I love Drew but I was so disappointed with this episode, I've been in Gambia twice and it is SO much more than what he decided to show/what he actually saw.. Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮
@@iamenough6958 The culture most def exists, but it's really not that visible phenomenon, at least it wasn't back then when I last visited Gambia. OP here btw. :)
@@iamenough6958 its just crazy to me how the biggest thing he highlighted was the sex tourism when there is more to the country then that. he only spend a couple days there and it was basically to get to Senegal. Very annoying because he didn't highlight Thailand or the Philippines sex tourism like this.
@tweety tweety this is a 4-minute video you cannot even see your entire house with a 4 minute video. Is just like if I go to America and I make a 4-minute video about the homeless people living in the streets, and the police killing. that means I have shown only the one side and that's not good, the guy is rude. His very lucky, if he continued this he can get himself in a big problem seriously.
@@overstay4624 It's just his opinion bro, he's obviously seen a lot of countries so I would never blame him for not liking something because he has a lot of perspective
I live in America but my family is from Gambia and Senegal and there is so much more than what was in this video, it’s beautiful country and if your from America it’s hard to understand the culture and atmosphere. I’ve been there several of times and the sex tourism is something that needs work but depending on the area you won’t see it. It’s a very small country so don’t expect everything to super clean and not crowded. it’s a country that just came out of dictatorship, and the president now is not doing much to help our country. I was excited that you were going to share about my country and how beautiful it is and the people, but now watching I will say I am disappointed, I feel no one really got to see how Gambia really is, with it’s rich culture and amazing people.
I am Serbian and I was work with people from Gambia on Malta,one of the best people I meet,they are very good friends,just you need to show them respect and they will give you back respect10 times more.
I visited Gambia last year and I can´t say anything bad about it. It´s quite a different culture and for me it took a while to get used to it. But everyone was so welcoming and friendly there, I made new friends and will definitely be back one day
I am British and I have been to the Gambia few times. My perception of the country is completely different from Drew's. My friends and I have had amazing times on both of our trips and we are all females from different nations . Two years ago, 10 of us visited and we are all looking forward to going back next year. The people are so welcoming and friendly which was very surprising to us . The only negative thing I'll say is, their is a clear difference between the poor and the rich. We came across extreme poverty in some areas and we were also invited to American like MANSIONS owned by multi millionaires dressed with private swimming pools ,huge gardens , butler's, maids etc. This level of difference did not sit very well with us and we hope the rich will give a helping hand to the poor to make things easier on them. Oh is extremely important to mention that unlike some countries we've visited in Europe and other parts of the world, we felt incredibly safe walking around at night as a group of tourist girls. We genuinely had fun. I believe Drew only visited the not so great parts of the country. We also visited the neighboring country Senegal and had an even better time there !
@@michaelboshko8206 ofcourse to you who's from madagascar the Gambia is gonna seem like a paradise but let's be real there are many things of the gambia that turns people off, especially the sex tourism.
@SpangeBab I hear ya, sort of basic knowledge you gather from visiting any place out of respect. but still, videos i've seen of people talking about their experience there has been different, as in them never refering to Gambia as The Gambia or thinking that it was odd. just nice to see how much he puts into his work during his journey i guess
I don’t even know how it made me feel watching this video as a Gambian but it was definitely far from good. I truly wish you would’ve spent a bit more time in my beautiful country and showed the world more of it’s beauties.
What a poor view of a entire country . Happening to spent 2,5 days in a country doesn't give you the right to tarnish it's image. You should have done your research properly, gambia has more to offer . Talking about sex tourism, is one of those things that comes with tourism, yes we do have it in the gambia but it doesn't define the whole tourism sector . Next time do your research properly, i guess this whole traveling thing is be coming more of a business adventure to you than the real passion for traveling meeting new people and different cultures. I would rather advice you to go back to your roots than the attitude let's go there film some stuff post it and make some money without thinking of the effects.
Yeah you are right am not from.Gambia but I tink he should not judge base on a particular place he went to but travel to few states in that country to better understand about the country
I currently resides in the USA and this video will not deter me from visiting the Gambia, creating my own experience and forming my own opinions. See you soon Gambia!!!
That man at 2:51 is an iconic citizen. World will be a better place if everybody becomes like him. Love for Gambian people, on my list of places to be.
Drew killing me with laughter 😂.. Women dressed up in all white are literally students of a nursing school called the "Gambia school of nursing" please mind what you say because your words means something to somebody
Funny, because every person I know who`ve visited the Gambia had nothing but good things to say about it. I also know people who return year after year.
I've been to the Gambia to work with a secondary school. The school was in the inland of Gambia, so far away from the coast and its tourism. I did enjoy my stay, because in the inland I experienced the real African way of living. So if you ever come back, which I doubt, avoid the crowded, touristy coastline and dive into the country.
This video is a horrible representation of Gambia periodt.Its impossible for you to go through the whole country in 2 hours I it took me almost a whole day just to drive to the village. I hate when people give wrong information.
The amount of times he said it is not his favorite country 😂 I can't. Please don't visit Kenya...also all I learnt about Gambia from you -smallest country on mainland Africa -capital city banjul is very small -dirty beaches -hospitable and welcoming pple -sex tourism is the backbone of the countries economy -not your favorite country said many times -its super hot(it's at the beach what did you expect ?) Avoid coastal countries if you don't like the hot and humid weather -how to say thanks in the local language -they students wear all white to school -they country is a Muslim conservative country -you hate crowded markets(busy markets are always crowded even the farmer markets in US) Thanks for sharing these pointers about the country but You could have done a better representation of the country. My humble opinion Sir😁
Shout out to The Bag Family. They're the main expats in the Gambia that opened a lot of people's minds up to wanting to visit and live in this beautiful country
I met a young man from Gambia tonight. He works for UBER. He was so nice and friendly. He had a great attitude too and loves to work. I love the way the Gambian people smile.
