Solo Through The Chernobyl Swamp

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  • Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
  • 🇧🇾 Whilst wandering through a remote forest in Belarus and crossing knee deep swamps I stumbled upon an abandoned cottage where the inhabitants had seemingly left in a hurry leaving their belongings behind. Well I did what anyone would do; opened a bottle of Soviet champagne and took a look through the things I had found.

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  • @Sage.....
    @Sage..... 4 года назад +4910

    She was trying to tell him that because She's 93 she may never see him again, all she wanted was to hug him. Bless her.

    • @chickennoodlesoup9303
      @chickennoodlesoup9303 4 года назад +275

      She reminds me of my grandmama. Always wanting to fatten me up with more delicious food and offering if I wanted seconds. Sadly I can't see her because of this epidemic, and she's far
      :(

    • @Arsopu
      @Arsopu 4 года назад +19

      😥

    • @inmyafterglow
      @inmyafterglow 4 года назад +74

      For a min I thought you were talking about the KGB lady

    • @oomybeauty
      @oomybeauty 4 года назад +59

      30 eggs!! Love it!!

    • @_productivity__nill_1131
      @_productivity__nill_1131 4 года назад +39

      It's a bit out to go to there house if you refuse to come in

  • @polishmijaja4164
    @polishmijaja4164 4 года назад +687

    A women living in the middle of nowhere and still being able to live 93 years in a radiation zone got to respect that :P

    • @AlphaFlight
      @AlphaFlight 4 года назад +11

      Radiation has a positive reaction

    • @dicedoom7162
      @dicedoom7162 4 года назад +4

      Maybe because of the radiation?

    • @DudiMr
      @DudiMr 4 года назад +17

      And knows about coronavirus!

    • @Tyrant369
      @Tyrant369 4 года назад +32

      @@peterzingler6221 Exactly what i was about to say. Clean air, fresh food and an active lifestyle is the reason shes living so well into her 90s.

    • @RicArmstrong
      @RicArmstrong 4 года назад +11

      Yes, I bet she doesn't get her flu shot either.
      That should tell you something.

  • @pdahs1
    @pdahs1 4 года назад +2797

    "LET ME FEED YOU!"
    Grandmas are the same no matter where in the world.

    • @williamszczesny2360
      @williamszczesny2360 4 года назад +66

      Food is Love!

    • @salem7439
      @salem7439 4 года назад +59

      Food translates to love

    • @bargh70
      @bargh70 4 года назад +25

      Not in Germany. Grandmas in Germany will never do that.

    • @mathiasgrun630
      @mathiasgrun630 4 года назад +58

      @@bargh70 Dann hattest du niemals eine echte Großmutter!

    • @Shaft2k6
      @Shaft2k6 4 года назад +17

      @@bargh70 Erzähl doch nicht sowas!. Falsche Omma gehabt woll!

  • @qthemerrybandofanons4481
    @qthemerrybandofanons4481 3 года назад +1476

    This woman singlehandedly restores my faith in humanity everytime I see her.

    • @LevineLawrence
      @LevineLawrence 3 года назад +23

      Please give credit to our dear Baldy for reaching out to this poor old babushka!

    • @nickc6842
      @nickc6842 3 года назад +12

      Such a classic babushka

    • @goku445
      @goku445 2 года назад +14

      They are so happy to see someone visit them, it is joyful.

    • @Mortum_Rex
      @Mortum_Rex 2 года назад +8

      What am I gonna do with 30 eggs?! lol

    • @Kriswixx
      @Kriswixx 2 года назад +1

      agreed.

  • @giron5287
    @giron5287 4 года назад +1857

    Bald: walks across a swamp knee deep in Water, in a radiation zone just to make a old Babushka happy. Gotta love this man.
    Love from Germany!

    • @Ozgurys
      @Ozgurys 4 года назад +11

      Im looking commend and hey final one turkish guy here :) Love to Germany

    • @giron5287
      @giron5287 4 года назад +14

      @@Ozgurys Greetings back, my friend! Bald fills people with joy all over the world!

    • @Skandinavisk
      @Skandinavisk 4 года назад +11

      Until he brought her Covid 19.
      Edit: Having seen all of it, of course he behaved exemplary. Well done, again, Bald. What a splendid human.

    • @ramsdaman1
      @ramsdaman1 4 года назад +7

      Lol he will have new radioactive powers lol. He’s a good guy I love all his Eastern European videos

    • @bandy103
      @bandy103 4 года назад +24

      Und ich dachte ich bin der einzige deutsche hier :D Ich wünsche dir noch einen schönen Abend!

  • @rabidrabbittt
    @rabidrabbittt 4 года назад +1357

    the mystical belarusian spring santa bringing gifts to the elderly forestpeople

    • @James_Wisniewski
      @James_Wisniewski 4 года назад +11

      I spat out my водка.

    • @zaqwanbadli9697
      @zaqwanbadli9697 4 года назад +1

      Elderly forest people is such a mood.

    • @ovamax42
      @ovamax42 3 года назад

      lmaoooo

    • @petulastarr5626
      @petulastarr5626 3 года назад

      Amazing stuff your doing! God bless you always! Cheer's 👍👍👍

    • @-M0LE
      @-M0LE 2 года назад

      They will write stories about him in the future

  • @misfitvillainz1769
    @misfitvillainz1769 3 года назад +1339

    I love how Babushka just screams 'I'LL GIVE YOU 30 EGGS" - it's so incredibly wholesome I want to go there myself.

    • @OGKei-
      @OGKei- 3 года назад +7

      Indeed!

    • @ZheDong
      @ZheDong 3 года назад +8

      Yea that was my favorite part of the video as well. Amazing ppl

    • @michaelulbrichsen4854
      @michaelulbrichsen4854 3 года назад +20

      i am a man of 32 years and i cried a bit when i saw that nice babushka again
      my bad english makes this looks like its was sad tears but it was tears of joy. heart warming

    • @jayswarrow1196
      @jayswarrow1196 3 года назад +2

      Don't do it! You'll stay, and will work in the ''ogorod" forever, digging the "kartoshka" and seeding the "morkovka". Their good will is unbelivably-seductive, 'specially for "bourjois" ;)

    • @JSBF2013
      @JSBF2013 3 года назад +1

      @@michaelulbrichsen4854 This is an amazing touch of life...

  • @haydenblack5648
    @haydenblack5648 3 года назад +438

    The way she covered her heart with both hands and said “let me feed you“. My god this woman has a heart of gold

  • @erikcastle9157
    @erikcastle9157 4 года назад +5720

    "are you kgb?"
    "no"
    "k bye"
    lmao

    • @Tom-kh2vx
      @Tom-kh2vx 4 года назад +438

      He told her off. She was speechless... So funny

    • @jhdz.x5004
      @jhdz.x5004 4 года назад +313

      Imagine she just wanted to flirt with him 😂😂😂

    • @avoxd6848
      @avoxd6848 4 года назад +17

      What’s KGB?

    • @steven-k.
      @steven-k. 4 года назад +176

      @@avoxd6848 Seriously? Комитет Государственной Безопасности. Committee for Citizen's Safety. Or, Committee for State Security, depending on how you want to translate it. Belarus is the most repressive country in Europe, they still have the death penalty and they've had the same President since 1992.

    • @biro1280
      @biro1280 4 года назад +105

      @@avoxd6848 KGB was the secret police that was the main security agency for the Soviet Union.

