I'm at a CONGOLESE WEDDING! (Goma, DRC)

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  • čas přidán 20. 12. 2019
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    What an incredible experience that was! I just attended a local wedding in the Democratic Republic of Congo 🇨🇩 It was fascinating to observe how the Congolese celebrate marriage -- there is no shortage of dancing, eating and smiling faces all around.
    At first I was (very) intimidated being the only foreigner out of some 800 people in attendance, but they all welcomed me in with open arms and it turned out to be just fine.
    Have you ever attended a wedding in a foreign country? It might be the best way to experience any given culture on earth!
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Komentáře • 489

  • @Itsclaireasday
    @Itsclaireasday Před 4 lety +56

    Oh wow! Congo natural beauty is GORGEOUS! The Congo will soon rise.. love from your Naija sister

    • @macdeep8523
      @macdeep8523 Před 3 lety +2

      Congo will rule over world , real superpower

    • @itsrony473
      @itsrony473 Před 3 lety +1

      @@macdeep8523 😂😂😂

    • @rebeccam.7249
      @rebeccam.7249 Před 3 lety +1

      @@itsrony473 it will rule just watch how god will make congo richer and more pwerful even rwanda,china and america won't be able to catch up

  • @BigBroJay
    @BigBroJay Před 4 lety +25

    Actually, the Congolese wedding is broken down in 4 parts (in the order that they occur): the traditional wedding (where the man pays the dowry to the family of the bride ), the city hall wedding, the church wedding and then the party. Usually, the traditional wedding occurs 2 to 3 weeks before the rest. The city hall wedding generally occurs on a Friday afternoon. The church wedding occurs almost always the day after the city hall wedding, afternoon as well and the party occurs the same day as the church. The bride wears her best wedding dress on the last day. Per Congolese law, only two weddings are recognized by the state: the traditional and the legal.

  • @parthvyas9970
    @parthvyas9970 Před 4 lety +191

    Thank you Drew for sharing your experiences with us! Africa is honestly underrated. Love to DRC from India

    • @are_you_serious
      @are_you_serious Před 4 lety

      Have u been to Africa

    • @msiddiquesiddiquesiddique158
      @msiddiquesiddiquesiddique158 Před 4 lety +1

      Racist india

    • @tejaskulkarni4579
      @tejaskulkarni4579 Před 4 lety

      msiddique siddique siddique Why? Indians are accepting of everyone. It’s not racist at all.

    • @s.d_8567
      @s.d_8567 Před 3 lety +3

      @@msiddiquesiddiquesiddique158 Indians are generally very respectful and widely accepting people. Only a very small minority are racist which unfortunately affects reputation of India.

    • @quinncost1099
      @quinncost1099 Před rokem +2

      @@s.d_8567 in every country there is ‘non welcoming people” not just India 🇮🇳

  • @emmanuels.762
    @emmanuels.762 Před 4 lety +40

    I love how he embraces every culture with much love

    • @rickasante
      @rickasante Před 4 lety +3

      Or how every culture embraces him with love.

  • @ManOfSteel1
    @ManOfSteel1 Před 4 lety +38

    Africans wear one of the most colorful clothes, i really like that!

  • @rahmahmohamed1598
    @rahmahmohamed1598 Před 4 lety +22

    Its amazing that you got to experience a wedding in Congo!!!!

  • @grecomsiri1532
    @grecomsiri1532 Před 4 lety +63

    The most hospitable people in Africa are Congolese, they will accept you as you are and never call you a foreigner, beautiful place.

    • @leafeatingcow1109
      @leafeatingcow1109 Před 4 lety +7

      They are *too* accepting. Asians are walking on the streets and speaking their language. In the dark, they are exploiting them.

