Yes this is one of my fav things to hear (not that you almost died) but I hope you are safe and you need to be more careful, you are the new gens Steve Irwin!
It seems the tour guide was the only one who truly bore the consequences, facing a potential life sentence and enduring a 24-hour beating. He’s incredibly brave for risking his life to protect them. I hope he receives additional financial compensation for his actions.
@@amx1820 man that's rough. The country looks rather large and is very beautiful I bet, but to have a massacre occur in 2018 and only Thai tourists have drones or cameras to film it must meen a lot of people are in poverty and living very basic ways of life, Nothing wrong with living simple, I just can't trust a government that outlaws drones bc they were caught red handed, and then they will put you in prison for a joint of cannabis so unfortunately I'll prob skip this place now. The country keeps screwing itself, haha.
@@amx1820 i see you dont worry... but it is insanely incorrect to put others life in risk. and believe me.. it is probable that in the context the consequences have been much severe
That tour guide is the fucking man. Knowing the severe consequences of all of your actions and still stood his ground and took it like a champ. He deserves all the recognition and all of the money!
adsoluty insane! The courage and composure you maintaining during such a high-stress situation is beyond impressive. This was like watching a thriller movie unfold-amazing storytelling!
FYI the drone he was talking about was nowhere near 50k. The Inspire Drone, Forrest mentioned, never even broke 10k. Not until you start putting real expensive cameras and gear on them do they hit 10k and up.
it was the guide that told him to hide the drone. the guide should have told them to leave it there. it was extremely brave for the guide to help them escape and he definitely understood the consequences
This guy is incredibly reckless. 1) Breaking rules in a foreign country 2) Got a guy fired 3) Got a guy tortured 4) Told enough info to possible get the guy that was tortured in even worse trouble Anything to get the shot.🤦♂️
Did you even watch the video or did you hear what you wanted to hear? None of it was knowingly done. It’s not like they knew about this dumb knew rule about drones that was just passed and ignored it. Once they found out about it they panicked and did what the guy told them to so, which was to hide the drone and then take off instead of staying around to be captured. It’s easy to judge people in an intense situation like this while sitting on your couch.
I'm not gonna blame you for doing something stupid. But hiding a drone that you know is illegal to get into a brutal and paranoid country which is ruled by a military junta is incredibly stupid.
Welcome to Thailand also... Don't even need to break the law, they will make up charges & throw you in jail then delete the charges... contactless and foodless for a weekend just to scare you.
Atrocities are committed. Myanmar government: "meh, ces la vie" Said atrocities are recorded on drones. Myanmar government: "HOW DARE YOU?", "no more drones"
Video should be named: “We knowingly broke the law in a foreign country and got an innocent man tortured while we made a ton of money.” But I don’t think that name would’ve made you look so great.
Why do you sound so pressed? You’re phrasing it like they murdered someone in a foreign country lol. It was a law against fucking drones made by a corrupt government in an attempt to hide the shit that was happening in their country
@@nealprentice7874 "innocent" The guide broke the law too knowingly. Don't get me wrong what they did was shitty, but the guide was not some innocent bystander.
As a 63 year old guy, it's safe to say I'd play it as squeaky clean as possible entering any country.. But when young we think we're invincible. Good story, glad you lived to tell it.
@dooby1445 buddies that won’t do anything stupid: drugs, pick fights or always ready to get into one, able to control their alcohol, wouldn’t forget they have an old pill or piece of weed somewhere in a pocket or backpack. There are many countries where the groups goes down if one person is compromised.
I’m from Burma (Myanmar) I came to US in 1997 at the age of 14. That government has and always been super strict but truth be told for the right $$$ these “Officials” would have let u go but I’m glad you made it out alive brother.
The decision to try to hide the drones was stupidity on a scale that is hard to define. Entering a country being controlled by this kind of military junta already comes with all kinds of extremely severe restrictions, the people in charge of planning this show would have surely been aware of this and the repercussions for breaking the law in that situation. The US embassy were simply stating a simple fact - you want to enter a country like that, you play by their rules - period. This isn't an 'amusing anecdote', multiple people could have ended up in a foreign prison for life because of a rash decision to put a tv show before the safety of everyone involved.
Thank you for saying it. I can’t see this as some epic getaway when he literally put so much at stake, including human lives, for a TV SHOW. I seriously hope the guide doesn’t face more consequences because of this video being posted.
Imagine calling someone smarter than you stupid 😂 also he didn’t play by their rules and got out cause they shit the bed. Myanmar love bullying their own citizens but coward down when bigger countries are involved
Naw that’s ridiculous. A country trying to cover a massacre with restrictive laws too stupid to make exceptions about foreign journalists should be “fixed”
Hopefully whoever was in charge of funds for the show gave your guide a little extra for what he endured after safely getting you all out! Seems like an awesome person! Great story!
As a fan of yours and as a citizen of Myanmar, I am really sad to hear that you didn't have a good time in my country. The people of Myanmar have been suffering from the military junta until now, since the day we got independent from the British in 1948. And the Rohingya massacre was also done by the military. Meanwhile in Myanmar, people are trying to dethrone the junta, and war is happening all over the country. As for myself, I got to move here in Japan because Myanmar is no longer safe to live a life anymore. In a few coming years, I hope our people's revolution will be conquered and democracy will prevail. Hope you come back again, and I want to see you explore Myanmar from South to North and East to West. Best wishes... 🥺
@albertobarbossa2590 Absolutely Yes. There are ongoing wars in many cities of the country, and there are frequent bomb blasts in big cities like Yangon. About half of the country is controlled by revolutionary forces, and many highways are full of regime checkpoints. Myanmar is now a country that should not be visited at all.
@albertobarbossa2590 Absolutely Yes. There are ongoing wars in many cities of the country, and there are frequent bomb blasts in big cities like Yangon. About half of the country is controlled by revolutionary forces, and many highways are full of regime checkpoints. Myanmar is now a country that should not be visited at all.
Pretty wild story man. If a celebrity with weed gets locked up the US will move mountains to get them back, sad that the embassy wasn't willing to do anything.
