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  • Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2017
  • How China and Nepal are taming the Himalaya mountains.
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    For thousands of years, humans have drawn lines on the earth, dividing the planet into nations. But there are some parts of the world that no empire, nation or state has been able to tame.
    In this episode of Borders, Johnny heads deep into the Himalaya mountains to learn about how people have lived away from the concept of borders. China and Nepal are acting fast to develop this remote region and it's having major effects on the local population.
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  • @theexpat7548
    @theexpat7548 6 лет назад +3617

    I am one of the kid as desrcibed. born and Raised in Mustang, studied in Jomsom, Kathmandu and working here in India.

    • @sai_clops6745
      @sai_clops6745 5 лет назад +74

      This is crazy. What’s it like back home? Do you even go there now?

    • @lohorungpeter
      @lohorungpeter 5 лет назад +16

      badai xa sathi....just kidding

    • @dkblaze9072
      @dkblaze9072 5 лет назад +42

      Hello from India!

    • @david34
      @david34 5 лет назад +6

      Why don't you go back home

    • @kkk2.077
      @kkk2.077 5 лет назад +72

      @Maya Sopori
      Even tibetians themselves fled to india, now he can't even think of it.
      He was born in Nepal so probably he holds a Nepalese or Indian passport. It is very hard for him to visit Tibet. As even American and other tourists aren't allowed to visit their.

  • @stvprk
    @stvprk 6 лет назад +4157

    Please give your editor/motion-graphics artists a raise. Fantastic visuals with a great narrative. This series is so so GOOD!!

    • @chetangnanesh1802
      @chetangnanesh1802 6 лет назад +206

      I believe he IS the editor and artist here. he offers great insight on his instagram 👌

    • @quitebad459
      @quitebad459 5 лет назад +22

      Steve Park he is the guy.he uses a drone

    • @Anandkumar-zl3nf
      @Anandkumar-zl3nf 5 лет назад +2

      Hell yeah

    • @JS-vp6wg
      @JS-vp6wg 5 лет назад +39

      The person you see in the video does everything to produce this video

    • @Rindiculousfun
      @Rindiculousfun 5 лет назад +20

      Damn this guy is awesome and it looks like he has an awesome job getting to travel around the world

  • @kanishdangol6463
    @kanishdangol6463 5 лет назад +1179

    Even as a Nepali(from Kathmandu), I didn't know all this was going on in the northern border. Great video!

    • @bigman489
      @bigman489 5 лет назад +1

      Dx Fire Wait is that a good or bad thing?

    • @kartikeysharma1755
      @kartikeysharma1755 4 года назад +2

      भारत पसंद है क्या

    • @kartikeysharma1755
      @kartikeysharma1755 4 года назад +1

      Bhai

    • @bigman489
      @bigman489 4 года назад

      Dx Fire lol

    • @syedabdullahmahmood9092
      @syedabdullahmahmood9092 4 года назад +40

      @Dx Fire None of them is Indian. There was no India before 1947 and Nepal was independent even during the British colonial times.

  • @Jonifico
    @Jonifico 5 лет назад +1856

    Confirmed: It's impossible to get a bad image out of Nepal.

    • @caiyunxu5219
      @caiyunxu5219 4 года назад +14

      Jonathan Peña Nepal actually is controlled by India.

    • @supernovanotp1938
      @supernovanotp1938 4 года назад +183

      @@caiyunxu5219 No we have no control over Nepal just an eternal friendship & spiritual relationship.

    • @MrVignesh00000
      @MrVignesh00000 4 года назад +40

      @@supernovanotp1938 That doesn't mean control. They are a sovereign nation.

    • @MaheshAdhikari
      @MaheshAdhikari 4 года назад +79

      @@caiyunxu5219 politics of nepal is controlled by india. India sponsor criminals in Nepal. India promotes crime and war in Nepal. They don't let us to be stable. And they are capturing border land slowly slowly.

    • @kas19932
      @kas19932 4 года назад +24

      Of course Nepal totally control by India behind the scene. Blind Nepalese believe otherway.

  • @salokin3087
    @salokin3087 6 лет назад +2655

    This dude has the best job, travel to amazing places and film them with drones

    • @ssssjxd
      @ssssjxd 6 лет назад +164

      Salokin | Very good at his job, though.

    • @777Mikos
      @777Mikos 6 лет назад +279

      he's not travelling to any resorts here tho. Journey to places from this show is usually quite hard (poor infrastructure if any, hard to come by tickets, long waiting and transfers, etc). He's also travelling to poor countries that might not be safest. His job sound cool on paper but irl it's quite hard. oh, and he also has to record all this and make sense of what he found, that's no walk in the park either

    • @faisalkhandaqji6643
      @faisalkhandaqji6643 6 лет назад +14

      and gets $1 a year

    • @namansubedi5847
      @namansubedi5847 6 лет назад +5

      Salokin using drone w/o license in nepal is illegal

    • @Korbeus
      @Korbeus 6 лет назад

      Nik lol it s not hard at all.

  • @ezraalbarra4045
    @ezraalbarra4045 6 лет назад +3278

    The best thing about this video is that the title uses metric measurements.

    • @PinkisaBlackmag
      @PinkisaBlackmag 6 лет назад +38

      Ezra Al Barra *good for anyone outside the U.S.* 😞

    • @fidur2
      @fidur2 6 лет назад +319

      Isabel S So, good for like... 96% of the world population?

    • @RealJayden
      @RealJayden 6 лет назад +81

      Isabel S which is why they should do it that way

    • @kounika3655
      @kounika3655 6 лет назад +14

      ff8ck u, america rules! down with the metric system!

