"Living in a Coffin" Inside Hong Kong's Infamous Coffin Homes

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  • @mickjojic1141
    @mickjojic1141 3 месяца назад +751

    The fact you actually stop and reflect for a few moments on what some people call life, means a lot.

    • @Seanasaurus7560
      @Seanasaurus7560 3 месяца назад +10

      227 likes and 0 replies, lemme fix that

    • @stefan2serb
      @stefan2serb 3 месяца назад +3

      Pozdrav brate

    • @jackjackmusic
      @jackjackmusic 3 месяца назад +2

      what happen to spanaian. guy thought who could make music... now just makes clickbait as a 40 year old its embarrassing.

    • @1v1me-gn1my
      @1v1me-gn1my 3 месяца назад +20

      @@jackjackmusiche’s not 40 and no click bait. he makes more money then your whole family. if you don’t like it then don’t watch it ya nob

    • @stephaniecoomey2356
      @stephaniecoomey2356 2 месяца назад +2

      @@1v1me-gn1my glazer lmfao keep bouncing on it weirdo

  • @Mkay6430
    @Mkay6430 3 месяца назад +69

    This made me feel beyond blessed, my bed is as big as that room, It’s torture that some people have no choice but to live this way,
    If you are living this way may god bless you, you are strong you are worthy, bless all 🙏🏼

    • @morgan_baldwin
      @morgan_baldwin 2 месяца назад +6

      True that...we got a queen size or king size bed, got AC, windows and small balcony...we should be more grayeful..😢

    • @tabbi888
      @tabbi888 2 месяца назад +7

      Things are getting hard for everyone, I'm a single mum in Australia and have 3 kids and can only afford a 3 bedroom. As my kids are all over 16yrs old I felt it was important for them to have a room to themselves for privacy, as a result for the past 8yrs my bedroom has been the lounge with a broken lounge as my bed. It's so saggy I have to fill the depression with pillows to make it kind of even. After 8yrs of this my back it completely stuffed but there's just never enough to buy anything better. I just want my kids to be ok even if I'm suffering. Everything's just become ridiculously expensive over the past few years especially, I pay $ 480 per week for a 3 bedroom with no laundry or bath just a shower and it's still the cheapest I've been able to find. Scared for the future...

    • @AJAY.Dahone
      @AJAY.Dahone 28 дней назад

      @@tabbi888where’s the father ? I may not be the stepfather but atleast I’m the father that stepped up

    • @tabbi888
      @tabbi888 28 дней назад

      @AJAY.Dahone he does pay court ordered child support which is 150dollars per week but I'm also disabled and unable to work so with the only other income coming from government support it really isn't enough. The dad pays as much as he can but he's also stuck paying ridiculous rent prices ,he pays 480 per week for a 2 bedroom that doesn't even have a garage only carport and he only gets about 750 per week after tax full time and with my payment taken out it it leaves him with practically nothing either. The problem is the ridiculous inflation in mostly the rental market and also food too. Noone is left with much for anything. 2yrs ago I only paid 290 a week for the same house so you can see how ridiculous the increase has been. That's why I'm so scared for the future as I can only see prices increasing while wages and government assistance basically stay the same, there are so many already homeless and the government has sold of almost all its public housing so people really have no where to turn. Even single people with full time jobs cannot afford to live on their own here any more. Something really needs to be done as it's only going to get worse in the very near future.

    • @ellebelle7003
      @ellebelle7003 19 дней назад

      ​@@tabbi888 i cant find a way to privately message someone on here so im so sorry if this is weird but if you see this i would love to help you out a little. i dont have much but i definitely have enough to share and i would like to share with you. reading your comment hurts my heart and i would love to help as much as i can. i promise im not some weird scammer or bot or whatever LOL just a random girl with adhd reading through every single comment thread 😅

  • @DutchVanDerLindeOfTahiti
    @DutchVanDerLindeOfTahiti 3 месяца назад +314

    Spanian talking broken English to the bloke who can speak English fine was mad lad 😂

    • @lcswsl
      @lcswsl 3 месяца назад

      it wasnt broken??

    • @mike04574
      @mike04574 3 месяца назад +7

      normal for foreigners living overseas to do so too

    • @HomeAutomated-v2r
      @HomeAutomated-v2r 2 месяца назад

      English? You mean stupid leb English.

    • @lucyj7688
      @lucyj7688 2 месяца назад +3

      Omfg!!! I'm so never going to Hong Kong ever!!!4🤣🤣🤣😁🇦🇺

    • @ceephaxcrew8401
      @ceephaxcrew8401 2 месяца назад

      Bro that sri Lankan bloke was fully Sikh lol😂

  • @forestman2382
    @forestman2382 2 месяца назад +43

    Living in this type of situation is enough to drive any one insane. What a cruel world in which people are forced to live in such a situation

    • @Marchant2
      @Marchant2 Месяц назад +1

      Stop having so many babies and the world wouldn't be so crowded and would be more affordable. More is not better when it comes to overcrowding.

