Mini Countries Abroad: How Embassies Work
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@Wendoverproductions 5 років тому
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@gipsydanger7379 5 років тому
Could you cover how Jordan despite its location. Is one of the most stable nation's in the Middle East?
@suprememax4948 5 років тому
thanks man! you are one of the few youtubers who understand that not everybody wants a face reveal!
@swissbreeze 5 років тому
Wendover Productions Who else dislikes when there’s an ad
@britishthought4018 5 років тому
Cool
@ramkumarsuresh 5 років тому
Thanks for the info. I'm aspiring to work for my country India.
@MeisterYodarkus 5 років тому
If Wendover Productions designed an embassy it would be a plane flying in circles constantly being refuelled in the air from time to time.
@bingo784 5 років тому
What about maintenance though?
@ranjith27 5 років тому
Bunkhead a plane would replace it from time to time, I guess
@cgunugc 5 років тому
@@bingo784 The chancery would be whatever plane happens to hold the embassy, and the embassy personnel would transfer between chancery planes in a process similar to mid-air refueling, extending a pressurized catwalk between two 747s flying in extremely close formation. There would presumably be maintenance facilities on the ground of the home country or a nearby ally, repairing the alternate chancery plane. This would cost an ungodly amount of money, but the logistics would be really cool.
@TrolliJar 5 років тому
MeisterYodarkus Lmao
@bingo784 5 років тому
@@cgunugc This is the stupidest idea I've ever heard. The moment one of the planes does a jerky movement the catwalk will tear and both planes will depressurize. Everybody dies!
@connorvinnicombe8416 5 років тому
0:20 The British Embassy is the building to the west of the one you highlighted. The one you highlighted is a chicken restaurant, which coincidentally has more staff than the embassy 😂
@JEST3R_ 5 років тому
😂
@Lhawga 5 років тому
I am a Mongolian, living in the UK, never knew we had a UK embassy 🧐, there was a building called visa submission centre
@sebastianelytron8450 5 років тому
I know which one I'd rather be stuck in
@mattshap9731 5 років тому
Is it a good chicken restaurant though?
@seraphina985 5 років тому
@@Lhawga Heh if it's small which it probably is then it's entirely possible that it's actually the same building a single building can have multiple registered delivery points, blocks of apartments are the most obvious but many businesses and institutions have separate delivery points for departments that share the same physical building.
@vampyfawn 4 роки тому
Should mention how the American ambassador to Denmark became a reality tv star there to promote the US.
@AvNotasian 4 роки тому
Or how the US ambassador to China caused a political problem by carrying his own umbrella and being genuinely more likeable than their leader to the population. I think he got recalled because he was too successful in swaying public opinion.
@SmokeyD_ 4 роки тому
NotAsian is there a source for that? It sounds hilarious
@fullmetalalchemist9126 3 роки тому
What
@troychavez 3 роки тому
Here in Mexico, the US Ambassador has become a cultural icon visiting restaurants, museums, industries, and shows...
@anneclarence1704 3 роки тому
@@AvNotasian sounds fake as shit lol name checks out
@untruelie2640 4 роки тому
There is an even more important reason why embassies are necessary: They are a person's official link to their own country if they are abroad. Like a bureaucratic safehaven where you can get help if you are in some sort of trouble (like loosing your passport for example). This task is VERY important; some times even more important than representation or relationship building.
@rachelcookie321 2 роки тому
As someone who lives in a country I don’t have citizenship and plan on living in other countries, I am very thankful for embassies. I would be scared to travel without them.
@untruelie2640 2 роки тому
@@rachelcookie321 I agree. It's always a good thing to find out where your country's embassy is (And if you are not in the capital: Where the nearest General Consulate or at least the nearest office of a Honorary Consul is). It is very reassuring that there are always people who speak your own language and will help you, if anything goes wrong.
@JRN007 2 роки тому
Yeah right. Bologna. They do zero to help people.
@untruelie2640 2 роки тому
@@JRN007 And what are your sources for this statement?
@techpriest5452 2 роки тому
@@untruelie2640 their source: "waa waa goverment bad"
@JDB-tc5rs 4 роки тому
*Wendover:* "The embassy also represents its homeland through its actual building" *Me:* Looks at the USA embassy which is actually a fortified base with 5m walls Yep, pretty accurate.
@gigachad-jh1dh 4 роки тому
JDB 1113 Prison Noice
@TheDonner000 4 роки тому
Too accurate. Our country(South Korea) has both national law enforcement right in front of the Embassy and the US Embassy has its own security as well, at all times. Its the heart of the anti-US movement locations, and some crazy people have been known to break into the Ambassador's own home and crash their car into the embassy walls.
@JaydentheMathGuy 3 роки тому
700th like.
@f4fphantomii468 3 роки тому
Even the German embassy in Thailand looks like a prison. Big walls.
@franch9267 3 роки тому
The us embassy in uruguay is horrible , it doesn’t matches the landscape at all , it just looks like a fort . Check it out
@atticusbrown9154 5 років тому
As a person in the foreign service community, this makes me happy.
@noodles7193 5 років тому
Atticus Brown Gotta represent the foreign service!
@jackcohen4931 5 років тому
People have said a lot of unpleasant things about the Foreign Office, but we've never been accused of patriotism. Sir Richard Wharton:
@syedhasanalimahdi7390 5 років тому
My mom is working for the German Embassy in Jakarta and I am fascinated with the foreign service. Due to her job I also got to move countries every few years, which was a lot of fun. Which country are you from?
@AneeshVittal 5 років тому
Syed Hasan Ali Mahdi Botswana
@vksepe 5 років тому
My dream is to work with the foreign office.