    • @FlowerPotBakery
      @FlowerPotBakery 6 лет назад +122

      Panda Fish. And you prove the stereotype that people from the USA, not America, are egocentric....

  • @tsewang2269
    @tsewang2269 5 лет назад +316

    I’m Tibetan in Myanmar 🇲🇲 we escape to Myanmar in 1959.We have few Tibetan family out here

    • @criscrosxxx
      @criscrosxxx 4 года назад +6

      @Erdoğan Keleş yes what else

    • @andreas2042
      @andreas2042 4 года назад +4

      Well then, welcome to South East Asia

    • @jasontee839
      @jasontee839 4 года назад

      @Vladimir Putin errrrr

    • @mrblack4223
      @mrblack4223 4 года назад +2

      Nice to hear from you 👍
      Burma is also Buddhist country.

    • @vibsh625
      @vibsh625 4 года назад +5

      I feel bad that all countries allowed China to annex Tibet just like that.

  • @CLBOO6
    @CLBOO6 4 года назад +421

    This series is better than most bbc or nat geo, or history channel series currently on TV.

    • @carloecheverria9960
      @carloecheverria9960 3 года назад +10

      "History" channel is a misnomer. Should be fiction and reality tv channel

  • @AlanRuic
    @AlanRuic 6 лет назад +1744

    I love how "Borders" gives insight into issues I didn't even know existed. Great work, Johnny. Keep it coming! 😄

    • @RainierKine
      @RainierKine 6 лет назад +12

      Alan Ruic The "core" regions are where the main news happens. The "peripheral" and border regions are often forgotten.

    • @rhoeasie
      @rhoeasie 6 лет назад +12

      I know, the whole Vox channel always answers the questions I didn't know I had. It is one of the best channels on RUclips for sure.

    • @Codiliabra
      @Codiliabra 6 лет назад +2

      Tbh! I wouldn't know about this at all if it wasn't for Vox.

    • @Eli-234
      @Eli-234 6 лет назад +4

      Check out Chris Hadfield's Rare Earth they to similar videos which are just as good.

    • @tonatiuhcortes9968
      @tonatiuhcortes9968 6 лет назад +3

      I somewhat knew of all these. The only one I didn’t know anything about was the Korean circle in Japan. I mean I knew the Japanese and Koreans somewhat disliked each other but I had no idea that they were like segregated in Japan. I love these box videos. Gives a much bigger insight :))

  • @lynxlagoon
    @lynxlagoon 6 лет назад +483

    The Production and animation in those videos is INSANE

  • @abhishekmandal3168
    @abhishekmandal3168 3 года назад +74

    When Johnny says "man this place was never meant to be tamed" and the music goes up. It hits different.

  • @voteyplays816
    @voteyplays816 3 года назад +103

    I am from mustang😭😭. My home is 10 hours of drive away from china or they call tibet border. I studied there for 10 years and moved to pokhara and now am in sydney , australia in student visa ♥️ .....
    I wannna be back there
    Despite of lacking everything
    Home is where heart is ♥️♥️♥️♥️🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵

    • @dreamertom
      @dreamertom 3 года назад +2

      YOU SHOUL DEFINITELY GO BACK! HUGS

    • @gyadre
      @gyadre Год назад

      Why don't you say Tibet?

  • @theexpat7548
    @theexpat7548 6 лет назад +1305

    that's mustang, my home, the lost kingdom

  • @EconomicsAlex
    @EconomicsAlex 6 лет назад +2276

    Incredible journalism - well researched, filmed and edited. Best documentary I've seen in 2017

    • @katiekat4457
      @katiekat4457 6 лет назад +6

      Economics Alex I won’t say well researched.

    • @aroundtheworld1828
      @aroundtheworld1828 6 лет назад +3

      why you are saying this ?

    • @beepboopbeepp
      @beepboopbeepp 5 лет назад +27

      simon caymer Not everything needs to be fully detailed, i always see there videos more as an introduction to a subject than an fleshed out analysis. It is great because in contrary to the guy that said they were biased it becomes less biased when they barely touch the subject. That being said what books are always better of course, but they too are influenced by the writers impression of the topic at hand. If you are not strictly talking about scientific papers and studies done by large groups that is.

    • @tams805
      @tams805 5 лет назад

      Katie Kat If you're going to say that, then you should at least explain how. Otherwise you are the one who looks bad.

    • @jiaweizhang3171
      @jiaweizhang3171 5 лет назад +4

      contents are too subjective

  • @bilalwahid1285
    @bilalwahid1285 4 года назад +31

    This documentary is so good that I feel like we don’t deserve to watch for free. These types of documentaries should be shows in schools around the world.

  • @iorek4149
    @iorek4149 4 года назад +146

    This happened to Ireland 150 years ago. Outside forces changed the culture irreparably. History repeats.

    • @fdsbfds
      @fdsbfds 4 года назад +25

      If you try nothing is actually impossible
      I live in india brithish ruled us for 200 years
      They tried to convert many of us indians to Christianity ,some did,some came from outside,I don't hate them (it may sound like I hate them) but I don't,they (Britishers beat us and oppressed us) offered us land if we leav our current practices but we didn't.......I hope you all grow your culture back up..

    • @abundant224
      @abundant224 3 года назад

      @MRNOOB that's very hopeful..keep spreading positivity

    • @freyarothwell4764
      @freyarothwell4764 3 года назад +8

      @@fdsbfds im so glad india survived, i'm so sorry , (from Britain)

    • @kapilgyawali4758
      @kapilgyawali4758 3 года назад

      Yes mate these people try to poke on other matters whereas they themselves has done the same thing and don’t talk about it

    • @Tuboflard
      @Tuboflard 3 года назад +1

      It's been happening for over 800 years but it was most obvious in the last 400 years

  • @Undeadwolfy_
    @Undeadwolfy_ 6 лет назад +250

    Haven't clicked a video as quick as I did this one. Love the Borders series.

