Hope you enjoy! And if anyone knows what the deal is with Columbian baking powder please let me know in the comments ;) You may well hope never to be troubled by me again, in which case I entirely understand and sympathise. However if, for some strange reason, you want more of me in your life, here are my social media accounts: INSTAGRAM instagram.com/jbickertonuk/ TWITTER twitter.com/JBickertonUK
You think World War 1 alone is bad? You should see the series of events leading up to it. Extra Credits, before they went crazy, made a great series analyzing this called “The Seminal Tragedy.”
@@stumpedsuper2014 consider this. WWI leads to WWII. WWII ends in a nuclear bombing. The horror of that led to everyone being quite horrified by the idea of nuclear war. Suppose instead that no war happens. Instead, during a time of peace, all the major powers (no Communists, but certainly there are adversaries) build up a massive stockpile of nuclear weapons. Then war breaks out. But nobody, and certainly the public has NO clue, knows what nuclear war truly means. And everybody just fires them off. Perhaps we are actually fortunate.
I'm half-Belgian, and there are some interesting things that I remember: 1. Britain entered the war because of Germany going through Belgium. Britain had previously entered into an ally treaty in 1839, the Treaty of London, which formally recognized Belgium's independence from the Netherlands. The German chancellor infamously described the treaty as a "scrap of paper." 2. The photo that shows the burning of the library at KU Leuven (the big university in the city) is significant. The library was considered an iconic landmark inside the city of Leuven (or Louvain), and so burning it down was seen as a huge insult to the city's pride. It's been rebuilt since then.
I never thought that anyone outside of america wold cared about America. Its good to see that great people like you have at least a tiny bit of interest.😀☺️ (I'm from/live in America
people outside of america are completely obsessed with america, but they don't like to admit it. but they consume hollywood movies, american tv shows, american fast food, use american websites, they copy american politics, etc etc. I got involved with a girl from new zealand and it was really eye opening hearing her talk about how amazing america must be because of how it looks in hollywood movies. people have no idea.
@@MattMajcan I have assumed that it is like the Weeaboo stereotype. They idolize Japan and think that it is just like Anime. I assume that some people idolize almost every nation. (Depending on their taste; some idolize America, others are Canadaphiles, even hipsters who idolize some minor country that you have never heard of.)
Bob Parkhurst : I want to see how a war is fought, so badly. Captain Blackadder : Well, you've come to the right place, Bob. A war hasn't been fought this badly since Olaf the Hairy, high chief of all the vikings, accidentally ordered 80,000 battle helmets with the horns on the inside.
When I was in my 40's I had to write a story on World War One. It then struck me that I knew nothing about the war because my teachers had either become obsessed with empires or the war being bogged down on the western front. So, I educated myself and came to realize that this was a war where one needed a score card to keep track of the players. WW2 was simple by comparison-3 countries fighting everyone, but WW1 was complicated.
I'm gonna recommend something you maybe might not at first consider inside your comfort zone, and that's Blue Jay's video about the Russian Pacific Fleet. I would LOVE to see a reaction to that. Something you're not invested in. As to this reaction... it's interesting to me, to see what you were taught about this. You have a good sense of history, which I respect.
Great Video man keep it up! Do you think you could do a video on the Government being established and the American experiment? I think it would help you understand America in a lot of ways. Thank you so much for making these videos.
Honestly, is there really a difference between "some people going rogue", and the actual state carrying it out? it's still just a tiny handful of people with way too much power ruining people's lives for personal gain
I think that this is an interesting point. The material effects of war are death on an untold scale. I guess it doesn’t matter who starts it. The people in charge are the ones who are allowing it to continue.
You might think about watching the Extra Credits "Extra History" series called "The Seminal Tragedy". It explains a bit more about what led up to the first world war.
i recommend looking into the effects on Germany and Britain of the Boer War... there is a lot of things from that war that influenced both sides in WWI
For a more detailed explanation of the “spark” that blew up the stockpile of powder kegs that was Europe, watch Extra History’s Seminal Tragedy series. It’s very informative.
Will you react to History of the World I Guess? (You’ll have to up your pause game it goes very fast 😉.) I think you’d enjoy it and I’d be interested to hear your opinions.
