India's Impossible Market: Nothing for Sale! 🇮🇳 

Dude I rarely comment BUT this is a fantastic video. I was born and raised in Chennai , How ever you ended up in Moore market this place has a long history of hawking and dealing with recycled goods and having ability to fix house hold general goods (white goods spare parts ) ...while the Equivalent for motor bikes is Pudupettai, Electronics is Richie street ,and cars is GP road (General peters road ) all within 20 mins of each other . There were also a strong Irish settlement in that part of Chennai (Stanley hospital and Gosha hospital is testament to that ) along with rippon building (current corporation building ) the central railway station all way to marina beach ..the proximity of English settlements meant people had street knowledge of common English words vocabulary for many years . Glad you survived the heat and humidity sound and safe ...keep rocking

- Hilarious 🤣🤣.. and as expected.... some people just can't take a video for what it is: namely just a video. I showed you a unique street with some pretty cool people. Ok, so if you speak the local language I can see you think a lot of people were not so cool but so what? I thought it was interesting hangin out there and you all got to see a unique street and community you will probably never get to even hear about unless I stumbled in there. Stop taking life so seriously and if you want Vlogs with boring guitar/synth music and scripted dining and sunset scenes... aren't there one million channels you can go an watch that on? I'll continue exactly the way I want and always have which is is too film unique things and a wide variety of things. And yes that will eventually also include more normal life as well as some luxury hotel videos (since so many are so damn eager to prove to the world that 5 star hotels exist in India. We all know that you have extreme luxury too) So take a chill pill... relax and enjoy the show! Now about the subtitles and I'll only write this once since this is the first video. It's basically impossible to do any kind of comedy these days as people have such a poor grasp of history and general knowledge of the world. But you'd think most people knew that the Brits ran huge parts of India as a colony for hundreds of years. It started with trade and actually just buying stuff like cloth... then fast forward a few decades later and they're controlling the damn factories that produce the clothes and full-scale looting ensued as any Indian will tell you. Hence the joke was, and I can't believe I have to explain this, that when I come into this street where no foreigners ever venture they get deja vu and take me for a British colonialist who've returned and hence attempt to subtly drive me away by refusing to sell me stuff... lest droves of whities follow in my footsteps and it all happens again. If people have a little knowledge of history they'd put 2 and 2 together and see what the supposed humour with the subtitles was here.... I see many Indians get it and thought it was funny... foreigners however 🤣🤦🏼‍♂ Also if you're going to reply to this comment, stick to the topic of the comment you're replying to. Start a new comment thread if you want to write about something else ■ MORE VIDEOS FROM 2023: ■ Cycling Nepal: The Homeless Doggo 🇳🇵 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YHfDqm3iVWU.html ■ Hunt For The Fine White Wine Man 🇱🇰 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-afZliJBMk8I.html

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Harald is the kind of guy that will see an illegal underground drug making operation going down and he will walk over “hey guys, what are you making” 😂. Love you bro

I've seen Harald do random things, but buying and giving away a bearing must be top of the list 😂😂😂

Harald, I've been watching you for years, envying your life as a maverick nomad. Never change. No one else gives us content like you. You show us things we'd never see otherwise, whether its drinking from a boob mug in Mexico, travelling with Jeff the llama, or swimming in the torrential rivers of the Himalayas. Videos like this is why I live vicariously through you. Ignore the idiots who complain. If it wasn't for you, I'd never get to see the true heart of so many amazing places and so many ways to cook pork. Much love and gratitude, Haraldo!

Back in India. I'm happy for you, Harald. This is where I subscribed for, back in the days. Love the long videos man!

Harald your videos are an unbelievable escape and so real and raw and genuine! Like many I’ve watched for years and remember the mountainside dining with the cat, countless markets, noodles showerheads, the haircuts and more! We appreciate you so much keep living large and sharing ❤❤

As always such authentic content, showing us 1 hour of their reality. Sat here on my phone watching this really shows how greatful we should really be.

This was more charity than shopping, and I respect it! 😊

Let's take a moment to praise Harald's patience in the face of enormous language difficulties. Awesome video as always! 🔥

I love that you show us places like these where most you tubers won’t show us. Very authentic, loved every minute of it , thank you ❤❤❤❤❤

Disgusting to see how they tried to cheat you saying no change...embarrassing to be honest!