    • @SmXxGx
      @SmXxGx 6 лет назад +2

      Me too,it's a great series.

  • @TheSantoshSingh
    @TheSantoshSingh 6 лет назад +159

    Warm Greetings from Nepal :) I have seen most of your episodes. Never thought i would see my country on your channel. Life there in Mustang is extremely hard but equally beautiful. Your footage did justice. :) Thank you.
    P.S I think i saw you in Thamel, Johnny.

    • @manuelbonet
      @manuelbonet 6 лет назад +4

      Santosh Singh How is it living there?

    • @TheSantoshSingh
      @TheSantoshSingh 6 лет назад +19

      Manuel Bonet Thank you for your question. I do not live there, I live in a city called Kathmandu. It's capital city of our country. I cannot tell you much about Mustang. But i can say that living there is hard. Like you can see in the video, it has few or almost no basic infrastructures like roads, School, hospitals. But people are friendly and help each other. Life is hard but equally beautiful. :)

    • @manuelbonet
      @manuelbonet 6 лет назад +1

      Santosh Singh Is Kathmandu better connected to the rest of the world, right? I mean, it could be compared in terms of resources (health, education...) to any other capital city or is it still isolated, but not as much?

    • @TheSantoshSingh
      @TheSantoshSingh 6 лет назад +12

      Manuel Bonet Kathmandu, like every other capital cities in Asia is crowded. It has all the infrastructures but city is going under major construction. At the moment Kathmandu is dusty.
      It has perfect weather. I am not good at writing but you can Google informations about Nepal and Kathmandu.

    • @manuelbonet
      @manuelbonet 6 лет назад +6

      Santosh Singh Thanks for your information! Don't worry about your writing, It's actually quite good.

  • @samjones6046
    @samjones6046 5 лет назад +52

    Lot of Tibetans in India,even in South Indian Cities like Chennai.
    Nice People, generally keep to themselves, and interact with a lot of North-Eastern Indians .
    They love football.
    And i learned "Teshi Delek" which roughly translates to Hello in Tibetan i Think.

    • @tsiringdrolma853
      @tsiringdrolma853 3 года назад +6

      It actually means May you have auspiciousness and causes of success

  • @LiquorWithJazz
    @LiquorWithJazz 5 лет назад +35

    I did the Annapurna Circuit a few weeks ago. It was so sad to see the abandoned villages.
    We asked a local what happened. He said, "This community was established 700 years ago. In the 1980s everyone just left."

    • @taytyty7444
      @taytyty7444 Год назад

      it's better than slavery and western colonialism i suppose ?

  • @SubinPailk
    @SubinPailk 6 лет назад +241

    nice video. hello from Nepal

    • @trackppl9038
      @trackppl9038 3 года назад +1

      underrated XD

    • @nathanwhittaker3979
      @nathanwhittaker3979 3 года назад +3

      Big respect from UK as the Nepalese join the British army and are great at what they do

  • @youngjlennon
    @youngjlennon 6 лет назад +142

    OMG finally a Vox video about Nepal.
    Love from Nepal.

    • @IVIUSICx
      @IVIUSICx 6 лет назад

      Aadarsha Chhetri it was about Tibet mostly but I guess

    • @TonyRedgrave1501
      @TonyRedgrave1501 6 лет назад +4

      It's about these nationless cultures between those countries not about Nepal.

    • @eruno_
      @eruno_ 6 лет назад +11

      @TonyRedgrave1501
      they clearly showed people living in Nepal...

    • @angelgjr1999
      @angelgjr1999 6 лет назад +6

      Nepal is beautiful, and the culture is beautiful too. What do we need to visit? A passport or Visa? I’m american.

    • @britpopadom
      @britpopadom 6 лет назад

      Sorry nepal

  • @sandrakaiotic3866
    @sandrakaiotic3866 6 лет назад +105

    Absolutely stunning video, I love how it encaptures the different perspectives of the different stakeholders in these Himalayan regions and also the tension between economic growth and preserving one’s tradition, culture and most of all identity. At the end of they day, we have to come to a consensus, whether borders are bring about greater good or not.

  • @fl0cu
    @fl0cu 4 года назад +224

    Great Video. Just one thing in the intro is a little off: Bön wasn't replaced by Buddism. Tibetan Buddhism is a mix of Bön and Mahayana Buddhism.

    • @diayonzon158
      @diayonzon158 4 года назад +2

      Florian Blümm Nope.

    • @willumpfirst904
      @willumpfirst904 4 года назад +3

      Florian Blümm yup

    • @miller0079
      @miller0079 4 года назад +1

      Right

    • @sidtm4752
      @sidtm4752 3 года назад +7

      @@diayonzon158 I am tamang too and we mix bon and mahayana buddhism. I've seen it first hand in our religious ceremonies.

    • @XO-pw2fi
      @XO-pw2fi 3 года назад

      Tibetan buddhism has nothing to do with the bön tradition

  • @deronn.j6088
    @deronn.j6088 6 лет назад +2076

    I don't want to culturally offend anyone here BUT, that guy on 12:12 is probably carrying an ancient fidget spiner

    • @victorsundin2057
      @victorsundin2057 6 лет назад +18

      Deronn .J yeah what is that?

    • @koikoi9817
      @koikoi9817 6 лет назад +123

      Butter maker i think you put milk in it and stones then chrurn and chrun its pretty smart if that is what it is.

