Chechnya Isn't What You'd Expect!

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  • čas přidán 7. 11. 2019
  • 🇷🇺 'Don't go to Chechnya!' the UK government website says. For sure you will be kidnapped and killed. Well, it turns out that they don't know what they are talking about. All you will find here is beautiful landscapes, friendly people and great shashlik. Oh, and very persuasive taxi drivers! Big thanks to Ruslan for the tour. Muzhik! 👍🏻

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  • @Perkelenaattori
    @Perkelenaattori Před 4 lety +10473

    Ruslan is honestly a credit to the taxi driver profession.

  • @furbs9999
    @furbs9999 Před 4 lety +16374

    One of the things i love about this channel is the lack of flashy intros and graphics. Pls dont ever change, keep it real.

  • @roughnegg6615
    @roughnegg6615 Před 4 lety +6914

    12:30 Driver actually said "If just one hair drops off your head then I'll be responsible for it" which means - Driver takes full responsibility over a foreigner since he is now a guest and guests are treated with respect and honour in Chechnya.

  • @xpto41
    @xpto41 Před 4 lety +6636

    This guy is in Chechnya, in the deepest part of europe, randomly taking trains and buses to villages and old towns, only with a bag, pair of shoes and a mobile phone... incredible

  • @Savv-
    @Savv- Před 4 lety +5396

    12:20 Ruslan says: “Like I told you: if a single hair drops from your head, I’ll be held responsible.” («Я же тебе говорю: хоть одна волосинка упадёт с тебя, с меня спрос будет»)
    Guess he’s lucky Bald’s bald.

  • @danthamanization
    @danthamanization Před 4 lety +6827

    mate, I dont take my dog for a walk without ID, and you just traveling up and down in Chechnya without papers?? you kidding me..😂😂🤣🤣👍

  • @eggyegg777
    @eggyegg777 Před 4 lety +7167

    I’m a girl and this channel sometimes makes me wish I was a man so I could go on crazy adventures and not worry about being sexually assaulted by some weirdo, but luckily I can live vicariously through Mr Bald here

  • @popstarresearchingoblivion8778

    Mr. Bald: "Rrrjrruuutchtch murrjrrduu?"
    Random chechen: Switches off the safety lock of his kalashnikov

  • @tilidie5272
    @tilidie5272 Před 4 lety +2658

    this guy has the biggest balls ive ever known a man to have, his week is filled with more adventure than my whole life has ever been

  • @flying-ant7935
    @flying-ant7935 Před 4 lety +2686

    Why do I even pay for cable television.... this is all I need. Best channel ever

  • @GordonForeman308
    @GordonForeman308 Před 4 lety +3130

    I think if this channel has proven anything, it's that slavic states have the best radio stations.

  • @joel2052
    @joel2052 Před 4 lety +3058

    10:42
    Mr bald: your not gonna sell me?
    Taxi: huh?
    Me bald: your not gonna sell me there?
    Taxi: you? *nervously laughs*

  • @y0neh472
    @y0neh472 Před 4 lety +2467

    *"We've got soup with some kind of testicle in it"*
    This dude has been out of the comfort zone for so long he has become imune to freaking testicle soup

  • @SilverfoxJB
    @SilverfoxJB Před 4 lety +1262

    Bald almost daring the Taxi driver to kidnap him so he can have a tip

    • @VenturiLife
      @VenturiLife Před 4 lety +46

      Was checking him for kidney function... maybe wasn't up to scratch.... : -)

  • @yusufs.3797
    @yusufs.3797 Před 4 lety +2440

    I'm from Chechnya and you are a mad adventurer 😂😂😂 Loved it man, they are not used to tourists yet so don't be astonished if they stare at you the way they do. By the way the pronunciation of the Chechen expressions is on point 😂😂😂😂 at least the sounds.

  • @AiBilly
    @AiBilly Před 4 lety +813

    Everywhere else in the world it`s a wig , In Chechnya it`s a hat .

  • @wokandwoll4lyfe
    @wokandwoll4lyfe Před 4 lety +952

    bald stroking that hat every 15 seconds wishing he had hair

  • @MultiBrownstar
    @MultiBrownstar Před 4 lety +808

    Bald, are you desperatly trying to get on the watchlist of every intelligence agency around the globe? 😀

  • @jerrypie
    @jerrypie Před 4 lety +824

    The serious tension when he gets pulled up while still wearing a big fluffy hat really gets me

  • @kevontakram6169
    @kevontakram6169 Před 4 lety +1345

    Bald: there's no pavement
    Bald: Hey look a soviet pavement

  • @louiswoodward8937
    @louiswoodward8937 Před 4 lety +2779

    CZcams: hey wanna watch this random English guy travel across the arse-end of nowhere?
    Me at 3 am: wtf why woul-.. actually, yeah, go on then.

