We should give Orkney and Shetland to Serbia, this will benifit absolutely nobody and is a completely absurd idea.

@withlessAsbestos

11 ай бұрын

I love it, only if Whales gets Kosovo.

@madixjensen7070

11 ай бұрын

@@withlessAsbestos prefect trade

@Barthijzz

11 ай бұрын

But it is Serbian of course, how wouldn't you know?

@hexateron

11 ай бұрын

i think we should give kosovo to orkney

@Agvazela_Vega

11 ай бұрын

After a 100% majority vote by the population living there, my bedroom has voted to join Slovenia.

Personally I think the the world would be a better place if everywhere was Norway

@rascallybloom567

Жыл бұрын

Det stemmer, Norge er det beste landet og burde eie alt

@andycockrum1212

Жыл бұрын

It would definitely sound goofier

@JoseWhon

Жыл бұрын

Rich!

@themetricsystem7967

Жыл бұрын

Or Norwegians

@rascallybloom567

Жыл бұрын

@@andycockrum1212 hva mener du?

It's weird that Orkney is looking into this but Shetland, which is much further from the British mainland, isn't.

@Spacemongerr

Жыл бұрын

They have also passed a resolution to look into becoming an autonomous region within UK (like Faeroes in DK). Which is what Orkney is also really exploring, Orkney is not really serious about joining Norway.

@jeschinstad

11 ай бұрын

Shetland has wanted this for years. Discussions began back in 2010 or something. If anything, it's more weird that Orkey Islands didn't join them then. But it's unrealistic. It's not like the British would let them go.

@hexateron

11 ай бұрын

border gore🤢

@bazmc1153

11 ай бұрын

Argentina will be watching this like wtf 😂

@debbiegilmour6171

11 ай бұрын

It literally isn't though. Anyone who knows anything about Orkney knows that it's one lib dem councillor who keeps going on about it. The fact he keeps getting reëlected every time is nothing to do with Orcadians wanting some kind of independence and more to do with Orcadians being stuck in their ways and always viting liberal.

Welcome to Norway, Orkney ❤🤍💙

I was in Orkney last summer when the ferry ran aground. We were very lucky to get the last spaces on the alternative ferry on our original departure date. A lot of other visitors ended up stuck there for quite a while because flights and ferries filled very quickly.

I’m from Shetland and our dialect has a lot of similar words to the Norwegian language

It's funny how Scotland is having the same problem as the uk as a whole with centralisation, it is a big problem since lots of the population is in the central belt around glasgow and Edinburgh

@ramadamming8498

Ай бұрын

The 'UK' sort of largely ceased it's purpose after WW2 and the 1960s, well Hong Kong was 1990s. Now there is Gibraltar, Pitcairn, Tristan Da Cunha, St Helena, Falklands and the Sandwich Isles, that is it.

Saw this weeks ago and it sounds absolutely crazy but I want it to happen bc, as a Swede, it's kind of fun our brothers get another Island or more like Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

Let's go Orkneyar! We welcome your return to Noregsveldet.

@DialecticDave

11 ай бұрын

Will Norway be paying Scotland reparations for the genocide of the native Pictish population?

@ericmyrs

11 ай бұрын

@@DialecticDave No. We squared up when sinclair did his thing.

@user-hu6lr3vr7g

3 ай бұрын

The Indigenous population of Orkney are Pictish NOT Norse!!! You do know that! Right?

Fun fact, Iceland and the Faroe Islands were almost going to be included in that debt collateral 😮

The island groups in the North sea and that area are going to be even more odd. The Faroe islands are Danish despite being closer to Norway and the UK than Denmark, the Shetland islands are British despite the fact that they will be closer to Norway than the UK and the Orkney islands will be Norwegian despite being right next to the UK. To make things even more funny, I think the outer Hebrides should go to Ireland.

Well, from the Viking Age to the Middle Age, Norwegian was spoken on the Orkney Islands; it is known from runic inscriptions from before 1200

@auldfouter8661

11 ай бұрын

Norn ( a Viking influenced language ) was spoken in Orkney until about 1800.