If you break a law knowingly I doubt they would help. I had a friend go to Libya to fight, his last week before coming back home they hit an IED and he woke up in a torture cell, his parents called the government and they said “what’s he doing in Libya? Travel restrictions are as high as can be… he’s an idiot. Click” Edit to add: he was tortured for like 11 months until the tide of war turned a bit and the guards fled, so he crawled out (they whip your feet with frayed metal wires so you can’t run)
@@prsee5969 they helped that one female basketball player in Russia who got caught with weed and gave them a known arms dealer in exchange, the real guy from the Lord of War movie
I went to Myanmar in 2016. I was 21 years old and was there filming a video for this scammy MLM I worked for. I genuinely had no idea what I had gotten myself into. It was the first country I’d been to outside of the US and Canada. We had a light kit and a bunch of camera gear and we were hounded by customs for a good 30 minutes while they asked us all these questions and made us wait for who knows what reason. We had a guide that was giving us the rundown of all of the rules and how not to break the law and I very quickly became anxious. The trip ended up going super smooth and we had no issues, but I saw things that blew my mind. I couldn’t believe the poverty and the corruption in that country. If I knew what I know now about Myanmar, there’s zero way I would have agreed to go on that trip.
As a Wildlife Biologist currently living and woking in the forests of Southeast Asia, this is so understandable. You've got to be so careful when dealing with the authorities out here.
Westerners need to know that we can't rely on our diplomats to save us in foreign countries. That will just make these dictatorships stronger. If we trade war criminals for basketball players we help governments like the military junta.
@@Gabriel-dm2ruIt happens everywhere in South East Asia. I lived there and it is common practise. Same for West Africa where you don't even stop at a traffic stop, because you know the only thing they are going to ask you is a bribe.
@@krash22mini72 Not hang the local guide out to dry? Or...or....maybe don't blatantly break the local laws IN THE AIRPORT? What kinda 'tard you gotta be to think you're gonna get away with that drone breakdown shenanigan ??
@@krash22mini72 maybe Forrest shouldn't be breaking the law🤔 Maybe smuggling in drones was a bad idea🤔. He knew if they got caught something bad would have happened. They're are retard and got someone tortured and now he's trying to make money off this shitty story.
You fucking bootlicker, forrest doesnt give a fuck about the country, he recklessly brought those drones in and ended up getting the local tortured, idc if it was a light torturing, thats insane
@@ForrestGalanteInteresting this is the comment you chose to like and respond to out of all the the ones calling you out for being a pos who irresponsibly and recklessly chose to knowingly sneak banned items into a paranoid country ruled by a military junta all for a fuckin tv show and then also KNOWINGLY flee the country whilst being wanted for the crime leaving your guide to bear the brunt of your foolish and selfish decisions.
I'm from Myanmar and I'm still here. The government is really strict and bad. I'm very happy that you survive and I hope you never comeback considering the situation is very bad.
I went to Myanmar twice as a teenager, it was absolutely crazy. We kept getting stopped by soldiers with big machine guns, a guy tried to kidnap me because i was white, idk what my parents were thinking. The average citizens though are the kindest people you will ever meet. As an adult i will never be returning again.
Weird that they threatened death to the guy if he helped you escape but then let him go after 24 hours of “soft torture” because they fired the guy from the airport…they still had the video evidence of you smuggling a drone into the country, and they know you left the country via plane, so why would they just let the guy go?
Because the guide wasn’t the one that committed the alleged crime and they had no evidence of it along with no drone. I’m sure they would’ve tried to make a case if they could detain the crew but they were long gone. This story was insane Forrest, would love to hear more
I'm from Myanmar, I'm so sorry to hear your stpry and our whole government and civil servants got scammed and blackmailed everyone including locals. For those reasons, our country is in the intense situation of civil war. Im ao ashamed of my homeland😔
Do not be ashamed of your Homeland. Pray for peace and for fairness, and for a Government that is governed for the Citizens by the Citizens. No Country is perfect.
I love the stories! This is rather sad to mention, but I really miss all the stories that Brian Barczyk would share on his RUclips channel. Hearing your story today filled a void. Thanks for sharing it!
I know Myanmar is involved in not only civil war with their amber supplies but a recently described species of langur monkey may also be affected by their intense conflict.
What i find recklessly scary is just how many of you, choose to not listen, you choose to hear what you want and paint a distorted picture.. 🤨 says alot about society 🤷🏻♂️
The issue started 12 hours before they boarded the plane with this other story breaking and they didn't know the law was changed as they were leaving the country to head there. In the story he mentions that they get off the plane and the guy asked 'you have drones' `well yeah you know we have drones, it's on the paperwork`. So while they were doing all the preparations including research for over there it seems they did everything by the book it including filling out paperwork that included the drones which of the time was legal but the laws were changed basically as they were flying over there. They asked the local expert what they should do when they found out there was a problem and he's the one who told them to hide them. While there's certainly some criticism for decision-making perhaps it's not like they were setting out for nefarious purposes intending to break the law it was freak circumstances and advise that potentially was good or bad depending on whether their admitting to the drones and trying to send them back to the US or wherever would have gotten them arrested or been okay or what have you.
Forrest your stories are really interesting, but most importantly you have a really good knack at storytelling. You can have the most amazing story but if you can't tell a story its boring and vice versa. You have a good tempo and you can tell you are so invested in the story since its happened to you and you care about the others involved in it all. Definitely please tell us more of these stories, they are not the kind of thing many people have gone through and even been told about and that makes the best stories. Really am enjoying hearing about you nearly disappearing 😂😂
@@jimmy-wf1uo wtf else were they supposed to do bruh, did you even watch the video? they were informed that it was illegal when they arrived and the tour guide TOLD them it was best to hide them... do you really expect them to have not listened to the guide
@@jimmy-wf1uo your refutation demonstrates the lack of understanding u have towards this situation. I'd like to hear what you would have done in that situation. unless you would just use ad hominem as your saving grace
I'm from Myanmar and was just clicking the video but very very very very surprised to see a video that includes Myanmar, this is my first time seeing a popular video in Myanmar, thanks so much for including Myanmar in you videos and I thought no one out there knows Myanmar and Myanmar exists, Myanmar is forgotten, and I hope Myanmar is better and developed.
