The Continental Climate - Secrets of World Climate #9
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Date: 2024-01-04
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-paulbrower4265
I have spent my childhood and middle age in southern Michigan, and I can notice a tendency for winters to get milder. I have experienced -22F (-29C) in 1972, a temperature cold enough to cause soft-drink bottles to break in a partially-shielded walkway. (OK the bottles chilled to just below freezing, but long enough to allow them to break. Although an occasional cold snap can drop temperatures below 0F in the winter, I am noticing much longer winter thaws. May used to be spring and September used to be autumn, but they are now summer. November used to be wintry, but it is now autumn, and December is cold without being particularly snowy. January and February are still winter, but March is becoming iffy. -White Christmases- used to be the norm but they are more sporadic now.
Supposedly the C/D line is headed north, and it has already gone from near Louisville to near Indianapolis. Detroit (heat island) will be the first place in Michigan to get a C climate (Cfa) possibly in my lifetime with some towns on Lake Michigan getting Cfa (Benton Harbor) or Cfb (Muskegon) soon after that.
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I have spent my childhood and middle age in southern Michigan, and I can notice a tendency for winters to get milder. I have experienced -22F (-29C) in 1972, a temperature cold enough to cause soft-drink bottles to break in a partially-shielded walkway. (OK the bottles chilled to just below freezing, but long enough to allow them to break. Although an occasional cold snap can drop temperatures below 0F in the winter, I am noticing much longer winter thaws. May used to be spring and September used to be autumn, but they are now summer. November used to be wintry, but it is now autumn, and December is cold without being particularly snowy. January and February are still winter, but March is becoming iffy. -White Christmases- used to be the norm but they are more sporadic now.
Supposedly the C/D line is headed north, and it has already gone from near Louisville to near Indianapolis. Detroit (heat island) will be the first place in Michigan to get a C climate (Cfa) possibly in my lifetime with some towns on Lake Michigan getting Cfa (Benton Harbor) or Cfb (Muskegon) soon after that.
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fun-facts
This series definitely deserves more views! I-ve lived in Boston, Massachusetts (Dfb) for the past year having moved from my hometown of San Francisco (Csc) We certainly feel the influence from the ocean here with winter storms intensifying over it and humid summer air promoting the development of thunderstorms. While my first winter here was mild compared to normal we still received occasional bitter cold from the arctic along with occasional mild, even warm temperatures from the south. We also had several snowstorms including one that dumped a foot of snow. Spring and Fall are definitely transitional seasons with winter and summer weather possible as well as mild conditions. This May we had 80 degree temperatures followed by flurries a week later! Summers are hot making me think with climate change we-re more of a Dfa, heatwaves are common but occasionally cool air from the north or the ocean moderates temperatures. Overall, a true blend of continental, subtropical, and oceanic influences!
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This series definitely deserves more views! I-ve lived in Boston, Massachusetts (Dfb) for the past year having moved from my hometown of San Francisco (Csc) We certainly feel the influence from the ocean here with winter storms intensifying over it and humid summer air promoting the development of thunderstorms. While my first winter here was mild compared to normal we still received occasional bitter cold from the arctic along with occasional mild, even warm temperatures from the south. We also had several snowstorms including one that dumped a foot of snow. Spring and Fall are definitely transitional seasons with winter and summer weather possible as well as mild conditions. This May we had 80 degree temperatures followed by flurries a week later! Summers are hot making me think with climate change we-re more of a Dfa, heatwaves are common but occasionally cool air from the north or the ocean moderates temperatures. Overall, a true blend of continental, subtropical, and oceanic influences!