@Privateacct1038 4 роки тому
if a police officer enters an embassy, who will the embassy call? the police?
@V1RotateRotate 4 роки тому
Nope they have their own law enforcement, a US embassy will normally, probably always, have a contingent of US marines.
@JoelJames2 4 роки тому
Their home country, which will cause an international political shitstorm.
@stomiball889 4 роки тому
😂😂😂 we need answers
@eabn87 4 роки тому
They're gonna call the ghostbusters.
@alondite122 4 роки тому
It breaks the law they all signed effectively rendering them fucked to every other country that signed and upholds said law
@chrisbove8248 4 роки тому
When you said "Palau", you highlighted some random spot off the coast of Brunei and Malaysia. Palau is in the Pacific, on the other side of the Philippines.
@niller207 4 роки тому
I noticed that as well. He highlighted Palawan Island in the Philippines. Palau is located on the other side of the Philippines hehe
@mctavishsoap3815 3 роки тому
@@niller207 yea it's like in the middle of the Pacific
@legoleviathan6411 3 роки тому
I noticed too
@Alex_Aramayo 3 роки тому
How do u guys know this
@mctavishsoap3815 3 роки тому
@@Alex_Aramayo I'm a geography nerd so I know it. Don't know about other guys tho
@Fernball21 5 років тому
"Not a place; it's the people". So Asgard is an embassy?
@AO00720 5 років тому
Fernball21 thor said it
@doujinflip 5 років тому
Only the group assigned to work in another sovereignty as official representatives of Asgard.
@mayhssbn 5 років тому
Came to the comments looking for this!
@Fernball21 5 років тому
@@mayhssbn haha me too, ended up having to create it
@smokeylebear1062 5 років тому
So is DickGard and Koochcup
@flick6291 5 років тому
I really enjoy the way you structure your paragraphs. It has an essay style to it which im currently trying copy because it's so effective at making points efficiently. Thank you
@felixr6482 5 років тому
Flick I just wrote an essay today. I imagine wendover reading it and think whether it sounds good.
@aviads8439 5 років тому
I see it as taking the wikipedia article, cutting out the least important three quarters of the words and structuring what remains as a presentation.
@karikrummi4222 5 років тому
666th liker hehe
@krzlcve 2 роки тому
yes same
@B-enjoyer 3 роки тому
In DC, we have embassy day, the embassies put on party/tours for the DMV, it is one of the best things about living in DC, it is also always put on a weekend and free food and crafts are always there
@rachelcookie321 2 роки тому
That sounds cool! A great way to learn about other cultures and have fun.
@MysticalKO 2 роки тому
Wait really, I live in north Virginia and never heard about it
@georgewashington3918 Місяць тому
Woah That sounds hella cool!
@RedHair651 4 роки тому
As to the usefulness of embassies, I can tell you they are still very handy if you are living abroad you need to vote/be repatriated/get protection/renew your passport or ID card/and so forth
@CustardInc 5 років тому
*video titled mini countries* 'it's a common misconception that embassies are sovereign territory' Huh, I wonder why
@lukeflanagan3034 5 років тому
I just find that to be absolutely false though! That has never been a misconception and how exactly can it be?
@damonferrara3637 5 років тому
@@lukeflanagan3034 I've heard people say that.
@doujinflip 5 років тому
The host country isn't allowed to enforce its laws upon diplomats or their official property, so in effect they're like miniature foreign countries for as long as they're welcome. Administratively the grounds are usually leased (not sold or ceded) on like 99-year terms.
@lukeflanagan3034 5 років тому
Doncarlo Agustino Right! That’s what I’m saying. If you’re in a particular embassy of a certain country, then you would technically be in the territory of the embassies country! There really is no misconception about that is there?
@kikuoteruya7048 5 років тому
@@lukeflanagan3034 Not really, embassies are inviolable but they are not a territory of the country's embassy meaning that the host country law stil apply to anyone besides the diplomats, a good example is if a woman visiting an American embassy and give birth at the premises, the child will not be an American citizen because the child was not born in US soil. So if the embassy was US soil, US law would have full jurisdiction, but it doesn't.
@WH1T3_No1SE 5 років тому
Poland also has North Korean Embassy as well as North Korea has Polish Embassy in Pyongyang.
@varunmanjunath9123 5 років тому
India too!
@Ecoean 4 роки тому
China too. No brainer of course
@LucarioBoricua 4 роки тому
Poland likely has it as a leftover from the Cold War and being a Soviet satellite.
@peterongan9655 4 роки тому
@@Ecoean that's not a surprise
@antonmothes3160 4 роки тому
@@LucarioBoricua Poland is likely more a american Satilite
@peteydog1473 4 роки тому
8:36 me an australian realising we have a quite unique US embassy
@crystalwolcott4744 4 роки тому
Thats so cool! I love how it looks. It would be cool if we had more like that adn less like prisons.
@switchplayer1016 4 роки тому
@@crystalwolcott4744 well unfortunately most countries that have the more prison like architecture have to be made to withstand a bomb blast as they are located in areas with known terrorist groups that pose a serious threat. The architecture of the US Australia embassy would look nice in iraq but unfortunately it would be easily bombarded.
@crystalwolcott4744 4 роки тому
@@switchplayer1016 Yeah, I know. It's still a shame.
@Tanknuggets217 2 роки тому
Yeah since, it's not a high risk area.
@MrSomeDonkus Рік тому
Being a diplomat seems like the most intresting, fulfilling, and fun job imaginable. I also have noticed that it seems that some of the coolest people are usually the children of diplomats. That being said i dont think i got what it takes. Im just not all that sociable.
