Geography Now! SINGAPORE
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- From Sentosa to Kaya-toast...lah. From Marina bay to Char Kway...tiao. I tried. #Singapore is HERE! Enjoy!
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I tried my best to Singa-POUR my heart out in making this video. Too many things we didn't get to talk about and already the video was getting long. THIS is a very unique country unlike any other. So glad my old Singapore buddies Ben, Nigel and Kevin took part in this video. Also thanks to the rest of YOU guys the Singaporean geograpeeps for emailing me with awesome information! Enjoy ...leh!
Yes
Hi wazz up ?
Hope you are safe
*punch*
Hi Barbs!
Sing too a poor
Singapore: Means Lion city even though there are no lions
Sierra Leone: Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well
@Jay Saenz where tf did they even find lions to use in there national crest?
Half of Europe uses the lion as its symbol without having lions
laughs in Sri Lankan 🇱🇰
@@daanwillemsen223 Yeah even the coat of arms of Norway, Denmark, and Finland has lions lol
@@daanwillemsen223 we do have lions lol, but they are in zoos
When buildings in the country are taller than the actual *‘highest point’* itself
The Danish want a word with you.
EightThreeEight ok sure
@Z1dm3 I stand corrected.
EightThreeEight I’m danish and that’s correct
The highest point in Illinois is the top of the Sears Tower!
I’ll call it the Willis Tower over my dead body
I've lived in Singapore for 16 years and I've learnt more from this video than I have my whole life living here
Lmaoo 😂 much love from another parallel universe 🤣
i am from singapore for only 7 years cause i spend 2 years in hong kong as a baby
Lol
same bro, didnt even know about the second airport
I hate Singapore
1:25
Singapore: increased landmass by 22% since independence
Macau: laughs in casinos
Their landmass must have increased at least 50%, possibly even 100%, based on old maps.
Monaco too
When ur that small you have no choice lmao
Singapore is the Monaco of Asia, they even have similar flags
@Insanx Rxbxl and they're both very rich
oh i never noticed
Indonesia's flag is even more similar to Monaco's...
@@edward_ketiak88 yeah, but it is pretty much the opposite of Monaco in many other aspects as Monaco is very small, continental and very rich while Indoneseia is very big, is an isular country and isn't rich
No monaco is Singapore of europe !!
European people think they are better than others
"Singapore has another public airport not commonly known"
Singaporeans: Surprised Pikachu
True
i mean some know but almost nobody go there so i dont mind them not knowing seletar
i know about seletar, but ive always thought it was a military base HAHAHA
@@owo4470 I mean, there's a seletar airport AND a seletar camp, so you're half right
Is there such thing as singaporeans? I thought its a country home of different nationalitites. The melting pot of asia.
22:21 RIP headphone/earphone viewers.
Tobuscus reincarnated
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
6:42 the reason why "singapura" means "lion city" is because the first person who discovered the island saw a lion that look epic so the guy who found the island named it "singapura"
*epic lion😎*
The name Singapura is derived from Sanskrit meaning "Lion City".Singa comes from the Sanskrit word siṃha, which means "lion", and pūra means "city" in Sanskrit.
@@arplays4837 p
Yes, I was just about to write that. I heard that while tram riding at night Safari. 😄
@@Suresh_Kamath No it's from Tamil Singam and Puram - Singapuram to Singapore
Barbs: "Strait of Malacca"
Greeks: _giggle immaturely_
Lmao
i dont get it
Malacca sounds like malaka (greek word) which means wanker or masturbator
Thanks internet, always teaching me new ways to swear.
Haha, I have Greek friends and I’m learning Greek too.
"Singapore - the only island city state in the world"
Bahrain, with a comparable area - *cries in a corner*
Ain't Bahrain connected to the main Arabian peninsula?
@@andrewlentner That's Qatar, mate.
@@sriyadityasrivatsa5346 Monaco's not an island.
Singapore is a city state,
but Bahrain is a island state
@@hondasuzuki6345 To be fair, island state and city state are not officially used terms. So, their definition is very vague, which makes it difficult to categorise.
🇸🇬: Our foods are delicious
🇲🇾: Hey! Don't steal our Nasi Goreng!
🇮🇩: Yours??!
Brothers, always fight. But however, we are Brothers :)
i can say Malaysia and Indonesia is brother, but Singapore? nah... seems like they already lose their identity lately.
