Yes, and he'll die off in a decade or so and the younger (more sensible) people will have the opportunity to do things better. Same applies to Putin, Lukashenko, Xi, Kim, ...
Yup, crap eating grin and total lack of knowledge and logic on grand display, as always with this type. He totally contradicted himself at least twice, which is also common. I have seen that vein popping moron on Russian propaganda TV do that in the SAME sentence, more than once.
as Latvian, I'm sorry for our weather. We will try our best to improve, talk to rain, and make Maria's next experience visiting our country as good as we possibly can.
best part that capitals are 400km between and she has the same climate, she probably went to Latvia for 1 day and it was raining, now she assumes it rains 365 days in a year
my thought exactly, she's cute but was clearly desperate to find any country she dislike for a lame reason, which makes her even more cute in my eyes lmao
I live in Scotland where it doesnt stop raining, but i dont necessarily think that rain is depressing. i was just pointing out the backwards statement @@Failman-xy6ge
@@goblin3val You don't think that constant rain is depressing because you don't live in a sunny country or area. When you are used to having lots of sun hours with no clouds and no rain and you get to a place where it's always raining or cloudy then you will get depressed for sure
The last guy who says there is no democracy in Ukraine, Germany, England and America, but says about his own country "You won't be in jail unless you're going to scream in the street, `Demolish the president`". 🤦🏼♀I live in one of those countries and can literally scream that into my president's face and nothing will happen.
Daaang ... all these people in US with FJB stickers on their cars should be in jail and there are 1000s. I just cannot imagine having F... Aleksander Lukashenko or F... Vladimir Putin stickers on their cars.
My mans Ivan is a prime example of confident but confused and he doesn't even realize it. Says there's no freedom of speech in other countries but there is in Belarus, yet gives two counterarguments on his own and then shifts to a different topic when confronted with his own contradiction
Or else he realizes that he doesn't have freedom of speech, and dances around the topic to avoid being jailed. These people have a finely-tuned ability to "double-speak" to keep out of prison. A born & raised American has difficulty even comprehending how hard that would be.
I think it shows very well what propaganda can do. He doesn't sound stupid, just misguided by false information from sources that he thinks are trustworthy. As he says, ordinary people do not want war. He also thinks that it is the Ukrainians that bombs civilians, and therefor he does not like their leadership. I mean.. if that is what he is told by the news on TV and, it is hard to blame him for thinking that. He even says that he doesn't like countries that doesn't have democracy, and I guess that is understandable in itself. He has just been fed lies about his own countrys democracy and how it works in other countries.
Every boomer is like that. My parents in Czechia are now like this as well, all they read are hoax mails, and russian propaganda on facebook. Weird times
4:32 Wow what a logical and beautiful response given by this young lady. I really wish we all can have a mentality like her instead of judging others countries based on the stereotypes which are centuries old now.
@@ABOBA-jh4nx economically definitely. Climate wise no, but they are really not so different. Average annual amount of sunhours in Riga: 1760 h, Minsk: 1780 h. While Madrid: 2740 h and Nicosia 3362 h.
Aside from the last old guy (whom I would characterize the same as a brainwashed Russian) I thought most of the others had a nuanced world view within their own lived experiences, and thought about the question being asked, rather than a Pavlovian response. You can detect a difference in the responses between the Belorusians and the Russians from your other videos. Well done Daniil, and Thanks for doing these informal surveys.
He’s not wrong on the fact that governments get away with way too much even in the west and common people have little say about many issues they face. However…if I was him I’d worry more about his own country, it’s far from perfect.
@@cookie450 What? Atleast there are elections were you can have your vote to change the current leaders. And he said that you cant say what you want in the west. Yet in the next sentence he said that there were "100 000" people protesting? Im sorry, but you are totally wrong here.
@@cookie450No. He is completely deluded. In the west if people are not satisfied with their leaders they can show them the way out within 4 to 5 years average. Now answer please: How many years Lukachenko is in charge? How many years Putin is in charge? I hope you can se clearly now.
Hehe dobrze powiedziane :D ale az w szoku jestem, że Białorusini maja swoje zdanie. Myślałem, że sa zmanipulowani a to jednak tylko ich rząd odpierdala a ludzie normalni się wydają.
