giddyup Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 At the bottom of the Youtube page there is a whole list of countries that you can choose from, or you can just opt for Worldwide. However, on that list of countries there is no USA or America listed, anyone know why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob13 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 (edited) Alot of sites you can put /ncr after the address and youll get the US page. Doesn't work for YT though. /USA will take you to an 2016 YT election page which is about the best I've been able to gget. Edited July 9, 2016 by Rob13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 Try putting /USA after the address. I am talking about the countries list at the bottom of the Youtube page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob13 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I know, i've tried before. They don't have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotime Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Maybe they don't like us? It's mostly Brits who run it. Try UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 Maybe they don't like us? It's mostly Brits who run it. Try UK. There's nearly 100 countries to choose from, but the USA isn't one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeniau96 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 YouTube is owned by Google, based in Mt. View, California. Likely that USA is the default choice unless specified otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 (edited) Probably defaults to US unless selecting another country. No other country selected that means you are using the default US. Edit: took me so long to one finger enter my response I hadn't seen keeniau96 above response. Edited July 9, 2016 by Pib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 (edited) Select "Worldwide". It is equivalent to "US" and will result in respecting link (gl=US). https://www.youtube.com/?gl=US Question comes up since at least 2009 and no one is happy with the answer And what you actually see still depends whether you are logged in with your Google account and from which country (IP address) you are opening (localized adds). Edited July 9, 2016 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Maybe they don't like us? It's mostly Brits who run it. Try UK. There's nearly 100 countries to choose from, but the USA isn't one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 YouTube is owned by Google, based in Mt. View, California. Likely that USA is the default choice unless specified otherwise. ----------------- Exactly I always get U.S. topics in English. No need to enter country, unless you want topics to display in another language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 (edited) Language and country setting are two independent parameters in youtube. Don't ask about the exact relation. Just tested with Chrome "icognito window" (where no cookies exist, no Google account login). The initial language setting is likely derived from the OS/browser language settings to my language. It's not surprising that the language is set automatically as expected. The county setting is Thailand (either from IP or from location setting in Windows). Edited July 9, 2016 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie69 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 The reason for two parameters is because you may be, lets say an English speaker living in, lets say Thailand for example. You may want region prioritized search results, but need them in language other than that of the region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 Probably defaults to US unless selecting another country. No other country selected that means you are using the default US. Edit: took me so long to one finger enter my response I hadn't seen keeniau96 above response. Whenever I open Youtube it defaults to Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Maybe it is because they assume Americans can read English. Perform a search of something in the USA and see what you get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Its an American Google company that lets you chose U.K. in Nations section, and 2 types of English in the Language section.It does not revert to Thai once logged in and set to ones preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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