Nerdfighting in Bangladesh

[homerdude7]

"It's about us, about us!"

add some periods...

"It's about U.S., about U.S.!"

John, you predicted, or with you godly powers, caused our poverty increase... now for some comic relief... I got nothin' *ahem* ummmm bye

[joseph240791]

Do not ask for whom the bell tolls, for it tolls for us all....

[xXxCrayonEaterxXx]

While I was watching this, I noticed there was a add for Hungry Children on the side. o_o It was black and white, and the kid wasn't smiling.

[muffin2413]

"I worry about the quality of the drinking water in Kentucky..."

That's okay, John. I live in Kentucky; I don't blame you.

[caprafan]

"It's not a them problem; it's an us problem." Exactly right.

[SuperButterfly221]

that's not true, it doesn't cost less than five bucks for a kid to go to school for 6 months, that's a load of BS...........and FYI, not everyone in bangladesh is poor.......:)

[HCEveningWalk]

@SuperButterfly221 I'm Bengali and I agree about the less than 5 bucks thing, but I don't think he was implying at all that everyone in BD is poor. lol

[SuperButterfly221]

@HCEveningWalk i know but it's very rude to talk about a country like that....it's wrong 

[HCEveningWalk]

@SuperButterfly221 ahh, such patriotism XD

[SuperButterfly221]

@HCEveningWalk i'm not trying to be patriotic....but :)

[HCEveningWalk]

@SuperButterfly221 =)



[xtiredxemox]

"There is no them, there are only facets of us" is in my facebook quotes now

[xtiredxemox]

"There is no them, only facets of us" is in my facebook quotes now

[rosethorn18]

I think this is my favorite vlogbrothers video.

[kcman011]

The narrator's ears are really annoying me for some reason. They're severely mishapen.

[sabby26]

us? but what about decepticons?

[TheViolin2293]

I think this is my favorite vlogbrothers video of all time

[jack16895]

Shawn sounds like the guy with the nerd glasses in SLC Punks. He said he wanted to go to Notre Dame and save the rainforests.

[ClocksInMyPlace]

"I just gave myself a moustache." :D

[15rebeccam]

John I don't know if you look at the comments to your old videos, but I wanted to tell you that so much of what you say is quotable. Not just that it's phrased nicely, but that it's real, it means something to you, it comes from the heart, and you just say things that make me like you guys even more than before, which I never think is possible, but happens all the time.

And I'm not sure if it's just because you're a writer, but you most definitely have a way with words. Thanks for Nerdfighteria!

[SirTeeGeeEss]

I love the fact that the video statistics show this video is more popular in Bangladesh than it is ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.

[mshk1989]

@SirTeeGeeEss guess its coz of the word 'bangladesh' in the name. its shows up in the suggestions

[ericpullen524]

Hey John, I live in Louisville, Ky and we actually have the 3rd best rated water in the country. It is sure better than that crappy Hoosier water you have there.

DFTBA

[shantrues]

Wow... "there is no them, there's just us"... One of the most profound things I've ever heard; and the center of all nerdfighteria

[KrustyFrank27]

Decepticons Forget To Be Awesome

[bz26z61]

move to Bangladesh??? i get nervous on the other side of the tracks

[x0cameronhope0x]

Guys, chill, the whole point of this video was actually not to insult Kentuckians...

[catclan2]

Im in Ky douche i was gonna join NF never mind

[Psychoswordman]

@catclan2 ...I certainly hope you're kidding. After all the thought provoking things that were said, he pulls a random place out of his hat, and that's all you see? Please, tell me you're kidding. Or trolling. I guess that would make sense... And would be WAY better than whining about something that petty.

[123PleaseDontDie]

I live in Kentucky, and we love you too :D

Drinking water aside ;)

[TheSunshineNetwork]

dude your hair grows WAY too fastly XD!

[Broadwaybaby8B]

For some reason, this video made me start to cry. Thanks for being so great, John.

[Jessica6119]

GAH my first video! This video hooked me on vlogbrothers and made the nerdfighter I am, once I decided Hank's videos were worth watching...

[781228XX]

I think this video is pretty jokes.

[bengtig77]

I totally support what you say brother!

