I VISITED ALBANIA SO YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO (SOUTH ALBANIA)

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    From the high mountains, to the sunny beaches, Albania is a country that has it all. In this video we showcase some of Europe's hidden treasures as we head into Saranda, Ksamil, Gjirokaster, and Berat, in the south of Albania. From the Illyrians, Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans, Albania has a long and tumultuous history, not everyone is well aware of. We talk about it from the medieval days, all the way up to its recent communist days.
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  • @LivingIronicallyinEurope
    @LivingIronicallyinEurope  Год назад +78

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  • @ZachSilva
    @ZachSilva Год назад +1239

    As a person who is 0% Albanian and who has never set foot in Albania, I am proud to be Albanian🇦🇱🇦🇱

    • @euphrates9083
      @euphrates9083 Год назад +14

      How 🗿😱

    • @lou6749
      @lou6749 Год назад

      You are proud to be Albanian ,,what kind of a Albanian are you if you never step foot there ??😂😂😂

    • @apolloolympian4669
      @apolloolympian4669 Год назад +32

      South Albania, Greek land.

    • @albania8982
      @albania8982 Год назад

      ​@@apolloolympian4669 yes it is.....come and take it if you can 😂😂😂😂😂you will get fucked 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

    • @arbertopi9292
      @arbertopi9292 Год назад +30

      @@apolloolympian4669 HAHAHAHAAAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH u frickin shrimp

  • @satsuki_kiryuin_sama
    @satsuki_kiryuin_sama Год назад +1243

    The fact that a Serb gives the best trip review on Albania is absolutely lovely 🇦🇱🤝🇷🇸

    • @ianeons9278
      @ianeons9278 Год назад +52

      He’s half Hungarian

    • @epicstar86
      @epicstar86 Год назад +114

      wdym he's bosnian, what kind of serb is muslim

    • @satsuki_kiryuin_sama
      @satsuki_kiryuin_sama Год назад +26

      @@epicstar86 quarter Croatian too 😏

    • @bigozimak
      @bigozimak Год назад +116

      He is a mixed mut, like all of us in the Balkans! Even if we don't admit it.

    • @KartingRules
      @KartingRules Год назад +44

      @@epicstar86 he is a serb born in the US that has bosniak,hungarian,croat descent and so on...

  • @pewialmostdie3631
    @pewialmostdie3631 Год назад +597

    As an albanian im thankful that you did this much research. Many people dont go this deep in culture and history. Thanks!

    • @enverhoxha545
      @enverhoxha545 Год назад +2

      Yo what song at 0:17
      It sounds really good

    • @pewialmostdie3631
      @pewialmostdie3631 Год назад +9

      @@enverhoxha545 Ushtar Kavaja - Nga Ilir Shaqiri

    • @enverhoxha545
      @enverhoxha545 Год назад

      Thx you so much!

    • @youngthugger8736
      @youngthugger8736 Год назад +4

      I from switzerland and visited once and I really liked it 👍🏼

    • @ermirdestani
      @ermirdestani Год назад

      tha was a "very deep research" 🤣

  • @grindin5694
    @grindin5694 Год назад +569

    My grandpa was Albanian living in Argentina but everyone called him “el Greco” still have no clue why.

    • @ioanniskoletis8300
      @ioanniskoletis8300 Год назад +144

      Μaybe because he was GreekOrthodox, not Muslim?

    • @presseagainidareyou4704
      @presseagainidareyou4704 Год назад +180

      Because Greece was the only country they probably knew about near Albania

    • @grindin5694
      @grindin5694 Год назад +146

      @@ioanniskoletis8300 yes he was Greek Orthodox your right about that

    • @ioanniskoletis8300
      @ioanniskoletis8300 Год назад +52

      @@grindin5694 Easy to quess, because Albanian Orthodox/GreekOrthodox are very close together. Look the late Albanian Bishop Ilia Katre. He was proGreek, in America he and his wife were involved in greek church, greek schools! , greek chariry institutions, and he was the one who helped Archbishop Anastasios to take his position in the dificuld times because he was not Albanian. Look what is happening today in Church of Albania. Bishop of Korce Ioannis will succed Anastasios, and he is proGreek.

    • @Liminal.Headspace
      @Liminal.Headspace Год назад +23

      German Jewish grandfather in Romania. Everyone called him El Hombre.

  • @KonstantyPL
    @KonstantyPL Год назад +534

    As a polish person I can proudly say that I am Albanian 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

  • @NubaHuba
    @NubaHuba Год назад +178

    I'm an American who traveled to Albania last summer for 2 weeks and it was an adventure heaven, the country has so much natural beauty most nights I was up in mountains and beaches camping, the people are beyond hospitable with most Albanians offering me amazing home cooked meals and good Raki while letting me inside their homes. 10/10 country would recommend.

    • @toesauce1665
      @toesauce1665 8 месяцев назад +5

      Albania is definitely one of the better greek provinces

    • @lagjescuni5482
      @lagjescuni5482 6 месяцев назад +3

      @@toesauce1665 History says the opposite....I'm not talking about theories and personal opinions but about facts

    • @morodrugdealer_148
      @morodrugdealer_148 3 месяца назад

      Stealing this too huh

    • @besnikillyrian8520
      @besnikillyrian8520 3 месяца назад

      ​@@toesauce1665and you are definitively a rat

    • @TwinkieCakey
      @TwinkieCakey 2 месяца назад +1

      @@toesauce1665 Bruh, Albania has nothing to do with Greece. Greece ain't part of Balkans.

  • @rickyquinnfry
    @rickyquinnfry Год назад +123

    I'm an American who has lived in Southern Albania for six years. This place is home and absolutely lovely. Gezuar!