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fun-facts
Falun, Sweden here! Falun is at the border of subarctic, but the global warming has turned the climate to be doubtless Dfb. Wide temperature ranges, more than Stockholm, 3 hours SE. Snow on the ground 4 months/year normally, but less snow and shorter winters now due to the global warming. Sometimes very hot summers, among the hottest in Sweden. Sometimes very short spring! Moderate precipitation throughout the year. Dryer and colder air through winter than the coasts of southern Scandinavia, and less wind. A great climate! People here love to do outside activities in the pineforests, the mountains and on the lakes all year round in this region as mountain biking, XC skiing, Alpine skiing, ice skating, fishing, hiking, canoeing
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Falun, Sweden here! Falun is at the border of subarctic, but the global warming has turned the climate to be doubtless Dfb. Wide temperature ranges, more than Stockholm, 3 hours SE. Snow on the ground 4 months/year normally, but less snow and shorter winters now due to the global warming. Sometimes very hot summers, among the hottest in Sweden. Sometimes very short spring! Moderate precipitation throughout the year. Dryer and colder air through winter than the coasts of southern Scandinavia, and less wind. A great climate! People here love to do outside activities in the pineforests, the mountains and on the lakes all year round in this region as mountain biking, XC skiing, Alpine skiing, ice skating, fishing, hiking, canoeing
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fun-facts
Hey geodiode, I know this video is old but I-m curious about whether you would consider Calgary to be the largest city on earth with a dwb climate? I looked on Wikipedia and it is classified as such, with the available precipitation map showing exactly x10 precipitation in July compared to January. I also have trouble finding cities in east asia with the dwb classification with more than 1M inhabitants, despite the abundance of cities with the dwa classification in close proximity.
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Hey geodiode, I know this video is old but I-m curious about whether you would consider Calgary to be the largest city on earth with a dwb climate? I looked on Wikipedia and it is classified as such, with the available precipitation map showing exactly x10 precipitation in July compared to January. I also have trouble finding cities in east asia with the dwb classification with more than 1M inhabitants, despite the abundance of cities with the dwa classification in close proximity.
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-TheLucidDreamer12
People who haven't been to the Dwa/Dwb areas of China don't really know how surreally harsh this variant is. The summers have a similarly high humidity to the Cwa and Cfa areas just south. The winters are bone-dry. This makes the summers feel much hotter and winters much colder than the temperature graph suggests. The Dwa and Dwb variants are the worst of the habitable continental types.
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People who haven't been to the Dwa/Dwb areas of China don't really know how surreally harsh this variant is. The summers have a similarly high humidity to the Cwa and Cfa areas just south. The winters are bone-dry. This makes the summers feel much hotter and winters much colder than the temperature graph suggests. The Dwa and Dwb variants are the worst of the habitable continental types.
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-jbebing3626
Some didn't like this climate but if I could give a chance to live to another climatic zone in my life, I would definitely choose this. I like the polarization of cold, snow and hot sun during winter and summer seasons. Also in this climate, autumn foliages are really bright. I currently live in Aw climate, and maybe soon I wish I could experience continental seasons! -
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Some didn't like this climate but if I could give a chance to live to another climatic zone in my life, I would definitely choose this. I like the polarization of cold, snow and hot sun during winter and summer seasons. Also in this climate, autumn foliages are really bright. I currently live in Aw climate, and maybe soon I wish I could experience continental seasons! -
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-austinkealey140
I live in Wisconsin and one the biggest thing I-m noticing is that the winters seem to be getting much milder in recent years so wonder if the zones with start shifting eventually. That said still to cold for me and like to be somewhere warmer someday but it is cool to experience to seasons but after awhile it-s nice to have a change and i prefer warmth lol.
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I live in Wisconsin and one the biggest thing I-m noticing is that the winters seem to be getting much milder in recent years so wonder if the zones with start shifting eventually. That said still to cold for me and like to be somewhere warmer someday but it is cool to experience to seasons but after awhile it-s nice to have a change and i prefer warmth lol.