Did you know in WW1 the Royal Navy frequently violated America's neutral rights by seizing merchant ships. Wilson's top advisor, Colonel Edward M. House commented that, "The British have gone as far as they possibly could in violating neutral rights, though they have done it in the most courteous way". Note: “When Wilson protested these violations of American neutrality, the Royal Navy backed down.”
You should react to the greatest moments in NFL (american) football history. There's gonna be a game this upcoming sunday in London, the new york jets vs the atlanta falcons
You: -makes videos because of interest in America and history- Me: -watches because of interest in Britain and history- 👉🏾 👈🏾 Love your insight and I hope you keep making these!!!
I'm 10 minutes into the video and I'm glad to see that the average British person knows more on world war I than the average American. Glad to see but unfortunately not surprised. By the way I'm American so no bias here.
@@geoffreystraw5268 Well it depends on their education each district teaches differently and there is 100s of districts in each state. And states have different rules based on education than each other. So it depends. Some learn way better than others.
@@capaldi4929 There has been a concerted effort since the 80s from the christian right to dumb down education and remove science from the conversation. It's also very clear when you see the people who generally are less informed about the world are right wing qanon people. Flat earthers are overwhelmingly conservative and often right wing christians. To ignore the very cultural force that is driving the idiocracy movement in america is a little telling no? Why do you think america is "winning" in the death count for the pandemic when we have 1/5th the population of china or india? Anti science and anti vax go hand in hand.
I was a history major in college in the US. There are a lot of history nerds in this country. I know fellow history nerd when I see one and he is one. I doubt he is the “average” Brit when it comes to his command of this subject. That said, you are right that way too many Americans don’t know jack about history and don’t care to learn.
Small recommendation, whenever you pause, rewind about 5-10 seconds before pressing pressing play again to ensure that you don't miss anything. (Especially in things like oversimplified because of how condensed they are)
You can use your arrow keys to rewind or fast forward every 5 seconds. Also, press the spacebar to pause and play the video so you don't miss out when you break to give input.
Not to be rude, but I zoned out when you were going to explain why your new job was causing posting delays (my thoughts are "you owe me nothing, post whenever you can"). And then I drift back in and realize "oh, he's doing a joke here" and had to go back and watch again.
Hmm, you are deliverying a powdered substance which claims to be baking powder and people are anxious that it comes from Columbia? Do you think you should take a quick look at what you are actually deliverying?
1) You know far more about WW1 than you claimed. 2) This American has all of "Blackadder" on DVDs, although there are some episodes I've not seen in many years. 3) My understanding is that while Germany was not seeking a war, their perception was that Russia was rapidly gaining strength, and that if there must be a war, the sooner the better. The most powerful voice in Austria-Hungary rejecting the repeated calls for war by army Chief of Staff Conrad von Hötzendorf and others had been the assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 4) Regarding the technological changes since the Napoleonic Wars, I've never understood why the many wars since then were ignored. The 2 Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913 should have offered lessons. The U.S. Civil War seems to have been disregarded; was this because it was conducted by [insert insult here] Americans rather than Europeans properly trained in warfare? Did one really need evidence in 1914 that walking toward rapid-fire rifles and machine guns was a bad idea? Why did they learn so slowly? With the possible exception of today's conspiracy theorists, I cannot think of a greater concentration of imbecility than nearly all the generals of WW1.
1 suggestion to improve your react videos is to not pause the video every 2 seconds and make some comments every once in a while snd do a conclusion at the end bye you can still pause it every once in a while but just a suggestion.
I've noticed you squeeze your eyes closed once in a while while talking. I have a coworker who does that, is this an involuntary thing? What causes this?
You love the sound of your own voice way too much. I’ve watched several of your reactions, mostly because I like hearing European perspective on global events, hoping I would grow accustomed to your style, and you would progress as a novice reactor, but alas. Video was paused (clumsily)at 21 second to deliver a one minute soliloquy about what the video was going to cover. Then paused (just as clumsily) again at 31seconds to speak for another minute about literally nothing. At the very least, learn to pause then speak. Don’t talk over the video. What you’re doing isn’t a reaction video. It’s a “look how much I already know, aren’t I brilliant?” video. Oversimplified has 800 billion views for a reason. It should be the main course, your reaction is the sprig of parsley.
