3 Things That Shocked Me About Trinidad | West Indies | Trinidad and Tobago
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Lieles has finally come back to Trinidad after 6 years. It has been 6 years since he last saw his father.
We are both excited to see him, and I (Maria) am extremely excited to share with you all my first impressions of Trinidad and what shocked me the most during the first few days I spent there.
Have you ever been to Trinidad? What shocked you from your stay there? Are you Trinidadian and want to share with us your thoughts? Leave us your comments, they are highly appreciated and very helpful to us all.
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Lieles ha vuelto por fin a Trinidad, despues de 6 años sin ir. Y ya hace 6 años que no veia a su padre.
Tenemos muchas ganas de verle. Y yo, tengo unas ganas enormes de compartir con tod@s vosotr@s mis primeras impresiones de Trinidad y lo que mas me asombro durante mis primeros dias en la isla.
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I'm from Trinidad living in Canada. I miss the food the most.
I made the mistake of renting a car my first time back after 8 years...Yeah The driving and the roads are really bad.
Food is def amazing.
The driving is crazy 🤣🤣🤣
We loved our time there
We are so happy that you found this video. Thank you for your time ☺️
CrimsonGreaver yeah I feel the same. I live in America and we still make some of the food. I miss the beaches and shark and bake the most.
Yup I never drive. I hire a driver to take me around
@@vannabhagwandeen3563 that what most ppl do on there returned home.
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"They drive however they want and wherever they want"😂😂
Welcome to Trinidad!🔥
What we admire the most was, that even with the hecticness, there was no accidents like what we can find in the USA.
It's like everyone is connected
@@mariaandbryan Happy that you enjoyed the visit!😆
The Mamuchos 🤣
Lmao. We don drive however and wherever. We're just avoiding the potholes.
I am from trinidad
I am crying for the whole video I miss my country
Oh no! Sorry you miss your country. I totally understand how you feel, I've been living outside my own country for almost 15 years and I miss it the same or more than the first day I left
well what's stopping you from moving back?
Trini to de Bone!!!😉😉😉
👏🏼👏🏼
Any Trini like me here 🇹🇹
Yuh don know g
Trini to de bone🇹🇹
Guilty
Yes
Brandi Gonzales channel me
I feel like yall showed mostly rural areas. Not an accurate representation of Trinidad and Tobago
Agreed! It looked like they didn't even come into Port of Spain at all! I agree - DEFINITELY not an accurate representation... Sorry.
Hmmm was about to have a look but saw your comment. Thanks.
Rual.areas are all about it
This vlog is not an accurate representation of Trinidad. The example of its cultural breakdown is off and not much of the island was displayed. North, South, East or West. And the statement of non-existent public transportation is very inaccurate. There are buses, taxis and maxi-taxis operating throughout the island and in some cases privately owned cars are operated as taxis commonly known as PH. The vast majority of Trinbagogians do possess various vehicles in any given household and as a result the highways and byways tend to have traffic jams. Restuarants, large, medium-sized, small and chains are located all over the island and serve every type of cuisine you could desire.
The vlogger may have experienced a limited area and therefore shared that experience with us.
Agreed from the time she said no people in the street playing music it was at that time I realized she was not in town.
Dropping a like for Trinidad! We hope to visit one day! 👍
Thank you guys
Did u said public transportation is non existent in Trinidad well guess I may have to just leave it there which is one of the most illiterate statement ever heard from a trini vlog also 40% both Africans and east Indians population as equal
Hello there.
Thank you for your comment.
We say is almost non existent from a tourist point of view. Lieles' father is a taxi driver so we know there are taxis, Vans and some buses. But for example, as a foreigner if you want to go to maracas beach, you have to get a private driver or taxi or van which doesn't come up very affordable. This is base on our experience.
Even in Tobago the cheapest taxi/Van we got quoted was $35 USD which is not very affordable for some of us.
We know there might be cheaper prices for locals but as a foreigner is hard to find those prices.
The reason why we highlighted the Indian population is because even though people know Indians emigrated there, people, including us, don't realize the heavy % of Indian heritage.
Also based on research we found 39.8% Indian 35.8% blacks and the rest were Spanish, Chinese and others.
Trinidad has one of the best public transportation system in Caribbean with a very complex develop highway traffic system color coded brand maxi taxi for east ,west ,North, South and central Trinidad blue brand maxi for Tobago government public large buses has many main route throughout the island ,taxis are easily accessible even trini ride app gaves you safe travel islandwide fast ferries to POS and San Do may I note Trinidad in particular isn't a dependant tourism destination it's an industrial island land travel for any tourist can be used cheap and yes public buses in Port of Spain City Gate terminal provide rides to Maracas beach daily except weekends
As those %%% no one the T&T uses those undated population figures east Indians and Africans are equal in numbers 35.5 to 34.4 political power are dominated by African base political party for over 58 years after independence anyone who truly knows Trinidad knows race divided politically on racial lines and yes both east Indians and Africans are dominated even if you didn't see it or highlight it sport's music and carnival ect..... are dominated by trini Africans not excluding the many tremendous national contribution from all ethinic groups on the island
Thank you for all this information. Really important to know all this and share it with our viewers.
Though our video is not about facts of Trinidad so we didn't want to cover any political or other subjects here. The video "the 3 things that shocked me" it's about the things we experienced during our stay.
