Thank you for all the amazing comments everyone seems like a lot of people from various backgrounds relate to their parents sacrifice for a better future for them, it's really beautiful to read all of it. Hope you all have a blessed week and get ready for weekly videos from us for the next 4-5 weeks! Much love -Thomas
Not sure if you guys actually read these comments but if you do, if you meant any of what you said at the start of this video you'll vote trump because kamala will take away everything and sew even more division.
I went to El Salvador last October to study and tour. We met so many people who were just coming back from the US because they felt safe and hopeful again. One family we met were bringing their kids to see the country they grew up in. And the 80 something year old Grandmother bought some land and was so content that she could live the rest of her life in her home of El Salvador. She didn’t think she could ever go back. It was so great to hear so many different stories from the people of El Salvador. I’m going back in January:)
Still USA better dont think that theres not going to be new or hiding Salvatruchas. Just don't get overconfident and still keep watch and be aware just as you should in every place in the world because no place is safe unless you literally live in the middle of nowhere.
@@foxymations69 I think that's fair to say. Countries that are unstable countries do take some time to stabilize. And I really hope there's not large scale retaliation of some sort from gangs. It's still a positive direction. People that are returning to their country will hopefully be willing to keep helping their country stay safe and help it grow. It's a great step forward.
My parents fled from El Salvador in the 80s and 90s and received amnesty in the US. My mom and I will be going back for her first time in 30 years and my first time 💙
I was 7 years old when my parents made the same sacrifice to leave El Salvador. We hid in a safehouse in Tijuana for 11 days. God this video brought so many memories. One day i will visit my old house in El Salvador. Thank you for visiting my country. one day when i will have the courage to visit El Salvador too
My name is Oscar, I was born in El Salvador in 2004. i had to escape when i was 13 due to gangs members. I wildness multiple shootings in from of my house. i also knew people who were killed because they didn’t want to be part of the gangs or teens who didn’t want to have a relationship with a gang member. It’s sad because they just were young people. Some people really don’t understand the pain that we went through. the pain of leaving your mom, your family and not even say goodbye. The pain that one morning you have to take a bus and never return home. i’m glad my country is finally being able to live with peace
My dad escaped Vietnam during the war as a baby as a part of operation baby lift. To hear Oscar Jr. talking about the respect he had for his dad resonated with me. My dad to this day has gone from nothing to owning his own successful business, which he included all of us (his kids) in. Sometimes I always wondered why my dad was so hard on me when it came to my school work and other things in life- but over the last 7 years, my relationship with my father has improved because of the respect I have for him, that I unfortunately didn’t recognize until I was 23. Bless Oscar Sr. and his family. It’s not easy.
My Dad fled from Albania during the civil war in 1992 and went to Greece by foot and when i heard Oscar Snr talking about his story it reminded my Dad and the respect that Oscar Jr described i felt it and related so much to it ! I think that men like my Dad ,Oscar , your dad are one of the best examples of how men should act and be !
Wow what a story. Im a Vietnamese and maybe my political view is the opposite of yours and your dads. But hearing a story of a fellow Vietnamese doing so well in the US warms my heart, wish you all good health and success!
My parents also escaped from Vietnam. My dad was even arrested while trying to leave. They came to the U.S. not knowing the language at all but worked really hard and are now very successful too. I’m always amazed by how much they’ve achieved.
Imagine discovering the YES Theory channel for the first time... binge-watching every episode and diving into a world of adventure and inspiration. Lucky are those who still have that experience ahead!
In the last part Oscar filmed the landscape like he cannot easily let the beauty go off from his eyes, he was so deeply connected with his motherland and no one could separate him with her now. I can see true tears in his eye after landing. How touched.
I don’t often shed a tear 😢 watching a RUclips video. But Oscar is basically my dad. He left Mexico in the early 80s and worked 2 jobs. We didn’t have much growing up but he made sure we never worried about a roof over our head or food on the table. Now his son (me) is a mechanical engineering witn a great career, modest home and beautiful wife and 2 kids.
I don't see any problems with Oscar taking his own photos and videos, despite having a professional photographer. The photos/videos he took were recorded in his own perspective, and they exists on his phone, he can look back and reminisce about those wonderful moments.
I love that he cared enough to film for himself. The fact that he's in a professional video is incidental to his joy. The young guys don't seem to understand that
@@joshuaw9009 I used to be a part of a photography club in college. Amazing how 2 dozen ppl can go out with cameras and everyone takes photos of different things. different people focus on different things. everyone should be able to express themselves by taking their own.
Teared up watching this. My dad made the same journey in the 80s. Fled El salvador to the states. The sacrifices parents do for a better future for their kids. Will forever be greatful for my dad.
I think most of us Millenial Salvadorians have had the same experience with our fathers, mothers, and grandparents. My dad fled in the early eighties when he saw a man shot by the militia and knew he had no choice but to flee. I know very little about his life growing up and it saddens me because I know how painful it all must have been.
I was born and raised in Boston and due to family circumstances, we moved to El Salvador when I was 13. I learned so much for the next 4 years. I returned to America at 17 and lived there for about 10 years. I returned to El Salvador in 2021 and have been here since. Moving back to El Salvador has been the best decision I've ever made. The country is vastly different in terms of security. I used to have to hide my phone and headphones on the buss. Now people walk the Capital City at night with glee and confidence. Its very surreal.
He seems like a great president and has truly secured the safety of his citizens. What are your thoughts on the economy? Are there jobs? Is there a middle class? I’ve considered moving there especially with not knowing about the future of our country … I’m still considering it. Ty for the feedback!
My step mother is Salvadorian that fled El Salvador aswell, many of her family members did aswell, all of them were such genuine great people and showed so much hospitality. It’s truly unfortunate of what her family went through and it’s great seeing the country change the way it is.
Great things happens when you start to treat criminals as criminals. I love El Salvador and am glad to see it becoming safer for its hard working citizens.
The United States has always treated criminals as criminals unless they have money or power. However just because someone broke a law doesn’t mean they aren’t still human…
@@ryanbwbrother literally has a passport to go between. Just do the actual work to get in properly instead of waltzing in and throwing out your ID. That's very sketchy lol
@@ryanbw Nobody is entitled to live in a country without permission regardless of their intention. You wouldn't let a stranger move into your house just because they feel like it.
I’m Italian and I visited El Salvador last year with my girlfriend who is from there, I can’t stress enough how humble and nice people are there…everyone is always smiling despite having nothing, even the poorest person will give up anything to help you and will be happy to see you experiencing their country. It’s a truly heartwarming and at the same time heartbreaking experience that everybody should feel once. We are all privileged in ways we don’t realize, I’m happy that El Salvador is changing for the better and everyone should go visit!
Never thought Yes theory was gonna do a video about my country. I left El Salvador when I was 11, I’m 31 now and I’m so proud of my country. Thank you guys for going and showing everyone how beautiful my country is.
This is an awesome story and you guys captured it so well as usual - I love El Salvador and I was lucky enough to visit in 2017 and then again in 2022 and I saw a DRASTIC difference !! Can’t wait to go back and eat more pupusas !!!!
dang man Ive never heard of you but you got quite an interesting youtube channel. the algorythm is weird, I love all of yes theories videos, but I swear ive never been recommended your channel. just subscribed though!
As a Salvadorian who fled El Salvador in 2016, I am so glad to see how much it has changed! Thank you for making this video, I hope someday I get to travel back and see my family once again.
@@NoOneHere2Daytruth you can tell by all the likes and grateful comments, nobody believes Bukele is corrupted because they have 0 evidence they are just jealous or corrupt
My father left El Salvador in 1986 running away from the war for to finda betterfuturefor all of us, and he died in the U, S. I was never able to come back to his homeland. He worked so hard to give us what he could. This video have brought tears to my eyes. The scene Oscar, his father, enjoy the country together something I would have loved to do with my father.
Thanks “Yes Theory”. I share a similar story. My father came to USA from Mexico in the 80’s and gave us a future. He died 3 years ago from Covid and this video brought me to tears.