3:00 It's even worse than what you describe. It was the *Danish* king who pawned *Norwegian* land to cover his daughter's dowry. Yes, he was the king of Norway too but the two coumtries had different laws and the king could not legally cede Norwegian land without the approval of the Norwegian parliament and they weren't even told about it. Needless to say, that did not go down very well among the Norwegians. The relationship between Denmark and Norway was never the same again and Chrstian I and his successors had to keep sending Danish officials and officers to Norway to pacify the natives. Personally I'm happy about that. I'm a descendant of at least one of those Danish oppressors so if it hadn't happened, I wouldn't have been born.

Perfectly reasonable for anyone to want to leave the UK

@columnal8067

Жыл бұрын

Im sure the scottish government will be so happy to let their oil leave.....

@columnal8067

Жыл бұрын

True though, if orkney wants to leave they should leave. Same for if chechnya wants to leave russia... or if texas or california or cascadia want to leave the USA... but I presume you wouldnt have the same notion on that?

@togerboy5396

11 ай бұрын

Why don’t we just make all the politicians form their own country in Westminster palace and then the rest of us can leave.

@COMEINTOMYWORLD

11 ай бұрын

@@columnal8067 It's not their oil. It's the UK's. Scotland was bankcrupt and was rescued by England.

I love your videos so much. Thank you for your videos, Toycat!

Thanks Toy Cat! I like all your videos about Norway and other Nordic countries. Please keep making more!

Fun fact: The Danish Kingdom is a unitary state according to its constitution, but is able to work around that with regards to Greenland and the Faroe Islands by saying they are “delegating competencies” to the Faroese and Greenlandic governments, but that the Danish government will always be the supreme ruler in the Kingdom. Basically saying they can take the power back at any point in time. They aren’t going to do that obviously, but it was the solution they came up with.

if orkney wants to go back to norway we better get a refund

"scotland was an independent colony" interesting slip up there, lol

This is actually a good proposition. It would benefit them tremendously. Norway is extremely rich and prosperous with a health political system, which, compared to many other nations, doesn't go too far towards any end of the political spectrum.

Who doesn’t want to be in norway

@osheridan

11 ай бұрын

Weather wise? Never. If I could make my country a Norwegian territory though, that'd be great

@leighpowell1062

11 ай бұрын

Sweedish people

@dabtican4953

10 ай бұрын

People who hate paying high tax

We in Norway will gladly welcome the Orkney islands back home

@jandeusvult2920

Жыл бұрын

Yes, from what I could gather that seem to be the case among the general population

@columnal8067

Жыл бұрын

more oil for the norwegian oil conglomerates eh?

@ShadowTani

Жыл бұрын

Aside from the fact that we have no legal process for annexing already claimed territory into ourselves, our constitution is about as anti-imperialistic as a national law can be. The Orkney islands are also closer to the UK, their logistical issue will not improve by joining us. It would be better if we hired out a group of road engineers to help them build an undersea tunnel so that the rust buckets they got going now can be phased out.

@Nabium

Жыл бұрын

I think we probably would welcome them, but, I just don't remember anybody asking us. I mean, they're kinda just trying to get this done with without consulting us. And I don't think the people of Norway would want anything but to meet our Orkney brethren with open arms, but there's some constitutional challenges with all of this. And furthermore they're using the Faroe Islands as an example they'd like to copy. But, in Scandinavia we kinda realise that in time the Faroe Islands will eventually become independent. They're a seperate nation to Denmark. If Orkney wants more independence, why then go backwards into Norway when they can become fully independent? Us Norwegians are very proud of our independence from Denmark and Sweden and thus celebrate the notion of independence in smaller nations. We don't see "former Norwegians" as Norwegians. We see Faroese and Iceland and seperate nations and seperate people, who trace their origins to Norway. Same could be said about Orkney in that regards. Why would they need to join us? Why could they not get fully independent?

