Getting High with Locals in Myanmar 🇲🇲

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    Getting High with Locals in Myanmar 🇲🇲

Komentáře • 994

  • @SmallBrainedAmerican
    @SmallBrainedAmerican  Před rokem +52

    THANK YOU to my supporters on PayPal for making videos like this possible! If you’re enjoying my work, you can donate here:
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    • @hadroncollider1155
      @hadroncollider1155 Před 6 měsíci +8

      You complained about spit littered all over the ground in your India's vlog and yet you're doing the same shit spitting all around the place

    • @danielcostello4064
      @danielcostello4064 Před 6 měsíci +13

      So you will accept money off strangers but will feel like an idiot if you give the poor kids a dollar 🤔.

    • @GuywHoIsdeluSionAl
      @GuywHoIsdeluSionAl Před 6 měsíci +1

      ​@@danielcostello4064have u Yourself Donated To charity or kids huh?

    • @GuywHoIsdeluSionAl
      @GuywHoIsdeluSionAl Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@hadroncollider1155He is not spitting in random places or like in rooms or anything the edge of road or The tunnels watch more carefully

    • @danielcostello4064
      @danielcostello4064 Před 6 měsíci

      @@GuywHoIsdeluSionAl yes i have actually I’m part of the Good fight foundation. I believe if you do well in life you give back simple as that. Couple of dollars goes a long way to young kids in poverty.

  • @patriciajin6206
    @patriciajin6206 Před 10 měsíci +1602

    When the tour dude start randomly speaking japanese, I almost died😂

    • @sarremoo123
      @sarremoo123 Před 8 měsíci +34

      hahaa fun guy very kind

    • @pyaephyohein9596
      @pyaephyohein9596 Před 8 měsíci +24

      It's not Japanese it's Burmese Lmfao 😂

    • @tokyodude2715
      @tokyodude2715 Před 8 měsíci +135

      It was Japanese I can confirm that as Japanese 😂

    • @zombiewombb
      @zombiewombb Před 7 měsíci +1

      Racially motivated

    • @golem3080
      @golem3080 Před 7 měsíci

      thats when his betel nut kicked in

  • @DisingenuousComment
    @DisingenuousComment Před 7 měsíci +410

    I usually don't care about having guides because many of them could just be pretty annoying, but I wouldn't mind having this guy by my side if I were traveling alone. He seems chill, and he speaks/understands enough English which is probably most helpful.

    • @nevereverforever0010-uf9su
      @nevereverforever0010-uf9su Před 7 měsíci +20

      haha...... u foool..... dont be fooled.

    • @noided4230
      @noided4230 Před 7 měsíci +68

      he's a junkie and was trying to upsell the skirt so he could come back later and get a cut

    • @1dog915
      @1dog915 Před 6 měsíci

      @@noided4230 nailed it

    • @YoutubesaysimCyberbully
      @YoutubesaysimCyberbully Před 6 měsíci +16

      and then he scam u and demand mony for hangin out with him, very nice guy LMFAOOO

    • @DisingenuousComment
      @DisingenuousComment Před 6 měsíci

      @@CZcamssaysimCyberbully It's not really a scam. It's a trade of service. It's only suspicious because he doesn't tell you how he gets profit from the items you buy; but we all know that already. So if you want to be smart, go to the shop later by yourself and just buy the items for the actual price.

  • @garnell454
    @garnell454 Před 9 měsíci +181

    when the kids were begging for money and immediately after the patreon donations started showing up on the screen lmfaoo

    • @jedisy
      @jedisy Před 3 měsíci +15

      bro is diabolical for ts

    • @LK-em1bv
      @LK-em1bv Před 2 měsíci +6

      @@jedisyI don’t think he understands the irony of it

  • @user-pwfus
    @user-pwfus Před 6 měsíci +363

    Nah man this guy was genuine they are poor people and your little gesture goes a long way he was straight up honest with you even offering to pay for your stuff of course they're is always something to be given in return.

    • @staydenchorgetfrimponged6423
      @staydenchorgetfrimponged6423 Před 5 měsíci

      this guy is completely clueless, he just comes across as entitled in his videos@@RideBound

    • @randomgaming667
      @randomgaming667 Před 5 měsíci +21

      Calm tf down he was literally trying to steal his money genuine my ass thats part of the scam my guy dont go around defending the scammers

    • @playsauce
      @playsauce Před 5 měsíci +21

      @@randomgaming667 You seem confused about the meaning of the words "literally" and "steal," so uh... got your work cut out for you.

    • @yibberrino3002
      @yibberrino3002 Před 5 měsíci +8

      yeah its not like this dude is making 5-10k from a video exposing this poor sod.

    • @randomgaming667
      @randomgaming667 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@playsauce u make no sense at all but anyways that dudes a scammer uninstall CZcams kid

  • @brandonGCHACHU
    @brandonGCHACHU Před 6 měsíci +194

    I know you had to ditch Mike but he really did deserve some compensation for his time. He didn't seem like a bad guy

    • @jonny-b4954
      @jonny-b4954 Před 4 měsíci +23

      And it was a very blatant part of the agreement. If he didn't pick up on that that's on him. That's how that works, from my experience.

  • @Johmatri
    @Johmatri Před 6 měsíci +755

    Obviously he asked you for money. He showed you around for the whole day, even paid for some things while probably barely surviving

    • @theinthanhlan3582
      @theinthanhlan3582 Před 5 měsíci +142

      I like your comment .
      In addition that youtuber tell shit about him while he was around .