[cpate0005]

I'm not ignoring the whole point of this video, which was amazing by the way. However, in Kentucky (where I live) we drink well water for the most part (at least in Western KY) and that means it's primarily filtered through the ground (which is excellent) and then run through the filtration plants. It's so delicious because it doesn't taste like anything. Have you ever tasted the water in Florida? Bleh. No offense!

[mshk1989]

@The100jackass do u have any idea what ur talking about?

[The100jackass]

@mshk1989 well i do it's kind of business "do nothing get free money " .

[giraffesarereal]

I like his whole point starting at 1:28 particularly.

[LoveShiaGDSN]

~My friend came to me with sadness in his eyes; told me that he wanted help before his country dies. Although I couldn't feel the pain, I knew I had to try. Now I'm asking all of you to help us save some lives. Bangladesh, Bangladesh...~

<3 George Harrison <3

[zeba265]

loved it........im a bangladeshi....& it feels great to know...people care:) :)

[TheRockerCat13]

true, true

[sagwakitty15]

this is really one of my favorite videos of yours

like its not that funny but it just genuinely makes me think

and actually this channel has made me think in so many different ways it has really actually changed my life

i wanted to thank you for that

[alonejms2]

Thanks MAN. :)

[KansasCityKing1962]

give money. anything that is not given to an african country is used right. Everybody donates to African countries. Bangladesh is a forgotten country. Donate please

[shannypack1040]

DAMN I LOVE YOU

[mohmannan]

আব্বার ফেক্টরিতে গারি স্লাইডিং করে গারিটা ভাংগা ! কাজটা কি ভাল হলো? আব্বা জানলে তো ধোলাই দিবে।

[KansasCityKing1962]

wtf?

your alphabetic system is crazy. are you seriously asking a question c'mon man

[nafeezalamin]

Translation of the wierd alphabets : The car that slides in my dad's factory is broken. Was it right? If my father gets to know about it he will beat me... this has no real relevance to the video.. so forget it!

[KansasCityKing1962]

it seems as if irrelavence knows no borders thank you

[g00n3d]

tyvm 4 reminding "us" who "we" really are ....

gr8 videoo!! =-D

[TOdoubleD77533]

perhaps through ignorance i am unable to bring myself to help people from other countries when we have a great need here in the USA i guess i'm still stuck in the us/them category i feel this country should should fix itself first but not entirely ignore the world but its hard when it seems the whole world hates us so maybe thats why i'm stuck in a us/them because i beleive they will never feel that there is only us.

[nibras66]

Great point made.

[funkatraz]

would you have pictures of children in poverty in florid color, pop music and perhaps dressed as clowns - with all the shit and piss and blood and aids and oil in the background photo shopped out? or how about a photo of you putting money in a box? such a convoluted, cyclical form of argument that has no point. its not all about us, its all about you saying its all about us. anyway a nerd would know that videos like this are clogging the internet and sucking bandwidth- or perhaps just sucking

[spinachhoney123]

You made me cry, John.

I absolutely adore you and your brother.

Congrats for putting in a mustache joke, too.

[eneffe]

AWESOME

[elenorsturtle]

This was my first ever Vlogbrothers video I watched and my first introduction to Shawn. Since then my life has changed. My world of possibilities has opened into this huge endless universe. The nerdfighting network blows my mind and I hope that in the future we can together continue to fight world suck and correct the "us problems" of the world. Shawn, Hank and you John are all my heros!

[senorsqueakydesk]

I hate those commercials. I actually flip the channel when they come on. I am not against helping those in need. I'm simply against those who try to guilt me into helping those in need. I prefer to work with organizations who get people to help the right way.

[dhakass16]

Ditto. Guilt and fear are not exactly persuasive measures to instill a sense of responsibility for those living in poverty.

[inkedshruger]

Awesome quotable! "there is no them, there is only facets of us." Amazing John.

[ginnyisdacoolest]

@inkedshruger I know! I just used that quote in a review for a children's book raising awareness of poverty

[TheBrittniBee]

@inkedshruger It is now on my body.

[mynameisyibble]

I'm quoting the 'us' and 'them' part for a speech contest! :)

[purplestreaks]

5 stars!!