@kukifitte7357

Жыл бұрын

@@Nabium I think if we were to let them join us (assuming they really want to) that they should perhaps get more self-governance than other parts of norway and obviously get funding from us. I also agree with them being seperate people, I remember reading Iceland had this small party that wanted Iceland to join norway. Nothing obviously ever came of this but I would dislike if they became a part of us as I fear we would negatively affect their unique language and culture. Again, maybe if they got special privileges of being almost totally self governing but self government is more fun as the denmark-norway union and sweden-norway unions taught us.

Watching you ramble for 20 minutes once a week has become a staple of my diet. Keep up the good work lol

@UltraSuperDuperFreak

11 ай бұрын

Yea. Best part is when he suddenly get "wild" out of sheer joy and excitement, over a fact that proberly havent crossed most peoples mind at all evar haha

this was a very informative, easy to understand and really interesting. Great video! subbed:)

I am from the Isle of Man,currently living in Scotland. The Manx were ruled by the Norse centuries ago,and the legal system is based on Danelaw. We were also owned by a Bishop, The Lord of the isles,and the odd despot or two. The isle of Man is a Crown dependency and a convenient off shore bank. I can't see the Brits giving up any land to any other state. They see these Islands as one country, despite the fact that three countries make up the (dis)United Kingdom.

@rusticpartyeditz

11 ай бұрын

Three countries plus a province (or whatever NI is) in the UK.

@tessjuel

11 ай бұрын

Yes, the Isle of Man, the Hebrides and Skye used to be Norwegian too but that's different. Scotland won those islands through war the good old fashioned way, not through some shady underhanded dealings.

@j377yb33n

11 ай бұрын

just look at how hard britain are holding onto northern ireland, despite not really caring about it

@cerdic6305

11 ай бұрын

@@j377yb33n the UK isn't really 'holding onto' Northern Ireland, they just haven't left yet. they're pretty much completely free to go as soon as they can actually get themselves together and decide to.

@j377yb33n

11 ай бұрын

@@cerdic6305 it's a bit more complex than that, especially saying that so close to the 12th

The Norwegian Kingdom controlled these islands for over 800 years - The Orkney Islands are a big and important part of the Norwegian Norse history. I´m a Norwegian whom at age of 12 moved to The Orkney Islands. I´m now 19 and I occasionally comes back to my home city Bergen. (Norway) I have strong connections to both places and I was genuinely sad that Norway said that they had no thoughts about it, and that we does not want to be a part of this dispute. The Orkney Islands are rightful Norway´s territory. My family really want Orkney to be a part of Norway again. I really hope Norway step up and start a conversation with UK, where Orkney can be a part of Norway, but they are independent.

@eirikarnesen9691

Жыл бұрын

dont be so hasty young one, the islands will be welcomed back home in time

@julianshepherd2038

Жыл бұрын

500 years ago maybe but the Orcadians only speak English and Scots not Norwegian or Norn.

@julianshepherd2038

Жыл бұрын

They want money from the Edinburgh governme t for new ferries despite them being Highland Council owned ferries and them having more money than anyone else I scotland except aberdonians and shetlands.

@DraslyThe1

Жыл бұрын

@@julianshepherd2038 I have to stop you there, as someone whom has been living there nearly my entire life, plus my family been living there for ages, over 30% of the population is Norwegian. Plus I hear people speak Norwegian to each others. Yea 30% of over 22K inhabitants are not much and the language is rare - But still you hear it around.

@oyungogdfrust4136

Жыл бұрын

norwegian irredentism

If we get back Orkney does that mean we'd have to finally pay Scotland that silver dowry we owe them? It's about 200 000 pounds sterling now, we could use that money for something else. Like building a couple of meter of motorway or something.

@Spacemongerr

Жыл бұрын

If anyone should, it would be the Danish. The Danish king took the Norwegian Orkneyislands and gave them to the Scottish king as dowry for the Danish king's wife.

@sundhaug92

Жыл бұрын

200 000 pounds sterling is "nothing" in terms of a national budget

@Nabium

Жыл бұрын

@@sundhaug92 Welcome to the joke.

