Greenland and Iceland Compared
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Mr. Beat compares and contrasts Iceland and Greenland.
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Iceland and Greenland
Both are countries….um, well, Greenland is not exactly its own country. It’s part of the Kingdom of Denmark, considered a self-governing constituent country. So it’s almost a country? Kind of a country? Well, most of the people who live there are not Danish. They are Inuit.
Iceland is a country. Both are wayy north. In fact, north of 60 degrees north of the Earth’s equator. So in the winter they have little sunlight, but in the summer the sun doesn’t seem to ever go down.
The Vikings, or more accurately the Norsemen, were the first European settlers of both Iceland and Greenland, reaching the two places hundreds of years before Columbus sailed west. However, Greenland was first settled by various Inuit tribes thousands of years before European arrival. The Norseman were the first settlers of Iceland, arriving around the year 870. So Iceland is one of the most recent islands ever settled by humans.
Islands? Yeah, both Iceland and Greenland are islands. Greenland is the largest island in the world.
Both have hardly any people. Iceland has a population of around 350,000, while Greenland has a population of around 57,000, despite being about 21 times bigger than Iceland. There are more people in the city of Omaha, Nebraska, than both Iceland and Greenland COMBINED.
Both have hardly any native species of plants and animals. There are absolutely no native reptiles or amphibians on the two islands. Get this, Greenland has mosquitoes, that can be pretty relentless in the summer especially since it’s been getting warmer there, but Iceland? Nope. Iceland apparently has no mosquitoes.
Most residents of both are concentrated in one single city. More than half of Icelanders live in or around Reykjavík, Iceland’s largest city, and about a third of Greenlanders live in Nuuk, Greenland’s largest city.
The biggest religion in both countries is Christianity, specifically having ties with Lutheranism. The Church of Denmark dominates in Greenland, and the Church of Iceland dominates in, um, you know, Iceland. But really, Iceland is much less religious than Greenland. It’s a very secular country, and church attendance tends to be low there.
Both are more politically and culturally aligned with Europe than North America, despite the fact that Greenland is part of North America. Both have a parliamentary system of government. As I mentioned earlier, Greenland is technically still part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but it governs itself. Denmark only still controls Greenland’s defense and foreign relations.
Both have economies that revolve fishing and fish processing and the metals. Greenland, however, is heavily dependent on Denmark in terms of investment dollars. Tourism is much bigger in Iceland than Greenland.
Both are members of NATO. Both are not members of the European Union. Well, Denmark is so Greenland is closely linked to it. Both Iceland and Greenland have universal health care.
Based solely on the names of the two, it may seem that Iceland and Greenland are two very different places, and yep, they mostly are, but they also have many, many differences.
This video got more views than the population of greenland
And at this rate, it should have more views than the population of Iceland within a year.
Almost more likes than the population
He has more subs than population of greenland
and soon more than the population of iceland
so sad, yet so true
Did you know?
Clickbait was invented by the vikings when they named iceland iceland even though it’s greener than greenland
lol
Lol
That's so true 😂
AND Greenland Is more Icy than Iceland...🤩🤗😁🤣
Im a norwegian and I think they deserved it beacuse they got us in a union
I was born in Greenland and now live in Iceland
mom is greenlandic and dad icelandic, i lived my first 11 years in greenland and 16 years in iceland and i'm pretty happy with your explanation of both countries and you did a good job researching :D *thumbs up*
Which do you like more
Wait really?? I've only been in greenland and Denmark, since we take flight from greenland to Denmark, I didn't saw Iceland because I was too scared to look down for flying very very very higher and I really wanted to go to Iceland because I've never flown all around the countries
I was born in Greenland. Then I moved to Detroit. I'm much happier now.
kalaallisum paasisinaavimi?
(but can you speak greenlandic?)
So… you’re IceGreenlandic?
No mosquitoes in Iceland? I'm moving to Iceland.
One of many reasons to move there, but yeah, they had me at no mosquitoes. :)
yeah our most dangerous animal is basically the sheep
Im from iceland and there thing called mýflugur but i think its called midges in english they bite and they come mostly in the summer in the southern parts
Mr. Beat There may prehaps not be any mosquitos in Iceland, but there are mý/mýflugar, which do still bite, and are annoying as hell.
