TIRANA ALBANIA is NOT what I expected! 20 Things We Loved and 2 Things We Hated
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- čas přidán 26. 03. 2024
- We traveled to TIRANA ALBANIA at the start of December, but never expected this to happen! Despite two unfortunate events, we were still happy to discover 20 amazing things to do in Tirana including some incredible landscapes, delicious food, and fascinating museums. So buckle up for a rollercoaster ride through the highs and lows of Tirana Albania all in this episode of Lucas World Travel.
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Albania is always a pleasant surprise...we visited a beach in Saranda - absolutely beautiful!
Nice! I bet it’s lovely in the summer.
Albania looks great! You presented amazingly
Thanks Ratul’
But wait...why I kept rewinding to look at the hair checks from the video to future Kendra and David. And I LOVE that you guys decided to let us in on that and kept it real for travelers like me. WOWWWWW - i have no idea how I would have reacted if that would have happened to me.
Girl we were so surprised. We didn’t know what to say and ancestral wounds just made us be silent in the end.
“Unfortunate Events”?? Thank You for your honesty and the headsup
Sure thing! Glad we could share the real deal.
Hey I’m glad that you guys overall enjoyed the trip to Tirana,Albania. I apologize for the incident with the teenagers. Speaking as an Albanian who was born and raised there but now lives in US , I can 100% guarantee that those teenagers had no idea about the meaning/ history behind the N word. We were raised listening to 50 cent and other rappers and were completely unaware about the degrading truth about that word . For me personally was a big shock after I learned the history when I moved to the US. Since then I’ve made sure my friends there never say that word.
I understand that they may not know the history, but laughing at someone as they walk down the street is not cool. We were just a joke to them.
@@LucasWorldTravel there is no excuse really for their behaviour I think we need more black history lessons in our schools.. these little idiots think they can talk to like snoop dog to all black people and is cool without realising the consequences.. I’m very sorry for that incident… I heard in Albanian school they tech students about American history and part of that is how black people created rap music.. I was horrified when an 9 year old told me about it
the history of black people in america is mentioned in albanian history classes curiculum since the 1970s. I heard about martin luther king in albania, during history class and how he brought equality to people
@@tony232cool Where in my comment did you read that I said that the history of black people is not mentioned? I said that the meaning/history of the N-word is something that generally the Albanian teenagers there have no idea about. Their only teachings or realities regarding that word are tough by African-American rappers. Plus there is a drastic difference between mentioning African-American history and actually teaching it.
Bravi ragazzi 👏avete scelto il periodo migliore secondo me🖐️👏
Great video
Many thanks!
Very nice
Helloooo…🙏🏾
Me and my sons live in Albania for about a year now and haven’t gone to see some of the sites you’ve mentioned; good for y’all! 🤓
We haven’t experienced any racial mess in Tirana but, I have experienced some of it in Saranda years ago.
I haven’t done a review video of the city yet, but I will.
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Thanks for the upload; I enjoyed it!🎉
How interesting to hear your experience! Sorry to hear that you had your own incident in Saranda. Albania is the first country we’ve experienced anything like this before. It’s good to hear that you are loving there successfully though.
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People like you are only warm welcomed in Albania!!!❤
Next time seaside of Albania (Vlora,Saranda ,etc)
Don't pay attention to teenagers
If there is a next time, we will definitely try to go in the summer and see the seaside.
@@LucasWorldTravelI lived in Saranda about 5-years ago; it’s the only city of Albania where I had (kids) point and laugh when they saw me. I also was treated coldly at their main supermarket by a cashier.
I was told there was another Afro American sista living in Saranda who abruptly left to try living in Tirana. I told the person who shared that info with me that I understood why someone would do that.
This local apologized for any of these incidents and also told me that most Albanians are not like that. Fast forward to preset day, I have found this to be true to my current experiences.
You are beautiful couple
Wow, thank you 😊
Thank you for a refreshing review, Im looking into going to Tirana. I especially appreciate the honesty on the negatives you experienced. Im not black, but Im a minority ethnic in Eastern Europe and am really sensitive to stuff like this happening. That was abhorrent and an absolute lack of education and manners. Greetings from Baltics (if you visit here I hope you dont encounter that)!