@musicjax Рік тому
I dunno. Talking to political people all day sounds grating.
@Jem_Apple Рік тому
It’s a life of faking lol You have to pretend to like everyone and pretend to care about the life of diplomat No.16052150632579042 from but fuck nowhere day in, day out for decades. If you’re genuinely a people person who deeply enjoys talking to people about subjects you couldn’t care less about and constant high stakes social interaction then it makes sense but otherwise it seems like a particularly cruel & unusual punishment.
@bonbonS1969 Рік тому
Interesting and fun, yes. Fulfilling, absolutely not. LOL
@Ejsmich Рік тому
lol I know a few, probably at least when they are kids that they do not know the trends of their country and are more acustomed to the culture of that country,at least like not knowing how to use slang
@nicole55085 5 років тому
The past two weekends in Washington, D.C. were “embassy open house days” where almost all the embassies open up to the public for free and give out great food and random stuff (tote bags, stickers, sunglasses that say “country name in the US”). And they have lots of performances/art on display too. So much fun!
@aleksanderthorstensen 5 років тому
I know you don't have time for everything, but one important aspect embassies and consulates still have today is to provide support for their citizens living in foreign nations and for citizens of their host nations to immigrate to their nation.
@doujinflip 5 років тому
Not just the host nation, but also "third country nationals" who happen to be local to the host nation and want to visit/move to their nation. Processing TCNs is fairly common in places with large expat populations like the Middle East.
@VitruvianAlgo 4 роки тому
absolutely. this is a key point
@HaakonHawk 4 роки тому
I was wondering why he didn't mention that. If you're on vacation abroad and you lose your passport, the embassy is where you need to go in order to get a new one.
@alexdyk9813 4 роки тому
Doncarlo Agustino Some embassies also provide services to third country citizens. For example, if a Malaysian travels to a country that doesn’t have a Malaysian diplomatic mission, they can seek help from the nearest British embassy.
@lablabs2613 4 роки тому
Yes! Like getting new passports if yours are stolen/lost
@de_cre_vi 4 роки тому
Embassies are also very valuable for when you want to travel internationally or if you move abroad. You can apply for and obtain visas through them, and go to them if you lose your passport, etc.
@a-a-ronbrowser1486 3 роки тому
I was a Marine Security Guard in Dakar, São Paulo, and Bangkok 03-07. It was such a great experience! Great video!! You really did a great job with the research.
@chitranchakrabortty 5 років тому
12:35 "Nowadays though, messages can be relayed instantaneously though a whole host of *memes* "
@varunmanjunath9123 5 років тому
Legendary lol xD
@whateveryousay3996 4 роки тому
*S O W H A T S T H E P O I N T*
@0Abraham16 4 роки тому
Means*
@first-last557 2 роки тому
@@0Abraham16 somebody didn’t get the joke
@mabstermad9064 2 роки тому
i literally checked at this time to so if someone had heard it like i did
@highnoon9333 5 років тому
RIP I.M. Pei... one of the greatest architects to ever live. he died at age 102 the day after this video came out.
@nabibbs7937 2 роки тому
It's been 2 years :( sorry for ruining tho
@abbarhazes7029 2 роки тому
@@ribbke he died 2 years ago in may the day after this video was ppsted
@nehankaranch2149 2 роки тому
@@nabibbs7937 check the comment date idiot
@HyperIonMake 2 роки тому
@UCNBtuSP3q6uenD64ofgHTxg you're an idiot
@baikhous 2 роки тому
@@nabibbs7937 Ruined yourself 👀🤡
@matthieugauthier5128 2 роки тому
The US Ambassy in Ottawa is nicknamed the ”submarine” as it’s half underground & super well protected so it looks like it’s peaking out
@haydendavis9026 4 роки тому
Came here after seeing the attacks on the US embassy in Baghdad, since it plays a pretty big role in this video.
@feynstein1004 5 років тому
Diplomat: a person who'll tell you to go to hell in such a way that you'll look forward to the trip
@marcfortig8941 5 років тому
Churchhill quote?
@feynstein1004 5 років тому
@Marc Förtig I have no idea. I read it somewhere 😂
@nethascotx24 4 роки тому
Probably a Churchill quote
@justintylerwashere 4 роки тому
American embassies be like.
@Septiccatgaming 4 роки тому
I sure will enjoy my trip to hell, Norway.
@runarandersen878 5 років тому
The embassy also serves the inhabitants of their country who live i in the country. Mostly for work or studies. They usally help with passports, elections and sometimes when they get arrested.
@FriedrichHerschel 5 років тому
And serve foreigners in things like visa, or trade issues.
@kostpoliakov 5 років тому
@@FriedrichHerschel If the embassy is big enough it will often have consulates as separate units; often in multiple cities around a specific country. Thus, people dealing with visas and similar issues will be dealt with separately and often away from the embassy building.
@Brick-Life 5 років тому
The visas are in an different building called visa application center
@doujinflip 5 років тому
Visa application centers are just a function of the consulate, or sometimes a private contractor who coordinates work with that consulate. Either way the consulate/consular section itself makes the decision to approve or deny an application.
@AussieLiam93 5 років тому
CIA and other first world spies often reside in US and NATO countries emabsies that are located in the 2nd and 3rd world.
@giography5340 3 роки тому
That smooth transition from the video to audible doe 😳
@juniordiplomat8767 Рік тому
My dad is a diplomat, and I've been traveling all of my childhood, so seeing this video and comparing it to my experiences and view of the multiple American embassies I've been to is really interesting.
