Pink Sausages And Vodka | Journey to The Provinces Of Belarus 🇧🇾

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  • Опубликовано: 2 мар 2019
  • 🇧🇾 This is part two of my journey to a provincial city in Belarus. In it we have Lenin statues, vodka and a strange pink sausage made of...Well I have no idea. Join me once again on my trip to Bobruisk.
    Part One of this series: • Back To The USSR | Los...

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  • @strawberries7534
    @strawberries7534 4 года назад +5570

    I get a feeling that this man's first word as a baby was 'soviet'

  • @memegames6743
    @memegames6743 4 года назад +1317

    “I don’t know why I’m getting hard stares”
    Shakes stuffed beavers hand*

    • @ashiqn46
      @ashiqn46 3 года назад +4

      Epic😂

    • @BltchErica
      @BltchErica 3 года назад +30

      When he started shaking the stuffed beaver's hand and talking to it I thought exactly that. It's not exactly normal to film yourself acting like that in eastern europe

    • @bbcmotd
      @bbcmotd 3 года назад +24

      Fun fact: it's a beaver because the city name has something to to with beavers (Bobruisk - Bobyor). Bobyor is Beaver (see the similar sound to it).

    • @dannass5
      @dannass5 3 года назад +7

      @@BltchErica he's a troll, but a wholesome one

    • @RaptorProducts1991
      @RaptorProducts1991 3 года назад +2

      @@bbcmotd shit, indeed - my original language is Russian and I didn't notice

  • @liltrooper29
    @liltrooper29 3 года назад +1664

    This guy literally travels the world and goes everywhere he wants without a single shit to give. I love it.

    • @samdrow8268
      @samdrow8268 2 года назад +37

      @@xxxyungarachnid6473 lol, wdym? Why do you think it's wrong?

    • @samdrow8268
      @samdrow8268 2 года назад +53

      @@xxxyungarachnid6473 are you from some Muslim country or a Catholic countryside? People in the West (including me) are totally fine with that, so I don't get your complaint 😆

    • @cartofipai4032
      @cartofipai4032 2 года назад +36

      The beutiful thing is that he is enjoing every single place even if it is simple . He is able to enjoy even the sand of a desert or the stone of a camp road ... It is not nevecesary for him to be in expensive places or very special environment ( like a i dont know what expensive beach club ) . This guy love life and that is evident .

    • @cartofipai4032
      @cartofipai4032 2 года назад +10

      @@xxxyungarachnid6473 ?

    • @cartofipai4032
      @cartofipai4032 2 года назад +11

      @@xxxyungarachnid6473 please explain to me what i did in a incorect or wrong way , and i will delete the coments . i really do not understand what is wrong

  • @zulusheksta1985
    @zulusheksta1985 3 года назад +311

    I love the fact that as a Westerner you are so open to our post Soviet culture, enjoying visiting our countries. I see a spark in your eyes when you are in Belarus.

    • @samdrow8268
      @samdrow8268 2 года назад +3

      That's true

    • @user-ny2dx7lz3s
      @user-ny2dx7lz3s 2 года назад +7

      @Taiga Это Бенжамин ищет просто гопников и алкашей искал бы он инженеров и просто культурных людей нашел бы без проблем.

  • @DJx6293
    @DJx6293 4 года назад +3405

    This channel is the best thing I've discovered in 2020 lmao

  • @baldandbankrupt
    @baldandbankrupt  5 лет назад +1870

    Questions Answered:
    1. Where are all the people? Young people leave these small cities in search of work in larger cities. In daytime people are at work. People don't have much disposable income so don't just go out needlessly window shopping like in the West for example. Many Belarusian people have emigrated abroad too. There is a shorter life expectancy and also there was a war not long ago that killed 25% of the population. Bobruisk had it's Jewish population wiped out rapidly.
    2. The people there look so miserable there! Are they? No. Belarusian people are friendly but not for no reason. By that I mean if they don't know you they can come across as harsh and unsmiling on the street but once they know you and see you are a normal dude they are completely different and warm up and become very very hospitable and warm.See the two girls in my Indian food video. They are typical Belarusian girls. Fun and friendly. I would not travel in a region if the people were not decent and welcoming. They also don't like strangers walking up and filming them ( understandably ) so it is hard to film interactions and capture their warmth on film. When the camera is off I meet epic people who like to party, tell jokes, have a laugh.
    3. It looks so depressing! Is it? Not to me. I love the region and the people. I never feel depressed here. The weather is shit in the winter for sure. Summer is different entirely. 30c every day, blue skies, girls in short skirts. Now people are just going from home to work and trying to avoid the cold so it looks somewhat grim. In summer I will show you how it really is.
    4. It is a dictatorship! How can you film there?! I am not an election observer so don't know how free elections are but Belarus is not North Korea!! KGB do not follow you. There are clubs and casinos, people talk openly. People travel abroad freely. Internet is not restricted. People here do whatever they want just like in most other places. It's a normal place but they respect their Soviet past. Great sacrifices were made by men, women and children to defend this land and they don't want to sell it to some smooth talking foreign banker in pin striped suit.
    If you would like to know more about the country then please buy my book from Amazon: The Burning Edge by Arthur Chichester in which I travel through Belarus and share my experiences and opinions.

    • @jackg9006
      @jackg9006 5 лет назад +112

      I bought and read the book and I enjoyed it. I don't know how Mr Chichester feels about you revealing so openly that you are his ghostwriter though

    • @boopsera
      @boopsera 5 лет назад +4

      Just joking bald. Enjoy your stay there & post more videos please

    • @goqsane
      @goqsane 5 лет назад +2

      Brother, tovarishch (notice the difference between the letter ш and щ) means comrade ;)

    • @subhashis23
      @subhashis23 5 лет назад +19

      "Why you are not visiting Israel" oldest friend of india. We need to know there culture life hope you expore that country also. You have spent lots of time in russia now this time is for israel

    • @mr.kiwang8339
      @mr.kiwang8339 5 лет назад +7

      Woww you are such a talented guy !!! Bro.. good work, good job.. appreciate!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @stepanstulov9871
    @stepanstulov9871 3 года назад +67

    21:23 Fun fact, Russian word "вокзал" comes from English "Vauxhall", a district in South London.