@@dyazkiprit is it because Singaporeans are more educated than most of Malaysia and Indonesia? Yea i guess that is something we Malaysia and Indonesia have in common. Not something to be bragging about lol
Messy lmao you’re sayin that as if it’s something bad, Indonesia has almost 300 million and 100x bigger than singapore,so of course singapore would beat it,but you forget Indonesia can be a slow burner and overtake in 100 of so years. You can’t compare two things which don’t have the same potential. Sincerely an American
@@28mlee no one bragging here, i just said they lose their identity and it's a fact. how many educated human resources in Singapore? how many educated human resources in Indonesia? i bet educated Indonesian are even more than the whole Singaporean population, it's just the country that spread too wide and it takes a lot of time to build it, build the small country like singapore is like building 1 province in indonesia, and we only need less than 10 years to build jakarta which has the same size as Singapore, the problem is, we have 33 more, but don't worry, for the next 10 years, every single province in Indonesia will be as modern as jakarta but i guarantee Indonesian will never lose their identity.
@@dyazkiprit good
yes singlish is actual a mixture of eng, chinese, malay, chinese dialects and tamil and sometimes even other languages
R u a Singaporean? I wanna ask u something
@@buildznoe8116 no i just major in cultural studies
@@smolkidd i see
Singaporean here; our modern day Singlish is a mixture of:
- English
- Mandarin ("Chinese")
- Chinese dialects (Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese, etc.)
- Behasa Melayu (Malay)
- Some Tamil
- Some American slang
- Some Japanese memes
@@spacecraftcarrier4135 Memes?
The red part in the flag depicts
"Blood of those who fought to prevent Independence"
Lol.. I seriously get ur joke 🤣
Though.. It actually represents Universal Brotherhood.
lol to 'prevent independent' part got me chucking
Merah-Puteh, the sacred malay colours of Red and White, also used in indonesian, malaysian and melakan flags.
@@thisiswheezie not malay its Nusantara. Cus its from javanese majapahit empire, and Javanese not malay
You had us in the first half, not gonna lie
I'm Singaporean and had no idea there's another airport
I'm Indonesia and I know all of the airports.
😂😂
I sing to
Bruh moment
how old you are
26:00 interesting fact: Taiwan used to use their Hello Kitty themed Eva Air jet to send troops back and forth from Singapore and Taiwan. I don't know why they chose that aircraft but it was kinda funny
Because (mostly) no one would've suspected
i guess because people don't expect troops with guns marching out from a cutesy airplane lool
I'm a 5th or 6th generation Singaporean-Tamil, but grew up in Vancouver. My family literally goes back to Singapore regularly to visit family, but actually to eat ridiculous amount of food, especially notorious fruits like the durian and jackfruit, and to buy gold. My entire childhood...the end!
Naanum tamil pesuvan
'So you do you want to build a boat or a skyskaper'
Singapore: Yes
NO, someone crashed it there
Singapore : "We hate cars"
Also Singapore : " Let's have a Formula 1 race "
And yet they didn't mention it in the video.
Because, MONEY.
at NIGHT
Funny to think about ay?
Hate car??wait till they entering malaysia highway..😂😂
this is me rn, in Singapore, watching a geography now video on singapore, drinking tea from a geography now mug.
chad
@@marooneer2016 No, a legend.
@@zeruapod2897 it is same thing
Someone: makes video about Singapore
Every single Singaporean: I feel a disturbance in the force.
“forcefully gained independence against their will” cracks me up every time. It makes so little sense yet so much sense, especially if u know the story behind singapore’s independence
Well that notion was actually a misconception propagated by both parties. They recently released something called the albatross files, which is basically data from the dealings leading up to separation and it was decidedly mutual
Nepotis phallus dang I kinda wanna read it now. ngl, it sounds interesting
@@alusias3183 I think it's online for public access, but I'm not too sure, because its part of new history curriculum so it's not exactly secret
Nepotis phallus I’m looking at it rn xD
I’m glad that it’s going to be in the new history syllabus. At least the future generation will be familiar with it
@@alusias3183 yea it already is
I'm a South Korean nerd jailed in my house because of this damn virus. I've been 2 years in Singapore because my father had to earn money. Singapore was REALLY beautiful, so much trees, and there's a beautiful park. My best time in my life was when I lived in Singapore. I wanna go back to Singapore again...
Love from 🇰🇷 to 🇸🇬
You are also the best English speaking Korean I've ever seen on the net!
@@Wurfenkopf thx :D
love from SG 🇸🇬to SK 🇰🇷. I hope to visit your country one day!
Tbh singapore probably will be the advance country in Southeast Asia due to they're gdp per capita and investment, love Singapore from Philippines 🇵🇭🇸🇬
@Oki Aditia Smaller than our town....