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-taylorpearcy319
What is significant about the -3C(26F) temperature in defining a continental winter? It seems a little arbitrary from my point of view. Does anyone know why Koppen chose this temperature? And yes I know that some climatologists today use the freezing point to define a continental winter. Just curious about why Koppen chose 26 Fahrenheit
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What is significant about the -3C(26F) temperature in defining a continental winter? It seems a little arbitrary from my point of view. Does anyone know why Koppen chose this temperature? And yes I know that some climatologists today use the freezing point to define a continental winter. Just curious about why Koppen chose 26 Fahrenheit
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-eustress7428
Ah, Seoul, the Dwa. Love it or hate it, you can / must experience both extreme cold and hot, dry and wet in a single year.
And, though it's freezing in winter here, surprisingly, it is located on a latitude lower than Sacramento(CA, USA, Seville(Spain, and Athens(Greece. The difference of ocean and continent is huge indeed.
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Ah, Seoul, the Dwa. Love it or hate it, you can / must experience both extreme cold and hot, dry and wet in a single year.
And, though it's freezing in winter here, surprisingly, it is located on a latitude lower than Sacramento(CA, USA, Seville(Spain, and Athens(Greece. The difference of ocean and continent is huge indeed.
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-SeanLowe1288
I live in the continental climate and Chicago has gotten an over 100 degree day a few years back and we do see over 90 degree days in the summer so yeah Chicago does get pretty hot in the summer as well as freezing cold winters too with temperatures reaching into the teens and even single digits as well as negative temps too
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I live in the continental climate and Chicago has gotten an over 100 degree day a few years back and we do see over 90 degree days in the summer so yeah Chicago does get pretty hot in the summer as well as freezing cold winters too with temperatures reaching into the teens and even single digits as well as negative temps too
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-paulbrower4265
Suggestions for some -great cities-: either Budapest or Bucharest would be Dfa.
Oh, by the way, there are tiny areas in the New Zealand Alps (high altitude) that have snowy-winter Dfb climates.
One activity fairly common in Df and Ds climates is skiing. The resort of Vail, Colorado is probably Dfb.
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Suggestions for some -great cities-: either Budapest or Bucharest would be Dfa.
Oh, by the way, there are tiny areas in the New Zealand Alps (high altitude) that have snowy-winter Dfb climates.
One activity fairly common in Df and Ds climates is skiing. The resort of Vail, Colorado is probably Dfb.
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-senorkenyon3306
I spend my summers in a dsb (dsa) climate (Flagstaff, AZ. I think it-s best described as a dry boreal climate. As if you put a forest in a cold steppe. For plant life, we have scattered pine trees with a mostly lifeless underbrush, most of the year the ground is covered in pine needles and not much else.
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I spend my summers in a dsb (dsa) climate (Flagstaff, AZ. I think it-s best described as a dry boreal climate. As if you put a forest in a cold steppe. For plant life, we have scattered pine trees with a mostly lifeless underbrush, most of the year the ground is covered in pine needles and not much else.
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-endriu55
I have a question, why is Calgary Canada Dfb instead of Dwb? The rainfall pattern shows that it has a pretty dry winter compared to other Dfa/b cities listed here and the difference between winter and summer rains is quite big like 9 times more rain in the wettest month compared to the driest. So why?
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I have a question, why is Calgary Canada Dfb instead of Dwb? The rainfall pattern shows that it has a pretty dry winter compared to other Dfa/b cities listed here and the difference between winter and summer rains is quite big like 9 times more rain in the wettest month compared to the driest. So why?
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-photobobo
I live near Minneapolis Minnesota. What I have noticed, since climate change has taken hold here, is that the transitions of the season are very abrupt. One day it is a pleasant fall, next day a snowy winter. Or a moderate spring that suddenly transitions into a very hot and humid summer.
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I live near Minneapolis Minnesota. What I have noticed, since climate change has taken hold here, is that the transitions of the season are very abrupt. One day it is a pleasant fall, next day a snowy winter. Or a moderate spring that suddenly transitions into a very hot and humid summer.