@@npotakugamer6011 No one here cares law, I don't know laws, no one from other countries would come to Myanmar so just surprised to get this guy went there
Stupid idiot there are a lot of popular videos that covers Myanmar. And half of them derived from bad experiences because our country has a bad rep.@KPPKAUNG
This was like a scene from mission impossible, I respect the dedication put to escape. However, I feel really bad for the guide. Some countries are just messed up
Why did you word it like they knew he was going to get tortured. He already said in the video that the local wasn’t the one in trouble, they had no reason to believe that they would come after him. Wtf were they supposed to do? Say “no, we’re gonna stay here and do life in prison so people on the internet in 10 years don’t think we were bad people for escaping an unjust punishment by a corrupt government”? Get your head out of your ass
@@JerdMcLean ya it’s like going into Ukraine as press then taking apart all your cameras and drones. Wonder what they’d do when they get put back together 🤔😂
@@JerdMcLean yeah, you can disagree with the law, but it's not up to the individual to argue if the law applies to them, it's up to the justice system. I mean the government in Burma is fucked up, but there's a reason the embassy hang up on them. I don't understand how he thinks this is a good video to post. I kinda feel like Burma should drag them to court to make an example out of them, not life or death penalty, but just make them a monetary example "don't break the law once you are informed".... all proceeds should go to a NGO working in Burma (yeah the government is going to get their corrupt hands on it, but now the cars are in their hands to show that the law was "reasonable") Right now we have a moron posting his smuggling activities to impressionable viewers and the vast majority saying "go on you man :)" I think the government in Burma is bad, I have a good family friend that fled from that country, but Forrest should own up and admit he was in the wrong here and not play it off as a goofy story like a 10 year old kid that stole candy from a store.
11:13 So basically you did something illegal took no accountability and left your tour guide there for torture and you blur his name cause his most likely dead thanks to you,, oh and Got another guy fired, what’s that over there? Shot as well? Hope you get that karma deportation
@kurlina6969 You tell me, 12 Hours before they boarded their flight the Nyanmar Incident occured and then 5 HOURS before that they put the No Drone Rule. Forrest had no knowledge of that UNTIL they landed it was literally as they got to customs his guide told him about the rule. And your equipment is being ready to get scanned. I'd start shitting bollocks if that happened plus they had nothing else to do. It was either you tell them you had the drone OR you smuggle it and with his situation A ton of people would understand why he'd smuggle it
The guide got paid to be responsible for the groups safety and as leader he told them to hide the drone. He got the beating he deserved for literally living in a country,knowing its law and culture and making decisions that got his whole group in a massive conundrum. If the airport customs did his job and found the drone then he wouldn't have lost his job. Can you imagine us customs seeing evidence of a bomb then letting the bomb through? Then blaming the terrorist for him losing his job? Yall are crazy and have no perspective.
@@AMPBricksStudios Bro made a book about the species He rediscovered when in reality they were rediscovered by others or never disappeared in the first place 💀
This story-time doesn't really paint you in a good light buddy. You left the guy who's name you keep bleeping holding the bag in a country known for their human rights being not so great. It honestly wouldn't surprise me if his name's being bleeped so nobody can look it up and find out that he was subject to a firing squad later.
Bruh. They changed the law as they traveled. Then the guy was complicit in hiding drones, instead of informing the pokice of the issue. Fuck that government ofc. But you dont understand the first part of the story "buddy"
@tarzanstrickland your making up holes bro, its not that complicated. Theres always someone like you 😂 6pm is technically "night" but in africa its still bright.
@@tarzanstrickland did it not occur to you that maybe the footage didnt represent the part he was talking about? Im confused on how you think this proves anything. Your just being that guy. First it was night and now its midnight, okay bud. He must be lying cause the 10 seconds of video you saw!!! 🤣🤣
Don't be desperate brother. Just keep doing you.. no click baity stuff is necessary. Have faith man. You're living the dream. Steve Irwin would be proud.
I’m a foreigner living in Japan and I have three friends I’ve made here from Myanmar. Kindest, most genuine people I’ve met in my life. It’s a shame that the government is like this back home.
it could be way less in price cause he probably pumped up the value by counting the cameras and lens gear together (which are the bigger part of the 50k) while they were probably safely retrieved
If you’re asking what a pelican case is, it’s a big travel case filled with foam used to transport valuable fragile stuff, often camera equipment/drones. They probably would have been around 3 feet x 5 feet
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Do you want to hear more crazy stories?
Yeah
Yes this is one of my fav things to hear (not that you almost died) but I hope you are safe and you need to be more careful, you are the new gens Steve Irwin!
Yes!! I'm always interested in the behind-the-scenes stuff!
Yes... Of course...
hell ya what a story!!!!
It seems the tour guide was the only one who truly bore the consequences, facing a potential life sentence and enduring a 24-hour beating. He’s incredibly brave for risking his life to protect them. I hope he receives additional financial compensation for his actions.
I agree with you, it’s not a game!, and yes that man is a good guy to help save the crew?
Hes probably flush with cash now forrest most likely sent him a wire for his troubles
Don't worry mate. That's just another day in Burma. Life is hard af in Burma, the people are also tough as nails😅
@@amx1820 man that's rough. The country looks rather large and is very beautiful I bet, but to have a massacre occur in 2018 and only Thai tourists have drones or cameras to film it must meen a lot of people are in poverty and living very basic ways of life, Nothing wrong with living simple, I just can't trust a government that outlaws drones bc they were caught red handed, and then they will put you in prison for a joint of cannabis so unfortunately I'll prob skip this place now. The country keeps screwing itself, haha.
@@amx1820 i see you dont worry... but it is insanely incorrect to put others life in risk. and believe me.. it is probable that in the context the consequences have been much severe
That tour guide is the fucking man. Knowing the severe consequences of all of your actions and still stood his ground and took it like a champ. He deserves all the recognition and all of the money!
