Is Iraq The World's Most Dangerous Country

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Is Iraq The World's Most Dangerous Country
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@normal_norm2627 Год назад

It's disgusting what we Americans did to Iraq. I wish them all the best in the future.

@emrajama3118 Год назад

😳what he did to them

@andygaming4966 Год назад

Lmaoo they not gonna fk with u

@fareedmahajna2483 Год назад

Wishes dont bring back the dead childs and womens..

@fareedmahajna2483 Год назад

@@fabianfanpage9280 animal talking

@theepanbalas Год назад

It's disgusting what Americans did to native Indians when they took over America land. 😅

@SorchaYT Год назад

I love how Simon explores non touristy areas, helps us get more of an understanding of their way of life

@Dexxter_slav Год назад

You might want to follow indigo traveller

@travellingveteran Год назад

@@Dexxter_slav He's great too

@WeAreThePeople1690 Год назад

Can you imagine him going to Londonderry for Derry Day? Maybe he could tell the truth about those under attack all year round in the Fountain Estate. And why, History is in danger of repeating itself in our dear auld land/city!

@SyntaxErr19287 Год назад

It’s only since he hooked up with bald he decided to ditch his boring videos

@SorchaYT Год назад

@@Dexxter_slav I'll check him out

@caylynmillard76 Год назад

I want to go to Iraq now. They are very nice people and Simon was respectful as always. Great video.

@DuDa-nu5lc Год назад

Yes

@abbas_alseed Год назад

You are welcome anytime, I advise you to come in winter

@erwaldox Год назад

Yeah, too bad you can't drink tho

@amodi6030 Год назад

اهلا وسهلا بكم في اي وقت يناسبك

@SADOK2006 Год назад

تعال و بسرعة

@ruzzy8883 Год назад

Simon, you gotta make longer videos. I could easily watch an hour of this sort of raw video just walking around the streets etc.

@hc__zh Год назад

@@TonyDAnnunzio No, you are totally wrong. Iraqis are very friendly and generous

@rollingtroll 2 месяца назад

Editing video is a lot of work :D

@living_peace Год назад

Thanks you showing the world reality of iraq ..The Iraqi people are very friendly

@MrfuckinBeilke Год назад

*Iraqi men, there were no women

@iec_2 Год назад

@@MrfuckinBeilke , man. It's in a street full of cafes and hookahs. Princesses deserve better places to find them. It's better than thinking "Iraq only has men." Say the culture of this country makes girls honored in better places and spend more time at home with relatives and family instead of strangers, hookahs and the street.

@turkofalbanianorigine1629 Год назад

it's not good to be friendly these days, we all know what happened to iraq a few years ago just because they were friendly

@a.hassanhale3326 Год назад

@@MrfuckinBeilke I'm an ethnic iraqi born and raised in london, I've also been in iraq a couple times. There are women, they're just not as polluted as the one's of your culture.

@mohammedalsaaidi2254 Год назад

@@MrfuckinBeilke our culture is not tainted like yours

@vigenlona Год назад

Hello everyone, just a tip for when you reach iraq. Get out the airport by walking and then get a taxi, the taxi's from the airport are really expensive but the ones on the street are very cheap!

@samanhussain702 Месяц назад

Yeah he was like 50k I was like wtf max I’ve ever paid is like 8000

@jameschristianbacolod4484 Год назад

I thank vloggers like Simon for giving as a fresh perspective of places rather than what typical Western media portrays

@geography_joe Год назад

Damn, people were super nice, nothing seemed dangerous to me… I honestly hadn’t realized how peaceful Iraq was now. This was an amazing video man, happy to have found your channel recently I love how chill your vids are! This makes me wanna go to baghdad lol

@yasooa8932 Год назад

اهلا وسهلا بكم .العراق بلد السلام والكرم والمحبه

@3BeatsPain 6 месяцев назад

Shock horror: most places in the world are peaceful, it's just the US have made us think they're bad places throughout

@flyer1658 Год назад

Love how it takes about 15 men in shirts and ties to arrange Simons taxi 😅

@aliai10000 Год назад

How long was it from the airport to the hotel?

@Vi3ioN_BTC Год назад

Haha probably because nothing much going on in the airport 😂

@Kaisersozze Год назад

30 in India.

@flyer1658 Год назад

@@Kaisersozze ha ha

@finnilrebna348 Год назад

@@aliai10000 about 14 dollars worth. 😂

@andyc_1990 Год назад

Simon: $40? Taxi Driver: $14 Simon: Oh I thought you said $40 here's $20 Taxi Driver: No it's $40... welcome to Baghdad 😂😂😂

@jonathan248 Год назад

To be fair, I think it was actually $40. $40 is currently about 52,000 Dinar.