    • @T.m526
      @T.m526 Před 4 lety

      KingDaniel Maliro what can the people do. Since the Belgians left they have only placed western puppets as their leaders (dictators), because the country is too wealthy for westerns to actually leave alone. The people have no one to protect them so they are just living to survive

    • @rebeccam.7249
      @rebeccam.7249 Před 3 lety

      yes we congolese are so nice to people sometime even too too nice lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😘🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩 Vive le congo 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @kaitlynsnow4947
    @kaitlynsnow4947 Před 4 lety +26

    I love their culture. Definitely going on my bucket list

  • @QueenEduidge
    @QueenEduidge Před 4 lety +55

    Me watching from Goma congo 😍😍😍and Yes!!! :viva congo.... Viva goma

    • @mmmaGday
      @mmmaGday Před 4 lety +1

      I'm planning to come to Goma can we be friends ?

    • @crankshaft5867
      @crankshaft5867 Před 3 lety +1

      Is it located just at the border with rwanda ? And how do u travel to rwanda,with visa ?

    • @QueenEduidge
      @QueenEduidge Před 3 lety +1

      @@mmmaGday yes! Please i would like

    • @QueenEduidge
      @QueenEduidge Před 3 lety +2

      @@crankshaft5867 yes! Rwanda visa is bought to the border land in rwanda in all countries.. And its close 5min by walking

    • @jansbhebehs786
      @jansbhebehs786 Před 3 lety

      Are you in congo right now

  • @oldslowed3819
    @oldslowed3819 Před 4 lety +8

    I’m Congolese 🇨🇩

  • @punti9019
    @punti9019 Před 4 lety +19

    Eastern congo looks beatiful and rich.

    • @lologamingrobloxcute
      @lologamingrobloxcute Před 3 lety +8

      Not only Eastern,all area of Congo are beautiful.

    • @Ice-lw1ym
      @Ice-lw1ym Před 3 lety +3

      Yeah all Drc looks beautiful,

    • @rebeccam.7249
      @rebeccam.7249 Před 3 lety

      all of congo is beautiful but easter is really really beautiful and becuase eastern congo is so rich and beautiful other countries in africa want to ruin it by starting war

  • @ravindradesai7357
    @ravindradesai7357 Před 4 lety +314

    In Indian weddings sometimes there are 1000 people

  • @crysis_pyscho9386
    @crysis_pyscho9386 Před 4 lety +8

    1:34 you know the wedding bomb af when the military comes to play a band too.

  • @keanusw3369
    @keanusw3369 Před 4 lety +69

    This reminds me of PPPeter going to African wedding twice

    • @DonHrvato
      @DonHrvato Před 4 lety +5

      Wasnt PPPeter only on Nigerian wedding?

    • @Christian-bl7tt
      @Christian-bl7tt Před 4 lety +5

      @@DonHrvato burundian also

    • @iriakastanley5467
      @iriakastanley5467 Před 4 lety +3

      That was not a tipical Nigerian wedding, he is just a racist. You can search Nigerian wedding on CZcams and see the real deal.

    • @tamunokuroamah7571
      @tamunokuroamah7571 Před 4 lety +4

      @@iriakastanley5467 true,seen his videos,looks like he is out for only negative criticism and looks for the worst things to show

    • @Johmatri
      @Johmatri Před 4 lety +1

      @@iriakastanley5467 how is he a racist for being invited to a bad wedding?😂

  • @arnabbanerjee9736
    @arnabbanerjee9736 Před 3 lety +1

    Cool, articulate and full of life. That's my impression of the lovely people of Africa. Such an amazing continent and great video Drew!

  • @bhargavreddy9952
    @bhargavreddy9952 Před 4 lety +89

    In India it's not uncommon to see weddings where 3000 people come also

    • @bhargavreddy9952
      @bhargavreddy9952 Před 4 lety +8

      @Ankit Banerjee ha Bhai my sister wedding was very grand 3000 people , yes it's not very common but in places like Andra and Karnataka it happens

    • @CorpAstro
      @CorpAstro Před 4 lety +1

      Yes. In marwaris it happens. Avg wedding costs 1 crore rupees and above.