💯💯💯💯💯💯GIVE THE FIXER EXTRA MONEY FOR GETTING THE SHOW OUT AND GETTING HIT FOR 24 HOURS STRAIGHT 💯💯💯💯💯
I have never seen crazier placement for an add! “Sentenced to DEATH.. is your dog hungry?”
Meanwhile in the rivers of Myanmar, Simon the Croc has a $50K Drone on rice just praying he can make it fly again.
adsoluty insane! The courage and composure you maintaining during such a high-stress situation is beyond impressive. This was like watching a thriller movie unfold-amazing storytelling!
FYI the drone he was talking about was nowhere near 50k. The Inspire Drone, Forrest mentioned, never even broke 10k. Not until you start putting real expensive cameras and gear on them do they hit 10k and up.
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@@savage6394 FYI nobody cares and your a bellend
Simon the croc? A crocodile is keeping the drone?? So confused lol
Coincidentally, I'm never going to Myanmar either
After watching “The Killing Fields” many years ago… I’m not either! Pol Pot ruined that country.
Cambodia @@bobbwest
@@bobbwestthat's cambodia
Beautiful country, been there. Hopefully Myanmar will be no more and my people can have a state
@@gmeme9252 r u isis?
I feel so bad for your guide. He didn't deserve what you did to him.
He didnt have to tell us either soooooo
What did he do to him?
@@PurpleFrog1999why you acting as if the guide wouldn’t come out and say something about ts
The guide knew how serious it was and told them to hide them. His fault.
it was the guide that told him to hide the drone. the guide should have told them to leave it there. it was extremely brave for the guide to help them escape and he definitely understood the consequences
I hope you left my man a 100k tip for his troubles.
Yeah, seriously...buy that dude a few cows and a house
@@AnthonyFlores-ln2nr they didnt do shit for the guy
Typical white behaviour
@@escapeintothesea8120 on god there white americans who are in the industry and money hungry, hes just happy he wasnt arrested
If you think he got anything other than his ass beat by the cops, you're living in a fantasy land.
The cut from "sentenced to death" to the dog food sponsor was hilarious.
dude i found that honestly disgusting
They were almost dog food, or based on where they were, they were almost crocodile food.
@@pasta-and-heroinnothing wrong with it dude
😂😂😂😂
@@GibbonFan4000nothing wrong with you feeling that way, just was stated how i felt
This guy is incredibly reckless.
1) Breaking rules in a foreign country
2) Got a guy fired
3) Got a guy tortured
4) Told enough info to possible get the guy that was tortured in even worse trouble
Anything to get the shot.🤦♂️
Did you even watch the video or did you hear what you wanted to hear? None of it was knowingly done. It’s not like they knew about this dumb knew rule about drones that was just passed and ignored it. Once they found out about it they panicked and did what the guy told them to so, which was to hide the drone and then take off instead of staying around to be captured. It’s easy to judge people in an intense situation like this while sitting on your couch.
@@jeremyg8286 assuming you heard what u wanted to hear too. he literally said they smuggled the drones knowing they were banned.
@@legitmrliteMoney Money
@@legitmrliteand that deserves that sort of punishment???
@@benderisgreat2917it’s their country their laws
I'm not gonna blame you for doing something stupid. But hiding a drone that you know is illegal to get into a brutal and paranoid country which is ruled by a military junta is incredibly stupid.
It's not our country but it's incredibly stupid to ban "drones" when the root problem of the crimes were not of drones. Low IQ govt things.
Yeah probably would’ve been a confiscation, embassy call, and at worst deportation. Not worth any type of show.
Also sounds like they were happy to let their guide bear the full brunt of their stupidity. That's pretty c ntish behaviour.
Welcome to Thailand also... Don't even need to break the law, they will make up charges & throw you in jail then delete the charges... contactless and foodless for a weekend just to scare you.
@@Fonzleberry they were already on the plane, there was nothing they could do at that point.
Atrocities are committed.
Myanmar government: "meh, ces la vie"
Said atrocities are recorded on drones.
Myanmar government: "HOW DARE YOU?", "no more drones"
I was born in myanmar and luckily got out before any of this happened, its so sad what they've done to my country and my fellow chin people.
Why do kids type out paraphrases of what people say like we’re reading a freaking play nowadays
C'est * la vie
@@ogoe_joeoutdoors1088 sorry to burst your bubble.
Legend is Myanmar has now outlawed cars after a recent drive-by. 🤣🤣
Look at him happily explaining how he broke the law of another country, get a guy fired and another tortured. Just for a show!
I hope you heal your perception
It was a spur of the moment, very dumb move, as he explains.
Imagine going on a date. "Oh yea did I tell you about the time that I became a felon in Myanmar?" Lol
Fugitive more like it lol
I imagine this going with the Harry Maguire meme pic lol
Dawg its not even funny
that sentence even downplays the severity lol
no to mention bro got insane level dad lore
Video should be named: “We knowingly broke the law in a foreign country and got an innocent man tortured while we made a ton of money.” But I don’t think that name would’ve made you look so great.
At bare minimum "Never go to a foreign country and do this", to highlight the shameful endangerment of an innocent citizen just trying to help.
Why do you sound so pressed? You’re phrasing it like they murdered someone in a foreign country lol. It was a law against fucking drones made by a corrupt government in an attempt to hide the shit that was happening in their country
Chill lil bro ain’t that deep
@@nealprentice7874 "innocent" The guide broke the law too knowingly. Don't get me wrong what they did was shitty, but the guide was not some innocent bystander.
Shitty law designed to cover up genocide
As a 63 year old guy, it's safe to say I'd play it as squeaky clean as possible entering any country.. But when young we think we're invincible. Good story, glad you lived to tell it.
I want to start travelling when I'm 21 is it best to bring someone along with me?
@@GhidorahKingofThemonsterstravel alone when you are ready to disappear forever.
@dooby1445 buddies that won’t do anything stupid: drugs, pick fights or always ready to get into one, able to control their alcohol, wouldn’t forget they have an old pill or piece of weed somewhere in a pocket or backpack. There are many countries where the groups goes down if one person is compromised.