    • @verbaledge
      @verbaledge Před 5 měsíci +185

      homeboy should've been upfront. "i will show you around for this much"...dude was playing the long game to see how much money he could get out of him and it didn't work

    • @mortuus4601
      @mortuus4601 Před 5 měsíci +80

      he could have said and be honest from the beginning, a bit rude to ask money in the end.. cmon

    • @NewWesternFront
      @NewWesternFront Před 5 měsíci +25

      @@verbaledge fair point too

    • @thesummit615
      @thesummit615 Před 5 měsíci +53

      You’re the type of person who would get scammed in a heartbeat.

  • @BratBrat1977
    @BratBrat1977 Před 7 měsíci +69

    Michael! He is my regular help for all what i need around Bogoyoke market when im in Yangon. Great guy

  • @windows95_de
    @windows95_de Před 7 měsíci +108

    You shouldve given him some money.. its not scamming. He showed you around

    • @annak.3885
      @annak.3885 Před 6 měsíci +17

      He shouldn't. He received $3 or $4 probably from that garment he made him buy, I am a local, so I know the prices and habits of people like that guy in the video

    • @dtreezy
      @dtreezy Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@annak.3885 I usually dislike the local "tour guides" as well but this guy was genuine and funny

  • @baurjan123
    @baurjan123 Před 4 měsíci +120

    Small Brain I was rolling your videos, but your cheapness turned me off. $10 for this guy would have gone long way. Dude had an open heart ♥️

    • @imaloserbaby
      @imaloserbaby Před 3 měsíci +52

      What's so ironic is he asks for donations from his viewers through patreon and then says the children who ask for money are perpetrating a scam. Turned me off. It wasn't a scam. They are straight up asking for money as children will do.

    • @joecamel2002
      @joecamel2002 Před 3 měsíci +9

      10:41 is veryyyyy ironic @@imaloserbaby

    • @ktraider100
      @ktraider100 Před 3 měsíci

      @@joecamel2002
      ​ @imaloserbaby
      get jobs

    • @Ceelxaar
      @Ceelxaar Před 3 měsíci +14

      I serously unsubed as soon as I saw how cheap this guy is. The whole video was based on the sweet guy who helped him and made the whole experience way better. 5-10 dollars would have not Hurt him. I was feeling cringe

    • @isildurany2888
      @isildurany2888 Před 2 měsíci +10

      Yes, I also think that he comes across as extremely unsympathetic and represents the USA very poorly :(

  • @twofoldgarden
    @twofoldgarden Před 7 měsíci +91

    the guide was great, makes me sad you didn't give him money

  • @GeorgeGlass298
    @GeorgeGlass298 Před 11 měsíci +947

    I can't even imagine people coming to the US and just wandering around not even speaking the language following locals lol.

    • @hafidzrizky
      @hafidzrizky Před 9 měsíci +49

      Most people around the world speaks english , some less , some more than others .

    • @papaparodox0384
      @papaparodox0384 Před 8 měsíci +20

      But people do

    • @Cobalt_027
      @Cobalt_027 Před 8 měsíci +34

      It's fun, I've helped some Khazak and Thai folk get some coffee and see some sights in the general area before.

    • @Sniperboy5551
      @Sniperboy5551 Před 7 měsíci +80

      It’s probably a lot more dangerous to do that in any major US city than it is in Southeast Asia

    • @Johncenasuncle
      @Johncenasuncle Před 7 měsíci +43

      I see foreign people wondering around that don’t speak English here in America every day bro 😂

  • @garysimms77
    @garysimms77 Před 10 měsíci +151

    This brings back so many memories! Me and a friend went to Myanmar almost 20 years ago now. It was just 'opening up' a little and relatively peaceful times. Traveling was very difficult. Everyone would just keep saying, "You, meaning westerners, can't go there" haha. There were no phones or banks. Lucky a friend of ours gave us some tips. Bring small denomination US currency. Everyone would take US money and it's hard to make change. We did end up finding and buying some Myanmar money in a back alley, from under a blanket of nick nacks. We ended up with a "tour guide" as well. For a whole day he drove us around in a Cushman cart thing and took us to all the temples, etc. We ate lunch somewhere he knew and we didn't spend any money all day. In the end we gave him $20 US for the day, which was more than he asked. As for the kids, we bought little matchbox like cars and stuff like that. So always had something to give them that wasn't money. I think it helped with adults too, seeing us being nice to the kids. I think he was practicing his English, during his little speech. Everyone that would talk to us would do the same thing. "HI, my name is, I have 2 Sisters, Do you like it here in my country.." So many stories! Last quick one. We too rode some bus for 20 hours to another city. It was like a movie with so many people, smells, livestock, haha. There are no bathrooms on the bus and we didn't think of bottles. So about the time I was about to pee myself I walked up to the driver and made the international sign I have to pee. He just stopped in the middle of the dirt road, said something out loud and most of the bus started getting off to pee, or more on the side of the road in the field. From then on, I was the "pee guy". When I couldn't hold it anymore I'd get up and walk to towards the door. He'd stop the bus in the middle of the road and everyone would handle business. haha. The whole trip was like being in a movie!

    • @mellifont96
      @mellifont96 Před 8 měsíci +5

      that reminds me of the movie Darjeeling limited. Not exactly, but how you interacted with the locals.

