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and yeah, this dude is stupid. Appropriately named Channel. I think though i might actually be afraid for this dudes well being out there. I think he should go home.
Been bingeing your vids after seeing the india one. You were made for travelling and talking to the camera!! Love how real your vids are keep it up! Would love to see more places less travelled and challenging
being robbed by prostitutes in other countries doesnt really make it sound like you're made for travelling, it does make you sound like an easy mark tho
@@bane8305you're smoking crack. Bald and Bankrupt just did the Darien Gap. Small Brained American would be chopped into pieces with a machete by the Cartel if he tried that. 😂😂😂
Your videos are great. I can tell you're learning one of the truths of traveling abroad as a white dude: Many of the "random" experiences that suddenly appear are actually set up for you. It's harder than you think to get off the tourist track.
@@hedgehoge90 I would not say any tourist, but maybe any tourist who is easily identifiable as not of the dominant culture + appears wealthy enough that they can be taken advantage of for financial gain.
I agree, France is the worst about english. They act like they cant speak it then I started speaking Spanish to them and then they start speaking english to me. Its like wtf
@@RomaInvicta202 No I was upset because I tried speaking french to them and it wasnt good enough and they hide the fact they all speak English. Its like a secret club and they dont allow anyone in it
@@johnbonamigo5696yup. Most of them know it, just refusing to speak it. And they know it pretty well :) Figured that out paying small fortune on private doctors there :) But, I respect their stubbornness :) Hungarians have similar moments, still suffering from ptsd from fighting Germ over keeping their language, identity :)
So the first thing you have to know about a conversation with French people is even before you speak you're wrong. If you attempt to speak English to a French person they will be insulted and pretend to not understand English. If you attempt to speak French to a French person they will be insulted and pretend to not understand because your accent is just impossibly horrible. Only after you have apologized for speaking at all will they declare which language they will engage with you and only then can the conversation occur.
Wasn’t the case with me. I had a guy come up to me at Euro Park (that’s in Germany) speaking French and I couldn’t understand him so I replied with “Anglais?” and he had to think for a second but he was able to say “do you know what the time is?.” I think I told him like 5 PM haha was probably obvious at the point what country I was from. Out of everyone in that park he chose the American guy to ask what time it was in French 😂 Definitely a story I won’t forget!
@@shatteredteethofgod I lived in Villers-Bocage and attended La Providence in Amiens. One year after the Macrons met there while he was a student and she was a teacher.
I'm so glad i found your channel. deserve way more recognition! your honesty in this video had me rolling with laughter. felt very human and relatable 😂
Fun story. I was looking for funny Indian street food reviews when I found your channel. It's insane that the YT algorithm leaves you out. Then again, you're honest with no filters, so...
More like you were looking for bad reviews for Indian food and you found his review and that matches with your current assumption and so he bcomes honest to you bcoz his worldview matches with yours ... Basically you only seeked what you already believed... Confirmation biased 😂😂😂
Great video, however some points to note : Slovakia was never a part of the USSR. Also it is not a poor third world country but is a highly developed country with very low crime rates. The capital city of Bratislava is only a hours drive from Vienna, which has the highest standard of living of any city in the world.
Speaking as a Brit who worked in France for 5 years, I can tell you the French pride themselves on NOT speaking English unless they really, really have to. They think their food and culture is the best in the world, their language is mellifluous and tricky for foreigners, but why learn another one if you have the best already? I came away from France both loving and hating it in equal measure.
Ive been binging all your content and Im glad I got here right before you blow up ( because trust, its coming) Im from Atlanta, and Im living vicariously through your travels lol I feel like youre one of the only genuine travel vloggers ive watched, please never lose that honesty because thats why we all watch. Your videos are some of the only ones ive seen that are REAL, like when you dont like somewhere you dont lie about it.. and you dont make shit up for the camera. Never ever change that ❤
Dont worry, us English living next door to the French learn French in school, but none of us can speak it either! French classes were the scenes of much dicking around, and no work done in every school across the country!.. Also, little tip I found helped was to always learn how they pronounce 'English' in whatever country you go to, for example the French say it like "On-glay", and usually if they dont speak English themselves, as soon they hear 'English' in their own tongue, they will go find someone who can speak it for you.