Yo Singapore sounds so cool! Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮!
Thank you so much! Big fan of Finland too!! My dream to visit Helsinki one day 🤩
Thank you so much! Wish to visit ur country sometime. BTW have u heard about this finnish band called blind channel?
So enjoyable and beautifully presented. Thank you! I miss Singapore, cannot wait to go back.
When I told my Singaporean friends that I am going to Singapore with the other half (who is Singaporean) for the first time, they counted the number of meals I could eat (apparently 12 in 3 days) and made a list of 'to go' places. They did not include a single attraction, just food places.
Hahahah.. Food is very important to Asians, particularly the Chinese. There's food for every social event, even family gathering. The English socialise through beers (meet up for a drink); we socialise through for (meet up to "makan") .
Attractions in Singapore are tourist traps. We don't do that to friends
@@Qiyunwu Very true, everything you see in a tourist-y area in Singapore is designed to get tourists to spend money, better off eating at a hawker centre
@Miranda lambert I meant spending, usually places like Gardens by The Bay and Jewel are free of charge but be wary of eating or spending there because I'm seen a mark up in price of 2x, just plan ahead and I'm sure you'll be fine :P
Barbs: The Straight of *Malacca*
Greeks: TF DID YOU SAY TO ME
As a Malaysian living near the sate of Malacca, Assassins Creed: Odyssey pretty much ruined the state's name. Kek.
Explain
Malakas (Greek: μαλάκας [maˈlakas]) is a commonly used profane Greek slang word, with a variety of different meanings, but literally meaning "man who masturbates". While it is typically used as an insult, with its literal equivalent in English being "wanker", the meaning varies depending on the tone and context used.
lol, but in all seriousness I'm Greek and lived in Singapore for over a year studying abroad and it was an amazing once-in-a-life-time experience. The people are so nice and Singapore itself was very beautiful. Even had the oddity pleasure of running into another Greek there who ran a Greek restaurant lol. I've been waiting for this video for a while from Geography Now and it really made me miss Singapore.
@@thurstonmirolav8891 Basically Malakas means Gross man?
I think this is one of the best geography channels I founded! Thanks for making this type of videos, I learnt a lot more about Singapore even though I'm a Singaporean. :))
I’ve lived in Singapore for 25 years and I’m really impressed by this video. Great job guys!!!
Singapore is like the Switzerland of Asia. Super rich and neutral. Being a tiny country, you've got to maintain neutrality and good relations with everyone. It's one of the few countries in the world that has good relations with China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, North Korea, South Korea, and the USA. Hence, Singapore is a suitable neutral ground to host top level diplomacy meetings. The most famous recent one being Kim Jong-Un and Donald Trump meeting at Singapore. China and Taiwan's presidents have also both met at Singapore.
Switzerland is much more safe in geological terms - in the middle of alps, with nuclear bunkers, its a fort. Singapore is an island that can be attacked from each side and one tsunami wipes it off.
@@josexavier1685 The lower part of South China Sea area (where Singapore is) is geologically stable and free from cyclones and tsunamis. Indonesia and Philippines act as shields against those natural disasters. Singapore knows its vulnerability as a small island nation. This is why it has mandatory military conscription for men, and ensure it has the strongest / most advanced navy, air force, and air defence systems. What they lack in numbers, they make up for in quality.
But Singapore need not worry about war with its immediate neighbours Malaysia and Indonesia. They have strong ties with each other and everyone would lose out in a military conflict. Similar sort of relationship like in Switzerland with France and Germany. The ASEAN region is now getting more united due to China's encroachment into the South China Sea.
Israel too, is in a similar situation, where it has military conscription and the most advanced weaponry to make up for it being surrounded by larger countries. The difference compared to Singapore and Switzerland, is that the surrounding countries are actually hostile with a history of wars since its existence.
@@bangscutter You sound like Malaysia has low quality people. Malaysia had recognised ethnic Thai as Bumiputera. And ethnic Vietnamese can work in Malaysia even if they can't speak Malay language. As of 2020, Malaysia has the largest Mandarin & Cantonese speakers in Southeast Asia, many being non-Chinese. There is at least 20,000 Japanese & 20,000 Korean live & work in Malaysia. Malaysia no longer import low quality migrant just to make our number bigger.
@@josexavier1685 no tsunamis cannot reach as indonesia is blocking us from tsuanmis, thats why in 2004 singapore that did not get hit
Singapore as a country is rich, but 80% of us Singaporeans are not. Cost of living is super high and we barely make ends meet
Last time I was this early Singapore was part of Malaysia.