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Hope you enjoy! And if anyone knows what the deal is with Columbian baking powder please let me know in the comments ;)
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Are you sure they're all not joking about it being 'Colombian' baking powder, like its some kind of cocaine joke? XD
That baking powder joke 😂 I’m dead
90 seconds in I had to ask myself "is this actually baking powder" when the "is this Colombian?" became the query of choice LOL great bit
What makes it even better is that its unedited which means you get his true reaction
That's primarily due to laziness but I'm going to pretend it's a conscious decision :)
@@britishguyreacts but you should continue it
You think World War 1 alone is bad? You should see the series of events leading up to it. Extra Credits, before they went crazy, made a great series analyzing this called “The Seminal Tragedy.”
Agreed, amazing series. Good old times, before they started claiming that playing Germans in WW2 shooters make you a Nazi.
Absolutely agree. It'll make you pull your hair out when you realize how many chances to avoid war were missed
Agreed big time.
The start of WW1 should have never happened it is defenitely one of the most tragic stories ever told
@@stumpedsuper2014 consider this.
WWI leads to WWII.
WWII ends in a nuclear bombing.
The horror of that led to everyone being quite horrified by the idea of nuclear war.
Suppose instead that no war happens. Instead, during a time of peace, all the major powers (no Communists, but certainly there are adversaries) build up a massive stockpile of nuclear weapons.
Then war breaks out.
But nobody, and certainly the public has NO clue, knows what nuclear war truly means.
And everybody just fires them off.
Perhaps we are actually fortunate.
Oversimplified is such a good channel
Hard agree!
Love this reaction series of history never stop
Thanks!
I'm half-Belgian, and there are some interesting things that I remember:
1. Britain entered the war because of Germany going through Belgium. Britain had previously entered into an ally treaty in 1839, the Treaty of London, which formally recognized Belgium's independence from the Netherlands. The German chancellor infamously described the treaty as a "scrap of paper."
2. The photo that shows the burning of the library at KU Leuven (the big university in the city) is significant. The library was considered an iconic landmark inside the city of Leuven (or Louvain), and so burning it down was seen as a huge insult to the city's pride. It's been rebuilt since then.
I never thought that anyone outside of america wold cared about America. Its good to see that great people like you have at least a tiny bit of interest.😀☺️ (I'm from/live in America
people outside of america are completely obsessed with america, but they don't like to admit it. but they consume hollywood movies, american tv shows, american fast food, use american websites, they copy american politics, etc etc. I got involved with a girl from new zealand and it was really eye opening hearing her talk about how amazing america must be because of how it looks in hollywood movies. people have no idea.
@@MattMajcan I have assumed that it is like the Weeaboo stereotype. They idolize Japan and think that it is just like Anime.
I assume that some people idolize almost every nation. (Depending on their taste; some idolize America, others are Canadaphiles, even hipsters who idolize some minor country that you have never heard of.)
Bob Parkhurst : I want to see how a war is fought, so badly.
Captain Blackadder : Well, you've come to the right place, Bob. A war hasn't been fought this badly since Olaf the Hairy, high chief of all the vikings, accidentally ordered 80,000 battle helmets with the horns on the inside.
When I was in my 40's I had to write a story on World War One. It then struck me that I knew nothing about the war because my teachers had either become obsessed with empires or the war being bogged down on the western front. So, I educated myself and came to realize that this was a war where one needed a score card to keep track of the players. WW2 was simple by comparison-3 countries fighting everyone, but WW1 was complicated.
belgium, england, france, russia, chezoslovaka,sirbeia, italy
@@JyyceKrato Serbia*
No it was more complex with side changes and a lot of fronts
Love the content so glad you are making these videos.
I'm gonna recommend something you maybe might not at first consider inside your comfort zone, and that's Blue Jay's video about the Russian Pacific Fleet.
I would LOVE to see a reaction to that. Something you're not invested in.
As to this reaction... it's interesting to me, to see what you were taught about this. You have a good sense of history, which I respect.
Interesting idea! No promises (I've got a very long list!) but will check it out.