  • @mikek3974
    @mikek3974 Před 4 lety +524

    These videos restore my faith in humanity. When you stop seeing people the way your government wants you to see them you see you will find decent people anywhere you go

  • @emoboy2008
    @emoboy2008 Před 4 lety +1475

    I like it how you give no political commentary. You just wander around and have fun like a normal human being.

  • @Radiant-Edge
    @Radiant-Edge Před 4 lety +642

    A Englishman driving around Chechnya in an American car, what a world.

  • @patio87
    @patio87 Před 4 lety +371

    I get the feeling they made him put that Akhmad Kadyrov images in at the end.

  • @ThinkerYT
    @ThinkerYT Před 4 lety +680

    From coca leaves to testicles in under a week.
    This man needs an award!

  • @polako215
    @polako215 Před 4 lety +1144

    Bald you have to go to Kalmykia next, Europe’s only Buddhist state.

  • @xenobenoit
    @xenobenoit Před 4 lety +1746

    This looks like a Call Of Duty modern warfare map

  • @TrystaneTheBlack
    @TrystaneTheBlack Před 4 lety +401

    this is heaven, 18 mins of bald and bankrupt in russia!

    • @ashwinraghunath4453
      @ashwinraghunath4453 Před 4 lety +2

      Sorry I don't know much but isn't this europe?

    • @MGSBESTProductions
      @MGSBESTProductions Před 4 lety +14

      @@ashwinraghunath4453 Technically yes... but realisticly it's culturally more aligned with Russia. You wouldn't go here and expect it to be anything like western Europe but more like Russia

    • @Pantsinabucket
      @Pantsinabucket Před 4 lety +21

      @@ashwinraghunath4453 Chechnya is an autonomous republic in the European portion of Russia. Silly doopa.

    • @morchario
      @morchario Před 4 lety +9

      @@ashwinraghunath4453 yes. Chechnya is still europe

  • @dookoo2
    @dookoo2 Před 4 lety +406

    I love how you made Ruslan pull over so you can show off a bus stop.

  • @slickdealer2099
    @slickdealer2099 Před 4 lety +304

    Russian dude walking by.
    Bald: 👀 Look 🤲, a Soviet Soviet.

  • @richiehops7881
    @richiehops7881 Před 4 lety +324

    "Wow look at the mountains of Chechnya!
    Imagine falling off here!"
    Why is he so optimistic!? 😂

  • @klwthe3rd
    @klwthe3rd Před 4 lety +239

    Ruslan was amazing! I even felt safe traveling with him and I'm on the other side of the CZcams! 🤗

    • @rockie8254
      @rockie8254 Před 4 lety +3

      You in Andrew Anderson s comments too

  • @PaulisInclusion
    @PaulisInclusion Před 4 lety +256

    How about going to vladivostok? I think you would like it.

  • @fromnsk
    @fromnsk Před 4 lety +1253

    Russians joking in comments: His chechen accent is better than chechens actual accent

  • @johnmckenya828
    @johnmckenya828 Před 4 lety +1295

    I'd feel safer in Chechnya than Mexico that's for sure.

  • @GermanFreakASMR
    @GermanFreakASMR Před 4 lety +334

    I think Ruslan didn't convinced you to stay with him, he just locked the doors 😂

  • @mikeyoung8547
    @mikeyoung8547 Před 4 lety +251

    2:00 "Its not a place to make enemys" the irony lol

  • @CarboardTrain
    @CarboardTrain Před 4 lety +1266

    You're so brave: I'm Russian and I can't even imagine the reason I would go to Chechnya. Honestly.

  • @Avarua59
    @Avarua59 Před 4 lety +574

    Just keep proclaiming "Khabib number one!" and you'll do fine.

  • @tylerg2000
    @tylerg2000 Před 4 lety +239

    Everywhere this man visits could be a new location for a far cry game 😂

  • @roomslave
    @roomslave Před 4 lety +296

    Бенджамин - Как называется башня?
    Руслан - Башня.

  • @someonewhosupportukraine
    @someonewhosupportukraine Před 4 lety +109

    From all this videos i understand just 1 thing. All people are brothers and all people must be friendly with each other

  • @BunionOverchuff
    @BunionOverchuff Před 4 lety +443

    “It’s easy to die in the Caucasus’s they drive like mad men”
    At least put your seatbelt on bald 😂😂

  • @Derp___
    @Derp___ Před 4 lety +320

    Every upload is just a “subscribers I’m still alive” notification now 😂

  • @badchefi
    @badchefi Před 4 lety +195

    The “Bus stop” looks like it was designed to act as a defensive position for a road block.

  • @KeralaHerald
    @KeralaHerald Před 4 lety +380

    I'm indian, I lived grozny, chechnya for 3 months, beautiful place with kind hearted peoples !!!