Thank you
Trinidad and Tobago - Ethnic groups
The total population of Trinidad is estimated at 40.6% black, 40.3% East Indian, 18% mixed, 0.6% white, and 1.2% Chinese and other. Tobago is predominantly black.
U forget the venes
Justin Samuel
We are not going to count them.
@Victoria Williams but mist Indians have black skin,which mean technically you are black
@@stepnightbot7633 they are not a permeant part of our population
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Please do some research before giving negative info of a country. Most of your info is inaccurate
Hi Vernet, our info came from the most recent census done in 2019 of Trinidad and Tobago, from when we did our research. If we had stopped our research with just the wikipedia info then the information would really be inaccurate as it's numbers represent a census from 2011. However, there are tons of misleading information about Trinidad and its important to do a lot of research instead of settling with the first thing that comes up from a search. Can you please share your source of info from the research you've done. This information is really important to us and our viewers.
Totally agree
Food heavily Indian influenced plz . Each race has there own foods we enjoy all no one race as a heavy influence on food in our homes.
So true! most of what she was saying was really pissing me off totally inaccurate
@Markie D maybe you should learn to read and understand. Read it again and again as a matter of fact check the attitude maybe then you will understand. There is an influence but using just what u mentioned is not wat 1.3 ppl eat everyday.boyo
Incorrect:
Populations is 35ish% Indian descent, 35ish% - African descent, mixed about 20ish%, the rest is other ethnicity like Caucasian , Chinese, Syrian etc
We don't party or have festivities 24/7 so you most definitely wont see that just in the street on a random day.. except for Carnival Monday and Tuesday and some Fetes (Carnival parties), we work like the rest of the world.. Hope u got to do more stuff here like visit the beaches and go to a few fetes..There is so much to do here and so many different foods to eat
What most tourists classify as party 24/7 is the norm what most trinbagoian do is lime at a bar listen to loud music and cuss and drink rum and beers
Hi Nikii :) we seen that information when we did our research but after doing a little more digging we found that those numbers were based on a census done in 2011. We didn't want to quote those numbers as that was 9 years ago. It took little more work but we found a 2019 census and that is what we shared. Unfortunately, it rained the days we were there before going to Tobago, but we did come back and visit Port of Spain, and you are right there are tons of things to do, we would need at least 2 or 3 months just to get through a few of them lol. Thank you so much for visiting our channel, it means a lot to us.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that's what Lieles father told me.
@@mariaandbryan it hard to imagine that that would be correct figures since the national census is conducted every ten years. Furthermore a current census would also show a rise in the number of mixed races and other ethnicities like Chinese Syrians Venezuelans
I am from Trinidad, an yes we drive crazy but the warmth of our people an the diversity of our food is like no other.
Totally agree and the craziness of the drive is harmonious. Didn't see an accident during our time there.
We enjoy our time there. Look forward to going back
Nice video. I'm a spanish guy living in TT for almost 5 years. My trini wife loves cooking spicy food. Being honest, I can't live without spicy food ( Kuchela, doubles medium pepper, and aloo pie ).I love Trini food. Also It was really hard for me to learn driving in Trinidad. Since I used to drive as American style ( right side ). I love Trindiad and My Trini wife. Thank you for sharing this video. Greetings from Maracas.
Hello Luis! Encantados de conocerte virtualmente!
Thank you for sharing your story! Love that we are not the only Spanish-Trini couple out there! We are not good with spicy food, but there are amazing dishes in Trinidad for sure. We could totally eat some rotis and pholorie
I’m from Trinidad and coming this year to visit after 6 long years, am also bring my soon to be husband who’s Spanish from PR, first experience for him, it’s definitely going to be an adventure.
Public transportation is big in Trinidad but not so much the buses. Lots of taxis and mini vans called Maxi Taxis. Buses though are not omnipresent. Trinidad is a Maxi taxi/minivan country a fact hightlighted by other videos
Yes! Lieles' father is a taxi driver, but we meant buses and other ways of transportation that makes moving around for tourist easier. We found that taxis and minivans were a bit pricey compare to other countries we have visited.
Thank you for your comment. It's important that the viewers get to see this info.
Thank you so much!
@@mariaandbryan Minivans aren't pricey at all. A short trip is $5.00tt and Arima to POS is just $8.00 or just over a 1$US. I have friends from Venezuela, Cuba and the Caribbean and everyone says that Public Transportation here is the better in the region. Of course you have to "adjust" your mindset to meet the place you are in. It's an island of 1.3 million people and OBVIOUSLY you are not going to put the number of buses and taxis to cater for places with a population of 3 million + people. Given the number of people I'd say it's pretty darn good and I use it everyday. The airport and private taxis are horrendously expensive
Thank you!
MerchantofTarshish glad your sort that out. Because most tourists says transportation is cheap. It’s like in the suburbs in America. You have to have a car. You cannot make an assessment of a place in one week. Or less.
The Caribbean is the best! Didn't know they drive in the other side of the road. Ufff.. that's a bucket load of soup. Looks amazing. Love cassava.
Yes the portions were huge in Trinidad, in Tobago not so much, at least what we experience.
Crazy to see how they drive lol
The islands that are former British colonies, drive on the other side of the road. Not sure about those that are former French, Dutch and Spanish colonies.
Thanks Melanie, the other ones drive on the right.