If you want to talk abou dictatorship in South America you NEED to talk about VENEZUELA. There's no better time to give light to our situation than now. Beautiful work!
oh good ol Venezuela... had the potential to become a superpower country but they voted for a Socialist idiot that destroyed everything. what sad state. soo much potential wasted. now its crime ridden
Looking forward to watching. I did visit El Salvador a few years ago. Most people at that time who I spoked to seemed to express a universal admiration for Bukele
Dictators often do receive that admiration in the beginning, it’s when they start using that legitimacy they got from the swift and short term changes they made, to do the things people don’t like that we then look back and think ‘oh, that’s was a bad thing’.
@@edwardbateman3094he’s been president for 6 years and has always been number 1 in approval never number 2 , so thank you thank you Bukele you’re a God sent angel
@@edwardbateman3094 Turning your country from murder capital of the world to lowest in the hemisphere? He'd have to screw up REALLY bad. It's hard to walk out NOT smelling like roses after a huge cultural and political victory like he's pulled off. A lot of people are talking about his country. Not just Salvadorians.
Nice video and I love all the images you presented. I relate to this man's story to my story as well. I am a woman and fled El Salvador on the late 70 as it was already the beginning of the war. I was 20 years old, and I traveled the same route as this man did, for a whole month in order to get to USA. From Tijuana the coyotes put me and other 4 people inside of a trunk of a car to make it to Los Angeles. I almost died suffocated, the hot month of June. I worked three shifts at different jobs in order to provide private education to my son and eventually buy my own house as a single mom. But for years I lived with other people in order to make it my rent more affordable and send money to my parents i left behind. It is hard but I am proud of my son and my grandchildren he has given me. During the war and the scary times of the pandillas I had to go no matter what to see may parents. Now my parents are gone, so I do noy have to go quite often, but I am so glad that Bukele has put the country in a better place in the map.
My Wife is from El Salvador and hear the stroies she's told me about growing up there right after the civil war are truely heartbreaking. I've visited a lot since it got a lot safer and we love it there. It's such a beautiful country
The U.S government has intervened in El Salvador to stop reform and revolution. In the 1960s, the Kennedy administration funded and trained two paramilitary groups that later became central to the country’s death squad apparatus. The death squads were fascist groups that murdered, tortured, and raped their political opponents. In the 1970s, the violence only got worse. The violence was mainly directed at workers, peasants, and students. A relative handful of capitalists and landowners dominated the Salvadoran economy. Even the most modest reforms, such as a minimum wage, threatened the interests of those elites. So military officials and death squad leaders murdered labor organizers, stuffing their bodies into coffee sacks. By the end of the decade, the state and death squads were murdering 800 people a month.
Bukele bettered everything from safety, tourism, to the way other countries see us the corrupt ( Maduro ) see him as corrupt and the good ones see him as Great.
Im deeply touched. Im from nairobi and i lost my parents when i was just 5. I have very vague memory of my mum. Im moved by the sacrifices this man made for his family. And the emotions of coming back decades later to his country.wow...i love what you guys do
Bukele has since started many infrastructure projects (roads, schools, hospitals, markets, etc) to improve standards of living. Next is tourism with his ‘SurfCity’ project. El Salvador’s future is looking bright with him in power 🇸🇻🇸🇻🔥
I lived in El Salvador from 2018-2019 and witnessed the country both with and without Bukele. I found my first every YesTheory video while bored between my classes (in fact, my campus was shown on Lake Coatepeque at 25:54!), and found an incredible community ever since. There aren't many videos out there that justify the beauty of El Salvador, explain what they have overcome, and focus on the fight that is still ahead (especially now rising out of the ashes of such a violent past), but my God you guys did! I teared up a bit, and I am so thankful for the authentic ways you guys show us the world through your perspective. Much love
My family was there this past December. I had a great time. VERY safe. I did not feel unsafe at all at any time there. I could not say that previous times I visited. What a difference. Is it perfect? No, but it's a start. Traffic still sucks, but it is what it is.
It’s crazy seeing El Salvador get so much attention now. Growing up, people wouldn’t even know what El Salvador was. My family has a very similar story to Oscar Sr. It’s great seeing stories like this being shared.
Thanks for bringing love and the sense of family first. There's so much crap on media, that's getting to hard to reach for content that stays in line with sharing love and be helpful to one another. A big thanks you guys, all the way from Portugal. It would be amazing to have you here someday. This country is know as a garden planted beside the sea.
My dad fled El Salvador at a similar time when he was 16 yrs old to the U.S. His father was killed and he was the oldest and only male of four younger sisters. He fled alone. After working at a refugee center this past year I worked with young boys who made a similar journey to my father. As I'm pursuing my master's, I recognize that I share a unique story compared to those around me. I hope to bring my father's story wherever I go.
The U.S government has intervened in El Salvador to stop reform and revolution. In the 1960s, the Kennedy administration funded and trained two paramilitary groups that later became central to the country’s death squad apparatus. The death squads were fascist groups that murdered, tortured, and raped their political opponents. In the 1970s, the violence only got worse. The violence was mainly directed at workers, peasants, and students. A relative handful of capitalists and landowners dominated the Salvadoran economy. Even the most modest reforms, such as a minimum wage, threatened the interests of those elites. So military officials and death squad leaders murdered labor organizers, stuffing their bodies into coffee sacks. By the end of the decade, the state and death squads were murdering 800 people a month.
What an amazing video. My nanny is from El Salvador and lived through the civil war leaving for the U.S in the late 90s. She has since gone back and feels the changes both good and bad. El Salvadorians are the nicest people you will ever meet, always putting there family first, and loving you like family.
Hi. There are so many videos to watch but yours was a very special heartfelt one. I am a female salvadorean who left ES in 1981, I am now 57. I thank you for making this trip so special for this hardworking man, who surely deserved to see our country in a different light. May all God bless you.
As salvadorian I do admit we have it better now compared to previous years. Our current president isn't perfect but he has done many things compare to the ones before.
Sometimes in some countries you need to secure law and order first and create stability. And then slowly implement democracy. One example might be South Korea.
My parents fled in the early 90s to Australia because of the war. We recently came back from visiting El Salvador. My parents were in shock they said they never thought in their lifetime they would see the change that the country has had. They can walk freely at night like in Australia. Everyone is super helpful and friendly. Despite the horrible past Salvadorian have open their hearts to the world. I love seeing my people and getting to know the country more. I will 100% keep returning. Thank you YES Theory for this heart warming video. Sending positive energy from Australia ❤
Wow thank you YesTheory! This video means so much to me as a daughter to Salvadoran parents who fled during their civil war. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for displaying our beautiful country. This is why I continue to support your content, it never disappoints. ❤️💙
I cried throughout the video. It's heartwarming. My father fought in the civil war in the navy special forces. It was so corrupt that his own military family wanted him dead because he stood against corruption. My dad fled to the U.S, years after my mom had to leave. I cried, holding on to her as hard as I could. I didn't want to let go. My parents left my brother (3 years old) and I (4 years old) with my grandmother. After 3 years of staying with my grandmother, my parents gathered enough money to get my brother and I to America. I had to endure another separation. This time, it was with my grandmother. I didn't want to leave. I cried the entire time. As I saw my parents for the first time in years, my young mind didn't register who my parents were. Going through traumatic situations and separation anxiety blocked a lot of my memories I had with them as a child. I'm an adult now. I admire my parents so much. They've gone through many adversaries, and they still have their head up high. We are one of many immigrant stories that you see and hear. We are planning to do a family trip to El Salvador in the near future. I promise you, we all will be crying the entire time from happiness and enjoying one of the safest places in the world!
The U.S government has intervened in El Salvador to stop reform and revolution. In the 1960s, the Kennedy administration funded and trained two paramilitary groups that later became central to the country’s death squad apparatus. The death squads were fascist groups that murdered, tortured, and raped their political opponents. In the 1970s, the violence only got worse. The violence was mainly directed at workers, peasants, and students. A relative handful of capitalists and landowners dominated the Salvadoran economy. Even the most modest reforms, such as a minimum wage, threatened the interests of those elites. So military officials and death squad leaders murdered labor organizers, stuffing their bodies into coffee sacks. By the end of the decade, the state and death squads were murdering 800 people a month.