    • @oren_1sh162
      @oren_1sh162 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Nice story haha

    • @hander205
      @hander205 Před 7 měsíci

      If you had wore longyi, it's easy to pee .Just sit and do your business in sit.😅

    • @ksx612
      @ksx612 Před 7 měsíci +1

      I remember when Buses use to be like that Pee Break every 2 hours or so while going at 25mph for 300 miles trip.
      I used to have car sick all the time drivers always stop for my vomitting section lol .
      And you were the good tourist, I would say. I seen some American tourists "tipping" people with brand new crips 5 kyats and 10 kyats, 20 kyats currency when the exchange rate was 1$ = 1400ks and a cup of instant coffee was 300kyats. I don't even know where they found those small notes lol
      I seen it like 3-4 times. Always crack me up cuz you don't need to "tip" for usual services in Myanmar nor expect to do so. For tour guides and drivers , ofcourse they expect to get paid better and industry relied on it.

    • @Phrankytee
      @Phrankytee Před 7 měsíci +1

      What a wonderful time to be alive

  • @TheValledorLife
    @TheValledorLife Před 7 měsíci +154

    give the guy a little tip bro, he's fine compared to other people out there. it's not that he's scamming you.. he's hungry that's for sure. i even clicked on this video because of him.

    • @ashchen4422
      @ashchen4422 Před 7 měsíci +30

      Yeah he's the reason I clicked too. Doesn't he earn something for carrying your traffic?

    • @christianheath718
      @christianheath718 Před 7 měsíci +15

      Facts. I hope he at least gave him something

    • @ksx612
      @ksx612 Před 7 měsíci +27

      For real. Small Brain is so cheap.

    • @comosaycomosah
      @comosaycomosah Před 6 měsíci +2

      dude same

    • @chupito16
      @chupito16 Před 5 měsíci +35

      Dude straight up used him for content and made money off this video, but couldn't spare a few bucks for Michael

  • @ralphholden11
    @ralphholden11 Před 4 měsíci +35

    Interesting that you are asking for donations yet refuse to part with any money to your guide.... He was polite and probably prevented you from being hustled by other locals..... Why do you feel scammed by someone asking for what is probably only a meagre amount of money for his time spent seeing to your needs?

    • @akaginny7516
      @akaginny7516 Před měsícem +3

      And he makes a ton of $ on his channel

    • @scaringclaring5240
      @scaringclaring5240 Před měsícem +1

      Good point. Lots of times in our part of the world we we tip even when quite UNDESERVED - it's 90% self-serve - you line up, wait, order, pay, wait, pick up. There's no smile, no care, just entitlement. Yet, up comes the tip option guilting you into obliged tip.

  • @n0t0ryus
    @n0t0ryus Před 4 měsíci +47

    Kind of a dh move. When you go to these countries, don't expect someone to just spend a whole day with you for free. A little bit to us goes a long way for them.

  • @MaGmaRinE
    @MaGmaRinE Před 7 měsíci +106

    I hope you at least treat him to some food, dude walked with you for the whole day

    • @69alid
      @69alid Před 7 měsíci +1

      Did you?

    • @Ramxie35
      @Ramxie35 Před 7 měsíci +13

      he could, but also he dent have to. as the guy from the same country. it is much better to do for kindness than expecting to receive smthing. imo most Myanmar ppl do it for kindness and bc they want to show foreigners around the country without expecting anything.

    • @christopherstein2024
      @christopherstein2024 Před 3 měsíci +3

      He offered him food and he said he is full

  • @karenharrison885
    @karenharrison885 Před 9 měsíci +125

    I went to Myanmar in 1995. The country opened up in December 1994 to foreign independent travellers. The only building where I could phone home was the Strand Hotel. There was no internet, mobile phones and just state tv, though BBC was available. I was looked at in disbelief. People touched my skin. The sights still look familiar, but I was being watched. The standard of english was incredibly high as they were desperate for overseas influence. I saw Aun Sang Su Chi, but later formed my own opinion. British made buses plied the streets all brightly coloured and you could take a bottle of whisky and sell it at the market to pay for a month there.
    I was 30 years old, white and female from Australia, travelling alone.

    • @erenerdemir7923
      @erenerdemir7923 Před 7 měsíci +12

      very brave

    • @rumbatumblajambomambo6241
      @rumbatumblajambomambo6241 Před 7 měsíci +4

      I bet I could listen to your travel stories for hours and not a minute would be boring. Did you actually publish some kind of travel report with photos? Could be suuuper interesting to see it from a tourists eyes around that time. I was 6 in 1995 btw haha

    • @shogunatepena5302
      @shogunatepena5302 Před 7 měsíci +3

      You saw Chi? How? And what did you think of her?

    • @ksx612
      @ksx612 Před 7 měsíci +3

      Foreigners and seamen used to bring Duty Free Johnny walker whisky and cigarettes to paid for their hotels lol.
      My Uncle was gifted just a red label, sold it and yeah it worth way more than officeworker monthly work.

    • @qnk9957
      @qnk9957 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@rumbatumblajambomambo6241 i second this 🙋🏻‍♂️ and i was -1 in 1995 😅

  • @TunTun-xe5iv
    @TunTun-xe5iv Před 7 měsíci +60

    He's not scamming he just lazy to walk😂

    • @michaelkyle2150
      @michaelkyle2150 Před 2 měsíci

      That's probably why things at the river were closed, because by the time they got there it was practically evening.