Bla xit always has something nice and lovely to say about The Gambia on her you tube channel. It she is more knowledgeable about The Gambia. She was born and raised in the UK and she now resides in the Gambia with her family. Drew's perspective of West African is coming from a Western mind. His understanding of West African is primitive.
Thank you for saying this because has much has I love his videos. I notice that disturbing trend of him speaking bad about the African countries he visit.
I would definitely like to say what @Blaxit has to say about this video. You are right, they are definitely coming from two different experiences and perspectives! 🙏🙏
@tweety tweety that is very sad. Africa does have alot of work to do. More awareness, education and enlightenment will get rid of most of our African negative ideas such as child marriage. Nevertheless Africa has beautiful stories to tell.
Drew pretty disappointed with your video and review about Gambia. I am from India, but I still love Gambia and totally disagree with what you have portrayed in the video. Tida was nice and respectful lady.
He’s being honest nothing wrong with that lad. It’s his experience. Also I didn’t know Gambia was such a beautiful country, however the sex tourism part caught me by surprise.
They go to other countries and visit the worst parts and explain how terrible it is there. But if they go to Los Angeles, California they would visit Hollywood and the best restaurants in California and tell you how amazing it is here. But they won’t visit the homeless tent cities where people are shitting in the middle of the street, using drugs, and disease is running ramped. No, they would never show you that part of America.
No, they don’t talk about slavery in America, child sex trafficking, or drug abuse all across America nope. They will do 1 little story in the news 300 people busted in child sex trafficking ring and then you never hear about it again until they bust another one. People pretend this is not happing in America 😂
i lived in the gambia for a short while.it was amazing. i went from canada, so it was a huge change for me. to experience the gambia by living there amongst the locals. i saw the whole country
Your pronunciation of the Gambian words was superb, Drew. Very impressive. I've always suspected that Westerners were pretending not to be able to pronounce African names just as a subtle way of putting people down. We need more lovely ones like you!
That's his experience and perspective. How are you going to be disappointed with his experience. That is why we have so much issues in the world because people don't believe that people are entitled to their own viewpoints. I would love to visit the Gambia soon because I have heard great stories and I will develop my own opinions.
Please remember that he has been all over Africa and learned pronunciations. Also, how many time did he rerecorded the video to get the pronunciation correct
@@pepeflores8915 My family was also very poor. Every of my family member were poor, and they WOULD NEVER do something like that ! Because this is a sin, you can't describe yourself as a muslim when you sin every second. Also they live in *peace* Say what you want, but most of them are not true muslims. They do something everyday that is AGAINST the koran.
@@konanxhidan3202 I never argued they were true muslims, I was giving reasons as to why they would sex tourism. And if you ask me, I would rather have something to eat than to follow a book lol.
I hope that other wealthy Muslim nations invest there to curtail that type of tourism. After all, Gambia has the ocean, that in and of itself is a selling point, not to mention the peaceful personalities of the people.
This video is appalling. It is clear that the protagonist has not spent more than a few hours only in The Gambia. Sex tourism is there (and the fault is of Western people and colonialism), but there is so much more to the country. I did not find it dirtier than any other place, there's hundreds of clean and enjoyable (even luxury) resorts and bars, the historical sites (connected to slavery or even going back hundreds of years) are incredibly interesting too. Another very important thing: The Gambia is a majority Muslim country and everybody is definitely very religious, but connoting it as conservative is misleading. Women enjoy large freedoms and wearing the veil in public is a choice for most of them. The relationship with other religions, including the Christian, is mostly friendly and very close. My impression is that the author of the video decided to spend just a few hours in each West African country he was passing through in order to maximise the number of videos he could publish out of his trip (and therefore the views and money he could make out of it). The demonstration to this is that traffic is very widespread in the urban area of The Gambia, making it almost impossible to travel half the country in 2 hours time. It's just a scam. Try to be more respectful of the people and places you portray next time because you have the responsibility to depict Africa in a correct way, considered that the misinformation about the continent is already widespread among ignorant Western people. Thanks.
I like Drews honesty...not every place is the "greatest" "best" "coolest"...I have traveled to over 120 countries...some are amazing, some "not too sure when I will go back".
I was In some care home's last year due to getting In trouble and not being able to go home for a while, In one of the homes one of the workers there was from Gambia, he was one of the nicest and easy going people I've ever met and one of the best cooks as well respect to Gambians from Ireland
Drew, thank you for visiting Gambia and shining some light into this country where I was raised for over 18 years and have returned after 9 years abroad in London. I wish you were able to see Gambia for the multicultural country that it is. I’m a fan of your travel page but I have to say that for Gambia and Sierra Leone, the two countries I call home, you’ve done nothing but shine bad light on these countries. You showed the dirt in Gambia in a very specific part of The Gambia. Why didn’t you also show areas like Senegambia, Bijolo, Cape Point etc where the beaches are much cleaner than what you’ve shown (except when the tide is high and spits things out again like every other country). You’ve shown us in this video Tanji and what looks like Banjul or Serrekunda. The busiest market areas of The Gambia with poorer standards of living. I advice anyone looking to travel to any locations, to also consider that some or a lot of these countries are divided and certain areas aren’t where you will be staying! It’s like when I went to Athens and I was disgusted but then I went to another part of Athens and liked it. Regarding Sierra Leone, you complained about the whole journey and the bribery. Yes, bribery exists because people are poor but you went through the unconventional route and I don’t remember you showing the daily life, party life and the beautiful mountains and beaches the country has to offer. Did you know that Sierra Leone also has a massive waterfall which was recently discovered and one of the biggest in Africa? Again, I’m a fan of your work and admire where you’ve travelled but please be more considerate of those living in these countries and how much they are tired of hearing “sex traffic workers”. Be sue let’s face it, America has that too but we focus on their food and national parks don’t we?