@redjac001 Год назад

@@jonathan248 seems expensive for a 30 min taxi.

@andyc_1990 Год назад

@@jonathan248 yeah your probably right but he did say $14 though

@Idotooomuchh Год назад

@@redjac001 not bad for Airport Taxi’s

@jonathan248 Год назад

@@andyc_1990 I think he might've misspoken since at the airport he was quoted 50,000 Dinar.

@christopher_summers Год назад

The interaction with the children is so innocent. So wholesome. That's what's lovely. But I guarantee one car backfire and Simon would be headfirst into a ditch 😂

@colinw1304 Год назад

Only when he high five them… little bit weird to say; bomb bomb when he touch them hands 😅

@xe5vu Год назад

Says boom as he high fives a 5 year old lmao

@ALIKN1-1 Год назад

@@xe5vu 😬

@neil.4725 Год назад

What's this you're making here mate? An IED? How long would it take for you to make... oh 1 week nice. And how much? Is that it ? That's not bad that. Anyway mate good to see ya, see ya later yea.

@donkingbong420 Год назад

Where did the baby in buggy come from tho😂

@zuberesa8286 Год назад

I was in Iraq in Feb, lovely country with lovely people and a rich history

@arctos333 Год назад

where did you go? baghdad?

@zuberesa8286 Год назад

@@arctos333 baghdad,najaf,karbala and places inbetween

@tommysherman7155 21 день назад

What history I don't know can you tell me ??

@asiaforever669 Год назад

"Wow there's a knife on the end of that gun". A classic Simon Wilson quote

@user-bt7fc8eu6q Год назад

classic british

@jiji0123 Год назад

It's called a bayonet from French baïonnette.

@almVancouver Год назад

I love how there's so many artisans making and selling their goods directly. This alone is a worthy reason to visit.

@hilfitube4406 Год назад

Can’t tell you how jealous I am, my family is from Karrada, Baghdad (18:03) but I’ve never been able to visit my homeland because of all the tension. This video gave me hope I’ll be able to visit soon!

@toddoframsgate1393 Год назад

Great video Simon. This shows that the people of Iraq are peace loving people. The Western leaders should hang their heads in shame. x

@christopherdavison4400 Год назад

It's like waiting a while for a video from Simon and then two uploads in two days. Keep up the awesome work!

@Chris-pf8by Год назад

Hope for lasting peace for Iraqi people. I guess life is not easy but at least things seem to become more stable.

@nathenial7556 Год назад

Wow Iraq looks like a great place to visit. Definitely on my bucket list.

@unknown-xo6eu Год назад

Watch out tho make sure you have someone who speaks Arabic and English with you to guide you

@NebulaAccount Год назад

you're welcome here anytime

@NebulaAccount Год назад

@@unknown-xo6eu most of us know how to speak English, they're just not good at it.

@unknown-xo6eu Год назад

@@NebulaAccount مو الكل

@NebulaAccount Год назад

@@unknown-xo6eu معضم

@TheDerekCrosson 10 месяцев назад

Definitely gonna visit Baghdad sometime in the next few years, thanks for making this video!

@piotrkucybala Год назад

Let's go. Let's hope for daily uploads. Great Simon. Love it

@amychetwynd240 Год назад

daily uploads? 😂 nahh. the next one will probably be in 2 months time

@LouisFindlay Год назад

Enlightening. Just goes to show how much BS the media pump out and which makes people scared to visit places like this. From what I could see, these people are very friendly. Not that the fish would agree HAHA. I hope they can regain some tourism one day.

@Sniperboy5551 Год назад

To be fair, I’d visit Baghdad before visiting Chicago

@_owso Год назад

@@Sniperboy5551 XD same

@vegasrob2490 Год назад

@@Sniperboy5551 same

@ranchan6650 Год назад

where are the women?

@mrlmfao1011 Год назад

@@ranchan6650 Let me explain this since everyone is asking. At night, men go to street cafes and women go to malls. just search Iraqi malls and you will see they're full of them. This is not Afghanistan, women here study, drive, work...etc.

@WalkWithMeTim Год назад

Brilliant video mate , I might have to book a trip here

@pauljennings3192 Год назад

A fantastic insight into the "local's life" within Baghdad.... best tour to take ! Great content, Simon.

