Kharkiv: Ukraine's Worst Metro Line 🇺🇦
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- Опубліковано 13 бер 2021
- 🇺🇦 Sometimes when filming you just don't feel it and everything is working against you. Today was such a day. Puddles, weather, wrong directions, and the dreaded Kharkiv Metro ticket machine. My ultimate nemesis...
This is a Daily Bald video. Bald and Bankrupt is the other longer videos channel.
This video is sponsored by Megabank
& Staropramen!
they're legends
Proper legends!
Mega legends
And Raid:Shadow legends of course, which was reason why nobody else had ten rubles because they spent it to microtransactions.
Nothing more soviet than having the money and don't being able to buy anything
Yay communism
not being able
Not true.
Don't compare Ukraine with Soviet Union. It's two different worlds. Ukraine is like a bad alternative future of Soviet Union- where they used up all Soviet era resource and infrastructure, and not rebuilding or replacing it!
@@digimaks it went over your head, didn't it?
@@digimaks and yet, somehow everyone would prefer be eaten alive by a bear than return back to soviet union.
i love the honesty of "i'm not feeling it today guys", i think that's something rare to come across on the internet...
The best thing is honesty from youtubers,
I love it
@Irene Stefani I agree, it's refreshing isn't it?
Something happened between him running from the Babushka and what he next showed us that caused him to not feel it.
@@sladewilson9741 I'm not convinced. At that point I was like: I would just go back to the hotel and try again the next day. And then that is exactly what he did. On trips like this you need some momentum and when you lose it, it's very hard to get it back. Even more so when you want to make a fun movie out of it.
Schoolboy error - you shouldn't have told her that your intention was to change a 50. Just ask for a packet of chewie, give her a 50 , watch her grumble and pretend to scrabble around in despair, and stand your ground. You will find that there is always a miraculous huge stash of small notes hidden under the counter. It always works.
True
😂
@@cliffordkapia766 I lived in the Czech Republic for ten years - it's exactly the same there.
@@nacekozo Really? Thats interesting. Its a very odd way to live, one would think, however this is their culture and one must adapt.
@@cliffordkapia766 It's just one of those little things - maybe it's a hangover from previous times, even though those 'previous times' were 30 years ago. It's almost exclusively in kiosks and small shops, but people are using contactless payment more and more now.
О, уеss I always do in such way
Taking a beer before descending to metro:
- resistance to physical damage: +30%
- resistance to "you cannot film here": + 70%
- speech (with babuska only): +100%
Resistance to live in Kharkiv +100%
No, ability to find right path -40%
motivation -50%
Speechcraft +20%
Athletics -50%
@@Ixtinkt living in kharkiv is fine, you just need to know where to go. I'm a Brit living here so it's not easy, but not hard
homeless guy: I want to start a new life, without alcohol and drugs.
Bald: Hey man! Hold a free beer!
LOL
I think he's well past that point
guy: i'm taking two !!
There is a strong statistical correlation between mental health problems (and we can count alcoholism and addiction as part of that) and homelessness. Of course, we all know that correlation does not mean causation, as well as we can't state if homelessness contributes to mental health problems or vice versa, and to what degree. We can say that there is a definite strong link though. Do you remember "GroundHog Day" the movie where Bill Murray's character tries to save a homeless guy by feeding him, but with each reiteration of that same day the old man dies anyway? So I personally approve of Benjamin giving this street person a beer. Remember this old man in Chernobyl exclusion zone that Ben found and later visited again with some food and obviously alcohol? As well as an old lady too. In Ukraine there is virtually no chance these older folks will get public or private help. Ben can't save them (just like those homeless dogs in Armenia was it -- he did smuggle a kitten from Cuba to Belgium though), so some food and/or a beer is a kind gesture.
@@monocharismatic Word much?
Looks like a pretty solid place to hang out at nowadays....
My respect for Megabank after watching this video 📈📈📈
"I'm not feeling it, I'll do it tomorrow".