    • @rigmusicgft
      @rigmusicgft Год назад

      Oh hell no I'm albanian but its trash tf u talking bout

    • @evladifat6322
      @evladifat6322 5 месяцев назад +2

      Gëzuar 💫

  • @tuzyh.3310
    @tuzyh.3310 Год назад +207

    As a Austrian with one albanian friend i am proud to be albanian 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

  • @thelordofcringe
    @thelordofcringe Год назад +106

    As someone who adores any place that still retains its historical prescence, Albania sounds absolutely incredible. You've pretty much sold me on adding Albania to my travel list.

    • @CrimsonAkato
      @CrimsonAkato Год назад +2

      As someone that has been stuck in the hell known as Balkans since I was born , I'll agree that historical buildings are like the one good thing the places around here have
      those old stone buildings have such good texture and make great backgrounds for some photos xD .

    • @thelordofcringe
      @thelordofcringe Год назад +2

      @Crimson Akato yeah, I don't know if I'd ever want to live in the Balkans, but they're certainly much more interesting to me to visit than, idk, pacific Beach resorts and so on. I travel for the history and culture, not for pretty sights and climates (although historical buildings can often be beautiful!)

    • @mysterioanonymous3206
      @mysterioanonymous3206 Год назад

      😂
      Good luck. Just make sure you don't make contact with the culture of the Kanun and that other bs they have going on where you end up getting stabbed in the eye and beaten to death in the street like a dog - for something absolutely minor mind you. Man, the villagers will first spit on- and then step right over your twitching body. And from the absolute horde of Albanians I unfortunately have gotten to know or had the dubious privilege of coming across otherwise, that's exactly what you'll get. The amount of trouble and street fights I had with them is abso-f'in-lutely mind-boggling. Not one person I came up with that doesn't think it's a plague sent by the devil itself to haunt and punish us for past sins. I've spent my youth dodging these (censored). My buddies sister is married to one. When they visited they threw fist size rocks at their car as a little welcome to their little village. Number plate from the wrong country. Yeap. Let me put it that way... If I had to nuke one country. This is it. 100%.
      I'll always remember the story of that American girl who went there on holidays with her also female friend, despite having been advised against it, and then ended up having an absolutely miserable experience... Scarred forever. Haha. Good luck on your travels.

  • @thesmellybomb
    @thesmellybomb Год назад +74

    I just came back from saranda after spending 10 days there. Absolutely amazing country! the people were so welcoming and hospitable I loved it!

    • @frenkli9815
      @frenkli9815 Год назад +10

      I am from Saranda and it still baffles me how tourists visit it now because 10 years ago barely anyone visited it and now everyone even my Canadian high school teacher and Jeff Bezos has been there. I hope you enjoyed Saranda ❤

    • @thesmellybomb
      @thesmellybomb Год назад

      @@frenkli9815 mate your hometown is great you should be proud of it

    • @kippsguitar6539
      @kippsguitar6539 Год назад

      Me too, lived it during the crazy time just passed

    • @madamedellaporte4214
      @madamedellaporte4214 Год назад

      Ayioi Saranda was a majority Greek city until 1980s, around 30,000. Now, they were pushed out and only 3, 0000 left approx with majority Albanians.

    • @Eriskk671
      @Eriskk671 Год назад

      ​@@madamedellaporte4214 Albania was isolated until 1992. Nobody could leave the country and no foreigners could entered in It (with some very few exeptions). We also had a very depressive economic context in those years. Now you're claiming that in this situation we've managed to push 30000 greeks out of our border. That Is A incredibly disgusting lie. I dont stand people like you because you would say any kind of falsehood Just to provoke and start the Fire. You're Firestarters and you also cherish the hate between people.

  • @Carloshache
    @Carloshache Год назад +142

    So nice to have you back in the Motherland!

    • @felmaiden1094
      @felmaiden1094 Год назад +13

      South Serbia? Yea

    • @europeanmappin
      @europeanmappin Год назад +19

      @@felmaiden1094north kosovo should be next

    • @felmaiden1094
      @felmaiden1094 Год назад +2

      @@europeanmappin haha you can try.

    • @mrnanner5162
      @mrnanner5162 Год назад +8

      ​@@felmaiden1094 i mean we have historical claim to the region so yea probably

    • @Carloshache
      @Carloshache Год назад +2

      @@felmaiden1094 no I mean he's pure Albanian!

  • @LivingIronicallyinEurope
    @LivingIronicallyinEurope  Год назад +60

    Shoutout to Wow Mao for voicing the lines in the Jeremy Clarkson bits!

  • @benny2499
    @benny2499 Год назад +92

    Hearing you describe Albania in such a beautiful manner was heartwarming. It's ironic hearing an outsider speaking like this about our country yet we immigrants speak about it like it's a shithole. Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to watch more videos of yours!

    • @Untilitpases
      @Untilitpases Год назад +3

      Simple, you can't eat rocks 😁
      The scenery might be nice, however it starts wearing thin when you're scratching your pockets and are among the poorest countries with no safety nets in Europe.
      Also, Albanians are for some reason, more welcoming to foreigners than each other. And it's a genuine thing too. They honestly will treat you worse if you're albanian.

  • @Overlord99762
    @Overlord99762 Год назад +49

    As a Mexican, I am proud of being an Albanian 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

  • @VideoGamingSociety
    @VideoGamingSociety Год назад +24

    I really loved the light humor in this video, and at the same time it was very informative!
    I would love to visit Albania! 🇦🇱
    Warm greetings from Bulgaria! 🇧🇬

  • @NakedAvanger
    @NakedAvanger Год назад +30

    Janoš you genuinely gave me a reason to travel to Albania now
    i would've never thought they have such beautiful places

  • @Arijon404
    @Arijon404 Год назад +31

    As a albanian person i can proudly say that im albanian ❤️🇦🇱

  • @AnatolyDyatolov
    @AnatolyDyatolov Год назад +12

    As a serbian I can proudly say I'm Albanian even though I never set foot on there.

