Hey Geograpeeps!
So today is Fan Friday.... (with utmost enthusiasm)
Not a lot of you guys really care to watch these videos
But I still like to make them 'coz I like to show you guys what you guys sent.
So, this week was a little strange
Because I didn't think I was going to get a lot of mail (like that'll ever happen)
Because my videos haven't been getting as many views.
Usually the smaller, more obscure countries don't get as many views
as the more popular ones like Germany or France (and Bandiaterra)
However uhh, a lot of you guys sent 'stuff'.
Let me show you.
*In disbelief* So this entire table is all the stuff you guys have sent.
So uhh, let's just jump in.
Okay, this is from Miroslava from Slovakia.
*Contents being violently exiled from envelope*
WHOA, this letter is beautiful
Look at all this drawing!
Hey Barbs, I discovered Geography Now! the day you uploaded the Germany episode.
I also painted you mini pictures of the Slovak landscape.
Brendan from...
Brendan from... Ireland.
*A small laugh, not too short, not too long, acknowledges the humour in receiving the Irish flag (Bratach na hÉireann) while not dragging out the laughter, which would imply that Ireland is a joke and that would just be insulting and uncharacteristic of him*
Irish flag.
Brendan, you know I'm 1/8 Irish
So I'm gonna not only cherish this but I am gonna
Put it up on my wall, I promise you.
Hey, this is from Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Haha, wow.
Salut, Barby!
Ahh, you're another guy who wrote in French
okay
Je m'appelle Kalin et je suis de la Bulgarie
Puisque je suis Bulgare(?)
Forget this, Google translate can't help me at all.
I am at a loss for words, particularly of the French variety.
You win this time, French. But I shall overcome your beautiful sounds and many exceptions!
un billet de banque de dix leva Bulgare.
Dude, you're an American-Bulgarian that speaks French.
That's pretty cool.
Oh, and he also sent a martenitsa - these things
You Bulgarians love these things, don't you?
Alright, this one is from...
Alright, this one is from... Sweden.
*Barby strips and loses monetisation*
Oh my gosh, it's hot in here.
*Audible representation of the utter joy that Bilar has from escaping a plastic prison*
BILAR (the world's most sold car)
Hi, Paul. My name is Kale (like the cabbage?).
I live in Uppsala, Sweden.
He also uhh, drew a picture of Sweden.
Alex from Berkeley, California
Ohh~WOOW!
A little nesting doll.
Dear Barby, I am a Russian living and studying in the bay area.
I know you're kind of on a diet so I sent over non-edible Russian stuff.
Thank you.
THANK YOU!
Matryoshka doll,
A Russian flag (Триколор),
Traditional decorative spoon,
Two Russian children booklets,
A case with 250 rubles.
Thank you Alex.
Dylon from Louisiana.
Ooo, some cool stuff!
Hey Barbs, my name is Dylan.
I've been watching Geography Now! since the Albania episode.
I've sent you some gifts from my travels.
A statue of the wolf man!
If you drink on Christmas day, he will get you.
An eagle from Chichen Itza,
*Inner child messing around with Mexican toy*
*Inner child possibly breaking Mexican toy*
Pf-pfft - I broke it, I think.
Dylan, that was really cool. Thanks a lot.
Speaking of Latin America, this is from Nicholas from...
Speaking of Latin America, this is from Nicholas from... Colombia!
*Demonstrating a cavity search*
Oh, is this?
Aww, Nicholas!
I'm sorry but your thing broke in the mail.
Uhh, th-the wood snapped.
Now when I saw the Colombia episode,
I was so happy for the information that was so correct that you gave on it.
Nicholas, I'm glad you liked it. However, I have to give all credit to my friend Diego,
The actual Colombian guy that was in the video,
He helped me out so much.
I sent you the Colombian flag (Tricolor Nacional)
Ahh Nicholas, thank you so much! I'm totally gonna put this on the wall.
Chocolatina Jet
Okay, this is really cool.
We got our first letter from Sub-Saharan Africa!
There's no name but it's from...
There's no name but it's from... Senegal.
And unfortunately, you can see it got ripped a little bit in the process...
Hey Barbs! My name is Will,
I am a volunteer teaching English in...