@pmccoy8924 Год назад

Looked safer than any US metro. What does the US State Dept have to say? "Do not travel to Iraq due to terrorism, kidnapping, armed conflict, civil unrest, and Mission Iraq’s limited capacity to provide support to U.S. citizens." Ok

@muradbayati5995 Год назад

@@pmccoy8924 TO much lies

@Ghanimjimin 8 месяцев назад

@@pmccoy8924this is true as an iraq kid I see many kids get kidnapped as my age

@Ghanimjimin 8 месяцев назад

@@pmccoy8924but it depends on the place where you live in iraq

@buttercup9794 Год назад

YES Simon! Two videos in two days..Yes please. thank you dude! 😂 take care can't wait for the next one already! X

@felixnewton7556 Год назад

Everyone seems so nice! great to see a different perspective from the media

@DaveMani Год назад

Such an interesting video mate! 10/10

@user-ew2xy2fe8g 6 месяцев назад

I love how respectful you are shaking hands and literally talking great job

@KerrySomewhere 9 месяцев назад

I love that you're a Liverpool supporter! I met a lot of Liverpool supporters when I was in Iraq!

@anjumojah1089 Год назад

“There's only five here,liverpool have six mate" killed me😂😂

@urbanprojectz 3 месяца назад

12:10 interactions like that with those enthusiastic kids is what it’s all about man, great energy and lovely conversation! Nice one mate.

@kennis942 Год назад

FINALLY ANOTHER VIDEO THANKS! keep up the good work!

@benrobinson1648 Год назад

Another top top video sharing how beautiful the people are god bless iraq

@ethanedwards2847 Год назад

Finally Simon is back ! And the tour guy is a legend aswell !

@JLR-gf3le Год назад

It’s about time Simon thank you mate love from West Midlands

@jase12349 Год назад

Keep the content coming mate hate the long lay off

@lloydi4395 Год назад

Haha I did not expect that from Rav at the end, what a legend 😂

@Iamlostinasia Год назад

This 😂

@remusserban5157 2 месяца назад

Yes lol 😂😂

@lizr.9038 Год назад

So nice seeing you connect with the kids. Football knows no boarders

@MrSmithBFD Год назад

Good to see you back, hope one day I will explore the way you can.

@tommyminahan3136 Год назад

Seriously a great video Simon, keep up the great work

@stompieandsuzie Год назад

I love Simon's child like innocence - "do people eat that?!" as he sees a guy put heart chunks on a bbq skewer

@charliethedemon01 Год назад

For goodness sakes, don't tell him about brains or tripe!!! 🤣

@thoalfkar9198 Год назад

😂 Come and try it delicious

@NebulaAccount Год назад

reminds me of when i ate an eye lmao

@raymo036 Год назад

i love these kind of vlogs and videos about my country. keep up the good content on iraq

@Alex-pc5jv Год назад

Lovely way to start day love the regular uploads !

@chrissloan8953 Год назад

Simon, bald and Harrold putting the work in times are good! Nice one Simon fair play. going to Iraq

@derekfairlie6147 Год назад

Brilliant video Simon but the one thing that really shocked me in this video was Simons football skills 😂

@richard99cookify Год назад

As always, this video and others from him, Bald & B etc show you that the world is fine - ignore the media panic train. Great stuff, looks a lovely place from this vid.

@alemare00 Год назад

Such a nice video Simon! I wish I had your spontaneity to bring contents like this on RU-vid.

@kirbygulbrandsen4507 Год назад

Great video Simon, I definitely wasn’t surprised that things are Good in Baghdad. It’s actually a good place to see, but it’s a little harder to move around the country. Watching from Panama City Florida, USA. 🇺🇸

@Barney-ii1no Год назад

Never forget the lies your country used to invade the country, all based on conspiracy theories and disinformation

@avikazak655 Год назад

I bet that you know anything how people livin there cause lack of death

@kirbygulbrandsen4507 Год назад

@@avikazak655 ?

@luckyboy257 Год назад

Love the way Simon going around asking what gun is this like a weapon specialist 😆

@transientdreams 4 месяца назад

I SO wish there was more to this video. This barely scratched the surface of all the amazing things to be seen there. Now I have to go find some more in-depth vids on Baghdad. Diolch, Simon!

@swan5446 5 месяцев назад

You are brilliant at connecting instantly with people, like Simon Reeve!

@calumvaughan8690 Год назад

Bro this was a great video, I wasn't a big fan of your past content but you've clearly grown and matured as a person throughout your travels, loving what you've been doing, keep it up :D

@StonerDoomMicrodosing Год назад

Same here.