    • @Uberdriver9
      @Uberdriver9 11 часов назад

      I would be chillin

  • @CA80HD
    @CA80HD 3 месяца назад +132

    you have no idea how much i look forward to watching your new videos

  • @daaapru4693
    @daaapru4693 3 месяца назад +15

    New 🇺🇸 subscriber here staying up past my bedtime watching your vids. Your humor and personality is what sets you apart from other RUclipsrs. When I watch your vids I feel like I’m traveling with an old friend. Keep up the good content!

  • @melekmelissaau
    @melekmelissaau 3 месяца назад +36

    Makes you appreciate what we have in life. Well done Spanian for sharing this experience with us. ❤

  • @melindaoloughlin4862
    @melindaoloughlin4862 2 месяца назад +3

    I have just stumbled across your post. I love your honesty and am so grateful as I sit on my 6 x 6 metre deck on my three acres of land, 10 minutes from the Pacific Ocean, four hours north of Sydney. I am also well travelled. Singapore is very similar to Hong Kong. So much wealth with so many working class people. I am so grateful for what I have.

  • @maka4eli968
    @maka4eli968 3 месяца назад +223

    ‘A dna transaction with the last blokes follicles’ 😂😂😂

    • @nelsonmagele5903
      @nelsonmagele5903 3 месяца назад +5

      💀💀💀

    • @Mikuzan
      @Mikuzan 2 месяца назад +4

      I read this comment as he was saying it, weird

  • @BataraKado
    @BataraKado 3 месяца назад +9

    what a dope way to capture the journey, video the whole trip getting to the coffin home, instead of how most youtubers just start the video at the location. spanian is a genius..

  • @Vollce
    @Vollce 3 месяца назад +79

    Hong Kong looks like cyberpunk dystopia.

    • @joshf-w9602
      @joshf-w9602 3 месяца назад +12

      It’s actually a really great place to visit for a few days.
      I was there in June, was originally just a stop over but I thought I’d stay a few nights to check it out and absolutely loved the vibe especially in the evenings. Food is amazing, easy to get around, heaps of nightlife, and most people speak at least some English

    • @stephaniecoomey2356
      @stephaniecoomey2356 2 месяца назад

      @@joshf-w9602 ccp shill

    • @ceephaxcrew8401
      @ceephaxcrew8401 2 месяца назад

      @@Vollce Melbourne is too

    • @thoriusbattengham
      @thoriusbattengham 15 часов назад

      @@joshf-w9602 greetings CCP

    • @joshf-w9602
      @joshf-w9602 5 часов назад

      @@thoriusbattengham if you want to get political you do you bro. Obviously there are huge changes to free speech and extradition laws in the past few years which isn’t a great thing for locals but as a tourist just visiting for 2-3 nights it’s not something you notice.

  • @llMastermindll
    @llMastermindll 3 месяца назад +21

    As a person from HK and having had friends who actually lived in true cage homes, coffin homes and eventually rooms at subdivided flats, i can say that is a subdivided flat and a nice one at that.
    I’ve seen some truly horrendous ones in comparison to what Spanian was staying in.
    But hey, you got a bit of a taste of what its like, try staying in a truly run down place with druggies in the staircases and no elevator to your place. Not to mention truly no windows to the outside world and definitely no AC even if its just for show and walls so thin you can hear your neighbour whispering.

    • @emperorpatrisia5771
      @emperorpatrisia5771 Месяц назад +2

      That sounds so awful. Are these types of homes common?

    • @Myhandle-2024
      @Myhandle-2024 23 дня назад +1

      Ugh my anxiety 😬

    • @llMastermindll
      @llMastermindll 23 дня назад +1

      Yup! A lot more common than one might expect as you wouldn’t know from the outside that there are subdivided flats or coffin homes inside unless you literally saw someone coming in or out of the front door and got a peek inside

  • @amandam2238
    @amandam2238 3 месяца назад +263

    Imagine living thru a covid lock down in a coffin home. That's no way to live. I'd go out to the country and live poor there!

    • @theragoooverlord5021
      @theragoooverlord5021 3 месяца назад +41

      You can see videos from 2021 of whole cities screaming at night. It's real but feels like watching a horror movie

    • @gazzy9136
      @gazzy9136 3 месяца назад +12

      Would you though? You can’t speak on something you haven’t lived through yourself.