  • @feguri
    @feguri Před 4 lety +224

    15:03 my engine trying to start at -40C

  • @SamBelony
    @SamBelony Před 4 lety +404

    "Красивый машина есть, как бедный?" - это звучало больше по-чеченски, чем звучат сами чеченцы. Быстро учишься, молодец.

  • @GandalfTheGrey11
    @GandalfTheGrey11 Před 4 lety +313

    How to say 'how are you' in Chechen: Orcs, Mordor!

  • @angelFTP
    @angelFTP Před 4 lety +369

    Imagine being bald’s taxi driver and going on a whole trip with him without actually knowing who he is

  • @MrSilk13642
    @MrSilk13642 Před 2 lety +45

    Ruslan is the hero we didnt expect, but needed.

  • @oishiigaijin
    @oishiigaijin Před 4 lety +90

    I'm curious to see your backpack and what you carry with you on your travels.

  • @FourDollarBill
    @FourDollarBill Před 4 lety +421

    18:04
    -Как «приятного аппетита» на вашем языке?
    -Рот закрой

  • @kuldeepjain2396
    @kuldeepjain2396 Před 4 lety +139

    Russia and the former USSR states are wonderful with some of the most lovely and warm people in the world . It’s just they have been labeled otherwise.. it’s untrue. Way safe than Latin America .

  • @AsatorIV
    @AsatorIV Před 4 lety +33

    It's really refreshing to see a travel vlog done by someone who knows his stuff! Thank you!

  • @brandonsteinbach4208
    @brandonsteinbach4208 Před 4 lety +70

    Something about this video reminded me of when I first found this channel and binge watched pretty much every video. I really enjoyed this one I can't wait for the next video.

  • @Russian_Frontier
    @Russian_Frontier Před 4 lety +114

    The last seconds of the video with “Don’t be afraid to visit Chechnya” and “memorial” Ahmad Kadyrov picture at the end and your comment that you have crazy mad thing to share when you reach safe place made me think that you got censored by chechens lmao

  • @lexpei1917
    @lexpei1917 Před 4 lety +113

    I'm from new Zealand and I love your vids I had no interest in the country of Russia but watching you and all your history adventures is making me fall in love with Russia as I too love to visit and learn about history . keep up the good work love how you keep it real

  • @chrisoakleyfx
    @chrisoakleyfx Před 4 lety +63

    Instant sub, so refreshing to see a travel vlog without all the flashy gimmicky editing and music and the overly (fake) enthusiastic twentysomething vlogger... just kidding, you're obviously a twentysomething ;) You're style is so basic and down to earth and you're genuinely interesting to watch! Keep it up!

  • @kamariroberts4349
    @kamariroberts4349 Před 4 lety +77

    When you watch these videos you dont know what to expect but you know it's going to be good.

  • @TheBestPeepRus
    @TheBestPeepRus Před 4 lety +75

    I love when Bald finds a random taxi driver that takes him on a wild adventure. Shows just how different he is from other travel-like channels. The fact that he’s eating a hearty meal after all of this driving is warming to the heart. I simply love this channel, thank you bald for these videos

  • @jocivtrance700
    @jocivtrance700 Před 4 lety +17

    One of the best episodes yet! I'm too type A personality to go on a random adventure like that. We live vicariously through you big H! Keep the new content coming!

  • @CrazyMonkey679
    @CrazyMonkey679 Před 4 lety +182

    I'm from Ireland and i'd love to visit Chechnya one day seems like a lovely place with great people

  • @TidewaterC
    @TidewaterC Před 4 lety +247

    That hat looks like it was made from Jeff's mum.

  • @sarthakjain3493
    @sarthakjain3493 Před 4 lety +176

    Bald in other regions: alpha male
    Bald in Chechnya : beta male

  • @dr_yeet9399
    @dr_yeet9399 Před 4 lety +105

    For somewhere as 'dangerous' as Chechnya is known for it seems to be a really pretty place with respectful people as long as you speak politely and have a sense of humour, plus Ruslan made the video even better than it was.

  • @jimmyb719
    @jimmyb719 Před 4 lety +8

    Slowly getting through all your videos, keep up the great work. Love how friendly and respectful you are to the locals 👍👍

  • @ln5321
    @ln5321 Před 4 lety +135

    "I'm not going to make any jokes about Chechnya and be super respectful because it's not a place to make enemies."
    Seems like it was too late for that already.

  • @Johanniscool
    @Johanniscool Před 4 lety +47

    I can see the taxi driver regretting his decision after having to stop and look at the soviet bus stop

  • @scottkain511
    @scottkain511 Před 4 lety +48

    Bro you literally have one of the best channels on CZcams or TV period. I can't believe I just found out about you last week, I wish I had been watching this all along. Awesome videos man. Keep them the exact same way. Never change. Just awesome buddy. Thanks for the entertainment.