Also, you can’t see the whole country in 2 hours because traffic alone from the airport to Senegambia is at least 1 hour considering the traffic in Brusubi. I have a long list of things against what you’ve said in this video. Appalled! Did you even try going to Makasutu or Kunta Kinteh or James Island? No, you barely even showed Cape Point!
My favourite thing about Gambia are the provinces. It feels like you are in another time and place. But it’s the rare side of Gambia that tourists don’t experience.
Yeah it may not be the best country for others cuz there are many disturbing issues like the sex tourism, but we are very happy that we get to experience being a citizen of our beloved country, The Gambia. Thanks @drewbinsky for visiting the smiling coast of Africa and I hope you will come back again.
I'm moving to Puerto Rico tomorrow to begin my 6 month "Soul Journey"! Only visited the island once, you are my idol drew!!!! I'll be vlogging everyday on my "new life" in PR before moving back to the NYC!!
@@kaceeotero3629 I know what he saying. Just because some part of Africa is 3rd world does not mean they are homeless. They maybe living in hut out in the forest but it sad that the UK and America are the weathiest countries and we have people living on the streets. That is no comparison to a third world country.
because in Africa poor people can build their self-made huts but in this sh*thole Europe is everything forbidden. I heard about a homeless man who built a hut in the forrest, someone found it and called the police and the homeless was not allowed to stay there. African people are lucky, they have a kind of freedom that we don't have.
I thank Gambia people and government for their great effort to bring justice to the Miyanmar Rohinja Muslims. May lord forgive and accept All Gambia brothers and sisters. Love from a South Indian.
@Andrew Turay I have no idea where you learnt you grammar or where you had that bad experience but as a person who's lived here for about 4 to 5 years, I beg to differ.
We can't lie about that, we do have a sex tourism market here. But, we aren't the ones who do it. It's the other west Africans who reside here (not all, but many) who do that.
@Andrew Turay Oh? How do you know that? Have you ever seen me, met me or even been to The Gambia? Please, this is getting pathetic. My brother, let me add that when a person writes 'I beg to differ' and you wanna reply to that, you're supposed to say "I bet you're not different'. The same country you're shitting on is the same country who speaks better English than you😂😂😂 That's sad.
Thank you for making this video! I love how I can just count on your videos to give me a glimpse of any country in the world :) Thank you for sharing w/ everyone! And thank you for being honest and not only sharing the good, but also the bad.
As a gambian who lives in America and spending my who summer break there it really amazing especially the beach TRIVIA TIME Here's 1 fact about me and 2 facts about Gambia I am a African American duh :-P And did you know that Gambia is a west African country And did you know in Gambia there's only two seasons there, first one is dry season which is no rain there and the second season is rainy season which rains a lot That's al I got thank you for reading have a good day,bye :-P
Sex tourism, yes, compared to Thailand not even close, Thailand got a lot of Trans. Girl boys out there but not here. I won’t condone abuse of children for sex by anyone, sadly can’t say it doesn’t . The Gambia a tiny country but showing hospitality aka teranga is a requirement and when it comes to parties and clubs we party hard. You definitely went to some of our ruff clubs , should have tried Aquarius, kora, duplex club …
When Drew said "i dont know when i'll return"
That's mean he dont like it.
the sex tourism is a real turn off even when the people of the country are nice
@Suburban Kid sex tourism is a tourism.
@@vitoferrara5876 you have any sources about the Korean teaching scam?
@Playlist Wait. Prostitution and many things are illegal in japan
that means he won't :D
The local guide is so pretty
Agree
So pretty..
Yup
@@f2pguy438 so your logic is that where there are pretty girls then there is sex tourism?
@@jay-babbasi9056 i mean that is correct and sensible logic if you think about it
The best people in whole of our continent. I have few Gambian friends here in Sweden, they so respectful and nice people.
Greeting from Somalia 🇸🇴 🇬🇲
uhmm.. im GAY
@@Imayebrook "omg ronnie" (girl voice)
Yea that how we are 🇬🇲
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Thank u from Gambia 🇬🇲
I love Drew but I was so disappointed with this episode, I've been in Gambia twice and it is SO much more than what he decided to show/what he actually saw.. Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮
same here... he can make his own personal opinion but at least back it up with videos/interviews!!
Exactly !!
Was he correct about the sex tourism?
@@iamenough6958 The culture most def exists, but it's really not that visible phenomenon, at least it wasn't back then when I last visited Gambia. OP here btw. :)
@@iamenough6958 its just crazy to me how the biggest thing he highlighted was the sex tourism when there is more to the country then that. he only spend a couple days there and it was basically to get to Senegal. Very annoying because he didn't highlight Thailand or the Philippines sex tourism like this.