    • @amandam2238
      @amandam2238 3 месяца назад +11

      @@gazzy9136 I said "imagine"

    • @Aeoniik
      @Aeoniik 3 месяца назад +3

      @@gazzy9136pretty sure anyone that had the means would unless they had special circumstances not to, or maybe people just love eating the bugs and sleeping in a pod lately, gotta be "urban" to succeed aye…

    • @Made_in_Inalahan
      @Made_in_Inalahan 3 месяца назад

      Imagine having to work thru Covid in sweltering heat wearing a mask while people are at home getting paid to watch RUclips and complain about it

  • @demonbadger86
    @demonbadger86 2 месяца назад +50

    Showed that room to my wife and told her it's all I could afford for our trip to HK in November and she's hyperventilating

  • @ERA93
    @ERA93 3 месяца назад +318

    11:33 You can tell by his reaction he wasnt expecting to get recognized in hong kong at all, he almost looked relieved that he could just talk to someone 🤣

    • @AusRapArchive
      @AusRapArchive 3 месяца назад +12

      Probably the reason he goes on holidays couldn’t even imagine how much he would get pressed for a photo in Sydney 😂

    • @raymondqiu8202
      @raymondqiu8202 3 месяца назад +4

      Remember folks, this the same dude that complains about fans approaching him. Spanians head is definitely scrambled from all those drugs he's shot up himself as a junkie and all that time spent in prison

    • @James-mb6jt
      @James-mb6jt 3 месяца назад +13

      @@raymondqiu8202 sorry he's human. I'm not even famous and I don't like people approaching me on my best days.

    • @ERA93
      @ERA93 3 месяца назад +4

      @@raymondqiu8202 why do you bother watching?

    • @wattiespotatoes6401
      @wattiespotatoes6401 3 месяца назад +3

      @@raymondqiu8202 who asked lil bro

  • @paulreeves2296
    @paulreeves2296 3 месяца назад +7

    Fantastic ..without any doubt the best I have ever watched on RUclips..you are my new HERO you totally rock man

  • @DingaLingu
    @DingaLingu 3 месяца назад +76

    The sight of those rooms makes me want to go outside and run around so imagine how quick people living there get up in the morning.

    • @Aeoniik
      @Aeoniik 3 месяца назад +8

      Imagine being heaps depressed that you get used to it any waking up to just stay in bed for the next 12 hours on a laptop.. bet that happens. Full stinky

    • @万恶共匪毒害中华
      @万恶共匪毒害中华 3 месяца назад +3

      That room is not a coffin home though, it's a cubicle home. A coffin home is worse, you are basically sleeping in a cupboard

  • @sockpuddles
    @sockpuddles 2 месяца назад +6

    As a felon from America. I appreciate what you do. It gives me hope, insight into other culture, and more goals! Thank you bruv

  • @jhjwarren
    @jhjwarren 3 месяца назад +58

    I look forward to these. You travel the world and I’ll feel it with you while I work and try to save enough to do the same. ❤

  • @Justabettaplayer
    @Justabettaplayer 3 месяца назад +9

    ❤ brother I'm super stoked that you enjoyed and got excited about HK. Its my hometown adly.

  • @Jaygeb
    @Jaygeb 3 месяца назад +62

    “What is that?! Like get rid of them bro” 🤣 dying at the shoes!

    • @万恶共匪毒害中华
      @万恶共匪毒害中华 3 месяца назад +1

      He's complaining about the dirtiness yet he wore shoes on the bed

    • @dylanbaker7090
      @dylanbaker7090 2 месяца назад

      @@万恶共匪毒害中华 The bed was already dirty though, if it was the only clean thing in the room we would understand your point.

    • @TheNextUpgrade
      @TheNextUpgrade 2 месяца назад

      😂😂

  • @EmilyElizabethxox
    @EmilyElizabethxox 2 месяца назад +16

    A 65 story project housing skyscraper is so dystopian. Sent shivers down my spine.

  • @ytn00b3
    @ytn00b3 3 месяца назад +327

    Hong Kong is most expensive housing in the world and it's crazy to think that Sydney is No.2 just behind Hong Kong.

    • @KH-dq5mo
      @KH-dq5mo 3 месяца назад +9

      Oh wow i didn’t know that

    • @Cabz-o3x
      @Cabz-o3x 3 месяца назад +4

      @@KH-dq5mo r u being sarcastic?

    • @Francdabanc
      @Francdabanc 3 месяца назад +1

      i thought hawaii was number one, and beverly hills number 6

    • @ytn00b3
      @ytn00b3 3 месяца назад

      @@Francdabanc Hawaii is getting there which is pushing out local population to mainland US.

    • @jasp42
      @jasp42 3 месяца назад +50

      Australia is fucked for housing bruh the Aussie government is that fucked

  • @JCKay
    @JCKay 2 месяца назад +48

    This is how the powers that be want us ALL to live - "You will own nothing and be happy" - from the 2016 World Economic Forum.