@clembo when I worked in rural France I spoke to young people, teenagers... none of them understood English . And it was weird, because English is really not a hard language...It's simplistic and a little boring... but yeah, it turned out that French and English vocabulary both have words that are very similar, but have completely different roots and meaning. So that's why it seems to be very confusing for French to learn English. They did understand Spanish tho.
@@gregorjakopic1853 Totally agree, I have visited France many times and outside of the big cities you rarely hear English spoken (unless it is actually an Englishman complaining that the Vineyard he bought for 500 Euros for his retirement has gone sour, true story! 😁). It doesnt help that a few years ago French Nationalists were decrying the decline of their language as a 'lingua franca', and a whole new generation were raised to be snooty about learning English. The Spanish on the other hand take pride in learning English, you can wander off into the most desolate place around the mountains and find random sheep herders along the way that speak perfect English (yet have never set foot here). That was my reason for learning Spanish as an adult instead (that, and the Spanish women! lol)
In France and in the UK we (mainly) only have one language, so there are no real incentives for people to learn foreign languages if they do not travel or need it for work. Things would be different in a country where an increasing part of the population has another language as their mother tongue. For example Spanish, in the USA...
Hi, French here, 28 years old. Honestly for most of us, we either have been traumatized to talk in english in classes, or in rural areas it is not a big deal to learn english, they don't need it. But first learning english is mandatory only at age 11, for some like me (because I had german as first language) 13. Second we don't learn to "speak", we learn to "read" it, and teachers insists *a lot* on the accent and not the prononciation. And well, English isn't really easy on this aspect. Third there is a difference between the younger and older generation, older generation almost didn't have english classes. That's how it is.
I waited on a woman from Paris back in the day. She complimented how great the customer service was here in the states & how RUDE people were in Paris. She said people just about throw your bags at you! Just love your videos!
That french woman was exaggerating about their own country as they always do. I'm an American who has been engrained in french culture for more than a decade. I don't look like your typical white US foreigner so it's not bias (if anything it's the opposite). french customer service is not rude, waiters are nice, most everybody is just as nice as any service staff you would meet in the US. Maybe it's different if you're a snooty french woman.
I like this chap, he is not only great looking but also honest, unpretentious, naturally real. It’s a pleasure to watch him. Cheerio and the best of good adventures to you !
That’s an impressive amount of mileage in two weeks my guy. Make sure you’re staying up to date with your maintenance (Chain tightening, top off oil, chain lube, tires, etc)
Had the same issue with French Canadians that were on vacation in the USA their vehicle broke down and they pretended not to understand any English at all. Made my job way harder than it needed to be trying to get them to tell me what they wanted me to do with their vehicle? They made AAA get a translator at the dispatch center. I caught them talking English at the car dealership later.
Don't be sorry, the analytics are telling another story! His channel is growing rather fast just in the last 30 days +50.5K that's a massive growth If he keeps that up for the coming months it will buy him some additional freedom for traveling
1) Slovakia was never part of the USSR. It was a part of the "Soviet Bloc" during the Cold War, however. 2) Slovakia is not, nor has it ever been, a "Third World" country. The USSR and the Soviet Bloc were called the Second World during the Cold War, though that term doesn't apply nowadays. Modernization of these countries since the end of the Cold War has made many cities in Eastern Europe and Russia more advanced and comfortable in certain respects than typical cities in the U.S., which are dangerous to live in and are falling apart. 3) The area you are showing is not what I would call the Tatra mountains, but its foothills. The Tatras are majestic mountains which you did not portray in this video. I took a week-long vacation of the area in 2017 and drove completely around the Tatras in Poland and Slovakia, in addition to hiking and exploring within the Tatra range itself.