*Barby zooms in to attempt deciphering mysterious location unknown in his mental database*
ZZEE
ZZEE-GOO
ZZEE-GOO-WEEN
Ziguinchor, Senegal.
But I'm originally from Newcastle in the UK.
I love to watch the episodes, when I can find Internet.
I can't wait until you reach Senegal and talk about the many languages and most of all the national dish,
THEE-
THEE-BOO-
THEE-BOO-DNA
Thiéboudiène.
it's a beautiful postcard, I'm totally gonna put this on the wall.
This is from Eric from Ohio.
Made in Madeira (Portugal).
Barbs, although I started watching this channel only at the Gambia,
I have watched every episode and will continue.
Can't wait for the Portugal episode!
That is so cool! Thanks, Eric.
From...
From... Hungary.
Hungary, that episode is coming up soon.
Let's see what you got for me.
*Rummaging bag as if he's very Hungary*
Hey Barbs, my name is...
Mihály (his pronunciation isn't too bad)
I'm 24 years old writing to you from Budapest, the capital of Hungary.
Please make clear that we are not Slavs.
Everybody thinks we are Slavs (Hungarians likely migrated from the Ural mountains, Russia)
Also I sent you some cool stuff.
A Hungarian and a...
*Trying to remember the 'Speaking Hungarian' video he posted on his other channel a few years back*
SH-SHHE
SH-SHHE-KELLY
Székely flag? (pronounced a bit like CK)
I don't know how to pronounce that word, I'm so sorry dude.
A postcard from...
TO-RO
TO-RO-TSS
TO-ROCH
Torockó?
And the drawing on the back was made by a very special girl who lives here.
It would mean the world to her if you put it on the show.
Finally, some self-promotion: A flyer to my bar.
Thanks if you showed on the air. Business isn't going so well nowadays.
So if any of you guys are in Budapest, check out
Különc Cafe & Bar.
In St. Stephen's Square (Szent István tér 2.).
Thanks a lot, Mihály. (Expect your bar to be packed with Geograpeeps from now till the end of time)
POSTCARD TIME!
Thank you Felix from Düsseldorf, Germany who visited Dubai and sent this (it was lit).
Gabriella from Budapest,
Andres, who's from Texas but visited Portland, Oregon.
And Noah from the US, who visited China.
Oh and uhh, Kim Insuk (I hope that's how you spell it).
Thank you for sending this postcard from Greenland!
I actually met her when I was in Greenland.
Okay, what is this big guy?
Whoa, o-okay.
Dear Paul, how are you doing? My name is James. I am from the state of Pennsylvania.
I have given you a few gifts.
A puzzle featuring landmarks of Pennsylvania.
I also gave you a George Washington rubber duckie.
Man, I said it before, Pennsylvania is like the history state of the US.
You want a history lesson, you come here.
Alright, Nick from Essex, Ontario.
Hey, Paul. I'm Nick from Canada!
What's your favourite sport? And if so, what's your favourite team or player?
Uhh, I like playing sports more than I like watching them.
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
I was raised in Chicago during the Bulls era
So pretty much everybody in my city had to learn basketball.
It was like a survival thing (ALMOST DIED NOT CLICKBAIT)
Well, I'm more into like adventure sports like
Rock climbing or kayaking, stuff like that.
Robbie (Rotten) from Vermont, thank you for sending this awesome drawing of Vermont.
This one is from...
This one is from... Orlando, Florida.
Paul, we really love your show since we first saw the Colombia episode.
*Self-praising* Colombia was such a good episode, wasn't it?
That being said, we are the Geograpeeps that really want you to visit and host you in Colombia.
I've collected some snacks that I hope will make you wanna come down. (Maizitos Limón)
I've collected some snacks that I hope will make you wanna come down. (Arequipe)
I've collected some snacks that I hope will make you wanna come down. (Achiras)
I've collected some snacks that I hope will make you wanna come down. (Chocoramo)
I've collected some snacks that I hope will make you wanna come down.
Dude, even if you didn't send me snacks, I would still wanna go down.
I really wanna go to Colombia (coming soon in Geography Go!).
This is from...
This is from... Australia!
Hey Barbs, I actually love your videos. You've got a great sense of humour.