  • @WW2HistoryHunter
    @WW2HistoryHunter Před 4 lety +176

    Just totally great to watch , as always :) Thanks for doing that and Greetings from WW2HistoryHunter.

  • @NancyReiderLittleGranny
    @NancyReiderLittleGranny Před 4 lety +95

    So strange to see the city. The war was so long ago, but those images of a battered grozny is all I know of Chechnya.

  • @trueslav7430
    @trueslav7430 Před 4 lety +190

    "When we go back we will reach more adventures" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
    Ruslan 2019

  • @Vstavayteludirusskiey
    @Vstavayteludirusskiey Před 4 lety +114

    Random fact about Chechnya: in Chechnya, AK47 means Akhmad Kadyrov 47
    Don't believe me? Ask those soldiers 😂

  • @TheJegkkon
    @TheJegkkon Před 4 lety +9

    I'm so envious everytime I see these videos of you going into mountains.

  • @Dylan-lw1xc
    @Dylan-lw1xc Před 4 lety +84

    I’ve found from watching your videos Midwestern America where I live is almost the exact same as Russia and Eastern Europe. It kind of surprised me because were taught to hate them and them to hate us.

  • @OsmosisHD
    @OsmosisHD Před 4 lety +88

    Still sketchy, but feels less dangerous than Bolivia's cartel land

  • @mattyjmar10
    @mattyjmar10 Před 4 lety +77

    I was in Chechen earlier this year and LOVED IT! It was my first time in The Russian Federation. I hope to go back.

  • @grizzer30
    @grizzer30 Před rokem +13

    Ruslan was a decent bodyguard and tour guide

  • @kamariroberts4349
    @kamariroberts4349 Před 4 lety +225

    He is so friendly, he makes friends where ever he goes.

    • @MrDands
      @MrDands Před 4 lety +30

      Try being friendly and speak English only.

  • @Gimilli
    @Gimilli Před 4 lety +34

    love every video you put out. i know you've heard it 100 times before but you really give me an insight to a world i know i most likely will never get to explore. keep on keepin on.

  • @AniSa-wo1on
    @AniSa-wo1on Před 4 lety +68

    18:05 Bald was so off with his pronunciation and Ruslan didn’t even bother to correct him 😂 But at least he tried 👍

  • @MudGod1969
    @MudGod1969 Před 4 lety +5

    The video quality is awesome Ben! Love the hat my friend! Be safe, much love and respect from the states...

  • @Andrew-dp5kf
    @Andrew-dp5kf Před 4 lety +20

    This is seriously good I’m glued to the screen, very impressed! Both content, and production values way beyond expectations. Best of luck with your channel.

  • @conlomerate4841
    @conlomerate4841 Před 4 lety +80

    Sleep at 6:00AM wakes up at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
    "I had a little sleep"

  • @Oestberg79
    @Oestberg79 Před 4 lety +13

    Excellent video! Makes me want to see more of Chechnya!

  • @burner52445
    @burner52445 Před 4 lety +39

    This is the best content I’ve run across on CZcams in a while!

  • @ajayaday91
    @ajayaday91 Před 4 lety +20

    I've never seen a channel blow up quite as fast as yours but all of your videos are gold! Keep crushing it dude! Cheers from the USA!

  • @Matthewjohnwilson
    @Matthewjohnwilson Před 4 lety +12

    I really love these videos. When ever a new one comes out I always make sure to watch it right away :)

  • @itsQueen
    @itsQueen Před 4 lety +13

    i love how pure your content is.

  • @shaer6
    @shaer6 Před 4 lety +94

    What I love about bald is "I've heard this place is dangerous... Let's go there "

  • @ciganovlogs6984
    @ciganovlogs6984 Před 4 lety +56

    Much love to my Chechens warrior from Mexico! Long live Chechnya and the Caucasus

  • @falcone5287
    @falcone5287 Před 4 lety +12

    Nothing makes me happier than watching your videos. Keep it up!

  • @falconpunch2855
    @falconpunch2855 Před 4 lety

    I absolutely love all of your videos. Thank you for uploading.

  • @permin9533
    @permin9533 Před 4 lety +32

    Okay, now I want to go to Chechnya! It's so beautiful there!

  • @mpa3588
    @mpa3588 Před 4 lety +123

    He literally drove you into the mountains. I would've shat my pants at that point.

  • @DerSpielfuehrer
    @DerSpielfuehrer Před 4 lety +101

    "Rush Mordor"

  • @thejasonbischoff
    @thejasonbischoff Před 4 lety +55

    From these comments, it’s scary how sheltered people are.

  • @mirthbaron1525
    @mirthbaron1525 Před 4 lety +35

    Ruslan was comfy and enjoyed the banter, those defensive towers were indeed interesting.