  • @PetrusJosephus
    @PetrusJosephus 2 года назад +55

    I was in Ukraine two months living in a monastery. Pink sausages and bread almost every second day. Buckwheat every other day. Eggs on Sunday. This brings back memories haha.

  • @ryanfinch9281
    @ryanfinch9281 3 года назад +2035

    I would love to see a bald Russian dude come to my provincial English town to point out the Thatcherite architecture and walk around Poundstretcher.

    • @ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293
      @ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293 3 года назад +79

      That is the best idea for a channel! LOL! If you look at the average UK market town through the eyes of an ignorant but eager tourist you start noticing all sorts of super kitsch things that are so ridiculous or ugly that it's laugh-out-loud funny. You ought to do this channel, :D

    • @ryanfinch9281
      @ryanfinch9281 3 года назад +44

      @@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293 Trouble is I am already English lol, we could get Bald to fly Kolya over...

    • @ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293
      @ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293 3 года назад +7

      @@ryanfinch9281 Nooo! You have to offer tours for people you have on your social media! Or if international travel is just not on the cards for the foreseeable future, how about doing this between two English people: you show me your town and I'll show you mine. Do it! It would be HILARIOUS. I'm already laughing out loud at how I would educate someone about the culture and history of my town. I heartily encourage this project, it'd be HUGE! Go Ryan, I have faith in you! Think of the merchandise too! It'd be hysterically funny.

    • @natangambit3225
      @natangambit3225 3 года назад +7

      My dream, just not such cheap country ;)

    • @alexg8637
      @alexg8637 3 года назад +12

      Unfortunately, most of the russian bloggers just show the downtown. They are not so educated, as Benjamin about things they show to their viewers.

  • @lukeysharp94
    @lukeysharp94 5 лет назад +2039

    I think this guy legit is the only RUclipsr I watch without skipping a second. Love your content!

    • @consbeats7894
      @consbeats7894 5 лет назад +3

      4 real, me to

    • @zulukilocharlie
      @zulukilocharlie 5 лет назад +3

      Me too

    • @christinaheuer7169
      @christinaheuer7169 5 лет назад +2

      Lukey S same here

    • @tomasvods8348
      @tomasvods8348 5 лет назад +3

      @Working for Elohim MC it definetly is not unedited

    • @margaretkearsey734
      @margaretkearsey734 5 лет назад +4

      @@christinaheuer7169 yes me too- such a fun, sincere interesting guy. We get to experience all of these adventures vicariously through him.

  • @devmehta4226
    @devmehta4226 Год назад +16

    Hey bald I am from India. I am preparing for my exams. I feel very stressed after studying continuously for hours after which I watch your videos it refreshes my mind a lot. I am very grateful to you Mr Bald thanks a lot.

  • @ABHISHEK0058
    @ABHISHEK0058 3 года назад +71

    I read a lot of Russian literature and always wanted to experience Russia and through your channel I experienced it all. thank you

    • @Jeff-Pezos
      @Jeff-Pezos 2 года назад +1

      It's shit it looks like 😂

    • @poorni4742
      @poorni4742 2 года назад +3

      @@Jeff-Pezos no

    • @Jeff-Pezos
      @Jeff-Pezos 2 года назад +1

      @@poorni4742 lol Russia is one of the most depressing looking countries there is 😂 no where near the standards of actual first world Western nations 😂

    • @kirillzotin1983
      @kirillzotin1983 10 месяцев назад +5

      Enjoy your first World standards and be happy

    • @user-um4zg4xs9o
      @user-um4zg4xs9o 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@Jeff-Pezosgo back to Mexico

  • @Saucer305
    @Saucer305 4 года назад +569

    This man is single handedly teaching the world about other cultures thank you Bald

    • @starsnstrife
      @starsnstrife 4 года назад +19

      up until today i never knew soviet snow existed

    • @rutrwer8220
      @rutrwer8220 4 года назад +8

      english man conquering the world again. I bet that's how colonization actually happened.

    • @samuelpiatrovich7271
      @samuelpiatrovich7271 3 года назад +2

      But he doesn't show the good bits, only old soviet ones XD.
      I live in Belarus, but British myself, so I know... Lol

    • @leelaural
      @leelaural 3 года назад +6

      I find it very educational and its done in a fun way....I'm glad we get to see the smaller places and see the real people....thx Bald...

    • @Delicious_J
      @Delicious_J 3 года назад +1

      Like because of your pfp

  • @scholarlycat8180
    @scholarlycat8180 3 года назад +412

    "Who gave you the right to film here?"
    "Who do you think you are, a policeman?"
    Rekt. Bald literally knows how to handle any situation.

    • @TruthAplomado
      @TruthAplomado Год назад +6

      The cameraman superpower I guess. All cameramen survive

  • @mik3ymomo
    @mik3ymomo 2 года назад +33

    Love what you are doing with your channels. This is the content people crave and they don’t even know it until they find it and watch. Well done. Watching from New Jersey, USA.

  • @dalebooth4970
    @dalebooth4970 2 года назад +11

    What fabulous videos Ben makes. His passion about these East European places shine through. I'm absolutely hooked on his travels during the past 18 mths. Give me these places over the normal tourist routes any day of the week. Thankyou B and B.

  • @LaserTractor
    @LaserTractor 4 года назад +644

    The funniest part of the video is 13:12 actually.
    He wanted to say "I'm apologizing" but said "Apologize" as a request lol

    • @NichtNameee
      @NichtNameee 3 года назад +84

      Apologize bitch?