  • @BackpackerBen
    @BackpackerBen 4 года назад +303

    This Koyla and Bald relationship has turned into the best thing on RUclips

    • @jeremyemilio9378
      @jeremyemilio9378 4 года назад +10

      And one day he will knock on the door and nobody will ever answer again

    • @-dimosthenis--kal-109
      @-dimosthenis--kal-109 4 года назад +3

      @@jeremyemilio9378 :( ik man ik thats sad..

    • @abhinavamukherjee2807
      @abhinavamukherjee2807 4 года назад +5

      I'd pay to watch him return and meet these lovely people.

  • @guillaumekaas6505
    @guillaumekaas6505 4 года назад +462

    "Middle-aged man braves KGB, gypsies and irradiated swamps for lovely moments and 30 eggs." what a legend!

  • @Bushmills21
    @Bushmills21 3 года назад +1543

    "There's a gypsy in that house!"
    "Oh no... a gypsy!? Where?"
    "Here... The Gypsy is ME!"
    *bald stares blankly*

  • @liamnacinovich8232
    @liamnacinovich8232 4 года назад +494

    “Are you kgb”
    “No”
    “Ok goodbye”
    That was perfect

    • @LukaszCzapla
      @LukaszCzapla 4 года назад +8

      @Brian W beat me to it... was gona say... Soviet Karen haha

    • @liamnacinovich8232
      @liamnacinovich8232 4 года назад

      Mohammed Aso hes now on some mysterious watch list in Belarus

    • @Vikingdescendent
      @Vikingdescendent 4 года назад +3

      She's protecting herself and hiding something. Bet she got your plate number. More likely on the local mafia payroll.

  • @simonm3931
    @simonm3931 4 года назад +690

    "You know it's not the USSR anymore right?"
    Ooh, damn.

    • @borispsalman
      @borispsalman 4 года назад +9

      buuuuuurn :D

    • @SpiderPigggg
      @SpiderPigggg 4 года назад +4

      Oh no he didn’t

    • @mikehawk2117
      @mikehawk2117 4 года назад +50

      Actually, he said "It's not USSR yet", which is more hilarious. Instead of "Еще" he should've said "Уже".

    • @RibasFilms
      @RibasFilms 4 года назад

      Knockout!

    • @SeptimusAugustusI
      @SeptimusAugustusI 4 года назад +1

      @@mikehawk2117 Yeah that was even more funny :D

  • @amethystrain2513
    @amethystrain2513 4 года назад +685

    "Come inside, let me feed you!" Yes, yes grandmother credentials check out.

    • @mad4396
      @mad4396 4 года назад +23

      every asian, turkic and slavic grandma be like:
      EAT EAT FOOD

    • @NashTheGreat
      @NashTheGreat 4 года назад +10

      @@mad4396 i dont know why with the exclusion of western grandmas... U shingshong should stfu and stop generalising everything.

    • @9trogenta13
      @9trogenta13 4 года назад +2

      "Come inside. I've got some eggs for you."

    • @Unorthodox_vir
      @Unorthodox_vir 4 года назад +5

      @Nash You have an IQ of a potato, how are you even using a device

    • @GECKOZFTW
      @GECKOZFTW 4 года назад +4

      If you are hungry, all you need to do is go to a Slavic Babushka and say this phrase. "Fridge is empty, I haven't eaten in 20 minutes."

  • @angelamartin2811
    @angelamartin2811 2 года назад +49

    That 93 year old woman brung me to tears she remembered your kindness and wanted to repay you with a meal she was so thankful for the gifts you gave her what a honor to call you her son. This coronavirus is so scary so I totally understand. Your such a wonderful man on all your adventures you show so much compassion and kindness

    • @angelamartin2811
      @angelamartin2811 2 года назад +9

      After watching this video a couple day I’ve learned that Russian tanks have stormed Chernobyl and I immediately thought of the elderly people who proudly live there. I hope there okay

  • @bernicegoldham1509
    @bernicegoldham1509 4 года назад +1693

    “You know it’s not the USSR anymore right?” Homeboy savage. Respect.

  • @alixsky6067
    @alixsky6067 4 года назад +443

    "i can't come in because of the virus"
    "but i am 90 years old!"
    what a trooper haha

  • @arthurvardanyan1991
    @arthurvardanyan1991 4 года назад +874

    I love when he said to that KGB wannabe in Russian “This is no longer USSR you know that right?” You nailed it bro

    • @super-super-
      @super-super- 4 года назад +52

      She was Russian, and not Belarusian. They are typically remnants of KGB sent from Moscow that are still living there. Frankly, I think the Belarusians should get rid of them.

    • @polina5520
      @polina5520 4 года назад +20

      William her accent was not Russian at all

    • @КулагинСергей-н8ц
      @КулагинСергей-н8ц 4 года назад +28

      @@super-super- There is KGB in Belorussia now, and there is no KGB in Russia now :)

    • @super-super-
      @super-super- 4 года назад +13

      @@polina5520 She probably lives in Belarus for a long time now since Soviet occupation, so has Belarusian influence. But she is definitely Russian, her face is Russian and the way she behaves herself. Belarusians and Ukrainians do not behave like that, they are genetically, culturally and linguistically different from Russians. Russians are not Slavic, and not European.

    • @super-super-
      @super-super- 4 года назад +13

      @@КулагинСергей-н8ц It's Belarus, not "Belarussia", mongol boy.

  • @Talk2WandaVision
    @Talk2WandaVision 2 года назад +81

    Watching this again a year later. This is an amazing slice of life. You did the right thing by going inside for a minute. It’s a special circumstance and she would have been heartbroken if you didn’t.

    • @howdan1985
      @howdan1985 Год назад +5

      Watching in 2023. Nobody does it like BaldAndBankrupt.

  • @NCFC1862
    @NCFC1862 4 года назад +1221

    Normal people: “Look at this swamp”
    Bald: “Look at this Soviet swamp”

  • @Glorfinniel
    @Glorfinniel 4 года назад +130

    Grandma's 93 years old and lives in a radioactive forest her whole life, the Coronavirus would fear her. She's the toughest babuska in all of Belarus. 😊💓

  • @turdferguson2982
    @turdferguson2982 4 года назад +2139

    That gypsy cracked me up.
    "Nobody comes around because a gypsy lives here. I'm the gypsy." LoL

    • @danielb.1567
      @danielb.1567 4 года назад +6

      lol

    • @TheUmnez
      @TheUmnez 4 года назад +32

      The translation's a bit off, he didn't say gypsy, he said "цыган" which means a person that lives isolated from society.

    • @georgesboutz7534
      @georgesboutz7534 4 года назад +140

      @@TheUmnez I am Russian and we always referred to gypsies as tzigani.

    • @stevetreloar6602
      @stevetreloar6602 4 года назад +5

      The beauty is that was a personal test to see if he was a natural bigot! If he had been 'limited' he may have said "duck me me, where is a safe place?" and would have come back to a car bodyshell? He passed the test!! EDIT: and I read the comments but I still stand by my statement. (the implied meaning still applies)

    • @Acson92
      @Acson92 4 года назад +6

      @@TheUmnez Zigenare in Swedish which means Gypsy aswell.

  • @threeminuteshate
    @threeminuteshate 3 года назад +68

    Her excitement when she realized who you were was one of the best things I’ve seen in a long time. Yours is a good heart to return to give her that feeling.

  • @RobbieHilton97
    @RobbieHilton97 4 года назад +379

    I love that old woman, you need to visit again within the year- it probably made her whole month!