    • @amjad61
      @amjad61 Před 4 lety +3

      Yeah....its atleast 2500 here.on an average....it can go upto 4000 or even more

    • @fanbatcher
      @fanbatcher Před 4 lety

      And zero people when the marriage fails.....

    • @sayatvsandiego6485
      @sayatvsandiego6485 Před 2 lety

      Whole village😂😂😂😂

  • @chantal8467
    @chantal8467 Před 4 lety +1

    This is amazing, thank you for sharing. It makes me proud to be Congolese.

  • @hanjubyxie9958
    @hanjubyxie9958 Před 4 lety +1

    LOVE TO DRC FROM SINGAPORE!
    LOVE YOU DREW!

  • @christismyfoundation
    @christismyfoundation Před 4 lety +1

    Vicariously** I travel because of you, thank you. Many blessings for you all your life I pray.

  • @yvonmkz3542
    @yvonmkz3542 Před 4 lety +1

    Goma my hometown ; thanks for going there and great that you enjoyed it !

  • @tabibadnan7648
    @tabibadnan7648 Před 4 lety +4

    African weddings sure do look very lively and fun! I would love to attend one!!

  • @jonathansivahera3886
    @jonathansivahera3886 Před 4 lety +1

    I had to tell you this Drew, we're very grateful you're sharing all these moments with us and more importantly you're doing a lot more than what all the media in your western countries will never do and that important thing is that you're showing the people not the place because at the end of the day, no matter where you live you're a human.
    Thanks a lot for coming in our country and we hope you will be back.

  • @keumalacmhl8574
    @keumalacmhl8574 Před 3 lety +1

    O my God, they are so happy. Nothing is more beautiful than the real simple happiness 🤩

  • @Naya-ds6hr
    @Naya-ds6hr Před 4 lety

    Hello Drew, Thank you for sharing your experience all around the world 🌎 🌏🌍

  • @exploringdimensions4all853

    Wow. How cool! Thanks Drew!

  • @akilimali_ndag
    @akilimali_ndag Před 10 měsíci

    Thank you for showcasing our culture! It was a great video, i'm from Goma also

  • @olrikparlez3152
    @olrikparlez3152 Před 4 lety

    You're doing ok Drew. Thumbs up and continued good travels.

  • @agonicole
    @agonicole Před 4 lety +1

    Congratulations to the couple

  • @Dovid2000
    @Dovid2000 Před 4 lety +2

    Nice to see that you're enjoying yourself, and that you can easily immerse yourself in other cultures. You are truly a cosmopolitan guy, Drew Binsky. After completing all of your travels, perhaps you'll come and settle here, in Israel. We need more people of your caliber.

  • @kburrell81
    @kburrell81 Před 4 lety +1

    I love this video. The Congo is so beautiful

  • @lonnirenee7645
    @lonnirenee7645 Před 4 lety

    Beautiful Drew. Love it.

  • @RebeccaNM456
    @RebeccaNM456 Před 4 lety +11

    This wedding is a bit different to the ones I see and I'm Congolese and Angolan living in the UK.
    What we do is the dowry known as La dot or dote (usually takes place on Thursday) and can take place outside or at home like I've witnessed in the UK and Europe. Then the civil ceremony which usually takes place in Friday, then the wedding at church (On Saturday)
    *It can vary from a year apart from these events or a day between

    • @aliciamomat7963
      @aliciamomat7963 Před 4 lety +2

      But what if those parts were done long ago??