@@concernedcitizen5988 so they didn't include their own crimes and murders, that were, just the cost of doing business, in their effort to "clean the country up" in those recent stats that claim it's safer then the US? Weird..
My boys grandfather is from El Salvador he took a little boat landed in Boston worked his butt off to have my sons dad and his uncle. He also worked really hard to become a citizen and have two jobs. He has a better education then I have, he has a house and a career and was happily married to a nurse that HE met at the hospital(she recently died of cancer. )Their stories are SO similar…He left everything he knew….and only took HIS dad (poppi) just to survive. He lost so much, had so much heartbreak that he tried hard to loose his accent. Spanish wasn’t allowed in the home and when asked about El Salvador he wouldn’t talk about it. He wanted to forget he was even Latino. I just hope he goes back soon also and sees what this person saw and instead of horrible memories maybe create some new proud ones. My sons grandfather (and great grandfather) are (and were his great grandfather died when he was young) so brave and so strong. It has to be so scary to not understand anyone around you. You just know that you can’t fail bc you will die if you go back. You have to make it work. (I definitely feel like a spoiled American sometimes I have had to survive but when I failed it wasn’t met with a grim reality of death. And I have never had to worry about my friends and family getting picked off or murdered right in front of me.and I grew up in a HUGE major city where drive bys and gangs where a real thing even in the best of neighborhoods) Stories like these are heartbreaking and aww Inspiring and they remind you if you want it bad enough and you work hard enough you can accomplish it even when the task at hand looks daunting, frightening and challenging. Oscar,you are such a strong human being and please keep telling your story it’s a lesson for everyone who hears it.
Thank you for making this video. As a Salvadoran American, I am so proud of my motherland. I have not been able to go back since 2019 and my whole life I have not been able to go to some of the locations you showcased because it was not safe. It makes my heart so happy that people are now able to experience our beautiful country and culture in a safe environment. I am hoping to go back soon ❤️
@@PROVOCATEURSK okay, lets see you do the same and travel hundreds of miles through unknown territory, risking your life, lets see it then you can tell me if it’s bravery or not.
@AD94_AD actual bravery would be staying and fighting for your country and to make it better. not fleeing and illegally entering another country to take advantage of that countries success.
Thank you for posting this, my father is from el salvador and had fled also. i have wanted to go so bad but havent yet but this made me feel closer to not only my dad but my background.
To be honest, I thought this channel was losing steam lately, but this was EXCEPTIONAL. Reuniting one with their home land adds such a perfect element to these films. I first started watching Yes Theory just for travel inspiration (and travel bloggers are a dime a dozen these days) but what you add separates you guys from the rest in a miraculous way. Thank you so much! With that said, my Dad hasn't been to his home land in over 40 years (Scotland). If you do a similar video again one day, just let me know, long shot but hey 🤷♂
Beautiful work guys. It filled my heart watching Papa enjoying this trip back to his home country after many years. Very emotional video, congratulations, great job!
But the police have arrest quotas, so often just grab people off the street who have tattoos/seem suspicious/are out on the streets. If it wasn't for this, I would also be cheering Bukele on.
@@Lil-watermelon-catand this is how fascism festers, all in the name of safety. The reality is you can get the results without the overreach and authoritarianism, the results are what give bukele his legitimacy.
I don't know how you find such wonderful people all the time, but Oscar is a winner! I cried and laughed as I watched El Salvador with all the love Oscar could dish out! I suspect that he should join the team. He's adorable and possesses all the wonderful values that the rest of you show. Thank you for the bright point in my week 😅
my parents left El Salvador to come to Canada because of the war ive been seeing alot of more videos of people going there thank you for sharing this video and going to El Salvador thank you for showing this beautiful side of El Salvador this video made me cry from the start till the end
Thank you Yes Theory! As the son of a father who also did so much to put me in a better position, this tugged on my heart strings and really made me think about the joys of life and how much it has to give, and how privileged we are. Truly love it,
Beautiful story about Oscar and the tragedy and redemption of El Salvador! Our prayers that El Salvador continues to become a better place for its people!
You guys truly are so inspiring in every way possible. Been watching you all for years and seeing how the channel has grown because of all the amazing things you guys do is awesome. Forever seeking discomfort!!!!!
graffiti was replaced for murals, cries replaced for smiles, death replaced by life. You can feel the happiness, joy and freedom. It's priceless. #Bukele #ElSalvador
Oscar senior probably films on his phone because it’s easy to look back at his memories. The older you get the more you reflect back on such memories and it’s more authentic to watch a video you filmed rather than on RUclips.
"We have no rights" as they stand freely outside, giving their free opinion to foreigners who are freely recording on their cameras for the entire world to see. Unreal.
My mother was in Vietnam during the War. She was a teenager at the time, she would tell me stories of how sad it was. The war made Vietnam stop in it's time and stood still for years. She was struggling to find food and daily needs, only when my grandma met my grandpa(USA Vietnam Marine), did my mother get a chance to leave Vietnam to the United States. She knew no English, she worked so hard for us, always reminding us how lucky we are to have food and shelter. Immigrants are some of the hardest working people I personally know, they start from 0 and have to work really hard to live that American Dream, and luckily I am now living that American dream, because of my Mother.
I have never felt so happy for a stranger. Oscar SR seems like a guy that deserved this all and more. I really wished it researched a bit deeper on how the locals see the change and possible obstacles. But great video nonetheless. Best wishes from The Netherlands
I'm Canadian and I went to El Salvador with my girlfriend last year and it was one of the best trips in my life, food was amazing, the culture is great majority of people I met there were very kind, and the currency is already in USD which makes it easy to use your money and also it was very inexpensive most I spent per day on food was like 30$ for me and my girl at multiple restaurants I'm telling y'all man El Salvador is the place to be at 👍
What a wonderful video. It was so touching to see the reactions of returning to your home, after so long. Nothing stays the same and we always adapt. It was beautiful to enable this situation to happen ❤
As a Honduran who has family in El Salvador and it's basically my second nationality and seeing the change that has come for them, I'm truly happy. It's sad that in my country it's still so dangerous but seeing how safe I feel whenever I go to there in a land that's just 2 hours away from where i live vs how I feel when I'm in my own country it's really mixed feelings. I'm glad you brought Oscar Sr back to see his country. Never expected seeing Thomas and Ammar eating pupusas😭💓 Glad that all of you get to see how amazing are we centralamerican people.
My fiancé is from El Salvador and i love it there! I've been there a couple times already and it's an amazing country with amazing and warm hearted people. Honestly i always feel safe since the first day that i've step foot there. Everyone is so welcoming and the food is great! Definitely still a 3rd world country but i have been following all the changes that they've been applying and i know one day it'll be more modernized but still keeping its old ways and roots. I recommend anyone that is able to visit to give the country a try!
I’m so glad you guys went to El Salvador! My mom is from there and been there three times personally! I’m so glad you guys finally made a video of El Salvador 🇸🇻 🖤🙌🏽
It was funny to see those two young people exercising their right to complain about Bukele while forgetting that just a few years ago they did not even have the right to walk outside freely at night, or to complain about anything.
His story reminds me so much of my grandma’s. She crossed to the U.S from Guatemala. She always tells me how difficult it was for her and even when she got to Los Angeles she was put in a room with several men. Eventually the ppl who she paid to help her find asylum kicked her out when she had no money, no connections and had to work any job she could find. Very thankful for her sacrifice because she was able to bring my mom and I from Guatemala through a Visa and came here by airplane. At 18 I took my citizenship test and this year I am able to vote for the second time in my life.
Who turned on the sprinklers? I was deeply moved by this story. As a DACA Dreamer, in December I will have the opportunity to return to my birthplace, Mexico City, after 25 years. The emotions the dad felt resonate with what I imagine my mom will experience when she visits with me one day. Her sacrifice in coming to the States is a constant motivation for me to become a better person.
As a Salvadoran who left the country in 1983 at the age of 10, I wholeheartedly support Bukele-he’s the best president El Salvador has had! The war against gangs in El Salvador was undoubtedly one of the most challenging and devastating chapters in the country’s history. However, the country has experienced a dramatic transformation in recent years. Under President Nayib Bukele's administration, the government has implemented a strict crackdown on gang activity, resulting in significant reductions in crime and murder rates. This approach has led to El Salvador being recognized as one of the safest countries in the region.
