Exploring IRAQ as an AMERICAN WOMAN: the TRUTH
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- čas přidán 13. 02. 2024
- In this video Chloe Jade Travels to Iraq as a solo female American traveler.
This video was recorded over a week of travel in December 2021.
Sadly, many people in the USA think that Iraq is a completely different reality than it is. The reason for this is partially because of our political history with the country, but also because of what has been portrayed in the media time and time again.
Although my footage is nothing similar to what I would film now, I really enjoyed sharing shorts of this trip. I hope I can somewhat relay the beauty of this country, and why everyone should visit Iraq if they get the chance.
The main video is about 40 minutes long, and there is an 18 minute Q&A at the end.
If you have other questions please leave them in the comments, I will try to answer as much as I can.
Thank you for watching 💙
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I'm mind blown. I've learned SO much from this video. I lOVE long form content. Please make more! You're an amazing teacher.
Ahhh thank you so much. Wish I had more footage for this video bc I feel like it barely skimmed the surface but excited to keep making more!!
You should visit Kenya. Very loving ppl. Oh, and you didn't need a visa anymore. It's visa free!!! The Kenyan president himself invited anyone to visit. People are 👌. Yes, Kenya is not as developed. Yes, you'll probably be culturally shocked...but I think ppl are pretty nice. Visit Ethiopia as well. I have heard that ppl are pretty nice as well.
@@Chloejadetravels Still not many women in public.
One thing i have learned as ive neared my 60th birthday is that people are very much more similar than different. People love life, want health and good things for their family and children. I think any religious pilgrimage that requires walking, there are several, helps build your religious dedication. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Our health was way better before US invasion because all food products were organic. Saddam was a socialst ruler I know you hate socilasm because it is demonized by western media and never experinced. I hate Saddam but his socialist ruling system was right. We still have nostalgia to socialism and believe it is the better choice. But USA insists Iraq be capitalist.
You’re my favorite travel CZcamsr! Please never stop making videos. I never thought Iraq would be somewhere I’d want to visit but one day I’d really love to.
Wow thank you so much 😭
Def planning a lot more long form and about to leave for a trip where I have some really exciting destinations so I can’t wait!!
I love your narration and storytelling so much 😫 It’s so hypnotic how did i just watch an hour long video
Mesopotamia, part of the fertile crescent? Where humanity learned how to cultivate grains. A beautiful area.
I haven’t watched much but your voice is so soothing to listen to!
love your content! i admire your courage to visit countries that are deemed more “dangerous” and it really makes your videos very educational and eye-opening! keep up the great work!!!!
I love these long format videos and I especially appreciate how respectful you are to every culture! Thank you
side note: so sorry i havent added music in to the silent parts yet! will be up tomorrow ❤ and will respond to more comments then!
Absolutely enjoyed this video! I learned so many things! I really appreciated the QnA it really clarified everything! Great work!
It’s so great to get to see countries through your eyes. Thank you for sharing ❤️
What a great and informative vlog. Great job! And you're eye candy ❤😂
Really enjoyed this long content! ❤ Please make more of these.
Love your content. Thank you for showing these interesting travel blogs !!!! They’re the best I’ve ever seen. ❤❤❤❤
I really enjoyed watching this video
Discovered your channel recently and I’ve been so excited for this- love your long form videos, keep it up! 💕
The Western propaganda machine really messed us up. I will always view people with humanity. Love your work!
you're an incredible storyteller! i loved falling asleep to this video. you're amazing
Lovely destination ❤ thank you for doing it, and share it 👏🏼
American propaganda is insane, I wish the best to my Iraqi friends❤️
The average American has more in common the average Iraqi despite what are politicians would want you believe. They brand Middle Easterners as terrorist when resemble that label more with our actions.
Salwan Momika is safe ??
And you describe Salwan Momika a terrorist guy !!
He is aware , smart and peaceful guy.
@@DearBillwhat are you yapping about, he was charged for murder in a car crash then fled like a coward. He is still alive too?
Thank you for sharing! I love your long form content. I get a cup of tea and settle in to share in your adventures. You’re amazing! ❤️
Same here but I get a cup of coffee 😊
Most Iraqis do hate Saddam, those who love him are a minority who benefited from his rule, at the expense of others. This does not mean that Iraqis wanted the American invasion though, a lot of Americans don’t seem to understand this. As bad as Saddam was, the U.S. was arguably worse.
it’s always surprising to be how ppl could support Saddam or Taliban etc, but then when you compare (like you said) to what US did, then you can KIND OF see why ppl were pushed to support
Very much agree with what you’ve said here 👍🏽
Hope you can visit some day :)
@@Chloejadetravels I’m Iraqi myself actually 😅 I’ve been to Iraq only once before. Thanks for showing Iraq ❤️ I plan on going again in the near future.
You’re exactly right.
Love your content! I got to go to Iraq in 2019, but not the same areas. I loved seeing your trip.
Thank you! And Nice! Were you in the north?
@@Chloejadetravels yes. I got to travel along the Euphrates.
Really cool video
Your yelling is so quiet 😂 I think some people are just more soft spoken than others, lol don’t know why it confuses people so much. Thank you for your content, love to learn about other cultures and you learning and sharing with us makes it feel more fun and like we’ve participated somehow
The bread ovens are amazing. Ive watched them slap the dough inside and pull it out piping hot.