    • @casino-x5775
      @casino-x5775 3 года назад +5

      Easy))The y don’t understand English,so it’s no matter to blame him for that shit

    • @isitmyturntodie2787
      @isitmyturntodie2787 3 года назад +52

      @@casino-x5775 he said it in Russian,that's the problem;D

    • @ellispiper6313
      @ellispiper6313 3 года назад +30

      haha I guess learning Russian grammar does come in handy. Unlike his own advice from 2018

    • @natangambit3225
      @natangambit3225 3 года назад +35

      @@ellispiper6313 Bald's russian on a pretty high level. Even if he say smthing wrong after a second he correct himself.
      But i like that moment where is he open door and tells: apogolize, bich! :D

  • @Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu
    @Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu 5 лет назад +434

    It looks like my grandma was the head decorator of the whole country! Very nice.

    • @jaywicks7434
      @jaywicks7434 5 лет назад +14

      Straight up best comment ever

    • @JM-wr2fo
      @JM-wr2fo 5 лет назад +12

      ahahahah priceless comment

    • @katiempojer
      @katiempojer 5 лет назад +6

      Lol Eastern European grandmas love flowery curtains mine did

    • @mathildewesendonck7225
      @mathildewesendonck7225 4 года назад +2

      Minong Maniac 😂😂😂😂

    • @roddyrodrodrod
      @roddyrodrodrod 4 года назад +2

      Ha, good stuff. :D

  • @user-mb3bi8mb4s
    @user-mb3bi8mb4s 3 года назад +6

    Your smile’s so miraculous. Always you’ve got so friendly face to people you talk.
    Thanks for visiting, man.

  • @jackb.hardtime53
    @jackb.hardtime53 3 года назад +15

    I’ve learned so much from this channel in the past few weeks. This man needs his own television program

  • @dariusz078
    @dariusz078 4 года назад +772

    There must be Soviet equivalent of Bald and bancrupt! Someone who visit Scotland and say to Scots" You English people are very friendly" hahahaha.

    • @likwidmagik
      @likwidmagik 4 года назад +32

      That is GENIUS!!!!

    • @likwidmagik
      @likwidmagik 4 года назад +5

      @@jdh6752 I'd watch just to hear him try to pronounce it. And I'm Canadian so I can't prounounce it, most likely. Well not from seeing it. If I heard it I could reproduce it, lol.

    • @john_gold364
      @john_gold364 4 года назад +2

      @@jdh6752 i was in that sutiation so sorry about it

    • @rayze2394
      @rayze2394 4 года назад +54

      His name is Hairy and Rich

    • @rayze2394
      @rayze2394 4 года назад

      @@jdh6752 I thought because the avarage russian is bald....

  • @KRAFTWERK2K6
    @KRAFTWERK2K6 5 лет назад +492

    12:30 Hahaha that dude in the background "oh god, he's talking into the emptiness in front of him.... how many Vodka did he have?"

    • @circle2867
      @circle2867 5 лет назад +5

      he's infected, fucking run!

    • @jasonm911
      @jasonm911 5 лет назад +15

      ha the waitress before too lol

    • @DJEDzTV
      @DJEDzTV 5 лет назад +5

      HAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAA I'VE SPOTTED HIM TOO ))))))))))))

    • @satan1189
      @satan1189 4 года назад +1

      Is that literally what he said

    • @maratmagomedov4139
      @maratmagomedov4139 4 года назад

      It's not him who's talking

  • @puregreekweed
    @puregreekweed 8 месяцев назад +2

    Re-watching your vids after years, hits different....

  • @adisyamadasa4238
    @adisyamadasa4238 3 года назад +20

    Thank you for showing all the places I used to hang around when I was 4. Warmed my heart man. Been living in US for 11 years now. Cheers

    • @rossib6974
      @rossib6974 Год назад

      You are wasting your life in AngloAmerican countries chasing dream turned nightmare .It will turn on you big style Chew and throw you away without any exception ! You never safe

    • @nilnil8411
      @nilnil8411 Год назад

      Are you Indian or Belarusian?

  • @billiondollardan
    @billiondollardan 4 года назад +1003

    Coronavirus lockdown day who tf knows: Binge watching B&B episodes including ones I've already watched

  • @ciapaty1995
    @ciapaty1995 3 года назад +528

    "This is how people decorate their homes here in Babruysk"
    *points at regular wall clocks*
    Me: Daaaamn, those guys are crazy

  • @dimitarilchev3918
    @dimitarilchev3918 3 года назад +10

    This man is the best RUclipsr alive! Humour, knowledge and the proper usage of the word "soviet" is exactly what we needed

  • @Nate-9797
    @Nate-9797 3 года назад +201

    Bald: all you need as a man is meat carbs and vodka.
    Me: *sipping my choccy milk* damn right

    • @RayneBubble.
      @RayneBubble. 3 года назад +2

      ~ hell ya!!!

    • @alanbeckham9093
      @alanbeckham9093 3 года назад +5

      Choccy milk rules!!!!

    • @lyubomirblazhev1014
      @lyubomirblazhev1014 3 года назад +6

      Now I want Choccy milk

    • @Nate-9797
      @Nate-9797 3 года назад +7

      @@lyubomirblazhev1014 here bro have some *pours you a glass*

    • @5.7moy
      @5.7moy 2 года назад +4

      Never forget the Dino nuggies

  • @carlosvitor7261
    @carlosvitor7261 5 лет назад +329

    It´is hilarious how casual you are on the most awkward situations XD

    • @user-xg8yy7yl1d
      @user-xg8yy7yl1d 4 года назад +33

      He’s travelled around a lot. The awkward situations here are nothing like when he went to India and some guy followed him all around town asking for money

    • @thatonegamer5006
      @thatonegamer5006 4 года назад +1

      So true XD

  • @prod.tutilio4953
    @prod.tutilio4953 5 лет назад +141

    You help me stay positive when I see you walking around an old Soviet town with a big smile, even on a shitty day it helps me go to bed with a better outlook on life in general. Thanks for making these out of the way travel videos bro

    • @ostwind7031
      @ostwind7031 5 лет назад +1

      prod. tutilio I feel you, his video helps me today.

