Why You Don't Know Country Names - Endonyms and Exonyms (Countryball History)

Ever wondered where countries get their names, and why we don't call some of them by the names they call themselves? Well, in this video I answer those questions and many more. I talk about country names in general and get into detail about Japan, Germany, Greece, Papua New Guinea, Spain, Belgium, New England, and much more!
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Пікірлер: 58

  • @adikatakes979
    @adikatakes979 Жыл бұрын

    Incredible video. Top class editing. Didn't regret coming here from tiktok

  • @GateNerd

    @GateNerd

    Жыл бұрын

    thank you! i’m glad you enjoyed it !

  • @gghanoj3679
    @gghanoj3679 Жыл бұрын

    THis is so awesome!! Keep making Countryball vids!

  • @BiodegradableYTP
    @BiodegradableYTP4 ай бұрын

    Spotted you in the comments of one of the drawing videos over on the Polandball channel. This is some fascinating stuff, Gate!

  • @GateNerd

    @GateNerd

    4 ай бұрын

    thanks! hopefully I'll be putting a video like this out on the polandball page in the next couple months

  • @liagamer4265
    @liagamer4265 Жыл бұрын

    1:42 I feel so powerful for being able to read the korean :) "Mihapjungguk" be aware that this is a romanization of how it sounds and the "p" and "k" are really more like very light sounding "b" and "g" but its easier for english speakers to read it like that, Im overexplaining but oh well somebody might learn from this I guess :)

  • @Monker851
    @Monker851 Жыл бұрын

    Extremely Underrated Channel, Video quality is top notch

  • @GarethWareth
    @GarethWareth Жыл бұрын

    I've subscribed to loads of history/geography channels over the years, but have a feeling this will become my favourite. Love your TikTok account. You come across as a really nice, genuine and well-researched person. Condense the information into digestible videos and your voice is great for narration.

  • @abifruitcake
    @abifruitcake Жыл бұрын

    Great The fact you came up in my reccomendations

  • @GateNerd

    @GateNerd

    Жыл бұрын

    that’s a good sign i hope

  • @bigc__185
    @bigc__185 Жыл бұрын

    Video was great!! Definitely worth coming over from tiktok

  • @YahgohOG
    @YahgohOG Жыл бұрын

    Nice video man, very cool!!

  • @GateNerd

    @GateNerd

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!

  • @theducknamednewepicla9507
    @theducknamednewepicla9507 Жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @kaosonic
    @kaosonic Жыл бұрын

    Saw the video on reddit and made sure to come here to like it. Very informative video. Thank you for teaching me some new things!

  • @GateNerd

    @GateNerd

    Жыл бұрын

    thank you for going out of your way! that really means a lot

  • @Alema213
    @Alema213 Жыл бұрын

    Incredible video, I liked the way you explain things, it's understandable and makes you not get lost. :D

  • @minekratt6414
    @minekratt6414 Жыл бұрын

    Really cool channel! I expected you to have more then 100k

  • @jraph268
    @jraph268 Жыл бұрын

    i was hoping for a second video! great job gatenerd this was awesome!

  • @micah-zillaasavedrayquaza3234
    @micah-zillaasavedrayquaza3234 Жыл бұрын

    Love the use of countryballs you just earned a sub

  • @ludvigbratekas5908
    @ludvigbratekas5908 Жыл бұрын

    Great video! Love ur content on here and tiktok. Keep it coming

  • @GateNerd

    @GateNerd

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoy it!

  • @zMxchael
    @zMxchael Жыл бұрын

    i found this surprisingly interesting for whatever reason

  • @wallythewondercorncake8657
    @wallythewondercorncake86575 ай бұрын

    10:20 Zaire was the country's name AFTER colonisation, Congo was the colonial name, which they went back to after Mobutu was deposed

  • @SunsetSecondary
    @SunsetSecondary Жыл бұрын

    This is awesome. You’re gonna blow up one day

  • @drugfactsarefacts
    @drugfactsarefacts10 ай бұрын

    these are amazing omg even the little captions. you def got urself a new biggest fan

  • @drugfactsarefacts

    @drugfactsarefacts

    10 ай бұрын

    not attempt to pronounce, for your safety Lmaoooo

  • @TitaniumTi22
    @TitaniumTi22 Жыл бұрын

    This channel is underrated

  • @walkonwalkonandynwa
    @walkonwalkonandynwa3 ай бұрын

    6:53 guinea bissau flag has yellow on top green on bottom

  • @jco.r6800
    @jco.r6800 Жыл бұрын

    I like how u put some country ball memes

  • @darthmarth478
    @darthmarth478 Жыл бұрын

    I learned so much!