Bruh, they 110% are literal third world countries. Still carrying buckets of water on their heads and shit. You've obviously never been to the US if you think it's "dangerous and falling apart" LMAO there's a reason Everybody and their mother flocks to the US for freedom. Not for danger and things falling apart. SMH 😂
Reminds me of a trip to Costa Rica I took, we met some girls at the bar. They volunteered to come back home with us (group of 5 guys) to hangout. Towards the end of the night they start demanding 200 bucks each or they were not leaving. They said they came and hungout so we owed them money. It was insane, I ended up paying 1 girl but then forced them all to leave. We only decided to pay because we did not want them coming back and fucking with us. Being in a foreign country and all. Thinking back on it we should have not given any money and just changed where we were staying. But whatever lesson learned. We were down there to fish
Yea when you are a tourist and go to popular places in latinamerica you always gotta watch for the women Also depends if it's a touristy area, where you can see alot of Americans or Asians usually, as locals in latinamerica (except prob Panama) wont be paying for sex. If you go to a club in the city the girls you can bring back home are just normal college students or whatever
Leaving a comment before this channel hits 1mil subs. Absolutely love your videos. The one with Dan from Myanmar is hilarious. You definitely gotta go back to visit and have him on your channel again
I know this clip is 1 year old; but commentary about French people really hit me. My wife is French, I am from Iowa.... I speak a little French from learning over the years. Hard culture to incorporate into as an English speaker. It is tough, u where taught English in school but don't have any desire to speak English unless drunk then they speak perfect English. imagine that!
Czechoslovakia wasn’t officially under the USSR occupation, but they were a heavily influenced satellite state. Economically and socially had the same impact.
@@derkonig162 There is NO WAY that ANY EU country is a 3rd world country. 3rd world countries are poor and I mean poor like Somalia or Afghanistan. 2nd world countries are like Colombia or Costa Rica. 1st world countries are every EU countries and for example Canada or USA. I was in a German village... it looks worse than Polish ones. You look at major Western cities and you compare them to a village in the East like come on.
You have to speak french first, apologize for not speaking french, and then ask if they know English. Then they warm up. I just learned a simple french phrase to explain that and everything went fine. You can't get mad at the traditional enemies of England for not speaking the enemies language, bud. Love ya. "Je ne comprends pas le francais. Parlez Anglais?"
English speakers say the French are entitled but what about these English speakers that go to a foreign country and expect everyone to speak english perfectly. Trust me, it's the same in Spain and Italy, been there many times with no language skills and guess what? I learned the basics of their language to be able to communicate and order stuff in restaurants
@@fateaglio The British is Spain are the WORST. Disgusting. Also in Cyprus, Corfu and Rhodes... ghastly people who just want to be in Britain but warmer.
@@SmallBrainedAmerican If they get hold of your card they'll make as many transactions as possible. Then it'll get flagged and blocked if the person monitoring the transactions is alert enough to notice shady activity. They drug guys too to make them more trusting, relaxed and open. Dangerous vermin, avoid them like the plague.
Bro what happened was that the card they used was probably identified as fraudulent by Airbnb algorithm or perhaps you reported it stolen or that transaction. So what happened was any account associated with that name / card was also flagged.
As a Canadian living on the Quebec border, I learned French all through school and the moment I was out of school and moved to Toronto, I never used it and forgot everything I learned. I can only remember how to count and say Bonjour in french.
at least he is honest, the french are willfully ignorant because they are mean spirited and arrogant and dislike english speakers, there is a difference.
He’s American, he didn’t get the same education we did. Only Americans think the entire world should speak English. I’m Canadian and I learned French from kindergarten to grade 12 and I don’t speak the language- I can only conjugate verbs. That’s all you learn in school as far as language, you don’t actually learn to converse in it.
That near-death experience was quite an adrenaline rush, for you too I guess. How did you get the bike? Maybe you said so in the video but then I unfortunately missed it. Stay safe!
I live in a touristed area in the States and NO ONE speaks anything but english. I've been in numerous national parks in the States and there is no signage in anything but english. Plus... if you get off the expressways and major highways in the US the number of small towns that are virtually abandoned and poverty stricken is staggering.
If a friend texted me that he got robbed by French prostitutes, and banned by Air B&B , the only possible response could be " good job". If someone pushes up on you for money, or starts pushing sex acts from go, these are good "working class" people not to hang out with.Most wealthy people are pretty tiresome; the irony is, of course, you can go anywhere, afford to do anything,- but you have to be with them.