Mr. Beat done
So if you’re a 73 year old Greenlander, move to Iceland and get another 10 years
taste
Why so, you already have 4000 iq anyways.
Big brain move
MATH
Big pp
Do endlessly and get ♾
I'm from Iceland, never been to Greenland though.
It's true that we don't have mosquitoes, we however do have 'mý' and 'lúsmý' which are flies that bite for no apparent reason.
HOWEVER, they pretty much stay outside the city so you won't really encounter them unless you travel outside Reykjavík.
It's could be wonderful to visit your country.
Cheers from Italy
Glad the riff raff is staying out of your city. Very kind of them. Lol.
@@Soapmaker19 haha! They seem to prefer lakes and damp areas out in the nature. -> More nature the further you get from the city!
@@BirtaElvars Hey madam ,I want to asked 1 questions ,I want to study in Iceland ??
Can I eligibal?
@@anshkumarjha2065 I dont know much about it other than the fact that you'll need to pass an English proficiency test. More info should be at www.hi.is
Dad from Greenland, mom from Iceland 🙋🏻♀️ Guess thats rare if you think about the population in both places *proud*
Omg its Karen
I’m from Iceland too but I’m surprised they named you Karen
my whole family is icelandic but my mums australian thats why my yt name is english
the 100 like
What ur last name?
"Nuuk, Greenland's largest city."
Kim-Jong Un: Don't mind if I do
Kim nuking Greenland 🇬🇱
Kim-Jong Un: DID HE SAY NUKE GREENLANDS LARGEST CITY
Sh*t i live in greenland
@@saamikpetersen2826 cap 🧢
@@mikaaa2306 wdym cap
Greenland: ❄️❄️❄️
Iceland:🌳🌳🌳
Object shows comunity is everywhere
@@LuisMedina-um8ux my friend is obsessed to the object show ;-;
Iceland is still pretty icy
Trueee
yes I from icelend
"Iceland is one of the most geographically active places on the planet"
They're really into geography over there.
Yeah, messed up my own script. Obviously meant to say "geologically."
6alecapristrudel how did you now
wait we are?
Yeah....can't beat us at rock, paper...VOLCANO!!!
@@Solonism accçffcçfcffcffffcfçcçccccçv vçfç feed dfd cvvvcçvvvccccccccçcccfççcçvçcçccççvç free fcf can vfcccçvvvcccvccccccccccccccccccccvvvns
Iceland water supply is not treated because it naturally meets safe standards without additives.
oh ok so i can provide pee(?)to iceland
Iceland's water tastes good and it also comes in the coolest looking bottle that you can't chuck in the recycle bin, but instead keep as decor. I found a store in CA that carries it.
@@riproar11 so are they're any deaths in Iceland related to drinking bad liquids?
@@luiss.3866 What are "bad liquids"? Drinking water from sulphuric volcano hot baths? Eating Tide pods? Most likely neither.
riproar11 In Iceland we drink tapwater and there is nothing wrong with it. The so called “Icelandic water” is just tapwater put in bottles and shipped to other countries.
greenlands doesn’t have nukes
they have nuuks
Nice pun
Bullshit they are have weapons of mass destruction
BraGreMat wow.
Yuk yuk yuk
Not funny.
Greenland was the first mass clickbait ever
wha?
Kári Pálsson ??
Greenland and Iceland had their names swapped several times
yeah I know its actually like 10x smaller then it appears on the map
yeah because Iceland is well green and green land is um ice colored
I live in Iceland and thats the only thing you need to know for this story. Ok so in 6th grade kids from greenland came to our school to learn how to swim, and also attended classes with us. We learned a little greenlandic and tought them Icelandic. I still remember my friends name, it was Jakku, nice girl and her best friend Equ. Probably one of the best middle school years of my life. Jakku, Equ, if you somehow learn English and understand this it was nice meeting you two.
I think Jakku startet to be an actor in Star Wars as a planet
it was nice to meet you too
As someone who is really unhappy with germany, where i live, i always wanted to move to Iceland and this story is also quite wholesome
@@astra1836 lmao
Sounds like a fake story.
