Is the UK and raocow video watching problems related?

[rubberfishy]

It seems I often get problems with raocows videos loading, when this happens I read the youtube comments and see the same problem, recently tho I've been clicking on their profile and see what country they're from.

It seems to be when I can't watch a raocow video, other peeps from my homeland the UK also can't.
That’s not to say it’s just people from the UK who can’t get the video to load, it’s just that when I can get the video’s to load the majority of people who share my problem are also in the UK
There could be at least 9 reasons for this phenomenon

1. youtube prioritises certain groups of people and stops other, then every so often switches around who is allows and stops just like traffic lights organising the flow of traffic.
This may be done to stop too many people access the video at once, the main offending time for this problem to arise is when a new video is just released.
The users location would be an arbitrary but non the less effect bit of data to filter the flow of traffic and bandwidthy stuff.

2. raocow has large group of fans from the UK

3. The UK has shit internets

4. I'm awake and watching youtube videos at the same time other people from the UK are, that's why is seem like it's mainly people from the UK who share the issue.

5. It’s all coincidence

6. Incorrect data on my behalf.

7. Only people from the UK comment when the video isn't working.

8. It also doesn't work for people outside the UK but they're organised a worldwide joke on the British where they pretend it does.

9. youtube hate people from the UK

What do you guys think?
Next time you can't load the video look at the comments that share your problems, and the countries they're from.

Am I over thinking this all a little to much?

EDIT: I just found out that you can add

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#t=1

to the end of the youtube address to make it load when it doesn't.
but non the less...

[randoguy101]

This is an interesting problem. I can't access certain videos at certain times either, and I've had this problem for a while.

[morsel/morceau]

I read the youtube comments

Problem found.

(Serious point is you only notice such comments when they affect you. Is lots of people from the same country not being to access some part of the internet that odd? Changing the quality or the time index might result in the video being requested from a different place, and usually works for me.)

[kilon]

I assume you wait for some minutes after uploading before you try to watch them?

And is there also an error when you watch them in the embedded player on the homepage?