@supercooperstories Рік тому
Same! We’ve been all over, and been stationed at multiple posts
@dormi_torio Рік тому
@@supercooperstories Same. Though i’ve only been in North and South America
@Ejsmich Рік тому
Have you been to the chinese one? my friend lives there
@juniordiplomat8767 Рік тому
@@Ejsmich I'm not sure if you were referring to my comment, but no, I've never been to China, so I've never visited the American Embassy there :/ Maybe they've lived in another country?
@Ejsmich Рік тому
@@juniordiplomat8767 Saudi Arabia?
@lorjxsia1613 5 років тому
Gringotts Bank from Harry Potter was filmed in the Australian Embassy in London
@RT_today 4 роки тому
*High Commission. It's not called an Embassy.
@EmSpro 4 роки тому
Australia House
@carltomacruz9138 4 роки тому
@@RT_today: It IS an embassy all but in name. High Commissions are what embassies of member-states of the Commonwealth called when they are located in another commonwealth country.
@diegoantoniades9153 3 роки тому
Ok
@saltymcsaltface 3 роки тому
Filmed what do you mean the world of Harry Potter is real
@AbbreviatedReviews 5 років тому
"DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY!" **neck crack** **gunshot** "It's just been revoked."
@SnicketySlice 5 років тому
This is the comment I came for.
@nath-wp7xp 5 років тому
Uh... Peter. He didn’t really set you up for that Lethal Weapon line.
@obiwankenobi4252 5 років тому
Breaking news: South Africa declares war on America
@zerodos_02 5 років тому
Beat me to it. Damn.
@Generalscorpio 5 років тому
I'll have what she's having.
@sanchezzz69420 4 роки тому
the promo at the end has been the cleanest I've watched so far... so enticing.. i bow down... my respect...
@thesenju126 4 роки тому
i love the fact that you have the citations for every fact you state on a video down in the description, great content
@sam_likes_airplanes 5 років тому
“They can’t go into the embassy building” Iran: *YOU DARE OPPOSE ME?*
@MajorMlgNoob 3 роки тому
That's why we don't have an embassy there anymore lol
@MrIrseany 5 років тому
Foreign emb design: reflects the country’s image US emb design: heavily secured
@bokhans 5 років тому
Shit scared and hide behind thick walls. USA isn’t that popular.
@SilvanaDil 5 років тому
@@bokhans - Why be an easy target for the jealous?
@Annadog40 5 років тому
With border wall plans, pretty much is our astetic
@Myreactionwhen_80085 5 років тому
@@bokhans So what it's better to keep defenses down because your a pussy if you don't. Being suicidal isn't brave in the least bit. Ad hominem fallacy really is a sort of policy when addressing nthe US
@greatwolf5372 5 років тому
@@bokhans True, superpowers by their nature are never really popular. The US was much more popular pre-World War 2 when it was isolationist and had a military smaller than that of Portugal.
@kamari6710 4 роки тому
Yall better run from the Iranian embassies Good way to start 2020!
@truejash4686 4 роки тому
Yep...
@drod3434 4 роки тому
There is no USA embassy in Iran.
@drod3434 4 роки тому
Rae Kyeong there is no Iranian embassy in the USA. Since 1979.
@MajorMlgNoob 3 роки тому
I wish that was the worst thing still
@willyj3321 3 роки тому
Compared to what came later, that was a good way to start 2020.
@JimmyDeLock 3 роки тому
That was one of the smoothest transitions into an ad that I've ever seen. Well done man
@EndymionClashofClans 5 років тому
Interesting fact: Some countries of Europe (in this case Belgium where I am from) don’t have embassies in each country in the world (too expensive). If another European country (let’s take Germany for example) does have an embassy in that specific country Belgium doesn’t, Belgian citizens can also go there if they have any problem (repatriation or something else).
@bjorn3923 5 років тому
Endymion - Clash of Clans nice that must be an EU ordinance
@edipires15 5 років тому
As a citizen of an EU country, you can seek help from any embassy of another EU country if your home country is not represented. So (theoretically) if a French citizen goes to North Korea and needs assistance, he/she can go to the German, Swedish (or British) Embassy
@entropyzero5588 5 років тому
@@edipires15 From what I've heard, in certain places that is the only way for German citizens to actually get any help abroad - German embassies tend to be pretty shit at that aspect of their job... -.- On a lighter note: As of next month, US citizens in Austria can also go to McDonald's instead of an embassy if they are in trouble. The jokes write themselves there...
@bokhans 5 років тому
Sweden actually takes care of all USA embassy dealings in North Korea.
@colourandsound 5 років тому
@@entropyzero5588 I thought you were bullshitting but this is actually true.
@KuraIthys 5 років тому
Ah embassies. When you need to deal with your passport while in a foreign country, it's often the embassy you need to go to. And there may only be one of those in an entire country, which could make for a lengthy trip. (especially if it's a large country, like say Australia, where you might need to get to Canberra if you have an issue, even if you're in Perth... Not a trivial trip to make.) Architecture of the embassy buildings is certainly interesting, but other features can be too. I had to get to the Australian embassy in London a few years ago, during an unusual heatwave (34 degrees celsius in London...) London isn't really built for hot weather, so nobody has air conditioning or in many cases even something like a fan... The british museum was absolutely sweltering in that weather... But... Guess who had air conditioning, unlike most of the shops and the like in the area? Yep. The Australian embassy... Weird, but somehow amusing.
@Redrally 5 років тому
British Embassies are not equipped to or let you deal with passport issues - it sucks really. I'm a dual national, so it's not as big a problem for me, but essentially, a Britain abroad is expected to renew their passport via post, which with processing means a 2-4 week based wait depending on where you are... it blows!
