Monaco: Europe’s Strangest Microstate

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Source/Further reading:
Britannica: www.britannica.com/place/Monaco
Official government history: en.gouv.mc/Government-Institu...
History from the office of the ambassador:monacodc.org/monhistory.html
History of the Monte Carlo Casino: www.thehistorypress.co.uk/art...
Timeline of events: web.archive.org/web/200504130...
Monaco’s Revolution: translate.google.com/translat...
Succession Crisis: www.heraldica.org/topics/nati...
Monaco in WWII: riviera-press.fr/insider/cont...
Monaco and the Holocaust: www.thejc.com/news/world/mona...
1962 Crisis: www.historyextra.com/period/h...
www.nytimes.com/2005/04/10/we....
Seemingly-detailed history: web.archive.org/web/200504080...
Charles III: www.hellomonaco.com/sightseei...
Outdated, but some good history, esp. on 1967 etc: www.latimes.com/archives/la-x...
Modern Sleaze and scandal: www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...
Italy, 1848: www.britannica.com/place/Ital...

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@geographicstravel
@geographicstravel 3 роки тому
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@Ninon__
@Ninon__ 3 роки тому
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@masonscaggs3554
@masonscaggs3554 3 роки тому
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@ksisu1324
@ksisu1324 3 роки тому
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@--enyo--
@--enyo-- 3 роки тому
That was an interesting sponsor video. 0.o
@notebender4
@notebender4 3 роки тому
"The idea of France having to deal with the Geo-Political equivalent of a hostile chihuahua on its doorstep evidently tickled Madrid"... Bwahahaha... GREAT line!... THIS is why I watch you guys...
@katashworth41
@katashworth41 3 роки тому
I can’t have been the only person hoping for at least a mention of the Grand Prix.
@tjitse3916
@tjitse3916 3 роки тому
Not mentioning the GP is like saying everything about the USSR but not mentioning the Cold War. :P
@markcarey8426
@markcarey8426 3 роки тому
@@tjitse3916 And the 60s with James Bond and all the cute girls and all that. Cigarettes.
@matthewdewey5071
@matthewdewey5071 3 роки тому
Yes I was bitterly disappointed when he didn’t mention the Monaco grand prox
@mpetersen6
@mpetersen6 3 роки тому
It should really be called the Tour de Monaco. You literally drive all the way around the country 80 times in one race.
@Lcngopher
@Lcngopher 3 роки тому
@@mpetersen6 its only 78 times
@thenotoriousflip4275
@thenotoriousflip4275 3 роки тому
my take away from this is that central park is much larger than I realized.
@suchanhachan
@suchanhachan 3 роки тому
Actually, mine was that Monaco is way smaller than I thought...
@hobojesus9817
@hobojesus9817 3 роки тому
If you think CP is large... Check out Golden Gate Park.
@PigglyWigglyDeluxe
@PigglyWigglyDeluxe 3 роки тому
Yeah I was gonna say Golden Gate Park is a lot bigger. Central Park really isn’t that big it just photographs large and the whole idea of this famous park being in a larger than life city gives off a vibe that this park is huge
@RALPHLAURENISTHEBEST
@RALPHLAURENISTHEBEST 2 роки тому
Forest park is one of the largest city parks
@HarshJain-it2bg
@HarshJain-it2bg 2 роки тому
What if I tell you, A person in India single handedly created a forest much much bigger than Central Park. He got no help from anyone and this feat took 20 years to complete.
@charlesvevo1443
@charlesvevo1443 3 роки тому
I was in Monaco for the first time two weeks ago and man I still can’t believe that place is real... it’s like fantasyland in real life. No trash, no homeless, and everyone is driving a Lamborghini or Bentley. But the insane wealth did not mean anyone was snobby...the people there were so nice and friendly. Such a weird but great little place.....just be aware that you have to take out two mortgages on your house to visit.
@raymondleggs5508
@raymondleggs5508 3 роки тому
And none of the Lamborghini's was purple :-D
@princekrazie
@princekrazie 2 роки тому
They’re a tax haven. They’re stealing the labor of other countries.
@princekrazie
@princekrazie 2 роки тому
@Jacob Wilson “ their right” I don’t consider it a right to provide shelter to millionaire criminals that don’t contribute to society. These people from Microstates work so little yet get so much.
@princekrazie
@princekrazie 2 роки тому
​@Jacob Wilson Do you per chance look at the gilded age, slavery in the American South, coal mine companies etc. and screech "ThAtS nOt ReAl cApItAlISm!" And yes, dear friend, I do think millionaires harm society.
