History is gradually developed by present and past. Good morning, good afternoon and good night, I am Hook. Welcome to our brand new series, world history. I will invite guests from various countries to compete our knowledge of history one on one. Whose dignity will be impaired? Mine as a history department student or theirs as a foreigner?
(One should study their country’s history.) And our first guest will be ~ Ku! (Just borrow it.) I don’t have my opening anyway. (Ku is a French.) (He speaks fluent French.) Oh la la ~ Speaking French is like going to throw up. (Nonsense Hook.) We don’t pronounce the H sound. You are (H)ook. Do you like history? Just OK. I didn’t read history very much. (No big love for history.) But you get the best score in France’s SAT.
(Not only handsome but smart.) That’s right. But it was 6 or 7 years ago. You study in the history department? Yes, I do. And my major is French history. Why? I had a crush on a student in the French department. (Without any academic reason.) (Laugh to death.jpg) But you know you have to find a job one day, right? That’s why I am filming now. ^ _ ^ Oh, OK. :) (Laughter) What’s your major? Business administration. I’m filiming, too. And this is the plan. Start! The first stage starts with basic questions. 5 questions in total. Answer by wiring on the board. (Answer the question in English, Madarin or French is fine.) You get 1 point when you answer a question right. The loser will eat snacks to enhance your history knowledge. (Confused Ku.jpg) Eat more and work hard. (Nutrient your brain) Go go ~ (World history) Question 1 Where is Napoleon from? Are you kidding me? Turn it over. I’m going to reveal the answer. The answer is Italian. (Confused Ku.jpg) He is borned on an Italian island.
(Italian “Napoleon” means the wild lion.)
(Gotcha.) The island has been sold to French after he is borned. Oh ~ (O口O) I know it's Corisa. (Right!) So you know the island. Yes, I do. You are good at history! (French-style facepalm) You’re like telling a Taiwanese, “Wow! You know Green Island!” “You’re good at history!” (Laughter) Question 2 Speak of France, People think of romance and perfume. However, the perfume industry in France flourished in the 16th century. Why? I know. Do you know why? (Pick me.) Just answer it. It’s because we didn't have restrooms in the past, (There are only public bathhouses.) So we throw our poop outside the window. Everyone stinks. And we don’t take shower particularly. Thus we want to wear perfume. To be specific, (The reason they don’t take showers.) There was Black Death. The ancient people believed that taking bath will turn on the switch of our body. That’s when the disease got into our body. Plus, the religion thought that, Taking bath is a sacred thing to do,
(Taking bath playfully is disrespectful to Jesus.) So they can’t take showers often. But we don’t do this anymore! (Quickly clarify.) After I come to Taiwan, many people ask me, Do you French take showers once a week? You are so annoying! (Laughter) It’s 21st century! Everyone in France takes showers! We even wear perfume after bath! We smell better than Taiwanese. Ku really smells good right now. I kept smelling for a while. (A dangerous statement.) Question 3 During the French Revolution, Queen Marie heard that people in France are too poor to eat bread, then she ask a question which becomes a famous, “Why not eat ___?” What is the blank? Honestly, I don’t know this. Or is this only taught in Taiwan? Cake. I have no idea. Do you know the husband of Queen Marie? Louis XVI? (Well done!) Question 4 What is the slogan of the French Revolution? Turn it over. I don’t know Fraternity, (in Madarin because of the difference of translation.) I wrote “brothers”. Liberté, liberty. (The spirit of France.) Égalité, equality. Fraternité, fraternity. Fraternité in Freanch,
Originate from frāter (brothers). This is the difference of thanslation. I learned a lesson. Nice. (French people are gentlemen.) Question 5 It’s multiple choice. It is to say, the victory hand gesture “v” comes from the Hundred Year’s War, Why? A.French won and they are happy. B.English king Henry VI ascended the throne at the age of 2. C.There are archers on the battlefield. These two fingers are for arching. Yes. If we caught English, we cut these two fingers off from them. (A friend is found.jpg) The first stage, Hook got 4 points, Ku got 3 points. (Time to eat snacks.) Now we’re at the restaurant. (French style scenic view restaurant.) French eat snails very often. Oh…? (Terrified.jpg) Right? Yes. We have something similar in Taiwan. The Horn snail. Aaaaaahh! It’s stinky. (It really stinks.) I have never eaten this before. Is it this stinky originally? Do you want to smell it? This is the smell. (The second assistant comes to confirm.) This is OK. (Didn’t go bad.) Or I taste one. It’s normal. Are you sure? It is bland. Bland? (Suck) It taste fine. Soft and small. (Better than I have imagined.) (I feel bad.jpg) ( Is it alright?) The second stage, The House of Bourbon, (The one that has many “Louis”.) There are 5 questions. And this time we go quick racing. (It hurts!) The one who got the wrong answer can eat snacks to nurture your brain. (Sincerely don’t want it.) Question 1 Why is this man dressing like this? (I’m the best.) Black Death. You’re right. I thought it was the costume in the video game, (Laughter) In the Age of Empires. So I thought it was a trick question. This is our face mask in the past. This question really catch on the time. Question 2 Which king is he? Louis XIV. Right. The sun king. Wigs and high heels were invented at his age of time. (Super high wig.) High heels protect you from stepping poops. That’s right. Question 3 Who is this on the coin? Marianne. The symbol of the French Revolution. It’s the girl who was topless. Oh~ (O口O) The spiritual symbol. (A fictional character.) Question 4 What is her name? Joan of Arc. Right. Jeanne d’Arc. (Goole translate.) She was burned, By English. Bad English. It’s 2 to 2. Question 5 (The last question.) (It’s mine.) (Slutty smile.jpg) Question 5 What is his name? Do you know the answer? 3, 2, 1. (Decided to answer together.) Charles de Gaulle. It sounds so different! (Madarin and French.) De~ Gau~lle~ (Shocked)You only translate his last name.