[DittoFreak]

Comment 277:

I know that its serious, but when you said that Shawn sacrificed his XBOX 360 savings to help the poor I sort of LOLed.

:S

[UnculturedProject]

Well I donated more than that. But the last of my remaining savings was tucked away for an Xbox 360 I always wanted. I used that savings to highlight that a little bit of money can go a long way in helping those in need...

[creizyatown]

i love ur morals about the us thing instead of the them..its so true...

[m3j3b3]

You Said Great Things... It's The Fact That We Are ALL Brothers And Sisters... Until We Stop Referring To People As 'US' And 'THEM' Little Will Change. We Are ALL CONNECTED...

[tantothezida]

Yay! im from bangladesh!

[superkickass231]

same here

[extremistmike]

i just gave myself a mustache XD

[bumbleberb]

I just donated $25 of my Christmas money and I feel great. Thank you.

[whyette2008]

There is no them, there are only facets of us.

That is beautiful, John. Go. Be Awesome

[john4mayer24]

awesome video. :)

[Painfoot]

You have an excellent idea about poverty and helping out countries who need it. It's really changed my view on a lot of things...

And DFTBA -- AWESOME

[thiismiist]

*smiles* I just gave myself a mustache!

[eliz108]

I donated today!! (On the Tour de Nerdfighting)

[minni13]

O.o how freaky isnt it that I saw this video for the first time today, the day that I, and everyone in my school, and almost every school in Norway are working hard to collect money for education for girls in Bangladesh?!

[tasin420]

yoo ROCKS

[LariaKaiba]

I love how after 15 months John STILL doesn't know where the sidebar is on Youtube xD

[lifeisshortliveitup]

wat is DFTBA?

[luluyakyak]

dont forget to be awesome!

[kittydreamz86]

Sweet.

[DeepRedWall]

Actually, Louisville, Kentucky is in the top ten for est tap water in the U.S.

[redfightingfish]

Yeah, the water in my area kinda sucks. We filter it all. Oh, and I'm from Kentucky, if you couldn't guess

[muggle394]

I HAVE AN AWESOME SUGGESTION JOHN!!!

why don't you call Question Tuesday, since it's more Question Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thurs­day/Friday, Question -day?

wooh!

kthnxbai

[lykeOMGchristie]

I saw a license plate today that said

WTF N3WB

And I thought of you.

[SmilingMiranda]

haha, you pointed the wrong way when you gave yourself a mustache xD

[yajjy58]

Right on! im with you in every word man

[fabbyy02]

awesomee..lol

[hollywoodartchick]

YES! An "Us" problem. AMEN! Finally people who get it that THEY are no differnt from US. Thanks so much.

[Killerxenigma]

59,999 views....so close to being the 60,000 view....

[Yomay]

what does dftba mean

[animewolf16]

it means DON'T FORGET TO BE AWSOME.

[daking5188]

There is but one word to sum up what I am thinking right now: "Agree"

[ronyny24]

thank you all trying helping us ,any way money never reach to the people who really need it .

[UnculturedProject]

@ronyny24 - that's a broad generalization that does no good. I've seen a lot of reputable and honest charities that do amazing work. Save the Children (in Bangladesh) is a great example of money going to where it is needed in an honest and ethical manner.

[mehraan13]

i am confused!!

and i do hv high speed internet, probably faster than yours!!

[virtualcoxsbazar]

mehraan,

who are you talking to?

[UnculturedProject]

Uhh... if you are in Bangladesh - you certainly don't have an internet connection faster than high speed internet in the States. I've used internet access in Dhaka by big organizations that spend $10,000 US Dollars a month and its still not as fast as my DSL connection back home.

[edward1draco77]

this is such a good video!!! I am totally donating... You are totally right about the "it's not us helping them, it's us helping us." and lol u pointed the wrong way for the sidebar and gave urself a moustache.

<3 nerdfighters.

-Shruti

[vbbodhii]

what is totally donating?

[star7girl]

thx I love the comment about it's not them it's us

[katiemckay]

I'm writing a college admittance essay on this subject and I've quoted you from this video twice! It opens with "There is no 'them,' there are only facets of us."