    • @thex6992
      @thex6992 2 месяца назад

      whatever controls the real humanity is pure evil

    • @tabbi888
      @tabbi888 2 месяца назад +6

      Things are getting hard for everyone, I'm a single mum in Australia and have 3 kids and can only afford a 3 bedroom. As my kids are all over 16yrs old I felt it was important for them to have a room to themselves for privacy, as a result for the past 8yrs my bedroom has been the lounge with a broken lounge as my bed. It's so saggy I have to fill the depression with pillows to make it kind of even. After 8yrs of this my back it completely stuffed but there's just never enough to buy anything better. I just want my kids to be ok even if I'm suffering. Everything's just become ridiculously expensive over the past few years especially, I pay $ 480 per week for a 3 bedroom with no laundry or bath just a shower and it's still the cheapest I've been able to find. Scared for the future.

    • @shannonmckay173
      @shannonmckay173 2 месяца назад

      Truth!!

  • @samchampion8580
    @samchampion8580 3 месяца назад +31

    Amidst a bit of heartache and mild emotional trauma, you're a breath of fresh air in a 'coffin home'.
    Salut

    • @1312Mork2
      @1312Mork2 3 месяца назад +4

      Hang in there, lad! Things will become better 🙏 God bless

    • @jurassicchrist
      @jurassicchrist 3 месяца назад +1

      Stay strong brother

  • @marvliu4939
    @marvliu4939 3 месяца назад +30

    As someone who was born and raised in Hong Kong and has lived in Australia for 10 years, I would describe it as a subdivided room. The "coffin room" should be even smaller. Whether it's a subdivided room or a coffin room, it feels cramped. I am lucky growing in mid class family. I wouldn’t want to stay in either type of room for more than a minute. However, I appreciate Spanian for showing the world how poor the living conditions in Hong Kong can be. It is one of the most expensive cities in the world, but behind the facade, the living conditions can be quite dire..

  • @markchan1868
    @markchan1868 3 месяца назад +4

    You actually stayed longer at the hotel than I thought you would! Thanks for these videos. Love your work and love HK!

  • @jlo1390
    @jlo1390 3 месяца назад +8

    18:35... I swear I felt like I couldn't breathe... omg no air at all

  • @icecold5707
    @icecold5707 3 месяца назад +123

    Damn I got jumpscared by beardless Spanian

    • @Jacobtheunwise
      @Jacobtheunwise 3 месяца назад +23

      Not hating but bro needs the beard

    • @ValentinaKajcinovska
      @ValentinaKajcinovska 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@@JacobtheunwiseNo he looks so young and innocent

    • @Fos_au
      @Fos_au 3 месяца назад +6

      @@ValentinaKajcinovskamate he looks 45 with out the beard. 😂

    • @americannightmare2109
      @americannightmare2109 3 месяца назад

      He didn't have it in the last video. Jump scare my arse

    • @ValentinaKajcinovska
      @ValentinaKajcinovska 3 месяца назад +1

      @@Fos_au His 38 he looks like 25

  • @ZoeOros-tr2pu
    @ZoeOros-tr2pu 3 месяца назад +3

    I just started watching you recently and every episode is good but seeing Hong Kong is so amazing

  • @zanejewell7579
    @zanejewell7579 3 месяца назад +58

    @11:55 Spanian didn’t wanna say Indian cause the bloke next to him, “he was like international” then points 😂

    • @KH-dq5mo
      @KH-dq5mo 3 месяца назад +4

      😂 I picked up on that too & laughed

  • @LorienGL
    @LorienGL 2 месяца назад +5

    Best of HK is the random open rooftops... you can go there with friends and enjoy a beer or 2 from the local mart, play some music with your speakers and party all night!

  • @soapybanana1
    @soapybanana1 3 месяца назад +312

    "At least i'm not breathing mold" I think i'd be more concerned with all the bird shit covering my only source of fresh air lol

  • @thetripgoeson9811
    @thetripgoeson9811 3 месяца назад +7

    I knew right away that it would be in Chunking Mansions. I stayed in a windowless room there on my first visit. I lived in Hong Kong during covidd which was a nightmare. Quarantined for two weeks in a room the size of my bathroom. All that aside, I miss the place. Hope you have more HK content coming!

    • @Yobott
      @Yobott 2 месяца назад

      a claustropobic nightmare 😂

    • @fatonyalmitchell3281
      @fatonyalmitchell3281 Месяц назад

      My son has wheelchair so it a Nooooo 😂

  • @iDaemonify
    @iDaemonify 3 месяца назад +41

    You need "Don't touch me" merch asap 😂

  • @MaxwellFlooringau
    @MaxwellFlooringau 2 месяца назад +3

    I had similar feelings when I first went to hong kong, then I went into mainland china and going back to hongkong after that was like going to paradise.

  • @catalyzed8457
    @catalyzed8457 3 месяца назад +6

    So awesome to see the gratitude for everything you’re doing 🙏🏻

  • @paulbrown5839
    @paulbrown5839 3 месяца назад +25

    I lived not far from your coffin room for a few months. 20 sqm apartment. Your video gives a good feel of Hong Kong. That’s an edgy place. In those little alleys you see the old guys with their pals , chilling out over a Chinese hot pots with rats running around. The nightlife is eye opening. Some big money there in the American banks. Read a book called Eating Smoke, true story about an English guy partying hard in Hong Kong in the 90s and going off the rails.