  • @Addicted2Geography
    @Addicted2Geography Жыл бұрын

    Followed from your Live today on TikTok...I also run a Geo channel for my students here in Jamaica (primarily)

  • @aLadNamedNathan
    @aLadNamedNathan6 ай бұрын

    Turkey officially changed its English name to Turkiye at the U.N. in 2022. Let's see how many average English-speakers go along with that one. I remember Turkey trying this once before (I think it was around 1980), but it went nowhere. Who remembers Kampuchea? There was even a famous concert called "The Concert for Kampuchea." Any guesses? No? It's what we still call Cambodia. Then there's Moldavia becoming Moldova and Ceylon becoming Sri Lanka. I'm sure if I thought hard enough, I'd come up with others.

  • @Jay_Kry5hom

    @Jay_Kry5hom

    3 ай бұрын

    We still call it Turkey and those other countries are the old names before they were colonized

  • @user-se1dj5jl3x
    @user-se1dj5jl3x5 ай бұрын

    Nice job - and, Ad Astra Per Aspera!

  • @janki3353
    @janki3353 Жыл бұрын

    Missed a great opportunity to mention Turkey changing to Türkiye! But great video!!

  • @GarethWareth
    @GarethWareth Жыл бұрын

    An interesting little fact about the name "Cymru" which Welsh call themselves is it means "fellow countrymen." Very different from the English who use the word "foreigner". I'm an English person living in Wales, and I think the difference in approach to naming Wales perfectly sums up the general attitudes of the two nations.

  • @sepez

    @sepez

    Жыл бұрын

    It depends from combrogi which means fellow countrymen.

  • @harryli5979
    @harryli5979 Жыл бұрын

    Love ur vid came from tiktok

  • @pvzgamerlegisniana6492
    @pvzgamerlegisniana6492 Жыл бұрын

    Nice video, that was long

  • @theboxygenie
    @theboxygenie Жыл бұрын

    1:15 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think "badger" should be translated as 獾 (huān) instead of 拜格 (which is a brand of knife, apparently).

  • @witch3498

    @witch3498

    Жыл бұрын

    yeah i think you’re right lol. 獾 is the animal

  • @GateNerd

    @GateNerd

    Жыл бұрын

    thank u for this comment! my chinese friend corrected me before posting but i forgot to change it:(

  • @gahahahazaxhauucbsjdjs325
    @gahahahazaxhauucbsjdjs325 Жыл бұрын

    Noice

  • @dingaling487
    @dingaling4879 ай бұрын

    Incredible! Reminds me of Brainforbreakfast 😢

  • @GateNerd

    @GateNerd

    9 ай бұрын

    That's a great compliment, thank you very much

  • @witch3498
    @witch3498 Жыл бұрын

    first!!

  • @GateNerd

    @GateNerd

    Жыл бұрын

    third!!

  • @minekratt6414
    @minekratt6414 Жыл бұрын

    What about Türckie ?

  • @GateNerd

    @GateNerd

    Жыл бұрын

    that’s a very recent name change. i chose not to cover it for really no real reason other than i didn’t think to

  • @minekratt6414

    @minekratt6414

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GateNerd ok, just wondering

  • @JJ-smh
    @JJ-smh Жыл бұрын

    amazing vid, but its Deutschland not Deutshland

  • @sepez
    @sepez Жыл бұрын

    Pro-NUN-see-a-shun

  • @anotheryoutubechannel4809
    @anotheryoutubechannel48095 ай бұрын

    Thumbnail shows ‘County’ and title shows ‘Country’. wuz up 👀

  • @GateNerd

    @GateNerd

    5 ай бұрын

    If gimp had spellcheck my life would be so much better. Thank you, though, I'll fix that now

  • @anotheryoutubechannel4809

    @anotheryoutubechannel4809

    5 ай бұрын

    ⁠@@GateNerdplease don’t react to my petty problems! 😂💪

  • @virmler
    @virmler Жыл бұрын

    Looove your videos here and on TikTok - it’s Deutschland (missing a “c” in the video) tho 🥲😅 From a German perspective: Netherlands in German would be „Niederlande“ which kinda translates into „flat land“ which maybe supports the interpretation of “low land”? Hope it helps 🙌🏻

  • @GateNerd

    @GateNerd

    Жыл бұрын

    ah, yes, typo! shame i missed that, thanks ofr pointing it out!