Greetings from Guatemala! We wish we would have the security our Salvadorians brothers are enjoying now. The girl at 13:20 says it on point! You have to do something about the economy at some point and the sooner the better. Is great that the security issue has been finally tackled down but now give something to the people so that they can grow economically and never have to go back to the conditions of before. All the best to the Salvadorian people! Is time start healing.
I had dinner with this Legend (Bukele) when I was a young warthog. No idea this would happen but I can tell you that in 2010ish he was definitely having conversations with kids around about the future and asking for input and I wasn't from there. I was very shy and staying with a friend but he asked questions that drove me to my current mindset. Thanks Bukele. 🎉 Viva Salvador
I’m actually going to El Salvador on November 1st with my parents to visit a family friend. So it’s funny to see that Yes Theory posted a video about El Salvador a few days before I leave.
@@camocas normally terrible but maybe he will lead long enough that the people ahead of him continue truthfulness, and dedication to actually making the country safe and liveable. + minimal bribery
It sounds like you are trying to say that Bukele should inspire more people to be like him so that there will be someone for him to pass the torch to when he leaves office, which i definitely agree with. El Salvador most certainly needs other people like bukele. @Leaferr
@@camocas the united states at one point did not have term limits and it was seen as normal. Bukele's results speak for himself and his popularity is sky high for good reason.
You guys are truly exceptional with what, and who, you highlight in your videos. One cannot watch your stories and not be moved by the beauty and awesomeness of people and places all over the world. In the USA so many of us live near an Oscar - our neighbors, friends. El Salvador wasn't on my list of places to go, but after watching this I hope to one day.
@@Travixty is this a joke? Anyone in the US has access to weapons! And you’re calling it very safe? Come on! I’ve been in many states and seen the chaos
@ not quite. Pray that the gospel will spread rapidly through this country and more missionaries will feel safe to go minister to these wonderful people. Safe or not, we went, and I fell in love with the people I met.
This video is so well done! What an emotional and beautiful story, what a heartfelt journey. I was in tears. Thank you! I have much more compassion for my mother, who also made the same treacherous journey to the US.
My family and I fled from El Salvador to Canada in 2015 when the left political party was in place. Corruption in the government is one of those things we normalized growing up.. There hasn't been a day I don't think about my home, my friends and family. I would search up "YES Theory El Salvador" in hopes rhat you'd go one day. Man... I am so happy you got to experience the beauty of my country. If you consider going again please let me know, I'd be stoked to go back and even more with great company like you guys 🙏🏼
My dad is from El Salvador, and ever since the country has become safer, he has started thinking about moving back. Its amazing to see how safe it is now.
I was in the same boat as these guys. LITERALLY! I went on that sunset boat tour and the white crosses in the water (24:17) are from a plane crash in the lake. (A local guy did save one of them)
Thank you for all the amazing comments everyone seems like a lot of people from various backgrounds relate to their parents sacrifice for a better future for them, it's really beautiful to read all of it. Hope you all have a blessed week and get ready for weekly videos from us for the next 4-5 weeks! Much love -Thomas
Preloaded sim cards seem extremely dangerous no matter.
He really should be part of yes theory
You have to come to Guyana now
Not sure if you guys actually read these comments but if you do, if you meant any of what you said at the start of this video you'll vote trump because kamala will take away everything and sew even more division.
@@kitsunekrush2986100%agreed 👍
As a Salvadoran who fled El Salvador, this video warms my heart. Thank you
Thank a democrat
Why don't you return? Not being snarky, just curious if you're pleased with the current state if you would go back or stay wherever you currently are
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My family is from El Salvador and was born in the US but definitely grew up knowing about the war in the 80s. W Yes Theory 🇸🇻
You traitor!!! 😡🤬
I went to El Salvador last October to study and tour. We met so many people who were just coming back from the US because they felt safe and hopeful again. One family we met were bringing their kids to see the country they grew up in. And the 80 something year old Grandmother bought some land and was so content that she could live the rest of her life in her home of El Salvador. She didn’t think she could ever go back. It was so great to hear so many different stories from the people of El Salvador. I’m going back in January:)
Still USA better dont think that theres not going to be new or hiding Salvatruchas. Just don't get overconfident and still keep watch and be aware just as you should in every place in the world because no place is safe unless you literally live in the middle of nowhere.
God bless you, and I hope that Honduras can see such a beautiful day too, very soon
Thanks for sharing thanks for coming and please invite more people to come we would like more people to come 😊
@@foxymations69 I think that's fair to say. Countries that are unstable countries do take some time to stabilize. And I really hope there's not large scale retaliation of some sort from gangs.
It's still a positive direction. People that are returning to their country will hopefully be willing to keep helping their country stay safe and help it grow. It's a great step forward.
My parents fled from El Salvador in the 80s and 90s and received amnesty in the US. My mom and I will be going back for her first time in 30 years and my first time 💙
Hope you enjoy your country man. Hello from turkey.
Stay there to many of you here
Are you moving back since you’re no longer a refugee?
The glint in his eyes, the widest smile, pure joy!
I was 7 years old when my parents made the same sacrifice to leave El Salvador. We hid in a safehouse in Tijuana for 11 days. God this video brought so many memories. One day i will visit my old house in El Salvador. Thank you for visiting my country. one day when i will have the courage to visit El Salvador too
I am a European living in El Salvador! You should visit - your country is beautiful🥰
The real sacrifice would've NOT ABANDON IT
@@Atreyuuuuuuuhe was seven, he didn’t abandon anything, and don’t assume to know what his parents went through.
We don’t care esse
So you worship the god that created all those gangs?
My name is Oscar, I was born in El Salvador in 2004. i had to escape when i was 13 due to gangs members. I wildness multiple shootings in from of my house. i also knew people who were killed because they didn’t want to be part of the gangs or teens who didn’t want to have a relationship with a gang member. It’s sad because they just were young people. Some people really don’t understand the pain that we went through. the pain of leaving your mom, your family and not even say goodbye. The pain that one morning you have to take a bus and never return home. i’m glad my country is finally being able to live with peace
Mucho suerte hermano
My dad escaped Vietnam during the war as a baby as a part of operation baby lift. To hear Oscar Jr. talking about the respect he had for his dad resonated with me. My dad to this day has gone from nothing to owning his own successful business, which he included all of us (his kids) in. Sometimes I always wondered why my dad was so hard on me when it came to my school work and other things in life- but over the last 7 years, my relationship with my father has improved because of the respect I have for him, that I unfortunately didn’t recognize until I was 23. Bless Oscar Sr. and his family. It’s not easy.
My Dad fled from Albania during the civil war in 1992 and went to Greece by foot and when i heard Oscar Snr talking about his story it reminded my Dad and the respect that Oscar Jr described i felt it and related so much to it ! I think that men like my Dad ,Oscar , your dad are one of the best examples of how men should act and be !
I cant imagine escaping as a baby 🤔
Dumaaaaa your dad is awesome.
Wow what a story. Im a Vietnamese and maybe my political view is the opposite of yours and your dads. But hearing a story of a fellow Vietnamese doing so well in the US warms my heart, wish you all good health and success!
My parents also escaped from Vietnam. My dad was even arrested while trying to leave. They came to the U.S. not knowing the language at all but worked really hard and are now very successful too. I’m always amazed by how much they’ve achieved.
Imagine discovering the YES Theory channel for the first time... binge-watching every episode and diving into a world of adventure and inspiration. Lucky are those who still have that experience ahead!
For real I miss their old videos though these are so serious now
Binged watched in 2020😊
Soooo true!
@@domjoseph2007 I honestly prefer their more simpler videos but I'm glad they haven't stopped making vids
SEX BOT...!
In the last part Oscar filmed the landscape like he cannot easily let the beauty go off from his eyes, he was so deeply connected with his motherland and no one could separate him with her now. I can see true tears in his eye after landing. How touched.
I don’t often shed a tear 😢 watching a RUclips video. But Oscar is basically my dad. He left Mexico in the early 80s and worked 2 jobs. We didn’t have much growing up but he made sure we never worried about a roof over our head or food on the table. Now his son (me) is a mechanical engineering witn a great career, modest home and beautiful wife and 2 kids.