I don’t think he is wrong he is just looking from the perspective Ukraine started it in 2014 and west helping Ukraine, then the west mindset “unprovoked war on Ukraine”
И я рад и приятно удивлен, что про Польшу никто ничего не сказал. Политические отношения Польши и Беларуси как отношения собаки и кошки, они ненавидят друг друга, но мы, граждане, знаем, что мы близкие соседи. В Польше белорус как брат. Вы очень близки к нам. Мы уважаем белорусов, и я надеюсь, что добрые отношения между гражданами будут длиться вечно. Сердечно приветствую белорусов из Польши и помню, что мы никогда не должны позволять нашим политикам спорить и разделять нас.
@@AngryKittens and what kind of name do you have? 🤣 here we chose the name we want to 😊 well, if you ever have enough courage to come over to Minsk, we can meet. And you'll make sure for yourself.
There were massive protests in the UK about the Iraq invasion. Other than a few people at both ends of the political spectrum, I think there's overall support for Ukraine and their right to exist as a free nation. There have been price rises but I think people are willing to accept that as the price for stopping a country being erased from the map
Denmark here ... The latest survey in Denmark reveal that an overwhelming majority still support sending more weapons to help Ukraine. 80% were in favor of sending more arms to Ukraine, while 10% said they were ambivalent. Only 7% were against sending more weapons to Ukraine, while 3% said they weren’t sure. Even among the voters from the two most far-left wing parties in the parliament, 66% and 68% are in favor of donating more weaponry, while only 19% and 12% are against. The most left-wing of the two parties, that used to be against NATO and NATO membership have also changed their stand, now being all for NATO and a NATO membership, at least for the time being, due to Putin's invasion of Ukraine, for which they find no valid excuse.
@@agffans5725 As usual, I learn something about Denmark and it's completely positive. I've said it before and I'll say it again: the world needs more Denmark. Denmark should have 200m people.
@@dixonpinfold2582 .. well, Denmark and the average Dane can afford being "benevolent" and do not need fighting among each other because of higher food prices or higher interest rates and both gas and oil is way on it's way out anyway, being replaced by renewables. I mean, the minimum wage in Russia is 15,000 rubles a month = around $202. I personally make between $221 to $385 just working one day a month, depending on the hours and day of the week, and my present job is nothing fancy with no degree required, even though I do have one. Here in Denmark we do not have minimum wage laws, and so the government stay out of the labor market and multinational corporations hold no political power around here, but we have very strong labor unions, which is also why even a multinational company like McD have to pay their unskilled burger flippers a minimum $22 an hour + 6 weeks fully paid vacation, fully paid sick leave, paid maternity leave, and a pension scheme.
Тоже хочется сказать американцам когда они говорят что русские очень хмурые Вот какое вам лять дело хмурый я или какой, я обязан ходить так же как вы с тупой улыбкой и у всех спрашивать "как дела?" хотя мне на самом деле обсолютно плевать?
На самом деле это странно, потому что поляков принято не любить, не потому что страна или люди плохие, а из-за польского темперамента скорее. Был в Варшаве - прекрасный город. К белорусам хорошо относятся.
Yes, but "in those terrible western countries where hundreds of thousands can demonstrate to voice their political opinion they clearly dont have free speech" :D Makes total sense his world view, totally internally consistent...
Greetings from Romania! First time I ever heard a foreigner calling us sad! Maybe not smiling on the streets, but it seems to be Eastern European culture. Or maybe she visited Romania during some bleak winter days. If we don't smile at strangers does not mean we are sad. And economically at present we do so much better than Belorusia. And live in a free country. Anyway, great job, Daniil, and interviewing Belorussians gave me happier vibes than the Russian interviews.
Romania is a sad country that's failed to progress since its Revoluția de Crăciun. I'd put Bulgaria right next to it as another sad country with sad people.
@@fuchsiaswing8545 Nope. Before that ”revolution” it was way worse. I lived those times, when we needed to line up in huge queues to buy a package of butter, a liter of milk, some eggs, some meat etc. Not to mention the obligation to praise the leaders (or face beating, unemployment and/or prison for not complying). True, the first few years after the collapse of the communist regimes in Easter Europe were very bad - as after any crush; but once we bounced back things improved drastically.