@princekrazie
@princekrazie 2 роки тому
​@Jacob Wilson False equivalencies and a misguided claim that that's in inherently socialistic or communistic and not Cultic megalomania mixed with pretend-communism is generally showing an ignorant take and a lack of understanding into the topic of communism and socialism. But nevertheless we did manage to find common ground in that billionaires are disgusting. Hoorah to that, akhi.
@sganzerlag
@sganzerlag 3 роки тому
Monaco has the most bizarre and amazing train station I ever saw. Since they were strapped for space, they simply hollowed-out the inside of one of their big hills and made the train station there. It's like you're inside this enormous lit-up rock cave and the train shows up. They definitely have got style.
@TheoHockeyton
@TheoHockeyton 3 роки тому
Our original train station was on the seafront and the train tracks were on what is now the only motorway across town. The new underground station opened only in the 70s.
@Pablo24000
@Pablo24000 2 роки тому
@@TheoHockeyton are you monégasque citizen ?
@TheoHockeyton
@TheoHockeyton 2 роки тому
@@Pablo24000 yes I am.
@Pablo24000
@Pablo24000 2 роки тому
@@TheoHockeyton do you want monaco to be part of france or stay independent ?
@Pablo24000
@Pablo24000 2 роки тому
@@TheoHockeyton you don't have a french passport ?
@Hammerhead547
@Hammerhead547 3 роки тому
"racing in monte carlo is like riding a bicycle around your living room". ~Nelson Piquet Sr.
@nel9357
@nel9357 3 роки тому
😀👍
@donaldfedosiuk1638
@donaldfedosiuk1638 3 роки тому
The words of a man who never won there.
@pocketdynamo5787
@pocketdynamo5787 2 роки тому
Just to be fair: I imagine a three times world champion to have a rather large living room, though.
@dashingtherouxthesnow4017
@dashingtherouxthesnow4017 3 роки тому
Please do a Geographics video on Simon's basement. You can blend it into a Biographics video of the people he has locked down there.
@smr6141
@smr6141 3 роки тому
I 2nd dis Plot twist: he keeps Dave and the rest of his staff down there
@pattol666
@pattol666 3 роки тому
Why do i feel like thats true. Def seems like the type to have bodies in the bssement. He didnt kill them. But he has em.
@annescholey6546
@annescholey6546 3 роки тому
Including Indy Nidell?
@--enyo--
@--enyo-- 3 роки тому
Danny stop making alt accounts pushing your freedom propaganda.
@Alexander_the_Alright
@Alexander_the_Alright 3 роки тому
Freedom for Danny!
@mattotterpop
@mattotterpop 3 роки тому
I cant believe you went with "sucker" for Ghibellines when Gullible was stood right there in front of an empty goal.
@resileaf9501
@resileaf9501 3 роки тому
Now I want a channel where Simon recounts the entire history of countries, even those that have long disappeared.
@broodo1
@broodo1 3 роки тому
ALL OF THIS!!!!
@rufust.firefly2474
@rufust.firefly2474 3 роки тому
Yes, we need histories of fictional countries as well like freedonia, Sylvania, moronica, Etc
@j.a.m5083
@j.a.m5083 3 роки тому
@@rufust.firefly2474 can’t forget Genovia 👀
@tefayambaye4516
@tefayambaye4516 3 роки тому
Hell yeah!
@DavidLee-df888
@DavidLee-df888 3 роки тому
@@rufust.firefly2474 let's not forget Elbonia, the mighty nation supplied with arms by Ian McCollum aka Gun Jesus, and with armoured vehicles by Nicholas Moran aka The Chieftan
@jamesrakeii795
@jamesrakeii795 3 роки тому
Also home of the prestigious Formula One race, the Monaco Grand Prix.
@donaldfedosiuk1638
@donaldfedosiuk1638 3 роки тому
AND the Monte Carlo Rally, crown jewel of the World Rally Championship and at one time host to a high-end speed boat grand prix in the harbor AND an air race!
@beauty.of.the.struggle
@beauty.of.the.struggle 3 роки тому
Yet no mention at all. Shameful.
@AB-xe6ci
@AB-xe6ci 3 роки тому
AND one of the most prestigious car shows (weeks) in the world!
@jamesmeppler6375
@jamesmeppler6375 2 роки тому
That's what everyone knows about manaco, how about something we don't know
@mbjackson8029
@mbjackson8029 3 роки тому
Can you do a segment on Malta 🇲🇹. I’ve always been curious of their history.
