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  • Опубликовано: 29 авг 2019
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    🇷🇺 What do you think of when someone says the word 'Europe'? Maybe Paris or Milan? Maybe the beaches of Spain or the mountains of Switzerland. Well there is another Europe that stretches out along the eastern border of the great continent. There you will find cities and towns the names of which we were not taught in the West but yet they are as much Europe as Manchester or Munich is. I took a trip to towns named after men with blood on their hands to see for myself...

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  • @Gvido_K
    @Gvido_K 4 года назад +17084

    Hotel Lady: Do you smoke?
    Bald: No, only Heroin.
    literally dying

  • @ASDASD34RDFS
    @ASDASD34RDFS 3 года назад +3589

    Bald when he gets kidnapped by Russian gang members:
    "So this is pretty exciting, we're actually being kidnapped by Soviet gangmembers!"
    *Says hello in Russian with a smile on his face*

    • @jasonparmar4658
      @jasonparmar4658 3 года назад +43

      Best comment ever :)

    • @VladOSDGL
      @VladOSDGL 3 года назад +31

      Yep sounds pretty much exactly what he would do :D and here i am sit here and wonder how he gets so well with every person he meets :D

    • @Cygnus888
      @Cygnus888 3 года назад +38

      @@VladOSDGL Because people generally are not bad. As long as you can speak even few words of their language you make a good impression.

    • @VladOSDGL
      @VladOSDGL 3 года назад +54

      @@Cygnus888 man i am russian so i can speak more than few words but i am garantee u ... i would get beaten up in half of situations bald get himself in but he end up just making friends with ppl every time :D

    • @Cygnus888
      @Cygnus888 3 года назад +16

      @@VladOSDGL That's because you are local ;)

  • @cseedrvr6627
    @cseedrvr6627 3 года назад +1591

    Russian people: library.
    Bald: Soviet library.

  • @_innerscape_
    @_innerscape_ 3 года назад +719

    You know what I like most about this channell? The (almost) lack of editing and music that results in a POV experience.
    Fuck those posh travel agency videos with epileptic montage and dance muzac. This is the real experience!

    • @tamasvarga67
      @tamasvarga67 3 года назад +14

      Absolutely... it's the content that matters but very few can pull it off. I haven't seen anybody like him.

    • @vonteflon
      @vonteflon 2 года назад +10

      @@cuchidesoto2686 I don’t want to do any of them but I’m absolutely fascinated to see Bald’s POV reports from them. Which is the whole point really isn’t it?

    • @ourladyofguadalupebotanica6732
      @ourladyofguadalupebotanica6732 2 года назад +18

      These are not sanitized tourist spots. Baldy goes far off the beaten path. We see places the free world has never ever seen. Just incredible. It's a history lesson, and a better understanding of Russia, the break away countries, and of course Soviet sinks.

    • @Eralen00
      @Eralen00 2 года назад

      i agree 100% - all those videos are so polished and the music and editing really takes you out of the experience

    • @alexkhokhloff6148
      @alexkhokhloff6148 2 года назад +1

      Отлично сказано!

  • @johnbrow284
    @johnbrow284 4 года назад +2584

    I'm an English teacher here in Russia. I've been following your channel for about a year or so & it's been amazing! And now all of my students watch it too! At first I thought that they wouldn't understand you , but they really enjoy it & sometimes they even start a lesson with " Did you watch Mr. Bald's clip yesterday?" :)

    • @AndreiBerezin
      @AndreiBerezin 4 года назад +55

      Прекрасно!!

    • @cosmoo1217
      @cosmoo1217 4 года назад +55

      That's so nice to hear! I'm from the US and I am just now learning German. It is very hard to learn a new language I have found. I hope that things are going good for you! :)

    • @dogchanneldoglover5506
      @dogchanneldoglover5506 4 года назад +4

      Cool

    • @mikeromadin8744
      @mikeromadin8744 4 года назад +28

      @IBrainedMyDamage english is successful for many reasons one of them it's not the most hard and complicated to learn at least to the level of basic & intermediate communication. The same german, french either russian are the way hard to learn

    • @Mrfailstandstil
      @Mrfailstandstil 4 года назад +17

      Wow, you're a cool teacher then, I wish I had someone like you in my student years but all I had was some Soviet babushkas as teachers throughout school and university 😆😆😂

  • @primark3901
    @primark3901 4 года назад +2842

    Hotel Woman: Do you smoke?
    Bald: No, only heroin.
    *Hotel scans all of Balds passport*

    • @markmallone7484
      @markmallone7484 4 года назад +76

      He was a good addict and haggled 300 of the room price though.

    • @kelleyabitbol6156
      @kelleyabitbol6156 4 года назад +3

      I had to go back..cuz i missed that. Lmao

    • @snuupie9224
      @snuupie9224 4 года назад +40

      That was the funniest shit, how casually he says that too haha

    • @livelifehatefur
      @livelifehatefur 4 года назад +29

      @@markmallone7484 thats 300 more he can spend on the heroin

    • @fancybear9476
      @fancybear9476 4 года назад +1

      Wtf.

  • @andreyskabelin2343
    @andreyskabelin2343 2 года назад +568

    Not many people realize the most astonishing part of this video: a woman in her 50/60s in Kirov is able to communicate in English. It's impossible to meet such a woman even in Moscow.

    • @b.elzebub9252
      @b.elzebub9252 2 года назад +29

      That was pretty interesting. I wonder what the story behind that is. Russia isn't in the Anglo-sphere with English language media and such. So she must have picked it up either by deliberately studying, or maybe she lived abroad at some point?

    • @belbelatyu9674
      @belbelatyu9674 2 года назад +12

      @@b.elzebub9252 lol in Russian schools it is obligatory to learn a second language, children start learning a second language from grades 1-2, before they usually chose German and French for learning, therefore most adults know them, although there are those who learned English, while modern children learn English, although there are exceptions

    • @DruidEnjoyer
      @DruidEnjoyer Год назад +44

      @@belbelatyu9674 Assuming that just because something is taught, most people actually know it is kinda false.
      I live in Finland, and Swedish is taught here, yet most Finns only know a few sentences like "my name is, what is your name?" and some random words in Swedish, and that's about it.
      If you don't use the language you are taught, you will lose it.