  • @controversialcoconutt
    @controversialcoconutt 2 месяца назад +1

    Broo this is hefty. This is what real pure content is. 💯

  • @tinasilkov
    @tinasilkov 3 месяца назад +11

    Haha, I would have walked in and walked straight back out. lol 😂 you did really well, bravo 👏

  • @Ezra1499
    @Ezra1499 3 месяца назад +2

    Bro, the head butt, fkn funny as, never thought I would be watching a travel show by a mad lad with some serene retrospective thoughts but the formula works, keep rockin brotha

  • @Brancon24
    @Brancon24 3 месяца назад +4

    You should visit London if haven’t already as I’m new on the channel bro, but it’s becoming crazy over here now, south London has a big history that’s still on going now.
    Enjoy all your videos man, big you up brother🤛🏼

  • @stevenpaul2023
    @stevenpaul2023 3 месяца назад +4

    Bro this guy is the poster child for rehabilitation, from jail cells to the world.
    Ya love to see it!

  • @amandam2238
    @amandam2238 3 месяца назад +17

    "A DNA Tranasaction with the last blokes hair follicles"
    Bahahahahaha 😂

  • @coachedbyd5777
    @coachedbyd5777 3 месяца назад +4

    If you ever come back to Hong Kong you need to try staying at the Buddhist monasteries on Lantau Island… that’ll be something unique you won’t get anywhere else.

    • @adiecoupe3188
      @adiecoupe3188 Месяц назад

      The hikes from there are amazing too, wandering to silvermine or discovery bay is fun

  • @starfallin17
    @starfallin17 3 месяца назад +6

    You are by far one of the strongest men I know , ❤ ur journey 🙏🏻
    U
    Love seeing life in different places keep it going bro ✌️🩷

  • @DestroyersGarage
    @DestroyersGarage 3 месяца назад +6

    had the flu when I started the video, laughed that hard I think I'm better now.

  • @You_dont_know_me_4real
    @You_dont_know_me_4real 3 месяца назад +7

    Love the vids Spanian love you thanks for the entertainment at home keep up the good work

  • @sbravo4778
    @sbravo4778 2 месяца назад +4

    “Is exactly my size” is the happiest thing Spanian said in the room😂😂😂

  • @SmallSnacks
    @SmallSnacks 3 месяца назад +37

    Spanian is my new Bald and Bankrupt channel fix ever since he got kicked out of Russia😂😂😂

    • @GreenIslandWoodworks
      @GreenIslandWoodworks 3 месяца назад +25

      There's a huge difference between B&B and Spanian.....Bald is just not a nice person, takes the piss and is a creepy prat while the Spanian is happy, funny and nice....who would you rather hang with?

    • @Astrohhh
      @Astrohhh 3 месяца назад +12

      B&B is an absolute creep.

    • @Gianni-u1f
      @Gianni-u1f 3 месяца назад

      ​@@GreenIslandWoodworksJ*W

    • @V8-mf8wl
      @V8-mf8wl 3 месяца назад

      Wow what a shit comparison

    • @GreenIslandWoodworks
      @GreenIslandWoodworks 3 месяца назад

      @@Gianni-u1f Shalom Gianni!
      Btw who is the Jew you're referring to? Is it Bald, Spanian or me?

  • @andrewgibbs4898
    @andrewgibbs4898 3 месяца назад +4

    To classes of people in the world today rich or poor,middle class is becoming instinct 😢

  • @MitchellMahaffey-s6d
    @MitchellMahaffey-s6d 3 месяца назад +4

    Was great to meet you there, king 🐐

  • @GreenyAU
    @GreenyAU 3 месяца назад

    this is my first video im actually watching of spanian...that isnt his old music, or the riff raff. mans actually a decent bloke. i light my cone to ya

    • @dylanbaker7090
      @dylanbaker7090 2 месяца назад

      hahaha just about to have one myself

  • @Itskarlosyk
    @Itskarlosyk 3 месяца назад +4

    Keep pumping the vids , enjoy them fr 🎉

  • @rubr949
    @rubr949 3 месяца назад +4

    225k vieuws in 12h.
    You deserve it bro.
    Tip: rule 1 in filming..keep the frame still..not like " oh look ..(swap camera 1second at a building), turn around again"
    The vlog is a rollercoaster than😂

  • @BaliHvH
    @BaliHvH 3 месяца назад +19

    19:24 bro just lost a tonsilstone 💀

    • @Tim0Tim0
      @Tim0Tim0 3 месяца назад +1

      💯 I was just about to say it myself 🤢🪨🤣

    • @Melakhim
      @Melakhim 3 месяца назад +1

      saw that too

    • @letsgosurfing100
      @letsgosurfing100 2 месяца назад

      My thoughts

  • @glenmedd3786
    @glenmedd3786 3 месяца назад +2

    I havnt laughed so hard..I love this guy lol

  • @dougcole9030
    @dougcole9030 3 месяца назад +7

    You were in Tsim Sha Tui when you got off the ferry mate, that's not Hong Kong Island 👍 get yourself over to Wanchai on the island to relax! Keep up the great work 👊