    • @RebeccaNM456
      @RebeccaNM456 Před 4 lety

      @@aliciamomat7963 Normally they're very close so you basically have 3 weddings in one week such as Thursday, Friday and Saturday

    • @aliciamomat7963
      @aliciamomat7963 Před 4 lety +6

      @@RebeccaNM456 that not true, some people can pay the bride price one year before the church wedding, it's depends

    • @RebeccaNM456
      @RebeccaNM456 Před 4 lety

      @@aliciamomat7963 Oh yes it's true forgot to mention that yes it can vary

    • @aliciamomat7963
      @aliciamomat7963 Před 4 lety +3

      @@RebeccaNM456 yeah

  • @akanshabhora6586
    @akanshabhora6586 Před 4 lety +3

    Congolese wedding I loved your outfit man truely amazing...

  • @simonnm2990
    @simonnm2990 Před 4 lety

    Thanks for visiting DRC. What's a wonderful country eh!

  • @kinghasbulla5499
    @kinghasbulla5499 Před 4 lety

    I'am a huge fan of you ever since you start,keep up the good contant

  • @smitachakrabarti7923
    @smitachakrabarti7923 Před 4 lety

    This looks so much fun!!!!!!

  • @Kiwi-ub2kl
    @Kiwi-ub2kl Před 4 lety +1

    Hey Drew that was a great video the Congolese culture is beautiful. Anyways, Drew I hope you enjoy the rest of your trip. PS: sorry about your camera that sucks.

  • @liammccormick5386
    @liammccormick5386 Před 4 lety +6

    You made a video about peter form slovakia in June but now he is in goma at the same time as you. You guys should meet up again

  • @kratos7257
    @kratos7257 Před 4 lety

    Good job bro u r already on 1.19 million ;) week ago u hit the million and look at u now . Nice work

  • @marwan6804
    @marwan6804 Před 4 lety

    How long have I been away for,drew got 1 million subs already
    Congrats drew

  • @tguptahaahhaha
    @tguptahaahhaha Před 4 lety

    I hope you complete your dream soon! After visiting each and every country don't forget to travel to North East India. It is paradise there and I'm sure you will love it!

  • @Polandsyndromebodybuilding

    What a beautiful place!

  • @davidtracey9094
    @davidtracey9094 Před 4 lety

    Way to go Drew !!!!

  • @AashishPandia
    @AashishPandia Před 4 lety +3

    Every one is looking so beautiful n smart

  • @HunsTheExplorer
    @HunsTheExplorer Před 2 lety

    I’m from Goma. Nice video ever 👏🏾👏🏾

  • @lauraengel9729
    @lauraengel9729 Před 4 lety

    Great video happy holidays and end of year and decade

  • @itsnotcryspy3379
    @itsnotcryspy3379 Před 3 lety +1

    My country much love!

  • @j_patigdaspatigdas890
    @j_patigdaspatigdas890 Před 4 lety

    Thank you for sharing video drew 😊🙂 😊🙂

  • @ujuzilumiere7883
    @ujuzilumiere7883 Před 4 lety

    That my country and my town Goma miss you!

  • @suvodipde5432
    @suvodipde5432 Před 4 lety

    Happy Wedding
    💒

  • @jellyb.9947
    @jellyb.9947 Před 4 lety

    Hi Drew,
    It’s amazing you exploring different cultures and countries and wow only 12 countries left. But how would you document a culture without their own country? Have you heard Mien or Mhonk and Champaca cultures? I hope you document their stories. I guess it’s interesting to know their tribe or culture. Thanks

  • @AmjadKhan-xd3eo
    @AmjadKhan-xd3eo Před 4 lety +5

    Drew you miss wedding food love to see what you eat after wedding party

  • @miss_emotera
    @miss_emotera Před 4 lety

    Wow it's cool video nice to see this kind of wedding

  • @caaqilhussein9118
    @caaqilhussein9118 Před 4 lety +3

    Welcome to Where u r ❤ MOGADISHU🇸🇴

  • @AlejandroLV
    @AlejandroLV Před 2 lety +1

    Lovely 😍 beautiful and wonderful people

  • @EspoirMurhabazi
    @EspoirMurhabazi Před 4 lety

    Those are kind of video we should be promoting about congo....
    Our culture is the best thing we have

  • @dblaktv
    @dblaktv Před 4 lety

    Thanks. Africa is beautiful

  • @consolataimmaculate81
    @consolataimmaculate81 Před 3 lety

    Thanks brother for visiting

  • @RJinspire
    @RJinspire Před 4 lety

    Enjoy the wedding, Drew. Let us know if you find a bride there 😂😂😂. I am travelling at the moment so enjoy yourself

  • @Renegadeproject
    @Renegadeproject Před 4 lety

    I really have to travel to more countries.