@nintendolover114 Год назад

He's gotten more annoying

@Mr.trophies Год назад

2 uploads in a day. Prime Simon is back

@userheis7501 Год назад

Good to see you Simon, always entertaining ! Love the fact that you are wearing Patagonia. Looking forwrard to your next video !!

@binhere8528 Год назад

Enjoyed your videos my fellow Welsh brother. Just with you did more.

@tomsky7464 Год назад

Baghdad seems to be like any other city with alot of potential to be tourists attractive destination in near future.

@Trowel1892 Год назад

Love your spreading word of our mighty football club ! Simon

@MartialArtsNews Год назад

Simon your content is just incredible!

@Pete_R Год назад

Simon I'm currently getting on the ale 😂 but I promise I'll watch this either tonight or in the morning

@zoltan1478 Год назад

Best video Simon has ever done!!!! Fairplay

@thomaserichsen8727 4 месяца назад

Man I really the ending, what a great experience. Thanks for sharing! ❤

@jakesyn5 Год назад

Looks nice there , such positive people considering the shit they have gone through

@JEnright247 10 месяцев назад

I served in Iraq from August 2007 - June 2008. I have always had a strong interest in going back and seeing the country from a completely different perspective. I'm glad things seem so much better there.

@user-du4ti4om1t 9 месяцев назад

Where were you in Iraq?

@JEnright247 9 месяцев назад

@@user-du4ti4om1t stationed in Balad, but flew all over the country. Primarily down to Liberty (Baghdad Airport), Green Zone, and Tallil.

@moudahaddad1484 8 месяцев назад

Also, did you and ur fellow mates find the Weapons of Mass Destruction ur daddy president bush told you about by the way? 🤔

@thaiboxer8047 6 месяцев назад

how many kids have you made orphans mate ?

@JEnright247 6 месяцев назад

@thaiboxer8047 I was a medic so I actively worked against that, but nice try at trolling. Enjoy your mom's basement!

@eac26114653 Год назад

You have alot of courage...after all the things that have gone on in Iraq...wars, bombings, etc....you went there...amazing.

@Tviktor3 Год назад

thanks simon for uploads mate

@jackbeddoes4416 Год назад

Wow.. never thought I’d ever say that I’d love to actually go to Baghdad. Looks amazing

@boxinglegend3060 Год назад

Yeah that’s probably not a good idea it’s not safe

@vinoiraq8671 Год назад

@@boxinglegend3060 Why do you say that? Have you visited it in the last 5 years? Maybe your country is who is not safe

@NebulaAccount Год назад

@@boxinglegend3060 how would you know that? i literally live in iraq and it isnt as bad as the media makes it out to be

@pompom365 Год назад

You should visit South Sudan. That would put Iraq into perspective for you

@40christiansoldiers Год назад

Don't think Simon would go near South Sudan....way too much reality for 1st world youtuber like him

@PaulMSeville Год назад

Yeah central Africa for a no money challenge

@jumpy2xstreaming 8 месяцев назад

That’s like not possible to visit as any person of white color and get out alive, Uganda and Kenya much better and still they are sketchy asf at times

@DannoAviation Год назад

Brilliant insight… thanks Simon!

@pbjtime0 Год назад

Great insight Simon. Glad to see you eating something other than McD

@gordoncuckoo2150 Год назад

Love to see Simon do his McDonald's trick here. Comes back with one hand

@nickypoohh Год назад

Amazing video as always Simon! I hope one day you would visit Iran, the people are the friendliest people ever and the media paints the country so negatively but it's such a tourist friendly country.

@LiverpoolFanKevin Год назад

The media doesn’t paint the people of Iran negatively, however the society and the country overall is under control by a Islamic oppressive regime. I would argue the media gives a fair picture of the regime, it’s an extreme dictatorship.

@noor-ro1yo Год назад

i remember the game germany vs iran the n*zi hands

@m.dekleijn762 Год назад

Nice piece of content, Simon!

@InterestingtimesTV Год назад

Great video, reminds me of when I was In Jordan when you said shukran, enjoy!

@hildagyapong Год назад

Missed this guy man

@samra6164 Год назад

I hope next time more beautiful places will appear in Baghdad and all of Iraq I advise you to go to Al-Mutanabbi Street, it is really wonderful, or to go to the village of Degla I hope you have a great time

@davideterminidubbings 11 месяцев назад

I love Simon, such a great energy all the time Polite, fun, smart, nice

@Tubekeny1 Год назад

Great vid as always Simon. Iran next?

@shirleymasurik6239 Год назад

I am working in Iraq, I love the country and the people. I've been here since 2009.

