The Difference Between Samoa, American Samoa and the Samoan Islands Explained
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
- Samoa, American Samoa, Western Samoa, German Samoa, The Samoan Islands.... You've probably heard these terms used now again but can't quite figure out what the difference between them all is. Is America Samoa a country? Is it an overseas US territory? Or are Samoa and American Samoa the same? Well this video will clear things up.
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The Difference Between Samoa, American Samoa and the Samoan Islands Explained
I am amazed how Samoans cannot visit American samoa and need a visa. That's just sad.
I’ve always dreamed of a United Samoa. No US, no Australia no NZ. Just the whole Samoa under one flag. Our people are actually ready for this. Samoa Mo Samoa
Your Samoan like me?
@@saesalele8133 im half samoan. Grew up in the states. My mom was put up for adoption by her parents who were samoan. I get called afakasi alot but I cant control the cards im dealt.
@OMGitsSupaMellow why?
yes i agree!!
Australias natives aren't samoan decent tho.
Both SAMOA and (American) SAMOA are the SAME.
Same Blood, Flesh, Bones. Same Culture, Traditions, and Customs. SAME Language. SAME Lineage and Origins.
The Only difference are the Western Political Systems.
I’m Samoan and I advocate for us to get along. Samoan people!! Unite!!! Frfr. Cmon now.
Hello ma’am Indian passport with usa multiple entry visa can I get on arrival visa samoa
They may be separated but they have the same culture, language.
Yep
23 hour time difference tho.
"SAMOA" IS THE INDIGENOUS LION KING ALEXANDER JOHN BROWN KING TUI MANU'A, TAGALOA-LAGI OF THE POLYNESIAN 📐 📐📐 📐
Thank you. I had not been able to figure it out due to conflicting information (and the lack of a pressing reason to do so). One five minute long video cleared it up completely. Again- Thank you!
Same language, culture and people. Samoa is independent and Am. Samoa is a US Territory. Difference
24 hour difference of timezone. Same hour but different day.
Samoa is independent and POOR
Excellent explaination.
Funny thing I happen to went to Samoa with my family on December 2011 for my sisters wedding not even knowing we skipped a day lol
THAT'S TRUE STORY HAPPENS NOW!!. GOD BLESS SAMOA ISLANDS
Very informative. Thanks
Thank u for the education
Thank you for this
Thank you very much for clarification and settling my husband argument, lol!
Thank you for the video
This video is really informative and well put together. Your channel is highly underappreciated.
You deserve more subs (like a thousand at the moment)
Yea you the shit💯
cool job.
Interesting!
Samoans are an awesome people.
Interesting indeed
Thanks for sharing... you miss out Manua islands is part of A.Samoa
I was just searching up facts about Samoa because I’m thinking of ideas for my bday trip in March. And while watching this video I am hearing so may terms I learned in my international law class in school. I learned about all these island rules and sovereignty states rights blah blah in scales. Like the UNCLOS
Lauren Anderson if you go to UPOLU ISLAND WESTERN SAMOA (SAMOA) VISIT KING ALEXANDER JOHN BROWN KING TUI MANU'A'S FINAL RESTING AT THE SAPOLU ESTATE LAND AT FAATOIA, NEXT DOOR TO THE APIA PARKS TENNIS COURTS.
THE TRUE HUSBAND OF QUEEN VICTORIA OF ENGLAND. NOT PRINCE ALBERT COBURG.
Ole kuka lega a queen Victoria sa gaoia kupe a le aiga kupu o pelekagia. Sosola ese mai ai ea ae I Fagaloa. E le o se kupu, o le pusi gaoi.
They are living in the different day every day because American Samoa is in the east side of the International date line while Samoa is in the west side of the International date line.
Examples: Sunday in American Samoa while it is Monday in Samoa or Friday in American Samoa while it is Saturday in Samoa.
