Mini Countries Abroad: How Embassies Work
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Publicado 2019-05-15
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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Hey all, I hope you enjoy this video. As a little shout-out, I'm filming behind the scenes at Heathrow today. If you want to see a little of that, make sure to check out my Instagram here: instagram.com/sam.from.wendover (warning: that'll be a face reveal)
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If Wendover Productions designed an embassy it would be a plane flying in circles constantly being refuelled in the air from time to time.
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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 😂
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Should mention how the American ambassador to Denmark became a reality tv star there to promote the US.
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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.
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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.
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As a person in the foreign service community, this makes me happy.
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if a police officer enters an embassy, who will the embassy call? the police?
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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.
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"Not a place; it's the people". So Asgard is an embassy?
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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
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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
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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
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video titled mini countries 'it's a common misconception that embassies are sovereign territory' Huh, I wonder why
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Poland also has North Korean Embassy as well as North Korea has Polish Embassy in Pyongyang.
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8:36 me an australian realising we have a quite unique US embassy
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