Your dad is a man amongst men.
Did he cross illegally? I'm certain he did. Your not telling the whole story. Sorry!
@ yes he did! And then got amnesty by the republican president Ronal Reagan.
@@Bodhi510 What relevance does that add to the comment? Whether it was illegal or not?
@@Bodhi510 Doesn't matter, cry about it. Happened almost 50 years ago. Were you even born??? Cos you sure ain't acting like it.
I don't see any problems with Oscar taking his own photos and videos, despite having a professional photographer. The photos/videos he took were recorded in his own perspective, and they exists on his phone, he can look back and reminisce about those wonderful moments.
Exactly what I was thinking, and he can send little clips to his wife without waiting for the full video to be edited.
I love that he cared enough to film for himself. The fact that he's in a professional video is incidental to his joy. The young guys don't seem to understand that
State the obvious why don't you. I think they say this so he doesn't have to be distracted and he can just enjoy his travel and be in the moment.
@@joshuaw9009 It's not a distraction. He's making his own memories that can't be matched by a professional film making crew.
@@joshuaw9009 I used to be a part of a photography club in college. Amazing how 2 dozen ppl can go out with cameras and everyone takes photos of different things. different people focus on different things. everyone should be able to express themselves by taking their own.
My Parents are Salvadorean and I visited for the first time in March and I’m currently here again. Thanks to Bukele for making it safe out here!
Wow thanks for sharing! I’ve been considering it too. How is the economy? Is there a middle class?
@@elizabethhethera505most of the population is middle class :) its like any other country
@@elizabethhethera505 very ignorant question but yep! We tot Middle class, worker,poverty,rich,billionaries, educate yourself
Teared up watching this. My dad made the same journey in the 80s. Fled El salvador to the states. The sacrifices parents do for a better future for their kids. Will forever be greatful for my dad.
Your dad was probably a criminal if he fled El salvador
I think most of us Millenial Salvadorians have had the same experience with our fathers, mothers, and grandparents. My dad fled in the early eighties when he saw a man shot by the militia and knew he had no choice but to flee. I know very little about his life growing up and it saddens me because I know how painful it all must have been.
I was born and raised in Boston and due to family circumstances, we moved to El Salvador when I was 13. I learned so much for the next 4 years.
I returned to America at 17 and lived there for about 10 years.
I returned to El Salvador in 2021 and have been here since.
Moving back to El Salvador has been the best decision I've ever made.
The country is vastly different in terms of security. I used to have to hide my phone and headphones on the buss.
Now people walk the Capital City at night with glee and confidence.
Its very surreal.
Great to hear. I visited for a few months in 2008. Still miss all the papusas con salsa. Lovely people
Bro a menace everyone doing anything to come to America but bro built diff
I hope El Presidente, now focus on making jobs for the people.
I hope it stays like that in the future man. Good luck to you.
He seems like a great president and has truly secured the safety of his citizens. What are your thoughts on the economy? Are there jobs? Is there a middle class? I’ve considered moving there especially with not knowing about the future of our country … I’m still considering it. Ty for the feedback!
My step mother is Salvadorian that fled El Salvador aswell, many of her family members did aswell, all of them were such genuine great people and showed so much hospitality. It’s truly unfortunate of what her family went through and it’s great seeing the country change the way it is.
Great things happens when you start to treat criminals as criminals.
I love El Salvador and am glad to see it becoming safer for its hard working citizens.
The United States has always treated criminals as criminals unless they have money or power. However just because someone broke a law doesn’t mean they aren’t still human…
@@ryanbw an american telling you their politcal view is as certain as a vegan telling you they're vegan
@@ryanbwbrother literally has a passport to go between. Just do the actual work to get in properly instead of waltzing in and throwing out your ID. That's very sketchy lol
@@ryanbw Nobody is entitled to live in a country without permission regardless of their intention. You wouldn't let a stranger move into your house just because they feel like it.
Your statement, I feel, means you have missed the point of the video -- and of Yes Theory as a whole.
I’m Italian and I visited El Salvador last year with my girlfriend who is from there, I can’t stress enough how humble and nice people are there…everyone is always smiling despite having nothing, even the poorest person will give up anything to help you and will be happy to see you experiencing their country. It’s a truly heartwarming and at the same time heartbreaking experience that everybody should feel once. We are all privileged in ways we don’t realize, I’m happy that El Salvador is changing for the better and everyone should go visit!
Wow thanks for sharing! I’ve been considering it too. How is the economy? Is there a middle class?
I’m from El Salvador and my wife is Italian 😎👍🏽
Never thought Yes theory was gonna do a video about my country. I left El Salvador when I was 11, I’m 31 now and I’m so proud of my country. Thank you guys for going and showing everyone how beautiful my country is.
This is an awesome story and you guys captured it so well as usual - I love El Salvador and I was lucky enough to visit in 2017 and then again in 2022 and I saw a DRASTIC difference !! Can’t wait to go back and eat more pupusas !!!!
Good to see you here Drew! I hope you are in good health and doing well.
drew I've been a fan since the beginning, thank you for what you do.
dang man Ive never heard of you but you got quite an interesting youtube channel. the algorythm is weird, I love all of yes theories videos, but I swear ive never been recommended your channel. just subscribed though!
@@Mike_Dubayou Met him in 2019. Very nice person. Love watching all his videos.
Drew in da hause ! ✌️👊✊❤️
As a Salvadorian who fled El Salvador in 2016, I am so glad to see how much it has changed! Thank you for making this video, I hope someday I get to travel back and see my family once again.
Lies.
@@NoOneHere2Day cope
@@NoOneHere2Daytruth you can tell by all the likes and grateful comments, nobody believes Bukele is corrupted because they have 0 evidence they are just jealous or corrupt
My father left El Salvador in 1986 running away from the war for to finda betterfuturefor all of us, and he died in the U, S. I was never able to come back to his homeland. He worked so hard to give us what he could. This video have brought tears to my eyes. The scene Oscar, his father, enjoy the country together something I would have loved to do with my father.
Thanks “Yes Theory”. I share a similar story. My father came to USA from Mexico in the 80’s and gave us a future. He died 3 years ago from Covid and this video brought me to tears.
So sorry for your loss 🙏🏻
Why did he have a family in country with "no future" in the first place?
@@PROVOCATEURSKWho said anything about Mexico having no future?
@@oso2165Literally OP
@@PROVOCATEURSKholly smokes you’re a Anus.
I’ve waited years to see yes theory travel to my country. Thank you so much for showing the world my country. 🇸🇻
Tks Guys , and captain Oscar!! Bellissimo video saluti dall Italia 🇮🇹 We pray for the peace of world and happynes of all of you
If you want to talk abou dictatorship in South America you NEED to talk about VENEZUELA. There's no better time to give light to our situation than now. Beautiful work!
you just need a better dictator
The expensive cameras in question:
Thank you, thats exactly my thought
i think they’d rather not die
oh good ol Venezuela... had the potential to become a superpower country but they voted for a Socialist idiot that destroyed everything.
what sad state. soo much potential wasted. now its crime ridden
Looking forward to watching. I did visit El Salvador a few years ago. Most people at that time who I spoked to seemed to express a universal admiration for Bukele
Dictators often do receive that admiration in the beginning, it’s when they start using that legitimacy they got from the swift and short term changes they made, to do the things people don’t like that we then look back and think ‘oh, that’s was a bad thing’.
@@edwardbateman3094he’s been president for 6 years and has always been number 1 in approval never number 2 , so thank you thank you Bukele you’re a God sent angel
Wow thanks for sharing! I’ve been considering it too. How is the economy? Is there a middle class?
@@edwardbateman3094 Turning your country from murder capital of the world to lowest in the hemisphere? He'd have to screw up REALLY bad. It's hard to walk out NOT smelling like roses after a huge cultural and political victory like he's pulled off. A lot of people are talking about his country. Not just Salvadorians.