    • @loobyt8692
      @loobyt8692 Год назад

      Charismatic x Charming x Knowledgable x Entertaining x Interesting x what’s not to like x love your videos Mr Bald 😊

    • @Sniperboy5551
      @Sniperboy5551 Год назад +1

      @B. Elzebub oftentimes those who work in hotels are more likely to speak foreign languages, which seems to be a universal rule of thumb throughout the world

  • @guslook3184
    @guslook3184 3 года назад +661

    "Look at my little Soviet balcony"
    Glad those weren't your last words👍

    • @mattipiirainen7440
      @mattipiirainen7440 3 года назад +48

      Note how he did not actually step on it. :D

    • @coldfire4369
      @coldfire4369 3 года назад +23

      Looked sketchy af

    • @ourladyofguadalupebotanica6732
      @ourladyofguadalupebotanica6732 2 года назад +16

      I was thinking the same thing. Otherwise it would be, next time on Bald and Bankrupt, '3 months in a Soviet Hospital.'

    • @vladimirv.g.1436
      @vladimirv.g.1436 2 года назад

      "So this is pretty exciting, we're actually in a soviet hospital" * smiles * @@ourladyofguadalupebotanica6732

  • @oneworldmusicpodcast2369
    @oneworldmusicpodcast2369 4 года назад +3045

    If they had a prize for best social skills, I think this man would get it.

    • @zppf
      @zppf 4 года назад +49

      And how many languages he can speak

    • @strawberrybudz8578
      @strawberrybudz8578 4 года назад +121

      I wish I had his confidence

    • @semzz7769
      @semzz7769 4 года назад +136

      I mean this man for sure spent all his points in charisma

    • @monkeke9595
      @monkeke9595 4 года назад +58

      I hate talking to people but when I see him interacting with people it makes me feel good

    • @Z4J3B4NT
      @Z4J3B4NT 3 года назад +24

      @@semzz7769 Do you know which type of people are proven to be the most charismatic? Psychopaths. And this guy reeks of one.

  • @lakssuport5688
    @lakssuport5688 4 года назад +721

    The rest of the world: Thats a cute little pigeon.
    Bald: Wow a soviet pigeon incredible!

  • @cnpnrbs
    @cnpnrbs 3 года назад +79

    22:00 random hotel employee anywhere in Russia can be unexpectedly gorgeous

    • @IbnShahid
      @IbnShahid 2 года назад +4

      Yeah, you’re right. She was pretty classy.

  • @Andrew-vt2wq
    @Andrew-vt2wq 4 года назад +669

    The russian banditi won't touch you, they know you have the support of a million babushkas.

    • @inguspodnieks9028
      @inguspodnieks9028 4 года назад +14

      @anonymGRXJbt anonymGRXJbt I heared the accurate statistic was 1 babushka to7 or 8 gopnils

    • @ilyamosin3090
      @ilyamosin3090 4 года назад +17

      If only they realised that the real bandits are sitting in Kremlin

    • @Newtube_Channel
      @Newtube_Channel 4 года назад +5

      Everyone fears babushkas, they are like snakes that you want play with but also don't want to get bitten (or smitten) by.

    • @sumosami
      @sumosami 4 года назад +3

      @@ilyamosin3090 and washington dc

    • @user-hy3dv5wh1z
      @user-hy3dv5wh1z 3 месяца назад

      ​@@ilyamosin3090All the bandits, Satanists , terrorists are sitting in Washington, Brussels . Those who oppose them are sitting in the Kremlin

  • @joelmartin5136
    @joelmartin5136 4 года назад +706

    Nice to find a vlogger that doesn't travel somewhere just to do yoga.

    • @carrieoff
      @carrieoff 4 года назад +42

      But I would love to see bald doing yoga 😆

    • @Lysergic_
      @Lysergic_ 4 года назад +9

      @Zero Cool j o k e s a r e g r e a t

    • @seanaaron7888
      @seanaaron7888 4 года назад +4

      I would pay to see bald do yoga

    • @venom2k2
      @venom2k2 4 года назад +8

      Well, Bald aka Benjamin Rich is travelling, staying in better cities, fucking girls using his pick up skills and foreigner bonus, then travels to remote shit holes to give the impression he is always out there. Dont take everything you see him do as the truth.

    • @lawrencian
      @lawrencian 4 года назад +17

      @@venom2k2 okay virgin

  • @popefrancis80
    @popefrancis80 3 года назад +58

    Jeez you can tell that librarian at 13:20 could barely hold in her excitement about her job. She seems overcome with joy...

  • @Prunktor
    @Prunktor 2 года назад +523

    I'm living in Germany and my parents orginally come from Russia. Fortunately they taught me russian and russian culture. I discovered your account only a few days ago and can't stop watching. You're a real inspiration! Hopefully you'll keep up for a long time and also visit Omsk, my mothers home town.

    • @user-mc7wn8lc4x
      @user-mc7wn8lc4x 2 года назад +19

      а говорят из Омска нельзя уехать)))))

    • @bronislavpupkov2500
      @bronislavpupkov2500 2 года назад +1

      Dont be stupid. It is dangerous and not fun.

    • @puddycat2325
      @puddycat2325 2 года назад +50

      @@bronislavpupkov2500 Bald almost always proves those places don’t deserve their reputation.

    • @alecberlin6803
      @alecberlin6803 2 года назад

      Whoa, same!

    • @XxSatir_pardyxX
      @XxSatir_pardyxX 2 года назад +24

      @@bronislavpupkov2500 lmao who hurt you? He's only talking about where he's from. its not like the guy is sending you death threats or anything💀

  • @ih8tusernam3s
    @ih8tusernam3s 4 года назад +752

    This guy has crammed five lifetimes worth of adventure into the three episodes I've watched.