Hearing that everyone in France forgets their English despite it being so international is surprising... idk maybe it's from historical french pride? Or just literally never using it? From school I think I'd do well in languages as I was in French immersion from 5 years old till 11 (all of primary school), but only used it at school at a young age and never really used it outside school. And yet I can remember how to read, can understand decently well even if it's spoken pretty fast, and speak decently with a good accent. Idk maybe I should get back into languages Something really cool that you can do by knowing French (because they have SO much history and French as a language has basically remained the same overall for a long, long time) is you can read quite old original historical documents. One of the absolute coolest things you can read is Napoleon's personal journals in their original French!! To me that's not just amazing but special. You can go online and read them they have been scanned and uploaded for anyone to read.
Thank you for acknowledging our history you are a brave man. If you want a french student perspective, here is the truth about english language. The main reason why we don't like to talk english is firstly because it is seen as a mondialistic citadine gay parisian thing, especially in the rural part. We do mock the ones that put english words in their french sentences, especially the business related words, it is a cultural meme. I have this scene of a Louis de Funes film of the 60s where he talk in an approximative english which is hilarious. The other reasons are linked to our historical hostility with England and the lose of the seven years war. Talking english is a bit like talking the rival's language so it is question of pride. Maybe this has led to the fact that for a long time, in the schools, they didn't teached us english, also because we don't needed it. It is also recently with all the mondialisation and tourism that it has been a priority. But in France english lesson is a joke for my generation. It is a low priority matter and during class everyone shouts and mind his own business instead of working, while in the other classes they are well behaved. Teachers are usually women who make us do group projects (they are funny but in the end we don't learn too much). In my case, I learned english since my 8 years old thanks to some lessons in school, the British Council, but mainly with films, video games and memes. Since I live in the capital, I am often arrested by lost foreign tourist who ask for the way, and I'm glad to answer them in english, even if I don't like english monopole and the fact that they are forcing us to speak their language. When I go to a different country I speak their native language not mine it is a question of education ! Well, in the end, I'm sorry for the American who come here and are pissed because nobody speaks English but it is what is. And lucky for you, the things are changing because more and more french are talking english particularly because of Internet, but I would always prefer an English-speaking who makes the effort of talking french.
@@pyootchnich I notice patterns, they all seem to write the same sentences, some reactions are so intelligent and correct, it doesnt feel human. Most of the time it's an empty profile with 1 or 2 reactions
Dude you remind me of myself to an extent, honestly I stopped telling people i travel because if you bash any other place outside of the mid west you are condemned lol I love your channel
First world is USA and allies, Second world is USSR and communist country, and 3rd world is poor non-aligned typically. That is where the terms come from originally.
Dang. Be careful, bro. Can't be too trusting traveling out there international and alone. Those stories are really educational though, sorry that happened to you. Be safe 🙏
Calm down, dude. Just calm down lol. You foreigners literally start FUMING when talking to an American online. It's never THAT big of a deal.@@paulkirwan3431
My time in Paris on the subway. This young woman had her hand in my pocket. 🎉🎉🎉 I bent her fingers backward. I saw her face in pain. I had my money in my underware. An older gentleman in our group lost his wallet with 1,000.00 usd in the wallet in the subway. Use extreme caution in Paris. 😮
I worked in the sex industry in my hometown Las Vegas (though I was more or less forced to) and I know that most prostitutes would rather rob a man than do any kind of work... It's unfortunate but that's what the life does to some people I guess...
Reminder: Americans learn Spanish in school and none of them can speak Spanish. France may be right next to the UK but it's still separated by the ocean. BTW most Italians don't speak French and vice versa.
I stumbled over one of your videos yesterday about India. Me a former x-Gi originally from NJ, I've been living in Europe since 93'...Bavaria Germany married to a German. If you think Germany is expensive, go to Switzerland. I traveled 3x's through to Zermatt , the mountain Matterhorn on the Swiss-Italian border. I wrote a diary once in my life, a road trip from northern Bavaria to Junik, Kosovo traveling all thru x-Yugoslavia a decade after the Civil War ended. I caught scabies down there and that was no funny story.
you gotta maintain those things \and they are big and use lotsa gas. Gas is super expensive in Europe.. besides going about in hotels and streets to get to see things. the hotel is part of the experience
Take it from a Frenchman, language learning in French public schools is a disaster. Very few students come away with any practical English speaking skills.