Romania ranks 28th in World Happiness Report 2022, Belarus 65th, Russia 80th. Romanian economy is 8X bigger than in 2000. Many Russians/Belarusians stick to Ceaușescu or even World War 2, lol. Their televisions also brainwash against the EU...
@@fuchsiaswing8545 I dont know what you define as a ''sad'' country but in this video's context, the average wage in Belarus is 600 USD while in Romania 1500 USD, it seems like a pretty big difference.
5:05 That's an interesting statement for me, I've always experienced the Romanians as one of the most positive people in the former Eastern bloc. For example, on average, Russians, Belarusians and Poles seem much sadder to me than Romanians.
@@philipdupont2308 Exacly what gergogaal says, I've been to Bucharest and Cluj and met some Romanians here in Germany and overall they seem happier than people from slavic countries. I'm not talking about the countries and if you think badly about the Russian people because of the war, you're just lost.
@@romanz9342 Search "Budapest Memorandum." In return for Ukraine giving up its entire nuclear arsenal to Russia in 1994, Russia, the UK and the U.S. agreed to honor and safeguard Ukraine's borders. The U.S. and the UK are doing that. Russia has violated that collection of agreements.
As a UK citizen I can definitely say I have never ever heard any UK politician or individual say they want Russian resources. And, the guy with the woolen hat clearly watches state TV as he had everything upside down.
If you don’t want Russian resources you could have clearly reflected it through providing Russia with security guarantees that Putin asked for prior to the war.
Hello, on 05:14 the women told about Romania they live sad People. Romania is my neighbor Country…a very nice and beautiful Country with Friendly People, Good Food and Great music. Love from Serbia 🇷🇸♥
Great video! For some reason I expected the people of Belarus to be similar in thought and demeanor to the many Russians we see on this channel, but overall there seems to be a greater diversity of opinion and as a whole the people seem much happier. Not what I expected at all, but all we usually hear about Belarus in western media is something related to Lukashenko and corruption. Hope to see more of this in the future in other former Soviet states in the Russian sphere of influence, it's very interesting
Смешно наблюдать как европейцы, не разу не бывавшие в России, смотря только то что им хотят показать делают такие серьёзные выпады и предъявы Будьте объективны, если русские по вашему мнению зомби которых настроили против Европы, то вы недалеко ушли, и вас всех просто настроили против России, как нас, зомби
I’m glad to learn more about Belarusian citizens. They look happier than russian people and they are not afraid to opine about any subject. Good luck for all of them.
Ah, this is music to my ears. From what I have gathered from my informational wanderings, the Belarusian people are not brainwashed like many Russians are. It's really gratifying to see that in person. Thanks, 1420 :)
If anything, Belarus will probably be the next to thrash around for independence after Ukraine. Considering the disastrous electoral "campaign" of 2020, and the million-wide protests afterwards, plus the large amounts of trained Belarussian volunteers fighting in Ukraine, I'd assume that once their army gets destroyed and is in no shape to rescue Luka again, all those lads with AKs would be extremely happy to give the last dictator of Europe his much-deserved Ceaușescu treatment.
@@eroder61 as in Russia it seems a major criterion is age and source of information. If you’re sitting around all day watching nothing but RT you’ll be spouting nonsense too, whether you’re Russian or Belorussian.
Oh my. I'm being a huge huge fan of Belarus now. I always thought they were zombies like Russians, but its the total opposite. These folks got a brain its great to see.
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Did you not see the huge anti government protests some years ago?
Belarusians were always way more open minded and just more kind people than Russians or Ukrainians in Poland where I live. I guess it's just because of our bad history between Poland, Ukraine and Russia.
Yea, they had a major democratic uprising a few years ago and nearly accomplished regime change even though they had no help, whatsoever, from allies in the government. It was only with Putin's help that Lukashenko managed to suppress his people back into quiet obedience, and he did so with incredible brutality.
@@bloodkelp Again, what does it mean? I know what cope means, but the sentence, cope Jew makes no sense. Do you mean, 'cope, Jew', as in coping or, to cope? Notice the comma, without the comma it's a nonsensical statement.
These last few videos done in Belarus have been very interesting - the difference between the vibes from the Russian interviews is quite noticeable. They certainly smile more, are more animated, and don't show signs of being too nervous to answer truthfully.
