Is This Really Europe?!

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    🇷🇺 What do you think of when someone says the word 'Europe'? Maybe Paris or Milan? Maybe the beaches of Spain or the mountains of Switzerland. Well there is another Europe that stretches out along the eastern border of the great continent. There you will find cities and towns the names of which we were not taught in the West but yet they are as much Europe as Manchester or Munich is. I took a trip to towns named after men with blood on their hands to see for myself...

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  • @Gvido_K
    @Gvido_K Před 4 lety +17075

    Hotel Lady: Do you smoke?
    Bald: No, only Heroin.
    literally dying

  • @primark3901
    @primark3901 Před 4 lety +2834

    Hotel Woman: Do you smoke?
    Bald: No, only heroin.
    *Hotel scans all of Balds passport*

    • @markmallone7484
      @markmallone7484 Před 4 lety +74

      He was a good addict and haggled 300 of the room price though.

    • @kelleyabitbol6156
      @kelleyabitbol6156 Před 4 lety +3

      I had to go back..cuz i missed that. Lmao

    • @snuupie9224
      @snuupie9224 Před 4 lety +40

      That was the funniest shit, how casually he says that too haha

    • @livelifehatefur
      @livelifehatefur Před 4 lety +29

      @@markmallone7484 thats 300 more he can spend on the heroin

    • @fancybear9476
      @fancybear9476 Před 4 lety +1

      Wtf.

  • @cseedrvr6627
    @cseedrvr6627 Před 3 lety +1583

    Russian people: library.
    Bald: Soviet library.

  • @andreyskabelin2343
    @andreyskabelin2343 Před 2 lety +560

    Not many people realize the most astonishing part of this video: a woman in her 50/60s in Kirov is able to communicate in English. It's impossible to meet such a woman even in Moscow.

    • @b.elzebub9252
      @b.elzebub9252 Před rokem +27

      That was pretty interesting. I wonder what the story behind that is. Russia isn't in the Anglo-sphere with English language media and such. So she must have picked it up either by deliberately studying, or maybe she lived abroad at some point?

    • @belbelatyu9674
      @belbelatyu9674 Před rokem +12

      @@b.elzebub9252 lol in Russian schools it is obligatory to learn a second language, children start learning a second language from grades 1-2, before they usually chose German and French for learning, therefore most adults know them, although there are those who learned English, while modern children learn English, although there are exceptions

    • @DruidEnjoyer
      @DruidEnjoyer Před rokem +43

      @@belbelatyu9674 Assuming that just because something is taught, most people actually know it is kinda false.
      I live in Finland, and Swedish is taught here, yet most Finns only know a few sentences like "my name is, what is your name?" and some random words in Swedish, and that's about it.
      If you don't use the language you are taught, you will lose it.

    • @loobyt8692
      @loobyt8692 Před rokem

      Charismatic x Charming x Knowledgable x Entertaining x Interesting x what’s not to like x love your videos Mr Bald 😊

    • @Sniperboy5551
      @Sniperboy5551 Před rokem +1

      @B. Elzebub oftentimes those who work in hotels are more likely to speak foreign languages, which seems to be a universal rule of thumb throughout the world

  • @Andrew-vt2wq
    @Andrew-vt2wq Před 4 lety +665

    The russian banditi won't touch you, they know you have the support of a million babushkas.

    • @inguspodnieks9028
      @inguspodnieks9028 Před 4 lety +14

      @anonymGRXJbt anonymGRXJbt I heared the accurate statistic was 1 babushka to7 or 8 gopnils

    • @ilyamosin3090
      @ilyamosin3090 Před 4 lety +17

      If only they realised that the real bandits are sitting in Kremlin

    • @Newtube_Channel
      @Newtube_Channel Před 4 lety +5

      Everyone fears babushkas, they are like snakes that you want play with but also don't want to get bitten (or smitten) by.

    • @sumosami
      @sumosami Před 4 lety +3

      @@ilyamosin3090 and washington dc

    • @user-hy3dv5wh1z
      @user-hy3dv5wh1z Před měsícem

      ​@@ilyamosin3090All the bandits, Satanists , terrorists are sitting in Washington, Brussels . Those who oppose them are sitting in the Kremlin

  • @johnbrow284
    @johnbrow284 Před 4 lety +2573

    I'm an English teacher here in Russia. I've been following your channel for about a year or so & it's been amazing! And now all of my students watch it too! At first I thought that they wouldn't understand you , but they really enjoy it & sometimes they even start a lesson with " Did you watch Mr. Bald's clip yesterday?" :)

    • @AndreiBerezin
      @AndreiBerezin Před 4 lety +55

      Прекрасно!!

    • @cosmoo1217
      @cosmoo1217 Před 4 lety +55

      That's so nice to hear! I'm from the US and I am just now learning German. It is very hard to learn a new language I have found. I hope that things are going good for you! :)

    • @dogchanneldoglover5506
      @dogchanneldoglover5506 Před 4 lety +4

      Cool

    • @mikeromadin8744
      @mikeromadin8744 Před 4 lety +28

      @IBrainedMyDamage english is successful for many reasons one of them it's not the most hard and complicated to learn at least to the level of basic & intermediate communication. The same german, french either russian are the way hard to learn

    • @Mrfailstandstil
      @Mrfailstandstil Před 4 lety +17

      Wow, you're a cool teacher then, I wish I had someone like you in my student years but all I had was some Soviet babushkas as teachers throughout school and university 😆😆😂

  • @Lebwoski174
    @Lebwoski174 Před rokem +152

    „do you smoke?”
    “No! Only heroin!”
    Hahaha

  • @_innerscape_
    @_innerscape_ Před 3 lety +718

    You know what I like most about this channell? The (almost) lack of editing and music that results in a POV experience.
    Fuck those posh travel agency videos with epileptic montage and dance muzac. This is the real experience!