DFTBA!

[drinkthecoffee]

Keep fighting worldsuck!

[AdamsKid93]

"I can haz money?"...lol! I know it's supposed to be sad and guiltful with the sad black and white children and the slow piano music but all I can think of when I watch that part is Hank and his free hamburger. :)

[fester711]

Dude you're brilliant. What vitamins do you take? Keep up the good work.

[hotlavaman]

i wasn't sure about you guys...then i saw the recon joke.....*subscribes*

[VaniVamp]

Shawn is quite amazing. Thank you to referring us to him.

[LindseySubtlyInked]

Will you ever use the word "Nerdfighter" in any of your future books?

(or anything blatantly relating to the kingdom of Nerdfightaria. Something that'll make me all giggly and excited inside.)

[lovelyceejay]

i doubt it. ^_^

but that would be kinda cool

[frankieweaslyyeah]

john your video reminds me of that line in Rent, "to being an us for once instead of a them"

That's funny because you looks loads like anthony rapp who plays mark who sings that line. And mark is an awesome nerdy film maker.

I like the way everything awesome is connected

[juzlian]

LOLZ CATS

[babybluecebu]

what does dftba stand for?!

[Lindenstar]

Don't for get to be awesome. =)

[Tesawor]

Dont

Forget

To

Be

Awesome

[arsonistproductions]

we are all scientifically 99.9% the the same black white fat skinny tall short all the same

[beccarmagie]

i donated ^_^

Totally amazing work, i hope to work on Mercy ships some time in the future :)

[iownyewall]

Le questions :

1. whats your favorite romance language?

2. What is Hank.. really?

3. Have you EVER forgent to be awesome?

4. If you could change one thing in the last year what would it be?

[kittykap]

Kentucky Drinking Water is Just fine. )8

[ColorxMeClichex]

you are so intelligent. I love you ideas and concepts.

I wish I was old enough to have a credit card to donate!

post scruptum: I'm totally jealous of that womans license plate!

[lifeisshortliveitup]

I SOO AGREE WITH FAHADAKHAN! we might be poor but watever we have is enogh and happy ! BUT the problem is with the ppl ..always cheating our own ppl ...so how will we improve ! its time we get a new LEADER WHO CAN MAKE A GOOD FUTURE 4 our nation! all i can say is : THE RICH IS GETTIN MORE RICHER AND THE POOR ARE GETTIN MORE POORER!!!!!!!!

[Talixaen]

I know this isn't book related annnd I'm sorry annnd you're not going to like this BUT:

So what ever happened to weight watchers?

[Bridget3818]

oh Bangladesh

the things you bring me

[amozoness6]

Put a spartan laser to my head and pull the trigger.

[Bridget3818]

well hello there puff havent seen you in a while

[chester200688]

I have to know...even though this isn't about books....

who do you think would win in a fight Batman vs. Rogue from x men.

[sbort]

this is my new favorite video on youtube.

<3

[fahadakhand]

hey sucker , u better know which is the most happist nation in the world.... search on internet....... its BANGLADESH. They might be poor...but happy....not unhappy like u suckers

[UnculturedProject]

@fahadakhand - it's actually Dennmark which is the happiest nation in the world, not Bangladesh.

And hey if you're from Bangladesh and you're so happy why are you going around calling those trying to do good in the world unhappy suckers?

[NeilSonOfNorbert]

what is the stangest how to book that you have ever seen?

[NeilSonOfNorbert]

What is your opinion on fan fiction books?

[Aphasia17]

what is dftba and worldsuck mean?`

[London755]

dftba = don't forget to be awesome. Worldsuck is the nerdfighter euphemism for the generally amount of suck in the world. It's relatively straightforward. I think Nerdfighters need to make a glossary for the uninitiated. ^_^

[meowmixtat]

DFTBA is Don't Forget To Be Awesome. And world suck is the badness in the world, like poverty and people being mean. Some of the vlog brothers/brotherhood2.0/nerdfi­ghters lingo.

[Aphasia17]

thank you... i think. hahah

[njm1611]

what book contributes the most to world suck or contributes the least

[AlexandriA1531]

what do you think about The Giver by lois lowry?