Ehh, it was still a British Port last time I was this early.
Last time I was early Charles Vyner Brooke was still Sarawak's Rajah
last time i was this early, the library of alexandria was not on fire.
@DANIEL BIN OMAR - what? We never were, and we never will be a puppet of any country.
Last time I was this early, I was still a Chinese representative to a bunch of British people who somehow made themselves the government for reasons I don't understand
This is so informative! We are a reupholstery sofa local business at a workshop and have worked with many expats. Simply love how friendly people are in Singapore.
I LOVE THESE KINDS OF VIDEOS SO MUCH. GOOD JOB, I REALLY LIKE YOUR CONTENT!
That "5 fear" is so on point. There was a saying in Singapore, "if no one do it, I must not do. If someone do it, I must do it no matter what it takes"
Unless u in NS
So excited about Slovakia!
You should be in the video peter.
You gotta be part of it
Meat na chips!
Je suis Chaud!
Where you've been peter? I miss your rate the hotelss
stop making my mom laugh
Pulau Ujong, literally Island at the end, is such a fitting name given where Singapore is located.
@Astronomical Foundation it's old/classical malay language
Singaporean here! Amazing video! I suppose I'm going to make it a point in the future to watch your video to get some information of the country before travelling there. Hope you can introduce all the countries in the world. All the best!
One of the smallest country in the world but still manages to be one of the longest Geography Now! video lmao
I guess so
Russia’s episode is even longer
@@raz3r._. He or she just mentioned it's one of the smallest country... Wanna compare the size of Russia and Singapore?
I know right
Laksa Malaysia la
This is by far the BEST and most informative video on Singapore. It is honestly factual and accurate not just about Geography, but history and cultural socio economic financial the whole she bang. Hannah is great on the five Fears. As an ex-Singaporean, this is so nostalgic I have been a Kiabor all my life and didn't know how to tell my friends about it.
I have crop Hannah's clip and sent it to my friends and relatives so they can now understand.
Thank you so much.
Omg seeing my country get a great video like this is actually amazing thx so much
great video! :) just wanted to add that you swapped terms sometimes so here is a clarification:
1. Malay - ethnicity
2. Malaysia - country
3. Malaysians - citizen of Malaysia, not necessary a Malay.
4. Malaya (bonus): What Malaysia was called prior to the merger with Singapore. Malaya + Singapore = Malaysia (at least until Singapore's independence, but the name remained)
Actually Malaya only referred to the peninsular part. Malaysia is still called that way since it includes Sabah and Sarawak.
Malay : Bahasa Melayu
Yea Malaya is before sabah,sarawak and singapore joined
he uh... did this in the episode about malaysia alrd
Malay : Race
Malays in singapore is including Javanese, Buginese, Banjar, Minangkabau, Boyanese etc. Not only melayu
:D
finally. as a singaporean, I've been waiting for this video for years!
Yes 😇🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬
Yah Loh!
I visited there once 9 years ago with Singapore Airlines. I agree with what was said about the airport. Possibly the best I have seen anywhere in the world. The airline is about the best I have traveled with as well. The food that was served on the flights was fantastic. Would definitely love to go back someday!
Hey Barbs, great work! Let me just notice that Singapore episode is not included in A-Z playlist, I've just came back for it.
Fun fact: HDB gives priority to families when buying houses so most Singaporean men ask if their girlfriends want to buy a house as a way of proposing to them!
What a country, Men are allowed to be physically tortured but women are exempt. Men have to serve the military even if the do not want to but women a exempt, they can volunteer but they do not have to do the hard work if they do not want to. Equality :) Male privilege? lololol. Only if the victims were women, the world would've been going crazy about this.
Ya that’s the Singapore way to propose: ae, do you want to get hub?
@@hagenseah4306 @Bangs Cutter You sound like Malaysia has low quality people. Malaysia had recognised ethnic Thai as Bumiputera. And ethnic Vietnamese can work in Malaysia even if they can't speak Malay language. As of 2020, Malaysia has the largest Mandarin & Cantonese speakers in Southeast Asia, many being non-Chinese. There is at least 20,000 Japanese & 20,000 Korean live & work in Malaysia. Malaysia no longer import low quality migrant just to make our number bigger.
@@hagenseah4306 Dude, i didn't say that serving military is always bad, I simply said that women are exempt while men are forced which is terrible. Do these men get more rights then? no. Sexism against men. Also, I don't get what your neighbors following Islam have to do with this? If I recall, Malaysia and Indonesia etc have a good reputation.