That's why I love you man. Stay real!
Σωστος!
"Get the f*ck off!" LOL, the new universal expression.
I just had a laugh at that myself!
Loved it!
@@FrancisDashwood1 LOL!
Why don’t people bend the metal strip to fit the nose?
Well said. Fucking hate the stupid things.
Imagine you're homeless, then Bald comes by and casually hands you a beer. My life would be complete
I'm teetotal - would piss me off!
Dude's probably thinking 'Why does this dude give me a soda?'
@@ewanduffy I imagine as a 'teetotal' pretty much anything fun related pisses you off.
@@b.elzebub9252 harsh, especially as I don't drink for medical reasons.
@@ewanduffy Is it a broken funnybone? A tumour in the humour?
As a natural-born Kharkiv citizen, I admit that That is real feedback of one of the most terrible parts of our city, actually, blogger visited and described post soviet & industrial part of Kharkiv. There are a bunch of better places across the city. Dear Daily Bald - thanks for this show.
That metro is literally 100% cleaner than NYC metro
Yeah it’s not bad at all, not even beyond the point of good
get outta here you can't compare the NYC metro to this. the sheer amount of people in NYC make all the difference
@@jig-gaYou can't compare the metro of the biggest most well known city in the world to some random run-down & war-torn town in Ukraine. Come on guy...
Same with Berlins U-Bahn 😂
@@vz6235 Kharkiv is not "war-torn" town btw.
Don’t worry about it mate , we’ve all had days like that , the smartest choice you made that day was going back to the hotel lol, smart move, hope tomorrow is better , much love
Absolutely.Great video none the less and the fact that you are going to tomorrow
Quite agree.
Yup! We are all human. Get some rest and all the best!
Bald is trying way too hard for the daily bald channel. He could literally just walk around for 15mins everyday just talking to us about random things and we'd be happy. Keep your energy for the longer more professional B&B videos!
Most have been that suspicious beer
This Metro looks totally awesome!
It is . It has to be seen in real life to see how unique it is. I have lived in kharkiv for about 16 months and it still makes me smile
Awesome just like every Soviet metro)
@@alexdenisov7912 Не звезди, приезжай в любой российский город и посмотри на метро.
@@elefcaelin2609 посмотри на любое зарубежное метро и поймёшь, что по декору любое советское метро выигрывает даже из прошлого века.
@@alexdenisov7912 выигрывает или ПРОигрывает ?
I've been living in Kharkiv for my whole life and can relate. Most of the people use E-Tickets (you can put whatever banknote you want into their terminals with the exception of 1s and 2s for whatever reason) to avoid the "only 10 UAH" nonsense. The peculiar thing is that every little shop located in the metro station has a sign "No change". You literally have to plan ahead your metro ride, and always be sure, that you have the right banknote on hand if you don't have E-Ticket.
There are also a couple of new trains, and they look pretty good, a lot less "soviet". And a relatively new station called "Pobeda" ("Victory Station") looks extremely modern compared to all the other stations. The center of the city actually looks kinda great. The parks and the architecture are beautiful, in my opinion. Be sure to check that out if you are planning to visit Kharkiv again.
Anyways, thanks for the video, wasn't really expecting you to film my home city :)
А где Вы сейчас живёте? Я тоже харьковчанка, но 11 лет как не живу в Харькове:))
@@annalondon80 цитирую "I've been living in Kharkiv for my whole life and can relate"
@@viper6741 а простите, не увидела,:))) " to film my home city " прочитала и подумала что уехали 🤦♀️
‘GET THE F OFF’
Everyone’s reaction to ripping the bloody masks off! 😄
some people apparently love to wear them
@@Alank0 tbf they keep your face warm in the cold. Other than that idk what's to like
@@morganfreeman2102 more like dog muzzle
@@KitMcIntoshSJ also good for when you're feeling ugly or introverted. Just hide half your face so no one can see what you look like and you don't have to smile.