@faithlesshound5621

11 ай бұрын

Wouldn't the mortgage have been expressed in Pounds Scots? Before the Union of Parliaments, the rate of exchange had deteriorated to 12 Pounds Scots = 1 Pound Sterling. One the other hand, there's the question of 551 years' worth of interest.

@Spacemongerr

11 ай бұрын

@@faithlesshound5621 I wouldn't worry about that, it's not that interesting

If you're going to the province of Quebec, take some time to go to Quebec itself as well. I was there last year, and really loved the city. Didn't see a lot of the province itself, except Saquenay, which was so beautiful, I'd go back there now, if I could...

I don't think the Summit Hotel in the Isle of Man is open anymore but I went there about a year ago and they had some good cakes so it's worth the journey.

Country shopping my favourite thing to do in my pastime

@rascallybloom567

Жыл бұрын

Jeg og

@Lovely_slime

Жыл бұрын

@@rascallybloom567 thanks 🇳🇴🇧🇻

I’d definitely recommend driving up to the Gaspé peninsula from quebec city and then if you have time maybe head down to northeast New Brunswick (some parts there are almost completely french speaking so that’s interesting) and then down to Fundy National park (they have the largest tides in the world)

As a resident of Yorkshire, I think it's time for a new Danelaw

@ramadamming8498

Ай бұрын

No thanks. How about 'The Republic of Yorkshire'? Though far West Yorkshire / East Ridings area might disagree

@ibx2cat you'd have fun checking out map compare sites - some let you drag and drop countries on top of each other/continents, some choose an assortment to overlay with the country you pick, plus give you neat stats for extra perspective :)

I've heard Montreal, Mont-Tremblant and Quebec City are nice places to visit. Maybe good in the fall when the colours are at their best and the forest fires are out.

13km wide bridge? One of the funnier mistalks that ive heard in a while Edit: 11:20

@TheSaltyAdmiral

11 ай бұрын

It's 13km wide and 1m long!

@thesuomi8550

11 ай бұрын

Just one more lane bro

@CryingAutumn

11 ай бұрын

Town planners in Toronto:

As a Norwegian we would happily welcome them back as an autonomous region, the same goes for the Shetland Islands, Faroe Islands and Greenland. It would be a very symbiotic relationship, with Orkney island offering resources and the Norwegian government providing significant funding to education, healthcare, infrastructure and more.

@Nooticus

Жыл бұрын

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@julianshepherd2038

Жыл бұрын

You will have to teach them Norwegian because ether speak strong Scots and English on the phone.

@In_my_own_mind

Жыл бұрын

@@julianshepherd2038 From the Viking Age to the Middle Age, Norwegian was spoken on the Orkney Islands; it is known from runic inscriptions from before 1200 😉

@MrFredericandre

11 ай бұрын

@@In_my_own_mind They spoke old Norwegian, which is nowadays closer to Icelandic.

@benjamintomassennordahl7911

11 ай бұрын

@@julianshepherd2038 I mean most likely Galic & English would become official languages in the autonomous regions. Most Norwegians speak fluent English so that shouldn't be an issue.

From a US citizen's perspective, I know the Isle of Skye for Drambouie liquor. I know Shetland Isle for its ponies and wool. I'm more familiar with both than the Isle of Man. I knew the Orkney Islands are somewhere around the UK, but thanks to your video I know exactly where.

@jasonallen6081

11 ай бұрын

Look up the Isle of Man TT motorbike racing.

I for one welcome our Orkney underlings.

Hey toycat! You definitely check out Montreal if you weren’t planning to already. Great food all over the city and probably the only place in all of Quebec where you’ll get around just fine in English. For the road trip, you might wanna check the entirety of gaspé, very beautiful maritime vibe

Which way? Norway!

@DJPJ.

11 ай бұрын

Nice slogan

I can't wait for those Québec videos! I am suprised though that you will visit it before you visit Saskatchewan.

Fun fact . The Hudson Bay Company recruited a whole lot of men from Orkney - as they were very tough people , used to extreme weather conditions. Quite a few married native women in Canada and some of these people and their children returned to Orkney - I think in the 18th century.