  • @jon77834
    @jon77834 3 года назад +2346

    "do you smoke?"
    "No... Only heroin"
    What a boss

    • @hhm6137
      @hhm6137 3 года назад +33

      I laughed so hard

    • @sufiyan2682
      @sufiyan2682 3 года назад +18

      Funny but not cool

    • @LiamM_
      @LiamM_ 3 года назад +6

      That was funny

    • @ct0335
      @ct0335 3 года назад +39

      @@sufiyan2682 it was a joke...you don’t get English humor.

    • @weltmeister
      @weltmeister 3 года назад +10

      I laughed so hard and it's not even a good joke, the way he said it was so funny, took me by surprise almost spilled my coffee

  • @navigator902
    @navigator902 3 года назад +71

    Bald no anxiety in the man..... he moves like a cat.... meets and greets anybody.....and a maniac for old Rusky buildings ....U DA MAN.

  • @SuperTinyPickle
    @SuperTinyPickle 4 года назад +851

    "Do you smoke?"
    "No, only Heroin"
    "I just checked in, after all of my passport being scanned for some reason" *thinking*

  • @jemalkushchiev376
    @jemalkushchiev376 4 года назад +1291

    Your Russian has advanced to a level where you can actually argue with old soviet people and win those arguments :D Thank you for the video it was entertaining

    • @masonlay9553
      @masonlay9553 4 года назад +17

      Seriously what a champ!

    • @sumanbhattacharjee9151
      @sumanbhattacharjee9151 4 года назад +7

      @@masonlay9553 yes fluent both english and russian!! amazing

    • @MontyGumby
      @MontyGumby 4 года назад +4

      how come he speaks russian so well ?

    • @alexdemyanenko8467
      @alexdemyanenko8467 4 года назад +77

      @@MontyGumby he's hanging around Russian-speaking people for almost two years without taking a lengthy breaks. That gives you enormous boost to your speaking ability. Not only he speaks well, and correctly most of the times, but in his short replies and one-liners even the accent fades.

    • @jacobpaulson23
      @jacobpaulson23 4 года назад +13

      @@alexdemyanenko8467 he had a Russian partner for like 10 years

  • @Lebwoski174
    @Lebwoski174 Год назад +150

    „do you smoke?”
    “No! Only heroin!”
    Hahaha

    • @carsonrudy1683
      @carsonrudy1683 Год назад +10

      Wasn’t sure if I heard that right haha

  • @user-jj9td2ox2p
    @user-jj9td2ox2p 2 года назад +104

    I live in Murigino, and I was pleased to see my village (albeit not from its best side) and familiar faces. To be honest, everything in life is not so scary as in the video.
    Happy New Year and Merry Christmas everyone!

    • @jacksdad734
      @jacksdad734 2 года назад

      God bless. How are things now?

    • @user-jj9td2ox2p
      @user-jj9td2ox2p 2 года назад +5

      @@jacksdad734 All is well. Thanks

    • @user-jj9td2ox2p
      @user-jj9td2ox2p Год назад

      @Paul Yoxy The 70s wasn't a bad time I guess

    • @stranger6797
      @stranger6797 Год назад

      How's life in Russia now?

    • @Artyom_Artyomovich
      @Artyom_Artyomovich Год назад +2

      ​@@stranger6797 well it's the same as it used to be but honestly everything just doesn't feel right. There was hope for the best before but now it's gone

  • @dominic.h.3363
    @dominic.h.3363 4 года назад +1670

    I'm so glad I discovered your channel, I'm living vicariously through you as a wheelchair user, and absolutely admire the level of spontaneity with which you pick your destinations, something I could never do. Even for a trip to the next town I have to call ahead or at the very least check google street view if the place has any stairs, and my travels anywhere farther are limited by the meager ~180$ disability allowance I get from the Hungarian state, so I watch channels like yours instead, and enjoy them tremendously, but I have to say yours is my new favorite!
    Thank you for all you do!

    • @stuartkelly3106
      @stuartkelly3106 4 года назад +48

      Sorry for your hard life

    • @dominic.h.3363
      @dominic.h.3363 4 года назад +25

      @@stuartkelly3106 Thank you, much appreciated.

    • @TT-id3dp
      @TT-id3dp 4 года назад +44

      Wish you all the best Dominic

    • @dominic.h.3363
      @dominic.h.3363 4 года назад +33

      @@TT-id3dp Thank you. I can't complain much, I just miss the ability to be spontaneous. I have to micromanage every aspect of my life.
      I hope Bald is okay, he hasn't posted in a month. Not that he'd be able to travel with the pandemic, it would just be nice to know if he's okay.

    • @thesayxx
      @thesayxx 4 года назад +32

      Hey Dominic, just wanted to say i feel your pain. My mom is a paraplegic, and i basically grew up around people in wheelchairs, so i know how life can get complicated really quick by small things us able people take for granted. But dont despair, I've seen people do amazing things. I know a paraplegic painter who paints with his mouth, and he had a 3 months long art show in the Louvre, I've met paraolympians who won medals in shooting, i've even met a man who conquered the tallest mountain in our country (with a little help of his friends). There is nothing you cannot achieve if you set your mind to it. Find something that you love and stick to it trough good times and bad. I hope i dont come across condescending, and i want you to know that being in a wheelchair absolutely doesn't make you anything less than anyone! Anyways all i really wanted to say is i wish you good health, and i wish you best of luck in whatever you set your mind to, and that a random person from the youtube comment section is sending good vibes your way :)

  • @sanchosrancho3250
    @sanchosrancho3250 4 года назад +576

    *"Well hopefully the Russian bandits won't touch me."*
    Babushka starts chortling madly.

    • @hasselnttper3730
      @hasselnttper3730 4 года назад +4

      I wonder if she was talking about small time bandits/criminals or the Russian mob/mafia, or whatever is left of it nowadays.

    • @mejamir
      @mejamir 4 года назад +15

      @@hasselnttper3730 there was "ОПГ" in the title of newspaper. Which literally mean "organized crime group"

    • @hasselnttper3730
      @hasselnttper3730 4 года назад +2

      @@mejamir Ahhh, okay, thanks dude! Mafia(ish) then.