  • @epicstar86
    @epicstar86 Год назад +33

    Not suprised but also suprised that you decided to do research on Albania's history this deep as an outsider, appreciate the effort and work (would had more here but I can't be bothered rn)

  • @ledzepgirl92
    @ledzepgirl92 Год назад +17

    Hearing the story of how a local Jewish community was saved by their neighbours in Albania gives me hope for humanity. Being occupied by the axis forces was already brutal enough on the local civilian population.
    But hearing about how an entire community worked together to subvert nazi murder policies, putting their own lives in jeopardy, gives me hope.
    Thank for sharing this, for once, uplifting bit of Balkan history with us.

    • @Johnny-pk3iq
      @Johnny-pk3iq Год назад +1

      You help jeewish. And collaboration with Italians to attack Greece.. 😂 😂 😂 So funny and.... 😂 😂 😂
      Or i am wrong.. 😂 😂 😂

    • @southepirote7676
      @southepirote7676 Год назад +1

      @@Johnny-pk3iq Incel virgin Greek nationalist loser obsessed with Albanians 24 hours a day. Serbs are angels compared to Greeks

    • @ledzepgirl92
      @ledzepgirl92 Год назад +1

      @@Johnny-pk3iq I was not alive back then so idk why you are addressing me. Also your comment is barely coherent.

    • @HK-pp9ig
      @HK-pp9ig 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@Johnny-pk3iq Not funny, actually Italy wanted to take Epirus in favor of Albania - Italians had tried this in 1919 but Greek "andartes" killed the entire League of Nation delegation (headed by an Italian colonel) that was marking the border near Ioannina,
      Nazi Germany occupied Albania in 1943 when fascist Italy capitulated. Albanian was a puppet state of Germany until November 1944, Germany was a very friendly state to Albania; but Albanians even though were friends with the na-zis, they did not surrender their Jewish neighbors (unlike Greece that sent all its Jews to extermination camps).
      There are true stories from survivors - Jewish people who left Greece for Albania to be saved by Albanians; Albanians hid the Jewish people among them, Jews who were left behind in Greece were almost all exterminated.
      There is a beautiful interview from an elderly Jewish doctor in the USA whose family was saved by Albanians, but the rest of the family who lived in Greece was all exterminated. That's who Albanians are - we help humans in need, we don't see religion - for many Albanians religion is personal, not something to use as an excuse to kill others; that's why we live together, Catholic, Muslim, Orthodox.

    • @Johnny-pk3iq
      @Johnny-pk3iq 7 месяцев назад

      @@HK-pp9ig my friend in 1940 ialy anf part of Albania atmy attact Greece.. All other is bla bla.. There some videos in internet whonyou welcome Italians in Tirana

  • @TyrantSolo
    @TyrantSolo Год назад +337

    Another Video on, even more Rightful Hungarian land

    • @ThePanEthiopian
      @ThePanEthiopian Год назад +10

      The Balkans are Turkish!!!!🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

    • @scgamesonline7771
      @scgamesonline7771 Год назад +10

      Hey, some part of North Albania is rightful Greek land. But yea you can have the rest

    • @MishaRo555
      @MishaRo555 Год назад +33

      Nah we all know Europe is Glourios Romania🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴👐👐👐💪💪💪

    • @TyrantSolo
      @TyrantSolo Год назад +25

      @@scgamesonline7771 All land is Hungarian land that includes Greece, but maybe if we are feeling nice we can let it be under your province

    • @Carloshache
      @Carloshache Год назад +12

      Rightful Swedish*

  • @sqocks8254
    @sqocks8254 Год назад +19

    This video is both very nice and very funny.
    _Especially:_
    ● That bit about the castle princess
    ● Showing _Tifa_ when mentioning the Italians at *10:54*
    It is nice to know that her contributions to Italian politics hasn't been forgotten.
    Thank you for making it. ❤

  • @ianeons9278
    @ianeons9278 Год назад +25

    The history of Albania you explained in the first part of the video deserves it’s own video tbh

  • @ryushogun9890
    @ryushogun9890 Год назад +213

    I dare you to live a month in Brazil. You will find it mostly familiar in a Soviet way, unironically.

    • @Yalbou
      @Yalbou Год назад +1

      Why? Its loud people who just drink and party alot. That lie and cheat alot (jeitinho). With fake smiles and friendship. And you can get robbed or killed

    • @soroksarcity
      @soroksarcity Год назад +41

      “come to brasil” but better

    • @Idunooo
      @Idunooo Год назад +4

      Yes cmon

    • @TheHimalaiaNinja
      @TheHimalaiaNinja Год назад +12

      maybe, but with uglier women and more violent crime

    • @yumanorfolk3103
      @yumanorfolk3103 Год назад +7

      ​@@TheHimalaiaNinja Agreed with your last statement, not really the first one.

  • @craigzievis2074
    @craigzievis2074 Год назад +37

    Another great video! I just bought a village house near Pogradec. Loving it so much! Great country, great people!

  • @nickthekoala9723
    @nickthekoala9723 Год назад +13

    As an Albanian living in Greece I really liked the video because every summer I go to my mothers village there it’s 10km away from the city nokova I appreciate how well you talked about the city ❤️

  • @pepper_doze2463
    @pepper_doze2463 Год назад +22

    I gave this a video a go and did not regret it. Growing up in Serbia I only learned the negatives and was never allowed to see anything past that. It is remarkable to forget that beyond all the borders, bloody history and flags, we are all people. I see a lot of similarities. Very nice.