    • @tamasvarga67
      @tamasvarga67 Před 3 lety +14

      Absolutely... it's the content that matters but very few can pull it off. I haven't seen anybody like him.

    • @vonteflon
      @vonteflon Před 2 lety +10

      @@cuchidesoto2686 I don’t want to do any of them but I’m absolutely fascinated to see Bald’s POV reports from them. Which is the whole point really isn’t it?

    • @ourladyofguadalupebotanica6732
      @ourladyofguadalupebotanica6732 Před 2 lety +18

      These are not sanitized tourist spots. Baldy goes far off the beaten path. We see places the free world has never ever seen. Just incredible. It's a history lesson, and a better understanding of Russia, the break away countries, and of course Soviet sinks.

    • @Eralen00
      @Eralen00 Před 2 lety

      i agree 100% - all those videos are so polished and the music and editing really takes you out of the experience

    • @alexkhokhloff6148
      @alexkhokhloff6148 Před 2 lety +1

      Отлично сказано!

  • @lakssuport5688
    @lakssuport5688 Před 4 lety +717

    The rest of the world: Thats a cute little pigeon.
    Bald: Wow a soviet pigeon incredible!

  • @joelmartin5136
    @joelmartin5136 Před 4 lety +707

    Nice to find a vlogger that doesn't travel somewhere just to do yoga.

    • @carrieoff
      @carrieoff Před 4 lety +42

      But I would love to see bald doing yoga 😆

    • @Lysergic_
      @Lysergic_ Před 4 lety +9

      @Zero Cool j o k e s a r e g r e a t

    • @seanaaron7888
      @seanaaron7888 Před 4 lety +4

      I would pay to see bald do yoga

    • @venom2k2
      @venom2k2 Před 4 lety +8

      Well, Bald aka Benjamin Rich is travelling, staying in better cities, fucking girls using his pick up skills and foreigner bonus, then travels to remote shit holes to give the impression he is always out there. Dont take everything you see him do as the truth.

    • @lawrencian
      @lawrencian Před 4 lety +17

      @@venom2k2 okay virgin

  • @guslook3184
    @guslook3184 Před 3 lety +658

    "Look at my little Soviet balcony"
    Glad those weren't your last words👍

    • @mattipiirainen7440
      @mattipiirainen7440 Před 3 lety +48

      Note how he did not actually step on it. :D

    • @coldfire4369
      @coldfire4369 Před 3 lety +23

      Looked sketchy af

    • @ourladyofguadalupebotanica6732
      @ourladyofguadalupebotanica6732 Před 2 lety +16

      I was thinking the same thing. Otherwise it would be, next time on Bald and Bankrupt, '3 months in a Soviet Hospital.'

    • @vladimirv.g.1436
      @vladimirv.g.1436 Před 2 lety

      "So this is pretty exciting, we're actually in a soviet hospital" * smiles * @@ourladyofguadalupebotanica6732

  • @SuperTinyPickle
    @SuperTinyPickle Před 4 lety +848

    "Do you smoke?"
    "No, only Heroin"
    "I just checked in, after all of my passport being scanned for some reason" *thinking*

  • @jemalkushchiev376
    @jemalkushchiev376 Před 4 lety +1292

    Your Russian has advanced to a level where you can actually argue with old soviet people and win those arguments :D Thank you for the video it was entertaining

    • @masonlay9553
      @masonlay9553 Před 4 lety +17

      Seriously what a champ!

    • @sumanbhattacharjee9151
      @sumanbhattacharjee9151 Před 4 lety +7

      @@masonlay9553 yes fluent both english and russian!! amazing

    • @MontyGumby
      @MontyGumby Před 4 lety +4

      how come he speaks russian so well ?

    • @alexdemyanenko8467
      @alexdemyanenko8467 Před 4 lety +77

      @@MontyGumby he's hanging around Russian-speaking people for almost two years without taking a lengthy breaks. That gives you enormous boost to your speaking ability. Not only he speaks well, and correctly most of the times, but in his short replies and one-liners even the accent fades.

    • @jacobpaulson23
      @jacobpaulson23 Před 4 lety +12

      @@alexdemyanenko8467 he had a Russian partner for like 10 years

  • @cnpnrbs
    @cnpnrbs Před 3 lety +79

    22:00 random hotel employee anywhere in Russia can be unexpectedly gorgeous

    • @IbnShahid
      @IbnShahid Před 2 lety +4

      Yeah, you’re right. She was pretty classy.

  • @LOL-cringe
    @LOL-cringe Před 7 měsíci +71

    Bald when he gets kidnapped by Russian gang members:
    "So this is pretty exciting, we're actually being kidnapped by Soviet gangmembers!"
    Says hello in Russian with a smile on his face

    • @NSA-admin
      @NSA-admin Před 3 měsíci +3

      Some authentic post-soviet gopniks!

    • @karenmcclure7191
      @karenmcclure7191 Před měsícem

      He says yebat which means f@#$ 😂😂

    • @theintunity
      @theintunity Před měsícem

      "Such lovely and friendly people these Russians, and look at this, i'm in the trunk of a beautiful old Soviet Lada!"

  • @jon77834
    @jon77834 Před 3 lety +2344

    "do you smoke?"
    "No... Only heroin"
    What a boss

    • @hhm6137
      @hhm6137 Před 3 lety +33

      I laughed so hard

    • @sufiyan2682
      @sufiyan2682 Před 3 lety +18

      Funny but not cool

    • @LiamM_
      @LiamM_ Před 3 lety +6

      That was funny

    • @ct0335
      @ct0335 Před 3 lety +39

      @@sufiyan2682 it was a joke...you don’t get English humor.