@@deyodoladeyola1882 its part of natural physicality that men are stronger than women. Honestly NS isn't that bad, because unlike America we don't get in wars every couple years
Damn i fkin' love this animated education with Paul's voiceover.
Super great video! Sending love from Singapore 🇸🇬💫
They didn't even talk about Formula 1 in the sports section? The event literally takes over the entire Marina Bay
Right? Right?! That's the first thing that comes to my mind when you say Singapore, maybe together with the Marina Bay Sands hotel.
Really , I just started the vid and I'm already dissapointed
Me reading the Singapore history book for my exam tomorrow be like-
👁👄👁
lol
This must feel like a gift from the heavens
@@dinamosflams yes it does
Thank you for your comprehensive & pretty accurate yet fun & entertaining summary. we were not suppose to exist to begin with , but here we are. We are a pretty resilient bunch with a never say die attitude. well we dont have much natural resources except our people and geography. thank you very much for this fun video. proud singaporean , Gabriel Ee. By the way , I am one of those peranakans. cheers
Fun Fact: Cocos Island was also governed by British Ceylon for a while.
"Actually Bosnia and Herzegovina is not a good example, because all three are actually the same thing..."
*BALKAN YUGOSLAV WAR NOISES*
It's a great example of how petty nationalisms, politics and greed destroyed a country (Yugoslavia)
*visible confusion*
Ezekiel De La Croix someone had to say the truth!!!
singapore should adopt a bonsnian style government.......................Kidding
Tito liked that.
You forgot to mention that Singapore has one of the most amazing GPs in Formula 1. Drivers lose around 4 kgs after a race due to the heat and intense humidity
same to malaysian grand prix too
@@aliffikmal9389 yeah, Sepang is one of that Grand Prix that you not even suprised if the race ended early cuz of weather and extreme circuit layout
@@s14redd89 absolutely true
Sebastian Vettel - The Lion of Singapore
Singapore, Monaco, and abu Dhabi gp are all insane, love the Singapore gp crazy how hot it is, traction is always excellent
this channel is just amazing
Kind of looking forward to next one. I'm not so sure what is so special about my home country these days ... hopefully something I didn't know.
Fun fact: When you're filling customs, you get a nice big red sign that warns people that drug trafficking is punished with death penalty; in caps. Really loved it, cheers from Colombia you Singaporeans!
We also announce it on some flights coning in HAHAHA It's quite funny to see passengers' expressions as they hear the words : You are warned that drug trafficking is punishable by death.
¡Hola, my amigo! ¿Como estas?
Can't younger the death penalty for like 25 grams of weed
yep, you get a non-pardonable DEATH penalty for having 30g or 1 ounce of weed on you.
Isn't it like that with most south east asian countries? Indonesia does that too and I'm pretty sure Malaysia does aswell
What a country, Men are allowed to be physically tortured but women are exempt. Men have to serve the military even if the do not want to but women a exempt, they can volunteer but they do not have to do the hard work if they do not want to. Equality :) Male privilege? lololol. Only if the victims were women, the world would've been going crazy about this.
The lion is actually the nation animal of Singapore and the Merlion is just an invention of our tourism board
Well, can't NOT have the lion as your national animal now, when it's in your country's name...
I mean, the 'Mer' part kinda comes out of nowhere lol.
But I guess Singapore realized that it's part of maritime Southeast Asia, and maybe they just went and slapped a sea animal on the lion to make that point 🤣
The closest idea I can think of is singapura was once called temasek which means a fishing village,thats where the fish tail came from and the lion head comes from the story of sang nila utama where he thought he saw a lion and named it singaura which is lion city.
so i watched so many of your videos havent even liked any of them or subscribed yet, its time to tell u , amazing vids, i like all them even tho i forgot to hit the button, ill subscribe now while i have it on my mind thankyou ! for all this geo content
Aaaaaaa ive been waiting for this for 2 years!!
FINALLY AFTER THREE YEARS FOLLOWING BARBS AND FRIENDS....
IM TEARING GUYS... MY HOMELAND..
IKR
SAMEEEEE ✨
well... congratulation 🌠
love from indonesia🇮🇩💞
Than your my neighbour
@B B Everything here bureaucratic, even in office politics. But we have this policy, the Bo Pian Act.
Fun fact: as a Malaysian Northern Malay who visited Singapore, Singaporean Malay speaks a rather distinguishable, if not quaint, dialect. To be specific, they sounded like people from 1950s.
Its similar to Indonesian formal speech
It's Riau Malay dialect. Similar to Johor's
@@Sashimi404 this guy's right
I didn't know we sounded like people from 1950s.