It does not matter if it is your favourite. The country is a peaceful country, I think that's what every country is looking to be.
@tweety tweety this is a 4-minute video you cannot even see your entire house with a 4 minute video. Is just like if I go to America and I make a 4-minute video about the homeless people living in the streets, and the police killing. that means I have shown only the one side and that's not good, the guy is rude. His very lucky, if he continued this he can get himself in a big problem seriously.
@@overstay4624 It's just his opinion bro, he's obviously seen a lot of countries so I would never blame him for not liking something because he has a lot of perspective
So are you saying my 55 year old aunt and her friends went to Gambia not just to enjoy its scenic beaches?
She got back filled with with white black cream 😀😀😀
He just exposed your aunty hahahahah
That's a double negative
She loves BBC. The TV channel if course 😏
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I live in America but my family is from Gambia and Senegal and there is so much more than what was in this video, it’s beautiful country and if your from America it’s hard to understand the culture and atmosphere. I’ve been there several of times and the sex tourism is something that needs work but depending on the area you won’t see it. It’s a very small country so don’t expect everything to super clean and not crowded. it’s a country that just came out of dictatorship, and the president now is not doing much to help our country. I was excited that you were going to share about my country and how beautiful it is and the people, but now watching I will say I am disappointed, I feel no one really got to see how Gambia really is, with it’s rich culture and amazing people.
YES ANOTHER FELLOW GAMBIAN
America for Americans and you’re not American!
You have to be white to be American and you’re a black little Terrorist!
*Drew Curses
Me: Hey wait that's illegal
In Africa we believe those are Americans politics or way of life
Vito Ferrara ....ok
@Suburban Kid OK good to know that
Are you 8?
Juicy Juice - what part did he curse?
I feel like Drew talked more about the bad things than the good thing about my country. Gambia is such an amazing place.
I am Serbian and I was work with people from Gambia on Malta,one of the best people I meet,they are very good friends,just you need to show them respect and they will give you back respect10 times more.
@@Uros1990 thank you and I have never met any but I am sure there are many kind Serbians like you!
@@jainabasanneh5872 Thank you,all best to good people of Gambia ✌️
@@Uros1990 😀☺️
Seemed like a fair assessment to me
I mean Gambia is a struggling country but people do make their living in some way or form. The most important blessing we have in there is peace.
Imagine if the leaders weren't corrupt.. The potential is limitless
@Gat what country isn't corrupted.. the 3 biggest economies have the most corrupt governments. Russia,China and the US
@@ionly6805 Russia isn't nearly in the top 3 in terms of economies amongst the world...
@@michaelprol1349 u get my point
@Gat what about Rwanda
@I'MSoDEprESedAndQUiRKy He didn't say it was a country.
I visited Gambia last year and I can´t say anything bad about it. It´s quite a different culture and for me it took a while to get used to it. But everyone was so welcoming and friendly there, I made new friends and will definitely be back one day
You should stop promoting sex tourism
So you went there for sex tourism ??
The women there are oppressed
@yaawaawe9968 whats not clicking
@@sosososososo123 No they are not
Love you Gambia, Gambia people are very good and peace loving, may Allah bless Gambia
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My brother from Bangladesh, appreciate it! Kemo nache?
I am British and I have been to the Gambia few times. My perception of the country is completely different from Drew's. My friends and I have had amazing times on both of our trips and we are all females from different nations . Two years ago, 10 of us visited and we are all looking forward to going back next year.
The people are so welcoming and friendly which was very surprising to us .
The only negative thing I'll say is, their is a clear difference between the poor and the rich. We came across extreme poverty in some areas and we were also invited to American like MANSIONS owned by multi millionaires dressed with private swimming pools ,huge gardens , butler's, maids etc.
This level of difference did not sit very well with us and we hope the rich will give a helping hand to the poor to make things easier on them.
Oh is extremely important to mention that unlike some countries we've visited in Europe and other parts of the world, we felt incredibly safe walking around at night as a group of tourist girls.
We genuinely had fun. I believe Drew only visited the not so great parts of the country.
We also visited the neighboring country Senegal and had an even better time there !
Not everyone likes sex tourism though
Thanks for telling the truth about The Gambia
Your part of the problem your a sex tourist. You should be ashamed of yourself
I’m glad my country is now getting more attention but it should’ve been represented better
Gambi does not need this or this racist
How would you improve your country if you could?
I live in Madagascar, and he said it felt dangerous which is absurd. He is a good guy, but his judgement can be quite off sometimes.
@@michaelboshko8206 ofcourse to you who's from madagascar the Gambia is gonna seem like a paradise but let's be real there are many things of the gambia that turns people off, especially the sex tourism.
@@spugiewoogie2257 how is he racist
Peace is always the most important thing a country can have. Amazing how most of the countries you have shown are so often misconceived!
@@vitoferrara5876 is this true? can u give us any proof?
@Michael Jackson Remixes, without freedom you can't have true peace.
Thank you very much and Gambia is way more pure than this fake news they are saying heavy sex tourism is not our leaders dont accept does kinds
Gambia is poor and a terrible place to live. Peace means something but I dont see how extreme poverty helps.
@oceej0 well, people are amputating their own legs so it surely cant be that bad to be disabled🤔🤔
It doesn't have to be your favorite country. My favorite country The Gambia 🇬🇲🇬🇲
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You welcome dear family
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The fact that u write it as "The Gambia" makes me so happy, fantastic people and fantastic country.