I’m from Burma (Myanmar) I came to US in 1997 at the age of 14. That government has and always been super strict but truth be told for the right $$$ these “Officials” would have let u go but I’m glad you made it out alive brother.
Out of curiosity, do most people from your homeland still call it Burma, or are people fine with the name change to Myanmar?
Yes, they needed a negotiations person to work through that. Americans do not know this. Always a mistake to not do it.
Money clears up everything
can confirm $13,000 american or they accept gold bars
The government is strict because the people aren't smart
Wow how cool, ruined a locals life because you were too petty to turn in your drone...
Wow how cool, the guy literally told him to hide his drone…
Yk you should pipe down with your bought subs
@ Ikr 7 vids 1.5 m subs
Ok pretend RUclipsr
welp we found a hater
Forrest bro you owe the Guide A BIG CHRISTMAS bonus THIS YEAR 2024
The decision to try to hide the drones was stupidity on a scale that is hard to define. Entering a country being controlled by this kind of military junta already comes with all kinds of extremely severe restrictions, the people in charge of planning this show would have surely been aware of this and the repercussions for breaking the law in that situation. The US embassy were simply stating a simple fact - you want to enter a country like that, you play by their rules - period. This isn't an 'amusing anecdote', multiple people could have ended up in a foreign prison for life because of a rash decision to put a tv show before the safety of everyone involved.
yeah the dude is a nutjob holy shit
Thank you for saying it. I can’t see this as some epic getaway when he literally put so much at stake, including human lives, for a TV SHOW. I seriously hope the guide doesn’t face more consequences because of this video being posted.
Idk if you're just not a smart person or maybe we watched a different video?
Imagine calling someone smarter than you stupid 😂 also he didn’t play by their rules and got out cause they shit the bed. Myanmar love bullying their own citizens but coward down when bigger countries are involved
Naw that’s ridiculous. A country trying to cover a massacre with restrictive laws too stupid to make exceptions about foreign journalists should be “fixed”
Hopefully whoever was in charge of funds for the show gave your guide a little extra for what he endured after safely getting you all out! Seems like an awesome person! Great story!
As a fan of yours and as a citizen of Myanmar, I am really sad to hear that you didn't have a good time in my country. The people of Myanmar have been suffering from the military junta until now, since the day we got independent from the British in 1948. And the Rohingya massacre was also done by the military. Meanwhile in Myanmar, people are trying to dethrone the junta, and war is happening all over the country. As for myself, I got to move here in Japan because Myanmar is no longer safe to live a life anymore. In a few coming years, I hope our people's revolution will be conquered and democracy will prevail. Hope you come back again, and I want to see you explore Myanmar from South to North and East to West. Best wishes... 🥺
Do you think tourists should stop going there until the government is changed?
@albertobarbossa2590 Absolutely Yes. There are ongoing wars in many cities of the country, and there are frequent bomb blasts in big cities like Yangon. About half of the country is controlled by revolutionary forces, and many highways are full of regime checkpoints. Myanmar is now a country that should not be visited at all.
@albertobarbossa2590 Absolutely Yes. There are ongoing wars in many cities of the country, and there are frequent bomb blasts in big cities like Yangon. About half of the country is controlled by revolutionary forces, and many highways are full of regime checkpoints. Myanmar is now a country that should not be visited at all.
Sending you my best, from afar! Although I do not have much; what I have; I’ll gladly give to you in hearts of hearts; For Myanmar! From Texas!
This is why Americans will never surrender our guns.
Pretty wild story man. If a celebrity with weed gets locked up the US will move mountains to get them back, sad that the embassy wasn't willing to do anything.
If you break a law knowingly I doubt they would help. I had a friend go to Libya to fight, his last week before coming back home they hit an IED and he woke up in a torture cell, his parents called the government and they said “what’s he doing in Libya? Travel restrictions are as high as can be… he’s an idiot. Click”
Edit to add: he was tortured for like 11 months until the tide of war turned a bit and the guards fled, so he crawled out (they whip your feet with frayed metal wires so you can’t run)
@@prsee5969 they helped that one female basketball player in Russia who got caught with weed and gave them a known arms dealer in exchange, the real guy from the Lord of War movie
He isn't American lol
@@prsee5969hope it brought you the attention you desperately need. I wish you nothing but happiness
Only if it's a she and the she is blk.
I went to Myanmar in 2016. I was 21 years old and was there filming a video for this scammy MLM I worked for. I genuinely had no idea what I had gotten myself into. It was the first country I’d been to outside of the US and Canada. We had a light kit and a bunch of camera gear and we were hounded by customs for a good 30 minutes while they asked us all these questions and made us wait for who knows what reason. We had a guide that was giving us the rundown of all of the rules and how not to break the law and I very quickly became anxious. The trip ended up going super smooth and we had no issues, but I saw things that blew my mind. I couldn’t believe the poverty and the corruption in that country. If I knew what I know now about Myanmar, there’s zero way I would have agreed to go on that trip.
holy fuck dude thats some insane divine intervention
No
@@Wildman-zh8lgYes
Forrest thinks we’re all Cosmic Stardust.
Jesus is the only way.
@@Wildman-zh8lgmhm
if anything, religion causes more death than the amount that it supposedly saves..
As a Wildlife Biologist currently living and woking in the forests of Southeast Asia, this is so understandable. You've got to be so careful when dealing with the authorities out here.
I disagree with you all. That advertisement was perfectly placed
"Built a hammock out of a stretcher" ... break it down flip it n reverse it🎶🤣
Literal goosebumps. I totally expected some embassy to bail you guys out, did not expect a divine intervention. Glad you are alive!
Westerners need to know that we can't rely on our diplomats to save us in foreign countries. That will just make these dictatorships stronger. If we trade war criminals for basketball players we help governments like the military junta.
It’s a poor choice not mistake. You choose to hide the drones.
As someone who has traveled in SE Asia I can tell you a $100 bribe would have saved you from this "death sentence" haha
Mmmm no.
Smuggling in a drone is way stricter than a lot of stuff a 100 can get you through.