If you're watching this and are thinking whether or not to go to Greenland - please do! I am from both Greenland and Iceland and I promise you that Greenlandic people are the most heartwarm people you will ever meet. We have an awesome culture, amazing landscapes, and never-ending sunsets during the summer-late summer :) Promise it will be worth it, its absolutely not as bad as he makes it sound like.
Yes true, im greenlandic too and its a nice place to be even in every season
I wanna live in Iceland but certainly will also visit Greenland for vacation
honestly greenland is boring
im going soon than later to greenland
@@craftah yeh there not much it looks like actualy living there is afown but visiting shouldnt be that bad
You: "Iceland has no mosquitoes!"
Me: "I know where my next holiday will be..."
You: "Iceland has 30 active volcanoes..."
Me: "Dang it..."
Hahah no need to worry, they are not likley to erupt ^^ except for one i guess, its over due... heh... but still dont let that stop you from visiting!
Petra María Rögnvaldsdóttir man I remember when one was bellowing smoke around 2011 and all flights here in Ireland were halted cause there was so much ash in the air
Lol we in Iceland don’t worry. Þetta reddast.
I mean there not likely to erupt except for one
ThisBitchCrazy Lol Yeah, lmao. I actually have a summerhouse near the volcano. If it erupts we are going to watch it erupt :)
“Reykjavík is the largest city in Iceland”
No it’s the only city in Iceland
No it isn't, there is Akureyri and some other cities❤️
@@abagofdrag well they are more like towns..
@@dubious_potat4587 For most europeans standards you're correct, but because they lay in Iceland they count as cities ❤️❤️👍
@@abagofdrag Isafjordur
hahaha rosa fyndið
As an Afro-American people are amazed that I visited Iceland. I live in Philadelphia PA and it was a life destination for me. I stayed at a Hostel and enjoyed my daily travels. I went swimming almost every day. I met many world wide individuals, even from Australia! I've had a full life traveling across America and Europe. Not slowing down I updated my passport!
@@marioferreira7605 i’m sure that they just don’t expect a lot of black people to go there
@@marioferreira7605 Im sure he is referring to the peeps of Philly, probably seems as a strange pick for a travel destination there. Hope you enjoyed your stay in Iceland.
I’m from Greenland 🇬🇱
Realy
Ewww!!
Just kidding!!
Hi
When somebody say he is from greenland then im shocked becuase in greenland live only around 56000 people
Wow! How cold is it there? Honestly, how do you survive there?
Iceland also has a kickass football team!
Jefff football or football
I think you mean football as in kicking the ball. Also i have a friend closely related too him becaus iceland is a small country
solon smartboy are you...ok? Do you need to sit down
We sure do :D
GYYYYYLFFFFFIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII SIIIIIIGUUUUUUURðððSSSSOOOOOOOON
My school has a higher population than greenland
your school has over 57,000 people?
@Adolf Hitler Don't you mean your army-
@@vister5738 I feel bad for them.
The amount of times I breath a day are bigger than greenlands poupulaon WHO WOULD OF KNOWN
@@vister5738 what thicc moustache man has an nazi army in hell?
Faroe Islands vs. Iceland
Yes!
YES
Já! ;)
@@Gummi1984 Vá, þú ert Íslendingur?
@@bluemoonhub Ööö, já! En ekki hvað?! ;) Það er langbest!
Iceland vs New Zealand would have been quite a comparison. Have been to both and they seem like long lost brothers.
Indeed, two volcanic islands.
Yeah when I was watching Lord of the rings I kept thinking it looks so similar they could have filmed it here in Iceland.
Yes, there are countless similarities between the two. I need to visit NZ, it’s on my bucket list.
Greetings from Iceland.
You forgot one very important thing: both are not for sale.
Sorry?
Not even small parcels?
@@souheib9343 this was a reference to the time Trump tried to buy Greenland.
Reykjavik is not just the largest city. Its the only city. the rest is just towns or villages. Nice Video tho
ᚱᚨᚡᛖᚾ -AKA- Raven nah there are like... idk maybe 10 more cities?
no there aren't, trust me. Im Icelandic and I lived in Reykjavík
Salka Kristinsdóttir Reykjavic looks like such a pretty city. I often travel the streets in google street view. Lots of lovely gardens and cute houses. And the snowclad mountain backdrop. Amazing.