Nice video and I love all the images you presented. I relate to this man's story to my story as well. I am a woman and fled El Salvador on the late 70 as it was already the beginning of the war. I was 20 years old, and I traveled the same route as this man did, for a whole month in order to get to USA. From Tijuana the coyotes put me and other 4 people inside of a trunk of a car to make it to Los Angeles. I almost died suffocated, the hot month of June. I worked three shifts at different jobs in order to provide private education to my son and eventually buy my own house as a single mom. But for years I lived with other people in order to make it my rent more affordable and send money to my parents i left behind. It is hard but I am proud of my son and my grandchildren he has given me. During the war and the scary times of the pandillas I had to go no matter what to see may parents. Now my parents are gone, so I do noy have to go quite often, but I am so glad that Bukele has put the country in a better place in the map.
My Wife is from El Salvador and hear the stroies she's told me about growing up there right after the civil war are truely heartbreaking. I've visited a lot since it got a lot safer and we love it there. It's such a beautiful country
The U.S government has intervened in El Salvador to stop reform and revolution. In the 1960s, the Kennedy administration funded and trained two paramilitary groups that later became central to the country’s death squad apparatus. The death squads were fascist groups that murdered, tortured, and raped their political opponents.
In the 1970s, the violence only got worse. The violence was mainly directed at workers, peasants, and students. A relative handful of capitalists and landowners dominated the Salvadoran economy. Even the most modest reforms, such as a minimum wage, threatened the interests of those elites. So military officials and death squad leaders murdered labor organizers, stuffing their bodies into coffee sacks. By the end of the decade, the state and death squads were murdering 800 people a month.
Bukele bettered everything from safety, tourism, to the way other countries see us the corrupt ( Maduro ) see him as corrupt and the good ones see him as Great.
Wow thanks for sharing! I’ve been considering it too. How is the economy? Is there a middle class?
Im deeply touched. Im from nairobi and i lost my parents when i was just 5. I have very vague memory of my mum. Im moved by the sacrifices this man made for his family. And the emotions of coming back decades later to his country.wow...i love what you guys do
Bukele has since started many infrastructure projects (roads, schools, hospitals, markets, etc) to improve standards of living. Next is tourism with his ‘SurfCity’ project. El Salvador’s future is looking bright with him in power 🇸🇻🇸🇻🔥
Moved from Canada to live here in San Salvador (Capital City). It's been amazing! The people here are so friendly and now filled with hope!
Wow thanks for sharing! I’ve been considering it too. How is the economy? Is there a middle class?
@@elizabethhethera505obviously is a middle class
I lived in El Salvador from 2018-2019 and witnessed the country both with and without Bukele. I found my first every YesTheory video while bored between my classes (in fact, my campus was shown on Lake Coatepeque at 25:54!), and found an incredible community ever since. There aren't many videos out there that justify the beauty of El Salvador, explain what they have overcome, and focus on the fight that is still ahead (especially now rising out of the ashes of such a violent past), but my God you guys did! I teared up a bit, and I am so thankful for the authentic ways you guys show us the world through your perspective. Much love
Wow thanks for sharing! I’ve been considering it too. How is the economy? Is there a middle class?
@@elizabethhethera505 El Salvador is not a 3rd world country.
My family was there this past December. I had a great time. VERY safe. I did not feel unsafe at all at any time there. I could not say that previous times I visited. What a difference. Is it perfect? No, but it's a start. Traffic still sucks, but it is what it is.
no matter the development of a country traffic is still shit
Love watching you guys on Sundays!!! Thanks for everything you do!!! Just watched the whole thing, what a wholesome video!
thanks for the support!
It’s crazy seeing El Salvador get so much attention now. Growing up, people wouldn’t even know what El Salvador was. My family has a very similar story to Oscar Sr. It’s great seeing stories like this being shared.
Thanks for bringing love and the sense of family first. There's so much crap on media, that's getting to hard to reach for content that stays in line with sharing love and be helpful to one another. A big thanks you guys, all the way from Portugal. It would be amazing to have you here someday. This country is know as a garden planted beside the sea.
My dad fled El Salvador at a similar time when he was 16 yrs old to the U.S. His father was killed and he was the oldest and only male of four younger sisters. He fled alone. After working at a refugee center this past year I worked with young boys who made a similar journey to my father. As I'm pursuing my master's, I recognize that I share a unique story compared to those around me. I hope to bring my father's story wherever I go.
Thats amazing
The U.S government has intervened in El Salvador to stop reform and revolution. In the 1960s, the Kennedy administration funded and trained two paramilitary groups that later became central to the country’s death squad apparatus. The death squads were fascist groups that murdered, tortured, and raped their political opponents.
In the 1970s, the violence only got worse. The violence was mainly directed at workers, peasants, and students. A relative handful of capitalists and landowners dominated the Salvadoran economy. Even the most modest reforms, such as a minimum wage, threatened the interests of those elites. So military officials and death squad leaders murdered labor organizers, stuffing their bodies into coffee sacks. By the end of the decade, the state and death squads were murdering 800 people a month.
Why didn’t he protect his sisters
What an amazing video. My nanny is from El Salvador and lived through the civil war leaving for the U.S in the late 90s. She has since gone back and feels the changes both good and bad. El Salvadorians are the nicest people you will ever meet, always putting there family first, and loving you like family.
Hi. There are so many videos to watch but yours was a very special heartfelt one. I am a female salvadorean who left ES in 1981, I am now 57. I thank you for making this trip so special for this hardworking man, who surely deserved to see our country in a different light.
May all God bless you.
As salvadorian I do admit we have it better now compared to previous years. Our current president isn't perfect but he has done many things compare to the ones before.
President is doing very well for the country. That deserves praise..
no human is perfect. out of all world leaders he seems like hes actually fixing shit
Sometimes in some countries you need to secure law and order first and create stability. And then slowly implement democracy. One example might be South Korea.
Perfect? It doesn't exist on this planet. You have to make compromises ✌️
@@Creaserunner 100%, a short term loss for longterm stability and secure change of direcxtion
My parents fled in the early 90s to Australia because of the war. We recently came back from visiting El Salvador. My parents were in shock they said they never thought in their lifetime they would see the change that the country has had. They can walk freely at night like in Australia. Everyone is super helpful and friendly. Despite the horrible past Salvadorian have open their hearts to the world. I love seeing my people and getting to know the country more. I will 100% keep returning. Thank you YES Theory for this heart warming video. Sending positive energy from Australia ❤
Wow thanks for sharing! I’ve been considering it too. How is the economy? Is there a middle class?
Wow thank you YesTheory! This video means so much to me as a daughter to Salvadoran parents who fled during their civil war. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for displaying our beautiful country. This is why I continue to support your content, it never disappoints. ❤️💙
The photography in this documentary is SO good, the story really warms my heart
So many moments in this video where I almost cried. So beautiful to see someone go back to somewhere they cherish so deeply. LOVE
been watching for several years and never thought I’d see Yes Theory making a video in my country lol🇸🇻
I cried throughout the video. It's heartwarming. My father fought in the civil war in the navy special forces. It was so corrupt that his own military family wanted him dead because he stood against corruption. My dad fled to the U.S, years after my mom had to leave. I cried, holding on to her as hard as I could. I didn't want to let go. My parents left my brother (3 years old) and I (4 years old) with my grandmother. After 3 years of staying with my grandmother, my parents gathered enough money to get my brother and I to America. I had to endure another separation. This time, it was with my grandmother. I didn't want to leave. I cried the entire time. As I saw my parents for the first time in years, my young mind didn't register who my parents were. Going through traumatic situations and separation anxiety blocked a lot of my memories I had with them as a child.
I'm an adult now. I admire my parents so much. They've gone through many adversaries, and they still have their head up high. We are one of many immigrant stories that you see and hear. We are planning to do a family trip to El Salvador in the near future. I promise you, we all will be crying the entire time from happiness and enjoying one of the safest places in the world!
Beautiful.. thank you for sharing.
The U.S government has intervened in El Salvador to stop reform and revolution. In the 1960s, the Kennedy administration funded and trained two paramilitary groups that later became central to the country’s death squad apparatus. The death squads were fascist groups that murdered, tortured, and raped their political opponents.