  • @kuzoh5847
    @kuzoh5847 Před 7 měsíci +92

    The disappointment in the tour guides' "OK" after you played football with the locals had me dying😂😂😂

  • @xxthesarcasm
    @xxthesarcasm Před 7 měsíci +10

    Kudos to you for having an adventurous mind and venturing at to the unknown. Safe travels dude! Subscribed.

  • @davidshapiro4864
    @davidshapiro4864 Před 7 měsíci +4

    Soooo good!! 9:00 when he's blabbing in the selfie mode and you said "ok ok, thats enough" - really glad i stumbled upon your videos. love travel vlogs and SEA content

  • @avalancherok574
    @avalancherok574 Před 8 měsíci +130

    When Michael took the camera lol.. imagine if he had his own vlog with nothing but that.

    • @windows95_de
      @windows95_de Před 7 měsíci +14

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 id watch it

  • @ayekyithant2816
    @ayekyithant2816 Před 8 měsíci +172

    I'm really fking amazed by the tour guide dude. He's AMAZING. He's a fking hidden gem, speaking multiple languages

    • @androcityclan3052
      @androcityclan3052 Před 6 měsíci

      He’s literally a junkie that just wants to scam people.

    • @kerbygator
      @kerbygator Před 6 měsíci +56

      Yeah, and the cheapskate should have gave him a 20 spot for showing him around.

    • @dtreezy
      @dtreezy Před 6 měsíci +33

      @@kerbygator Yea that was weird I would have paid him as well... Even if money was his intention the entire time he seemed to actually behave like a tour guide would. maybe i watch harald baldr too much!

    • @abzshaker
      @abzshaker Před 5 měsíci

      @@dtreezynah you are gully correct haha the guy incested his time with this guy and he should atleast give him a bit of money

    • @reeseruss
      @reeseruss Před 5 měsíci

      yeah he still provided a service... dude could talk shit abt him all he wanted but at the end of the day he should have tipped the guy for his efforts@@dtreezy

  • @nangalice8436
    @nangalice8436 Před 8 měsíci +16

    Thank you for visiting and understanding for some inconvenience.
    We have Indian, Pakistani, Chinese, Burmese and Local Majority Ethnics cultures. 😅

  • @yoonlaehninthu
    @yoonlaehninthu Před 8 měsíci +9

    However, it is not a good time to visit Myanmar, I'm glad you were here. I really like your blog. Plus your editing skills look amazing.

  • @garrettmeyers4143
    @garrettmeyers4143 Před rokem +206

    When you are home and run into a foreign traveler I expect you to take them on a wild ride just like the ones you’ve been on 😂

    • @SmallBrainedAmerican
      @SmallBrainedAmerican  Před rokem +79

      it's my duty at this point 🫡

    • @gaarasama1719
      @gaarasama1719 Před 7 měsíci +3

      I have done this back home in Miami when encountering foreign tourists.
      Some of them have been pale as a sheet upon me returning them back to the relative safety of downtown or south beach where we met. 😅

    • @rumbatumblajambomambo6241
      @rumbatumblajambomambo6241 Před 7 měsíci

      man that would be my absolute biggest middle class white boy fantasy! haha Being taken into the hood by someone with cred. Eventho it's a drama and shows exactly how bad gang culture is in real life, the movie "blood in blood out" totally drew me into this world. But my white ass is probably safest over here in Germany haha@@gaarasama1719

    • @lavoiemaxime7601
      @lavoiemaxime7601 Před 6 měsíci

      Yes… Will involve c and s

    • @comosaycomosah
      @comosaycomosah Před 6 měsíci

      lmao this is pretty ngl@@gaarasama1719

  • @lizzietibbetts9021
    @lizzietibbetts9021 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Been binge watching your videos, you’re awesome ❤

  • @drukn_1973
    @drukn_1973 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Thank you for coming to Myanmar 🇲🇲🇲🇲🇲🇲🇲🇲

  • @epicbluerat9999
    @epicbluerat9999 Před 7 měsíci +36

    People from Myanmar are a different breed of people, wild, friendly, HILARIOUS.

    • @vincentstohr2216
      @vincentstohr2216 Před 6 měsíci

      I dont get why Thai people hate them.

    • @Jesicaah
      @Jesicaah Před 6 měsíci +3

      As a Burmese person I can confirm we are wild and hilarious

    • @Jesicaah
      @Jesicaah Před 6 měsíci

      @@vincentstohr2216 Oh really? I have a lot of Thai friends and I've never heard of that🤔

    • @vincentstohr2216
      @vincentstohr2216 Před 6 měsíci

      @@Jesicaah The internet is full of racist post and comments. Ofc it’s not every Thai person but a lot.

    • @C9BallSack
      @C9BallSack Před 2 měsíci

      @@vincentstohr2216im burmese and i think its because of the history. That’s it.