You guys should’ve definitely gone to Ariapita Avenue in Port of Spain! You would’ve seen the party spots and enjoy amazing street food!
If again and she wanted to see partying in the street. That's the place for them
Ariapita is a pedestrian endeavour
Thank you!
Public transportation is almost none existent? That's inaccurate, how would people move around if there wasn't a form of public transportation? It may not be reliable or dependable or can be improved but there are many ways to get around the island without renting a car and with the use of public transportation.
Hi Jah, we were referring to trains and buses. Unfortunately, where we were there wasn't a bus and we don't consider taxis public transportation as it is a service for hire. There is always room for improvement, we are from New York and our public transportation system needs it badly lol.
Left side driving just like aus
Yes, but do people drive towards you, like of they were to collide with you? Lol
If you wanna put a video up about my country TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO do it proper!!!!🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹 Nothing here is accurate!!! You ppl need to know your place!!!!! 😡👎
Hello So Ali
The video isn't a video about facts of Trinidad, sorry you took it like that.
The video is about the things that shocked me.
The population statistics were taking from the latest census that is provided by the Trinidad and Tobago government agency.
The food is what I ate and experience during my stay with my father in law who lives and is from there.
And the roads were the roads that we face in San Fernando, Port of Spain and Tobago from the airport to Black Rock.
This video is about what shocked me as a first timer and not a facts about Trinidad or this is a representation of Trinidad.
Hope that clarifies it for you
Thank you
Culturally diverse yes, heavy East Indian influence yes. Not much public transportation??.... 90% of the cars that were driving beside yall were mostlikely taxis, lol. They are just not color/pattern marked. Crazy driving, yes, for sure. No parties, no smiles??... Yes Trinidad is a land of fiesta and fun but it's reserved for certain times of the year. What yall probably heard about was Carnival which is a particular season so yall were probably expecting that. But no that not the 24/7 operation of the island. Work, life, business is our culture. The party vibe yall are referring to is something within the personality vibe of Trinidadian people, but not necessarily seen being expressed 24/7 in the streets randomly. People are going to work, doing business, living their life like any other country. That expectation made me 'lol'. Other areas in the night life yall would have seen more liming and music in the street clubs etc but I assume yall didn't venture those regions. The day and time and season is important too. Come for two weeks before Carnival and also stay in more lively areas and for a longer time as well to get a better feel. But I hope yall had a nice stay regardless 👍🏾
We had a great stay. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
A year after we were there, we came to a few conclusions.
We should have understood that cars are considered public transportation for Trinidadians. For us, as foreigners, every car service would charge us insane money to go to places.
I (Maria) was very sad we didn't go to Maracas Beach because every car would charge us $100 USD to go. The bus wasn't reliable (as most comments say on the bus website and many blogs of nationals)
We don't live and work in America, so we don't have the capacity to spend $100 on just transportation for 1 day.
Though I am sure you get local prices, so our experience is not relevant to locals when it comes to cars.
Also for us, car service is considered private transportation as you don't share them with others and there isn't a fixed fee. So there is one of our conclusions, we should have explained what our view of public transportation is.
When it comes to the party scene, I (Maria) have lived in the north coast of Colombia, and we both have visited a few countries in the Caribbean, and obviously, people have jobs and regular life, but what I have observed personally (Maria, as this video, is about my impressions) is that people in Trinidad was very serious. I also understand the political scene and the economical level isn't ideal for everyone in Trinidad, but it isn't in Cuba either, or Jamaica, and you see most people smiling, and customer service is more welcoming.
Maybe it is because I am a foreigner and people wouldn't open with me and that is my other conclusion. Maybe is not that people don't smile in the street, maybe is that it was just towards me.
So going forward, you have our word that we will try to understand more of what things mean to people of the places we visit and we will learn from it more before letting our first impressions speak.
Thank you for your feedback, understanding and support!
The diversity definitely shows in the cuisine! Looking forward to seeing Tobago
Totally! We were back in Trinidad the last 3 days we spent in the country and we will show more of what to do and see.
But yes next week is Tobago
Sorry, but this video has A LOT of wrong and inaccurate information about Trinidad.... and this coming from a Trinidadian born and raised, living here all my life.
Hi Carla, please let us know what was inaccurate. The information we spoke of was from the most recent census done in Trinidad and regarding transportation was from our experience. We have notice that locals consider taxis public transportation but we do not as it is a service for hire. We were referring to a bus and train system in place. Where we were staying there was no bus, so we had to rely on taxis. Please share what is inaccurate cause it is important to us and our viewers to know more about this beautiful country.
You are mistaken about the transportation system and the food. We have a set transportation schedule consisting of buses/maxi taxis and taxis and our food is a mixed cuisine spanning the world.
Wait.. so what you are saying is.. taxis are considered public transportation???
Daniel&Naz Yes they are. We have registered taxi routes in Trinidad and Tobago and standardized fares.
We don't consider taxis and private car service as public transportation. Maybe we should have learned that you do.
Recognized the Angostura brand too from drinks, Maria
we tried angostura rum in tobago and it was an experience for sure.
Trinidad is the major productor of angostura, and the country with most of the top 5 spiciest peppers in the world... Crazy uh?
Ohhh oxtail soup! Look at that up close shot of the meat - yum! We love oxtail and would be all about that soup
Oxtail is life!!!! One day I have to make Spanish oxtail for you guys.