@Archangelm127 5 років тому
@@Redrally I'm pretty sure the consulates in various cities handle passport issues, or used to. Also, you should know that it's "Briton."
@krishnaprakash2155 5 років тому
>heatwave >34°C Wat.
@Redrally 5 років тому
@@Archangelm127 Yes and yes, but as a Briton abroad, I checked - no my embassy nor consulate does not handle passport issues.
@genghiskhan5701 5 років тому
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@Pschokid 2 роки тому
I've used embassies alot in my everyday work. Mostly for giving out temporary travel documents but they've also been helpful making settlement investigations or inform people about decisions. A settlement investigations is what you do before you recall a permanent residency permit after a person has not been in the country for too long. They also do other kinds of investigations like interview a person wanting to move to their spouse in an other country
@LastKnight123456789 5 років тому
I love your channel and your work! Just cheered when I hear for the first time the city where I live: Ponta Delgada - Portugal - Azores!!
@TWE_2000 5 років тому
"35% bonus" Mogadishu here I come.
@heavyhanded1782 4 роки тому
T WE shit mean I’ll take the 5% bonus for the Bahamas hookup... I’d take a damn cut for the bahamas
@heavyhanded1782 4 роки тому
Oh fuck never mind Dangerous spots give you 70% bonus... fuck that send me to some shithole I’ll go for 70%
@somedude5422 4 роки тому
Mo Money Agreed man, 70% seems better
@martintheiss743 4 роки тому
they give the 35 only because US State considers that site a dangerous place to work at. Also, such as Washington, certain sites do need their best people and I am sure many there are long term diplomats like Sir Kim is.
@Amghannam 4 роки тому
@@somedude5422 You get a 70% bonus and that place is like 1000% cheaper. So you technically get 70000% bonus.
@nicholaskotlarczyk6131 5 років тому
I love how the image of the embassy buildings represent that country Britain - a country manor China - a grand modern building Abu Dabi - a middle eastern architecture USA - A prison complex
@rapman5363 5 років тому
The embassy’s of Britain, China and Abu Dabi of which you referenced are located in the territorial U.S. where they are relatively safe from attack and invasion. Three can be a lessening of outward signs of security. The difference with the U.S. embassy is that they are on territories that can be somewhat dangerous and hostile, plus U.S. there is a history of attack on U.S. embassy in foreign countries so appropriate measures need to be taken regarding safety and security
@MrDavidh4 5 років тому
Wakanda - a hologram
@bskull3232 5 років тому
@@rapman5363 But practically, who would attack an US embassy? The host country certainly will not, because this means war, and their own embassy will be as dead as rock. Certain groups? Maybe, but a layer of thick wall should be sufficient, so why the prison construction? FYI, the US consulate in my city (Shenyang, China) looks cool from the outside, but if you walk in, it's literally like a prison with an office. A door, an X-ray machine, and an armed US soldier are all there are waiting in the entrance hall. Then in the waiting hall there is not a single window. All things you can watch are TVs broadcasting repeating 1 minute clips in Chinese and English. The only tiny windows are on the other side of the counters, which are physically separated by bullet proof glasses and a small opening for exchanging documents. Basically the construction is like a typical Chinese bank, with all artificial light sources, in a prison.
@doujinflip 4 роки тому
Plenty of people would violate a US embassy, whether its a specifically anti-America mass mob or hooligans taking advantage of a nearby protest. The US remembers being overrun in previously "nice" places like Tehran or Cairo, plus all the other close calls as well as the numerous attacks on the facilities and its staff throughout the years, and realized that no place is truly guaranteed free from political instability and a collapse of effective local law enforcement. Defending against these incursions plays into the design of the compound, which since it can't physically move has to turtle up. As for the consular section/prison, having watched "Argo" I'd assume the US does take responsibility for everyone in the compound at the time of a lockdown to include visa applicants; a consular section would be on the ground floor (if not a separate annex) and would be one of the first places exposed to an overrun. A windowless waiting room might be an extra security consideration to ensure no "tourists" or "students" are taking notes of the security features from within the walls. Having been through other countries' visa and immigration lines, it doesn't sound all that different though. Getting permission to step foot on someone else's literal turf is never a bright and welcoming experience.
@prestonang8216 4 роки тому
Hotel - Trivago
@archive6094 2 роки тому
This was super informative bro
@saullerman4287 4 роки тому
Hi. I would like to see if you can investigate how the airlines assign their planes to their various routes, taking into account schedules, flight times and changes in time zones, as well as maintenance programs. Thank you very much and congratulations for your channel. Saul Lerman from Mexico City
@saullerman4287 4 роки тому
@R20ZZ Thank you very much for your answer congratulations, your channel is spectacular Can you help me know what video it is? Thank you so much.
@ranentan9960 5 років тому
bruh i thought this was a HAI video and i was confused why the video seemed longer than usual and why there wasn't any bad joke telling
@puellanivis 5 років тому
Bad joke telling? Or Worstest Joke Telling?
@stevencooper4422 5 років тому
My favorite joke was the Bahamas having a 5% extra "hardship" pay
@sd8313 5 років тому
Well it's not thursday
@donny5073 5 років тому
Who's hai?
@italiana626sc 5 років тому
@@donny5073 Half As Interesting. His other channel that we all who love him, also love.