  • @sedoff1948
    @sedoff1948 Před 9 měsíci +5

    Another great video. A wonderful companion, Michael. And Yangon is my favorite city of all, Alexandria, Egypt a distant second. As far as betel nut goes, years ago on all the buses there were plastic bags in front of you to spit in. On second class busses you just spit out the window. The boat to Sittwe was covered on the sides with the nice juice stains. The Thais used to chew but now they’re ‘civilized’. You have reenergized me into seeing Yangon soon. Baobabed Lodge, below Sule Pagoda, SE, is a good hotel. $20 if you pay in Kyat, $30 in USD, including all you can eat breakfast buffet. Money change at the airport is a ripoff so change a $20 to get into town. Taxi fare from there or the bus station is 20000 kyat but I’ve done it a couple of times for 15000, 2500 kyat to the USD mid 2023 at the money changer in town. Change at any of the numerous money changers above Sule, East-West streets. They’re legit, unlike in the Bogyoke market years ago. No possibility to sell your kyat at the airport. Years ago the largest bill was equal to USD $1, so you’d have a stack of a hundred from $100. Myanmar ain’t cheap for hotels, though in Kalaw, à wonderful place despite the advent of motorcycles, one can have a room for $10ish, breakfast included. The one “benefit” of the military dictatorship is motorcycles are prohibited in Yangon. Apparently, this is due to once a wife of a military honcho being killed by a motorcyclist there. After Vietnam, a blessing Thanks again for the video.

  • @Komi8
    @Komi8 Před 7 měsíci +44

    When the guide spoke Japanese, it caught me off guard 😂

    • @rs9130
      @rs9130 Před 7 měsíci

      日本語話せわから😂

  • @adamlangdon2245
    @adamlangdon2245 Před 6 měsíci

    This channel is so cool. I've enjoyed watching your trip. Keep posting and traveling.. I dig the residency in Japan idea.

  • @Cactuspractice12
    @Cactuspractice12 Před 6 měsíci +12

    Michael is such a character, love him

  • @kennedycarey898
    @kennedycarey898 Před rokem +52

    My favorite part "Can I speak with this" lol

  • @cristiangomez7147
    @cristiangomez7147 Před 5 měsíci

    Honestly I never watch vlogs but I love these been binging for a couple days safe travels my friend.

  • @tkilla1202
    @tkilla1202 Před 7 měsíci +52

    Nice video.
    Don't expect to make friends as a tourist man, people are hungry and poor, and you're a tourist. Mike was a decent tour guide and you should have tipped him for his time. He might have made a dollar or two from your longi, but how much do you want to make from YT for this.
    Without the people, you have no content.
    Take a few leaves out of Harald Baldrs book, he's got it spot on.
    Not a rant against you brother, just a bit of constructive criticism from someone who's been on this side of the world for the last few decades.

    • @racoonfrenzy3617
      @racoonfrenzy3617 Před 7 měsíci +36

      I was hoping I’d see this comment. Yeah i was shocked that he didn’t tip him / give him *any* fkng money for guiding him around the entire day.
      An entitled Dick move. He’s exploiting the guy for content.
      I get that the local has some motives for making some cash, but come the fuck on! He was friendly and kept him away from danger.
      As a westerner, I’m embarrassed by this man’s sense of entitlement.

    • @OomegaLuL
      @OomegaLuL Před 7 měsíci +21

      ​@@racoonfrenzy3617he doesn't even want to give the kids some bucks but got the balls to ask for a high priced donation on his patreon.

    • @OomegaLuL
      @OomegaLuL Před 7 měsíci +6

      Shame on this guy.

    • @leee5487
      @leee5487 Před 5 měsíci +7

      Called him bro 20 times, but can't give a brother 1 dollar.

    • @barurubar3325
      @barurubar3325 Před 5 měsíci

      this guy is stingy af. if you watch some of his videos it’s really obvious. typical american

  • @fearlessandfar
    @fearlessandfar Před 7 měsíci +288

    Great adventures dude!

    • @SmallBrainedAmerican
      @SmallBrainedAmerican  Před 7 měsíci +11

      Thanks my brother 🙏 maybe we can work together on the next one.

    • @Apetso
      @Apetso Před 5 měsíci

      My homies got together 🤩🤩
      Oh plzzzz
      This must be everything I needed

    • @Assfucker0001
      @Assfucker0001 Před 5 měsíci +3

      ​@@SmallBrainedAmericanyou should have let Micheal keep talking

  • @MadsNordholm
    @MadsNordholm Před 9 měsíci +85

    No offense, but the irony of you saying ‘no’ to the begging children whilst your Patreon donations were scrolling by is priceless

    • @MrMastrsushi
      @MrMastrsushi Před 7 měsíci +20

      Seriously, just give them a fucking dollar. That's like $10 to them...

    • @OomegaLuL
      @OomegaLuL Před 7 měsíci +1

      Right?? Irony is impeccable

    • @matth227
      @matth227 Před 6 měsíci +5

      @@Eric-sr3oibrother they’re starving children what’s wrong with you

    • @KingKong-md2gq
      @KingKong-md2gq Před 6 měsíci +1

      He should have ask that guy cause he knows some really work as a tourist guide like how much is the service in the beginning so he can say no to it

    • @lipki
      @lipki Před 4 měsíci

      Most child beggers in developing countries are organised by crimainal gangs. Don't give them money. It will indirectly enourage child abductions.

  • @virgogirl684
    @virgogirl684 Před 7 měsíci +2

    cool video! Such a raw look of what life in myanmar is like

  • @blubb2514
    @blubb2514 Před 7 měsíci +15

    Michael deserved some compensation, he was your friend for the day. Sure you overpaid for the skirt, be smarter when haggling. He wasn't scamming you at all.

  • @sansisar
    @sansisar Před 7 měsíci +6

    I'm burmese watching this in UK
    Loved it

  • @gaarasama1719
    @gaarasama1719 Před 7 měsíci +29

    You should have let Michael record some more dude. He was spitting some knowledge.