In the 1970s, the violence only got worse. The violence was mainly directed at workers, peasants, and students. A relative handful of capitalists and landowners dominated the Salvadoran economy. Even the most modest reforms, such as a minimum wage, threatened the interests of those elites. So military officials and death squad leaders murdered labor organizers, stuffing their bodies into coffee sacks. By the end of the decade, the state and death squads were murdering 800 people a month.
@@concernedcitizen5988 so they didn't include their own crimes and murders, that were, just the cost of doing business, in their effort to "clean the country up" in those recent stats that claim it's safer then the US? Weird..
My boys grandfather is from El Salvador he took a little boat landed in Boston worked his butt off to have my sons dad and his uncle. He also worked really hard to become a citizen and have two jobs. He has a better education then I have, he has a house and a career and was happily married to a nurse that HE met at the hospital(she recently died of cancer. )Their stories are SO similar…He left everything he knew….and only took HIS dad (poppi) just to survive. He lost so much, had so much heartbreak that he tried hard to loose his accent. Spanish wasn’t allowed in the home and when asked about El Salvador he wouldn’t talk about it. He wanted to forget he was even Latino. I just hope he goes back soon also and sees what this person saw and instead of horrible memories maybe create some new proud ones. My sons grandfather (and great grandfather) are (and were his great grandfather died when he was young) so brave and so strong. It has to be so scary to not understand anyone around you. You just know that you can’t fail bc you will die if you go back. You have to make it work. (I definitely feel like a spoiled American sometimes I have had to survive but when I failed it wasn’t met with a grim reality of death. And I have never had to worry about my friends and family getting picked off or murdered right in front of me.and I grew up in a HUGE major city where drive bys and gangs where a real thing even in the best of neighborhoods)
Stories like these are heartbreaking and aww Inspiring and they remind you if you want it bad enough and you work hard enough you can accomplish it even when the task at hand looks daunting, frightening and challenging.
Oscar,you are such a strong human being and please keep telling your story it’s a lesson for everyone who hears it.
Thank you for making this video. As a Salvadoran American, I am so proud of my motherland. I have not been able to go back since 2019 and my whole life I have not been able to go to some of the locations you showcased because it was not safe. It makes my heart so happy that people are now able to experience our beautiful country and culture in a safe environment. I am hoping to go back soon ❤️
His story of his journey to America brought me to tears, so similar to that of my parents. So much respect for their bravery, faith, and hard work
It´s not bravery to avoid fight and run away. It´s not faith when you run away from going to heaven.
@@PROVOCATEURSK okay, lets see you do the same and travel hundreds of miles through unknown territory, risking your life, lets see it then you can tell me if it’s bravery or not.
@AD94_AD actual bravery would be staying and fighting for your country and to make it better. not fleeing and illegally entering another country to take advantage of that countries success.
Thank you for posting this, my father is from el salvador and had fled also. i have wanted to go so bad but havent yet but this made me feel closer to not only my dad but my background.
@apolloasmr9776 I hope you get to visit some time also with your parents
To be honest, I thought this channel was losing steam lately, but this was EXCEPTIONAL. Reuniting one with their home land adds such a perfect element to these films. I first started watching Yes Theory just for travel inspiration (and travel bloggers are a dime a dozen these days) but what you add separates you guys from the rest in a miraculous way. Thank you so much!
With that said, my Dad hasn't been to his home land in over 40 years (Scotland). If you do a similar video again one day, just let me know, long shot but hey
🤷♂
Well they did a video in Luton not too long ago so there is a chance (albeit small)
The meditation video is extremely problematic
@@joeymilleriswhy?
🇹🇹❤🇸🇻 Much love to my El Salvadoran brother's and sisters from Trinidad and Tobago. You guys faced extreme hardship but you resisted and flourished.
Thank you for your love and may God bless you for your humanitarian love you sent to others across the planet.
Beautiful work guys. It filled my heart watching Papa enjoying this trip back to his home country after many years. Very emotional video, congratulations, great job!
As someone who is for human rights, I feel zero sympathy for those prisoners. They terrorized those citizens for way to long. Much respect for Bukele
But the police have arrest quotas, so often just grab people off the street who have tattoos/seem suspicious/are out on the streets. If it wasn't for this, I would also be cheering Bukele on.
@@andrewmathewson341would you rather be safe or be in fear constantly
@@Lil-watermelon-cat They'd rather be politically correct than safe. It's a disease spreading throughout the West.
@@Lil-watermelon-catand this is how fascism festers, all in the name of safety. The reality is you can get the results without the overreach and authoritarianism, the results are what give bukele his legitimacy.
@@andrewmathewson341exactly, Nazi germany also had a low crime rate, some people need labels like ‘Nazi’ to recognise something is bad.
I don't know how you find such wonderful people all the time, but Oscar is a winner! I cried and laughed as I watched El Salvador with all the love Oscar could dish out! I suspect that he should join the team. He's adorable and possesses all the wonderful values that the rest of you show. Thank you for the bright point in my week 😅
should we do an adventure with Oscar Sr. and King Reg together??
@@YesTheory Yes!!
@@YesTheoryyessss
Yessss🎉
I'm smiling ear to ear the whole video... The Dad have contagious positive vibes... And you guys are great family friends
Yes theory never fails
I wish my father was still with me today. this mans story reminds me of my father working 2 jobs walking in the snow, rain to wash dishes to feed us.
my parents left El Salvador to come to Canada because of the war ive been seeing alot of more videos of people going there thank you for sharing this video and going to El Salvador thank you for showing this beautiful side of El Salvador this video made me cry from the start till the end
Which part are you from? I’m from Chalatenango
Thank you Yes Theory! As the son of a father who also did so much to put me in a better position, this tugged on my heart strings and really made me think about the joys of life and how much it has to give, and how privileged we are. Truly love it,
Watching this as I am currently travelling El Salvador. Everyone here is so so nice and welcoming. Pupusas every day!
Wow thanks for sharing! I’ve been considering it too. How is the economy? Is there a middle class?
Salvadoreans are known for their humbleness and friendliness.
Beautiful story about Oscar and the tragedy and redemption of El Salvador! Our prayers that El Salvador continues to become a better place for its people!
You guys truly are so inspiring in every way possible. Been watching you all for years and seeing how the channel has grown because of all the amazing things you guys do is awesome. Forever seeking discomfort!!!!!
Growing Up i lived in Mexico and always heard how bad El Salvador was. its amazing what its become now!
Mexico needs their own Bukeli, not some Commie woman!
Now El Salvador has lower homicide rates than Canada. Nobody saw this coming.
Apart from locking up anyone with tattoos it's still a poor, 3rd world failure.
There isn't a single Yes Theory Video that hasn't brought tears to my eyes, we live on such a beautiful planet, surrounded by beautiful people.
As a 75 year old American I agree completely. So glad I discovered these guys. My country had so much to do with the breakdown of Salvadoran society.
graffiti was replaced for murals, cries replaced for smiles, death replaced by life. You can feel the happiness, joy and freedom. It's priceless. #Bukele #ElSalvador
Oscar senior probably films on his phone because it’s easy to look back at his memories. The older you get the more you reflect back on such memories and it’s more authentic to watch a video you filmed rather than on RUclips.
Yeah I hope they didn't dog on him for filming too bad unless they sent him every video file
"We have no rights" as they stand freely outside, giving their free opinion to foreigners who are freely recording on their cameras for the entire world to see. Unreal.
It’s human nature to always find something to complain about. I’m sure a lot of innocent people are in jail, but this was needed to fix the country.
@owencastle7826 Exactly so true, some people just can’t handle doing the right thing, even if it harms innocent people
This man slept 3 hours a day, working 2 jobs! And he is so full of life now, you'd never tell. Truly inspirational character
My friend Victor is from El Salvador... Great guy.....Young man with a bright future...
My mother was in Vietnam during the War. She was a teenager at the time, she would tell me stories of how sad it was. The war made Vietnam stop in it's time and stood still for years. She was struggling to find food and daily needs, only when my grandma met my grandpa(USA Vietnam Marine), did my mother get a chance to leave Vietnam to the United States. She knew no English, she worked so hard for us, always reminding us how lucky we are to have food and shelter.