Another Examples: December 24(Christmas Eve) in American Samoa while it is December 25(Christmas Day) in Samoa or December 31(New Year's Eve) in American Samoa while it is January 1(New Year's Day) in Samoa.
all this Samoa talk makes me want some Samoa cookies
Samoa and American Samoa are the same people, same culture, same language, but just different political entities. Political affiliation is the only main difference between Samoa and American Samoa. Unfortunately, Samoans have not had any real control over the political identities that were thrust upon them from history.
Fast n Furious take me here
Me too
it was filmed in hawaii tho😂
@@GMAN-py5hz But the characters in the movie were Samoan, idiot.
Fastnfriusiustakehere
I only know Upolu and Savaii because they were tribes in Survivor South Pacific 😅
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As a Canadian, It would be great to see the Samoan Islands unifying. 🇨🇦❤️🇼🇸+🇦🇸
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UNIFY UNDER THE INDIGENOUS LION KING ALEXANDER JOHN BROWN KING TUI MANU'A FONOTI TAFA'IFA TAGALOA LAGI THE
SOVEREIGN/ KING'S TRUE HEIRS OF HIS FIRSTBORN.
KING TUI MANU'A SAUTE JUNIOR SAPOLU BROWN-WINDSOR
They don't want to unify, though. The American Samoans like what they have going on, and so do the Western Samoans.
@@michaeldavis9190 ASK THE SOVEREIGNTY KING TUI MANU'A'S GENUINE HEIR KING TUI MANU'A FONOTI TAFA'IFA SAUTE SAPOLU JUNIOR BROWN --WINDSOR. MEKELE APPROVED HIM
@@maesapolu1832 Oa ou Lion King. O fea le kalafaasolopiko a Samoa e pulea ai se Lion King e suafa ia Alexander se Samoa? OMG, please don't tell me you're the sister of that guy in Hawaii who claims to be the King of Samoa? LOOOOL
Cool
I flew the MD-11 jumbo jet into American Somoa a half a dozen times carring USA Mail there from Hawaii...on our way to Australia. Just a quick in and out stop on our way to Australia.
The map you used for the US mainland is portraying state/territorial lines from the 1850s....
When Samoa switched to driving on the left in 2009, the cost of vehicles for locals dropped by one third. They no longer had to deal with car dealerships in Hawaii or mainland US, but with Australia and New Zealand and were able to import cheap used Japanese vehicles which most LHT Pacific Island nations do.
Truly confusing 😕 but this makes it clear...
I'm from Samoan here lived in pagopago
if they so close why there is 1 day of difference of time?
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Is it true that tourists, who want to get from samoa to american samoa, get american visas and this is the only place in the world, where you don't need to have an interview with consul for it?
Actually, the official name of what used to be "Western Samoa" was changed by them to "The Independent State of Samoa." However, the UN and many people call it "Samoa." Further, geologically Swains is not a part of the Tokelau chain, which goes mostly east-west, and Swains is farther south, it is not part of any other chain. Originally it was occupied by Tokelauans, but Samoans subsequently took it from them. You also omit Rose Atoll, which is part of American Samoa. Geologically, however, it is not part of the Samoan volcanic hotspot chain, it is much older, as atolls are.
nz maori-samoan here ❤ hello to all my samoan brothers and sisters
Talofa,Kia Ora!
So which island is the one that people visit .
Why is your US map not current? 1:46
Swains isl were historically home to native tokelauans. the original name for the island is Olohega
Manu’a people lived there for centuries and called island Olohega, named after Olosega Island in Manu’a. And guess where is Manu’a Island
Olosega is in Samundaaa lol@@vikak643kick7
Born and in this Island Samoa American Samoa 🇼🇸
My Mom and her family are from American Samoa. I'm technically first Gen in the Mainland US.
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They should just reunite and become 1 country
No creo que USA lo permita.
@@laborincana4490they voted for status quo
Came here after watching hobbs and shaw..
Pratik Shinde would you ever visit?
@@siasingh8894 don't know yaar..