Its sad when people start begging and telling you you owe them more money after you just gave so much out thats frustrating

That last dude was a blessing. So cool hearing how the community actualy formed. Sometimes were left wondering lol. Great video Hararoldo

Thanks for showing us the places we would never see if it wasn't for your fearlessness and sense of adventure. In the most forgotten and ignored parts of the world you have met absolute legends like president Kumar and the fine white whine man. Your stuff is honesty some of the best content on RU-vid and I have watched everyone one of your videos since I discovered your channel years ago. Keep up the great work and keep putting out this great content

Finally back in india ❤ i am your oldest sub from india enjoying your every videos from past 4 years 🎉 hope youll visit northern indian Himalayan states this time 🌨️ 🌲 🌴 ❤

We saved this video as we didn’t want to finish it in one sitting & continued it the next day. We almost didn’t want for it to end. It felt just as suspenseful as a Night Shyamalan movie. Harald has some serious talents (no surprise there), and more than his talents, he’s got one thing a lot of us don’t have - abundant COURAGE. I grew up in Chennai, and lived there till I was about 17, and I would not dare go into this street. Ever. I wish I have the courage that Harald has. Or, at least 10% of it. One day.

Harald you are the man. No judgement, just love. Really cool to see you embrace people from a vastly different backgrounds and culturea.

This community has obviously survived everything that life can throw at them, and everyone showcased in this video are winners. Thank you Harald for the content. Much love and warmth to everyone in India and you 🇨🇦❤️❤️❤️👍👍🇮🇳

I cannot understate how much I appreciate your unedited, slice-of-life documentation. Thanks for sharing the world with us

Man love to see you back in India, it is amazing as always to see some unexplored area through your eyes and your charming conversations!

I am from SIngapore and I speak Tamil (the language they were speaking) and my goodness, the way I was laughing throughout especially during the saree market visits. The Chaya lady wanted you to give her some money and she was indirectly saying by luring you to drink chai- she wasnt inviting you to drink Chai. White tank muscle guy (15:17) was listing the various types of offsprings known to mankind (for god knows why)- he said turtle offsprings, cow offsprings, chicken offsprings, rat offsprings and also by the way, the word ‘kunji’ actually has another meaning- Pe**s. I lost it when you kept repeating the word hahahaha

Hey Harald I am from Chennai but I live in ireland for the past 6 years. Big fan fan of your work man been waiting so long for you to visit chennai and make a video, Welcome to chennai Mate. So here are some translation for you Money - Panam (Pa-nahm) , Family - Kudumbam (Ku-dum-bham) Food - Sapadu (Saa-paa-du). Thanks for helping local communities across the globe you are a very good person. Keepp rocking man and we as a viewer exactly expect these sort of one go videos from you. Hope you enjoy this India Visit. Loads of love and strength to you brother. Take care. cheers

Great video harald and it's good to see you helping build up the economy so we Brits can go and loot it all again at a later date👍

We been missing you on You Tube and love seeing you return! Let's get this algorithm going for the Northman again. 💯 Excited to watch the series in India. Haven't watched yet but had to post already.

What i saw in this video was smiles and happy faces even tho these people don't have money or luxury we people take for granted. They work hard all day and try to do something creative. Something that is useful. Like baskets. Ball bearings. A Hardware tool repair shop. Life is not easy for them but they still greet people with a smile. What you see Harald these negetive commentators can't see. Keep going Harald. There are many who like what you do. ❤

Its hard for me to understand how do you have the courage and energy to go in such places, talk and try to understand them. Crazy for my introvert ass lol. Ty for the vids man

Harald, I'm from Calcutta, India and i loved the historical humour, your honest interactions and how warm you are with people. You do you man. We will enjoy it. Hope you keep having fun. I do hope to see you visit some jungles forests and places with natural beauty in India tooo and meet people living close to leopards etc

Harald you've got 2.34 M subs and 43k views on this video in 3 hrs, you must be doing something right that people like and you're being authentic, if people don't like that too bad for them, you cant please everyone. Hope you spend a lot more time in India, its true culture and diversity is endless

I am a Malayali (person from the state of Kerala, a state which borders Tamil Nadu and is culturally close to it). I was born and raised in the north eastern part of England though, my parents immigrated from India before I was born. This video was fantastic to watch as Indian, even when I go to India, I don't get to see stuff like this as we usually just visit family and do other stuff. Yes I see poverty but not to this extent and level, this is a whole new kettle of fish for me. Thank you for making this video, it really did open my eyes. I one day want to travel my home country one day, visit all the states and all the hidden communities like this, it is my dream. Ignore the hate comments, this was a fantastic video.

The subtitles Harald puts for people are the best 😂😂

Really enjoying your videos! Always better than the fake reality shows on television ❤

Best vlogger on youtube in my opinion, no BS just 100% authentic in every video mixed with awesome humour and bags of compassion and generosity. Absolute legend

Haraldo at his best. Knocking on random doors, market deals, speaking the native tongue...... and "the kitten whisperer". Great video. Love the people.