Really must visit sometime.
Salka Kristinsdóttir I am Icelandic too dumbass
Akureyri tellst tæknilega sem borg
I'm from Iceland and I'm watching this in Iceland 🇮🇸 🇮🇸 🇮🇸
Ellie_ Ella any ice? Or all volcanoes? nd why r u all so sexy but have a weird ass language?
That crazy language
The girls are sexy? Is that a bad comment?
LAKOTA RUSHMORE no I was just confused
LAKOTA RUSHMORE the language isn't that crazy (probably because I am from Iceland)
I am Icelandic and I have also been in Greenland and had Greenlandish (Kalaallit Nunaat) friends and I am impressed by your accuracy in facts about Iceland and it also seems to me that you have solid knowledge about Greenland also. Nice work!
I'm from Iceland!! Great video man! You didn't do any mistakes about Iceland except the pronunciation, and that just great! Well done or Vel gert :-)
So glad to hear. Yeah, I need to practice my pronunciations definitely.
Yay i love finding videos about iceland because theres gonna be other icelandic people
Hmmmm i wish that i can tslk too one
Halló
Matti Logi sæll vertu
I am not surprised that Iceland is 3rd most happiest place... I would be too if I lived there
It's my second favorite country.
i'm guessing you're a true patriot and america is your first ;)
it's one of the most depressed countries as well. Cucked sensitive pricks they are.
Iceland is probably not one of the happiest countries in the world, its inhabitants are one of the most depressed people in the world with one of the highest consumptions of antidepressants in the world.
+Oddný Ingolfsdóttir
You just proved his point. Antidepressants make you happy.
Greenland: green tea
Iceland: Ice tea
Don't leave me, don't leave me!
I prefer the Ice Tea.
OMG Iceland has no mosquitos? I'm moving there. I will change my name to Jeff Duanesson as Duane was my father.
actually no poisonous or venomous animals that i can remember
Ya but the're still blood sucking motherfu.... I sould go now
Jefff plus homogeneous population no race riots and burning down cities
Jefff Jeff is not a Icelandic name so if you want to change it to an all Icelandic name you can change it to Jósef Dúeinsson.
If you do that you will suddenly see that your name makes more sense like that.
Iceland seems like a pretty cool place , i would go there and chill
You could reaaallly chill in Greenland, too.
It's cold
siamiam im warning you ! About the weather
BillyMC - Minecraft
Stop whining
Pun intended?
Human: Finds barren island
Also humans: yeah this is good
St. Helena Island has joined the chat*
I'd love to visit either or both!
You're welcome anytime in Greenland. Iceland is a pretty cool place too.
Toornap Tarraa Well actually Iceland is way better, didn't you hear him saying "No mosquitos."?
HarryAndFriends Didn't you read my comment? I never said which is better, all I did is welcome him anytime if he wanted to visit either Iceland or Greenland.
PS: We never have mosquitos at Winter or when the weather is too cold, so...
There's not an awful lot to do at Thule, especially in the winter.
I've visited Iceland
*_Part of Interstellar was shot in ICELAND_*
Also a part of Fast 8, Game of thrones and a lot of movies and tv shows.
And a part of Rogue one.
Iceland leads the world in 16 to 24 letter unpronounceable place names, while Greenland leads the world in 4 to 6 letter unpronounceable place names.
@@Aerialyn pls tell me you're joking
@@Aerialyn that's not how u pronounce it
I think Wales may lead Iceland there.
@@steamaccount3442 I have one word:
Lanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Take it one syllable at a time! Gangi þér vel (good luck)!
I live in greenland.
kristine Iina brandt I always wanted to visit Greenland. Always fascinated me. (I live in the USA do many people speak English in Greenland?)
Luke C yes, many people can speak English. But most of them are young people. I think
are u part inuit?
Wow you are almost extinct.
I love greenland 😍😍
*plays X-Files music*
Still so shocked about this.
when I saw the vids I thought you guys had done a collab!
How is this coincidence possible???
This is basically the phenomenon of going to google something you’re talking about and it predicting it isn’t because a bunch of people were thinking it at the same time, turned up to 11
3OOTH like
i am from greenland and it's sad to admit that most of my friends know at least one person who tried to commit suicide💔
I'm from greenland too
why tho
Australia vs new Zealand
That's a good one
I think New Zealand's going to win xD
Mr. Beat do this
Yea
Tim Panda New Zealand is such a beautiful looking country!