The Mamuchos Ohhh would love to try! Never had Spanish oxtail before
That's crazy that you guys got a flat tire right away when you got there. Thank god you found a shop open to take care of it. The drone shots of the island were so beautiful, and loved seeing some of the local areas from the sky! Both of your soups look amazing, we have never had oxtail or cow heel soup before, but anything with plantains we would love!!
Yes what are the odds, right?
The size of the soups were huge.
It was our fist time eating cow heel but we both love oxtail. It was my first time (Maria) eating oxtail Caribbean style though
Bears and Butters yes ma’am plantain is eaten here on a regular basis fried or boil
Lieles haven't seen you like this before, gettin the feels. Hate those sweaty eyes huh 😅 the food there looks real good must be that Indian influence 🤤 ox tail is one of my favorite ingredients but the hoof also looks friggin amazing 😍 o man down for that soup 4 sure
He adores his father, so it's been a bit difficult for him to have him so far away from him.
Oxtail is the best 😍😍😍
1:03 am sleep but first - 😀 suckers greg! Watching it tomorrow hahahah
Damn, got distracted by Nick. Now we're second 😂
Hahaha Nick you are hilarious.
Puri and Sue, that's what he does, he distracts people so he can be first hahaha
Commenting and going to bed is illegal!
Quick Click Nick!
Lifetime Travelmates hahhaah
I get this is Maria's opinion but speaking from someone who actually lives in the country her opening statements about the country is so wrong like I cannot even.
Our foods are mainly African and creole influenced not Indian 😖
Maybe you guys should have stayed in a better area I dont know
Our races arent 40% Indian like nooooooo everyone is what you call DOUGLAR which means mixed
I'm sorry but you guys should have really stayed in a better area and Because its carnival time doesnt mean we will be partying everyday
You should have gone on the ave on fri or sat nights
Thank you! I have answered that to many comments here. I went by the latest census and surveys in Trinidad, i don't have an intention to make things up, whatever info is provided online is what I use.
I never meant to ignore the african population but what really shocked me was the high Indian/indian descendants population in Trinidad because as a visitor i never expected it.
I only expected majority african and the rest being minorities.
@@mariaandbryanYou were surprised; Indians are the ones along with the whites, Chinese and Syrian/ Lebanese businesses who contribute most to the economy of Trinidad.
Would like to try the cow heel soup too!
It was pretty good. It fascinates me how in such a warm weather country, they can eat so much soup, I guess it's similar to some of the South Asia countries.
Maybe it’s the part of Trinidad you went because bout transportation is nonexistent that’s rubbish there is designated taxi stands in every community if you ask a question you would be informed next carnival Carnival is party from sunup to sundown and it’s mostly help from Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday that’s when you have most of the party during carnival times don’t put these information out there that isn’t accurate this video upset me tremendously because being a Trinidadian and knowing otherwise again it’s the community you go to so that is not accurate
I understand your frustration and it could be the location we were staying. However, a taxi isn't what we would consider to be public transportation. There isn't a bus or train system in place and a taxi is a service for hire as Lieles father is a taxi driver.
The Mamuchos well Trinidad doesn’t have train many years now and we have bus stations it’s called city gate and right around the country there are different times a bus would be at a location so you can catch a bus it’s important to do your research on certain information when you’re in a strange country especially before making these type of videos because we have bus service right wrong the island there is a particular times that bus runs in the country and it is nationwide
Completely agree. We unfortunately were not in an area with a bus. We had to rely on Lieles father to drive us around. It's great that you are sharing this information, because it's helpful to our viewers and us. Btw.. Lieles says if we f*kk up, definitely comment and tell us lol. We don't want to give misinformation and it's amazing to here from a local. Thank you.
The Mamuchos I do hope you don’t find me mean I just wanted to put the information out there
Not at all! We love that you took the time to share. We really appreciate it. We love the information and learning from people that live in the places we visit. It helps us to create better videos and that's what we want to do. We are heading to Paris next, so stick around if you want a good laugh at us lol or share your thoughts :)
if u think jamaican driving is bad wait till u see Jamaica lol
Public Transportation is non existent. What? that's incorrect. There are taxis,maxi-taxis (mini buses) and buses. Carnival is February/March not year round, although we do have may festivals year round. For the nightlife if ur in the capital u need to hit Ariapita Avenue or Western Main Rd,St.James
In the area we stayed, we didn't have any buses unfortunately. Taxis aren't something we consider public transportation as it is a service for hire. We didn't mean that there weren't any it was just difficult in the area we were in. Taxis charged us crazy rates to get around. The places you mention sounds like a good place to visit. Looking forward to checking them out. Thank you so much for the info.
Ummmmmmm trinidad has public transportation. You can’t visit A PART of the country and issue judgements. Try doing your research first!
If you have done research you would see this is not a review of Trinidad but about the things that shocked me from my experience. So it isn't judgment, it's an opinion. I'm sorry but taxi's are not public transportation. They are a service for hire and being a tourist you will get ripped off which you would know if you have done some research. There are buses but they are not reliable according to the information on their website and reviews from locals that we read when we did our "research". Which is why we said public transportation is almost non-existent. Despite all of that, we enjoyed our time in Trinidad and found it to be a beautiful country and that is the only judgment we issued. Have a great day.
