жыл бұрын

Called "discount" markets in other countries.

The network of undersea tunnels connecting the Faroe Islands is quite insane...they have undersea roundabouts

@MrTrondhjem

3 жыл бұрын

awesome!!

@markmh835

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I had never heard that. I'd love to see a video about that.

@xpost9381

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't call 2 under-the-sea tunnels a network or insane. Those were constructed by NCC. Norway is the only country that can in some way say to have a "network" of under-the-sea tunnels. They are about to pass 40 of themn soon.

@perperald21

3 жыл бұрын

Well, they went to Norway, saw these, and said: We want these in the Faroes as well. Norwgian companies bulit the tunnelsystem in the Faroes.

@wastehazey6468

3 жыл бұрын

@@xpost9381 Three undersea tunnels actually.

I like how the netherlands almost every time has the same score

As someone who lives in Shetland, I can confirm we identify more as Scandinavian than celtic. I think Orkney are the same.

@ole7146

2 жыл бұрын

That's interesting, how much of the old language, Norn, is still used today?

Great video! Thank you.

"Christian the One"

@markmh835

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha! The One!! 😁😁😁

@koppadasao

3 жыл бұрын

As long as he didn't call Christian IV Christian Four, or worse Christian Eve…, cause his name is pronounce Christian Quarter, or just Quarter…