@marvelgoh5648 5 років тому
1:39, you pinned Palau wrong, you pinned on Brunei/Malaysia's Water
@michelangelobuonarroti4958 5 років тому
@@teewe6920 bruuh
@JPTQJR 5 років тому
@@teewe6920 Bruh
@PrograError 5 років тому
@@teewe6920 Malaysia : *triggered* Brunei : *triggered* Vietnam : *triggered* Philippines : *triggered* Thailand : *triggered* Singapore : *Yawn* (FYI if you don't know those are the majority claimants of the spartly islands and the area of the south china sea which china has claimed to and demarcated as the nine dash line)
@jhbf 5 років тому
*West Philippine Sea
@halimceria 5 років тому
@@teewe6920 bruh
@pekenjos 4 роки тому
This was very informative, thank you very much.
@cocoacoolness 4 роки тому
You're making me wanna go and seek out the embassies in my country to see how cool their buildings look! Shame i dont live in a big city though...
@rachelcookie321 2 роки тому
I think most embassies aren’t that cool looking unless it’s a main one (like two countries that have strong connections). Most embassies just look like regular buildings. Even if your city doesn’t have embassies, it should have consulates. The Chinese consulate in my city is in an old house except they put a big wall around it with barbed wire on top and a security guard with a gun. I think it represents China well.
@cocoacoolness 2 роки тому
@@rachelcookie321 Yeah I've seen the Thai Consulate. It was just inside a regular office building, nothing special
@iraqigeek8363 5 років тому
As the son of a diplomat and (retired) ambassador, I can't thank you enough for making this video. Most people don't understand what diplomatic service is about, and many think diplomats' main task is attending to consular affairs issuing visas and paperwork.
@WilliamOunj-ge8th 5 років тому
You are a TCK. THIRD CULTURE KID.
@syedhasanalimahdi7390 5 років тому
iraqigeek Yeah I feel you my mom is in the German Foreign Services and tells me a lot of interesting things about how embassies work.
@iraqigeek8363 5 років тому
@@WilliamOunj-ge8th Excuse you, I'm on my fourth culture, and will soon start on my fifth :D
@WilliamOunj-ge8th 5 років тому
@@iraqigeek8363 no TCK. THIRD CULTURE KID is a terminology used for kids of diplomats who were raised in different cultures. Please Google TCK. THIRD CULTURE KID and join Facebook, Instagram and Twitter groups. Their is plenty of support for people like you.
@WilliamOunj-ge8th 5 років тому
@@syedhasanalimahdi7390 You already admitted that you are a TCK. THIRD CULTURE KID, go join Facebook groups, Instagram as well as Twitter groups and diplobrats groups so you can show support and love to those groups.
@morkryan8287 5 років тому
2:58 "diplomats cannot be entered without permission". Very nice way of wording consent 😂😂😂
@adrienne3334 2 роки тому
Very, very interesting stuff..especially the cost of the new embassy built in London recently, during extremely difficult and challenging financial times in this country due to Covid 19..thanks for sharing 👍
@anmolpathak2791 Рік тому
Thanks for this. clearing all the doubts i had for forever about the embassies.
@rxss6154 5 років тому
Fun Fact: EU citizens can use any other Member state’s Embassy if their own country doesn’t have an embassy, consulate or high commissions in that country.
@blueberry_dino4675 5 років тому
Any Canadians visiting a country in which Canada doesn't have an embassy the citizen can visit a British Embassy if there is one.
@rxss6154 5 років тому
BlueBerry_Dino i never knew 🤷🏼♂️ the more you learn everyday
@akshatagarwal6776 5 років тому
@@blueberry_dino4675 Australia and Canada have a similar agreement, I think
@henanigans205 4 роки тому
Not in that country or in that city?
@rxss6154 4 роки тому
henanigans in the country I believe. For example, North Korea there is a UK embassy, German embassy and a Swedish Embassy but there is no French Embassy. If a french citizen had problems they could go to any of those Embassies for help.
@Alex2Buzz 5 років тому
US State Department: *Sets a country's hardship bonus to 35%* Country: We know, but hey!
@jagerbombasstic 4 роки тому
Alex Martin I feel like if we had a public list of countries and their hardship bonuses we'd get a pretty accurate representation of the world. Because I'm sure it's hard to get more money out of congress to pay that...
@chrisding1976 4 роки тому
JagerBombasstic from a westerner view for sure
@reinatr4848 3 роки тому
@@jagerbombasstic there is one, it's in the references :) aoprals.state.gov/Web920/hardship.asp aoprals.state.gov/Web920/danger_pay_all.asp
@dr.winner2516 3 роки тому
@@reinatr4848 Thanks man
@sandracollins9443 3 роки тому
would you like to have a trade agreement with England?
@davidgee5672 Рік тому
Excellent as always.
@blazinnub2097 4 роки тому
Thank you UKposts for recommending this now, very cool
@johnscanlon3362 5 років тому
As someone who passed Canadian foreign service officer exams and was interviewed for diplomatic postings, I found this video excellent. It also cleared up a couple of misconceptions I had. Well done. Blink is an excellent starter book for developing lateral thinking. Lateral thinking is a highly regarded cognitive skill both for a career as a foreign service officer and in life.
@mrwho4819 2 роки тому
If your not hired yet, maybe this will get you in 😁.. Do research and observation with few africa embassies here in ottawa, start with burundi, if you succeed in this i will drop few more. They work alongside the army families, whom are based in amisom. They will take a large sum from their salary and bring their wives and family by providing all the needed documents and once here they claim political asylum lol,,, flow and you shall find. Good luck
@rachelcookie321 2 роки тому
I honestly would like to be a diplomat in North Korea. Be able to see the country without the risk of being killed and can see parts you don’t usually get to see when you’re on one of the tours that they allow tourists on.
@IamJay 5 років тому
Embassies works using audible.