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-mooseears9849
Does anyone get bothered by the different isotherms that Koppen uses. In Kansas City, where I live, the climate is classified as DfA (Hot Summer Continental) if the cutoff is 32- F, but other isotherms use the 26- F cutoff, which make Kansas City a CfA climate (Humid Subtropical.
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Does anyone get bothered by the different isotherms that Koppen uses. In Kansas City, where I live, the climate is classified as DfA (Hot Summer Continental) if the cutoff is 32- F, but other isotherms use the 26- F cutoff, which make Kansas City a CfA climate (Humid Subtropical.
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fun-facts
Although I am from dfa due to global warming parts of the city I live near are borderline subtropical but here in the northwest suburbs the climate is still firmly continental(I made a mistake. My city is actually still fully continental, although this might be true in a decade or 2)
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Although I am from dfa due to global warming parts of the city I live near are borderline subtropical but here in the northwest suburbs the climate is still firmly continental(I made a mistake. My city is actually still fully continental, although this might be true in a decade or 2)
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fun-facts
interesting video! you deserve more subs in my opinion.
by the way, why do northern japan(tohoku region and hokkaido) falls under continental climate instead of oceanic climate(like UK, given its geographical location?
sorry for my bad english ya, im from southeast asia
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interesting video! you deserve more subs in my opinion.
by the way, why do northern japan(tohoku region and hokkaido) falls under continental climate instead of oceanic climate(like UK, given its geographical location?
sorry for my bad english ya, im from southeast asia
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-axisboss1654
My lake cabin in central British Columbia has the Dsb climate I know it-s a rare zone but it-s an interesting climate. Compared to say Central Europe or coastal continental climates summers tend to be less humid as there-s a drying trend in summer but heavy snow in winter.
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My lake cabin in central British Columbia has the Dsb climate I know it-s a rare zone but it-s an interesting climate. Compared to say Central Europe or coastal continental climates summers tend to be less humid as there-s a drying trend in summer but heavy snow in winter.
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-Moneytane1976
You keep saying Cfb when you should be saying Dfb and Dfa. Sorry just a heads up. Spending a year in South Korea, you saw the extremes of climate - cold snowy winters below freezing and then stinking hot summers with days permanently at 30 degrees and 99% humidity
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You keep saying Cfb when you should be saying Dfb and Dfa. Sorry just a heads up. Spending a year in South Korea, you saw the extremes of climate - cold snowy winters below freezing and then stinking hot summers with days permanently at 30 degrees and 99% humidity
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-InciniumVGC
These just seem like the worst of both worlds: Uncomfortably hot and humid summers, uncomfortably cold winters, and loads of intense disruptive weather events in between. Just proves west coast is the best coast no matter which west coast you're talking about.
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These just seem like the worst of both worlds: Uncomfortably hot and humid summers, uncomfortably cold winters, and loads of intense disruptive weather events in between. Just proves west coast is the best coast no matter which west coast you're talking about.
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fun-facts
So the continental climate in central Europe and parts of the United States is temperate biome, right? But I saw in other videos of yours that, in biomes that are temperate like in the United States and northern Italy, they have a subtropical climate. Why?
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So the continental climate in central Europe and parts of the United States is temperate biome, right? But I saw in other videos of yours that, in biomes that are temperate like in the United States and northern Italy, they have a subtropical climate. Why?
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-Hession0Drasha
Seems like continental climate, with enough precipitation and not being too far away from the oceans, is the second best climate after oceanic for human quality of life. Deciduous forests are the most beautifull and pleasant place to exist.
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Seems like continental climate, with enough precipitation and not being too far away from the oceans, is the second best climate after oceanic for human quality of life. Deciduous forests are the most beautifull and pleasant place to exist.
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-bethlectic7532
Thanks so much for making these! You go in to a lot of detail but explain everything in a way that's simple and easy to understand. Also, the videos are always beautifully put together. Very helpful and enjoyable to watch.