    • @weltmeister
      @weltmeister Před 3 lety +10

      I laughed so hard and it's not even a good joke, the way he said it was so funny, took me by surprise almost spilled my coffee

  • @Prunktor
    @Prunktor Před 2 lety +524

    I'm living in Germany and my parents orginally come from Russia. Fortunately they taught me russian and russian culture. I discovered your account only a few days ago and can't stop watching. You're a real inspiration! Hopefully you'll keep up for a long time and also visit Omsk, my mothers home town.

    • @user-mc7wn8lc4x
      @user-mc7wn8lc4x Před 2 lety +19

      а говорят из Омска нельзя уехать)))))

    • @bronislavpupkov2500
      @bronislavpupkov2500 Před 2 lety +1

      Dont be stupid. It is dangerous and not fun.

    • @puddycat2325
      @puddycat2325 Před 2 lety +49

      @@bronislavpupkov2500 Bald almost always proves those places don’t deserve their reputation.

    • @alecberlin6803
      @alecberlin6803 Před 2 lety

      Whoa, same!

    • @XxSatir_pardyxX
      @XxSatir_pardyxX Před 2 lety +24

      @@bronislavpupkov2500 lmao who hurt you? He's only talking about where he's from. its not like the guy is sending you death threats or anything💀

  • @navigator902
    @navigator902 Před 3 lety +69

    Bald no anxiety in the man..... he moves like a cat.... meets and greets anybody.....and a maniac for old Rusky buildings ....U DA MAN.

  • @MiddleEarthGirl75
    @MiddleEarthGirl75 Před 4 lety +326

    Only Bald can get off a bus at an unknown town and walk around like he owns the place.

    • @Tom111115
      @Tom111115 Před 4 lety

      @@slavic3225 What do u mean with ''abusing'' lol, explain please

    • @MiddleEarthGirl75
      @MiddleEarthGirl75 Před 4 lety +14

      @@slavic3225 Considering I've read only positive comments about the places and people you igh want to change your attitude. I've also seem plenty of people both Russian and Indian thank him profusely for showing their home areas and the world the places tourists don't see. He brings awareness, information and possibly other travellers to go to those areas which would help stimulate some of the local economy. I think the places in Russia he's gone to so far have been wonderful!

    • @ziplin5412
      @ziplin5412 Před 4 lety +2

      @@slavic3225 I don't think the places looked bad. Of course you can't compare towns to metropoles

    • @starsareangels
      @starsareangels Před 4 lety +2

      Colonial blood runs thick lol

  • @oneworldmusicpodcast2369
    @oneworldmusicpodcast2369 Před 4 lety +3046

    If they had a prize for best social skills, I think this man would get it.

    • @zppf
      @zppf Před 4 lety +48

      And how many languages he can speak

    • @strawberrybudz8578
      @strawberrybudz8578 Před 3 lety +120

      I wish I had his confidence

    • @semzz7769
      @semzz7769 Před 3 lety +135

      I mean this man for sure spent all his points in charisma

    • @monkeke9595
      @monkeke9595 Před 3 lety +58

      I hate talking to people but when I see him interacting with people it makes me feel good

    • @Z4J3B4NT
      @Z4J3B4NT Před 3 lety +24

      @@semzz7769 Do you know which type of people are proven to be the most charismatic? Psychopaths. And this guy reeks of one.

  • @popefrancis80
    @popefrancis80 Před 3 lety +58

    Jeez you can tell that librarian at 13:20 could barely hold in her excitement about her job. She seems overcome with joy...

  • @rytisliaucys3444
    @rytisliaucys3444 Před 3 lety +99

    Perfectly normal modern library
    Bald: Soviet.

  • @ih8tusernam3s
    @ih8tusernam3s Před 4 lety +753

    This guy has crammed five lifetimes worth of adventure into the three episodes I've watched.

  • @junimeme5626
    @junimeme5626 Před 4 lety +329

    Woman: "Do you smoke?"
    Him: "No. Only heroin."
    that quality comedic spontaneity

  • @user-jj9td2ox2p
    @user-jj9td2ox2p Před 2 lety +104

    I live in Murigino, and I was pleased to see my village (albeit not from its best side) and familiar faces. To be honest, everything in life is not so scary as in the video.
    Happy New Year and Merry Christmas everyone!

    • @jacksdad734
      @jacksdad734 Před rokem

      God bless. How are things now?

    • @user-jj9td2ox2p
      @user-jj9td2ox2p Před rokem +5

      @@jacksdad734 All is well. Thanks

    • @user-jj9td2ox2p
      @user-jj9td2ox2p Před rokem

      @Paul Yoxy The 70s wasn't a bad time I guess

    • @stranger6797
      @stranger6797 Před rokem

      How's life in Russia now?

    • @Artyom_Artyomovich
      @Artyom_Artyomovich Před rokem +1

      ​@@stranger6797 well it's the same as it used to be but honestly everything just doesn't feel right. There was hope for the best before but now it's gone

  • @heinzblassen4446
    @heinzblassen4446 Před 3 lety +35

    3:14 what a sweet laugh that little old babushka has :) bless her

  • @dk2428
    @dk2428 Před 4 lety +703

    *my anxiety:* Looking up every possible info on my destination
    *Mr Bald:* Lets pick a random placename in the middle of nowhere

    • @halonothing1
      @halonothing1 Před 4 lety +23

      I know what you mean. When I was younger in the 90's I was more adventurous, I would take a greyhound to other cities to meet up with women I met online without a second thought or much planning. Now I'm just a nervous wreck if I have to so much as take a city bus across town.

    • @quasimobius
      @quasimobius Před 4 lety +1

      The public toilets there are heinous. Still...not as bad as Mexico's.

    • @numap4701
      @numap4701 Před 4 lety

      @@Snot486 What kind of BUG is that?

    • @jomsviking5059
      @jomsviking5059 Před 4 lety

      @@halonothing1 Has something happened to you during those times?