They would of needed thousands
Bro I was born and raised in South Asia and this doesn't happen in majority of the places lol...
@@Gabriel-dm2ruIt happens everywhere in South East Asia. I lived there and it is common practise.
Same for West Africa where you don't even stop at a traffic stop, because you know the only thing they are going to ask you is a bribe.
@Evantailsacre everywhere ? Have u been in Korea , japan or Hong Kong lmao
@@Gabriel-dm2ru Yes, and none of these are in South East Asia.
I am from Myanmar government, thank you for sharing. We have put in request for extradition
They really left a wake of devastation behind them for the sake of some TV show that nobody will ever remember.
What was he supposed to do stay there? it's not his fault their country sucks
@@krash22mini72yeah their country sucks. Those foreigners came in, broke the law, and it’s okay cuz of our opinion of the country!!!
This is privilege. Clearly no accountability or responsibility. Just more exploitation by them.
@@krash22mini72 Not hang the local guide out to dry? Or...or....maybe don't blatantly break the local laws IN THE AIRPORT? What kinda 'tard you gotta be to think you're gonna get away with that drone breakdown shenanigan ??
@@krash22mini72 maybe Forrest shouldn't be breaking the law🤔 Maybe smuggling in drones was a bad idea🤔. He knew if they got caught something bad would have happened. They're are retard and got someone tortured and now he's trying to make money off this shitty story.
Those in the U.S don't realize how artificially insulated we are from these things on the homeland. Peace is historically rare. Geographically too.
Damn life sentence for exposing a massacre
Power outage for the save! Seriously though, that was an amazing close call, glad you guys made it out alive. Yes, more stories!
Power outage just long enough for them to get on and fly out, sounds like their fixer had someone on the inside.
@@UnfiItereddefinitely
Somebody calls somebody, Somebody pays somebody and "Oooops..lights off". Extra for the tour guide..."Nope we don't do locals"
The power outages happens all the time in Myanmar lol
Your sec
So basically he’s dead 12:11 now that you told this story 💀
yeah he just gave them the proof like what???
I thought I'd be the only one who was thinking the same 😅
i guess thats why they beeped his name
@@pushkarc28pretty sure any lip reader could read what he said. He literally said his name 15 times in this video
@@danijel2045 yeah maybe
This is the craziest lore for a crocodile documentary ever
12:16 Poor guy gonna be killed now because you told us your story..
That's the least of their concern, fyi there's a civil war there.
Harsh, but true, lol.
@@zakdivers8153 lol?
@@stevepeririez Yes, I find human idiocy to be hilarious.
Its been too long they dont have any record of that they wont remember anything. H es safe
Life in prison for possession of a drone is the very definition of a human rights violation.
Truly hope that guide got a life changing amount of money for the risk he took.
I'm so sorry you guys went through this and I'm happy you're talking to me today 👍🏾
Thank you!
You fucking bootlicker, forrest doesnt give a fuck about the country, he recklessly brought those drones in and ended up getting the local tortured, idc if it was a light torturing, thats insane
He knowingly broke the law and risked the life of his "fixer" and has no remorse, shame or guilt about it. The guy is a total dickbag.
doesnt seem sorry at all especially that this fuck almost got innocent people killed for "journalism" lmao
@@ForrestGalanteInteresting this is the comment you chose to like and respond to out of all the the ones calling you out for being a pos who irresponsibly and recklessly chose to knowingly sneak banned items into a paranoid country ruled by a military junta all for a fuckin tv show and then also KNOWINGLY flee the country whilst being wanted for the crime leaving your guide to bear the brunt of your foolish and selfish decisions.
I'm from Myanmar and I'm still here. The government is really strict and bad. I'm very happy that you survive and I hope you never comeback considering the situation is very bad.
Don't forge to careful out there bro, don't post critical stuff that can be linked back to your irl name
So sorry. May God Bless you and yours.
I went to Myanmar twice as a teenager, it was absolutely crazy. We kept getting stopped by soldiers with big machine guns, a guy tried to kidnap me because i was white, idk what my parents were thinking. The average citizens though are the kindest people you will ever meet. As an adult i will never be returning again.
Weird that they threatened death to the guy if he helped you escape but then let him go after 24 hours of “soft torture” because they fired the guy from the airport…they still had the video evidence of you smuggling a drone into the country, and they know you left the country via plane, so why would they just let the guy go?
Because the guide wasn’t the one that committed the alleged crime and they had no evidence of it along with no drone. I’m sure they would’ve tried to make a case if they could detain the crew but they were long gone. This story was insane Forrest, would love to hear more
Weird he did the same thing in Botswana and Chinese company thought he exposed them then he had to run for his life but the video now deleted
@@freddygunter3628 I know right, where's that video
@ was that also because of drone laws? Or a different situation, I didn’t know about that video
Because it's a story
I'm from Myanmar, I'm so sorry to hear your stpry and our whole government and civil servants got scammed and blackmailed everyone including locals. For those reasons, our country is in the intense situation of civil war. Im ao ashamed of my homeland😔
Do not be ashamed of your Homeland. Pray for peace and for fairness, and for a Government that is governed for the Citizens by the Citizens. No Country is perfect.
So very sorry. "Wars and rumors of wars." May God Bless you, and bring Peace to all of world.
This was very cool and interesting. Hope the dude is ok tho. And you found a way to compensate him. But sick storie
"Built a hammock out of a stretcher" 😂 lol tongue twisted
Its a great story but im not a fan of the clickbait thumbnail and title
Yes, lame thumbnail. The whole story is exaggerated too.
Yeah when it gets interrupted for product advertising, the whole integrity goes out the window
@@jakecook716 we can skip it tho, its free content so let him get a bit of money sponsor
so true, no need for this.
He does this for every video now adays
The one thing that’s sad is the problems in Myanmar got worse and I and not proud to be a citizen of Myanmar😢
I love the stories! This is rather sad to mention, but I really miss all the stories that Brian Barczyk would share on his RUclips channel. Hearing your story today filled a void. Thanks for sharing it!
These stories get the chills going, stay safe keep doing what you doing! Awesome story
As A New Zealander, I really want to know more about this mysterious kiwi runner.