@turtleofpride4572
@turtleofpride4572 3 роки тому
I thought he already did.
@whatonearth9809
@whatonearth9809 3 роки тому
Apparently Malta almost became part of the UK and even voted for it but the UK decided against it.
@anonymoose9315
@anonymoose9315 3 роки тому
@N-B Rico you mean Knights.
@anonymoose9315
@anonymoose9315 3 роки тому
Malta is beautiful. Went there as part of my honeymoon in 2014. The "city" of Mdina is so small you could walk from one end to the other in 5 minutes.
@neilharvey3799
@neilharvey3799 3 роки тому
Agreed. You could do an episode on the great siege in 1565 alone. Although then that leads down the great internet rabbit hole of the templars... You have been warned!!!
@youtube-handle-are-a-joke
@youtube-handle-are-a-joke 3 роки тому
Fun fact, there's only one farmer in whole of Monaco.
@leetakamiya2162
@leetakamiya2162 3 роки тому
And his farm is actually a terrarium.
@piuthemagicman
@piuthemagicman 3 роки тому
@Maria Kelly look it up, not a traditional farm.
@marinazagrai1623
@marinazagrai1623 3 роки тому
58...Lichtenstein has 35 policemen and 4 German Shepherds (at least it did when I visited in '87).
@onedayatatime7022
@onedayatatime7022 3 роки тому
Ah, there is also an oyster farmer that runs la Pearl de monaco
@rufust.firefly2474
@rufust.firefly2474 3 роки тому
Another fun fact, there are no plumber's helpers in Mo na Co, and Google doesn't know how to spell it
@towaritch
@towaritch 3 роки тому
Fun fact : Monaco is right now building a new polder on the sea that will increase its size! visited MC 3 times the first time as a kid 1966 so I saw the changes the Principality went through. The new Princess Grace hospital that's being built right now is also an engineering feat.
@Reuter6795
@Reuter6795 3 роки тому
Rhode Islander here. Thanks for the shout out! Rhode Island is absolutely tiny, Houston Texas is bigger than the entire State of Rhode Island. Monaco must truly be a micro state
@BlueL1n3
@BlueL1n3 3 роки тому
"The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy nor Roman nor an empire." I can hear Mike Myers as Linda Richman on SNL quoting this line in my head.
@FussyPickles
@FussyPickles 3 роки тому
AKA where every f1 stashes their money/lives
@christianwestling2019
@christianwestling2019 3 роки тому
"Every f1"?
@redram5150
@redram5150 3 роки тому
Good on them. Their only to do as they wish
@DevinEMILE
@DevinEMILE 3 роки тому
I mean the Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc is from there.
@tnikoli40
@tnikoli40 3 роки тому
@@DevinEMILE and nico rosberg. Lots of f1 drivers were born in monaco to parents who were drivers before them, and some like verstappen werent born there, but still spent lots of time in monaco as kids
@paxalvarez5344
@paxalvarez5344 3 роки тому
@@tnikoli40 David Coulthard admitted in an interview that he likes living in Monaco cause of the super low taxes.
@woulddragon
@woulddragon 3 роки тому
I positively LOVE having visited Monaco (at least) once in my life. Just be careful when in the aquarium there; the tank with the piranhas did NOT have a "lid" on it when I visited it WAY BACK in 1993.
@GothPapiCoyt
@GothPapiCoyt 2 роки тому
Can’t talk about Monaco without the grand prix involved somewhere
@mattr0103
@mattr0103 3 роки тому
"...decided to super kill one another..." Super kill is my new favourite saying 😂
@terpytea6557
@terpytea6557 3 роки тому
Here is an idea for one of your channel's, the transport and construction of the Statue of Liberty.
@--enyo--
@--enyo-- 3 роки тому
SideProjects or MegaProjects, maybe? Sounds cool.
@marinazagrai1623
@marinazagrai1623 3 роки тому
Tom...that was built in skeleton form, and came by ships (many, many).
@ggillott1
@ggillott1 3 роки тому
H
@DavidL1986
@DavidL1986 3 роки тому
I've got a feeling he's already done it... or maybe that was another channel
@bicyclist2
@bicyclist2 3 роки тому
Most of the foreign wealthy only come for a couple days or weeks durring the F1 Grand Prix. Many tiny apartments there go for tens of millions of dollars. All the F1 drivers live there. I got to go to Europe in August of 90' but didn't get to go there. I hope to go some day. This is a lot more researched and more through than any of the other videos I've seen on Monaco. Thank you.