I´m Icelandic, love Greenland.
@Combat Gamer Ojash good luck/gangi þér vel😊
@Combat Gamer Ojash You are right: dottir = female. Gunnars-dóttir means daughter of Gunnar (my father´s first name). My brother is Gunnars-son.
@@jaedenwesley1941 Kanntu íslensku?
@Gerdur Gunnarsdottir ja
@Combat Gamer Ojash its= íslenskan er ágæt
But cool 😂✌️
greenland - cold af
iceland - cold af
thanks for coming to my ted talk
@Yee Haw
I mean, considering how north it is it’s not as cold as i thought it would be
Iceland isnt even that cold most often in the winter i only wear a shirt
One more difference: Iceland have a national football team they are going to their first ever World Cup. Greenland aren’t even a FIFA member, though I venture to guess that their citizens are technically eligible to play for Denmark if they’re so inclined
Yes, glad you brought that up. I couldn't verify it, but I'm pretty sure Greenlanders can play for the Denmark team for the World Cup.
I heard Greenland doesn't have a football team because they can't plant artificial grass for the pitch (or something like that, can't remember)
Some of the towns have artificial turf football fields en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football_in_Greenland
Also fun fact, we're actually the first ever country to be qualified with under a million people in World Cup
Football is kinda the nationalsports of Greenland.. Every town and settlement has a team playing. But yeah. no grassfields at all. most are gravelfiels and a few towns have artificial turfs.. They do also play a lotta Indoor football, Fusball :) Badminton are also a very common sport in Greenland
As a greenlander, it makes to me sad to know that we have the highest suicide rate in the world, but other than that, great video, its pretty much spot on!
CrazyCandyFreak hello from denmark i always wanted to ask someone from greenland how do you feel about being in this kinda of commonwealth like thing we have with denmark the faroe islands and greenland do you want independence from denmark or are you fine with us sharing the same queen and kingdom
I dont mind at all, i think its a good thing
Evan Spain guess because it is more lonely there?
How is it to live there?
and there is only like 55,000 people so the percentage of suicides to people is a lot higher than most places.
I am from Argentina, and my dream is to get to visit Iceland. Maybe one day I can accomplish that.
Good luck bro
My dream is to get to visit Iceland too, I really wanted to see the world because I've never flown all around the countries
@@QG-vz4qg i live in america and ive never been outside of america sadly :(
@@wokk9543 yeah it's kinda sad how we've never really seen the world 😕
Please do Portugal vs Spain!!!
Isabel .."Gana" espan~a y soy Mexicano...ja
spain took portugal over many times, portugal didnt. the end
@@accountuser8663 napoleon took Spain but couldn’t take Portugal,
Napoleon agreed to fight portugal with spain and after their victory the convenience of the french troops being inside spain made the spanish take over easy. Meaning napoleon very much took portugal
Iceland is just about the most mind-bogglingly gorgeous and fascinating place I've ever been. I spent a week hiking and camping across bizarre alien landscapes. Steaming sulfurous rotten-egg pits and frost-covered obsidian hills. Rainbow valleys and Tolkienesque forests. Thanks for having me, Iceland; I really appreciate it.
Greenland: has ice
Vikings: *GREEN*
I mean in summer we font see ice's only in winter.
Bro, you are an absolute genius. I watch this because of a homework, but the way you do your videos is awesome, keep up the good work bro!
I'm Icelandic! This is one of the only videos I've seen made on Iceland where it's portrayed very accurately with all the facts and stats. Great video my friend.
Just came back from a cruise to both Greenland and Iceland. I love both islands.
J. L. Yu where u live
Greenland was the first time clickbait was used
nope you just stupid if you was live in greenland like me you already going to enjoy
@@tarazeeb6892 he didn't say it's bad
@@karinano1stan. yeah but he just don't know the history of Greenland and Iceland and call it clickbait.
"They find some land. Two types of land. And they name them accordingly. *P R A N K ' D !* "
I'm going to Iceland in June 2020. I found your video quite informative.