  • @mazi3510
    @mazi3510 2 месяца назад +1

    I'm finally back home off the streets and I'm finally catching up with all your content

  • @user-tp6vi2bk1b
    @user-tp6vi2bk1b 3 месяца назад +22

    There's a movie directed by Wong Kar-Wai set at the exact location he went to, "Chungking Express".
    Chungking Mansions are quite a notorious place if you're anything familiar with Hong Kong.

    • @GreenIslandWoodworks
      @GreenIslandWoodworks 3 месяца назад +1

      I scored some of the best hash I've ever had in Chungking Mansions back in the early 90's. It was from a little German junkie..not usually the guy who you would get anything decent from but, this time it was.
      A Geordie backpacker I met in a bar was staying in the same hostel and took me there to score. This was my first time to the infamous ChungKing Mansions, you walk from Rolex, neon modern Hongkong into the third world of the Middle East, Africa and Pakistan within one step into the building...the contrast was mind blowing.
      There's two types of heroin junkies, there's the shifty, untrustworthy, thieving, lying scum bag street rats who steal from their mothers and everyone else and then there's the gentle, reserved junkies who accept their life of smackdom stoically and still maintain being decent human beings despite of it..this little German junkie was the latter. If you've ever seen the movie "Midnight Express" then the German junkie "Max" played so well by Willian Hurt in that movie was a splitting image of this guy who was slinging hash to get by.
      He, let's call him Max, lived in a run down cheap hostel on the upper floors of CKM in a small grimy room that contained about 6 or 8 bunk beds full of mostly cheapest Charlie UK back packers who were all looked like they were out of money and about to do a belly full of hash runs to Taipei or Tokyo.
      You could tell Max had been there for a long time, going by the lived in ways things were stuck on the wall, bags hanging down and gear tucked under his bottom bunk bed..and the general junkie hippiness of his bunk. Max's look was pure 70's hippie, flared patched jeans, long hair, wispy mustache, round spectacles, cig on his lips...he searched around behind a poster, in a bag, under the bed, mumbling junkie thoughts to himself, until he eventually located his hash stash, he said it was from Nepal..but it could have come from Xinjiang or Manali...Max probably didn't know and most likely bought it from a fellow backpacking roommate, I only scored a gram because who knows if it was going to be good or crap.
      I tried it out back at my hotel and instantly realized this was AAA grade hash, it really was the stuff of legends....it was pliable, smelled great and looked like dark honey with a tint of red...I've smoked my whole life in every continent and this was the best I've ever bought. As soon as I was straight enough I went back to buy as much as he had. Max, who was half sitting, half laying, half nodding, collapsed back in his bunk bed as junkies do when I walked in the hostel and he flashed a look of fear when he saw me but was soon cool when he realized I was not followed by ten HK cops and just wanted to buy more. All he had left was an ounce, so I bought it all.
      I almost never carry bud or hash across borders and I was flying out next day, but in this case, it was just too good not to, so I smuggled it back home and I went out with a few mates that night. 30 years later, they still talk about how good that hash was....the quality of the high was clean, outstanding, uplifting and the memory of Max from ChungKing Mansions hash is still vivid..
      I used to do visa trips to HK quite often in the 90's and 2000's but I never scored anything that was even near as good as Max's hash from ChungKing Mansion's again.
      .Here's a big thank you to Max, I hope he made it out of ChungKing Mansions without getting busted, sick or robbed and lived a long happy, gentle junkie life.

    • @jamie8305
      @jamie8305 3 месяца назад +2

      U could see the pink lights in the background in one of the shots 😂

  • @dedao8975
    @dedao8975 2 месяца назад

    That cut to you saying, "IT ain't happenin bro" had me laughing sooooo hard!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @razalin
    @razalin 3 месяца назад +4

    Hong Kong is definitely in my top 3 places to DEFINITELY visit one day. The place looks truly amazing and spectacular. I've read a lot about the place, it's such a fascinating place with an amazing history. It was one of the best examples of East meets West when it was under British control, an incredible cultural melting pot. The city at night time looks absolutely stunning.