    • @nunliski
      @nunliski 4 года назад +1

      That was a movie moment.

    • @jetblackjoy
      @jetblackjoy 7 дней назад

      ​​@@hasselnttper3730ОПГ is a relatively small gang while mafia is a criminal organisation (ОПС). Outside of legal texts, though, these terms can be used interchangeably:)

  • @rytisliaucys3444
    @rytisliaucys3444 3 года назад +99

    Perfectly normal modern library
    Bald: Soviet.

    • @darianchastine934
      @darianchastine934 3 года назад +3

      I was like wtf is he talking about?

    • @Seshihal
      @Seshihal 4 месяца назад

      It is really Soviet

  • @heinzblassen4446
    @heinzblassen4446 3 года назад +35

    3:14 what a sweet laugh that little old babushka has :) bless her

  • @PactWithLucifer
    @PactWithLucifer 4 года назад +564

    "Arrest me, Anna" . Priceless.

    • @AndrewGunner
      @AndrewGunner 4 года назад +15

      @Mike Morbuk Bruh...

    • @AndrewGunner
      @AndrewGunner 4 года назад +1

      @@benjolicious is she tho

    • @MrSonofsonof
      @MrSonofsonof 3 года назад

      Be careful, Bald. She will take down anything you say.

  • @dk2428
    @dk2428 4 года назад +704

    *my anxiety:* Looking up every possible info on my destination
    *Mr Bald:* Lets pick a random placename in the middle of nowhere

    • @halonothing1
      @halonothing1 4 года назад +23

      I know what you mean. When I was younger in the 90's I was more adventurous, I would take a greyhound to other cities to meet up with women I met online without a second thought or much planning. Now I'm just a nervous wreck if I have to so much as take a city bus across town.

    • @quasimobius
      @quasimobius 4 года назад +1

      The public toilets there are heinous. Still...not as bad as Mexico's.

    • @numap4701
      @numap4701 4 года назад

      @@Snot486 What kind of BUG is that?

    • @jomsviking5059
      @jomsviking5059 4 года назад

      @@halonothing1 Has something happened to you during those times?

    • @numap4701
      @numap4701 4 года назад

      @@Snot486 Is bald and bankrupt english? The guy IS bald and Brain dead

  • @ridwanmr1
    @ridwanmr1 2 года назад +49

    Ever since I found this channel, could not stop binge watch it!. Love and enjoy it. This guy deserves his own netflix series.

  • @JackyVSO
    @JackyVSO Год назад +8

    “Syktyvkar” is one of those exotic words that pass beneath me on the flight map every time I fly between Europe and China. It's great to finally see a bit of what it's like all the way down on the ground.

  • @panchopuskas1
    @panchopuskas1 4 года назад +827

    Mr Bald...a request....could you show us on a map where these places are so we can follow you better..? Thanks.....

    • @sergiotheg13
      @sergiotheg13 4 года назад +22

      Yeah im confused lol

    • @prudX
      @prudX 4 года назад +88

      This! I always pause video and look on the map where he is going! It would be great for him to add this in at the start

    • @khalidalali186
      @khalidalali186 4 года назад +30

      You know you can google them right? Start with “Komi Republic” the norther star hotel is situated in the capital of the Komi Republic.

    • @WhoElseLikesPortal
      @WhoElseLikesPortal 4 года назад +40

      yeah like a little map animation like indiana jones

    • @Diclofenac_
      @Diclofenac_ 4 года назад +6

      That's a nice idea

  • @MiddleEarthGirl75
    @MiddleEarthGirl75 4 года назад +326

    Only Bald can get off a bus at an unknown town and walk around like he owns the place.

    • @Tom111115
      @Tom111115 4 года назад

      @@slavic3225 What do u mean with ''abusing'' lol, explain please

    • @MiddleEarthGirl75
      @MiddleEarthGirl75 4 года назад +14

      @@slavic3225 Considering I've read only positive comments about the places and people you igh want to change your attitude. I've also seem plenty of people both Russian and Indian thank him profusely for showing their home areas and the world the places tourists don't see. He brings awareness, information and possibly other travellers to go to those areas which would help stimulate some of the local economy. I think the places in Russia he's gone to so far have been wonderful!

    • @ziplin5412
      @ziplin5412 4 года назад +2

      @@slavic3225 I don't think the places looked bad. Of course you can't compare towns to metropoles

    • @starsareangels
      @starsareangels 4 года назад +2

      Colonial blood runs thick lol

  • @jasoncarswell7458
    @jasoncarswell7458 2 года назад +4

    The way the Babushka spat out "Banditi!" warmed my black heart. She just wants to sell her kvass and these jerks are out there bothering people.

  • @ceilconstante7813
    @ceilconstante7813 2 года назад +19

    I've been on a Bald Binge for a few days. Since I was in High School 79-81 I've always wanted to know more about the lives of average people in the Soviet Era, Architecture, Culture, Food etc. Growing up we were taken care of by an adorable loving and wonderful Babushka widow neighbor who spoke little English. She made us Ukrainian food and watched us after school till our parents came home. 40 yrs later I still cry for missing her sometimes.

  • @comical9587
    @comical9587 3 года назад +747

    "I'm being shot at... let's find out what this library is like"

  • @alexanderbon5711
    @alexanderbon5711 3 года назад +827

    Kvas Babushka: shouting "Bandity"..... EPIC :D

  • @VvV-kp3xw
    @VvV-kp3xw 3 года назад +19

    That is quite fascinating.
    I grew up in such a "soviet" apartment from former Eastern Germany times and I asked myself often whats about the building heights - elevator correlation.
    Thank you comrade Bald

    • @geewhiz5926
      @geewhiz5926 2 года назад

      Does Eastern Germany still have any of its 18th century architecture?

  • @user-vf3vv8xg9w
    @user-vf3vv8xg9w 3 года назад +11

    8:06 wait a minute... That's my city! Omg xD

  • @biancatalevska2851
    @biancatalevska2851 4 года назад +724

    Forget Netflix, I've been binge watching Bald's videos since day 1 of quarantine.