    • @numap4701
      @numap4701 Před 4 lety

      @@Snot486 Is bald and bankrupt english? The guy IS bald and Brain dead

  • @sanchosrancho3250
    @sanchosrancho3250 Před 4 lety +575

    *"Well hopefully the Russian bandits won't touch me."*
    Babushka starts chortling madly.

    • @hasselnttper3730
      @hasselnttper3730 Před 4 lety +4

      I wonder if she was talking about small time bandits/criminals or the Russian mob/mafia, or whatever is left of it nowadays.

    • @mejamir
      @mejamir Před 4 lety +15

      @@hasselnttper3730 there was "ОПГ" in the title of newspaper. Which literally mean "organized crime group"

    • @hasselnttper3730
      @hasselnttper3730 Před 4 lety +2

      @@mejamir Ahhh, okay, thanks dude! Mafia(ish) then.

    • @nunliski
      @nunliski Před 4 lety +1

      That was a movie moment.

  • @jasoncarswell7458
    @jasoncarswell7458 Před 2 lety +3

    The way the Babushka spat out "Banditi!" warmed my black heart. She just wants to sell her kvass and these jerks are out there bothering people.

  • @brendenwethington4796
    @brendenwethington4796 Před 3 měsíci +3

    its clear you travel for curiosity and not for clout chasing content. i like how you dont attract attention to yourself. You just walk up and the attention comes to you lol best wishes and safe travels, wish I could be your camera guy

  • @PactWithLucifer
    @PactWithLucifer Před 4 lety +564

    "Arrest me, Anna" . Priceless.

  • @markusmeier3529
    @markusmeier3529 Před 4 lety +157

    this is probably the best series on youtube right now. crazy man

    • @suurkoll3701
      @suurkoll3701 Před 4 lety

      Markus Meier easily the best, luv dis bald boi

    • @jenq436
      @jenq436 Před 4 lety

      Very best for sure.

    • @Redshift2077
      @Redshift2077 Před 4 lety +1

      Nah, World War Two is better, this is a close second though

    • @ggbeats8010
      @ggbeats8010 Před 4 lety

      @mike rusch you too speak "babUshka"?

  • @JackyVSO
    @JackyVSO Před rokem +8

    “Syktyvkar” is one of those exotic words that pass beneath me on the flight map every time I fly between Europe and China. It's great to finally see a bit of what it's like all the way down on the ground.

  • @user-vf3vv8xg9w
    @user-vf3vv8xg9w Před 3 lety +11

    8:06 wait a minute... That's my city! Omg xD

  • @user-th9xw5is1p
    @user-th9xw5is1p Před 4 lety +687

    Hello my friend. I live in the village of Murygino. And when I watched your video I smiled very much. Thanks for visiting Murygino!

    • @jeremyemilio9378
      @jeremyemilio9378 Před 4 lety +25

      How do you get internet?

    • @sanspeur-uz4zy
      @sanspeur-uz4zy Před 4 lety +72

      @@jeremyemilio9378 in Russia internet everywhere. And there is the one of the best and cheapest internet (before Japan) in the world btw.

    • @user-th9xw5is1p
      @user-th9xw5is1p Před 4 lety +51

      @@jeremyemilio9378 ,in our village there is Internet.

    • @ocb8013
      @ocb8013 Před 4 lety +4

      харди вай I wish u good health

    • @henkkaa88
      @henkkaa88 Před 4 lety +25

      @@jeremyemilio9378 lol are you joking?

  • @MrDoggiepoop
    @MrDoggiepoop Před 4 lety +80

    I use "soviet" as an adjective for random items around the house and my wife freaks out because she has no idea why I keep doing it.

    • @MaximGolovlev
      @MaximGolovlev Před 3 lety

      - Look at this greasy old soviet butthole. Will we meet adventure along the way? Lets dive deeper into it and find out!
      Wife: - Stop it!

  • @ridwanmr1
    @ridwanmr1 Před 2 lety +49

    Ever since I found this channel, could not stop binge watch it!. Love and enjoy it. This guy deserves his own netflix series.

  • @johnpick8336
    @johnpick8336 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you for taking us along with you on your trip !

  • @alexanderbon5711
    @alexanderbon5711 Před 3 lety +826

    Kvas Babushka: shouting "Bandity"..... EPIC :D

  • @comical9587
    @comical9587 Před 3 lety +746

    "I'm being shot at... let's find out what this library is like"

  • @jeffandkrisiebarron2126
    @jeffandkrisiebarron2126 Před 3 lety +9

    What an incredible life you have going on, I truly enjoy what you do, you’re quite the caricature, thank you

  • @horsthopf3863
    @horsthopf3863 Před 3 lety +5

    These journeys are so interesting and awesome. It really helps that you can speak the native tongue, really enjoy your videos thank you for posting.

  • @dominic.h.3363
    @dominic.h.3363 Před 4 lety +1674

    I'm so glad I discovered your channel, I'm living vicariously through you as a wheelchair user, and absolutely admire the level of spontaneity with which you pick your destinations, something I could never do. Even for a trip to the next town I have to call ahead or at the very least check google street view if the place has any stairs, and my travels anywhere farther are limited by the meager ~180$ disability allowance I get from the Hungarian state, so I watch channels like yours instead, and enjoy them tremendously, but I have to say yours is my new favorite!
    Thank you for all you do!

    • @stuartkelly3106
      @stuartkelly3106 Před 4 lety +49

      Sorry for your hard life

    • @dominic.h.3363
      @dominic.h.3363 Před 4 lety +25

      @@stuartkelly3106 Thank you, much appreciated.