    • @Latvialainen
      @Latvialainen 4 года назад +24

      And stay longer. Make a whole video about them!

    • @OAKSEY-wd4vs
      @OAKSEY-wd4vs 4 года назад +3

      Yes it made her month and it made YOUR month by the looks of things.

    • @gentlemanchogath6755
      @gentlemanchogath6755 4 года назад +2

      @@OAKSEY-wd4vs and OUR month too

    • @Karbfd583
      @Karbfd583 4 года назад +3

      @@Latvialainen Yes! I've been saying same. He needs to return to spend time with her💕

  • @Kuba-fn8wy
    @Kuba-fn8wy 4 года назад +318

    Im normally depressed but this babushka made my heart warm

    • @BeforeTheSummerEnds
      @BeforeTheSummerEnds 4 года назад +4

      Sad boys

    • @J4YAH777
      @J4YAH777 4 года назад +9

      reminds me of my grandma 😓😓 man I miss her

    • @ananda_adi
      @ananda_adi 4 года назад +5

      Starz album of year

    • @mj-lb6er
      @mj-lb6er 4 года назад +2

      @@BeforeTheSummerEnds
      Any Chicks in this one . Bring back whats her name . Haha

    • @Anton-wq3rz
      @Anton-wq3rz 4 года назад

      Iceheart

  • @griselmartinez5092
    @griselmartinez5092 4 года назад +755

    Bald: Babushka it’s enough, Honestly it’s enough
    Babushka: I’LL GIVE YOU THIRTY OF THEMM!!!!!!

    • @simeonarsov1697
      @simeonarsov1697 4 года назад +17

      laughed from my hearth on that one

    • @mr12Robbo
      @mr12Robbo 4 года назад +18

      and she said it with a smile

    • @jeffreyflathers5
      @jeffreyflathers5 4 года назад +5

      Wow, that's a boatload of omelets!

    • @MrBrainTucker1079
      @MrBrainTucker1079 4 года назад +9

      Yeah, slavic babushkas do be like that

    • @cinziac7921
      @cinziac7921 4 года назад +4

      She's a loving lady, always friendly and very welcoming. It's such a pity that because of the corona virus Bald couldn't sit in her kitchen and talk to her longer.

  • @nikodll
    @nikodll 2 года назад +22

    8:50 the text on the back of the photo says:
    To future memories, for my friend Aleksey K, from his friend Jasha. Look on this photo and remember the long path we have went from the school years to the army life. Keep until we meet. Signature, 06.11.54

  • @pianokeyjoe
    @pianokeyjoe 4 года назад +232

    The elderly mother and son, has brought tears to my eyes. I love people like this! God bless em!

    • @athish-REAL
      @athish-REAL 4 года назад +9

      They're Not Couples That's His Mother And He's Her Son

    • @pianokeyjoe
      @pianokeyjoe 4 года назад +7

      @@athish-REAL corrected. Still they are a prime example of LOVE. Charity is another word for Love. All the way in the middle of nowhere in a radioactive forest in lovely Belarus former soviet union!

    • @passiveaggressivenegotiato8087
      @passiveaggressivenegotiato8087 4 года назад +5

      They love him

  • @wrightvcx2249
    @wrightvcx2249 4 года назад +231

    "Do not pick berries or mushroom from the ground".
    - Bald proceeds to dip his foot deep into the swamp to soak in last ounce of radiation left in the zone.

    • @georgesmith8268
      @georgesmith8268 4 года назад +1

      mikatu bro the radiation goes everywhere

    • @Michuj-x1d
      @Michuj-x1d 4 года назад

      Ok I laughed hard at this

  • @Haru-qh2qz
    @Haru-qh2qz 4 года назад +243

    I find it amazing that the babushka is 93 years old and still has that lucidity and energy

    • @OlllOHD
      @OlllOHD 4 года назад +12

      That is radiation for you

    • @Clones2011
      @Clones2011 4 года назад +34

      she is not poisoned by the modern world

    • @vojvoda-draza
      @vojvoda-draza 4 года назад +9

      living in nature without stress

    • @guts5463
      @guts5463 4 года назад +6

      @Carpe Diem Thank you for the fact, I will always keep eggs in my diet now because of your comment!

    • @robotslug
      @robotslug 4 года назад +4

      They say when you stop working and moving around is when death has time to catch up to you.

  • @doctorz3518
    @doctorz3518 3 года назад +64

    Babushka is 90 yrs old and living a wholesome and contented life.

  • @junepark1256
    @junepark1256 4 года назад +1439

    Sir
    uhh
    we will require more updates on babushka minimum is once a year
    LIKE SO BALD CAN SEE

    • @jordannarlev6094
      @jordannarlev6094 4 года назад +21

      Definitely! As well as Kolya :) India too! Love!

    • @kailutman4621
      @kailutman4621 4 года назад +12

      Definitely, can never forget kolya

    • @DoYouSpeak
      @DoYouSpeak 4 года назад +1

      Agree 100%

    • @biteme0973
      @biteme0973 4 года назад +11

      got to keep in touch with Kolya. i have found a place in my heart for these people

    • @aa2339
      @aa2339 4 года назад +5

      Sponsor her an iphone or something. So she can just do it virtually.
      Or even start blogging about daily life in a Belarusian forest.

  • @nopenopeson1097
    @nopenopeson1097 4 года назад +343

    18:44 I would watch every episode of Belarus with Kolya and babuskha no matter how similar and repetitive. Think I speak for most of us regular watchers.

    • @CryptoDefender
      @CryptoDefender 4 года назад +5

      Same here!!

    • @Hacker2011sn
      @Hacker2011sn 4 года назад +12

      You definitely speak for me! always puts tears in my eyes.

    • @erockstoenescu6171
      @erockstoenescu6171 4 года назад +12

      Yup I love how he goes back and checks on them! I think is the 3rd time he’s visited Kolya

    • @SwampfoxBirdseye
      @SwampfoxBirdseye 4 года назад +9

      These type of episodes are my favorite tbh. I love them all though.

    • @mei4755
      @mei4755 4 года назад +4

      right?? they’re one of my favorite parts of the channel!

  • @topheftyr533
    @topheftyr533 4 года назад +227

    I love how confident bald is becoming questioning that woman.
    The man is a genuine local at this point.

    • @Lara-xu3yc
      @Lara-xu3yc 4 года назад +3

      How does he know so many languages? Is he a polyglot?

    • @slick3996
      @slick3996 4 года назад +13

      @@Lara-xu3yc well he's been going around Russia for years now so he has plenty experience, and also i'm pretty sure he used to live in India for some time that's why he knows Hindi

    • @Daminionz
      @Daminionz 4 года назад +2

      @@Lara-xu3yc Think he said his ex wife or ex gf was from a russian speaking background.

    • @run2fire
      @run2fire 4 года назад +1

      @@Daminionz He was married to a Belarusso woman

    • @super-super-
      @super-super- 4 года назад +2

      @@Daminionz He is married to a Belarusian woman, NOT Russian. Russians are different (genetically, culturally and linguistically) from Belarus and Ukraine.

  • @stevenodenthal3458
    @stevenodenthal3458 3 года назад +27

    Bald, my wife is from Belarus. She grew up in a village called Glubokoye. We now live in Minnesota…and have loved your videos. She was wondering if you could ever get over to her village. It is a very clean and fun village to visit. Would love that…thank you!!