  • @crispi3117
    @crispi3117 Před 4 lety +2

    Looks cool

  • @b-venswenakio4486
    @b-venswenakio4486 Před 4 lety

    Good job drew i a m congolese and like your trip outher thanks

  • @kavitaredkar3419
    @kavitaredkar3419 Před 4 lety

    Very good experience 😘

  • @nayeemjamaly1733
    @nayeemjamaly1733 Před 4 lety

    Great job Bro.

  • @farhatafzaarefin8703
    @farhatafzaarefin8703 Před 4 lety +5

    Keep making the great vids Drew!!

  • @Seki-Saed21
    @Seki-Saed21 Před 4 lety +2

    Whenever I watch this kid, I feel like I travelled with him.

  • @miss_emotera
    @miss_emotera Před 4 lety

    I just enjoying watching here

  • @dddoranet5785
    @dddoranet5785 Před 2 lety

    We have 3 weddings, the family wedding, civil wedding (happens in the mayor office) and the church wedding, and the party.

  • @satyavir8
    @satyavir8 Před 4 lety

    Wonderful bro.

  • @mohamedkiadi6017
    @mohamedkiadi6017 Před 4 lety

    Definitely need to go to a Moroccan wedding waw it is magical

  • @Angelica83948
    @Angelica83948 Před 4 lety

    So amazing

  • @FoodRecipes108
    @FoodRecipes108 Před 4 lety +1

    It looks like 90’s middle class indian wedding
    No showoffs and simple wedding

  • @ATrainTravels
    @ATrainTravels Před 4 lety +13

    Now I know where to have my wedding.

  • @kelaniandcousinsplayzz3475

    Well i have a dad that’s African and my mom is light skin so i also wish i was in Africa, it looks fun.

    • @tombimashri8149
      @tombimashri8149 Před 4 lety +16

      Africa is not only for dark skin, Africans vome in many different shades of skin, funny in this day and age people still find thst hard to understand.

    • @meggielaka21
      @meggielaka21 Před 4 lety

      Pple in the west there are no light skinned pple in Africa. There are so many of them

    • @byamogabriel2744
      @byamogabriel2744 Před 3 lety +7

      70% of my entire family are light skined from the east of DRc and we are blacks and proud of that

    • @franciscoalves5575
      @franciscoalves5575 Před 3 lety

      Africa is accepting of all people...

  • @ensiyeitu1012
    @ensiyeitu1012 Před 3 lety

    Congo has got natural beauty!

  • @noelaevody7802
    @noelaevody7802 Před 3 lety

    Miss u congo!!😍

  • @nirvaan8286
    @nirvaan8286 Před 4 lety

    Love your travel videos Drew. BTW, when you were in India did you go to an Indian Wedding? Its quite the experience!

  • @oo2118
    @oo2118 Před 4 lety

    Every country has a unique wedding

  • @deepeshsharmaa802
    @deepeshsharmaa802 Před 4 lety

    I wish you Travel those 12 country soon as well.

  • @gorgeousss9014
    @gorgeousss9014 Před 4 lety +1

    The Congolese weddings in Europe are sooo extra but I love my people🥰

  • @benard351
    @benard351 Před 4 lety +14

    Why don't you visit PPPeter? He's also in Goma!

    • @toms6728
      @toms6728 Před 4 lety

      Yes!