    • @Bialy_1
      @Bialy_1 5 лет назад

      How is that Soviet town when USSR died in 1992? And historically "Babruysk was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and was an important militarily fortified border post. In the 14th century a castle was built on one of the hills near the Berezina River. "...

    • @ostwind7031
      @ostwind7031 5 лет назад +2

      Biały Not much has changed since 1992 and it’s still very similar to USSR times, that’s why. So it looks very close to 1992 and obviously since 600 years not close to some Polish-Lithuanian city.

  • @1upthegreat
    @1upthegreat 3 года назад +11

    your a Legend bruv....love peace and safety as you continue to bring culture to us stuck in the mainland. Be well brother and thank you for all you do for us.

  • @alexieisakova8404
    @alexieisakova8404 2 года назад +21

    I’m from this town and I’ve never seen it from such awesome point 😂

  • @joeurbreviewandcopyvids
    @joeurbreviewandcopyvids 4 года назад +810

    I was in a coffee shop in Kyiv and they had this impressive, huge cake castle. I took a photo of it. A waiter (a kid about 20 years old) came over and said, "excuse me sir, you can't do that, it's against the law." I told him I guarantee the Ukrainian parliament wouldn't waste their time passing laws making it illegal to photograph birthday cakes. He just stood there and looked at me until I told him to go away. That was five years ago. I guess he didn't want me putting it on Facebook, after all, they might get get some customers.

    • @joeurbreviewandcopyvids
      @joeurbreviewandcopyvids 4 года назад +203

      @@alexsh1135 Everyone was friendly. This waiter was polite. It's just that he had it in his head it was his job to stop me from taking a picture of the birthday cake, either not understanding having a photo on social media would help the business he worked in, or possibly, not wanting the work that would come with more customers. I'm not sure why. Stuff like this happened all the time in Kazakhstan. For instance I asked a worker at an upscale shop why they didn't carry one drink they used to have. She said, "we kept selling out of it, so we decided not to carry it any more."

    • @TheZombaslaya
      @TheZombaslaya 4 года назад +22

      Joe Urbanas Yup that’s the mindset in a nutshell.

    • @user-ku7xm1qf4b
      @user-ku7xm1qf4b 4 года назад +5

      @MySonNarkoman so American and Japanese people has same soviet mindset? Lmao

    • @cristianromanoschi6963
      @cristianromanoschi6963 4 года назад +17

      It seems like a common thing in Eastern Europe. I live in Romania which is in European Union and full of foreign turists and expats and they still do that especially in shops and some derilict industrial sites. Part is mentality part is that they are afraid you will take a picture of a cockroach on the cake and put it on fbook.

    • @duartesimoes508
      @duartesimoes508 4 года назад +12

      Bear in mind that in most of the shopping malls and supermarkets in Western Europe you cannot take pictures freely too. Often there is a written warning. I fail to understand the reason, though...

  • @_himesama
    @_himesama 5 лет назад +451

    your videos really help with my anxiety, it's like a breath of fresh air watching you

    • @psyzone166
      @psyzone166 4 года назад

      como fala linguiça rosa em ingles?

    • @Immortal__
      @Immortal__ 4 года назад +10

      Why are you anxious? Calm down mate

    • @scimatarpictures
      @scimatarpictures 4 года назад +6

      NEETzsche what makes it “your” anxiety?

    • @Loopisus
      @Loopisus 4 года назад +5

      Immortal why are you depressed? Just be happy! Like I mean it’s hard to just switch it off 😕

    • @mm0901
      @mm0901 4 года назад +1

      NEETzsche agree! Same here!

  • @giln4689
    @giln4689 3 года назад +1

    found this channel a couple days ago, ive already grown to love it. thanks Bald!!

  • @robinfuentes823
    @robinfuentes823 3 года назад

    Dude I have been watching you and Harald videos throughout this holidays I never get bored I love how you have done your homework and interact with locals in they're language

  • @AntonioCostaRealEstate
    @AntonioCostaRealEstate 5 лет назад +38

    Indeed you are a Britt at heart. A traveler, not a tourist , breaking bread with strangers , taking risks , going the least traveled path. I salute you chap.

    • @KarryKarryKarry
      @KarryKarryKarry 5 лет назад +4

      Antonio Costa Well that’s a Victorian thing isn’t it? When I meet brits in Europe on vacation they’re all wearing sweatpants, they’re scowling at people and they treat their all-you-can-eat buffet staff as absolute dirt. Not much traveler about that behavior.. it would seem to me that such values as being polite is completely lost to these people. Maybe they just really hate being where they’re at and that’s why they behave poorly..

    • @asdkjh4370
      @asdkjh4370 5 лет назад

      Britsies should stick to their paedophile driven "island" and stop polutting publlic spaces with their inbreeding

    • @blythegraham8686
      @blythegraham8686 5 лет назад

      Chris G why is everyone obsessed with this 😂😂 obviously young girls were getting married at young ages in the 6th century- centuries later civilised western royalty were STILL marrying their daughters off at 10 11 12 13 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ social norms were different back then, once you hit puberty you were seen as a woman

    • @chrisg7011
      @chrisg7011 5 лет назад +1

      @@blythegraham8686 funny I didn't know you got puberty at 6... also Islam is a death cult created by a war hungry paedo..no ifs or buts. It's backwards as fuck.

  • @myxomatosis_
    @myxomatosis_ 4 года назад +192

    5:51 fun fact: Bobruysk literally means "beaver town"

    • @a8s320
      @a8s320 4 года назад +6

      How is this not a top comment hahahahah :))))

    • @user-se3zq6ww4n
      @user-se3zq6ww4n 4 года назад +7

      Yes, it is. I waited when he would say this. But.. maybe he just didn't know the word бобёр - beaver in Russian

    • @JohnDoe-ox5ni
      @JohnDoe-ox5ni 3 года назад +7

      Breaking news..Baldy shoots in beaver town .Hairy stuff.!