@snay71 5 років тому
works*
@Moses_VII 5 років тому
@@snay71 *work
@snay71 5 років тому
@@Moses_VII r/woooosh
@invisi. 5 років тому
SnaY haha you sure are funny posting that subreddit here
@michaelsam4239 5 років тому
@@snay71 You have reddit? you must be so cool
@John_Be 2 роки тому
As an American I interviewed for a job in the British embassy in DC I got to meet the Ambassador's wife and work with their head chef. They were very kind to me. I did not get the job but it was a great experience.
@miguelumbarila6358 Рік тому
This is what I should have learned during 5 years of politics and international relations at college. Great job. Keep it up!
@oleksandrprykhodko6963 5 років тому
Finally the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization gets mentioned, even if it's in passing!
@damonferrara3637 5 років тому
Do you work there, or are you just an enthusiast?
@q345ify 5 років тому
@@damonferrara3637 everyone who knows about the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization knows it is THE diplomatic post
@abdullahsagga7195 5 років тому
Good video, but you forgot a very important point of why embassies exist, they are not just to promote their own countries, they often have real tasks such as providing support and services to people from their own countries such as renewing passports and providing consultation. They also often serve as visa application centers for their home countries. Furthermore, in many cases they could provide protection and help with legal problems of their citizens living abroad. It seems that you have never travelled or dealt with embassies before in your life. But anyways, embassies do have a much bigger role of just promoting their country and doing business, and not just during war even during peace.
@aoikemono6414 3 роки тому
Those are called consulates you idiot. Maybe you assume too much and think too highly of yourself.
@abdullahsagga7195 3 роки тому
@@aoikemono6414 lol I don't think that you know what you're talking about. I advise you to Leave things you don't understand to people with bigger brains.
@jakubondrus6064 3 роки тому
@@aoikemono6414 nah, embassies offer these services too. Speaking from my own several experiences with several embassies.
@jakubondrus6064 3 роки тому
@@aoikemono6414 also why would you get so rude over embassies/consulates lmao
@capivara6094 3 роки тому
@@aoikemono6414 ok, this.... was highly unnecesary
@user-fp1go9fl7n 3 роки тому
Thanks for the video. It was interesting to see how embassies work on different spectrums including the smaller ones. I've been to several small embassies myself in South Korea, and it sounds like the kind of things described in the video.
@axy99 4 роки тому
Fairly accurate. You should have added the roles of Chargé d'Affairs and the purpose of Consulates, as many people mix between Embassies and Consulates :)
@nikhilbg96 5 років тому
You filmed outside the embassy of Tajikistan? You were like 2 blocks away from where I live! That embassy/house is so tiny lmao
@dadude4960 4 роки тому
you don't wanna see your country's embassy in any European country... i guess Superman could change clothes in there... but not much else.
@daleva187goligo 4 роки тому
he uses stock footage
@hardiancandra7368 5 років тому
Wait, no plane-thingy mentioned?
@sagbon98 4 роки тому
Helicopter!
@sagbon98 4 роки тому
And Julian Assange getting to Ecuador. He isn't going to swim. Ecuador is one of five South American countries in fact that don't have an Atlantic Coast. The others being Chile, Perú, Bolivia and Paraguay.
@sagbon98 4 роки тому
And there was a diplomat walking through an airport at 5:45
@JenniferHorna 4 роки тому
@@sagbon98 Bolivia doesn't limit with the ocean, so you can exclude it
@sagbon98 4 роки тому
@@JenniferHorna Yeah I know. It doesn't have an oceanic coast, therefore it can't border the Atlantic Ocean. Paraguay is also landlocked
@MayowaSunmonu 4 роки тому
Hey Wendover! You guys are doing great work. I had to subscribe..your videos are a freaking goldmine. Would be willing to support the best way I can.
@Amentofarts2 2 роки тому
I've been to the UK embassy in Mongolia!!!! Only one I've ever been in, and I was so surprised to hear it mentioned here. It's actually wonderful, it's tiny and it has a pub in it!!
@MdmMim1 5 років тому
1:41 that ain't Palau, amigo. That's Brunei's waters.
@ellyouayenare2095 3 роки тому
Or Malaysian waters. Or Philippino waters. Or Chinese Waters. Wait
@ozzyfromspace 5 років тому
I interned at A US embassy when I was 18 - I'm foreign so that was my first time experiencing American-style culture firsthand. This brings back memories ✊🏽
@rachelcookie321 2 роки тому
That sounds cool! How do you get an internship at an embassy?
@BlueBobbin 3 роки тому
Really informative content, thank you
@Vlogoosh Рік тому
Thank You for this video.
@zeethanguo 5 років тому
9:11 damn, soldiers over 9 feet tall
@ArgKaiser 4 роки тому
That timestamp tho
@joksizantos7520 3 роки тому
Lmao
@cardboardtruck1009 2 роки тому
@@ArgKaiser don’t make 9/11 jokes my dad died in it He was the best pilot in Saudi Arabia
@avocadoseveryday9354 2 роки тому
@@cardboardtruck1009 I was about to say sorry for your loss but never mind
@cardboardtruck1009 2 роки тому
@@avocadoseveryday9354 yes lol
@johndelvecchio781 5 років тому
Good point about "chancery" vs "Embassy"....but why do you go on using "embassy" during the physical description portion of your video? A missed chance to impress the point of the difference on your viewers.
@martintheiss743 5 років тому
john would you please research how this is different from sovereign citizens and their bogus claims of diplomatic vehicles.
@doujinflip 5 років тому
"Embassy" can also encompass the official property of that diplomatic mission, normally regarding worksites like the main grounds and separated annexes. "Chancery" refers specifically to the building housing the ambassador's office.