  • @CorvoFG
    @CorvoFG Год назад +113

    I love Albanians. Other than their ‘efficient delivery of specialist consumables’, they’re mad AF, have a disturbing sense of humor and like a drink. Can’t fault any of that.

    • @CrimsonAkato
      @CrimsonAkato Год назад +14

      " there mad AF "
      that should be the only description for them 😂 , nothing more needs to be said

    • @banzaaiiiii
      @banzaaiiiii Год назад +1

      where are u from?

    • @CorvoFG
      @CorvoFG Год назад

      @@banzaaiiiii Texas. But I live in London.

    • @kippsguitar6539
      @kippsguitar6539 Год назад +2

      And more impressively one of the few countries to tell the fauci brigade to take a hike, I was there, awesome

    • @HK-pp9ig
      @HK-pp9ig 7 месяцев назад +4

      @CorvoFG As a native Albanian living in the west - yes - Albanians have a quick temper - and do not think twice - they act first and think later. You can imagine how that works! That IMHO hapens because Albanian society is very secluded from the rest of the world; it is opening now, but it has been cut off from the rest of Europe for centuries, and most recently for 50 years hermit communist dictatorship. Albania has opened since 1992 but mentality moces slowly; Albanians are like little kids, if they like something they want to take it, if you like something of theirs they would give it to you even if you don't want to accept it. They trust you just like a child does the grown ups, but if you betray them for whatever reason, they will throw a temper... if they feel cheated/betrayed, you'd have to watch out... some of them revenge out of porpotion. Tourists are safe in Albania, but Albanians among themselves would kill for word of mouth, if said in the wrong place to the wrong person. Some Albanians, especially those living in the west, have learned how to take a faul word against them without k!lling you, but in Albania, another Albanian cannot use words that would insult or denigrate another Albanian. Albanians are too proud,- probably that the reason they are in so much trouble; that's why they have so many religions, but barely any people who follows their own religion - their pride does not leave enough room for God. Have you seen them going crazy for their national team - I still have to see another nation do the same, especially when considering the small size of Albania, and Albanian population.

  • @normalpigeons5190
    @normalpigeons5190 Год назад +6

    Hello, I am from Albania, and I have to say this video is great as usual. Thank you for visiting us again and highlighting the South especially, its nice to see anyone go beyond Tirana or the center really. I do have some critique with your pronunciation with words, but theyre not too bad. Besides that, I really enjoy not only the travel blog-y feel of it, but also the educational content you included. Thank you for making this video, and I hope you continue to improve your content more and more in the future.

  • @davinnicode
    @davinnicode Год назад +29

    In Germany, 101 out of 100 Albanians practice at least one form of combat sports.

    • @MartinvonBargen
      @MartinvonBargen Год назад +2

      wasskukstedigga? ischmaschdichplatt!
      Only person I ever saw headbutt a referee in a Kreisligafootball match was from...
      Yes :D

    • @junopuno7011
      @junopuno7011 Год назад

      ​@@MartinvonBargen Zindane 2006 😂

  • @emoboi451
    @emoboi451 Год назад +9

    Albania has the coolest flag design in the world

  • @socialistrepublicofvietnam1500
    @socialistrepublicofvietnam1500 Год назад +228

    Glad to see some representation for north-west Greece!

    • @sekepa6247
      @sekepa6247 Год назад +46

      This man is evil...

    • @hloi4545
      @hloi4545 Год назад +22

      Delusional asf ngl but W joke 🗿

    • @arsembaka6971
      @arsembaka6971 Год назад +51

      Nice profile if the southern Chinese province of Vietnam 🗿

    • @fidemporas
      @fidemporas Год назад

      Βασισμένο Βιετνάμ

    • @espressodepresso7546
      @espressodepresso7546 Год назад +9

      *west macedonia

  • @Yahli20
    @Yahli20 Год назад +46

    Most underrated youtuber in the world

    • @queue6427
      @queue6427 Год назад +1

      כן...

    • @djocharablaikan8601
      @djocharablaikan8601 Год назад

      Go back to Vad Yasheem, your kind is not welcome in the land of the Gentiles

    • @DRS659
      @DRS659 Год назад

      been saying that for years this guy should really have a netflix series

    • @maximk9964
      @maximk9964 Год назад

      So true! I hate airplanes and travelling in general, but I flew to Serbia from Vancouver partially because this guy made me excited about seeing new places.

  • @IDMarketer
    @IDMarketer Год назад +80

    Berat castle look beautiful, hope could visit there someday
    Btw, Albania flag is cool af, ngl
    Greeting from Indonesia 🇮🇩

  • @bmhh123
    @bmhh123 Год назад +25

    My travel in Albania has been my favorite by far.

  • @durimmiziraj4815
    @durimmiziraj4815 Год назад +17

    As a video coming from a Serb, this is phenomenal. Keep up the good work. May peace and friendship endure.

  • @RG-3PO
    @RG-3PO Год назад +21

    I came for the history/geography lesson, but I stayed for the awesome editing...

  • @Tiranawest
    @Tiranawest Год назад +5

    Korca is the most beautiful, clean and civilised city in Albania. The food is wonderful. The most prosperous years for Albania were the fifties when it had friendship with Russia which helped very much with goods, education, industry, art etc. 😊

  • @n0n570p
    @n0n570p Год назад +61

    As a Greek in Greece, which has interacted with tons of Albanians I can say, I am proud to be Albanian 🇦🇱 🇦🇱 🇦🇱

    • @microska2656
      @microska2656 Год назад +3

      Proud aderfi 💪💪🇦🇱🇦🇱

    • @lou6749
      @lou6749 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@microska2656 yes sir proud SHQITARI 🇦🇱💪💪proud aderfia !!