    • @TT-id3dp
      @TT-id3dp Před 4 lety +44

      Wish you all the best Dominic

    • @dominic.h.3363
      @dominic.h.3363 Před 4 lety +33

      @@TT-id3dp Thank you. I can't complain much, I just miss the ability to be spontaneous. I have to micromanage every aspect of my life.
      I hope Bald is okay, he hasn't posted in a month. Not that he'd be able to travel with the pandemic, it would just be nice to know if he's okay.

    • @thesayxx
      @thesayxx Před 4 lety +32

      Hey Dominic, just wanted to say i feel your pain. My mom is a paraplegic, and i basically grew up around people in wheelchairs, so i know how life can get complicated really quick by small things us able people take for granted. But dont despair, I've seen people do amazing things. I know a paraplegic painter who paints with his mouth, and he had a 3 months long art show in the Louvre, I've met paraolympians who won medals in shooting, i've even met a man who conquered the tallest mountain in our country (with a little help of his friends). There is nothing you cannot achieve if you set your mind to it. Find something that you love and stick to it trough good times and bad. I hope i dont come across condescending, and i want you to know that being in a wheelchair absolutely doesn't make you anything less than anyone! Anyways all i really wanted to say is i wish you good health, and i wish you best of luck in whatever you set your mind to, and that a random person from the youtube comment section is sending good vibes your way :)

  • @panchopuskas1
    @panchopuskas1 Před 4 lety +827

    Mr Bald...a request....could you show us on a map where these places are so we can follow you better..? Thanks.....

    • @sergiotheg13
      @sergiotheg13 Před 4 lety +22

      Yeah im confused lol

    • @prudX
      @prudX Před 4 lety +88

      This! I always pause video and look on the map where he is going! It would be great for him to add this in at the start

    • @khalidalali186
      @khalidalali186 Před 4 lety +30

      You know you can google them right? Start with “Komi Republic” the norther star hotel is situated in the capital of the Komi Republic.

    • @WhoElseLikesPortal
      @WhoElseLikesPortal Před 4 lety +40

      yeah like a little map animation like indiana jones

    • @Diclofenac_
      @Diclofenac_ Před 4 lety +6

      That's a nice idea

  • @ceilconstante7813
    @ceilconstante7813 Před 2 lety +19

    I've been on a Bald Binge for a few days. Since I was in High School 79-81 I've always wanted to know more about the lives of average people in the Soviet Era, Architecture, Culture, Food etc. Growing up we were taken care of by an adorable loving and wonderful Babushka widow neighbor who spoke little English. She made us Ukrainian food and watched us after school till our parents came home. 40 yrs later I still cry for missing her sometimes.

  • @KpCrewProduction
    @KpCrewProduction Před 2 lety +2

    Just finished reading The Burning Edge and decided to rewatch all your videos. Got super excited when the mural you used for the book cover came across my screen!

  • @berlinocelot
    @berlinocelot Před 3 lety +397

    3:07 The way the little Babushka says "Bandits!" is so cute XD

    • @2Karwa
      @2Karwa Před 3 lety +7

      She did not say bandits, but bandyty (russian word)

    • @berlinocelot
      @berlinocelot Před 3 lety +39

      @@2Karwa I know

    • @yomer355
      @yomer355 Před 3 lety +20

      @@2Karwa No shit, we know she didn't shout this particular word in English, duh

    • @2Karwa
      @2Karwa Před 3 lety +2

      @@yomer355 I thought that maybe it sounded funny to him cuz he thought that it was actually "bandits"

    • @fred.wright
      @fred.wright Před 3 lety +8

      @@yomer355 no need to be rude

  • @biancatalevska2851
    @biancatalevska2851 Před 4 lety +724

    Forget Netflix, I've been binge watching Bald's videos since day 1 of quarantine.

  • @nokaut456
    @nokaut456 Před rokem +3

    Benji can make my day with his humble charisma and attitude to go anywhere and see the simple things are the ones that really important

  • @enorazza
    @enorazza Před rokem +1

    This videos are better then an average TV series I tell you I am addicted so much the more it is raw the more I want it. But there is also history, society, culture.. And humour, positive attitude. Inspiring. Thank you Bald.

  • @akbu
    @akbu Před 4 lety +354

    5:28
    "smoke?"
    "no"
    "only heroin"
    Bald, you're the best

  • @Stewpkiddable
    @Stewpkiddable Před 4 lety +338

    i love how you are just one man restoring peoples faith in humanity one conversation at a time.

    • @DarthZackTheFirstI
      @DarthZackTheFirstI Před 4 lety +2

      im communicating with thousands of servers at the same time to get the best prices world wide. teached my botnet my best language! up to 1 million conversations per seconds! but still, i feel this guy in the video lives a more fullfilled life

    • @userseveneleven
      @userseveneleven Před 4 lety +1

      DarthZackTheFirst Ok “DarthZackTheFirst”

    • @peeron6829
      @peeron6829 Před 4 lety

      Do you smoke? No, only heroin
      😂😂

    • @legionjames1822
      @legionjames1822 Před 4 lety +1

      YES. Thats what i feel when i watch. You nailed it. Even the very poop and disenfranchised are often friendly and very hospitable, just trying to do their best, like us all. I love this show for that. Its what makes it great.

  • @VvV-kp3xw
    @VvV-kp3xw Před 3 lety +19

    That is quite fascinating.
    I grew up in such a "soviet" apartment from former Eastern Germany times and I asked myself often whats about the building heights - elevator correlation.
    Thank you comrade Bald

    • @geewhiz5926
      @geewhiz5926 Před 2 lety

      Does Eastern Germany still have any of its 18th century architecture?

  • @muhmuhman711
    @muhmuhman711 Před 3 lety +14

    Thank you, bald! Your videos always give me the feels like travelling with a good friend around the world.
    Really appreciate it! Ty for your efforts and move on the good work! :)

  • @simonruddle6511
    @simonruddle6511 Před 4 lety +106

    I loved the two ladies in the library...…………!