Totally incorrect about transportation..she needed a local..we have a mix of buses and taxis which is considered public transport.. as also the country is 40 % African 40% Indian and the rest mix that mostly identify with African heritage..damn do your research b4 your post..
Hi Delia, thank you for visiting our channel and commenting. We really appreciate it. I would have loved to have a local show me around and maybe next time we visit a can make that happen. I was referring to a train and bus system regarding transportation. Unfortunately, we didn't have a bus in our area and had to rely on taxis which we don't consider public transportation as it is a service for hire. The information I shared was from the most recent census about Trindad and Tobago when I did my research. I really loved the country and didn't get to see so much cause of the rain but I do look forward to coming back and having a local with me next time. Thank you again for sharing.
*Hey dear friends, I love this. Trinidad is on my list. Lieles: "I'm just hot, my eyes tend to sweat during this time" hehe. I've never had cow heel or oxtail. Love the couture there. I'm so happy you were able to reconnect with your father. I'm happy Maria was able to experience Trinidad for the first time! Thanks for sharing, love you guys!*
Thank you so much for your kind words.
Food is delicious, you should try both the cow heel and the oxtail soup from Trinidad. You'll love it
Carnival is good time to visit
We might go next year! Fingers crossed
@@mariaandbryan Google carnival so you can have the experience
This is a very poor representation of Trinidad. First of all, they seemed to be in a rural area somewhere down South in Trinidad although there are very nice areas in the South. I am not sure where they were. They covered very little of the food. If you go to Port-of-Spain and other areas in Trinidad, there are many restaurants that offer nice local dishes and international cuisines. She could have been in an area where there were a lot of Indians living to talk about their cuisine being dominant. I am from Trinidad and never had oxtail or cowheel soup so I would say that they are not top national dishes. I have had stewed oxtail though. They did not go to Port-of-Spain, the western peninsula, the east west corridor and some other parts of Trinidad where she would have seen more of Trinidad. She was totally wrong on the transportation system.
Anyway, I would still thank her for her video. I hope she really sees more on her next visit.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and recommendations
Eh big up T&T 🇹🇹
👏👏👏👏
done know
well this is silly!! This person came with the intention to say negative things. this is a pathetic video. We have little public transport?!? That and crap is the same thing. If you did not see the country why go on youtube and report on something you did not see
The only intention is to share our experiences. This wasn't a review video about Trinidad and I am sure it doesn't say that in the title. It was my experience and what shocked me.
The only public transportation is buses and they aren't reliable as per there own website and reviews from locals. Taxi's are NOT public transport, it is a service for hire. Which for a tourist this service can be a scam. If this is incorrect please inform me of what public transportation I miss as I would really love to know and so would our viewers.
We don't care to stay in touristic areas, that is where everyone else goes and you learn nothing about a country or it's culture. We enjoyed ourselves in that beautiful country, shared what we seen, and experience.
People drive wherever they want.. lol reminds me of Philippines 😄
Hahaha when Lieles told me about it before I went there, I thought, that's just like in Colombia. Then I went there and I was like, hell no, this is worse hahahah
Hope it's not that bad in the Philippines though hahaha
Enjoy it be careful the crime an traffic do not wear jewellery ok we have taxi blues maxi all unreliable the Indian food spicy an hot safe to drink the water not as in Santo Domingo be safe never out late
Thank you! We don't own jewelry, so we were fine ☺️.
Thank you for your advice! And for your time watching us
I love Trinidad and Tobago, I love my country. You should of tried doubles .👍
We certainly did. We have another videos of food we tried and specific days we spent in Port of Spain.
They are Lieles' favorite Trinidadian food
That's great she liked it.😁
The drinks look good as well, and Butters has had Angostura bitters before, but never in a drink like that. It's great to hear that the country is very diverse, and didn't realize what a large Indian population is there on the island. We hope you guys have safe travels to Tobago and looking forward to seeing footage from your trip!! Great video and love you guys to the moon!
More angostura coming up lol
Yes T&T is very diverse. I knew there was Indian population, I just didn't know it was such a high percentage. It makes a great mix of people in the island. One of a kind ☺️
Love you girls too!!
Indentured slaves brought from India , China hence why , in the West Indies ( small group of Caribbean islands) we put bitters on mostly everything lol
This is awesome, thanks
@@hairounaempressAll came here as slaves if you wish to term it that way. Africans, Indians, Chinese, Portuguese etc. The true inhabitants of this country were the “Amerindians” who Columbus met when he came here.
I'm from Trinidad and this was so poorly executed. Trinidad us more of what you showed, you need to do more and meet more of the people and learn more about our culture and food. Sorry, do over please.
Thank you for your feedback
Don't know why people who decides to report on a country get their facts and figures correct first before putting out misinformation. 🙄
Thanks for your input
40% black to not only indain
your stats of Trinidad is very wrong ..... you eat soup in some village in south and made a revue you haven't even enter or touched the real Trinidad
This is not a video to represent Trinidad, or to guide anyone, as the title states, it is about the things that shocked me. Stats come from the Trinidadian census
TALK ABOUT HOW IT IS INFESTED WITH CRIME NAH....HOW IT IS DANGEROUS ETC.
We read about it but we didnt experience it, we wish we had someone who would have wanted to talk about it in the video
You didn’t even go DDI or maracas beach
What kinda review is this 😑
This video is not a review of Trinidad. The title doesn't contain review, neither guide, neither what to expect of Trinidad
Reminds me of Martinique a bit but they are a Commonwealth of France.