Coronavirus : am I a joke to you
Your "comparison" videos are my favorite video! Thank you for publishing this?
Heck yeah. Thanks for watching :D
I spent 2 years in Iceland from 1984 to 1986. I was stationed there with the US navy.
Thank you for your service
The way you said all the icelandic words 😂 i almost chocked on some m&m’s
I started learning it a few days ago. I've made a few phrases but they might be wrong cause all that I tried doing to fill some words I didn't know is saying some Norwegian words (since I speak a tiny bit of Norwegian) but I'm not sure if they're correct. I still can't make any proper phrases but I can read and pronounce the language which is good. Your language is hard but I love it. I particularly love the letters "þ" and "ð".
TheLombaxWarrior where did you learn it ? is there an app?
"Choked"?
Greenlandic is even more difficult
@@Ricky911_ tell me something in icelandic. im icelandic and i can say if its right or not or tell you what it means
“That just makes sense, man”
Get it it makes cents
Hello tina
Oh God why would someone live there. Even mosquito didn't like it.
idk
Ammry 33, why would people not live there? Iceland is a beautiful country. I’ve been to Iceland once and I want to go back for another visit. I live in Greenland. Best place in the world. Sorry, rest of the world. The northeastern part of Iceland shares similarities with my area, Nuuk, in Greenland, but other areas of Iceland are very different to what we’ve got. We don’t have any volcanoes for one.
Love to all you great people of Greenland. Our friends. Your neighbor, Iceland. We will always stand with you. Peace out.
Champ
Your videos are really great : ) Thanks!!!
Thanks! It was so cool to meet you!
Great to meet you too : )
I love this series of yours! Could you do a comparaison between my country Switzerland an another small country? Luxembourg, maybe?
Sure thing :D
I’m from Sweden and i love our Nordic viking brothers off iceland, and don’t cries Greenland I like you too👍🏻🇸🇪🇮🇸🇬🇱
I am from iceland✌🏼🇮🇸🇸🇪
Im from Greenland
Love Iceland i would like go on a holiday to Iceland
Jag är född på Island men bor i Sverige :D 🇮🇸🇸🇪
What about Denmark and Norway ??
I spent 10 nights in Iceland, driving the ring road. OH. MY. GAWD. It is the best trip I ever took - wide-open spaces, insanely beautiful and dramatic geology, the air and water are so clean that I (a USAer) noticed every time I took a drink. When you go, don't just do 3 nights in the golden triangle, see as much of it as you can!
Instead of "Mr. Beat" It should be "The Amazing Mr. Beat" Because your content is amazing.
You are too kind :D
As a swede, when I got told iceland dont have mosquitos in the summer it really made me want to move.
Hi Mr Beat
Thank you for your comparison. It is very good to know and it’s very helpful.
That's awesome. I'm from Denmark, and it's always interessting to hear about our "colony" - which definitely not all Danes know is actually under it's kingdom. It's still a big dilemma regarding keeping it under danish "rule", but in the end it is *mostly* symbiotic. There is a lot of potential resources, strategic locations and geological power to be had from the danish perspective (which is hopefully treated correctly - which it isn't always) and Greenland is still hugely dependant on economic and basic resource aid from Denmark, due to it's geographical disadvantages (I mean, the only vegetables that can properly grow on the southern tip are cucumbers, kale and tomatoes...!!!!). It could have been nice if you moreso adressed these concrete geological differences, and how they affected the two countries development and happiness, since it can sometimes seem weird for Iceland, with it's volcanoes, ice and arid land, to still have such a thriving populus. Otherwise good stuff!
I have a fishing camp in Nuuk, Alaska about 30 of us in the summer fishing for salmon, yeah it's a inuit village. About 15 miles down the beach from Nome..
Norway vs Denmark. We were in union for hundreds of years. Norwegian (bokmål) is basically just Norwegianized Danish, and we (Norway) have a saying that "it's good to be Norwegian in Denmark".
Yeah but spoken Norwegian is closer to Swedish. Why not just do Norway vs Sweden vs Denmark?
Sad that you lost your old language and took up Danish instead (yet the Norwegian pronounciation is much easier to understand ;) ).
old norwegian is similar to icelandic and faroese
That's actually a really good idea. I don't know who wins that one
True, I may not be able to understand the spoken word but the written one is not so difficult for me to read.