    • @canadude2010
      @canadude2010 Před 4 lety +16

      The last hotel clerk was lovely too...

    • @peteparadis1619
      @peteparadis1619 Před 4 lety +1

      Simon Ruddle I think they would have left with him

  • @adlerhorst1995
    @adlerhorst1995 Před 3 lety +548

    When the grumpy old man in the beginning asked what organization you’re from you should’ve just said from the MI6

    • @markrainford1219
      @markrainford1219 Před 3 lety +152

      Yes, that would have been a short vacation, or a very long one lol

    • @timursancovs2202
      @timursancovs2202 Před 3 lety +21

      LOL. I'm afraid the olde man would not have a clue what's MI6. James Bond would ring the bell :)

    • @antonm7191
      @antonm7191 Před 2 lety +1

      @@markrainford1219 what do you mean by long one
      What might have happened?

    • @costantinoiannone2210
      @costantinoiannone2210 Před 2 lety +29

      @@antonm7191 well if he called the cops and they picked him up for saying he was mi6, he would have a pleasant chat with the FSB (the successor to the KGB) . This would definitely lengthen his holiday by a long time and if they are convinced he’s an agent he would find himself in one of the many luxurious gulags Russia has to offer

    • @Tripz-tv
      @Tripz-tv Před 2 lety +7

      @@costantinoiannone2210 this is a little specific ... happen to you?😂😂

  • @THEBIGGESTSCUMBAG
    @THEBIGGESTSCUMBAG Před 2 lety +2

    5:30
    LADY: "DO YOU SMOKE?"
    BALD: "ONLY HEROIN"

  • @hedgemist691
    @hedgemist691 Před 2 lety +1

    When I've watched all of your videos, I'm going to watch them all again.

  • @felixdzerzhinsky9926
    @felixdzerzhinsky9926 Před 4 lety +155

    women of library "how you comes here" bald: her majesty and mi6 send me to explore russia and spy there

  • @justicewarrior9187
    @justicewarrior9187 Před 4 lety +44

    Seriously
    It's funny how the most addicting videos are yours!!
    No supercars, no mansions, no beautiful couples in paradise.. Just a normal funny bloke showing me the real world!!
    I don't know why but it's the best videos to relax and chill
    Beautiful 😉

  • @pams.divelbiss681
    @pams.divelbiss681 Před 3 lety +3

    I love seeing this stuff! So interesting!

  • @tootsboots1
    @tootsboots1 Před 2 lety +1

    I don’t know what it is Ben but your videos are so bloody addictive. Even when the content is struggling I find myself clicking the next video! Something strangely comforting about them.

  • @ifluro
    @ifluro Před 4 lety +1216

    All this filming in Russia, and not one car accident caught on camera.
    Another myth busted?

    • @roughnegg6615
      @roughnegg6615 Před 4 lety +175

      and 0 gopniks squatting on the road and eating semechki... tsk, tsk...

    • @varusama
      @varusama Před 4 lety +50

      @@roughnegg6615 maybe they are hiding, being afraid of publicity?

    • @midge_gender_solek3314
      @midge_gender_solek3314 Před 4 lety +62

      We do have a lot of car accidents, but those dashcam videos make it seem a lot worse.

    • @boghund
      @boghund Před 4 lety +68

      It's just that many many Russians have dashcams

    • @MIck-M
      @MIck-M Před 4 lety +3

      Some guy opened a door on them as they pulled up and you could see he was damn relieved to get there in one piece I thought.

  • @damianjagusiak5090
    @damianjagusiak5090 Před 4 lety +273

    Most scared thing is confidence. Nobody won’t mess with tall bald guy wearing suit and being so confident. That’s why u still alive. 😅
    Love this channel!

    • @damianjagusiak5090
      @damianjagusiak5090 Před 4 lety +5

      My bad. English is not my main language.

    • @cpamaster5019
      @cpamaster5019 Před 4 lety +1

      Nobody won’t = everybody will 😂

    • @digitalrico
      @digitalrico Před 4 lety

      You are exactly right lol 😂

    • @nicku1
      @nicku1 Před 4 lety +2

      @MooseyQ Your English is goodlier than his ;)

    • @queenlanapepsicola2338
      @queenlanapepsicola2338 Před 4 lety +8

      No because criminals target foreigners. He has an obvious accent, that’s why the lady at the hotel wanted him to get a more expensive room. Everyone in Russia thinks westerners are rich

  • @-Remedy-
    @-Remedy- Před 3 lety

    You are so hilarious and positive person. Your videos are pretty exciting even for the natives like me. Thanks a lot.

  • @ryori4176
    @ryori4176 Před 2 lety

    Hello Arthur, the videos are like drugs; I can not stop. Place I have never heard of or been. Thank you for taking us. Fantastic. My images of the world gets larger with your videos. Keep it up...

  • @RationalPotato
    @RationalPotato Před 3 lety +686

    I almost choked on my crackpipe, when he said "only heroin"

    • @AryanSingh-fg3oc
      @AryanSingh-fg3oc Před 3 lety +11

      2 crackheads even gave you likes for that comment😂

    • @sup4528
      @sup4528 Před 3 lety +3

      Underrated comment

    • @disgust7515
      @disgust7515 Před 3 lety +3

      blyat lmfao

    • @ROWINZILLA
      @ROWINZILLA Před 2 lety +3

      Try turning it off and back on again, did that thing work out for you?

    • @lavertable
      @lavertable Před 2 lety +3

      @@ROWINZILLA ? the pipe? u can turn off?

  • @lilchico8331
    @lilchico8331 Před 4 lety +244

    this is what youtube was made for, genius

  • @marykay8587
    @marykay8587 Před 2 lety +1

    I've just joined your channel and your so well bloody travelled! I love it..."hmmm I feel like exploring a new town" and we'll, why not??? 🇨🇦

  • @JC-ru3mo
    @JC-ru3mo Před 3 lety +6

    I love how they show you several hotel rooms to choose from and they’re all different.