  • @dirtydogg06
    @dirtydogg06 2 года назад

    Just discovered this channel……mr bald your personality is magnetic. You seem like a top bloke. I’ve seen alot of RUclips channels, but yours has to be the most respectful, genuine, caring and funniest!! Keeping it real my bro🤙🏾🤙🏾

  • @jeremyhomann1997
    @jeremyhomann1997 2 года назад

    Such a great look into many lovely passed on country’s I love it. Lots of value in your videos. Such underrated way of how to travel in the sense of how to be respectful to the locals to avoid the harmful side of being vulnerable while being a traveller.. coming from someone who travels often, this is how you stay safe. Take notes people. Love the content!

  • @joshsmith7812
    @joshsmith7812 3 года назад +433

    I've been going through a bit of a rough spot at the moment, and your content has not only kept me entertained but also cheered me up, thanks mate!

    • @Ready72000
      @Ready72000 3 года назад +26

      I hope you are doing better now.

    • @peteradams8817
      @peteradams8817 3 года назад +17

      Hope things have picked up brother

    • @AssyrianKing209
      @AssyrianKing209 2 года назад +7

      Stay strong Josh, wishing you all the best bro.

    • @milanov0976
      @milanov0976 2 года назад +5

      Stay strong Josh!

    • @connielimon90
      @connielimon90 2 года назад +1

      yes he is uplifting and amusing

  • @klemenator
    @klemenator 5 лет назад +61

    Mr Bald you should come to the Balkan, all the Croatian sun tanned booties, Slovenian Alps and wines, Serbias čevapčiči and rakija. You would absolutely love it.

    • @mattbudesa3038
      @mattbudesa3038 5 лет назад +2

      That's right my friend. Croatia is absolutley breathtaking. The women 👌

    • @Dunnoahhha
      @Dunnoahhha 5 лет назад +4

      Yugoslavia ✊

    • @majasam7878
      @majasam7878 5 лет назад

      @Norbert Berman Considering amount of sun we got even during winter,especially on the coast...tanning creams are not necessary.

    • @phantom-xb6wv
      @phantom-xb6wv 5 лет назад

      Balkans are full of scammers though

    • @klemenator
      @klemenator 5 лет назад +1

      @@phantom-xb6wv nice try Karl Rock

  • @lenaparnell2417
    @lenaparnell2417 Год назад +1

    I have learned so much by watching this channel. I love it & our host is the best tour guide you can get.

  • @trevatkin4869
    @trevatkin4869 Год назад +1

    This is a brilliant channel. I'm addicted!

  • @Zedza96
    @Zedza96 5 лет назад +225

    I can’t help but smile while I watch your videos beginning to end

    • @qesajs
      @qesajs 5 лет назад +10

      This guy is fun to watch!

    • @dawidlewicki9898
      @dawidlewicki9898 5 лет назад +4

      I agree. Ive binge watched about 3 hours of his videos today.

    • @iamhoneysuckle11
      @iamhoneysuckle11 5 лет назад

      Same here. Enjoyed the entire video except for the rude teens telling him about the permission to film LOL. Hello kiddo let me introduce you to 'vlogging'. 💗 from Philippines.

    • @sparkytoday8455
      @sparkytoday8455 5 лет назад +2

      Me too. I’m either smiling, or laughing!

  • @MrReeceGB
    @MrReeceGB 5 лет назад +145

    Your Moldova video randomly appeared in my recommended and i'm so glad it did!

  • @snechkus1048
    @snechkus1048 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for your videos. They keep me remembering English language with lovely accent after I had left UK.

  • @martinodogerty5457
    @martinodogerty5457 2 года назад

    Fantastic! I enjoy when the video is in a format of a full adventure, start to finish.

  • @yakobboi6764
    @yakobboi6764 4 года назад +211

    Bald: Just got done eating a Soviet meal in this Soviet town and now I’m going to go on a Soviet adventure

  • @RivieraByBuick
    @RivieraByBuick 4 года назад +299

    13:13 mr Bald said "извинитесь", instead of "извините" which actually means "say you are sorry" not "i am sorry" LOL

    • @europeansovietunion7372
      @europeansovietunion7372 4 года назад +74

      APOLOGIZE TO THE ENGLISHMAN! xD

    • @devrim4928
      @devrim4928 4 года назад +24

      Maybe he meant to say that haha

    • @connerobrien1774
      @connerobrien1774 4 года назад +3

      хороший информация. Спасибо!

    • @fullchicken4469
      @fullchicken4469 4 года назад +8

      Lmao, true! "извинитесь" is a reflexive and/or imperative form of a verb "извините". "извините" means "(you) excuse me", whereas "извинитесь" essentially means "(you) excuse yourself" (even though it doesn't bear the same meaning as english "to excuse oneself") or, as OP already mentioned, "say you are sorry". Probably not the best way of explaining it, but I hope it'll help all those, who learn russian through mr. Bald's videos. Будьте здоровы!

    • @_yellow
      @_yellow 4 года назад +1

      I wonder if he knows

  • @allasegal128
    @allasegal128 2 года назад +1

    Hi Mr Benjamin! Was born in Bobryisk,lived my life in Minsk, moved to USA 1994,Never regret, retired now, always thankful, like your program, wishing you everything the best, making all watchers very positive,t y.

  • @hadjesadje3345
    @hadjesadje3345 3 года назад

    Thank you very much for touring us. We really appreciate it. ...take care always

  • @ZappedCard
    @ZappedCard 5 лет назад +84

    The best of both ENTERTAINMENT and EDUCATION in these videos! Keep it up Mr Bald! 🔥

    • @ZappedCard
      @ZappedCard 5 лет назад +4

      @@rjames5967 Aww you're so sweet. 🤗here's a hug, you seem to really need it. 😉

    • @leo-sx34
      @leo-sx34 5 лет назад +1

      Dreamy Money TV 😂

  • @LPVit
    @LPVit 5 лет назад +346

    13:11 "Извинитесь"
    I think you meant "извините"
    "сь" is a return suffix meaning what you said to them wasn't "excuse me" but "you should apologise"

    • @TarebossT
      @TarebossT 4 года назад +75

      lol... what a sound/letter can do..