As someone who has traveled a lot and is currently in SE Asia, that was intense
Can't wait to travel to Asia. Exciting
@ it’s great here! But mind your P’s & Q’s.
You could win an Oscar if you filmed all this. My avatar is at the Cove in Taiji Japan . That movie won.
Man, it seemed Myanmar was such a nice and peaceful country, but most tour guides will only show you the glamor
I know Myanmar is involved in not only civil war with their amber supplies but a recently described species of langur monkey may also be affected by their intense conflict.
So a person was tortured because of your own reckless actions. I'm glad you can tell this story and make money from it.
His actions were reckless for sure, but it was the guide who initially told them to hide the drones.
Look how happy he is when he's saying one guy got fired and another one tortured. Narcissist for sure.
Did you listen to what he said?
@@MinotaurvsCyclopsdude deserved to be fired, he didn't do his job
What i find recklessly scary is just how many of you, choose to not listen, you choose to hear what you want and paint a distorted picture.. 🤨 says alot about society 🤷🏻♂️
The issue started 12 hours before they boarded the plane with this other story breaking and they didn't know the law was changed as they were leaving the country to head there. In the story he mentions that they get off the plane and the guy asked 'you have drones' `well yeah you know we have drones, it's on the paperwork`. So while they were doing all the preparations including research for over there it seems they did everything by the book it including filling out paperwork that included the drones which of the time was legal
but the laws were changed basically as they were flying over there. They asked the local expert what they should do when they found out there was a problem and he's the one who told them to hide them. While there's certainly some criticism for decision-making perhaps it's not like they were setting out for nefarious purposes intending to break the law it was freak circumstances and advise that potentially was good or bad depending on whether their admitting to the drones and trying to send them back to the US or wherever would have gotten them arrested or been okay or what have you.
facts idk why people r getting so pressed over that part of breaking the law, it was inevitable
@@ricey6667for real, the internet turned everyone into self righteous ignoramuses.
12:15 don't worry, if the junta falls you can return safely.
The Junta wasn't ruling the country when this event happened. So I'm not sure it really matters.
Getting death sentence for a fuxking drone is crazy
Now this was an entertaining story!! Glad you’re alive and well!!
Forrest your stories are really interesting, but most importantly you have a really good knack at storytelling. You can have the most amazing story but if you can't tell a story its boring and vice versa. You have a good tempo and you can tell you are so invested in the story since its happened to you and you care about the others involved in it all.
Definitely please tell us more of these stories, they are not the kind of thing many people have gone through and even been told about and that makes the best stories.
Really am enjoying hearing about you nearly disappearing 😂😂
Sick story time bro. That part where you guys almost got sentenced to death and then tried to pedal dogfood was crazy.
What a joke of a video haha. "We disobeyed another countries laws and got in trouble" Like no shit bro
@@jimmy-wf1uo wtf else were they supposed to do bruh, did you even watch the video? they were informed that it was illegal when they arrived and the tour guide TOLD them it was best to hide them... do you really expect them to have not listened to the guide
😂😂😂
@@ricey6667 No YOU clearly didn’t listen and CLEARLY lack critical thinking skills.
@@jimmy-wf1uo your refutation demonstrates the lack of understanding u have towards this situation. I'd like to hear what you would have done in that situation. unless you would just use ad hominem as your saving grace
I'm from Myanmar and was just clicking the video but very very very very surprised to see a video that includes Myanmar, this is my first time seeing a popular video in Myanmar, thanks so much for including Myanmar in you videos and I thought no one out there knows Myanmar and Myanmar exists, Myanmar is forgotten, and I hope Myanmar is better and developed.
Brother this is not a good look for Myanmar why are you thanking him. Second he broke a law in your country. Why are you so happy ?
@@npotakugamer6011 No one here cares law, I don't know laws, no one from other countries would come to Myanmar so just surprised to get this guy went there
Stupid idiot there are a lot of popular videos that covers Myanmar. And half of them derived from bad experiences because our country has a bad rep.@KPPKAUNG
Probably the tour guide had connections with the power company and had them shut off the power. And then turn them back on once the plane left.
This was like a scene from mission impossible, I respect the dedication put to escape. However, I feel really bad for the guide. Some countries are just messed up
These r my fav episodes behind the scenes r always the best. Omg Forrest please be careful especially now days the world is a bit bonkers
leaving that poor guy to get tortured is crazy
Quit acting like you would’ve went back to save him, judging isn’t your job
Why did you word it like they knew he was going to get tortured. He already said in the video that the local wasn’t the one in trouble, they had no reason to believe that they would come after him. Wtf were they supposed to do? Say “no, we’re gonna stay here and do life in prison so people on the internet in 10 years don’t think we were bad people for escaping an unjust punishment by a corrupt government”? Get your head out of your ass
@@Lovetranscends111we can judge his decision to continue filming that led to the situation.
4:55 You made a hammock out of a stretcher? 😂😂😂
I noticed that too
The embassy was trash, law broken or not to sit here and say “oh well he broke the law death it is” is ludicrous. Glad yall made it out
3:30 now you actually are smuggling it in....
That’s exactly what I was thinking
Lol yeah, even with the good intentions they may have had i understand how this makes them look thrice as suspicious to the Myanmar authorities
@@JerdMcLean ya it’s like going into Ukraine as press then taking apart all your cameras and drones. Wonder what they’d do when they get put back together 🤔😂
Breaking laws and selling the story on youtube. Exactly what people do these days for clout.
@@JerdMcLean yeah, you can disagree with the law, but it's not up to the individual to argue if the law applies to them, it's up to the justice system.
I mean the government in Burma is fucked up, but there's a reason the embassy hang up on them.
I don't understand how he thinks this is a good video to post.
I kinda feel like Burma should drag them to court to make an example out of them, not life or death penalty, but just make them a monetary example "don't break the law once you are informed".... all proceeds should go to a NGO working in Burma (yeah the government is going to get their corrupt hands on it, but now the cars are in their hands to show that the law was "reasonable")
Right now we have a moron posting his smuggling activities to impressionable viewers and the vast majority saying "go on you man :)"
I think the government in Burma is bad, I have a good family friend that fled from that country, but Forrest should own up and admit he was in the wrong here and not play it off as a goofy story like a 10 year old kid that stole candy from a store.