It is The Gambia Experience
It's also the official name of the country. The Gambia but Gambia also acceptable
@SpangeBab I hear ya, sort of basic knowledge you gather from visiting any place out of respect. but still, videos i've seen of people talking about their experience there has been different, as in them never refering to Gambia as The Gambia or thinking that it was odd. just nice to see how much he puts into his work during his journey i guess
I don’t even know how it made me feel watching this video as a Gambian but it was definitely far from good. I truly wish you would’ve spent a bit more time in my beautiful country and showed the world more of it’s beauties.
Same
Yeah...Just look at the thumbnail he chose..they always choose the worst possible representation bro..We must learn to tell our own story
@@aformula4198 what is wrong with the thumbnail?
Yeah, I've never been to The Gambia but his analysis seems shallow to be polite.
Yeah to be honest I found this to be insulting, he did the same with Ireland and a few other countries, not impressed.
i lived in the Gambia-and i think summarizing the Gambia in a 5mins video is totally unfair.sex tourism is not unique to the Gambia.
My Best friend Muhammad is from Gambia. Am from Somalia. May Allah bless the Gambia amin
I have a gambian team mate in my football team. He is a great guy, very nice as well.
@Caligula You're wrong.
Caligula shush
@Caligula science doesn't prove or disprove the existence of God. It is a matter of belief. You are entitled to believe what you want.
Frick allah
What a poor view of a entire country . Happening to spent 2,5 days in a country doesn't give you the right to tarnish it's image. You should have done your research properly, gambia has more to offer . Talking about sex tourism, is one of those things that comes with tourism, yes we do have it in the gambia but it doesn't define the whole tourism sector . Next time do your research properly, i guess this whole traveling thing is be coming more of a business adventure to you than the real passion for traveling meeting new people and different cultures. I would rather advice you to go back to your roots than the attitude let's go there film some stuff post it and make some money without thinking of the effects.
True.. Well said.. Because of this particular video many will think Gambia as what he described
Yeah you are right am not from.Gambia but I tink he should not judge base on a particular place he went to but travel to few states in that country to better understand about the country
David Jallow Thank you sir..... Today White Europeans are racing to Gambia to escape Covid-19 stay blessed brother
David Jallow is the shoe fits...
I agree with you. Seems like more interested in reaching a goal and not the experience. Seems like a waste to me
Complete false, there is more to The Smiling Cost of Africa than this nonsense.
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Exactly
Sure this video is totally crab 🤬
@@froh1094 Lmao it isn't. Watch pewdiepie's video on it
@@froh1094 Then you should know that originally it wasn't even a white supremacist sign, right? If you listened to it, that is.
I currently resides in the USA and this video will not deter me from visiting the Gambia, creating my own experience and forming my own opinions. See you soon Gambia!!!
Correct attitude ❤
We were surprised to experience how warm and friendly the people are in Gambia. 🙌
That man at 2:51 is an iconic citizen. World will be a better place if everybody becomes like him. Love for Gambian people, on my list of places to be.
You're welcome to the Gambia.
You're welcome to the Gambia. 🇬🇲
The way he speaks is so pure
@@nb7166 agree so true. He loves his country and a true ambassador of his country, he etched a really positive image of the people of Gambia.
@@Oneohonejewelry thank you Betty. 🙏
The Gambia is beautiful, simple life and good jollof out there! Really want to go back soon.
I Miss my beautiful country?
I've been to Gambia twice,it's very nice
Drew killing me with laughter 😂..
Women dressed up in all white are literally students of a nursing school called the "Gambia school of nursing" please mind what you say because your words means something to somebody
But the guide also said that they were going to an arabic school
That's right man he didnt know shit bout Gambia i swear down, he just spend 2 days
@@boyothapresident think so too..
Funny, because every person I know who`ve visited the Gambia had nothing but good things to say about it. I also know people who return year after year.
I have nothing bad to say about The Gambia I’ve visited 4 times now is paradise
Right same here, people have moved there and love it.
Queen Diva exactly I’d love to live there it would be total paradise
I hate Gambia it sucks
Haahaha "visiting Gambia every year" now u knoe why eheehhehe
I've been to the Gambia to work with a secondary school. The school was in the inland of Gambia, so far away from the coast and its tourism. I did enjoy my stay, because in the inland I experienced the real African way of living. So if you ever come back, which I doubt, avoid the crowded, touristy coastline and dive into the country.
Pretty sure you must have gone there mainly for the BBC 😆
Not everyone like sex tourism. You enjoy it, let him enjoy what he likes
I'm going to Gambia in december with my school to work with a school as well, Mansa Colley.
I think he's not interested in that
This video is a horrible representation of Gambia periodt.Its impossible for you to go through the whole country in 2 hours I it took me almost a whole day just to drive to the village. I hate when people give wrong information.
Girl the airport to brusubi alone can take two hours haha key hamut dara!
This guy is lying
@@serenaisaac472 exactly😂
@@modoucamara4873 he doesn’t know what he’s talking about
The two hours was for half the country. And for a country that's 50km wide that's a very slow speed.
The girl is so beautiful
Nah
@@Noname2004kurdish Are you blind?
@@toottoottoottoottoottootto8833 he probably likes men
@@dsangel4135 Nothing is wrong with liking men, but he probably finds his "type" to be lightskinned.
Yeah Tida is sexy
I am proud to be a Gambian
Hi please sent me your contact details I planning trip gambia
Who else is from Gambia ??? 🇬🇲
meee
Me!🙋🏿♀️
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i love Gambia from Bangladesh 🇧🇩❤.
