Hey Geograpeeps, welcome back to Flag / Fan Friday. Hope you liked the Ireland episode, alright,
I'm just gonna quickly address it: yes, I accidentally said Liverpool when I meant Glasgow.
And I accidentally said salsa when I meant tango, I'll own up to it. So anyway, yeah, it was really fun filming that episode,
we literally flew pots, Peadar out here from Ireland.
He actually made the very first blood of those who fought for their country
animation in the Colombia episode and for the longest time he's like I gotta be in the Ireland episode,
I'm like okay, but anyway all that stuff aside. Let's talk about the flag and stuff, shall we? Without further ado!
[Flag Friday intro]
You know what's funny? I actually brought pots to the Conor McGregor-Mayweather fight
and he was wearing this flag and people wanted to take a picture with him,
he got his little 15 minutes of fame. Anyway the flag! The Irish Flag or the
''Bratach na hEireann'' is a vertical tricolor of green, white and orange. The flag was actually presented as a gift from a group of French women
sympathetic to the Irish cause to Irish Nationalist Leader Thomas Francis Meagher. Yeah like literally half those letters
don't even make a sound. ''Maaar''. Anyway in the most technical terms the green represents the older Gaelic tradition as well as Irish republicanism,
the orange represents the minority whom supported protestant King William II (correction: William III), who was of the house of Orange,
sometimes referred to as William the Orange whom defeated the last Catholic king of England, Scotland and Ireland,
James II and the white symbolizes the peace between the two people groups,
BUT even though it's kind of unofficial most Irish people probably just say the green represents the Catholics, the orange the Protestants,
the white peace between them all. DONE! Prior to the tricolor the Irish actually used a variety of different banners either
regionally or nationalistically or defiantly against the British. The greenfield and harp confederacy flag, it was a St. Patrick's cross flag,
then there was the three crowns for the Lordship of Ireland, also keep in mind the four historical provinces Connacht, Munster, Leinster
and Ulster each have their own flags often used in sporting matches and cultural events. Connacht looks pretty cool
It's kind of like half bird, half armor armed with sword. Also
you can see that the flag of Northern Ireland which belongs to the UK was based off of the historic flag of Ulster, however speaking
of harps we go to the coat of arms. Pretty simple!
The image is just a golden Irish or Gaelic harp with silver strings laid out on a blue shield. This image goes way back to
the 13th century. Nobody can say exactly why the gold harp is affiliated with Ireland
but many attribute it to the harp that king David played it in the Bible.
So basically it's all about history, provinces, religion and defiance. DONE! So now you know what that means:
GEOGRA-FANMAIL TIME!!! Honestly like there's so much every week more mails
just keep coming in. I don't even have a million subscribers, but there's too many things I can't open them all here
but I'll try to do as much as I can. Aah this is from Ignatios from Greece. Okay? This is the second time
I've gotten this gum. Someone else sent it to me. Mastic from the island of Chios or something, Greek saffron powder,
Caryatid, which is a sculpted female figure. He also sent these two alcoholic drinks. By the way
I know kids watch this show, kids,
I do not advocate underage drinking, but I am of legal drinking age so I can drink these bottles. Ouzo and Rakomelo,
wow, it tastes like liquorice! Nathan from Pittsburgh: ''When I was a senior in college
I started my own eco-friendly packets of hair gel for everyday use especially for traveling. It's called pocket gel!
I'm not gonna lie to you. I don't really use hair gel that much I usually use a wax. I'll see you,
I'll try this. My hair doesn't really do well with gel, anyway
but phsss How do I look? Boost that's literally his name, Boost from Thailand
but is the coolest thing. He sent a little workbook on the Thai letters of the alphabet, thanks Boost.
Thanks Cole from Emerald Isle, North Carolina. He sent a Portuguese flag and a Somali shilling banknote.
His dad is in the navy and has done a lot of traveling. Uh Renate from Chile.
Thank you for the letter. I read it and it's beautiful.
I love all the little decorations on the side. Parker from Michigan, made this Asia Countryballs
map. Postcards!!! Christine from Washington, Max who sent this from Pula, Croatia.
Sam Jupter from India sent this from Auroville, remember that from the India episode. It was pretty interesting.
Valerian from Austria sent me a beer coaster. It's not a poster, this is a beer coaster. Henry from New York, but he really loves
Nantucket, he sent me all those Nantucket stuff. Johanna and Phil from Colchester. They sent a ton of Colchester stuff.
''Hey Barbs, we live in Colchester
which is Britain's oldest recorded town. However my family comes from Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch'' (city of Wales)
Best wishes, Johanna and Phil. Theo from Quebec, Canada. Ohhhhhhhh [Barby is screaming]
LOOK AT THIS! This is seriously like the coolest fan art EVER. It's not just the cartoon. It's like look at these intricate architecture
buildings that he drew too. Wow you are so talented man. Thank you so much.
I gotta go to Quebec. Ivana from Deutschland. Are you from Germany, but you sent me a Venezuela flag? ''Hey Barbs,
my name is Ivana and I'm from Caracas, Venezuela, but I've been living in Germany for about two years.''
Ah, okay. ''I'm not sure if you are aware of Venezuela's current crisis.''
Barby: Yes, I am.
''People are suffering and dying. You would mean a lot to raise awareness.
I know you are not supposed to eat any sweets, but I know you really like Marzipan.''
OH YOU KNOW MY WEAKNESS!
These are literally my favorite
chocolates. The Ritter Sport Marzipan, these are I'm not even joking, these are literally my favorite. I just I can't eat
maybe one every month. I'll have one little square. Ronin from Denver, Colorado,
thank you for your letter and this funny comic you drew. Haley from Chicago, Illinois, thank you for your letter. Kylie from Washington.
Oh, I've had these before. These are like Turkish delights, right? Also sent the postcard from
Wenainci Valley. Ah Turkey. I haven't gotten too many Turkish things before. ''Hey, Paul. My name is
pronounced like ''Jon'', ''Jon'', but it's spelled like Can, huh?
''I'm getting ready to go to New York in order to complete my education in political science''. Good for you! ''In my package I have
sent you a keychain and a mug of my hometown which is called
Alanya. My best friend is a Greek Cypriot whom I met in the UK and we realized we are more closer than we thought. Today
we only fight about who owns
Loukoumades, our dessert ha ha''. And finally Bradley from Australia.
''Hey Barbs, love the channel. My interest in geography started in primary school and continued into High school,
I got one of the highest scores from my state in year 12''. Awesome, man!
''I've sent you the Victorian flag and pretty much the rest of this is just snacks. Cherry ripe
which is one of the oldest and most popular bars in Australia, Dairy Milk Koala caramel oh
Anzac biscuit,
Australia
your home ... that's the Canadian national anthem. So guys this was fun, but you know what time it is
It's time for RETURN ADDRESS CONTEST!!!
I put all of your return addresses in this little bag thing and I pick one out and whoever wins I send a little gift
to you. So here we go. I'm just gonna pick one, not gonna look, like a look and
oh oh my gosh the ... Fayez who has that crazy address from Costa Rica.
Costa Ricans you guys in your addresses
it's like the house next to the green building with the fire hydrant,
but not the red one, the yellow one next to the mango tree, but guys this was cool. I love interacting with you guys.
I'm gonna do a livestream (s.s. on Facebook) opening up the rest of the stuff that I couldn't even open, but in the meantime yeah guys,
thank you so much, and I hope you have a good one. You've just been flagged. Stay cool, stay tuned ;)