  • @AlkaPwn
    @AlkaPwn 4 года назад +299

    The babushka had me tearing up real hard when you were leaving. I think one more round of Kolya and Babushka lady would suffice since this was so bittersweet with the virus keeping you from the goodbye that these characters truly deserve.

    • @kathyytube5660
      @kathyytube5660 4 года назад +6

      With his wellies 😂

    • @gsmiley7449
      @gsmiley7449 4 года назад

      Hear, hear.

    • @tibor29
      @tibor29 4 года назад +5

      I'm sure he will visit them again.

    • @peidog
      @peidog 4 года назад +7

      absolutley, even if you think you have seen every thing, even once a year visit to babushka and kolya just to wade through that swamp and see the wolves and bears!!!! let us see your paypal addy we will send you donations for expenses.

  • @4GENS
    @4GENS 4 года назад +4570

    Old man: "A gypsy lives here"
    Bald: "Oh no!"
    Old man: "I am the gypsy"
    lmaoo

    • @onfingertips
      @onfingertips 4 года назад +27

      Eylmao 😂😂😂

    • @UpTheAnte1987
      @UpTheAnte1987 4 года назад +168

      AWKWARD

    • @naserjwz
      @naserjwz 4 года назад +24

      UpTheAnte1987 Extremely

    • @erockstoenescu6171
      @erockstoenescu6171 4 года назад +33

      I was like WTF haha

    • @marsneedstowels
      @marsneedstowels 4 года назад +123

      Old man: "A gypsy used to live here but he died. I am that gypsy."
      Bald: "A Soviet ghost. Amazing."

  • @Snazzysneferu
    @Snazzysneferu 4 года назад +1454

    "Are you KGB?"
    "No"
    "Okay, goodbye then"
    I've never audibly cheered at a RUclips video before

    • @andreasr.7146
      @andreasr.7146 3 года назад +27

      I think he was a bit unfriendly, to this lady.

    • @saigonbaby
      @saigonbaby 3 года назад +38

      @@andreasr.7146 what would you do

    • @andreasr.7146
      @andreasr.7146 3 года назад +9

      @@saigonbaby First i would have say, sorry... and that i film only for privat.

    • @ДенисКурбатов-м6к
      @ДенисКурбатов-м6к 3 года назад +157

      @@andreasr.7146 No,she was unfriendly.

    • @JacksonFTW
      @JacksonFTW 3 года назад +121

      @@andreasr.7146 Why apologize? He's done nothing wrong. Him filming isn't her business.

  • @MexicanBandit
    @MexicanBandit Год назад +27

    Imagine the whole situation from babushka's perspective. Every once in a while a kind stranger from foreign lands shows up at your doorstep and comes with gifts. The whole thing is so wholesome, best part of the whole B&B experience!

    • @justincraig398
      @justincraig398 Год назад +3

      Kind stranger from foreign lands lol , sounds like lord of the rings or something 🤣..

  • @CristianoRonaldo-bt4tk
    @CristianoRonaldo-bt4tk 4 года назад +754

    Man: There’s a gypsy that lives here nobody will come within a 100 meters
    Bald: Oh heck
    Man: Im the gypsy
    Bald: Hands him 2 Beers

    • @cottontheeastercottontailr265
      @cottontheeastercottontailr265 4 года назад +2

      What the hell even id a gypsy

    • @boutxthatxtime
      @boutxthatxtime 4 года назад +31

      @@cottontheeastercottontailr265 If you rub a lamp they come out and grant you 3 wishes

    • @chrissimonsen977
      @chrissimonsen977 4 года назад +22

      @@cottontheeastercottontailr265 where i'm from the romanian gypsies were known for stealing anything not nailed down, obviously just a stereotype but that's why that was the immediate reaction to the old guy saying that

    • @gdchrfggedhn7199
      @gdchrfggedhn7199 4 года назад +22

      @@cottontheeastercottontailr265 well in eastern europe and mainly everywhere in europe they are nothing but troble.They steal and make scams!Bad people,thats why bald was oh heck

    • @BadboysJunk
      @BadboysJunk 4 года назад +4

      That was funny 😂

  • @Enithrell
    @Enithrell 3 года назад +447

    I love how the old lady is going insane because you don't allow her to give something back, she is literally screaming hahaha, what a beautiful lady.

  • @Waveluth
    @Waveluth 4 года назад +528

    You asked yourself “ who am I? And what have I done with my life?
    Bald, I’m an old man living quite comfortably in the USA. I watch all of your videos and so enjoy your adventures in Belarus.
    I’d like to answer the question you asked yourself. You are a very kind young man, what you go through to help those poor folks living in the middle of nowhere is a very thoughtful thing to do. You will be rewarded for your kindness by God.
    You are a crazy bastard as well and I laugh my old ass off. Getting notice of a new video from you is the best part of my day.
    God bless you on your journey okay!!
    ✌🏻🇺🇸✌🏻🇺🇸✌🏻🇺🇸✌🏻🇺🇸🌹

    • @cleric4265
      @cleric4265 4 года назад +3

      No homo

    • @johanahonen8627
      @johanahonen8627 4 года назад +25

      Come on.. God don't exist, but luckily bald does.. So at least some one is helping this poor people

    • @bonez_206
      @bonez_206 4 года назад +29

      @@johanahonen8627 the stupidest statement ever

    • @mollygrubber
      @mollygrubber 4 года назад +2

      @@bonez_206 you do you my friend, but as you have your belief so do others. Or lack of it, so to speak.

    • @patrisco8448
      @patrisco8448 4 года назад +30

      @@johanahonen8627 atheists, can't ever keep their mouths shut. Next to vegans you're the most unlikeable people

  • @meghavorem7023
    @meghavorem7023 3 года назад +30

    When I saw that 73 old man shaking because of his illness I thought of my parents who are in their early 60s and I left them alone somewhere in eastern Europe. I pray God give me the opportunity to return one day and take care of them.

    • @lwashere228
      @lwashere228 2 года назад +5

      The “Shaking” that Kolya experienced (in other videos as well) is a strong withdrawal symptom of alcohol abuse. In the other Video where he visited Kolya again and brought him vodka the shivers stopped as soon as he took a sip. You can observe this a few moments later as well while they are sitting in his house. But aside from all of that, have you heard he has people that care for him now? :)

    • @bromisovalum8417
      @bromisovalum8417 2 года назад +2

      @@lwashere228 It's probably both. It's lifelong alcohol abuse but the leg pain sounds like legit parkinsons.

    • @lwashere228
      @lwashere228 2 года назад

      @@bromisovalum8417 youre probably right, I was just speaking about the shivers/the shaking bc im an alcoholic as well and know these shivers, luckily way not as strong as the shivers that kolya was experiencing but they‘re uncomfortable enough

    • @karinaemelie1665
      @karinaemelie1665 Год назад

      @@lwashere228 Korsakowsche Krankheit... äussert sich unterschiedlich. Ich habe 8 Jahre mit daran erkrankten Menschen gearbeitet / Beschäftigung 🙏

  • @richardkilmer9276
    @richardkilmer9276 4 года назад +185

    I think you made her blessed old heart burst with joy.

  • @xSKAR787b
    @xSKAR787b 4 года назад +886

    Man dont stop uploading at the fear of repetition, i speak for everyone when i say wed be glad to watch anything, and go on any adventure with you.

    • @ogicar100
      @ogicar100 4 года назад +4

      he is gone upoud in couple of day or two ,he is in Serbia

    • @jamesmflynn
      @jamesmflynn 4 года назад

      @@ogicar100 Cool.