@@taufiqsept Actually it's true, you guys speak so... Baku. For example, we malays call kereta as kerete. Sahaja as sahaje. Correct me if I'm wrong, No hate ❤️
Having lived the majority of my life there, I can confirm, its become amazingly economically strong, and it has a really cool airport!
You have a very odd TH-cam account lol
Remember when i was high school in Indonesia 🇮🇩. I studied indonesian literatures subject. One of the chapter in the subject named "hikayat" (old malay stories). There are a few stories like hikayat abdullah, hikayat Sang nila utama.
Greetings from Indonesia 🇮🇩🇮🇩
Singapore: our food is delicious
Malaysia: 👀👀
Add more words: bojio, kiampa, walao, lan ****
Food is the most controversial part of the video.
Also added a word "Kiasu" in the grammar 😂
Indonesia: 👁👄👁
There is a saying: the best food in singapore is the food that were brought back from johor bahru.
Imagine a boy left at an orphanage by his parents 45 years later that boy is a billionaire
Wait that's SINGAPORE
Huge bruh moment
*Tanggang story intensifies*
Haha nice
@@3dsaulgoodman43 Yeah, that's our first PM who did it, Pandai
@@3dsaulgoodman43 me too
I went to singapore in 2019 because i live in sea so i guess its a good choice the waterfall in garden by the bay makes it so cold and wet and its extremly foggy
There is a province here in Thailand called “Singburi” which means Lion City and from the same Sanskrit roots as well.
For your information, Songkhla name came from Malay-Sanskrit name 'Singgora' as same as Singapura.
@@mycodenameisejatt Songkhla come from Persian name Singora which come from Indian name Sighalar because this land looks like 2 lions.
Basically the same name
Sidenote: Palau Ujong is only the name of the main island of Singapore, its old Malay name is Temasek.
It was Pulau Ujong but I got that fact because my history teacher taught me that Temasek Island from past is in Johor.
Temasek is actually more commonly used, eg.(Temasek Club)
And as a Singaporean I a bit ashamed to have never heard of the name Pulau Ujong
It was first known as Pulau Ujong (Island at the end) or Puloucong (to chinese traders), then Temasek (Sea Town) or Danmaxi (to chinese traders) before becoming Singapura (Lion City) & of course the British had issues with pronunciation & it becomes SingaPORE
Im from Malaysia i hear old Sentosa island once called Pulau Belakang Mati means Back Death Island or Back stabbed island, that really badass name for the island
@@rolandhazuki8787 yup the first one because of rampat piracy back then
Singapore: Is associated with lions even though they have no lions
Sierra Leone: Welcome to the club
And then you have India
That bastard has both lions and tigers and even leopards.
Hell, they even had cheetahs until they were wiped out around 70 years ago
But they are being re-introduced, so India will soon have cheetahs too
England as well
savioblanc Yeah I agree with lions but they do have Bengal tigers so...
@@Moose236 and Sri Lanka
What?
Singaporean here. Some corrections:
6:03 "Mustaphar Center" - we call it Mustafa Centre (you can probably see the sign of the image you used xD),
6:37 - "Simhapura" - we use the term "Singapura" instead, which is also translated from sanskrit.
23:59 "new interest in metal" Rock and Metal was probably a thing during early 2000s but now most of us like whatever pop music that's trending in US/UK. Many local artistes do RnB/hip-hop too.
26:02 "former prime minister" - the man in the picture is definitely STILL our prime minister, Lee Hsien Long.
Otherwise, I actually learned a lot from your video! Thank you!
I went to Singapore once but I think everything I see there can I find back home in Indonesia. The ones related to food and natural reserves are even more fascinating back home. However, I think Singapore can be a great picture of what the earth look like when it’s almost fully urbanised. I think it’s futuristic and could be a great place for all nations to take care of their country’s natural reserves. Good job for their human resource for trying their best in developing the country.
bro its literally too small to even have a natural reserve...Singapore having one natural reserve should be enough, you cant compared it to Indonesia that's just not fair because you guys are effing big! Its like comparing durian with chilli or russia with hong kong....you can't compare both of them! I really don't understand why Indonesian always love to compare stuff especially when it comes to Malaysia and Singapore....stop comparing.
its called having an opinion and also freedom of speech. The irony is that he wasnt even complaining and you are butthurt already... karen 🤣🤣 @@wewenang5167
“A nation is great not by its size alone. It is the will, the cohesion, the stamina, the discipline of its people and the quality of their leaders which ensure it an honourable place in history.”