A region of Quebec which I have *definitely* not been to at all because I didn't fill out the paperwork to cross the border is right on said border, called the boundary waters. If you are physically capable of canoeing, you should check it out it's truly beautiful nature

@Duncan23

Жыл бұрын

That's not even Quebec, if it's where i am thinking of it's on the border of Minnesota and Ontario

@parkmannate4154

11 ай бұрын

Yeah its Ontario bud. Also Quebec is lovely just returned from there. It was so nice I didnt even mind having to speak French

@Gunnart

11 ай бұрын

how would you not be physically capable for canoeing? i mean unless you dont have arms or something, or you weight 500 kilos

St Pierre et Miquelon is all that remains of New France in North America. France kept that when they ceded the rest to Britain.

Also Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean is actually very strong cultural center in Quebec and the town of Saguenay (used to be Chicoutimi) is one of the bigger cities in Quebec. In Saguenay-lac-st-jean, Tadoussac is a must, a little village at the opening of the fjord where you can see whales by ferry and hike around the fjord

Love this video but you have me laughing the way you bounce sat there explaining everything 😂

If you're doing a road trip, the most beautiful part of Quebec is definitely the Gaspé Peninsula just at the north of New Brunswick. They have the most beautiful national parks in Quebec and this is where the Appalachian mountain range pass through. All the biggest mountain are in this region, the National Gaspesie Park is absolutely stunning. And you have the famous Percé Rock and all of the nice beaches aroud. It's viewed as the most touristic part of Quebec far from the big cities

Orkney does not want to leave UK and join Norway. Some people in Orkney are dissatisfied with Edinburgh and London and are considering alternative forms of government including greater autonomy. Joining Norway is a minority position and one of a number of ideas suggested by councillors - and it’s good clickbait.

@Smulenify

11 ай бұрын

Having a backup plan, even if it would never happen, is good for negotiations. The more people talk about it the better, as it puts pressure on the government.

Thanks for the great video! Ps. Great haircut buddy you look great ;)

i doubt the UK would let Orkney go. Even if they tried to force themselves out, the UK could stop it. Plus , id be curious to see how people of the islands would vote if this came to a referendum

@queenbean7071

11 ай бұрын

Yeah doubtful UK would just let somewhere leave. That's not been how the UK does things. I also imagine Norway wouldn't want to get involved as Spain and some other European powers eould adamantly support the UK as they also have issues with groups trying to cecede. Just seems like it would be too much hassle for what it's worth, especially considering they gave them away in the first place

@jubmelahtes

11 ай бұрын

​@@queenbean7071Norway never gave it always. Denmark gave it away so in return we should give Jylland to Germany

@KiraFriede

11 ай бұрын

@@jubmelahtes There has been an island swap between Germany and denmark in the not so distant past though.

@tessjuel

11 ай бұрын

@@jubmelahtes Hey! Jylland is the ancient land of the House of Juel! My ancestors fought hard to conquer it from the Jutes (or at least their hired mercenaries did). You don't just give it away to some filthy Saxons this way! I have a much better idea: Give Jylland to Norway as a compensation for the loss of those islands.

The ad break was amazing! Would watch/buy again - oh wait, it’s a subscription…

Toycat, I would recommend you visit Lac-Mégantic. It is a small town of which on July 6th, 2013 a train carrying crude oil derailed into the historic town-centre, completely destroying it, and killing 47 people, who of which 5 were instantly vaporised. it isn't much of a fun, or exciting location, but I would like to see you go. It's more of a show of rememberance than anything.

While you're in Quebec, you should check out Gatineau Park in the National Capital Region (i.e., the Ottawa area). It's managed by the National Capital Commission, not the Quebec park system. and it's surprisingly close to downtown Ottawa. I don't know when you're visiting, but the park is gorgeous in the fall. It has something for everyone. The city of Gatineau runs a free shuttle from Ottawa into the park on weekends in the summer, and I love it :)

As someone who has Orkney descent way down my line, i think they should join norway

@jasonfischer8946

Жыл бұрын

As someone who can find Orkney on a map and can type it, I think it doesn't matter.