Maybe you have a different system but you can pause with the space bar. It might be quicker on a slower computer so you dont have the pausing problem
Thanks yer I'll try that for the next video!
Extra Credit has a fantastic video series about the whole series of events that led up to the war. The Seminal Tragedy.
Great Video man keep it up! Do you think you could do a video on the Government being established and the American experiment? I think it would help you understand America in a lot of ways. Thank you so much for making these videos.
Good idea! Will add it to the (admittedly quite long) list :)
Colombia "baking powder" that is popular in clubs and celebrities..........
The obvious joke makes itself.
You’re opening to this vid made me happy you keep it up man 🙏🏽🙏🏽
British Guy!!!! Awesome channel and greetings from California. Keep up the odd jobs and the good work.
Thanks!
@@britishguyreacts Very welcome.
Him not being unable to pause the video classic
And all these years I thought it was because some guy named Archie Duke shot an ostrich because he was hungry 😀. Couldn’t resist. Great reaction.
Honestly, is there really a difference between "some people going rogue", and the actual state carrying it out? it's still just a tiny handful of people with way too much power ruining people's lives for personal gain
I think that this is an interesting point. The material effects of war are death on an untold scale. I guess it doesn’t matter who starts it. The people in charge are the ones who are allowing it to continue.
Commenting for algorithmic engagement
All hail the omnipresent algorithm.
If your boss tries to talk to you about carrying balloons full of baking powder, run away before he tells you where he wants you to keep them.
You might think about watching the Extra Credits "Extra History" series called "The Seminal Tragedy". It explains a bit more about what led up to the first world war.
One video you may wish to check out is Teddy Roosevelt vs. Winston Churchill from Epic Rap Battles of History. (If you haven't seen it already.)
12:35 Indy Neidell made Conrad into a famous meme.
colombian baking powder?? avoid the police “games” 😂 brilliant!
Lol @ that intro!
Love this reaction! Can't wait to see the 2nd part!
i recommend looking into the effects on Germany and Britain of the Boer War... there is a lot of things from that war that influenced both sides in WWI
The extra credits series on the seminal tragedy is excellent, you should check it out.
You should react to any Atun-Shei films videos. He has video of the civil war , early American history, and other things
Nice video! Too few people know about WWI.
Drawn of History has a GREAT video on the war of 1812! (War between USA and UK)
Good shout!
He delivers baking powder from Colombia 🇨🇴 😏🤣
Hey it pays well :)
I enjoy seeing your reactions
Cheers - appreciate it!
Press the spacebar to pause easier.
I'll try that next time :)
Oh jolly this is a great video
For a more detailed explanation of the “spark” that blew up the stockpile of powder kegs that was Europe, watch Extra History’s Seminal Tragedy series. It’s very informative.
If you want to check out some curious history in my neck of the woods (Boston Massachusetts) check out a video on the Great Molasses flood.
Will you react to History of the World I Guess? (You’ll have to up your pause game it goes very fast 😉.) I think you’d enjoy it and I’d be interested to hear your opinions.
Gavrilo Princeley ? Cool charecter name. Thanks. Maybe I just heard Princip wrong.
Maybe these people are expecting a different kind of powder from Columbia.
Did you know in WW1 the Royal Navy frequently violated America's neutral rights by seizing merchant ships. Wilson's top advisor, Colonel Edward M. House commented that, "The British have gone as far as they possibly could in violating neutral rights, though they have done it in the most courteous way".
Note: “When Wilson protested these violations of American neutrality, the Royal Navy backed down.”
Space bar to pause/unpause it will save you my friend.
You should react to the greatest moments in NFL (american) football history. There's gonna be a game this upcoming sunday in London, the new york jets vs the atlanta falcons
React to some Kings and Generals videos! High quality and entertaining world (and civil) military history 👍
You: -makes videos because of interest in America and history-
Me: -watches because of interest in Britain and history-
👉🏾
👈🏾
Love your insight and I hope you keep making these!!!
I'm 10 minutes into the video and I'm glad to see that the average British person knows more on world war I than the average American. Glad to see but unfortunately not surprised.
By the way I'm American so no bias here.