    • @TheMikester636
      @TheMikester636 4 года назад +2

      100% agree

    • @ogicar100
      @ogicar100 4 года назад

      @i'm your huckleberry That is his taste he dont like tourist place s to vlog like big citis

    • @budshead100
      @budshead100 4 года назад +4

      It's kind of disappointing to have these long spells without videos. This is a difficult time and a video once a week would give his fans a real boost.

  • @joachimiscool
    @joachimiscool 4 года назад +3621

    The whole interaction with the babushka was literally the most wholesome thing I've ever seen ❤️

    • @leslievanhoogdalem7936
      @leslievanhoogdalem7936 4 года назад +32

      I love it

    • @magnat7
      @magnat7 4 года назад +73

      Just priceless, you rely see the happiness. Really can make we think. I Just don't understand how this vídeo can have dislikes.

    • @Sgt_Kane
      @Sgt_Kane 4 года назад +33

      Not much does, but that whole scene made me smile

    • @Kob-mj1sn
      @Kob-mj1sn 4 года назад +21

      Amazing! Such a nice guy for doing that!!!

    • @stutterstudios4731
      @stutterstudios4731 4 года назад +31

      It was incredible precious. Bald’s range of video material is diverse and genuine. Very cool

  • @thewalkingman777
    @thewalkingman777 3 года назад +37

    The historical artefacts he found in the abandoned house were amazing. It's should be in a museum. What a thing to stumble upon.

  • @yoshimuroi7771
    @yoshimuroi7771 4 года назад +181

    I always love the babushka’s reaction she starts off not remembering bald then when he mentions himself and the smile that comes on her face is so wholesome!

  • @MarinheirodeSegundaViagem
    @MarinheirodeSegundaViagem 4 года назад +475

    Picture this:
    "Are you KGB?"
    "YES"
    best plot twist ever

    • @CuoreSportivo
      @CuoreSportivo 4 года назад +13

      bald was like "hehe, that doesn't exist anym...*DED*

    • @radjadawamindra697
      @radjadawamindra697 4 года назад +11

      @@CuoreSportivo the Belarusian one is still strong though.

    • @jonSnow-cs2dm
      @jonSnow-cs2dm 4 года назад

      Watch out for dogman bigfoot

    • @chepushila1
      @chepushila1 4 года назад +6

      @@CuoreSportivo Yeah it does. In Belarus at least.

    • @SkyForceOne2
      @SkyForceOne2 4 года назад +2

      @@chepushila1 well i mean TECHNICALLY it's something different right now, but you know... the lines are blurry

  • @PAULO-px3or
    @PAULO-px3or 4 года назад +171

    Man , that old lady is like the salt of the earth!,
    93 and still going strong.
    It must have been hard not to give her a hug

  • @itsonlyanamecomeon
    @itsonlyanamecomeon 2 года назад +17

    Ben - thank you for feeding and checking on these few beautiful people you've met on your journey. This world needs more people like you.

  • @vincealmaraz4064
    @vincealmaraz4064 4 года назад +1579

    They live with high levels of radiation do you think they are scared of COVID-19

    • @briandelaney9710
      @briandelaney9710 4 года назад +103

      And as the baba said “I’ve lived 90 years !”

    • @seb9484
      @seb9484 4 года назад +64

      Covid-19 would die there...sorry that's not funny.

    • @NBD96
      @NBD96 4 года назад +22

      @@seb9484 it kinda is :P

    • @ByGraceIGo
      @ByGraceIGo 4 года назад +6

      Exactly!

    • @cwhoff290
      @cwhoff290 4 года назад +4

      Exactly

  • @kahnfu-zhin8627
    @kahnfu-zhin8627 4 года назад +372

    Baldy, when you meet up with the characters who’ve touched our heart’s and revisit them it means that the world we all wish we could share with our neighbors as you do, is possible and achievable. Thank you for doing what you do.

    • @boomtish4520
      @boomtish4520 4 года назад +10

      Kahn Fu-Zhin that is the nicest sentence starting with "baldy" I have ever read.

  • @zenith8417
    @zenith8417 4 года назад +789

    I swear grandmothers are the same no matter what their nationality is.

    • @endrea5060
      @endrea5060 4 года назад +5

      Agreed

    • @jadecostello3325
      @jadecostello3325 4 года назад +25

      I am a grandmother and I still love my metal music.

    • @realimpact6181
      @realimpact6181 4 года назад +1

      Absolutely true!

    • @panamono9217
      @panamono9217 4 года назад +1

      Jade Costello how old are you?

    • @rahuldevsingh2911
      @rahuldevsingh2911 4 года назад +1

      I never saw my grandfather and grandmother they died before I was born

  • @EnjoyLife-xq2ku
    @EnjoyLife-xq2ku 3 года назад +27

    I remembered my mom...when she said u r my son.... literally cried

  • @archier589
    @archier589 4 года назад +433

    Being a Russian speaker, you’ve gotten warmer emotions from the Babushka, than words could ever tell

    • @MartialLiam
      @MartialLiam 4 года назад +14

      So I'm wondering, you as a russian speaker. How much would you rate Balds russian on scale from 1 to 10?

    • @Viiitali
      @Viiitali 4 года назад +44

      @@MartialLiam Solid 5/10, you can always understand what he is saying, he does a lot of mistakes but that doesn't really matter.

    • @barlock1000
      @barlock1000 4 года назад +26

      @@MartialLiam he got some problems with understanding what people say but as another native speaker I can confirm solid 5/10 score.

    • @the_secret_111
      @the_secret_111 4 года назад +20

      Martial Liam я тоже говорю по русски. I’m also speaking Russian. Il rate balds Russian 6/10 comparing with native speakers. Although he speaks much better than average foreigner

    • @chauless6648
      @chauless6648 4 года назад +13

      @@MartialLiam in NFKRZ video Bald said, that he doesn't care about grammar, so he have a lot of mistakes, but his vocabulary is pretty good - 6/10

  • @helloiamhuman1146
    @helloiamhuman1146 4 года назад +1322

    The babouska is so nice how he treats him like her son after only seeing him twice

    • @geewin8473
      @geewin8473 4 года назад +75

      Mate it's babushka

    • @AdrenalineRushMX
      @AdrenalineRushMX 4 года назад +2

      @@geewin8473 lol

    • @samuraicop4930
      @samuraicop4930 4 года назад +16

      That’s her job

    • @bbpoisonn
      @bbpoisonn 4 года назад +16

      It’s the same in every Slavic country lol

    • @alanforrester9626
      @alanforrester9626 4 года назад +46

      how sad we are brainwashed into thinking these people are enemys of ours

  • @johnpeter1917
    @johnpeter1917 4 года назад +470

    Bald you're the man for doing this for Babushka and Kolya. They're beautiful souls and appreciate the help you give them. You're a great dude trekking through forest and swamps just to deliver some groceries. Much love from the USA.

    • @annle2515
      @annle2515 4 года назад +18

      And just imagine - without Bald probably no one would just learn about their existence...now they are immortal for millions. It is extremely touching. One just starts to like humankind more, when seeing such people as Babushka and Kolya.

    • @atropa6053
      @atropa6053 4 года назад +8

      Kolya seemed much better this time, his joints might act up but mentally hes pretty well

    • @bigdaveyjoyce7890
      @bigdaveyjoyce7890 4 года назад +2

      Is that Kolya? I thought he lived in another location

  • @gmb7495
    @gmb7495 10 месяцев назад +6

    Wonder if old Kolya is doing alright. I still remember him saying something like “thank god we don’t have war”. Speaks a lot about how these people have suffered, but nothing compares to war. God bless him.