So i binge watching your videos like a madman, you have a very nice vibe and you get in the most crazy situations, also i can relate to you in many situations. Anyway I was introduced to you by the "india sucks" video witch was crazy. Personally i am from Greece and i work in the tourism area, the French know English and very good actually, they hate to use it and will act like you speak alien to them.
Just found your channel after seeing the India ones. Don't know your story yet but your videos are very entertaining. Wish I would have traveled like this when I was younger. Keep it going, I'll be watching.
A lot of people in France actually do speak English they just don’t want to, was his point. As a travel channel it’s nice he tells us which countries are more tourist friendly. He wasn’t implying they had to, but it was a clear difference from Japan or even Pakistan where not very many people spoke English but they made a connection with basic phrases. Several French people I’ve met admitted to their disdain of American tourists.
@@Hawthorneheights888 Thats true a lot of europeans know this about France, even a lot of europeans have a really bad view on french people in general
bro, complaining about french ppl not speaking english is like complaining that americans don’t speak spanish. “like, come on, you’re right next to mexico”… kinda entitled ngl
You know you are living in a very rural place when seeing video where some americal vlogger travels through your contry and few kilometers by your hometown makes your day xDD
Having read the comments on French people. I am a little dismayed . Paris is a capital city. You can’t judge French people by Parisians, Americans by New Yorkers, England by Londoners. Get on a bus in Newcastle and by the time you get off, you know everyone. Get on a tube in London and no one will ever smile, unless they are a tourist or from the North. I have lived in Central France for three years. Couldn’t speak a word. Now I am completely fluent . I made an effort. French people here are really friendly. But rarely speak English because they can’t. What now pisses me off is the English people who have lived here for 20 years or more, who don’t integrate with the French, don’t make the effort to learn French and bitch about England and Brexit. Personally, I think that it is arrogant and insulting to expect people in a foreign country to speak English. The French don’t bitch about English people not speaking French when they visit London which they do a lot (and for some reason absolutely love the shit hole). They have nothing but good things to say. I don’t like French politics and French protectionism. Due to their history of surrender, they have a chip on their shoulder. They are very proud of being French. They are very family oriented. Kids and teenagers (outside the big cities are incredibly respectful) I have not seen one example of anti social behaviour in three years. Not one in three years.. I prefer the Dutch and the Germans who know how to have fun. But the French outside of the big cities are definitely less arrogant than the brits or Americans.
It’s the same in certain provinces in Canada - elementary/high schools teach French as a secondary language and English as primary. But since the province (minus Quebec) primarily speaks in English, we tend to forget how to speak/understand French over the years 😅
Slovakia was never part of USSR, nor is it a 3rd world country, it's a developed country with a high-income economy, yes the roads are fucked up but get your facts straight dude
@@louisbaker999 To be actually actual: Czechoslovakia (not Slovakia that became a thing only after 1993) was a socialist state not communist. Not a real difference but still.
It's true that not everyone in France or Spain speaks English fluently, and that's okay. Diversity in languages and cultures is something to be celebrated. Preserving and valuing linguistic diversity is important for maintaining the richness of our global community. It's disheartening to see the homogenization of global culture with chains like Starbucks and McDonald's popping up everywhere. Embracing diversity, including linguistic diversity, helps us appreciate the unique flavors and experiences each culture brings to the table.
No one uses 1st, 2nd, and 3rd world correctly. It's original meaning: 1st world are those aligned with the US, 2nd world are those aligned with Russia/USSR, 3rd world are those aligned with neither. Poverty & wealth are happenstance in those categories (e.g. you can have a very, VERY rich 3rd world nation).
"im small brained american, i can give you the credit card for the air. bnd but you set it up, the 20 dollars for the dick sucking you can charge it also!" then just play it off like your card went missing and homeboy just got his dick sucked for free99 lmfao