  • @justposted3524
    @justposted3524 Před 3 měsíci

    The ppl there seem so friendly an welcoming

  • @Tinyten
    @Tinyten Před 4 měsíci +11

    That's just the way it goes usually. People like him need the money and try to earn a few bucks by helping tourists. If they do it like this guy it's fine for me. He has to get some money somehow.
    I'm surprised how many times people helped you on your journey and didn't ask for money. Absolute legends. But helping for money is the usual way in my experience.

  • @_MANASYt
    @_MANASYt Před 7 měsíci +7

    Was there for a month, lovely country and people 😎🙏

  • @Dlw-bz3wj
    @Dlw-bz3wj Před 6 měsíci

    Very nice videos, I enjoy your candidness, subscribed!

  • @kiettrinh8704
    @kiettrinh8704 Před 6 měsíci +6

    Sick Dude u spitt every where !!

  • @ValnirAesling
    @ValnirAesling Před 7 měsíci +58

    one of the few american youtubers that dont say: WOW AMAZING I LOVE IT everything is so wonderful to the most mundane things. this guy is quite critical. almost as if hes actually german.

    • @balddog470
      @balddog470 Před 7 měsíci

      I like geniue reaction

    • @dayz-tim4591
      @dayz-tim4591 Před 7 měsíci

      This guy is nothing but a genuine ass.@@balddog470

    • @rumbatumblajambomambo6241
      @rumbatumblajambomambo6241 Před 7 měsíci +8

      As a German: He looks like any other dude in our office haha

    • @windows95_de
      @windows95_de Před 7 měsíci

      😂

    • @rollitupmars
      @rollitupmars Před 6 měsíci

      @@rumbatumblajambomambo6241Because most white Americans come from Germany and Britain ….

  • @SiddheshMangela
    @SiddheshMangela Před 7 měsíci +10

    In India Betel nut is seen as more of a working class drug. And I have seen people doing everyday tasks like driving a car while chewing it. So I don't think it's going to be strong (never tried it though). But I have read that it's highly addictive.
    great content btw 👍

  • @Han_Hsu_Thway
    @Han_Hsu_Thway Před 7 měsíci

    I always watch your blogs in my free times and I really love your blogs🥰☺😇🤗....

  • @checkitout3199
    @checkitout3199 Před 6 měsíci

    Nice travel vlogs mate, keep em coming.👍

  • @chrisespi39
    @chrisespi39 Před 3 měsíci +8

    Brother... he kept you protected and made sure you were in the right spot at the right time...... thats the whole point is to pay the poor man at the end... you kinda fucked up a days work for the Michael..

  • @williamcarson5274
    @williamcarson5274 Před 7 měsíci +10

    You really did him dirty in the thumbnail. Btw, i'm Myanmar

  • @pj-vq3by
    @pj-vq3by Před 7 měsíci +19

    I went to Myanmar 13 years ago
    I remember flying in and landing on the worst international runway ive seen, with massive potholes all over the runway etc
    I didn't particularly like Yangon due to the Betel nut spit all over the place, and very dirty...but outside of the major cities it was the best country ive ever been and the nicest people
    Inle lake was my highlight, we did a 3 day trek to the lake
    We were followed by state spies or similar who would constantly ask us where we were going and why etc...
    still, i cant wait to go back

    • @htetaungshine2001
      @htetaungshine2001 Před 7 měsíci +4

      Now is not the good time to come.But please come visit again when things are more stable.

    • @Jesicaah
      @Jesicaah Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@htetaungshine2001 Yes, my mom wanted to go back to myanmar to start a country life again but it is very dangerous right now, we are trying to support the pdf people

    • @Zavier_the_boy
      @Zavier_the_boy Před 4 měsíci

      Pls support the pdf​@@Jesicaah

  • @wrongthink1212
    @wrongthink1212 Před 7 měsíci +20

    Bruh, I hope you have him a little $ at least.... yeah I get that it sort of feels 'scammy' but it's cause your small amount of $ can mean a huge amount to them. Westerners (I myself am one ...) gotta get over that feeling and shell out a few $ (not a huge amount....and as long as it's in your budget, of course) and just be happy with life.

    • @wrongthink1212
      @wrongthink1212 Před 7 měsíci +1

      The thing is that it's likely gonna be the 'good' / subtle "scammers" that get more from you by pretending they don't want anything (cause they learn what works with foreigners ....) . End of the day just lose the ego a bit which is what's causing you not to get "scammed" (for like $5-10$)..

  • @mikej8812
    @mikej8812 Před 7 měsíci +8

    Bro I hope you paid that guy. I'm American do you walk around with people, show them the neighborhood, where to get food and drugs all day for free? He's a tour guide not a scam

    • @Unawareparrot
      @Unawareparrot Před 5 dny

      He's not a fkn tour guide. 😂 He's a random dude who wanted to have a good time and get paid to do something the CZcamsr didn't ask him to LOL

  • @antareschen4451
    @antareschen4451 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Myanmar is religiously diverse and undiscriminated country. Like he mentioned you will find church, mosque, Hindu, Chinese and Buddhist temple almost everywhere across the country.

  • @jivaro77
    @jivaro77 Před 4 měsíci +1

    yeah things are much cooler back in 1985, been flying to Mandalay and Pagan, friendly people.