  • @firefly2k7uk
    @firefly2k7uk 4 года назад +176

    This is the most wholesome friendship on RUclips

  • @MonstorTapok
    @MonstorTapok 3 года назад +1164

    "I'm afraid of bears!" - walks through the forest with kolbasa sticking out of his backpack

    • @atomsmasher9411
      @atomsmasher9411 3 года назад +11

      lol, i was thinking the same thing

    • @lindawitherspoon446
      @lindawitherspoon446 3 года назад +9

      Hahahahahaha hahahahahaha

    • @Deltron1337
      @Deltron1337 3 года назад +31

      I dont think he's afraid of anything on earth considering the places he goes

    • @2506inna
      @2506inna 3 года назад +2

      Lol. 🐻😂🙈

    • @dvv18
      @dvv18 3 года назад +3

      @Bebopman Current Sausage.

  • @libbad7419
    @libbad7419 3 года назад +1243

    Those dear people in the forest made me weep a little. God bless them.

    • @hw7985
      @hw7985 3 года назад +36

      One of the most wholesome interactions I’ve seen in a while

    • @joey7538
      @joey7538 3 года назад +11

      same it really made me tear up

    • @qurbanmhmmdli7205
      @qurbanmhmmdli7205 3 года назад +4

      It made me weep too🥺

    • @retrohetero885
      @retrohetero885 3 года назад +3

      Amen

    • @thewaywardgrape3838
      @thewaywardgrape3838 3 года назад +14

      Those are people who's day-to-day struggles are on survival, not artificial woes like capitalist countries. If anything they're living a more natural life than most of the commenters!

  • @davidhudson1711
    @davidhudson1711 3 года назад +24

    Your knowledge and respect for Belarusian culture is infectious. Big thumbs up 👍

  • @duffman7065
    @duffman7065 4 года назад +465

    I feel a sense of sadness at the end of this video when you say it’s maybe time to see another country. I understand that too but I will forever think of the people you have come back and shown to us in those villages of Belarus. You have a way of taking us on the journey with you and making us feel a part of it. Maybe this is the perfect way to end the adventures in Belarus. Thank you 🙂

    • @abhinavamukherjee2807
      @abhinavamukherjee2807 4 года назад +14

      He makes us all feel that we are part of his journey.. Such stupendous storytelling!

    • @Lunar4
      @Lunar4 4 года назад +28

      i feel bad for kolya that poor old man, he just wanted a hug from bald or to hang out for a minute. He probably never gets any visitors..... instead balds all worried about corona. like really. last person in the world that would have it is kolya and balds already been tested multiple times.

    • @cryinqsippy
      @cryinqsippy 4 года назад

      @@Lunar4 exactly!! kolya lives literally in the middle of nowhere, i cant fathom how in the world he out of all people would contract the virus lol

    • @JackManEveryday
      @JackManEveryday 4 года назад +31

      @@Lunar4 I think he's more concerned about passing it on to these remote areas as the results could be catastrophic. You don't have to be positive yourself to be carrying the virus!

    • @ovuvuevuevueenyetuenwuevue1789
      @ovuvuevuevueenyetuenwuevue1789 4 года назад +6

      @@JackManEveryday stop watching BBC News mate

  • @missa7567
    @missa7567 4 года назад +380

    You’re a middle aged man visiting people so many have forgotten or turned away from, bringing them food and drinks and money and better still, company. Coming back after a year to visit. You’re doing amazing things with your life my friend. I have so much respect for you. On a less serious note, you also taught yourself Russian. As someone doing the same (my fiancé was born in Izhevsk) that alone is a feat!

  • @yungceezy7749
    @yungceezy7749 4 года назад +145

    "You know it's not the USSR anymore right?"
    ROASTED.
    You know she felt that in her soul.

    • @Cwmbran1984
      @Cwmbran1984 4 года назад +4

      Yung Ceezy that was Bald’s very Soviet way of telling that woman to ‘go f*** herself’ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @AngieLea
    @AngieLea 9 месяцев назад +4

    My heart melted. A typical old school grandma who just wants to feed you. 30 eggs😂 This content is so wholesome❤❤❤❤

  • @zcvideos7332
    @zcvideos7332 4 года назад +413

    From now on when someones tells me how to act
    -Are you KGB?
    -no
    -Have a good day then , bye

    • @McBeaner720
      @McBeaner720 4 года назад

      Hell yeah

    • @PrinceOfTheCity1
      @PrinceOfTheCity1 4 года назад +1

      I’ve been doing this ha

    • @tromsogata
      @tromsogata 4 года назад +2

      Let oss know howe IT vorks out

    • @super-super-
      @super-super- 4 года назад +5

      Guys she is not Belarusian, she is Russian.

    • @JT-ct2bn
      @JT-ct2bn 4 года назад +5

      @@super-super- how do you know?

  • @Sa-xg2dn
    @Sa-xg2dn 4 года назад +548

    3:22
    Guy: A gypsy lives here.
    Bald: A gypsy? Where? Flipping heck!
    Guy: I’m the gypsy
    Bald: Okay good, here is some liquor

    • @horace164
      @horace164 4 года назад +38

      Awkward

    • @shihtzu291
      @shihtzu291 4 года назад +15

      Yeah he really put his foot in it then didn't he!

    • @kwt8371
      @kwt8371 4 года назад +21

      Certified bruh moment

    • @SeptimusAugustusI
      @SeptimusAugustusI 4 года назад +3

      He promised the car will be ok, but he didn't say that he wouldn't take to the nearest liquor store for another bottle of vodka when he runs out of alcohol right? :D

    • @theobreakspear3068
      @theobreakspear3068 4 года назад +20

      That guy was loving it, he was totally trolling him, I’m a bit disappointed we didn’t get his back story though

  • @yuriythebest
    @yuriythebest 4 года назад +77

    we call it "sindrom vahtera" ( guard's syndrome), where people who have the most minuscule amount of power let it get into their heads go around prohibiting people from filming/etc.

  • @ytgata
    @ytgata 4 года назад +306

    The way they invited you inside and gave all the eggs reminded me so much of my childhood spent on the Polish countryside and it warmed my heart! All the older people living around would always invite you and give you food. The older I am, the more I appreciate the slavic culture :,) Thank you for your videos

    • @Domee894
      @Domee894 4 года назад +1

      Yeah, people used to be much more hospitable then.
      Kurła, kiedyś to było :p

    • @Tomasz_Piekarski
      @Tomasz_Piekarski 4 года назад

      @@Domee894 Not only then but THERE. The smaller and more remote place you go, the better!

    • @jeka13443
      @jeka13443 4 года назад

      @@Tomasz_Piekarski yeah. Because those people value interactions with a new person.
      And vice versa, people in big cities are saturated with these emotions, because the get to meet new people every day

    • @attakhan4386
      @attakhan4386 4 года назад

      i am also really miss my past culture and great older people

    • @Antipodean33
      @Antipodean33 4 года назад +5

      I'm an Aussie who grew up in Australia in the 60's and we had an old Polish woman who lived up our street. As kids we would visit her and she'd always give us her home made cakes while sitting at her kitchen table. She was very old, all alone and couldn't speak English. I think she loved us kids coming around to visit, she had ducks, chickens and her backyard was a jungle of fruit trees and veges

  • @tanzdreamer
    @tanzdreamer 4 года назад +431

    "What am I doing with my life?" Marking and carving the fascinating piece of history alive you are stumbling upon. Thank you so much for keeping this wondrous, mysterious and rare gems of people and stories untold from forgetfulness. So much love for all you do.