    • @konplayz
      @konplayz Před 4 lety +1

      Άκυρος Λύκος Cause im pretty sure this is already over.

    • @mastone7563
      @mastone7563 Před 4 lety

      he did meet peter

    • @4n5h327
      @4n5h327 Před 4 lety

      He visited Peter in slovakia

  • @519forestmonk9
    @519forestmonk9 Před 4 lety

    I really am very curious about regional African Food. Is Congolese food influenced by French roots like in Vietnam? I spent a lot of time in southern Africa and I fell in love with the game meat and also the local comfort food called Bobotie. also Biltong and Boerwors

  • @mujahidmohiuddin9207
    @mujahidmohiuddin9207 Před 4 lety +2

    Love from karachi bro😍😍

  • @Sarahlubunga
    @Sarahlubunga Před 4 lety

    Home sweet home 🇨🇩

  • @vlogmaman2182
    @vlogmaman2182 Před 4 lety

    Yay! 🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩

  • @omphemetsechake2839
    @omphemetsechake2839 Před 4 lety

    YOU DO BEAUTIFUL VIDEOS DREW😊🔥😎❤👌🙌

  • @mohammedmilad311
    @mohammedmilad311 Před 4 lety

    That looks nice

  • @ferdinarduguru6444
    @ferdinarduguru6444 Před 3 lety

    Goma,the pearl of lake kivu

  • @syedhowell
    @syedhowell Před 3 lety +3

    I would have liked to see more of the festivities ..not just the hosts face with a few random shots of the actual party.

  • @AlviTVBD
    @AlviTVBD Před 4 lety +28

    Cool in its own standards! But nothing can be compared to a *3-7 days of wedding days of Bangladeshi style* . If Drew or any of you come to Bangladesh, I can show you 1/2 weddings in person whenever I am here. You don't have to worry about food or place to stay in Bangladesh. You are all invited! And you can see some videos of AlviTVBD including some parts of a typical Bangladeshi wedding. 😇💓💓💓💓 much love, te amo!

    • @mzee5533
      @mzee5533 Před 4 lety +8

      Not here to compare the 2 total different cultures Bengal and African so don’t confuse them.

    • @519forestmonk9
      @519forestmonk9 Před 4 lety

      One of my bucket list items in life is to attend a real Hindu wedding.

    • @AlviTVBD
      @AlviTVBD Před 4 lety +2

      519 Forestmonk yeah, can show you that too! You are invited. Some of the best Hindu weddings are held at Sylhet & Dhaka.

    • @519forestmonk9
      @519forestmonk9 Před 4 lety

      AlviTVBD thank you! Maybe someday I hope :-)

  • @darraghdonnellan6125
    @darraghdonnellan6125 Před 4 lety

    Cool!

  • @khushee5103
    @khushee5103 Před 4 lety

    In single wedding you can find around 500 people

  • @vihaanhingorani1107
    @vihaanhingorani1107 Před 4 lety

    Wassup Drew, big fan form India!!

  • @autismobinch135
    @autismobinch135 Před 4 lety

    Hey you are wearing an Abacost. Nice.

  • @LA7777777777
    @LA7777777777 Před 4 lety

    It is funny how you edit out all the people yelling at you when you have the camera

  • @afghanboystv6046
    @afghanboystv6046 Před 4 lety +10

    WE ARE A GROUP OF FAMILY CZcamsRS HERE IN NEW ZEALAND WE ARE YOUR BIGGEST FANS ❤️❤️❤️

  • @queenvictory262
    @queenvictory262 Před 4 lety

    Lovely

  • @geobun2734
    @geobun2734 Před 4 lety

    lol, you looked scared at times!!

  • @fefiliaiyeli7632
    @fefiliaiyeli7632 Před 4 lety

    I love my people

  • @drdiptipanchal6312
    @drdiptipanchal6312 Před 4 lety

    I love it