@EMMYK1916
@EMMYK1916 3 роки тому
I've visited...its crass. Nothing but rich Russian oligarchs & huge yachts. I usually stay in Villefranche and Nice. Much much nicer. I'm Irish, flight is only about 3 hours.
@kennethbutler1343
@kennethbutler1343 3 роки тому
They also have a rather famous car race; might have warranted a mention.
@Oldwhiteguy
@Oldwhiteguy 3 роки тому
Lol you’d think. That’s where most of the formula drivers live too.
@AshTheMohican
@AshTheMohican 3 роки тому
@@Oldwhiteguy Because of the climate and the nice central location..
@user-eu3tw7vp9k
@user-eu3tw7vp9k 3 роки тому
Make your own video
@user-eu3tw7vp9k
@user-eu3tw7vp9k 3 роки тому
Lol also I just learned they have a racer there, interesting....
@matthewdunaway7622
@matthewdunaway7622 3 роки тому
Super Monaco GP for the Genesis ftw
@JoRiver11
@JoRiver11 3 роки тому
I spent a day there once, they had some really unusual museums exhibits at the time. Not sure if they are still there, but we went to the Jaques Cousteau museum, a museum for early automatons (amazing), and there was another one about some major north pole expedition that I think a member of their royal family participated in. There were also some beautiful gardens with massive koi ponds. Fantastic day trip.
@pocketdynamo5787
@pocketdynamo5787 2 роки тому
How probable is it to see an over 20 minute long video on Monaco and never having mentioned Formula 1?
@danieljob3184
@danieljob3184 3 роки тому
In my latest novel I based one significant place on Monaco because it sometimes feels like the world has completely forgotten it. Thanks for bringing it back to the fore.
@rcrevel5767
@rcrevel5767 3 роки тому
On a crime show I heard MC referred to as "A sunny place for shady people" attributed to a British author as I recall.
@sjdtmv
@sjdtmv 3 роки тому
Yes it is an amazing place to visit, something that was never mention is the world famous Monaco Grand Prix that runs through the streets
@thatguywesmaranan
@thatguywesmaranan 3 роки тому
plot twist: simon actually rules monaco from the shadows...
@skyerose501
@skyerose501 3 роки тому
Shhhh dont tell the world his secrets
@djones1391
@djones1391 3 роки тому
From his Raid Shadow Legend
@CavemanWithAStringStick
@CavemanWithAStringStick 3 роки тому
The boy with the blaze need SOMEWHERE to smash that dislike button.
@hotsaucemagicbox
@hotsaucemagicbox 3 роки тому
Allegedly
@JStewTV
@JStewTV 3 роки тому
@@skyerose501 ...of his beard.
@iatsechannel5255
@iatsechannel5255 3 роки тому
Really well done! You all are getting good at this. I did almost spit red wine across my keyboard with the Chihauhua cut away.
@livwithsong6285
@livwithsong6285 3 роки тому
“Nah dude the pope is totally where it’s at.” -Guelphs 1215
@Gbrille
@Gbrille 3 роки тому
Fun that you release this while i was wondering what was the deal with monaco in my heart of iron 4 kaiserreich game haha. I was thinking they meant morroco or some place lost in central america until now.
@dbfan17
@dbfan17 3 роки тому
Simon as a fellow history nerd I appreciate every video you make. Keep it up please!
@GaryR55
@GaryR55 3 роки тому
I can't believe you made no mention of the Gran Prix de Monaco, which drew even greater attention (and money) to Monaco than marrying Grace Kelly did.
@mr.joshua6818
@mr.joshua6818 3 роки тому
Simon and Crew have been knocking it out of the park lately.
@bremnersghost948
@bremnersghost948 3 роки тому
23 consecutive wins on Roulette, The Odds of that make my head hurt, Had to be a Magnetic & Mechanical Fix.
@highpath4776
@highpath4776 3 роки тому
but it can happen
@ignitionfrn2223
@ignitionfrn2223 3 роки тому
1:20 - Chapter 1 - The dawn of the grimaldi 4:40 - Chapter 2 - Keeping it royal 7:50 - Chapter 3 - Revolution rock 11:25 - Mid roll ads 12:20 - Chapter 4 - Casino royale 16:15 - Chapter 5 - Wars & revolutions 20:00 - Chapter 6 - Modern times
@michaelmeyer2725
@michaelmeyer2725 3 роки тому
If you're doing Microstates, do the Republic of San Marino next.