  • @goranmiljus2664
    @goranmiljus2664 Год назад +33

    I was in Albania last winter.Stayed in a small hotel. Only guests were me and some US marines from Bondsteel. I was treated REALLY well. much better than the marines. 😀

  • @blagoevski336
    @blagoevski336 Год назад +39

    Nice, there's a town in southern Albania called Himare, it's a stunning one.

    • @illyrian3057
      @illyrian3057 Год назад +1

      Yes

    • @a_chicken_nugget
      @a_chicken_nugget 9 месяцев назад

      @@illyrian3057Proud to be Albanian (Vlonjat) 💪

    • @Godssecondcomingissoon
      @Godssecondcomingissoon 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@a_chicken_nuggetvlonjat here too

    • @a_chicken_nugget
      @a_chicken_nugget 7 месяцев назад

      @@Godssecondcomingissoon Nice big W ❤️

    • @HK-pp9ig
      @HK-pp9ig 7 месяцев назад +1

      @blagoevski336 We are booking Himare for next summer. Last summer we did Yale/Jale - beautiful place, but too many tourists - the Nordic, and Czeck/Polish drank crazy.. the young were really noisy.
      Do you fly to Tirane first, or you travel by car from Skopje?

  • @johnlanning7243
    @johnlanning7243 Год назад +48

    Albania is the coolest place I’ve ever visited. Cool place and one of the few places in Europe people don’t hate Americans

    • @User12345fan
      @User12345fan Год назад +10

      Not only not hate, but love Americans. There’s no place for propaganda hating America spread by Russia here.

    • @sc1338
      @sc1338 Год назад +9

      Poland loves America! actually most Eastern European countries do. they understand how bad Russian dominance could be

    • @indexpictures
      @indexpictures Год назад

      europe is right to hate americans

    • @byoken
      @byoken Год назад +3

      *White Americans. Don't know about the rest. (I'm Albanian btw)

    • @pixel7275
      @pixel7275 Год назад +1

      Bro we albanians love americans so much

  • @mihaelac2472
    @mihaelac2472 Год назад +13

    Been to Saranda for Easter some years ago. Great food, nice people, nice beaches. Butrint was super interesting and a must to visit.

  • @mariushilse3498
    @mariushilse3498 Год назад +25

    Damn I gotta go there. I was in Croatia last year and it looked just as good but was soooo crowded

  • @youngthugger8736
    @youngthugger8736 Год назад +15

    I‘m from switzerland and visited Albania and it was very cool👍🏼

    • @byoken
      @byoken Год назад

      If that's you in the profile pic I doubt you're from Switzerland.

    • @youngthugger8736
      @youngthugger8736 Год назад

      @@byoken Bro that´s Playboi Carti💀

    • @byoken
      @byoken Год назад

      @@youngthugger8736 I have no interest in knowing who that is. Looks like you're supporting the subversion of White culture.

    • @youngthugger8736
      @youngthugger8736 Год назад

      @gjergjkastriotiskanderbeg2645 who?

  • @FredDurst00
    @FredDurst00 Год назад +6

    Most positive interaction between a Serb and Albania.

  • @mrjuicejunior
    @mrjuicejunior Год назад +90

    As an Albanian American, this is a great video! However, you forgot 2 cities. Korçë and Pogradec. You should visit there sometime soon, I loved it. 👍

    • @bigozimak
      @bigozimak Год назад +6

      I am from next door in N Macedonia and I've been to Korcha (Gorica), Pogradec and Mala Prespa many times. Beautiful. There are a lot of ethnic Macedonians in this part of Albania. Greetings.

    • @ee-rd8hr
      @ee-rd8hr Год назад +2

      Yah Korçë is a great place, my relatives lived near Pogradec using it as a big town to visit when they were bored of their small town

    • @bletrick3352
      @bletrick3352 Год назад +6

      @@bigozimak A lot? There are no Macedonians in Pogradec or Korca wtf. Mala prespa sure but there are barely any people living there

    • @Cybereagle4122
      @Cybereagle4122 Год назад

      @@bletrick3352there’s a few Macedonians in Korçë mainly in Pustec

    • @Wcrqdrift
      @Wcrqdrift Год назад +2

      NO WAY MY PARENTS ARE FROM THOSE TWO CITIES AS WELL

  • @kippsguitar6539
    @kippsguitar6539 Год назад +2

    Beat you sorry, spent a couple of months in they fantastic country 2021 , pandemic heroes and strong welcoming people, what an awesome, educational and accurate video! Bravo

  • @beatboxplanet1362
    @beatboxplanet1362 Год назад +24

    As a Greek person that never been in Albania before i can say that im a proud Albanian after this video

    • @ioanniskoletis8300
      @ioanniskoletis8300 Год назад

      BEAT Stop embarasing your self Albanian. It well known that all greek people, greek politicians, greek church, greek army, call the area Vorio Epiri.

    • @southepirote7676
      @southepirote7676 Год назад +1

      ​@@ioanniskoletis8300 🤡

    • @Godssecondcomingissoon
      @Godssecondcomingissoon 7 месяцев назад +2

      Bro is from ioannina or preveze😂.Jk 🇦🇱🤝🇬🇷

    • @evladifat6322
      @evladifat6322 5 месяцев назад +1

      Maybe your grandparents were orthodoxs Albanians assimilated into greek...