    • @mikoshibas
      @mikoshibas 6 лет назад +324

      T0lvis it is a prayer wheel, it’s used by those who practice tibetan Buddhism. On it there’s written scripture and you continuously spin it throughout the day, usually while praying as well

    • @victorsundin2057
      @victorsundin2057 6 лет назад +11

      dt alright, Thank you!

    • @alexn.2901
      @alexn.2901 6 лет назад +75

      That's a Tibetan hand prayer wheel
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_prayer_wheel

  • @malayparida2000
    @malayparida2000 6 лет назад +147

    nice high production quality

  • @asmr124i3
    @asmr124i3 4 года назад +297

    Do you notice all the civilian vehicles are shown from Mahindra, even tractors.

    • @kishore369
      @kishore369 4 года назад +37

      India has a huge influence on Nepal

    • @rupaktiwari6192
      @rupaktiwari6192 4 года назад +62

      It's because there's no option beside India. The Geography of Nepal is really harsh. Only 1/3 part of Nepal is plain, remaining are extremely high hills and mountains. India is attached to the southern plains of Nepal, hence there exists a convenient transportation. Recently works are going on to enhance trade with China which will act a great boost to the Nepalese development and economy. The Nepalese government is trying to maintain a trade balance between the two giant nations. Some railways projects has been initiated by the Chinese government but Indian government doesn't want this to happen as they don't have good relationship with China. Also India wants to dominate the Nepalese trade because the fear of Chinese infrastructural investments. It's because of the conflict between these 2 countries, Nepal despite of being resourceful is heading towards development in a very steady way. Let's hope there will a harmonious relationships not only among these 3 countries but among all the South Asian nations especially India though because it has issues with almost all South Asian nations. South Asia has a tremendous potential to become International Superpowers, it's just that the really core of the system hasn't realized it. The government must work unanimously for a better change and citizens like us must be awared of everything going on cuz we are the ones who are responsible for choosing the right government.

    • @arnavdas3139
      @arnavdas3139 4 года назад +11

      One was Hyundai

    • @ZUWorld
      @ZUWorld 4 года назад +4

      Nayan Patgiri one of the tractor was john deere

    • @markuscorvinus6023
      @markuscorvinus6023 4 года назад +21

      Yeah, it's cliche but you never heard an American or Europeans when they arrive at our airports saying something like“ Do you notice all commercial planes are shown from Boeing or Airbus, even Starbuck's here too? “ Well you won't expect any tesla cyber truck or lambo Urus offroading by in mustang, unless there is a huge deposit of black gold underneath there. But there is a marwadi who owns Ford Mustang. Could be the first one to drive Mustang in Mustang, Irony. 🙏 From 🇳🇵

  • @otakuuniverse259
    @otakuuniverse259 3 года назад +30

    Nepal-Tibet friendship is most underrated friendship. I hope they become a country.

    • @Bothandle70
      @Bothandle70 3 года назад +9

      Nepal Tibet had terrible relation in past few centuries and went to war multiple times.

    • @erapunongbayan6067
      @erapunongbayan6067 2 года назад

      Sadzz

    • @WaMo721
      @WaMo721 2 года назад +2

      i dont want nepal to become a part of tibet.....nepal is more similar to india.........i would want bhutan to become a part of tibet.......they r nicer people and more similar to us...

    • @WaMo721
      @WaMo721 2 года назад +1

      @Vedika Rana I never been to Nepal...but I've seen in vlogs ........they re just like cheaper version of India.........and many of my friend live in Nepal and thy say it's very dusty and roads r not good........if Nepal become a part of tibet,it will bring down gdp of tibet..........btw,Nepal and tibet is divided by Himalayas so it's technically not possible also ......

    • @sidtm4752
      @sidtm4752 2 года назад +6

      @@WaMo721 we don’t want Tibet to be a part of Nepal too cause honestly, what’s there about Tibet to take anyways besides yak and emptiness. plus, it’s China now so yea 🧘‍♂️

  • @Sadallen
    @Sadallen 6 лет назад +36

    Borders quickly became my favorite thing about vox

  • @philzrad
    @philzrad 6 лет назад +322

    I'd love to meet your videographer and editor for this series, amazing work! Great richness in the videos.

  • @akhilashar2558
    @akhilashar2558 4 года назад +12

    Can we all just appreciate how incredible that introduction is? Really sets the tone for the rest of the video.
    So good!

  • @sabintandukar7907
    @sabintandukar7907 5 лет назад +15

    I love how impartial you try to be in these videos. Mad love from Nepal!

  • @jermgazitsang
    @jermgazitsang 6 лет назад +438

    As a half Tibetan, I hope my Tibetan culture can retain without being polluted, love to all the Himalayan community.

    • @yogesh41048
      @yogesh41048 6 лет назад +18

      Chu Jeremy yeah, love to all Himalayan community.
      Hii from Bageshwar, uttrakhand, India

    • @Cee2TheZee
      @Cee2TheZee 5 лет назад +6

      Yes.
      *Dials 110* (hello I would like to report a Tibetan partisan)

    • @pritsingh9766
      @pritsingh9766 5 лет назад +9

      I am also a Himalayan and many Tibetians refugees live in our town .I tell them without violence or force you won't achieve freedom in this century.....but they don't want to fight😂😂

    • @thejaneeyre
      @thejaneeyre 5 лет назад

      They just want sympathies while other Tibetan are living well in their own country. Please do nit invade other states in india. Love your own country no matter what

    • @nutlover3609
      @nutlover3609 5 лет назад +4

      Lol tibetans aren’t Himalayan

  • @csifresno8302
    @csifresno8302 6 лет назад +181

    I’m so frickin jealous of that guy

    • @krishnaswainpiano4129
      @krishnaswainpiano4129 4 года назад +13

      Ma'az Kalim I think he‘a talking about the reporter who gets to go to such exciting places around the globe for free.