@Ali-gf2qs Год назад

where did you came from?

@NebulaAccount Год назад

I'm glad you enjoy it here

@EmArgh Год назад

Your guy Rad is a really cool guy, needs his own mini series

@rover5788 Год назад

You are right ..he's better than Simon.

@sir2657 Год назад

@@rover5788 he has character

@user-gw0k3b4s3dhh Год назад

Great video. I wanna see more of middle east!

@Greatday-jz9lr Год назад

Great video and awesome ending..

@mrannonymous4822 Год назад

I'm surprised by how cheerful the Iraqi people are towards a Brit considering all the things Britain did in Iraq

@ad2k739 Год назад

We understand ,The people are not the government.

@RyH-yx4ys Год назад

Most Iraqis usually dislike the governments, because we were under a tyranny Iraqis differentiate between governments and individuals.

@ad2k739 Год назад

@@RyH-yx4ys us Iraqis we have never liked anyone who ever lead us 😂

@Chris-pf8by Год назад

It's the hospitable culture. Same for Syria and other countries in the Middle East. He could have been from the US and they would probably have treated him as a valued guest. This is a reminder to us in the West as well. When people from the Middle East pay a visit, wish them welcome.

@husseinabboud1137 Год назад

He is not a soldier he is fine we love the people but the western governments and media didn’t like us and we don’t give a dam this Babylon it’s raise again the world would obey no choices

@mikeunlocked Год назад

Great video as usual. I thought you was about to eat that fish, I was like no way Simon is eating that and wouldn't eat the street tacos in Mexico 😆

@mohammedalsaaidi2254 Год назад

This dish is 7000years old from the south of iraq the sumrian cavilisation If you savor it once you will never be able to forget its taste

@mikeunlocked Год назад

@@mohammedalsaaidi2254 I bet it's great and I would try it, but Simon is more of a McDonalds man haha 😄

@mohammedalsaaidi2254 Год назад

@@mikeunlocked i get it😂😂

@micahwai1922 Год назад

Love your energy brother.

@mouth472 Месяц назад

Just discovered you... Been binging your videos. I love every one!

@keithenright8609 Год назад

And America wants to bring freedom. These people have a better life than most Americans. Happy life.

@L0RDYfps Год назад

Iraq looks so cool to experience!

@lisanancoff3462 Год назад

Great video, Simon!

@tonks640hg4 Год назад

Great Video again.. Saw you outside a cafe in Dubai a few days ago. Nice to meet you lol

@DR.ali.salam.abdullah Год назад

Welcome to Iraq, and thanks for making this video. I have just watched the first minutes abd I feel sorry for the English of people, the cab driver told you 14 then he noticed he meant 40, also your friend Raed meant Iraqi Dinar or IQD was equal to 3.3 USD in the past not 33 and now 1 USD equals 1500 IQD not 150. I wish you a nice journey and if you would like to visit us in Basra you are so welcome, me and my family and friends will be very happy to join us one day

@ub4079 Год назад

7:31 😂😂😂 “The americans demolished the statue” As it was expected. Iraqi people wouldn t start a revolution against Saddam because they had a good life. But AGAIN the americans “helped” them out. They destabilized the area, took the oil, -- and they left... Just like recently in Afghanistan

@markwilkinson9203 Год назад

Brilliant really enjoyed that

@manutd4life449 Год назад

Keep up these great videos Simon! Can you please give lebanon a visit

@f47gr45 Год назад

The people there are wonderful and see how caring they are in strangers. I did not expect Iraq to be like this. I will visit Iraq soon. I am trying to learn some Arabic words in order to visit all Arab countries

@NebulaAccount Год назад

you're welcome to visit any time

@KristenLB Год назад

‘ someone’s put fairy liquid in the fount-AIN!’ When I say I watched that about 10 times 😂 Wow well done. It must be hard to film in a place you’re nervous in but as usual you’ve done a great job asking questions and helping us get to know what the customs are like as well as the locals.

@user-oe3tv2hr9q Год назад

Do you have Instagram

@ates.8 Год назад

@@user-oe3tv2hr9q فشلتونه معودين 😂

@Skipppp8705 Год назад

Good week. Good week when Simon, Harald and Bald all dropped videos this week.

@Vertical-sandwiches Год назад

Awesome video mate, great watch.

@WHRBERT Год назад

Just discovered your channel and subscribed. I'd love to go there, I've been to Egypt and Morocco, love the culture, food etc in that part of the world.

@geography_joe Год назад

Morocco is incredible, i was also thinking about morocco a lot while watching this :)