    • @aphroditeg2712
      @aphroditeg2712 3 месяца назад +1

      If you're from Western Greece or Thessaloniki, you most likely unironically are, lol

  • @Hitoribocchi_tokyo
    @Hitoribocchi_tokyo 10 месяцев назад +6

    RED AND BLACK I DRESS 🟥⬛️👕
    EAGLE ON MY CHEST🦅
    IM PROUD TO BE💪
    AN ALBANIAN🇦🇱🇦🇱

  • @andidhana3722
    @andidhana3722 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you for visiting Albania and thank you for your honest opinion. You are welcome every time you wish to come again, friend!

  • @soul8938
    @soul8938 Год назад +28

    Honestly great video hope you enjoyed your stay.
    Some corrections or just added info:
    Those city names you mentioned, their names are remnants of the byzantine empire in which old greek was the lingua franca (state language for official administrative work etc.) therefore making sense that those names stuck even if the locals and the ruling nobles were albanians.
    This is also visible in the name Saranda where its named after saints, again in greek because the orthodox church didn’t allow albanians to form their own church or perform liturgy in albanian hence why the greek language was also more heavily imposed on them.

    • @vanttijarvinen
      @vanttijarvinen Год назад

      Very true. This should be a stiky comment

  • @Blessed_V0id
    @Blessed_V0id Год назад +6

    As an Englishman im proud to be Albanian

  • @valley6824
    @valley6824 Год назад +30

    Greetings from Toskëria (a.k.a Southern Albania). Hope you enjoyed your trip here. People always talk mostly about Northern Albania/Dardania (Kosova). At least somebody finally noticed us Tosks for once. 😅

    • @intesa956
      @intesa956 Год назад +7

      In reality people talk only for Albanian riviera(south albania) and albanian alps (North albania)😅🤣.
      But kosova is beautiful too

    • @valley6824
      @valley6824 Год назад +2

      @@intesa956 Patjetër. Të gjitha trevat Shqiptare janë të bukura, padyshim.

  • @AmeyaVaidyaExEcutESC2
    @AmeyaVaidyaExEcutESC2 Год назад +1

    Having been to Albania, it’s probably one of the best places I have been to. Love the place

  • @Iletmeknow
    @Iletmeknow Год назад +82

    Respect my dearest neighbour. I love your sincerity and hope we Albanians speak likewise about Serbia and hopefully one day we find the common language with each other. Which I know and makes me laugh we Balkan people are tough nut to crack but I’m a strong believer time will heal all the wounds one day

    • @bigozimak
      @bigozimak Год назад +20

      Well, we Macedonians and Albanians from Macedonia have managed to somehow heal our wounds and are getting along very well together! So, it is possible.

    • @Iletmeknow
      @Iletmeknow Год назад +9

      @@bigozimak well is called maturity of country and moves on. I hope we Balkan people get along with each other things will be way different and probably our economic situation as a whole Balkan will be a different story

    • @joankociko5174
      @joankociko5174 Год назад +16

      I've shared an apartment with a Serb for 3 years and I call him family. Us Albs get along amazingly with Serbians when we factor out war and lands. Throughout this time we've discovered countless words, phrases and behaviors we have in common, it is a wild experience to say sth in your language and be understood in a deep cultural level by the "enemy". Its always fun hanging out with Serbians.

    • @kostam.1113
      @kostam.1113 Год назад +7

      As i Serb i respect Albanians
      But as long as Kosovo issue stays unsolved it will permanently poison any chances of improved relations...

    • @joankociko5174
      @joankociko5174 Год назад +3

      @@kostam.1113 I agree Kole. You share the same name with my roomate btw 🤣

  • @maarts665
    @maarts665 Год назад

    I will be backpacking there in 2 weeks. Thx for this nice and informative video

  • @cannonfodder9248
    @cannonfodder9248 Год назад +5

    So sorry for your loss

  • @justincastellanos7835
    @justincastellanos7835 Год назад +8

    As a Dominican 🇩🇴 I love 🇦🇱💪💪

  • @liamkinnaird8229
    @liamkinnaird8229 Год назад +30

    You got me really excited about Alabama for a good second

    • @saulgoodmanKAZAKH
      @saulgoodmanKAZAKH Год назад +3

      American moment

    • @liamkinnaird8229
      @liamkinnaird8229 Год назад

      @@saulgoodmanKAZAKH My g you are roleplaying a character from an American tv show

    • @saulgoodmanKAZAKH
      @saulgoodmanKAZAKH Год назад

      @@liamkinnaird8229 I am not roleplaying, mate, I just made an anonymous account and the pitcure of Saul was funny

  • @tk9839
    @tk9839 Год назад +13

    Albania is definitely underrated...hopefully, I will visit there someday.

  • @PakBallandSami
    @PakBallandSami Год назад +31

    “The men who marched to Babylon , Persia and India were the ancestors of the Albanians…”
    ~ Wadham Peacock

    • @hloi4545
      @hloi4545 Год назад +4

      He speaking fax ong 🗿

    • @GeoBBB123
      @GeoBBB123 Год назад

      Misguided, grossly inaccurate and superseded information from over a century ago.

    • @wankawanka3053
      @wankawanka3053 Год назад +3

      I missed the part where they spread albanian 😂

    • @georgebililis7516
      @georgebililis7516 Год назад +1

      😂

  • @bigiron2572
    @bigiron2572 Год назад +21

    Originally I thought that Albania sided with the Soviet union since they believed in communism. Never would’ve thought they instead sided with China. It’s still communism, just not the kind I was expecting

    • @soul8938
      @soul8938 Год назад

      They did believe in communism, hoxha was a hardcore stalinist but after his death the soviets became more friendly to the west, which hoxha didn’t like so he sided with mao.
      Until they also opened up to the west under nixons administration which ultimately lead albania to isolationism cutting ties with everyone in the world and locking the whole country down and only reopening to the world after his death in the late 80s

    • @Remixors
      @Remixors Год назад +3

      It sided with both of them, but it quickly ran into conflicts.