Политическая предвзятость В жизни вы бы не отличили Беларусь от России в реальности, не зная где что И может сначало попытаетесь отличить нервы от реакции на неожиданный вопрос посреди улицы?
Loving that people in Belarus generally don't blame a full country for the government's fault. The message of a human being able to integrate in and love every country of the world must be spread out, because we must live in harmony together.
@@parabalani I’ve been waiting for some 🐓to point that out. Belarusian, Russian all the same to me. Let’s face it putin calls the shots in both countries.
Im glad poland was not mentioned here. I've never been to belarus myself but in all honesty I hold nothing against that country or its peoples. Cheers from Poland 🇵🇱
It's a little biased tho, belarusians are geographically and ethnically closer to the west. It's hard to hate for example Lithuania or Poland when half of your family is from there
@@glebskachko1811 If you're from the region, you should better than calling our personal experiences biased bc of ethnicity. And fyi, my family comes from past German and Austro-Hungarian occupied territories.
@@glebskachko1811 This is the most stupid thing I've ever heard. Belarus is closer to Russia than any other country. They have the same language, the same race (Eastern Slavs), and most Belarusians have families in Russia. Then who do you mean by "the West"? Do you classify Poland as being from the "West"?You can hate Russia and you can give your opinion about it. But there is a difference between giving your opinion and giving misleading information
@Congruent Cat I know quite a couple of lovely Russian people :) I could go on explaining where I live now (not Poland, wow!) and whom I encountered, but I can already tell you are a sad person with sad perceptions. All the hugs to you, hope you will see the world in less bitter colours!
Не удивлен. Единственное что меня удерживает от антисемитизма- знание что в партии большевиков половина состава были евреи. А так смотря на политику Израиля…. Даже не знаю что сделают соседи с вами если у вас вдруг сломается ваше ПВО.
Ikr..Not from this dimension, I can tell you that..the luckily fewer or declining 21st century-misplaced living ultranationalists be like....that,you see..That's genuinely sad..😬🤙👍🤟💎🌈
you watch NATO propaganda and believe that you are good. He watches Russian propaganda and believes that they are good. How do you not understand that you are just the same)
I'm italian, I live in Roma, and I really appreciate what you do with this interviews. You let us understand better our eastern european brothers. Spasibo Daniil.
Says "in England you can't complain against the government" [paraphrase] Then says [also paraphrase] "millions of the English are complaining about the government". 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yes, I love the ignorance. If the English, and the other European nations were locked up for complaining about the government, there would be millions of prisoners. Whereas, in Mad Vlad's Russia, they are locked up, or sent to fight in a war. Welcome back to the USSR.
The idea that Britain has ever "tried to destroy" Belarus is bizarre. The vast majority would barely have heard of the place before the current war, and we have never had any interests there. In WWII thousands of British seamen died on the Arctic convoys keeping the Soviets supplied with the materiel they needed to defeat the Nazis - and much of it ended up in Belarus. This guy seems to be blindly swallowing Kremlin propaganda.
Is not bizarre. The Russian media he watches always points fingers to imaginary scapegoats. Did UK help Ukraine? That means it wants to destroy Russia and Belarus and steal their resources! (that's the fractured logic Big Brother uses).
@@ionbrad6753 I said that the __idea__ was bizarre. Clearly, he could only have got it from Ruzzian propaganda, but that doesn't make it any less idiotic.
I'm from the UK and I'd just like to apologise to the Beluruss and Russian people on behalf of my country for trying to steal your stuff, whatever stuff it is we're trying nick.
Just a quick one to the guy who hates Great Britain, you are not even on our radar buddy, no one here gives Belarus a second thought, or a first one for that matter.
@@lucianboar3489 But when thousands of commentators under this and other similar videos decide that they certainly know better how people live in Belarus and Russia, you are unlikely to repeat your phrase. Calling other countries “disgusting and bad” for you and other people like you is normal, but when people said the same thing about your country, it’s not funny anymore, right? And how naive it is to think that in your country, in USA, in France, in UK etc everything is absolutely perfect, but in Russia and Belarus everyone is so sad and people live there badly, and in general they are all poor and unhappy there. So actively shout about propaganda in these countries, but forget that propaganda was, is and will be in all countries, and in yours too.