    • @richardli8272
      @richardli8272 4 года назад +15

      You'd have to put your life at risk, like being kidnapped by chinese authority, or falling and getting trapped in a landslide

    • @rj-mu7ns
      @rj-mu7ns 4 года назад

      I'm ur 69th like

    • @indrasafaroni6069
      @indrasafaroni6069 3 года назад

      You just didn't know how difficult that was to get to there

  • @sumanchaudhary1592
    @sumanchaudhary1592 5 лет назад +12

    Lucid narration. One of the most comprehensive explanation I have ever seen and heard. I'm from Nepal, I really loved your content.

  • @porsche9184
    @porsche9184 5 лет назад +8

    Vox is probably one of the best yt channels. Everything is just so high quality.

  • @nerashrestha8185
    @nerashrestha8185 6 лет назад +51

    I am ethnically Nepali-Tibetian from my mum side. My great grandad has a house up in the Himalayas where my great uncle and some of my other family members currently still live! Living there is extremely difficult and the weather isn't the best however the culture of Nepal is mesmerising.

  • @Gardz
    @Gardz 6 лет назад +41

    My favourite Vox series

    • @superbenbenhahaha
      @superbenbenhahaha 6 лет назад +1

      you are an idiot for liking these propaganda videos

    • @heretic8864
      @heretic8864 5 лет назад

      God how is this propaganda?

  • @kiransrivasthava1186
    @kiransrivasthava1186 4 года назад +2

    I usually hate following channels for long time because they get bored after sometime but following Vox and Johnny is exceptional because of their content and narration. So educational!!! Learning many new things without actually going to those places. Thanks Johnny for your efforts.

  • @mrboredomfighter
    @mrboredomfighter 4 года назад +6

    Spectacular work, Johnny and Vox. This is the kind of content that I've been wanting to see on the internet for so long!

  • @RealJayden
    @RealJayden 6 лет назад +14

    Why are Vox videos so well done with editing

  • @leisuretime7417
    @leisuretime7417 6 лет назад +76

    I am from Nepal and I completely agree with you! There is border encroachment in Nepal. China and India are desperately trying to control Nepal's economy and that's why thaye have built this road. Nepal should try to utilize this opportunity by making it a major trade center so that Nepal can have the maximum profit. They should also try to negotiate with China to keep the border stateless while also making it a major trade center.

    • @iraqilobster2925
      @iraqilobster2925 6 лет назад

      Dipan Kharel no way

    • @krombopulos_michael
      @krombopulos_michael 6 лет назад +8

      Pei Pei sounds like you're freeing it from an Indian stranglehold by putting it in a Chinese stranglehold.

    • @saraishinkai15
      @saraishinkai15 6 лет назад

      Altair .nah

    • @monjir8707
      @monjir8707 4 года назад

      As a Indian I accept it
      You guys could grow exponentially

    • @Hitu2002
      @Hitu2002 3 года назад

      Nepal should be a tourist hub Nepal have everything beautiful mountains river My everest 🥵

  • @bernardoestrela6029
    @bernardoestrela6029 3 года назад +2

    watching this (and it's from 3 years ago) just makes me realise for how long the good youtube content creators have surpassed the dated TV media outlets. The stuff you've done with borders is amazing and you guys at Vox should be proud for the outstanding contribute you've made in informing people

  • @marieevebujold
    @marieevebujold 5 лет назад +11

    Best series on RUclips. Extremely professional.

  • @RuataLungchuang
    @RuataLungchuang 6 лет назад +102

    fun fact.. the term zomia was derived from the term mizo-zomi. An indegenous group of people who resides in the state of mizoram in northeastern india and chin state myanmar. Zo literally means Highland ..

    • @lianhangsing922
      @lianhangsing922 3 года назад +3

      I feel like there's some similarities between us( Kuki-chin-mizo-zomi) and these people. For us Zo means highland too. And our language is classed under Kuki Chin Linguistic groups (Tibeto Burman)

  • @timothyhilditch
    @timothyhilditch 6 лет назад +68

    If you guys love this series go watch Rare Earth. They do similar documentary style videos while travelling the world.

  • @hshrestha2811
    @hshrestha2811 4 года назад +8

    Coming from Nepal itself, i wasn't aware of this situation in the northern border of Nepal. Thank you Vox and Johnny for sharing the story.

  • @dead2675
    @dead2675 4 года назад +2

    I dont know what to appreciate, the research, the animation, the cinematography, or the risk of going out there. Hats off to you guys

  • @MateoToro
    @MateoToro 6 лет назад +21

    this episode was insane can't believe you traveled that far to make this doc!

    • @disco1974ever
      @disco1974ever 6 лет назад +2

      Hahahaha. I've been there 3 times. A couple of hundred film crews go up there every year to get shots from "the last untouched communities".
      Look up the brand ATOMOS that was on the Big guys black shirt. It's camera gear that some film crew would of gave him. He probably makes a good living helping film crews get their gear around. I would bet him and at least 1 other person he interviewed were people hired by production and they would of set it up by email/ph in the States.

  • @makinanyachhyon2267
    @makinanyachhyon2267 6 лет назад +213

    You can actually go to the border side. We even took photos with the Chinese armies. May be they allowed us because we're Nepalese.

    • @Millionsofpeas
      @Millionsofpeas 6 лет назад +81

      His guide was spooked.