@nikkijoseph3614
@nikkijoseph3614 3 роки тому
i love you and your play on words! “... so tiny, it would make rhode island colossus” 🥳🙏🏽 respect
@benarmstrong6904
@benarmstrong6904 3 роки тому
I thought the title said Europes strangest microwave, I was a little disappointed when it wasn't haha
@christianwestling2019
@christianwestling2019 3 роки тому
Thanks for making a great and fair video about my favourite place! Good conclusion at the end aswell.
@ThiagoSantosdeMoraes
@ThiagoSantosdeMoraes 3 роки тому
Very good, but I think that Monaco's pioneering role in funding oceanographic research in the Mediterranean should also have been highlighted.
@ThiagoSantosdeMoraes
@ThiagoSantosdeMoraes 3 роки тому
@Patricia Palmer The fact that nobody "heard about it" does not imply that research was not a pioneer. They date back to the beginning of the last century.
@isaacohana2631
@isaacohana2631 8 місяців тому
Love your videos, love the depth and the storytelling method, all of your channels are gems
@bronxer78
@bronxer78 3 роки тому
Geographics should cover Liberland, which is a very unique micronation in Europe❗️
@joelhamilton8959
@joelhamilton8959 3 роки тому
@N-B Rico it's not a recognized nation
@richardaubrecht2822
@richardaubrecht2822 3 роки тому
It's a small swampy river bank on Serbia-Croatia border which is for various reasons claimed by neither of those countries, so a small bunch of European libertarians decide to claim it as an independent libertarian country. Population: one stray dog.
@gerhardtcustomknives
@gerhardtcustomknives 3 роки тому
I want a Europe of 10,000 Liechtensteins
@anonymoose9315
@anonymoose9315 3 роки тому
A libertarian dream.
@bronxer78
@bronxer78 3 роки тому
@@joelhamilton8959, Israel and Taiwan are nations unrecognized by some countries, yet they exist.
@botodd4679
@botodd4679 3 роки тому
Thank you for all of the useful information you give through all of your team's hard work.
@iOSAndroidRebelForever
@iOSAndroidRebelForever 3 роки тому
The city state of Monaco has even a smaller land area than the city of Chelsea in Massachusetts (the city with relatively the same population of 40k). Chelsea is the smallest city by land area in all of Massachusetts, even smaller than Cambridge and Somerville, both of which are also extremely dense.
@solotraveller888
@solotraveller888 3 роки тому
The Grimaldis own a chateau (chateau de marchais ) in the north of France surrounded by 2,000 hectares. They could fit Monaco 8x over their hunting lodge.
@rohw0016
@rohw0016 3 роки тому
I freaking love you. That intro had me so excited to learn!
@saulthechicanootaku
@saulthechicanootaku 3 роки тому
Monaco is like the Singapore of Europe, from its riches, both being tiny countries to even their flags
@nicksurface3513
@nicksurface3513 2 роки тому
China-Singapore population size comparison is about the same as France-Monaco. But I think Singapore is more like Liechtenstein. Monaco is like Hong Kong.
@universenerdd
@universenerdd 9 місяців тому
​@@nicksurface3513Hong Kong isn't a separate country
@towaritch
@towaritch 3 роки тому
Monaco is to France what the Cayman is to the UK (offshore banking). What I don't understand is that since Monaco's currency is the € it's not a member of the EU (same thing with Andorra and San Marino)
@gontrandjojo9747
@gontrandjojo9747 3 роки тому
They are tiny states so they didn't have their own currency even before the euro (it would be totally useless for such a tiny state to have their own currency, it's much more efficient to have the same currency than their big neighbourg). All these states used the currency of their neighbourgs before (Monaco the French franc, San Marino the Italian lira and Andorra the French franc and the Spanish peseta). Since these big neighbourgs dropped their national currency for the euro, then the microstates de facto did the same. So it has nothing to do with the European Union, but using the money of their neighbourgs (which use the euro). Monaco uses the Euro because France uses the euro, even if it's not part of the European union (before they used the French franc yet they were not part of France, same with San Marino and Italy). In fact Monaco even had the Monegasque franc (but it was basically French franc printed in Monaco with a different design that had the same value than French franc and could also be used everywhere in France and French franc could be used everywhere in Monaco, just like today euro coins have different designs according to their country of origin but can be used everywhere in the Eurozone). Another exemple is Liechtenstein that use the Swiss franc. If Switzerland had joined the European Union and had changed its currency for the euro, then Liechstenstein would have done the same. Also there are a lot of countries using the money of a foreign country (for exemple some central American countries like Salvador and Panama use the US dollar and some Balkans countries like Montenegro and Kosovo use the Euro, but in these cases it's more to have a stable currency than for practical reason).