Harldo is back again. I APPROVE AGAIN ☝️. I'm pretty sure they were recycling all those things at the begging of the video. Getting copper out of the electronics . 🤷😊 They must be thinking this white man is insane. Walking up buying a refurbished ball barring without the outer ring. 😆

Loving the subtitle humour Harald. That's a nice touch. Was born in Chennai. Glad you got to see it. Love to see more videos on Chennai and eventually Kerala

The Sri Lankan man was the only one not trying to rip you off, and he was super nice :D

Thank you for getting back to basics. This is why I subscribed years ago. The videos in India are almost always the most entertaining, especially the ones off the beaten path.

I really hope the lady with the injured foot makes a full recovery fast. That looked pretty gnarly. You're a good man for helping out brother.

amazing how they have hardly anything and they can still smile and be nice what lovely people love going over there myself🌅🙌

The ball bearing subplot just kills me. God, never change.

That was incredibly cool! Seeing how a basket went from big bamboo poles to a finished basket and all the steps. Talk about "buying local"! Great video as always!

Härligt att ha dig tillbaka!

Dear Harald I am from north india gurgaon (Haryana) never seen this side of Chennai and the hardship of people living there. You have shown an authentic reality and your humble heart , kindness and patience when you interact with people. Thanks for your efforts for shown this side of Chennai.

Whenever Heraldo visits a village, the village's PIB/GDP increases by 1000% :)

And he's back in India! Don't forget the King Feemer. Jai bole ki! 🙏🏻

Harald’s love of cats & dogs warms my heart . ❤️ A humorous , humble , generous soul with a highly entertaining channel .

Seeing inside that local shrine was incredible! Thanks Harald, this is stuff most of us in the west just never get to see.

You sort of paid the right amount for sarees. 500 rs for each, in a city like Mumbai it would have been more expensive than what you paid. So it was a good deal. But then the place where you got it from was like a wholesale market so ideally you should have gotten it for 300rs each.

Hey Harold, nice to see u in our chennai and Tamilnadu gladly welcomes you. Reminiscing those days when I used to binge watch ur nepal videos with cabbie kumar and Previous endeavours in India. Beware of people who might rip you off, even we locals get ripped off, but Chennai is filled with many good souls, wish u meet them soom

Having surgery under general anaesthesia in the very near future and lets just say I am sh***ing myself about the whole thing 😮 so I vow to comeback unscathed to enjoy this video when I have recovered! Until then the ‘like button’ will have to do. Cheers Harald 😅❤

Ah man, some of the subtitles were pure genius, I couldn’t stop laughing out loud. Again, it was a beautiful video as always and yeah as you mentioned in the pinned comment that you know some people were not so cool and such is life. Keep doing your thing Harald, cheers! 💯

Very touching that you helping poorest persons with making them to show their skills and supporting them by purchasing their products and gifting to others 🎉🎉

Only a man with an open mind and a deep respect for people can make videos in such locations. Of course, Harald in India videos is like chopping wood with a golden axe, but showbiz is showbiz. A trip around Europe with all the historic/economic insights would be the real Harald teritory but a lot of people on RU-vid only care about shiny stuff and simple jokes so...yeah. Top man!

That wasnt a shopping street but a recycling street 😂 Thats why they were hesitant to sell you stuff

What a fantastic human being, walking around spreading kindness to people that are truly in need ❤

I know only one travel vlogger shopping for roller bearings on obscure Indian back streets. Great video, as usual

Visit Northeast part of India too kind Sir. It's a different India.. Traditions, cuisine and people.. You will experience something different. Love from Nagaland!

Sorry to say this. Please don't encourage people begging and robbing in the name of helping you around. Helping needy in other ways is different. They are not beggars. How can they ask money like this? Showing no self-respect. Very disappointing. Govt is not taking care, correct but they themselves are not interested in living clean.

The srilanka man stole the show ...a great man he is ❤

I bought a meatball marinara sub from subway yesterday. Foot long. Hearty italian bread. When the girl said "What do you want on it?" I said "JUST Jalopenos please, but lots of them!". She put about FOUR or FIVE jalopenos on, then said "That's all I give you.". I had waited 20 minutes in the queue. The guy in front of me, he asked for pickle, peppers, tomatoes, sweetcorn, everything. She piled it on for him! I said "What? I ONLY want jalopenos though!" and she said "Yeah sorry, that's all I can give you!". So I said "Ok then, see you later!" and walked out. What a bitch! :/ I was STARVING and had wasted all that time!

Another amazing video, so glad that you’re back in India, thank you!

I was just brushing up on Indian Marriage Customs & Law ... OMG Harald you have been legally married according to Customary Indian Spells of Hindus. If someone ✅passes a chalice to a virgin water bottle cycler girl in the presence of her indian guardians than united they shall become in permanent marriage. Consummation occurs when a dowry in rupees is paid ✅to the bride for her family. In the powers vested in Duke i doth pronounce Harald & WaterGirl - Man & Wife

This is the type of Haraldo vlogs that I like the most; interacting with locals and showing what us Westerners usually don't see.