Refreshingly free-thinking people, apart from the nutter at the end! Belarussians in the main seem far more level-headed and balanced than a lot of the Russian characters who have contributed to your videos. I am grateful to everyone who shares an opinion, and to you and your team for editing and putting out these fascinating snapshots from our troubled times
If a country didn't have a nutter running free among the sane, I'd be concerned where they're keeping them. There's always a "gargoyle on the outside of churches", playing their part of the whole.
@@romanz9342 there already was an American block at their border, or the border of their allies and sympathisers. Norway, west Germany, Greece and Turkey from NATOs inception. Conversely, if we turn the tables, NATO today respect the sovereignty of Russian sympathisers like Venezuela, Cuba, Kaliningrad, Serbia, and Armenia, who currently are directly on NATOs border. Why isn't NATO aggressively conquering these lands? If NATO acted like Russia, you'd see invasions right now... but you don't. Why? Furthermore, Finland, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Northern Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Sweden, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, and Poland are and have not been a threat to Russian and her closer Russian friends. There's an imaginary world where NATO somehow will conquer, but as they've wrought, that's an illusion created for Putin and his cabal of dictators to stay in power indefinitely. NATO doesn't conquer. Countries choose peacefully yo either join or abstain on their own accord. I wish Russia would do the same. 🤝
Well,that depends,because people appreciate something after they lost it.And depends what type of democracy are you mentioning,since they are a lots of types. In my country,Bulgaria,an pseudo democratic ruling is absolute s*it,ask the older people and they all want the old times,because back then there was a job for everyone,that's not lazy,MUCH BETTER education and healthcare,far better than the decay we are seeing now,being the fastest shrinking country ,our peak was back in 1985,population being 9 million,and now we're under 7 million. Another example of "democracy" are Syria,Lybia,Iran and so on,wherever USA goes to "bring democracy" nothing good follows. They are treating the Latin America like s*hit,sanctions and embargoes are suffocating them,but that's for their own good,maybe,huh. Russia is an aggressor,so what is the USA? Who's economy can't live without wars,without the petrodollar,without poking their noses worldwide. So don't rush into the so called "democracy". What type of free and fair world market is that,one country to tell everybody's private businesses,that they invested millions and billions in Russia,that they have to leave? How democratic..... They decided that Huawei is being number one,and made Google ban them? Decided that they are making too much and forced european goverments to stop their 5G network? And I'm giving some very light examples,RU-vid is not the platform to spill in all out. With all that being said,don't rush with the democracy,and I'm sorry,English is not my first language.
Вопрос вообще некорректный, мне вот Россия очень нравится: в Карелии офигенно, от Алтая дух захватывает, простые люди очень душевные и открытые. А вот с государственным устройством не повезло. Я так понял тут вопрос про политику, а не про страну, так вот и спрашивайте какое государство вам не нравится
aia nu a vizitat Romania in viata ei, o fi din RM si de ciuda ca nu a obtinut cetatenia a zis si ea ca suntem tristi :)))), daca Romania e trista si saraca pai Belarus e campion
Sadly old generation (not all of course) have some level of antisemitism. There are bad stereotypes about us jews that we are greedy and cunning, but as a jew i have never been discriminated or insulted in Belarus for my ethnicity.
For the guy hating the UK let me just assure you. We are not your enemy, we don’t want to destroy you, we all forgot you even existed to be honest so stop worrying.
Henry Ford: "Customers can order my Ford-T cars in any color, as long as it's black." Leftover guy from Soviet times: "You can protest and shout on the streets, as long as you don't want to hurt our president's interests."
@@marc6344 unfortunately, it may be even worse if he dies, since there are a lot of agreements with russia, after his death all the power goes to putin. The country must be liberated while the dictator is still alive
@@Star-lv1gk He said they have freedom of speech if they don't speak loud against the president lol :))))) LOOOOOOOLLL and that people in West don't have freedom because they are protesting, LOOOOOOOOOOLLL, Ivan is a dumb muthafacka. And so are you apparently.