    • @DenEz_TV
      @DenEz_TV 4 года назад +9

      Yeqh, I noticed that too. Lol

    • @amirzabirov
      @amirzabirov 4 года назад +46

      I actually laughed when I've heard it. Surely you cant get a worse misspelling in that situating. xd

    • @yagamilight3547
      @yagamilight3547 4 года назад

      Same mistake in Bulgarian: извинeте се

    • @ZotZotZot
      @ZotZotZot 4 года назад +4

      Probably pizduly

  • @Dilivioofficial
    @Dilivioofficial 3 года назад +3

    When RUclips algorythm nails it! This kind of documentary is very nice and original. Thank you for the great content and insight of this fascinating places that you visit. TV stations should take a couple of notes and learn from your great content.

  • @SimonJones265
    @SimonJones265 8 месяцев назад +1

    Love rewatching these older videos. Good times!

  • @Mikko_Hamalainen
    @Mikko_Hamalainen 3 года назад +166

    This guy never stops smiling, its great!

  • @captchagod64
    @captchagod64 4 года назад +734

    gopnik: who gave you the right to film here?
    bald: what are you, a cop?
    lmao

    • @mehmetbagcan4904
      @mehmetbagcan4904 4 года назад +46

      You just cannot argue with that kind of answer as a gopnik. Ni chuja!

    • @consterus
      @consterus 3 года назад +30

      Haha, he's not a gopnik. Just a boy

    • @emmett.7962
      @emmett.7962 3 года назад +1

      @Abc Abc how lol

    • @shihtzu291
      @shihtzu291 3 года назад +7

      @Abc Abc true I mean have you seen the state of there road's there pot holed too fuck and those horrible depressing Soviet tower blocks I mean you know things are shit out there when the kid's are jacking up Krokodil which is like 1000 times more dangerous than Heroin! I feel so blessed to be English as my country is the land of plenty the true land of the free world! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧👍

    • @smashing523
      @smashing523 3 года назад +8

      @@liberumdebellatorem9485 No, you're dumb. That is all.

  • @HenrikBergpianorganist
    @HenrikBergpianorganist Год назад +3

    In Sweden outdoor fountains are turned off during winter, I assume it's the same in Belarus. They would get ruined when they freeze.

  • @krispymac11
    @krispymac11 11 месяцев назад

    18:50 that is so awesome. I have so much respect for people that I have so much love for the area they live in to literally go out & keep it super clean every day. It’s nice to see that pride.

  • @TheRajnish007
    @TheRajnish007 5 лет назад +81

    LMAO.....Mr. Bald karl rock is nothing in your comparison, the way you interact with people is very charming, your personality is something people will automatically get attracted to...Love from India...please come back again :-)

  • @jirkaobsivac8887
    @jirkaobsivac8887 4 года назад +137

    I just love it how every one stares at you, cause you talking in english to your camera, then you just face to them and start talking in russian:DDD

    • @kiradotee
      @kiradotee 4 года назад +4

      Здравствуйте! 😂

  • @milkatrajkovska5162
    @milkatrajkovska5162 2 года назад +1

    Another beautiful video from Bold
    Very good adventure and I’m addicted to see every video and keep doing what you doing 👍

  • @kurtjohnson958
    @kurtjohnson958 2 года назад +3

    Can't get enough of your videos. I love eastern Europe!!!!

  • @shahaman5694
    @shahaman5694 5 лет назад +160

    You should try to come to Uzbekistan. Pleasant views, peculiar mixture of ancient cities and legacy of USSR, generous people and amazing local cuisine!
    You can freely speak Russian there as well

    • @friendlycowbot1197
      @friendlycowbot1197 4 года назад +1

      Absolute truth

    • @hudsontoo1212
      @hudsontoo1212 4 года назад

      Same for Americans?

    • @gaiatravels3489
      @gaiatravels3489 4 года назад +2

      Uzbekistan is at the very top of my list of places to visit!
      Can you give me any advice for visiting?
      Is it easy to travel around and any places I should be sure to visit, other than the obvious ones
      Thank you in advance for any info you choose to share:)

    • @Nautilus1972
      @Nautilus1972 4 года назад

      Yaksha Mash! Zuul!

    • @rossib6974
      @rossib6974 Год назад

      @@hudsontoo1212 , And English too ! As soon as you mention we are as we are as we suppose to be ,then you put a line between yourself and others as if there is a difference the way you were indoctrinated to think it is ! People around the World don't hate cos of your colour and place of birth and culture but otherway around cos you bring hate on yourself with yours ! Do you get it !?

  • @DarkPsy
    @DarkPsy 5 лет назад +240

    13:08 instead of apologizing you told them to apologize hahahaha

    • @booldawg
      @booldawg 5 лет назад +26

      lost in translation! lol!

    • @user-kw9cu
      @user-kw9cu 5 лет назад +3

      ахахах

    • @moonberries_
      @moonberries_ 5 лет назад +2

      OMG yesss

    • @gontsaru
      @gontsaru 5 лет назад +20

      Извинитесь!

    • @mike_bobagens
      @mike_bobagens 5 лет назад +3

      ahahahaha, common mistakes a foreigner who learns russian would commit
      should he say, "извините меня"?

  • @karthikram1969
    @karthikram1969 2 года назад

    Your conversations seems to be soo natural and colloquial. Connects to the audience

  • @christianeriksson7848
    @christianeriksson7848 2 года назад +3

    You made my day! This is real entertainment. 😊👌👌

  • @hugofuenmayor
    @hugofuenmayor 4 года назад +272

    How much Soviet do you want
    Bald: yes

  • @epic004
    @epic004 5 лет назад +52

    Keep these coming! I, myself, am also fascinated by soviet architecture, it's almost like there's something mystical and timeless attached to it.