Hahahah that was the best moment of the video 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bald, I saw you at the Holodna Hora metro stations today, but I was too shy to approach you. Sorry you had such a bad experience today! I hope you enjoy our city - we have lots of beautiful mosaics here, the one I particularly like is at 98 Plekhanovskaya street (Плехановская 98) - maybe you will have time to go and check it out tomorrow.
P.S. You can pay by a credit card in the metro - all stations should have at least one checkpoint that accepts credit cards.
I have friends in Kharkov, I have visited a few times, never yet had a bad experience 👍
@@ianbull6116 me neither
Just checked it out on StreetView. Very trippy sixties space mosaic!
Yep agreed you can pay by credit card 💳 I the metro
@@obroni haha yeah and its really huge
Так и живём(
ты с Харькова?
Лол)
@@SanchezzzONE да
Нормально живём)
@@GradusTV666 Greetings from Saltovka)
This metro looks actually much better than the New York Metro...
"I'm taking my hands in my life for you guys today."
lol I caught that too!
Yes yes
I like how he left that in. Daily Bald is more raw than the main channel :)
This man has chilled with the bolivian cartel before
I think that beer went straight to his head.
Ah yes, i was in the midst of a boring depressing Sunday evening and then Bald decides to upload. My evening is saved!!
Chin up soldier!
Muammar, you did survive? I thought you are dead!
Our dear leader is alive! Hail Gaddafi!
For the next 9 minutes at least 😁
The Western scum will never find me!
I am safe with all my comrades here
Despite the old age, the metro stations look clean and well-maintained. Well done!
I really don't understand how can you travel East Europe in Winter in Corvese trainers. I would freeze to death in an hour.
I would've died if he went to the bus station and could only pay with 50s.
Ha ha
1) Beer for breakfast.
2) Long series of poor decisions.
3) Abandon project for the day.
That all sounds about right 😂
We've all been there.
Becomes dependant on alcohol and becomes bald bankrupt alcoholic.
I like a good beer buzz early in the morning....
I'm from Kharkiv. Great video! Just wanted to say that you can pay for metro if you don't have 10 banknote.
1) There in one gate (blue one) that accepts credit cards with NFC (or Google/Apple Pay).
2) You can buy a metro card (35 UAH), add money onto it (any banknote, up to 500), and pay with the card
Still looks way nicer than New York City metro/subway. That is truly terrifying experience...
To the generous people of Ukraine: Please buy him a pair of rubber boots!
Let's put a stop to the drip, drip!
He should have some Dr Martens with him, not white Vans )
@@samfabia6531 I don't know how many times I have had to say this to people but doc martens are not winter boots At all lmao
"Mom...that Englishman is cussing out his phone..."
"Don't make eye contact son...walk faster!"
"I hope I never have to ride an English metro... they scare me!"
I made this 200 likes I am your god now
Интересно кому еще кроме нас харьковчан интересен метромост?
Bald: "Alright then, starting the day of with a beer." All life's wisdom caught in one sentence.
And that went well. :D
That's when it all went wrong.
yea that turned out great for him
Only Bald can make a routine journey on a metro feel like a journey to the center of the earth!
Agreed ! Haha what a ride
Actually, metros were built so they could be used as bomb shelters in some Communist countries...so you are more right than you think.
Kharkov is very beautiful! You chose the worst part of city. And the subway was very clean, no dirt and rats like in New York. Kharkiv has changed a lot over the past 10 years, especially beautiful in May, a lot of flowers. Come to see by yourself!
Word of the day “Crikey”. (Things not going well)
Tomorrow “Wowzers”. (Things are going well)
"not feeling it" and still makes a decent video that holds you to the end. Now THAT is a legend!
Agreed
The video is shitty tho
@@jopa-slona Did you watch it all? Then mission accomplished.