As an Icelandic person, I'm happy to say that I enjoyed your video. 😁
By the way...just sayin....the puffin is our native animal :)
Iceland: *has no mosquitoes*
Me, as an Asian: *_Bye guys GTG!_*
It has active volcanoes though
@@mohamedelhediissa289 I mean if we're talking about volcanoes, then countries in the Pacific ring of fire had it worst.
@@butthead1535 yeah
I’m from Sweden, but have an icelandic born mother. Must say that I liked this video and think that it is pretty much spot on! Btw, your presidential election playlist is just brilliant! It has teached me a lot about American politics through the history. Also liked your comparision between Oregon and Washington, two States that I had the pleasure to visit a few years ago. Good work, mr Beat!
Well thank you. That means a lot :D
Hm Oregon and Washington. Less traffic in Oregon and cheaper to live than Washington. Western Washington is nice. Eastern Washington is kind of ugly. Eastern Oregon is very nice. That is about it.
Side note: Iceland was also a part of the Danish Kingdom... before they got independent and went bankrupt.
I’m from Iceland and I gotta say.
Are we really less happy than a very suicidal country!!?
Denmark as a whole is the 2nd happiest, not Greenland itself
i am from Denmark, and lets just say that greenlandic people is a bit different in general than us danes, or scandinaviavians for that matter. They have a lot more social problems than danish people do. I live in Aalborg, and if you walk around in our city you will find greenladic people drinking everywhere. Not only do they have a big problem with alcoholism, but also domestic violence and abuse. I dont know what more we can do to help them. This is just they way it has been for as long as I remember. Other than that, I really like greenlandic people. They are very friendly. Faeroese people is also very nice. They are just more like us, and dont have the same problems as greenlanders. I heard from greenlandic people that it is a cultural thing.
@@kulturfreund6631 It is correct in Danish atleast.
Poor Guyana. Most suicides
I am standing on what people call a holograph where the happiest people live
2:15 that is my neighborhood and i can see my house! 👍🏻☺️
Wich one is it?
Hey Dani
Really you have nice smile
It sucks
Wow. Are u living in icelanda
Did you know that Iceland is the safest country ever? They don't kill people and they don't have guns
No they have guns, and use them a lot. They just don't kill each other.
MilesTheCat police officers don’t have guns with them
So why is Greenland so much more dangerous that they have one of the world's highest murder rates?
carultch maybe Greenland has but I was referring to Iceland :)
@@carultch No, you're mixing it up. Greenland has the highest SUICIDE rate.
“Greenland is the largest island in the world.”
Eurasia: *am i a joke to you?*
Continental Landmass : Am I a freaking joke to you
Universal Healthcare and NO Mosquitoes?! I am moving to Iceland
€30 for a burger and chips
Duncan Cardew Yup.
Pickle Rick Keep Trump out of there and keep Universal Healthcare .
There are myflugur here that bite and are very annoying
Universal healthcare isnt a good thing lol
Well, that was such a nice and relaxing video! Thanks, man. 😃
Interesting note: for both Inuit and Europeans, the first groups who arrived to Greenland were not the ancestors of the groups who live there currently -- both died out entirely and Greenland was later resettled
No mosquitoes in Iceland and it’s safe, I’m packing bags boys.
Yeah. Volcanoes are more safe than mosquitoes xD
Philemonsen volcanos kill about 540 people a year and mosquitos about a million so yeah🤓
@@freyja8384 Mosquitoes are pretty much harmless in Greenland. But they're damn irritating😂
good luck with the expensive housing, newcomer.
I'm from greenland and I don't want mosquitoes to live in Greenland ;-;
There are comments on TH-cam with more likes than the entire population of Iceland and Greenland
Maybe consider Haiti & Dominican Republic?
P.s. I like the idea of more external videos!
Solar Dwarf ..Dominicana "gana"..y soy mexicano, ja
I feel left out... I'm Faroese, the other country belonging to Denmark (east of Iceland). :(
But yeah, it's really sad with the suicides in Greenland. I live in Denmark and know a guy from Greenland, who also lives in Denmark, and he knows so many people who have committed suicide. One of his friends died just a few months ago, and he blames himself for it for not recognizing the signs. I tried to console him, but I don't really know how to, so I don't think I actually helped...