  • @englishsteve1465
    @englishsteve1465 2 года назад +8

    Wow, the shop at the start was like a time machine back to 1970's in the UK. Now I yearn for a big pottery vase with Marilyn Munroe on it ! : )

    • @alexmckee4683
      @alexmckee4683 4 месяца назад

      Better than modern shops with barely anything in them.

  • @reeeeee7329
    @reeeeee7329 Год назад

    This channel is very unique and lovely. I love watching him eating food and drinking.

  • @eddenoy321
    @eddenoy321 5 лет назад +131

    He showed us the Lennon statue but completely forgot about the statue of McCartney.

    • @RicArmstrong
      @RicArmstrong 5 лет назад +12

      I rather see the Ringo statue.

    • @JohnTaylor-pe5gf
      @JohnTaylor-pe5gf 5 лет назад +7

      @@RicArmstrong They chopped poor Ringo's head off in Liverpool.

    • @EXPLOSIVEXPLOSION
      @EXPLOSIVEXPLOSION 4 года назад

      No love for Harrison besides me?

    • @Iamtheliquor
      @Iamtheliquor 4 года назад

      John Taylor which statue of ringo was that?

  • @ixibittherus
    @ixibittherus 3 года назад +161

    13:10 "Izvinites"! You literally just said "Apologize for yourselves"!!! haha, like how dare you appear in my way!))

    • @pkurras
      @pkurras 3 года назад +12

      What's wrong with that? That's the best Slav behavioral enactment. :D

    • @ismailb4334
      @ismailb4334 3 года назад +5

      When you make a mistake but it makes you appear more local lol

    • @simeonkostov6722
      @simeonkostov6722 2 года назад +1

      I know I'm a bit late but given the amout of vodka he drank it's not that big of a mistake xD

  • @torn1216
    @torn1216 3 года назад +2

    I learn ALOT watching this guy.

  • @user-gc2bs9sq3w
    @user-gc2bs9sq3w 2 года назад +4

    12:35 totally agree!!!😁
    I noticed that you always have a good mood and a good sense of humor. Now this is a rare feature ...
    Keep it up!!!
    Greetings from Ukraine!!!

  • @dekartmagomedov
    @dekartmagomedov 4 года назад +44

    I did my two years in the soviet army many years ago in those places. seems like nothing changed.

  • @tommybuick2209
    @tommybuick2209 5 лет назад +103

    As a Russian myself I eat pink sausage and black bread quite often!! The sausage is called sardelka and the black bread is simply rye bread. Greetings from the US. Love your channel!!!

    • @ElveeKaye
      @ElveeKaye 5 лет назад +1

      I like that the sausages match the floral painting.

    • @7393977
      @7393977 4 года назад +7

      You wrong about pink sausage. Its not "Sardelka", it calls "sosiska"(сосиска). Difference between them is little pieces of fat inside "sardelka" and it more juicy and bigger. The "Sosiska" does not have any piece of fat, it just tube of meatmash.

    • @ArtSkyNet
      @ArtSkyNet 4 года назад

      Денис Не actually it's more sordelka than sosiska there:) I would stay away from such thing.

    • @thepinusnigra
      @thepinusnigra 4 года назад +1

      Thats sosiska for sure. Sardelka is much larger but shorter and mostly browny and its covered by tiny pellicle made of pig bowel which could sounds strange/disgusting for someone but actually pretty tasty and natural.

    • @sko1beer
      @sko1beer 4 года назад +1

      its just ham sausage

  • @FeazzyHD
    @FeazzyHD 3 года назад +50

    I know he probably doesn't need travel tips but you NEVER say you're traveling alone, even if you are. No matter where in the world, always say you're with friends/family.

    • @vintagestuffguy1998
      @vintagestuffguy1998 2 года назад +7

      Maybe for safety yet, but telling people you travel alone makes people a lot more ready to invite you to join them to eat/drink/visit their houses etc. Makes for good conversation

    • @FeazzyHD
      @FeazzyHD 2 года назад +3

      @@vintagestuffguy1998 that’s definitely up to your discretion. I personally never say anything that would make me seem more vulnerable in anyway.

    • @margkropf5541
      @margkropf5541 2 года назад +9

      As a single woman I would hesitate to tell anyone I was alone.

    • @robinsonner5461
      @robinsonner5461 2 года назад +4

      Bollocks. Iv been travelling for a decade nothing bad happened. Lying to every one of the million people who ask me questions about what im doing etc on the off chance someone might mug me is silly.
      But each to their own. And I am a male.

    • @FeazzyHD
      @FeazzyHD 2 года назад +5

      @@robinsonner5461 you really said “nothing bad every happened to me” like countless bad things haven’t happened to other people while traveling alone lol. Your perspective is not a reflection of the world, I’m simply giving a general safety tip.

  • @vitalyk.4451
    @vitalyk.4451 3 года назад +1

    Great content. Really like your style and how you present things. Cool.

  • @Hugo-xr4rg
    @Hugo-xr4rg 4 года назад +231

    No, don't mind me just casually rewatching all of Bald's videos during quarantine, hbu?

  • @MrVlad12340
    @MrVlad12340 5 лет назад +20

    Fun fact - Lenin Square exists in almost every city in Russia and in most of post-soviet cities too. Lenin Street is even more omnipresent.

  • @dankadesign7462
    @dankadesign7462 2 года назад

    August 2021-Sydney Covid lockdown and i am hooked.His Russian . Interactions with locals and humor..lol...Love it.tnxs.

  • @Andrew-cv8gv
    @Andrew-cv8gv Год назад +5

    The food in eastern Europe is the best food. In Romania it's hard to find a restaurant that doesn't have good food though
    Tasty ,healthy, high quality recipes.
    P.S: that sausage goes well with mustard

  • @simonruddle6511
    @simonruddle6511 5 лет назад +26

    You made two great points, always tip the ladies who clean your room as they are always paid little
    and how fantastically clean the city is...……...we unfortunately have lost that, certainly in the UK.
    Great show and informative!