@@baldandbiking lol
This is a demonstration of how can a city's bad infrastructure affect the overall morale of citizens.
Edit: Don't get me wrong i'll love to visit Ukraine
Socialism/communism
@@HubertofLiege Right, capitalist infrastructure is usually so much better for the citizens lol
@@bbcmotd has nothing to do with that , rather than with how developed the country is.
@@its4481 exactly
still better infrastructure than my US city....
Kharkiv... before everybody in the world heard of it.
North east England’s metro system doesn’t have a ticket office either lol
It's the curse of the Rock of Tondi mate, many have slowly lost their memories having encountered it!
He should rent an apartment in Tondi for the summer 😎💪
He must beat the rock man of tondi to break the curse with his stand "soviet sink"
Nobody:
Kharkiv terminals: You aint shit without 10 gryvnas here.
Well, I’m from Kharkiv. We don’t use those tickets for passing into metro. We replenish our cards for public transport and we can do it not only with 10 gryvnas. :)
Yeah, that's because the ticket system is placed there for one day visiting tourists and retards who had their wallet stolen or something. The actual way to use Kharkiv metro is with a replenishable card.
@@skylimitua rechargeable card.
Mate, almost every station has tourniket with paypass, you even don't need card for it, just use you'r phone dumbass - right with that blue tourniquet WITH HUGE PAYPASS MARK ON IT xD
maybe he doesn't have visa/mastercard in 2021. almost everything is possible to buy with card and forget cash.
Что оно делает у меня в рекомендациях? ладно. мужик класс
This subway is a palace compared to good ol’ nyc
I started screaming laughin when bald started to advertise Megabank when they changed his money
That's Baldy for you. Do right by him, and he'll do right by you. 😎
"This is mental" my all-time favourite British phrase
What does it mean?
Same thing as saying this is crazy in American
@@mvfgml depends on the situation lol. Can be used to say a situation is crazy or a situation is bad
It means this is crazy or not logical
This is mad, basically. Not good.
Respect and thank you for megabank. what an effort,
Bold we all have a daily like the one you had here,
Rest up , yea chill and then reboot, focus,
Keep going and respect.
MegaBank stocks 📈
Sharing a beer with a random dude. LEGEND!
But HE didnt want to share. Wanted to take both beers!
he didnt share a beer, just did a bit of virtue, then he walked straight off, he didnt want anything to do with the homeless man. I dont blame him.
@@this.is.berlin lmao when he wanted to take both beers, it just shows us the problem of post-ussr countries. Like, people lived this period used to take everything for free, and get angry when they take less then expected
I've come to the realization that I can hear Ben talk about water and air for 10 min and still feel fulfilled...
2:48 that is a late series Metrowagonmash type E, entering service in 1970. This type and its successors have been very common in former Eastern Bloc countries.
Харьковчане, поднять щиты!
Не позволю родной Харьков обсирать!!!
@@dimadinamit2229 Никто не будет брюзжать на твоей родине.
На хуя? Чел дело сказал!
@@user-pk2uk5zp1n всё очень относительно, я харьковчанин, но живу в США, так вот в Харькове намного лучше метро и намного чище, и намного безопаснее чем в США. Дело говорю.
На это больно смотреть.
We all have those days when we're out of sync with the universe. Pressing on is indeed unwise. Pause, tea, re-group.
0:05 Bald, mate, you could show us any old random shit and we'll still love it.
True!
no joke I'd happily watch an hour of him just going to a supermarket lol
I was thinking that too. Just come on, let us hear your British voice, then enjoy whatever you do, whether it be putting wrinkled bills in a coin machine, walking in water puddles with white tennis shoes , drinking anything ! We just need a touch of Mr Bald as often as possible , like daily medication 😂🤣😆😉
I agree 🌻
I find appreciation in seeing the struggles you go through in a B&B video.
You know, outside of the currency issue, that metro was just fine and it appeared to be clean.