    • @stevenpatriarca868
      @stevenpatriarca868 3 года назад +7

      same, he is pretty entertaining isint he?

    • @SandeepKulshrestha
      @SandeepKulshrestha 3 года назад +5

      He is the best vlogger

    • @tbags147
      @tbags147 3 года назад

      @@SandeepKulshrestha simp

    • @prxybeats
      @prxybeats 3 года назад +1

      True 🥰

    • @MK-ys2vz
      @MK-ys2vz 3 года назад +1

      Because there is nothing worth to watch on netflix hehe

  • @Stewpkiddable
    @Stewpkiddable 4 года назад +338

    i love how you are just one man restoring peoples faith in humanity one conversation at a time.

    • @DarthZackTheFirstI
      @DarthZackTheFirstI 4 года назад +2

      im communicating with thousands of servers at the same time to get the best prices world wide. teached my botnet my best language! up to 1 million conversations per seconds! but still, i feel this guy in the video lives a more fullfilled life

    • @userseveneleven
      @userseveneleven 4 года назад +1

      DarthZackTheFirst Ok “DarthZackTheFirst”

    • @peeron6829
      @peeron6829 4 года назад

      Do you smoke? No, only heroin
      😂😂

    • @legionjames1822
      @legionjames1822 4 года назад +1

      YES. Thats what i feel when i watch. You nailed it. Even the very poop and disenfranchised are often friendly and very hospitable, just trying to do their best, like us all. I love this show for that. Its what makes it great.

  • @nokaut456
    @nokaut456 Год назад +3

    Benji can make my day with his humble charisma and attitude to go anywhere and see the simple things are the ones that really important

  • @jeffandkrisiebarron2126
    @jeffandkrisiebarron2126 3 года назад +9

    What an incredible life you have going on, I truly enjoy what you do, you’re quite the caricature, thank you

  • @markusmeier3529
    @markusmeier3529 4 года назад +157

    this is probably the best series on youtube right now. crazy man

    • @suurkoll3701
      @suurkoll3701 4 года назад

      Markus Meier easily the best, luv dis bald boi

    • @jenq436
      @jenq436 4 года назад

      Very best for sure.

    • @Redshift2077
      @Redshift2077 4 года назад +1

      Nah, World War Two is better, this is a close second though

    • @ggbeats8010
      @ggbeats8010 4 года назад

      @mike rusch you too speak "babUshka"?

  • @user-th9xw5is1p
    @user-th9xw5is1p 4 года назад +688

    Hello my friend. I live in the village of Murygino. And when I watched your video I smiled very much. Thanks for visiting Murygino!

    • @jeremyemilio9378
      @jeremyemilio9378 4 года назад +25

      How do you get internet?

    • @sanspeur-uz4zy
      @sanspeur-uz4zy 4 года назад +72

      @@jeremyemilio9378 in Russia internet everywhere. And there is the one of the best and cheapest internet (before Japan) in the world btw.

    • @user-th9xw5is1p
      @user-th9xw5is1p 4 года назад +51

      @@jeremyemilio9378 ,in our village there is Internet.

    • @ocb8013
      @ocb8013 4 года назад +4

      харди вай I wish u good health

    • @henkkaa88
      @henkkaa88 4 года назад +25

      @@jeremyemilio9378 lol are you joking?

  • @KpCrewProduction
    @KpCrewProduction 2 года назад +2

    Just finished reading The Burning Edge and decided to rewatch all your videos. Got super excited when the mural you used for the book cover came across my screen!

  • @horsthopf3863
    @horsthopf3863 3 года назад +5

    These journeys are so interesting and awesome. It really helps that you can speak the native tongue, really enjoy your videos thank you for posting.

  • @adlerhorst1995
    @adlerhorst1995 3 года назад +547

    When the grumpy old man in the beginning asked what organization you’re from you should’ve just said from the MI6

    • @markrainford1219
      @markrainford1219 3 года назад +152

      Yes, that would have been a short vacation, or a very long one lol

    • @timursancovs2202
      @timursancovs2202 3 года назад +21

      LOL. I'm afraid the olde man would not have a clue what's MI6. James Bond would ring the bell :)

    • @antonm7191
      @antonm7191 3 года назад +1

      @@markrainford1219 what do you mean by long one
      What might have happened?

    • @costantinoiannone2210
      @costantinoiannone2210 3 года назад +29

      @@antonm7191 well if he called the cops and they picked him up for saying he was mi6, he would have a pleasant chat with the FSB (the successor to the KGB) . This would definitely lengthen his holiday by a long time and if they are convinced he’s an agent he would find himself in one of the many luxurious gulags Russia has to offer

    • @Tripz-tv
      @Tripz-tv 3 года назад +7

      @@costantinoiannone2210 this is a little specific ... happen to you?😂😂

  • @junimeme5626
    @junimeme5626 4 года назад +330

    Woman: "Do you smoke?"
    Him: "No. Only heroin."
    that quality comedic spontaneity

    • @chrisragona3945
      @chrisragona3945 4 года назад +15

      OK so I wasn't hearing things.

    • @samiq4499
      @samiq4499 4 года назад +1

      Lol

    • @kraftmayo
      @kraftmayo 4 года назад +1

      Hahaha loved it 😂😂😂

    • @HugeGeronimo
      @HugeGeronimo 4 года назад +1

      @@chrisragona3945 Rewinded too, couldn't believe it. :)

    • @Vistrus
      @Vistrus 4 года назад

      That caught me off guard

  • @muhmuhman711
    @muhmuhman711 3 года назад +14

    Thank you, bald! Your videos always give me the feels like travelling with a good friend around the world.
    Really appreciate it! Ty for your efforts and move on the good work! :)

  • @JC-ru3mo
    @JC-ru3mo 3 года назад +6

    I love how they show you several hotel rooms to choose from and they’re all different.