@epiccrusadr8583

11 ай бұрын

@@jasonfischer8946 fair enough

St. Pierre and Miquelon (SPM) are basically the last and "final" remenants of New France that France still has control as of today. Most of its economy today is heavily based on fishery and tourism (from neighboring Canada mostly) and has reciprocity agreements with Canada for things like allowing them access to Canadian medicare, etc. At the end of the Seven Years War at the 1763 Treaty of Paris, France ceded most of its lands to the victorious British empire, but allowed France to retain the colonies, although on-and-off occupations by the British military were frequent (due to France's support of Americans during the revolutionary war, and any subsequent skirmishes) until 1816 after peace negotiations with Britain (Canada at the time) and the United States normalized relations with France after the war of 1812. By the 1900s, SPM has flirted breaking off with France and joining the US (and later Canada), but the idea never really materialized, unlike Quebec: its more autonomous, free-spirit, Eurocentric-minded sister who was also raised by the French, but adopted as a late-stage, rebellious teenager by the British. Today though, SPM is a fun and remote seaside destination reachable by ferry from Newfoundland (or seasonal summer flights from Paris), full of French cuisine with a maritime twist, and despite not part of the Schengen, it is a part of France, treated as such, represented at the National Assembly, its inhabitants are French and EU citizens, and like the rest of France it uses the Euro as the currency (although they do widely accept Canadian dollars), license plates are EU-styled starting with "SPM", uses 220v Type C, E, and F plug outlets, and drives on right side of the road.

As a Norwegian I have never heard about this issue. Although I won't say no to them joining Norway :] If there are any one from Orkney in this comment section: You will always be Norwegian in my heart ❤

@raahauge

Жыл бұрын

As a Dane, I would like to know, if you would also like Greenland to join you? They don't like us in Denmark, so they should move on, I think.

@Birdsharna

Жыл бұрын

@@raahauge Personally, and for my pride, yeah. Although that's if they would want to join us, which I don't think is likely because of 2 reasons: A. People from Greenland are mostly ethnically danish. B. Greenland would probably rather want to be independent.

@raahauge

Жыл бұрын

@@Birdsharna They are not at all ethnic Danes. All they want is a Sugar-daddy who can pay for everything, so they can behave like children. That's their idea of independence, and that's why they don't leave Denmark despite Greenland has a standing offer to leave "the commonwealth" if they decide to do. But apparently, they can't find another Sugar-daddy, but in Norway you have the oil-fund so I thought ....

@Birdsharna

Жыл бұрын

@@raahauge If they just want a Sugar-daddy than it's more likely that they'll go running to the US. The oil-fund is about $1 trillion, but that's nothing compared to what money the US has in their pockets. Also the point of the oil-fund is to invest the money that will better the Norwegian economy in the future. So the politicians must see if paying for Greenland to do whatever through the oil-fund is worth the investment and if it would better the Norwegian economy in the long run. (most likely not since the island is basically just a big chunk of ice rn)

@jeschinstad

11 ай бұрын

@@raahauge: We definitely want Greenland back, yes. There was a little war between Norwegians and Danes in the 1930s, you know. :)

Algonquin Park is part of Nipissing District, which is part of Ontario, which is part of Canada and its larger than the US state of Delaware

18:24 I know fishermen from Brittany sailed to these islands in the past to gain a livelihood. Like elsewhere, these borders reflect the various disputes between the French and the English.

Wasn't expecting a Portugal mention on this video!

The elements of the Confederation Bridge were put in place by the same vessel ("Svanen") that put in place the elements of the Great Belt bridge (before) and the Øresund bridge (after).

Gaspésie and Charlevoix are the most beautiful places in Quebec. Check out the SEPAQ park system which is the Quebec national park systems (outside of federal parks)

hey toycat, my dad left me, but this supreme quality video sure made my day! when you come to canada you should stop by alert, i heard it’s a pretty cool place

@CryingAutumn

11 ай бұрын

It's literally the northernmost inhabited location on earth.