I only watch Bald's channels for one reason: eastern European/former Soviet-bloc banking suggestions. This video did not disappoint.
Giving that beer to a bomj is a real bloke's move!
What ist a bomj?
бомж "bomj" - bum (homeless) in Russian
@@Tvensky86 thank you very much
@Gene Cox
He was a bum.
Get real and get over yourself.
Woke nutjob.
@Gene Cox His beard was unkempt and his clothes disheveled, calm your tits.
You can pay with a Mastercard or your phone's NFС for travel in the metro, (turnstiles it is blue) has this terminal at each station. I don't understand what the problem is.
I just discovered this Vlog, and am enjoying it a lot. It's edited well, narrated well, and gives viewers a good sense of what it's like to be there. I know this because I've been to Ukraine several times, and have lived and taught in Russia on two separate occasions. Lots of the places he visits are familiar to me. These vlogs brought back nice memories.
That said, I wanted to add this comment to viewers and fans. The wide range of adventures BB takes us to, his ease, comfort, safety, and yes popularity with the ladies :-) rely *extensively* on his Russian fluency. I know this because I also speak Russian reasonably well. Knowing the language means you can get out of the cities, explore the tiny villages in the provinces, visit abandoned Soviet sites, hang out in bars, get lodging at the last minute, hop on trains when you like, take cabs and not get ripped off, easily make friends with strangers, etc. All that is *much* easier than it would be for non-Russian speakers. I've done all these things, but I was confident doing them only because I knew the language.
If you don't have a decent comfort level with Russian, I strongly suggest you stay in the big cities like Moscow, St Petersburg, Kiev, and maybe Odessa. Without Russian fluency your experience will be, in my opinion, much more complicated and risky. Also, stay away from Ukraine right now for obvious reasons :-).
I lived and taught in Russia in 2001 and 2009. I went to Ukraine several times between 2010 and 2014 to date and find a wife (we were married in 2014). This is an excellent vlog, many thanks to you sir! --BF
Bald raging against his mask is one of the funniest things I've seen in a while - as if the mask had enveloped his mouth of its own volition. Perfectly sums up the past year.
Pmsl 😂 get the suck off haha 🤣
That was the least grand entrance to a terminal of travel I’ve ever seen.
Its not train. It is elektrichka ))
Most of the entrances to the metro in kharkiv are like that, the magic is when you get past the turnstiles
"Taking my hands in my life for you guys"
I laughed too much at this subconscious switcharoo
As someone who lives in Berlin... that doesn't look that bad
You’re a goddamn Legend Benjamin! Take it easy mate. We love you and you make our lives better because you share yours with us. It’s hard enough for some of us to even keep it together when everything’s going well. Knowing that even legends like you have hard days that make you wanna rip your mask off makes feel like I’m not doing so bad. Have a pint, relax, and just be the Benjamin you already are that we know and love.
Me: hoping that Bald visits my town of Kharkiv and checks out our Soviet shenanigans.
Bald: this city has shittiest metro
Me: .....
Lmaoo9 same
I liked the metro, I think bald got very high standards now🙄
Metro there is pure shite.
@@RAJIVKUMARRAJIV He just was extremely pissed off that he couldn't get in. 😀
@@MaksymMinenko 😂
This is genuinely one of the most entertaining channels on UA-cam, thank you Benjamin for hunting for soviet aesthetics and dodging babushkas.
Send you much love and compassion man. Also, I actually love the honesty.
MI 6 Undercover agent , posing as a travel vlogger , mapping soviet metro systems...neatly done maestro.
Even Bald's "failed" videos are interesting af
Hahahahaha
so true!
They’re more interesting..
Looking on the metro station of other countries and big cities like NY, Paris.., Kharkiv metro looks much more cleaner.
The best MegaBank ad integration so far
Thank you for taking your hands in your life today, Ben! We are all very grateful! Without the hands in your life, I dunno what I would do! ❤️❤️❤️
As an American I love his shock of not having a ticket office; welcome to every metro in America my friend
Is ticket office a good thing? We had it here in Kharkiv way back in 2012, but got rid of it and are using e-cards instead.