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Thanks so much for making these! You go in to a lot of detail but explain everything in a way that's simple and easy to understand. Also, the videos are always beautifully put together. Very helpful and enjoyable to watch.
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-igor7195
We were taught in schools that Serbia has continental climate, but in this video you included just northern provice of Vojvodina in continental climate, why so? Continental climate is present in whole territory of Serbia.
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We were taught in schools that Serbia has continental climate, but in this video you included just northern provice of Vojvodina in continental climate, why so? Continental climate is present in whole territory of Serbia.
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-TheSpangster
I live in Leipzig so pretty close to the oceanic climate and I can say most winters in the preios decade were not snowy. maybe the decade before comes back soon and we will have a lot of snow again: D
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I live in Leipzig so pretty close to the oceanic climate and I can say most winters in the preios decade were not snowy. maybe the decade before comes back soon and we will have a lot of snow again: D
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-Noone-ef3cg
I come from dalwhinie, uk (cfb, but is semi continental, with a January average of 0. 3c, just 0. 4c off being dfb. Just shows you that not all temperate climates have mild winters.
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I come from dalwhinie, uk (cfb, but is semi continental, with a January average of 0. 3c, just 0. 4c off being dfb. Just shows you that not all temperate climates have mild winters.
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-lukaskrivka8522
You should also mention that continental climate is home to the most fertile soils, chernozems. That is a good treat for surviving these harsh winters! Greetings from Czechia!
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You should also mention that continental climate is home to the most fertile soils, chernozems. That is a good treat for surviving these harsh winters! Greetings from Czechia!
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-stormspirit9783
Interesting how as you go further East into Eurasia, the winters keep getting colder, but the summers remain similar to Western Europe, all the way well into eastern siberia.
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Interesting how as you go further East into Eurasia, the winters keep getting colder, but the summers remain similar to Western Europe, all the way well into eastern siberia.
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-xXG00Z3Xx
Stockholm, Sweden here! Temperatures can really shift a lot here. You can for example have 10-30 degrees celcius during summer and -15-10 degrees celcius during winter.
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Stockholm, Sweden here! Temperatures can really shift a lot here. You can for example have 10-30 degrees celcius during summer and -15-10 degrees celcius during winter.
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-anna_core
C'mon man you should at least have 1 million subs I have seen alot of people with poor editing skills and they have million when people like you deserve more then them
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C'mon man you should at least have 1 million subs I have seen alot of people with poor editing skills and they have million when people like you deserve more then them
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fun-facts
The mediterranean and continental climates are in my opinion the best climates to ever live in. My least favorite climate on the other hand is the oceanic climate.
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The mediterranean and continental climates are in my opinion the best climates to ever live in. My least favorite climate on the other hand is the oceanic climate.
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-Daniel-wk6yg
I lived many years in the rare DsB subtype. Four distinct seasons, cold wet winters but a warm and very dry summer which makes it prone to summer forest fires.
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I lived many years in the rare DsB subtype. Four distinct seasons, cold wet winters but a warm and very dry summer which makes it prone to summer forest fires.
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fun-facts
Thanks for explaining. Seoul here is Dwa but sadly if the global warming continues, this region could be the first to be altered to category C, precisely Cwa.
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Thanks for explaining. Seoul here is Dwa but sadly if the global warming continues, this region could be the first to be altered to category C, precisely Cwa.
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-garnish6447
What is the name of the instrumental (9: 55) used in this video? It's very catchy! I like it a lot. I reside in the Great Lakes / Greater Toronto Area.
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What is the name of the instrumental (9: 55) used in this video? It's very catchy! I like it a lot. I reside in the Great Lakes / Greater Toronto Area.
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-TheXanian
You should visit Northern China one day, it-s definitely worth it. Enjoy the wide varieties of wheat-based food there and climb the Great Wall of China.
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You should visit Northern China one day, it-s definitely worth it. Enjoy the wide varieties of wheat-based food there and climb the Great Wall of China.
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