If possible I would love to go there..
the rock is plastic poly same to Jason momo
That wasnt even shot in Samoa😂😂😂 and they used a Tuvaluan song when they were showing "samoa"
fetufaasinoala faaleaoga wtf 😂
It’s so sad how American Samoans aren’t citizens of the US and yet a lot of their sons and daughters die for the American army
It actually American Samoans who don’t want this because it would also mean that any USA citizen could move in and completely change the culture .
Samoans in American Samoa are still Nationals which means they get US Passports and have easy access to mainland. Only difference if they want to Vote for President they have Complete Naturalization process which is EASY since they're already Nationals.
They become citizens if they join the military. He makes it out to be some kind of very unfair deal, but the thing is, American Samoa only has so much freedom to control themselves and maintain their traditional system of governance because they aren't citizens.
@@michaeldavis9190 you don't have to be US citizen to join the military if you're an American Samoan.
@@linegrant4605 that has nothing to do with what I said. I said that American Samoans who join the military are granted citizenship.
I’m originally from Lennox in Los Angeles-we have tons of Samoans and Tongans!
Were talking Samoa, are you st...
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It started from 1300 and the first human in 1300 was tuna and fata
Coco& jumbo...wtf is that name
Wow
Both lands split by God and belong to God....
I have been to both Samoan islands and I must say that while American Samoa is the least developed of the islands. Upolu Samoa is the main island of Samoa and its a little more updated and upgraded than American Samoa. You will find people are different in many different ways. The Samoans in American Samoa rely heavily on welfare system while the Samoans from the other Samoa are independent and hard working people. You will also find more obese Samoans in American Samoa than Samoa. You will find that people in Samoa are more mixed with Samoan, English, German and Asian. In American Samoa you will find more full blooded Samoans. I enjoyed my visit and hopefully I can make it back soon.
Completely agree!
Some bullshit 🙄
You are absolutely correct! I am from the Independent Island of Samoa 🇼🇸 where people are not lazy or looking for handouts! We are very smart, independent, and hardworking people. And it shows, no matter which part of the world we ended up.
Sa'o lelei oe. I love Tutuila but some people from there straight down condescend on people from Upolu and Savaii. Now I get it, Upolu and Savaii also looks down on Tutuila when it comes to Samoan language and customs, but to address the Tutuila side, it's a common joke that western Samoans are sulu ie (sarong wearers; meaning they are too poor to afford western clothing). But at the same time, Upolu is developing and maturely both as a state and in infrastructure compared to Tutuila. I tell you, nation building and dependence on another country are two different playing fields.
@@roxannewright3877 aua le pepelo oe. E kele fo'i le au handout mai Upolu. Aua ke faia ga kala faavalevalea faapega. A ua e smart, alu e fai lau smart ae le o ga o le smart e fai kala pepelo ma kala kaufaaleaga ai fua isi ou uso mai Samoa i sasa'e.
What you haven't seen one
I think they also drive on different sides of the road
Freedom For Samoa ! Equator for equatorial sailor ! YARRR
Samoan Reunification! 🇼🇸
Samoa muamua le Atua is the main foundation of all SAMOA IS ONE!!!!!!
no
@@oneshoeonekillnoluckjustsk4364 yes it is
@@joeareli3394 no dumbass
@Lui MAMEA Samoa & American Samoa is so different even they are same culture ethnic, American Samoa more rich than Samoa because they are US Territory, and Samao choose to independent country
@@muhammadnasir3347 Western side on top
Google:
"As defined by the INA, all U.S. citizens are U.S. nationals but only a relatively small number of persons acquire U.S. nationality without becoming U.S. citizens."
German Samoa 🧐 interesting
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There class at rugby
First of all Samoan are Samoan despite whatever , Samoan is jus Samoan ! Samoan is Samoan end of discussion lol
Narrator is not pronouncing the name correctly (Samoa).
Nan Dep, what do you expect from Samoan who doesn’t speak Samoan?
The US should give American Samoa back to the independent Samoa. They should unite as one country.
"Give back" would imply that Samoa ever owned it in the first place.