@ObligedUniform
@ObligedUniform 3 роки тому
I only recognize Grimaldi due to one member of that family being a target in AC2, and Shaun having a very memorable intro to his profile.
@evanschemenauer1356
@evanschemenauer1356 3 роки тому
Thank you. I made the suggestion a few months ago to look at these micro states & territories and we finally have one. Love it
@arnaldoteodorani277
@arnaldoteodorani277 3 роки тому
They also did Liechtenstein, Andorra, the Vatican and Fiume City State (a micronation in Croatia which lasted a year and a half)
@bobby6462
@bobby6462 3 роки тому
Was waiting for this, love it!
@lsb42
@lsb42 3 роки тому
“Makes Rhode Island look like a colossus” I’m on to you Simon
@Dr.RichardBanks
@Dr.RichardBanks 3 роки тому
About damn time Simon. Tell Danny to hurry up with those blaze scripts or he doesn't get out of the basement this week.
@mizzshortie907
@mizzshortie907 3 роки тому
Stuck in the basement and Gordon Ramsey yelling at him volume on max and on repeat the entire time
@Dr.RichardBanks
@Dr.RichardBanks 3 роки тому
@@mizzshortie907 _ABSOLUTELY_ 👏
@brianbishop4753
@brianbishop4753 3 роки тому
@@mizzshortie907 ALLEGEDLY!
@joshuafromwa5328
@joshuafromwa5328 3 роки тому
Simon saying “smash that like button” sounds so strange after a steady diet of business blaze 😂
@landlordsandfoodstamps.8771
@landlordsandfoodstamps.8771 3 роки тому
Why are you so good at making education unflinchingly interesting.
@Fourwedge
@Fourwedge 3 роки тому
I've been in the casino business for 20 years...and guess what...the house always wins !
@highpath4776
@highpath4776 3 роки тому
The overall odds to the house itself I think from memory are about 2.5% if all possibilities covered
@punditgi
@punditgi 3 роки тому
Fascinating history that deserves to be remembered!
@nathanlong8295
@nathanlong8295 3 роки тому
It's an F1 hub for events held in May.
@MultiSirens
@MultiSirens 3 роки тому
I STILL can’t stand the commercials but you did make me smile a lot! Good show!
@shaunw9092
@shaunw9092 3 роки тому
Next Microstate? Macau would be really interesting, even if its not a country. Brunei is, though...and might make for a great episode as well.
@Piesy001
@Piesy001 3 роки тому
In Australia, the casino would have become hugely popular, so the government instead of helping the citizen's they would sell it to their rich corporate friends who would become so rich they would influence every decision the government took and become even richer and pay no tax or very little tax ever again. The people of Australia on the other hand would no longer have any public assets that made money and would become dependent on the rich corporation, who in turn would lower wages and stifle any wage growth, so the citizens of the land would become forever in debt, however, the they would still love the corporations for the crumbs that were thrown down the peasant pit to get on with their downtrodden lives. Never would this be discussed again due to the absolute brain deadening TV shows that took their pitiful minds of the crisis they were having and never be able to dig their way out of. Hooray for the government of Australia...
@GetSmartGaming
@GetSmartGaming 3 роки тому
so the government built a casino? i need more info
@piuthemagicman
@piuthemagicman 3 роки тому
@@GetSmartGaming son, can you read? He's playing with hypothesis and metafors.
@shotgunjohnny
@shotgunjohnny 3 роки тому
Straya!
@neilwilliams929
@neilwilliams929 3 роки тому
Aaahh ...Again love your work Simon 👏
@alanhorowitz3796
@alanhorowitz3796 3 роки тому
Why was there no mention of one of the greatest and most classic sporting events in history, the Monaco Grand Prix? To this day, this Formula 1 race is one of the most prestigious auto races in the world.
@multidex33
@multidex33 3 роки тому
23 minute long video on monaco and doesn't even mention the Monaco grand prix?
@seanbrazell6147
@seanbrazell6147 3 роки тому
I'd love a Bottomless lakes of New Mexico episode! As for Monaco, as resilient and fascinating as it is, covid is hitting it where and how it lives, hard. Wonderful episode regardless!