Both are great places,Mr Beat can you compare Singapore and Malaysia next?I like how you said that the mercator projection was so funny.Great video!
Haha yeah, stupid Mercator projection. Thanks for the great suggestion.
How DARE you...unsubbed, disliked. THIS MEANS WAR!!!!!!
We are going to Iceland (2nd time there) in June , and may go to Greenland ? Thanks for this very informative video !
A flight to Greenland from Iceland costs about $300 per person.
Loved it!! Fantastic job! You have some serious talent comparing places, very fun videos!! :)
World Happiness Report 2018
1. Finland
2. Norway
3. Denmark
4. Iceland
5. Switzerland
2017:
1. Norway
2. Denmark
3. Iceland
4. Switzerland
5. Finland
When did they release the 2018 report? I can't believe I missed it.
I wonder what's making these vikings happy? :-D
Einfrid Nordmøre fInLaNd Is ThE hAPpIeSt cOuNtRY!!!11
Einfrid Nordmøre ..mienten : Mexico es mas "feliz"..
Both countries are cool (no pun intended). I would love to live in either country for a few years (especially in the winter time).
More people watched “ kitty cat funny faces “ than the population of the USA .
So what’s your point ?
Two fascinating places that we don't hear enough about. Unlike Canadians, Americans are often unaware that the Norse were the first Europeans to reach the Western Hemisphere, although they never reached today's United States; there is a Leif Eriksson Park in Brooklyn, New York City, with a cool sign on 10th Avenue, in the shape of a Viking ship. How about a video about the Viking site in Newfoundland, L'Anse aux Meadows? Or about the Norse in North America in general?
I know 6 things bout you:
1. Your in quarentine
2. Your reading this
4. You didnt realize that the 3 is missing
5. You went check
6. Your breathing rn
All wrong
You misspelled "you're" as "your" 3 times
yeah Inuits were the first to colonize Greenland. But Greenland is huge as you mentioned. So they had been mostly in the northern part. The Norse were actually the first humans in the southern part of Greenland.
It is noted however that Norsemen abandoned Greenland in the 15th century. Their health was ailing, since there was not much sun. Inuits could resist this inadequate sunlight, probably due to their diet of fat fish. Danish explorers (along with others) came again in 17th century and Greenland became Danish in 1814.
My son travelled to Iceland as a tourist some 10 years ago. The nature is wild and majestic, the country is impressive, I would like to visit it. By the way, the video was very pleasant and informatory, thank you.
One pleasant thing about Iceland (that I recently read in the web): people call the others by their Nicknames, when they greet them.
Teacher: why are you laughing?
Me: nothing
Me: *Tommyinuit*
Im norwegian but my grandma is icelandic,
LokiIsHere Hello. And I'm Norwegian too.
Ancient Quotes
I meant she is from the country Iceland
I read that a big proportion of Icelanders have ancestors from the British Isles and Ireland too, is that right? I heard that a lot of the Norsemen stopped in Britain on their way to Iceland to take wives
Bille994
True,but the norwegian and danish ethnicity is still more predominant
Ancient Quotes yes there is. Many families have stayed here for a thousand/hundreds of years. Due to being on an island, Icelandic *is* an ethnicity as we have shared traditions that you wouldn't find anywhere else.
That was a good video. I have visited Iceland and it's interesting and beautiful. I haven't been to Greenland, but I've seen it a few times flying over the Atlantic.
People who hate mosquitoes: *I GO TO ICELAND*
Both places are very fascinating. They need to switch their names though.
It's confusing, for sure.
The early inuit settlers named Greenland "Kalaallit Nunaat" which is what it's still called in Greenlandic languange,
I'm not sure if it's true, but I've been told once that it means "Land of the People".
Akaaraq hansen
I read some where once that it was actually just named Greenland by the early settlers, namely Erik the Red. Correct me if I'm wrong.
no pls don't
Trump brought me here. Thanks
@Bear Bonez "Ur" right, friend. ;)
So do I.
George L - me too. . .
Trump 2020
@ fuck you
Visiting both for the very first time in late September this year. Absolutely can't wait!
Hope you enjoy it!