@oTejan

11 ай бұрын

@@CryingAutumn i went there from angola, but the embassy was closed and i had to walk to toronto

@CryingAutumn

11 ай бұрын

@@oTejan On Google maps I added a fake Mcdonalds to Alert and it was there for a long time before google took it down.

Greenland and the Faroe islands are in different situations: Greenland is a country within the country of Denmark

tourists from all over would come to see the bridge too. but i imagine that bridge would be ridiculously expensive and likely not profitable. (unless you count keeping your territory and its resources as profit)

Anya Hindmarch has created some designer Ice Cream Flavors -- one of which is Heinz Ketchup (from Pittsburgh). Also Peas. Hope to see a foodie video.

With Greenland and America, the conversation has always been pretty openly centered around America buying the territory. During the 2019 dispute over CCP-funded airports caused by Denmark’s lack of subsidies, where this issue was last discussed, a more realistic alternative was proposed for Greenland to become independent with America providing those much-needed subsidies. That’s of course talking on a serious level; on the other hand I’m sure our political extremists here at home on both sides of the aisle would indeed turn it into some ideological issue

@gamermapper

10 ай бұрын

And that's extremely stupid. Greenland has a much better deal with Denmark that the indigenous people of the US have with America. Even Hawaii, annexed relatively recently by the US, already lost a lot of their culture because of large settlement and the oppression of their culture. As for the Native Americans, I think it's already pretty clear.

@TheLocalLt

10 ай бұрын

@@gamermapper how is Hawaiian or Native American culture “oppressed”? Sure at one time, while wars and skirmishes between settlers and natives were still common, that was the case (things like missions and re-education schools), but today these cultures are openly celebrated as part of wider American culture. Whether one thinks this amounts to appropriation of these cultural elements is a different argument. As far as Denmark goes, why were they going to let the CCP build those airports (until the United States stepped in an offered to buy Greenland and pick up Denmark’s tab rather than let the CCP in)? The compromise option of Greenlandic independence with American military, financial, and diplomatic backing would probably be the best case scenario for Greenland, but will probably not come up again unless there is another instance of Denmark failing to meet its obligations. In any case, Denmark has a centuries-long history with the territory, so the status quo is probably be best for geopolitical stability. However the Danes do have an obligation to ensure the diplomatic security of American installations there, mainly by keeping NATO’s enemies like the CCP out of Greenland’s infrastructure and rare-earth mining.

I thought they might become a crown dependency like Jersey or the isle of Mann.

Policing by consent, but the laws are UK wide. So if a large number of people are against plant prohibition, they don't get to refuse consent to be policed, no matter if their area has a majority who disagree with that law! So what is the point?

@faithlesshound5621

11 ай бұрын

Only some laws are UK-wide. Many are specific to Scotland only, or England-and-Wales. The constitution and legal systems are different too.

Well it used to be under Norwegian rule so… and they got close ties to Norway, historically, culturally snd genetically.

I live on the Borders. I am quite happy to go to Norway. I'm Scottish and it sounds like a fabulous idea!

Go to St Pierre et Miquelon - easy to visit - so interesting.

11:36 Distance is not the only (and not even the main) factor. Sea depth is much more important, and so is the kind of rock you have on the seabed. If there is a deep trench between the Orkneys and mainland Scotland, the bridge will be much more expensive (or even technically unfeasible) compared to a long bridge build on shallow waters. Instead of single span bridge (11+ km), from Burwick to somewhere near John O'Groats, it would probably be cheaper and technically simpler to make it in 3 sections: from Burwick to the island of Swona (4.5 km), then from Swona to the island of Stroma (6 km), and finally from Stroma to mainland Scotland (3 km).

Far more people live on Prince Edward Island and the highlands of Scotland have poor road connections to build a bridge from.

Love your content as always ibx2cat 😃

Being honest, every council area has be failed by the UK government, so can't blame Orkney. Also alot of islands have been failed by the Scottish Government who is responsible for ferries, which island councils have been propping up as of late.