Thanks for not only the entertainment but your generosity. Your commentary is hilarious.

That lady did not even spare your offering to thier God or Godess..even asked for more federal reserves..

I am from Kolkata, been to Chennai it was a great place, why is everyone asking for money in that market. 16:10 that guy will surely spend the money on alcohol the way he danced showed it after getting the money lol. Most of them won't accept food if u give them they will ask for money so that they can get alcohol or weeds with that money. Great to see your video again

That was a smashing video. You have a very good, generous heart Harald. Amazing what you accomplish in communicating with these lovely people

Not a Market 😅more like a scrapyard, junkyard

He is freely roaming to the places where indians like me cant imagine to go easily, he is truely more indian than us.. Legend! 🙏😊

Long time subscriber, follower. But man this episode was hard to watch. Big ups to you for going through.

I am wondering why no one was willing to accept the ball bearing from Harald , it is definitely one of the best purchase he ever made!! I thought everyone would want that ball bearing , it everyones dream to own a ball bearing , very strange behaviour from the people there not accepting ball bearing

I respect Harald for going to unseen places and a different language he even doesn't know to speak. Their videos are rock 😎👍🏻

what an great watch, I rarely watch a youtube video more than once, this is one of those. Thank you Harold.

These people never wanna change their begging life style. Thats sad. Only that SriLankan guy had some sense and pride. Even Harald felt secure with him.

Welcome back to India 🇮🇳

Excellent video! I can't imagine myself walking around a place like this. Thanks for sharing.

I get that these people are financially struggeling but it's still kind of sad the basket lady wanted you to pay again for the basket, even after you had already payed AND given her money at the temple. Must be a bit discouraging

You have gone to places where me as a native Chennaite wouldn't go. Takes a lot of courage as these places are known well for pickpockets and dacoity. Thank you for showing us the REAL experience.

What an experience! Brilliant video, thank you for the great content!

I'm one of the silent viewers throughout the years. Your authentic and unpretentious vlogging is what made me and the hubby like watching you Harald. 😊 We can tell you were really keeping your cool. We were so annoyed tho!😂 The audacity of that woman to use the temple so you give her money! No shame and obviously a scammer. I don't care about her story, what she did to you was not okay. She even asked for more money and you told the guy you gave her more than 500 already before the video got cut off to you drinking Chai. I just wanted to point that fact as I only see mostly pleasant and positive comments and people seem to turn a blind eye or ignore the unpleasant part of this video. Safe travels!

Ahh, the not as common market invasion. Thoroughly enjoyable. I'm glad to see you've mastered Hindi and Tamil. Cheers!

You are amazing person for what you did for those villagers. God bless you.

This one was hilarious and heartful at the same time. To those who are saying that you must not have given money., I think they are poor and they need it. And definitely they will be putting that on good use. Seeing someone selflessly use their resources to help the community in this way is truly remarkable. It's amazing how this person recognized the value in unuseful recycling products and turned them into something meaningful for the less fortunate.

I think it's disgusting how theyre taking advantage of Harald with his money they are taking his kindness and his conversation for granted

Dear Harald ,you are a humble man, your videos are intresting,You try to help people, but do not give money to those who beg. Keep doing good video ,good luck.

How different between fantasy hindi films and true life story in india 😢😢😢

You showed us the real local poor working Chennai people... it was a interesting vlog. Keep visiting other places in chennai like south chennai and other IT corridors, Tamilnadu is the 2nd developed state in India

You have the number one human quality Harold…… a very kind heart😊

I didn’t like how they straight up give him faces and attitude he was so respectful through out it all

Harald back in India. What a joyful experience to see Harald and Mr. Bald adventuring through India last time. Guess he's going solo this time!

The skinny guy near the end of the video is really nice and his English is really good and you wouldn't expect it in place liket that.

These people are some of the most greedy ones I have ever seen! always asking for money. Damn! That's really cringey. Some of them seem very decent though.

Real India. People have no remorse asking for money even people who look physically normal.

that mother daughter with water business made me cry... thank you so much for sharing..

Awesome video Harald. Every time you just go straight into places I would be so afraid to go. Completely unedited and as real as it gets. Really beautiful. You give us a chance to experience a world so different from what most of us are used to. it is always such a wild experience, seeing these people who are so friendly while living in the most dire of conditions. It is great seeing you help these people. Bringing some happiness and positivity to their community

This video actually hurts my heart to watch... We take far too much for granted. God Bless!

fascinating video..learned more from Herald's video than National Geographic...keep it going Herald !!!

Beautiful video ,i am eagerly waiting for it ,only sad thing some people begging for money even shopkeepers really felt awkward when that ballbearing shopkeeper kept your150 ₹ change.