Albania and Kosovo are the only places in the world we experienced anything like that. Fortunately it’s very rare.
Yes I agree you get the odd excitable ones since they never interacted with black people having been so closed off as a country. Mostly it’s well meaning & I guess ignorant teens will only have hip hop culture as a point of reference (happened to Oprah with a black SA 🇿🇦). A middled aged man cycling from work shouted “Black is the most beautiful” 🙄 whilst I was on a Tirana group walking tour where I was the only black person 🤦🏾♀️ As a black Brit who’s been to most European countries I found Albanians to be my sort of people when I solo travelled from Ksamil to Tirana. Definitely don’t be put off by the few idiots, most are generally warm and helpful it’s my new fav black friendly destination. But I understand your experience was different ❤
Glad you had a good experience though. Sounds lovely!
I understand you. We love black people and sometimes we don't know how to react.
Albanians are like that. They'll say what they have in their heart.
And we most certainly love black people for real. Like my wife when she watches slavery related movies she cries all the time.
I swear to God there's no hate in Albanians.
@@I_am_who_I_am_who_I_amme and my sons live in Tirana. I have my hair loc’d and we haven’t gone through any hateful experiences but I know of a few people who look like we do speak of similar experiences. ❤️🩹
The thing to remember is that even when people mean no harm, the way they react out of ignorance can and does hurt people.
I love you're vlogs I was interested in Albania glad to know about the water and heat situation I have never heard these thing's I'm not surprised about the racial comments Albania is very isolated not many blacks they probably watch rap videos or gangsta movies thinking their being hip or cool will not be living there lol I would be so uncomfortable ignorance is bliss great vlog very informative.
Glad that we could share all the details, the good and the bad. Definitely go in the summer so you don't have to deal with the heating issue.
Hollywood always paints Albanians as bad guys..mafia etc
Most of the people in Albania dont understand the meaning behind the N word, we just listen to it in music videos bcs American influence is very big in our country, so they think its a cool thing to say.
They might have also wanted to be offensive , but is also smth to keep in mind
It’s impossible to know their intentions. All we know is we didn’t feel safe so we got away from them as quickly as possible.
Kids see this on tv
Yet kids in the 55 other countries that we’ve traveled to have never laughed at us or called us offensive names. It’s strictly an Albania problem.
Ye sorry about some bad comments young boy s
Thank-you!
we are not racist , thay say the word cuz they've seen it online but don't actually mean it
It’s impossible to know what they meant. All I know is we felt uncomfortable and wanted to get out of there area ASAP. And the fact that the boys were laughing at us was not nice either. We’ve traveled to 55 countries and nowhere else has anyone laughed at us.
NO RASIIIIIIIIIIZAM IN ALBANIA BLEYM HIP HOP
Im sorry to encounter that in my country but u have too realise that people think is cool think too call u n word they don’t actually know is racist. They absolutely don’t mean it is that just the hip hop culture is such a thing in there that’s why they use it not think too make u feel bad.
Laughing at someone will always make them feel bad. There’s no excuse for that.
There is no hating. You see the N word being used in Rap videos all the time. Thats where kids/teenagers hear it. Obviously they are not going to know the history of that word you cant expect them to, just like you are not expected to know anything about Albania unless you go there.
Yes, they might not know the history, but they were literally laughing at us. We were a joke to them, and that is wrong. I'm sure you wouldn't like someone pointing and laughing at you while you walked down the street.
Unfortunately pop culture has done a lot of damage when it comes to the N word outside of 🇺🇸.I had to educate a couple of my cousins that randomly were using that word amongst them calling each other N,thinking they were cool.They had no idea how offensive that word is for black ppl.
Yes, they might not know the history, but they were literally laughing at us. We were a joke to them, and pointing and laughing at someone as they walk down the street is wrong.
@@LucasWorldTravelNot trying to dismiss the way you felt,just giving some context.In Albania we are taught to respect everyone,no matter where they come from.Unfortunately some bad apples will ruin it for the rest of us.Sorry you had to go through that!!
London,Peckam Rye, 2020, me finger pointed and called a white P...y boy by a group of afro-caribbean boys! what should i think about the rest of colour peaple??? A group is just a group and does not represent most of us.
Have a good day!
you put me too sleep by the way that you talk