@@user-wr2wq2nn8r It’s nice to have the option of having a human there for assistance. But generally, the machines are more convenient.
In NYC you just tap your card and that’s it.
The “token booth” still exists in New York City. But the people who work in them don’t do anything.
@@JeffreyOrnstein They are more for information and security then anything else now.
iam glad you enjoyed our beer.
I really love the way you communicate with us 😊 pls keep going on with it
I went to Kharkiv when Everton FC played Metalist Kharkiv in the uefa cup in 2007, all’s I remember is the beautiful women and beer 😂 greetings from Liverpool UK
Ay Ay Ay calm down
@@snowboardingraptor7005 Shut up Brookside!
@@keithdonnellan5564 im in liverpool, small town la
@@paul2062 tbh best city in the u.k by far!
@@snowboardingraptor7005 is fucking right!
Get yourself a decent pair of boots, for crying out loud! :) I'm sure there are genuine, cold war era, soviet ones available at an outdoor market somewhere.
and Pants/jeans.
The worst metro is in my hometown. It’s so bad it doesn’t exist.
This is like an average Metro line in Georgia...
Each metro station here has its own unique design. Sadly Bald visited the ones with worst :(
You guys don't have barriers or station staff so you can just walk into the metro without paying?
@@SocksInAHat no
@@Askadinya Who or what is there to stop people from doing so?
@@SocksInAHat what we have rules here
@@Askadinya the funny thing is so does every single other country in the world. But I'll tell you a little secret, people dont follow/break rules...
For example in London we have staff who man stations to because of such things
То чувство, когда так плохо знаю английский, и нашла блог о городе, в котором всю жизнь прожила☺️
Just found your channel. Very entertaining! Are you always traveling solo? Is it possible to travel through these areas without knowing the language? What set up do you have for filming?
Props for visiting during the most depressing time of the year xD
Really adds to atmosphere.
SHOES, Mr. Ben never learns!
He thinks he's back in summer Brighton.
It wouldn't be as fun if he had proper footwear and I think he agrees.
Hope your well baldy, Keep your chin up! Always look forward to seeing you!
You're so funny, I so enjoy your contributions. Thank you.
Hey Ben, Since you're in Kharkiv, I recommend visiting our local streetfood marvel, automotive market Losk. Just go there and ask anyone where Zhora's Shashlik is. Best stuff in the world, no joke
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Is that authentic Ukranian shaslik?
@@spehropefhany no chinese replica. 🤣
@@spehropefhany yep, and it's also tasty AF, and there're lots of babushkas and gopniks on the way there. A real adventure
@@cuteanimegirl2922 Sounds very Soviet, and a nice change from chowing down Borscht and slabs of Salo.
This looked like a fetch quest straight out of an RPG.
stalker call of bald and bankrupt
drinking in public is illegal in Ukraine!
Друг, ты очень хорошо говоришь по-русски.
Реально хорошо
ха, хорош
The breakfast beer got in the way of all that thinking you had to do at the station. 🍺😀
Beer... it's not just for breakfast anymore! 😂
Bald, how strong was that Beer? 3:53 "I'm taking my hands in my life today"...err what??
they gotta import some of those metro babushkas to the chicago cta, they outta straighten things out
At the end of the video He looked as depressed as the place🥲🤣 ha ha lol
Mr Bald says "Thank you" to the ticket machine !!!
"I'm taking my hands in my life..."
That must have been a strong beer.
I loved that you just called it at the end, full respect!
You are a true gentleman. The guy you gave a beer to made his day and would make you a friend wherever you go. I love your videos and wish I could speak all those different languages. Great travels and god bless.
This 8 mins has metaphorically summed up my last year of living in pandemic life! Thanks bald! Keep up the great work!