  • @DahSkinniestKEECAT
    @DahSkinniestKEECAT Před 7 měsíci +7

    little kids begging for monehy too get food while he puts his patreon on the screen so he can tour the world. Shits kinda fucked up

  • @lisalarsen2384
    @lisalarsen2384 Před 5 měsíci +16

    Michael is iconic for shouting himself out like that 😂😂😂

  • @kurtwiredd
    @kurtwiredd Před 8 měsíci +5

    I love whoever added the subtitles 😅 8:58

  • @nikfish9743
    @nikfish9743 Před 8 měsíci

    Man .. I like your videos !!!! Mingalar parr🙏

  • @BLUDDYknucklez
    @BLUDDYknucklez Před 7 měsíci +14

    lol i love how unintentionally & unwittingly condescending and disrespectful the host was to the people and their community / culture. XD

  • @ilsecakes7262
    @ilsecakes7262 Před 10 měsíci +15

    Awwwww “you’re very cute🥺 but no”

  • @EdwardNY8
    @EdwardNY8 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Another good video, so I'm debating to try the bettle nut package I can buy here, (honest opinion) is the feeling worth it? Thanks in advance and see you on the next adventure

  • @kjcl90
    @kjcl90 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Your channel is underrated

  • @priyomoirangthem7818
    @priyomoirangthem7818 Před 7 měsíci

    This Muslim friend is very entertaining. Very lovely. Very lovely.
    Love from Manipur, India.

  • @kevinhaid6211
    @kevinhaid6211 Před 5 měsíci +21

    I just recently found your channel and have been catching up on your videos here and there over this horrifically drab weekend..fun to watch and I do hope you do more..that said..did you really not expect michael to ask you for money? 😂..I honestly felt like he was rather pleasant about it, most are not so kind and most definitely wouldn’t spend a penny of their own on you without asking for repayment immediately. To look like a walking scam target is one thing (not much you can do there boss, they’re gonna assume you have money any way you go about life in these places)..but to shun a dude for asking for a couple bucks (the guy would have probably been happy with a $5-10 for flips sake) when he didn’t really do you any worse than any other dude who jumps on obvious tourists..dunno 🤔.
    Not that he was a sweetheart or anything, pretty obvious that he was trying to do what he could for his local friends and business owners on the dollars that he definitely thought you had..just gotta be more aware of that sort of thing, they’re out for themselves and their own long before a random tourist from a western country. Be trusting sure, but don’t knock people for doing the obvious in the end like it’s a bad thing 😂. This has been the experience of the traveling western white dude for the past 60 years.

    • @ratmaster5
      @ratmaster5 Před 5 měsíci +6

      yeah this guy is pretty cheap throughout his entire videos always penny pinching the locas

  • @johnscott6481
    @johnscott6481 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Not a scam, its the arrangement, he was a stranger,you need help from him, compensation is a thing,not sure its so sinister as much as fact of life. If it becomes too much say no,but don't take it personal or think its scam. You should know what it is when you step onto the land

  • @knusprigepommes7877
    @knusprigepommes7877 Před 7 měsíci

    only 3 1/2 minutes in and i LOVE this video.

  • @nyizaw8335
    @nyizaw8335 Před 7 měsíci +1

    The Longyi lady with beautiful eyes is clearly one of our Indian-Myanmar citizens. They do have the beautiful eyes that we see in Bollywood movies. We do have lots of mixed culture in downtown :D

  • @docpug6861
    @docpug6861 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Interestingly, the narrator keeps on saying "no, I don't have money" to the kids begging, but he himself is begging for money for his travels.. His videos are fun to watch, though. I love his fun and easy way of travelling. Keep on traveling!

  • @CluelessCanadian12
    @CluelessCanadian12 Před 9 měsíci +10

    Hey! I'm about to leave on a big trip. Canadian dude. Traveling east from Istanbul to Vietnam, a little nervous about passing through India into Myanmar. Is it advisable? Did you have a lot of trouble beyond what we see in the videos? Any advice you can lend I'm happy to receive.

    • @htet346
      @htet346 Před 8 měsíci +13

      Hi! I am from Myanmar. I would like to suggest you to avoid Myanmar this time. Many parts of Myanmar are volatile right now. There are explosions and clashes here and there. Follow your government's advice. Come back next time when this nightmare is over.

    • @cookeat6419
      @cookeat6419 Před 8 měsíci +7

      Hi,I'm Myanmar local.I would like to suggest please do not travel in Myanmar unless you necessary.

    • @PaulusDeKalebouter
      @PaulusDeKalebouter Před 7 měsíci +4

      ​​@@cookeat6419​@tht5786
      The people of Burma are amazing and one of the friendliest I've met during my travels. My heart is crying. I wish you and your families and all Burmese people strength, good health and love. ❤

  • @whaidRiyal
    @whaidRiyal Před 10 měsíci +1

    Love from Bangladesh

  • @matthewwinchester2804
    @matthewwinchester2804 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I love your videos man, if you ever come and revisit Myanmar by any chance, I would love to show you around for free.

  • @redfule
    @redfule Před 11 měsíci +3

    Have to try everything when traveling 👍

  • @superjodokus
    @superjodokus Před 7 měsíci +15

    people give you money for making videos, yet you dont even give a tiny tip to someone spending all day with you in good humor.