Romanian here, that lady had valid criticisms, romanians have very little but that's also because of the shared history with eastern europe and what similar countries went through. Lots of people are sad because they know life could easily be better and the country is nowhere near its actual potential, so the expectations are far higher than reality. Still, Romania is a paradise compared to Belarus - on anything basically.
@@crs1234a Some people are in denial to the point where they see no issues though they are neck deep in the septic tank. That was my point, Romania is not that deep in it, but we're still there, which frustrates a lot of people. Yeah it made a lot of progress in 30 years since communism fell but there's no excuse for what the country lacks right now. In a way, compared to Belarus, we get to have the luxury of judging (and pursuing) our progress and efforts.
It was ridiculous coming from a Belarusian. Seriously, her mercantile mind couldn't even process the possibility of people not being the same as what she thinks people should behave so "obviously" it's because they "have little". And that nonsense about opportunities.. Directly out of Kremlin's propaganda she either watched directly or chewed in Belarusian sauce. Seriously, I'm not Romanian and I laughed at her delusional behind.
Romania ranks 28th in World Happiness Report 2022 (2nd in the East after Czech Republic and already happier than Spain, Italy, etc). Belarus 65th, Russia 80th. Romanian economy is 8X bigger than in 2000. Many Russians/Belarusians stick to Ceaușescu or even World War 2, lol. Their televisions also brainwash against the EU...
@@goguu7788 I wouldn't count the global happiness index as a serious resource on the real life and feelings of people. There are places where it's bad omen to say that you are happy or even content with your life
5:10 Funny she thinks Romania is a country of sad people. In the 2021 Happiness index (World Happiness Report), Romania ranked 27 out of 141 countries. Belarus and Russia ranked 64 and 78. I guess she must have visited the country a long time ago.
The happiness index doesent mean shit I live in Romania and I cant say about every city but in Bucharest you can see alot of sad faces when you walk especially the older generation and I heard many people complainig about it in comparasion to other countries. The crazy comunism we had in romania really fuck people mentality up for generations so your argument that 40 years ago it was that different in terms of the people is not really true.
Last guy hasn't got a clue what's going on. English people totally support Ukraine and what the British government are doing to help them. It's the Belarusian people who protested in their thousands against their government.
The way I’m cackling at Ivan. The man doesn’t realize his entire persona and even physical appearance looks like how I would imagine that of an old Soviet poster in a post apocalyptic world.
I'm so glad I took the opportunity to visit Belarus and talk to some people there as well. First of all, Minsk is a lovely city and even out in the countryside, I found it to be a pleasant life (this is politics aside, of course, and the situation there is one of the most unfortunate). Secondly, the people I talked to-albeit it in my mix of English and very basic Russian-were kind, honest, hardworking, and hospitable. It's my belief that Belarus has the potential in terms of resources, industry, industriousness, geographical location, and human capital to one day be one of the leading countries in Europe. If they're allowed to be, that is. All of that is reflecting here in the majority of this video. Would happily visit again and hope everything there will be as the majority of the people wish.
But that question means nothing. If he asked more they’d be exposed. No we hate no country and that’s why we liberate our Ukrainian brothers. No we hate no one but the us has invaded Ukraine and we must save them. No we hate no one but Russia is still sending rockets from Belarus. And that’s fine. And so on and so on.
The russians are planning on spending A LOT of money on their propaganda in Belarus, since their support in Belarus is weak. So you can expect an "improvement" in the future
Lukashenko still allows some western propaganda, they have RU-vid channel and websites targeted at Belarusian population, mainly sponsored form Poland and Baltic turds I don’t understand why he can’t just turn it off.
Wow it's crazy to see some people saying western countries don't have democracy or freedom of speech... At the same time relieving but also fascinating to see some people saying they dislike Russia and highly prefer the West. Great video as always, I really appreciate you interviewed Belarussians instead of Russians usually!!!
@Farmer Stole My Tank Interesting, then in some countries in Europe free speech does not exist, because if you roam there in a Nazi uniform you get jailed automatically and get stamped forever.
@Farmer Stole My Tank UK recently jailed a woman for silently praying; uk often arrests ppl for exposing muslim rape crimes, murders, and other violent crimes...
Why do I suspect Ivan looks at television rather than You Tube? Great interviews once again. Почему я подозреваю, что Иван смотрит телевизор, а не You Tube? Еще раз отличные интервью