― Kuan Yew Lee
His name was Lee Kuan Yew.
@@AridChannelOfficialSG yea... can't tell if he's trolling or just don't know
You again? Lol
*Kuan Jew Lee*
Bot
"The only country to get its independence against their will'
The Dominican Republic:Am I a joke to you
He said in Asia
Im from 🇩🇴
@@ritishasingh5145 no he didn't 0:35
Czechia too (most Czechs did not want to split Czechoslovakia in 1992).
@@martintuma9974 He will probably cover that in the next episode
Singapore is amongst my 5 favourite Asian countries and as a British geograpeep I would love to check the place out some day.
The way they do housing sounds great. We should do more of that here.
Singapore only has like 5mil people but i see them everywhere online 😂
99% of them have internet
its because many singaporeans would tell you theyre singaporean before anything else 🤣🤣🤣🤣
one right here-
@@HNL99439 I'm pretty sure it's 100%. We can't live without technology here.
yeah lol I guess we're everywhere
Singapore sling to most people: a drink
Singapore sling to me: The dreaded triple chicane that used to be part of the Marina Bay Circuit until it got reprofiled
Can’t believe he didn’t mention the Grand Prix at least once
@@Gabrielm624 Good point
I didnt even know it was a drink
Hahaha! Legit tho!
@@Gabrielm624 I know right? The Singapore GP is the toughest street circuit/general circuit on the F1 calendar. I know it's seen as a touristy gimmick to most Singaporeans, but its a massive annual event on Singapore's social calendar. Can't believe he didn't mention it either! They did an otherwise great job on the video though i reckon
World : coastal cities are in danger due to rising sea level.
Singapore : what...
don't worry we'll just build more land easy peasy
@@alphadisastroustie8853 You know how moist our land is, right? The entirety of Marina Bay is literally made of reclaimed land, meaning it's just dirt dumped in the sea.
@@YourLocalDoctor yeah I know the land is moist and the dirt is just dumped into the sea so we could just do that till around 20100 (at least that's what estimates say) and by that time if we're lucky the government would have bought some land in Antarctica
We already had plans for rising sea levels years ago
We do have sea walls planned. But honestly at this point I'm not going to be surprised if the government reveals we have mega seawalls like in Pacific Rim and they just rise out of the bay.
Oh the times when Geography Now made videos! I miss those days...
Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia: Close diplomatic ties.
Also the 3 countries: "My [insert food here] is better!"
Yup pretty much.. Especially about rendang and nasi lemak .. They always claims who is the best... 🤣At the end we still love each other.. Salam kasih from Malaysia ☺
11:16 i've never heard wanna go to singapore for the food. Instead, the singaporean go to malaysia because the food is better here. 😂
@@TheGamingAlong It is true Singaporeans go to Malaysia for food and shopping, but not so much because of whose food is more delicious. The main reason 1Sgd = 3 Malaysian Ringgit.
trust me, there are many food listed in this video, which are better in other countries.
Not gonna mention which one, because food war will be triggered XD
... and brunei stands in the corner
As a Singaporean and a long time viewer of this channel, I've been looking forward to this episode since a long time ago! The facts and cultures were well researched and appropriately presented. The delicate balance of ethnic groups, nature vs urban and order vs freedom are well presented too. There were a few minor mistakes though.
At 1:56, the northeast Island is the military island named pulau tekong, not the South. The exchange rate with the Malaysian ringgit is approximately 3:1 right now and we often joked that the stuff there is 3 times cheaper, not 4 times. At 27:12, Malaysians stay in Malaysia and they often come to Singapore. Not malays specifically. Being both ethnically diverse nations, our people are known by our citizenship, and not our race. For example, I am a Singaporean Chinese, and not just known as a Chinese.
We do still have issues of our own despite how well we're doing. We have a high income disparity, a pressure cooker education and work system, an aging population, a huge percentage of foreigners, limited freedom of speech, and being the most expensive country to live in.
Spot on Buddy!
people from Zimbabwe, still waiting...
@@hironyx You will be there if you willing, you can get some ideas from Rwanda. Literally a Africa's Singapore.
How does the huge percentage of foreigners become a issue? Isn't that great for tourism?