Thanks PM of Gambia to support Rohingya Muslim.
Bhaisab I'm from Sylhet but live in England . May Allah bless you .And plz get rid of sheikh hasina
The amount of times he said it is not his favorite country 😂 I can't. Please don't visit Kenya...also all I learnt about Gambia from you
-smallest country on mainland Africa
-capital city banjul is very small
-dirty beaches
-hospitable and welcoming pple
-sex tourism is the backbone of the countries economy
-not your favorite country said many times
-its super hot(it's at the beach what did you expect ?) Avoid coastal countries if you don't like the hot and humid weather
-how to say thanks in the local language
-they students wear all white to school
-they country is a Muslim conservative country
-you hate crowded markets(busy markets are always crowded even the farmer markets in US)
Thanks for sharing these pointers about the country but You could have done a better representation of the country. My humble opinion Sir😁
Kindly ignore the typos and grammatical errors like use of they unnecessarily
They don't wear all white to school 😏
He just hate the country but thank God others love the country because the girls refused him sex he things they wicked mean and dirty lol
@@mamediarrabousso768 What are you talking about?
Like seriously, I couldn't understand you but I think the sex tourism is a real turn off.
“Avoid coastal countries” im sorry but that’s not how that works
Shout out to The Bag Family. They're the main expats in the Gambia that opened a lot of people's minds up to wanting to visit and live in this beautiful country
I STUDIED ABROAD THERE WHEN I SAY ITS THE MOST NICEST PEOPLE I HAVE EVER MET SO SWEET
I met a young man from Gambia tonight. He works for UBER. He was so nice and friendly. He had a great attitude too and loves to work. I love the way the Gambian people smile.
Bla xit always has something nice and lovely to say about The Gambia on her you tube channel. It she is more knowledgeable about The Gambia. She was born and raised in the UK and she now resides in the Gambia with her family.
Drew's perspective of West African is coming from a Western mind. His understanding of West African is primitive.
Thank you for saying this because has much has I love his videos. I notice that disturbing trend of him speaking bad about the African countries he visit.
I would definitely like to say what @Blaxit has to say about this video. You are right, they are definitely coming from two different experiences and perspectives! 🙏🙏
Exactly
All he does is speak bad. Why can't he just stick to Europe? Africans tell their own stories.
@tweety tweety that is very sad. Africa does have alot of work to do. More awareness, education and enlightenment will get rid of most of our African negative ideas such as child marriage. Nevertheless Africa has beautiful stories to tell.
Memories ... I love the diversity within the country
Diversity is our strength
Bic Gypreos that’s good
4:16 Drewbinsky: Teach me one more word
4:19 Girl: Abracadabra
4:24 Drewbinsky: Say no more
Drew pretty disappointed with your video and review about Gambia. I am from India, but I still love Gambia and totally disagree with what you have portrayed in the video. Tida was nice and respectful lady.
He’s being honest nothing wrong with that lad. It’s his experience. Also I didn’t know Gambia was such a beautiful country, however the sex tourism part caught me by surprise.
They go to other countries and visit the worst parts and explain how terrible it is there. But if they go to Los Angeles, California they would visit Hollywood and the best restaurants in California and tell you how amazing it is here. But they won’t visit the homeless tent cities where people are shitting in the middle of the street, using drugs, and disease is running ramped. No, they would never show you that part of America.
No, they don’t talk about slavery in America, child sex trafficking, or drug abuse all across America nope. They will do 1 little story in the news 300 people busted in child sex trafficking ring and then you never hear about it again until they bust another one. People pretend this is not happing in America 😂
The you go to Africa and see grown adults smiling and you want to tell the world how horrible of a place this is 😂
Welcome to our homeland 🏡💛💛💛💛
one of my fav traveler ❤️
YOURE MY FAVORITE TRAVELER *gibs u hug and shids on the floor*
@@ericfelds6291 lol
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my dad watches you
*Everybody like The Gambia*
Everybody liked that
Boiiiiii!!!!!!!!
Love From Bangladesh!! Love You Gambia
i lived in the gambia for a short while.it was amazing. i went from canada, so it was a huge change for me. to experience the gambia by living there amongst the locals. i saw the whole country
Your pronunciation of the Gambian words was superb, Drew. Very impressive. I've always suspected that Westerners were pretending not to be able to pronounce African names just as a subtle way of putting people down. We need more lovely ones like you!
That's his experience and perspective. How are you going to be disappointed with his experience. That is why we have so much issues in the world because people don't believe that people are entitled to their own viewpoints. I would love to visit the Gambia soon because I have heard great stories and I will develop my own opinions.
Please remember that he has been all over Africa and learned pronunciations. Also, how many time did he rerecorded the video to get the pronunciation correct
The smiling coast of Africa is always smiling may almighty Allah keep blessing the Gambia mama land we love Gambia
this is muhamadou sumareh original country..now he is the succesful footballer in malaysia..rich and popular..
Sex tourism in a highly conservative country?
yea makes no sense
Also where the most people are *muslims* ???
This is AGAINST the koran, so disgusting.
Poverty doesn't care about religion
@@pepeflores8915
My family was also very poor. Every of my family member were poor, and they WOULD NEVER do something like that !
Because this is a sin, you can't describe yourself as a muslim when you sin every second. Also they live in *peace*
Say what you want, but most of them are not true muslims. They do something everyday that is AGAINST the koran.