Immigrants are some of the hardest working people I personally know, they start from 0 and have to work really hard to live that American Dream, and luckily I am now living that American dream, because of my Mother.
Trump or Kamala?
Wow your mom left the country with the losing side.
I have never felt so happy for a stranger. Oscar SR seems like a guy that deserved this all and more. I really wished it researched a bit deeper on how the locals see the change and possible obstacles. But great video nonetheless.
Best wishes from The Netherlands
Love this video!!! The helicopter part, you could see the pride and love in his eyes. Got some tears in my eyes too! 🇸🇻
I'm Canadian and I went to El Salvador with my girlfriend last year and it was one of the best trips in my life, food was amazing, the culture is great majority of people I met there were very kind, and the currency is already in USD which makes it easy to use your money and also it was very inexpensive most I spent per day on food was like 30$ for me and my girl at multiple restaurants I'm telling y'all man El Salvador is the place to be at 👍
Wow thanks for sharing! I’ve been considering it too. How is the economy? Is there a middle class?
What a wonderful video. It was so touching to see the reactions of returning to your home, after so long. Nothing stays the same and we always adapt. It was beautiful to enable this situation to happen ❤
As a Honduran who has family in El Salvador and it's basically my second nationality and seeing the change that has come for them, I'm truly happy. It's sad that in my country it's still so dangerous but seeing how safe I feel whenever I go to there in a land that's just 2 hours away from where i live vs how I feel when I'm in my own country it's really mixed feelings. I'm glad you brought Oscar Sr back to see his country. Never expected seeing Thomas and Ammar eating pupusas😭💓 Glad that all of you get to see how amazing are we centralamerican people.
May Honduras become safer.
- Un Chapin
My fiancé is from El Salvador and i love it there! I've been there a couple times already and it's an amazing country with amazing and warm hearted people. Honestly i always feel safe since the first day that i've step foot there. Everyone is so welcoming and the food is great! Definitely still a 3rd world country but i have been following all the changes that they've been applying and i know one day it'll be more modernized but still keeping its old ways and roots. I recommend anyone that is able to visit to give the country a try!
Wow thanks for sharing! I’ve been considering it too. How is the economy? Is there a middle class?
My dad has the exact same story, we took him back last summer and it was the most emotional and beautiful thing for him
I’m so glad you guys went to El Salvador! My mom is from there and been there three times personally! I’m so glad you guys finally made a video of El Salvador 🇸🇻 🖤🙌🏽
Omg I have been watching u guys for three years now and I can’t believe u guys actually went to my country AAAAAAH THANK YOU GUSH
It was funny to see those two young people exercising their right to complain about Bukele while forgetting that just a few years ago they did not even have the right to walk outside freely at night, or to complain about anything.
His story reminds me so much of my grandma’s. She crossed to the U.S from Guatemala. She always tells me how difficult it was for her and even when she got to Los Angeles she was put in a room with several men. Eventually the ppl who she paid to help her find asylum kicked her out when she had no money, no connections and had to work any job she could find. Very thankful for her sacrifice because she was able to bring my mom and I from Guatemala through a Visa and came here by airplane. At 18 I took my citizenship test and this year I am able to vote for the second time in my life.
Rich people are leaving, poor ones go there to get exploited.
Congratulations and I really hoped you voted blue for democracy
So wholesome of him to want to record everything to show his wife 🥹🥹🥹
Thank you for this BEAUTIFUL episode. The PURE JOY AND LOVE.....what a wonderful coming home!
Who turned on the sprinklers?
I was deeply moved by this story. As a DACA Dreamer, in December I will have the opportunity to return to my birthplace, Mexico City, after 25 years. The emotions the dad felt resonate with what I imagine my mom will experience when she visits with me one day. Her sacrifice in coming to the States is a constant motivation for me to become a better person.
Him recording whilst being told it’s already filmed, is the most universal “dad thing” ever😂🤣no matter where you’re from❤😂
As a Salvadoran who left the country in 1983 at the age of 10, I wholeheartedly support Bukele-he’s the best president El Salvador has had! The war against gangs in El Salvador was undoubtedly one of the most challenging and devastating chapters in the country’s history. However, the country has experienced a dramatic transformation in recent years. Under President Nayib Bukele's administration, the government has implemented a strict crackdown on gang activity, resulting in significant reductions in crime and murder rates. This approach has led to El Salvador being recognized as one of the safest countries in the region.
As a child of a mother who fled El Salvador and has always wanted to travel there but have been too poor this video was amazing to see
Greetings from Guatemala! We wish we would have the security our Salvadorians brothers are enjoying now. The girl at 13:20 says it on point! You have to do something about the economy at some point and the sooner the better. Is great that the security issue has been finally tackled down but now give something to the people so that they can grow economically and never have to go back to the conditions of before. All the best to the Salvadorian people! Is time start healing.
I had dinner with this Legend (Bukele) when I was a young warthog. No idea this would happen but I can tell you that in 2010ish he was definitely having conversations with kids around about the future and asking for input and I wasn't from there. I was very shy and staying with a friend but he asked questions that drove me to my current mindset. Thanks Bukele. 🎉 Viva Salvador
I’m actually going to El Salvador on November 1st with my parents to visit a family friend. So it’s funny to see that Yes Theory posted a video about El Salvador a few days before I leave.
Dang. Bukele really went full iron fist on the gangs.
Finally a leader with balls to do what is right. Only hope he doesn’t turn into a real dictator
@@fthv4325he already changed constitution to stay in power for longer 😬
@@camocas normally terrible but maybe he will lead long enough that the people ahead of him continue truthfulness, and dedication to actually making the country safe and liveable. + minimal bribery
It sounds like you are trying to say that Bukele should inspire more people to be like him so that there will be someone for him to pass the torch to when he leaves office, which i definitely agree with. El Salvador most certainly needs other people like bukele. @Leaferr
@@camocas the united states at one point did not have term limits and it was seen as normal.
Bukele's results speak for himself and his popularity is sky high for good reason.
You guys are truly exceptional with what, and who, you highlight in your videos. One cannot watch your stories and not be moved by the beauty and awesomeness of people and places all over the world. In the USA so many of us live near an Oscar - our neighbors, friends. El Salvador wasn't on my list of places to go, but after watching this I hope to one day.
0:11 “even safer than the US” as if the US is safe in first place 😂
It really depends on WHERE in the US lmao. Death is better than living in LA.
Most of the US is very safe. As well that it’s a good mark to show how much safer it got, it was incredibly dangerous before this
@@Travixty is this a joke? Anyone in the US has access to weapons! And you’re calling it very safe? Come on! I’ve been in many states and seen the chaos
@@mo0odybi871you a little boy. US is safer than other countries. Look at mexico 🤡
@@mo0odybi871you a lil boy
Been there many times - I’m proud to see the people so free. Pray for them as the future is bright for this country.
Pray to change vengeful god´s divine plan?
@ not quite. Pray that the gospel will spread rapidly through this country and more missionaries will feel safe to go minister to these wonderful people. Safe or not, we went, and I fell in love with the people I met.
Wow thanks for sharing! I’ve been considering it too. How is the economy? Is there a middle class?
This video is so well done! What an emotional and beautiful story, what a heartfelt journey. I was in tears. Thank you! I have much more compassion for my mother, who also made the same treacherous journey to the US.
did a student exchange to el salvador in 2019 (im from germany). very beautiful and i had an amazing month
our teacher was from there
My family and I fled from El Salvador to Canada in 2015 when the left political party was in place. Corruption in the government is one of those things we normalized growing up..
There hasn't been a day I don't think about my home, my friends and family. I would search up "YES Theory El Salvador" in hopes rhat you'd go one day. Man... I am so happy you got to experience the beauty of my country. If you consider going again please let me know, I'd be stoked to go back and even more with great company like you guys 🙏🏼
Communists are experts at ruining their own countries. Hopefully El Salvador will NEVER elect another left political party president EVER again.
My dad is from El Salvador, and ever since the country has become safer, he has started thinking about moving back. Its amazing to see how safe it is now.
I was in the same boat as these guys. LITERALLY! I went on that sunset boat tour and the white crosses in the water (24:17) are from a plane crash in the lake. (A local guy did save one of them)