I welcome the Orkneys back to the kingdom

Subdivisions of subdivisions aren't that weird, a lot of countries have multiple levels of subdivisions.

I love how chaotic this man is

I love your patron ad

Looking at history most of the islands in europe back in time where all a part of Norway, the ones closest to Norway

A Little mistake, you pointed to the Shetland Islands not the Faroe Islands

If only Norn language was revived as well

@columnal8067

Жыл бұрын

wont happen unless the younger generation of orkney decides to (unlikely as most go off into english speaking jobs on the mainland instead of finding work on orkney)

@jasonfischer8946

Жыл бұрын

Just what the world needs, another language.

@DraslyThe1

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonfischer8946 what do you mean ´bout that? the language is already made an exist as a language its just extinct.

@martychisnall

11 ай бұрын

There’s a revival movement called Nynorn, look it up.

@jasonfischer8946

11 ай бұрын

@DraslyThe1 I mean why revive it and add yet another language to the menu when they already have a language?

Aaah Norway..the one with the award winning "crinkly bits" (ahem the fjords) as done by Slarty Bartfast, from Douglas Adams "The Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy"..!!

Greenland also didnt have a native population when the Vikings arrived there only after they left did native Canadian tribes move there also building bridges are not that simple especially at sea

Take the railway to scheferville quebec a rail route which no one uses

What bothers me about St Pierre and Miquelon is not their political ties, but the fact that they have a different time zone than Newfoundland.

First place wanting to join norway... I knew scotland wants to exit UK but this is interesting. Toycat has talent for diplomacy.

A Gaelteacht region in the west of Ireland maybe? Dingle (Daingean Uí Chúis) is kinda magical

Tons of islands used to be Norwegian possessions, including some in the Hebrides and almost every island flag includes a Nordic cross! Just some little fun facts, isn’t really a good point to say it should join Norway or else Scotland would lose all its islands by the same logic

can’t we just invade them or say no

why is the thumbnail in icelandic, i love it

You lost me at "HELLOOO"

Can you make a Video wehre you do the polititcal prism test?

It's coming home!!!

Of course they would want to become a part of Norway. Stronger economy and more sensibly governed. They will need to learn Norwegian though. Not a hard thing for English speaking people.

Scotland + Orkney to join United Kingdom of Norway...

@In_my_own_mind

Жыл бұрын

Why not 😉 Norways King, King Harald, was Queen Elisabeth’s second cousin.

@DJPJ.

11 ай бұрын

And oil money💰

Get your history sorted out. There were TWO unions. One was 1603 or near abouts. That's wh6 you should really say James 1st of England 6th of Scotland, as Scotland had 6 James's , England didn't have one up until Elizabeth 1st died. This was more a political union more than a complete union. They even made a flag for this union with the St George's cross obvi(usly being in front ovèr James objections 5hat the Saltire should be upper most. However Scotland still pootled about as usual with its own banks etc. However in 1707 Sc9tland was in a bad way. They had lost millions in the Darien disaste4, so a d3al was made with a number of notable Scots. Money was received by the Sco5s and Scotland became joined to England and under 5he control or the English government. However Sc9tland was allowed to keep their own banks and many of their own laws. The legal System BTW remained under Scottish control, hence even now Scottish law is different from English law in many ways.

I think that the Orkney Islands should only be a country if it unites with the Shetland Islands and gets a big paywall every few months by either the UK, Denmark and/or Norway.

If you go to Quebec you should visit the forest fires that have been periodically blighting the US Northeast with haze and smoke.

Mine viking venner, igjen er vi samlet. Skål!

@VikingNorway-pb5tm829

Жыл бұрын

Så bra da :) Hei å hå

@Spacemongerr

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In Scandinavian, like all Germanic languages except English, nouns are made into one word if the noun represents one concept. In this case, friend-who-is-viking: vikingvenn, vikingvenner. If you leave it as two words, the second word is interpreted as a verb. For example, "brødskjærer" means "bread cutter", while "brød skjærer" means "bread is cutting".

@MrFredericandre

11 ай бұрын

Skål!