Lieles, you're Trinidadian?
His father is. He was born and raised in Brooklyn and his mother is from the Carolinas ... And yet he doesn't like spicy food hahaha
The place absolutely beautiful and worth for a vacation
Thank you, glad you liked it
It's a beautiful Country. I was born there😏💃
Really beautiful
We love what we experienced and hope to go back for more
@@mariaandbryan Theres so much to explore there also in Tobago
You showed the woman the poor side of the country and expect her to have fun you are not Trinidadian
The only thing poor is your belief that there is such a thing as a "no fun" side to Trinidad. Trinidad is a beautiful country all around and I'm sorry you don't feel that way. I didn't have the pleasure of growing up there but I love and respect that country all the same. The people is what makes Trinidad great, family and friends coming together over good food and drinks to have a good time. That's what I showed her.
this does not show Trinidad at all, only the part you stayed, obviously it was a rural area.
Hi Francisco!
Thanks for stopping by our channel.
The intend of this video wasn't to show how Trinidad looks like, it was about my impressions based on what I saw the first 2-3 days.
For an overview of Port of Spain, we have dedicated videos. Let us know what you think about them if you have time to watch
Thank you
Nice video. I always miss Trinidad as I have been living in London for 30 years.
Trinidad is a different world, I can totally see why one would miss it. Plus it's home for you. I (Maria) feel the same way about Spain even though I've lived outside Spain for +15 years now. We all miss home.
Btw I love London and can't wait to go there with Lieles.
Maracas Bay, coconuts, samaan trees, the Land of the humming birds is still beautiful and calling your name. Get your vaccine and go home.
If u really want to see party, u have to come for Carnival girl
We went for Christmas, and was expecting a different, maybe more animated atmosphere like we have seen in other Caribbean islands.
We do know there is party during carnival.
It’s always so nice to visit and explore a new country. Thanks for taking us with you through this video.
We always heard this country from the pageant competition haha never really heard anything about it before.
The soup looks very interesting, big portion too. I guess we would love the oxtail too as we enjoy eating oxtail soup. We just had it last night for dinner 😁
Nice! Oxtail is always great. Yes I have heard about the competition hahaha
Trinidad and Tobago is such a unknown country and worth visiting
Yes, my sweet T&T, yet it's a dangerous place if you don't know your way around. It's not the place I grew up, most Trini people living outside would notice it. Back in the days not so many drugs nor killing and every house has burglars proof window and doors. I know it's the sign of the times. And this living in fear thing I can't get use to. I born in sando, lived in brackpore, rio Claro, vistabella, Chaguanas. Then move to NYC.
My family had a coco and coffee plantation and in Barrackpore sugarcane and rice. The last company I worked in was Brechin castle for 7 yrs before it closed down. To understand Trinidad now a days, you have to be hard face with a lot of people, sometimes I feel like looking at theft in poor india or Africa community how we people operate but after you get that out of the way, then you enjoy the beaches, outside cook up, or a double, either life goes on in my sweet T&T, we are no more than people trying to survive in a times when you have to live both for family and love one.🙏🌱
Hi!
Thank you for watching us and for sharing your story.
We truly appreciate your comment and you opening up to us.
Lieles was born and raised in nyc but as you have seen in the video, his father is Trinidadian.
We saw some of the things you mentioned but we were there only 2 weeks and didn't want to talk about something we don't fully know, but we read about the crime rate and the reasons for it.
It is tough to live with some of those things around oneself.
I(Maria) am from Spain but I lived in Colombia for a period of time, and for two years my family and I lived in a very poor town so I can understand a little bit the feeling of it.
The important thing is that we keep looking forward and we all protect our family and loved ones as you say. Hopefully we make a better world.
Stay safe out there. Things are rough in NYC now
and yess oxtail is actually good for soup! ^^ great one guys and yes can't wait for the Tobago video ^^
Oxtail is the bestest lol
Lady. You should get out more often from under your rock.
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Good one !
thanks and best of luck
Thank you! Same to you
Wth is this guy even from T&T? 🤦🏿♀️
Thought this would have been interesting but jeez.
I'm from Tobago, cringing to see that episode
If he was he would expain to her about his country he really is a canadain...if he was trini he will show her the best things there
Canadian!? How can you complain about wrong information and then go and do the same. He is actually American. His father is trinidadian, but what are the best things there? I believed it to be the people but I feel like now you are telling me I'm wrong.
@@mariaandbryan if I'm complaining about wrong information, instead of getting defensive, find out where you went wrong.
Granted, the people may be the best thing there but you did not focus on the people only.
I'm sorry Arlette, I was responding to Lady Reyes and a previous comment she made that I addressed before she made this one. I asked her where I could find the correct information as the info I stated came from the most current census at the time and from the transportation department itself.
If that wasn't accurate I, along with anyone that watch our videos would love to know where to get accurate info. And you are absolutely right about finding out where one has gone wrong, and that's what I thought Lady Reyes would help with but to continue to bash someone instead of teaching, I don't find helpful. It really means a lot to me to know the truth about the places we visit. Sorry for the misunderstanding but thank you for sharing.
4:48 that's a evil laugh right there dam 🤣
I think I just heard it for the first time...evil indeed hahaha
You need a local street tour guide.. That's where you'll get the true experience...