@scooterdogg7580
@scooterdogg7580 3 роки тому
lmao the rich aren't affected by covid just the lower and middle class
@seanbrazell6147
@seanbrazell6147 3 роки тому
@@scooterdogg7580 Not at all. Sure, rich powerful people can get better treatments and get them earlier joe-schmo. But wealthy, powerful people are almost by definition HIGHLY socially active and travel widely. They have gotten sick and - like everyone else - died from COVID19. The more people cry "elite conspiracy theory situation" falsely, the less effective and listened to true whistle-blower and investigators are in getting at ACTUAL elite corruption. Like crying wolf.
@christianwestling2019
@christianwestling2019 3 роки тому
@@scooterdogg7580 Alot of Monacos economy is about tourism, so obviously Covid has affected it. Also rich people's money dosen't grow on trees, of course it affects them.
@donaldkelly3983
@donaldkelly3983 3 роки тому
Monaco - Western Europe's answer to The Village from "The Prisoner".
@paulritchie5868
@paulritchie5868 3 роки тому
Full of plastic people who look at you like they just stood in something..prices sky high to keep the plebs out.
@highpath4776
@highpath4776 3 роки тому
Please visit Portmerion
@donaldkelly3983
@donaldkelly3983 3 роки тому
Yes, where The Prisoner was filmed!
@archstanton6102
@archstanton6102 3 роки тому
Went there in 2011. Stayed in Nice and visited for a day. Saw the Monte Carlo casino and thought I would have a look. Parked outside were 2 Ferrari, 1 Porshe and some other cars I could never afford, so went to the slot machines opposite. The jackpot on the 1st machine was €2.5M.
@carlfromtheoc1788
@carlfromtheoc1788 3 роки тому
Beyond the Grand Prix, the Palace is a fun tour and the Aquarium is quite nice also. One tip, if you are down by the water and want to get back up to the top, use the escalators and elevators of the train station. You can get a quick tour of the city on a hop on hop off bus. Also, Mentone and Mentone=Garamonde are nice to visit also.
@Andrew-df1dr
@Andrew-df1dr 3 роки тому
How much more can Monaco expand into the sea? I would like to see an episode on the land reclamation in Monaco.
@qp667
@qp667 3 роки тому
There's actually ongoing construction to build another small neighborhood
@Andrew-df1dr
@Andrew-df1dr 3 роки тому
@@qp667 Yes, the La Portier ward.
@antoinemozart243
@antoinemozart243 14 днів тому
They can't really expand using the sea. The Alpes Maritimes départment surrounding Monaco has strict rules.
@Andrew-df1dr
@Andrew-df1dr 14 днів тому
@@antoinemozart243 They have expanded using the sea.
@antoinemozart243
@antoinemozart243 13 днів тому
@@Andrew-df1dr they can't. Their zone is ultra limited.
@timobrownie6198
@timobrownie6198 3 роки тому
You should do a video about the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea, it played a big role in WWII in the war in the Pacific and would be really cool!
@steveweiss7191
@steveweiss7191 3 роки тому
I loved living in Monaco for three years in the 1980's. It's a very civilized place.
@dianamincher6479
@dianamincher6479 3 роки тому
Many thanks for an excellent video!
@tubplunger
@tubplunger 3 роки тому
Got to visit Monaco when visiting France in 2017. Got some nice food and got to see the changing of the guards there.
@aryanscience
@aryanscience 3 роки тому
We were lucky enough to visit Monaco in late Feb.2020 just before COVID wrecked tourism..Glad we did!
@jeffcanyafixiy
@jeffcanyafixiy 3 роки тому
Nice work Simon 👍👍
@crusherbmx
@crusherbmx 3 роки тому
The shortest race on the F1 calendar, yet the track covers almost the entire country.
@animerlon
@animerlon 3 роки тому
Very comprehensive, well done.
@Christopher-N
@Christopher-N 3 роки тому
I like the accent you put on when describing Monaco-you sound like Robin Leach, or Alan Whicker.
@billbergendahl2629
@billbergendahl2629 3 роки тому
It was in April 2001 I had the opportunity to visit Monaco. The cost of parking our tour bus for two hours was $90.00. I recall seeing the crypt of Princess Grace, the palace and the casino.
@MrMcGreed
@MrMcGreed 3 роки тому
Suggestion for either here on this channel, or on Sideprojects (or Business Blaze, considering one of the reasons why it's interesting) - do a video on Christiania in Copenhagen, Denmark?
@DanielGonzalez-cs8pr
@DanielGonzalez-cs8pr 3 роки тому
I don't think I could massacre any language the way you can, you should do a stage act where you read out things written in French, German, Italian and Spanish. It would be comedy gold!