  • @justicewarrior9187
    @justicewarrior9187 4 года назад +44

    Seriously
    It's funny how the most addicting videos are yours!!
    No supercars, no mansions, no beautiful couples in paradise.. Just a normal funny bloke showing me the real world!!
    I don't know why but it's the best videos to relax and chill
    Beautiful 😉

  • @berlinocelot
    @berlinocelot 3 года назад +396

    3:07 The way the little Babushka says "Bandits!" is so cute XD

    • @2Karwa
      @2Karwa 3 года назад +7

      She did not say bandits, but bandyty (russian word)

    • @berlinocelot
      @berlinocelot 3 года назад +39

      @@2Karwa I know

    • @yomer355
      @yomer355 3 года назад +20

      @@2Karwa No shit, we know she didn't shout this particular word in English, duh

    • @2Karwa
      @2Karwa 3 года назад +2

      @@yomer355 I thought that maybe it sounded funny to him cuz he thought that it was actually "bandits"

    • @fred.wright
      @fred.wright 3 года назад +8

      @@yomer355 no need to be rude

  • @enorazza
    @enorazza Год назад +1

    This videos are better then an average TV series I tell you I am addicted so much the more it is raw the more I want it. But there is also history, society, culture.. And humour, positive attitude. Inspiring. Thank you Bald.

  • @johnpick8336
    @johnpick8336 3 года назад +2

    Thank you for taking us along with you on your trip !

  • @MrKaplanO
    @MrKaplanO 4 года назад +42

    21:15 azeri driver just wanted to say "Sağol" or "Sagol" which we also use in Turkish as a word. Literally means "stay alive" but we use it as a "thank you" or "stay well" too :)

  • @Mohamed-ok2ic
    @Mohamed-ok2ic 3 года назад +1123

    4:06 Bald English Guy travels in a Japanese Car in Russia listening to a French Song sung by a half-Rwandese Belgian Artist. Globalisation

    • @Heretogasunu
      @Heretogasunu 3 года назад +105

      Mr. worldwide

    • @FreyOdyssey
      @FreyOdyssey 3 года назад +43

      just a typical europe thing

    • @TheBandana1969
      @TheBandana1969 3 года назад +34

      And an English speaking Indian doctor is watching it.

    • @universe2823
      @universe2823 3 года назад +56

      A UK-born Punjabi man is watching this with his parents that were born in Kenya and his Bolivian wife on a US iPhone made in China.

    • @universe2823
      @universe2823 3 года назад +1

      Mister E. I feel sorry for you

  • @tootsboots1
    @tootsboots1 2 года назад +1

    I don’t know what it is Ben but your videos are so bloody addictive. Even when the content is struggling I find myself clicking the next video! Something strangely comforting about them.

    • @SahadevKamathA1
      @SahadevKamathA1 2 года назад +2

      Fully agree with you. Same here....😊

  • @jordanmurphy8370
    @jordanmurphy8370 2 года назад +1

    bald, you are a king amongst men - this has become my favourite channel on youtube.

  • @stephenmurray5684
    @stephenmurray5684 4 года назад +179

    I hope you spent more time than you did on video with those friendly librarians who were genuinely interested in where you were from.

    • @torrace12
      @torrace12 4 года назад +16

      ye i wanted to hear more of that conversation too

  • @ifluro
    @ifluro 4 года назад +1216

    All this filming in Russia, and not one car accident caught on camera.
    Another myth busted?

    • @roughnegg6615
      @roughnegg6615 4 года назад +175

      and 0 gopniks squatting on the road and eating semechki... tsk, tsk...

    • @varusama
      @varusama 4 года назад +50

      @@roughnegg6615 maybe they are hiding, being afraid of publicity?

    • @midge_gender_solek3314
      @midge_gender_solek3314 4 года назад +62

      We do have a lot of car accidents, but those dashcam videos make it seem a lot worse.

    • @boghund
      @boghund 4 года назад +68

      It's just that many many Russians have dashcams

    • @MIck-M
      @MIck-M 4 года назад +3

      Some guy opened a door on them as they pulled up and you could see he was damn relieved to get there in one piece I thought.

  • @artspooner
    @artspooner 3 года назад +2

    15:56 she could be a librarian from any country.

  • @ig101
    @ig101 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you, baldie for good videos.

  • @simonruddle6511
    @simonruddle6511 4 года назад +105

    I loved the two ladies in the library...…………!

    • @canadude2010
      @canadude2010 4 года назад +16

      The last hotel clerk was lovely too...

    • @peteparadis1619
      @peteparadis1619 4 года назад +1

      Simon Ruddle I think they would have left with him

  • @damianjagusiak5090
    @damianjagusiak5090 4 года назад +273

    Most scared thing is confidence. Nobody won’t mess with tall bald guy wearing suit and being so confident. That’s why u still alive. 😅
    Love this channel!

    • @damianjagusiak5090
      @damianjagusiak5090 4 года назад +5

      My bad. English is not my main language.

    • @cpamaster5019
      @cpamaster5019 4 года назад +1

      Nobody won’t = everybody will 😂

    • @digitalrico
      @digitalrico 4 года назад

      You are exactly right lol 😂

    • @nicku1
      @nicku1 4 года назад +2

      @MooseyQ Your English is goodlier than his ;)

    • @queenlanapepsicola2338
      @queenlanapepsicola2338 4 года назад +8

      No because criminals target foreigners. He has an obvious accent, that’s why the lady at the hotel wanted him to get a more expensive room. Everyone in Russia thinks westerners are rich

  • @peteraugust5295
    @peteraugust5295 3 года назад +4

    @18:34 ahhh. the good old western hotel goodbye with a high five haha She nailed it.

  • @SirVergewaltig0re
    @SirVergewaltig0re 3 года назад +1

    The man in the background drinks at the same time like you at 2:48
    dis perfect

  • @MrDoggiepoop
    @MrDoggiepoop 4 года назад +82

    I use "soviet" as an adjective for random items around the house and my wife freaks out because she has no idea why I keep doing it.

    • @MaximGolovlev
      @MaximGolovlev 3 года назад

      - Look at this greasy old soviet butthole. Will we meet adventure along the way? Lets dive deeper into it and find out!
      Wife: - Stop it!