  • @thimble347
    @thimble347 Před 4 lety +245

    That man in the booth had the typical Soviet MI6 detection software... he knows...

    • @jeffersonaraldi7168
      @jeffersonaraldi7168 Před 4 lety +3

      Typical russian man:, full of aggression: Will kill you when you turn your back.

    • @thimble347
      @thimble347 Před 4 lety +1

      @Ivan Petrov You are more funny than you think you are, I just think it's a shame people don't pick up on your humor that easily.

    • @thimble347
      @thimble347 Před 4 lety

      @Ivan Petrov I think that the ideal secret agent is from the area rather than someone who catalogues every movement they do on CZcams. Where does the MI6 agent Bald get his information from small towns and little villages? An old Latin phrase asks: who benefits?

    • @jebatevrana
      @jebatevrana Před 4 lety

      @Ivan Petrov I don`t follow your logic. MI6 agent is going to potential separatist republics while at the same time his guise is English vlogger. Yeah, FSB is full of blind idiots.

    • @kombinatsiya6000
      @kombinatsiya6000 Před 4 lety +2

      @Ivan Petrov No, you are not kidding but you are the typical lazily paranoid Russian who equates anything foreign as an attempt to subvert the motherland.

  • @ainfajofaf8118
    @ainfajofaf8118 Před 4 lety +67

    this is honestly some of the best content on youtube right now

    • @slax4884
      @slax4884 Před 4 lety +1

      There's a reason pewdiepie watches his vids :)

    • @LingLing-pn3us
      @LingLing-pn3us Před 4 lety

      ya

    • @DaffnaDiamond
      @DaffnaDiamond Před 4 lety

      @@slax4884 really?

    • @slax4884
      @slax4884 Před 4 lety

      @@DaffnaDiamond yeah he said in the cold ones clip he sees bald and bankrupt

  • @jordanmurphy8370
    @jordanmurphy8370 Před 2 lety +1

    bald, you are a king amongst men - this has become my favourite channel on youtube.

  • @Blah115
    @Blah115 Před 4 lety +76

    I just talk with my husband and we realised you don’t have the video with Rusian street food. We would love to see what people overthere eat on the streets. Thanks and keep it up 🙋‍♀️

    • @zaminhuseynov9201
      @zaminhuseynov9201 Před 4 lety +1

      they eat more greens, less meat, and more vodka

    • @Cthulhuzohavaitfseh
      @Cthulhuzohavaitfseh Před 4 lety +12

      Shawarma, nothing else

    • @Blah115
      @Blah115 Před 4 lety +2

      No way it has to be some authentic russian cuisine modified to simple street food

    • @yb5006
      @yb5006 Před 4 lety +4

      @@Blah115 nothing modified, street food in Russia dont have their own style, so it is all about kebabs, burgers, sandwithes

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 Před 4 lety +3

      Yeh, we want to see more food. I requested this last week and bald agreed. He probably just needs to upload a back log of videos first

  • @dtr125
    @dtr125 Před 4 lety +158

    23:30, that balcony looks like it will fall off if you step on it.

    • @CarthagoMike
      @CarthagoMike Před 4 lety +8

      a true Sovjet Balcony

    • @kotperdun8010
      @kotperdun8010 Před 4 lety +50

      Trap for western spies.

    • @Valhalla.Studio
      @Valhalla.Studio Před 4 lety +7

      Its all part of the soviet balcony experience package, you missing out if you never had one collapse on you.

    • @l2ic3
      @l2ic3 Před 4 lety +4

      in soviet russia, balcony falls off you

    • @Diffidentone
      @Diffidentone Před 4 lety +4

      I thought the same thing and then he leans out and puts his weight on the railing. I thought for sure we were going to hear him say, "Fast approaching is some fine Soviet pavement."

  • @jembartlett
    @jembartlett Před 2 lety +4

    I loved that Russian library in a town I've never heard of. Just discovered this channel a few days ago. Already hooked.

  • @ig101
    @ig101 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Thank you, baldie for good videos.

  • @stephenmurray5684
    @stephenmurray5684 Před 4 lety +180

    I hope you spent more time than you did on video with those friendly librarians who were genuinely interested in where you were from.

    • @torrace12
      @torrace12 Před 4 lety +16

      ye i wanted to hear more of that conversation too

  • @MrKaplanO
    @MrKaplanO Před 4 lety +42

    21:15 azeri driver just wanted to say "Sağol" or "Sagol" which we also use in Turkish as a word. Literally means "stay alive" but we use it as a "thank you" or "stay well" too :)

  • @Reg4x4
    @Reg4x4 Před 2 lety

    Ah...Mr.Bald... hero as always.
    ...so much love Bro! Cool

  • @stuzo666
    @stuzo666 Před 3 lety

    Great vid man,loved it

  • @magicalsylveon2004
    @magicalsylveon2004 Před 4 lety +192

    My family is from Kirov and my mom recommended me this video
    😅😅

  • @mrhpijl
    @mrhpijl Před 4 lety +268

    12:45
    *gunshot in the distance*
    "ooh, right.. I'm being shot at"
    These moments are why I love your channel

    • @pixiniarts
      @pixiniarts Před 4 lety +4

      Don't think that was a gunshot... Sounded wrong.

    • @liamrowsell157
      @liamrowsell157 Před 3 lety

      Even though hes not being shot at?

    • @Elaba_
      @Elaba_ Před 3 lety +3

      They were aiming at his camera.

    • @typgamer
      @typgamer Před 3 lety

      Just a firecracker, you can buy them the whole year.