    • @Flavor88
      @Flavor88 Год назад +3

      They sided with them, and then they broke from them because they were not representing true communism 😂

    • @tony232cool
      @tony232cool Год назад

      china betrayed is marxist ideology when it allowed nixon to visit and american investment afterwards. china was a traitor of true communism in the eyes of albania

  • @GalaxyXelite
    @GalaxyXelite Год назад +1

    11:24 the papers please
    Theme chought me off guard lmao 😂

  • @myhandle8
    @myhandle8 5 месяцев назад +1

    As an Albanian I say you are now my favorite living Serb :D Good job !

  • @denissaliaj9459
    @denissaliaj9459 Год назад +4

    Thank you for this presentation ❤️❤️

    • @southepirote7676
      @southepirote7676 Год назад +2

      Literally claimed Saranda as Greek and you say thank you for the presentation lmao

    • @denissaliaj9459
      @denissaliaj9459 Год назад +1

      @@southepirote7676 no he said it has greek population too not that its greek. Well it has self identified greeks just like shkupi has self identified albanians who gives a shit. He didnt say its Greek or should belong to greece etc. nor did he say that the majority are greeks

    • @southepirote7676
      @southepirote7676 Год назад +1

      ​@@denissaliaj9459 He said it has a large Greek minority as if they outnumber Albanians. Not to mention the fact they are not even Greek to begin with but orthodox Albanians connections with golden dawn a fascist Greek group that dreams of a greater Greece and annexing Albania.

    • @southepirote7676
      @southepirote7676 Год назад

      ​@Shqiperia You'd be surprised. Greeks make Serbs look civil.

  • @cyrusthegreat7030
    @cyrusthegreat7030 Год назад +22

    Omg it finally happened

  • @elvoooooooo6071
    @elvoooooooo6071 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you for this review dude
    As an Albanian i would suggest you try visit the north too its filled with mountains and sandy beaches also a lot of castles. Hope you enjoy it. Love from Albania ❤

  • @sedrakgrigoryan4343
    @sedrakgrigoryan4343 Год назад

    I loved how it said when that guy spitted on the camera and the words shown kiss that absolutely killed me of laughter keep doing it man love your videos and your channel and your funny content and humor love form armenia

  • @razvanbarascu4007
    @razvanbarascu4007 Год назад +8

    Salutari din Romania fratilor nostri albanezi!!!✌️♥️💪😎🫵😎

  • @dddenes
    @dddenes Год назад +22

    Az a Hungarian, I laughed hard at 13:30 Harder than I should. :D

    • @iulian-gabrielprejmerean3431
      @iulian-gabrielprejmerean3431 Год назад +1

      What is the name of the song?

    • @heisen-bones
      @heisen-bones Год назад +1

      @@iulian-gabrielprejmerean3431 i wanna know too

    • @zoltankiss1533
      @zoltankiss1533 Год назад +3

      If i knew id tell you, maybe im just an uncultured, disgrace to motherland, proud Hungarian citizen🇹🇯🇹🇯🇹🇯🇹🇯

    • @heisen-bones
      @heisen-bones Год назад

      @@zoltankiss1533 uhm that's actually the Lithuanian flag 🤓

    • @zoltankiss1533
      @zoltankiss1533 Год назад

      ​@@heisen-bones shut up your hairy-feeted romanian😂😂😂😂😂🤓🤓🤓🤓😈👿

  • @speeddemon8977
    @speeddemon8977 10 месяцев назад

    wow and i heard ur a serb thanks for doing so much research on our country and giving honest opinion respect bro

  • @Whyisitme-e7e
    @Whyisitme-e7e Год назад

    Thanks for visiting!

  • @hv6936
    @hv6936 Год назад +24

    “I got my organs stolen so you don’t have too” - Janoš 🤣

    • @banzaaiiiii
      @banzaaiiiii Год назад +1

      janos mother sucked my d after i gave her a cocktail in durres

    • @eldahalili496
      @eldahalili496 Год назад

      Vladimirs in paranoia again god please help this lost souls brink them to reality they're sick fantasy cross all the limits 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 poor vlads

    • @mirgianchasanllari4487
      @mirgianchasanllari4487 Год назад

      Your stupid organs doesn’t cost a single penny poor idiot 😂😂😂

  • @papazataklaattiranimam
    @papazataklaattiranimam Год назад +31

    John Cena is actually an Albanian which makes Albanian people so proud😎

  • @thecosmos729
    @thecosmos729 Год назад

    Great video!

  • @philfol6962
    @philfol6962 Год назад +2

    NGL I first read the title as “I visited South Alabama so you don’t have to” and I became very concerned

  • @daysgonebuy
    @daysgonebuy Год назад +27

    South Albania is beautiful

  • @KartingRules
    @KartingRules Год назад +15

    I love Albania i will give my life to Albania

  •  Год назад +2

    The best video yet

  • @jacobvaldez9988
    @jacobvaldez9988 Год назад +2

    Spent a bit over a week in Saranda last year, 10/10 recommend it.

  • @krunoslavkovacec1842
    @krunoslavkovacec1842 Год назад +2

    The reason why kulle houses are like that is beause they were built along roads where carriages would go so they needed to have the space to let them trough.

    • @besnikillyrian8520
      @besnikillyrian8520 3 месяца назад

      You are so wrong , every big family had a kulle for living , having enough space and fortified against the enemy

  • @sacc-
    @sacc- Год назад +2

    As a Canadian from Eastern Europe who has one Kosovo friend, proud to be Albanian 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

  • @FWhite-xo7st
    @FWhite-xo7st 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the video, and showing the rest of the world how beautiful my country really is.