  • @magicalsylveon2004
    @magicalsylveon2004 4 года назад +192

    My family is from Kirov and my mom recommended me this video
    😅😅

  • @ryori4176
    @ryori4176 2 года назад

    Hello Arthur, the videos are like drugs; I can not stop. Place I have never heard of or been. Thank you for taking us. Fantastic. My images of the world gets larger with your videos. Keep it up...

  • @marykay8587
    @marykay8587 3 года назад +1

    I've just joined your channel and your so well bloody travelled! I love it..."hmmm I feel like exploring a new town" and we'll, why not??? 🇨🇦

  • @akbu
    @akbu 4 года назад +354

    5:28
    "smoke?"
    "no"
    "only heroin"
    Bald, you're the best

    • @MissUgg
      @MissUgg 4 года назад +7

      i nearly died when i heard that hahaha

    • @fredrikronnberg684
      @fredrikronnberg684 4 года назад +2

      LOL sneaky jokes are the best

    • @c1berspace469
      @c1berspace469 4 года назад +2

      XAXAXAXA also heard that xD

    • @amos1191
      @amos1191 4 года назад +1

      What a legend

    • @haa1774
      @haa1774 4 года назад +1

      I was dying afterthat one 🤣☠️

  • @dtr125
    @dtr125 4 года назад +158

    23:30, that balcony looks like it will fall off if you step on it.

    • @CarthagoMike
      @CarthagoMike 4 года назад +8

      a true Sovjet Balcony

    • @kotperdun8010
      @kotperdun8010 4 года назад +50

      Trap for western spies.

    • @Valhalla.Studio
      @Valhalla.Studio 4 года назад +7

      Its all part of the soviet balcony experience package, you missing out if you never had one collapse on you.

    • @l2ic3
      @l2ic3 4 года назад +4

      in soviet russia, balcony falls off you

    • @Diffidentone
      @Diffidentone 4 года назад +4

      I thought the same thing and then he leans out and puts his weight on the railing. I thought for sure we were going to hear him say, "Fast approaching is some fine Soviet pavement."

  • @hedgemist691
    @hedgemist691 2 года назад +1

    When I've watched all of your videos, I'm going to watch them all again.

  • @clintwestwood1895
    @clintwestwood1895 3 года назад +9

    at 6:06 Bald's "bed" comment, Hilarious!

  • @felixdzerzhinsky9926
    @felixdzerzhinsky9926 4 года назад +155

    women of library "how you comes here" bald: her majesty and mi6 send me to explore russia and spy there

  • @mikeyclements6202
    @mikeyclements6202 4 года назад +352

    2:48 He's drinking in the exact same way as the guy behind him. Glitch in the matrix.

  • @Monte_Melkonyan
    @Monte_Melkonyan 3 года назад +6

    "Who ever heard of Kirov" i see someone never played Red Alert 2

  • @AnthonyJerome
    @AnthonyJerome 4 года назад +800

    "This is private property" Oh the irony.

    • @josephsherman5288
      @josephsherman5288 4 года назад +53

      I was thinking the same thing XD, I was like... "Waaaitt a minute!"

    • @randomdude9135
      @randomdude9135 4 года назад +94

      Stalin is rolling in his grave

    • @romanolejar805
      @romanolejar805 4 года назад +1

      @@randomdude9135 😆

    • @lean.2366
      @lean.2366 3 года назад +44

      Our private property

    • @Nikohhh04
      @Nikohhh04 3 года назад +5

      Communism is literally the opposite haha

  • @thimble347
    @thimble347 4 года назад +244

    That man in the booth had the typical Soviet MI6 detection software... he knows...

    • @jeffersonaraldi7168
      @jeffersonaraldi7168 4 года назад +3

      Typical russian man:, full of aggression: Will kill you when you turn your back.

    • @thimble347
      @thimble347 4 года назад +1

      @Ivan Petrov You are more funny than you think you are, I just think it's a shame people don't pick up on your humor that easily.

    • @thimble347
      @thimble347 4 года назад

      @Ivan Petrov I think that the ideal secret agent is from the area rather than someone who catalogues every movement they do on RUclips. Where does the MI6 agent Bald get his information from small towns and little villages? An old Latin phrase asks: who benefits?

    • @jebatevrana
      @jebatevrana 4 года назад

      @Ivan Petrov I don`t follow your logic. MI6 agent is going to potential separatist republics while at the same time his guise is English vlogger. Yeah, FSB is full of blind idiots.

    • @kombinatsiya6000
      @kombinatsiya6000 4 года назад +2

      @Ivan Petrov No, you are not kidding but you are the typical lazily paranoid Russian who equates anything foreign as an attempt to subvert the motherland.

  • @pams.divelbiss681
    @pams.divelbiss681 3 года назад +3

    I love seeing this stuff! So interesting!

  • @brendenwethington4796
    @brendenwethington4796 4 месяца назад +3

    its clear you travel for curiosity and not for clout chasing content. i like how you dont attract attention to yourself. You just walk up and the attention comes to you lol best wishes and safe travels, wish I could be your camera guy

  • @AwesomeFish12
    @AwesomeFish12 4 года назад +162

    By my count the word "soviet" was only mentioned 15 times(including the taxi driver). Far lower than average. You're slipping Mr. Bald.

    • @aaronkeane2336
      @aaronkeane2336 4 года назад

      @@rivingtonpike7899 To be fair he says it was a bit of a behind the scenes look at the stuff that doesn't normally make the vids. Some of his recent stuff has been great

  • @mrhpijl
    @mrhpijl 4 года назад +267

    12:45
    *gunshot in the distance*
    "ooh, right.. I'm being shot at"
    These moments are why I love your channel

    • @pixiniarts
      @pixiniarts 4 года назад +4

      Don't think that was a gunshot... Sounded wrong.

    • @liamrowsell157
      @liamrowsell157 4 года назад

      Even though hes not being shot at?

    • @Elaba_
      @Elaba_ 3 года назад +3

      They were aiming at his camera.