Definitely looking forward to seeing Tobago.
You will love it! I have friends there, let me know if you go!! Its stunning.
Thanks
Wow. So happy for you Lieles that you went to see your dad. Wow the driving seemed intense. That car you were following certainly had it's share of bumps. Those soups looked amazing. Oxtail soup is my jam. I've had oxtail soup before and it was delicious. Glad you had a great time.
Thank you Tanya and Dave ! It was great seeing him.
We could eat oxtail (almost) every day. Lol
Tobago will be next ! Then we will come back to Trinidad to show more
@@mariaandbryanThat's awesome Maria and Lieles. Looking forward to it.
Heyyy Jesus is coming may i share the great controversy with yall
Oxtail soup omg yes if u get the chance to try indonesian oxtail soup you have too , kind of looks like a lentil soup this one
Nice. Love oxtail and live lentils.
You guys should try Spanish oxtail too. Very typical from the center of Spain
Nick and Helmi Sop buntut 👍🏼
This is not a well informed nor entirely correct representation of Trinidad.
True
This video isnt a guide or a representation of Trinidad.
The video is about things that shocked me as a first time visitor
the driving logic is that you hold your to your corner, if you have to dodge a pothole at any point you either wait till you have leeway to go around it or you go around it quickly then return to your side. overtime you get up to speed with the momentum of the flow of traffic. Lime lemon and bitter is not really a standalone drink its more used as a chaser for drinking rum. And Trinidad parties like everywhere else outside of carnival season. we have work, school and lives. you are not going to see everyone partying in the streets like we have nothing better to do. and the pronunciation is To-BAY-go and not To-BAG-O. in standard English the vowel carries a long sound if after it comes a consonant followed by a vowel. Thats standard English grammatical rule. Don't understand why Americans get it wrong.
You didn't really show much of Trinidad, so I don't think people have enough information to say how they feel. Maybe your Tobago trip would have more.
Brazil have the biggest carnival in the Americas , not Trinidad .
I have a friend from Trinidad! This place seems very cool to visit!
It really is. Thank you!
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Hahaha talk about driving. this is like philippines, furious drivers. Drive watever they want! welcome to Trinidad!
Hahaha that's what we have heard about the Philippines
Yes it is. I'm from Trinidad and it's like whatever on the road. Drive with your windows up lol
Hahaha
I'm a Trini who visited the Philippines last November. The motorcycle and tricycle further complicate matters in the Philippines. Where there is a side walk motorcycles use it too.
was good fam new here will be back of more check us out when u can TWTTV
Thank you for taking us around guys. It reminded us of my hometown in Vieques. :-) Looking forward to more.
Thank you guys! We wanna see Vieques
My love is Trinidadian. His parents are from Trinidad but he’s from here. He gets this orange juice from there I never tried it yet but I wanna move down there
YOU have alot of info about Trinidad in the first THREE minutes ,please dont misinform everyone #TRINIDADIAN
This was cute...full fledged Trini here....you got a home experience, not a tourist experience. The tourist experience is amazing if done right. Can't believe you didn't get more smiles though....but cute video.
Thank you so much for your kind words. We enjoyed our time there and we def didn't want to just do the tourist attractions but instead enjoy more the local aspect
@@mariaandbryan you seem to be in defense mode of everything the "locals" are correcting you about.. which is very off putting, you clearly have an issue accepting constructive criticism.. IDK y these 3 things "shocked you" when this was your first trip so did not know what to expect unless u were told otherwise by someone who is also misinformed.. are these 3 things that shocked you any different to any other third world country that you've visited before.. you expected to see parties in the streets when it's not even carnival time that came across so silly.. as other commentors would have advised I believe you had the wrong tour guide.
Understandable, but I don't feel we were being defensive. When responding to a "why?" question with an explanation is not defensive but more about understanding. Being right or wrong is not our aim but to learn. Our information can be completely wrong, but it's what we read from our research and shared it. It's the only "credible" information that is out there for those that have never been and if it's incorrect it should be changed.
"Party in the streets" is definitely not the correct phrase but what I meant is that I understood this to be a country of very loving, happy, and festive people. I expected to see people getting together, playing music, dancing, and laughing the way in countries like Cuba, Colombia, Panama, and Spain do. I don't mean large gatherings but in my country you will always run into someone just randomly playing an instrument and maybe one or two people would dance to it.
There are so many things about our approach to this video that is wrong but we have learned and grow from it. Thank you for taking the time to watch and give feedback. It is much appreciated.
6 years is a long time away from home. It's rough. "I'm not crying" Hahaha "It's actually morning" LOL
I got it right this time lol
Do u know the main mix in Trinidad is Indian and black ? Indians were brought to Trinidad as indentured laborers and blacks were brought from west Africa today they’re are half a million Indians in Trinidad and there are other countries as well with an Indian population such as Guyana and Jamaica but Trinidad being the highest
Nothing LIKE TRINI FOODS BEST
Hey Maria and Lieles!! So glad that you guys arrived safely in Trinidad. Lieles looked so excited to see his dad, and we were glad to see him as well! We are sorry to hear that he has had a lot of medical issues lately as that is always challenging when your parents live far away.
Thank you guys.
Yes it's the price of growing old I guess.