[nextmeet]

dude ur aswome!!!

[hypervitaminosis]

why does reading sylvia plath makes me depressed?

[foznation]

agreed, The Bell Jar makes me sad. But i've still read it 3 times.

[AudibleHush]

Have you read any of Jodi Picoult's novels? And if you have, did you enjoy them?

[Mychemicalbeuty]

How come your websites name is sparks fly up? i have read your books and cant seem to make a connection

[iloveravenrock]

it's from a bible verse.

[IsabelleAlexandra]

Would you read a book written by a 13-14 year old?

Would you read a book about your self and acttuly learn something you didn't know?

[hen10r]

If you could only read one book for the rest of your life, which book would that be?

[GerardsLady]

what is dftba?

[jennhatesy0utube]

don't forget to be awesome.

[GerardsLady]

thxx

[supaslim]

Don't Forget To Be Awesome

[separatedbysea]

Questions -

1. In your opinion what is the most over-hyped book?

2. What is the best book turned movie?

3. What was your opinion on The Catcher in the Rye?

[Sarahbear9789]

I am so jealous of that license plate. I agree with Us v.s. Them point. Uncultured is such a great project and I wish I could do something like that... but I have medical problems that make it so I have to stay closed to home. I shall talk with my mom about donating.

Questions for Question video:

Are you participating Support Teen Literature Day(April 17th)?

Have you figure out when Adult Read Week is?

Favorite Poem?

Favorite Book?

Favorite Author?

Favorite Book Series?

[emilysaysgo]

aw man, i live in washington and i totally wanted that license plate...but now it's taken. however, i will be sure to keep an eye out for it!

[tassy21]

I totally agree- I am a bengali american and i feel even guiltier than normal-but yeah-there is definately an us vs them mentality that has plagued most americans into viewing people wrongly. i know ppl who think u are poor bc u own a coach purse and not a louis vuitton-lame example, but just driving home a point

[redmon89]

Question for question tuesday: What's your favorite Judy Blume Book and Why?

[ErinEgregious]

I do not blame you for not trusting the Kentucky water, it's not that great.

I once sprayed my car with water, to find the source of a leak, and had Kentucky Water water marks on my car for almost two days before they washed off.

And trust me, I really tried to wash them off.

[kirbymoe]

non-book question: what is the story behind hank's blanket being named skylex?

[kirbymoe]

non-book question: what is the story behind han's blanket being named skylex?

[WhoaItsLouise]

Do you agree that all people should read Chuck Palahniuk books?

We debated this at my school one morning.

[NerdVampire]

Book Related questions!

Who is favorite Mustachioed character in books?

and

Which book took the longest for you to read and for how long?

[rajibuk]

thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts. As a bangladeshi I am happy to see someone people willing to help our people. We need more people to be aware of these issues and to be generous. I hope you carry on working like this. many thanks

[psushgirl]

how did u get to be made of so much awesome? seriously, i think you freakin' rock for making this video and i totally agree w/ every point u made. i <3 u guys!

k, i'm off to check out shawn's site :)

[lamarnza]

Question: If one has a finished manuscript of a book they are working on, how does that someone make an appointment with an editor at a publishing company to try and publish said manuscript?

[lamarnza]

Ok, here's just a comment, at the beginning of 2008, Hank said the time limit still counts, well, if so, shouldn't the intro not be considered part of the time limit, so actual footage must be 4 minutes, but the intro not count?

[SidewalkProphet]

If your eyeballs fell out but were still attached and everything and were just hanging on your cheeks would you still be able to see down.... oh no wait you said book related.... if your eyeballs fell out but were still attached and everything and were just hanging on your cheeks would you still be able to read a book you had in your lap?? 0_o

[VenteHappiness]

Which are better: dead baby or helen keller jokes?

[imaftergodsheart]

Will you grow a mustache for all of us? Please! XD

[s1mply1rr1s1stable]

What do you think Harry Potter wears, boxers or briefs?

[VenteHappiness]

John,

If you had to eat your weight in gummy worms would you rather have sour or regular gummy worms?

[xSunaXCanadiax]

what do you do when you get writer's block?