Charles de Gaulle Is Charles de Gaulle a national hero in your mind? Yap, he is the most powerful and the most impressive general of France in WWII. He had been our president for so long. (1959-1969) French like him a lot. The economy in France grew very fast after WWII.
And people thought that was because of him. But actually our textbook talks a little about him. Because he had not died long enough. It will be out of focus to let our generation judge the people of our own generation. (Eat a snack together when it’s a tie.) How do French teach history?
(Doing pork liver pate cookies.) History classes in Taiwan are like… reciting something. We also need to recite in French. But the most important is to understand the process. We have a few multiple choice questions.
(And more essay questions.) If you are not sure about the answer,
you can still write nonsense. You can get grades if your nonsense sounds good. And this is the reason for me to be a Youtuber. I’m good at writing nonsense.
Me, too. The history tests in the universities are essay questions. Why do you keep a beard? Do you want to touch it?
May I? It feels like… you just shaved your hair.
Oh~ yap Do you know what is it? It’s a very famous cookie.
(Nutrition biscuits) (The biscuits jump off the table.) Oh! We cannot eat it! That’s a pity! Such a pity! We cannot eat it! (Aggressively comeback.) (Strong willpower.) What should I do ^ v ^ Let me tell you something. The merit of nutrition biscuits is its hardness. It’s fine?! (Laughter) It can be used to block bullets. (Trying the pork liver pate cookies.)
It tastes of nothing. We (France) have pork liver, too. But this is what the elder people like. Don’t you think the favor is like… the elder people? It does look like the elder people. (Laughter) Which part do you mean? It’s wrinkled. It’s okay.
It’s better than the Horn snail. The third stage. (Quick answer race) Before we answer, we have to pour wine into our glasses and finish it. (Shocked) You cannot bottom up the wine! Everyone. Let me tell you something. Don’t buy the wine that needs to be opened like this. I find that Ku becomes different when it comes to wine. You are super serious. There are too many places around the world that want to make wine. Such as California and Chile. I don’t think it’s a good idea:) When I tried pearl milk tea abroad, such as Japan,
it really made me unhappy. What do you expect from the pearl milk tea? (No matter it’s Japan) (Or Thailand) (Please show respect to the pearl.) Let’s tap first.
(Please do not drink if you are a minor.) Santé
(Please do not drink if you are a minor.) (Make eye contact.) Santé
That’s cool. Let’s start with the first question. Who is this video talking about? (Immediately) What? You already drank? Napoleon. Bingo! What history event is this video talking about? Both videos are French. And without subtitles. (Simultaneously) There were many smart people in The French Revolution. And they (went on protest). Then they went to this place and (kept protesting). Yes, he is right. It’s clear when the tennis court appears. The Tennis Court Oath is like the beginning of The French Revolution. There was the Estates General. Nobility, clergy, and commoners,
they often compelled the common people together. Then the common people became furious. So they went here (the tennis court) and declared themselves the National Assembly. That’s right.
The last question. Who is this rap referring to? (Did the test maker take drugs?) Miley Ray Cyrus. Nope. But I just heard her name. (It was the self-introduction before rap.) Joan of Arc. That’s right. (Shocked)
Because I heard “burn”. And there were lyrics talking about her being tied on the wood. We end in a tie.
(The test is over.) Uh no! It should be your victory.
You won the first two questions. Uh! Who am I!! I am a French! (The one who majored in French history collapsed.) So how to do with the dignity of my history department… That is my major! All right. Congratulations! For being the French textbook of my world history series. Whose abbreviation is… Fran-text (Sounds like fxxk.) Am I the only one who thinks it’s funny? I’ve prepared a present for you. Really? I prepared a present, too.
Really? Yes.
You can never get it in Taiwan! That is… French instant noodle! I don’t know that there are instant noodles in France. I don’t know, either. But I found it when I came back to France. This is a brand only sold in France. Thank you. I’m going to give you your favorite food. Yeah~ I cannot cook it. (Awkward) You know what. When I first came to Taiwan, I went to the supermarket, found this and said: "Wow! This is my favorite, taro!" So I just peeled it, cut a slice and ate it. It was so dangerous! I almost died! It was so itchy! I am French taro! I am a foreigner. I like to eat taro.
(Rhyme in Taiwanese.) Let’s cheer and say goodbye. Cheers!
Santé goodbye. (Thanks for watching.) (Welcome to subscribe if you like it.) (Follow my Facebook and Instagram.) (And go to watch my other videos.) (Trying the angle.) Do you think this test fits the history in your (French) mind? Yes, all questions mentioned important things. That sounds good. And… uh… I have a small taro, So if you lose you will receive a smaller one.