Our time together was awesome though
Great video but public transportation is all we took when we lived in trinidad the maxitaxi is best.
You guys seemed to have stayed in the countryside, that's why the party atmosphere you expected wasn't present.
We stayed in Port of Spain, in San Fernando and in Black Rock in Tobago.
Next time for carnival
The Mamuchos wow, that's strange. You should've at least got some vibe in Port of Spain. Well hopefully you guys return some day and let's see if we can convert you.
We have some videos of Port of Spain, we walked the entire city on our own.
And we loved every day we spent on the country.
This video was about showing what shocked me as a first timer there but it isn't a guide. The other videos are more of a guide for people to know what to see and eat, without the big tourist attractions like maracas bay (which we couldn't go because there isn't buses to go there on weekends)
@@mariaandbryan oh ok. I got you
So he hasn't been to 🇹🇹 in 6 yrs but he don't know what is cassava 😆. Trini people good we.
Oh yeah... We just party all year round. Of course we dance in the streets 365 days a year. Lady please 🥺
What facts ...about trini...lol no doubles no chow callaloo sites in town beach nothing really
Hi Maxine! This video is not about facts of Trinidad, it's about the things that shocked me as a first timer.
We have more detailed information about Port of Spain on other two videos and black rock in Tobago on another video.
Thank you for your time watching us.
Hope Trinidad is doing good during these tough times
“It’s actually morning. Yessssss”
I got it finally hahaha
We have Lemon, lime & bitters in Aus too, 'definitely not sprite' hahah
Hahaha that's cool, we will def have that again in Australia then ☺️
Really great you got to see your dad after so long and sweet to see behind the scenes in Trinidad with Maria!
It was an amazing trip
Cassava = Yuca
Thank you
Awww nice reunion! Nice to meet lieles father!!! Trinidad looks darn beautiful! That oxtail soup looks darn good!! Surprise there no public transportation! Whoa..
There's public transportation but it very limited and not made to go to touristic places like maracas beach and others on a regular basis.
There is public transport .the bus route
Guys you really choose to show the rural parts of Trinidad.. their are lots of videos on RUclips really highlight the true beauty of our twin island republic.I was born here, and that clip does not represent my people,country, culture,food etc.get your fact right before you cut the next video.
Hi Ron,
This video isn't a representation of Trinidad at all, it wasn't our intention to showcase Trinidad in one video.
The video is about the things that shocked me as a first timer in Trinidad.
We have posted all our videos already, we were there during the holiday season.
We have a food video just showing 5 foods of Trinidad. (unfortunately we couldn't try them all) and two videos of Port of Spain and one of Tobago and the area we stayed at (Black Rock)
If you have time to check them, it would be nice to hear your thoughts.
Thank you for your comment and time
@@mariaandbryan Ok,my apology...it was the first video pop up on RUclips, I'll accept the blame for not doing more research, it's just instinctively I didn't find it was detailed enough, so that was my initial reaction..😘
Hi Mamuchos...me again,I view your other clips... quite interesting I must say, more detailed 🤗.. you are a great couple,am all for interracial marriage, since am Indian and my wife is black:32 years together 🏆,and if you are Cuban by the way...my nephew married a Cuban last year and she is wonderful.Anyway if you return to TnT may I suggest you try foods like Palau,Oildown,Roast bake with saltfish and tomato,Bar b Q pigtail with Fry's...a good mango chow,ect.and visit places like the Pitch lake,Caroni bird Sanctuary, Wild fowl thrust,Maracas bay,Toco light house,Forth George Tobago and lot more, to much to mention, love you guys, and continue your enlighten/spiritual journey:Ron H.
Ok, just discovered you are from Spain....all the same🇪🇸🇹🇹
Thank you Ron! This list is awesome! We will def go back and try more places and foods, we couldn't commute as much as we wanted as we have a tight budget and we found transportation (taxis and vans) a bit out of our budget.
I believe they give tourist a different price than locals, there's no way taxis would charge $35 USD to Trinidadians.
Thank you so much for your time watching us, it means the world to us.
I see there's people who's first thought is that we tried to do a full representation of Trinidad, and being 100% honest I don't think anyone can put in a 10 min video a good representation of Trinidad. It's such a rich and beautiful country and there's so much to do and see.
Maybe next time we go, we can meet up ☺️
Thank you for your time and feedback
Nice look into Trinidad and looking forward to seeing Tobago.
Tobago was more of a relaxing trip but we will bring you more Trinidad footage soon
Didn’t know eyes sweat
We all learn something new every day
Felt like Trinidad wasn't represented well. Sorry
Hi Crystal! Thank you for your time watching our video and leaving your thoughts.
The purpose of our video was not to be a representation of Trinidad at all, but to share the impressions of a first-timer in Trinidad.
We have other videos that showcase Port of Spain as we walked most of the city.
Then we have a video about Tobago that shows the area we were in, black rock, but it isn't to represent Tobago either.
Hope you get to see the other ones
Thank you and have a great day
@@mariaandbryan
Hi hi..
Gotcha !!!..You sound so kind and positive.. Will take a look at the others. Have a Beautiful day!!..
Thank you so much! Yes positivism is a must for us. Life is already hard enough so we make the best out of everything
We are lucky we found each other and we get to do what we love, which is traveling and meeting different people along the way
be careful...trinidad is crime ridden in a lot of areas. Don't go there.
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