@@konanxhidan3202 I never argued they were true muslims, I was giving reasons as to why they would sex tourism. And if you ask me, I would rather have something to eat than to follow a book lol.
DREW YOU ARE THE BEST
Not sex tourism's but nice people with welcoming heart an respect for everyone . The Gambia have real life tender
We Love Gambia from Bangladesh 😍♥
I hope that other wealthy Muslim nations invest there to curtail that type of tourism. After all, Gambia has the ocean, that in and of itself is a selling point, not to mention the peaceful personalities of the people.
This video is appalling. It is clear that the protagonist has not spent more than a few hours only in The Gambia. Sex tourism is there (and the fault is of Western people and colonialism), but there is so much more to the country. I did not find it dirtier than any other place, there's hundreds of clean and enjoyable (even luxury) resorts and bars, the historical sites (connected to slavery or even going back hundreds of years) are incredibly interesting too. Another very important thing: The Gambia is a majority Muslim country and everybody is definitely very religious, but connoting it as conservative is misleading. Women enjoy large freedoms and wearing the veil in public is a choice for most of them. The relationship with other religions, including the Christian, is mostly friendly and very close. My impression is that the author of the video decided to spend just a few hours in each West African country he was passing through in order to maximise the number of videos he could publish out of his trip (and therefore the views and money he could make out of it). The demonstration to this is that traffic is very widespread in the urban area of The Gambia, making it almost impossible to travel half the country in 2 hours time. It's just a scam. Try to be more respectful of the people and places you portray next time because you have the responsibility to depict Africa in a correct way, considered that the misinformation about the continent is already widespread among ignorant Western people. Thanks.
Thanks for your comment, I used to watch Drew’s videos, but after this one I just view them all as unreliable now & have tuned out
I sometimes return to countries I didn't like and discover that they're better than I thought.
I like Drews honesty...not every place is the "greatest" "best" "coolest"...I have traveled to over 120 countries...some are amazing, some "not too sure when I will go back".
Drew Travels
Sees a Man
Drew: What’s your name?
Man: My name?
Drew: Yes your name
Man: My name UvuvwevwevweEnyetenyevweUghwemubwemOsas
The 67938th of The Great Gambia.
Lol we don’t have names like that in Gambia
Good joke but I am also from the Gambia
Our names are quite short actually lol.
You're a rasict fuck
i love that video, respect the memes!
My mom is from *Gambia* !
i love the apples of Gambia
Ajeeb Duniya you're a half pakistani half gambian?
Nice
Har jaga kuch na kuch? can't believe you anymore
@@RebublicOfPacifica dont believe me jan
@@RebublicOfPacifica ask her from which region of Gambia is her mother?
The women are not always dressed in white. Those two girls are nurses from school.
Exactly. The women in Gambia wear the most beautiful colorful clothes. He showed only what he wanted to show.
@@irenerandazzo4206 You're definitely right Irene :)
@@yayajatta thank you dear 😁
LOVE FROM SOMALIA I LOVE MY GAMBIAAAAA
Love from kenya 🇰🇪
to Somalia and Gambia🇰🇪 ❤️🇸🇴❤️ 🇬🇲
Drew is so humble and the girl is so beautiful 😍
He is not humble he is rude and disrespectful about The Gambia
T : he’s humble you guys can’t just take criticism
I love Africa so much 🌍💕💕💕
Eh
But I don't like bts
@*Swedish Girl* good for us
@@user-Rayyan123 me too
@@user-Rayyan123 me three
Thanks Gambian people. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
I know some Gambian people, they are very nice people ♡ That's why I would like to visit Gambia.
I'm from the Gambia 🇬🇲 but I don't believe that you come to my country ❤❤❤
I was In some care home's last year due to getting In trouble and not being able to go home for a while, In one of the homes one of the workers there was from Gambia, he was one of the nicest and easy going people I've ever met and one of the best cooks as well respect to Gambians from Ireland
I have one Gambian friend in my country (India) he is studying in My collage. He is very mind & good person
@universal man wrong
Drew, thank you for visiting Gambia and shining some light into this country where I was raised for over 18 years and have returned after 9 years abroad in London.
I wish you were able to see Gambia for the multicultural country that it is. I’m a fan of your travel page but I have to say that for Gambia and Sierra Leone, the two countries I call home, you’ve done nothing but shine bad light on these countries.
You showed the dirt in Gambia in a very specific part of The Gambia. Why didn’t you also show areas like Senegambia, Bijolo, Cape Point etc where the beaches are much cleaner than what you’ve shown (except when the tide is high and spits things out again like every other country).
You’ve shown us in this video Tanji and what looks like Banjul or Serrekunda. The busiest market areas of The Gambia with poorer standards of living.
I advice anyone looking to travel to any locations, to also consider that some or a lot of these countries are divided and certain areas aren’t where you will be staying! It’s like when I went to Athens and I was disgusted but then I went to another part of Athens and liked it.
Regarding Sierra Leone, you complained about the whole journey and the bribery. Yes, bribery exists because people are poor but you went through the unconventional route and I don’t remember you showing the daily life, party life and the beautiful mountains and beaches the country has to offer. Did you know that Sierra Leone also has a massive waterfall which was recently discovered and one of the biggest in Africa?
Again, I’m a fan of your work and admire where you’ve travelled but please be more considerate of those living in these countries and how much they are tired of hearing “sex traffic workers”. Be sue let’s face it, America has that too but we focus on their food and national parks don’t we?