    • @adityapatil325
      @adityapatil325 6 лет назад +38

      It depends. Sometimes Chinese soldiers try to kidnap people. But sometimes they are really friendly.

    • @nate13012
      @nate13012 6 лет назад +54

      Best not to risk it i suppose, especially if you are just a guide doing your job

    • @bostonandmaine7444
      @bostonandmaine7444 6 лет назад +19

      I'm Chinese and they don't kidnap you

    • @adarsh.maharjan
      @adarsh.maharjan 6 лет назад +12

      I am nepali and i have visited mustang and they dont kidnap u

  • @cowboy_dogg2124
    @cowboy_dogg2124 5 лет назад +4

    This series is bloody fantastic. Bravo Johnny

  • @AS-iu3pl
    @AS-iu3pl 5 лет назад +2

    Great script/storytelling, filming and motion graphics work. An impressive, cohesive, video series - one of the best I've seen on RUclips.

  • @ezraalbarra4045
    @ezraalbarra4045 6 лет назад +178

    "Thats Tibet over there".. oooooowh China's getting smoky

    • @AnonymousUser77254
      @AnonymousUser77254 6 лет назад +10

      Ezra Al Barra I suspect they won't be given entry to China again anytime soon

    • @nightknight1826
      @nightknight1826 6 лет назад +27

      Didn't you watch the whole video? It constantly shows Tibet as part of China, it's like saying "that's Alaska" from Russia, nothing wrong about that.

    • @sharann3482
      @sharann3482 6 лет назад +9

      ronnieCNL Tibet was independent before and get conquered from China

    • @juch3
      @juch3 6 лет назад

      Pei Pei they wanted to stay with China because they know it's impossible to become independent, now they're asking for autonomy.

    • @tenzin9084
      @tenzin9084 6 лет назад +9

      As a Tibetan, we would never agree on being a part of China that is why we still protest and fight for our rights on march 10th for an independent nation. Please don't get confused

  • @TheJhonnyp777
    @TheJhonnyp777 6 лет назад +4

    The Borders series gives me a reason to wake up early on a Tuesday and have a nice cup of coffee to watch the newest episode. Thank you John Harris and your team for showing myself and many others who may not be able to leave our borders, you show us what is on the other side.

  • @naren2talk
    @naren2talk 4 года назад

    seen it again after like 2 years...how beautifully you guys shot and narrated this ... best of this border series and one of the best from Vox..

  • @ZaraAllegra
    @ZaraAllegra 4 года назад +3

    I can never imagine a better start on my Sunday than croissant and coffee (for myself), and Vox Borders for my brain. Excellent job, guys!

  • @itsyaboithanos717
    @itsyaboithanos717 6 лет назад +12

    Best series so far!

  • @mikinguyen5046
    @mikinguyen5046 6 лет назад +20

    I wish I had this job!

  • @chi94
    @chi94 5 лет назад +2

    Such an awesome series. One of the best things on RUclips. Well documented, shot, and put together

  • @norbugrg6350
    @norbugrg6350 3 года назад +66

    My birthplace: Lomanthang, Upper Mustang.

    • @kapilgyawali4758
      @kapilgyawali4758 3 года назад

      So what do you consider yourself tibetan or nepali national. I know you have tibetan ethnicity but what as a nationality?

    • @xbsjcjhdjxjdhdhdg1458
      @xbsjcjhdjxjdhdhdg1458 3 года назад +1

      @@kapilgyawali4758 Nepali I guess

    • @eyan1114
      @eyan1114 3 года назад +2

      @kapil gyawali
      Mustang people are not Tibetan... they hav been livn there hundreds of years n was never part of Tibet.. their ethnicity could be Bhote or sthelse
      All the people thnk that Himalayas people are Tibetan.. idk why?? M mugum ; also frm Himalayas , Nepal n we hav our own history but western recognized as Tibetan again idk why??
      N yah nationality is undoubtedly Nepali forever....

    • @bottle676
      @bottle676 3 года назад

      @@kapilgyawali4758
      Ethnicity :- Tibetan
      Nationality :- Nepali

    • @kapilgyawali4758
      @kapilgyawali4758 3 года назад

      @@bottle676 bro I really wanna know what do you call yourself in your own language? And what do you call people from hills ?

  • @4745ben
    @4745ben 6 лет назад +195

    I love this series, but I hate that we never see the perspective from the other side.

    • @sylvestermutuku5654
      @sylvestermutuku5654 5 лет назад +26

      Yep, you cannot apply these "Western concepts " of tradition and culture. I grew up as a pastoralist, life gets tough, its not all grazing livestock and churning butter. This is a narrow view of things, but still it is well explained.

    • @mardr7461
      @mardr7461 5 лет назад +28

      @@sylvestermutuku5654 they included views from the village's natives? Who's view is left out?

    • @sylvestermutuku5654
      @sylvestermutuku5654 5 лет назад +7

      @@mardr7461 Those guys are plants (staged) CNN does it all the time, Vice is notorious for planting guys in their doc's and this is no different

    • @Jionunez7
      @Jionunez7 5 лет назад +55

      @@sylvestermutuku5654 But there were villagers that wanted to be left alone, and others that liked Chinese and Indian influence, so what viewpoint was left out? Also, this is Vox, not Vice.

    • @loslosbaby
      @loslosbaby 5 лет назад +41

      The other side is "move over people, we want to blow up this mountain and get the copper, lithium, and other stuff, go away, here is a nice camp"

  • @simranpreetsawhney5939
    @simranpreetsawhney5939 6 лет назад +22

    No matter how much any community and religion tries , it will come and go. Traditions will live some for few hundred years and some for a millenia and then with the changing world either they will change or die.
    This is how the world has worked and this is how it will work always. Communities will either adapt to the change or keep getting pissed on things which are beyond their control and these people seem to be adapting to the change very well.