    • @joshf-w9602
      @joshf-w9602 3 месяца назад +1

      I was there in June and loved it. It’s probably not big enough to be a lone destination stop especially if you’re flying all the way from Australia but it’s definitely great for a 2-3 day stop. I’ve travelled quite a bit around Asia and the two places that a enjoyed way more than I thought I would are Taiwan and Hong Kong

    • @joshf-w9602
      @joshf-w9602 3 месяца назад +1

      @UmamiTrauma accommodation is quite affordable if you look around, I stayed at Hilton Garden Inn was around $100 per night. $100 won’t even get you a seedy motel in Sydney

  • @BelfastCrafty
    @BelfastCrafty 3 месяца назад +1

    I loved this 😁
    I used to live in Barcelona & had an interior room judy like that - it was melting! But worth it to live in such a great city!
    Youve made me want to go to HK now i think 😊

  • @neztyz4480
    @neztyz4480 3 месяца назад +144

    Spanian carrying RUclips rn

    • @bradosmorrissey8669
      @bradosmorrissey8669 3 месяца назад +2

      That place is so clean,no graffiti, rubbish or even homeless people anywhere. Absolutely beautiful place. Keep pumping out those vlogs cuz..HECTIC LAD👍🤙👌

    • @bradosmorrissey8669
      @bradosmorrissey8669 3 месяца назад +1

      That room is worst than the one you were at in Manila...eww🤮🤮🤮

    • @RealDisrespecful
      @RealDisrespecful 3 месяца назад

      @@bradosmorrissey8669 why are you replying to a comment lmao

    • @krisverrico0910
      @krisverrico0910 3 месяца назад

      Urcr

    • @americannightmare2109
      @americannightmare2109 3 месяца назад

      Adlay

  • @GuusdeRijp
    @GuusdeRijp 3 месяца назад +2

    Loving all Your work. Mate
    Respect from Holland 👊🏼

  • @mariaana9129
    @mariaana9129 3 месяца назад +21

    Bro I was waiting for a video in Hong Kong!
    I’m from Spain and I live in Hong Kong 32 years and I love it!!
    Hong Kong people are nice people!!
    HAVE FUN AND ENJOY IT ☮️

    • @larrydowling
      @larrydowling 3 месяца назад +1

      yeah its a nice country but Spanian has to show the unemployed friends back in his country

  • @michaelsid6770
    @michaelsid6770 2 дня назад

    Hands down the funniest ep you have ever done 😂

  • @sparxnme22
    @sparxnme22 3 месяца назад +16

    Your a breath of fresh air to my Sunday arvo ❤

  • @cb57689
    @cb57689 3 месяца назад +2

    God bless Spanian. Thank you for the video.

  • @zalibecquerel3463
    @zalibecquerel3463 3 месяца назад +15

    After eating Biryani in Chungking Mansions, you will never be asked to prove your bravery again.

  • @danieledwardsen7912
    @danieledwardsen7912 3 месяца назад +1

    Love your stuff man keep it up, youve came a long way anf their aint no going back, proud of ya

  • @ZNDascurrr
    @ZNDascurrr 3 месяца назад +15

    Thumbnail is crazy 😂

  • @adamcook1426
    @adamcook1426 2 месяца назад +1

    Theres honestly nothing wrong with this type of room as long as the cost is dirt cheap. Also make it clean. The problem is when the normal hard working man can only afford this with all of his money. Thats what l think we are heading for and thats why houses are just so darn expensive

  • @artistsarebourne
    @artistsarebourne 3 месяца назад +5

    Welcome to HK Spanian !

  • @nodocs74
    @nodocs74 3 месяца назад +1

    been awhile since I was in Honk Kong - absolutely love the energy of the place

  • @awatai6454
    @awatai6454 3 месяца назад +9

    Hey bruv respect from kiwiland 😎

  • @krisb-travel
    @krisb-travel Месяц назад

    its crazy because ive been to Hong Kong many times, absolutely love it! feels very affluent but youre constantly aware that theres people living like that. Too many people in too small of a land.

  • @rogerkitchell
    @rogerkitchell 2 месяца назад +3

    That’s crazy. I hope you booked the Hilton as your next hotel.

  • @sunnybeachwalks4k2022
    @sunnybeachwalks4k2022 3 месяца назад +1

    Spanian the number 1 youtuber

  • @granttnx1945
    @granttnx1945 3 месяца назад +13

    SPANIANNNNN!!! WE NEED MORE BANGKOK/THAILAND VIDEOS

    • @Mrose43217
      @Mrose43217 3 месяца назад

      Yesssss

    • @oldmate99
      @oldmate99 3 месяца назад

      Love you long time

    • @FREDRIC_VALY
      @FREDRIC_VALY 3 месяца назад +3

      No we don't!!! Bangkok and Thailand is boring always the same we like to see when spanian exploring the world that's what we need bro

    • @joshf-w9602
      @joshf-w9602 3 месяца назад

      ⁠@@FREDRIC_VALYexactly. Unfortunately for a lot of Aussies the only 2 places in Asia that they know are Bali and Thailand

  • @ohcaptainmycaptain3019
    @ohcaptainmycaptain3019 2 месяца назад +1

    Well worth watching to the end. Another excellent adventure.