  • @scubaguy007
    @scubaguy007 Год назад +10

    You earned my subscription with today's video. I have mad respect for someone who would do what you did for those people. I don't care if you just did it for the likes, or for the adventure, or for whatever reason you did it. It was magnificent!

    • @elijiah04
      @elijiah04 Год назад +1

      Same like and subscribe people he is good person

  • @Mrgunsngear
    @Mrgunsngear 3 года назад +1631

    she was determined

    • @ChainsawSquirrel
      @ChainsawSquirrel 3 года назад +81

      Yes ... she was, lovely old woman . I grew up in West Virginia USA .. Appalachia have met many people just like her in the mountains.. they are always leery of strangers. But once they stop and talk you soon become like family .. come in you look hungry .. have some soup. People of the former USSR ... always seem to be legit great people.. I'm sure there is a bad side, just as there is everywhere .. but the more I see of the country the more it breaks my heart to see good people struggling so hard.
      Ive always wanted to see Russia and spend time in the small villages .. helping in what ever small way I could.

    • @gunnargold
      @gunnargold 3 года назад +31

      Ayy russian karen

    • @isaiahabernathy3147
      @isaiahabernathy3147 3 года назад +27

      He’s the most polite shit talker 😂

    • @daniels1263
      @daniels1263 3 года назад +5

      @@gunnargold what

    • @loonyhorse3811
      @loonyhorse3811 3 года назад +1

      She Terminator.

  • @ironnerd8336
    @ironnerd8336 4 года назад +172

    "What am I doing, I'm a middle-aged man." What you are doing is being a good person.

    • @theobreakspear3068
      @theobreakspear3068 4 года назад +10

      A good person who really really really needs to invest in some decent boots and a jacket so he doesn’t die of exposure

    • @Daminionz
      @Daminionz 4 года назад

      @@theobreakspear3068 he really shoulda packed some wellington boots with him when he went thru the water.. he was even walking to kolya's in socks.. goddamn that must've been uncomfortable af.

    • @yvesdeclercq4430
      @yvesdeclercq4430 4 года назад +2

      I think hé is not so bankrupt 😂😂

    • @WorkLessTravelMore
      @WorkLessTravelMore 4 года назад +1

      Love his attitude and how open he is with people

  • @woohay
    @woohay 3 года назад +2293

    When coronavirus is over, could you return and stay the night with Babuska. Ask her about her life, so that we can get to know her a little

    • @MrrDecembrist
      @MrrDecembrist 3 года назад +75

      Would love to see that

    • @ashleyhavoc1940
      @ashleyhavoc1940 3 года назад +45

      Or... we could just live as good people have always lived. What is a virus to the life those hardiest among us have lived?

    • @danijanssen9932
      @danijanssen9932 3 года назад +72

      @@ashleyhavoc1940 a virus could mean death to the life those hardiest among us have lived.

    • @MurIocMage
      @MurIocMage 3 года назад

      bo

    • @ashleyhavoc1940
      @ashleyhavoc1940 3 года назад +31

      @@danijanssen9932 Perhaps there's been a mistranslation of the term 'hardy'. A 'hardy' person would never succumb to a pathogen with a death rate of less than a percent....

  • @thebee8415
    @thebee8415 4 года назад +232

    Everyday is lockdown for these people how glad they most have been to see your friendly young bold face. Your a treasure.

    • @ray912
      @ray912 4 года назад +2

      You mispelled bald

    • @oestergaard141
      @oestergaard141 4 года назад

      @@ray912 Everyone has a bald face. Don't you?

  • @RebeccaG90
    @RebeccaG90 4 года назад +216

    When you've lived as long as babushka, through wars, famine, a nuclear disaster and god knows what else, you start to see why she doesn't concern herself much with the virus.

    • @jonasthemovie
      @jonasthemovie 4 года назад +11

      Isolating from family and friends at that age is worse than any virus.

    • @Clones2011
      @Clones2011 4 года назад +2

      what virus

    • @MB-lv6un
      @MB-lv6un 4 года назад +2

      @@Clones2011 ahh shit here we go again

    • @goodIcanchange
      @goodIcanchange 4 года назад +3

      She is 93 and living in a irradiated zone. She must be really a strong woman physically, mentally and emotionally.

    • @jotatsu
      @jotatsu 4 года назад +1

      @@goodIcanchange Yeah she must have strong DNA also, like hulk strong.

  • @foekist7312
    @foekist7312 3 года назад +9

    Man... you're generosity is making me choke up here... "Let me fill your bag full of eggs!" 😢🙏God bless you Ben

  • @Moth_Technician
    @Moth_Technician 4 года назад +401

    I want a shirt that says "give me your bag so I can put eggs in it"

    • @AnonymousCaveman
      @AnonymousCaveman 4 года назад +11

      I'd buy that

    • @PositivelyPixelated
      @PositivelyPixelated 4 года назад +9

      I loved that! She was so insistant. 30 eggs! I have a family of five and we're lucky if we can get through 18 eggs in a week. Lol

    • @jeweetwelbeterdandat9665
      @jeweetwelbeterdandat9665 4 года назад +3

      @@PositivelyPixelated you should work out more often ;) i, eat 10 a day for the protein.
      That was on of the most warm and giving Women i´ve ever seen.

    • @ShutTheMuckUp
      @ShutTheMuckUp 4 года назад +2

      I can make them for you...

    • @LDPIX
      @LDPIX 4 года назад +1

      this!

  • @nat1883-n9i
    @nat1883-n9i 4 года назад +570

    Next episode: Hiding in an Abandoned House to escape the KGB.

  • @KatsiarynaTerehova
    @KatsiarynaTerehova 2 года назад +18

    That's such a nice video! I am from the city you stumbled upon on your way to the radiation zone (Korma). Many people on YT told me that you've been here but I refused to believe them until I checked on my own. It put a smile on my face to see you've taken a liking to this area. Despite the fact that I live right next to that bridge you've passed to get to the zone, I've never actually been there. Though definitely heard of people still staying there. It really warms my heart to know that such people as Kolya and the babushka are kind of close to me and you are their frequent guest as it appears. Maybe one day I will pluck up my courage to actually go there and find them. Thank you for giving others a glimpse into the area I live in!

    • @baldandbankrupt
      @baldandbankrupt  2 года назад +13

      Hey! Glad you found the video. I’ve been to Korma a few times and wrote about it in more detail in my book. A quiet little town with friendly people but difficult to find a decent meal from what I remember) Hope life is progressing well there. Thanks for your message. I always like hearing from people who are from the places I visit. Have a great day!

    • @ArjenDijksman
      @ArjenDijksman 2 года назад +8

      Please visit Kolya, yes, he now lives in the retirement home Shubino, close to Vetka.