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Samoa mo samoa cheeehoo lol 🇼🇸🇼🇸
As a Samoan i hope American Samoa will change to Tutuila and Manu'a as well as Tokelau ❤❤❤❤🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🇹🇰🇹🇰🇹🇰
Samoa joe and samoa
Maybe one day, 🇼🇸 and American Samoa will re-unify as one country.
Or as one state of the United States
@@dylanshaffer2184 samoa has no ties to the US though, so it wouldnt make any sense for us to be an American state
@@summacee2759 While Samoa 🇼🇸 doesn’t, American Samoa 🇦🇸 does. American Samoa has been a part of the United States for over a century, they have the highest military enlistment rate per capita of all of the USA, they have a mix of American and Samoan cultures, especially including their love of American football. And the fact that they are Americans
@@dylanshaffer2184 ah yes, I misunderstood your first comment
American Samoa has no desire to sever ties with the US, though
“Simoa”
Your map of the US though.
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So American Samoa is just another colony of imperial USA
Can anyone perhaps a Samoan tell be what the name Samoa means ??
SA(Sacred) MOA(Center)
@@loganleota1652 fafatai uso I always wondered that .
You dont blame American Samoa for its political status .. U.S. goverment gave them option .Wether to choose Independent or Joint the Samoan as 1 nation. But instead they stayed with the U.S. as their territory.
He makes it out to be a very unfair deal, but leaves out that under this deal American Samoa was able to make it so that white people are not allowed to own land their and they are allowed to maintain their traditional system of governance, which is unconstitutional.
Bohat pakistan sa7 kitn adoor hai ya kira pasal na ai thi ha7 yaana
American Samoans need to become automatic citizens of the USA. They are one of the best patriots I served in the Army.
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Just like Puerto Rico, the U.S does nothing to keep American Samoa "modern" for lack of better words. It's infrastructure, technology and health system, ( or lack thereof) is a joke. The poverty rate is also ridiculous. I say let American Samoa go. Let them be part of there big brother Western Samoa who's government will strive for a better Samoa.
Poverty? Do you even live in American Samoa? You don't really need money to survive in the islands.
Strive for better? Lol ahem *China
Lol the two Samoa's will never unite !
The government of samoa are driving their country to the ground
American samoa get way more better technology under the us territory
America should free them.
Lol there no difference between the 2 just because one is called american samoa dont mean shite.
American Samoa has no independence and is unsupported at the same time. Has no energy independence and is reliant on American coal. Yuk America. Meanwhile, Western Samoa has hydroelectric and biomass and is almost energy independent. The difference between NZ leadership and US leadership. Also Samoa getsore support and more access to NZ than American Samoans get from US Samoa. Samoa also gets support from Australia. Feel sad for Hawaii too after the fires. $700 per family one off. Jobs gone, still have mortgage and no infruststructure. They will loose their homes, fathers or mothers will need to find work elsewhere. Or sell up. That's was the plan. And if it wasn't, it will be for other parts of Hawaii.😢
AUSTRONESIA!!!!
Why they are black supposed to be white for Samoa people
Do you English?
Samoans came from Africa
@@chrisa2612 iam white
@Lui MAMEA they mostly black
@@iluop3623 how come?
I wonder if american samoa will be be a U.S. state
Oh dear...
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Wishing that Somoa joined united states 🇺🇸 as a territory and forget about the time zones problem. Nothing wouldn't stopping them from being close ties to New Zealand.
Never bitch... Your country is so corrupted, it would be great if American Samoa 🇦🇸 is United with western Samoa 🇼🇸 again
Samoa Independence
Sau le maile fai halu pe leai fai kai alu fale (samoa language) 🤣
Hmm, I'd like to put it a different way. They get all the benefits of America without the insane taxation. It's good to be a territory of the USA.
Samoa is a people not a political term. We are a people of the same flesh and blood, thus the term uso or uce, because it runs deeper than some political division.
I can’t say that my siblings from the same parents are not Samoans because they were born on a different island.
Samoa has the best beer in the pacific, at least the Germans left something good behind🍻🍻🍺
Did a video on Samoa with an atrocious attempt at pronunciations!!! Ffs!
Palagi aikae!