  • @ChokyoDK
    @ChokyoDK 3 месяца назад +6

    We need vids from Japan. Hope you decide to visit another time lads

  • @blitz6861
    @blitz6861 Месяц назад +1

    "Back to the cemetery" is wild 😂

  • @a-mf4ls
    @a-mf4ls 3 месяца назад +44

    The music slaps, great choice!

    • @knolez1546
      @knolez1546 3 месяца назад

      Eshay. It claps lad

  • @user-le4hi7jd5b
    @user-le4hi7jd5b 3 месяца назад +1

    Spanian love your content please keep the Asia food vlogs coming and these hotel ones are entertaining and great as well!! Pleaseeee have more of them!! Always look forward to your videos!!! Thank you

  • @mbaxter6046
    @mbaxter6046 3 месяца назад +34

    That fucking thumbnail 😂😂😂

  • @LONGSHANKSZ23
    @LONGSHANKSZ23 10 дней назад

    I fw how raw the videos are

  • @brancito1562
    @brancito1562 3 месяца назад +5

    The best fuggin youtuber is back! Dinner-watch is once again SAVED

  • @liamu733
    @liamu733 3 месяца назад +1

    Love your stuff bro it puts a onsite on how people live

  • @shaneharrison8648
    @shaneharrison8648 3 месяца назад +5

    Your in Chung king Mansion Spanian. Sham shui po is where the cage houses and hectic shit is going down.

  • @Davrosss
    @Davrosss 3 месяца назад +1

    Wow bro what is that… thanks for the experience 💯

  • @drlamwor
    @drlamwor 3 месяца назад +3

    The master switch for the air-con is next to the light switch by the door

    • @chris_rrr7184
      @chris_rrr7184 2 месяца назад +1

      He's gonna be spewin when (if) he reads that comment. Lol 😅

  • @worldlife9834
    @worldlife9834 3 месяца назад +1

    A great video exposing the truth about living in Hong Kong. Genuine independent media don't stick to a script.

    • @MaxStArlyn
      @MaxStArlyn 3 месяца назад

      It’s held back by its strong western influence….the rest of CΗίΝα today,..is way more advanced, modern…and way…way more affordable. Probably one of the most affordable in the world.

  • @SaltyClaws73
    @SaltyClaws73 3 месяца назад +4

    My claustrophobia is screaming 😱

  • @JoeyAllen-gk1hx
    @JoeyAllen-gk1hx 3 месяца назад +1

    You are the man Spanian

  • @jeoffreymealey
    @jeoffreymealey 3 месяца назад +26

    Bro you lived in a cage once to 😂

    • @samelmudir
      @samelmudir 3 месяца назад +4

      It had AC tho 😅

    • @americannightmare2109
      @americannightmare2109 3 месяца назад

      The prisons in USA are cold AF

    • @deaf_Pokémon
      @deaf_Pokémon 3 месяца назад +1

      Aussie jail Prob is luxary jail lol

    • @jasonhuang6332
      @jasonhuang6332 3 месяца назад +1

      That tells you enough about the se coffin homes I think

    • @Havingacrack
      @Havingacrack 3 месяца назад +1

      Cells in aus jails luxury to what this is

  • @tomiecheezbro
    @tomiecheezbro 21 день назад

    Most I've laughed since before 2020 and that mess that happen then. It's a breathe of fresh air very funny ! Subscribed

  • @Lishen-rh8mp
    @Lishen-rh8mp 3 месяца назад +65

    Nothing on people in Sydney turning their balconies into 'rentals' by putting a bed on it

    • @zoemm
      @zoemm 3 месяца назад +21

      There are FAR (emphasis on far) worse coffin homes than this in HK... some people are 'living' in cages the size of bunk beds

    • @Aeoniik
      @Aeoniik 3 месяца назад

      Actually chinas conditions are worse than anything you’ve experienced in Aus. Their gov doesn’t even pretend to care

    • @christopherwallace1999
      @christopherwallace1999 3 месяца назад +16

      Ain’t no way you’re comparing Sydney to this right ? Sydney is living in luxury compared to this

    • @AstrixCloud
      @AstrixCloud 3 месяца назад +4

      😂😂 as if they have it harder than these cats over in HK probably all get paid by the government in their "balcony" 😂😂

    • @christopherwallace1999
      @christopherwallace1999 3 месяца назад

      @@AstrixCloudexactly

  • @Izzy-dl9nw
    @Izzy-dl9nw 3 месяца назад +7

    Ha ha looks like Homebush and Burwood in NSW 😂 Council approving anything over 1,000 storeys 😂. Major problem for local hospitals and services

    • @NoAssociation8585
      @NoAssociation8585 3 месяца назад +2

      Yup,left the area for haberfield,real suburb😅

    • @dingobonza
      @dingobonza 3 месяца назад

      Dystopian holes not designed for the average Australian, that's for sure.

  • @nemstanisic3605
    @nemstanisic3605 28 дней назад

    Great episode man. Thanks for reporting on how people live in Hong Kong. Most of us know of the Ruches. Stay real