  • @pathduck
    @pathduck 4 года назад +478

    Grandma's lived through repression, war, famines and a nuclear disaster, she don't care about no stupid virus :)

    • @justlikeyourfather2918
      @justlikeyourfather2918 4 года назад +16

      So true

    • @fortnitesucks6273
      @fortnitesucks6273 4 года назад +5

      Pathduck I mean the virus isn’t stupid, it killed quite allot of people

    • @justlikeyourfather2918
      @justlikeyourfather2918 4 года назад +11

      @@fortnitesucks6273 quite a lot of old people who already had diseases, yeah

    • @liverpool_wof3901
      @liverpool_wof3901 4 года назад +11

      @@justlikeyourfather2918 quite a lot young peeps too, Do your research lad

    • @regrettableusername3375
      @regrettableusername3375 4 года назад +4

      Well if she ever catches covid-19 then she would die considering that she's 93 years old, so she should be a little worried. But I think that she lived a good enough life.

  • @sujithpkaranth547
    @sujithpkaranth547 4 года назад +101

    you can literally see the babushka overcome with joy when she realized u came. I kinda teared up. great video

    • @user-pp5jj3go1x
      @user-pp5jj3go1x 4 года назад

      made me wanna cry so bad

    • @jackemeraldo6276
      @jackemeraldo6276 4 года назад +1

      I'm with you. Very touching and genuine.

    • @sujithpkaranth547
      @sujithpkaranth547 4 года назад

      pure emotions in a world filled with hate

    • @wmilesstonem
      @wmilesstonem 4 года назад

      I tough I was over sensitive today or something, that really teared me up and smile at the same time 🥰

  • @RockeLasse
    @RockeLasse 4 года назад +161

    "The living shall think about the living" -Kolya.
    Kolya and his poetic funny, heartfelt and beautiful words enrichens me every time....
    A true human being!
    Thank you Ben for sharing this treasure of a man with us!

  • @Dantallica2002
    @Dantallica2002 3 года назад +4

    The way She lights up when she realizes it's him is beyond awesome!!!

  • @localscalper9008
    @localscalper9008 4 года назад +290

    Best content on RUclips easily, don't ever question what you're doing because you're living the dream for all of us in the comment section. Think I'd cry if you stopped uploading 🥺😂

    • @eraze5732
      @eraze5732 4 года назад +2

      Gay

    • @localscalper9008
      @localscalper9008 4 года назад +2

      @@Iyuz123 bro look at your pfp and name, I need say no more. Nothing gay about showing appreciation for a great RUclipsr.

    • @localscalper9008
      @localscalper9008 4 года назад +1

      @@eraze5732 you have an anime pfp, you don't get an opinion in this. Nothing gay about showing respect, learn some.

    • @localscalper9008
      @localscalper9008 4 года назад

      @@eraze5732 omg and the anime music videos, please humble yourself

  • @Troy_KC-2-PH
    @Troy_KC-2-PH 4 года назад +80

    It's like visiting grandparents in the old country, people with such a beautiful spirit.

  • @self-study3324
    @self-study3324 2 года назад +4

    There are few people you can watch 3 videos of and say "wow I can see the kind of person you are". I have met someone like you before in real life, it is inspiring. This person completely changed my world. Ever since he died, I told myself I will go out of my way to be someone to somebody who could use it, expect nothing in return other than the joy of helping someone else. When you live life like this unironically, it is the most worthwhile.

  • @frtls
    @frtls 4 года назад +326

    So if this channel just turned into Ben bringing groceries to old folks in the woods, I'm down.

    • @BerzerkSquid
      @BerzerkSquid 4 года назад +1

      in

    • @janudapannila5234
      @janudapannila5234 4 года назад +5

      @010steveo aren't they the westerners. 🤔
      Coz im from Sri Lanka, South Asia. And always thought all the european countries are wealthy just like England, France, Italy, and so on.
      Then Bald showed us the real image. Trust me it is better than wealthy. The history they carries.

    • @nathanh4222
      @nathanh4222 4 года назад +4

      These delivery missions are hands down my favorite videos. I would have loved more of Kolya's bizzaro world wisdom but I appreciate that a world traveler like Bald didn't want to risk infecting all of these people. I hope he goes back soon!

    • @NosyFella
      @NosyFella 4 года назад

      @@janudapannila5234 parts of eastern Europe like Moldova and Serbia has poverty comparable to the global south

  • @DerSpielfuehrer
    @DerSpielfuehrer 4 года назад +104

    was a bit sad rushin in and out to Kolya.
    everytime could be the last time we see this special man.
    hope we will hear from him again

    • @jackhomley8000
      @jackhomley8000 4 года назад +3

      My dad touches me

    • @vojvoda-draza
      @vojvoda-draza 4 года назад +4

      kolya is getting a bit greedy

    • @Afed390
      @Afed390 4 года назад

      @@jackhomley8000 same

    • @citizensauto
      @citizensauto 4 года назад +7

      @@vojvoda-draza I don't think he has too many options, so when the opportunity comes then.... I wouldn't call it greed.

    • @yprinxe
      @yprinxe 4 года назад +1

      @@jackhomley8000 yeah your dad touches me too

  • @murphyr31
    @murphyr31 Год назад +3

    Benjamin I’ve been binging your videos for two days now. I remember watching you prior to now but I didn’t realize just how good of a channel you have until now. You’re doing Gods work spending time with these people you’ve met along your travels.

  • @chernihivske
    @chernihivske 4 года назад +395

    - A gipsy lives here
    + Oh fack!
    - Im the gipsy
    + Oh great
    XD

  • @ianiles1722
    @ianiles1722 4 года назад +210

    I did this 20 years ago without a camera and you're bringing tears to my eyes. Not in Belarus, but in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Good times.

    • @akbar9631
      @akbar9631 4 года назад

      Eyyyy uzbekistan

    • @BA-ec3ts
      @BA-ec3ts 4 года назад +1

      No you didn't

    • @akbar9631
      @akbar9631 4 года назад

      What part of uzbekistan

    • @salem7439
      @salem7439 4 года назад +2

      The doubt is real...

    • @SDrizzy
      @SDrizzy 4 года назад +11

      @@salem7439 why the hell would someone make up such a random lie

  • @jocerboy6040
    @jocerboy6040 4 года назад +88

    I missed kolya hope we get to see him some more after this

  • @technoviking2415
    @technoviking2415 3 года назад +15

    Everytime i see vids like this it just reminds me of how unfriendly it is in england.

    • @KingOfKingz911
      @KingOfKingz911 3 года назад

      In the cities yeah cuz so many places,bro

  • @Twigs1836
    @Twigs1836 4 года назад +1004

    bald: "Sorry, I can't come inside."
    Babushka: *"So you have chosen death."*

    • @joshua1885
      @joshua1885 4 года назад +5

      I can’t that’s funny bruhhh 😹🤣

    • @theogdirkdiggler
      @theogdirkdiggler 4 года назад +1

      Very good observation, I missed it.

    • @jason0998
      @jason0998 4 года назад +1

      He got COVID according to his Instagram, after taking it so lightly, not wearing a mask and potentially exposing others to it. He is now in the ICU with double pneumonia. His lungs WILL NOT be the same again even with rehab. Lung fibrosis with COVID is almost always permanent.

    • @forscienceistokra1549
      @forscienceistokra1549 4 года назад

      @@jason0998 lin

    • @forscienceistokra1549
      @forscienceistokra1549 4 года назад

      @@jason0998 lin

  • @McTrollzMeh
    @McTrollzMeh 4 года назад +134

    I love how aggressively loving Belorussians are

    • @obsequiae
      @obsequiae 4 года назад +17

      babushka be like [aggressively packs eggs]

    • @laylowxalex
      @laylowxalex 4 года назад +1

      Reminds me to my grandmother