  • @nirajanduwadi6784
    @nirajanduwadi6784 4 года назад +17

    Yeah that's my country Nepal 🇳🇵

    • @Tashi4951
      @Tashi4951 3 года назад

      Rongpa

    • @eyan1114
      @eyan1114 3 года назад +1

      @@Tashi4951 😅 hey i undrstood wat u said... wher u frm?

  • @lmaoded10
    @lmaoded10 Год назад

    one of my all time favourites, i keep returning to this stunning doc every once in a while

  • @jaykay6249
    @jaykay6249 6 лет назад +432

    Bon means good.

  • @eyepatchedghoul4061
    @eyepatchedghoul4061 6 лет назад +4

    A special thanks to Jonny Harris and his team for making such an incredible video on this topic! personally I like all the videos that VOX uploads but this one is like the best video I've ever seen about the Himalayas and their culture... Great edit by Joss Fong I once again thank you very much for this video.... I hope Mr.harris had a good time back there in mustang...
    Ps- I m from mustang-lomanthang, currently a student and I love my culture. although modern technology may influence us in great ways we should never forget our own identity...

  • @nirmaladevitumati5068
    @nirmaladevitumati5068 5 лет назад +12

    Your approach is quite different, people and culture centered. These videos and your initiative is quite nice and Human. Keep it up 🙂

  • @bueno1905
    @bueno1905 2 года назад +1

    rewatching this 4 years later, this is still a masterpiece

  • @kevinwang2472
    @kevinwang2472 4 года назад +5

    As a Chinese, I have to say his video is very informative and objective. Actually, I 've never learned this history from textbooks.

  • @IshworGiri1999
    @IshworGiri1999 6 лет назад +12

    I love vox and I am from Nepal

    • @ntttn520
      @ntttn520 6 лет назад

      Ishwor Giri could tell

  • @ashishgurung1417
    @ashishgurung1417 4 года назад +1

    just signed in to like this video.
    now this is extensive research and work to get this level of video.
    hats off

  • @adrianthomas2132
    @adrianthomas2132 5 лет назад +1

    Greetings from Malaysia..Amazing series...stumbled on it yesterday and hooked...keep u the great work dude!

  • @NJ_420
    @NJ_420 4 года назад +3

    Appreciate the edit and screenplay

  • @BLT1538
    @BLT1538 6 лет назад +28

    most isolated people still get cocacola

    • @MysteriousFuture
      @MysteriousFuture 4 года назад

      BLT, if you can’t get Coca-Cola, then you’re truly out in the boonies 😂

  • @nik_evdokimov
    @nik_evdokimov 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks for these amazing series, I never knew about such problems which small amount of people are facing!

  • @tskhooo
    @tskhooo 6 лет назад

    Thank you !!! best series of sorts ive seen ! keep it up !

  • @super7hero
    @super7hero 6 лет назад +671

    Anyone from Nepal

  • @prakashthakulla2101
    @prakashthakulla2101 5 лет назад +6

    The videography is excellent, very good of views and pictures

  • @ContaminatedWorld
    @ContaminatedWorld 4 года назад +2

    Love the way you make videos so interesting and informative

  • @WilliamHouStudio
    @WilliamHouStudio 5 лет назад

    Tremendous work Vox, some of the most enlightening videos on RUclips

  • @KitsGravity
    @KitsGravity 4 года назад +67

    *Life is better, more comfortable without borders*
    If only more people realised it

    • @liberalnationalist4138
      @liberalnationalist4138 4 года назад +17

      Not always the case, sometimes good fences make for good neighbours.

    • @SkyForceOne2
      @SkyForceOne2 3 года назад +6

      there is a reason a border exists. a good reason.

    • @Monster-em1lm
      @Monster-em1lm 3 года назад +5

      Lets try opening the Korean border and see how that goes.

    • @abuhajarstolemyrpg6795
      @abuhajarstolemyrpg6795 3 года назад +5

      If all people are good then border aren't necessary, but evil people exist

    • @puneetmishra4726
      @puneetmishra4726 2 года назад

      @@abuhajarstolemyrpg6795 ask abu hajar to return it

  • @Gottamm007
    @Gottamm007 5 лет назад +8

    Very well made documentary. I was born and raised in Nepal but I never knew this amazing region called Upper Mustang/ Lo Manthang existed until recently and that it was a part our beautiful country. The road accessibility has really put this place on the map. It has promoted domestic tourism, and improved the livelihood of those that live there. It has also allowed people to appreciate how beautiful our country really is. This place no doubt is on the top of my list of places to visit, the next time I make a trip to Nepal.

  • @GepetoGiggles
    @GepetoGiggles 4 года назад

    This is a particularly well made video Johnny. Kudos to you and the team.

  • @mountains_N_life
    @mountains_N_life 3 года назад

    Thank you for this video, love from Nepal

  • @rivasimri
    @rivasimri 4 года назад +152

    Nobody:
    Humans at thousand feet of elevation: "Let's put a border here."

  • @user-oj6fy8ox4k
    @user-oj6fy8ox4k 4 года назад +98

    As an ethnic Chinese, I couldn't imagine the mindset of whom made the decision to enforce that border.