    • @samundio6057
      @samundio6057 Před 7 měsíci +1

      channel name is small brained American for a reason

    • @ksx612
      @ksx612 Před 7 měsíci +2

      After he said all the shit to the guy ears. Extra rude lol
      Real tour guide would put him in his place

    • @victoriavelus3916
      @victoriavelus3916 Před 5 měsíci +6

      ​@@ksx612but this guy used him for content he carried the whole vid LITERALLY he was not boring, I think he should've gave him some cash

    • @ksx612
      @ksx612 Před 5 měsíci +6

      @@victoriavelus3916 Exactly, youtuber is extremely rude. He acted the same way in other video in beach town too. The man is friendly af and I wish I can have someone like him when visiting somewhere.

  • @Hero007K
    @Hero007K Před 7 měsíci

    Love from Myanmar💜

  • @ShinyMerman
    @ShinyMerman Před 7 měsíci

    Yangon is nice but if you can make it to H'Paan the countyside is very beautiful and Kawgon cave is breathtaking

  • @r.h.7338
    @r.h.7338 Před 4 měsíci +8

    Loving the videos until I watched this one. Conner, you've been travelling for a few years so you can't still be that naive. In what city would you find a guide to show you around for free, particularly in an impoverished part of the world? You should've given Michael $5 - $10 or told him you didn't need his help as soon as he approached you. Bad call man, bad call.

  • @stivensdeeb6740
    @stivensdeeb6740 Před 7 měsíci +2

    If any children ask you for money, don't give it to them. If the person gives it to you, they will regret it.❤

  • @jiji7250
    @jiji7250 Před 4 měsíci +2

    this video was just wholesome until you denied him even just a little tip , bro was genuine and seemed to enjoy hanging out with u.

  • @JulianAlenjandro
    @JulianAlenjandro Před 8 měsíci +3

    First Thing I Really Thank U......For Always Visit Our Country ❤🇲🇲

    • @htetkooohtetkooo7723
      @htetkooohtetkooo7723 Před 7 měsíci +1

      ကွမ်းစားတက်နေပီ အဒီဘဲ

    • @theinthanhlan3582
      @theinthanhlan3582 Před 5 měsíci +1

      ​စေတနာကို​ နိုင်ငံနဲ့ချီပြီ​ ​ဝေတနာ​ တွေ​ပေးသွားတဲ့ဘဲပါ ။ ကပ်ဆီးကုပ်တာ က ၉+±+

  • @hpnatised3368
    @hpnatised3368 Před 7 měsíci +3

    I like how Moca started speaking Japanese randomly

  • @montesbee4972
    @montesbee4972 Před 6 měsíci

    Very funny. This guy Completed your Myanmar trip 👌

  • @mervinreyes306
    @mervinreyes306 Před 7 měsíci

    I like your tour guide bro !

  • @maungnaythitlinntun6748
    @maungnaythitlinntun6748 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Dine dine is the Burmese sound effect for shooting

  • @austincho2152
    @austincho2152 Před 8 měsíci +18

    I am so sorry for myanmar guy try to scam. This should not happen 😢. I'm from Myanmar.

    • @zerefplayz7532
      @zerefplayz7532 Před měsícem

      Relax brother you do know some lone gyi can go up to 60k right???

  • @dhooter
    @dhooter Před 6 měsíci

    The Delorian time machine is in Miramar? Swear I heard the Flux Capsitor alarm.

  • @lonskichannel350
    @lonskichannel350 Před 3 měsíci +1

    hope you visit the philippines soon

  • @edw9673
    @edw9673 Před 7 měsíci +176

    Michael was the only interesting thing in this video that got over 80K views. Who got scammed?🤔

    • @nataliejohnson1467
      @nataliejohnson1467 Před 7 měsíci +1

      😂😂

    • @carsena1318
      @carsena1318 Před 6 měsíci +33

      im saying, he should have given him at least a little money

    • @IndigenousPonchoGames
      @IndigenousPonchoGames Před 6 měsíci +12

      500k views, 11 mins, high retention video type - probably pulled about 2k adsense so far

    • @chupito16
      @chupito16 Před 5 měsíci +15

      The video couldn't have been made without Michael, and then this guy is making all the money off his efforts smh

    • @IndigenousPonchoGames
      @IndigenousPonchoGames Před 5 měsíci +15

      @chupito16 the video also couldn't have been made without the person taking the video, who did not ask michael for anything, and it's definitely smart to be wary as an American tourist - both your safety and your money

  • @italogiardina8183
    @italogiardina8183 Před 7 měsíci +7

    Those guides if characters in parts of south east Asia bring Asian values and should be given fiat cash for their part in the vlog that would other wise be a Western interpretive rant.

  • @budgetking2591
    @budgetking2591 Před 4 měsíci

    Micheal is a great guy.

  • @nanmahtweofficial
    @nanmahtweofficial Před 8 měsíci

    You can think of buying Longyi as supporting local people.

  • @ravinepz
    @ravinepz Před 9 měsíci +19

    If someone guiding you and being super friendly,,time to stay away the scammers 😂

    • @Ceelxaar
      @Ceelxaar Před 20 dny

      He was not a scammer, he just asked him 5 dollars and this guy is very cheap. The tour guy was sweet and very kind and he even paid his food

  • @motherhoodsbeauty9279
    @motherhoodsbeauty9279 Před 7 měsíci +3

    The guy can even speak Japanese, amazing

  • @angelahodge6902
    @angelahodge6902 Před 6 měsíci

    😁 loved it when he started blogging

  • @user-ep7bn6yy3f
    @user-ep7bn6yy3f Před 7 měsíci

    Love u from myanmar❤

  • @Clutcch
    @Clutcch Před 10 měsíci +10

    the tour guide was trippin lol