The Caribbean explained in one minute!

[steelycubsfan]

This is also the only region in the world where Soccer, Cricket, Baseball, Basketball, and Track and Field intersect.

[arichards]

The Caribbean requires way more that 1 minute to explain.

[LegatoOfficial]

The story of Haitian independence will never NOT make me angry. They fought and died for their freedom then get saddled with a bill for WINNING.

[YounRangr]

Thank you for someone including us Bermudians as part of the Caribbean. We have been in identity crisis limbo for too long. My family has been steeped in Caribbean culture, American culture, and British culture which is adopted by a Bermudian culture. We are the definition of the gray zone.

[andremayers]

No place like the Caribbean. The music, dancing and food are amazing. Repping blue, yellow and black put it up!!! 🇧🇧

[VernonDaCosta]

Nicely done, sir.

Signed,
A Jamaican. 🇯🇲

[TheFlixxer]

I like this stuff. People need to know more about the world they live in. Keep it coming.

[phananhdung]

Fun fact: The lesser antilles is a volcanic arc, just like hawaii which also explains why they both look similar.
You can google it bacause i forgot how it is form but it is very interesting.

Edit: I think i'm kinda wrong (check reply)

[kevincruz]

Aquí de Puerto Rico 🏝️🇵🇷❤️
Also love your content man!!

[SpectrøBeats]

The fact that we are so close to each other and still speak different languages is amazing.

[CheetahBoy-gxdx]

Let's go we got the Caribbean video 🇧🇸 🇧🇸 🇧🇸

[juliettenunez]

This just gave a better understanding of the entire Caribbean. 🇵🇷

[julianwijers]

The Dutch islands don’t only speak Dutch or a version of that but a language called Papiamentu. That is a mix of Portugees, Spanish, English, and a little bit of Dutch.

[amrayabaptiste]

Thanks Barbs, love from Grenada 🇬🇩🇬🇩🇬🇩 in the Lesser Antilles

[Megnat]

Honestly, nicely done man. Glad Sint Maarten got some recognition. 🇸🇽🇸🇽

[jakesalloum]

Re: Dutch & Dutch Creole-speaking islands. There are no longer any Dutch Creoles spoken in the Caribbean. The only two major ones - Berbice Dutch Creole and Skepi Dutch Creole are now extinct and were actually spoken in modern day Guyana. The previous Dutch colonies actually do not speak any Dutch-lexicon Creoles. Sranan Tongo in Suriname is an English-lexicon Creole, and Papiamentu is a Portuguese..

[aledirksen]

In Aruba despite being part of the Netherlands and speaking dutch, we also speak english and spanish as well as papiamento

[Khangel]

Reggae from Jamaica, Calypso from the English speaking countries, but also a variety of folk music types. French islands have much different music style which has evolved into what is now called Zouk, among others.
Dominica is culturally a Creole island but officially English speaking.
Hispañola is split into Haiti (French/Creole speaking) and the Dominican Republic (Spanish speaking). The Dominican Republic and Dominica are two different countries.

[Takumiku_]

Thank u for explaining to the people that we are part of the US, since im from Puerto Rico

[Gateway]

I really enjoy your 2-minute summaries! Just a small tweak for the Caribbean context. While The Bahamas is a proud member of CARICOM and shares deep cultural and historical ties with the Caribbean, it isn’t geographically part of the Caribbean Islands. That’s because all the Caribbean Islands are bordered by the Caribbean Sea, whereas The Bahamas lies to the north of Cuba and Hispaniola, separated by the deep waters of the Old Bahama Channel.

Another key distinction is the indigenous history. Many Caribbean islands were once home to the Caribs (Kalinago), from whom the region gets its name. In contrast, The Bahamas was originally settled by the Lucayans, who were descendants of the Arawaks from South America and the Taínos of Puerto Rico, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Cuba, and Jamaica. That’s why the area is often called the Lucayan Archipelago. The Bahamas was later resettled by Puritans from Bermuda some 700 miles to the northeast.

So, while The Bahamas isn’t technically a Caribbean Island, it’s very much a part of the Caribbean region, sharing a rich cultural heritage and strong historical connections with its island neighbors.

I trust this helps with any future recordings concerning the region. Thanking you for the great work you're doing.