Enclosed are various Australian coins-
Coins?
*Looking for lost treasure*
Oooooooh,
*Impersonating a dad who just realised he's a dad*
There's a hole in the envelope.
Uhh, your coins probably slipped out.
Yeah guys, when you send stuff you might wanna be careful and uhh, might wanna
reinforce (you) the edges of your envelopes with extra tape or something like that.
But uhh, I did get your $5 Australian Banknote, so yeah.
Cradle Mountain with Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania.
Alright, this is from Hanley (I think) from República Dominicana.
Sosúa!
My favourite episode is the China episode! However, I hope to watch the New Zealand episode as well.
Thanks a lot, Hanley. This is really cool.
Aww, sweet! This one's from Abrar from Bangladesh.
It's the first one I've gotten from Bangladesh.
I love uhh, Southeast Asian Geograpeeps.
You guys are cool. (Even though Bangladesh is in South Asia whoops.)
Hey Paul, I'm sending you this letter because I wanted to tell you something
That you missed the Bengali Year.
It is 1424 BS in Bangladesh today.
৳5 Banknote!
Alright, this is from...
Alright, this is from... Poland!
Hey, Paul. I'm a teenager from Poland.
I started watching since the Czechia episode.
Ooo, you called it Czechia.
*Vocal anxiety for what people will say in the comments about the name*
Here's a challenge: try to pronounce these words!
Oh, he wrote a bunch of Polish words and I have to guess how to pronounce them.
I know this one is 'Varshava'
'Coz that's uhh, Warsaw, right? (Yes, you're right.)
Otherwise I don't know how to do the others. (Myastechko -town, samokhut- car, pawats kulture- Palace of Culture)
Otherwise I don't know how to do the others. (meretsovshcheznakowstantinopolitaynchekovyanechka- Merechevschina, a young lad from Constantinople)
please mention that Poland and Hungary are BFFs in the Hungary episode approaching.
*The laugh that one makes after hearing that for the 1000th time*
So many Hungarians have told me Poland is their best friend.
Alright, this is from...
Alright, this is from... the UK.
mmm this.
Oh, is this a Welsh-?
Yeah, it's a Welsh flag (Y Ddraig Goch).
I'm guess- I'm guessing you're from Wales. (Good job, you're right!)
The Ten Welsh Commandments:
2) Drink beer, 3) Wear 3 feathers with pride
4) Do not slay dragons, 5) Love rugby
Cool postcards!
Welsh stickers!
Is there a letter that comes with this?
That is so weird! There was no letter that came with this.
WHO SENT THIS??? OMG THE MYSTERY OF THE CENTURY WE MUST GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS!
Whoever you are that sent this, uhh
Please let me Noah (know uhh but Noah sounds better)
And finally, Luke from Remington Middle School in Wa- in Franklin, Massachusetts.
Dear Paul, I teach 7th grade Geography in Massachusetts, in the USA.
I've been using your videos as warm-ups a few times a week throughout the year.
Ahh, that's so cool!
The students have included some messages and drawings to express their enjoyment for Geography Now!
WHOA
Mr. K's entire 7th grade class
Just drew and wrote all these letters and-
Ahh- wow! That's so cool! (Definitely putting each and every one on the wall)
RMS Rem Dogs
Thank you, Mr. K's class.
Alright, so we're gonna go but before we do, you know the drill
*Terrorising return address contacts*
Return address contest!
So...
I'm not gonna look, I'm not gonna look...
*Announcing winning lottery numbers*
Uhh, Anik (is this correct) from Hong Kong!
You won the next uhh, return address contest so, keep your eyes open
I'll send you something.
So guys, as you can see,
I just made a complete mess (at least you could have gone to the lavatory first)
I gotta clean it up (as you should)
But umm, thank you so much for sending all this stuff
Seriously, it's really cool.
Uhh, I'm currently writing the next 4 scripts for the next 4 episodes and...
Next week, the Greenland Geography Go! episode is gonna be up
And uhh, I'll see you guys next week.
Thank you so much!
*a bit of Xhosa*
Stay cool, stay tuned.
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Captioning attempt by Nashi (I'm so sorry if I spelt the names or foreign words wrong)
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(Whoa cool turn of the camera)
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