Because let’s face it**
Also, you can’t see the whole country in 2 hours because traffic alone from the airport to Senegambia is at least 1 hour considering the traffic in Brusubi. I have a long list of things against what you’ve said in this video. Appalled! Did you even try going to Makasutu or Kunta Kinteh or James Island? No, you barely even showed Cape Point!
stop whining and be an adult, bad things happen, pointing them out bothers you because the truth hurts.
@@0xff- man shush please. She is right, he only discuused the bad things, not good
@@ricecooker834 he doesnt have to say anything good, you're insecure weak people
1 day, hope i'll visit there..
❤️ GAMBIA..
From Indonesia 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩
Keep in touch
I was born in the Gambia and still am in Gambia
People in the comment section should calm down. This video only shows drews perspective - his opinion
My favourite thing about Gambia are the provinces. It feels like you are in another time and place. But it’s the rare side of Gambia that tourists don’t experience.
Yeah it may not be the best country for others cuz there are many disturbing issues like the sex tourism, but we are very happy that we get to experience being a citizen of our beloved country, The Gambia. Thanks @drewbinsky for visiting the smiling coast of Africa and I hope you will come back again.
I'm moving to Puerto Rico tomorrow to begin my 6 month "Soul Journey"! Only visited the island once, you are my idol drew!!!! I'll be vlogging everyday on my "new life" in PR before moving back to the NYC!!
Salaam Gambia. - Bangladesh.
The people seem really nice, they clearly deserve a better country than what it seems to be.
I was there for 6 months
i love gambian peoples all of this amazing country.
Gambia i love you
Your country sounds cooler when you put “The” in front of the name
Also, for example, if I live in 'the UK' I should say 'the the UK'?🤔😜
The Philippines, The Maldives, The US, The UK, The UAE, The Solomon Islands
pqaza yes. Yes it does.
@@criskity and The Gambia
Who's here after Project Pheonix announcement wondering what The Gambia is like!
The Gambia has always been a really interesting and quirky country,and thats really cool!!
Love from Spain 🇪🇸♥️🇬🇲
The local guide is smiling and gracious ❤️
Gambia is unique country ❤️🙌
My home land the Gambia. Will be going to the beach tomorrow. Always good warm weather for me👌
Beautiful country and beautiful people!
Drew you spent just 2 and a half days in The Gambia, you most definitely haven't seen it all
Thank God you don't see any homeless sleeping on the street just like in America and Europe.
Really lol , africa is a 3rd world still so everyones basically homeless there
@@kaceeotero3629 I know what he saying. Just because some part of Africa is 3rd world does not mean they are homeless. They maybe living in hut out in the forest but it sad that the UK and America are the weathiest countries and we have people living on the streets. That is no comparison to a third world country.
baye Niass 👍🏾
because in Africa poor people can build their self-made huts but in this sh*thole Europe is everything forbidden. I heard about a homeless man who built a hut in the forrest, someone found it and called the police and the homeless was not allowed to stay there. African people are lucky, they have a kind of freedom that we don't have.
@@kaceeotero3629 a perfect description of a ignorant stupid and dumb comment
Thanks for the video, I love Gambia , Insha Allah i will visit one day.
I thank Gambia people and government for their great effort to bring justice to the Miyanmar Rohinja Muslims. May lord forgive and accept All Gambia brothers and sisters. Love from a South Indian.
Speak for yourself!! I loooooooove The Gambia!!
Proud of this country.
We are the people of Bangladesh love this country... Gambia
Because of Rohingya refugees issue..
Get your facts right Drew!!! You saying that there’s a huge sex tourism industry in The Gambia is a big lie and an exaggeration!!
He just being honest
Is it not trye
@Andrew Turay I have no idea where you learnt you grammar or where you had that bad experience but as a person who's lived here for about 4 to 5 years, I beg to differ.
We can't lie about that, we do have a sex tourism market here. But, we aren't the ones who do it. It's the other west Africans who reside here (not all, but many) who do that.
@Andrew Turay Oh? How do you know that? Have you ever seen me, met me or even been to The Gambia? Please, this is getting pathetic.
My brother, let me add that when a person writes 'I beg to differ' and you wanna reply to that, you're supposed to say "I bet you're not different'. The same country you're shitting on is the same country who speaks better English than you😂😂😂 That's sad.
Let take a moment and appreciate the driver who took drew all around west Africa
Love to Gambia from Bangladesh
🇧🇩🇧🇩❣️🇬🇲🇬🇲
Thank you for making this video! I love how I can just count on your videos to give me a glimpse of any country in the world :) Thank you for sharing w/ everyone! And thank you for being honest and not only sharing the good, but also the bad.
As a gambian who lives in America and spending my who summer break there it really amazing especially the beach
TRIVIA TIME
Here's 1 fact about me and 2 facts about Gambia I am a African American duh :-P
And did you know that Gambia is a west African country
And did you know in Gambia there's only two seasons there, first one is dry season which is no rain there and the second season is rainy season which rains a lot
That's al I got thank you for reading have a good day,bye :-P
Sex tourism, yes, compared to Thailand not even close, Thailand got a lot of Trans. Girl boys out there but not here. I won’t condone abuse of children for sex by anyone, sadly can’t say it doesn’t . The Gambia a tiny country but showing hospitality aka teranga is a requirement and when it comes to parties and clubs we party hard. You definitely went to some of our ruff clubs , should have tried Aquarius, kora, duplex club …