@@villamor7805 there's currently this whole huge issue of "foreigners are stealing Singaporean's jobs"
3:49 we have that in italy too, it's called telepass but its not mandatory. makes your life a lot easier tought. you can pay for tolls, garages and much more
17.50 lol. U put the very bitter episode of separation in such a hilarious manner looking back. Haha😂
There's a French-speaking rural region here, in Québec, which also puts "lah" at the end of sentences for emphasis, and I find this tidbit of information hilarious. 😁
Oui, Monsieur!
is it all of quebec or just a specific part of Québec
@@samshankar9413 A bit everywhere but especially in the Saguenay region. They're known to add 2 or even 3 "lah" back to back when it's really important. 😁
"Ah bein là, là, ça va faire, là!"
(Loosely translated: "Now, that's more than enough!")
Perhaps it was brought in by the british 😏
@@superanson7 I'd be quite surprised, "là" actually means "there" in French. I'd say it's a more probable origin than some Chinese-to-English-to-French transformation, not to mention it's not in use in Canadian English as far as I know.
Next 10 :
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
38 countries left
Wow
Sweden, switzerland?
@@itsgenti8910 Los, geh nach Hause.
@@itsgenti8910 these are the next 10 not the rest of the letter S
can’t wait for Spain😁
OMG, I never knew Singapore is sooo interesting!!! Love Geography now ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I've always thought it was really cool that you brought Keith in, got him off the streets and gave him a job.
Fun fact: chewing gum is banned in Singapore although you are allowed to bring at least two packs of gum to Singapore
Intresting
selling is prohibited, if you want to buy em, you have to put your name down and it's only dental gums...
bringing more than two pack signals intention to sell to the customs
Don't blame them.
Do you have any idea how difficult it is to remove that stuff from the pavement?
You can bring as many packs into SG as you want. Just don't give immigration officers a reason to check your bag
Remember the SAF golden rule: Do whatever you want. Just don't get caught
I think everyone knows that*
11:16 "Some people come to singapore just for the food."
Malaysian: *Imma stop you right there.*
And Singaporean comes to Malaysia just for the food
@@MrAizatazmi shopping n for gasoline
Prime Arch Malaysia ah. i come there for the DAMN CHEAP STUFF
@@jeahanketu7126 and speeding on highways
@@krispykrep912 Haha! But Sg'reans still can't keep up with the speed of Malaysians speeding in Malaysia, as the saying goes, just follow the examples set by the locals ;) Let's not get started on how Malaysians cross the border into thailand for cheaper stuff as well. LOL!
Love sg from hong Kong,cn
i really hope all worlds Chinese enthic can unite.🇭🇰❤️🇸🇬
You know what...i crave for the screaming "NOW" in the opening soundtrack.
If there was a Geography Now t-shirt that had all of Barbs "English" words (like whompst'd which'd) I would wear it proudly!
agree. I already have the basic GN tee. Would not hesitate in buying another
Anyhwyeeaheuuhrriw
Talking about Singapore, we Indonesiaan say, best VPN service.
LMAOOOOO TRUEEE
I don't understand what does Singapore have to do witth VPNs. Could you explain it to me?
Singapore's neighbours, although constitutionally De Jure secular states, have De Facto Islamic governments with some pretty ridiculous censorship regulations that they force on ISPs. For example, morality censorship means you can't access saucy erotic literature online, and Rockstar's servers were IP banned through most of Malaysian ISPs for most of 2019, for... Reasons.
Singapore does not have these same hang-ups, plus it's got a fantastic tech industry to support lots of VPN infrastructure, plus it's super-close-by so neighbours don't have to worry about issues with ping which might occur if they were using, say, New Zealand or something as a VPN point instead.
@@ShaunCheah Thanks for the explaination.
@@ShaunCheah No! You were not supposed to spread the sacred text ;-;
Love from the United States of America to Singapore! 🇺🇸❤️🇸🇬
I used to live in singapore and it was some of the best times Ive had in my life
As a Malaysian, I've been waiting for this video for so long. Always excited to see a Southeast Asian countries' episodes. Greetings from your closest neighbour!
Singapore : The lion is our national symbol even though lions have never ever existed here.
Scotland: Hold my haggis
Henare Brown
Yeah Scotland’s got a Unicorn too, haha
So excited for South Africa
Wales: Erm
@Sam Ham YES how was I so blind
Well Singam means lion in Tamil. . As we in India have Lions, which is considered as King, and puram or pura is town. So, singapura means "King/Lion Town or City"
Singapore is pretty cool, here in the US I think we could learn a lot from how they deal with housing and making peace between historically conflicting ethnicities
Greetings to Singapore 🇸🇬
From Philippines 🇵🇭
I've been here last 2019 before lockdown. 🥰
"It has to be good to live in Singapore because otherwise, nobody will stand for it."
--Lee Hsien Loong
Something something suicide rates