  • @BloatedBumbleBee
    @BloatedBumbleBee Před 2 lety +2

    17:30. We have those here in England too. My local garden centre has lots of tyre designs. The swan too. Really nice

  • @mjstratford
    @mjstratford Před 2 lety

    love your channel , my son Danny aged 8 loves exploring the world in your videos

  • @Mohamed-ok2ic
    @Mohamed-ok2ic Před 3 lety +1123

    4:06 Bald English Guy travels in a Japanese Car in Russia listening to a French Song sung by a half-Rwandese Belgian Artist. Globalisation

    • @Heretogasunu
      @Heretogasunu Před 3 lety +105

      Mr. worldwide

    • @FreyOdyssey
      @FreyOdyssey Před 3 lety +43

      just a typical europe thing

    • @TheBandana1969
      @TheBandana1969 Před 3 lety +34

      And an English speaking Indian doctor is watching it.

    • @universe2823
      @universe2823 Před 3 lety +56

      A UK-born Punjabi man is watching this with his parents that were born in Kenya and his Bolivian wife on a US iPhone made in China.

    • @universe2823
      @universe2823 Před 3 lety +1

      Mister E. I feel sorry for you

  • @bssc776
    @bssc776 Před 3 lety +138

    "This room is 20 euros"
    "I'll give you 17"

    • @_innerscape_
      @_innerscape_ Před 3 lety +1

      That's the change? I don't get if it's old Belarus Ruble, New Belarus Ruble or Russian Ruble. What currency they use?

    • @user-cd7xg2ho6b
      @user-cd7xg2ho6b Před 3 lety +5

      @@_innerscape_ why would they use Belarus rubles in Russia?

    • @_innerscape_
      @_innerscape_ Před 3 lety +3

      @@user-cd7xg2ho6b You're right. I watched many videos in sequence and tought he was in Belarus in this one. Do you know what money they use in Belarus? On line calculators have three options...

    • @user-cd7xg2ho6b
      @user-cd7xg2ho6b Před 3 lety +1

      @@_innerscape_ in Belarus they use Belarus rubles. After the denomination in 2016 1 new ruble = 10000 old rubles.

    • @_innerscape_
      @_innerscape_ Před 3 lety

      @@user-cd7xg2ho6b So since 2016 If I see a price tag is the new ruble, correct? But why there's still the old one as on option for on line calculators? Is it still used in some cases?

  • @SirVergewaltig0re
    @SirVergewaltig0re Před 3 lety +1

    The man in the background drinks at the same time like you at 2:48
    dis perfect

  • @6xtBusinessBiggestEmpire

    I liked your video's I found this yesterday and now I watched lots of your videos since then! 😉😍

  • @AwesomeFish12
    @AwesomeFish12 Před 4 lety +162

    By my count the word "soviet" was only mentioned 15 times(including the taxi driver). Far lower than average. You're slipping Mr. Bald.

    • @aaronkeane2336
      @aaronkeane2336 Před 4 lety

      @@rivingtonpike7899 To be fair he says it was a bit of a behind the scenes look at the stuff that doesn't normally make the vids. Some of his recent stuff has been great

  • @Padjopka
    @Padjopka Před 4 lety +647

    You smoke?? -no.... only heroin. LOL got a like for that one this time! :D

    • @JasonStevens
      @JasonStevens Před 4 lety +8

      That one really got me to lol

    • @Stevensellscars
      @Stevensellscars Před 4 lety +15

      same i had to go back wasnt sure if that was me or him answering her

    • @jemalkushchiev376
      @jemalkushchiev376 Před 4 lety +6

      @@Stevensellscars Hahaha i thought im the only one

    • @jodelboy
      @jodelboy Před 4 lety +14

      5:28 for anyone lookin'

    • @Epicdps
      @Epicdps Před 4 lety +3

      Nearly choked. So damn cheeky

  • @leoncouts107
    @leoncouts107 Před rokem +2

    5:26 Do you smoke?
    Only hero*in🤣

  • @peteraugust5295
    @peteraugust5295 Před 3 lety +4

    @18:34 ahhh. the good old western hotel goodbye with a high five haha She nailed it.

  • @AnthonyJerome
    @AnthonyJerome Před 4 lety +801

    "This is private property" Oh the irony.

  • @mikeyclements6202
    @mikeyclements6202 Před 4 lety +353

    2:48 He's drinking in the exact same way as the guy behind him. Glitch in the matrix.

  • @theesportshour4521
    @theesportshour4521 Před 2 lety

    Love these videos!

  • @Dimon6
    @Dimon6 Před 3 lety

    love your trips

  • @arongaspar2529
    @arongaspar2529 Před 4 lety +52

    Bald is talking about Anna but forgot how hot the Hotel Northern Star receptionist is

    • @VisiblyJacked
      @VisiblyJacked Před 4 lety +4

      I think he's going under the radar on purpose there

    • @wullymc1
      @wullymc1 Před 4 lety +10

      She also had a dirty giggle lol.

  • @diamantemine5493
    @diamantemine5493 Před 4 lety +200

    Go to somewhere in Siberia like petropavlovsk or even norilsk

    • @joaoignacio1978
      @joaoignacio1978 Před 4 lety +12

      Norilski turned out again a forbidden city. As an outsider, you can just travel there with a special permission

    • @jockejocke1
      @jockejocke1 Před 4 lety +4

      Dudinka would be awesome.

    • @ruahruah2154
      @ruahruah2154 Před 4 lety +11

      they both not even siberia :D

    • @curtisking1640
      @curtisking1640 Před 4 lety +2

      Magadan

    • @SigEpBlue
      @SigEpBlue Před 4 lety

      I would love to see him get to Norilsk. If anyone could charm their way in, it's Bald.
      "Впусти меня! Мне нужны бабушки!
      " XD

  • @Phil_Melone
    @Phil_Melone Před 3 lety

    I really enjoy watching these videos