    • @typgamer
      @typgamer 3 года назад

      Just a firecracker, you can buy them the whole year.

  • @shirleyrice7093
    @shirleyrice7093 3 года назад +6

    The Kirov Ballet. I went to see it in NYC many years ago.

    • @alicek.4714
      @alicek.4714 2 года назад

      Only it wasn't a company from Kirov)) they are just both named after one guy

  • @-Remedy-
    @-Remedy- 3 года назад

    You are so hilarious and positive person. Your videos are pretty exciting even for the natives like me. Thanks a lot.

  • @theodormommsen8348
    @theodormommsen8348 4 года назад +43

    That was amazing that have been to my home town - Kirov. And you made your video next to my house! I could literally see you! And it's such a shame I haven't seen you, those days were too busy for me to go for a walk at least!
    Dude, I love your way of showing our cities to the English-speaking people, that's incredible.

  • @RationalPotato
    @RationalPotato 3 года назад +686

    I almost choked on my crackpipe, when he said "only heroin"

    • @AryanSingh-fg3oc
      @AryanSingh-fg3oc 3 года назад +11

      2 crackheads even gave you likes for that comment😂

    • @sup4528
      @sup4528 3 года назад +3

      Underrated comment

    • @disgust7515
      @disgust7515 3 года назад +3

      blyat lmfao

    • @ROWINZILLA
      @ROWINZILLA 2 года назад +3

      Try turning it off and back on again, did that thing work out for you?

    • @lavertable
      @lavertable 2 года назад +3

      @@ROWINZILLA ? the pipe? u can turn off?

  • @jembartlett
    @jembartlett 2 года назад +4

    I loved that Russian library in a town I've never heard of. Just discovered this channel a few days ago. Already hooked.

  • @BloatedBumbleBee
    @BloatedBumbleBee 3 года назад +2

    17:30. We have those here in England too. My local garden centre has lots of tyre designs. The swan too. Really nice

  • @lilchico8331
    @lilchico8331 4 года назад +244

    this is what youtube was made for, genius

    • @looch1ner500
      @looch1ner500 4 года назад

      you mean twitch livestream...

  • @ainfajofaf8118
    @ainfajofaf8118 4 года назад +67

    this is honestly some of the best content on youtube right now

    • @slax4884
      @slax4884 4 года назад +1

      There's a reason pewdiepie watches his vids :)

    • @LingLing-pn3us
      @LingLing-pn3us 4 года назад

      ya

    • @DaffnaDiamond
      @DaffnaDiamond 4 года назад

      @@slax4884 really?

    • @slax4884
      @slax4884 4 года назад

      @@DaffnaDiamond yeah he said in the cold ones clip he sees bald and bankrupt

  • @maguilar2x
    @maguilar2x 3 года назад +41

    If you want Bald to give a good review of your country, don't let him use your steps

    • @festive5476
      @festive5476 3 года назад +3

      @Kyle Weiner hahaha no way that's nice to hear lol

  • @pablomablo4520
    @pablomablo4520 2 года назад +22

    It would be great seeing you visiting eastern Germany! Even if its a little bit off your home range area but there is socialist history, lots of industriel ruins, abandoned houses, weird foods, good beer and plenty Omas (german for babushka) ;)

    • @electron8262
      @electron8262 2 года назад +7

      Or he should visit Kaliningrad/Königsberg. The perfect mix of ex-Germany and Russia!

  • @Blah115
    @Blah115 4 года назад +76

    I just talk with my husband and we realised you don’t have the video with Rusian street food. We would love to see what people overthere eat on the streets. Thanks and keep it up 🙋‍♀️

    • @zaminhuseynov9201
      @zaminhuseynov9201 4 года назад +1

      they eat more greens, less meat, and more vodka

    • @Cthulhuzohavaitfseh
      @Cthulhuzohavaitfseh 4 года назад +12

      Shawarma, nothing else

    • @Blah115
      @Blah115 4 года назад +2

      No way it has to be some authentic russian cuisine modified to simple street food

    • @yb5006
      @yb5006 4 года назад +4

      @@Blah115 nothing modified, street food in Russia dont have their own style, so it is all about kebabs, burgers, sandwithes

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 4 года назад +3

      Yeh, we want to see more food. I requested this last week and bald agreed. He probably just needs to upload a back log of videos first

  • @arongaspar2529
    @arongaspar2529 4 года назад +52

    Bald is talking about Anna but forgot how hot the Hotel Northern Star receptionist is

    • @VisiblyJacked
      @VisiblyJacked 4 года назад +4

      I think he's going under the radar on purpose there

    • @wullymc1
      @wullymc1 4 года назад +10

      She also had a dirty giggle lol.

  • @mjstratford
    @mjstratford 2 года назад

    love your channel , my son Danny aged 8 loves exploring the world in your videos

  • @g4p5l6
    @g4p5l6 Год назад +1

    Brilliant. So much of what we are is memories... ours, or someone else's.

  • @diamantemine5493
    @diamantemine5493 4 года назад +200

    Go to somewhere in Siberia like petropavlovsk or even norilsk

    • @joaoignacio1978
      @joaoignacio1978 4 года назад +12

      Norilski turned out again a forbidden city. As an outsider, you can just travel there with a special permission

    • @jockejocke1
      @jockejocke1 4 года назад +4

      Dudinka would be awesome.

    • @ruahruah2154
      @ruahruah2154 4 года назад +11

      they both not even siberia :D

    • @curtisking1640
      @curtisking1640 4 года назад +2

      Magadan

    • @SigEpBlue
      @SigEpBlue 4 года назад

      I would love to see him get to Norilsk. If anyone could charm their way in, it's Bald.
      "Впусти меня! Мне нужны бабушки!
      " XD

  • @VigilantX9
    @VigilantX9 4 года назад +116

    That Volga was actually pretty good looking.

  • @lepuremagicianul6102
    @lepuremagicianul6102 2 года назад

    Observing from London. You’re the best. Absolutely fantastic. 👍👍👍.