About your comment regarding buying in the market; In many countries it is considered polite to haggle at the market and shop keepers will hike up prices to both make a profit even if you haggle, not just to make tourists pay more. In Zambia I haggled quite a bit at Livingstone because the tourist markets had everything at a high price, but at the town market in the village I spent most of my time, the shopkeepers would offer me small discounts (usually if I bought something like cookies in bulk or I really liked the item, like my first of two chitenges I bought). However, I was told by my patron during the trip that it doesn't matter how much you spend as long as you're happy with what you spent. So while I highly recommend finding out of haggling is acceptable where you're going, I'm happy you were glad to contribute to the economy.
Iraq is such a beautiful country so I would definitely be having that on my bucket list (along with other Levantine countries)
I totally agree in some circumstances. And also can be detrimental to NOT haggle, mainly bc it can raise prices. I probably didn’t explain it fully. But in this instance I felt like especially bc the market is SO dead now, it was more helpful to pay an affordable price. Especially bc $30 doesn’t even go a long way in Iraq. So it’s definitely dependent on the situation in my opinion. But for instance if I was in Turkey and with someone who had never been there I’d prob have the same idea as Zaid 😂
Thank you again so much to me that you did my country and thank you
I think you should visit Iraq again to see new places you didn't see before like Karbala and Erbil, to stay longer in some states specially Basrah , Babylon and Najaf. or just to record horizontal video 😂 at least 😅
Love your video❤
I’m atheist, can a non muslim person visit this place ?
Because i will not agree with temporary marriages.
Neither killing me for blasphemy charges.
Salwan Momika is safe now ?
I agree! I skipped too much/lost sooo much footage. I will hopefully this year. I also need to go to Samara!!!
@@DearBill
hello there
You don't have to be a Muslim to visit Iraq but you have to respect people , thier religion and thier culture which I think an ordinary behaviour and required thing everywhere
And about that person Salwan he doesn't live in Iraq right now .
You even don't need to marry temporarily 🤣 don't worry I promise.
@@Chloejadetravels 🙂😊
If you are planning to visit Iraq now days it's the best pirod for that , the weather is nice but In June above weather gets so hot 🥵 then It would be terrible for you If are not accustomed to hot weather .
University of al-Qarawiyyin is actually slightly older as a teaching institution
Yes, Iraq and Iran are very different, people hear Islam and instantly think there are morality police etc, and that they are exactly alike.
Nah. Both similar
@@DearBill I meant one being Persian and one not. One run by religion and lots of rules and one not. One bombed by the US and one not. I know there are similarities
@@DearBilllike america and Canada are right?
Ive heard of the prison. I imagine they do not want a lot of people coming there, for various reasons. Ive seen bricks made by using mud and vegetation. It is a very cool thing, once again we run into "who thought to do this process first?"
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I'm not at all surprised. In Egypt it would be a different story.
Salwan Momika is safe ???
My cousin's husband was in Iraq during the war. He stayed inside one of the palaces. Beautiful culture and artwork.
ah I see you must feel so proud being married to a war criminal.
You are special kind of beauty, like fire in the air!
This isn’t the oldest university in the world - still beautiful though! University of Bologna was founded in 1088.
The oldest is The University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco founded in 859 AD. University of Bologna was oldest in university in the Western (European) world
@@LA19491 It was also started by a Muslim woman. I believe the University of Bologna is the oldest continuously operating university.
You should aim to go back. A lot has changed since 2022.
You did speak rather in a very soft low voice in the your Baghdad scenes, not a whisper per se, but much quieter and a bit over a whisper.
Many Iraqi's hated Saddam and wanted him gone but also don't care for the US invading and destabilizing the country and causing a lot of damage and destruction that is still being rebuilt to this day, and I agree, it was not smart and gave terrorists like ISIS to proliferate. Power vacuums are never a good idea.
You should return now.
Why are you whispering/talking
U dont need to repeat ”yes this time i was eating chicken”. No one will judge you, actually no one care if u are vegan or meat eater. We should neutralize the conversation. Lets people eat what ever they want. Its fine if u said once ”yeah btw i used to eat meat, but not any more” but repeating it makes it sound dumb.
I’m realizing now I said it many times 😂😂😂 but to be fair, on socials people would probably ask if I didn’t say multiple times bc I make it a pretty big deal that I don’t eat meat. So clarification is key. And also personally it’s a personal moral reason so 🤷🏽♀️
@@Chloejadetravels I understand if its big part of ur socials or your personality! Thank for the video though, its very interesting!
@@14749 yea mainly just my morality lmao and I’m watching it like 😭 😂
@@Chloejadetravels Yeah, its hard to watch stuff we have done in past:D though its good to see how much we have grown as a person
@@14749is safe to be a vegetarian person in Middle East ?
The first caliph after the Prophet Muhammad, Peace be upon him, is not Ali, but he is the companion Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, and after him came Omar bin Al-Khattab, and after him Othman bin Affan, and the fourth Ali bin Abi Talib, but the Shiites hate the first 3 caliphs and believe that Ali must be the heir or the first caliph, and in Islam there is no system of succession and the like, but the caliph is chosen according to the vote
Except that is where the problem lies, we Shia say Ali was appointed by Muhammad (pbuh) and was usurped unjustly.
ugh the whispering is a bit much.
I am from Kurdistan of Iraq anytime you come again you are most welcome and I would like to help you as much as I can, much love for humanity🤍🙏🏾 let me know if you need help.