11:13 So basically you did something illegal took no accountability and left your tour guide there for torture and you blur his name cause his most likely dead thanks to you,, oh and Got another guy fired, what’s that over there? Shot as well? Hope you get that karma deportation
FREEDOM OF SPEECH WILL NOT BE TRIFLED❗️🇺🇸🫡
@kurlina6969 You tell me, 12 Hours before they boarded their flight the Nyanmar Incident occured and then 5 HOURS before that they put the No Drone Rule. Forrest had no knowledge of that UNTIL they landed it was literally as they got to customs his guide told him about the rule. And your equipment is being ready to get scanned. I'd start shitting bollocks if that happened plus they had nothing else to do. It was either you tell them you had the drone OR you smuggle it and with his situation A ton of people would understand why he'd smuggle it
I hope you heal your perception
The guide got paid to be responsible for the groups safety and as leader he told them to hide the drone. He got the beating he deserved for literally living in a country,knowing its law and culture and making decisions that got his whole group in a massive conundrum. If the airport customs did his job and found the drone then he wouldn't have lost his job. Can you imagine us customs seeing evidence of a bomb then letting the bomb through? Then blaming the terrorist for him losing his job? Yall are crazy and have no perspective.
Most historians agree the story about the Japanese soldiers being eaten by crocodiles on Ramree Island is almost completely untrue.
I started tripping out at 10:50 , had to rewind to make sure I wasn't imagining it
It’s so crazy that it’s hard to believe that’s actually what happened. Like, that’s the escape of a fictional novel.
Lol same
Wtf is he saying?
@@nploda1408 names obviously lol
Forest you should totally write a book about your crazy experiences.
He did, it’s called Still Alive: A Wild Life of Rediscovery, it’s a great read, highly recommend
@@AMPBricksStudios Bro made a book about the species He rediscovered when in reality they were rediscovered by others or never disappeared in the first place 💀
Fr @@Fede_99
I hope you compensated the tour guide handsomely. Would not have been such a fun story time if he had been sentenced.
How do Patrick and Peter feel when you say that your dog is your best friend
This story-time doesn't really paint you in a good light buddy. You left the guy who's name you keep bleeping holding the bag in a country known for their human rights being not so great. It honestly wouldn't surprise me if his name's being bleeped so nobody can look it up and find out that he was subject to a firing squad later.
Unless you were there for those convo’s between this guy and his guide, you really have no valid opinion…”buddy”
Bruh. They changed the law as they traveled. Then the guy was complicit in hiding drones, instead of informing the pokice of the issue. Fuck that government ofc. But you dont understand the first part of the story "buddy"
The feeling that they must have when the power came back while being in line is unthinkable.
i hope you are a man of faith because your story is a miracle. i am so grateful you made it. and that your friend who was beat is ok.
9:05 This is something out of a Hollywood movie
People seem to be more upset at Forrest for smuggling in drones than they are at the government of Myanmar committing atrocities…
The thumbnail is crazy....
5:28 the way he says that 😂
Gotta love the dog food sponsor after he tells us his friends were sentenced to death
Did you delete your video about how you almost got killed in Africa? I can't find it anymore.
most likely got deleted from youtube by youtube
@@tarzanstricklandnot at all lol he deleted it because he just straight up exposed the chef for giving him the heads up putting him in obvious danger
@@tarzanstricklandyou’re making “holes” up that wasn’t even how it went 😂
@tarzanstrickland your making up holes bro, its not that complicated. Theres always someone like you 😂 6pm is technically "night" but in africa its still bright.
@@tarzanstrickland did it not occur to you that maybe the footage didnt represent the part he was talking about? Im confused on how you think this proves anything. Your just being that guy. First it was night and now its midnight, okay bud. He must be lying cause the 10 seconds of video you saw!!! 🤣🤣
Dad lore goes crazy 😂
I was held captive on the Thai - Bruma boarder in 2013 for failing to pay the $10 bribe.
In the end I paid the bribe but will never return.
How to say you're rich without saying you're rich
@ rather how to say you’re living off of $6 dollars a day without saying you’re living off of $6 dollars a day.
He was taking 2 days from me.
@@VividBullox suuuuuure, white boy
@@VividBullox bet you also had 100k in a generational account back home lol
@@VividBullox with your "small loan of a million dollars" to go travel?
Don't be desperate brother. Just keep doing you.. no click baity stuff is necessary. Have faith man. You're living the dream. Steve Irwin would be proud.
I’m in Myanmar😮
I’m a foreigner living in Japan and I have three friends I’ve made here from Myanmar. Kindest, most genuine people I’ve met in my life. It’s a shame that the government is like this back home.
So there’s fifty thousand in drone sunken in jungle
it could be way less in price cause he probably pumped up the value by counting the cameras and lens gear together (which are the bigger part of the 50k) while they were probably safely retrieved
Did youtube delete the last death vid and will they delete this??
Actualy, i'd like to know this as well.... Can't find it anywhere....
this is probably the last drone footage you’re gonna get for a very long while.
So your ignorance to another Countrys rules got a person sacked and another guy tortured, but as long as your alright. smh
The law was changed just before he borded his flight. You're acting like it was the law for years
How does someone who watched the entire video come to a conclusion this stupid
@elbarto4069 because he wasn't responsible for people doing their jobs? He did his job
@@brandonunderwood7668 i was talking to Darklantern 2984
I love story time and got to be one of the best cut off Segway's for an advert 🤣
Also wtf are these pelicans your crew were hiding behind? 😅
If you’re asking what a pelican case is, it’s a big travel case filled with foam used to transport valuable fragile stuff, often camera equipment/drones. They probably would have been around 3 feet x 5 feet
For them to outlaw journalism and drones is violation of international law.
Does anyone know how to fix an inspire drone that was submerged in a swamp river?
Asking for a friend ...coincidentally located in Myanmar.