@silveringstones857 4 роки тому
That could be the most well put together/understandable way to describe something that's hard to write down for others to understand
@oceanwonders 4 роки тому
The video has to be marketed in a way that is interesting enough for people to click & watch it.
@philmoore71 4 роки тому
i am amazed by the depth of your research - tks
@saugatasarkar4727 2 роки тому
thanks for this
@samz3542 5 років тому
As an American-Iraqi, language and footage that used are spot on, it's refreshing to watch your high quality videos.
@r.andrewwhy5828 5 років тому
I'm always amazed at people who downvote an informative, and very well structured video like this. What possible reason could they have? The video doesn't express opinion, just facts. I for one am smarter than I was 13 minutes and 56 seconds ago. Thank you!!
@dondod1959 5 років тому
It's called trolling
@zakaryloreto6526 5 років тому
Because they think it's propaganda I see that alot in the comments saying videos are propaganda and down vote
@JackDrewitt 5 років тому
Could be for 3 mistakes he made, uk embassy in mongolia, palau, and ponta vs ponte. But i agree
@chad_b 5 років тому
I'm pretty sure someone could upload a video of a seven year old kid saving a priests life by pulling him from a burning car and people would still dislike it lol some people are just idiots
@r.andrewwhy5828 5 років тому
@Mäander Sure the video "Why Trains Suck in America" is really a pro US view... and the 737 Max video is really supporting Boeing huh? LOL Do you believe "the man" is out to get all of us? New World Order where only the rich and powerful, along with some little green men, rule everything? LMFAO
@thespiceoflife8220 4 роки тому
Congrats on 2M!
@garretjenkins8720 2 роки тому
Embassy’s are very useful I learned that in my trip to Europe I missed the bus back to the ship so I walked into the us embassy and they were super nice and got me a ride back to the ship free of charge
@chhiringlama7203 5 років тому
Today I was thinking about learning what embassy is .. And Baam! A channel I have subscribed just uploaded .. Thank you... ❤❤
@TitusRex 5 років тому
It's Ponta Delgada (Thin Point) not Ponte Delgada (Thin Bridge)
@californiabruh645 4 роки тому
Congrats On 2M Thanks for teaching my family :3
@GandWizard 4 роки тому
8:25 For those who wonder where it is: it is in The Hague, the Netherlands, and was the embassy for the USA there until 2018.
@thomasturner6980 5 років тому
How to control a part of every nation -invasion- being Switzerland
@mariomorales8532 5 років тому
There's also a North Korean embassy on Spain
@Spanish_Patriot 4 роки тому
True! But no ambassador: he got expelled after a ballistic missile test.
@anshagrawal6289 3 роки тому
In India too
@darrelllancaster9554 7 місяців тому
Very informative. 🎯
@jameshenthorn238 4 роки тому
I’ve watched this one a few times. I was at a bookstore last week while on vacation after not having watched this for a while and guess what I found. Yep, Blink. Recognized it immediately and almost bought it. I would have if I didn’t have to finish The Handmaid’s Tale by the end of Christmas break in a couple days.
@liweicai2796 5 років тому
I. M. Pei (designer of the Chinese Embassy in US as you mentioned) just passed away a day after you posted this video ...
@MichaelGreen-dm2ov 5 років тому
Sir I have learned lot from this presentation. Please keep up the good work as I am subscribing now.
@liammahon515 4 роки тому
Someone had a lovely walk aroundThe Hague :D
@thebigdog360 4 роки тому
Congrats on 2 mil!
@DanielLopez-up6os 5 років тому
The Vid helped make sense about the whole confusion and misconceptions surround them. Thanks Wendover.
@martintheiss743 5 років тому
me too. some people say that they are mobile embassies doing daily life never dealing with US State. Never mind acting as a real diplomat.
@TheMightyKinkle 4 роки тому
6:50 I thought that was a painting at first!
@PatrickBijvoet 4 роки тому
Really interesting. Thank you!
@matthewkearney833 5 років тому
The American embassy in Dublin looks like the inside of a beehive
@Aamie 5 років тому
Looks like the Rome colosseum
@matthewkearney833 5 років тому
ATS_ true
@pawelbolek7419 5 років тому
Ya, compare that to the Chinese embassy (the one for tourist visas) ? It's really just some typical household in Dublin with a kitchen and shit lol
@jason.553 5 років тому
Haha true.
@DrRiq 5 років тому
ha, just walked past that like two weeks ago
@aviads8439 5 років тому
Mistakes: The British embassy in Mongolia is marked as the wrong building, the actual one is one to the left. Palau is marked in the wrong location. Ponta Delgada is mispelled. The Building at 0:08 is a hotel, not an embassy. The US embassy to the FAO is in a completely different building to the one shown. . After pointing those out, I thought the bits about the Libyan embassy siege and the Vienna Convention were good.
@felixgustavsson2852 4 роки тому
The video also claims that the island of Bornholm is a part of Sweden, but it's actually a part of Denmark, at 1:25.
@scrubology 3 роки тому
Chill, he's only Human.
@ashaydwivedi420 3 роки тому
Chill dude 😂 it's okay it was a good video overall
@mrniceguy4277 3 роки тому
During my exchange semester in Iceland I needed the German embassy to notarially certify some heritage I needed to dismiss back home. So imo they are still very useful. Like when you lose your passport etc etc
@AtomicBoo День тому
I've never been to my country's embassy, but as a person living abroad, my country's consulate has been pretty pretty useful, legal documents, passport renewal, heck even voting for president, all done tru the consulate.
@kraken-sx2ys 4 роки тому
Thanks for the video!! :)
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