Well yeah it happened in Europe ofc they would know more about it
In my experience of being an american who is a history nerd most americans know almost nothing about even their own history.
@@geoffreystraw5268 Well it depends on their education each district teaches differently and there is 100s of districts in each state. And states have different rules based on education than each other. So it depends. Some learn way better than others.
@@capaldi4929 There has been a concerted effort since the 80s from the christian right to dumb down education and remove science from the conversation. It's also very clear when you see the people who generally are less informed about the world are right wing qanon people. Flat earthers are overwhelmingly conservative and often right wing christians. To ignore the very cultural force that is driving the idiocracy movement in america is a little telling no? Why do you think america is "winning" in the death count for the pandemic when we have 1/5th the population of china or india? Anti science and anti vax go hand in hand.
I was a history major in college in the US. There are a lot of history nerds in this country. I know fellow history nerd when I see one and he is one. I doubt he is the “average” Brit when it comes to his command of this subject. That said, you are right that way too many Americans don’t know jack about history and don’t care to learn.
Can you watch the Anime "Saga of Tanya the Evil"? It is a fantasy 1920's that has a world war with elements of our WW1 and WW2.
Small recommendation, whenever you pause, rewind about 5-10 seconds before pressing pressing play again to ensure that you don't miss anything. (Especially in things like oversimplified because of how condensed they are)
You can use your arrow keys to rewind or fast forward every 5 seconds. Also, press the spacebar to pause and play the video so you don't miss out when you break to give input.
I recommend to you the ww1 series by epic history tv
Not to be rude, but I zoned out when you were going to explain why your new job was causing posting delays (my thoughts are "you owe me nothing, post whenever you can"). And then I drift back in and realize "oh, he's doing a joke here" and had to go back and watch again.
Colombian "baking powder" wink wink.
Hmm, you are deliverying a powdered substance which claims to be baking powder and people are anxious that it comes from Columbia? Do you think you should take a quick look at what you are actually deliverying?
According to a coworker of mine (a republican) says none of this can be proven and it's all hearsay.
1) You know far more about WW1 than you claimed.
2) This American has all of "Blackadder" on DVDs, although there are some episodes I've not seen in many years.
3) My understanding is that while Germany was not seeking a war, their perception was that Russia was rapidly gaining strength, and that if there must be a war, the sooner the better. The most powerful voice in Austria-Hungary rejecting the repeated calls for war by army Chief of Staff Conrad von Hötzendorf and others had been the assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
4) Regarding the technological changes since the Napoleonic Wars, I've never understood why the many wars since then were ignored. The 2 Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913 should have offered lessons. The U.S. Civil War seems to have been disregarded; was this because it was conducted by [insert insult here] Americans rather than Europeans properly trained in warfare? Did one really need evidence in 1914 that walking toward rapid-fire rifles and machine guns was a bad idea? Why did they learn so slowly? With the possible exception of today's conspiracy theorists, I cannot think of a greater concentration of imbecility than nearly all the generals of WW1.
If you like history and metal, check out Sabaton!
Baking powder... More like COCAINE! lol jk
Have you watched. History of the entire world, I guess
No - interesting idea though!
Are brits the Americans of Europe
1 suggestion to improve your react videos is to not pause the video every 2 seconds and make some comments every once in a while snd do a conclusion at the end bye you can still pause it every once in a while but just a suggestion.
I've noticed you squeeze your eyes closed once in a while while talking. I have a coworker who does that, is this an involuntary thing? What causes this?
2nd
Congrats! Second will always be the real first in my eyes :)
Please stop pause
Your job sounds completely made up. Good job for getting it though.
You love the sound of your own voice way too much. I’ve watched several of your reactions, mostly because I like hearing European perspective on global events, hoping I would grow accustomed to your style, and you would progress as a novice reactor, but alas.
Video was paused (clumsily)at 21 second to deliver a one minute soliloquy about what the video was going to cover. Then paused (just as clumsily) again at 31seconds to speak for another minute about literally nothing. At the very least, learn to pause then speak. Don’t talk over the video. What you’re doing isn’t a reaction video. It’s a “look how much I already know, aren’t I brilliant?” video. Oversimplified has 800 billion views for a reason. It should be the main course, your reaction is the sprig of parsley.