  • @rogierfrederiks8420
    @rogierfrederiks8420 Год назад

    I was there too last september; perfect time, less busy, beautiful weather.

  • @southepirote7676
    @southepirote7676 Год назад +15

    I love how Greek nationalists fantasize Albania as Greek. Poor Balkan nationalist mindset 😂

    • @valley6824
      @valley6824 Год назад

      The funny part is they really think there are like 240k greeks living here while I can count them with my own fingers. That’s how many they are. Even those that claim so are probably paid Albanians by the Greek state to say so. We know their politics. Too bad that our own Government is pro greek and serbian.

    • @wankawanka3053
      @wankawanka3053 Год назад +1

      ​@@valley6824 with the iq you Albanians carry i doubt that you can actually count more than your fingers

    • @tomgu2285
      @tomgu2285 Год назад +2

      Bro you are also a right wing nationalist.

    • @user-un6xy2ei2b
      @user-un6xy2ei2b Год назад

      They have a good reason, because you know what would happen if the real truth came out. ;)

    • @dkgamers1385
      @dkgamers1385 Год назад +4

      Then why are you fantasizing about greece as Albanian. You literally name yourself southern epirote.

  • @a_centurion_main8757
    @a_centurion_main8757 Год назад +4

    Albania looks nice 🤩

  • @OysterBoyo
    @OysterBoyo Год назад

    The "Paper, Please" music.
    Bro you have God tier tastes in music lol, after Tears Of from Silent Hill in your last video and Paper, Please now I've subbed and liked the video (I rarely do it, not because I'm an asshole, I just forgot lol).
    Nice content.

  • @robertinnit1367
    @robertinnit1367 Год назад

    Great video

  • @nicolae1392
    @nicolae1392 Год назад +19

    Love Albanians from🇲🇩

    • @Lumore399
      @Lumore399 Год назад +1

      Respect brother

    • @rapeofficial
      @rapeofficial Год назад

      We don't loves you

    • @Piloti.
      @Piloti. 9 месяцев назад

      We love you too bro

  • @eriktherik
    @eriktherik Год назад +6

    I was literally there a few months ago, I recognise places from this video, this is strange

    • @CrimsonAkato
      @CrimsonAkato Год назад +3

      he once made a video where he recorded footage right in front of my house ... that felt even more weird..
      like I was enjoying that other video until I just saw that part and I was like " hold up ... "

  • @invader7191
    @invader7191 Год назад +7

    Very good video, one of the best ever made about Albania. Cheers from an Albo 🍻

  • @mirsadajdari
    @mirsadajdari Год назад

    I was exactly at the place in ksamil that you showed us in the video, its lit af

  • @daniel393
    @daniel393 Год назад +2

    This video was a pleasant watch 👏 gotta say, at 16:40, it's a funnily common mistake people still make to this day: Berat is not "the city of 1000 windows", let me explain. In albanian, you would say "Berati, qyteti i një mbi një dritareve", which is translated to "Berat, city of windows on top of one another", which comes from the position of the houses and how the windows are situated, quite literally on top of one another. Because of pronunciation, it's very similar and easy to confuse with "qyteti i njëmijë e një dritareve" which is "1001 windows", thus the whole confusion. Hope that clarifies it haha ✌️

    • @Johnny-pk3iq
      @Johnny-pk3iq Год назад

      Berati is Albania name???
      Do you know.. Before 400 years the name and in ancient..??

  • @SkyTechLover
    @SkyTechLover Год назад +18

    Oh my god he said some good things for us the Albanians. Shocking.

    • @papanasicuafine
      @papanasicuafine Год назад

      Watch the lives, he's said many times how much he loves Albania.

    • @SkyTechLover
      @SkyTechLover Год назад

      @@papanasicuafine I have seen others videos of him and he hasn't said anything good.

    • @SkyTechLover
      @SkyTechLover Год назад

      @@papanasicuafine I have seen others videos of him and he hasn't said anything good.

    • @vane909090
      @vane909090 Год назад

      @@SkyTechLover Then savor this.

    • @southepirote7676
      @southepirote7676 Год назад +2

      He is making propaganda against Albania actually

  • @Metlols
    @Metlols Год назад +22

    BLACK AND RED I DRESS AN EAGLE ON MY CHEST
    GOOD TO BE AN ALBAAANIAAAN

  • @sprtwlf9314
    @sprtwlf9314 Год назад

    Great video.

  • @HK-pp9ig
    @HK-pp9ig Год назад +1

    Wow, beautiful! Your English is very similar to many Albanians' English... but it seems that you are Hungarian based on the joke you made on their back... "until Hungarians arrive"...I encountered many tourist from North Europe, Skandinavians, and even Russians, but the majority were Polish, Check and Hungarian...and they are heavy drinkers... I was in Sarande and South Albania in Summer 2022, it was beautiful. Although it lacks the luxury and amenities that rich beaches in the West Europe offer, it is still beautiful; very affordable, and the food is juicy and delicious... My kids loved the food there. Many tourist attractions to visit, and you could do a day trip to one of the towns nearby, and go back to the beach in the afternoon. We witnessed some of the most beautiful sunsets along the coast. Driving up and down Llogara Pass was crazy; near Himare we saw many tourists hiking the mountain slopes... we bought a lot of local herbs and Mountain tea leaves... one bunch for 50 cents or a dollar... the same stuff is $10 in the West; if you try that tea you won't drink any other tea after that, such a splendid aroma, and medicinal properties, improves your immunity...

  • @panosgrdev
    @panosgrdev Год назад +8

    Albanis is underrated as a travel destination. Slovenia is n.1 underrated destination in Europe