@Denpachii
@Denpachii 3 роки тому
Even in English. At least when it comes to the American version.
@riryoku7244
@riryoku7244 3 роки тому
Simon's bald head is brighter than my future.
@ksisu1324
@ksisu1324 3 роки тому
Simon's head is that keen looking because he does use the Dollar Shave Club products. Take a look at the really old videos of him, his dome did not gleam like it does now.
@kelceyc1509
@kelceyc1509 3 роки тому
Same! Lmao
@rufust.firefly2474
@rufust.firefly2474 3 роки тому
@Patricia Palmer if you turn him upside down he looks just like one of the Beatles
@brianwestermann7861
@brianwestermann7861 3 роки тому
I mean, what isn't?
@chigwesibanyama1148
@chigwesibanyama1148 3 роки тому
@@rufust.firefly2474 😂😂😂
@studogable
@studogable 3 роки тому
Thanks for this! I've always wondered about this place. My perception was that it was a quaint little vacation enclave - which may well be accurate, but perspective is important. I REALLY had no notion of Rainier's war record. I respect the guy a bit more now. Interesting that a man can become ruler of a sovereign country (in 1949) but remain a junior officer in another country's army (until 1954).
@brianlarsen9952
@brianlarsen9952 3 роки тому
That was fabulous. Thanks
@abdimojo8794
@abdimojo8794 3 роки тому
Your end speech gave me goosebumps 😌
@mizzshortie907
@mizzshortie907 3 роки тому
Woohoo I’m here on time! Love learning new things from all your channels ♥️ the blaze most of all
@holeshothunter5544
@holeshothunter5544 3 роки тому
I personally invaded Monaco on Dec 29 1999, and stayed thru the Y2K celebrations and fireworks. I'm an inventor (but not rich), I had a great time anyway. During the whole evening leading to midnight I was fascinated to watch a local family sport: Triple Skiing. right on the wharf edge. 2 skis per 3 person family 3 shoe-holders of 3 sizes mounted on each ski. Papa in the back, mama in the middle and the kid in the front, papa's face getting redder and redder ash he shouted to la famille how to ski, "Left, Right, Left, Right" except it had morphed to "Siniestra, Addestra, Siniestra, Addestra: which just has too many syllables. This resulted in trios, laughing, shrieking, and tumbling down the 2 meter high 1/2 km long mountain of snow that the Monaco gov't had hauled down the mountain and placed along the Cay-front. They supplied the skis as well, and any necessary rescuers. Many triplicates quickly went flop, and slid into the bay: he sputtering, she shrieking, and the kid going just nuts... I have never seen so many laughing people! Then the fireworks. :-)
@trj1442
@trj1442 3 роки тому
Great video. Thanks Geo Team
@mbrenneman0411
@mbrenneman0411 3 роки тому
this channel is like back when the history channel was good. great history content
@M-20-100
@M-20-100 3 роки тому
I’m glad I’m not the only one!
@joeboyd8702
@joeboyd8702 2 роки тому
Great upload.
@dmv1121
@dmv1121 3 роки тому
The chihuahua line was well thought out. Nice.
@Jimblefy
@Jimblefy 3 роки тому
Great contents. Thanks.
@jamesmisener3006
@jamesmisener3006 3 роки тому
Interesting episode. Thx.🇨🇦
@gandalfthegrey7135
@gandalfthegrey7135 3 роки тому
Other people: *I have a UKposts channel* Simon: *These are rookie numbers you gotta pump these up*
@gizzymeows5847
@gizzymeows5847 3 роки тому
Thank you for your videos, and please stay safe. Blue still poppin on you. 🤗💯🔥
@saulweinberg5250
@saulweinberg5250 3 роки тому
Please do Jerusalem (or just the old city if Jerusalem is too big a topic)
@aw8079
@aw8079 3 роки тому
Smoothest sponsor break ever!
@nicksurface3513
@nicksurface3513 2 роки тому
23:06 Disagree. Monaco is as close to perfect as you can get in this world. Stunningly beautiful and prosperous. Prince Albert should buy Roquebrune back from France. He could probably afford it.
@johniksushibar165
@johniksushibar165 3 роки тому
went there for the race once, it,s an amazing place,the most amazing thing tho was the station when you get off the train. well worth a visit, just take your own food and drink.
@MXR_Sparky
@MXR_Sparky 3 роки тому
Surprised you didn’t mention the F1 Grand Prix in this?
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