    • @Vishal-
      @Vishal- 3 года назад +35

      You can now, after they even claim Ladakh, people have have been living there peacefully with India. I don’t understand this expansionist mindset

    • @binaydhawa7666
      @binaydhawa7666 3 года назад +9

      Tibet was a strong exporter of gold, Nepal and China both had frequent trade with Tibet, I believe that it was after Nepal began its expansion campaign Tibet was conquered by China, I guess the borders were made to call it truce between two expansionist country ideals. The people were probably caught in the cross fire. The borders are only visible because China's military strength has grown over the past few years, I personally feel that it shouldn't be exercised at this area as these people do have strong cultural ties with tibet, perhaps someday they'll be able to cross borders without the government stopping them.

    • @JasonC683
      @JasonC683 3 года назад +2

      @@Vishal- but don't people in Ladakh and Kashmir want to declare independence from India? Not sure if they actually want to be part of Pakistan, but at a minimum, they want their own sovereignty.

    • @nikhilt497
      @nikhilt497 3 года назад +15

      Jason Mohit communities in kashmir want independence jammu & ladakhi people are very much pro India 🇮🇳

    • @tompeled6193
      @tompeled6193 3 года назад +1

      *who

  • @StefanCatherasoo
    @StefanCatherasoo 4 года назад

    Love your videos, Johnny! Great job 👍

  • @boyygin75
    @boyygin75 11 месяцев назад

    I grew up in Nepal, lived there for 18 years and never visited the mountains. It's great to see om RUclips

  • @rabsranjit2321
    @rabsranjit2321 6 лет назад +5

    Learned so much about my own country. Thank you so much Vox. Return back to Nepal sometime again, for purpose of traveling. 😉 #AmazingNepal

  • @DJ_Andreas
    @DJ_Andreas 5 лет назад +3

    I'm stunned you were able to drive a car thru Mustang. I lived there for a while in '96 and the nearest road was a six day hike away! Oh, and Mustang was off limits to tourists in those days. Sad what changes are happening there. Thanks for the report!

  • @NzotaYonazi
    @NzotaYonazi 5 лет назад

    The music direction is ecstatic. Amazing episode. Great series production, very high quality work.

  • @jysk1287
    @jysk1287 5 лет назад

    Incredible series. Some of the best documentary making going.

  • @VVVedic
    @VVVedic 4 года назад +5

    इन लोगो का culture preserve करने के लिये,हमे इन्हें सपोर्ट करना चाहिये,& उन्हें बेहतर सपोर्ट करना चाहिये।

  • @gautamsharma045
    @gautamsharma045 4 года назад +46

    Nepalese are our brothers 🙏🙏 . Love from India

    • @oii3211
      @oii3211 4 года назад +2

      🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

    • @noelsrx376
      @noelsrx376 4 года назад +4

      Then why claim our land??

    • @IndianGamer-fe7jo
      @IndianGamer-fe7jo 4 года назад +3

      @@noelsrx376 India is not claiming your land. China is though. Watch the video. China has built watchtowers and sends troops into your side of the border periodically. 7:52

    • @noelsrx376
      @noelsrx376 4 года назад +3

      @@IndianGamer-fe7jo lipulek and kalapni. 😣

    • @sarumamthewhite2954
      @sarumamthewhite2954 4 года назад +2

      @Minecraft Veteran You just don't hear them in Indian media believe me India has been stealing Nepal's lands all over Terai region.

  • @mohit9torres327
    @mohit9torres327 3 года назад

    Videos like these make me never want to grow out of love with VOX! Kudos!

  • @rageXnation32
    @rageXnation32 3 года назад

    Johny been making the best content

  • @deepblue3682
    @deepblue3682 4 года назад +230

    These mountains of nepal are the new harvest land for christian missionaries from india and south korea, as they are extremly poor for modern world and dont have backing of any organised religion, are converted to christianity in huge numbers as part of "civilizing" them..!!..

    • @egregius9314
      @egregius9314 4 года назад +3

      Source?

    • @phillipii4709
      @phillipii4709 4 года назад +54

      @@egregius9314 Search there are tons of documented evidences.

    • @egregius9314
      @egregius9314 4 года назад +25

      @@phillipii4709 So you shouldn't have a problem pointing out at least one credible source, right? :P

    • @bhaskargyawali1705
      @bhaskargyawali1705 4 года назад +33

      bon buddhism kiratism and other tribal faitha are danger in nepal rather then hinduism due to increasing christian missionaries

    • @aatishgaihre
      @aatishgaihre 4 года назад +48

      @@egregius9314 We live here and we have the first hand experience. We ourselves are the source.

  • @AnonymousUser77254
    @AnonymousUser77254 6 лет назад +423

    Strange seeing American channels use metric, not complaining, but strange.

    • @zachafronzoom6581
      @zachafronzoom6581 6 лет назад +56

      Sybrand Botes cuz they're smart and know that America isn't the only country in the world!!

    • @halimceria
      @halimceria 6 лет назад +21

      FZ Channel no. 4,600 is the best one. why would you separate number with a point?

    • @AnonymousUser77254
      @AnonymousUser77254 6 лет назад +1

      halimceria Some countries do it but I'm not a fan; in South Africa we just use a space. We officially use commas as decimal points but using a period is so common I don't know why that's the standard.

    • @alexs1640
      @alexs1640 6 лет назад +10

      Americans use metric too... It's not like meters are a strange concept. Some schools even teach metric as well as imperial. Now Celsius.....

    • @AnonymousUser77254
      @AnonymousUser77254 6 лет назад

      Alex S What do you use in science class? Can't imagine using imperial for calculations.

  • @MrEukariot
    @MrEukariot 5 лет назад

    Thx for "Borders", it's exceptional!!

  • @BR612
    @BR612 5 лет назад

    This is an amazing video! Great job guys