    • @fromchopin
      @fromchopin 5 лет назад +3

      Simon Ruddle I live in Texas, USA & I try to tip at hotels here too, it’s usually poorer immigrant women who work here who need it.
      So after, I tip both the hooker & the cleaning lady.

    • @baldandbankrupt
      @baldandbankrupt  5 лет назад +2

      Haha good one

    • @turnip5359
      @turnip5359 5 лет назад

      I always make sure to put my rubbish in the bin and even cigarette butts, but so many people don't bother. Wonder what happened to the whole 'keep Britain tidy' thing?

    • @TheUtuber999
      @TheUtuber999 5 лет назад

      @@fromchopin You're just encouraging more illegal immigration. Smh.

  • @thecourier231
    @thecourier231 5 лет назад +121

    I wonder if the pink sausage is the meat that Winston Smith decribes in George Orwell's 1984

    • @undertraper
      @undertraper 5 лет назад +18

      I could only but eat pink sausage, we have such also in Poland. I would pick it up as a meal for the rest of my life if I had to choose one :D

    • @thecourier231
      @thecourier231 5 лет назад +4

      @@undertraper So, it's more appetizing than it seems?

    • @undertraper
      @undertraper 5 лет назад +12

      @@thecourier231 Its made from meat leftovers, tendons, veins and such. Made mush and put into guts. This kind of sausage are boiled only, not intended for grill or pan, they are very soft and mor or less gelatinous. Sounds disgusting but taste good :)

    • @hilmermate317
      @hilmermate317 5 лет назад +2

      We have that in Hungary too, we call it " Párizsi " only the shape is different, you can make it from Poultry,Swine or cattles or mix them. You can include paprika or cheese pieces into it or both. We eat it with bread or rolls like a sandwich, perfect for breakfast or to bring into work or school. Germans and Austrians eat it too I think.

    • @Srulio
      @Srulio 4 года назад

      Remember Spam before Monty Python?

  • @justyuyun1557
    @justyuyun1557 2 года назад

    the green bus is beautiful , square and flat surface and low . so cool . i love buses .

  • @drallsnow3
    @drallsnow3 2 года назад

    Love what you are doing and showing us so interesting l you have a great down to earth way just enjoy you and your travels

  • @deveshagarwal4335
    @deveshagarwal4335 5 лет назад +65

    Dear Mr. Bald
    I really appreciate and thoroughly enjoy watching your vlogs because they are natural, raw, amusing and distinct. I wish, you have a healthy and wealthy life so you keep making vlogs with more passion in future. Jai Bhole Ki, Har Har Mahadev (Today is Maha Shiv Ratri)

    • @baldandbankrupt
      @baldandbankrupt  5 лет назад +10

      Cheers mate. I appreciate the kind words

    • @nbenci9005
      @nbenci9005 5 лет назад

      @Knut E. cheers to you for cheering to them!

  • @HamalonHamilton
    @HamalonHamilton 4 года назад +43

    I’m watching your movie. From USA where I spent last 20 years of life and as a Polish man I would like to to tell you that it is a clear pleasure for my slavic soul. I truly believe that we Slavic people are pretty similar (read cool).
    You are great and your movies are very interesting. It all reminds me PL 30 years ago.

    • @vivisanchez5393
      @vivisanchez5393 4 года назад +3

      Polska znienila sie bardzo przez ostatnie kilka lat i blizej nam do zachodu niz wschodu. Ma to swoje i plusy i minusy

    • @Michallo50
      @Michallo50 4 года назад

      @@vivisanchez5393 jednakże patrząc na to Białoruskie miasto nie widzę jakiejś znacznej różnicy. Może nie ma nowoczesnych budynków (u nas też ich nie ma za wiele a jeśli są to występują w największych miastach) ale jest napewno czyściej i wszystkie stare komunistyczne budynki są odnowione. Schludnie to wygląda w przeciwieństwie do wielu miast w Polsce. No ale da się wyczuć ta taką ciężką sowieckość.

  • @ronriesinger7755
    @ronriesinger7755 3 года назад

    I always enjoy my trips to Belarus - the sites, the history, the architecture and, especially the people. Thanks for the fun video. I brought back a lot of pre-pandemic memories.

  • @mikelough5624
    @mikelough5624 3 года назад

    The place & food look great, I'm sure the folks are too. Safe travels Ben on all your journeys ahead.

  • @PBearSS58
    @PBearSS58 4 года назад +135

    MY MAN YOU ARE SO FUNNY & FULL OF LIFE 😂 YOU ACT IN PUBLIC HOW WE ALL ACT AT HOME keep it up m8, keep it up! x

  • @kokalti
    @kokalti 5 лет назад +47

    13:13 You told them "Excuse you" :D

  • @karupoegpuhh1
    @karupoegpuhh1 2 года назад +3

    These vlogs have kept me company while I'm having covid and being bored at home. Awesome content! So entertaining to watch. I'm from Estonia and so much of this reminds me of my own country as well. Especially the food. We eat all the same stuff here.

    • @vasya5796
      @vasya5796 Год назад

      Whats name of song at 13:36?

  • @thefunny5706
    @thefunny5706 3 года назад +1

    ТЫ такой позитивный))))) приятно смотреть. You are so positive ))) very glad to watching you))

  • @masterticcu35
    @masterticcu35 4 года назад +30

    12:06 my man out there in the background is in KGB and was told to keep an eye out for western spies or he REALLY wanted a piece of that шашлык

  • @mikegehre570
    @mikegehre570 5 лет назад +11

    Outstanding narrative. It's like walking, eating, exploring with a trusted friend who knows his way round. Cheers, mate!

  • @antrimreel
    @antrimreel 3 года назад

    Thanks dude, your videos are awesome!

  • @bazzakeegan2243
    @bazzakeegan2243 3 года назад

    Thank you for sharing this!